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A beautiful day. Yes, a beautiful day indeed. I never thought I would ever combine the words 'beautiful' and 'day' in a same sentence. But hey, I never thought I would ever be the Dragonborn or a pony in Equestria either. I tried to take my mind off it and just enjoy being in this beautiful and colorful world. Even if it were a dream, it was better than home. Speaking of home, I’d only been in Equestria for a day, but I already felt like it was the home I never had. That one day had made me happier than I've ever felt since I was a kid. And it was only going to get better.

The sun was shining and the birds were singing. Everypony were doing their jobs outside with wide smiles on their faces. I even recognized some of them from the show.

Earth ponies, Unicorns and Pegasi were all helping each other out. It was one of the most beautiful sights I'd ever seen. Everybody working together in peace, joy, and most importantly, will. Something that humans lacked.

It seemed like the more time I spent in Ponyville; the more I cared about it. I was starting to realize that I actually felt happy here, and I was getting pretty appreciative that the mysterious force had pulled me into this world. The only thing I missed from Earth was the music. Music has been very important in my life and it was one of the few things that kept me sane.

Twilight and I walked through the town and she showed me around before we'd met the rest of her friends.  

“You remember Rarity. This is her carousel boutique. I don't think you'll need to visit that place very often, but if you need clothes, remember that this is the place you're looking for.”

I nodded, but didn’t focus on her. I was too busy looking around, looking at the environment and the pegasi clearing the sky.

“Alright.” I said with no interest. I didn't even have to be interested. I already knew this place and that presentation of hers was totally pointless.

“I actually remember being here the last time, so I don't think a presentation is necessary.”

“Oh...” Twilight said and seemed a little disappointed. “Then I should probably introduce you to my friends?” she asked and looked at me like I had a choice. We both knew that there wasn't any choice. The princess had ordered me to make new friends, which was an odd order. But she had her reasons.

I remember when Twilight first came to Ponyville. Celestia had also ordered her to make some new friends because she knew that with friendship they would be able to defeat Nightmare Moon. Was this the case too? Did she know something bad was going to happen? Is that perhaps the reason why I have to make new friends, I wondered. Because I won’t be able to overcome whatever will be in my way if I don't have any friends? Was friendship going to help me, or even save my life in the future? So many question unanswered.

But an order from a princess was an order and I would gladly obey. In fact, what she had ordered me to do was quite an easy task anyways.

“Sure. Lead the way.” I said still thinking about the situation I was in, and about my future.

Twilight nodded and started walking. I followed her quietly.

Even though all the ponies around here were nice and very friendly, I still noticed that some of them were staring at my cutie mark. I understood that this was new to them, and I understood that they've never seen anything like it before, but it was getting a little uncomfortable.

I sighed. I really needed to stop being so insecure and easily disturbed.

“So, where are we heading?”

“I figured that we should just go by the alphabet. Let's start with Applejack.”

“Alright, lead the way.”

After maybe five minutes of walk I saw Pinkie Pie. She was having fun as usual; smelling flowers, rolling on the ground, giggling and laughing, hopping around... the usual.

She didn't notice me though, and I somehow wanted to keep it that way. I was in no mood for a party. I knew that she wouldn't recognize me and that she would gasp and go prepare a welcome party for me. I just knew that by the end of the day I would be partying in one of her parties, even though I had no urge to.

I was correct. She gasped and paused in mid-air when she noticed me,(like she did when she first saw Twilight), and rushed away. That pony sure could run...

“That was Pinkie Pie. I'll introduce you to her later.”

“Yeah...” I said not surprised by Pinkie's actions.

“Let's get going, we're almost there.”

She led me out of the town, up a small hill and into a beautiful green forest. There were apple trees everywhere. I saw two ponies apple bucking. It looked tiring, but they kept bucking those trees without showing any kind of exhaustion.

At last we reached Sweet Apple Acres.

