My Little Luffy

by Fluttrick

My Little Luffy Special: Running of the Rubber Man Part 1

Luffy happened to be strolling into town at the moment. It was morning, and his first priority was to find some food. His eyes carefully scanning each stand a pony was at, until finally he spotted one with an apple image on it.

"Oh boy, I wonder how Applejack's doing toda-"

He was cut short when he saw Big Macintosh and Applebloom standing there instead.

"Hey there Luffy!" Greeted the small floppy-maned filly. "I bet yer wonderin' where mah sister's gone off to, right?" Luffy replied with a simple nod, granting the Applebloom to continue. "She's at the Runnin' of the Leaves today. It's when everypony runs through the forest, causing the leaves to fall off of the trees. So me and mah brother here are runnin' the shop today. So is there anythin' I could get you?"

Rummaging through his pockets, Luffy found he still had about 10 bits left.

"Er, how many apples can this get me?" He asked, holding out the bits.

"Hmm," Applebloom thought for a moment then began once more. "4 apples, but for you, ah'd say about 6." Turning to her brother, she asked. "Do you think Applejack would be angry at me for this?" Her pleading eyes searching for an answer.

Big Macintosh returned the gaze with his huge behemoth ones and replied simply in his deep, bellowing voice. "Nope." With a sigh of relief, Applebloom turned back to Luffy and so the two exchanged their goods.

"Well, I'll be off then. I wanna go see what this Running of the Leaves is." Just then, Luffy nearly shouted. "Wait! Is it like a race?"

"Well. Applejack and Rainbow Dash consider it one each year, so yeah, kinda." Applebloom replied innocently.

"Wait...then that means..." Realization in 3, 2, 1, 0. "IF IT'S A RACE, THEN THERE'S A PRIZE! PROBABLY A GIANT MOUND OF FOOD! THANKS FOR TELLING ME, BYE!" And before Applebloom could tell him that he's crazy and it isn't actually a race, he was already sprinting in the distance leaving the filly and her brother in the dirt. Quite literally actually as Applebloom ruffled her hair to get the dirt out.

Turning to her brother, Applebloom stated. "He's crazy."

"Eeyup." Agreed Big Macintosh, turning back to the cart of apples.

At the starting of line of the Running of the Leaves, Rainbow Dash and Applejack stretched their limbs to the longest extents. Many other ponies stood along the line, but none of them as determined those two.

"So Applejack, are you ready to quit yet." Rainbow Dash began, though she already knew the answer. It was just a method in her system of winning.

"Not for all the apples in Sweet Apple Acres Rainbow, and especially if it means ya'll 'r gonna win." Applejack replied defiantly. Ahh, thought Rainbow calmly. Taunting, it always works.

"Either way, I'm still gonna win 'cause of these babies." Rainbow flexed her cyan wings to their full extent. Applejack had been tricked by her into saying in exact words, 'Ah could beat you in a race, even with yer stinkin' wings!'

"Consarn it Rainbow." The orange cowpony muttered angrily. And then, just before Pinkie, who was in an air balloon with Spike, began the countdown to start, a loud thumping sound echoed throughout the woods. Running? Most likely, as everypony turned their heads to see Luffy running full speed to the starting line.

"Hey guys! Don't start without me!" He called out to them.

"Shoot." Rainbow bit her lips. If there was anyone faster than she herself it was Luffy. She'd never aloud admitted it, but it finally sunk into her brain that he would beat her in a race, even with her wings. "Pinkie, will you hurry it up!" Rainbow called to her playful pink friend.

"Of course not, silly. We gotta wait for Luffy." Pinkie replied in her normal cheery voice.

Rainbow nearly exploded right there. She had to think of something to convince Pinkie to submit to her demand. Something...Something...Just then Rainbow nearly screamed. "Aha! We could go on a pranking spree later if you give me a five second head start!"

Pinkie thought for a moment, then looked into her friend's eyes. They were pleading her to say yes, and so she did. With a sigh. she finally said. "Fine." But Rainbow was already 6 feet ahead by the time she finished the one worded statement.

Yes! A head start from the rest, and a head start from Luffy! Her conscious cheered happily, and ecstatically.

"Ready, Set, Go!" Pinkie shouted, waving her checkered flag in the air. And everypony was off.

"Hey guys, wait for me!" Luffy whined. He'd just only reached the starting line, and was exhausted by the looks of it. "Damn, I'm never gonna make it." Closing his eyes, Luffy actually sat down and began to think. Come on, come on. Think of something. He urged his brain. I'll never make it at this rate...maybe if I-Nah, I couldn't. It's only for emergencies. Just then his stomach growled loudly. Then again, this is an emergency! He nearly chuckled aloud, standing up then placing his feet on the ground. He then whispered the words.

And so, his body began to heat up, causing steam to rise up in the air. Everypony in the stand stared at him for a moment. Confused expressions they wore, which after a few seconds turned into concern. But by that time Luffy had disappeared, nowhere to be found, that is until they looked to the trail ahead. There was the faintest shadow, but it was going too fast for them to be sure. But maybe, just maybe...

Applejack was a quarter mile ahead of everypony already. Determination and an urge to give Rainbow Dash a buck to the noggin to teach her a thing or two about not being a cheater. Just then, a faint shadow passed by her.

She heard two words. "See ya AJ." Then the voice was gone, and so was the shadow. Stumbling to a halt, Applejack shook her head to try and make sense of what happened.

"Was that-" Then she stopped herself. "Of course it couldn't be. Ah mean Luffy's fast, but, not that fast. Right?" Oh how wrong she was at that moment.

The world went by in a flash once Rainbow extended her wings and took flight. Everything was a blur, and she was almost sure nothing could catch up to her at this rate.

Almost.

At that moment she saw a shady figure, but unlike the others she was at a fast enough speed to recognize whom it was. But- It can't be! Rainbow nearly screamed. No one's that fast!

"Hey Rainbow, how's it going?" Luffy asked casually while walking backwards. Steam was rising from his skin. Strange, thought Rainbow. Oh well, he's just being Luffy,

"Pretty good, but don't think your gonna beat me in this race!" She said, beating her wings even faster, and managing to get a foot ahead of Luffy. "Ha!" The pegasus sneered triumphantly at the rubber man below.

Luffy simply ran harder and soon came to the same speed as Rainbow.

"Ha!" Luffy snickered playfully at the rainbow mare above. Then stuck his tongue out at her and zipped ahead.

"Darn it!" Rainbow shouted. Flying desperately to catch up, but to no avail. Well, no way I can win like this, Rainbow thought. With a sigh she muttered. "Desperate times, call for desperate measures." And with that she flew straight up. As high and fast as she possibly could. At the peak of her flight, she said confidently. "Look out Luffy. Here I come."

Immediately she dived to downward at an impossible speed. Enough to break the sound barrier, and enough to do a Sonic Rainboom. All hell was about to break loose throughout all of White Tail Woods as the two fastest beings in Equestria raced down, what would be, a calm, tranquil trail. All you could do was feel bad for the ponies waiting at the finish line.