Welcome to the next chapter everypony! I want to thank everypony that likes this story and I hope I'm not disappointing you guys. Also, thank you for giving this story a chance. Did anypony get that reference or what show I referenced in chapters 2, 3, and 4? I know somepony did. I will delete your comment if you tell them, Nightfire. Anyways, let's start this chapter!
A blue blur streaked across the sky, followed by a rainbow colored blur. It was Swift and Rainbow Dash racing each other again. However, they were just racing each other for fun. In fact, if anypony could see their faces at that moment, they would see both of them smiling and laughing. This was the obvious result of them being stuck in a cave in Ghastly Gorge, which happened a week ago. They were in love and they couldn't deny it even if they had a choice to.
"Come on RD!" Swift laughed, looking back at the rainbow maned pegasus trailing closely behind him. "I thought you were faster!"
Rainbow Dash passed Swift in flash. Swift had accidentally slowed down when he looked back at Rainbow.
"As you were saying, Swift?!" Rainbow laughed, taunting the dazed blue pegasus.
Swift then sped towards Rainbow. It didn't take him long to catch up to her. Rainbow's cloud house was in view and it was the finish line. Although Swift was quickly catching up to her, Rainbow was near her house. Swift suddenly got a quick boost of speed, making both him and Rainbow tie at the last second.
"We tied again!" Swift laughed.
"I will never know how you always get a sudden boost at the end of our races," Rainbow said, smirking. "So, do you want to come in?"
"I can't today, Rainbow," Swift answered with a bit of disappointment in his voice. "I'm sorry, I have to train today."
Swift was being trained to control his powers. Since he happened to be part of Dr. Whooves family and was a pegasus, he had powers over wind and he could control time to an extent. Luckily, Dr. Whooves has the same powers as him, so he is training Swift.
"Oh," Rainbow said, now frowning in disappointment.
Swift went over and gave Rainbow a hug and a quick kiss on her cheek.
"I know you're disappointed, but I have to train in case if something bad happens," Swift explained in a soft voice. "If you want me to, I'll visit you when I'm done for today, okay?"
Hearing that Swift would visit her later made Rainbow smile a little.
"Thanks Swift," Rainbow replied, nuzzling Swift a little.
"I would anything for a beautiful mare like you," Swift responded, nuzzling her back.
Rainbow couldn't help but blush at his compliment. She gave Swift a kiss and they said their goodbyes.
"Hey, Rainbow Dash!" a familiar voice called from below. "Who was that pony up their with ya?!"
Rainbow looked at the ground and saw her five best friends waiting for her. Applejack (who was calling her), Rarity, Twilight, Fluttershy, and Pinkie. Rainbow flew down to meet them.
"Hey guys, what's up?" Rainbow asked.
"Where have you been all week?" Twilight asked with a slightly worried voice.
"I would've usually seen you flying over my boutique at least five times by now," Rarity said.
"You didn't get yer apples for the week," Applejack added.
"You usually would've had me watch over Tank at least one time this week," Fluttershy said.
"We would've pulled a ton of pranks by now," Pinkie also added.
"And you haven't picked up your new copy of 'The Adventures of Daring Do' at all this week," Twilight added to the addendum. "Where have you been all week and who was the pony that just left?"
Rainbow didn't know that they were that worried about her. She knew that she probably should've expected this.
"Girls, calm down," Rainbow started. "Nothing bad happened to me. The pony that just left was Swift."
Fluttershy then had a surprised look on her face.
"You mean Swift Whooves from our school?" Fluttershy asked.
Rainbow nodded.
"It's been forever since then," Fluttershy smiled, remembering the past.
"You both know him?" Rarity asked.
"Yeah, he was the scholar of our class, but he wasn't a push over in sports either," Rainbow Dash answered.
"Well, he actually graduated early because he was so smart," Fluttershy explained, recalling her past. "He graduated about a month after you left, but he decided to stay behind to help tutor some other ponies. He also acted sort of like a guardian. He would break up a lot of fights without using violence and we were friends until I graduated. After that he said that he would travel the world."
The other four were intrigued about Rainbow and Fluttershy's old friend.
"Then there was when we started school," Rainbow added. "He was so quiet and depressed all the time. He just wanted to be all by himself. I know why he was like that, too."
Fluttershy was surprised. Even she didn't know why Swift was so distant from everypony else when they started school.
"It's because he lost his parents when he was four," Rainbow said.
The others gasped.
