"Heh… look at those two, you would think they've known each other since they were foals." Jet Stream said with a chuckle.

Lightning Dust was sitting with Jet Stream in one of the recreation rooms. Both were eyeing Rainbow Dash and Dusty who were chatting up a storm.

Lightning smiled. "Well… considering the Metal Bird she met during our training it's no surprise."

Jet Stream nodded. "True… rare occasion, but not unheard of here. Just doesn't happen enough that every pony or creature here meets the Equestrian double of the Metal Bird or whatever creature they met."

"I have to ask though… is there an Equestrian equivalent of every creature there here, and is there equivalents of us in their world?"

"Em… it's weird how this whole thing works, even we don't get it majority of the time. But from what Stone Flame has told us, there is an Equestrian equivalent of every creature from there. Not all of them are ponies of course, but they have a double here. Also names might not be the same, but they are the double of the creature from there. As for equivalents of us in the Metal Bird World… you only have a double if you've been there."

"So… since the girls and I went through there are most likely Metal Bird doubles of us now?"

"According to what Stone Flame has told us, yes, it's because a part of us stays in that world, especially if one of us made contact with a creature from there. Cause in time, the creature that some pony made friends with will meet their double since the double will be drawn to them, in their own way of course."

"Like how the Dusty here wanted to meet Dash because he had heard of her."

"Yep, so I'd bet bits that the original Dusty will be meeting someone like Rainbow Dash in his world very soon."

"I remember hearing Dusty telling Dash that some how they would meet again but maybe not under the same circumstances… I think he knew that their was another version of him here since he knew about Echo and Bravo having doubles. So he might be keeping an eye out for a Rainbow Dash in his world."

"Smart Metal Bird."

Jet Stream looked at the two ponies again. The two had broken down laughing.

"Really? He did THAT?" she asked between laughs.

Dusty nodded, trying his best to answer between his own laughs. "I'm serious! Don't let anything distract you he says, and then bam, he's distracted by Rochelle."

"I'm sure the Dash he'll meet will probably be very much like her." Jet said with a smile.

"Yeah.. the two got so close… it's nice to know they can be with each other again some how."

Jet Stream gave a nod. "Training together… probably will be keeping in contact even after you girls leave… which is coming up soon if I'm not mistaken."

"Yep… well for two of us anyway."

Jet Stream cocked an eyebrow. "So I heard right, that one of you is staying here to become a full fledged Wrench?"

"Yep… That one staying being me."

"I thought you wanted to be a Wonderbolt?"

"I did… but…" Lightning sighed. "I doubt it would ever happen due to my reputation at the Academy… I have no chance whatsoever and it was just uncomfortable back there… here, I feel so much better. Sure, some know what I did but they aren't judging me completely based on that… I feel… welcomed here."

Jet gave a warm smile. "You screwed up, we're aware, but everypony deserves a second chance and you've been working hard to adapt to our ways, I'm sure in time you'll make a great Jolly Wrench."

Lightning smiled back. "Thanks Jet Stream… that means a lot."

"Okay, that should be the last of my things." Thorn said as she finished packing up her saddle bag. "Hard to believe our training is finally over… how long were we here again?"

"About 2 months." Lightning answered as she watched her two companions pack. "Time flew faster than we realized it."

"Yeah and I certainly didn't keep track of it."

The two looked over to Rainbow who was trying to shove a bunch of letter into a box to put in her saddle bag.

"Where did all those come from?" Thorn asked.

"My friends… mainly Pinkie Pie… who wrote a letter… every day."

"Wow."

"Yeah, she just kept worrying about me forgetting who she was, she especially freaked when I wasn't writing back."

"I'm guessing the times you weren't writing back is when we were with the Metal Birds."

"Yep, took like three letters before she finally calmed down."

After a few more stomps, Rainbow was finally able to seal the box. "Finally…"

"Well, soon as your home she can calm down all together, might not recognize you in the Wrench uniform though, can't believe they're letting us keep them."

"We're Honorary Wrenches like Dusty so of course we get to keep them."

"Speaking of, I heard he's planning on visiting your hometown after he makes a stop at his right?"

"Yep, I want him to meet all my friends and I want to meet his, so he's gonna stop at Propwash to get them together."

"Awesome."

"Yep… Well, that's everything, we better get going."

The two mares slung their saddle bags over their backs and made their way out, Lightning following close behind.

