Dishonorable

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I've decided to take a crack at my first My Little Pony Story. I really hope you guys enjoy and please excuse any errors. I've watched every episode of the show (thank you Netflix streaming!), but there's still so much I have yet to discover. Please review!

Soarin groaned as he attempted to open his eyes from a rough nights sleep. Celestia's morning sun however, had other plans. The pegasus had to cover his eyes with his right front hoof in order to help his eyes adjust to the morning. It also didn't help that Spitfire was banging loudly on his door. "Come on Soarin!" Spitfire yelled as she knocked hard on the door, "Fleetfoot and I are tired of waiting for you to get up in the mornings!" She angrily yelled. Not getting enough sleep gave Soarin a pounding headache which was multiplied by Spitfire's actions.

"Cool your jets Spit!" Soarin called out as he stood up from his bed, "I'll be out in two," he added before something fell off his bed with a clatter. What in the world? Soarin questioned as he stared at the small and white bottle on the floor. He craned his neck down and picked up the bottle with his teeth before setting it on his nightstand. Before he could read the label, his door burst open to reveal an angry and impatient Wonderbolt Captain. Spitfire took off her sunglasses and gritted her teeth at her comrade. Soarin jumped when Spitfire burst through his door, forcing him to salute her and leave the bottle in plain sight.

"Anytime now you lazy pony," Spitfire scolded before she noticed the bottle, "up late snacking on apple pies again? You're going to get hooked on these sleeping pills kid," Spitfire warned, "and we can't have a drugee on our team, got that?" Spitfire leaned close to Soarin's face. The light blue pegasus gulped while Spitfire threw the bottle across the room. "Soarin, do you still want to be a Wonderbolt?" Spitfire began to pace back and forth, her hoofs clacking against the tile floor.

"Yes Ma'am!" Soarin bellowed out. Spitfire's eyes narrowed while pacing, never taking her gaze off Soarin's eyes.

"Then you have to get back to the program and start getting up at the same time as Fleetfoot and myself or else we'll get somepony from the reserves to take your place, got it?" She jabbed his chest. Soarin's pupils shrunk to the size of pebbles. Being a Wonderbolt was the only thing Soarin knew, having trained for it since he was just a foal. If he lost this, his career, then he would be lost.

"Understood Spit," Soarin said in an apologetic tone. Spitfire rolled her eyes and slid her sunglasses back over her eyes. She began to trot out before turning back to her longtime friend.

"You've got 45 seconds to get your uniform on and meet us at the-" Spitfire said before cutting herself off. Her gaze fell upon the lone white pill bottle that had rolled near the door. However, as the Captain took a closer look at said bottle, she noticed the label peeling off. Curiosity took over the orange and red haired Pegasus as she bit onto the peeling label and ripped the whole thing off the plastic container. Her mouth fell open and her sunglasses fell to the floor as she read the label underneath the faux label.

"Something the matter Cap?" Soarin questioned while putting on his goggles.

"What, is, the MEANING OF THIS!?" Spitfire screamed as loudly as she could, knocking the poor Soarin onto his back. The pegasus rubbed his head before attempting to stand up, but was stopped when Spitfire launched towards him and pinned him to the ground. "Read this label now," Spitfire ordered while holding the bottle in her hoof. Soarin rolled his eyes and chuckled.

"Yeah, so I bought the cheaper brand of sleeping aids, what's the problem Spit?" Soarin chuckled. Spitfire's gaze grew angrier as she then shoved the whole bottle in Soarin's face.

"READ IT!" She demanded. Not wanting to make his strict captain even angrier, Soarin decided to play along.

"It says: Performance Enhancing... STEROIDS!?" Soarin shouted. Spitfire grabbed the collar of Soarin's uniform. "N-No, I didn't-" Soarin tried to plead his case, but Spitfire didn't listen.

"You're coming with me, you disgrace," Spitfire growled.

(PonyVille. With Rainbow Dash two hours later)

Rainbow Dash spread her wings out and stretched them as she bent down on her cloud. "Ready to time me Tank?" The Cyan Pegasus asked her pet tortoise. Tank just stood there and blinked a few times, a stopwatch was sitting atop his head. "Good, now get ready for a new record," Rainbow bragged and started to flap her wings. Her right hoof lowered her Wonderbolt goggles. Tank lifted his head up and hit the start button on one of the blades of his helicopter suit. Rainbow took off at such fast pace, the Cloud dissipated until it was as small as Tank. The Tortoise had grabbed onto Rainbow's tail with his teeth before she took off, giving him a great seat for a ride.

"Go Rainbow!" Scootaloo shouted while racing on her scooter. A long rainbow trail blazed through PonyVille as The Pegasus screamed through the sky. Weaving in and around buildings, Rainbow Dash kicked herself into high gear as her goal to getting to Sweet Apple Acres was growing closer and closer.

