"Rainbow Dash, I just heard you say 'future Wonderbolts member'. Do you like the Wonderbolts too?"
After Pinkie Pie left, Aurora Glow suddenly asked Rainbow Dash.
"Yeah! How could any Pegasus not worship the Wonderbolts?"
After saying this, Rainbow Dash suddenly noticed Fluttershy's expression was off and immediately backed down.
"Oh... sorry Fluttershy, no offense intended."
Not all Pegasi like flying, like Fluttershy, but she didn't blame Rainbow Dash for the slip of the tongue.
"Listening to you, you like the Wonderbolts too? A Unicorn is actually a fan of the Wonderbolts?"
"Hmph! Don't you believe it. I can name every single pony on the active Wonderbolts roster! And I haven't missed a single one of their shows... at least, not since I was born."
Ever since Aurora Glow was a nursing Foal, Aster would take her out to play whenever he had free time. He had wanted to do this for a long time, but Shimmering Light had been physically frail as a Foal, so he never had the chance.
In short, like father, like daughter; Aurora Glow was brought up as a fellow fan by her dad.
"This is really..."
Rainbow Dash rested her chin in her hoof, scrutinizing the little white Unicorn. Her expression was serious for a moment, but then it suddenly changed, beaming with joy, and she pulled Aurora Glow into a hug.
"That's so cool!"
It seemed she had chosen the right place to move to.
"If you were a Pegasus, I'd definitely take you up for a couple of laps, little one! Oh... right, I forgot to ask what you two are called."
"My name is Aurora Glow, or you can call me Lumi; that's what my friends and family call me."
"My name is Spike, I'm sort of her brother."
Spike glanced smugly at Aurora Glow, and seeing her expression—not wanting to admit it but unable to deny it—he felt a rush of satisfaction.
"Hehe, you two little ones are really interesting."
Rainbow Dash could finally consider herself properly acquainted with them.
"Fluttershy, how many years has it been since we last met? You have to tell me all about how you've been doing these years!"
"Of course, I'd love to..."
After reuniting with Rainbow Dash, perhaps because she was surrounded by a friend she had known and who had helped her in the past, Fluttershy was no longer so reserved. She gradually opened up, and the Ponyville sightseeing group was once again led by Fluttershy as their guide, taking them to visit her home.
She had originally intended to invite Spike and Aurora Glow to her home, and had cleaned everything up in advance and greeted the animals. It was only because of Aurora Glow's request that she had temporarily deviated from her plan.
"If Little Aurora hadn't suddenly said she wanted to go for a walk in town, perhaps Rainbow Dash and I would have missed each other..."
Aurora Glow, who was stealthily trying to feed a cookie to a rabbit, immediately sat up straight upon hearing Fluttershy's words.
"Oh, no need to thank me, it's what I should do."
Spike looked at the smug Aurora Glow without saying anything, simply placing the gem Aurora Glow had given him earlier into his teacup. The ponies might not be able to taste it, but he felt that the tea with the gem added tasted much better.
"Speaking of which, Rainbow Dash, why did you suddenly decide to move to Ponyville?"
On the way, Fluttershy had briefly told Rainbow Dash and the others about her recent life, and now she wanted to know the reason Rainbow Dash moved to Ponyville.
In her impression, Rainbow Dash didn't seem like the kind of pony who would enjoy living far away from the sky.
Rainbow Dash was so passionate about speed and flying, and her dream was to join the Wonderbolts; logically, staying in Cloudsdale would keep her closer to her dream.
"Well... that's a long story."
Rainbow Dash took a sip of the tea Fluttershy had poured for her, taking the opportunity to think about her wording.
"Simply put, I feel this town and I have some kind of connection. For example, my cutie mark appeared when I flew to Ponyville. Plus, I was getting bored in Cloudsdale, so I moved here."
Hearing the keywords 'cutie mark' and 'Ponyville' appear together, Fluttershy immediately associated them with something and pressed for more.
"Could it be that your cutie mark also appeared because of a Sonic Rainboom?"
"How did you know?!"
Rainbow Dash exclaimed in surprise, but upon hearing one of the words Fluttershy said, her expression turned to confusion.
