Foxytail smiles as she lands outside the Black Lightning bar. She smiles as the team goggles given to her just the night before hang from her neck as she heads inside, smiling as she sees her team mates, Flash and R sitting by the bar, enjoying drinks. "Hey guys! I've been practicing all day! Wow, I forgot how much I like flying... no wonder you guys have been doing this all your life..." She smiles, sitting next to Flash, pouring herself an Applejack as she sits down. Flash smiles at her. "The rush never really goes away, does it R?" He asks. R is looking around the bar, turning to him. "Oh? Aye, the rush... sorry, I was just thinking we should really improve the bar a little. It still seems so old and boring like how I found it..." R frowns. "What do you have in mind?" Flash asks. R thinks for a few moments. "I think we could give the place a fresh lick of paint, some new furniture... maybe even a renovation or two, ya?" He thinks. Foxytail's ears perk up. "Decorating? I can help with that!" She smiles, getting up. R nods and heads behind the bar, looking around bottles. He finds a note, bringing it up and looking at it. "Flash, when's our next show?" He asks. Flash looks up in thought. "Should be about a month from now?" He asks. R shakes his head. "Make that two days." He says, holding out the sheet of paper, a poster for a show of best flying teams in Manehatten. "Two days?" He asks, shocked. "Wow, really? That's a bit of a surprise... I really didn't think it'd be that soon." He says. Foxy looks at the poster. "Hey... it says the best teams in Equestria, right? Doesn't that mean... will the wonderbolts be there too?" She asks. Flash smiles and nods. "The best in Equestria... they're the ones with that title, right?" Flash asks. "For now, ya." R smirks confidently. "But we can become better than them. Hay, we're probably better than them already." Foxy blushes softly. "You both are... I'm nowhere near their level right now, or your level." She says. Flash smiles and nuzzles her softly. "Come on... let's head outside and practice a little, yeah?" He says. Foxy nods softly, R getting up and heading out with them, lifting into the air as soon as he heads outside. "Head on up and keep an eye on R." Flash says to Foxy, who nods and spreads her wings, flying up to the highest cloud she can find. Flash follows her up, landing next to her on the highest cloud. They notice R flying down at rapid speed. Foxy looks in awe as she can already see a cone forming around him. "No... already... he's..." Flash simply nudges her slightly. "Just watch." He says calmly, watching his team mate flying down rapidly. The air cone forms around him as he approaches mach speed. Foxy's jaw drops as he disappears in a blast of black flames, a deafening boom being heard as R levels out onto the ground. "A... a sonic boom?" Foxy whispers, stunned. Flash smiles and nods. "And you're going to do one too!" He smiles. Foxy looks at him in disbelief. "No... Really? You think I... really?" She asks. Flash nods. "Just follow me and stick close." He says, flying up into the air. Foxy adjusts her goggles and follows him up. When they get up into the air, Foxy looks to him. "Can... can I give you something to give me when I do this?" She asks him. He looks at her confused, but nods. Foxy turns in the air, pulling the band out of her tail, letting it flow freely as she gives the band to Flash. "Keep it... keep it for me if I don't do it... and give it back when I can do it, ok?" She asks. He takes it and puts it around his wrist. After a mutual nod, Flash starts his descent, Foxy following him down. His descent is rapid as he folds his wings into a point, allowing him to drop at the greatest speed. Foxy sees him falling faster than her, a gap forming between them. She looks at him, determined to impress him. She angles her wings, starting to barrel roll as she picks up speed, hooves out in front of her. The ground beneath her spins, forcing her to close her eyes. When she opens them, she's spinning much faster as she barely needs to move her wings anymore, focusing her eyes on the front of her hooves so she doesn't get dizzy. She can see the cone forming around Flash as he continues to speed up, though she's keeping a steady pace behind him due to being able to draft behind him. She sees the cone forming around herself slowly, her eyes fixed on Flash as she sees his cone closing quickly. She hears a deafening boom, black lightning flashing through the sky as Flash levels out, speeding away as Foxy gets a speed boost from the sudden drop in pressure, allowing her cone to rapidly close, Foxy's eardrums barely able to handle the double barrier booms. She closes her eyes and allows herself to level out on the ground, doing a loop in the air to return to her teammates, grinning happily. She doesn't realize the clouds she flew through after her boom have turned pink, or that her tail is sopping wet. R heads over with a friend, a purple unicorn with highlights. "Hey Sniper." she grins happily. "Did you see that? I did it... I did it! I did a sonic boom!" She grins. Twilight Sniper looks up and smiles. "So it was you who did that to the clouds?" She asks. Flash and R look up with Foxy, confused about the pink clouds. As captain of the weather patrol, Flash flies up and begins to jump on it, coaxing the rain out. Foxy flies under the cloud. She notices the raindrops are pink. She gasps and tastes the rain. Her eyes widen under her goggles, squealing as she flies up to Flash. "Strawberries!" She squeals, flying into Flash, pulling him under the clouds. "Taste it!" She smiles. Flash opens his mouth, tasting the rain, before looking shocked. "Strawberries?" He asks. Foxy grins. "I'll explain later..." She smiles as she flies down to the ground. Ponies start to gather with cups and bowls and buckets, all kinds of things to collect the strawberry rain as the group head back to R's bar, triumphantly. When they get there, they all sit down to talk when a stallion walks towards them, his dark brown coat and teal mane lit up brightly by the bars lights. His purple eyes look to R as Foxy notices his stein cutie mark and belt with a number of differently labelled flasks on it. He puts a large barrel down and smiles at the group. "Now after a deal I made with R yesterday, I've made a drink for all of you. It's called Black