Meteor's Adventure

Trixie awoke, stretching, yawning and rubbing her eyes for a moment before realizing her wagon was no longer in motion. She emerged from her wagon to find a sleeping Meteor Venture at the bottom of the wagon's steps.

“Wake up!” She yelled.

Meteor showed no effort to wake up, he stirred only long enough to let out a groan as he rolled over and put a hoof over his eyes.

Wake up! Wake up! The show pony repeated, her voice growing louder each time.

Meteor finally awoke, removing his hoof from his face, the sun behind Trixie's head causing his eyes to squinting as he lazily lifted his head to look up at her. “Why are you yelling?”

“Why are you not still driving?” She asked angrily.

“Are You kidding me?” A surprise look overtook his face. “Where you really expecting me to move that thing all night?

“Of course, that was the deal we made; I let you onto my cart, you bring us to the next town.”

“Oooh no, that was not the deal, the deal was that I would pull it if you got tired, that's it. I never said how long or how far.

“And besides that, I wouldn't move that thing all night, no matter what I agreed to.

“Not without having something to eat at least.”

“Well you don't expect the great and powerful Trixie to let you ride for free now do you? The least you can do is pull your own weight.”

“It's not my weight I'm worried about having to pull.” Meteor said as he stood up and began to rub his eyes.

“What did you say.” Trixie yelled, astonished that he had the nerve to say such a thing.

“Nothing, nothing.” Meteor let out a small chuckle before continuing, “Anyway, I'll start moving the wagon as soon as I wake up, in the mean time; you said you had food right?

Trixie rolled her eyes, “Yes Trixie has food, although there isn't much left, only some hay and an apple, but that would be Trixie's breakfast and there will be nothing left for you.”

“A whole apple huh?” Meteor's smile changed to a smirk as he walked towards Trixie. “Why don't you and I go sit under that tree over there and share the apple. Then maybe we could get to know each other a little better.”

Trixie looked him over once again, then gave a look of disgust. “Now it seams it is you who must be kidding. Next time you try to joke, perhaps you should try and think of something a bit more likely.”

“Ouch, that was harsh.” Meteor Chuckled before jumping up onto the wagon. “Well c'mon then, if you're not gonna supply food I need to get us to town so I can get myself something to eat.””

“oh? And here Trixie thought she heard you say you wouldn’t pull the cart another inch without something to eat.” Remarked the show pony.

“While that would be true,  I know you wouldn't let me back on your wagon without me being the one moving it.”

Trixie walked up the steps onto the wagon and proceeded to the door, “I may have misjudged you Meteor Venture, you aren't as dumb as you look.” She said as she passed through the doors of the wagon.

Meteor didn't pay much thought to what Trixie had said, it had become easy to tolerate and adjust to all sorts of ponies, since he met so many on his travels. He had already gotten used to her rude behavior, and he didn't expect much else since it's all that he had come to know, he didn't expect not to see another side to her eventually, but he also didn't expect it to show right away.

The blue maned colt gathered his thoughts, and as he did before, surrounded the wagon's wheels with magic and began to rotate them continuously, driving the cart onward to it's destination.