Driving Life with a Lead Foot

Skyline drove his Supra to Sweet Apple Acres, where Applejack and Rainbow Dash were waiting where they seem to have marked the line in the dirt. He pulled his car around and lined up next to them and rolled down the window.

"Let's get this done. Its late. Even Celestia's gotta sleep sometime"

The girls laughed. "Cocky, are you? Lets see how you handle our V-8s." said Rainbow Dash.

"Might at well go home now, and take 'is rice rocket with 'im" Applejack remarked as she got into her Charger.

Rainbow got into her car, and then a man who seemed to be none other that a relative af AJ's strolled to the front of their cars. He stood for a second, surveying the cars, and cracked his neck.

"C'mon Big Mac!" Yelled Applejack

Big Mac pointed at Rainbow Dash's car and she revved her Mustang, getting a bit greedy with the throttle. He then pointed at Applejack, who's car twisted from the raw torque when she revved her engine. And then Big Mac pointed at Skyline.

Skyline Pumped the gas evenly, his turbo spooling up quickly. Skyline twisted the cap of his nitrous bottle in the back, priming it for use. He revved the engine one last time and his RPMs returned to resting levels.

Big Mac then brought his hands up, and all three racers were pushing the throttle. Skyline casually grasped his shiftknob. The girls and Skyline exchanged looks of assurance and Big Mac threw his hands down.

Straight out of a "The Fast and the Furious" movie, Skyline shifted from Neutral to 1st in an instant, his foot hammering the gas pedal. All three cars launched off of the line at the same time and accelerated away, spraying loose gravel behind them.

Skyline felt time slow down, and he shifted to third gear as AJ pulled in front. He felt the wind in his hair, and adredaline in his veins. He hit the clutch and shifted to fourth gear just as his tac gauge hit red, at one point earning him the nickname Quickshift.

Then, just as he was starting to pull on AJ's car, he pressed the button on his Sparco steering wheel labeled NOS. Time seemed to blur as the G forces seemed to increase immediately, glueing him to his seat. As he passed AJ's car, he could see a look of disbelief on her face. The finish was up ahead, and was passed before they knew it.

Skyline won by half a car.

Skyline maintained his speed and drifted around the roundabout at Town Hall, and then, as he stopped next to Rainbow's car, she yelled,"Oh sh*t, we got cops, cops, cops, go!"

There was a horde of police vehicles coming their way, real fast.

She and Applejack drove off in the downtown Ponyville area, and Skyline tried to get the cops' attention by revving his engine before peeling off in the opposite direction. He'd rather take the blame than let his new friends get busted.

Skyline floored his gas, and downshifted, drifting away. The police gave chase, saving his friends. Skyline frantically looked from mirror to mirror. Using his magic at its full potential for the first time in a very long time, he magically replaced his suspension with long-travel shocks and raised his ride height. After doing so, he muttered sorry to his car and drove off the road, getting air off of a hill. After driving for a minuite into the hills, he saw that the chase was off, and he took a wide route back to his home.

Soon, he reached his warehouse, and he drove the Supra in, parked it, and hung the keys on his car key rack. He headed inside the garage and upstairs, where he collapsed on his bed, falling asleep shortly after.

"Welcome to my new life......."

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He woke woke up the next morning felling like, well, crap. After not eating at all the previous day, he opened his pantry and grabbed a breakfast bar, nearly inhaling it. As he ate, he turned on his TV and it featured the news.

"-was an apparent 'street race' in Ponyville last night. Authorities saw three cars, but we cannot get details on two of those cars. The third, however, was a White Toyota, and it appeared to be heavily modified. The driver was not seen, it being dark outside, but is believed to be a unicorn because parts of the car were magically swapped mid-chase, giving the car an offroad advantage. If yo-"

Skyline shut off the TV. That meant good news and bad news. The good news was, the government didn't regognize him, or even get the species right. The bad news.... well, he made a fatal error. If his new friends see the news this morning, they'll recognize his car, and hear about the magic part...

He didn't want to move again. Hell, it might reveal his true self. He told himself to relax, and promised himself he'd go to the spa, since today was saturday, and his days off were the weekend. He then took a quick shower and then got into his Nissan, and headed for the spa.

As he drove, he looked around, seeing all these buildings and all these faces, and he felt happy, but also sad, for which the reason he could not seem to pinpiont. He needed to destroy that Supra. It could mean the difference between this life or one he didn't want to live. He kept his feelings bottled up constantly, and his past as well. Stress had become normal, and moments without it seemed strange. As much as he wanted this weight off of his shoulders, it would mean the end of his life as a nobody. If only........

