Light couldn't believe it, him who made the hearts of the majority of the mares he had already crossed, he made a habit of never making steps that could be misinterpreted by them. Even before he was the star of the last major movie of the year, his fervor in always being able to react in a dressy way and his training sculpting his body in an even way (except for his legs for which he gave a more particular care) gave the impression to all of them that he was another breed of pony, even superior to the alicorns themselves.
And while there was no such breed, Light had long known that his flawless looks and unmistakable attractiveness drove most stallion-loving creatures crazier than Nightmare Moon when he entered their field of vision. Especially in Mahenattan, a city as active in the daylight as it is in the dark of night. Once she returned to her people, Luna hesitated to even take up permanent residence there, the idea of socializing with normal ponies at a night party making her want to.
Beyond his parties, they taught the stallion something essential in his young adult years: he knew how much alcohol he could drink before he would disagree with himself. An indispensable faculty as Equestria, and especially Mahenattan again, liked to gather under music and drink until they were 90% liquid of various tastes.
All that to say that Light had the chance to always stop to enjoy the evenings and to be able to remember it afterwards without having done something that it was not like him.
Until now! he thought as he listened to Applejack's version of the Ponyville welcome party with a deep sense of guilt.
This version had been listened to with the other pony involved, a mare who was very similar to the stallion in the way she saw things and imagined her future life while building it. A life of a recognized sportsman beyond Equestria, because they were serious about breaking speed records in their field. Flying for the mare, running for the stallion.
Rainbow Dash and Light wandered the trails of the nearby town while recalling what the farm mare had told them.
After Blayke's untimely departure, the attractive stallion had reinvigorated the mood that had disappeared because of him, a few songs with an improvised guitar did the trick, and showed the ponies that Light was not just physically attractive. The "problem" began when he stopped playing an instrument for a completely different type of game.
Holding as much alcohol as possible in front of Rainbow Dash, a mare that had already piqued the stallion's interest, a rare thing by the way. Their game was strewn with dances more and more at ease, the last one leaving in swaying one against the other, without taking into account the other present ponies, the grams of drinks already well mixed to their body and breaking thus any sense of intimate.
The friends of the pegasus had not intervened, thinking that she had the right to have fun with this new stallion with a similar character, although less boastful in the pejorative sense of the term, which was one more reason. This went on until the end, when Rainbow Dash and Light decided to continue this first meeting on their own, by going to the mare's house.
They should have stopped me at that point, Light thought as him and Rainbow walked aimlessly, just to think about what must have happened when they got there.
Although with this version of the evening and the sensual awakening in the morning, there was really no doubt about it. They had done what they were not prepared for. Rainbow didn't even think about it happening for a long time, sure she had found a stallion almost as great as she was, but even for the fastest mare in Equestria, a few hours of meeting seemed like a short time before the act. She would have liked to be the first to speak, to clarify the situation, but she didn't have this chance.
"I'll start, do you mind ?" Light asked, resuming an upright and comfortable posture, the opposite of the multicolored mare's.
"Uh, no of course, go ahead." She affirmed simply. The events still blurred in her head required her to form a more consistent opinion after that of the stallion a little taller than her.
"For starters, and although I wasn't expecting this situation, I can't say I'm disappointed." He began, which seemed paradoxical despite the face he was holding earlier. But who could be disappointed in the awesome pegasus that I am, Rainbow thought, almost giving her a smile.
"After all, you're a cool mare, you're similar to me in many ways and even on a physical level I find you attractive." Light continued, knowing that she would love compliments more than most mares considering her character. This did the trick, completely restoring the mare's infectious smile, Light spanking the mare as she looked at her. "However, and while I don't mind remaining good friends, I can't say we could be more because after his vacation in Ponyville, I have to go to Cloudstale for a date with a wonderbolt."
This word made the mare's head spin, she had to bite her lip to keep from asking out loud who it was. But the fact that he could seduce wonderbolts too gave even more credence to her own seduction, which wasn't even intended in the first place. She wanted more details, and Light knew this very well from the mare's fanaticism for this group, so he continued quickly, not wanting to impatient her.
"She and many of them were present at the premiere of my film, and I was able to chat with most of them during the signing session. I think you must know them by your ambition, and let me tell you, Fleetfoot was acting like a fangirl filly in front of me. It was cute, but not as attractive as Spitfire." He let go, breaking out his best smile, waiting patiently for...
"WHAT?! YOU MET SPITFIRE?! DID SHE SEDUCE YOU?! And... THIS DATE IS WITH SPITFIRE?!" She screamed uncontrollably in the path they were on, Rainbow belatedly suppressing it with her hands placed on her lips, and her lips biting into each other.
Light had somewhat expected this, she was also the biggest fan of wonderbolts after all, and her violent explosion made him laugh. Seeing a mare blush like Rainbow was doing right now was really the cutest thing for him, and with her popularity and natural beauty, he was served.
But now he had to help the cyan mare out of this awkward position as several ponies in the vicinity, from their saucy homes and the non-twisting path, stared at her. Although he had partly expected this anyway, Rainbow is not a pony known for her clam like like princesses or Fluttershy.
The stallion at his side then spoke up again.
