From Earth to Equus: An Utterly Impossible Oddesy

As it would turn out...making rainbows is much harder than it looks. Sure, there's the wing thing and the little trail that follows me sometimes, but those aren't real rainbows. That rainbow liquid concentrate that the pegasi used wasnt real rainbows either, I realized. It was just an artificial alternative. I was able to make a mini rainbow with some magic, but I couldn't transfer it to a grander scale. There was also the Rainboom option, but I wasn't ready to try that yet. I'd seen what it could do to a pony, and flying backwards uncontrollably is not my idea of a good time.

Despite the current problems, I kept trying. Little did I realize that the answer had been with me from the beginning, but I hadn't discovered it yet. Finally, when things were going especially wrong, I flopped down onto a cloud, a few on my feathers flying. I watched one land daintily on my snout. It was red. Red like no other red I had ever seen. It was so...bright. Nothing compared to this red. I sneezed unexpectedly, and the feather floated away from me, landing on the cloud. I picked it up with a hoof, examining it closely. I noticed a few spots of white on it, like the cloud had...rubbed off on it? Impossible. I pawed at the cloud. It did indeed seem to stick, almost like dirt.

Thinking back, I did recall watching a an episode where Rainbow Dash dug into a cloud. I dug into this one, making a little hole. I looked at the red feather before stuffing it into the hole. I covered it up and laughed. What was I doing? What had driven me to bury it? Just then, something poked up from the cloud. Something red. Suddenly, it burst out of the cloud. A red streak. I grinned, looking at my wings for a second before pulling out a few more choice colors. I didn't even feel it. I stuffed these into the ground as well in a row, and they joined the red in making a beautiful rainbow.

"So that's where rainbows come from," I mused, "They're grown. Huh, that's a little weird." I reached out to touch my creation, and found that instead of going right through it like I thought I would, I actually hit something hard. Rainbows were solid? I flitted over to the top of my rainbow, landing precariously at its top. Well, if clouds were solid to pegasi, why not rainbows too? I sat on top of the rainbow for a while, but it time it began to fade. I jumped sideways to avoid the hole that the section I sat on had turned into. My hooves slipped on the rainbow, and I found myself sliding down it at breakneck speed. It was fun. Ponyville spread out before me. I never realized how far this rainbow went.

I was steadily growing closer and closer to the town, and I realized a little too late that I couldn't slow down. I hit the end of the rainbow, another cloud, and bounced off flipping head over heels over the library. I landed behind it, and laid there for a while. Suddenly, a pink blur was in front of me. It was Pinkie Pie. "WowwasthatarainbowthatwassocoolI'veneverseensuchaprettyrainbowimgoingtohavetothrowapartyohthisisgoingtobegreat!" Then she was gone, and her words left my head spinning. What on Equus had that pony just said? Something about parties, I'd expect. I stood up and dusted myself off, turning just in time to see my rainbow fade. I looked down at my wings. It didn't even look like I was missing any.

Suddenly, another pony was next to me, and I recognized his brown hooves and chestnut body. Chance ruffled his feathers. "Carmen, you okay?" I smiled a him.

"I just met Pinkie Pie, Chance. Do you think I'm okay?" I laughed, "Oh, did you see the rainbow?" Chance nodded. "Pretty good for my first one, eh?" He blinked.

"Wait, you mean that you...that was...you did that? That was amazing!" I blushed.

"We'll, it is my special talent. Haven't you tried out the winds yet?" He stared at me. Had he really not figured it out yet? Oh, the fool. Oh, how had he not thought of that? "Well, go on and try it now." He blinked at me.

"How?" I scratched my head. Wind...wind...what did I know about wind? Well, it had to do with heat distribution. If he...yes, maybe he could do that.

"Try heating that air behind us, to start." He did, and I felt the breeze. Was this really the way to go about it? He certainly thought it was. He was soaring through the air, casting warming spells. Sure the breezes were nice,but they weren't wind. Ah, the fool. He never did stop to think things through, did he? No, he didn't, and now all of Ponyville would know how foolish their knew prince was. I sighed and flew up to a cloud and watched him. He soon grew tired and started looking for me. I watched him, wondering if he had even considered the clouds. Obviously not.

"Hey, kid. I was wondering when you'd come back." I turned around. It was Rainbow Dash. "What'cha doin'?" I pointed down at Chance. Rainbow raised an eyebrow. "He looking for you?" I nodded. "Is he your coltfriend?" I yelped.

"No!" Rainbow laughed at me. I blushed in embarrassment. "He's from my home. He followed me." Rainbow stopped laughing, but she gave me an evil smirk.

"I see he's an alicorn too." Rainbow scratched her head. "Is everypony an alicorn where you come from?" I shook my head.

"Of course not." Rainbow sighed.

"Good, we can't have too many ponies that are as awesome as me. What's his cutie mark?" I looked down at the small chestnut colt.

"Wind."

"What? We already have wind. Rainbows too, by the way." She pointed to my flank. "I saw an especially pretty one today." I giggled. "What?"

"That was my rainbow." Dash didn't speak. She just stared. It was awkward, so I flew away. I flitted up behind Chance and tapped his shoulder.

"I don't think that's how wind is supposed to work here, Chance. You'd have to spend all day doing that. There must be an easier way." He groaned.

"I know. Where'd you go anyway?" I smiled.

"Come here. Have you ever felt the clouds? It's amazing!"