He stopped mid-thought because he reached the spa. He slowly pulled into a parking space and checked his wallet. Thank Celestia he had some cash on him. He got out of his car, shut the door, and clicked the button to lock the car. He strolled up to the entrance, and opened the door.

On the inside, it was quite nice. He was admiring the decor when an employee approached the front desk.

"May I help you?"

The woman had a nametag that said her name was Aloe. Skyline took a brief look at their service list, and after futile search, he said,"What do you have as far as stress relief?"

As the woman told him what they had, Skyline just replied,"Give me the strongest you have"

Aloe checked some papers and a computer, and then led him over to a spot where he was to be given a massage. As he lay, he subconciously thought about his life and just what had gone wrong, besides his genetics. As the massage started, he heard a rather proper sounding girl from some other part of the building.

"-but darling, you musn't hide away in a cottage all day, you'll never anybody!"

Another girl seemed to be with her. "But Rarity, the animals get so lonely..."

"They can take care of themselves, right? You need not worry. But it'd be nicer if you got out more. Maybe even Spikey can watch them for you"

"I suppose..."

They continued to talk a bit more when he decided to do something besides eavesdrop and actually do something. "Nice weather we're having, hm?"

The girls stopped talking for a moment. The one named Rarity spoke first. "Indeed, but I think it is supposed to rain later in the week"

Skyline made a mental note to remember that. "Thanks for the heads up, so that I dont get water spots on my car."

She spoke again,"May I ask your name? I'm afraid I do not recognize your voice."

"The name's Skyline, I just moved in the other day. I'm the new mechanic"

"Ooh, good. I don't like working on my car. Its too dirty..."

Skyline asked,"Who's your friend?"

"Oh, this is Fluttershy. True to her name, though, she's a bit shy."

"Hi, Fluttershy"

The girl named Fluttershy spoke very softly, like silk, when answering. "H-hi," she said, barely audible.

Rarity spoke up again."How do you like the town sofar, Skyline? Who have you met?"

Skyline thought carefully about his answer, given last night. "I've met Rainbow Dash, Twiligh-"

"You've met them?"

"Yeah, and Applejack too."

"Ah. Those all are my friends too, as well as Fluttershy."

"Alright then, thats cool. And now i've met you two."

"Have you ran into Pinkie yet?"

"Is she pink?"

"Ha Ha. Yes."

"When I first got here, she was in the middle of the road when I was heading to my new house."

"And...?"

"She bolted off torward the bakery"

"Hm. Sounds like her, alright."

"Okay."

"I should show you around town. Do you have any plans?"

"Nope. I only work on weekdays"

"Fluttershy, would you like to come along?"

"Uhhhmmm, okay", she said very quietly.

"Well then! Its settled!"

"Whose car should we take?"

"Well, Fluttershy doesn't have one, and i'm afraid I walked here, so would yours work?"

"Sure."

The Massage finished soon after, and he paid for the service, feeling much better, but the nagging thought remained in his head. Then he got a look at the two girls. Fluttershy was a yellow pegasus girl with long pink hair, which partially covered her face. Rarity was a white unicorn girl with elegant purple hair. Skyline smiled and he led them to his car. Rarity got in the passenger's seat and Fluttershy got into the back seat.

Rarity the took the liberty of spending the next couple hours showing him around town, with help here and there from Fluttershy. After the trip, he dropped Rarity off at the Carousel Boutique and Fluttershy got into the passenger seat.

"Where do you live?"

"Um, on the edge of town, near the forest..."

"Alright." Skyline shifted the gears and drove off.

As they drove, she sat in complete silence, sinking into the Sparco seat.

"You alright?"

"Mhm."

Silence.

"You can talk to me, I don't mind."

"Okay."

More silence.

"So, you like animals?"

"Mhm."

"You have any favorites?"

"No, not really."

"Equalist?"

"Yeah."

"Don't you want to talk about anything? What about current events?"

"Oh. Okay. Um..... Did you hear about the Street Race last night?"

Skyline cringed, and she noticed.

"You heard about it?"

"Uh, yeah..."

"They are saying it must be a unicorn, because of something that happened during the chase"

"Yeah. A unicorn..."

After this, that Supra will cease to exist.

They sat in silence for the rest of the ride after that. Soon, Skyline reached her house, let her out, and bid her good afternoon. Skyline hurried home, and he turned into the the alley. He opened the warehouse door and found his 2013 Ford Raptor (Velociraptor Edition, courtesy of Hennessy, along with a Halo edition livery). He attached a car trailer to the back and loaded the Supra on. He secured a tarp over it, and started the truck. He pulled out slowly, and headed offroad.

