A Cutie Mark for Silversky (Rusty) [Dead]

[dragon6678]

Poor Singularity was getting restless, Silversky could tell. Singularity, unlike Silversky, hated to walk anywhere. Silversky had seen her friend fly a distance of less than a foot rather than walk it. And without the use of one wing, Singularity seemed incredibly pitiful and sad. That was why they were there, actually. Silversky had hoped taking her friend for a trip might cheer her up. But no such luck. They stood in the middle of the dusty desert town, and while Silversky gazed at the new sights, Singularity stared at the sky as if wishing she was viewing everything from above.
Silversky looked around. She needed something to take her friend's mind off the sky. She noticed Singularity fluttering her broken wing feebly, and if trying to take off. This was one of her worst habits. She'd already rebroken her wing twice and it looked like she was fixing to do it again.
Silversky thought back to the accident and cringed with guilt at her part in the mess. It was her fault, really. Poor Singularity had been trying to teach Silversky to fly- a hopeless prospect, it seemed. Sure, she'd flown from a sandbar out in the ocean back to shore with the help of a nice pony named Honey Dust once, but it had been very difficult. Actually, she'd almost managed to fall out of the sky and go splat once- it was thanks to Honey Dust she hadn't. Teaching Silversky to fly without hurting herself or others seemed to be a hopeless proposition. Singularity had been teaching Silversky to fly when Silversky had fallen out the the air and landed on Singularity, knocking her over and crushing her wing. Silversky felt awful for her part in the proceedings and now she just had to take her friend's mind off her condition.
Her gaze landed on a rocky outcropping. Singularity wanted a bird's eye view, and she'd get one. "Hey, Singularity! Let's climb up there." Silversky didn't wait for an answer, just took off galloping. Thankfully Singularity followed and they reached the outcropping together.
But it was getting very windy. A fine mist of rain was falling and quickly it turned into something other than a fine mist. It was pouring down. Lightning boomed. "Silversky," Singularity called, "this might not be the greatest place to be in a thunderstorm!"
Silversky nodded and turned for the path, but almost got blown over. She looked at the rocky path and knew there was no way. "We can't get down! The wind's too strong! The best we can do is stay up here and hope we don't get struck by lightning! I'm sure the weather ponies will clear this up!"
Singularity looked her friend right in the eye. "Silversky. They don't have weather ponies here."

Sorry this took so long, Rusty! I honestly forgot about this.

[Rusty]

This was one really interesting trip to say the least. When Rusty was invited by his aunt to Appleloosa he wasn't sure if he wanted to go in the first place. Honey was too busy to go with him and Rusty was a little afraid to go on his own. But since he didn't see his aunt for years it was as good reason as any to travel. And so he sat on the train and waked up in Appleloosa. Easy as lying. It was just for a few days, but Rusty had a blast so far. Well until his aunt's friends arrived. Rusty couldn't withstand cheek pinching of that magnitude! And so at the first opportunity he excused himself and went out. He was just wandering around 'till the weather got really bad. Even then he was thinking if it is better to face the weather or his aunt's coven. Niether was quite appealing choice. After a long time he chose to get back so he spread his wings and tried to fly back. It was good idea. The result wasn't good. Stron gust of wind took him, he was no match for that kind of power. The best thing he was able to do was to control his fall. He nearly hit two fillies, that were wandering around in the storm, missing them by a skin of his pants (well if he wore pants anyway). "Eh...hehe sorry for that..." he said when he finally get on his hooves again. He finally got the dost from his eyes and saw who he nearly hit. It was kinda funny because those 2 looked pretty close to his friends Silversky and Singularity. Their resemblence was really stunning.

