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Rainbow Dash always [verb]s in style

Okay, ponies, listen up! The name's Rainbow Dash! There's... probably at least one more of me out there, but that doesn't change the facts. Fact number one: I'm Ponyville's weatherpony, and that means I need a roll call from all you pegasi out there! There's a lot of responsibilities you have that you need to be aware of, so listen up! First of all: DO NOT CHANGE THE WEATHER. We are on a schedule here, people. A one-cloud rainstorm, fine. Deciding you want a sunny day when we've got downpour slated, not fine.

Second: Do not harass the flying tortoise. I'm serious. You do not want to mess with that little guy, he'll end you. Oh yeah, that goes for all you OTHER ponies too, if he's near the ground. He may or may not be a trained combat pet at this point. I'm not sure. But even if he's not, still, do not give that guy grief. Attention and respect is cool though.

Third of all, do not just make homes on clouds. Napping is fine, that's practically what they're there for, but they're not homes. Use a sensible house like a normal pony. If you need help constructing a cloud home, I'm sure Twilight has plenty of books in the library that she'd be happy to loan you.

Fourth, if you think you're fast, you're not, and I'm taking all challengers to prove it. [Rainbow winks broadly at the scroll.]

Oh yeah, and uh, if anypony shows up named...

[Rainbow stops, considers, then shakes her head.]

...Nah. Never mind.

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It's easy. Want a lesson? You probably just need to kick the ol' instincts into gear.

_{[As much as Wally was bothered by how all he had been taught about physics was being broken and twisted in this world he couldn't deny a very basic and common human desire- the idea of being able to fly. He didn't dare breathe a word of it to any one, but in the past when he had first gotten his super speed powers, he had attempted to flap his arms fast enough to get off the ground. Sadly, he still couldn't do it fast enough. Maybe Uncle Barry could pull it off, but Wally had been too embarrassed to ask.

His enthusiasm burst through. He grinned instantly.]}

Oh yeah! That would be sweet! Teach me how to fly!

Ha ha, you got it. Where ya at?

I'm in the Town Square right now.

Uh. See you soon?

See you now!

[Rainbow Dash rolls up the scroll, then takes off. Mere seconds later, a streak of blue leaving a rainbow wake slashes down to the town square, resolving into the pegasus pony as she turns a tight loop around him, then comes to a stop upside-down in front of him.]

So you're Wally, huh? Nice to meet you!

_{[Wally notices the movement above him and looks up, watching her fly like a rocket through the air. She certainly was fast like she claimed to be. She probably looked like a rainbow blur to anyone who didn't have the super speed to keep up mentally with the image of her flying. He grinned. Now that was what he called flying!]}

Yep that's me. The Wall Man. In the fle-er pony flesh.

Looks like you're the right one to ask for flying lessons- those are some sweet moves you've got.

The sweetest. Best flyer in Equestria.

[Modesty, what's that?]

[She flips down to a right-side-up hover in front of him.]

Okay, let's see what you've got so far. You up to speed on wing movements yet? Extending, retracting, flapping?

I believe so. Have a look for yourself.

_{[Curiosity in new wings did inspire a lot of practice moving them, even simply for the basic amusement of watching them move because "DUDE I HAVE WINGS!"

He gives his wings a stretch, extends and retracts them a few times, then starts flapping them.]}

What do you think Coach?

[She holds up a hoof to stop him in place, then reaches out to one of his wings to give it a little adjustment.]

A bit more spread. You want to get those primaries really stretched till you've got the hang of it.

Makes sense. Gotta do stretches for any physical activity.

_{[He stretches out each wing, one at a time to test the flexibility, then while glancing around his back to see for himself, he tries to move them into a position closer to what she showed him. He gives them a few flaps.]}

That does feel a little more natural. What next?

Okay, your technique's getting there, so I think your big problem right now is just not getting the fact that you CAN fly, mentally.

So let's get you a little used to being a pegasus.

