It was just another peaceful day in Ponyville... Of course that had to change as a wagon full of ponies came at full speed down a hiil and towards a cliff.
The cart was nearing the cliff when a costumed pony jumped in the way and used her two hind legs to press against the cart, while digging her forehooves into the ground. After three seconds the wagon came to a full stop.
Everypony cheered for the hero and the ponies in the cart thanked her. The masked pony nodded, then spoke. "Everypony, you may call me The Mysterious Mare do Well" She told them with a salute. "Please do be more careful next time though." She then disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
[First person pov.]
So... as you probably noticed, Rainbow didn't show up like she was supposed to. It honestly concerned me and I wanted to keep my eyes peeled. Oh yeah, you probably wanted to know how I stopped the cart.
So basically since the air balloon incident I've been practicing magic. So far I only know levitation and because I wanted to be ready for anything; a temporary strength spell. You probably want to know how magic works and my answer to that would be 'why are you asking me?' I do know a little though.
I simply and calmly think of bringing light to my horn and it happens, but if I try to hard, it feels like I'm straining the base of my horn. Imagine it like exercising. If you try too hard and don't practice your muscles steadily, then your muscles will tense up and cause you pain. Now imagine your horn as a muscle. If you try to use a spell without having a steady mind, then the spell will just fail and you'll be exhausted.
Whoops. I may have gotten carried away. Anyway now to get ready for the most difficult disaster.
[Third person pov.]
At a construction site, everything was going well. The crane worker, while trying to work the controls, accidentally gets one of the levers stuck. He tried to fix it, but all that did was break the controls completely, sending the crane out of control.
The rope that the crane was using to hold a support beam started to snap. The second it did the support beam was sent flying at the construction site. Just then it was caught in somepony's magic and set gently onto the ground.
Everypony gave a sigh of relief, then saw The Mysterious Mare do Well from before standing atop the scaffolding. She waved a salute, then disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
[First person pov.]
That was very damn difficult. Seriously! I had to stop a support beam at full speed! That's not easy! Y'know how I said that trying too hard strains your magic? Well using spells that strain your magic is possible, but it hurts! A lot!
In saying that, next I checked the dam. It didn't seem to be too 'dam'aged at the moment, sorry for the pun, but according to the computer's calculations, it would collapse the next day.
So the next day I simply put cement in the crack. Easy enough. Or it would've been if I wasn't hit by a lightning bolt! After getting to my hooves, thank god for the suit being resistant to electricity, I looked up to see the cloud that hit me. To my utter surprise the culprit seemed to be Rainbow in a shadowbolts outfit.
Yeah, I really didn't see that coming... Somehow.
Rainbow smirked at me. "So you can take a hit? Well then I'll just hit harder!" She said as she zoomed at me with her two forehooves aimed at my face. I easily sidestepped it then kicked her in the side... What? Well if she wanted a fight then she's gonna get one!
She gets back up and starts flying around me, creating a mini tornado. I start to get lifted into the air, which felt kinda weird, so I stuck my left forehoof into the winds of the tornado and close-line Rainbow in the face. I meant to hit her in the stomach, but ah'well. The tornado dissipated, but not before throwing me into a tree. Ow.
Both me and Rainbow get up, I could tell she was getting tired. I lifted a branch from behind her using my magic and sweep her legs with it, making her hit the ground, hard. Ow.
She tried to get back up, but I gently placed the branch, which was quite heavy, on her side, making it so she'd be stuck. I trotted up to her. "Why did you attack me?" I ask her in my Mare do Well voice, probably not the best time to bring that up.
She tried to get the rock off of her and after four second, gives up. "Because you stole my spotlight and you didn't even take the praise! You just stand in one place, salute, then teleport away!" She yelled at me, anger thickly coating her voice.
"I do take the praise, I just don't let it get to my head." I told her calm and quietly.
"I don't let it get to my head either!" She complained, trying her hoof at escaping again.
"Yes, you do. You were acting like no one could be better than you, at anything. That's called being narcissistic." I kneeled down next to her.
"Yeah and why should I believe you?! If you do take the praise then how do I know you don't want to replace me!" She questioned, venom still toxic.
"Rainbow if I wanted to replace or get rid of you, why wouldn't I do it now? I could leave you for dead. You'd starve and no one would ever know until they'd find your body." I explained darkly.
"..." She looked away, or at least tried to.
"Do you think I'd be trying to talk you down if I wanted you out of my way?" I asked, back to talking softer.
"W- I-i... I guess not..." Rainbow admitted.
"Listen, you can still be a hero, but know that you're not the best at absolutely everything." I said as I lifted the branch off of her.
She got up and silently flew away.
I later heard from Twilight that Rainbow apologized and they forgave her. I'm was happy for her, I got to make her learn her lesson without her feeling like her friends betrayed her. I consider this one of the better days.
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