"Are you doing okay back there Tank?" Rainbow called. She looked back to see Tank still holding on with the stopwatch still adorning his head. "Good job!" She complimented. Rainbow turned her attention to the big red barn she was approaching. Her eyes darted down to see Big Mac, Applejack and Applebloom all doing their morning chores on the ground. "Hehe, I got an idea," Rainbow grinned evilly as she began to descend. On the ground, Applejack and Applebloom were busy collecting rotten apples for their pigs while Big Mac was hauling huge barrels of apples onto carts to take into town and sell.

"Big Mac, you sure you got this?" Applejack questioned. The red stallion lowered another barrel onto his cart and wiped the sweat from his forehead to take a breather.

"Eeyup," he replied and went back to work. Applejack smiled and turned around back to her little sister.

"Okay, but if you do need help, Ah'm gonna be helping Applebloom," She called back. Before the orange mare could resume her chores, Applebloom's face froze in fear as she saw what was looming behind her sister.

"Oh no, not again!" Applebloom cried out and dove below the chicken coop. Curious, Applejack raised an eyebrow and started to turn around.

"Now Applebloom, what has gotten into you?" She asked her little sis. Just as she got fully turned around, Applejack hit the dirt as a Cyan and rainbow colored blur screamed passed her. "RAINBOW!" The cowgirl hat wearing mare shook her hoof at the pegasus.

"Haha!" Rainbow giggled as the gust of air behind her ripped some leaves and apples from their trees, bombarding poor Applejack. Rainbow Dash came to a halt on the dirt with Tank still dangling from her tail. "New record, aw yeah!" Rainbow pumped her hoof. Applejack was not amused and huffed her way over to her friend.

"Rainbow, how many times to I have to tell you to not do a flyby that close to the ground here? You could've hurt me or more importantly: Applebloom!" Applejack scolded. The goggles came off of Rainbow's face as she grinned just to tick off her southern friend.

"I don't see anypony hurt," Rainbow stuck out her tongue, "the only thing that's broken here is my old record!" She complimented herself. Applejack rolled her green eyes and shook her head.

"Just because you're in the reserves doesn't mean you should try to hurt yourself Rainbow," Applejack advised, "you should train, but train within your limits and not injure yourself right out of what you've worked your whole life for!" Applejack raised her voice.

"Yeah whatever Applejack, no guts, no glory, I wouldn't be surprised if Spitfire made me a Wonderbolt by tonight!" Rainbow joked. Just then, a lavender burst of magic erupted in front of the two mares, scaring them.

"Guys, this is big!" Princess Twilight Sparkle exclaimed as Spike picked himself up off the dirt. Applebloom crawled out from under the chicken coop and joined with her big sister.

"What in tarnation Twilight?" Applejack demanded as she dusted off her lucky hat. "Is there an emergency?" She pressed. Twilight caught her breath before explaining what was going on.

"Sort of, but this involves Rainbow Dash more than any of us," Twilight replied. Rainbow's face froze when Twilight said her name.

"What's going on Twi?" Rainbow asked. Before Twilight could say anything, Spike interrupted.

"Soarin is out of the Wonderbolts!" Spike exclaimed, causing Twilight to glare at her dragon assistant. Rainbow's jaw hit the ground while she soaked in the information. Everypony present stared at her, awaiting a response.

"What happened?!" Rainbow shouted loudly.

(Five minutes later)

"Spitfire and Fleetfoot have called for press conference in Cloudsdale at Noon at the Wonderbolts Academy," Twilight explained to the rest of the Mane Six at the Library.

"So you have no idea what happened to Soarin?" Rainbow nervously chewed on her hoof. Twilight sighed as she paced back and forth in front of Rainbow.

"Rainbow, you've asked me that questioned five times in the last five minutes, all I know is that Spitfire announced that Soarin is out of the Wonderbolts and the press conference will explain why," Twilight was beginning to lose her patience.

"Ooh! Maybe Soarin cheated on the Wonderbolts and was seeing the Shadowbolts!" Pinkie waved her hoof around.

"Pinkie," Twilight said calmly.

"No, no, no, maybe Soarin's a super secret agent whose mission is to gain the Wonderbolts' trust and then secretly take them over!" Pinkie offered.

"Pinkie," Twilight said again, growing agitated.

"Or maybe, just maaaaaayyyybeeeee, Soarin was just using the Wonderbolts this whole time to steal their moves and start his own squadron: The Soarin Clouds!" Pinkie grabbed Rainbow by the neck and waved her hoof around.

"Gah!" Rainbow exclaimed, shaking Pinkie off of her.

"PINKIE!" Twilight screamed, finally getting the Pink Party Pony's attention.

"Yes Twilight?" Pinkie asked calmly.

