A/N: Well, Chapter 4 and still no reviews other than the first two on chapter 1. It makes me feel like no one cares but then I look at the traffic stats and see a lot of people have read it. Could it be that no-one cares enough to review? Or maybe they haven't found anything wrong with the fic so far, thus rendering the need to comment nul and void...by Celestia's beard I hope it's the second. Since this fic is just in the first decade of chapters, I could use any and all suggestions you readers have to offer, as well as any OC's you want to put in. If I find some that'll go with the story and situations within said story, I'll put them in. Also, It has come to my attention that there has been wagering going on between a few individuals over who will fall for who. Do note that the inside of my head is like a playground for Discord, so I may or may not go for the original pairings I had in store. I'm just mulling it over right now, but there may be a herd and there may be relationships that normally wouldn't work...wow, long author's note is long. Now, onto the story!

Disclaimer: I do not own My Little Pony, or anything that I make reference to in this FanFic, those belong to their respective owners. I do own BoltFire and any other OC's that appear unless otherwise mentioned.

*Updated 9/26/13*

Fixed more capitalization errors and missing words, as well as include some more thought in some boxes. Seems my brain thinks faster than my fingers can type sometimes. ;P Oh well, enjoy.

Chapter 4: Lessons and Goodies

*BoltFire*

You know the feeling where you know you have to get up, but part of your brain revolts against you and keeps your eyes closed? Yeah, well I'm currently in the middle of a revolution/civil war. I know it's morning, and I know I have to get up, but my brain wants me to stay asleep. Normally I would listen to 'that which is cradled within my skull', but today was a big day for me, and I didn't want to miss it. I start to get out of bed with my body protesting all the way. About half-way out, I slip and land on the floor.

[Ow...well, at least I'm up now.]

Brain - 0, Me - 1

After picking myself off the floor and proclaiming victory over my brain, I begin to experience the tell-tale signs of nature calling. Still half-asleep but having the decency to not wake up others, I walk towards a random door. As soon as I open the door, I'm assaulted by all sorts of things. I freak out and start fighting against the things...up until I hear a cough behind me. Slowly, I turn my head from my downed position to see Spike, staring at me like I'm crazy. I understand why he looked at me like that when I turned to the things that attacked me. In my half asleep state, I ended up opening the broom closet. Putting the brooms back in the closet while cursing at my own stupidity, I ask him where the bathroom is. "Dude, it's three doors down that way" he says, pointing to the left of the broom closet. "Thanks." and with that, I saunter off to the porcelain throne within this fortress of knowledge.

The bathroom is pretty standard, having all the necessities but not much else in the way of personal comfort. The appliances were all white, the walls being a light blue, grey in between the white tiles on the floor, dark wood cabinets, and...why does the toilet have a rug on the lid?

Shaking my head, I get down to business, and let me tell you, business is good! ...anyway, as I wash my hooves, I realise that I haven't had a good look at myself at all since I came to. I look up to the mirror, and see a dark grey pegasus staring back. His eyes a deep crimson, his hair kind of checker-boarding with red and black but only with four squares, the length of which going a little past his neck, small scars here and there but those are only noticable if one looks rather closely.

As I continue to examine myself, I don't notice the door opening. It's only until I hear clopping(Begone, dirty minded beings! This is not the chapter for you to be in! That comes later...) that I realize someone entered.

"Oh! Sorry, I didn't know anypony was using this."

I turn around and see Twilight. I shake my head "It's alright, I was just looking at myself in the mirror...wow that sounded shallow."

She giggles "Yes it did, but I understand why. Anyway, there are apples down stairs if you want some. I already ate."

I nod my head in thanks and head out to the lower levels, giving her privacy. Now, onto why this was a big day. Today was decided to be flight training (by who, I don't know. Probably Twilight.) with Rainbow and Fluttershy. I turn into the kitchen and grab a couple of apples to eat. After I finish, I start to head out the door, but I'm stopped when Twilight calls me. "Oh, Bolt! Hold on for a second."

I wait there, half way out the door, when Twilight comes downstairs with a bag levitating in front of her.

She gives me the bag "This is for you, Rarity made it and we all put something inside it."

I look at the brown bag in my hooves and notice an insignia etched on both sides. I focus on it and see my cutie mark slightly shining at me.

[Hmm, Rarity must have used silk or some other shiny material for the mark...how do I know this? Meh, oh well, free stuff.]

I open one side of the bag...well, more like two bags attatched to straps, but you know what I mean. Anyway, I look inside the first portion. I see three things, which I take out one by one. The first Item being a book on Equestrian history.

[It's obvious which one of them put that in here.]

I place it back in and pull out the next item of interest. This being a burlap sack of apples with, you guessed it, an apple printed on the front. I chuckle and then take the next item out of my new bag. This next thing being a can. At first, it confuses me, but then I see an arrow wrapping around the side. Following the only instruction on the can, I twist the top and various-colored snakes shoot out in different directions.

