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Cheering practice with Fluttershy[]
"Now what have we learned?"
"Loss of control"
"Screaming and hollering"
"Passion"
Rainbow Dash goes over the elements of a good cheer with Fluttershy.
"So now that you know the elements of a good cheer...
...let's hear one!"
"Yay."
*Facehoof
"You're gonna cheer for me like that? Louder!"
Yay.
Louder!
Yay.
LOUUUDERRR!!!
Fluttershy about to inhale.
Fluttershy inhaling deeply in an attempt to give a loud cheer.
Yaaay.
Uughh.
"Too loud?"
Sonic Failboom[]
Rainbow Dash on top of a cloud.
Fluttershy watches from below.
"Yay."
Time to fly!
The cloudy sky.
About to make her moves.
Rainbow speeds up.
She's so fast, she leaves a rainbow trail behind her.
The flowers getting swayed by Rainbow Dash.
Speeding it up.
Rainbow Dash, speeding on phase 2.
Rainbow Dash, dashing passed trees.
Rainbow Dash's sheer speed flying past Fluttershy
Rainbow twirls the clouds
Fluttershy fusion derpy
Way to go! :)
Time for phase three, the Sonic Rainboom!
Rainbow Dash tries to get her speed up.
She knows this can't end well.
Come on!
If she's trying to increase her speed to do the Sonic Rainboom, why isn't she flapping her wings?
Uh-oh...
Rainbow Stretch.
Oh. My.
A cheering problem / Rarity's solution[]
"Last one!"
"Thank you so much for helping me clean up all these books, guys."
It's spreading...
What was that?
Rainbow Dash incoming!
The clouds before they clear, to show Rainbow Dash.
Result of the Sonic Failboom
Fluttershy upon the window sill.
Woohoo.
"Did my cheering do that?"
"Actually, it wasn't all bad. I particularly liked it when you made the clouds spin."
Rainbow Dash accusing Fluttershy of a feeble cheering performance.
What's going on girls?
Pinkie explaining the Best Young Flyer competition.
"Some are fast!"
"And some are graceful..."
"Wooah!"
"Ooh, I'd love to see you make a sonic rainboom!"
I'm sorry, what?
"What's a 'Sonic Rainboom'?"
Twilight asks what a sonic rainboom is, and Pinkie tells her, "You really need to get out more."
"The sonic rainboom is legendary! When a Pegasus like Rainbow Dash gets going soo fast..."
Bouncy, Pinkie Pie, leaping off the walls!
"BOOM! A sonic boom and a rainbow can happen all at once!"
A, very bouncy Pinkie Pie.
"And Rainbow Dash here's the only pony to ever pull it off."
"It was a long time ago. I was just a filly."
"Yeah, but you're gonna do it again, right?"
Rainbow Dash is uncertain when Pinkie asks her that.
"A-are you kidding? I'm the greatest flyer to ever come out of Cloudsdale! I could do sonic rainbooms in my sleep!"
"The grand prize is an entire day with The Wonderbolts. A whole day of flying with my life-long heroes..."
"It'll be a dream come true!"
"Yay!"
"I'm gonna go rest up. Don't want to over-prepare myself, you know."
"You, on the other hand..."
"...better keep practicing!"
I need a cheering section to match my spectacular performance!
There goes Dash
Fluttershy is unsure, if she could scream loud enough to help Dash.
There goes Fluttershy
"She was tootin' her own horn louder then the brass section of a marching band!"
Bump! Rarity shoves Twilight with her butt to find a solution to the flight-less ponies' problem in reaching Cloudsdale. Rarity really wants to help Rainbow Dash.
Seems like Applejack still doubts Pinkie.
Twilight casting a very difficult spell on Rarity to give her wings
During the transformation- before everything goes black.
During the transformation...
Aren't they beautiful?
In Cloudsdale[]
I just don't know what'll go wrong
The amazing city in the sky, Cloudsdale.
The pegasi cloud city.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here?"
Rainbow Dash tries to ignore her old enemies
"Ask her about the sonic rainboom!"