"Oh my stars," was all Applejack could say.
After a few minutes of silence, Twilight then thought of something.
"I have a feeling that Swift didn't tell you that during school, otherwise Fluttershy would probably know," Twilight explained. "Just when did he tell you?"
'Oh, horseapples,' Rainbow Dash thought in frustration.
Twilight saw her expression and smirked, knowing that Rainbow couldn't get out of this situation.
"Rainbow Dash, what are you hiding?" Twilight asked, sounding a little smug.
"Fine, you got me," Rainbow said. "I'll tell you."
Rainbow Dash then proceeded to tell her friends about the events from where she met him in Ponyville and everything else until now. It didn't help that she started blushing when explained what happened in the cave.
When she finally finished, her friends were shocked from all of the information. They were happy that Rainbow was in love though, especially Rarity.
"Darling, we just have to meet him!" Rarity exclaimed. "Where is he?"
"He's training with Dr. Whooves just outside of Ponyville," Rainbow answered. "I'm the only one that know where though. Are you all sure you want to meet him?"
"Are you kiddin' sugarcube?" Applejack asked. "We would love to meet him."
"I want to see these 'powers' he has," Twilight answered, not believing the whole concept of aerokinesis.
"I want to see how much he's grown," Fluttershy answered. "It's been so long since I last saw him."
Rainbow covered Pinkie's mouth with her hoof, since she already knew what her answer would be. She led them to the where Swift was training at.
When they got there, they could see a blue pegasus standing in front a completely pitch black pony with no mane or tail.
"There he is, the blue pegasus," Rainbow said, pointing at the cerulean pegasus.
"What is with that mane?" Rarity asked in disgust. "He really needs to get that trimmed."
"Just watch," Rainbow replied.
Rarity turned back to where Swift was. They saw a giant boulder crush him, which made everypony but Rainbow gasp.
"Keep watching," Rainbow said with smirk.
The next thing that they saw was a blue streak that slammed into the pitch black pony. The blur stopped moving, revealing Swift, who had landed on the ground. Everypony but Rainbow gasped again.
"Sirrocco!" Swift yelled, unfolding his wings.
Suddenly, a white ball of energy appeared, floating near his left wing. He then flapped his wing, as if he was using it to toss something foward. The energy ball then flew towards the pitch black pony. It hit right on the mark, as it exploded on contact. However, a mini tornado appeared from the explosion, but instead of the throwing the pony up, it slammed him into the ground. The pitch black pony then disappeared.
"Well done, Swift," Dr. Whooves said, smiling. "You learning a lot faster than I thought. Training shall end early today."
"Really?" Swift asked, smiling.
"You've earned it for learning quickly," Dr. Whooves answered. "Time Control takes a lot of concentration and energy. If the training started today or tommorrow, you're risking permanently damaging your wings or legs, which is why you're getting two days off from training."
"Thanks!" Swift exclaimed.
"Just make sure you're here in two days," Dr. Whooves said.
"Don't worry, I will," Swift said, reasuring his cousin. "Later!"
Swift then walked a few steps before stopping.
"By the way, Rainbow you can quit hiding now," Swift said with a smirk, looking at the rainbow maned pegasus' location.
Rainbow was surprised that he knew where she was. She flew out from her hiding spot and landed by him. She was greeted by a warm smile.
"What are you doing all the way out here for?" Swift asked. "By the way, the rest of you can come out as well."
The five other ponies were also shocked. They slowly came out of their hiding places. One pony in particular got Swift's attention.
"Fluttershy?" Swift said, confused.
Fluttershy looked at Swift, surprised.
"Wow, you look different," Swift smirked. "I didn't know that you lived here, too."
"Um, well yes, I do live here," Fluttershy replied, shyly.
"Why are you being so nervous?" Swift asked. "I'm still the same. Sure, I'm a lot stronger and look a little different but I'm still the same pony from elementary school."
Swift then looked at the other four ponies.
"I guessing you must be Rainbow and Fluttershy's friends, right?" Swift inferred.
They gave a nod.
"I'm Twilight Sparkle," Twilight greeted.
"I'm Applejack," Applejack introduced.
"So you're Applejack," Swift said. "From what I heard, you and Rainbow are friendly rivals."
Applejack nodded.
"And I guess you're Princess Celestia's student," Swift inferred, looking at Twilight.
"Yes, but how did you know?" Twilight asked.