"EEEEK!"

I look around, but I can't find Twilight anywhere. That is, until I look up. I laugh a little and look inside the can to see if there's anything else in there. To my surprise, there is. Inside is a note with extra paper attached to it.

"He-He! Did that startle you? I hope so, but not too much. All in good fun, right? Anyway, before I go off on a tangent, or whatever Twilight calls it, which reminds me, can you tell her she can get down now? Anyway, attached to this note are two coupons for Sugarcube Corner that employees get to give to friends or family. So stop by whenever you can, okay? - Pinkie Pie"

Looking at the coupons indicates that they're good for one free item under ten bits. I turn to Twilight to ask her what bits are, when I remember she's still on the ceiling.

"Twilight, its alright, the snakes are fake. You can come down now."

She slowly gets down without taking her eyes off the springy demons, worried they may come alive and chase her. I just shake my head "Anyway, what are bits?"

She looks away from the slinky ones and looks at me like I'm stupid, until she remembers that I have amnesia...come to think of it, that's the second time she's done this "Look in the other pouch and you'll find out."

Taking her advice, I open the other side of my bag and view its contents. The first thing I see is a pair of goggles. They're black with a line of red around the lenses and a red stripe on the strap. Attached to it is a card with a cloud firing a rainbow-colored lighting bolt from the bottom of it.

"Hey Bolt. These are new flight goggles, you know, to replace any if you had them during the crash. The lenses on these babies'll help you see better in just about any weather, and practically nothing can stick to them. I've had my pair go through just about everything and they still act good as new! Anyway, you might not need them for your first lesson, but bring 'em just in case. - Dash"

A small smile graces my features, I slip my head through the strap and let them hang off my neck. I then continue looking within my bag. The next gift is an animal catalogue, showing various animals for sale in certain locations and their prices. As well as the amount of care and food each need.

[Heh, this must've been from Fluttershy. I don't know if I'll get a pet anytime soon, but at least the option is there.]

I then notice a pouch near the bottom of the bag. Curious, I lift up and here a clinking noise coming from inside. Opening the sack shows about fifty gold coins, all with a sun on one side and a crescent moon on the other.

[I guess these are the bits Twilight was talking about.]

And as if answering my thoughts, she confirms it "Those are bits, you know, Equestrian currency. The girls and I thought you'd want some money to start out with before you find a job. That way you won't starve when you get your own place. So, while you were in the hospital, we set aside some money from our jobs to help out. There was more, but we had to pay for your hospital bills, seeing as how you didn't have any bits on you and we were the ones who put you in there."

I stood there, stunned for what seemed like a good while but in reality was only a couple of seconds.

[They went out of their way and set aside money for me? But they barely know me...then again, back in the hospital room, they did say that they didn't care if we just met, and that they wanted to help me...but...how..? How did I manage to make such great friends so quickly?]

I surprise Twilight by pulling her into a hug, a small sound escaping her when I do "Eep!"

A couple of seconds later she hugs back. She started to say something but I interrupted "Thanks...for all you and the others've done." I pull away and look at her with a small smile on my face. She blinks twice then smiles as well.

"You're welcome, Bolt. Now you might want to head towards the park. Don't want to keep Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy waiting, huh? "

"Heh, guess you're right. Well, I'm off."

After we say goodbye, I put my bag on and start heading in the direction I believe the park is in. I walk around for about ten minutes and realize I have no idea where I'm going. I turn to ask someone directions when I see a familiar face in what most likely is a food market. She doesn't seem to have noticed me yet, so I decided to call out to her "Hey, Applejack!"

She turns her head left and right till she spots me, a grin making its presence known.

"Well howdy, Bolt. What brings ya all the way up here? Shouldn't ya be at the park with Rainbow 'n Fluttershy?"

I rub the back of my head in embarrassment "That's just it. I kinda don't know where to go."

"He-he, really? Well why didn't ya'll say so? Just head towards town hall and take a right, ya can't miss it."

I nod "Thanks Applejack, oh! Also, thanks for the gift."

"Heh, no problem. Later, Bolt. An' don't be a stranger, ya hear?"

"Alright, thanks again!"

I head off in the right direction and run into two more of my friends after about five minutes...well, I ran into one but got tackled by another.

"Hi, Bolty!" [Bolty?] "How ya doing? Did you like my gift? Was Twilight scared? What happened? Did you see the snakes? Speaking of which, I need to go get them before they scare Twilight again. For some reason they don't seem to like to stay in one place for too long...I wonder if Twilight freaked out yet? They should have moved by now..."

Meanwhile...at Twilight's

Spike walks into the main room of the library and looks at Twilight. "Hey Twilight, why are there spring snakes all over the place?"

