[knocking]
Order, order everypony!
I hereby call to order this meeting
of the Rainbow Dash Fan Club!
[excited chatter]
First order of business:
Let's celebrate the one and only Rainbow Dash!
Yay! She's amazing. Now if there's nothing else,
that concludes this meeting of the Rainbow Dash Fan Club.
Thank you all for coming. Any questions?
[undecided murmuring]
Huh?
Meeting adjourned!
[slam]
[knock knock]
I'd like to call to order the first ever meeting
of the newest and most exciting club...
of which I am the president, founding, and only member...
The Washouts Fan Club!
[horrified gasp]
♪ My little pony, my little pony ♪
♪ Aaaahhh ♪
♪ My little Pony ♪
♪ I used to wonder what friendship could be ♪
♪ My Little Pony ♪
♪ Until you all shared its magic with me. ♪
♪ Big adventure! ♪ ♪ Tons of fun ♪
♪ A beautiful heart! ♪ ♪ Faithful and strong! ♪
♪ Sharing kindness ♪ ♪ it's an easy feat ♪
♪ And magic makes it all complete! ♪
♪ To have my little pony ♪
♪ Do you know you're all my very best friends? ♪
♪♪
Oh, hey Scootaloo, I was just in the neighbor--
Oh, what's this?
Did I interrupt your fan club meeting?
Hey! What are you doing here?
I could ask you the same question!
Oh uh, you know... stuff.
Definitely not starting a new fan club or anything.
HA! It's no use pretending.
I heard everything when I was outside eavesdropping
like I do for every meeting!
You eavesdrop on every meeting?
That's... weird.
Well, sure it sounds weird when you say it out loud.
And I probably shouldn't because eavesdropping is wrong,
but still...
Why are you starting a new fan club?
I just think maybe it's time for me to explore...
other fan clubs.
What is a "The Washouts?"
Only the newest and greatest and ONLY stunt troupe in Equestria!
Stunt troupe?
How can I explain it? Like the Wonderbolts,
just TWENTY BAJILLION PERCENT COOLER.
Twenty bajillion?
They do all sorts of extreme stunts that focus on daredevilry
and sheer guts, rather than boring old
flight-and-formation junk.
Boring old flight and formation junk?
Are you just repeating everything I say?
Only because my brain feels like it's strapped
to one of those rockets about to explode.
So you do get it!
Aren't they awesome?
Can you believe she actually said that?
Well, yeah, eavesdropping on every meeting is kinda weird.
I mean she basically said that the Wonderbolts aren't cool!
And it kinda sounded like she didn't think I was cool either.
But pah! We all know that's crazy.
I mean, I'm definitely not worried
about her looking up to somepony else.
Nope.
Not.
At.
ALL.
Well, I'd understand if you were.
It'd be like if Apple Bloom started lovin' bananas
more than apples!
Hahaha!
Y'all tell me if that ever happens, you hear?
But what could the Washouts possibly have that I don't?
Why don't you find out?
They're doing a show in Ponyville this weekend?
Wow... they do look pretty amazing...ly unamazing.
Trying so hard to look amazing, is what I mean.
NICE SAVE, TWILIGHT!
[chatter]
I knew we should have lined up last night.
I'm sorry for making us late. Who would have guessed
X-TREME CHOCOLATE AIR SHOW CUPCAKES would take an...
x-tremely long time to bake?
[slurp]
Look at this! It's a total Wonderbolts rip-off!
What do you mean? The show hasn't even started yet!
Yeah, but look at what we're sitting on.
[knock knock]
Hello!
The Wonderbolts have bleachers too.
We practically invented sitting on bleachers.
Ugh!
And look at that! Popcorn and cotton candy? RIP-OFF!
♪♪
Yeah!
[aggressive announcer] This is the time.
This is the place.
This is the team...
THIS IS... THE WASHOUTS!
[explosions and cheering]
Quality confetti cannon work.
Agh!
[hooves knocking]
Oh, yeah.
Say it with me now, the Washout's official motto...
"LEAP BEFORE YOU LOOK!"
[cheers]
Lame.
♪♪
Remember ponies, while they're amazingly awesome,
The Washouts are highly trained professionals
with protective fireproof flight suits!
Do not try this at home!
♪♪
[explosion]
♪♪
Whoa.
Come on!
She's not gonna make it!
[slamming]
[collective gasp]
[cheering and shouting]
THAT WAS INSANE!
WHOO HOO!
I told you!
I mean... [ahem] it was pretty cool.
Who are these guys?
♪♪
I can't just go up and TALK to them!
You can if you're with me.
After all, one of the reasons there's a Rainbow Dash fan club
is because I'm fearless. Observe.
Hey!
Uh... so...
as a fellow aerobatic professional,
I really enjoyed your show.
Heh, actually, you might recognize me since I'm a...
"pause for dramatic effect..."
A Wonderbolt.
[laughter]
Join the club!
[confused] OK.
No, I mean literally join the club. We're called
"The Washouts" because we all used to be Wonderbolts
just like you... until we "washed out."
No way!
Yep.
The name's Rolling Thunder.
