Numbah 22. The full introduction of the Ponylympics Games. Chapter 23 will include the first category, Agility. Enjoy reading it :D
"7 minutes until the introduction and the games. Competitors, please line up by the exit." announced the voice in the intercom. Shit. I feel like pissing myself. I was in the locker room with Trailblazer, who looked like he saw a ghost. He was pale as hell.
I took the jersey from the table and looked on it. It had my cutie mark, a dark purple portal, and my name emblazoned on it. Beneath my last name was my number, which was 13.
I quickly slipped it on. Huh, it was light and smooth. Pretty comfy.
The door opened and Luna walked in. She had her mane tied up to a simple ponytail, and she glanced at my direction. I didn't look at her, but sensed she was coming towards me.
"Hi" she said while I was putting my bag back in the locker.
"Hey" I said, shutting the locker. I turned to face her and she was looking away, biting her lip.
"Hey Luna! Came to see me win? Why don't you come sit right here and have a chat?" shouted Trailblazer from across the room. He patted at the empty space on the bench next to him. She frowned at him and turned to me.
"Listen, I know what you saw and what happened. I don't like him either, but here's this" she said, handing me a slip of paper. I took it and glanced at it. It was the schematics of the event that's coming up. It showed a large obstacle field of clouds, with different routes. Another one showed a relay track, but with some field adjustments. This was definitely illegal. Competitors can't get access to events beforehand. I looked up at her and she smiled.
"Thanks" I said, putting the slip in my locker. I'll memorize it later.
"Consider it as a compensation" she said. Suddenly, the buzzer rang and the announcer pony came on the intercom.
"Would contestant 43, please come out for the introduction" said the voice. A shaky Trailblazer stood up and trotted to the doors leading to the field of the stadium. He opened them and I heard the deafening roar from the spectators. I gulped. The room was empty, except for me and Luna.
"I think this will be another gift" Luna suddenly whispered, pushing me against the locker and kissing me fully on the lips. I was surprised, but kissed her back. My wings shot out so fast, I thought they were waiting for this moment. Her mouth tasted like..fruits. Delicious, exotic, fruits. After a few minutes, she stopped and smiled at me. I grinned.
Meanwhile, out at the field...
"Mares and Gentlecolts! Welcome to the 42nd Ponylympics Games! I am your commentator, Pinkie Pie. Alongside my co-reporter, Spike, we will cover the entire event for you. Since the first event is up in the clouds, we will broadcast it via magic to the OccuGlass monitor" announced Pinkie, pointing at the large, rectangular glass mounted on top of the stadium from the balloon.
"Of course, the glass is a marvel of pony technology and magic. It was developed by Sparkle Industries, the leading manufacturer of machinery and electronics" she said happily. The crowd roared with approval.
Meanwhile, down at the stands, all of the elemental six except Glacialis were watching with excitement. They didn't get normal seats. Due to their status, Princess Celestia gave them VIP seats that were seated on top of the stadium, next to her and below the OccuGlass.
"It's good that Pinkie is spreading the things our company does" Aquarius told Twilight. She nodded and smiled. Storm turned to the pony selling snacks.
"Hey there! I need enough snacks for this entire row!" he ordered. She smiled and threw bags of popcorn and boxes of juice at them. Storm threw a small bag of bits toward her and she caught it, walking away happily.
"Thanks Storm!" said Stratos, munching on a piece of cupcake. He waved his hoof and Rainbow Dash shook her head.
"We were supposed to use the bits to buy stuff from the guest shop or something" she said, irritably. Storm just laughed.
"Relax, Dash. Here, eat this" he said, stuffing a donut in her mouth. She chewed it and swallowed.
"Hey, not bad. Gimme that!" she shouted, wrestling Storm for the bag of donuts.
"Never!" he shouted in defiance, and they both fell to the ground to fight for the donuts. Everypony laughed.
Up in the air...
