A smile is all it takes

Foreword

Sorry about my hiatus, it was a dick move.

Also the huge chapter I promised is divided up into multiple sections, already written.

They just need some editing, but will be done within the following week, hopefully.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this small chapter!

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Chapter 7

A uncomfortable silence filled the car as Mike and the ponies were getting halfway to the veterinarian.

Rarity decided to disrupt the silence.

"I'm.. I'm terribly sorry about earlier. It was rather unbecoming of me."

She said in an honest tone.

"That's okay I guess."

Mike responded; he felt tired.

A thousand thoughts were running through Mike's head.

"Are my parents going to disown me when they find out I took the car away?" "What reasons am I going to give them for taking the car away?" "Are the police checking this road?" "Why did I let a marshmallow pony force me to take my parents' car in the first place?"

Rainbow Dash couldn't handle awkward silences.

"Don’t you have a gramophone lying around here?"

She looked towards Mike.

"I could use some music now, I think we all could."

Mike’s head bobbed up.

“Alright, I guess that should break the tension.”

He turned on the car radio’s CD player.

As the infamous intro to ‘Rock you like a hurricane’ played, the ponies all jumped up.

After having recovered from the initial shock Rarity complained as to how ‘uncouth’ it was to play such ‘rubbish’ music without warning her first.

Twilight however questioned where it was coming from and tried to combine both magic and science to explain it.

Pinkie Pie began to sing along, interpreting the song in her own way and Rainbow Dash began to bang her head to the music.

Fluttershy cringed from the fright and ever increasing pain, which made everypony quiet down again.

Rainbow Dash glanced over to Fluttershy.

“Uhm.. How about classical music?”

Uttering ‘classical’ as if it was the worst word imaginable.

“Sure, I guess.”

Mike responded sheepishly as he tuned over to the classical music station.

As the narrator faded out on the radio station it slowly faded into ‘In the hall of mountain king’ Rarity tried to soothe Fluttershy, Twilight enjoyed the calm music as well.

Rainbow dash stepped over closer to Mike.

"Can't you play something else, please? This is a little too much."

She whispered, not trying to get Rarity's attention.

"Your marshmallow friend has creepy unicorn powers, I have no idea what she's capable of, besides what I've seen in the show."

Mike whispered back.

"So I'd rather not change the station."

"Besides, it seems to be helping calm Fluttershy, she's not squirming in pain as much, so I think it would be best to leave it how it is."

Rainbow Dash looked at Fluttershy, who was squirming less and sighed.

"Alright fine...can you at least go faster so I don't have to listen to this stuff as long... and to get Fluttershy help sooner of course."

"But I'm going at the speed limit already! If I go any faster and we run into any cops, it'll just take longer to get her there."

Rainbow Dash grumbled.

"That's so stupid! They don't let you go fast? What about people who want to be speed demons like me, or people in emergencies!"

"Well... if the emergency is bad enough then you go into an ambulance and they take you to the hospital...they can go as fast as they want and you could go out in the country if you wanted to go fast, I suppose... or become a racer."

"Well why didn't you get an ambulance for Fluttershy then? This is a really bad emergency, isn't it?" Rainbow Dash was giving Mike a dirty look, which made him uncomfortable.

"Ahah....well...to me, you, and the other's it's an emergency...but I'd be called crazy, or asked if I'm on drugs if I said there is a Technicolor cartoon pony in my home hurt and bleeding."

"Well why is that? We're right here aren't we? It's not that crazy."

Rainbow Dash started to argue, wanting to go faster already to stop the boring music.

"Believe me, just because you're here doesn't make it crazy. Can you imagine what it would be like if I just popped into Equestria?"

"That's impossible though!” Rainbow Dash retorted “A human has never appeared in Equestria before!" Her voice grew unknowingly louder.

"Well before the five of you showed up, a cartoon pony, from Equestria or otherwise, had never appeared on Earth.” Mike said. “Then you appeared, that means it wasn't impossible...even if it was thought to have been." He finished.

Rainbow Dash sighed, realizing she'd lost the argument and covered her ears trying to block out the music, if she could even call it that.

A few minutes later, she was squirming in her seat due to boredom and pent up energy.

She turned back over to Mike and asked: "So you'll only get in trouble if you speed and are caught by a "cop" right?"

Mike eyed her cautiously.

"Well...yes, but it's a risk I'd rather not take."

Rainbow Dash looked around before turning back to him.

"Well, you said speed demons can use old country roads to go really fast, right?"

"Yes... I did, what are you getting at Rainbow?" Mike retorted, slightly annoyed.

"We're on one right now! Come on, we can speed. I can even fly above the car and tell you if I see these "cop" people!"

Mike sighed, thinking it through.

