I haven't updated in forever I know but by the time i got one of these done i decided i took to long… so here is a bulk update instead, i tried to read through them but i probably screwed up a few things, anyway enjoy :D.
"So what's it like where you guys come from?" asked the little dragon to lightning, at least half the train ride was just Silver strings Strumming test tunes with a few questions from twilight or pinkie pie who had somewhat calmed down.
"Well it's pretty extreme, with the way the country is built there is almost always some sort of danger, tension was always high for our king" explained lightning road "you see it is a monarchy, but most of the countries benefits and money come from the corporations and private businesses that operate there, most of which own private armies and don't really like each other all too much beside the fact that some of those corporations are complete sadist's"
"That doesn't sound very stable" said twilight with hints of concern "it's not, but king erma does a good job of keeping them in check for the most part."
Spike was quick to change the subject to something that didn't bore him "you said you were raised in a storm or something like that, but how does give you electric powers?"
Lightning was about to answer when Silver strings interrupted him with a smirk "kid, Lightnings back story is so damn convoluted to an extent but i'll give you the short version, his home town was hit by a giant storm and at the time he lived with his mom without a dad but after the storm he was swept up with it and presumed dead though clearly that's not how you get powers."
Silver continued in a mocking tone "apparently the storm was possessed by an ancient dragon that controlled lightning, but even more than that apparently Lightning was conceived by that same lightning dragons son who had fallen for Lightning road's mom, which not only 'justifies' that he can control energy he can even transform INTO a lightning dragon!"
Lightning road punched Silver strings in the arm to which he laughed a bit "what bro, it really just doesn't make sense like at all!" he proclaimed, Spike on the other hand looked up to lightning road in childlike wonder "woah, thats awesome! Can you show me please!" he begged.
Lightning who was now tussling with Silver strings like a child, he had refocused on Spike and smiled "if i did that hear ide bust the train, i'll show you later i promise" Silver could read excitement on the young dragon though he at the same time felt confusion on why Spike was so excited, maybe he didn't see much of his own kind in these lands.
Twilight on the other hoof was completely skeptical "how is any of that possible!?" Silver and Lightning just shrugged and she drew a hoof over her face then faced silver strings "is there anything weird about you i should know about?"
"Well… I know how to play the guitar alright, a little bit of martial arts… also pretty perspective, that answer your question?" asked Silver strings as he held lightning in a choke hold, the stallion making a mock cool expression that to twilight was a clear sign he wasn't spilling anything to her majesty's annoyance and Silvers amusement at her increasingly confused state.
They made it to the train station and Stardust was still unconscious and being carried by lightning as the six got off Silver looked over the quite town a bit "it's kinda nice here" he commented,this snapped Twilight out of the million questions she was asking herself and the eventual experiments she was planning on these three to try and document or disprove what they said they could do.
"Yea, i'm pretty sure there won't be much trouble here though it's usually pretty nice, just stay away from the everfree forest" she gestured to the ominus and dark looking part of the forest on the other side of town, Silver string took note on what he and his brothers were going to be doing once they were settled.
Twilight and pinkie pie were leading the way as pinkie just couldn't stop turning the stallions heads to something new to see about every second or so, that's when Silver got one of his feelings again something fast was heading there way faster than before.
Suddenly a rainbow streaked across the sky and took a dive and was now rocketing toward them immediately stopping in front of twilight "huh, that was kinda quick for an emergency, whats up" asked the unnamed rainbow mare, Silver learned from Pinkie pie that it may be more common for her friends to rush her without warning so decided against stopping her, besides that he could see that if he tried the same waist high tackle on this rainbow pegasus, the outcome would not have been as impressive as pinkie pie on her part.
While Silver was assessing her she and twilight had turned to them and introduced her "alright guys, this is rainbow dash one of my friends you will be working with" the way she described there employment seemed off to Silver seemed odd to him, there boss seemed very lenient she talked as if talking to a friend not a co-worker and that seemed odd to him though after a moment of thinking about it he realized that they were necessarily her bodyguards in this position, it was after all important to keep a good connection with the ones protecting and enforcing your rule after all.
While Silver's thoughts stretched on the rainbow pony introduced herself "im rainbow dash, the fastest pegasus around at your service" that snapped Silver out of his thoughts and he turned to lightning but it was already to late.
