"I didn't know you particpated in the single largest event in the history of Avalon."
"It's no big deal really. It was a favor for a friend who asked."
"You're friends with Rex's family? You are one lucky mare you know that?" Erwin said embarrassing Osprey a little as the two of them ate.
"Hey, this is pretty good."
"Well, KC's a pretty good cook."
"I mean this soup doesn't taste like fuel, it tastes more like an actual soup."
"And that's why this is my usual lunch, and possibly my favorite here." Osprey said as the two of them were enjoying the soup.
 
1400 Hrs. Helipone hangar.
The Bell family has yet to go yet, and Apache's stuck flying with them, due to the McDonald Douglass/Boeing problem, but that doesn't stop them from trying to plan.
"Alright, so Hokum did a backflip, Apace don't try to match that, you'll crash."
"Why not? I can do it!"
"Don't, you crash it's probably going to piss Rex off." Helen said as the Bell family, Bell-47, and AH-1 along with her gunship twin Huey, joined her in the commons.
"Unfortunately Helen is right Apache, you shouldn't try to match the Russians."
"Oh what the hell do you know 47?"
"More than you. Even AH-1 knows more than you." 47 said as he was a little irritated with Apache.
"Fishbowl calm down, there's no need for you to be upset.
"You know I don't like being called Fishbowl."
"I know, but it's a little more personal than just going by your designation 47."
"Well, that's what I like." 47 said as he now glared at Huey
"Hue hue hue hue hue hue hue hue."
"What's so fuckin funny Huey?"
"Nothin, just remembered yer name is funny Fishbowl."
"Stop."
"No."
"Helen." 47 said only for Huey to get ribbed into silence.
"Thank you. I say we keep it simple and do the same routine we've always done."
"Alright but as long as Apache understands we ain't got the time for him to be fucking around."
"I think the idiot understand, well at least until we go up tomorrow." 47 said as the other helipones came into the commons.
"Hey how'd your flight go?"
"They go pretty good. perhaps better."
"We always can do better. What was the score?"
"Is not important." Hind said as he went to a couch to relax.
"Well, I guess it just doesn't matter than. Though I can't wait to see Rex fly."
"That would be sight 47, that would be sight."
"Yea I'm sure it would be." 47 said as they all started to get into a cheerful afterparty type mood in the temporary hangar.
 
1430 VTOL hangar.
"Sasha I need you to wake up."
"No, you is pillow. I comfy."
"I know, but it's two hours past lunch, and we should probably eat."
"But is nappings." Sasha said as Lightning pat her on the head.
"I know, you can go back to nappings after we eatings." Lightning said poking a little fun at how she spoke.
"Fine, bring something sweet, I wantings."
"Alright I'll go see what's out and about."
"Da, take time, but bring sweet."
"I will Sasha, I will." Lightning said as he now left the hangar to go and find some lunch for the two of them and pick up something sweet for Sasha.
It was a quick lap around the booths before finding what you would have called Chinese food, and then picking up some ice cream from the general store before going home to Sasha.
"Alright I got some food." Lightning said as he went back inside only to hear the sound of vomiting.
"You, uhh, you ok Sasha?"
"Da, I ok, just upset stomach."
"Well, alright, I've got the food."
"Good I need eat." Sasha said as she took the food from him, and began to eat.
"You could save some for me at least, I did go and get it for us."
"Da, here have rice."
"Rice? Seriously, I want some of those noodles."
"Nyet, mine."
"Damn it Sasha share."
"Nyet." Sasha said as she was holding the takeout box of noodles away from Lightning.
"Fine, then I'll just eat the ice cream."
"NYET! Is mine!"
"Then share the damned noodles."
"You have four box, two are noodles. You dumb."
"Oh, right." Lightning said as he looked down to see there was another box of noodles sitting before him
Lightning felt awful stupid for not noticing the second box earlier, so he just sat on the couch and ate them.
"So how are you feeling today?"
"Am ok, could be better, but I not know how."
"Well, let's just do the best we can to get you through this alright?"
"Da. Thanks Lightning."
"Don't worry, that's why I'm here now. Obligated to take care of you when you can't take care of yourself." Lightning said as he took a napkin to Sasha's face to clean up a little of the mess she made around her mouth.
"Lightning."
"What? You had food all over your face, I cleaned a little of it now."
"Love you." Sasha said as the two of them started to laugh.
About an hour or two later Sergei and Ludmila walk into the hangar.
"Seemings you two are of awakes now."
"Yea Sergei, we're awake. Whaddya want?"
"Nothings. You leave any food?"
"Just scraps and a box of rice that Sasha and I didn't want."
"I'll be takings leftover." Sergei said as he grabbed the box of rice and then retreated away hoping that he would not piss off his sister.
"Am glad two of you happy."
"Spasibo Sergei, of course we happy, I may be grumpy, but always happy with Lightning."
"Is good to hear."
"Of course." Sasha said as Sergei was starting to eat the leftovers.
 