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After successfully hiding the car, he drove home and he saw that it was about 5 PM and decided to head home. When he reached his home, he tured the wheel the turn into the alley behing his garage.

But the car didn't turn.

"What the f-"

Instead, the car sped off torward the center of town. He got suspicious and studied the truck closely. He then noticed a slight purple sheen and noticed his car was being magically controlled. To resist the magic was to reveal himself. To let it be could lead to anything, so he sighed and let it lead him.

After a minuite or two, the truck came to a rest at.... the bakery. The door opened, and he got out, per the user's intention. He walked up to the door of the bakery and his door closed by itself. He reached for the handle and...

"Holy crap."

(Insert the song "Now ft. Rye Rye" By Bassnectar)

Some fourth wall must have been broken, because an extremely loud party was going on inside, otherwise inaudible outside the building. A banner said 'Welcome to Ponyville, Skyline!'. They were even playing one of my favorite songs, which I don't how in the living hell they found that out. The friends he met sofar were there, along with the one named Pinkie. Then, Pinkie approached him.

"Hi i'm Pinkie Pie! Welcome to Ponyville! I know we're gonna be the best of friends! Do-"

Skyline interrupted,"So, this party is for me? Exclusively? Only because i'm new here?"

"Yep! I'm friends with everyone in Ponyville, and that won't change now!"

"Everyone?"

She got close enough for her nose to touch Skyline's. "EEEEEVERYONE"

"Okayyyy"

She popped back. "Okie Dokie Lokie! Enjoy the party!" She proceeded the hop throught the crowd over to another area.

After Skyline regained his senses, he walked past his new friends and said hello, and then sat down near a refreshments table and grabbed a beer. "Corona. Hm." He had finished a bottle before he knew it, and grabbed another when he glanced at the stage. Slightly drunk, (Due to low alcohol tolerance) he went to find his friends, beer in hand.

"Hey, guys, guys, uh.... anyone know how to play the drums? and guitar?"

They nodded. AJ played bass, Pinkie played drums, and Rainbow played Guitar.

"I gotta get something from my car. Interested in playing a song?"

They agreed.

Skyline jogged to his truck and found his music stash. He found the note sheets for the instruments and ran back inside.

"Hope you girls like playing impromptu"

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They were just about set up and they all re-read their notes and were getting ready to play. Pinkie grabbed the mic and told everyone that they were going to play a song. Everyone got quiet and were listening. Skyline and his friends exchanged looks and began to play.

(Insert "Carry On" By Avenged Sevenfold)

The crowd was silent during the opening, and he looked around the room. This community is where he was gonna live. He was gonna like living here. Then he grabbed the mic.

"Some people live that selfish desire, Some choose to shout when they speak, and they'll be the start!

"Caught in the flame of those deep in fire, seeking out those with a voice, one for tomorrow!

"They say we've lost our minds, we've just gained control. Search endlessly! Fight 'till we're free! Fly past the edge of the sea!

"No bending knee! No mockery! Somehow we still carry on!"

The song continued, and the crowd got pumped. But no one noticed that Skyline felt as if this song was a metaphor for him. Soon, the song finished, and he chugged the rest of the beer in his hand. He started to fly over to the refreshments but ended up on the floor, face first.

AJ picked him up. "Ya alright?"

"Unn, yea, im ffffine...."

As soon as she let him go, he collapsed again.

"Alright, you need to get home. Twi, get his car keys"

Twilight approached them and fished into his pocket. "Got them"

"Good"

They practically dragged him to his car and put him into the back seat. Twilight got into the driver's seat and AJ called shotgun. They talked to one another and Skyline sat up and started drunk talking.

"Ey, Twily..." She flinched at that name. "Ya look good, ya do...." He moved his head groggily torward AJ. "Mah car totally beat yours last night...... I winnnn...." Twilight looked at Skyline and AJ.

"You two were racing? STREET RACING?"

AJ rubbed the the back of her neck. "Uh, yea..... and Rainbow was 'racin too!"

"So that race led to that news report?!"

"Yea...."

Twilight sighed. They drove in silence for awhile until Twilight spoke.

"Wait a minuite..."

At this point, Skyline was asleep in the backseat.

"What's wrong Twi?"

"Remember the report?"

"Yea. Granny knew I was in it and boy, did she yell at me."

"Well, remember the part about the parts of a white Supra MAGICALLY SWAPPING?"

"Woah, wait..."

"Isn't Skyline a Pegasus?"

"Uhhh..."

They both looked at him.

Twilight drove him to his house, and put him on his bed. Twilight then cast a Sobriety spell, and Skyline woke up.

"Wha- Twilight? AJ? What's goin on?"

"You owe us an explanation"