(The following takes place shortly after the events of the season 4 finale of the animated series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. This story is not canon and all characters excluding the OC Silver Rush belong to Hasbro. Please enjoy)
A light drizzle was falling over Equestria that day, and hardly anyone else was around. Except for one pegasus, that is, who was half-walking, half-walking down the road. This is Silver Rush, and it is him where this story begins.
Silver Rush was a bit of an odd pony. His body was a grayish in color, but he possessed a mane that was blue and teal in color, slicked back but still spiky in places. He would've been flying if it hadn't been for the fact that it was raining and he'd been flying most of the day. While the rain didn't bother him, he was taking great effort to keep his backpack and scroll case full of notes dry. He is a writer, you see, told plainly by his cutie mark with a lightning bolt and a quill crossed over each other. But why would he leave the comfort of his home to wander the roads?
The answer is inspiration. The writing spark had dimmed in him, causing him to gain acute writer's block. That is his bread and butter, writing, so he decided to leave behind Cloudsdale and go out into the world, hoping that something would relight the spark in him.
After a while the rain stopped, which Silver was thankful for. His notes were dry, which were all that mattered to him. He spread his wings and took off into the air, climbing higher and higher, looking out over Equestria and marveling at its beauty. However he knew the spark still wasn't there.
"Darn," Silver said to himself, "I guess I'll see where the road takes me." He landed on the top of a hill, looking out to the horizon for some sign of civilization. He thought he could just make out a town far in the distance, but also something else.
"What is that?" he said, trying to make out the huge structure looming over the town. After a moment he realized that he'd taken his glasses off. Quickly fishing them out and putting them on, Silver could finally make out the structure in the distance; it was a castle.
Silver knew immediately that it was Ponyville in the distance. He was actually excited; he had heard many stories about the princess Twilight Sparkle and her friends. After all, they'd saved Equestria on more than a few occasions. He started galloping down the road again, towards the town, eager to rest after traveling all day.
A few minutes later he arrived on Ponyville's main street. The town was fairly quiet, but ponies were starting to come out of their homes from the rain. Every pony was simply going about their business, running errands and occasionally stopping to have conversations with those around them. It was a nice town; very different from that of Cloudsdale in Silver Rush's opinion, which wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
After wandering for a little bit, Silver found himself out in a plaza where there weren't very many other ponies around. He still had no idea on what to actually do here in Ponyville.
'If only there were a sign,' he thought. And then it hit him, literally. Well, SHE hit him anyways. All of a sudden a pegasus with blue fur and a rainbow-colored mane came crashing down from the clouds. Both of them went tumbling, and Silver's scroll case full of short stories and notes popped open and papers went flying everywhere. When they stopped tumbling and the papers had settled, the blue pegasus smiled.
"Hehe, sorry," the mare said, standing up.
"Hey, no harm no foul, right?" Silver said, racing to pick up all the pages that were being blown around on the ground. He was generally pretty forgiving when it came to small things.
"Here, let me help you pick these up," she said. "Name's Rainbow Dash, by the way." Silver and Rainbow Dash proceeded to gather all the pages that he'd dropped. They talked as they did so.
"I think I've heard of you before," said Silver.
"Really?" said Rainbow Dash. "I mean, not surprising considering I'm probably one of the best fliers in Equestria."
"Well, I heard how you and your friends saved Equestria from Tirek."
"Oh yeah, that too," said Rainbow, picking up the last page and giving it to Silver. "I assume you saw the castle."
"Of course," said Silver, putting the last page back into his scroll case. "That's where Twilight Sparkle lives, right?"
"Yeah. The place is pretty sweet."
"Do you live there with your friends?"
"Nah, we all prefer our own homes. We go over there pretty often, though."
"Hey, while I'm in Ponyville, do you have any ideas as to what I could do?"
"Why did you come to Ponyville in the first place?"
"Looking for inspiration, I guess. I'm a writer by trade."
"Well, the Summer Sun celebration is coming up soon. Pinkie Pie is planning a heck of a party. By the way, if she sees you, she'll probably throw you a party too."
"Why's that?"
"She throws a party for any pony she sees in town and doesn't recognize. I really shouldn't even be saying that. Try to act surprised if she does throw you a party?"
"Sure," Silver said with a smile.
"Hey Rainbow Dash!" said an enthusiastic voice. Both Silver Rush and Rainbow Dash turned to see a pink earth pony with curly pink hair and blue eyes bouncing up the street.
"Hey Pinkie," said Rainbow. "Speaking of Pinkie Pie…" she whispered to Silver Rush.
"Hi there," said Silver. "My name's Silver Rush. You're Pinkie Pie I presume?" He held up a hoof to shake hers. Noticing him, she immediately gasped and bolted in a seemingly random direction.
"I guess I will have to act surprised after all," said Silver. Rainbow Dash chuckled.
"Looks like it," she responded. "I'll see you later then?"
"Definitely," said Silver Rush. And with that they parted.
End of Part 1