Colors of a Rainbow - Chapter 1

>You are Anonymous, a human child that somehow ended up in the middle of Ponyville one day. You have no prior memory of your life on Earth, either by suppression or by amnesia, and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
>Your life here is perfect; you stay with Fluttershy, a young filly staying on the outskirts of town. And seeing as she knows more about taking care of various animals than any other pony in the town, she was the perfect caretaker and friend for you.
>Every day, you wake up bright and early and join her and the animals for breakfast. Seeing as you’re more sentient than the rest (being able to speak is a plus when it comes to social interactions), she allows you to eat up at the table with her.
>You were a bit hesitant at first, but eventually you started warming up to the idea of a more vegan diet.
>Ponies didn’t think too fondly of the consumption of meat, after all. Especially by sentient beings like yourself.
>Your desire to not disappoint Fluttershy also had something to do with it.
>”So, today you have your first day of school,” Fluttershy says one morning. “You ready?”
“Yup!”
>You grin proudly at her. You wondered why she didn’t have to go to school either, but you knew it was rude to ask questions like that. You, on the other hand, were old enough to go to the local schoolhouse.
“You won’t miss me while I’m gone, will you?”
>You smile at her, and she giggles a bit. “Oh, don’t worry about me; I’ll have plenty of animals to keep me company while you’re away. We’ll go play by the tree outside when you get back, mkay?”
“Heehee! Alright, sounds like a plan!”
>The tree was awesome; it was the biggest you’ve ever seen, probably the biggest in all of Equestria, and overlooked a nice little pond in the distance.
>You grin happily and hold your fist up to her, and she taps it with her hoof.
>Both of you share a laugh, and you finish up your breakfast.
“Alright, I’m off!”
>You take your first steps out of Fluttershy’s cottage, on your way to the schoolhouse.
>You are Anonymous, and you’re five years old.