We walked up to the barn, and Twilight knocked.

“Applejack?” she called.

“Ah'll be right with ya in just a minute Twi.” a voice said. It came from the barn.

“Applejack, there's someone I'd like you to meet.” Twilight yelled and waited patiently for Applejack to open the door.

All of a sudden she opened the door and stepped outside. I was certain she would also be surprised to see me, like everypony else. But I was wrong.

“Well, howdy there pardner! Never seen ya before. Ya new 'round here?” she asked me with her strong accent and without showing any kind of surprise like everyone else.

“Not really. I payed Ponyville a visit a couple of years ago, or so.” I answered. Wow... I was talking to Applejack. God, that felt weird; surrealistic. But it also felt quite awesome.  

“Name's Applejack.” she said and grabbed my hoof firmly and shook it very fast. It was kind of expected though.

“I'm Drake. A pleasure to meet you.” I replied and nodded with a smile.

“He's an old friend of mine. I just wanted to introduce you to him.”

“Alright. Ah'm really busy at the moment, but ah guess ah'll meet ya two in the evenin'. If ya know what ah mean.” she said and winked, more pointing that to Twilight than me. Twilight got the hint and smirked with her eyes closed.

“Yeah... we'll see you around.”

I knew exactly what she was talking about... 'Pinkie's party'.

As we headed back to town, I got a feeling like someone was watching me. I didn't know if I was just imagining things or if someone was actually following us. I didn't know what was better or worse. But it kind of disturbed me. Twilight didn't seem to notice anything though. She just kept walking with a smile on her face and I just silently followed.

Eventually I heard a noise. “Whoa!” I heard, but I didn't know where it was coming from. “Watch out!” The voice added, and I looked in all directions. All but up.

Somepony crashed into me and it hurt like hell. The unexpectedness completely worsened it. I wasn't ready for it. “Heh... sorry.” apologized the mysterious pony with an awkward giggle. I didn't see who it was at first because I was so dizzy due to the impact.

“Rainbow...” Twilight muttered as she facehooved, “Were you following us?”

“No! Well... maybe, but...” Rainbow uttered and tried to find an excuse. But we could clearly see through her attempted lies.

“How did you manage to crash into us? You can walk on clouds and you have wings.” Twilight pointed out in confusion.

Rainbow Dash seemed offended in an awkward way. “Oh, please...I didn't crash into you! I simply... I just... I just know how to make an entrance!” she excused herself lousily and chuckled nervously.

“At least you're here. I wanted to introduce you to my very special friend here.” Twilight said and helped me get up. My legs felt numb and shaky. But the fact that my favorite pony crashed into me made me forget all about it instantly. I was excited to get to talk to her. I was completely stunned at first, but also a bit terrified.

“Hey there, guy! What's up? Name's Rainbow Dash.” she announced with a proud smile and pointed her head slightly up into the air with her eyes closed as she fixed her mane with her right hoof.

“H-Hello there! M-m-m-my n-name is--”

“There’s a reason why I am called Rainbow and Dash, ya know.” she interrupted me and spoke with high confidence. I smirked and chuckled awkwardly, but silently. She's exactly as I remembered her.

“I-I can see that. After all, your mane is multicolored like a...a Rainbow. But... my name is--”

“Do you really think everypony calls me Rainbow and Dash because of my mane? Well, that could be the explanation for 'Rainbow', but I'm also 'Dash'. Do you know why? Because I'm the best and fastest flier in whole of Equestria! I can clear the skies in ten-seconds-flat!” she pointed out in a challenging tone. I didn't like where this was heading and I was sure she was gonna challenge me to a race... or something. But she didn't challenge me. She simply heaved herself from the ground and floated in mid-air by flapping her wings.

“I have no doubt of that, Rainbow. But I've been trying to tell you my name. I'm...”