1655 Hrs. Abandoned Hangar.
"You ready for tomorrow mate?"
"Da, you still not flying with us?"
"Yea, can't make it any harder than it already is mate. I fly with you, and Rex 'im self might come up an swat me from the sky."
"Is very annoying." Strizh said as the two of them.
"I know mate, I know. Say ya want to go throw eggs at the Sukhoi hangar? It's not like they'll find the two of us out here."
"Why not, maybe of spirits liftings." Strizh said as Blue went to go get a large carton of eggs for them to throw from the fridge before they left to go turn the Sukhoi hangar into an eggy hell. Hopefully they're not home and not going to be back anytime soon.
Upon reaching their destination with no pony in sight, the crate of eggs on the ground, the two ponies begin to hurl the eggs at the hangar making it's entrance an egg coated hell.
"Well, we certainly made that place a mess."
"Da a mess we not cleanings."
"Yea, but we should get outta here mate, before somepony sees us." Blue said as she started to leave.
"Da, good idea." Strizh said as the two of them now ran into the crowd to hide before going home.
Though when the two of them returned home, they found the hangar, covered in Toilet paper. They too had been pranked, though if it were not for the fact that Rex was there pulling the toilet paper down from the hangar.
"Stupid fucking Sukhois getting the bright idea to TP an abandoned structure. Ain't nobody lived here since Strizh moved in with the other MiGs."
"Need hoof Rex?"
"Strizh? That you?"
"Da, and friend." Strizh said as you look back at him to see Blue hiding slightly behind a giant pile of TP.
"Alright, so help me out here and let's get this TP off this old hangar."
"Da, but hangar is not of abandoned."
"Oh? So who lives here?"
"We do." Strizh said as he gave you some help in pulling the TP off of the hangar.
"Huh, guess that's why the Sukhois would Toilet paper the hangar then. I caught them doing it, and they all ran off, really shitty part about being a nonmagical being here, I can't chase all of them. So I just gave up and started to pull the TP off."
"Is very kind of you to help."
"I thought this place was abandoned and I didn't want it collapsing from having wet TP on it, but if you two live here, it's probably been fixed up to stay standing." You say as you throw more Tp off the roof.
When all the toilet paper has been thrown off the roof you take out a lighter and decide to burn it all, as if the Sukhois going to waste it, you may as well place a temporary ban on them buying it.That means they can't come and take this pile of toilet paper back.
"Well, thanks fer your help Rex."
"Eh, I was here anyways. Gets me away from the Princesses for a while, so it's not that bad."
"What princesses?"
"Twilight and Luna." You say as you walk away and back towards home, leaving the two of them.
"Very nice of Rex to do so. Helpings us like that."
"Yea, so are ya gonna drop how mad at 'im ya are?"
"No still think decision bullshit."
"And that's how ya get us in trouble mate." Blue said as the two of them went inside.
 
1800 Hrs. Sukhoi hangar.
"Who in fuck egg our home?"
"I not know, but we lucky Strizh not home."
"Door is egg shut. Get away." Terminator said as he fired his cannon into the lock, destroying it and part of the door.
"Terminator what in fuck? Why you blow down half door?"
"Flanker, home covered in egg. Why you not mad?"
"Is probably some foal or pony pulling prank on us." Flanker said as the Sukhois went past Terminator to go inside.
"I will get whoever did this."
"Terminator, let go, is not of big deal. Sure egg dried on home, but not on windows or with toilet paper like we did to Strizh." Fyodor said walking past him trying to get him to calm down.
It took Terminator a solid five minutes to calm down before he could enter his egg coated home.
In reality there was bare minimum damage due to the egging, but since Terminator shot the door in, there was that, and it would have to be repaired sometime soon, or someone has to stay home to watch the hangar while the others are out.
"So MiGs are flying tomorrow, you wondering if that last hornet will fly with them?"
"Da am more than ready to be seeings that."
"And you know plan if hornet flies?"
"Da, favorite plan I have. Go get cousin Morgan." Terminator said with a smile that having lightened up his mood from the egging earlier
 
