Chapter 19

Author's Note: Well, hello there! Welcome back to another chapter of Visitors of Equestria. Today's chapter is going to involve a certain rainbow speedster with a first impression race. You'll also see a new move Pika will use that I created. I'm pretty excited to post this chapter for you all, so I hope you all enjoy this, and I'll see you at the bottom.

Speedsters' Introductions

Walking street after street within Ponyville, me and Scootaloo each had extremely excited expressions over what gonna happen. Not only will I be meeting Scootaloo's sister, but we'll all be hanging out together. Looking over at her, she seems to be trembling in excitement over me meeting her sibling, which I couldn't blame her for. I was also really intrigued over meeting her sister, wondering how she'll be like, fun and/or very speedy.

Speaking of fun, Scootaloo looks at me with an excited expression as she says, "This is going to be great! I can't wait for this moment! A cool member of the CMC meeting with my awesome sis and we'll be hanging out together! Can you see how awesome this is, Pika?!"

Giggling to Scootaloo's enthusiasm, I reassure her by answering, "Absolutely! If you left such a cool impression on me, then your sis is gonna leave a cool impression as well."

Grinning, she says, "You bet! Hey, speaking of my sis, she's up there!" Stopping, Scootaloo points up to a cloud which kinda got me a bit confused as I didn't see anypony on it. Waving her hoof towards the cloud, she shouts out, "Hey sis! It's me, Scootaloo!"

Suddenly, I could see a pony's head emerge from the cloud as she looks around, only to see Scootaloo. Smiling wide, the pony gets up and stretches a bit until she shows her wings, making her a pegasus, and flies down towards us. As she walks on over, I take a moment to examine this pony's features.

This pony appeared to have moderate cerise eyes as well as a pale, light grayish cerulean coat. Like earlier, this pony had wings, but no horn, making her a pegasus just like Scootaloo. What was most interesting about this pony was her mane and tail color. Their colors consisted of streaks of brilliant amaranth, brilliant vermilion, pale, light grayish olive, moderate harlequin, moderate cerulean, and moderate purple. Seeing those colors combined together made her mane and tail the definition of a rainbow, which was really cool! One last detail to note, and what made me gasp, was her Cutie Mark, which consisted of a blue-yellow-red lightning bolt being struck out from within a cloud. I recalled seeing this symbol on one of the thrones back at Twilight's castle, so does that mean...?

As I tried to this this over, the pony goes up to Scootaloo and rubs her head with her hoof, telling her, "Hey, squirt! You ready to hang out with your big sis?" I could see her nod furiously, to which the pony smiles at and asks, "Great! Let's head out then, shall we?"

Smiling, Scootaloo replies to her, "Sure thing, sis, but before we hang out, there's some creature I want to introduce you too!"

The older pegasus looks at her in confusion before suddenly noticing me near her. Smiling, she walks towards me and says, "Hey there, little dude! Don't think I've seen you around." Suddenly, she starts going around me, examining my body as she looks at me with an intriguing gaze.

"Hmmm. Your face appears to look cute, but I do like the tuft of hair hanging up. You look small, so you must be a pretty fast creature, huh? Those red cheeks kinda remind me of a clown, though your tail definitely looks cool. Your feet and paws are small for you, so I sorta have to knock you down a bit, but…"

She suddenly points her hoof at my left eye as she exclaims with excitement, "That symbol in your left eye is one of the coolest things I've ever seen from creatures like you! Plus, you're really rocking that collar around your neck! Gotta say, kid, you look adorable, but you definitely pass my test of coolness."

Scootaloo looks at me in pure excitement seeing that I passed her sister's test as the pegasus says, "Tell me your name and I'll tell you mine, you little mouse!"

Smiling, I hold up a paw as I introduce myself, "The name's Pika! It's a pleasure to meet you!"

I could see the rainbow pony drop her mouth upon hearing me speak, but before I could ask her what's wrong, I could hear her squeal as she grabs my shoulders with her hooves. Looking at her, she looks at me with starry eyes as she shouts out, "Omigoshomigoshomigoshomigosh! You're Pika?! I've heard so much about you!"

Looking at her in shock, I ask, "You have?"

Nodding her head fast, she explains, "My friend Applejack told me how you and her kicked some timberwolves' butts without any trouble! Plus, I recalled seeing a cool pillar of light during one of my trips, which I learned from Flutters that you caused it! And, I heard from Twilight that you protected Ponyville from some dark commander, or something like that! Don't you see just how cool you are?!"

Upon seeing me smile and rub the back of my head, she grins and extends her hoof, telling me, "Heheh. We're meeting for the first time and I've already taken a liking to you, Pika! The name's Rainbow Dash, and I'm the fastest pony here in all of Equestria! Nice to meet you!"

I shake her hoof as I look at her with starry eyes as well, exclaiming, "You're the fastest pony here in Equestria? That must be sooo cool!"