"We don't know yet! And Rainbow knows Soarin' well enough that he wouldn't do something stupid like that," Twilight attempted to reassure her Cyan friend. Spike began to rub his chin in his claws.

"I don't know, Soarin' could just be playing dumb to steal the Wonderbolts' signature moves to sell to a rival flying squadron for the right price," Spike tried to support Pinkie's second theory. Rainbow's eyes narrowed and turned red as she lunged at the tiny dragon and pinned him on the floor.

"Soarin is not dumb!" She screamed at Spike before letting him up off the floor. Spike glared at Rainbow while dusting himself off.

"Jeez, it was just a theory Rainbow, what do you have a crush on him or something?" Spike stuck out his serpent tongue. Rainbow's cheeks turned red as she turned away from her friends.

"Come now Spike," Rarity patted Rainbow's shoulder, "we shouldn't mock our friends for their crushes, we should feel happy and proud for them," the white mare smiled at Rainbow Dash.

"Uh, um, maybe Soarin' injured himself during training and he can't fly anymore?" Fluttershy softly spoke up from the background. Rainbow's blush disappeared as the new thought crossed her mind.

"I don't want to think about that!" She exclaimed and covered her eyes, "Twilight, this is eating me up, I have to know what happened!" Rainbow begged. Twilight looked up the clock of the new library and patted Rainbow Dash's head.

"Well, we have another half hour before we can arrive in Cloudsdale, why don't we just get some cupcakes from Sugar Cube Corner and relax for a little bit?" Twilight offered.

"Good thinkin' Twi," Applejack complimented, "Ah'm sure a quick snack will calm Rainbow's nerves," the orange pony helped a nervous Rainbow out the door.

"Oh and Twlight darling," Rarity started, "don't forget to cast that walking on clouds spell for Applejack, Pinkie, Spike and myself before we leave," the fashionista reminded the lavender Alicorn.

(Wonderbolts Academy, Cloudsdale)

The Mane Six plus Spike landed in their hot air balloon in Cloudsdale and were met with one of the largest crowds they had ever seen, almost rivaling that of the Equestria games. "Wow, it's like every Pegasus from here to Fillydelphia is here!" Pinkie commented while bouncing up and down. Bobbing and weaving through the huge crowd of fans, cadets and the press, the Mane Six and Spike arrived at the front of the crowd near the table where Spitfire, Soarin and Fleetfoot were sitting.

"Ah Princess Twilight, what a surprise," Spitfire called from the table. Twilight trotted forward and extended her hoof to the Captain, "I wish we were meeting under more pleasant circumstances Princess, but I am glad you brought Rainbow Dash," Spitfire sighed and took off her sunglasses.

"About that Captain Spitfire, what's happened to Soarin?" Twilight questioned after shaking hooves. Spitfire slowly shook her head from side to side, indicating that it was some extremely serious.

"That'll be explained in a few okay Princess, this is a very deep and personal matter that runs with us Pegasi," Captain Spitfire explained. Twilight bit her lower lip and nodded to Spitfire.

"Thank you Captain," Twilight saluted and turned back to all of her friends. "Okay, Spitfire told me that we'll have to wait for the press conference, but she said what Soarin did went against a deep and personal matter with Pegasi," Twilight reported, "do you two have any idea what it could be?" Twilight asked Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash. Before the pair could answer, an air horn went off, signaling the start of the press conference. Rainbow got as close to the table as she could and nervously started to chew on her hoof.

"Soarin looks dreadful, the poor dear," Rarity whispered to Applejack whom promptly shushed her. Everypony in the audience quieted down as they patiently awaited Spitfire to speak. The Captain took a drink of water from a glass and cleared her throat into the microphone placed in front of her.

"Good morning Ladies and Gentlecolts; welcome to the Wonderbolts Academy," Spitfire calmly began. "Now, I called this Press Conference today after discussing a terrifying and heartbreaking secret about our comrade Soarin," Spitfire continued and motioned over to the light blue Pegasus who was on the verge of tears. "I'm sure by now you have all heard the rumors that he is out of the Wonderbolts," Spitfire added.

"Is it true Captain!?" Thunderlane yelled from behind the Mane Six. Spitfire took a deep breath and sighed before replying.

"Yes, once this Press Conference has concluded, Soarin will no longer be with our Flying Squadron," Spitfire replied. Suddenly, there was a roar from the crowd of various ponies murmuring to one another and several reporters trying to ask further questions, but Spitfire blew her whistle to silence the crowd.

"What did he do?!" Somepony from the very back of the large crowd demanded. Spitfire's gaze looked back and forth from Soarin to the crowd, trying to gain the strength to reveal what her longtime friend had done.

