Near the End Of School... With Boredom.
Canterlot High School
2:50 PM
Nearing the end of school...
The final week of school. Usually a relief for most students after many weeks of learning, study and homework. Once the final bell goes off, many rush home to enjoy freedom for many weeks before going back to school for the next term. Yes, nothing beats the feeling of completing the week of school and heading home to celebrate with what ever someone likes to do in their spare-time...
...unless you're Rainbow Dash.
Since the term was over, this meant that there was no more upcoming sporting events. Or Inter-School Sports. Or any events that her teams could compete in. And without any sport to do, she would get very bored very quickly. And she never liked being bored.
Right now, she was sitting in her P.E. class, with only 10 minutes till the bell. As of that moment, she was just scribbling in her exercise book, not listening to the teacher. Okay, she wasn't scribbling, but actually drawing a picture of a cartoony-looking 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 with a massive blower, a bull-bar, and flames erupting from the tyres and exhaust. And after finishing the picture, she would stare at it and wish that she could such a cool car.
The reason why she wished that she had such a cool car, was that she didn't have her own car. She DID have her licence, but that's it. No car. But whenever she would go out with her friends and they would spot a cool car going past, she would brag about how cooler her car was. But when her friends would ask to see it, she would just turn it down. But whenever she would see a cool car on her own, she would feel very upset, thinking that she would never own one of them. And she was also the only one of her friends that didn't have a car. Fluttershy had a light yellow 2009 Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric compact, Twilight Sparkle (Sci-Twi) had a lavender 2019 Volkswagen Jetta compact, Rarity had a white 2008 BMW M3 E92 coupe, Pinkie Pie had a bright pink 1973 Ford Escort RS1600 saloon, Sunset Shimmer had a orange 2000 Ford SVT Cobra R muscle car and although Applejack didn't have her own car, her family did own a red 1966 Chevrolet C30 pickup truck, which she was allowed to drive.
However, while Dash kept scribbling, the bell rang. Immediately, everyone in the class rushed out. Dash, however, just let out a deep sigh, got up, put her book in her bag and proceeded to leave. And as she walked down the hall, kept her head down and began thinking to herself.
Well, there goes yet another term of boringness! But what should I do for the next two weeks? Maybe play some soccer in the backyard? Nah, got no-one to play against and kick their butt. Maybe I could go out and do something with my friends? Hmm, maybe. First, I'd better check to see what they're doing. But what should I do if they're busy? Oh, what to do, what to do? And before she knew it, Dash had reached the front door. Pushing them open, she then saw all of the students that had gotten out of school either waiting for their buses, heading to the school's carpark to fetch their cars or were just chilling on the front lawn. Dash just decided to head to the bus stop and wait, but as she walked towards the bus stop, she saw something interesting. Standing out the front, next to the road, was Flash Sentry and Twilight Sparkle. And they were kissing.
It wasn't really a surprise that Flash and Sci-Twi were kissing, as ever since the camping trip to the Everfree Forest last year, they had fallen in love and started having little 'adventures' in their cabin during this year's camping trip. And although it took them a while to admit it, they revealed that they were in love.
But it wasn't the fact that they were kissing that caught Rainbow's attention. What did was Flash's car; a beautiful 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 muscle car. This particual one was coloured oil black and had multiple decals on it, making in stand out from the rest of the nearby vehicles.
Dash just decided to ignore them and kept walking to the bus stop, but the moment Dash got to it, Flash then called out her name. "Rainbow Dash, wait!"
Dash turned around, and then asked, "Oh, Flash. What do you want?"
"Well... I was just thinking... Since Twilight has her own car now, maybe would you like me to drop you home?"
Dash took a moment to consider his offer. And it mostly was positive. She would get to catch a ride with Flash in his Camaro, not have to walk AND would have to pay a cent for the ride. But, she also knew that she would feel very bad for her pride and ego if she did ride with him. But having said that, she knew that she could keep up her proud and egotistical attitude.
And with that in mind, she then smiled and said, "Sure! I'd love too!"
