All Star Stories presents: The heroes of Equestria (The Flash)

The day was moving slow. Flash stood upon his post awaiting any event to call to his attention besides the storm cloud that hung over the large castle. The sound of low thunder and dull flashes of lightning moved among the heavens. Nothing unusual within the crystal empire. They had been scheduled to receive rain today. The one thing that caught his eye was something he had not witnessed in years. A white rushing blur with golden lightning began to rush about the castle stirring up the clouds above and creating an atmosphere of yellow lightning. Flash removed his helmet and armor in order to fly without plummeting to his death. Although he was a guard, he was not as strong as the others. What he lacked in strength he made up for in intellect.

He reached the cold crystal floor within the center of the electric tornado. Flash watched the golden electricity move about him as the white blur was joined by a red blur. The ominous feeling in his chest grew as he slowly approached the wall of speed that forced a wall of wind as he drew near. With one more step it disappeared and the blurs sped off and disappeared. In awe the orange stallion looked to his surroundings to see if he could spot any of the blurs. Low thunder could be heard throughout the clouds as the golden lightning within the dark matter began to lurch among the water vapors above. A blinding flash light the area followed by a surge of energy that shot through the stallion's body. Flash fell to the ground as the ringing in his ears became prominent, muffling all other noise. A lavender alicorn came into view with no sound to her voice. Her lips only reading "Are you alright?" She seemed panicked.

Flash attempted to speak, but nothing happened. Flash attempted to rise, but nothing happened. Flash attempted to move his hooves, but nothing happened. Flash attempted to turn his head, but nothing happened. He blacked out to the feeling of the mare attempting to lift him.

Bits and pieces of memories from the stallions past rushed throughout his mind before fading away to reveal a silhouette of a pony before him that presented but one question. "Do you want to be faster?" Flash stood speechless. What he was seeing was absolutely bewildering. The figure twitched and blurred with an occasional surge of electricity. "Do you want to be faster?" the silhouette repeated. The stallion looked back at all the times he was too slow to do anything. Too useless because he was unable to be there. Flash nodded directly to the figure. "Very well." It said as it disappeared and the stallion awoke from his unconscious state.