Just me and my friend Rainbow Dash

Greetings. My name is Forest Lightning, and I want to tell you about a story that changed my life, forever.

It was a stormy night in the Everfree Forest. I can only remember me being a little baby being carried in a woven basket made by my mother. It's vague, but I can still pull out the big parts of what happened. My eyes were closed, and I can hear the clopping of my mother's hooves along the wet dirt road. The rain had somehow slipped through the thick leaves of the trees, with the little raindrops coming toward me, dropping on my head. I could hear the sound of thunder, even though I was dreaming. I can't remember what it was about, but once I opened my eyes, my mother was gone. I looked around, and above me stood a full-grown pony's head. When I looked through the gap in the trees, I saw my first flash of lighting. I could see the jagged edges running across the sky. I felt the pulling motion from my basket, and I was laid down next to a warm fireplace. I didn't know who the pony was or why my mom brought me here. I fell asleep a little while later.

I opened my eyes once more, and I could see the gleaming rays of the sun along the window, still covered in little raindrops. "Good morning," said the voice of the pony. I looked where the voice was, and I saw in front of me the pony who brought me in from the storm.

She had an orange-red fur coat, and a blue mane, half of it covering one of her eyes. "Your name will be Forest Lightning." I didn't know why she called me this, but recalling last night, I saw my first flash of lightning, thus, my last name came to be, and my first name, well, it's quite obvious. "My name is Burning Raindrop, and I'll be your caretaker." I never asked why my mother brought me here, for the matter that I was a baby and couldn't talk.

It was mid-day, and I was outside, enjoying the nice breeze of the forest. Raindrop stood next to me, looking up at the sun. "It's a miracle of what the Pegasus ponies can bring us," the blue-haired pony said. It was a while that I saw my first rainbow. I looked at it, and something went through me. It was like a shot of love went right through my heart. From then on, I always loved rainbows; how they gleamed their bright colors.

As a baby, I learned my ways around the house, and the pony's rules: Don't hurt anypony else if they did something to you. If I'm busy, be patient. The biggest one: Don't try to make others jealous of your belongings. You are your own, and no one can take that away from you. These were imbedded into my head, as if somepony took a memory card and stuck it inside. I always admired Raindrop. The way she looked out for me. The way she fed me. It was as if she was my real mother.

A few years have gone by. The same house, the same caretaker ;but I'm now a little filly. I have permission to go out of the house, but be sure to be back before Princess Luna raises the moon. Sometimes I see a mailpony walking past. I say "Good morning", and "How was your day?" I clop along the dirt path, look up at the sky, sometimes cloudy, sometimes clear. Sometimes I even get special permission to go up to Cloudsdale. They have the best shows. I always cheer them on, even though they aren't my team.

After Cloudsdale, I head into Ponyville, sometimes either going into Sugercube Corner for a shake, or heading to the flower shop to get a flower for my caretaker. I always to be sure of my surroundings. Sometimes I run into my friend Soarin', who has a craving for apple pie. Why, I'll never know. But I like him like that.

It started to get dark, so I headed back to my house. It was a long walk. I bumped into some friends, and some I didn't know, both old and young. I pass Sugarcube Corner, and the flower shop. I wave goodbye, as another day has come to pass.