Radiants Adventures: Season 1

“Ok Radiant flying is as simple as walking.” Rainbow says wearing a striped referee hat and a whistle around her neck. “All ya gotta do is lean forward stick your backend up in the air, run, jump, and begin flapping your wings as hard as you can.” She says as she demonstrates the process. She flies through the air zooming through clouds before landing in front of me. “Ok now you try.” She says slapping me on the shoulder.

“Ok lean forward, backend up, run, and jump.” I say to myself as I charge down the road as I jump and begin straining my wings. I get a few feet in the air before crashing into a hay bale. Rainbow falls on her back laughing hysterically. I simply look at her and narrow my eyes. She notices and laughs nervously and rubs the back of her head.

“Heh, sorry about that dude but hey that was a good start though. Alright that's get up and try this again.” She says blowing her whistle as I get back into position. I calm my mind and take several deep breathes. I step back and charge as hard as I can before jumping again. I get high in the air and begin flapping my wings furiously as I fly in zig zags, loops, and upside down. Rainbow looks up at me with her mouth agape. I dive-bomb and zoom past her as I turn around and land next to her.

“How...was...that Rainbow Dash?” I ask breathing heavily as sweat drips from my brow. Rainbow shakes her before taking off her whistle and cap.

“That’s was very impressive. Not as impressive as me but pretty darn close. Trust me Rookie if you can learn to pace your breathing better you will one day be fast enough to beat me.” Rainbow says pointing her hoof at her chest before showing off and flying at supersonic speeds. I lower my head and frown as my ears flop as i watch her with a deadpan expression on my face.

“My names Radiant Sword not rookie Rainbow Dash.” I say in a deadpan voice.

“Don’t let her get to ya sugarcube, that pony loves to gloat.” Applejack says as she walks up next to me slapping me on my back with her hoof. “Besides I need you in tip top shape if yer gonna help me and Big Mac with the apple orchards.” I stand up and begin walking with Applejack as we wave goodbye to Rainbow. “Ok Radiant do you know how to properly buck a tree?” Applejack said as we continued our walk to Sweet Apple Acres.

“Ya it seems pretty simple. Just ground myself with my front legs, jump my back legs up and kick the tree with both hooves as hard as I can, and boom the apples fall into the bucket.” You say as Applejack stops and shakes her head in disbelief.

“Well, I’ll be, ya hit the nail on the head there Rad.” Applejack says catching up to you.

“Rad?” I say raising an eyebrow in confusion.

Applejack giggles. at my facial expression. “It’s the nickname I’m giving you. Kinda like how I call Twilight Twi sometimes.” She says as we head down the dirt road and see Sweet Apple Acres in the distance.

“Ok ya that kinda makes sense I guess.” Applejack and I head over to the barn to meet Big Mac

As we head to the barn I begin to take in the sights, sounds, and smells of the farm. My mind quickly drifts to thoughts of the farms back on earth. Applejack looks over noticing my astonishment and chuckles.

“This farm is pretty amazing isn’t it? Sweet Apple Acres has been providing for Ponyville ever since I can remember.” Once in the barn I’m greeted by the sight of a large red stallion with a long brown mane and a half apple on his flank. “Radiant I’d like you to meet my brother Big Macintosh.” AJ says as Big Mac Turns around to face me.

“Hey there Big Mac it’s nice to meet you.” I say sticking out my hoof waiting for a hoof shake.

“Eeyup.” He says shaking my hoof before handing me a few crates. “Applejack are you ready to go.” He says walking out of the barn.

“I sure am, how about you Rad/” Applejack says taking her crates and heading out after Big Mac as I run behind them to catch up.

“Hey wait for me guys.” I say following them to the orchard. Once there we lay down our crates and begin to buck the apple trees. After a few minutes Applejack is already done filling her third crate. Meanwhile, I’m only on my second.

“C’Mon Rad you ain’t getting tired on me are ya.” Applejack yells showing off her crates of apples. I soon get flashbacks to what happened earlier with Rainbow Dash. I take a deep breath before kicking it into high gear and start bucking two trees a second. After only a few minutes I finish my fifth crate before Applejack finishes her fourth. I stop to catch my breath as Big Mac and Applejack finish up.

“How’s…that…for tired…Applejack.” I say in between breaths as I fall on my stomach exhausted. I stand up and throw my crates on my back and haul them to the barn.

“That is, one competitive pony.” Big Mac says as he and Applejack carry their haul to the barn as well. Applejack laughs at the statement.

“It’s like we have a second Rainbow Dash. Well, a less boastful Rainbow Dash.” She says rolling her eyes and giggling. They walk into the barn and see me passed out on a bale of hay sleeping. “Yup he even sleeps like Rainbow Dash. Sprawled out and drooling everywhere.” Applejack kicks the banister next to me as an apple falls on my head. “Time to wake up there sugarcube. You still have to go meet Apple Bloom and her friends.” She says as I wake up rubbing my head.