Up on the runway, Echo, Bravo, Dusty, and Skipper were waiting, with plenty of other Jolly Wrenches off to the side.

"Your training has come to close, you're now Honorary Jolly Wrenches, how does that feel?" Echo asked the group of ponies before him.

"Feels great." Dusty said with a smile on his face.

Thorn and Rainbow nodded in agreement.

"We wish you luck, where ever your future may take you."

Echo and Bravo moved to the side, joining their fellow Wrenches. Lightning stood by them, with Jet Stream beside her.

"All attention on deck! Salute! VICTORY!" Bravo shouted.

"VICTORY!" the Wrenches shouted, saluting.

The ponies and dragon got in position to take off.

Rainbow and Thorn gave Lightning one last look. She smiled at them, mouthing good bye.

They nodded and then took off to the skies with Dusty and Skipper.

"YEEEAAH!" Dusty yelled as they soared through the sky.

Rainbow, Thorn, and Skipper joined in with him as they made their way around Flysenhower.

"I'll see you in Ponyville, Dusty!" Rainbow shouted.

Dusty nodded as he and Skipper took off in their direction.

"Last one to Propwash buys!" he shouted to Skipper.

"You're on!"

Rainbow and Thorn chuckled as they watched the two disappear into the distance.

"We better get to Spitfire."

"Right."

The two mares took off for the west, heading straight for the Wonderbolts Academy. They looked behind them as Flysenhower disappeared from their view.

"I hope we can visit some time to check on Lightning Dust, it's weird not having her with us."

"Yeah, but I think she'll be happier there, besides, no pony ever said Wonderbolts and Jolly Wrenches don't butt heads here and there."

"True."

The trip to the Academy didn't feel as long as their trip to Flysenhower. They were tehre in a good amount of time. They gave their reports to Spitfire and had told her what had become of Lightning Dust. She seemed pleased with the results and was approving of Lightning's choice, agreeing she would be better off with the Wrenches. They didn't speak of the Metal Birds, but felt it was alright to leave that part out. All they had to say was that the training was a success.

After about an hour the mares were allowed to return to their homes. Thorn and Rainbow said their goodbyes and quickly made their way home.

Ah… home sweet home… Rainbow thought as she saw Ponyville come into view.

She made quick stop at her house to drop off her saddle bags before going into town. When she got there it was dead quiet. She couldn't see any pony in sight.

Hm… town is dead quiet, no one is outside… this can only mean one thing.

Rainbow grinned as she made her way over to Sugar Cube Corner.

Soon as she was at the door she started counting down in her head.

3… 2… 1…

She opened the door and was greeted with a loud "SURPRISE!" on the other side.

She laughed as she saw all her friends gathered around a table along with some of the other residences of Ponyville she knew. There was a banner that said "Welcome home Rainbow Dash!" and a big cake on the table that said the same thing with her cutie mark on it.

"You're home!" Pinkie squealed tackling her friend to the ground with a hug. Her other friends joined in the hug as Rainbow hugged them back.

"Great to be home." she said with a smile.

Her friends gave her some space, looking at her new uniform.

"Ooo… tough look." Pinkie whispered, tapping on the metal place that had the Jolly Wrenches insignia on it.

"Yeah, it was from the training." Rainbow chuckled.

"Well you look absolutely wonderful." Rarity said. "Though I would change a few things about it."

"No touchy, my trainers wouldn't like it if you changed anything."

"Didn't say I was."

Rainbow chuckled.

"Glad to have you home safe and sound Rainbow, we got a little worried when weren't hearing from you." Apple Jack said giving Rainbow another hug.

"We just had an intense training week, couldn't find time to write."

"You're okay, that's all that matters." Fluttershy said softly with a smile.

Rainbow nodded.

Twilight came up to her smiling, levitating a scroll over to her. "And as your welcome home present, I got the full report I promised about the Wings Around Equestria Rally."

Rainbow grinned. "Thanks Twilight, I'll be sure to give it a good read."

She took the scroll, tucking it into her harness. "But for now, I just want to spend my time with you guys. I got a lot I want to tell you about, without giving too much away of course."

"Well come on in, lots of ponies want to know how their favorite flyer is doing." Pinkie squealed, leading Rainbow over to a chair she could sit in.

Rainbow chuckled, looking at all the ponies that were gathering around to listen. She sighed happily.

It's good to be home...

The End