A/N: Yes I have been bitten by the pony bug. I now have story Ideas of my DA oc's in the MLP-FIM universe. These will be a fanfic series within the series, featuring my own MLP oc's. They appearing after 'Sonic Rainboom'. If you want to see the pony forms go to my gallery in Deviant Art, h t t p : h i g h r h u l a i n . d e v i a n t a r t . c o m. DON'T WORRY I'm still working on my other stories! I just need more time with them.

Now on with the story.

"It looks so much better than in the picture," softly spoke a figure on a road to the town of Ponyville. She gazed in awe of the lush valley, the small community of houses and buildings of the town, to the great castle on the mountain face in the distance.

She started forward when she heard frantic-like chattering. She looked over to the bank of a creek, parallel to the road, to see a pair of river otters trying to clear some rock rubble that fell from the opposite over hanging bank in front of their den. However, a large rock wouldn't budge despite both of them pushing with all their strength. The mother squeakily wept in her mate's embrace when they heard a rumble from the rock. They both looked to see the great rock shake then float up into the air, move away from the revealed den entrance and tossed into the creek. Two otter pups ran out of the den and into their relived parent's arms.

The otter family never noticed the relived and satisfied look on the departing figure heading for Ponyville.

But on the other side of town within a forests tree fringe, three pairs of ominous eyes looked to the same town.

MLP-FIM: Holt Pony Tales

Episode 1 Elements and Ifrits Part 1

The day was beautiful over Ponyville; every pony was going about the market place searching for all their needs and sellers selling their goods. Ponies of all colors and types were walking, trotting, and flying all around to where they needed to go. One pony however was a rare sight in the small town; a slender yellow pony with black spots along her neck, down her back, and even her tail had teardrop-like spots and a black tip. Her brownish mane was cropped short with side tassels, and a tied ponytail. Her cutie mark was an elegant blue star with two emeralds on both side star points. Ocean blue eyes looked around her surroundings, her black cheek streak marks dimming the suns glare, as she looked to her list on her brown saddlebag. Beside her saddlebag she wore a short earthy green shawl around her neck and her back, and dull red leg warmers.

The pony muttered softly to herself as she read the list. "Hmm, flour, sugar, bread, a new set of sewing needles…Got those. Bananas, carrots, broccoli…Apples! That's next."

She smiled to herself as she walked through the street, looking around at the buildings. As she walked some ponies started to take notice of her.

"That's a new face."

"Who is she?"

"Wonder where she's from."

"Hee, hee Betcha Pinkie Pie would notice her within the hour."

"Giggle, no in the next five minutes."

She paid little attention to the whisperings to concentrate on finding—

"APPLES! Get yar fresh apples!"

There.

She trotted toward the loud call and found herself coming up to the apple cart of Applejack Apple.

The orange and blonde pony was calling out to the crowd, placing bushels of apple barrels around the cart while her big red Clydesdale brother, Big Macintosh, collected the money from the earlier rush hour.

"Get some of aur special golden delicious, and if ya'll want a little bit of tart have some of aur good green sour apples!" called AJ as she pushing another barrel. "Whew! That was a good sale Big Mac. Do we have enough for the next one?"

Closing the register the gentle giant answered. "Euyep."

AJ laughed, "Good, I could sell these all day. I'm the apples selling queen!"

"More like an apple core."

He avoided the kick from his irritated little sister, and smirked as he put a new platter of apple fritters on the cart counter, then looked to the coming customer.

He froze.

"Hello, I was wondering if I could have some samples of your apples. I'm new to town and I never tried yours before."

Big Mac just stared at the bluest eyes he had ever seen, the smile she gave him sent his heart booming like multiple Sonic Rainbooms. After a few moments of silence, her smile faltered and asked again.

"Hello, can I have some samples?... Hello?...Are you…alright?"

"Tarnation Big Mac! You have a customer, answer her!" Applejack popped up next to him. "…" She waved a hoof in front of his face. "Sorry miss, but I think his brain's stuck."

"Will he be alright?"

"Sure…maybe. Name's Applejack, the stuck brother of mine is Big Macintosh. Anyway you said you wanted some samples? Well then try some of our star red delicious, our sweet and sour apples, and the golden tasting gold delicious."

AJ moved a tray of apple slices to the yellow/black spotted pony. "So ya new to town?"

Biting into a slice she answered after chewing and swallowing. "Gulp. Yum! Yes, my name is-"

They heard a whistling sound.

"What's that sound?"

She and AJ looked around until AJ looked behind her customer; her face deadpanned.

"Ya might want'a mosy two steps to yar right."

Confused the pony did that then was startled when a streak of pink darted next to her to crash into a waiting pillow where she had been standing. She almost didn't hear the giggling "Told you, five minutes."

She stared at a pink pony with a cutie mark of blue and yellow balloons and a puffy darker pink mane and tail, then she looked to the pillow in which Applejack had placed to protect her cart, then looked to the Stetson hat wearing pony who answered her silent question.

"Trust me, you stay long enough, you'll know."

