The Weather in Ponyville

Chapter 1:Newcomer

Trotting up the hill, the orange stallion wiped the sweat off of his forehead. He had been walking all day. As tiring as it was, he was giddy to see his cousin after so many years. He quickly adjusted his saddlebag, and went back to his trotting.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a streak of rainbow shoot across the sky. Naturally curious, he stretched his average sized wings, and took off into the air, hoping to meet a friendly face during his travels. As he searched around, he couldn't quite see anything, but the blue sky itself. Feeling slightly defeated at his missed opportunity to discover what he discovered, he slowly lowered himself to the ground. He could almost see a small town in the distance.

"Ponyville. Finally..." He grinned slightly, achieving his destination.

As he was about to trot ahead after landing back on the rugged dirt path, he heard a feminine shout from behind.

"LOOK OUT!"

He was about to turn and see what had called out to him, until he had been pinned onto the ground, slightly disoriented. He looked up only to find a cyan pegasus on top of him.

"Well, that's not the worst introduction I've ever had." The orange stallion chuckled, still looking at the mare.

The cyan pegasus smiled at him, before addressing him once more; "Whoops. Sorry about that big guy."

She dismounted the stallion, and held her hoof out. He grabbed it, and looked at the mare. She had particularly noticeable rainbow hair. 'Well, I guess I found the rainbow.' He grinned once more, before shaking his head, and focusing on his new acquaintance.

"No big deal miss. Stuff happens for a reason, as I was always told."

She suddenly blushed lightly, as the response was not what she had expected. "Well, I'm Rainbow Dash, the fastest flyer in Equestria!" She hovered above the ground slightly, and did a few flying tricks to back up her statement. Rainbow set herself back down on the ground, flipping her rainbow mane back behind her head. "So, you got a name bow tie?"

He straightened the bow tie that he had tied around his neck before his departure for Ponyville. "Since you acknowledged my bow tie, which is cool by the way, you deserve a proper introduction." He tipped his hat at Rainbow Dash, showing his politeness. "I'm Weatherjack. I have business in Ponyville I'm to attend to."

Rainbow perked up when she heard Ponyville. "Ponyville? Sweet! I live there! I could walk you there if you want." She smiled, showing she was sincere about her offer.

Weatherjack was surprised by her offer. He had just met her only moments ago, yet she was offering to escort him to the town. Shrugging off any obscure theories, he looked back at his new found rainbow friend.

"Miss, I'd be delighted."

The two walked to the small town together, bot sharing background on each other's characters.

"Well, I'm Rainbow Dash, as you know from before. I enjoy flying, hence the "Best Flyer in Equestria" title, and I'v lived in Ponyville for a long time. I used to live up in Cloudsdale, but then I decided to move into my cloudhouse down here. I work with controlling the weather here in Ponyville." She smiled at Weatherjack, feeling a sense of accomplishment from what she had told him. "Your turn bow tie."

After once again straightening his bow tie, Weatherjack cleared his throat, and started his introduction. "Well, as the youngest of four, I grew up in Hoofington. Um, I worked an an engineer for many years, the youngest to become one, and, well, I really don't have a home. I just keep moving." Weatherjack smiled at his background summary, only to find an astonished Rainbow Dash trotting next to him.

After a few seconds of thought, Rainbow Dash finally broke the silence. "Wow. So you must be, like, a real EGGHEAD or something."

Weatherjack laughed at this, seeing how comical her reaction was. "If you look at it from that perspective, then yes."

"And living in HOOFINGTON? Next to the Everfree Forest? Are you CRAZY?!" she stated bluntly.

"Rainbow Dash, if you are going to know me, there is one very, very important thing you should know," he leaned in slightly, making sure she could hear him. "I am the craziest stallion you'll ever come into contact with."

After laughing at the craziness that would soon ensue, she asked Weatherjack again. "So, what's this business you're attending to in Ponyville bow tie?"

Naturally, Weatherjack straightened his bow tie, before answering her. "Well, I haven't seen my cousin Applejack in a few years so-"

He was interrupted by his cyan friend placing her hooves on his shoulders. "Did you say Applejack, as in, Sweet Apple Acres Applejack?" Weatherjack gave her a slightly hesitant nod, before she backed off of him. "She's my best friend dude! We do all sorts of stuff together!"