Dash then proceeded to the car and got in, while Flash came around to the other side and got in on the driver's side. But while he buckled himself in and started the car, two cars then raced by in the opposite lane. Dash was in deep awe upon seeing what cars they were. Those two cars were a bright-white 2014 Porsche 918 Spyder hybrid roadster supercar and a light grey 2003 Porsche Carrera GT sports roadster. At first, she didn't see how was driving the cars, until she saw the backwards double quaver on the 918 Spyder and the treble clef on the Carrera GT. Then, she instantly knew that the 918 belonged to Vinyl Scratch and the Carrera belonged to Octavia Melody.
Dammint! Why must everyone in the school have a cool car?! And where did those two even get those?! They're expensive as hell! Dash thought, as the two roasters raced off into the distance. But it left her with a burning question; How did two teenage students who work as musicians are able to afford both modern and rare Porsches?
But she turned her attention away, as Flash then started up his Camaro and started driving. As Flash drove, he noticed that Dash looked very down. "Hey, Dash. Everything okay?" He asked, concerned for her wellbeing.
"Hmm? Oh, yeah! Fine! Perfectly fine! I just saw two awesome cars go by, that's all!" She quickly replied, showing no signs of her disappointment. And although Flash didn't buy her lie, he just shrugged it off and kept driving.
But then, while waiting at a set of lights, Flash then asked her a question that to her, just came out of the blue. "Hey, Dash. Umm, Forza Street is coming to Canterlot. You going to participate as well?"
Dash just turned to him with a confused look, and said, "What? I literally have no idea what you are talking about. What is this 'Forza Street' thing?"
"It's the biggest street racing tournament the world has ever seen! And it's coming to Canterlot, fresh off of the streets of Miami!" Flash quickly explained, before asking, "So... You going to join in on the fun? You could bring the car that you've been bragging about!"
"Pfft! Nah! I'm waaaaay too cool for that competition! Besides, the other drivers wouldn't stand a chance!" Dash replied, quick to inflate her ego even more.
"Okay, then! But just so you know, you're going to miss out on a lot of fun!" Flash stated, before stopping the car. Dash looked up, and saw that they had arrived at her house. "Just so you know, if you're not going to participate, you can watch the tournament on Channel 323, called Street TV. Maybe you can watch me become this year's winner?" And with that, Dash siad her farewells and got out of the vehicle, before Flash drove off.
Although she didn't feel any better about her lack of a cool car, the fact that Flash had suggested for something for her to do did make her feel a little better. And as she headed inside, she immediately knew what she was going to do...
The next day...
11:36 AM
Outside Canterlot High
Dash was rushing as fast as she could towards the school, where she planned to meet up with her friends moments ago. She didn't want to let down her friends by being late, but she had to be careful as to not drop the paper evidence she wanted Twilight to look at.
But the reason she was late was she almost stayed up all night researching the Forza Street competition on wiki pages she found about the tournament and watching the Street TV channel to get the backstory on the competition. But although she understood the backstory, she couldn't understand about how the competition and the funding of it worked. But she knew exactly who could tell her.
So, now her she was, racing to the car park to meet up.
But given she was one of the fastest runners in her track team, she was able to make it to the school in record time. And by the time she got there, all of her friends had arrived in their cars. But Dash noticed one was missing; the bright pink Escort RS1600 of Pinkie Pie. But she managed to arrive on time, and Pinkie Pie was probably just late.
"Girls!" Dash cried out, before running up and getting into a group hug with the others. But seconds later, she broke the hug to ask, "Where's Pinkie?"
"Oh, she just texted me, saying that she had to make some deliveries for Mrs. Cake before she can arrive. So she going to be here in just a moment," Sunset replied.
However, as Dash got this message, Applejack then saw the stack of papers she was carrying and made a remark about it, "What's will all the papers, Dash? I didn't take ya' fer ah' bookworm," She then joked, as she handed the papers to Twilight.
