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>"Hey! Where the catapult? Not even a trebuchet?! BOOOORING."
>"Pinkie, there ISN'T a catapult! The size it would have to be to accommodate something of this size would have to be-"
>"Uh, Twi?" Applejack cuts her off with a forehoof, "I don't think we need another lecture on aviation or physics, let the girl have her fun"
>Twilight lets out a groan and leans out over the aisle, "Still you've got to admit this is rather impressive. We're getting a trip to Baltimare faster than any sky-chariot can take us, with several dozen passenger ponies, they offer snacks, and there's even a few outhouses located throughout the plane!"
With a jerk, and a rumble, the machines below hitch forward and begin taking on higher and higher speeds.
>"Woah Nelly, we're uh.. going fast" stammers the apple mare, a bead of sweat forming on her head.
>"AHHH YEAH, C'MON, FASTER, FASTERRRRRRR" shouts Rainbow to the concern of some of the other passengers, all fear lost from her expression, now forming one of elation.
>Fluttershy can do naught but meep, squeezing the air from Rarity who has begun turning a shade of purple matched only by her mane
The speed builds and builds, and just when it seems the run-way was about to run-out, the rumbling ceases, and the feeling of smooth ascension takes its place, as the plane angles upwards to caress that blue blue sky.
>"WE DID IT!" Shouts Pinkie, a blast of confetti and streamers shooting from seemingly nowhere as she bounces up and down in her seat, "WE'RE FLYING!"
>Twilight shakes her head free of her terrified expression and gives a nervous smile, and gives the pink mare a pat, "Yes, yes, and there was never any doubt, now please sit still, I don't think the stewardesses are too pleased with our yelling so early into the flight."
After 15 minutes, the plane reaches a cruising altitude, Anon leans back in his seat with a smile, giving a nod to the his co-pilot stallion, Windy Gusts, who smiles back with only a hint of skittishness at experiencing the power of flight in something other than his Pegasus body first hoof.
"Right, you're doing great Windy, excellent takeoff, but I wouldn't expect any less from somepony with flight experience like you."
"T-thanks Anon, this is all rather new to me, but I took your training manuals seriously, and am seriously excited to do something as novel as this with someone as experienced as you." he says with a slight flushing of his face.
'So cute. It's really going to be a shame that his confidence in you is about to be shattered in a few minutes' You think to yourself with a smirk.