1807 Hrs. Your home
"Well, I don't know if we live in the capitol of Avalon or a suburb with annoying teens."
"What are you saying Anon?"
"Sukhois toilet papered the abandoned hangar that Strizh and Blue are living in." You say
"Though someone egged the Sukhoi hangar, don't know who did that."
"Well, I think you do have an idea of who did."
"Of course I do, but I can't say shit because I didn't see it and nobody has told me who egged the Sukhois. I know the Sukhois TP'd the Strizh's old hangar. I caught them in the act, but they split before I could do anything about it, so I banned them from being able to buy toilet paper." You say as Thunderbolt puts you on her back and takes you into the kitchen.
"Well, it wasn't a nice thing to do, waste all that toilet paper. You did send it back to them right?"
"Na, I incinerated it. They need to learn. Hope what they have left lasts that two week ban I put on them."
"Anon, that's kind of messed up."
"Then they shouldn't have done that, they'll be begging their neighbors before the week is out." You say as you laugh a little, and you can hear Falken laughing too, and you're wondering if it's about the Sukhois not having tp for the next two weeks potentially.
"Dad, did you seriously burn all the toilet paper the Sukhois had?"
"Well, if they didn't buy any to cover the hangar, then yes, if not, well I hope they're running low."
"Duude, that's pretty bad ass. Er, cool."
"I'd say I don't really care if you say that, but you really should try and not be me, when it comes to speaking. Don't need my habits teaching you to do the same thing to your friends." You say as the both of you laugh a little.
"Well, dinner is ready and it's just the five of us."
"Alright. Least things are kind of getting back to normal, ish."
"Oh, it's not Luna who's staying for dinner, it's Twilight."
"Of course." You say as you're hoping that there's not another cheese based dinner waiting for you.
"What kept you Rex?"
"Cleaning toilet paper off of a hangar, then incinerating it."
"Really? You took the time to clean a hangar's exterior?"
"Naw, just got the TP off of it Twi." You say as you sit down to see that it's a pasta salad, well, least it's not cheese
Well, at least the main dish was better than what you expected, Twilight actually wasn't asking you or anyone leading questions, Falken was eating with his normal if not careless manner, which was almost always messy.
"It would seem the festival is going very well, have you had much time to see what's going on?"
"Some time yes. Family's had more time to explore than I have, but I don't mind."
"Well, it seems a lot of these ponies are here for you."
"They just want to watch my family fly, they want to see me fly." You say as you're disinterested in the conversation with Twilight, and you now realize where Falken gets his disinterested tone.
"Really? Most of them are just here to see you fly?"
"Yup, they want to see the ADFX in action. Can't imagine why."
"Well, it's not a pony, and we certainly didn't make it, and you're flying it."
"Eh, to me it's just a way to get into the air." You say with half a mouthful of food, but continue to eat anyways.
"But what of your subjects?"
"I prefer to think of them as citizens and I was elected to lead."
"Right but what will you do to make them happy?"
"Fly when it's my designated slot to fly with the fam. I just hope nobody's doing anything stupid to keep me from flying."
"You know I could always lend a helping hoof in your shop."
"And I will still get the job done faster than you regardless. Remember when I balanced a turbine with my two hands and you used your hooves and magic?" You say giving her an almost painful reminder of how much better you were.
"I just need practice that's all." Twilight said scrunching up her face.
"Right, and with practice also comes messing things up, trust me, no matter how many times you put something together you'll always mess up something, luckily I always catch myself and correct it."
"You just follow the repair manuals, and if the repair isn't covered, you probably wouldn't know what to do." You say
"I would too!"
"Alright, what would you do if a composite skinned pony came to you with a half inch puncture on their vertical stabilizer?" You ask as Twilight now seems to focus intensely on the hypothetical damage.
"Well, I would use magic to repair the damage."
"Wrong. You can't magically repair them, what would be your procedure?"
"I really don't have a procedure, other than cast a healing spell."
"Which works on biological ponies. Am I correct?"
"Well, yea, but I haven't had a chance to see if it would work on a plane pony." Twilight said as you started to make her fidget.
"Don't take it so hard, they can heal minor damage like that, all you have to do is clean it up and throw a patch on it, took me a long time to figure that out on my own. They can heal over any damage smaller than 6in. I'd say 4.5in is about all I let them get away with, but I've seen a six inch diameter hole heal over. So here's what I'd do, I'd clean up the damage, and throw a superficial patch over it, just a cover with a temporary resin, and when it heals on its own, I'd remove the patch." You say explaining what you would do now, you used to do a by the book scarf patch, which meant drilling out the damage to the composite and laying a repair over it and compressing it against the skin. Rather lengthy process, that got slightly lesser results than throwing a temp patch on." You say
"It's that simple?"
"Yea, it's that simple. Like I said it took me a while to learn that."
"How did you?"
"I got sick of doing the scarf patches and basically put a band aid on it to see what would happen, sure enough it healed over by itself. Which is why I wonder if they're more pony than plane sometimes."
"That's very interesting, thank you for sharing that insight with me, Celestia will be happy to hear that for the plane ponies under her care." Twilight said as you roll your eyes and continue to eat.
"Right like Sunbutt hasn't figured that out yet Twilight."
"She's not as adept as you are Rex, the ponies under her care came recently."
"Oh? Guess they left before Avalon became it's own independent nation?" You ask as by now you've finished dinner and are taking a few of the smaller plates to the sink.
"Hey dad, you think the Wonderbolts are going to get blown out?"
"Well, if they're flying individually yes, teamwise, I honestly don't know."
"Well, from what Luna told me doing things like this is their thing. But I don't know how they're going to do it." Morgan said as you got back to the table
"Well, we'll know in the morning won't we?"
"You've let them have the morning slot?"
"Yea, it's them then some of the McDonald Douglas ponies, and then the MiGs."
"That's really nice of you to give them the smooth air."
"As much would prefer to give it to the F-15s, Celestia asked for them to go first tomorrow." You say as you do a little clock watching, you know that you had to watch the "greatest fliers in Equestria" tomorrow. There was no choice but to watch them, and pray it wasn't a blowout for Celestia's pride. It was bad enough that she had to fully trust you here, and you haven't been making her stay the most comfortable, but she has yet to fully complain
 