“Hey! Since you're a Pegasus too, we could have a little race! Right now!” She suggested very excitedly, like she hadn't had any better ideas before. "What do ya say? Wanna stretch those wings of yours and--"

“Rainbow!” Twilight yelled to her friend as an interruption.

“Huh? Yes, Twilight?” Rainbow asked and scratched her head confusedly with her right hoof, still in midair.

“He's been trying to tell you his name, but you keep interrupting him.” Twilight pointed out and exhaled like she was annoyed and exhausted.

Rainbow Dash quickly landed and turned to me in a shameful way. “Oh... sorry. I thought... I thought I was... you was... you know.” She sighed and rolled her eyes. “Doesn't matter. What's your name?” she asked me and suddenly changed into a whole new Rainbow Dash. Now she was calm, interested and smiling.

“N-Name's Drake. Pleased to meet you.” I introduced myself with a clumsy grin and reached out to give her a hoofshake.

She refused it; instead deciding to launch herself at me and give me a big hug. I hesitantly returned it. The first time hugging a pony and it was a very surprising, yet a very good feeling. I didn't expect that from Rainbow Dash. What I was expecting from her was maybe a brohoof or something similar. But there was something about her hug that made me feel confident. It certainly was different than the few other hugs I'd received over the past. It made me feel like someone finally cared about me again.

“I don't do hoofshakes.” she whispered into my left ear, still hugging me like I was a teddy bear. Finally she let go of me. “How about that race?” She asked very excitedly and stabbed me with her hopeful eyes. That stare really made me feel uncomfortable.

“M-Maybe another time.” I replied and let out an awkward chuckle again.

“Oh... I see. Alright.” she muttered in disappointment and let out a sad sigh.

“I'm sorry, but I just got here and I'd rather not spend all my energy in a race at the moment.”

Rainbow nodded to me, again in disappointment and gazed sadly down at the ground. “I understand.”  

I felt really bad for rejecting her. I didn't know it meant so much to her, but I just couldn't do it. I've never used my wings before and I wasn't even sure if Twilight's magic improved them like it did with my legs. I couldn't take that chance. And besides, I still wasn't completely used to my new body. I needed some time to adapt to it.

“Maybe next time.” I suggested and tried to cheer her up. But then I realized one thing... Next time we'd meet was in Pinkie's party and Rainbow Dash knew it. I facehooved and let out a sharp sigh.

Her attitude changed completely. She had a very subtle smile on her face. “You're on!” She shouted in a victory like shout and flew off in an incredible speed. I guess she didn't want to give me an opportunity to back off.

But much to my surprise, she came back. She didn't land though, she just flapped those wings and floated in mid-air like before.

“You know what? I like you. I think we'll get along just fine.” she pointed out with an appreciated smile and prepared herself to leave once again. “You better go prepare for the race... and hey, one other thing. I really like your cutie mark. See ya guys later!” She took off. I was relieved that she didn't ask me how I got it, or any other questions related to it.

I looked at Twilight who was laughing softly. “I knew you guys would get along.”

“Yeah, I guess so. Not really sure if I'm up for the task though. I mean, racing her.” I replied and chuckled.

“Heh. You don't have to race her.” she reassured me and gave me a pat on the back. “Come on, our next stop is at Fluttershy's.”

Fluttershy's house was beautiful. It was graced with flowers and all kinds of plants and herbs, not to mention all the critters. Her house was located on the edge of Ponyville, where nopony else lived.

Twilight knocked on Fluttershy's house gently, so she wouldn't scare off the critters surrounding the house.

“Fluttershy?” She asked quietly, yet loudly enough for her to hear.

Loud noises came from the door, like she was unlocking it. After what seemed like five minutes she finally opened the door, and like everypony else, she didn't notice me at first. “Come in, Twilight. Come in.” she said with her smooth and adorable voice.

“Thank you, Fluttershy. We will only stop by for five minutes or so.” Twilight pointed out and stepped inside the house. I quietly followed her.