[Rainbow drops down on top of him to hook her forelegs around his shoulders, then pumps with her own wings to lift him. She's unnaturally strong, thanks to some of the abilities she learned off-world (as well as a regimented training routine, don't think that means nothing!).]

_{[Wally naturally wiggles a little at first when she grabs him, not expecting to be lifted off the ground. Realizing he's making it harder for her, he goes still.

He's used to falling, leaping, running up the sides of vertical surfaces, and spinning in the air but only as much as gravity allows him to back in his home world. The last time he was in the air without starting to drop immediately was when Miss Martian had been levitating him during one of their team missions.]}

R-Right. Not used to being off the ground very long. I'm not afraid of heights or any thing. Just not used to this.

[She looks around for a likely cloud, spots a nice fluffy one up a little ways, and hauls him towards it.]

All right, I'm gonna set you down on this cloud. Don't panic. If it helps, close your eyes and pretend you're just stepping onto the ground. You're a pegasus so it'll be stable for you.

[With that much reassurance, she starts lowering him on to it.]

_{[Brave as Wally likes to think himself, the idea of sitting on a solid cloud isn't something his mind wants to simply wrap around. He squeezes his eyes shut like she suggested as she lowers him. Wally feels the surface of the cloud touching his legs, and before he knows it he's been set down on something that feels in many ways like a large uneven pillow.

He opens one eye to peek around, sky and clouds surrounding him. Opening both eyes, he dares to look down at the cloud.]}

This is... different.

[The words come out in a slightly squeaky voice, nerves gnawing at him. He pats the cloud with a hoof.]

How stable are these clouds?

Define 'stable'. They're safe enough to sleep on if you need somewhere comfy, but you can crash through them at speed without it hurting. Pegasi like us can move them around, clear them out by kicking them, or knock water or lightning out of them.

_{[The idea of the clouds being "solid" had started to sink in but being told they could be broken through so easily continued to leave his science-based brain dizzy.]}

O-Okay. We're pegasi so it just works that way for us.

_{[Still so strange. "I'm a pegasus." SO STRANGE.]}

And we can move the clouds? Just like that. Make it rain and everything. It's that easy?

Yep. Controlling the weather has been the pegasus' task since before Equestria was founded.

[She's keeping a close watch on him -- panic up her could be dangerous, though if she'd thought he was the sort she wouldn't have tried it. Well... maybe not.]

_{[Different clouds, different way of working the weather. That somehow sort of made sense.]}

How do you do it? And how do you know the right weather to make at the right time?

_{[A lot at stake with the weather after all.]}

Large stuff, we coordinate with Cloudsdale on. It sends stuff like clouds and winds our way in general. Locally we generally draw up a schedule for rain and things like that.

As for how? That's a couple lessons, but it's mostly pretty easy. Pushing the clouds is just like pushing anything else. After that it's just learning how to hit 'em.

It all originates from the Cloudsdale place huh? What's that place like? A... weather lab or something?

It's where the weather factories are, yeah.

[She'll just keep talking, allowing him to get comfortable with the cloud.]

_{[In reality it's the laws of nature in this world, not so much the cloud that he has trouble getting comfortable with.

Wally nods his head but still can't really picture it.]}

Uh. Interesting...

_{[He glances down at the cloud and stands back up.]}

So the clouds make a good resting spot. What else do I need to know about flying? Got any exercises for me?

Well... you know how birds get pushed out of the nest?

[She kicks the cloud beneath him, dissipating it with one sharp blow from her rear legs. Rainbow won't let him go splat, but if anything can get those instincts working...]

_{[Wally falls with a "Whoa!" and scrambles to react. He spreads his wings to catch himself, tumbles a little further, then with several fast flaps straightens out in the air. He flies back up to Rainbow Dash again.]}

That works I guess. Might be a little hard to do that exercise again now that I expect it.

_{[He laughs a little. Next time, he notes to himself, he'll catch himself faster.]}

Who needs it? You've got it now!

[She spins a casual loop and a half around him, to end up on his other side.]

See, it's all in the instinct. A little practice and you'll be great!

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