Sonic Boom Big Race

>Be the day after
>Sleepover was completely successful, doesn’t look like anything went too bad
>Still have questions about how Streaking Comet was able to get his marshmallow out of the fire without burning himself
>Chalk it up to pony magic
>But wait, aren’t they pegasi?
>Fucks given: 0
>Everyone starts to go home
>”We had a lot of fun, Sonic Boom! Thanks for letting us come over!” Thunder Storm says, waving with a hoof as he flies off
>She nods, waving back. “Uh huh! Thanks for coming over!”
>”Yes, that was a lot of fun,” Typhoon Wind says, trotting past Sonic Boom, giving her a brohoof before flying off after Thunder Storm
>”Heh, yeah, last night was awesome!” Flash Kick says, floating by, scared to look Sonic Boom in the face after the game last night
>She grins and leans forward, placing a kiss on his cheek as he floats out, causing him to blush like mad and speed off after the other two colts
>Streaking Comet smiles and brohoofs Sonic Boom before leaving as well, something in his mouth
>Think nothing of it
>Ivy Whisper trots up to Sonic Boom and hugs her. “Listen, sorry about last night…”
>”Ah, don’t worry about it, it’s just a game after all, not like it meant anything,” she giggles
>”Oh, alright…” Ivy smiles, floating off in a different direction than the other colts
>”That was so much fun!” she exclaims, bouncing up into your arms, “Can we do it again sometime?”
“Heh, sure!”
>She beams widely, before flying off
>You walk into the kitchen to get a snack later
>Realize that colt left with your last box of chocolate
>Fucking crazy colts
>Today’s the day Rainbow Dash is gonna meet with Ingirun and talk about her bullying problem
>Hopefully all goes well
>You kneel down next to Sonic Boom
“Hey, your Mom is going to talk with Ingirun today about how she’s been treating you lately, okay?”
>Sonic Boom looks up at you with wide eyes. “R-really?”
“Yep. We talked with her parents and they don’t like what she’s been doing either.”
>”But then… why don’t they do anything?” she asks, confused
“Well, your Mom is a very famous flier, Sonic Boom.”
>”Yup! She did the Sonic Rainboom!” she exclaims
“Wha-? Who told you that story?”
>”Ivy did! Her parents were there when Mom did it!” she exclaims, smiling happily
>Well well, that’s interesting
“Well, turns out Ingirun looks up to Mom for it. We’re hoping she listens to what Mom has to say.”
>Sonic Boom snickers a bit. “I kinda wish I could watch it; I wanna see her face when she knows who she’s been messing with,” she says, grinning up at you