“W-We? What are you talking about?” Fluttershy asked nervously.

“Well, this is Drake and he is an old friend of mine.”

“Hi there.” I said awkwardly just to say something.

Fluttershy squeaked when she saw me and ran into her house.

“Don't worry, Drake. She's just shy.” Twilight explained, like she was defending her honor or something.

“That's all right.” I replied and smiled. How could I not smile? Fluttershy was the most adorable pony ever.

I followed Twilight as she stepped inside and I closed the door behind me. It smelled like flowers. The house was very warm and lovely. Very clean as well. Maybe the coziest house I'd ever been into.

“Fluttershy?” Twilight asked. “Where are you? He's friendly, and he's not going to be mean to you like Gilda.”

I remembered that bitch Gilda. She roared at Fluttershy, that poor pony that simply minded her own business, and peacefully leading a duck and her ducklings through the town safely.

I hoped to see that bitch again so I could punch the shit out of her. Nobody gets away with such a thing!

“Please, Twilight. Do not speak of her in my house, please.” Fluttershy begged, but we didn't know from where her voice came from since she was hiding.

“I promise. And he's not a griffon, he's just a pony. Like you and me.” Twilight tried to convince Fluttershy to come out of hiding.

“A-Alright, Twilight.” she muttered hesitantly in defeat and slowly came out of cover.

“Hi, my name is Drake. You must be Fluttershy?” I tried to say with the most friendliest voice possible. She was fragile and I had to respect that. I don't even know how Gilda managed to be so mean to her. Just look at her! You aren't going to find a more adorable and cuter pony than her!

“Y-yes. Sorry for being scared of you. Y-you're probably very friendly and a good pony, but I just can't help it.” she explained and bowed her head.

“That's no problem at all. I just came to Ponyville, and my friend here, Twilight, is showing me around. It's really been a pleasure meeting you.” I said very smoothly and very friendly.

I noticed that Fluttershy was cracking up a small smile and looked at me with those big and adorable eyes. It seemed like she was starting to approve of me. “Thank you.” she responded, still a little scared of me. Like I said before, I knew she was fragile and I knew she needed time. And I respected that.

“I just wanted to introduce you to him. But we must get going.” Twilight added and opened the door.

“Oh, if you say so, Twilight. I guess I'll meet you at the part...”

“Yes!” Twilight interrupted so she couldn't finish that sentence. I guess she wanted my party to be a surprise. I appreciated the thought, I really did. But I already knew about it.

“Oh, yeah. Right.” Fluttershy said barely audibly when she got Twilight's clue.

“Farewell Fluttershy. You have a beautiful house, by the way.” I pointed out and nodded to her as we walked away from her house. I swear I saw another smile on her face. She also blushed a bit. But then she quickly vanished back inside and closed the door.

Twilight really appreciated for my kindness towards Fluttershy, I could just tell on the look she gave me. “Thank you.” she said with a small smirk.

“For what?” I asked and pretended I didn't know anything.

“For being so friendly to Fluttershy. She's so fragile.” she explained.

“You don't need to thank me for being friendly.” I pointed out seriously, yet not harshly.

“You're right. I'm sorry.” she added and cracked another approved smile at me.

We walked along the yellow road towards Ponyville, but neither of us said anything for some time. I don't know about her, but I didn't find it awkward at all, since I was too busy gazing at the beautiful environment. The green grass, the tall trees, the birds singing. Not to mention the fresh air. No contamination in it. No pollution of any kind. Just by breathing made me happier, but also a bit saddened as it showed how horrid humanity could be.

Twilight broke the silence eventually though. “You know what?”

“What?” I asked and turned my attention from the environment to her.

“I'm glad I took you into my home. You're a really nice guy, and introducing you to my friends has been much easier than I expected. I admit, I thought it would get a little awkward for both of us at first. I also wanted you to know that if you ever need a place to crash, you're more than welcome to stay. Just say the word.”

