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This is one of your favorite writers here, Vomas56!
We'll be having a little more romance development with Rainbow Dash,
And possibly get into more trouble along the way!
Chapter 4: Parties and Flying Lessons
"SURPRISE AND CONGRATULATONS!"
Those were the words I was first greeted with after several hours of being away, and me becoming the winner.
Surrounded by not much more than a hundred ponies, I saw the Mane Six rapidly approach me.
"Nice going there, Comet!" Applejack said as she was the first to speak.
"Amazing! Truly wonderful!" Fluttershy said, louder than her normal voice. When she realized what happened, she quietly stated "Oops, sorry..."
"Glad to know things don't change much." I thought that night.
Then it was Pinkie's turn to speak, but she was so excited and jumping around so fast, I could barely make out what she was saying.
"Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! You were awesome, Comet! So, when we saw you win, I decided to throw you a Welcome to Ponyville and Congratulations on Winning party!" she basically said.
"Thanks Pinkie! Nice work on the party, by the way." I said as I patted her head.
She simply gave me a big and goofy smile for that.
That's when Twilight showed up right behind me, and gave me a tap on the shoulder. "Nice work! I knew you had something going for you." She told me.
"Yeah, well…" I started.
"By the way, I've got two things to tell you…" Twilight then said to me.
"Lemme guess, the old good news and bad news routine?" I asked.
Twilight then simply nodded her head.
"Alright, give it to me straight then." I complied.
"The bad news is, the Princesses are coming to see you tomorrow, and it sounds morally disturbing, along with the fact that your worldwide début is the same day in Canterlot." Twilight told me.
How can it be bad?
"You're going to be questioned…"
Well, isn't this something original?
"And the good news?" I asked once more.
"Well, it concerns Rainbow Dash, and how she reacted towards your win." Twilight replied.
"How so-!?" I started but was immediately interrupted.
Apparently, Rainbow zoomed straight at me, top speed. This caused me to knock back onto the floor, and caused me to crash. When I opened my eyes, right after I blacked out for a minute, she was sitting right on top of my chest.
"So, I suppose this is the good news, right?" I asked.
Twilight nodded "yes" once more, while Rainbow kept saying of how awesome I was, and how she was glad I could be her friend. Apparently though, she didn't realize I was running low on oxygen until I pointed it out.
"You're…crushing…my chest, Rainbow!"I managed to say.
"Sorry about that," Rainbow said as she helped me up. "But you were awesome! The best singer right there! On stage! Comet, if I wasn't this happy, I could… uh, I could…" her voice then trailed off.
"Kiss me on the cheek?" I joked.
Apparently, she took it seriously, though. Rainbow suddenly pulled me in, right by the neck. This was unexpected, even for me, as I felt her give a kiss right on my cheek, just like I said.
"Wow." Was all I managed to say, becoming increasingly blush.
"Well, you did ask for it." Rainbow told me.
"I meant it as a joke." I said.
"Huh!?" she asked, blushing really hard. "What're you talking about? You told me to!"
"Nopony was forcing you to kiss me," I replied. "That was all you."
At this point, RD realized her mistake, blushing even harder than me. "Hey, you shouldn't have asked."
"Touché." I countered.
"Oh ! Oh! Oh!" Pinkie suddenly spoke up.
"Yes, yes, I know, it's a great party Pinkie Pie." I told her.
"Not that, silly! Remember, it's karaoke night!"
Of all the things I forgot, I overlook that!?
I facehoofed myself for forgetting. But then again, I did become a star of music in one day, so cut me some slack, will ya?
"Sure, so who's singing first?" I asked.
"I don't know!" Pinkie said happily.
"What do you mean? You organized this, so didn't you create a schedule?"
"Nope!" she cried.
Wow, two times in a row I facehoof myself, and it's not even midnight!
"Alright, I'll sing." I told Pinkie.
"Good, now I'll just get everypony into place, and we'll start this party off, with rock and roll!" she cried.
"Mind if I sang a second time in a row?" I asked.
"Why?" Pinkie questioned.
When I pointed to Rainbow Dash talking to another stallion, and drew a little heart symbol in midair, Pinkie got the message.
