Radiants Adventures: Season 1

“Where has that pony gone now?” I say walking through Ponyville looking for Rainbow Dash. I swear if that pony is sleeping on a cloud I’m gonna give her a rude awakening.” I say to myself as I take to the skies. “Well that pretty easy. I must be getting better at this already.” I say to myself with a confident smile as I fly through the sky looking for Rainbow. After a few minutes of searching I land near the schoolhouse. Finally, after all the searching I see Rainbow sleeping on a nearby cloud. “I knew it. Does that pony ever do anything other than sleep in her free time?” I say as I shoot into the sky and stealthily take a thunder cloud and place it near Rainbows head. I count to three and kick the cloud letting out a loud boom. Rainbows eyes shoot open as she jumps in the air screaming. I fall back on a cloud laughing hysterically as she crashes into the side of a tree. “Wakey wakey Rainbow.” I say as I continue laughing.

“What the hay Radiant. You scare…I mean you surprised me.” Rainbow says blushing with embarrassment. I continue to laugh before floating in the air and whipping the tears from my eye. Rainbow glares at me for a few before smirking. “I’ll get you back for that.” Rainbow says getting ready to fly.

“Gotta catch me first Rainbow.” I say as I fly away as fast as I can.

“Wow he’s improved. This should be fun.” Rainbow says as she zooms after me. Rainbow soon catches up to me. After a few seconds Rainbow and I are soon flying neck and neck. She smirks before rocketing past me not wanting to let her win I pace myself and speed up. We continue to pass one another for several minutes before we both land on the ground below. We stop for a few seconds and catch to catch our breath before racing back into the sky. We continue to race through the skies zooming through Ponyville. “How are able to keep up with me Radiant? Yesterday you could only last for a few minutes.” Rainbow says keeping pace with me.

“Simple Rainbow, when I was working with Applejack I realized that if I pace myself then I can maintain stamina and fly longer and faster. Plus I studied some of Twilights books for tips on flying. This is the result of my hard work.” I say as my wings fly faster as the air around me bends.

“Is he seriously gonna try that.” Rainbow says as she slows down in disbelief. I fly faster as I cause three sonic booms simultaneously causing everypony in Ponyville to rush out and watch the sky. I fly up in the air and with on last Sonic Boom as I bust through a big flash of white light covers Ponyville as I land on my feet a few inches away from Rainbow panting heavily.

“You were right Rainbow…Someday I was gonna become better than you…and that day is today. You have your Sonic Rainboom and I think I’ll call my stunt a Solar Flare. Don’t feel bad Rainbow, it’s because of you I was able to achieve this. If you hadn't of pushed me to try and surpass you. This never would've happened.” I say smiling at Rainbow. I walk up to her and hug her. “Thanks Coach.” I say as I break the hug.

“I knew it. I knew I was an awesome pony but now I’m an awesome coach.” Rainbow says quickly switching back to her cocky self. A Mint Green pony approaches me with an excited look on her face. The mare introduced herself as Lyra Hearthstrings.

“That was amazing who taught you how to do that awesome move?” She asks awestruck over my new move.

“It wasn't that awesome, but it was Rainbow Dash who taught it to me.” I say pointing to her as the crowd forms around her asking her all sorts of questions and feeding her already massive ego. I decided to let Rainbow have her moment. After all I did steal the title “The Best Pony in Ponyville” away from her so I figured it was only right to give it back to her. After all I never liked being the center of attention. I take a short cut and stop by the lake and take a breather and lay in the sun. The sun beats down on my soft gray skin as a simply sigh and relax. Back home I loved going to the beach and living in beach towns. The lacked the enticing smells of saltwater and ocean breeze but the sun and the hot sand quickly made up for it. After laying there for a few I decide that a nice nap after today’s rather intense flight training. I lay there and close my eyes falling asleep shortly after. After an hour or so I wake up to a rather depressing site. Dark rain clouds have moved in covering up the once bright sun. The smell of rain was coursing through the breeze that has now intensified. “This makes no sense me and Rainbow cleared the skies during our little race.” I thought to myself as a loud boom of thunder rolls in startling me. I quickly jump up and run back to Twilights house. Flying would have been easier but I wasn't comfortable flying during a thunderstorm. I quickly get to the treehouse and rush through the door breathing heavily as I drip with water.

“Oh Radiant your back how was your flight session with Rainbow Dash?” Twilight says not paying any attention to the weather outside. “Why are you soaking wet?” She asks getting me a towel.

“You don’t see the clouds…outside?” I say confused as I look out the window and see the skies clear and sunny. “There was a thunderstorm outside just a few seconds ago.” I say slightly annoyed before something hits the door scaring me half to death. Twilight opens the door to find Rainbow Dash laughing hysterically on her doorstep.

