
Username: ShadyBro
Show Name: Chocolate Factory
Name: Pip
Gender: Stallion
Colour: Silver Black Sabino (EE/aa/Zz/nSb1)
Age: 4 Years
Height: 12.2hh
Halter Colour: Like A Shiny Golden Candy Wrapper
Story: The sound of hooves hitting the ground echoed off the walls of the valley sending a deep hum through Pip's chest. He bounced over toward the edge of the cliff excitedly, straining his neck farther down to get a good look at the runners. The leader came into view, his sleek black coat shimmering as his muscles stretched and tensed. They rest of the group was just a pace behind him, packed together, head to head in their race against the clock. Pip slid closer to the edge, veering out to watch as the herd rushed past, a whirlwind flying up towards his face as the dust cloud behind them swallowed up the valley. He snorted and coughed, closing his eyes for just a moment, and when he opened them again the herd was gone. He grinned and pranced along the edge, pretending like he was racing alongside them. He had always dreamed of growing up to be a runner. He admired, no idolized those famous stallions. The rest of his herd would be gathered at the finish line, waiting to congratulate the winner, though they all knew it would be Black Shadow. He always led the pack, and he always crossed first. Pip sped up, racing along the edge, until the finish line was in sight. There he slid to a stop and watched as the lead runner jumped over the dead tree that marked the end up the race, his hooves clipping the groove that had been etched in from years of use. Pip reared up and cheered as the rest of the group jumped the log as well, coming to a stop around Shadow. The black horse stood proud, cockily shaking his mane and prancing in circles. Pip dashed down, greeting the herd and pushing through to congratulate him. As always, the little brown and white foal was ignored. He sighed, standing his ground as the herd rushed past around him, heading back to the meadows they called home. Eventually, he was all alone, just a cloud of dust to greet him. Huffing, he turned to face the old log. He scraped the ground with his hoof, his ears pinned back and his head low. He took off like a bullet, the wind rushing past him as he readied himself to jump the tree. He pushed up, feeling time slow as he approached the log, but his front hooves clipped the bark and sent him tumbling forward. He blinked the dizziness out of his eyes as the dust billowed around him. He choked back his frustration, a few tears slipping out as he felt the sting of pain in his side. A girlish giggle tugged at his attention, and he turned to see a small grey filly staring back at him. She smirked, inviting him to play with her. He smiled and rushed off after her, chasing her down the valley, creating his own little race of sorts. They played together the whole day, and by the time he had to head back home they were both a mess of dirt and bruises, and yet he was happy with himself. They had both won, in a way. She challenged him to be better, to be faster and prouder of what he could do, despite his small size. And as he trailed after her, a slight limp in his step, he laughed at the silly runners he had once cared so much to be like. There was nothing to win from their mundane races. But with her, he was always winning, even when he was in last place.