Tornadopelt

Upon hearing Bramble Berry, Thunder Storm turned around. "Oh, hey Bramble! So what are you doing out here?" When he received the questioning look from her, he pointed to Pinkie. "And I was trying to assist Pinkie in any way possible."

Thunder Storm noticed Rainbow tailing him, then saw a black heap giggling. "Pinkie, you are so random, NOT TO MENTION AN UNNATURAL DISASTER, A WANDERING EARTHQUAKE, A--" He quickly got shut up by Rainbow placing a hoof over his mouth. "Ok, shutting up now. But anyway, Pinkie, what did you do? I mean, I can see what you managed to do, but--" Pinkie quickly explained the situation to Storm, right up until she got to the styrofoam. "OK, Pinkie, Firework Rule #2 that you REALLY NEED to obey: Never put styrofoam in the bottom of your gun or in the shell's bottom end. Otherwise, THIS (Thunder Storm gestured with a hoof towards the chariot-size hole in the ground) will happen, because when styrofoam undergoes immense heat and pressure, it explodes, unlike the flammable clay, which just burns."

Thunder Storm looked brightly at Bramble Berry. "Ok... just let me find some stuff here..." he said as he looked all around for what she wanted. "Ok... a few Safe-'n'-Sane assortments... some shells... few girandolas..." he muttered to himself as he rummaged through his stock. "...and some 500Gs, larger shells, comets, and mines." Placing the requested fireworks on the table, he looked at Bramble Berry. "Since it's your first time shopping here (and since I have too many of these to charge you), I'll also give you the DIY Fireworks Kit!" Placing the somewhat large box down on the ground, he grinned, then looked around. "Where's Pink-" He got stopped short when he turned around, seeing what looked like a 90o spread mine, and then hearing a loud explosion. "OH CELESTIA NO!" He turned around to Bramble Berry, saying quickly, "All these fireworks on the counter for you are free, and so is the DIY KIT! I gotta go!" Zooming out a window like a bat out of Everrfree, he went to the Ponyville Bomb Range. Massive chunks of clay the size of footballs were coming down consistently for a minute. "PINKIE!" He shouted when he didn't see the bright-eyed, hyperactive party pony anywhere.

Thunder Storm heard yet another new arrival. "Wow! Hey mom, what was that about 'slow'?" "Whaddya mean?" Fire Flower called back. "Yeah, um, we MIGHT need some slight crowd control," Thunder Storm shouted. "Huh?" When Fire Flower peeked around the corner, she saw quite a crowd developing. Pinkie, Dashie, Pine Cone, Brambleberry, Sugar Spice, and Thunder Storm were all in one room. "Well, Bramble Berry, I'm Thunder Storm! My firework selection ranges from the safe and sane to the dangerous and must-be-carefully-handled. What would you like today?" When Thunder Storm realized how much Bramble Berry imitated Trixie, he pondered. "...And you're not related to 'The Great and Powerful Trixie,' are ya?"

"So, WHAT'S THE PLAN!?" Thunder Storm yelled. When he recieved awkward stares from the rest of the red team, he blushed. "..if you have one, that is..."

A young pegasus joined in on the battlefront, heading towards the red team base. When he saw Gilda, he almost had secind thoughts about joining her team. But, since everyone "loves and tolerates," He decided to forgive and join her team. "Hey, Gilda!" he called. "You know, I almost went to the blues when I saw you, but I'm forgiving of the Fluttershy incident." The yellow pegasus said, "My name's Thunder Storm. I work at the Firework Shoppe, or have you never heard of it?"

Another "customer has entered" ring went off, and Storm turned around. "Whoa. Pinecone, we're making fireworks! Either way, what would you like today, newcomers?"

