Chapter 8
Raveon and Avery arrived in Cloudsdale and ran into two Pegasi stallions.
Raveon: "Are you talking to us?"
Dumb-Bell: "Yeah we're here to give you a tour of Cloudsdale. I'm Dumb-Bell and this is Hoops."
Avery: "You guys are very nice. I'm Avery. This is Raveon."
Raveon: "Nice to…wait a minute. Where have I heard those names before? I heard them somewhere."
Hoops: "We know Fluttershy and Rainbow Crash! I mean Rainbow Dash!" (laughing)
Raveon: (finally realizes) "Of course! You're the jerks who pick on Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash when they were little fillies!"
Hoops: "We were just kidding around with them back then. Everything is cool! Honest."
Raveon: (raised eyebrow) "I don't know."
Avery: "Oh come on Raveon, they were obviously very sorry back then. Don't ponies deserve a 2nd chance?"
Raveon looks at both Dumb-Bell's and Hoops' very very sad eyes.
Raveon: "Fine."
Avery: "That wasn't so bad."
Hoops: "We were wrong to pick on Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. We see that now. We were jealous of how awesome she is."
Raveon: "Yeah she is pretty awesome."
Avery: "Yeah but I'm pretty sure you guys are good flyers too."
Dumb-Bell: "Not as good as Rainbow Dash."
Hoops: "Yeah dudes. She's the best. She did the Sonic Rainboom for crying out loud."
Avery: "I heard. So you still giving us the tour?"
Dumb-Bell: "Sure are. Any friends of Rainbow Dash are friends of ours."
Raveon: "Sweet."
Hoops: "And as extra bonus you two will see the Best Flyers Competition!"
Avery: "What's that?"
Hoops: "It's where all the greatest Pegasus flyers get together and show off their awesome flying skills! Some are fast! And some are graceful. Dumb-Bell and I show you around Cloudsdale before the competition."
Raveon and Avery: "Sure."
Hoops: "Here it is the greatest city in the sky!"
Raveon: "Awesome."
Avery: "Uh…yeah. Awesome."
Dumb-Bell: "Some of the greatest Pegasi in the world came from Cloudsdale!"
Avery: (flashback)
Avery: (tears) "I'm slipping Raveon! Please try to use your horn!"
Raveon: (tries but fails) "I can't Avery!" (starting to cry)
Avery: (falling) "EEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKK!"
Ponies: "OH NO!"
Raveon: "NOOOOOO!"
Raveon: "Avery. Are you coming?"
Avery: "Oh, wait for me!"
Dumb-Bell: Pegasi show great speed and agility in the air. Pegasi wings are shown to have potential for strength. Athletic Pegasi can support most of their body weight on them. Some of us use an exercise routine known as wing-ups.
Raveon: "Don't you mean push-ups?"
Hoops: "No dude! Wing ups."
Raveon: "Where I'm from…um… Pegasus originate from Greek Mythology, you know tales about flying ponies, Pegasus, or ponies with wings or so I'm told. Pegasus is also the name of one of the modern constellations. The pegasus is also a symbol of wisdom and especially of fame from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance."
Hoops: "Oh my Celestia. who is this guy?!"
Avery: "UH! According to Rainbow Dash, you guys make the weather! Could we see it? We sure like to see where it's made.
Dumb-Bell: "Great idea! Follow us to the weather factory."
Avery: "Raveon I know you're the smartest person in your world but could you turn it down just a bit?"
Raveon: "Sure. Sorry. You think I'm smart?"
Avery: (blushes) "Yeah."
Hoops: "This is where they make the snowflakes. Each one is hoofmade. Be very quiet and careful. This is a delicate operation."
Raveon: "Amazing."
Avery: "They don't even melt."
Hoops: Nope. Pretty cool huh?"
Dumb-Bell: "And here's where we make the rainbows!"
Raveon: "Wow! I wonder." (has a taste) (mouth breathes fire) "SPICY!"
Avery: (laughing) "Oh Raveon!"
Hoops: "Heheheyeah! Rainbows aren't really known for their flavor.
Raveon: "Very funny."
Dumb-Bell: "It's just a joke dude."
Avery: "Really funny."
Hoops: "C'mon. The competition's about to start."
Raveon, Avery, Hoops, and Dumb-Bell arrived at the Cloudeseum, the competition begins. 3 Wonderbolts were the judges. Raveon, Avery, and their new friends, Hoops and Dumb-Bell enjoyed the competition very much, but unfortunately it was time for them to head on to the Crystal Empire.
Dumb-Bell: "You sure you don't wanna stay for a couple more hours."
Avery: "Sorry but we have to be at the Crystal Empire by this afternoon."
Dumb-Bell: "Aw that's a shame."
Raveon: "Don't feel bad. We had loads of fun here! Bet on it."
Hoops: "We hope you come back soon."
The 2 stallions untied the rope and down went the hot air balloon. Avery stayed close to Raveon trying not to look down.
Raveon: "Good bye you two. Stay out of trouble!"
Hoops: "We will. So long!"
Dumb-Bell: "Have an awesome journey!"
Avery: "Take care of yourselves!"
Raveon: "See you soon!"
Avery: "I hope we get to the ground soon."
Raveon: "Or in 6 minutes. Look!
Raveon and Avery have left Cloudsdale and now they are about to arrive at the Crystal Empire train station. What adventure will they have there? Stay tune to Chapter 9.