"...and of course, that is why I didn't eat a cupcake today" said Pinkie cheerfully. Spike stared at her strangely and spoke into the microphone.
"Um..thanks for telling your morning experience. Anyways, the games have to begin with an introduction by the competitors. And there he is! The first athlete, goes by the name of Trailblazer. He was banished alongside Princess Luna for rebelling against the rule of Princess Celestia. However, he was sent to Saturn for a thousand years. He has come back to prove his might and has a bitter rivalry with Azure Kinesis, another competitor. Let's see what his introduction is, Pinkie" said Spike. Trailblazer walked into the middle of the field. A large right half of the stadium was clad in orange and brown, the color of Trailblazer. They were cheering and clapping, while the other half, donned in dark blue and black, hissed and booed at him.
"And it looks like the fans of Azure have started the flame wars against the fans of Trail" said Pinkie, surprised. Spike grinned.
"Looks like things are going good. Look! he's going to do some magic for his introduction" said Spike.
Trailblazer was concentrating greatly, his horn glowing bright orange. The ground around him rumbled, and a moment later, three large earthly objects shot out. He opened his eyes and aimed his horn at the object closest to him. It began to form itself. He did the same thing to the other two.
"Looks like he's making something out of earth. What's he doing?" asked Pinkie. The crowd was silent, except a voice rang out.
"HEY! HE'S COPYING MY STATUE SUMMON ABILITY-" shouted Virtus before he was cut off by Ash, who put his hoof on his mouth and looked down, embarrassed. Almost the entire stadium laughed.
"..looks like he formed it into three pony races: Earth, Pegasus and Unicorns." reported Spike, ignoring the outburst. Trailblazer finished and stood back to admire his work.
"Now for the final act" he said, smirking to himself. He imbued all three of the statues and they came to life. The Earth pony stuck its hoof out to the unicorn, and she grabbed it. The unicorn showed her hoof to the pegasus, and she held onto it. All three of them held their hooves and looked up. Their mouths opened and released a brilliant beam of light in the night sky. The beam formed into the words PONYLYMPICS XXXXII. Everypony was quiet, then suddenly cheered wildly, stomping the ground with their hooves.
"And it looks like he did an incredible feat, Spike. I'm sure his magic coach will be happy" said Pinkie. Below the balloon, Trixie smirked.
"I'm sure she will" she said, glancing at the stand where Twilight was sitting. She sneered at her, and Twilight shot a look of absolute disgust at her.
"It's time for the next contestant" said Spike, looking at the door where Azure will come out. Trailblazer waved at the crowd and took a seat by the benches.
Inside the locker room...
"...it's night out, so your introduction will be far more effective" instructed Luna. I nodded.
"And put your wings down. It's a bad first impression. Not that I don't mind" she said, smiling. I turned red and tried to put them down, but they won't budge. She giggled.
"Here, let me help" she said, holding on to it and gently pushing it down. God, her hooves were so soft. We both succeeded putting my wings down and I told her that. She blushed.
"Anyways, I have to go take a seat by my sister before you come out, or it will arouse suspicions. Good luck, Azure!" she said, waving at me. I waved back and she teleported out of the room.
"Contestant number 13, you are clear to perform" said the intercom. I nodded, gulped one final time, and shot out of the room.
I burst out of the door and flew all the way up. I heard oohs and aahs from the crowd below.
"And he shot off like a rocket towards the skies! Azure Kinesis. He is one of a kind. Literally. He is half dragon and half alicorn. Despite his intimidating looks, he is a nice pony. He crashed here in Ponyville a few months ago, and has quickly fought against the evil that tried to attack us. It seems like he has a relationship with Princess Luna-"
The crowd laughed and whistled. I turned red and wished Pinkie would shut up. I looked down to see Luna hiding behind Celestia. I would do the same thing too.