2014 Hrs. Wonderbolts' tent: Meeting with Celestia
"Well, Princess, it looks like these ponies aren't trying very hard."
"Yes, the general consensus of them is that they're going to let Rex win. Spitfire, I need you and the team to challenge him, everything these ponies have been doing is tame. I want you to step it up, turn up the pressure as you will."
"We'll give it our best Princess." Spitfire said as the team was gathered around Celestia
"You will best these ponies, I want you all to make Rex squirm."
"Yes Ma'am."
"Good, now get some rest, you're all first tomorrow, in the nice smooth morning air." Celestia said as the now made her exit
"Alright you've heard the princess, get some shut eye." Spitfire said
0745 Hrs. Main stage.
You're out early to wish the Wonderbolts luck, as you hope they don't blow themselves out.
"Hey, I just wanted to say good luck. You might need it."
"We don't need your luck."
"Alright, there anything I can do for you?" You ask as you've approached Spitfire during their warm up.
"Yea, can you play music through the PA?"
"Sure what did you want me to blast through it?"
"You mind playing this?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK0P1Bk8Cx4"Spitfire said, as you just nod in agreement.
"Great start I'll let you know when to start playing it."
"Alright." You say as you feel their show is going to be a bit cliche set to this music, but if that's what they want, you'll play it anyways.
 