"Wait, what do you mean by 'also'?"
"Actually, I got my cutie mark because of the Sonic Rainboom that happened during the Summer Flight Camp."
Fluttershy walked over to Rainbow Dash and showed her cutie mark.
"And besides me, four other ponies also got their cutie marks because of the Sonic Rainboom. They are all in Ponyville now, and the five of us are very good friends. Rainbow Dash, you are the sixth."
"Although I've heard about this more than once, I still think it's incredible."
Aurora Glow said enviously, then turned her head to look at her own bare flank.
Although all the ponies comforted her by saying she was still just a Foal, she still minded it a bit in her heart. After all, her sister was the youngest pony in all of Equestria to get her cutie mark.
Even though they told her not to compare herself to Shimmering Light, they were sisters, so there would inevitably be some emotional disparity.
"I think so too. I thought I was the only one who got my cutie mark because of a Sonic Rainboom..."
Rainbow Dash's expression turned strange, and she muttered with complicated feelings.
"Didn't you find the pony who flew the Sonic Rainboom? It's a pity I wasn't born yet, I've only heard of the Sonic Rainboom. I think that must be the coolest, most dazzling flight stunt in the whole world!"
Aurora Glow didn't know that they had long since given up on actively searching for the Pegasus who created the Sonic Rainboom; taking advantage of the fact that they were talking about it, she asked.
"We tried, but eventually gave up. Perhaps that Pegasus didn't want to be found by other ponies."
Fluttershy revealed their decision from back then.
"How could that be? That's the legendary Sonic Rainboom! That pony must be the most amazing flyer in all of Equestria!"
While speaking, Aurora Glow didn't notice Rainbow Dash beside her, who was hesitating to speak.
"Rainbow Dash, you must have been nearby back then, right? You're so fast, maybe you could have caught up with that Pegasus. Did you see what that Pegasus looked like?"
Aurora Glow suddenly asked the silent Rainbow Dash, giving her a start.
"Huh? Me? I don't know... I just saw a rainbow and an explosion, and that pony was flying at supersonic speed, I didn't catch up to her..."
Rainbow Dash's tone was a bit guilty as she spoke, and she didn't even dare to make eye contact with them.
Aurora Glow felt Rainbow Dash was very strange; clearly, Rainbow Dash knew something, but for some reason, she chose to hide it.
Just as she was about to press further, Fluttershy spoke up first.
"Girls!"
Immediately after, she realized she had spoken a bit too loudly. After perking up for a moment, she shrank back down.
"What I meant to say is... today is Rainbow Dash's birthday, perhaps we should go and prepare her birthday gift now..."
"Huh? Oh! Fluttershy is right!"
Aurora Glow paused for a moment, then reacted, nodding along with Fluttershy while kicking Spike under the table.
"Hey! Easy! No... I mean, I suddenly remembered Twilight asked me to help her go... buy... some magic materials... Right! I have to go run errands!"
"I also have to go tidy up my house; you know, I only moved my house to Ponyville today."
In just a moment, everyone suddenly seemed to become busy out of nowhere, and they all scrambled to find excuses to leave.
They agreed to meet at Rainbow Dash's house in a while to celebrate her housewarming and birthday together, and Fluttershy also said that all five of them would come.
After saying goodbye to each other, Rainbow Dash left Fluttershy's house and flew towards her own home.
She sighed as she flew.
She hadn't wanted to lie to her friends earlier, but she dared not risk being questioned by them after telling the truth.
Because she really had no way to prove to other ponies that she was the one who flew that Sonic Rainboom back then.
She had tried countless times since then, but she couldn't perform the Sonic Rainboom no matter what, which made her very frustrated. It got to the point where she started doubting her own abilities, and to seek a self-breakthrough, she came to Ponyville.
After all, her first Sonic Rainboom was performed right here.
"Hey! Hello! Rainbow Dash! Why the long face? Today is your birthday, how about a smile?"
On the way back, Rainbow Dash ran into Pinkie Pie, who had previously said she would help prepare her party.
Seeing Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash was very pleasantly surprised and greeted her as well.
"How did you get in?!"
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