Thunder Storm noticed the pony enter the shop. "Hello and welcome to the Fireworks Shoppe! When it comes to fireworks, you name it, I've got it! What would yooooOOOH NO NO NONONO PINKIE! THAT BLACK POWDER CAN CAUSE MASSIVE DESTRUCTION WHEN MISHANDLED!" The new pony looked at the chaos that could've unfolded, until his attention was brought to Thunder Storm. "Either way," Thunder said, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly, "what would you like today?"

Storm looked at Pinkie, then began to explain why the clay burned. "The clay that is included in the fireworks undergoes enormous pressure and temperatures, enough to light the stuff with color compounds up. In case they don't burn right away, black powder assists with the burning." When Pinkie asked to make a firework with him, he nodded, getting the materials and lots of premade stars. "Let's get crafting!"

After a few minutes of rummaging upstairs for the materials, Thunder Storm brought the supplies downstairs. "OK, girls, here are the materials I use!" He laid out the cardboard and tape, along with the various powders, compounds, and little clay lumps, along with several types of fireworks. He pointed to each substance, giving an explanation as to what function the materials served. After a few minutes, he came to the stars. "Ok, girls! These 'stars' may not look like much now because they are pretty much flammable clay with different powders for different effects. Basically, each powder gives off a specific color, and mixing compounds gets other colors." After explaining the purpose the stars had, he came to the fireworks themselves. "Right here, on this table, we have Class C Fireworks, otherwise known as Consumer Fireworks. This class contains fireworks, like bottle rockets, Roman Candles, 1-inch shells... basically these are all things you can get at a fireworks stand." He flew over to another table, explaining the larger shells. "So, on this table, we have Class P fireworks, or Professional Fireworks. These are what you would see at a professional fireworks display. We've got 3-inch shells and larger here on this table right here." He looked at Rainbow and Pinkie, who were staring intently. "Basically, these," he said, making a gesture to the small Class Cs, "are for you, and these," he said, gesturing to the larger Class Ps, "are for the ponies who know what they're doing." Rainbow gave a short laugh, and then said, "Ouch!"

Thunder Storm shook his head and sighed. "Ok, you two, follow me back to the store." He set off back to the Fireworks Shoppe to show Pinkie and Rainbow the compounds he would use for fireworks.

Thunder Storm realized he had a lot of explaining to do. Deciding to display his intellectual side, he said, "The firework's containing shell is made from cardboard and tape, adding resistance and thus amplifying the effect. As you know, the more resistance, the bigger the spread. The actual colors and explosions, however, are made from several materials. The materials for the Rainboom are black powder for propellant (a mixture of charcoal, potassium nitrate [KNO4], and sulfur [coal and S being fuel and KNO4 being the oxidizer]), Strontium Nitrate (Sr(NO3)2) for the red, Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for orange, Sodium Carbonate (Na2CO3) for yellow, Barium Chloride (BaCl2) for green, Copper (I) Oxide (Cu20) for blue, and a combination of th Sr and Cu componds for purple." He paused to look at Pinkie, who was apparently drinking it all in. "I put the stars," he said, pointing to one of the little clay balls, "which are these little things, in a ringlike pattern with each color going in a Rainboom-like fashion. I also added a tail made out of an Iron powder with Oxygen-based Carbon, or Fe+C, for a golden-yellow color."

Thunder Storm looked at Rainbow dash, this time following what Pinkie Pie had said and issuing a challenge. Little did he know that this would have major effects. As 2 Rainbooms went off at once, their power combined, and the force created threw up a cloud of dust for a half-mile radius.

Thunder Storm looked at the pegasus in shock. "Rainbow? Nopony told me you were coming!" He greeted Rainbow Dash with a wave. "I assume you saw that one? That's one i created!"

The young, pyro pegasus looked at the assailant when he saw a flash on the radar. "Pinkie, I see something on the radar!" The incoming "missile" started to slow down upom seeing the dish on top. "You are in Bomb Range Airspace. Please land and identify yourself." The cyan pegasus landed, and Thunder Storm realized who he was seeing.