Now wait just a minute
Sorry...I'm trying to be more assertive...
Anyway she is going to do a sonic rainboom
Rainbow Dash doubtfully listens to Fluttershy's ineffective consolation.
Feeling pressure.
Pressure rising.
Pressure overload.
Dashie being cute.
MY LIFE IS RUINED!
The non-Pegasi arrive[]
Fluttershy is always quiet, but now she's speechless!
Aren't my wings smashing?
Rainbow and Fluttershy are amazed by Rarity's wings.
The rest of Mane Six are also coming on Twinkling Balloon.
It's incredible.
Pinkie smiling like always.
Applejack and Twilight are also ready for a cloud walk.
Cart-wheeling on a cloud, looks like fun.
Only Pegasus ponies can walk on clouds...
Rarity admiring her new wings
Following Rainbow Dash.
Applejack following Twilight.
The front of a boutique in Cloudsdale.
The Pegasus workers stop to admire Rarity.
See? We can walk in Cloudsdale...
Fluttershy, happily walking on clouds.
Touring Cloudsdale[]
This is secretly Rainbow Factory.
Why snowflakes are all so special
The group watch as the snowflakes are being made.
Rarity produces turbulence inadvertently from her wings. Note the tetragonal snowflake.
♪ This is where ra-ainbows a-all are born...
Rainbow pools in Cloudsdale.
Pinkie dips her hoof into a pool and tastes it.
Tasting.
Pinkie starts to get the feeling tasting the rainbow wasn't such a good idea after all.
What happened, Pinkie? I thought you liked spicy stuff.
Wishing somepony else is green with envy!
Pinkie discovers why it's a bad idea to taste the rainbow.
Pinkie's face turns the colors of the rainbow!
What, is Pinkie Pie channeling Robin Williams?
That's stuff from my nightmares.
The rainbow must be supernova spicy because Pinkie is the same pony who eats her cupcakes with hot sauce.
Applejack laughs a bit, but Twilight keeps snickering after that.
Rarity's wings just seem to impress everyone.
"Oh, they were just admiring my wings, Rainbow Dash."
Basking in her own glory.
Fluttershy tactfully suggests that they go and see the cloud manufacturing process.
The ponies being lead through the Weather Factory.
So that is how clouds are made!
All eyes are on Rarity.
"Oh, how can you ask me to put away perfection?"
"Whoa!"
"Wa-ha-ha!"
That laugh, it's going to haunt me forever
What? Rarity is joining the competition?
Rarity? Wha-why?
"What am I gonna do?" (Animation error: Applejack and Twilight are shown without white caps)
The Best Young Flyers' competition[]
The floating cloud colosseum where the Best Young Flyers competition is held.
Looks like Dr. Hooves regenerated again...
Hold on, I'm going to be a while!
Rainbow Dash spots her friends. Also note Lyra Heartstrings near the upper right corner.
Pinkie Pie...What is that?
Wave to your subjects
THE WONDERBOLTS!
The Wonderbolts!
Wonderbolts firework.
Make an amazing entrance.
Nervous as she is, The Wonderbolts' performance always places a smile on her face.
Spitfire and the other two Wonderbolts.
*Gasp* I'm next!
Aww yeah!
Caramel? What are you doing here?
"I'm number four, and I need just one more itsy-bitsy minute. Be a dear and have somepony go ahead of me, hmm?"
But, I still have to go on!
Derpy the Proud
"Hmm.. Wonder how come we haven't seen Rainbow Dash or Rarity yet? The competition's almost over."
Shroud of mystery.
"Rarity... is ready."
Rainbow Dash is now just frozen with fear.
Don't look at the costume, you'll go blind if you look at the costume
A nervous Rainbow Dash comes out.
That's a HUMAN hand!! WHERE DID SHE GET THAT!?
"I hope you don't mind, but I took the liberty of changing our music."
"That "rock and roll" doesn't really match my wings."
Is she serious? I'm nervous!