Lighting!" He smiles, pouring them all a glass to try out. "I was trying to make plum wine, but I ended up making this beauty instead! It's yours if you want it... its quite strong." He grins as Foxy takes a large swig, gulping it down. She tilts her head slightly, then hiccups and blushes. "Woops... a little... too fast..." She blushes softly as Flash chuckles, sipping his responsibly. Buckov smiles and pours more out to fuel the celebration. "So, you going to explain the strawberry rain?" Flash asks Foxy as they get a moment to themselves. Foxy smiles and nods. "My parents help to run a strawberry farm near Manehatten, where I'm from. My parents used to wash my mane and tail with a heavily strawberry based mixture. They did it so much that my tail sort of... well, is dyed in strawberry juices. I guess when I go mach speed and go through clouds, they absorb the strawberry...." She smiles. Flash looks away, thinking before smiling and standing up. "Ponies, we've been given a gift in the form of this bright young filly here. She's going to help our team become great... no, even greater than before!" Flash grins. Foxy blushes, lying down, dozing to one side slightly, where Flash was. Flash smiles and nuzzles her softly. "Come on... you're coming home with me. It wouldn't be right sending you back home in this state." He smiles, helping her up. She smiles, using her wings so she doesn't have to walk. They head outside, the fresh air pouring into her lungs, giving her a fresh burst of energy. She smiles and turns to Flash. "Race you there!" She grins, ready to pounce. Flash chuckles. "OK... follow me." He says, taking off at a fair pace. Foxy passes him, grinning, though it's not for long as Flash flies next to her, grinning and leading the way. Soon they're at Flash's cloud, Flash leading her in. "Ok... want me to sho-" Flash stops when he sees her, curled up softly in the clouded floor, asleep. The drinking and the flying must have really taken it out of her. Flash simply smiles, picking the filly up and taking her to his room, laying her on the bed before getting inside himself, lying to sleep for that night. The sun shines through the window, causing Flash to stir in the bed. He nuzzles Foxy awake, smiling. Foxy groans softly, her vision blocked by her mane. Flash brushes it aside, allowing her to see him. She looks at him, then around, seeing the room, the bed. Her eyes shut tight, trying to remember the night before... the drinks... celebration... Flash invited her over... her eyes snap open, gasping as she looks at him. "We.... we didn't..." She asks softly. Flash laughs and shakes his head. "Oh no, we didn't. You fell asleep when we walked in." He smiles. "I just brought you to the bed. I couldn't leave you sleeping on the floor." He smiles. Foxy blushes and smiles, nuzzling him softly. "Thank you... I'm going to go wash up a little, if that's ok." She asks. He nods, letting her go to the bathroom to clean up. Half an hour later, they're both stepping out of Flash's home. "So, today we're training hard for the show. We're heading to R's place to meet up. You coming?" He asks. She nods, smiling as they both head out. However, when they get there, they find the bar is closed, locked. Zephyr is standing outside. "Hey you two. R's got the place locked. I don't think he's up." Zephyr says. Flash gasps. "Seriously? At this time? What is he doing?" Flash asks. "Twilight Sniper, apparently." Zephyr smirks. Flash and Foxy tilts their heads, and then Flash shakes his while Foxy giggles softly. "So, we getting this training started?" Zephyr asks. Flash nods, looking to Foxy. "You can take R's place. Learn what being part of the lead is like." He smiles. Foxy is stunned. "You think I can do that?" She asks. Flash shrugs. "You're not ready to be lead yet, but this should teach you what it's like." He smiles. They head out to the training area, landing on a cloud. Flash explains the choreography when suddenly they hear a scream. Flash looks up and finds a unicorn flying from the sky. Flash rushes up and catching him. "How did you get up there?" Flash asks. "Oh... I'm Okey. I just wanted to watch..." Okey says, blushing softly. Flash smiles. "Just stay on the ground, ok?" He says. Okey nods. "Can I take pictures?" He asks. Flash considers this for a few moments, then nods. Okey smiles, getting set on the ground. He stays on the ground as the day is spent practicing. At the end of the training session, Flash thinks it best for Foxy to practice her sonic boom. Flash gathers a cloud to be the end point. Foxy flies into the sky and sits in a cloud, preparing herself. Flash hovers under the cloud, waiting for her. Foxy starts the descent, pushing her wings as hard as they can go. The cone forms around her. She tilts her wings, starting to spiral as she approaches mach speed. A deafening boom occurs as she speeds through the cloud, it turning pink and opening up into a shower of strawberry rain. Flash smiles as Foxy does a loop, returning to Flash under the rainfall as both of their manes and tails become drenched in strawberry flavoured water. "Alright Zephyr... I think we're done here." Flash calls out. Zephyr smiles and nods. "See you tomorrow then!" He calls out as he flies back home. Flash smiles softly at Foxy. "Look.... I've got you all wet.... why don't I take you home so you can use my bath." Foxy suggests. "It's close to here, near the library." "Alright then." Flash smiles. "Lead the way." Foxy grins, turning around away from the cloud, flying to the large tree in the middle of ponyville and landing at a nearby house. "Here we are." She smiles, opening the door for him, leading the way inside. Her house is a mess of paper, quills and books. Flash whistles, smiling. "Sorry about the mess..." Foxy blushes, heading directly to the bathroom. She turns on the water, jumping a little when she sees Flash right behind her. "Oh... um... I'll leave you to take your bath then...." She blushes softly. He smiles gently, moving forward to nuzzle her. "You don't have to go... you could stay." He suggests. She blushes softly. "You... you could join me... you're wet too..." He asks. She blushes even harder. She looks at the bath and nods gently. She didn't know what to think... what to feel.... she smiles as she watches the pegasus turn off the water. "You coming in?" He asks. "....yeah."