I didn't know what to say. Nobody had ever offered me anything before. I've always been the ignored one for no particular reason in school and in work. As far as I could tell, there's nothing wrong with me, but life on Earth was tough and very unfair. It's completely the opposite here though, and I planned to make the best of it instead of dwelling in the past.

“T-Thank you.” I said and smirked very happily.

“Everypony around here are very friendly. You could also just ask any of my other friends. I'm sure they'd take you in for the night.” she said again very confident.

“Thank you for you kindness. It has been wonderful meeting your friends. You're lucky to have them. I unfortunately haven't been so lucky myself in friendship. I've been alone my whole life. Maybe that's why I haven't talked much, nor did say much to your friends. I hope you understand.”

I said and tried my best to sound dramatic.

“I do understand. I was a much closed pony before I moved to Ponyville. The only thing I did was reading books. My only friends were my dragon, who you've met before, Spike, and my big brother Shining Armor. But it all changed when I moved to this peaceful town. But you don't ever have to be friendless again. As far as I can tell, you've already made five new friends today. We've yet to meet Pinkie Pie... but I'm sure you'll like her.”

"Wait... you have a big brother?" I asked both surprised and interested. I didn't have a clue she had a brother and it got me very curious.

"Yeah! He's my B.B.B.F.F!" she stated with her closed eyes; full of pride. I looked strangely at Twilight and waited for an explanation. I twitched my right eyebrow and indicated that I didn't quite catch that. She sighed, rolled her eyes and added: "Big brother, best friends forever? But I haven't really heard anything from him lately. In fact, I haven't seen him for a whole year, or so."

"I'm sure he misses you." I replied reassuringly and smiled to her.

"I hope so, because I miss him a lot." she answered with a small sadness in her voice. Dead silence took over again, and she seemed to be lost in her own thoughts. But she eventually shook her head and looked at me. "Anyway, where were we? Ah yes. I just wanted to let you know that you're always welcome to my home."

That touched me. Although I knew all about her past (except the fact that she had a brother), it felt very good to actually hear her talk briefly about it. And the fact that she was trying to comfort me just made me feel even better. The best thing about it was that she said I had made five new friends today.

“I don't know what to say. I've been going through a lot lately, and I appreciate any help you can provide me. I'm grateful.”

She didn't say anything back, but grinned at me instead. I really was starting to see her as my friend. She's been very kind and very patient. I'd been nothing but a burden to her and didn't show her the respect she deserved. Well, not anymore.

At last we came back into town. It was getting dark, and we both decided to just go to her place. To my surprise, there weren't anyone on the streets. It seemed like the town had just died or something. But then it hit me. They were all at Pinkie's party.

After five minutes of walking we reached Twilight's house. We both expected to be greeted with a party. Twilight thought I didn't know anything about it though.

“After you.” she said and opened the door for me. I sighed without objecting and walked inside.

The room was dark. Very dark. I couldn't see a thing, but I knew that everypony were inside in that very room. I just waited patiently for Pinkie Pie to appear and yell 'Surprise!' at my face.

Before I could even utter a single word, the lights were turned on, and it blinded me for a second. But what a surprise... as soon as I regained my sight back, I saw a banner. On it was written: Welcome to Ponyville!

“SURPRIIIIIISE!” Pinkie appeared out of nowhere and took me down to the floor.

“Were you surprised? Were you? Huh? Huh? Huh?” she said very fast. Wow, that pony was the very definition of hyper.

“Yes, wow. A party just for me.” I said and tried to sound as surprised as I could. I watched out for not overdoing it though.

Everypony gathered around me and started to throw me up in the air and catch me before I landed; happy as always that a new face was in town.

“Welcome, welcome, welcome!!” Pinkie Pie said very loudly. “We have fun and games and cupcakes and games and more fun!” she added with the widest grin ever.

