Earth pony magic · 2:31am Oct 6th, 2018
Behind him, he had his past nipping at his heels, driving him forward at a breakneck pace, and stretched before him was his future, the great unknown. Not just his future, no, his daughter’s future. Buttermilk’s future. Everything hinged on this moment. What sort of pony was he? The sort that pulled through in a pinch, or a failure? This wasn’t about winning, but providing.
The cold claws of desperation raked him, bringing to mind his recent eviction. That had been a low point. Mister Blancmange appeared in his mind’s eye and Copperquick felt the unsettling rage of that day kindle to life like a malnourished, ravenous flame that had just found fresh kindling to devour. For the first time in his life, Copperquick had felt as though he could kill another and the unease had never truly left him; he dreamt of it often enough to regret it during his waking hours.
Like relentless, slavering hounds, his past memories pursued him.
He and the mare beside him ran neck to neck, nose to nose, their hooves pounding out an odd rhythm, with her striking eight beats for his every four. It was as if the ground rose up to meet his hooves; he did not sink in and he felt light as a feather. Why, he almost flew. It almost felt as if the ground pushed his hooves away and kept the full brunt of his weight from settling in.
Huffing and chuffing, he pushed himself even harder, tearing down the straightway.
Seeing a glow from beside him, he turned his head and saw the mare engulfed in blue-white flames. This was alarming, but he too was engulfed in flames. Glancing down, he saw that his legs and body were surrounded in a nimbus of fire that did not burn him. Together, they burned, the flames leaping between them like conductive electrical arcs.
There was no time to stop and marvel at the curious conflagration.
Two earth ponies fighting to provide only one will win. Got to hand it to the mare who is keeping pace despite having to do twice the work to do so.
That sounds cool! I wonder what happens next!
I love the diverse magic of all the different characters in the Weedverse!
We know Rainbow Dash makes a magical rainbow trail when she accelerates (ie, when she “dashes”). Makes sense that Copper Quick makes magical copper fire when he runs all out (or “quickly”).
Names have power in MLP. I wonder what the mare’s name is. Azure Flash?
The best thing to do would be to split the pot with the mystery mare. Copper wins, of course.