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"Here we go," shouted Rainbow Dash. She flapped her wings up and down. Rainbow pushed off gently at first to gain altitude. Once satisfied she could now go as hard as she could make them move! The Pegasus moved forward at an incredible speed, a speed Dash craved. The ground below her became a blur. The clouds in the sky mixed in with the blue background. Everything from her view was a mash of greens, browns, blues, and whites. This was heaven. When she was in the zone she could shut off the outside world. Sound leveled out as a low hum of wind through her mane. Colors mixed together in a kaleidoscope. No one could touch her. This was freedom.
"Yeeeeeah!" Dash thrust her hoof in front of her. It didn't make her go faster anywhere but in her mind. "This is awesome!"
Her jetwash, fittingly a rainbow ribbon, would be her only trace in the sky. Well that and her joyous screaming at every new turn or loop she maneuvered into. Dash was built for flying. She'd rarely admit to it but she would sometimes just cruise without trying new stunts, perfecting old ones, or trying to push the envelope of what her body could do physically. A gentle pace for her to clear her mind was sometimes what the doctor ordered. But today she craved speed only a pegasus like her could achieve.
The hard turns going back and forth were really just a warmup for her before she began her newest experimental trick. This would be the trick that got her into the Wonderbolts for sure.
"Alright, time to pony up or shut up!" She made a 90 degree incline and leveled off hundreds of feet from the ground. From here it was a direct trip back down flapping her wings as hard as she could trying to pick up enough speed to create the sonic rainboom barrier. She'd need that particular white barrier for her next turn. However the ground came up too fast and Dash was forced out of her nosedive. The Pegasus leveled out and skidded to a halt just above the tree line.
"Dang it, thought I had it that time." Rainbow flustered to herself. She'd have to set it up again. And again. And again. This time failure after failure met with something she always COULD do- the setup to a sonic rainboom. That white vortex barrier was always the thing that bounced her back. The idea was that during this part of her stunt she'd use that rubberband bouncing effect to propel her backwards, backlegs first, against a larger tree or other structure that she could then kick off of. Then Dash would, in theory, use that momentum to create a sonic rainboom almost exact the moment she kicked off. It was perfect. However she just wasn't feeling it today. She just couldn't build up the speed she needed to even get to the vortex barrier. A sign of a tired pony for sure. It was only mid day, maybe a nap would help her gather enough strength to try again later before the sun set or maybe she'd come up with an idea that would substitute for the vortex. Twilight was always telling her that inspiration and a good plan most often times met with success.
Normally Dash would settle on the nearest cloud to take a nap on. But today she needed to go to her cloud home to check the mail. Today would be the day "it" came, hopefully. Rainbow landed on a cloud so she could get her bearings. Normally she left her home floating just a cloud kick away from Twilight's library home; so that made Ponyville… "thata way!" she shouted as she spread her wings and kicked off. The ferocity of the kick completely poofed the cloud out of existence, "Oh well, we'll just make more," she giggled to herself. Being the Ponyville weather pegasus had its perks: no one really questioned you when you accidently destroyed a cloud.
This time she'd try and not get too excited. She'd been waiting a month of Sundays for her package to arrive. In actuality it was six weeks. But to a pony of Rainbow Dash's impatience it might as well have been a year ago. She could see her cloudhome in the distance. And yes, there it was: A small modest wrapped in plain brown paper package sitting on her stoop. "Thank you, mail ponies!" She shouted into the distance.
It seemed harmless enough on the outside: a durable paper bag exterior with a soft item contained within. The postmark bore "Phillydelphia" and "Rainbow Dash, 1 Cloud, Ponyville" on the label and "Caution: Fragile". No other identifying marks other than the return address.
She scooped up the box and dashed inside her house. She'd need a safe place to open this. She dare not let anyone see her with this. Not yet atleast. They'd all get a good look at her once she knew it'd hold up under extreme measures. Then she'd stun everypony for sure. But she didn't want anypony to see it just yet. She had to have her moments first. She rushed past her trophy case and almost fell over making the turn into her bedroom.
Dash laid the package out on her bed. Carefully she bit at the string that held the package together. Once it was removed she then tore open at the paper exterior careful not to hurt the contents. When she pulled away the paper wrapping with her teeth Dash could feel a paper come out with it. She placed the letter on the bed and began reading.
"Miss Rainbow Dash,
Thank you so very much for taking interest in my works. As per our conversation about your sizing…" BORING.
Dash skimmed ahead until she found what she was wanting to see, "enclosed is a custom made near likeness flight suit similar to what the Wonderbolts wear during their public performances. Using your measurements and custom color scheme I hope this will help you achieve your dreams. Dress for success!" The letter continued with how to care for, wash, and put on the suit.
"YES! YES YES YES YES!" Dash was screaming at the top of her lungs. She was so excited that she began to buck her back and forelegs; almost kicking a hole in the wall. Eagerly she slid out the suit onto the bed to see the final product. There it was in all of its glory: her very own Wonderbolts costume. Well; a Wonderbolts-like custom costume. Since nopony was actually allowed to infringe on the Wonderbolts costume style she'd have to settle for her own style. Sure it was a similar blue body. It had the golden zagged line just above the hoof. However Rainbow had hers with silver hoof booties, and a rainbow pattern down the belly. The suit had a distinctive Wonderbolts golden coloring in the piping of the suit around the corner holes for her wings, down the zipper line, and around the eye holes, ear holes, and mouth hole in the head piece. Anywhere there was a open seam or line in the body she had added a golden piping for a touch of pizzazz.