I felt like an important person. I smiled at everypony to show them that I was very appreciated for their warm welcome.

I also noticed Twilight laughing softly at the situation.

When everypony calmed down a bit and stopped tossing me around the room, came Pinkie Pie hopping up to me.

“Do you like my party? We have food and games!” she repeated herself and smiled like I've never seen before.

“Yes, it's a very nice party!” I answered to make her feel accomplished.

“Everypony knows that I throw the best parties. Oh sorry!” she giggled before continuing. “Where are my manners? My name is Pinkie Pie, and I threw this party just for you! Don't you think that's exciting? Because I think it's exciting, and if you don't find it exciting--”

“Easy there Pinkie. My name is Drake. And don't worry. I really like your party.”

“Of course you like my party, silly! I throw the best parties!” she giggled and laughed like she'd never heard a funnier thing. She was just Pinkie being Pinkie and I somehow understood that... OK, maybe not. I didn't understand Pinkie Pie at all, nor did anyone else.

I watched as Pinkie Pie hopped away from me.

“Well, well, well. If it isn't the newcomer...” A voice came from behind me. “I hope you prepared yourself.”

It was Rainbow Dash and the rest of the mane 6. I turned around and giggled softly.

“Oh, Rainbow. You know you're going down.” I said full of confidence. I wanted to give her the taste of her own medicine, and I didn't care if my wings would fail me. I just needed to shut her up and beat her little game.

“Oh yeah?” she asked me while squinting her eyes at me. “Everypony knows that I am the best flier of Equestria. You don't want to mess with me.”

“We'll see about that. See you at the finishing line!” I nearly shouted at her. I don't know what happened to me, but at that moment, I was full of confidence and eagerness to beat her. I just had to. I felt like the world depended on it. That feeling... I didn't know what was causing it. But I liked it.

Rainbow stared at me in surprise and opened her mouth a bit in disbelief before frowning at me. “I-I really like your attitude, but I'm going to leave you disappointed. You can still back out if you want to.” she pointed out, but I sensed a little fear in her. She wasn't as confident as before. Maybe that was her weapon all along. Maybe she kept winning everyone she challenged because she was so confident of herself. What if I used that against her? I decided to give it a shot.

“Oh yeah? The only one being disappointed at the end of the race is going to be you! I will never back down, and I will never give up, if this race is the last thing I do!” I stated loudly, confident as I could be, and took a step forward towards her. I honestly didn't know what I was doing. Rainbow Dash was able to do a Sonic Rainboom. Nopony else had done that before. I know speed's her passion, and I've never even used my wings before.

Rainbow Dash seemed very confused. She just stared at me with her big magenta colored eyes.

“We'll... we'll see about that!” she muttered surprised. She wasn't as confident anymore. That's exactly what I was hoping for. That is, breaking down her eagerness; her spirit.

We walked out of the house and I determinedly followed Rainbow Dash to the track's destination.

“C’mon everypony! Witness the race between the new pony, Drake and Dashie! You don't want to miss this!” Pinkie Pie announced, making everyone storm out and follow us. I didn't expect it to be a show, and that made me a bit worried. I was about to make a fool out of myself in front of everyone. But my thoughts about everything being a dream influenced me. It shot up my courage and willingness to race her.

We walked for about five minutes before we arrived. The track was huge, and it was made of clouds.

“I had everything planned. I got some help from another pony to build a track for us. I don't know anything about the track itself, or how it was built, so that makes the race fair.” Rainbow Dash had thought of everything. I was glad that she had the decency of letting another pony build the track for us. It wouldn't be fair otherwise. But it kind of surprised me that she let someone else build it, seeing as she wasn't afraid of cheating.

“Pfft... is that all? No problem.” I mocked confidently. I noticed that Rainbow Dash was getting a little worried. She was gulping nervously and carefully analyzing the track. It looked like she was planning how to make it to the finishing line before me. The funny thing is that I wasn't even nervous at all, and I've never even used my wings before. I knew I was going to lose, but as I said before, I wanted to make my arrival here enjoyable and fun. I have decided to stop living in the past and just go on with life.

