//------------------------------// // Please keep your Fluttershy inside the ride at all times // Story: Crazy Taxi: Pony Edition // by The card holder //------------------------------// Fluttershy and Applejack wandered down the sidewalk, looking for somewhere to eat. They had visited San Franciscolt in order to meet up with Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie, who went to a Wonderbolts tryout. Apparently, Dash had messed up the landing in one of her tricks, and sprained her wing badly. They were there both for emotional support and to take her back to Ponyville, if they had to. "I can never find mah way in these dang cities..." Applejack muttered under her breath. Fluttershy stayed silent, as she usually did. Soon, they had come to a conclusion on their whereabouts. "That's it, we're lost." "Oh, I'm sure we can ask for directions..." the yellow pegasus spoke up. "Or we could take one of them taxis that Rarity told us about." "Oh, I don't know, the way she described it was quite... terrifying..." Fluttershy nearly cowered from the memory of Rarity telling about the taxi she rode in. "Come on, 'Shy, it can't be that bad." Famous last words. Oh, sorry, I was supposed to be narrating. Despite Fluttershy's protests, Applejack waved a hoof towards the street with the intention of hailing a cab. Everything seemed normal enough at first: a white and orange taxi pulled up to the curb, being driven by a red-haired mare. Applejack and Fluttershy got in the back, Applejack pointing in a rather general direction. "Just take us somewhere else, please." "Okay, ready?" The driver's voice was somewhat sultry, but that was soon overlooked by the sudden increase in speed while heading down the street, with the radio blaring. Not even ten seconds after moving, Fluttershy became completely paralyzed with fear. Applejack noticed this, and had to tie a rope to the petrified pegasus to keep her in the car. Even with the rope, this was no easy feat, as the cab slid around every corner at breakneck speeds. Applejack loudly voiced her complaints over the sound of squealing tires, but the driver paid no attention to her. After passing too close for comfort to countless cars, Applejack thought she saw a break up ahead; a road with no traffic at all. Her hopes of a brief intermission from near misses were dashed, however, when the cabbie drove off the road into the grass, heading towards a train tunnel. Inside, it was nearly pitch black, the only lights being from the car's headlights. At least, until a train began heading for them. Applejack's eyes widened. For first time in as long as she could remember, she screamed in pure terror. Just before the taxi became a metallic stain on the landscape, the driver swerved onto a different set of tracks, narrowly avoiding the train. Applejack stopped screaming just as they left the tunnel. Hopping back onto the road, the cabbie kept up the dangerous driving, disregarding any pedestrians or other cars in her way. Applejack just closed her eyes and kept a death grip on the rope holding Fluttershy in the car, waiting for it to be over. Soon, she felt the car slide to a stop. Opening her eyes, Applejack saw that the car was, indeed, stopped. She wasted no time in jumping onto the sidewalk, nearly forgetting to bring her timid friend with her. When she remembers to pay the cab driver, she simply turns her saddlebags over in the back seat, dumping all the bits she had. The car drove off, leaving a terrified cow-mare and a scared-stiff pegasus. Somehow, Applejack's hat stayed on her head for the whole trip. After a few minutes of just standing there, collecting herself, Fluttershy regained consciousness. "What... happened?" Before Applejack could answer, a door opened behind her. "Hey, guys, where ya been?" They turned to see both Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie standing in the doorway of some kind of restaurant. When neither of them answered, Rainbow became confused. "Uh... you two okay?" "That... Taxi... Train..." Applejack stammered out. Rainbow just chuckled. "Oh, you rode one of those taxis. Yeah, I felt the same way at first, too. But it was awesome!" "Come on, you silly ponies!" Pinkie Pie said. "Come on inside! They got the best food!" Suddenly, her expression turned dark. "Seriously, get inside before the chapter ends." Applejack finally regained her senses. "Wait, what the hay do you mean 'before the chapter e-"