I got booted out of Wonderbolt Academy cause of
"flagrant disregard for hazardous weather." Psh.
If doin' barrel rolls through nine-hundred million volts
of electricity in a raging thunderstorm is wrong,
then I don't want to be right.
Cool!
This here's Short Fuse...
Nice to meet you.
What's your story?
ANGER ISSUES!
GET OFF MY BACK!
Uh, OK.
So... who's the leader?
Only the most reckless ex-Wonderbolt of all time...
♪♪
Lightning Dust!
Rainbow Dash.
[snarl]
Scootaloo. I'm Scootaloo. Hi.
Lightning Dust...
I should have known you were the brains behind
a crazy idea like the Washouts.
Or should I say "lack of brains."
[snarl]
You two really know each other?
OH MY GOSH THIS IS SO COOL!
Your friend got me kicked out of the Wonderbolts.
Oh. That's, uh... less cool.
And it was the best thing that ever happened to me!
Great to see you, "Wing Pony!"
I heard you're a full-fledged Bolt now!
Yeah, well, I'm still--
Mad at me?
Look, was it wrong of me to endanger
the lives of your friends? Yeah.
But hey, now I only endanger these knuckleheads!
[chortling laughs]
Don't call me knucklehead.
[forced chuckle]
Come on, you know you miss me.
Me and her? We blew everypony out of the sky.
Really?
Actually yeah, really. All that wind was totally dangerous.
But we had fun, right?
Two fastest times on the Dizzitron.
If I remember correctly, I had you beat by half a second.
Only because when I went, I cranked up the dizziness factor!
[laughter]
Well, I'm glad it all worked out.
Your show was pretty dynamite.
Wanna know the secret?
We basically ignore everything the Wonderbolts
ever taught us about safety.
Well, we do have safety rules for a reason.
Don't listen to her, kid.
All their "rules" were just ways of keeping their little club
exclusive so they could feel good about themselves.
It's not about making anypony feel bad,
it's about finding the best flyers.
The best of the best.
I started the Washouts because I believe anypony
can be the best of the best.
You know...
Rolling Thunder is gonna be out for a while.
During the finale, I caught the ol' hind leg
in the Crushinator Jaws of Smash-a-lot, patent pending.
There's a spot on the team if you want to join up.
[excited gasp]
I appreciate the offer, but I'm already a Wonderbolt.
I'll do it! Can I do it?
Lemme think: no?
I wasn't asking you.
Aw, you're cute.
But technically, you haven't "washed out" of the Bolts,
which is kinda... our thing.
And also... "No!"
Oh! What if I joined and dropped out super-quick?
That's it. You're coming with me!
Where are we going?
To hear what the actual Wonderbolts think about you
joining just to drop out for the Washouts.
Say hi to Spitfire for me!
[yawn]
Ever seen two simultaneous
inverse displacement rolls before?
Woulda been alot cooler through the
Crushinator Jaws of Smash-a-lot, patent pending.
You... What?
See, this is what I was telling you about!
I got this.
You know what happens when something goes wrong
with the Crushinator Jaws of Smash-a-lot?
"...Patent pending?"
You end up in a full-body-wing-and-hoof cast
drinkin' through a straw!
But with enough practice...
Practice?
Well, la-dee- doodle -da!
Let me give you a different scenario.
You're probably saying to yourself,
"I'm young, I'm strong.
I'm gonna go out there and "stunt" some "tricks"
with my new friend, Lightning Dust.
Well, I'm here to tell you if you play that game,
you're gonna find out it's pretty hard to stunt tricks
in a full-body-wing-and-hoof cast drinkin' through a straw.
I think she gets the point.
I'M NOT FINISHED!
Listen, I get it, kid. I used to be like you.
Tellin' myself: "I'm gonna touch the sky!"
I don't--
Well, WHOOP-DEE-DOODLE-DOO!
You think you got it made in the shade?
Well, things are gonna be pretty shady indeed
when you can't go out in the sun cause you're in
a full-body-wing-and-hoof cast drinkin' through a straw.
DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?
[frightened whimper]
Excellent. Have a hat.
Sorry. That was a little... intense.
I just want to make sure you don't get hurt.
That way you can follow in my hoofsteps.
Everypony's dream, right?
More like "follow your wing-flaps."
Same difference.
Thanks, "super- talented flyer,"
for clearing up what I should do.
Clearing things up is one of my specialties.
Now come on, let's go rip up all your Washout posters
into tiny pieces and throw 'em off a cliff.
I just thought of a great way to raise awareness
for your original fan club. You know, the one about me.
How about a silent auction where every item
is just a picture of yours truly?
Haha, nahhh, I'm just kidding.
That makes me seem too egotistical, doesn't it?
OH OH! But maybe if they're framed,
it's like, "Wow, she's so humble", you think?
Scootaloo...?
Scootaloo?
Anypony seen Scootaloo?
[bonk]
My fault, my fault-- sorry, I... Twilight!
[groan]
Sorry, I was just, um...
Please tell me you got that stuff so you could rip it up
and throw it off a cliff.
They were doing an autograph session before practice.
Seriously? Ugh.