0830 Hrs. Main stage.
It's time for the Wonderbolts to perform, you've set the music to play, and you're just sitting hoping that they don't make fools of themselves in the skies. Only thing is, once they left the ground, their teamwork and ability was a bit surprising to you, their tight formation work, safe, but rather dangerous head on passes, and knife edge flying. Needless to say, you were both impressed and angered, you slowly turn to Celestia hiding your own anger at their skill, only to see her smiling, this was her challenge to you, sure they just beat every family that has gone before them, but you know the MiGs and Sukhois aren't going to make it easy on them, and you have to ensure they don't place top three, and now you hatch a plan, that involves four black F-14s. The entire crowd was a little too shocked to clap when the Wonderbolts landed, the F-15s that were up next just glared at them as they went to go up into the air, and after the Wonderbolts walked off, you tracked down those four F-14s. You now had a reason to fly like the devil.
 
0850 Hrs. Current location of Blaze and his squad
"Blaze, I need a favor."
"Sir."
"How would you four like to fly with my family."
"It'd be an honor, sir." Blaze said as the four of them smiled.
"Good, those Wonderbolts put on a rather cocky display, it's like Celestia wanted them to challenge me."
"With all due respect sir, most if not all of the ponies here have been flying pretty lazily, unlike those MiGs who are trying to rip up the sky right now."
"Good, Blue's not with them." You say as you look skyward to not see here in the air.
"Huh?"
"A hornet that likes the lead MiG-29, if she was flying my daughter would be flying with the Sukhois who are slated to go this afternoon. Man they are putting on a good show though."
"Yea they are, it's like they don't want the Wonderbolts to have a chance, but they did pretty good." Snow said as you were still watching the sky for any sign of Blue. Thankfully there were none, which meant you could focus on taking the first slot and start praying that the MiGs take second or third along with the Sukhois.
 
0915 Hrs. Celestia's room
"Spitfire did you see how quickly Rex left after you landed?"
"He did seem to be going somewhere in a hurry."
"Yes, that means you all did an excellent job in the show, you've made him worry." Celestia said with a little bit of a laugh.
"Oh how I wish how he felt."
"Ma'am, if he's any sort of professional, he won't let you know."
"Unfortunately I know Spitfire, the only thing he did that could have indicated his anger was leaving at a pace faster than his walk."
"Aren't you taking this a little far Ma'am?"
"Aren't you being a little soft?"
"No Ma'am." Spitfire said despite the fact that she was trying to extend a little courtesy to you, as you were kind enough to let their music play, no matter how cliche you thought it was.
"That will be all Spitfire, you may return to your team." Celestia said as she now relished in her small triumph over you
 
1200 Hrs. Stage
You're upset that a lot of families are dropping out of the aerial competition, meaning you and the other third day ponies are rapidly moving up, so much so that the Sukhois now have to compete. The Sukhois were mad, and you knew
"Alright alright! Everyone settle down. Looks like we have an exodus problem with the flight competition." You yell out as you stand on the stage.
"So how many of you really want to leave?
That many huh? Damn, looks like I'm going to have to fly today."
"Sir, we're ready and waiting."
"Good, I'll have to prep my AFDX, and get my family, you four ready up, and please be ready for canopy to canopy knife edge flying." You say as you now run off to your shop as the Sukhois are up and competing giving every other competitor a huge run for their money, and being a good challenge to the Wonderbolts. You just hope you, your family and the F-14s can compete.
 
1212 Hrs. Home.
"It's almost time for us to compete, we're up after the Sukhois, just about twenty minutes until we have to go, let's go kiddos."
"Rex, I need to stay home."
"Alright, that's ok Thunder, I've got the four F-14s to help me out. You ok?"
"Yea, I just think since you and the kids have a higher top speed I shouldn't slow you down. I have a feeling you're going to need all the speed you can get out of everyone." Thunderbolt said as you nod and then rush off to the shop to ready your ADFX.
"Rex, don't let Celestia get under your skin."
"Too late Luna, I've got to smash those Wonderbolts. There's going to be a blow out soon."
"Darn it Celestia, why did you have to do this?" Luna said as you were fueling the ADFX and checking control surfaces.
"Well, let me and my family do our thing, even if we're having a few guests along for the ride." You say as you disconnect the fuel line and climb in.
From there it's taxi out to the runway where the six others were waiting for you to lead them into the skies.
"Alright let's do this. We go up as a group, and try to come down as a group, now form up, I'll take center, three on either side and one behind, if we're going to make an arrow, we're doing it right."
"Copy, I'll take trail." Archer said as the ponies got into position