Night Race

The stars had peaked out above the cotton clouds as the night had turned the golden day into a masterpiece of topaz blue. The wind was fresh and the night sleepy and quiet. Two black figures zoomed past the moon that gazed down upon the small town of Ponyville. A rainbow mane dazzled while a dark navy blue zipped past the lean figure.

“Ha! Is that all Soarin? I bet I could be you with both my eyes blind-folded!” cried the lean Pegasus with the rainbow mane. Her pink eye glowed with bright mischief as the wind had flung her mane back stylishly. Her opponent laughed, head held back, he pointed a defiant, playful hoof at his competition.

“Oh really? Well Rainbowdash- I’ll see what happens to that name once I win!” his eyes narrowed and said lowly, “how would you like to be called Rainbowslug?” Rainbowdash winced at him and gagged jokingly while she sneered, inching her blue neck forward.

“Rainbowslug?” One eye narrowed as she eyed the figure before her in the sparkly night. “Couldn’t you come up with a better name at least?” she laughed “ I’d take Rainbowcrash anyday!” Soarin shook his head and bounded up to her, galloping across the clouds with two flaps of his strong wings.

He narrowed his eyes and mocked her, “bad naming or not Ms. Slug- even if I am bad- the winners always make history!” Soarin laughed as he zoomed past her.

“Oh really Soarin? How about I call you the Piepudge? You seem to have things for pie, pudgy.” In less than 10 seconds flat, she whizzed past him, doing a short somersault in the air leaving a rainbow trail behind her. Soaring cantered his legs in the air.

“Oh you take that back!” and then a smudge of blue rocketed for the rainbow trail- crashing into layers and layers of cloud. Beating his wings he lowered his head like a pouncing tiger and then there… he had finally passed the Rainbow creature in a matter of 11 seconds! Though Rainbow one did not take the easily- and she flung her wings forward with all her might and spun elegantly like a hornet passed him to the destination.

The Apple Farm’s scarecrow.
Rainbowdash beat her wings like a war-born machine, and in just a matter of seconds- Piepudge was gone. Rainbowdash smirked as she turned her head back.

Oh yeah… Piepudge it is!
Then as she turned to look in front of her. She made impact with the straw stuffed scarecrow and a confetti party of straw had erupted.
Rainbowdash grunted “Ooof!” Soaring fluttered slowly to the ground and roared in laughter as his hooves tapped the earthy ground.
Soarin smirked in a tongue and cheek tone, leaning toward the Rainbow-mess“I guess you can call me Piepudge… but you are totally meant for Rainbowcrash now!”

The two laughed into the darkness until a large thud could be heard. The barn door opened and the light streamed onto the two blue Pegasus covered in dirt, straw, and a severed scarecrow head. An orange well-built pony stepped out onto the veranda. Her green eyes squinted at the two foreign figures.

“R-Rainbow? Is that you?” she trotted over to them. The orange pony crossed her forelegs and frowned down at Rainbowdash like a mother scolding her child. “Rainbow! Ah’ can’t believe you! Ohhh, ya’ did it this time!” Rainbowdash froze. “Ya’ll could hurt someone yer know that?” she grabbed the head and placed it onto it’s body again. Her tone lowered. “Rainbow, ah know your friend is going to stay in Ponyville on leave- but there ah’ some trying to get some shut-eye. You go race during day or someone else- Applebloom might get scared.” Rainbow dash bent her head and Soarin patted the dirt. Rainbowdash then looked straight at her friend, eyes blazing with understanding and loyalty of a thousand legions.

"Don't you worry AJ, I've got it covered..." she stood up with her head held high. "After all, I am going to a wonderbolt- so all that mess could be easily payed off!" Soarin laughed and also gave a curt bow.

"Sorry bout' that AppleJack... but I hope you won't stop selling me those delectable pies! But please, if anything goes wrong- tell mama-Spitfire. She'll know what to do." The he turned his head to Rainbowdash and nodded.

“Really Jacks, we won’t do it again.” Rainbowdash give her a wink and the two flew into the night. The orange pony laughed to herself:

“Ha, Piepudge… Rainbowslug" she turned her gaze to follow the two black silhouettes flying in the distance among the dark blue black drop of diamond-like glittering stars. Applejack looked thoughtfully as she placed a hoof on her chin. "Ah really wonder what that 'mama-spitfire' would think if she heard that name..." She shook her head and walked into the quiet barn house. The crickets chirping their night song as the quiet cool, chilly breeze wafted and lulled the last of ponies in Ponyville to sleep and restful slumber.

Author's Note

Weeeelll re-posted to stop the debate from before :3

Please be nice! This is kind of like my first story :3