The mares burst out laughing at their horrified faces. "Don't worry," Berryfrost reassured them. "I remember my first cloud flight. I must have woken up half the herd!"

Nervously, the weanlings flew down from the cloud bank and touched down on solid ground. "Now you're all wet!" scolded Skystorm.

Puddlenose looked embarrassed. He ducked his head.

"We'll go to sleep now!" Fogflight promised. Rainflight nodded her head.

"I won't make you, but we do have a long flight ahead of us," Berryfrost pointed out.

The weanlings quickly fell asleep at the thought.

A gentle wing nudged Rainflight. She saw a glimmer of magenta. "It's time," she whispered. Rainflight stumbled to her feet. Rowansky and Puddlenose were hovering nearby, and Rainflight could feel their nervous excitement. Only a few pegasi were still on the ground.

"They're leaving!" exclaimed Rowansky. "We have to hurry!"

"We're coming, we're coming," the mares yawned, lifting off and steadily moving towards the herd.

"Are we really going to go at their pace?" hissed Rowansky. Rainflight glanced at the distant crowd of pegasi.

"No way."

"Is it a race?" Puddlenose asked. They nodded simultaneously.

Rowansky counted down. "Three, two, one…"

"Go!" they roared, shooting towards the migrating herd.

Puddlenose quickly took the lead, his blue feathers flashing in the sunlight. Rainflight stayed

close behind, pumping her powerful black wings.

"Slow down," gasped Rowansky. Puddlenose and Rainflight rolled their eyes, but waited for their friend to catch up.

"I'm more brains then brawn," she huffed. They continued their race, working their way into the middle of the herd. They saw three pegasi, orange with yellow wings, chestnut with magenta wings, and pale cream with aqua wings.

"There's Orangemoon," Rowansky said, pointing her wing at her dam.

"And Skystorm," Puddlenose added, squinting at the cream mare.

"And Berryfrost," added Rainflight. "We were way faster than them!"

Her friends nodded agreement.

A few minutes later, Berryfrost flew towards Rainflight. "Rainflight, come with me." They hastily dropped to land unnoticed to talk. "I overheard Thornwing talking. He's positive every black foal will become the destroyer." she sighed.

"So he'll kill me?" Rainflight whispered, feeling her heart sink.

"He wants to. But I won't let him. You need to run away," Berryfrost said.

Rainflight's heart started beating faster. "When?"

"Now."

"Why now? I have to say goodbye to Rowansky and Puddlenose!" Rainflight cried, her voice rising to a wail.

"He wants to kill you tomorrow night, Rainflight! It's the only way to keep you alive." Berryfrost admitted.

"Where will I go?"

"You must hide somewhere far from here. Return after you have received your starfire," Berryfrost instructed. "Thornwing's captains will guard you if they see you again. Now go! I will tell them your wings cramped and you fell into Shimmer Lake," Berryfrost gestured to the silver lake nearby.

"Goodbye!" cried Rainflight, thrusting her muzzle into Berryfrost's mane. Berryfrost's tears fell on her own snow-white flowers.

She began galloping towards the tall mountains, hoping to maintain a hiding place for a few days.