>Class was fun today; the teacher even let you kids do games and get to know each other!
>You met an awesome filly there; she said her name was Cheerilee. She had a really nice-looking mane.
>It almost reminded you of Fluttershy, but Cheerilee didn’t keep part of it covering her face.
>But all of that was behind you for today; right now, you were looking forward to playing with Fluttershy out by the big tree in her backyard.
>She and you always played together there; it was almost like a secret hideout for the two of you.
>You’re running now, you’re so excited and anxious to get home to play with her.
“Fluttershy!”
>You reach the bridge in front of her cottage, when you notice something… different.
>She’s not coming out to see you.
>You run up to the door, knocking on it.
“Fluttershy?”
>You pull the door open, walking inside to a fairly empty house, save for one or two animals here and there.
>A bunny, one of the smallest, scurries over to you.
>You smile down at him, kneeling down and setting your backpack against the wall.
“Hey, Angel; do you know where Fluttershy went?
>He tilts his head for a moment, but seems to understand when you said “Fluttershy”; he turned his head around, facing towards the backyard.
“Outside?”
>He scurries off once again, and you stand up.
“…Maybe she just wanted to wait outside for me?”
>You walk through the house, opening the back door and closing it behind you.
>There she is!
>Under the big tree, she’s sitting down in the shade, a content smile on her face as she lets the wind blow through her young, yet long, pink mane.
>You run through the trail in her garden, out into the backyard and up to the tree.
“Hey Fluttershy, you didn’t wait up for me!”
>She opens her eyes wide in surprise, but smiles and stands up when she realizes it was just you. “Oh, Anonymous, it’s you!” she exclaims quietly, but happily, floating over to you. “So, how was your first day?” she asks, embracing you.
“It was awesome! I met a bunch of cool new ponies there! One of them had a really curly mane, and one had a pink one like yours, and one had a-”
>She cuts you off with a hoof, and giggles. “Well that’s good. Do you know what I did today?”
>You tilt and scratch the back of your head.
“Um… played with the animals?”
>She giggles and shakes her head. “Not quite. Do you know about Cloudsdale?”
“Yeah… that’s the city where the pegasi live, right?”
>”Mhm. Well, when I was in flight school, I met a nice filly there. She and I became very good friends, but after… well, a bad accident, I haven’t seen her since,” she says, smiling up at you, and then to the sky. “Until now.”
>You turn your head to look to the sky as well.
>In the distance, you can make out the smallest speck of…
>…Rainbow?
>A few more seconds pass, and you see the shape of a young blue filly take shape.
>…And she’s coming right at the two of you!
>Your eyes widen as you can clearly see the filly now, and she has her eyes locked on both of you.
>Her mane is every color of the rainbow, and…
>…Is that a cloud with rainbow lightning for her cutie mark?
>You barely have time to consider this, because she’s just a few meters away from you and you can already feel the wind whipping in the air as she grows nearer.
>”Check this out, Fluttershy!” you hear her yell, and at the absolute last second she pulls up in a huge, rainbow-colored arc, before slowing down and landing right in front of the two of you.
>You’re speechless.
>She grins at you. “Heya! You must be that monkey that Fluttershy was telling me about.”
“I’m… not a monkey! My name’s Anonymous, and I’m a human!”
>A monkey, how crazy is that? You may like bananas, but monkeys are hairy and gross! Besides, you can’t swing from tree to tree with your feet like they can.
>She laughs. “Well, I’m Rainbow Dash, fastest filly in all of Cloudsdale!” she exclaims proudly, striking a heroic pose.
>You grin at her.
“Cool! I’m… I’m kinda fast, too!”
>She opens one eye and looks at you. “Oh? That so?” she grins, getting down on all fours. “Wanna prove that, monkey-boy?”
>You get down on all fours as well.
“I can outrun any filly in all of Equestria!”
>”Oh, it’s on, now. Fluttershy, you start the countdown. First one to the lake wins,” she says, turning to Fluttershy, her magenta eyes filled with confidence.
>Fluttershy gasps a bit, but nods. “Alright, um… On your marks…”
>Both of you get into position, the lake clearly in view.
>”Get set…”
>Rainbow Dash licks her lips, before grinning and locking her eyes on the lake below.
>”Um… go…”
>Both of you speed off, leaving Fluttershy in the dust as you bolt off towards the lake.
>The lake is downhill from the tree, giving you an early advantage from gravity as you speed down to the lake, your little legs burning down the hill.
>Rainbow Dash, on the other hand, has no gravity to help her in her speeding, so she just barely manages to keep up with you in her flight.
>As you get closer and closer to the lake, however, the hill starts to level out, and Rainbow begins to gain on you in the final stretch.
>The two of you are neck and neck…
>You hear the first step of mud as you pass into the shallows of the lake, just before Rainbow Dash whizzes past you.
“Haha! I win! I win!”
>You jump around in the mud, laughing happily and pumping your fist proudly into the air.
>”I don’t… believe it…” she mutters, her jaw dropped as she floats in the air above the lake, gawking at you as she realizes that she lost.
>You dance around in the mud as Fluttershy hovers over to the two of you, smiling and giggling as she watches you.
>”R… rematch! I demand a rematch!” Rainbow Dash exclaims after a few moments of your cheering.
>You turn around and grin at her.
“No take-backs!”
>You stick your tongue out at her.
>She pouts, floating over and landing on the grass, folding her hooves while looking at you with the sourest face you’ve ever seen on a pony.
>It kind of looks like she just sucked on a bunch of lemons and is trying to keep them in her mouth.
>It’s pretty funny.
>You laugh, shaking what mud you could get off your legs and shorts, before walking over to Rainbow and sitting with her, Fluttershy joining the two of you.
>The three of you exchange glances, before bursting out into fits of giggles and laughs, before falling onto your backs in the field, staring up at the big, blue sky above you.
“Hey. Rainbow Dash.”
>”Yeah?” the blue pegasus turns to look at you.
“You gonna be hanging around here more often?”
>”Mhm. I’m gonna be free every afternoon after flight school ends, so you’ll see me around.”
“Awesome! Can she come over every day and hang out with us, Fluttershy?”
>You turn and smile at her.
>Fluttershy giggles. “As if you had to ask.”
“Yay!”
>And so begins the tale of two of the closest bros that Equestria has ever known.

>End Chapter 1