“Told you I would get you back for that thunder cloud prank.” She says as she continues to laugh. Meanwhile, I get up from under a pile of books that fell on me when I crashed into the shelf. I dust myself off and begin putting the books back on the shelf. Rainbow Dash gets up on her feet and wipes the tears from her eyes as she walks into the house.

“Ok well now that that’s over, to answer your question Twilight the training went great I actually beat Rainbow Dash. On top of that I made my own Sonic Rainboom type move called a Solar Flare.” Twilight sits down pouring us all some tea as she takes a seat with us at the table. “Oh hey twilight on a completely unrelated topic, have you seen Pinkie Pie? I haven’t seen her since you brought everyone here to meet me.” I say drinking my tea.

“Last time I checked she said something about going to a baking contest with The Cakes.” Twilight says drinking her tea.

“The Cakes, as in like confection cakes?” I say confused.

“No The Cakes own Sugarcube Corner where Pinkie lives and works.” Twilight says pointing out the window to Sugarcube Corner. “That reminds me Rarity asked me to tell you that she wants you to come by her shop today. She said something about offering you a job.” Twilight says as she writes down directions on how to get to Rarity’s Boutique.

“Alright well I’m gonna go freshen up before I head over.” I say as I head into the bathroom and turn on the shower.

“So, did he really beat you or did you let him win?” Twilight whispers to Rainbow.

“Of course I let him win. No one can beat me and you know that Twilight.” Rainbow says sweating and laughing nervously as she looks around the room avoiding eye contact with Twilight. “Although the Solar Flare thing was awesome, not as awesome as my Sonic Rainboom but it was pretty close.” Rainbow says quickly gaining back her cocky demeanor. “Regardless he has nailed flying so now he can start settling down here.” Rainbow said drinking her tea.

“Yes I’ve talked with Princess Celestia and we still haven’t found a way for him to return home. The way it looks now it seems that Radiant will be here for a long time if not forever. What still baffles me is how he got here. If his arrival here was caused by Discord then why has nothing else happened? If Discord has awakened was has he not caused a single bit of chaos. It just doesn’t make sense.” Twilight says with a troubled look on her face. “None of this makes any sense.” Rainbow puts her hooves behind her head and lies back on a pillow on the floor.

“Don’t stress yourself out Twilight. I’m sure there is a reason behind all of this.” Rainbow says waving her arm dismissing Twilight's worries. I come out of the bathroom squeaky clean. And grab my saddle bags.

“Alright girls I’ll see you later.” I say waving by as I head down the road following Twilight’s directions. On my way to the Boutique I walk by that house from the other night. The flashing lights and thumping bass have stopped and the house is dark. “I should really introduce myself to whoever is in there.” I say doubling my steps so I can get to my destination quickly. As I trot away a white unicorn with electric blue hair comes out of the boutique.

“Hey thanks for the new goggles Rarity.” The unicorn says walking out as we cross paths. “Oh hey wassup bro are you new to Ponyville?” She asks in a rather rugged voice much like Rainbow’s.

“Ya I just got here like two days ago.” I say looking down at the pony.

“Cool well hope we see each other again sometime. I’m Vinyl Scratch by the way.” She says sticking out her hoof as we shake.

“Ok sure.” I say as we go our separate ways. “What an odd pony.” I say to myself as I enter the boutique. “Rarity I’m here. Twilight said you had a job proposal for me.” I say taking in the gorgeous shop accompanied by the masterfully crafted outfits that decorate the shop windows.

“Up here darling I’ll be down in just a second. Make yourself at home.” She yells down to me as I walk over and sit on a nearby purple love seat. Noticing a few fashion magazines on the table next to me I decide to pick on up and flip through the book. After a few minutes of reading Rarity comes downstairs carrying a bunch of boxes.

“Here rarity let me help you with that.” I say levitating half of the boxes for her. She makes it to the last step before putting the boxes down in the corner. I put my boxes in the corner as well.

“Thank you darling. I see Twilight has taught you how to use magic pretty well.” She says rummaging through the boxes pulling the fabrics out of the boxes.

“Actually I taught myself mainly Twilight gave me the basics I just studied all the books she had on magic. I was even able to teleport me and her to Canterlot within seconds.” I say with a confident smile on my face. “Heck I even beat Rainbow Dash in a flying race.” I say helping her put the fabric spools on the shelves.

“My word that’s quite impressive.” Rarity says as she opens another box. Pulling out more fabric spools. "So how can i help you today Radiant." Rarity says putting the fabric in its corresponding slots.