"This morning, I discovered a pill bottle in Soarin's room where he told me it was just a bottle of sleeping pills, but upon further examination, I discovered it was actually a bottle of Performance Enhancing Steroids," Spitfire revealed. Rainbow's heart stopped on a dime. Her pupils shrunk so small they almost disappeared. This couldn't be happening, this was impossible. Soarin was a loyal Wonderbolt and faithful to the code of Pegasi using Steroids for only medical purposes from injuries.

"BOOOOOOO!" The crowd jeered at Soarin and began to throw rotten vegetables at the Pegasus. Spitfire began to blow on her whistle again to get everypony to silence themselves once again.

"Alright that's enough, he's gone through enough today," Spitfire scolded the crowd. "Now, this was not an easy to decision to make, but it was the right one, and now we have an empty spot that we need filled on our team ASAP," Spitfire delineated. She turned her head to Fleetfoot for further explanation.

"After much consideration between myself and Captain Spitfire, we have elected Soarin's replacement to be Wonderbolts Reserve Member, Rainbow Dash," Fleetfoot announced. The crowd fell more silent than before, taking in the new information. However, Rainbow Dash did not hear the announcement, for she was still in shock at the accusations against Soarin. The rest of the Mane Six were staring at their Cyan friend, waiting for her to say something.

"Do you have anything to say Rainbow Dash?" Spitfire questioned. Spike tapped Rainbow on her ear, bringing her back to reality. She shook her head and gulped at all the things stressing her out.

"Did you test Soarin to see if he actually took Steroids Ma'am?" Rainbow replied. Spitfire and Fleetfoot looked at each other while Soarin still fought back tears as rotten tomatoes dripped from his mane.

"Yes we did and it was a 100% match to Steroids," Spitfire retorded, "you are to report for duty at 0600 hours tomorrow morning, understand Rainbow Dash?" Spitfire ordered. Rainbow slowly shook her head in sadness. Spitfire turned to Soarin and ripped his Wonderbolt's medal from his uniform. He looked up at her sheepishly while Spitfire pointed out the path for him to leave. Soarin began to sadly trot away before he snapped and lunged for the microphone.

"I didn't take any steroids!" He screamed, causing everypony to jump at the sudden burst of noise, "I was framed! I would never jeopardize my only career like this!" He pleaded into the microphone.

"Security!" Spitfire shouted. Two security pegasi ripped Soarin away from the table and drug him outside the academy.

"Go home, you disgrace," one of the guards said. Soarin's eyes welled up with tears as he trotted as fast as he could before taking off for home where he wouldn't be judged.

"Well, congrats Dash, you're finally one of us," Fleetfoot congratulated Rainbow. Yet, Rainbow sighed and looked off in the direction of where Soarin flew away.

"Yeah, thanks, I'll see you tomorrow," Rainbow replied with her head down. Applejack wrapped her front legs around Rainbow Dash and hugged her tightly.

"Hey, you okay there Sugarcube?" Applejack questioned, "being a Wonderbolt meant everythin' to ya, why are you upset?" The orange mare pressed on. Rainbow broke away from the hug and sat down on the cloud.

"It's just that, Soarin and I are good friends. We hung out at the Gala, sort of, we danced at Cadence's and Shining Armor's wedding and we were in the hospital together at the Equestria Games tryouts," Rainbow explained.

"Yeah, but you were a faker pants trying to please everyone!" Pinkie butted in.

"What difference does it make?" Rainbow replied, "we shared the hospital room. I felt bad for the guy when his own team abandoned him just so they could win; from what we talked about, I can tell he would never do something like this. He loves flying with the Wonderbolts, and being away from them for just a few days crushed him. Do you have any idea what he'll be like now that he's kicked out?" Rainbow asked.

"We haven't the slightest clue darling, but it's terrible correct? He'll be a wreck?" Rarity guessed.

"Exactly, I need to go talk to him!" Rainbow attempted to take off, but was stopped by Twilight. "Hey, let me go!" Rainbow demanded. Twilight let go of Rainbow, but used her magic to stop freeze her in mid air.

"Rainbow listen to reason," Twilight instructed, "you need to give Soarin some time before you go talk to him okay? He needs time and space to calm down. He's too emotionally distressed right now to talk to somepony; I'm sure by tonight when Luna raises the moon, you can talk with your friend," Twilight ceased using her magic and let Rainbow fall onto the cloud. Rainbow fought back the tears hard and succeeded.

"Okay Twilight, you win," Rainbow said softly and dropped her head and wings down. Her wings drooped so low that they drug on the cloud.

"So, does this mean a 'Rainbow Dash Finally becomes a Wonderbolt Party' is out of the question?" Pinkie Pie piped up.

End Chapter 1

And we'll stop right here. I wanted to make this a one-shot, but it started to grow longer and longer and longer so I decided to split it up into two parts. Next time, Rainbow confronts Soarin. What do you guys think? Do you think Soarin is guilty or do you think he was truly framed? Please review. Constructive criticism is absolutely welcomed, just no flames please.