Ponyville Shimmers

Chapter 2:

      It’s been a day since Storm first arrived in Ponyville. He had been just hanging around the house relaxing. He went to check his mail, there had been a mailmare around earlier that day, so he wanted to see if he had gotten anything. He opened his mailbox and there was one envelope. It was pink and completely obvious who it was from, Pinkie pie. He went back into his house to open it. As soon as he tore part of the envelope he was hit in the face by a barrage of confetti. Storm was confused. He didn't understand how it was possible for that to happen. He pulled out the card and looked inside but there was nothing. He opened the card and it was an invitation to a party at Sugar Cube Corner later that day.

   The invitation said it was at 9 o’clock. He was flying. It was nice to fly again for him, he hadn’t flown in days. At least not any real distances. He was too tired to do much in these last couple days from his move. He spent most of his time relaxing or reading. This party was actually exactly what he needed to get out of his slump. He had arrived. Storm was confused though. All the lights in Sugar Cube Corner were off and the place seemed to be closed. It was very dark and there didn’t seem to be anypony around. He walked up to the front door and there was a sign on it. “Use the back door." It said. Storm flew around back and opened the door. He scratched his head. There was a staircase going down to what would be the basement. There was one light at the top of the stairs by the door, but it faded into a dark abyss down the stairs. He was unsure if he should proceed, he didn’t want to break in or anything. He wasn't late, He was perfectly on time. But he didn’t want to be rude and not show up. He started down the steps slowly, watching his every step. It was getting darker and harder to see. He reached the bottom of the staircase. It was cold and the air was moist. A bright light suddenly came on in front of him. It only lit up a small portion of the room. Storm shielded his eyes, trying to adjust. He realized standing in front of him was Pinkie. She had big smile on her face.

“You’re here!!!" Pinkie said happily.

Storm looked around. “Pinkie? What are you doing here alone in the dark?"

Pinkie kept smiling, “I’m not alone..."

  Suddenly the room was fully lit up and confetti rained from the ceiling.

Bells, whistles, and kazoos were going off. Storm looked around him and he was surrounded by what seemed to be half of Ponyville. They were all cheering. The room was decorated with banners that said welcome on them, and there was a table with a very large cake on it.

Pinkie walked up to him, "are you surprised!"

Storm was smiling, "haha yeah, for a second there I thought you were going to kill me haha."

Pinkie had a very confused look on her face and turn her head sideways, " what??!! Why would I do that???"

“I don’t know everything seemed like something from a horror story."

Pinkie smiled again, “oooooooooo I love stories."

Improv came walking up, “Everypony! This is Gray Storm!"

Everypony walked up to shake his hoof and greet him. He felt very welcome, everypony was kind and friendly.

“Storm!" He heard Pinkie’s voice behind him. “These are my bestest friends in the whole wide world!!" Storm turned around and saw her standing next to four ponies and a baby dragon. “This is Applejack, this is Rarity, this is Fluttershy, this is spike, and this is Twilight!" Storm had realized that recognized Twilight. She was a princess. Storm bowed without saying anything. Twilight stepped forward and said " Oh no, its fine you don't have to bow." He looked up. “I’m not even wearing my crown." Storm stood back up and smiled.

“Nice to meet you I am Twilight Sparkle." She said sticking out her hoof.

Storm shook her hoof, " Nice to meet you too your majesty"

She laughed. “Please, just Twilight is fine"

Another pony walked up, she was gorgeous. “My name is Rarity, charmed"

"I'm Spike, Twilights assistant."

“And my name is Applejack, nice to meetcha feller." She grabbed his hoof and shook it rapidly. “We here in Ponyville love makin' new friends."

She let go of his hoof. “It’s nice to meet all of you too," Storm said with a smile.

“Fluttershy ain't ya gonna introduce yerself?"

The yellow pony was standing behind the rest of them and had her pink hair covering her face. They all stepped aside so that he could see her. She looked up, but quickly looked back down.

