It had hardly had seemed like time had flown by so fast, but it had. Ever since Brian had his cast taken off 2 months ago, he immediately set to work at training his horse. There were now very few times that you wouldn't see the earth boy and his horse in the Rainbowland Track or in Rainbowland. The routine had changed.

Rainbow Brite and the color kids helped out whenever they could, but unfortunately due to the nature of their work, the times they helped were few. Brian didn't mind though. He knew he could count on them visiting afterwards to see how much progress their friends had made.

Once Rainbow had raced Starlight against Earth Dancer, but Starlight easily passed the earth horse. "Well I'm not surprised. After all no Earth horse could pass the most magnificent horse in the universe!" Starlight bragged. Brian rolled his eyes. "Most egotistical is more like it." He muttered under his breath. Beneath him Earth Dancer snorted her agreement. Brian waited until the "magnificent" horse had left before dismounting. He rubbed Earth Dancer's side fondly as he fought back his laughter. If only they knew.

And very soon they would prove it. Brian had just arrived off of his own rainbow. The color kids were already busy in the color castle. They returned his greeting before returning their attention back to their consoles. Brian meanwhile continued to the racing area where Earth Dancer greeted him.

With a week left before the big race, the pair had stepped up there game. Despite Earth Dancer's great dislike of racing, Brian was able to persuade her somewhat. Sometimes he ran the track and the horse followed…other times he had placed jumping obstacles on the path. Earth Dancer would race up to the obstructions and would jump over them repeatedly. It had taken a lot of effort, but gradually she had gotten the hang of running...though she still wasn't fond of it.

Brian took a deep breath and let it out. He then turned and smiled at the brown and white beauty. "You ready to try Earth Dancer?" After a moment the horse nodded her head and knelt down slightly allowing Brian to get on. The young boy took a deep breath before urging her forward.

All the training had paid off. For the first time Earth Dancer managed to cross the finish line and kept going around the loop. They had almost made it across a third time when it happened. Brian heard a piercing whistle and immediately looked over to the stands that surrounded the track. He gasped out in shock. A single sprite was sliding wildly down the white railing that lined the stands. It wasn't long before the sprite lost his balance and went flying.

Without thinking Brian urged Earth Dancer forward. Carefully he stood up on her back, grabbing her mane for balance. With his eyes he saw the sprite falling faster and just out of reach. He readied himself. "Jump Earth Dancer!" Brian yelled out.

Earth Dancer quickly obeyed. As she jumped, Brian launched himself into the air. He was just able to grab onto the flailing sprite, and held on firmly as gravity took hold. The earth boy had braced himself for the harsh landing that never came. To his shock he managed to land heavily on Earth Dancer miraculously still on his feet. "Don't move. I've got you." Brian said to the sprite in a calm voice bordering on hysterics.

Usually by the time Rainbow Brite and the color kids had finished their daily jobs and gone over to the track, Brian was already done practicing for the day. Today would be no different. Or so they had thought. "Why don't we take a break and go see Brian?" Rainbow had suggested. The kids immediately agreed and abandoned their chairs.

Sprites houses lined either side of the path leading towards the race track. Already they could see the white bleacher boxes. "I wonder if Earth Dancer has gotten the hang of the track yet." Indigo questioned out loud as they walked towards the track. She noticed one of her indigo sprites outside and waved.

Beside her Shy Violet smiled. "Well according to my calculations if Brian continued with the ropes-" "Yeah, but she couldn't even race against Starlight!" Red Butler interjected to Shy Violet's annoyance. Nearby Tickled Pink frowned. "It's wasn't that she couldn't race. It was she chooses not to Red."

Red frowned. "What do you mean?!" He challenged. Rainbow Brite quickly stepped in. "Well Starlight's a special horse, but I think Tickled Pink is right. Rainbow stopped for a moment and looked thoughtful. "Now that I think of it-

A piercing whistle interrupted her and made everyone jump out of surprise. "What was that?!" Canary Yellow said. The tone of the whistle was sharp and had an urgent tone to it. Buddy Blue had already started to run off. "It came from the track come on!" he called over his shoulder.

They had reached the racing area in time to see Earth Dancer jump, and Brian launch himself from the horse's back. Rainbow's hand flew to her belt, but slowly it fell away and she stared wide eyed. To there absolute shock, Brian caught the sprite and then landed on his feet on Earth Dancer's back.

"How did he do that?" Patty O'Green breathed as she stared at the trio. "I didn't know he was an acrobat." La La Orange added. Shy Violet frowned. "He's not La La." She said before promptly running towards the brown and white horse which was now slowing down. Sure enough Brian was breathing heavily and was standing as still as a statue.

Immediately they ran over. "Brian!" The Earth boy smiled weakly at them from his frozen position. Without a word he slowly turned his upper body towards them and let the sprite go. Red Butler and Buddy Blue caught the sprite between them. After a few seconds had passed, Brian shakily jumped down. Once again the other boys were there and kept him from falling.

"Brian are you okay?!" Rainbow Brite questioned urgently. Brian was still breathing heavy and his eyes were wide and unfocused. After a minute or two he calmed down enough to notice them. "I think I've had enough practice for today." He said weakly before passing out.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone:)

Imagi