"Just, please don't tell anypony else!" I begged.
"Okay, Comet! I Pinkie Promise!" Pinkie said with a goofy smile and salute.
"God, don't let me fail now…" I thought.
Alright, I waited in the wings of the stage, were many ponies were waiting. They wanted to hear somepony sing, and hear the angel hidden on the inside.
If singing is like heaven, am I meeting God now, or am I just on the first layer of it?
"Alright ponies! Mares and stallions! Colts and fillies! Allow me to introduce, your Ponyville's very own: Speeding Comet!" somebody announced over a loudspeaker system.
I basically came out galloping to the stage, with a hundred ponies cheering, stomping on the ground, and giving an encore.
"Alright, alright," I started off. "I know you wanna hear me sing, so I'm going to start this off with a song you may not understand, but this is one of two songs for you to enjoy! Don't listen to the lyrics, just the music." I said.
At this point, they didn't care what song I sang, just as long as they got to do something.
(Authors note: These two songs were requested by fans, and like the bronies you are, go appreciate their work on their profiles! These were asked by MiningSomeDiamonds and Pheonix Kamiya)
A techno beat began, pulling me into the first song, as it was calm. Most ponies were just excited for this song, as I guessed it was pretty popular. They didn't know the meaning of the lyrics, they only cared to listen to the beat!
The first song was called White Sky by Vampire Weekend (MiningSomeDiamonds request).
An ancient business, a modern piece of glass work
Down on the corner that you walk each day in passing
The elderly sales clerk won't eye us with suspicion
The holy motor corporation is giving it's permission
A little stairway, a little piece of carpet
A pair of mirrors that are facing one another
Out in both directions a thousand little Julia's
That come together in the middle of Manhattan
You waited since lunch
It all comes at once
Around the corner, the house that modern art built
I ask for modern art to keep it out the closets
The people who might own it, the sins of pride and envy
And on the second floor the Richard Serra Skate Park
You waited since lunch
It all comes at once
Sit on the park wall, ask all the right questions
While all the horses racin' taxis in the winter
Look up at the buildings imagine who might live there
Imagining your Wolford's in a ball upon the sink there
You waited since lunch
It all comes at once
Nopony paid any mind to the lyrics at all. They were too busy cheering me, and were excited for the secondary song.
"Alright everypony, I'm taking a break, but stay tuned for another awesome song!" I shouted into the microphone.
Exit stage left much, anypony?
"You think they liked it?" I asked a few of the Mane Six.
"Darn tootin'!" Applejack said. "They're pretty happy with your darn singin', Comet."
"Very well performed. Your voice seems to get better every time we hear it." Rarity agreed.
"Nice moves out there," Rainbow then complemented as she walked up to me. "But I'm wondering why you didn't fly, to make it 20% percent cooler?"
"I never learned." I said. "I prefer walking on the ground, rather just flying in the air."
"WHAT!?" she yelled, "That's crazy talk! Who's ever heard of a Pegasus afraid to fly?"
"Fluttershy?" I guessed.
"Ok, you're right there." RD admitted. "But, can you name anypony else!?"
Well, she got me there.
Honestly, I didn't have a response to the entire thing. I mainly assumed that a few Pegasi never learned how to fly, and I was just a late bloomer.
"Alright, starting tomorrow, I'm teaching you how to fly, with private lessons in tricks. Besides, you're learning from the best, so you should feel honored, Comet." Rainbow acknowledged.
"Ok, how about lessons in the backyard of this place?" I suggested.
"Sounds fine with me. Besides, I'll have you flying in ten or less seconds flat."
How did I know she'd say that?
So, I basically hung about, trying to keep in tune with the beat of wave after wave of popping techno music and rock n'roll. A crowd of stallions and mares are all dancing, on a multi-colored dance floor, courteously of Vinyl, who happened to have been at the party some time before I did.
I swear, I bet five dollars to say Pinkie broke the fourth wall again, and allowed PON3 to get here faster than the carriage that pulled me here.
As I watch over many ponies, including ones I recognized and ones I didn't, Applejack suddenly walked up to me.
"So partner, you feel like dancing?" she asked.