"Well... alright, I guess you have a point. And it will get me to the vet sooner... but do you even-"

Rainbow Dash had already flown out of the car window, high above Mike's car.

"- know what a police car looks like..."

Mike finished as he lowered his head in annoyance.

"Where did Rainbow Dash go?"

Twilight asked as she cyan Pegasus flew out the window.

Mike continued, trying not to speed up TOO much.

As 'In hall of mountain king' became more and more frantic, Fluttershy cringed and squeaked.

"Pinkie, can you change the station?"

Pinkie Pie stopped humming along with the song and reached for the tuning wheel.

"Okie dokie lokie!"

"-Smooth jazz station, where we play jazz tw-"

"Nah."

Pinkie tuned further

"-Stand up, get up for your rights"

Mike continued going fast, and stayed that way for a few minutes until he heard sirens behind him and  cursed under his breath.

He rolled his window down and yelled for Rainbow Dash to hide somewhere or stay out of sight.

“I didn’t really know what a police car looked like...”

Rainbow Dash laughed nervously,

"... but I'll know for next time... right?"

Mike sighed, "I guess so, Now hide, please."  Mike slowed, eventually pulling to a stop on the side of the road while Rainbow Dash hovered high in the air, near some treetops.

Twilight and Rarity put a large blanket over everypony, hiding them from the cop.

Mike nervously tapped his steering wheel, looking straight ahead.

After a couple of seconds he saw a tall figure exit the police car and walking towards him from his rear view mirror.

The cop peeked through the open window, her  face obscured by her cap and the overall darkness.

A sleek, female voice began to speak.

"Going a little fast there, boy."

“Oh, I didn't really notice?" Mike replied.

"I'd like to see your license and registration, please."

The female police officer was wearing sunglasses, for whatever reason.

She held out her hand, waiting for Mike to hand her the papers, which he didn't have.

Then she saw that the blanket in the back seat was moving.

"What's under the blanket?"

She asked, sounding a little more aggressive.

Mike's eye involuntarily twitched.

"Just a bunch of pillows."

He responded, trying to sound convincing.

"I'm just gonna take a little look, sir. You just stay put. Hand those keys over to me; I don't want any funny business going on."

Mike took the keys out of the ignition and handed them over.

"What did I just do?!"

He worried.

He heard the cop open up the door, but he didn't dare turning his head.

Suddenly he heard a rather loud bash, followed by a groan and thud.

"What was that?!"

Mike wondered.

He stayed there not looking behind him.

"Look officer, I can explain, those are just plushies of-" he was cut off by a relieving familiar sound, the sound of a sweet Southern voice. "What arya talkin' bout pardner? I just saw you were havin' some trouble n' though I'd help."

He turned around to see Applejack standing there, the officer on the ground, starting to get up with two muddy hoof prints on her uniform where Applejack must've bucked her from behind.

Applejack saw her trying to regain her posture and delivered a kick to the head, knocking the officer unconscious.

"Thanks, I guess. So no trust issues then?"

Mike asked.

"Well, ya see pardner, ma friend Rainbow Dash said yer helpin her n' the other's."

She lifted the blanket with her teeth and saw Fluttershy and the other ponies.

"Well, I suppose Rainbow did exaggerate a lil', but she really needs some help now.” Applejack removed the entire blanket. “Good to see ya, girls, ah was worried about ya’ll."

Rainbow Dash flew down to the rest of them

"Looks like I saved all of you,"

She grinned cockily.

"All in a day's work I suppose."

Mike sighed.

"You? I think it was all Applejack."

He smirked at her and Rainbow immediately went on the defensive.

"Well yeah but... she wouldn't have a clue where to find you if it weren't for me!"

Mike laughed at the pony's argument.

"Thanks Applejack..."

Rainbow Dash glared at Mike

"...and Rainbow."

Applejack nodded while Rainbow went back to grinning cockily.

Mike stared down at the officer.

"Is she still breathing?"

He asked in a concerned tone.

"I only gave her a light ‘tap’ to the noggin' she should be fine…"

Applejack responded, and glanced at the downed cop.

"... Ah hope..."

Mike stared at the police car and noticed a small camera on the dashboard in it.

"Well, crap"

Twilight butted in.

"I hate to be rude and all, but did you three forget about Fluttershy?"

Mike grabbed the key to the car from the unconscious officer and jumped into the front seat.

"Right! Applejack, you get in the car. Rainbow Dash you go back to scouting."

Applejack hopped in the car and shut the door while Rainbow Dash flew high above them.

He sped up again and continued his way to the veterinarian.

"Beside the potential murder, and recorded video footage of a cartoon pony doing just THAT, everything is going to plan, sort of."