"Oh, that was just Pinkie's gift to Bolt. Well, it was actually a prank, but there was more to her gift."

"Ah...but where did he open the gift?"

She tilts her head in confusion "Down here, why?"

He points up stairs "I found some in your bed."

She pales a bit "But...that's not possible. I'm sure I had that door closed when he opened the can...are you sure you didn't move some?"

"I'm sure! Why would I do that? I just woke up and..." Spikes eyes then grow wide as he looks behind Twilight "Um...Twi? Were those there before I walked in?"

She turns around only to leap back, her heart beating at a million miles a minute. On a shelf, covering every book and staring at them, are all the snakes from the can. One of them moves forward an inch, but in Twilights mind it leapt at her. She freaks out and rushes upstairs, locking herself in her room and hiding under her blanket. (Twilight equips Blanket! Blanket adds + 100 to defence!) After a couple of minutes she calms down and moves under her blanket, only to feel her hoof brush up against one of the demons. She bolts out of her house, screaming the name of the pony responsible for all of this madness "PINKIIIIIIIIIE!"

Back with us...

"Ah, I'm sure she's fine."

[Somehow I'm not so sure about that...huh, did I just hear Twilight screaming? Nah...]

"Um, that's great Pinkie, and I did love the gift, but can you do something for me?"

She tilts her head, the smile still on her face "Sure, what is it?"

"Can you get off me?"

"Oh, tee-hee! Sorry! I tend to get a little excited when I see my friends and everypony in Ponyville's my friend!"

[A little excited? That's the understatement of the year. Oh well, no harm no foul]

She gets off and I stand up "It's fine. I was just about to head to the park for some flying lessons, but its nice to run into friends."

I didn't think it possible, but her smile grew even larger than before. Rarity speaks up for the first time since I was tackled "Well, I must say, you look absolutely dashing with that bag on. And those goggles compliment you to such a degree, why, I believe they were made to be worn by you!"

I rub my head in embarrassment for the second time today, a light blush across my face "Really? Thanks Rarity. And thank you for making such a wonderful bag for me. It looks like you used some valuable material to make it. Is there anyway I can repay you?"

She shakes her head, her smile growing bigger "All I ask is that you wear it with pride." She then gets a thoughtful expression on her face "You said it seemed to have been made with valuable material? Well, I'm curious as to what you believe it to be made of."

I look at the bag and think for a bit "Well, the cutie-mark seems to be made of either colored silk or satin, possibly charmeuse, the bag itself seems to be a cashmere/crêpe de chine mix, making it have a nice, soft appearance but also having the durability for day-to-day activity. Same with the straps, though there is a nice double stitch going along the side. Hmm? Something wrong, Rarity?"

Rarity just stares at me with her jaw touching the ground and her eyes the size of dinner plates. Pinkie giggles next me "He-he, I think you broke her."

I nod in agreement then remember I have to be at the park soon "Hey I gotta go, Dash and Fluttershy are probably wondering where I am. Bye Pinkie, Bye Rarity."

"Bye Bolty!"

Rarity was struggling to make words, let alone a coherent sentence. "I...Bu...You...ha...wh...uh..."

I shake my head and chuckle, then I continue on my journey. Nothing eventful happened, so I arrive at my destination after ten minutes. I look at the park and smile at the beauty of it. A dirt path leads into it with benches every fifty feet or so, all leading up to a fountain with more benches surrounding it. Trees spread out all through the park with little ones running around, playing like young ones should. Their games ranging from tag to hide-and-seek, and I think I see three fillies in a box with paper hats on. I take in a breath of fresh air and sigh, feeling calm and serene. Until I hear a shout from above and get tackled to the ground...again.

We skid on the ground for a meter or so, me taking most if not all the punishment the ground had to offer. Sure it stung, but thankfully nothing was broken. Even my bag came out of it without even a tear. I then feel whoever crashed into me move and start to speak "Ohmygosh! I'm so sorry! I lost control while doing a trick and...Bolt?"

I look at the one who spoke and it turns out to be Rainbow...who happened to be sitting on me.

[Am I really that comfortable that everyone has to sit on me?]

"Hey, Dash."

A frown replaces her earlier expression "Well its about time you got here! Me and Fluttershy've been waiting all morning for you to get your flank over here!"

I rub my head...again. Jeez, this is a recurring thing with me today, huh? "Well...I kinda got lost and asked Applejack for directions. Then I ran into Pinkie and Rarity, and we talked for a bit, though I think I may have broken her."

She laughs when I say that last part "Really? Dang, wish I walked with you over here then. Oh! I see you're wearing my gift."

I nod "Yeah, by the way, thanks."

Just then, Fluttershy comes into the corner of my vision "Oh my, are you two okay?"

Rainbow nods "Yeah, we're fine. Just a bit dazed."

I then decide to speak up "Although one of us is having a little trouble breathing."