“How long was I out?” I say in a sluggish sleepy tone.

“Only a couple of minutes, now go Apple Bloom is waiting for you at her clubhouse near the back of the farm.” Applejack says pointing at the small treehouse. I stand up and stretch before walking on over. Once there I knock on the door and wait. After a few seconds the door opens.

“Well, hi there you must be the pony mah sister was talking about.” Apple Bloom as she steps aside to let me in. I duck and squeeze into the cramped clubhouse and find a spot on the floor and sit down. “Girls this is the pony mah sis told me about he’s a blank flank just like us.” Her friends look at me in amazement. “Mah sister says we should let him join the crusaders. After all if we have a big strong adult with us we will be able to do more activates and earn our Cutie Marks faster.”

“I don’t know Apple Bloom are you sure he is cool enough to join us?” Scootaloo says pointing at me.

“Well, mah sister did tell me that Rainbow Dash taught him how to fly.” Scootaloo’s eyes light up as she jumps to her feet in excitement.

“You trained with Rainbow Dash. That’s so awesome. What was it like?” The little orange filly says with sparkles in her eyes.

“Well, it was pretty painful. I learned to fly but I couldn’t fly faster than Rainbow though.” I say shuffling my wings.

“Of course you couldn’t beat her Rainbow Dash is greatest pony in Ponyville.” Scootaloo says pointing to a signed Rainbow Dash poster on the far wall.

“Well, that would explain her large ego.” Besides, I to myself and chuckle.

“Wait if you’re an adult how come you had to learn how to fly. I thought pegasi learn to fly when there fillies?” Sweetie Bell asks glaring at you.

“Well, IWell, you see I’m an Alicorn. I have the magic of a unicorn but I can also fly like a Pegasus. To put it simply my dad was a unicorn and my mother was a Pegasus.” I say quickly pulling an excuse out of my ass.

All three fillies gasp in amazement. “That’s so awesome.” Scootaloo says.

“So, you’re also a unicorn like my sister.” Sweetie Bell says jumping up and down.

“Who is your sister Sweetie Bell?” I say with a puzzled look on my face.

“Rarity is my Big sister.” Sweetie says with a smile on her face. A look of surprise makes its way onto my face.

“Oh that’s cool. I’ve actually met Rarity before. When I was at Twilights house studying she brought all her friends over to introduce themselves. That’s also how I met your sister Apple Bloom.” I say pointing out the window to Applejack.

“Wow Radiant you’re so cool.” Scootaloo says smiling. “Will you please join our group? Please.” Apple Bloom says begging and making an adorable face.

“Oh God cuteness overload.” I say to myself before letting out a deep sigh and I give them a big smile. “Sure let’s earn our cutie marks together girls.” I say as the four of us high five. We spend a good portion of the evening talking about Cutie Marks, our favorite foods, and ways we can earn our cutie marks. Soon it gets dark and the four of us leave the clubhouse and I decide to walk Scootaloo and Sweetie Bell home. As we walked through the now empty town the two fillies asked me question after question about things I used to do. In a way it felt like I had three little sisters of my own. Make no mistake though these little fillies are growing on me pretty quickly. Once dropped off I yawn and head back to Twilights house. I begin to think about home and my friends. “Ya know things aren’t so bad here. Maybe being stuck her for now won’t be such a bad thing.” I think to myself as I turn the corner and continue walking. Just then the sound of music hits me. On the surface it sounded like the music I use to listen back home.

“Is that Dubstep?” I think to myself as I follow the vibrations of the base and the flashing lights. After a few minutes I come across a house with strobe lights flashing inside and the music was pounding in my ears from behind the door and on the door was a vinyl record. Huh I wonder who lives here.” I say to myself as I knock on the door. After a few minutes of waiting no one answers the door. Tired from today’s hard work I wave it off and head home. “I’ll come by tomorrow.” I say yawning. I open the door and step inside the tree. Once inside I see Spike sitting at the table eating a plate of gems.

“Oh hey Radiant welcome home how was your day?” Spike says waving to me before stuffing more gems into his mouth.

“Ok Spike I have several questions. Where did you get those gems and why are you eating them?” I say putting my saddle bag and collapse on a nearby beanbag chair.

“Rarity gave them to me as a way of saying thank you for helping go gem hunting today.” He says continuing to eat the stones.

“I would ask why she needed gems but then I remembered she is the town fashionista.” I say pulling a book off the shelf with my magic.

“How did you know she was the town fashionista?” Spike says finishing off the plate.

“Well, they hung out with the Cutie Mark Crusaders today and her little sister was telling me all about Rarity and her boutique. Third question; where is Twilight?” I say turning the pages to find where I left off.