Standing with a proud stance, Rainbow tells me, "Yep! I'm also part of the Wonderbolts, the best elite flying acrobatics group of all time! And I'm also the representative of the element of loyalty, so don't expect me to leave my friends hanging!"

Looking at her with so much respect, I comment to her, "That's sooo awesome! I just can't believe I'm meeting such an amazing pony such as you, Rainbow Dash!"

Still standing proud, she places a hoof on my shoulder as she says, "What can I say? I'm the definition of awesome, though I'm not the only awesome pony 'round these parts!"

Placing a hoof around Scootaloo, Rainbow explains to me, "This squirt here is one of my best fans, as well as the coolest little sister around! Sure, we may not be biologically related, but we share a sign of being sister-like, ya got me?" Smiling upon seeing me nod, she continues, "Not only her, but my friends are amazing too! They give me support, and I give them my appreciation! They're the best ponies that I've ever met, and I'd never abandon them now and forever!"

Smiling, I tell her, "Wow. That's just… I don't even have words to describe how loyal you must be."

Smirking at me, she says, "You know, Pika, you're definitely a creature I would have mad respect for. Not only do you protect others in need like an awesome hero, but you also see and respect me and my friends too. So, do you want to hang out with me and Scootaloo?"

Smiling extremely wide, I nod my head and declare, "Absolutely! I would love to hang out with you two, if you're ok with it?"

Laughing, Rainbow Dash rubs my head and tells me, "Of course I'll let you hang out with us! Since Scoots here sees you with so much respect, and with me being quite curious as to how cool you are, you can participate in our session today, deal?"

With that, she lends her hoof to me, to which I shake with happiness, asking them, "Deal! So, what are we gonna do?"

Both Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo look at each other with smirks, before the filly answers me, "We're gonna go for a friendly race with each other!"

Getting intrigued, I reply with, "Really? That's pretty interesting. How's this race gonna work?"

Grinning, Rainbow explains, "Well, Pika, we're gonna run around Ponyville for 6 laps, but for these six laps, you can use any skills you have in your arsenal! So, I can use my wings, Scoots here can use her scooter, and you can use whatever skills you want to impress me, sound good?" Nodding my head yes, she smiles and says, "Good luck, Pika! I hope you'll be neck-to-neck with me during this!"

Smirking as well, I talk back, "Good luck too, Rainbow Dash! I hope I get to see you at max speed!"

All of us smiling wide, we head on over to the town square, prepared to start this race up. From there, we prepare ourselves, with me hopping around a bit, Rainbow stretching her wings a bit, and Scootaloo preparing her scooter for takeoff. Soon, we're all waiting patiently, and prepared for the trigger of the race to begin. Rainbow says, "Alright, everypony and creature! Hope you're ready for the race of a lifetime! Time to set off in 3…"

I lower myself onto all fours, ready to run using Quick Attack.

"2…"

I could see Scootaloo to the right of me, revering her scooter up, a determined gaze on her small face.

"1…"

To the left, I could see Rainbow with her wings spread out and hooves tucked in, ready to begin her flight. I look in front of me and prepare myself, determined yet grinning for how amazing this race will be.

"GO!"

With the trigger set, we all officially begin the race, with me setting off using my fabled speed move. We rush around the streets of Ponyville as the ponies all stop and move to the side, seeing us move at fast speeds. I look towards my left and right side to see both Scootaloo and Rainbow Dash near me as we zoom in around Sugarcube Corner. I could see Pinkie Pie within the shop, noticing us as she looks on in shock.

Smirking to myself, I keep on running, increasing the power of Quick Attack, making me more faster. All of us quickly pass by the Castle of Friendship, to what I'm going to presume is a theater, before seeing the Town Hall and passing by it, marking one lap down the list.

Rainbow looks at me with a proud glance as she exclaims, "Well, well! You're actually keeping up with me and squirt here, Pika! I'm a bit impressed, but I can tell you can go much faster, right?" Upon seeing me grin, she grins as well and says, "Well, try to catch up with us then!"

With that, she starts moving much faster than usual, with a rainbow trail following close behind her, as she leaves me in the dust. Scootaloo, looking so excited, says to me, "Yep! Isn't Rainbow Dash the coolest pony around?" Upon seeing me nod excitedly, she smiles widely and declares, "Well, let's show my sis your speed then, shall we?"

With both of us having a determined spirit, I proceed to catch up with Rainbow Dash, this time using Agility to boost my speed up by twice the amount while using Quick Attack. Scootaloo, on the other hand, flaps her wings extremely fast, keeping up with her as well. Rainbow looks towards her right side, only to see me right there. She looks at me with a shocked expression before smiling happily as she comments, "Hey! You're able to keep up with my speed! That's extremely awesome!"

