"You're an alicorn?!?" Twilight asked
"I don't see any wings on him" Pinkie said
"They're under his cloak."
Tenebris stayed silent
"Tenebris, I know you didn't want to earlier... but can you please remove your cloak?"
"... I guess I've nothing to hide now..." was his response as he took off the cloak, revealing his wings.
They, just like the rest of this particular pony, were rather peculiar. the back of them was covered
by a golden plate-like armor on each side, and long feathers came out of the golden base of his wings.
"Is that armor?"
"Not really... as you can see, it spreads the feathers. I make my magic energy jump from feather to feather and manifest in the air that it travels through to reach the next feather. It creates almost a net of magic through my wings, it increases my wing power and allows me to reach greater speeds, pull heavier objects, and have greater control. However, it drains my energy rather quickly when I use it... So it's typically used to get away from some place quickly, and out-fly trouble in time to find a place to rest. Unicorns can use it too, but it requires even more magic since they don't have feathers to use as a base for the magic to flow through."
"That seems like a useful devise... how fast CAN you fly?"
"not sure, I've only used these once. When I was running from the Alicorn Alliance camp, I wanted to make sure that if anyone wanted to take me back, They wouldn't be able to catch up. and nopony did either. When I stopped to rest, a group of windigos must have found me. and well, here I am, at least a millennia in the future"
"What? do you mean a millennia?" Pinkie was confused
"I'll explain later." Twilight said
"Aren't you even the slightest bit sad about not knowing where any of your friends are? I mean, a thousand years is a long time..." Twilight was still curious about Tenebris' past
"All my friends I had to leave behind already when I first set hoof into the everfree forest with the Alicorn Alliance. and everyone who was there, I'm not upset about leaving... the only thing that upsets me is that Umbrus and Fosca could still be alive... They are alicorns, so they do live extraordinarily long. Like I said, the Alicorn Alliance was corrupt, I'm glad I'm never going to see any of those ponies again."
"You mean you didn't even think about going back?" Twilight asked
"Hey Twilight." another voice called from outside before Tenebris could answer
Tenebris looked at the door to see who was coming
"Hey, I was wondering if the new Daring Do book had come out yet, and- hey... cool wings!"
Rainbow Dash had come through the door and saw the new pony.
"Thank you, er..."
"Rainbow Dash" the pegasus said confidently.
"Yes, My name is Tenebris."
"Well, it's getting pretty crowded over here... and you never really did look around the town, did you? I guess we may as well go outside and show you around if you're going to be living here."
"Hey, I'm up for that, I vote we go to Sweet Apple Acres first. it's a decent distance away, so that means I can see if those wings of yours are just for show or not! If you're feeling lucky!" Rainbow Dash was eager for a new challenge
"You wish to race me? You're awfully cocky, I can see already."
"Maybe, but I'm awfully good, too!"
"Don't worry, Tenebris, she really just wants to test her own ability rather than race for the sole purpose of rubbing it in your face if she wins." Twilight said
"What do you mean IF I win?" Rainbow Dash was ready to fly out of there any second.
"Actually, I am curious to see that special armor in action." Twilight said "You may as well."
"I suppose I have nothing to lose..." Said Tenebris
"Alright! There you go! now, sweet apple acres is over by the entrance to the Everfree forest"
"It's just a little North of Fluttershy's house, the Pony in the cottage where you first well... really met me"
"Are you ready, Tenebris?"
"In a moment..."
"A moment?! Why should you have to wait for any th-..." Rainbow Dash was speechless as Tenebris activated his armor.
His horn glowed it's cyan color as Tenebris closed his eyes to concentrate. Soon afterward, flecks of light appeared and dissipated between his feathers. All colors were flashing from feather to feather as the small flashes danced in in their own shimmer.

(Think of it like Marx's wings if that helps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9wNowQOipo skip to 5:13)

"...wow...." not even Rainbow Dash could help but let out this expression of amazement as she stared at the magic dancing in Tenebris' wings
"Are you prepared? I can't sustain this very long..."
"Wasn't I just asking you that? I'm ready to fly whenever, you just go ahead, I'll let you take a head start!"
"If you say so..."
Tenebris took off very quickly, the wing power from his take off speed was enough to send a gust of wind into the others.
"Wow... are you sure you can beat him?" Twilight asked
"Are you kidding? He's fast, yes, but I haven't seen any sonic rainboom from him yet!" Rainbow Dash took off and yet another gust overtook Twilight and Pinkie...
Raindbow Dash could still see Tenebris in the distance, and she was determined to get in front. They small dot became larger and larger in Rainbow Dash's sight until they were neck and neck. Rainbow Dash slowed down a bit to say something
"You're pretty fast, but I've been saving my best stuff for when you can see it!"
Rainbow Dash Accelerated again until she got a relatively safe distance in front, it was time to show off, and Rainbow Dash LOVED showing off.
POW!!! a rainbow circle appeared in the sky like a firework, and the multi-colored streak was flung across the sky as Rainbow rocketed through the air and appeared at Sweet Apple Acres. Where she waited for Tenebris.
"That's some mighty fancy flyin' you were din' there" Apple Jack approached her
"What's the occasion?"
"Some new pony showed up in town with some flight-enhancing wing attachment. So we had a race to see how well it could really do! One guess as to who took home the trophy just now!"
"A new pony here, you say? What's he like? Since Pinkie and I just got done buckin' apples the other day, we've got more apple pie, apple fritters, and apple everythin' than we know just what to do with."
"I'm not sure he'll have much of an appetite. After all, he just ate... my dust!"
"You seem mighty proud today, we're not gonna have ta pull out mare-do-well again, are we?"
"Come on, let the victor bask a little, will you?"
Just then, Twilight and Pinkie appeared in a flash of light.
"Got tired of walking and decided to teleport, huh?" Rainbow Dash said
"You could say that. But where's Tenebris, I would think he'd have arrived by now... if not by wings, than by magic."
"I'll go back for him, maybe he got lost or something." said Rainbow, and took off the direction she came from
She looked all around the sky and saw nothing, so she went a little farther back to the starting point... she continued to do this until a glint of something on the ground Near Fluttershy's cottage caught her eye. It was Tenebris's wing.
Rainbow Dash flew to the ground
"Tenebris! Come on, this is supposed to be a race! I've been waiting at the farm for you for like, forever!"
"I can't fly."
"What do you mean you can't fly! I saw you flying just at the beginning of the race!"
"You also heard e say I couldn't sustain the magic wings for long. this armor spaces out my feathers, allowing for magic wings, but when I'm out of magic, my feathers are spaced too far apart to catch the air and actually fly. I had to land so I wouldn't crash."
"But you're just barely half way there! Come on! Even Fluttershy could fly farther than that!"
"But not as fast... When I have these on, how ffar I can fly depends on how long I can make my magic last."
"Well why not just teleport like Twilight did. She even took Pinkie with!"
"Because I've used all my energy on sustaining those wings... I can't use magic for another 24 hours."
"Then why not just take your little wing thingies off and manually fly the rest of the way?""I don't know about you, but have you ever tried to reach your hoof all the way on your back and across the base of your wing to un-fasten a device? you'd have to be double-jointed!"
"Then how did you fasten it on in the first place?"
"I didn't, another pony did earlier, and I was to keep it on until I had completed my training in using it, but I ran away that night, so I didn't get a chance to un-fasten it."
"You ran away from your last home?"
"It's a long story, you can ask Twilight when we get back, but now that you're here, can you help me get these off?"
Rainbow Dash un-fastened the armor, and accompanied him as they flew back to the farm.

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