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# Flight in Fields: A Short Story

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1. >You look up to the sky, smiling when you see Rainbow Dash burst gracefully through a cloud
2. >Her mane tosses to and fro in the wind, a smile on her face as she picks up speed
3. >She's far from you, but you'll be damned if you didn't see her smile as she pulled up, and began climbing
4. >She flies higher and higher, picking up speed.
5. >Suddenly, she wavers. Her wings stop for a second, but then begin flapping once more as she resumes climbing higher and higher into the heavens.
6. "...Dash," you whisper to yourself, "What are you doing?..."
7. >Again, she wavers in flight, and looks dazed
8. >It dawns on you
9. >she's going too high
10. >She's stalling
11. >As soon as you realize what's happening, her wings stop moving and she slowly but surely stops ascending, curving back and starts to plummet to the earth below
12. >You can barely see her, but know that she's unconscious
13. "SHIT!"
14. >You break out into a sprint, keeping your eyes fixed on Dash as she falls with greater and greater speed
15. >Your legs carry with speed you didn't know you had, as you rush to the plummeting filly
16. >She's getting closer to the ground
17. "No.. no no no no no!"
18. >In one final burst of speed, you slide legs first and catch Rainbow Dash a split second before she collides with the hard ground
19. >You hold her tight as you two roll shortly down a hill, then come to a stop in a small cloud of dust and dirt
20. >You're breathing is ragged, and your eyes teary from the debris of the cloud
21. >You hear a low murmur, and feel Rainbow start to move as she regains consciousness.
22. >"Wha-... What hap-" she begins to say as she suddenly realizes what had occurred
23. "What was that!? What were you thinking!" you shout at her
24. >She looks stunned, then looks at you with a glare of her own
25. >"I was seeing how high I could climb! I do this all the time, Anon!"
26. "But you never go THAT high. You know better than that, you can't breathe when you're at that kind of altitude!"
27. >She grits her teeth. "So I made a mistake, who cares! I could have recovered and stuck the landing."
28. "You almost died! I would never forgive myself if you got hurt around me, you mean too much to me for that!"
29. >There's a pause between you two, and your collective glares and barred teeth slowly recede as you two attempt to regain your composure.
30. >Dash clears her throat and begins to speak, looking away from you a bit. "You know you're still holding me, right?"
31. >You look down. The cyan pony is still in your arms.
32. "Sorry," you say as she let go of her. She trots a step or two and begins dusting herself off. You do the same, flaking dirt off your jacket.
33. >Another awkward pause goes by when Rainbow Dash turns to you, a look of slight curiosity in her face.
34. >"So," she begins, "Why were you out here in the first place? I thought you were helping out Pinky and the Cakes today."
35. "They let me go early.." you say, not meeting her gaze
36. >"Still doesn't answer the question, Anon." she says, taking a step or two towards you
37. >You let out a sigh, and massage the space between your eyes.
38. "I thought... you know I had some free time so.. I guess I wanted to see you fly for a bit, is all."
39. "You're bea-... well you look really cool when flying."
40. >You meet her gaze, and she has a slight smile on her face, a speck of dust clinging to her nose
41. >"Yeah well, I guess I am pretty cool." she says, laughing slightly.
42. >Another pause, but this time you're both smiling. You nod to each other, and begin walking back to town.
43. >"Thanks for.. you know. Catching me." she says
44. "Anytime."
46. End

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>You look up to the sky, smiling when you see Rainbow Dash burst gracefully through a cloud >Her mane tosses to and fro in the wind, a smile on her face as she picks up speed >She's far from you, but you'll be damned if you didn't see her smile as she pulled up, and began climbing >She flies higher and higher, picking up speed. >Suddenly, she wavers. Her wings stop for a second, but then begin flapping once more as she resumes climbing higher and higher into the heavens. "...Dash," you whisper to yourself, "What are you doing?..." >Again, she wavers in flight, and looks dazed >It dawns on you >she's going too high >She's stalling >As soon as you realize what's happening, her wings stop moving and she slowly but surely stops ascending, curving back and starts to plummet to the earth below >You can barely see her, but know that she's unconscious "SHIT!" >You break out into a sprint, keeping your eyes fixed on Dash as she falls with greater and greater speed >Your legs carry with speed you didn't know you had, as you rush to the plummeting filly >She's getting closer to the ground "No.. no no no no no!" >In one final burst of speed, you slide legs first and catch Rainbow Dash a split second before she collides with the hard ground >You hold her tight as you two roll shortly down a hill, then come to a stop in a small cloud of dust and dirt >You're breathing is ragged, and your eyes teary from the debris of the cloud >You hear a low murmur, and feel Rainbow start to move as she regains consciousness. >"Wha-... What hap-" she begins to say as she suddenly realizes what had occurred "What was that!? What were you thinking!" you shout at her >She looks stunned, then looks at you with a glare of her own >"I was seeing how high I could climb! I do this all the time, Anon!" "But you never go THAT high. You know better than that, you can't breathe when you're at that kind of altitude!" >She grits her teeth. "So I made a mistake, who cares! I could have recovered and stuck the landing." "You almost died! I would never forgive myself if you got hurt around me, you mean too much to me for that!" >There's a pause between you two, and your collective glares and barred teeth slowly recede as you two attempt to regain your composure. >Dash clears her throat and begins to speak, looking away from you a bit. "You know you're still holding me, right?" >You look down. The cyan pony is still in your arms. "Sorry," you say as she let go of her. She trots a step or two and begins dusting herself off. You do the same, flaking dirt off your jacket. >Another awkward pause goes by when Rainbow Dash turns to you, a look of slight curiosity in her face. >"So," she begins, "Why were you out here in the first place? I thought you were helping out Pinky and the Cakes today." "They let me go early.." you say, not meeting her gaze >"Still doesn't answer the question, Anon." she says, taking a step or two towards you >You let out a sigh, and massage the space between your eyes. "I thought... you know I had some free time so.. I guess I wanted to see you fly for a bit, is all." "You're bea-... well you look really cool when flying." >You meet her gaze, and she has a slight smile on her face, a speck of dust clinging to her nose >"Yeah well, I guess I am pretty cool." she says, laughing slightly. >Another pause, but this time you're both smiling. You nod to each other, and begin walking back to town. >"Thanks for.. you know. Catching me." she says "Anytime." End