[dragon6678]

Silversky was shocked. No weather ponies? She was positive Singularity was mistaken. Of course, Singularity was very smart, and she usually knew what she was talking about. But no weather ponies?! "What do all the pegasi do with their time?"
Singularity shook her head. "Honestly, Silversky, don't you ever read? Appleloosa has a super low pegasus population. It's mostly earth ponies out here."
Silversky couldn't believe it. Most of her family members were weather ponies, and they had always tried to teach her that being a weather pony was the only honorable profession for a pegasus. Of course, she didn't agree with this. She was more likely to work as a snake charmer than a weather pony. Seriously, she could barely fly. Her only talent was falling out of the skies (usually landing on unsuspecting passersby)- if only that was a job. Still, no weather ponies? At all? And no pegasi? "But then how to they regulate their weather? What do they do when this happens?" She indicated the vicious storm swirling around them.
Singularity laughed. "Silversky, really. What do you think they do? They stay indoors! Honestly. Have you ever been outside a city?" They both had to yell now, to be heard over the wind.
Suddenly, something whistled past them and it wasn't a guest of wind. It was a pegasus! Silversky turned and squinted at it, trying to see through the rain that blurred her vision. The pegasus was clearly a colt, about the same size as Silversky, but a little wider. He was grey, with bright red mane and tail. Wait a minute, she knew this guy! He looked just like Rusty, Honey Dust's... cousin, she thought, although she couldn't exactly remember how they were related. He said something she didn't quite catch, but she heard his voice., "Rusty?" She called, as loud as she could, hoping her words carried over the storm

[Rusty]

I tried to spread my wings, but I felt pain. Perhaps I landed a litle to harshly.This usually didn't happen to me. It was not broken, but it hurt. Well good thing that I didn't plan to fly anytime soon. The weather was getting worse and worse and I hardly heard a thing. "Huh? Uh? What?" I blank trying to get the sand from my eyes. "Silversky?! Singularity?! Are you... you know... you?" I was clearly shocked. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" I yelled trying to be heard over the stupid sandstorm. To be honest, this was the last place I would imagine I've met my friends. After all if there was such place as nothing I was now in the middle of it. Too bad my cousin wasn't here. After all he was weather pony, he could do something about this horrible weather. This deffinitely wasn't good time for being outside, it would be wise to hide somewhere. I just proved how dangerous it could be. My wing was quite a good proof. "AND WHY ARE YOU OUTSIDE IN THIS WEATHER? IS THAT A GOOD IDEA?" I yelled again. I had trouble hearing myself so I was really not sure if they heard me. But, then again staying outside in this weather could make some really interesting stories later. Not many epic stories started with "it was really nice weather outside with sun shining and not a single cloud in the skies". This was much more appropriete for some epic adventure

[dragon6678]

Silversky could hear that Rusty was talking, but she couldn't decipher what his words were over the rain. Singularity, though, was standing a little closer. She cocked her head and lifted her ear to hear better. She got some rain in her ear for her efforts but she heard most of what Rusty had to say. "I BROKE MY WING AND SO SILVERSKY DECIDED A VACATION MIGHT CHEER ME UP!!" She yelled, not sure her words had carried over the rain but nearly positive they had. It seemed that Rusty had not heard when Silversky yelled to him, which really wasn't surprising. Silversky had a very quiet voice that didn't carry very well.
Singularity answered, " BEING UP HERE WAS SILVERSKY'S IDEA!!" As if that answered the question. Silversky whispered to her friend, "are you sure there aren't any weather ponies?" Singularity knew the odds were low of there even being another pegasus within a thousand miles. "Sorry, Silver, but you might well be the only pegasus who can fly for miles around!" Silversky blinked. "But what about Rusty?" Singularity laughed. "Unobservant as always. Can't you see the way he's holding his wing? No, Silversky, if you want a pegasus to clear up this weather, that pegasus will have to be you.

[Rusty]

Rusty himself had some trouble understanding what Singularity was saying. "WHAT?! DID YOU JUST SAID THAT THIS WAS SUPPOSE TO BE VACATION?!" he have quite the trouble believing that this was the vacation they would choose. "I MEAN THAT IS SOME HARDCORE VACATION!" he added. But than again he was here on something like vacation and this weather wasn't soemthing he would choose.
"WELL I AM HERE TO VISIT MY AUNT, BUT SHE HAVE HER FRIENDS OVER AND... I COULDN'T STAND THAT. BUT THIS WEATHER IS AWFULL! I CAN'T EVEN FLY PROPERLY IN THIS WEATHER!" he added. He didn't hear, what those 2 were talking about, it was quite obvious with this crazy wind and rain and everything. "BUT I DON'T REALLY THINK WE SHOULD BE OUTSIDE IN THIS WEATHER, WE HAVE TO HIDE SOMEWHERE!" he yelled. But since he didn't see very well he didn't know how to get to his aunt's house. There were also plan B - trying to end this stupid weather, he was pretty certain, that he could still fly with his injured wing, but he wasn't all that sure, that he could fight this crazy weather. After all he wasn't used to fly in strong winds. Let's be honest, he was quite capable of crushing into ground even when the weather was nice and calm. "WHAT'S THE HOLDUP? YOU WAN'T TO GET SICK? BECAUSE IN THIS WEATHER IT IS PRETTY MUCH GUARANTED!" he asked, because they were still talking about something. I tried to move my wings but I felt pain. Well that wasn't good but at least I could move them, so there were no broken bones