"Naw, I don't dance a lot," I responded. "I'm a terrible dancer. Just ask anypony from here to Manehattan."
"Really?" she questioned.
"I never said I was good at dancing." I implied. This time, I enforced my emphasis on the word 'good', hoping she would get the hint.
"Well, if ya want, we can go ta the dance circle over yonder," AJ said, pointing a hoof towards a large group of ponies.
"Eh, why not? I got nothing better to do." I agreed.
We trotted over to the dance group, where apparently we saw one stallion dancing it out on the dance floor. He wore big sunglasses that covered his eyes, and a cap on his head to cover his frontal part of his mane.
In all honesty, his coat color was white, and his mane was a blend between mud-brown and dirt-brown.
In reality to me, his colors resembled something of a giant hot-fudge sundae.
"Oh, brother, I say this is something I didn't see coming." I admitted to AJ.
"What…the fact of how he dances?" AJ asked.
"No, how he looks like a giant ice-cream sundae." I whispered.
To which, me and AJ both snickered and walked away from the crowd.
At this point, most ponies were beginning to tire out, and not many of them left the party.
As far as I could tell, it seemed to be a never-ending story of how a party can last forever.
"So, Comet…" Twilight started off.
"Yes, Twilight Sparkle, what can I help you with?" I asked politely.
"You said you had a second song… is it a slow one?"
"I… really don't know," I told her, in a confused way. "I only know that I want a song that'll really stand out to Rainbow Dash."
"Well, pick one! The party is starting to slow down a little." Twilight updated.
Twilight had a point. Some ponies were starting to tire from the fast beat of the sound of the music, and others were looking quite faint.
"Don't worry, Twi. I've got the perfect song I mind for this occasion." I told her.
I pulled myself towards the center platform once again, greeted by the same crowd I had played for earlier. The song I chose to immediately sing was Lips of An Angel by Hinder(Pheonix Kamiya request).
"Alright, we're going to take this, nice and smooth," I started off. "This also goes out to one mare after my heart." I hinted.
Honey why are you calling me, so late?
It's kinda hard to talk right now
Honey why are you crying, is everything okay?
I gotta whisper 'cause I can't be too loud
Well, my girl's in the next room
Sometimes I wish she was you
I guess we never really moved on
It's really good to hear your voice saying my name
It sounds so sweet
Coming from the lips of an angel
Hearing those words it makes me weak
And I never wanna say goodbye
But girl you make it hard to be faithful
With the lips of an angel
It's funny that you're calling me tonight
And yes I've dreamt of you too
And does he know you're talking to me?
Will it start a fight?
No I don't think she has a clue
Well my girl's in the next room
Sometimes I wish she was you
I guess we never really moved on
It's really good to hear your voice saying my name
It sounds so sweet
Coming from the lips of an angel
Hearing those words it makes me weak
And I never wanna say goodbye
But girl you make it hard to be faithful
With the lips of an angel
It's really good to hear your voice saying my name
It sounds so sweet
Coming from the lips of an angel
Hearing those words it makes me weak
And I never wanna say goodbye
But girl you make it hard to be faithful
With the lips of an angel
And I never wanna say goodbye
But girl you make it hard to be faithful
With the lips of an angel
Honey why are you calling me so late?
Another round of applause and hoof-stomping went towards me, as I was seen being a great singer and all. Still, I'd saw RD was eyeing me, and she seemed impressed. I was wondering if she got the tip, but apparently, it didn't look that way.
She might've figured I had a crush on somepony, it was just that she didn't know I was referring to her.
I left the stage, once more, in the hopes that somehow, Rainbow would as to get a clue of whom I referred to as my 'special somepony'.
Another few hours later, the party ended and most ponies headed home. The only ones remaining were me, a cleanup team of stallions, and the Mane Six. I laid back against the farthest wall, daydreaming, basically about anything. Tuning out the noise of the sweeping brooms from the crew, and chatter of the Mane Six, I turned my thoughts to Rainbow.
Why did she look so beautiful, and have to be so boastful?
Quite a uncommon persona, if I do say.
"Comet!" Twilight then shouted into my ear.
I immediately fell back, while acting up in surprise.
"Yes?" I asked.
"Your lessons begin with Rainbow around noon, so don't be late!"