"Not now, Applejack!" Dash somewhat snapped at her, before handing the stack of papers to Twilight. "Okay, Twilight. I you to do me a favour,"
"Oh, of course, Rainbow!" Twi told her, putting down the papers she was just handed, "This looks like you have done your own research! But what do you need me for?"
"I need you to do some research for me on the Forza Street tournament competition. The history behind it, how it's funded, the works! I need to know more about it!"
"Whoa, whoa! Calm down, darling!" Rarity said, before Dash almost became a second Twilight, "But whatever do you mean that you need to know more about Forza Street?"
"You know about it?!" Dash exclaimed, surprised.
"Of course we know about it. Flash told us quite a few weeks about it, and the word quickly spread. How did you not know about it?" Sunset then told her, shocking the female jock even more.
"I... I'm not sure. But I want to know more about it! I need this information!"
"Okay, Dash. Calm down," Fluttershy assured, grabbing and holding Dash's hands as she started to recover from her moment, "Listen, I'll text you the link to the event's homepage. You'll find all the answers about it there," Dash phone then vibrated, and as she looked at it, she saw that Fluttershy had texted her the link she spoke off, and Dash felt a sense of relief.
"Okay, guess I've got some studying to do. Thanks, guys!" She said, before turning and walking away, but before she left, she turned back towards Twilight and said, "Oh, Twilight. I think you might want to give those papers to the Eco Kids. I think they'll find some usage with that stuff. Well, bye!"
But accidentally, she then wandered out onto the driveway. And when all the girls suddenly cried out "LOOK OUT!", Dash then looked towards the road...
...and saw Pinkie's Escort quickly pulling into the car park. But she couldn't move, as she was frozen in fear. But thanks to incredible reaction times, Pinkie Pie slammed on the brakes and brought her pink Ford to a stop before she ran into Dash. And while Dash took a moment to recover, Pinkie immediately stepped out of her car and rushed up to Dash and started to apologize. "Oh, Dashie! I'm soooooo super-duper sorry! I was too busy on getting here, I didn't see you! Can you forgive me?"
But Dash was still frozen in fear. Then suddenly, Dash ran off, with Pinkie apologizing like crazy. But Dash wasn't running away because she was upset with Pinkie. She was runing because she needed some breathing space after her moment of temporary fear moment. So, Dash knew exactly where to go. She headed right towards the Sweet Shoppe and once she got there, she sat down in one of the chair out the front of the store and started to catch her breath. And now, she had the link to the official webpage of Forza Street and began her research.
However, before she was able to complete her research, there came a loud roar approaching to shop. Dash looked up to see a dark-black-camouflaged 2014 Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4 supercar. Dash just turned her head away and continued her research. But when the owners of the car stepped out of their Huracán, they immediately saw Dash and mistook her for a valet (for some reason).
"Hey, you!" The first man called out to Dash, who was too busy in her study session she was in at the moment, before catching her attention by calling out, "You, rainbow hair!"
Once the man had caught Dash's attention, he then threw her some car keys. "Do us a favour and watch it for us, will you?"
"And don't scratch it!" The second man added, before the two headed into the story, leaving a speechless Rainbow Dash.
...What just happened? Dash thought, as she looked down at the keys. She did think they couldn't be serious, but when she saw the Lamborghini logo on the key to the Huracán, she realized that they weren't kidding. They were actually entrusting her with an expensive supercar while the owners got a bite to eat.
And oh... was she going to enjoy her time with the powerful car.
Getting up from her seat, with a evil-looking grin on her face, she approached the Huracán, running her hand across the sleek body of the car. Then, she opened the driver-side door, somewhat disappointed that she has one of the only few Lambo models that have regular doors instead of scissor doors. But still, she has an opportunity to drive one.
Getting in, she starts the car and the roar of the 5.2L Lamborghini V10 engine filled her ears. And with a satisfied 'whoa', she pulled out into the street and raced away.
Author's Note
I took inspiration from the music video to Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle) by Limp Biskit to create the ending to the chapter. Here's the video, in case you're curious.
