Whirlwind Blitz

By Armchair Adventurer

• November 12, 2013




Age: 21

Gender: Male

Species: Pegasus

Cutie Mark: Now, there's a thought. I literally have no idea what my Cutie Mark means. It obviously relates to my name somehow. Though things do have a tendency to get crazy around me. Don't look at me like that it's not my fault! Most of the time...<br /><br />It took me an unusually long time to acquire it as well. When I set out on my travels (at the age of 18, you can read about them down below) after my very first stop in Manehattan, where I got into some trouble (don't ask, we would be here all day),as I was leaving town it just appeared. Nothing glamorous, no big revelation about my destiny. I just happened to check if anyone was following me and there it was. <br /><br />Somepony or something must have taken pity on me for all those years of being a Blank Flank I guess...

Personality: I like to think I'm smart and quick on my hooves. I've got out of difficult situations quite a few times relatively unharmed.<br /><br />I'm very curious about the world around me. Must be because of all the years I wasted being afraid of it. That's why I travel! I love meeting new ponies (and often times other creatures. You'd be surprised). Learning about their cultures and customs. I respect everypony and try to be nice to them until they give me a reason no to.<br /><br />I want to see all this world has to offer. From sights to behold, to the strangest magic there is. I have a thirst for knowledge and new experiences.<br /><br />I'm cheery most of the time. Not overly so, just in a healthy way. I catch myself being a bit overly sarcastic sometimes though.Especially with ponies I don't like. And my curiosity does tend to impair my judgement and get the better of me sometimes. I have got myself into really bad situations lots of times just because of "that nagging little question I couldn't answer yet". <br /><br />I want to see the bigger picture and how every single detail fits into it. I think my deductive skills are very good. I'm great at putting together what happened from clues and so on. Saved my flank a bunch of times.<br /><br />But I'm a bit too nervous sometimes. Must be a left over of my earlier years. A thing I hate about myself is that I have a tendency to look out for myself and myself only, in bad situations. I try to be helpful to others though. I'm always good willed I just... look out for number one instead of others sometimes ,you know? I try no to do that but it does happen from time to time.

Backstory: Growing up in Cloudsdale can be tough, let me tell you that. Especially, if you happen to be afraid of heights. I know what you're thinking, how could a pegasus be afraid of heights? I can't rightly answer that but I was. That's why I spent a lot of my early years inside reading books and avoiding others. I couldn't fly well another thing that can make your life a living Tartarus in Cloudsdale. On top of that I have been a blank flank for a long time. I think I might be a record holder on that.<br /><br />Still, sometimes it only takes a little slip and plummeting towards certain doom to make you realize just how beautiful life is. When I fell off that cloud on that faithful day ,my life changed forever. At first I was scared out of my mind of course, but then I started thinking. If this is it, would I regret the way I lived? The answer made me spread my wings and fly like never before. It was an indescribable experience (though the word "freeing" comes pretty close). Soaring through the clouds and looking down on the world I've been so afraid of. It was intoxicating! From that point on, I gained a new appreciation for life and wanted to see everything I read about in person. I became restless.<br /><br />I started becoming a lot more outgoing and improved my flight a lot. I like to think I'm pretty good today! Still nowhere near the best but better than the average.<br /><br />When I came of age I left to travel. I have traveled far and wide even beyond Equestria to satisfy my quest for knowledge. I've been to Manehattan, Las Pegasus, Canterlot, The Crystal Empire and many other places. I've journeyed to the homeland of Zebras and Saddle Arabia even! And trouble seemed to follow me everywhere. No matter where I stopped something went wrong. From one pony wanting to settle the score with another, through sacred relics being stolen and ancient temples being defiled,to strange, dark creatures terrorizing villages I've seen it all. And I helped wherever I could (even if the right thing to do seemed a little ambiguous at times, I trusted my judgement. Still, there are things I regret ...). I've always found myself caught up in something.<br /><br />After 3 straight years of travelling I came back to Equestria to visit my parents and rest a bit. I plan to head out and see more of the world again but hey, even the thing you love doing the most get's you tired sometimes.