"...he is also the rival of Trailblazer. Wonder where he's going!" shouted Pinkie, taking out a pair of binoculars and seeing through it. Spike quickly flipped a button on the balloon and a small antenna with a camera came out, focusing it on me. The OccuGlass screen flickered, and turned on, showing me flying up.
"What's he going to do? Escape?" asked Spike. The crowd gloated.
"I don't think so, Spike" said Pinkie, focusing her binoculars on me.
Meanwhile, up at the skies...
I felt myself reach my limit and quickly turned back down. I could see the glow of the stadium from up here, and it was FREEZING. I nosedived, and it felt like my body was being stripped of its flesh. The wind was roaring past me, and my hooves turned to a brilliant glow of blue. The air behind me charged with dark matter, and I burst forward with tremendous force. Before I reached the ground, I swiftly pulled up and slowed down a little.
"AMAZING PINKIE! He did a Sonic Rainboom. Well, it wouldn't technically be called the Sonic Rainboom, but it's the same thing" he shouted in ecstasy. Pinkie was busy looking at her hooves.
"Is that it?" asked Pinkie, apparently bored.
I grinned down at the crowd.
"Not yet" I said, as a dark purple halo formed around the stadium against the night sky. The crowd started cheering.
I clapped my hooves two times, and the halo slowly disintegrated into white particles. I clapped again, this time harder, and the halo exploded with sparkles. It gently fluttered down towards the crowd. They began to roar in approval.
"It looks like he made the ring turn into...space dust?" said Spike, confused. Pinkie stuck her tongue out and ate some of it. She grinned.
"It's not any space dust! It tastes like sweets! Mmm..this one tastes like a sugar donut" she said, eating another one. Spike tried one and laughed.
"Mmm..you're right, Pinkie! It tastes like gems too. Oooh, this one tastes like a diamond!" he said, picking another one out of the air. I landed on the balloon and spoke into the microphone.
"It's food dust! Its taste differs between everypony's likes on food. Since Spike is a dragon and he eats gems, it tastes like the best gem he ever ate. And Pinkie likes sweets, so it tastes like the sweetest donut for her. Everypony try it!" I said, flying back up. I saw the crowd murmur to themselves and they all tried it. A moment later, they shouted happily at me.
"This is delicious!"
"It tastes like muffins!"
"I need more!"
I flew down and sat next to Trailblazer. He was green with envy. I grinned.
"Well, that was tasty. Now, let's see what the Princesses have to say about their performance!" said Pinkie, pointing at Princess Celestia and Luna. The crowd turned eagerly at them. Celestia stood up and spoke into the microphone.
"Trailblazer's was nice, but Azure's was...tasty. I couldn't stop eating it. I have to vote for him" she said. The side of the stadium covered with dark blue yelled with approval. I smiled to myself and was waiting for what Luna thought. Princess Celestia sat down and Luna stood up, walked up to the microphone, and spoke.
"I agree with my sister. Trail's act was very good, but it did not live up to Azure's Food Dust introduction. He has my vote" she said. I jumped with joy while Trailblazer cursed to himself.
The crowd went wild, while the side that supports Trailblazer was silent.
Back to the Elemental Six...
"...hey, mine tasted like a super stuffed hayburger" said Virtus.
"Mine tasted like hot chocolate." said Stratos, licking his lips.
"Hush. They're going to start with the agility event" said Rarity, focusing on the field. Everypony turned and watched the field fill with mist. A moment later, a large cloud was on top of the field. Azure and Trailblazer stood up and flew into it. Nopony could see where they were now.
"We will now broadcast from above. Please watch from the OmniGlass screen" said Spike as Pinkie adjusted the balloon to go up. The crowd turned to the screen, intent on the upcoming run...
I hope you're hyped. The next chapter will definitely have some action. Don't worry, it's only a day :3
Rarity ship? Nah, we'll go with Luna. What happened to Glacialis? A surprise will come at the end of the games. Stay tuned, ponies!