>At Cloudsdale in the afternoon
>”Where’re we going, Dad?” Ingirun groans, floating alongside the larger gryphon
>”Someone who wants to have a word with you about your behavior,” Grasdagg says, turning a corner
>Suddenly, a blue pegasus comes into view
>…With a rainbow mane
>Ingirun’s eyes widen when she realizes who she’s staring at. “R-Rainbow Dash?!”
>Rainbow lands on the cloud under her, and sits looking at the young gryphon
>”Rainbow Dash?! W-What’s she doing here?” Ingirun asks, looking up at Grasdagg
>”I’m here to talk to you about your behavior towards MY daughter,” Rainbow says, her tone a bit fierce
>Ingirun’s jaw drops. “B-but…”
>”No butts about it, Ingirun. What made you think you could continue what you were doing, huh?”
>”I… I just…” Ingirun mutters, her head lowering
>”Let me tell you a story, Ingirun. There was a friend of mine a long time ago named Fluttershy, who was getting picked on during flight camp by two pegasi, just like what you’re doing to Sonic Boom now,” she says. “She was so hurt by it that I raced against the two pegasi to defend her. Is that what you want to happen? Is that why you’re picking on my daughter?”
>”I… I didn’t know…”
>”That doesn’t make a difference, Ingirun. No matter who it is, bullying someone to make yourself feel bigger than them is wrong. That makes you no better than those two pegasi that were picking on Fluttershy, one of my best friends, all those years ago,” Rainbow says, leaning down to the gryphon’s level. “Now, what do you have to say?”
>”I’m… I’m so sorry…” Ingirun mutters, sniffling a bit. “I had no idea you were her mom, you have no idea how much I look up to you…”
>Rainbow smiles; at least she was getting somewhere. “Now, what’re you going to do next?”
>Ingirun looks up to Rainbow. “I guess… I guess I should go apologize to her and those friends of hers…”
>”Now that sounds like the perfect way to start,” she says, standing up. “So I can expect not to hear about you bullying my daughter after this?”
>Ingirun nods, hopping into the air. “Heh, if I’d known you were her mom sooner, I would’ve never even started!”
>Well, not quite the best outcome, but hey, better than nothing, right?
>”Shouldn’t ever start in the first place, to anyone,” Rainbow says, looking at the young gryphon before taking off into the air. “Besides, why start bullying someone in the first place?”
>”I don’t know, it just sort of happens,” Ingirun says, shrugging before taking off after the blue pegasus
>They fly around for a bit, talking about how the school is, and even have a small race
>Grasdagg smiles; it looks like it finally worked, his daughter won’t be bullying anyone anymore
>The two of them land finally after about ten minutes
>”Wow, that was so much fun!” Ingirun smiles up at Rainbow. “Think we can do that again sometime?”
>”Sure, kid,” Rainbow grins, holding up a hoof
>Ingirun bumps it with her talon, before taking off with her father
>”That went a lot smoother than I expected it to be,” Rainbow says, taking back off towards the house
>Perhaps… ‘too’ smoothly?
>Have months pass, not a peep from the flight school of Ingirun’s bullying
>She seems to have become friendlier now
>Even had her and her parents over to visit a couple times
>The big race is coming up tomorrow, one giant race on the large course that spans the entire school
>All of the flyers are going to be graded on their performance, and even a few Wonderbolts will be overlooking the race
>”Are ya gonna watch me, Dad?” Sonic Boom grins happily up at you. “I’ve been training reeeaally hard!”
>You smile and nod
“Yep, I’m coming up there to watch you race too; Twilight said she’d have a spell for me ready to be able to walk on the clouds up there.”
>”Yay! Dad’s coming to watch!” she exclaims, flying over to hug Rainbow
>”Yep, he’s gonna be right there with me, watching the entire thing,” she says, hugging Sonic Boom back
>”I can’t wait!” she exclaims, flying around happily in the air
>You’re actually just as excited as she is
>Later that night
>Rainbow turns to you while in bed. “Hey Anon, you still awake?”
“Yeah… what is it?”
>You turn to face her
>”I’m excited, but I’ve got a bad feeling about this race tomorrow,” she says. “That’s the same course that I raced against those two pegasi in all those years ago; the same one where I did my first Sonic Rainboom…”
“What’re you worried about, then?”
>”That course goes right over Ponyville, and by extension, the Everfree Forest. What if something goes wrong?” she asks, nuzzling tightly to you
“Nothing’s going to happen, Rainbow. You know that they have people watching the entire course.”
>She curls up in a ball in your arms, hugging as tightly as she can to you
>”Kiss for good luck?” she asks, smiling up at you
>You smile and lean your head to hers, locking your lips together in a gentle, loving kiss, cradling her head in your hands, before pressing your foreheads together
“Night, Rainbow.”
>”G’night, Anon,” she says, looking into your eyes and smiling before closing hers, falling into sleep once again
>The grip of slumber eventually takes you as well; you’re going to need all the rest you can get for the excitement awaiting you tomorrow
>Be the next day
>Twilight has cast the spell on you, and Rainbow is carrying you by your underarms up to Cloudsdale
>You’re still surprised how strong her wings are
>She lowers you down onto the cloud
>The moving surface is a bit weird to get used to, but eventually you start to get a feel for walking on it
>Kind of like walking on a water bed almost
>Sonic Boom flies over to you. “Yay Dad, you made it!” she exclaims, flying happily around you. “You ready to watch me kick some butt?” she asks, grinning proudly, striking a heroic pose
>Yep, she’s just like a younger version of her mom
>”I’ma be the third race; be sure to watch me!” she exclaims, grinning at you before flying away
>Rainbow smiles at you, before picking you up again and flying over to the cloud she staked out for the two of you, where you can oversee the entire race
>”Man, this takes me back,” Rainbow smiles, setting you down on the cloud and sitting next to you, nuzzling into your shoulder. “Feels like it was just yesterday I was racing on this course.”
>You smile at her, and drape your arm around her, hugging her close
“Well, now we get to watch Sonic Boom do the same thing.”

>The first two races go fairly quick, Typhoon Wind beating Streaking Comet and Flash Kick beating Ivy Whisper
>Finally, the third race comes around
>”Alright, next up, we have Sonic Boom!” the announcer calls out, “And her opponent, Ingirun!”
>Both you and Rainbow look at each other, and then quickly back to the starting line
>Suddenly, you have a bad feeling in your gut
>”You ready to eat my dust, Ingirun?” Sonic Boom looks to the gryphon, a confident grin on her face
>”Heh. We’ll see who’s eating whose dust when I’m at the finish line and you’re still in the middle,” Ingirun grins back, digging her claws into the cloud under her
>”You’re on!” Sonic Boom exclaims, flaring her wings out as the countdown starts
>”5… 4… 3… 2… 1…”
>”GO!”
>A buzzer sounds, and both Ingirun and Sonic Boom start down the course
>It looks like the entire course is comprised of clouds in the shape of rings that they’re supposed to move through
>Interesting, kind of reminds you of a certain game you used to play back home
>…Starfox. Yeah, that’s it.
>Back to the race, the two of them are still neck and neck with each other, neither one seeming to gain ground on the other
>A sharp turn coming up, both of them pass successfully
>Well, looks like Ingirun’s finally going to be flying this one fair
>There’s two more sharp turns and then the finish line
>It looks like Sonic Boom is slowly starting to gain more and more distance
>She’s in the lead!
>You’re cheering like a madman, you nearly fall off of the cloud yourself
>The second turn, she pulls ahead even further!
>Looks like Rainbow’s practice with her on the sharp turns outside in the yard helped out after all!
>Last turn, coming up, and…
>Wait a minute, what’s going on?
>Ingirun just soared past her and made the turn, heading straight for the finish line
>Sonic Boom’s… slowing down?
>Oh no, did she expend herself too much on that last push?
>She’s crashing down, right into the forest below
>A brown pony quickly rushes to her aid, but can’t stop her descent
>They both go crashing down into the depths of the Everfree Forest
>You and Rainbow are stunned at what happened, it’s still all registering
>…What could have happened?