"Hey! Why would I be late? We're doing the lessons in your backyard, aren't we? So, I see no reason to panic." I come backed.
"When it comes to flying, Rainbow doesn't like slackers." Twilight pointed out. "By the way, you'll be sleeping here tonight."
"Okay, and thank you." I said calmly.
"You'll be sleeping in the guest room. It's right across the main hallway on this floor." Twilight directed.
"Well, goodnight then, everypony." I said.
With that, I left for the guest room. When I entered, I slipped off my tuxedo, and laid on the bed. Very comfy, and just as well, homey. As the allure of the softness of the sheets settled in, I laid my head into a pillow, and nuzzled into the warmth of that bed.
For the rest of the night, I dreamed of nothing, but pure blackness. It was a blackness so dark, it made you feel as if though you were dead. Well, that's what it was, for a while.
Immediately, after hours of sleep, I fell into a dream.
Aw, come on! Can't I have a dreamless night for once!?
When I looked at myself, I saw no longer hooves, but fingers.
Is this real? Did everything I do was a dream of some sort of crazy fantasy?
Suddenly, I saw a mirror, and saw myself. Not my pony-self, but rather my human-self, fully clothed, in the same clothing the night before I came to Equestria.
"I can't believe it…" I thought. "My old form, it's still here! And in top condition! That means I still have some humanity left in me!"
"Of course you do." an eerie voice spoke. "You seem to enjoy seeing yourself once more, and having fun in Ponyville."
"Gah!" I screamed.
"Who's there!? How do you know me?" I called into the darkness.
The scenery of darkness suddenly melted away. At first, the picture was blurry, until I realized I was in front of Ponyville, at night.
I had to admit, it was very pretty. Quite a side of Ponyville you'd never expect to see unless it was a holiday.
"Quite the view, is it not?" a mare asked behind me.
I turned around and saw a dark blue mare, who's coat pressed against the sky, and full moon behind her. Her mane was translucent, while tiny stars danced inside of it. I could make out a horn, right atop her forehead, and wings spread out on each side of her.
"Who are you?" I questioned.
"I'm Princess Luna, alicorn of the night." the figure responded. "I have been able to enter your dream, human. This is what you might call, 'lucid dreaming'."
"Ok then, whatever floats your boat." I responded. "Sorry if I meant disrespect princess, but I'm not used to this kind of thing. Especially with all the talking ponies, stallions and royalty."
"It's fine." Luna reassured me. "Besides, is the night not beautiful? I do my best so everypony gets to enjoy it."
"Very pretty, I'll admit." I said. "But, why did you come here, to my dream out of so many?"
"I come here to ask you of one favor. After all, you're special." She inquired.
"What's the favor then?" I pondered aloud.
"Remember Twilight? And how she got a response from both of us?" she asked.
"Yes, vividly and clearly." I answered. "That was only a few hours ago, so what's the deal?"
"Me and my sister, won't really question you," she answered. "We want you, to take part in a spell, and show your friends who you really are. The time for secrets is now over."
I paused. Being teleported away from people I loved and knew by some mysterious force was one thing that'd I thought would never happen. Losing all the trust in one town and my friends? That was something I couldn't do.
"I can't do it, Luna." I told her. "I don't want them getting hurt just because of a revelation. I lied to protect my friends, to keep them from knowing the real me! So, my answer is no, to the ritual. I don't feel comfortable admitting my secret to them."
I could tell she was saddened by my response. That I, a human, would never be willing to tell my friends about who I am. That I, denied royalty, and in front of a princess.
"Crap, probably should've not said that!" I thought.
"You're afraid, aren't you?" Luna asked me.
"Huh? What're you talking about?"
"It's alright. The truth is hard to muster, and telling it to some ponies you barely know makes it harder. These ponies, I've known for some time now, and even I have trouble with my past. But, the ones who stand by you now, won't judge you for what you are. Nor where you came from. You've shown a great deal of a tremendous amount of friendship, rivaling those of the Elements of Harmony."
The Elements of what now?
I was confused on that part, not knowing the Elements at first, and mainly because I hadn't seen anything that told me about them. So, I couldn't tell if she was lying or not.