“You nervous?” I asked her and tried to sound as critical as possible. I wanted to break her down. I know that sounds evil, but I was just giving her a piece of her own medicine.

“Me? N-Nervous? Please, have you any idea who you're dealing with?” she asked and tried to sound as confident as before, but she failed.

“That's good. I hope I don't beat you too badly.” I responded and grinned to her.

Although anypony else would probably throw a fit at my behavior, she simply smirked at me in approval.

“You know what? We are more alike than I thought.” she pointed out interestingly and smiled even wider.

“What do you mean? Are you saying that just because we're both cyan colored or...?” I asked and laughed softly. She joined me in the laughter.

“Your attitude. I've never met a Pegasus like you before. So confident, just like me. I like that.” She pointed out and stared into my eyes. “You know what? I don't even care who wins this race anymore.”

“You're backing down?” I asked with a subtle grin and tried my best to mock her.

“Hah! Never!” she yelled, again in approval, and got herself prepared. “See you at the finishing line.”

I gave her a wide smirk, nodded and got into position.

Everybody at the party gathered around and found a place to sit while Pinkie Pie bounced around with a big speaker.

“FILLIES AND GENTLECOLTS, MARES AND STALLIONS!” She yelled. “You're about to witness the greatest race in history! Well... maybe not! But the greatest race of TODAY! Get yourselves comfortable! The race will start in approximately 5 minutes!”

Everything was blocked out of my head. My heart was starting to pump faster despite the fact that I was only racing her for fun. Well, that is what I originally intended. But seeing as how important this was to Rainbow, I decided to take it a bit more seriously. And now that I thought about it... it would be super awkward to fail so terribly in the race after everything I've said to her.

I slowly turned my head and looked at Rainbow Dash who was eager to start. She looked back at me and gave me another awkward smile before turning her head away from me in a hurry. I noticed she was gnawing her teeth in nervousness.

Just remember. Flap those wings and get to the finish line before her. We were both ready, and we were both waiting for Pinkie to start the countdown. We both snapped opened our wings when we heard that Pinkie was starting the countdown.

“THE RACE WILL START IN 5...4...3...2...1... GO!” she yelled.

We both took off with incredible speed, much to my surprise. I couldn't believe it! I was flying at the same speed as Rainbow Dash and I'd never even used my wings before. That means the magical stone of speed and Twilight's magic did effect on me and my wings.

It was a wonderful feeling! I now understood why Rainbow loved flying. The wind in my hai... I mean my mane, the freedom. It was great!

We both followed the path we were supposed to follow. Rainbow Dash really seemed surprised to see that I was keeping up with her. She tried to go faster. She panted and panted and really pushed it to the limits. I did the same, but it wasn't as tiring as I thought it would be.

How could this be? Yesterday I was just a boring human that was about to watch 'My Little Pony' in my laptop after a long day of work, and today I was a Pegasus and the Dragonborn, racing Rainbow Dash! Was that perhaps the reason why I was as fast as her? Me being the Dragonborn?

After ten minutes of flying, we could both see the finishing line, which was directly below us. It seemed very far away, and there were many obstacles in the way.

Rainbow Dash was a little ahead of me. She moved swiftly as she dodged the cloudy obstacles. I thought I would crash into them, but fortunately, I didn't.

I noticed Pinkie Pie down there jumping around in excitement and the rest of the ponies gasping in shock.

Rainbow Dash really pushed it to the limits this time. She did not want to lose to a random pony.

I noticed that she decided to go for the Sonic Rainboom, and that she was about to break the sound barrier.

“Not this time!” I yelled and really pushed myself forward. We were closing in on the finishing line, and Rainbow Dash was still a little ahead of me.