You haven't seen Scoot, have you?
Actually...
I can't believe Scootaloo ditched me
to watch them practice!
Why can't she see how dangerous they are?
That's kind of the whole draw.
It's exciting.
But it's like the harder I try to convince Scoot
they're dangerous, the more she likes them.
You can't control her actions, only yours.
Teach her what's safe and what isn't, like a good role model,
then hope she makes the right decisions.
But what if she chooses them over me?
She's gonna get hurt.
I think I know somepony else who might get hurt
if that happens.
Maybe you're right.
But this isn't about me.
I'm just worried about Scoot.
[clang]
♪ [heavy electric guitar] ♪
Wow, you're really working hard on this new stunt.
What kind of sorry excuse for a tomato sandwich is this?
Sorry Dash, autograph session's over.
Unless you want to buy Short Fuse's limited-edition
half-eaten tomato sandwich.
I'm not signing that abomination!
You haven't seen Scootaloo, have you?
Oh! Isn't she that pony that used to respect you?
[snarl]
I'd appreciate you helping me find her...
so I can apologize for trying to make her quit liking you.
[mean laugh] Oh, I'm pretty sure she still likes us.
♪♪
[horrified gasp]
♪♪
Lightning Dust, I know we go way back,
but I can't let her do this.
I don't need you standing up for me.
Obviously you do, because you can't see how dangerous this is.
Do you not remember what Spitfire said?
Ugh, lemme guess,
"You'll be in a full-body-wing-and-hoof cast
drinkin' through a straw!"
That doesn't even sound like Spitfire.
[laugh]
That's it, we're leaving!
Just because I look up to you
doesn't mean I have to be you!
But based on your definition of what makes somepony great,
I have bad news: I'll NEVER be the "best of the best",
or a Wonderbolt because I CAN'T FLY.
Is that what you wanted to hear?
But not being able to fly doesn't mean
I can't do something awesome,
like strapping my scooter to a multi-stage liquid-fuel rocket
and jumping twenty two wagons lined up
in front of a roaring crowd!
That was awfully specific.
That's cause it's what she'll be doing in the show tonight.
Half-off for Princesses! Bring your friends.
Scootaloo, are you sure that's what you really want to do?
Absolutely.
And there's nothing you can do to stop me!
You're right. You're your own foal
and you have to make your own decisions.
Good. Because I already have.
Oh.
♪♪
I'm sorry for making us late again.
Who would have guessed
Scootaloo's Super- Difficult-Stunt-Special
Cupcakes would have been so super-difficult to bake?
Whoo wee, looks like all of Ponyville's here...
except for Rainbow Dash.
[sigh]
[Announcer] And here to introduce the most dangerous stunt
we've ever performed, it's your fearless captain...
La La La Lightning Dust!
[cheering]
♪♪
In just a moment, the newest member of the Washouts
will be ROCKET-SLEDDING down that hill, up that ramp,
and over all twenty-two wagons, to land on the other side...
in one piece...
...if she's lucky.
Put your hooves together for HALF-PINT DYNAMITE!
[cheering]
Whoo yeah!
Lightning Dust?
I have to tell you, I actually started Equestria's first
Washouts Fan Club... as far as I know.
So this is a real honor, ma'am. Umm, do we call you ma'am?
You land this jump, you can call me whatever you want.
♪♪
Wow, that sure is...
Dangerous? Nahh.
Well, maybe a little.
Has anypony tested it before?
Where's the fun in that?
[gulp]
There's MORE?
You're not thinking of backing out, are you?
No! I'm just thinking about drinking through straws.
Are you the president of my fan club, or not?
Of course, it's just...
You wouldn't want to get impeached for dishonoring
my wishes, would you?
I-- Is that a thing?
Light it up!
[whoosh]
OK, now I am thinking about backing out!
Too late!
[rumbling]
[whizzing sound]
[whimpering]
[gasps and shouts]
I know I was supposed to let you make your own decisions,
but that doesn't mean I can't swoop in and save you
from time to time.
If I'd known you were gonna bail,
I would have done the trick myself!
Great! So you won't mind how that rope's
about to coil around your hoof!
Rivals for LIFE!
Wouldn't have it any other way.
I'm sorry for joining the Washouts...
Lightning Dust wasn't who I thought she was.
She didn't care about me being scared or putting me in danger.
She only wanted a good show, even if it meant I got hurt.
That's not the kind of pony I wanna look up to.
I'm the one who should be apologizing...
for not acting like somepony who deserves a fan club.
I've been lucky enough to have somepony
who thinks I'm the coolest,
but there's nothing cool about making you feel like
you'll never be as awesome as me.
I think we should cancel the Washouts Fan Club,
because I know a fan club that could use some new members.
The Rainbow Dash Fan Club!
[knock knock knock]
Welcome to the first ever meeting
of the newest fan club for the awesomest,
previously under-appreciated pony in Ponyville...
with founding member and president Rainbow Dash
presiding, it's the Scootaloo Fan Club!
[cheers and shouts]
You know, Rainbow Dash was right.
Eavesdropping on your own fan club isn't weird at all.