The Children of the Mane Six

The sun rose over Ponyville, giving off a refreshing beam of light onto Rainbow Dash as she woke up. She stretched her wings, went over to her balcony, and dashed out. The wind pierced her rainbow mane as she flew towards the clouds. With a kick, a cloud vanished. In 10 seconds, she cleared the sky and landed. With a smile, she flew back to her home. When she walked in the front doorstep, she was greeted by her son, Firebolt.

“Mom, dad’s pancakes are disgusting!” He wailed. Firebolt was a Pegasus with a mix of red and blue in his mane, along with a blue coat. Rainbow Dash let out a chuckle and flew in the kitchen where her husband, Soarin’, was. The pancakes looked burnt. Her dark pink eyes darted to look at Soarin’.

“I’ll be cooking breakfast from now on,” Rainbow remarked with a smile. Soarin’ then smiled and went to play with the children. When a better breakfast was on the table, three pegasi sat down.

“Where’s Prism, Firebolt?” Rainbow asked her son. Almost suddenly, Prism darted down the stairs onto a seat. Prism had rainbow mane like her mom, and a very light blue coat. She then started chowing down on her food.

“Happy 13th birthday, Prism!” Rainbow remarked. Prism thanked her mother. She then stared down at her flank. Blank as always. Her head tilted down.

“I know you’ll get your cutie mark eventually,” Soarin’ reassured her.

“I hope so. Firebolt already has his, and he’s younger than me!” Prism responded, her voice growing sadder. Firebolt looked down at his special mark. It looked like a trail of fire going in a zig-zag direction. His talent is agility.

“He’s only younger than you by a few months. And besides, everypony gets their mark at different times,” Rainbow responded. Prism shook it off her mind and started talking about the party she was planning. Her friends were all coming over, and a lot of fun was planned.

The large clock in the house struck two-o-clock, and Prism rushed to the door. Her friends approached. As most of them ran into the house as a cluster, a light-yellow Pegasus with a golden mane named Golden Cloud stood alone. Golden’s only friend was Prism, because Golden was mean to everypony else. Prism walked in with her and greeted all of her other friends. Golden stood awkwardly in a corner, sipping her punch. One of Prism’s friends, Midnight, came to greet her. Golden just scowled. She pushed past Midnight up to Prism, who was talking to a purple unicorn with blue mane named Aqua Flash.

“Aren’t you going to talk to me?” Golden asked. Prism showed a confused expression. “Not you, Prism. Aqua, I was talking to you!” Golden remarked.

“We were only here for about a half an hour,” Aqua responded. Prism cringed. She knew for a while now that Golden wanted to be friends with Aqua, but whenever Aqua did something wrong, she would criticize her. Golden then started ranting about how Aqua never talked to her. Aqua rolled her eyes.

“You make me roll my eyes so far, I’m surprised they’re not stuck,” Aqua replied to Golden’s rant. Prism was surprised. Aqua had never been the type to talk back or insult. She was about to break up the two until Golden slapped Aqua across the face. Everypony grew silent, and Aqua looked furious. Prism’s party was going downhill. Suddenly, one of her other friends, Flame Flyer, harshly poked Golden right in the back. The yellow Pegasus turned to find an orange stallion with a dark-orange mane. Flame had a very angry expression.

“You’ve taken it too far, Golden. You have insulted me a number of times, and now you are hurting Aqua?! She never did anything!” The orange Pegasus remarked in anger. It was then Prism’s turn to speak.

“Flame is right. You have hurt all my friends, and I’m not taking that sitting down. If you really think insulting other ponies is way to get what you want, then don’t hang around any of us. Don’t hang around me.” Golden’s eyes widened. She then scowled again and left. Prism hung her head. Rainbow then flew over to her.

“Hey, it’s okay. I had to do the same thing with Gilda. I’ve already told you that story,” Rainbow remarked, comforting her daughter. Prism got a small smile on her face. She then went to get some more punch, and started talking to her friends again. Aqua walked over to Flame.

“Hey, why did you suddenly start talking back to Golden? You never have, even when she was really mean to you,” Aqua asked. Flame blushed a bright pink.

“Um… I just got really mad at her because she had done so many things in the past, you know?” Flame quickly responded. Prism walked over and gave Aqua a teasing look. Flame quickly changed the subject as Rainbow Dash announced that they were going to play sports outside. The ponies all rushed outside. They played many sports, and soon it was time for cake. After everypony finished their cake and all of the presents were unwrapped, it was time for the party to come to an end. Flame decided to walk Aqua to her house. Prism gave Aqua another look as the two walked off. Aqua gave Prism a funny expression as she walked off with Flame. One of Prism’s other friends, Starlight, came up to her.

“I’ll see you tomorrow!” The turquoise Pegasus with brown mane told Prism. The two had planned a flight together the next day. Starlight flew off, and Prism walked inside after all her friends left. Rainbow Dash smiled as Prism entered.

“Great party?” Rainbow asked.

“For the most part, yes. It was great!” Prism responded. She then thought about Golden Cloud. Golden would probably give Prism grief about the party. She cringed, but then shook it off. She thought about a great thought. Two of her friends were becoming closer, from what she could see. She then smelled the food in the kitchen. It was dinner. Firebolt started talking about how his team won a game of soccer. He started jabbering about how great of a goalie he was. Soarin’ gave a small chuckle. After dinner, Prism headed up to her room. She got into bed and closed her eyes heavily. She was then in a deep sleep.

Prism woke up excitedly. She was happy that she got to go flying with Starlight in an hour. She got ready and saw Rainbow fly through the door. Prism then walked into the kitchen to get breakfast. Before she knew it, she had to fly to the park to meet Starlight. She said her goodbyes and flew out. She saw Starlight flying in the park. Starlight’s cutie mark, a cloud with a wing inside, was brightly showing. Prism flew over.

“Hey Prism!” Starlight called out to her friend. Prism waved back and soon was next to her.

“What do you want to do, Star?” Prism asked. Starlight pondered, and then she suggested a race. The two flew around Ponyville, and Starlight made it back to the park first.

“That was close, Prism!” Starlight remarked. Prism nodded her head. She then got a determined face.

“Let’s race again, Starlight. I suddenly got a huge burst of energy!” Prism exclaimed. Starlight nodded as the two flew off to find a good place. Prism wanted something straight.

She thought she couldn’t fly as fast while having to avoid things. The two found the perfect place and took off. Prism suddenly gained incredible speed, and finished 5 seconds before Starlight. She was amazed. Prism never had enough speed to beat her.

“Wow, Prism! I didn’t know you were so fast! You are definitely like your parents!” Starlight remarked.

“Thanks! I guess I’m great when flying straight!” Prism answered. Starlight then saw a small flash.

“Prism! You’re cutie mark!” Starlight remarked. Prism then looked at her flank. Her mark looked like bullets zooming. Prism was really excited. The two flew around some more, and then Prism dashed home. She kicked open the door, proudly revealing her special mark. Rainbow and Soarin’ embraced their gleeful daughter. The whole family flew around and had fun for the rest of the day. After the kids went to bed, Soarin’ approached Rainbow Dash.

“Do you want to go on a midnight flight?” He asked.

“Always,” Rainbow responded. The two took off, flying around. They flew above Sweet Apple Acres.

“I hope Spike is treating Applejack well,” Rainbow said in a teasing manner. Soarin’ chuckled as the two flew off into the distance.