The Right for Flight
[In Ponyville…]
"Gosh, what a gorgeous day," remarked Twilight.
"You said it, Twilight. We needed a good day to sort-of counterbalance what Queen Chrysalis did during the weddin' ceremony," agreed Applejack.
"It was awful to see Princess Celestia fall that way. Nothing like it has ever happened before. She had little problem taking out Discord and Nightmare Moon but obviously this Queen Chrysalis was much more powerful and even had us backed into a corner. If it weren't for my brother and Princess Cadence, I don't know what would've happened," added Twilight.
"She wasn't the least bit good looking either. Did you see the holes in her legs and mane?" questioned (Rarity).
"We're all grateful for their acts and Queen Chrysalis likely won't be coming back," added Zecora.
"What they hay is all this?" asked Applejack pointing to a fleet of planes directly ahead.
"As mayor of Ponyville, it is with great honor of me to introduce the first ever fleet of airplanes to this town," said Mayor.
"Since when do we need these? There are ponies that can fly you know," protested (Rainbow Dash).
"Well yes but what about the ponies that can't fly? Their only mode of transportation before was a hot-air balloon. This adds more variety and could even provide you pegasai a break from flight once in a while," explained Mayor.
"Aw horse feathers! These ain't nothin' good. Why back when I was a filly in Manehatten, Granny Smith and Big Macintosh took me on a trip by plane. Part way into the trip, an engine fell off and the plane crash-landed in a field. Only way we all survived was that it wasn't a hard crash landing," stated Applejack.
"That sounds terrible, Applejack but I think we should give them the benefit of the doubt because I've never been on one before and how can you base every airplane on what happened on the one you flew in?" replied Twilight.
"It sounds more like they're replacing us with them!" yelled (Rainbow Dash).
"Everypony, please. I know these seem like scary and complicated machines but let's not jump to conclusions. We have trained these ponies in the art of flying them and shortly, they'll be giving a demonstration," assured Mayor. *The Tales gang rush over*
"Oh my gosh! We're going to be able to FLY?" questioned Melody with delight.
"That goes double for me, Melody," said Patch with wide-eyed excitement.
"Cool, I've read about these in magazines," said Lancer.
"Flying ponies, that's a good one," ridiculed Teddy.
"Teddy, there are flying ponies. Don't you remember?" corrected Sweetheart.
"Yeah, there's a poster outside the school with all the names of the ponies that defeated a foe last year," added Starlight.
"It's just a silly art drawing. There's no way it's real," insisted Teddy.
"Silly art drawing? Do you have any idea what type of pony I am?" questioned (Rainbow Dash).
"You're….a pegasus pony," said Teddy.
"She absolutely is; best pegasus pony I know," agreed (Pinkie Pie).
"I'm the only pegasus pony you know," muttered (Rainbow Dash).
"Shh, it's starting!" whispered Patch.
"Fillies and gentlecolts! May I have your attention please? The flight demonstration is about to begin!" announced Mayor. *The pilots climb inside and start the plane up*
"Now that's some engine power," said Ace. *The plane takes off*
"So far so good," said Applejack with doubt.
"The plane will make a short trip before returning back for a landing," added Mayor. *The plane returns minutes later*
"It performs very nicely. Sounds like a great alternative to my balloon," concluded Twilight.
"It's okay I guess," shrugged (Rainbow Dash).
"There you have it, everypony. A safe round-trip!" declared Mayor. *The crowd claps*