"Yea the thing is where the ones at your service first off, and you may have been the fastest at least ten minutes ago when i was still on that train but now I'M here" said Lightning road stepping forward, rainbow dash's eyebrow rose to that "you sure about that because i'm pretty sure i'm still the fastest, i mean i haven't seen anyone in town who seems like they might be able to beat me."
Silver face palmed, she was just as bad as he is!
"Ohh you're really asking for it, think you can back up those words in a race?" asked Lightning with a snarky finish.
"Your on!" said rainbow with fierce determination in her voice.
"Cool, Silver hold my stardust" he said as he nonchalantly dropped the groggily unicorn who only responded with a groan and a thud.
"Alright let's keep it simple, around the mountain and back and back first pony back in this spot wins deal?" she said while extending a hoof, Lightning was about to take it when he stopped "oh right, Silver hold my helmet too."
Lightning took off his helmet his hair falling to either side of his head in a "controlled mess" as he would put it, Silver shook his head.
"Alright, to that mountain and back, sound good?" said Rainbow dash, Lightning road nodded once and they got to start positions "alright, you two ready?" asked Silver Strings to the two racers.
They didn't move "then get the hell moving" and to that the two took off leaving a cloud of dust in their wake.
It took Twilight moment to look past all the dust to see that in the moment they took off they were already a quarter the way there, which wasn't the surprising part to her but that she saw the two streaks where nearly neck and neck, the electric one being ahead by just a bit.
"Huh, i didn't expect her to be so fast." commented Silver, at first Twilight thought it an insult but then again they knew nothing about Rainbow could do, beside that she couldn't really tell what he thought because of his mask and was physically unmoved by the dust which was now settling.
"Rainbow has worked really hard to get as fast as she has" Twilight plainly said, Silver shrugged "that's great, but so has Lightning, not for competition though, he has physically bled for strength, but at the matter at hand, if rainbow can't pull ahead before they round the mountain she is going to get left behind."
Twilight was confused at that statement, it was clearly an even match, unless…
As Twilight looked back to the race she saw that both had made it to the mountain, it seemed obvious she would use the sonic rainboom after she made it all the way around, Twilight just hoped Lightning Road wouldn't get hurt on the recoil.
Silver had seen this coming, he had guessed way before that rainbow had the skill to break the sound barrier on her own if she could keep up with lightning, but she needs to be the first one to do it in her position or she will get flung by lightning's boom, but really at this point the winner is whoever snaps first, at least Lightning might survive someone breaking the sound barrier while next to it, Silver could only hope he had enough capacity to realise that or at least could have hoped as both racers rounded the mountain and set of what looked like a triple electric rainboom.
"Hey, Star, you awake yet I kinda need you a second here" the pony in question groaned as he stood up on wobbly hooves, he rubbed his head a bit before replying "yea, whats up."
"Lightning got into a race and it's about to be a photo finish, you have… 10-ish seconds i think" explained Silver, to that Stardust looked around frantically "a code aftershock?! Why didn't you wake me sooner jackass!"
Star had found where the two racers where coming from and stood in ready position "you got four seconds" said Silver calmly.
"Shut the hell up!" yelled Stardust, his eyes shut tight.
Silver squinted as Lightningroad and Rainbowdash neared their location "n-n-n-n-NOW!" he yelled as a giant barrier appeared protecting one side of town.
Meanwhile Twilight was left baffled, not in what they were doing but why they let these two race in the first place there speed without the sonic rainboom would have already stirred dangerous backlash after they landed, but BOTH could do it!?
Though Twilight was impressed with their capabilities, after all Silver Strings was able to tell star when to put up his barrier so that Lightning and Rainbowdash would be on the inside when he did.
And with that, both racers finished and landing at the same time, skid the same distance on their hooves and said 'I WIN!' in unison followed by a completely synced 'what! No way i won! No i won!'
Before it could go any further, Silver strings went and smacked Lightning in the back of the head "ahh! Hey! What was that for!?"
"Its for being a dumbass and breaking the sound barrier here of all places" scolded Silver Strings "now after your guys's little torrent finishes bashing itself onto Stars shield at supersonic speeds, we can get a move on, your both fast but that race felt like it took forever..."