sorry about the lack of posts guys. i’ve been really busy. school’s coming up in a week here, and I really wanna grind out a few more artworks before it takes up my entire existence as it often does.
anyway.
steering away from our usual royal nextgens for a change, how about we focus on more of the mane six? specifically Dashie and Fluttershy’s daughter, Misty Shimmer?
(her name doesn’t really suit her anymore imo. lemme know if you have any name ideas for her in the comments. I’ll be sure to give you credit if I like it ^^)
Misty Shimmer took after momma Dashie in appearance, but more after Fluttershy in demeanor. she has a short fuse and is quick to snap towards those she’s not fond of. but if you get on her good side, she’ll defend you with her life. she is a very quiet and analytical mare. unlike Dash, she really isn’t into the whole ‘racing/aerial stunt’ thing. instead, she prefers to study flight in of itself. she spends much of her time experimenting with flight tactics and aerodynamics, and is a great flight teacher. despite her general dislike of racing and aerial stunts, she is an incredibly skilled flier and isn’t ashamed of it, either.
she also has an intense fascination with lightning and electricity. the great speed she inherited from her very skilled twin mommas makes her an incredibly fast flier, and using her wings, she is capable of summoning pure, unfiltered electricity, AKA lightning, and can manipulate it rather well (doesn’t help that she’s had literally her entire life to practice). it’s a skill not well-documented amongst pegasi, and is thought to be attributed to the way Dashie makes her famous Sonic Rainbooms. she spends a lot of her free time manipulating this lightning and figuring out how to harness it in a form that everyone can use for a good purpose. her house never experiences a power outage. ever. not while she’s around.
she currently works as a teacher at Twilight’s School of Friendship, and trains Wonderbolt newbies on the side. she is a respected and formidable force to fly with. many pegasi trainees are greatly intimidated by her.
points

• she works a lot with Interrobang, more specifically on giving him wings that he can actually use. progress is slow, and she’s had to consult with many creative inventors to give him operable prosthetics to replace his current wings. the two of them are close friends.
• she’s also an immense nerd. she tends to gush about her hobbies and fascinations whenever someone shows even the slightest hint of interest in them.
• she’s been struck by lightning several times. fortunately, because of her connection with it, it never causes any damage to her. strikes happen rather often actually depending on how high up she is.
• both Dash and Misty suffer from dyslexia. Misty’s notes are near impossible to read, especially with how bad her hoofwriting is. not to mention what a messy note-taker she is.
• she also has a connection with animals, just like Flutters. she can speak various animal languages quite fluently, and she inherited the stare, tho she never really practiced using it. making eye-contact with her is an intense ordeal.