Chapter twelve: Looting
I got to bed at around 11 PM… and i started dreaming.
"Rainbow Dash!!"
"Finally you're here!"
"I got the letter! I knew it wasn't a dream!"
"Well, take one of my feathers now, before it's too late!"
"What?"
"Take one of my feathers, now!"
"Ok Dash!"
And i took one feather from her wings.
I woke up. I had a cyan feather in my hand.
"Holy shit…"
And i fell asleep again.
The next morning, i showed Mark the feather.
"Wo wo wo dude! That is a feather from one of Rainbow Dash's wings!?"
"Yup."
"Dude this is so fucking amazing!"
"Yup."
"This reminds me of "Inception"…"
"Yeah, it reminds me that movie too!"
"There's a link with the 2 dimensions, and the link are the dreams that you and Rainbow Dash do. Am i right?"
"No, you're just a fucking genius!"
"How can we use this link? You can only talk to Rainbow Dash…"
"I dunno, but knowing how smart Twilight is, i think she will find a way."
MEANWHILE, IN EQUESTRIA…
"So, Rainbow Dash, what happened?" Twilight asked
"He took one of my feathers, as you can see." Dashie replied, showing Twilight her wing
"Did he said something else?"
"Yes, he got the letter we sent him."
"Well, i'm at only half a way! And it took only some weeks!" She smiled
"I hope you will get to a solution as soon as possible, i really miss him!"
"Everypony does. But now, i'll go back studying. See you, Rainbow!"
"Later, Twi!"
They were both happy for the succeeding of the test.
BACK TO THE EARTH
"That's incredible dude!"
"I know…"
"You two are linked in a special way. And i'm like: "OMGWTFBBQ"! That's awesome. I knew that you like Dash, but… in this way?"
"Don't joke about me…"
"Sorry, i didn't meant to."
"What shall we do now?"
"I have no idea."
"I think that… I'll go to loot the abandoned row, again…"
"Oki doki loki!"
I drove around the abandoned part of the city. It's a nice place for me, it's quiet, there's some stuff to loot, and there's no one!
I love to loot the houses or the cars that are in the middle of the street. Yeah, it's creepy, i know, but i just love to do like so, it reminds me of Fallout, which is my favorite videogame.
Then i found an old, black Buick, a tire was flat, and the the truck opened. It seemed not so rusty as the other wrecks, and that's why i got inside the car. Everything was pretty OK inside, there still was the keys in the steering wheel. I looked inside if there was any interesting loot, but i found just a gas can and an AA battery. I smiled when i thought about trying to turn on the engine, so i turned half-a-way the key, but nothing happened.
I got out and looked at the house where the car was pointing at. I wonder what happened before this cars were abandoned. Maybe a huge crisis made everyone left their stuff. Or maybe something else happened.
Anyway, i entered the house, and looked for something interesting. What i found gave me creeps: the house was like INTACT, except for the dust and the webs all over the rooms. I tried to use a switch, but the lights just had a some sparkles, nothing more. I so picked up my flashlight, and pointed it around to light my way. I found a fridge, and there was still food inside. If what i found could be called food.
"Jeez, what the heck happened here?" I told to myself.
After a while, i got back to the car and drove around the place, trying to find a good spot. Then, something catch'd my my attention. It was a car, i think, but COMPLETELY flatted, like if a tank just ran over it. I parked near the wreck, and looked closely. I could see crawler tracks on the metal of the car. I looked in front of me: more flatted car, completely or partially.
I froze: What the hell could a tank doing here 30 years ago?
Then it got windy and dark. It was really cold, and it was july!
I ran to the car, trying to turn it on, but it seemed to be literally dead. I was scared as hell. I tried to turn on the radio, but it was giving a blank signal. Suddenly, i spotted something moving really far away, but it was still in the beacons lighting range. It stopped, looking at me. It looked like a dog, a light colored dog, with a… kind of mane? That thing looked at me. It has really big, magenta eyes. I was nearly crying. What the fuck was that!?
I closed the car with me inside. that thing was getting near. I tried to turn on the engine, and it worked. I completely pressed the gas pedal, trying to ran over that thing, then i thought about what i was going to do: "Do i really want to kill that something?"
I used the emergency brake to try to stop the car.
50 meters before hit that something
As soon as i released the handbrake, I lost the control of the car, i was skidding.
20 meters before hit that something
I tried to use the normal brakes, but the car was skidding to much.
10 meters before hit that something
I just turn the steering wheel like an idiot, crashed into fence, and i stopped into a garden.
That thing was still looking at me, but it seemed to to be like scared, protecting its head with its legs.
I opened the door and fell outside the car, it was still on, but the bumper was damaged. I picked up the flashlight and pointed it to that "thing".
"RAINBOW DASH!?"
"What the hay…!?"
I ran to her, but then a flash just took her away, and i literally flew away, like if it was an explosion. I landed near the car. On my butt.
I could kill her… I could never ever forgive me for doing such an HORRIBLE thing. What the fuck was in my mind?
I ran back where Dash's was. There was nothing. Not a sign or something like that. Nothing.
I drove back home as fast as possible.
"Hey man what the fuck happened to you!?" Mark asked
"I…i… I SAW HER!" I yelled
"Another dream?"
"N..no! I REALLY saw her! I was going to ran over her with the car!!"
"That's not cool, bro…"
"Holy shit…"
I sat on the ground, near the door of the house.
Mark got near and looked at the car.
"What happened to the bumper?" he asked
"I crashed to avoid her."
"Dude…"
"What?"
"It's better if the next time i go with you looting…"
"Ok, it'll be fun!"
"Now it's better if you go to bed…"
"Yes… ok…"
While dreaming…
"Rainbow, are you here?"
"WHAT THE HAY WAS IN YOUR MIND!?"
"I'm sorry, i didn't know it was you, i'm really sorry, i was scared. I could kill you… I could never ever forgive myself for doing such an horrible thing…"
"Gosh…"
"I'm sorry Dashie…"
"It's ok, i'm fine, but what is that "thing" that was going to hit me?"
"It's a car, we use it for travel from place to place faster than going on foot."
"Oh ok. Don't use it again against me!"
"I'm sorry!" I said, almost crying
"Hey, calm down. Most important is that we're both fine!"
Aaaand i started crying. Now i know how Vinyl felt when i was in Ponyville. She hugged me.
"It's ok, you just need to vent yourself."
I didn't know that she could be so "romantic", if it's the right word… I think not…
Anyway, i cried. Both in the dream and reality.
"Feel better now?"
"Yes, thanks."
I hugged her in a tight hug, then i woke up.
"Dude, what the fuck…"
"It's nothing, i felt sorry for trying to ran over Rainbow Dash, she understood me anyway."
"Good. Now go back to sleep because you wake me up with your fucking sighs!"
"Eheh, sorry…"
My brain was fucked, i think...