“Well, Twilight said you had a job offer for me?” I say as I continue to help unpack boxes.

“Oh yes of course dear. I'm sorry I was so caught up with moving this fabric that I completely forgot all about the job offer. Well, as of late my shop has been gaining some more attention thanks to a fashion show that was held here not too long ago. So, all intake of orders has been growing and I require a partner and personal assistant. So I’m prepared to train you on how to properly sew and tailor clothing for ponies. Also I will require you to grab me supplies, run errands, and deliver orders.” Rarity says as we finish the last box.

“Say no more Rarity I’d be glad to help. However, I already know how to sew and Tailor thanks to my mother back home. So all I need is a full rundown on how to get ponies measurements along with their body anatomy and I can join you within a day or two.” I say setting my saddle bags down by the door.

“Darling that fantastic that will give us more time to work on orders now if you could take a seat over there I will take your measurements as a demonstration and make you a outfit for you to wear. After all when working with a fashionista like me we can’t afford to have you naked now can we.” She says sitting you down as she goes to get her supplies.

“Why does it matter if I’m naked or not everypony around me is naked?” I think to myself in confusion. “I mean I don’t mind wearing clothes as a pony, but is that necessary especially when the fashionista herself is naked like ninety percent of the time. It’s gonna take me a long time to fully understand this crazy new world.” I say to myself as I let out a deep sigh. Rarity comes back with her measuring tape and other knick knacks. I stand still as she measures each portion of my body and explains what to do with that part of the outfit. After a few minutes I begin to develop a deeper understanding of pony anatomy. Rarity continues to measure me before clapping her hooves together signaling for me to follow over to a stage surrounded by mirrors. She begins to explain how to tailor a ponies clothing as she makes my new outfit; A three piece suit with strapped shoes. A little to formal for me but I’m not one to look a gift horse in the mouth.

Once finished I step down from the stage and strut my new outfit around. I look over to see Rarity practically beaming at her hard work before she gives me a grimaced look. “Oh no, no, no the pants and suit jacket are too much.” She says as I get back on the stage. She removes the pants and suit jacket and replaces them with a gray button up undershirt with a black vest. “There we go that looks so much better.” Rarity said pleased with her new outfit idea. “Ok now that we got that out of the way let’s start working on some orders.” She says with a wink. I step down and join her at the counter as we start sewing. We continue to talk for hours as we sew, slowly getting to know each other on a personal level. After all if I’m gonna be stuck in this world for a while I might as well get know Twilight's friends on a personal basis. Soon the conversation shifted to talking about Sweetie Bell. We began to laugh as Rarity goes on and on about Sweetie Bell and her friends adventures. You bring up the fact that Sweetie Bell, Apple Bloom, and Scootaloo made you a member of the CMC. She just laughs at her sister's cute antics.

“Oh darling you have no idea what you’re in for. Those three fillies are crazy.” Rarity says with a giggle as she finishes her set of orders before hopping down from her chair. “Are you hungry darling I can make us something to eat while you finish up that suit?” She says heading for the kitchen.

“That sounds good Rarity thank you.” I say as I finish my orders. “There we go all done for today.” I say putting the clothes in there packaging and I turn off my sewing machine. I take a seat at the table as rarity and I continue to talk as she cooks. I help set the table as I get out the wine she so kindly asked me to grab for her out of her cabinet. After I finish setting the table I pour the wine into the glasses as Rarity puts the food on our plates. She sits down at the table as I pick the wine glass with my magic. “A toast to hard day’s work and to a new partnership.” I say as we clink our glasses together and eat. We continue to talk throughout dinner.

Meanwhile in another part of Equestria.

“That’s it Radiant keep getting comfortable with citizens of Ponyville. You've carried out my plans perfectly even better you have no idea what’s going on. To you and the Elements your arrival here seems like bad luck. However, it is not just simple bad luck. No my dear human this is not simple bad luck.” The figure says shrouded in shadows. “Soon my doomed human all will become clear to you. Once that happens I will use you to take over Equestria.” The figure says laughing as their eyes flash green.

Back in Equestria Rarity and I finish our dinner and say our goodbyes as I grab my saddle bags and head out the door. Feeling confident about my new life I decide to trot home with a rather happy skip in my step. After all it’s not every day that a beautiful fashionista makes you dinner and a new outfit after offering you a high paying job. Every minute you spend in this crazy yet amazing world makes you miss home less and less. Although in the back of my mind I still long to see my friends and family but do to the circumstances given to me I know that’s just not possible. “Maybe some tea with Spike and Twilight will help me take my mind off my home.” I think to myself as I rush back to the library.