Twilight stepped in front him. “Oh, don’t mind her, she’s just really shy. She’s really nice once you get to know her."

“Oh, it's alright." Storm smiled.

“Hey Pinkie where's Rainbow Dash? Did you forget to invite her?" Twilight asked.

Pinkie was stuffing her face with a giant piece of cake.

“Of course I invited her silly. I went to her house to invite her but she wasn't home, so I left her an invitation in her mailbox"

Twilight’s expression changed. “Oh poor Rainbow she must still be upset over Soarin. Have any of you guys seen or talked to her?"

Twilight looked over at the rest of them they all shook their heads.

“The poor darling, I'm sure she just wants to be left alone." Rarity said with a sense of gloom.

It was silent for a second.

“Well let’s not ruin Storm’s first party here in Ponyville with our troubles. Anypony up for apple bobbing?" Twilight said trying to lighten up the mood.

The night went on and the party continued. They played lots of games and ate lots of cake. After the party was over, Gray said bye to all of his new friends and everypony went home. As he flew away he could hear Pinkie say to the others, “We should do this again soon!”

Storm decided to take a nice flight around Ponyville. It was very cool outside, there was a steady breeze that felt like it cleansed you coat as it went passed you. The view of the sky was beautiful. The stars in the night sky were like nothing he had ever seen before, it was like he was looking straight into space. It was a perfect night for a leisurely flight.

   Gray flew high into the sky. He was busting through clouds, doing loops and other tricks. He looked down and realized that he was over the Everfree and next to a very tall mountain. He looked to the top and shot towards it going as fast as he could. Bursting through cloud after cloud as he increased altitude. He finally reached the top. There was a small semi-flat area with some trees at the peak of the mountain. He landed on it and looked to Ponyville. He could just about see all of Equestria. It was the perfect view of Ponyville, the moon lit up the whole town. Storm took a deep breathe, closed his eyes and smiled.

“Who are you!?" A voice said sternly behind him

Storm jumped into the air. Flapping his wings he turned around. Rainbow Dash was standing a couple yards in front him. He stopped hovering and placed his hooves back on the dirt. She had an angry look on her face.

“I’m-”

“What are you doing here? Are you spying on me?" Rainbow questioned him as he flew closer. Storm started to get annoyed.

“I’m not spying. I didn’t know anypony was up here"

It was quiet. After a few seconds Rainbow's expression changed.

"I remember you. I saw you talking to Pinkie and Improv the other day." She spoke in a calmer tone.

"Yes that was me. We saw you speeding past us like the wind and Pinkie almost made me deaf when she called your name."

Rainbow looked down at the ground. She remembered that she had completely ignored Pinkie that day. She was silent

“You know your friends have been very worried about you. They said they haven’t talked to you in days."

Rainbow looked back up and said. “Tell them I'm fine....."

She began to fly away. Something in Storm urged him to stop her from leaving.

“Wait!"

Rainbow stopped and looked back at him.

He couldn't think of what to say. She looked at him curiously.

“Y-you were moving really fast the other day. I've never seen a pegasus move as fast as you were with as much ease and control."

She smiled and landed in front of him. He could actually see her now. Her blue coat and rainbow mane, she was beautiful. But what caught Storms attention the most was her stunning eyes, he was lost in them. The bright cerise surrounding her pupil was dazzling

“I’m the greatest flyer in all of Equestria, Haven't you heard?" She said in a smug and enthusiastic tone. He was still adrift and obscured in her eyes.

“I have heard of you." Storm couldn't help but smile." You’re the only pegasus to ever perform a sonic rainboom"

“Yep, that's me." Rainbow said pointing her hoof at herself.

“I bet I'm faster....." Storm said looking off into the sky.

Rainbow instantly busted out laughing. She was rolling on the ground.

“Hahaha You really think you’re faster than me!!" She was in tears. “Yeah right!!"

“Ill prove it to you." Gray said in a confident tone, “let’s race"

She stopped laughing, “You’re kidding? Fine then, you’re on!"