Fifteen-year-old Rainbow Dash raced through the clouds above Ponyville, a clock by her finish line. She was timing herself to see how fast she was. She was doing a ten-lap around her house in Cloudsdale. She was nearing her tenth and final lap, and pushed forward at the last minute, slamming the stop button on the timer as she past the finish line.

"Yyyeeesss!" Rainbow Dash cheered, "Three minutes, fifty-five seconds! That's a new record!" The blue Pegasus did some celabratory twists in the air before stopping at the grumble of her stomach.

"Whew, guess I better go get some grub," Rainbow said to herself before flying to the ground. She decided to give her wings a short break and trotted swiftly through Ponyville to the local bakery, Sugarcube Corner. She ordered a chocolate smoothie and a grilled cheese with a side of mixed fruit and handed Mrs. Cake some bits. Rainbow Dash took her meal and sat down at a table with her best friend, Pinkie Pie, who happened to be there.

"Hey, Pinks," Rainbow greeted, taking a bite of her sandwich.

"Hi, Dashie!" Pinkie smiled. She was eating her usual lunch: a small cake with a side of cupcakes and chocolate milk, "What's new?"

"I did a ten-lap around my house in only three minutes and fifty-five seconds!" Rainbow boasted, "I broke my personal record!"

A yellow Pegasus who was sitting nearby with his friends, a red unicorn and a green Earth Pony, turned around.

"Pff, that's nothing!" He said, "I could easily beat that!"

Rainbow Dash whipped around, smirking. She saw the yellow Pegasus that had a dark blue almost black mane and tail.

"You? Ha! Yeah, right!" Rainbow laughed, "How could a shorty like you beat me?" The yellow Pegasus growled at Rainbow angrily.

"I'm not short!" He snapped, "Besides, smaller is faster."

"How 'bout a race?" Rainbow Dash suggested, "Winner gets a week worth of bragging rights."

"Deal!" The yellow Pegasus agreed. The two Pegasi spit on their hooves and did a hoof bump.

"How unsanitary," The red unicorn said.

"Hey, what's your name?" Rainbow asked.

"Con. Con Extreme," The yellow Pegasus answered.

"I'm Rainbow Dash," Rainbow introduced herself, "C'mon, I got my own track."

Con thought that was really cool, and was kinda jealous, but didn't show it.

"Oh yeah?" He said, "Well, so do I, but my mom said nopony else is allowed to use it."

"Hmm, too bad," Rainbow said as they flew to her home, "Alright, first one to do ten laps is the winner. Ready...set...GO!" The two raced off and Rainbow flew way head! Pocket and Butter watched on a nearby cloud. Pocket knew a spell that allowed non-Pegasi to walk on clouds, so he had cast it on him and Butter.

"Go Con!" Butter cheered as Con fell behind.

Rainbow easily finished ten laps, and a few minutes later Con collasped after his tenth round. Panting, he stood up and glared at a smirking Rainbow.

"See?" Rainbow said, "Easy. Y'know, I like you, kid."

"Yeah, well…" Con gasped, "I...guess I...like you...too….But don't...call me...kid."

"Wanna hang sometime?" Rainbow asked. She had a good feeling out this guy.

"Uh, sure," Con said, "I guess….Thanks."

"No sweat," Rainbow smiled at Con, "Kid."