[dragon6678]

Silversky could hear Rusty talking, but couldn't understand his words. "WHAT?!" She yelled. Singularity, who was standing next to Silversky, could barely hear her friend, so she doubted Rusty could. And as she had understood Rusty she answered him.
"I KNOW RIGHT? I THOUGHT THIS WAS A SILLY CHOICE FOR A VACATION TOO, BUT SHE NEVER LISTENS TO ME!" She listened again and then added, "WELL, I CAN'T FLY AT ALL. SO COUNT YOURSELF LUCKY!"
Just then, the lightning started. The lightning bolt had struck a tree about a hundred yards away. A loud, drawn out book followed. "HIDING IS A GREAT IDEA BUT WHERE WOULD WE GO? WE CAN'T HIDE IT THE TREES! WE'LL BE ELECTROCUTED!! AND WE CAN'T GET DOWN EITHER- THE PATH IS STEEP AND TWO OF US CAN'T FLY!!" She turned to her friend. "He's right, Silver. It's really dangerous to be out here right now, but there's no way to get down or any cover to take. It would sure be helpful if someone went up there and stopped the storm..."
Silversky gave her an anguished look. "Come on! I can barely fly. You think I can do it in this weather? And weren't we just talking about ways to get hit by lightning? Besides, I don't know how to be a weatherpony."
"You can do it, Silversky. It's in your blood. All your family have been weatherponies. I know you think that you can't fly, but you can. You have to stop this weather!"

[Rusty]

This was getting just ridicculous. This weather was no joke and being outside in this weather was pretty much certain way to get yourself hurt. Not to mention horribly sick. "OK, SO WHAT IS THE BATTLE PLAN? YOU WANT TO FIGHT THIS CRAZY WEATHER? MY COUSIN COULD DO THAT, BUT WITH INJURED WING I AM NOT EVEN SURE I COULD FLY IN A STRAIGHT LINE!" Rusty yelled. But if there was no other chance. He than came closer to Silversky. He catched glimpses of what they were talking about. He came even closer, because his throat hurt from all that insane yelling. "Let's try it! I will help you. My wing maybe hurt, but I am pretty sure I could be of some use! And my cousin is weatherpony, so I know something about weather. If we fight it together the weather is finished!" he said, but it was mostly moral support. He could fly, or at least he believed that, but he was not sure if his injured wing could keep him flying in this terrible weather. But there was no way he would leave Silversky to fight this weather on her own. That would be crazy and totally inconsidered. Rusty tried to move his wings again. The pain was still great, but the wings were moving. He was so not looking forward to fighting this, but what other chance he got? Those were his friends, he had to help them in any way he possibly could.

[dragon6678]

Silversky shivered in the cold rain. Singularity, catching the motion, said, "Silversky, this weather is really dangerous. Even if we survive the storm, we could get very sick. And there's also-" Lightning crackled to the earth again. The thunder reached them almost immediately because the bolt was so close. "-The lightning. We're standing at a high point in the area. If we don't move, or stop this weather, we will almost certainly be hit by lightning."
Silversky protested, "But Singularity, you know we can't move. It's too windy to safely walk down that tiny little cliff path, and I'm the only one who can fly."
Singularity nodded. "I know." She gave Silversky a meaningful look, and Silversky felt like she was missing the obvious.
Silversky had a sinking feeling she knew perfectly well what Singularity wanted. "You can't possibly want me to stop the storm. Singularity, I can barely fly."
"Silversky, you have to." Rusty offered to help and Singularity turned to him. "Alright, if you're sure you're up to it." Then she turned back to Silversky. "Come on, Silver! You can do it. Flying is kind of like swimming, but in the air. I mean, you use your wings as propulsion when you swim; I've seen you do it. Flying is almost just like that, but with more emphasis on the wings than the legs. I know you can do this, Silversky!"