I screamed in both pain and exhaustion when I tried to fly faster, but I managed to catch up with her.

I saw Rainbow's tear fall off her cheeks as she tried to break the sound barrier.

I didn't want to let her win, and I realized that I had to make a sacrifice. I knew what must be done.

I screamed in pain again as I used the very last of my energy into my wings. I did the impossible. Without even trying, I was also going for the boom. In fact, I had almost broken the barrier myself.

I knew I would crash into the ground. I knew that I wouldn't have enough energy to land, but that was the sacrifice I was about to make. I just needed to show Rainbow who was the boss.

But the more I thought about it, the more I began to see the real reason. I didn't want to admit it at all, but from the bottom of my heart, I realized that I just wanted to...impress her.

That sounds so, so wrong. Yet it was also exactly what I meant.

We were really closing in on the finishing line, and I was a little ahead of Rainbow now. I didn't stop pushing myself.

I saw the ground closing in on me and I didn't slow down. The only thing I could do was to close my eyes and hope for the best. After all, I didn't think crashing into the ground would be all that bad, considering Rainbow always crashing herself in the show without any fatalities.

But on the last second before hitting the ground I figured out that I wasn't in the show. I was only in the universe, the same dimension, the same world. Not in the show itself... Oh shit...

Everything went to black as I crashed violently to the ground. I swear I could hear all my bones snap, a sound very much like when you take a pencil and snap it in half.

I lay on my stomach and I barely could analyze the sounds around me. I heard ponies screaming and panicking, even Pinkie Pie stopped laughing and started panicking. I couldn't open my eyes, even though I wanted to. I felt for something wet, and I immediately knew that it was my blood. It was a lot of my blood. My wings had been ripped to shreds and my body was completely broken.

All of a sudden I felt for someone shaking me and telling me to wake up. It was Rainbow Dash. Like I said, I could barely analyze any sound, but it seemed like she was crying. She was also kneeling next to me and I felt for a drop of her tear landing on my swollen face.

“Wake up... foal, wake up!” she ordered me and shook me again a bit more powerfully than before. It hurt like hell, but I couldn't do anything about it. All I could do was to lie on the floor and get ready for passing out again. “Wake up... WAKE UP! Please, don't die on me! This... this is all my fault! MY FAULT!” she added in a disappointing shout. She was starting to breathe faster and, eventually, lost control of herself. "What have I done?!" she added.

It took four strong stallion guards to take her down, but they couldn't calm her down, so they had to handcuff... hoofcuff her. Rainbow tried to free herself, but the cuffs were made of strong steel material she couldn't handle.

“What's going on!” I heard someone else yell in a panic. It was Twilight. She screamed as she approached me.

I felt for the life force leaving me, and I thought that was it. I was dying and the reason for that was because I wanted to win a stupid, pointless race that everybody would forget in a matter of minutes. Well, I made sure that this would be remembered forever.

But was it worth dying over? Of course not. I had to save the world from evil dragons and such. I knew that if I would die, this world would be lost and destroyed forever.

'I'm sorry, I'm really, really sorry.' I managed to think to myself. I didn't even try to say those words.

At last I couldn't hear a thing but my own weak heartbeat and my own breathing. I felt for my heart failing, and I felt for extreme pain in my lungs, like someone was holding a torch below them. And what made the pain even worse was that I was as exhausted as a person who had just finished running a marathon without stopping, multiplied by 10.

But my lungs were just so damaged that I could barely breath. In a normal state, I'd pant and I'd try to catch my breath in exhaustion. But even how hard I tried, even how hard I fought for air, I just couldn't. I couldn't inhale the oxygen I needed and it was the most painful experience I've ever been through.

It was only a matter of time before my heart stopped beating and I caught my final breath. Everything went to total darkness as I died. Next Chapter: Chapter 4: The Return of the Dragonborn Estimated time remaining: 15 Hours, 42 Minutes