"Yeah, I didn't mention that Twi is Princess Celestia's student," Rainbow said, confused.
"Well, Dr. Whooves knows Celestia pretty well and he told me that a filly was accepted as her student when I was like six," Swift answered. "All really knew was the filly's name and he told me that her name was Twilight Sparkle."
Twilight thought his explanation was a little farfetched, but she went with it.
"I'm Rarity," Rarity also greeted.
"Nice to meet you," Swift greeted back. "By the way, what's wrong with my mane again?"
Rarity's eyes widened.
"Y-you heard that?" Rarity asked.
Swift nodded.
"I'm sorry," Rarity apologized.
"It's okay," Swift replied. "To be honest, I do need to get this cut. I've been getting sidetracked."
Rarity was going to say something else, but was interrupted by a pink mare.
"Hi, I'm Pinkie Pie!" Pinkie greeted excitedly.
"Well, you know my name already," Swift said. "How about I introduced you to my friends?"
"That would be so super!" Pinkie excitedly squeeled. "Maybe I should throw a party!"
Swift chuckled a little.
"Well, come on," Swift said, taking flight. "They aren't far from here."
Rainbow Dash also took flight, moving next to Swift. Both pegasi didn't speed off, but they were flying at everypony's running speed. It didn't take them long to see two unicorns in the distance.
"About time, Swift!" Dark called.
Swift and Rainbow landed in front of Dark and Chrome.
"Sorry, but somepony decided to watch me train," Swift said, looking at Rainbow.
"My friends wanted to see you, so don't blame me," Rainbow laughed.
Swift only smiled at her. Dark then noticed five other mares behind Swift and Rainbow.
"Who are they?" Dark asked.
"Oh, they're Rainbow's friends," Swift answered.
The five mares introduced themselves.
"Hey Swift," Rainbow began. "How did you dodge that boulder? I've seen you train before, but I thought you would've just jumped backward from where the boulder was landing, not jump up in the air."
"Well, Dr. Whooves told me that certain ponies in our family that has aerokinesis, most of them being pegasi, has the ability to move twice as fast as their top speed in a battle situation," Swift explained. "I didn't believe it myself until he pulled that boulder trick yesterday. He also said that there was a sort of teleportation move that I could do, but he told me it would probably be about two years before I could attempt to do it."
"Okay?" Rainbow said, confused.
"Basically, whenever I have to fight, I can go two times as fast as my top flying speed," Swift simply said.
"Oh," Rainbow said, finally getting the idea.
Twilight listened to what Swift was saying and was intrigued by this information.
"Do you mind giving us a demonstration?" Twilight asked.
"Sure," Swift replied, getting into a battle stance.
He then glanced at Dark, who gave a quick nod to respond. Without warning, Dark fired six fireballs at Swift. They were hurling towards Swift so fast that no pony could see them. As if in an instant, Swift was nothing but a blue blur as he dodged the fireballs. They then u-turned, locked onto Swift moving faster. Swift jumped up right before they hit him. The fireballs once again u-turned towards Swift, moving as fast as Swift could fly. However, this time Swift looked like he disappeared before the fireballs hit him. In the exact same second, Swift landed in front of the eight ponies. Everypony except Dark and Chrome didn't notice Swift standing in front of them.
"See?" Swift said, gaining everypony's attention. "There is a recoil, but I'll explain it later."
"That was so awesome!" Rainbow squealed.
Swift couldn't help but chuckle. The other five mares were still in awe at his demonstration. He then looked at Rainbow Dash.
"Rainbow, you're in luck," Swift told her. "Dr. Whooves said that I have two days off until I have to get back to training."
"Really?" Rainbow asked in excitement.
Swift nodded. He was then immediately tackled into a hug by Rainbow Dash.
"You are the best coltfriend ever!" Rainbow squealed.
Swift couldn't help but chuckle as he returned the hug.
"Wow you're lucky," Chrome said.
"It is required," Swift replied.
Chrome nodded. The other five mares were smiling at the two pegasi.
"Wow!" Pinkie exclaimed. "And all this time I thought Rainbow Dash was a- mmph!"
Applejack had shoved her hoof in Pinkie's mouth to stop her from finishing her sentence. Rainbow Dash and Swift looked confused at this.
"Don't worry about it," Applejack said, still keeping Pinkie quiet.
Finally that chapter is done! The last part was a little idea from my friend Night Fire. No, my character is not overpowered, btw. I'll explain why in a different chapter. Anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. Later!