She was about to ask more when bright blue eyes blocked her vision.

"OHMYGOSH! Hi, I'm Pinkie Pie! Who are you? Where are you from? Are you visiting or moving in? I mean we had a new pony move in to Ponyville, but we weren't expecting another one. Is it alright if I throw a welcome party at your house? I know we had a party the other day and I like to have had it a surprise but I'm sure everypony would love one to welcome a new friend and the last one was a surprise so this one doesn't have to be. Can I? Please, please, please, please, please?"

Nose to nose, and forcing her neck lean from the pink face, blinked at the rapid questions then replied with a smile.

"Hi, Pinkie Pie. I'm Rhulain Sabermane, I'm just moving in today from Horseshucago. A party sounds nice but my house isn't built yet."

Pinkie seemed to deflate at that, and then bounced back up.

"Horseshucago? That's a long way from here."

"I had my own way of getting around."

"Where exactly is yar house gonna to be?" Applejack asked, leaning over her cart counter.

"Just passed the big apple orchard, is that your farm?"

"Sure is! Great, we'll be neighbors!"

"So instead of a party, how about a picnic?" suggested Pinkie.

"… A picnic would be fine-"

"Great! We'll have it tomorrow! Just tell AJ where your house will be and I'll get all the supplies ready. See ya then!" Pinkie then took off in a pink plume for a moment, Rhulain looked to Applejack, and then Pinkie was back in her face. "Its nice meeting you Rhulain, welcome to Ponyville!" She took off again…...she came back. "…Do you like Tabasco sauce?"

"…Not really," said Rhulain, with a smile.

"Shoot…better find a substitute…Oh well bye!"

Then she took off, Rhulain waited for a second, just in case, then laughed.

"Ha, ha, she's a character."

"You get used to her, she's a really good friend. If anything her parties and picnics are the best," said AJ. "So how were the apples?"

"Just as you described them. I'll have five of each please."

"That'll be eight bits."

"Thank-you," Rhulain gave the money and put the apples in her saddlebags. "Wow, three new friends, it's a great start."

"Trust me, ya'll add more at the picnic."

"Hee, hee, tell Pinkie Pie to look for blue flag passed your orchard. Well, see you around Applejack…bye Big Macintosh," departed Rhulain.

"See ya' round neighbor!" AJ called, then turned to her still frozen brother. "Big Mac?" She noticed a faint blush on his cheeks, she suddenly smirked at him. "Well, well color me shocked. My big strong hoofed, thick headed brother has a crush on the new pony! Ha!"

Big Mac blinked, then glared at her, "I ain't thick headed…and I don't have a crush."

"HA! Ya paused there!"

"That don't mean anything!"

(Think of AJ smirking like when SpongeBob caught Squidward with the Crabby patties.)

"I don't have a crush!"

"Big Mac has a crush! Big Mac has a crush!"

"Don't you have apples to sell oh miss apple selling queen!" He tried to ignore his guffawing sister. 'I'll never understand little sisters.'

Meanwhile, past the great Sweet Apple Orchard, in a meadow on an outcropping, a purple unicorn, with a darker striped banged mane and violet eyes, sat with a book at her hooves, turning the pages with her horn magic. Hovering close by were two pegasus ponies, a yellow one with flowing pink hair teal colored eyes and a cutie mark of pink butterflies, and a sky blue one with a scruffy hair of the rainbow and a cutie mark of a lightning bolt like rainbow. They waited as the unicorn finished a page in the book then closed it.

"There I think I'm ready."

"Are you sure you'll be alright, Twilight?" the yellow Pegasus softly asked, concerned.

"I think I got everything down and double checked. With this spell I could levitate to any height."

"Yeah, but don't you already have an air balloon?" asked the rainbow mane Pegasus, scratching her head with a hoof.

"Yes, but what would happen if my balloon suddenly bursts and there wasn't a pegasus to save me? With this spell I could slowly levitate down to the ground without any injury."

"I guess that makes sense."

"But what if you get to high?"

"Fluttershy, this is practice, I'm only going a couple feet. And you and Rainbow Dash are here if something goes wrong."

"You can count on us," boasted Rainbow Dash.

"Oh right," Fluttershy softly agreed.

"Okay, here goes," sighed Twilight as she closed her eyes. Her horn started to glow, the two Pegasus watched intently as the glow covered her hooves and she started to lift from the rock face slowly.

She floated two feet off the ground and slightly moved to hover a bit, with the two Pegasus flanking her.

"You're doing it, Twilight," softy cheered Fluttershy.

"Thanks , but I need to concentrate."

Rainbow Dash flew just ahead of the unicorn, then looked back to her and instantly frowned.

"Uh, Twilight?"

"Rainbow Dash I said I needed-"

"But is your horn supposed to turn yellow?"

"…...no," she squeaked.

Suddenly Twilight took off into the sky like a rocket, screaming all the way.

"TWILIGHT!"

A/N: I know... 'Horsehucago', 'horseshoe' + 'Chicago', please be gentle with the flames, it's hard thinking of someplace different than the other horse themed parodies from the series.