Dash looks at me confused then realizes what I mean. She gets off me while apologizing "Heh, sorry. I guess I didn't notice I was sitting on you cuz it was so comfortable."

[And that confirms my theory. It's a good thing I'm comfortable, right?]

I get up and wipe some dirt off my body with my wings, they're surprisingly dextrous "It's fine, and I kinda figured that already when Pinkie tackled me earlier."

The mares giggle and Dash speaks up "Yeah, she does that to everypony. Now, you ready to learn how to fly?"

I nod and wait for her to continue "Now, to learn how to fly, there are various methods. The first is trial and error. You basically crash until you figure it out on your own, but that tends to get ya sent to the hospital and we don't want that, now do we?"

I chuckle and shake my head, I already had enough of that place for a while. Fluttershy continues where Dash left off at "Another way is to find inspiration for your flying. Though we would have to push you off a cliff over a lake for it to be effective...and you might get hurt and sent to the hospital."

[Did...Fluttershy just say that? Jeez, when I heard her say it, I thought it was a good idea. But once I start thinking about what she said...yeah, no. Next.]

Rainbow continues "Then there's my personal favorite. You basically fly as fast as you can for as long as you can, but that's a little hard if you don't know what to do."

Fluttershy nods and finishes "Then there's the gentle approach, where me and Rainbow will take turns teaching you. I'll teach you the basics and she will teach you how to gain speed and how to control it."

I almost instantly picked the last one, though I caught myself and made it seem I had to think about it "I'll take the last one. Better to be safe than to be sorry, right?"

Fluttershy nods, but Dash seems a little peeved. Her expression softens after a bit "I guess...You have been in the hospital for a while...Fine. Fluttershy, he's yours for now. Send him my way when he's ready, alright?"

Before she can answer Rainbow flew off onto a cloud above us, most likely going to nap while we're down here.

I turn to Fluttershy and wait. She fidgets a little and speaks rather quietly. Not to the point where I can't hear it, but still pretty quiet "W-w-well...T-the first thing you need to d-do is...um...open up your wings."

I nod and look at my wings, opening them up to their full length. I notice that they're slightly longer in comparison to Fluttershy and Rainbow's wings. Proportionally, not size wise. "Ok, what now?"

She shifts around some more, guess she doesn't like being the center of attention "Um...well...now j-just flap them till you hover."

I do so, but I don't lift off. I flap a little harder and actually rise in the air a few inches. I flap harder and rise a good foot and a half off the ground. I let out a woop of excitment but forget that I have to keep flapping. I fall on my face, and oddly hear laughter coming from above. Guess Rainbow decided to watch. I get up and turn to Fluttershy, who has a smile on her face "That was good. Normally fillies and colts take more trys but your not a colt anymore, hmm? Just keep doing that and you'll be fine. Now next is..."

We continue for the remainder of the day, and after a couple hours, I can fly pretty well. Sure I can't go fast like Rainbow, but at least I can stay in the air for more than a few seconds.

Rainbow comes down from her cloud "You did pretty good for your first time, but ya probably already had it in ya. What did Twilight call it? Muscle memory or something like that? Anyway, tomorrow you got me as a teacher, so prepare yourself for the earful your muscle'll give ya. Well, I'm off. Gotta get to bed early so I can clear the clouds with enough time to train ya. Bye, Fluttershy! Bye, Bolt!"

We wave goodbye as our friend flys off to her house.

Fluttershy then quietly speaks "I have to go and put all my animal friends to bed. I think Angel was a little mad at me for leaving for the day, but I'll make his favorite carrot dish to make up for it."

She waves and I wave back. We then go our separate ways, but I stop and turn around "Oh, sorry I forgot, but thanks for the catalogue!"

She turns around and smiles before going back towards her home. I then walk towards Twilight's tree. I stop and get an Idea. I open my wings and give them a few hard flaps. Rising in the air for about a hundred feet or so, I look around and find the library. I lean slightly forward and start to glide towards my destination. I land and walk inside, but don't find Twilight anywhere. Shrugging, I walk into my room and crawl under the covers. I fall asleep with nothing but happy thoughts of the future.

A/N: Long chapter, WOO HOO! Thanks for the view and did you find a reference? If you did, then congratulations! If not, then that makes me feel old for remembering them. Oh! Before I leave, I just want to inform you all that if things continue like they have at my school, then I should be whipping out a chapter every two days! Though my other fic isn't being updated right now...oh well. Oh! Speaking of not updating, I completely forgot about fimfiction...Crap, they all probably think I died or something, meh I'll get to that when I can. I made a pic of BoltFire using the pony creator on Deviantart, just go to my Deviantart gallery to see it. My account name is Ninja6561. Also, sorry for the rushed end, I was pressed for time. Anyway, thank you all, and I'll see ya next chapter!