Ages beyond Equestria: ponies out of time and place

Ohmygosh, I sooo can't believe something this awesome is happening! Everything, like, seemed to be going downhill, when the most amazing, awesomest, and coolest thing ever happened  to me and my friends happened just today. I mean, everything looked so down when we found out Vanilla's place was closing. Who woulda thunk our lives would change this much so quickly, huh?

Oh yeah, my name is Rose Petal, and I'm Manehatten's only resident princess and alicorn. What? Don't give me that look, I really am an alicorn! I know you can't see me wings or anything, but that's because only a pure-hearted pony can see them. See, I'm the great-granddaughter of Princess Twilight Sparkle, and a spell was cast when I was a baby to prevent me from being taken by bad ponies, or-

Hey, don't look at me so skeptically! I am not some deluded alicorn fan girl! I really am a princess! Look, I've been a fan of the alicorns ever since I was, like, a little filly~ I was the founder and president of the alicorn fan club as a foal, and own each and every one of the Equestrian Princess trading cards! And I train myself every day to get up in the morning, and sing like a princess each and every day. Nobody knows more about the royal alicorns like I do, totally!

Anyway, me and my friends  from the cafe... we just all like, totally found out that we got the boot from our jobs and homes and lives. I'm, like, totally shocked Manehatten doesn't want me around anymore- I mean, I grew up in this city, wouldn't they want to keep their alicorn Princess around? Anyway, Nevermore, Lore-Lei and I have decided to pack and leave Manehatten together. But first, we like, gotta so totally get all of our stuff packed.

"Hey Nevermore, think you could down here, and give me a hoof with these trunks?" I ask my buddy, whose carrying out a few of my bags from my old apartment. "I, like, promised my landlord I'd be out by noon, and we've only got twenty more minutes."

"Hey, don't you start telling me off, your highness'." The black Pegasus snaps back, loading the bags onto the strange machine, then flapping over to face Lore-Lei. "Say Lore, where the heck did you find this weird horseless carriage?"

"Oh, I bought it off of an old pair of brothers who were retiring from being traveling salesponies." Lore replied, climbing up into the driver's seat. ""They called it the super speedy-something-or-another, seemed really glad to get rid of the thing."

"Well, as long as thing can get us to wherever we're going in one piece, I'll be happy."  Nevermore grumbled, shuffling around the bags on the back. "I  want to get as far away from this elitist city and it's 'new policies' as possible."

"Like wow, do you have to be so totally, like, down on everything?" I scolded the mean old grump, hopping up onto the passenger seat of the vehicle.  "It would be nice if you had a kind word for everypony, instead of, you know, being so mean to them they want to run away crying!"

"Shut up, you blasted valley girl bubble head!" Nevermore snapped at me, giving a glare that would scare Princess Luna. "You have no idea why I'm so grumpy! You don't know a damn thing about me!"

"I don't think anyone ever asked you about your past, little miss emo." A familiar white unicorn snapped at her, as she came trotting up behind us. "The last thing we need on this trip is some weepy and mopey pony whinging about her emotionally tragic backstory."

"Vanilla? You? Since when are you joining us on this little trip?" Nevermore growled, rolling her eye at the sight of Manehatten's most awesomest coffee mare. "And what the heck are you coming along, anyway? I'm sure you'll get your goofy little coffee shop up and running again!"

"I invited her along, Never." Lore replied, as the white unicorn loaded her bags onto the vehicle. "She could use a change of scenery, as could we all."

"I'll say, but that still leaves me with one question." Lore-Lei added, as Vanilla jumped up on the seat beside us. "Where the heck are we supposed to go from here?"

"Well, we could try Vanhoover," Vanilla suggested. "I've heard they don't have many coffee shops there."

"I think we should go to Hollow Shades." Nevermore suggested, flexing her wings. "I've heard it's all dark and creepy and awesome there."

"Oh! Oh! Why don't we go to Applewood!" I squealed in delight, wanting to put my two cents in. "Maybe we could become movie stars!"

"Right, like that's going to happen!" Nevermore snapped at me again, shaking her head. "Try to think of something a little more realistic, bubble brain!"

"Hey, why don't we all just go to Las Pegasus?" Lore-Lei asked Jokingly, trying to, like, diffuse our antagonism with some humor. "Then we can all go work in the casinos, and wear those bunny outfits with the fishnets!"

All of us, like, totally turned red at her suggestion, but were distracted when Gorri came up to the car. He, had a majorly bummed look on his face, and was obviously unhappy to see his employer Vanilla go.

"Here are the last of your bags, Miss Mocha!" The big red Minotaur sobbed. "A-and I packed you a few extra sweaters, in case it gets cold wherever you're going!"

"Awww, thanks, you big lug!" Vanilla reached out, hugging  the big monster. "Now, you be sure and take good care of my sister Chocolate, okay?"

"I shall try, Miss Mocha." Gorri sighed. "Though I don't know how long the city officials will let her operate her art gallery."

"So, what will you do Gorri, now that Vanilla's shops, like, gone?" I ask him, curious about the poor Minotaur. "You can't just sped all of your time working for her sister."

"Oh, I suppose I'll just get a job in one of the local factories or warehouses." He flexed his muscles, kissing the right pectoral. "There's always a place for a big, strong Minotaur here in Equestria."

"Well, we're sure going to miss you, you big mook!" Nevermore declared, wiping a tear away from her eye with her wing. "Hey, would you do us a favor, and fill up the fuel tank?"

"Sure, I'd be glad to!" He declared eagerly, pulling a large jug of liquid off the truck, and pouring it into the gas tank. "Anything I can do to help, considering the circumstances!"

"Ummm, wait, Gorri?" Vanilla asked him, her voice sounding suddenly worried. "Please don't tell me you didn't use the bottle that says 'magic rocket sauce'!"

"Why yes, Miss Mocha, that's exactly what I used." He replied, tossing the empty jug aside, and screwing the gas cap back on. "Why, is there something wrong with that?"

"Oh, no! Gorri, that's not fuel! That's a magic high powered caffeine mix for my coffee!" Vanilla wailed. "Lore, wait! Don't start the-"

KABOOM! Lore-Lei turned the key, and the engine suddenly exploded. An orange flame shot out of the back of the Super Speedy, and it blasted off, racing forward at a totally awesome speed! Gorri grabbed the car's side as it took off, hanging on for dear life.

"AIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" We girls are screamed, clinging to each other as the wold around us became a blur.

"Miss Mocha! I didn't know!" Gorri wailed, barely clinging to the back of the car. "I'm so sorrrrryyyy!"

His voice was lost on the wind, as the car raced faster and faster. The world around us seemed to disappear, as we seemed to disappear into a weird, tunnel-like portal.  I don't know where this crazy car is gonna take us, but I so totally know it's going to be, like, a really really wild ride!