Seeing her sibling to her left, she mentions to her, "You know, sis? I can see why you're so excited for me to meet this kid! He's so fast and athletic, just like me!"

Scootaloo looks towards her sister and smiles, explaining, "Yeah! When I met Pika, I could tell you and him would get along so well!"

Smirking to herself, Rainbow winks and replies to her, "Well, in this case, ya' done good squirt!"

All of us getting extremely pumped full of adrenaline, we pass by the town hall again, marking down yet another lap. However, just as we pass it, I suddenly hear a voice call out from above us, "As you can see, everypony, we have the famous Rainbow Dash racing with the rising Pika and cool vrooming Scootaloo for a race of mach speed! Who'll reach the end of this race with ice cream and a cherry on top?!"

Looking up, I get a surprise in Pinkie Pie floating above us on a pink hot air balloon. She appears to be speaking over a microphone, meaning that she must be the announcer of this event. Looking over at Rainbow Dash for explanation, she looks over and explains, "Pinkie's actually a good commentator, believe it or not. She, along with Spike, were the announcers for the Iron Pony Competition once, when me and AJ were racing each other."

Nodding my head in understanding, we continue going at high speeds, with the crowd and Pinkie cheering us on for this amazing race. Pretty soon, we pass the town hall once more, marking the halfway point of this race. Rainbow looks at me in extreme happiness as she says, "Pika, you're definitely an amazing and extremely fast creature! If you keep this up, I might show you one of my moves at the last lap! Deal?"

Smirking towards her comment, I say, "Yeah! Let's kick this up a notch then, everypony!"

Smirking, Rainbow speeds up even more, going extremely faster than before! Not wanting to disappoint her, I stop using Quick Attack, only to use Extremespeed and Agility again, sending me off towards the pace of Rainbow Dash once more! Scootaloo catches up to us, but she appears to be lagging behind, only by a little bit though! All of us quickly run through the town of Ponyville, everything starting to become a blur aside from Rainbow herself.

During this, Pinkie remarks, "Oh, would you look at this, everypony? It appears that Scootaloo's in a bit of a pickle, but Rainbow Dash and Pika are tied neck to neck! Who'll gain the upper hand and claim that sweet, sundae win?"

We pass by the town hall the fourth time and, after a while, we cross it for the fifth time, signifying that we have one more lap to go. I could feel myself starting to tire out, but only by a little bit. With one more lap to go, I could possibly be able to win!

Looking at me with an excited expression, Rainbow Dash tells me, "You know what, Pika? Because you're able to handle my speed and agility, I'll show you one of my grand moves: the sonic rainboom!"

Looking at her with excitement, I declare to her, "Well, if you're showing me one of your grand moves, then I should give you the pleasure of showing one of my grand moves as well!"

Seeing stars in her eyes once again, she exclaims to me, "Oh it is ON!"

With that, she soars on up, only to pummel down to the ground at an extremely past pace, creating a mach cone behind her. Her forehooves were in front of her as she starts preparing what I'm going to presume is her sonic rainboom. Seeing what Rainbow's doing, Pinkie Pie mentions, "Is Rainbow Dash doing what I think she's doing?"

Getting excited, I use Agility one more time, before pushing deep within myself for a boost in my energy. Using my spirit's aura to spread power all over my body, I suddenly start going at speeds so fast if anypony were to try and find me, they couldn't see anything. Me and Rainbow were going neck-to-neck, our speeds increasing gradually.

Feeling a sense of excitement, I ask her, "Are you ready, Rainbow Dash?"

She looks at me with a huge smile as she answers, "Totally! How about you?"

I yell out, "Fully ready to launch my grand move!"

We then both shout out from the top of our lungs, "Then let's give these ponies a spark of pure speed!"

"Time for the Sonic Rainboom!"

"Time for Hyperdrive!"

"HERE WE GOOOO!"

With that, we both launch our moves as a vibrantly-colored ring expands from within the location of Rainbow Dash's sonic rainboom. At the same time, a loud explosion occurs from said location with a shockwave and a rainbow wake trailing behind it as well. Both of us travel at ridiculous amounts of speed no pony or 'mon could ever dream of, passing by many buildings and ponies while focusing on nothing more than the finish!

Pinkie shouts out in excitement, "She did it, everypony! She launched the Sonic Rainboom! But Pika's got one big trick to staying beside Rainbow Dash for the last hurdle of the bundle of circles! Who is going to win this race?!"

Seeing the town hall, we push ourselves past our limits as we ran at full speed. After a millisecond passed by, we crossed the finish line together. Stopping ourselves, I push my limbs onto the ground as Rainbow flies up in an arc, before stopping and lowering herself down onto the floor.

We both look at each other with anticipation, before I ask, "So… who won?"

Rainbow answers my question with, "Well, obviously it'd be me who won this race!"

Before I could counter her response, I hear somepony declare, "Actually, you both tied for first place!"