[Oopsie Daisy]

Sorry to interrupt guys, but the posts here are WAY too short. The word count is 250 minimum, so keep that in mind for future posts, please.

[Rusty]

(Well I admit, I have one post here with 248 words here)

"I am not really sure, if presuring her into this is a good idea. But I believe we can do it together. It will be fun!" Rusty said while smiling. It will be dangerous, that was for sure, but than again Rusty really did like danger. Well... safe danger mostly. But perhaps this was little too dangerous. It was no game to be sure. "What do you say? We can try to fight this, or we can just run and find some shelter. There is no shame in that..." he was willing to take this on himself, but he felt bad about endangering his friends. There should be houses nearby, Rusty didn't see a thing around him, but that gust of wind should not be able to carry him that far from the town. But than again, he felt like there is something more going on. Silversky was apparently from the family of weatherponies. Singularity felt, like Silversky had some talents in this area, but she was not sure about this. Maybe this was more about rising her spirit. That was surely a noble goal, but this weather was probably not the best testing ground. But than again... Rusty spread his wings, though it was apparent from his face, that it hurt a lot. "I am going to give it a try... after all, what could possible go wrong? Should we do it together? Together we can do it, I am sure of it." he said. Maybe this was Silversky's place to shine, but everything goes better with friends to help you

[dragon6678]

(Sorry, I thought it was 150. I'll make sure to do 250 from now on!)

Singularity considered Rusty's remark about forcing Silversky into this. But, Singularity thought, there was no way Silversky would do something like this willingly. Still, she wanted her friend to learn to fly. And if she accomplished this thing, Silversky would be so much more confident. And that could help her in so many ways. Singularity knew that Silversky was perfectly capable of flying. The only thing stopping Silversky was her mind.
Silversky was thinking about the prospect of doing what Singularity suggested. She didn't really want to, but she figured her friend had a point about flying being in her blood. She came from a family of weatherponies. Her parents had been downright ashamed when their daughter showed no interest in the trade. Besides, hadn't Silversky been trying to learn to fly for a while? Her attempts had led her to fall out of trees and jump off cliffs! And she had managed to fly to shore when she swam too far out at Sunnyskies Resort. Honey Dust had helped her, but in the end Silversky had flown in to shore on her own power (mostly) and without incident (almost).
"We can do this!" She said, hoping she sounded more confident than she felt. In reality she was very nervous. She shuffled her feet slightly as she spread her wings. Beating her wings up and down, she was discouraged that she didn't take off. Singularity noticed the discouragement in her friend's face, and whispered, "Keep trying. Flap faster, and harder." Silversky followed Singularity's instructions and felt her hooves lifting off the ground.

[Rusty]

Rusty was worried about Silversky and Singularity. He felt like Silversky is being pressured into this, and it was always bad to be pressured into something. He got it... really. Singularity just tried to raise her self contience, but he was not sure if she was taking the right approach. Than again this way could be potentialy very effective, if done right. But was this the right weather to test that? Was it even safe? Rusty was pretty sure it wasn't safe. After all the shooting pain in his wings was clean reminder. But Silversky suprised him. She was not even willing to try it, but she was doing her best to sound confident. She didn't succeeded much in that, it was clear she was afraid, but then again one would have to be stupid not to be afraid! "Hey, Silversky, don't force it! You're pegasus, flying is in your blood. Just... do what feel natural. Close your eyes, forget about the storm... just concentrate on flying. I mean... if you could do this in this weather, you could do it pretty much all the time after that! And don't be afraid, if something weard happens I will be there to help." ha said with calm voice. "C'mon, we can do it together. Ok?" he smiled and took her leg. Then he started to flap his wings. First slowly, but than faster and faster. He ignored the pain. Than he was slowly leaving the ground, hoping, that he was not alone...