"Then I guess you and I will be right as rain." He turned to her.

She playfully nudged at his side, smiling. "Who's to say we aren't already?"

The rest of the trip had been endured with silence, besides the occasional question form Rainbow Dash about what Weatherjack did in his free time. His simple response was tinkering with inventions, and studying on the latest scientific theories.They had passed many ponies along the way, none of whom seemed to notice or give any care towards the orange stallion and the cyan mare. He gazed at her, taking notice of every little detail in her rainbow mane. He had like the color, since he thought it looked good on her. He admired her lover for the sky and the freshness off the outdoors. After she turned to see him gawking at her, he quickly looked ahead, and notice that they had reached their destination.

The sign overhead read: Sweet Apple Acres, a sight of great delight for Weatherjack.

"Home at last..."

The two walked past the gate, only to see an orange mare, sitting beside an apple tree. She had straw in her mouth, and her hat was donned over her eyes. Weatherjack walked up to the pony, eagerness in his eyes.

"Now, I'm kinda upset that you're not wearing that bow tie I bought for you." He smiled down at the resting pony.

The mare perked up. As if on cue, she leaped on top of Weatherjack, burying her muzzle into his chest.

"Ah've told ya before, s'not good tah wear when yer farming..." she said, choking up as she talked. Weatherjack could feel the tears running down his torso from Applejack. He held her tightly, and shed a few tears himself.

Rainbow Dash had cooed at the two of them, taking in how deeply they had cared for each other as family members. She smiles at the sight of them catching up on all that they had missed in each other's lives. She was about to turn away, until Applejack pulled her in for a three-way hug with her and Weatherjack.

"Ya two are tha best."

Weatherjack smiled at Rainbow, mentally thanking her for bringing the two together. After about an hour of catching up, apple eating, and yes, bow tie straightening, the cousins managed to re-strengthen their old bonds, while the new friends created very strong new ones. Finally, Rainbow tossed an apple core to the side, and stoop up.

"Well, it was fun, but I gotta get back to some other stuff I had to do."

Applejack stood up, hugging her. "Thank ya, Rainbow Dash..."

Rainbow accepted the hug, then turned to Weatherjack.

"I guess I'll see you 'round the campus." He tipped his hat at her once more, grinning.

Rainbow looked at him, and returned the friendly smile. "Yeah, you better." After playfully punching his arm, she was almost about to fly off. She turned back to the orange stallion, and planted a small peck on his cheek. "Thanks bow tie." The cyan mare then flew off, leaving a blushing Weatherjack trying to straighten his bow tie.

Applejack looked at her slightly disoriented cousin, before elbowing his side a few time. "Ah see that Rainbow likes ya Weatherjack." She winked a few times, causing Weatherjack to blush deeper.

"Nah, she was just... I dunno... Happy?" He tried to smile to back up his case, to no avail.

The two headed into the Apple's house, only to greet the rest of the Apple Family.

Rainbow Dash was flying along back to her house, thinking about how excited her friends would be to meet Ponyville's new guest. She started to imagine what kind of party Pinkie Pie would plan to throw. She imagined Weatherjack, and stopped to think. She came to the sudden moment of realization: This guy is DEFINITELY 20% cooler than she had though.

She brushed off her though, still thinking about the orange stallion, before flying into her house, ending her travels for the day.

"Great men are forged in fire. It is the privilege of lesser men to light the flame."

Author's Note

Hey ya'll. Weatherjack here! This is my first story on FIM Fiction. I apologize for this chapter being so short. Please not, I WILL rectify this. Now, I know what you're thinking: "This guy is so retarded for making a story starring his OC," or "This guy is gonna screw things up that he shouldn't," or stuff like that. The only thing I can promise you is that this won't be COMPLETELY terrible. Yes, it may have some RD/Weatherjack in there, but it will build up over time. The character developments will be gradual and concise, I promise you.

SPOILERS: Major Doctor Who references incoming for future chapters. (Heh, get it, Future)

So, yeah. Hope ya'll enjoyed The Weather in Ponyville: Newcomer. Chapter two will be coming out within the next two weeks, so STAY TUNED!

If you have any feedback, don't hesitate to comment. Thanks guys!

Allons-y!

P.S. Apologies for the first paragraph being so large.