Looking for the source, me and Rainbow Dash could see Pinkie Pie walk over to us, with Scootaloo in tow. Rainbow asks her in shock, "What do you mean we tied, Pinkie?"

Looking at us with a happy expression, Pinkie explains, "You two both crossed the finish line at the same time! I must say, I didn't expect two flashes to be such a blast!"

Scootaloo then mentions, "That was the coolest race I've ever seen, even though I was a part of it!"

Looking at each other, we laugh out loud as Rainbow Dash declares, "Wow. That was one of the BEST races I've ever participated in my life! You're an actual speed demon, Pika, just like me! That grand move of yours you used was so great!"

Smiling widely, I tell her, "Thanks, Rainbow Dash! Your sonic rainboom was sooo great! Now I see why you're known as the fastest pony in all of Equestria!"

Standing with a proud expression, she says, "Yep! And now I know why Scootaloo wanted me to meet you!"

Feeling a sense of pride, I ask her, "So, what do you think about me? Am I amazing?"

Hiding her eyes, which got me a bit confused, she tells me, "Pika… I don't see you as an amazing creature."

Both me and Scootaloo get shocked towards her statement as I was about to ask her what she truly thought of me, only to get a surprise. She places a wing on my shoulder as she looks at me with nothing but pure excitement and pride. With those emotions, she reveals, "You're a super-ultra-extreme-awesomazing creature! I definitely made the right choice in inviting you over to our race!"

With that, she quickly nuzzles me to which I smile at with happiness, being proud of making an awesome pony like Rainbow Dash proud of me. She then looks at me with a happy gaze, telling me, "Hey. We should totally hang out, Pika. Me, you, and Scootaloo could not only do this again, but maybe we could hang out with my friends as well. We'll have so much fuuuun!"

Giggling towards her persuasion, I answer with, "Of course, Rainbow Dash! I would love to hang out with you and Scootaloo again, as well as-"

Before I could continue, I felt Dash pull me in for a strong hug with her hooves and say, "Yes! Thank you, Pika! You'll not regret this, but, since you said yes, we're now officially friends! Deal?"

She lets me go only to extend her hoof towards me, to which I shake with happiness, declaring, "It's a deal!"

Suddenly, I felt my whole body go heavy as I gritted my teeth and moaned in pain. Feeling low on energy, I fell down on the ground as everypony looked at me in disbelief and worry. Scootaloo cries out, "Oh no! Pika, are you alright?"

Feeling the suppressed feeling subside, but not having the energy to get up, I call out, "Not really."

Looking at me in confusion, Rainbow Dash inquires, "Um, Pika? What the hay was that all about? You seemed to be in pain, and you fell down."

Glancing at Rainbow, I explain to her, "You see, that was a sort of downside when I use a move like Hyperdrive. My body gets heavy from all that exertion of energy, and then I fall down for the lack of support for standing up. That move allows me to go fast, true, but it's more of a high risk, high reward more for me."

Seeing everypony look at me in worry, I tell them, "Don't worry. After a while, I'll gain enough energy to be able to stand up. You don't have to worry about me getting hurt by this move."

All of them sighing in relief, Pinkie Pie says, "Ok, then. That's good."

Walking over to me, Rainbow Dash asks, "So, what are you going to do now?"

Closing my eyes for a bit, I open them and answer Rainbow's question with, "Well, I was thinking about visiting Fluttershy next. It's been a while since I last saw her, so I wanted to hang out with her. Though, I don't know how I'm able to visit her with me like this..."

Suddenly, as if she'd answer my question, I felt a pair of wings grab me and throw me up, only for them to gently lay me on somepony's back. Looking in front of me, I saw Rainbow Dash give me a sincere smile as she mentions, "I'll take you to her, Pika. Besides, I was thinking about visiting her as well. I've got to thank her for mentioning you to me, after all!"

Smiling in delight, I tell her, "I would like that, Rainbow."

Spreading her wings, she first says to Pinkie and Scootaloo, "It was nice to race with you, squirt, and it was nice to have you commenting on our race, Pinkie. However, I believe I got to zoom out of here with my friend here. I'll see you all later!"

Looking back, I tell them, "Same with me. I hope you both have a great day!"

With that, Rainbow Dash flies out towards Fluttershy's cottage, with me on her back, as both Pinkie and Scootaloo giggle and wave towards us. After all that's happened today, having a time with my first friend here in Equestria sounds like a good time...

Author's Note: And that's the end of this chapter! Now, we know both one of Pika's new moves, and the introduction of Rainbow Dash in this story. I will give more ponies some time in this story when their chapters come, but this was Rainbow's first encounter with Pika. Who knows what their status with each other will turn into... But that another time for another chapter. I hope you all enjoyed today's chapter, and I'll see you all next week. Have a great and beautiful day until then!