"I kind of expected this, but yes, Spitfire is a very interesting mare beyond her title, popularity and function. She told me to keep our conversation a secret but I can tell you that I have a date with her on Monday night. Of course I'm not going to tell you the exact location, you would be able to follow me and spy on us." Said the stallion smiling happily as if it were a joke.
Except that Rainbow Dash's embarrassed laughter proved that this fact was true.
Light loved to read his interlocutor's mind as in an open book, it contributed to develop his special aura and this idea was always more pleasant for him.
Only Blayke managed to cause him problems, that's why he was interested in him in the first place, although his place in a dilapidated alley of Mahenattan was not attractive.
"And so, are you planning to join the wonderbolts and enjoy the date like this, or are you really looking to seduce her ?" The mare asked after a few seconds of respite as Light thought back. The answer was not long in coming though.
"I have no desire to be a wonderbolt, I don't particularly like flying and I rarely train my wings. I want to be a great athlete but only on land, maybe with the exception of Wingball which requires much more physical ability than air racing." He then explained that he was once again reminded of another part of his life, when sports became his main interest.
Rainbow Dash, on the other hand, thought about the growing number of talented Pegasus who didn't want to join the wonderbolts even though they were the coolest. The most telling example for her was Thunderlane, the only pegasus in all of Ponyville who could follow her in the air. He would eventually join them, but mostly for his brother's sake, who wanted to see his older brother shine, which was still a good motivation anyway.
Suddenly, the pegasus thought of another question to ask.
"But wait, if you want to become a famous sportsman, why did you turn into a movie ?" she thought suddenly.
"Experience." was her only answer, leaving Rainbow Dash in total confusion.
"What do you mean experience ?"
"I wanted to have a first experience of myself in front of an audience, even though the context is different, being in front of a camera is a whole production group scrutinizing your every move can be stressful. I just wanted to test my ability to act normally under any circumstances, and it was a great success. Think of it as preparation for my future fame in sports, although I didn't expect to be the lead, let alone that the film would work so well. Plus, I met a lot of great people and got to see how a movie was made behind the scenes. A more rewarding experience than I originally thought to sum up." Said the stud with panache, feeling proud to have accomplished this first feat in his career.
Rainbow Dash was beginning to understand her point of view better, even making her think for a few moments about the image she was conveying of herself, unintentionally putting her index finger against her chin. Sure she was the idol of the younger kids here, but the wonderbolts shone so brightly that any age group would admire their talent. Would she be bright enough to get everyone to agree on her future place ?
"Is something wrong ?" Light said after she stopped in her tracks, causing him to stop his pleasant walk as well. Resuming her smile, Rainbow answered him.
"On the contrary everything is fine, although I admit it's rare, I sometimes think before I act, and it's thanks to you on this one."
"Glad to be of service." He concluded with a wink.
"RAINBOW DASH, LIGHT! COME ON!" suddenly exclaimed a voice from the building that sold pastries of all kinds and well known throughout Ponyville.
At the exit of the establishment was Pinkie Pie, another close friend of the pegasus and who, like Light, had benefited from the return of the good mood last night. She exiled herself from her profession to see the young feathered duo.
"Hi you two, it was a great night last night, if we remove the bad pony." Said she with a hint of remorse behind her lips, she was living this experience as a real failure. "You continued to have fun without me ? I wanted to follow you but Applejack insisted that I leave you, so I went around her vision to catch you but she pulled out her lasso and tied me up next to her, even I don't know where she gets it from every time. So what did you do?" She finally asked, leaving the attempted tailing in the middle of the night as anecdotal evidence.
Light didn't know what to say, getting stuck on the revelation, but Rainbow, used to Pinkie acting like Pinkie, wanted to make a good impression.
"Oh hi Pinkie ! No unfortunately we were too tired for that, we already had so much fun at your party that we were completely exhausted, we went to bed as soon as we reached my house." Rainbow explained, the stallion not sure if she was leaving out parts on purpose or if she just didn't remember them, like the fact that he didn't sleep on the couch.
After thinking about the statement for a few seconds... the candy pink mare nodded "Oki doki !" Happily.
With her eyes and smile still wide and directed at the two pegasus, Light spoke so that she was a good reason to look at him so intensely but at the same time in a different way than the other times. The mares in general was in a seductive way towards him, Pinkie was looking at him like a clean table or an empty aquarium, a hint of admiration lost in the empty aspect she was giving. She looked faint standing up right now.
"Shouldn't you go back to your shift ?" Proposed the stallion as he scanned a few tables waiting for their visit from the waitress.
...
"Oh yeah, I'm silly sometimes, not as silly as the mean pony from yesterday but anyway, see you later." Said she as she went back to her task.
"See you later ?" Light repeated, cocking an eyebrow and looking for an answer in Rainbow's eyes. The mare had the brightest idea of the morning.
"Why later when we can do it now, my pleasure !" She said in answer to the stallion pegasus questioning, beginning her walk to the last free table outside, the Celestia sun bursting through and demanding that we enjoy its warmth. "Come on, you didn't even taste a single Pinkie cupcake last night, too busy challenging me and singing." She justified as she nonchalantly took her seat.
Light remembered not touching the buffet, a bit tricky when you were in the first place at the party and all eyes are on you for hours. He smiled distinctly as he followed his new good friend.
"Okay I'm tempted, but I'll pay my share."