Mauros is a genius, by retconing his oc into flash cliche, he eliminated the necessity of adding him later (if seems some fans were asking him to do it) and the best part is that he was removed of the story just after he revealed his identity (and that he never interacted with Twilight).

This comic’s good. Just can’t help but think it could do better with less exposition.

Descent turning out to be Flash…that is a bit of a surprise.
 
But that is foreshadowing…it’s a bit of it to how Applejack eventually turns to the sides of the girls, and I also believe that it’s a way that Spike may turn against his own sister because of the fire ruby from before.
 
Eventually, there are seven people that need to be awakened: 5 have awakened already and the other two are currently in the dark about it. But one is probably gonna be an enemy (similar to Dash before she was turned) before becoming a ally, and possibly the other one is gonna start out as an ally but will eventually turn out to be an enemy.

Rainbow has innate Sharingan powers.

@Background Pony #D001
 
But that’s just from picking up tidbits needed to pass a test. I’m talking about actual skills. You know, like when Twilight somehow managed to copy Rarity’s gem-finding spell.

@Dirty Bit  
It’s actually pretty canon in the show too, as proven in TT123. Rainbow has an observing nature and learns while flying mostly.  
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@FanOfMostEverything
 
Oh crap, it does make sense. Now I’m imagining her picking up skills in the upcoming fight against random monsters.

Alright, that was an unexpected twist.

Huh. So Dash is something of a blue mage. Neat.

“Just call me Flash”  
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Descent is actually Flash Sentry???
 
That, along with giving him an actual personality, and a fairly likeable one at that, is what’s so surprising about this.

@Xidphel
 
FlashPie, definitely.
 
Meanwhile, all that’s left is Applejack.
 
I also liked the brief exchange between Celeste and Zecora.

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DUN DUN DUUUUUUNN

The anime-est.

Possible FlashDash or Flashpie?