"The six around you," Luna continued, "are the bearers of the said Elements. Although, you've been here a short time, you can pull through this. Even so, you hold two titles of your own. But remember, don't be afraid. They still care for you."
"Really?" I asked. "What do I tell them!? That I don't belong here? Tell them I'm a liar and they expect to trust me!? Say that I am from a different world? No! I can't do it! That sounds like the worst move I can make now!"
As I looked back at the town, I began to shed a few tears. Tears of pure panic, of my future loss for my friends. A growing pain then started in my chest, and it wouldn't stop hurting. What was worse was I crying in front of a mare, and that was embarrassing.
It's over. I can't do it… not now… if only I had more time…
That's when I felt a hoof on my right shoulder. It was Luna, who now was comforting me, in my hour of need.
"You love her...don't you?" Luna suddenly asked.
"Who?" I asked.
"Rainbow Dash… the tomboy mare. You really are infatuated with her, aren't you?" Luna asked.
"Yes…" I responded. "Wait, how did you-?" I began to ask.
"I can read your mind, as well as enter dreams." She stated. "Besides, if you truly love her, then please, take part in the spell with me and Celestia. It'll be painless, and the paranoia will fade away forever.
"Right," I said as I sobered up quickly. "And, what did you mean by two titles?" I inquired.
"You'll know soon enough… when new enemies come to fight you, and the sword falls from the sky… Fare thee well, hero." Luna mysteriously inquired.
At that moment, the world shifted back into darkness. A void of cold, complete emptiness surrounded me in my human form. Suddenly, a light opened up, and I ended up finding myself in Twilight's guest room, with my old stallion body back.
"COMET! TIME FOR BREAKFAST!" I heard Spike calling.
Wait… he was here last night? I didn't see him!
I looked at the clock, realizing it was around ten in the morning. I always hated waking up so early, especially since I was in high school. Not to mention, the stress of two royals coming over to town, and me knowing one from a dream, that was spooky.
"Morning, everypony," I said tiredly, as I dragged myself down the steps.
"Well, look who finally decided to wake up!" I heard one voice say. And it wasn't Twilight.
It was Rainbow Dash!
"I thought you said, at noon, and why are you still here?" I asked.
"I kind of passed out on the couch," RD explained. "So I crashed here for the night. Plus, I couldn't wait to show you the basics about flying, so we're starting our lessons two hours early."
"Well, what's for breakfast?" I asked.
"Daisy sandwiches, of course." Spike responded.
"Could you make my sandwich a piece of buttered toast instead?" I asked. "I've never been good with daisies sandwiches during a meal."
"Sure, we've got plenty of butter leftover."Spike replied.
Even so, I could tell, even this kitchen scene, something was missing… or more like, someone.
"Where's Twilight Sparkle?" I suddenly asked.
"She's probably still asleep. I heard she pulled an all-nighter studying, just to get some rest." The little dragon told me.
"Sounds exactly like her." Rainbow agreed.
The reality was, I didn't dream yesterday up as some hallucinated fantasy. I just did what so many people could dream of doing, and it was in another dimension! Although, it still did make me miss my original home for all the more reason.
When we finished, Rainbow lead me outside, ready to teach me my first lesson in flying.
Oh, this is going to end badly…
We entered the backyard, with Spike following in suit, and Twilight showing up on cue. Rainbow Dash then turned towards me, and began looking all around me.
"What're you doing?" I curiously asked her.
"Checking your wing span, and your body measurements." RD replied. "Your average body capabilities are that of a normal Pegasus, so you should have no trouble flying."
I nodded, going along with Rainbow said, since I wasn't good at math.
"Lesson one," Rainbow started. "Envision yourself opening your wings, and feel them stretch out. Close your eyes, and put that image in your mind. Let instinct then take over the flapping part of the wings."
"Got it." I confirmed.
Actually, I didn't. I didn't know what I'd look like when my wings were spread out, since I had never used them. Not to mention, letting an instinct take over my flying, sounded to me like a one-way ticket to crashing, and getting some body part of me broken.
But, Rainbow Dash wouldn't let me off that easily on my lesson if I chickened out now. However, I really wanted to learn to fly, so I began to close my eyes, and tried to place the thought of my wings opening in my head.