It was beautiful. Breath taking. Gorgeous. Wonderful. Every angle was impressive and every inch of it was beyond her expectations. Rainbow stretched out the costume to see it draped across her bed. Her hooves and eyes poured over every inch of the suit. She nuzzled the fabric. It felt like a cotton synthetic blend. It'd be as if she wasn't wearing anything in the sky when she was wearing it. She had paid top-bit for this suit and it was worth every bit. Dash closed her eyes and breathed in the scent of the fresh fabric. The pony she had commissioned did her best to make it smell wonderful even. She couldn't quite place her hoof on the odor but it was somewhere between floral and industrial detergent.
Guilt settled in. She should have asked Rarity to make this. She'd been happy to give Rarity the business as she was one of her friends. However the nature of the suit and Rarity's tastes seemed to be two different things in Dash's mind. Sure it wasn't below Rarity to make something like this but she just didn't see herself comfortably walking in with a drawing, putting it on the table and saying "hey, Rarity, if you're not too busy making dresses and frilly stuff would you mind if I put in an order for a Wonderbolts costume?"
It was easier to send her order, measurements and bits to a complete stranger and have the package delivered low key. On the plus side she'd get some use out of the suit before people recognized the wearer as Rainbow Dash. She wouldn't have to deal with Twilight or Pinkie Pie bothering her about playing "dress up". She knew Rarity would have done her best to keep her work under wraps, but her friends had a habit of walking in unannounced and with her luck Rarity would have been working on it in plain sight.
Rainbow Dash finally pulled her head back up. There was no way she could take a nap now knowing she hadn't tried the suit on atleast. Dash grabbed at the zipper and pulled it open. The insides were as soft as velvet. She flopped the entire one piece costume down onto the cloud floor. It seemed as if it should be easy but how… she'd have to read the instructions.
"Okay… okay… hooves first, then body, then wings, then zip up, and then head," she flatly stated out loud to herself. There was even a little diagram for her to follow.
Rainbow Dash stepped into the limp fabric. An electric shiver ran up her legs and into her back has each hoof sank into a rubber lined shoe. It took a little bit of doing to get her hooves to settle into their sockets. She'd never worn a one piece anything before. The entire time she was putting the suit on it was a struggle getting the fabric to settle the right way. Dash was getting worried it may have been a size small. But she remembered that the Wonderbolts wore their flight suits tight- then so would she.
It was a chore raising the back end over her flank. No wonder they didn't do costume changes. These things are hard to get on. She slipped her tail through the hole so that it hanged lazily against the blue fabric. All Dash could do was imagine herself as a Wonderbolt suiting up for a big show. Spitfire and Soarin' would be talking about something Wonderboltish, "Yeah, no I know what you mean, Haha!" She'd answer.
Dash caught a glimpse of herself in her mirror. From the back end she looked exactly like a Wonderbolt. Her cutie mark was covered but the rainbow tail gave it away as she was Rainbow Dash: Future Wonderbolt! Sure the color scheme didn't quite match but she didn't care. The blue and gold would be her real reward and this would be a amusing story to tell somepony some day perhaps.
Dash returned her attention to pulling on the rest of the outfit. Her wings had no problems sliding into place. She hiked the front end up covering her chest. She bit down on the zipper and pulled it tight. The entire costume fit exactly as she had imagined save for some tight spots. It felt odd as she could feel the suit move from every angle when she moved a foot or even took a breath. Again she looked to herself in the mirror. Dash had been hoping to have the full suit on before she spread her wings to pose but they couldn't be contained. "Fwap! Fwap!" Her mighty wings unfurled and raised high. Her body was almost that of her heros. She felt like a foal dressing up for make believe. She giggled uncontrollably when she took a step towards the mirror. The costume grabbed at her. However one thing was still not right, the front of her rainbow chest was covered by a loose bit of fabric. Her mask.
A Wonderbolt was nothing without their masks. Thats what protected their identites from ponys like Rainbow Dash. Not that she couldn't easily spot one of the Wonderbolts in public if she was looking. However it was assumed on Dash's part that the Wonderbolts didn't advertise they were a part of Equestria's most awesome aerial acrobatics flight team 24/7. So she'd do the same.
Dash leaned her head down and wiggled it into the sheath. The mane took some time to pull through the right way and her ears didn't line up exact on the first attempt but she got it on. It felt odd having her face covered like this but all of that bothersome feeling went away when she returned her gaze to her mirror. "OHMYGOSHOHMYGOSHOHMYGOSH! EEEE! I AM A WONDERBOLT!" She kicked and screamed, cutting flips in the air.
Dash finally calmed down enough to pose in front of the mirror. She tried a few action poses and then regular candid poses for herself. The filly couldn't help herself and dropped her voice low, "And now, for your Equestria Wonderbolts!" She said in deep voice, "Fillys and gentlecolts, please stomp your hooves for Spitfire! Soarin'! And your hometown filly, Rainbow Dash!" She again cut a flip in place. It was perfect!
She had to try flying in it. There was no way around it. She HAD to fly in it right now. But the last finishing touch: her goggles. The Wonderbolts never went anywhere without their goggles and neither would she! Luckily those goggles always ended up on the floor next to her frontdoor. She made a full gallop out of the bedroom. She slid her head into familiar elastic and placed the lenses over her eyes. Her heart swelled with energy. She took one last look at herself with the complete package.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! I LOOK LIKE ONE OF THEM! THIS IS SO COOL ITS AWESOME COOL!"
Dash couldn't help herself now. She was drunk with her own fantasy. "FWAP!" rang out as she broke through her own door trying to get outside to fly.
"Now THIS is flying in style!"
Rainbow dash took to the skies of Equestria now without a care in the world. Just a quick cruise around the area and then she'd go home and take photos. Well, maybe a long cruise. Well maybe a few stunts...
More on the way soon.