~One Last Party~

Whoosh! A cyan blue pegasus, Rainbow Dash, raced through the sky over a small town known as Ponyville. Her rainbow colored mane was pushed back by the wind as she flew at extreme speeds while dodging clouds.

"Ow!" Rainbow Dash shouted as she felt a sharp pain in her side. The pegasus slowed down and landed on a cloud. She had been getting these pains in her legs and sides ever since she decided to train for over four hours a day. Originally, Rainbow had hoped they would go away. But not only were they getting worse, they were interfering with her training.

Should I see a doctor? Rainbow Dash wondered. Nah. I won't have time to train if I do! I have to be the best flier in all Equestria. As the pegasus rested on the cloud, she felt a little proud. A little would be an understatement – she felt overly proud of herself. She was the Element of Loyalty, the best flier in Ponyville, the Iron Pony, and, as she liked to think to herself, a soon-to-be Wonderbolt.

Rainbow Dash's pink eyes rested on Sugarcube Corner, which was Ponyville's bakery and where Rainbow's best friend lived. The party! I almost forgot! Today was Rainbow Dash's birthday. Pinkie Pie was going to throw her a big party. She had invited everypony in Ponyville. Rainbow Dash smirked to herself and imitated Spitfire's voice. Spitfire was a Wonderbolt that Rainbow Dash admired very much.

"Well, you've had enough training for today. Not that you needed it, since you're the best flier." She raced down to Ponyville and carefully landed on the ground. Rainbow Dash pushed open the door to Sugarcube Corner with a smile.

"The birthday pony is here." She said.

Everypony shouted, "Happy Birthday!" As she walked in. Pinkie Pie jumped from behind a table.

"Surprise!" The pink pony bounced over to her friend with an excited smile. "Happy birthday! Were you surprised when I leaped up and shouted surprise because I hope so unless it startled you are you happy cuz this is an awesome party -"

A random pony nearby shoved a cupcake in Pinkie Pie's mouth. Pinkie ate the rest of the cupcake quickly but it left her face messy. "Those cupcakes are really good! You should have one Dashie." Pinkie Pie chirped. Rainbow Dash grabbed a napkin in her mouth and wiped the frosting of Pinkie Pie's face. While she was cleaning Pinkie's face, they accidentally rubbed noses. Rainbow Dash blushed with embarrassment.

Rainbow Dash found the nearest trash can and threw the napkin away. She laughed. "You're a messy eater, Pinkie Pie. Hey, have you seen the others?" The cyan pegasus asked.

Pinkie looked around, then shrugged. "They were here earlier. Oh, look, punch!" she shouted as she dived towards a bowl of red liquid. Ponies near there scattered and barely avoided being splashed. The cyan blue pegasus laughed. Pinkie Pie is so cute when she's happy! I don't know why, but she makes me feel awesome. The pink earth pony danced around in the punch, making a huge mess. Before Rainbow Dash could go over there and stop Pinkie, a beautiful white unicorn with a purple mane interrupted.

"Darling, I've been looking all over for you! I have a birthday present for you. I really think you should open it right away." Rainbow turned her head to the side.

"Really? Thanks!" she said.

If it's from Rarity, it's probably a dress. Couldn't she get me something COOL? She used her hooves to open the present. In the box was a beautiful outfit. It was made of white fabric that would turn into rainbow colors when exposed to light. The material was smooth and full of sparkle. But the very best part was that it was in the shape of a Wonderbolt's uniform.

"Isn't it gorgeous? I spent DAYS working on it!" Rarity exclaimed.

"Yeah, yeah, it's awesome alright," Rainbow murmured, too taken with it's awesomeness to give a real reply. The white unicorn had done her homework – the material was as aerodynamic as the Wonderbolt's uniform. It even came with a gold lead pony pin that had her name on it. The goggles were white.

"Rarity... Thank you. This is an amazing gift. I'll treasure it forever. And when I'm a Wonderbolt, I'll wear this. Thank you thank you thank you." Rainbow Dash said.

Rarity squealed. "You have NO idea how happy I am to hear you say that. Why don't you try it on?" the white unicorn insisted.

Rainbow Dash put the outfit on and Rainbow Dash nodded to a few ponies, who shut off the lights. Rarity turned a flashlight on and pointed it at Rainbow Dash. Everyone gasped. The white outfit turned rainbow and even reflected a little bit. Everyone started stomping their hooves.

Pinkie Pie bounced over when the lights were back on and everyone was calm.

"Dashie, you're as sparklerific and awesometastic as a rainbow!" She complimented. Rainbow Dash blushed. The attention was still on her, and ponies came to wish her happy birthday or give her gifts.

No one noticed a pony, a pegasus and a unicorn sneak into Sugarcube Corner. They went into a corner.

"What if this doesn't work?" A quiet, soft voice asked.

"It will, an' if it doesn't, there's the back-up plan." Another voice replied, this one with a farmer's accent.

"He should be here any minute. We can only hope he brought her. We can't fail. This will be the best gift ever!" the unicorn said.

The door to Sugarcube corner opened. Two pegasi in a yellow and blue uniform walked in.

Rainbow Dash gasped. "S-soarin' and-d S-spit-tfire?!" She stuttered. They must be here for sweets, or they got lost, not for me...the birthday pegasus realized. Spitfire smirked.

"The one and only. We're looking for a pegasus named Rainbow Dash." Spitfire said. "R-right here mam." Soarin' and Spitfire nodded.

"We were sent here by your friends Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy and Applejack." Soarin' said as he put a large box down in front of Rainbow.

Rainbow Dash opened it. Inside was a Guide to Flight by Spitfire that was autographed. There was a Wonderbolts uniform and a pass for all of their airshows. Her rainbow mane fell in her face as she cried tears of joy.

"This is the best birthday ever. Thank you all so much. Thank you Rarity for this amazing outfit. Thank you Pinkie Pie for this amazing party. Thank you everypony who came to this party to celebrate my birthday. Thank you Soarin' and Spitfire, for coming here." Fluttershy, Twilight and Applejack came out of the shadows.

Rainbow looked at them. "Thank you three for letting me meet my heroes again in such an awesome way." Rainbow Dash tried to hide her tears. All of her friends gathered around for a group hug. Pinkie looked straight into Rainbow Dash's eyes and when no one was looking, gave her a kiss.

Rainbow was a little surprised and a blush spread over her entire face. She likes me too? The pegasus had been trying to deny her feelings the whole time, but to be honest she really liked Pinkie Pie. They were best friends and she would die if something bad happened to Pinkie Pie. This is the best birthday.

"You don't have to cry, Dashie. After all -" Music suddenly turned on "- this is a party!" Everyone partied until the sun went down. There was music and games and cake and ice cream, like Pinkie's parties usually have. Everything was totally awesome.

Until Rainbow Dash passed out on the floor.