The image became more and more clear to me, as I saw it perfectly. That's when I heard a small voice, ringing in my head.
"Comet…"
Huh? Who's there?
"Comet…"
The voice… it sounds so familiar…
"Comet!" Rainbow then shouted in my ear.
"AH!" I yelled as I fell backward. "What!? Did I do something wrong?"
"Nope!" her eyes became wild with enthusiasm and looked at me intently. Her eyes glittered with happiness as she told me the one simple phrase: "Your wings…have now finally opened."
I saw it for myself, my wings spreading out at somewhere around three to four feet long, with a beauty that words could not describe.
"THIS. IS. AWESOME." I slowly, trying to gain a hold on reality.
"Alright moving on. Lesson two, Comet." RD instructed. "Commence wing flapping, and begin with moving forward and upward, let the instinct I mentioned earlier, take over. Got it?"
"Ok, ok." I said. Relying on instinct now, I tried to put my energy into floating a few feet above the ground. My wings responded to the signal I was giving them, and soon they moved up and down, giving me some time to adjust.
Slowly, I felt my hooves lose their grip on the ground below me. Each gust of wind, brought about some more distance, leaving me about five feet in the air.
"Good! Now try to move forward." Rainbow commanded when she got close to me.
"No need to repeat that, RD. I heard you the first time."
I focused hard on the area in front of me, now feeling my wings tuning to the direction I wanted to go.
Only that, they gave off too much energy for me to handle, and I ended up sky rocketing way too high, at a fast speed.
"No! No, no, no! This is not good!" I thought.
I panicked losing my concentration. My wings must've had minds of their own, because they must've interpreted my flailing about as a fast rush back to Equestria, after I was some one hundred thousand feet in the air. The bad news was, I could tell only one thing: my wings positioned me at a ninety degree angle.
My wings flapped harder, as to land me down safely. It felt like I was going on the world's fastest rollercoaster, and the brakes weren't working. As I parted from clouds, I saw Ponyville, with me flying overhead to a nearby mountain range.
"This is it! I'm about to die! And man, this sucks! I've been here for only one day, and I'm already condemned into ramming myself into hard rock." I thought.
That's when it happened: my frontal hooves, now were beginning to glow something like a red flame, with a green spark in the center of it. Now, it was spreading upwards toward me, at a fast rate.
Great, now I'm going to burn like a matchstick.
However, I felt no pain. The flame still moved up my body, and it wasn't stopping. Now, it had completely engulfed my body, including my eyes. I gained more speed increasingly, with me not seeing anything, until I heard one sound:
BOOM!
When the blast took place, I felt the flame suddenly disappear. I opened my eyes, revealing, a giant ring of red flames, and fortunately for me, a not burning Ponyville, along with a red-green streak, which I recognized as mine. As I kept on flying I lost track of where I was, that is, until I felt a certain rainbow-colored embrace, who I recognized as Rainbow.
Speedily taking me down, back to the backyard, I saw the look of astonishment in everypony's face.
"Comet… what did you do?" Rainbow then asked me sternly.
"I don't really know, ok? I'm being honest! Sorry if I wrecked something!" I pleaded.
"What you did, was the most amazing thing I've ever seen!" RD suddenly cried.
"Wait, you're not mad? And that was awesome!?" I asked.
"Comet, you performed a spectacular Flaming Rainboom!" Twilight suddenly said, stunned by the immense burst she had saw. "Of course we're not mad! Why would we?"
"A Flaming what?" I asked, once more.
"It's like my Sonic Rainboom, except you were covered in flames!" Rainbow explained.
At that moment, she suddenly hugged, and kissed me on the cheeks.
Obviously, she was impressed.
"Well done, oh loyal subject," we heard a regal voice behind us.
"Your stunt not only caught your friends attention, but ours as well." The voice continued.
I turned around and saw her.
Princesses Celestia and Luna.
This concludes another chapter!
Sorry if it's been a while, I've been caught up on school work, and with final testing, it can get crazy!
So, I thank you for your wait, and I'll be working on the next chapter.
So, for all the bronies out there, give this story some love!