Hey there, bronies! This story is actually the first one I have ever written. It's on FanFiction, and it's a pretty special story to me. Yes, it does have an OC who tends to speak Spanish. I've gone through a lot of thought in this story. In fact, I almost scrapped it because I didn't really like how the story was going. But despite the complaints of my OC being a Gary-Sue (which he was), of being underdeveloped (which he was), of being absolutely "dreadful" (which he WASN'T), I decided to keep on going. And frankly, I'm extremely happy with the way things turned out. It was quite interesting to see how my writing has progressed. So bear with me friends. I swear it gets better.
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It was a beautiful day in Ponyville. A cool breeze swept its way through the little town, covering the citizens with its gentle breath. Clouds dotted the blue sky, obscuring the yellow sun's warm, glimmering rays. But if the ponies below cared, they certainly didn't show it. For it was a Saturday morning, and the equine denizens of Ponyville knew that sunlight on a Saturday morning was not to be expected.
In a cloudy abode high above, a certain cyan pegasus was sprawled across her bed, sound asleep. It was almost noon, and yet the pegasus still laid on her comfy mattress, oblivious to the outside world.
Suddenly, the winged pony flicked her eyes open for a quick second, raising her head to check the time outside, before letting it fall back onto her cloud pillow into dreamland.
However, the rainbow-maned pony didn't actually fall asleep. She was just shutting her eyes for as long as she could before she either got tired of the taste of her own saliva, or someone else came in to wake her up. Just like every Saturday, the pegasus thought soundly. Dash hadn't gotten up early on a weekend in years, becoming almost second nature to the lazy flier. As she always put it, "I wake up to my own natural clock," despite protests if it being "jus' plain lazy" by Applejack.
Unfortunately for her, today was the day that lazy streak would be broken; she didn't get any shut-eye for long. Because as soon as she closed her eyes, a sharp knock came from the front door.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
Instead of getting out of bed and confronting the sound, Rainbow Dash turned onto her belly, ignoring the visitor and hoping he/she would go away. But the opposite happened, and the sound of hooves on the hollow wood echoed through the house in the clouds.
Thoroughly annoyed, the pony clamped two pillows around her head, trying to block out the bothersome noise. Yet the act was futile, as the sound kept piercing the otherwise peaceful house in the sky. Frustrated, Rainbow Dash called out from underneath the pillow, "Go away! I'm not in the mood." She was responded by another knock.
After heaving a long sigh, the cyan pegasus reluctantly slid out of her comfortable bed and groggily trudged over to the door, shouting, "Ditzy, I told you not to deliver my mail on a Saturday." Another knock caused her to grit her teeth in anger.
As she swung the door open, Dash growled, "Ditzy Doo, how many times do I have to—." She didn't get to finish that sentence, because when she made eye-contact with the visitor, she realized they were not the yellow, crooked, tell-tale eyes of Ponyville's young mail mare. No, they were the eyes of another pony; one Dash hadn't expected to see in a long time.
First of all, the visitor wasn't a mare, but a stallion. He was a strong looking one, about a head taller than Rainbow Dash with a sleek, yet muscular frame. But despite his intimidating size, his eyes were anything but.
The visitor's eyes were hazel colored, with golden flecks dotting his iris, which glimmered like fire. And yet Dash, for some reason, felt only warmth and kindness radiating from those shimmering orbs and his easy smile.
His mane was pitch-black and spiked forward, with bright yellow streaks flowing along its length. The fur was a solid steel color, only broken by a small patch of white located just above each of his hooves. A bright yellow bandana hung around the male's neck loosely. But the stallion's most distinguishing feature was his tail; a golden lightning bolt that matched the curved, winged lightning bolt gracing either one of his flanks. And, as if continuing the electric motif, a small lighting shaped mark was located just underneath his left eyeball.
The stallion was smiling gently, and he quietly greeted, "Sup cousin?"
At first, Rainbow Dash stood there in shock, silent. But then the silence was pierced as the young, confident flier uncharacteristically squealed with joy. The cyan pegasus zoomed out of the doorway, pinning the gray visitor to the ground, a huge grin plastered on her face. "Omigosh! I can't believe it's really you! I haven't seen you in, like, forever!"
Dash's cousin chuckled and replied, "Well, y'know, I was traveling here and there when I heard a certain pegasuswas over in Ponyville, helping the weather patrol. And you know I had to see my prima favorita!" The visitor took a fast glance at the sky and sarcastically added, "And I see you're doing an awesome job at it too, Arco."
The cyan pegasus picked herself back up, letting her cousin get back to his feet, and said indignantly, "Hey, I've got the entire day to clean these things up. I figure I might as well get some shut-eye."
Her cousin chuckled again and replied, "Uhhh, you do realize chica that it's almost noon, right?"
When Dash heard this statement, she glanced up at the sky to see that, although it was partially concealed by the white clouds, the sun was hanging directly overhead. Her eyes widened in panic, and she chattered, "WHAT! It's already NOON! Omigosh, I was supposed to be at a brunch at Town Hall with my friends two hours ago! Twilight is gonna be so mad!" The pegasus began to pat her messy bed hair down with her hoof, trying to freshen herself up as best as she could.
But her cousin slowly shook his head and smiled softly, commenting, "Rainbow Dash, late? Why am I not surprised?" He put his hoof on her shoulder before continuing, almost innocently, "So, Arco, Town Hall's in the same place since I was here last, right? So, I'm just thinking, how 'bout we have a bit of a… competition to see who gets there first?"
Despite her anxiety, Dash's ears perked up at the mention of this idea. All her nervousness washed away as she slowly asked, "You mean…a race?" He responded with a simple nod.
A grin reappeared across the confident mare's face, and she said cockily, "Alright, you're on, cousin. But I'll warn you, you're looking at the Best Young Flier in all of Equestria." She finished her statement with by giving a cocky flick to her cousin's snout.
But if the stallion was phased, he certainly didn't show it with his endearing smile still lingering on his face. "Well Dash, you seem to have forgotten the pony who won that award twice before. And I'll give you a hint, it's not you," he replied, responding to Dash's gesture with a flick of his own. "Rapido, cousin, I don't have all day! Pongas el grito al cielo!"
"Uhh, excuse me?" Dash asked suspiciously.
"It's a saying, Dash. It means don't hold back."
"Ugh, you know I can't understand what you're saying half the time," she replied, rolling her eyes.
"Sorry prima, it's my culture. Heck, I've only lived the first few years of my life in Veneighzuela, why should I stop?" the stallion asked playfully. Giving the ground a competitive stomp, he added, "Besides. I know you like it."
Then the two pegasi simultaneously lined themselves up at the edge of the clouds, hunched low in their starting position. They both exchanged competitive glances before Dash challenged, "Ready?"
The stallion replied, "Get set…"
"GO!"
With a flap of their wings, the cousins lifted high up into the sky. Then with a burst of acceleration, they began to make a bee-line for the Town Hall, parting a trail through the thick clouds with their sheer tenacity, leaving the sunlight to follow their path.
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WHY WON'T THE ITALICS WORK!!!!
Seriously though, I italicized the Spanish words on FanFiction. If you want to read it there, then go ahead.