“She said something about spending the night with Fluttershy.” Spike says joining me on the beanbag chair. “What book is that?” Spike asks pointing at the book floating in front of me.

“It’s a book on magic. When I was bucking trees with Aj today I got this urge to become as good as Twilight and her friends. So, during the day I’m gonna practice flying so I can beat Rainbow Dash and at night I’m gonna study magic so I can become as good as Twilight. I guess you can say I’m turning into Rainbow Dash.” You say as you and Spike share a laugh. “Oh ya you never told me why you were eating gems?” I say defogging my memory

“Oh right I forgot you’re not from Equestria. Well they're basically like candy to dragons.” Spike says rubbing his stomach.

“Ok that actually makes a lot of sense.” I say going back to my book. After an hour or two of reading I’m interrupted by the sound of Spike snoring. “Poor little guy he didn’t stand a chance.” I say laughing as you pick him up with your magic and put him to bed. Once he is good and comfortable in his little basket you decided to get some sleep yourself. How you managed to stay awake this long is still a mystery. I get into bad and fall asleep shortly after my head hits the pillow.

I wake the next morning fully rested and recharged. I stand up and stretch as I shake my wings and head downstairs. “Hey Twilight I’m heading out for a few hours.” I say packing my saddle bag with some supplies to keep me hydrated.

“Oh do you have plans this morning?” Twilight says putting down her quill and walking over to her bookshelves.

“Ya I was gonna go work on my flying some more with Rainbow. Why did you have a job for me?” I say putting my bag down.

“No I actually wanted to see if you would like to go to Canterlot with me. I have to deliver some books to Princess Celestia and I figured you could give her your first letter in person.” She says pointing to the quill and ink on the table.

“Ya know what I have all day to train. Ah why the hell not let's go.” I say putting my saddle bag on as me and Twilight head out the door and toward the hot air balloons. “Hey wait Twilight there is something I’ve wanted to try out. I’ve been reading about teleportation I bet I could teleport us to Canterlot.” I say as my horn glows. Twilight laughs falling on her back. “Hey don’t life I’ve been studying my magic in my downtime.” I say scrunching my muzzle and crossing my hooves.

“I’m sorry Radiant I didn’t mean to laugh but I think you are in over your head. Teleportation is very advanced magic. It takes months to learn and years to perfect. I highly doubt you would be able to get both of us to-“ I grab Twilight and throw her on my back and fly up in the air she holds on to my neck for dear life. My horn glows heavily as a loud pop is heard and we disappear. A few seconds later we appear right in front of the castle as I fly down land on my hooves.

“See…Twilight…I told you I can do it.” I say with a confident smile on my face.

“Wha…I…how did…how did you manage to do that?” Twilight says both impressed and shocked.

“Like I told you before Twilight in my downtown I’ve done nothing but study and practice my magic. I’m just a fast learner.” I say panting “Now, comeNow, let’s go inside and see the Princess.

Twilight’s eye twitches as she tries to wrap her head around what just happened. “Forget it let's go.” Twilight says defeated. As we walk through the massive castle I talk to twilight and tell her everything that happened yesterday all while taking in the stunning décor of the castle. We make our way up the stairs and eventually end up at the door to the throne room. Twilight tells the guards she is her to deliver some books to the Princess and they let us in. Once inside we approach the throne and bow before the Princess.

“Twilight, Radiant it's good to see you both again so soon. I take it twilight brought the books.” Princess Celestia says to me as I rise.

“Yes ma’am. She wanted me to come along so I could give you the first lesson I learned in person.” I say as my horn glows silver.

“Fantastic. So, thank me Radiant, What have you learned today?” Celestia asks with a soft smile. I think a few seconds before figuring it out.

“Well I learned that no matter how much experienced your friends then you. As long you pace yourself and work hard you’ll be able to surpass even the most skilled of friends.” I say looking at Twilight and smiling. Twilight smiles back as she hands the books to the Princess and turn around and walk out of the throne room. “Hey Twilight I wanna thank you…for everything.” I say as she stops in her tracks.

“Thank me for what?” twilight asks confused. I smile and walk up close to her.

“Well, you a day ago I was a mysterious creature lost in an unknown land and you and friends have changed me from a lost creature to one of Princess Celestia's pupils. I thought for sure this place was going to be hell but you and your friends changed that. So thank you for being so kind to me, you, and your friends.” I say as twilight blushes with embarrassment.

“Well you’re very welcome Radiant. Now come on let's go home so I can go meet Rainbow Dash. After all what kinda Alicorn would I be if I had all this magic but can barely fly for more than a few seconds?” I say as put my hoof around Twilight and zap us to Ponyville. Once home we head inside the house laughing.