Today's weather calls for, lovely blue skies with a couple clouds.
The nerves get her in the first stage of her performance...
Ouch.
"Look! Phase 2 is working!"
...and in the second stage as well...
Oh boy, that almost hit Princess Celestia.
...while Rarity gets it spot on
Readying herself for the last part where she will fly up to the sun.
Come on Rainbow, you can do this!
Flight of the two elements.
Dashie! Dashie! Basara! Basara!
Pinkie's tail should be twitching about now.
"I. Am. Rarity!" (she certainly is)
Rarity finishes on a high...
Fellow ponies enjoy Rarity's wings of sunlight
Rarity's plunge[]
Wing of Fire.
What?
"Uh-oh."
Now I know how Icarus felt.
The Wonderbolts
Dashing after a falling Rarity.
The Wonderbolts to the rescue!
Weirdest falling expression?
SOCK!
Soarin diving to save Rarity.
POW!
K.O!
Great, four rescue situations for the price of one.
Sonic Rainboom![]
Rainbow Dash hears Rarity scream.
Forget the show, I need to save my friend!
Dashing down to save Rarity.
I'm coming!
Ah! Help me!
Fluttershy can't bear to watch her friend fall to her death far below.
Going at rapid speed.
Even Rarity is amazed.
Four of the Mane 6 watching the Sonic Rainboom.
She's going so fast, she needs to close her eyes.
Rainbow Dash charging for the sonic rainboom
Rainbow Dash trying to catch up with the falling ponies.
About to perform the Sonic Rainboom!
She did it! A Sonic Rainboom!
So awesome!
A spectacular rainbow is performed.
Sonic Rainboom animated
Turns out a sonic rainboom is even more colorful than what Rarity had in mind!
Fluttershy jumps up and down and screams, "SHE DID IT!"
Rainbow Dash to the rescue!
Hang on tight, Rarity! It's gonna be quite a ride!
Rainbow Dash saves Rarity and the Wonderbolts!
Rainbow Dash is the hero of the hour.
"Whoa!"
Cloudsdale gets illuminated by Rainbow Dash's rainbow.
Rainbow Dash, with Rarity and the Wonderbolts.
A hero's welcome.
Fluttershy, Pinkie, and Twilight cheering for Rainbow.
Grateful for her victory.
Rainbow Dash with tears in her eyes.
Rarity thanking Rainbow for saving her life. (How did you get up there, Lyra?)
"BEST! DAY! EVER!"
Rainbow Dash's beautiful rainbow over Cloudsdale.
Rarity's apology / Rainbow Dash meets the Wonderbolts[]
Rarity apologizing to her friends.
We still love you!
"And I'm especially sorry that I was so thoughtless as to jump into the contest at the last minute after you had worked so hard to win it. Can you ever ever forgive me?"
Rainbow wishes she could have meet the Wonderbolts when they were awake.
Who's that?
The Wonderbolts show up.
Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gooosh!
The Wonderbolts thanking Rainbow Dash, much to her surprise.
Dashie is very excited.
Princess Celestia arrives alongside her guards.
Celestia with the Mane six.
Rarity feels sorry for jumping into the competition at the last minute.
"Princess Celestia, I am sorry I ruined the competition. Rainbow Dash here really is the best flyer in Equestria."
I'm so proud of you, Rainbow Dash.
I get the crown?!
The new best flyer in Equestria!
The best thing about winning the Best Young Flyer competition isn't receiving an award from Princess Celestia, it's showing everypony online that I did.
Rainbow Dash winning the competition
"Have you learned about friendship from this experience?" Twilight: "I did, Princess, but I think Rarity learned even more than me."
"I certainly did. I learned how important it is to keep your hooves on the ground, and be there for your friends."
Today is a day to remember!
The bullies!
Her crown is 20% more awesome than Celestia's.
The two stallions who made fun of Rainbow Dash.
The bullies apologize to Rainbow Dash about before and want to hang out with her...
...too bad she's got plans with the Wonderbolts!
Miscellaneous[]
