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// We Really Need a Lakitu at These Things... 
// Story: Equestrian Eeveelution. 
// by Symphonicdysonince 
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I lunged forward, just barely staying ahead of a rising wall of water. I glanced to find it's source already falling behind, with only the Duo staying by my side.

"HEY! I SAID TO WAIT UNTIL YOU'RE..." Twilight's voice faded away as we ran. We didn't care. We just kept our eyes out for the blue flags. They were big enough that we didn't need to worry about missing them. We quickly neared the edge of town.

"You think that the other's will ever catch up?" Vince asked, the next flag snapping straight as he past.

"Nah." Cy shook his head. He had to break his stride with a hop to avoid a pot hole, but he quickly caught back up. "We're going too fast for that. They should be able to follow the glowing mote trail our Agilities are leaving behind, though."

"Look lively." I warned. "We're coming up on the park." We began weaving through the park benches, noting that the flags would be leading us around the lake. I hopped over one of those wobble toys all parks and playgrounds seem to have. I winced as a small headache came and went, causing me to stumble on the landing.

Shaking it off, I took off running. I decided to take a short cut through the swings, and, noting that the Duo were following me, got a impish idea. I began to weave between the saddles and rockets that swung wildly back and forth. I had to duck and weave around the launch pad before running headfirst into the swings support poles. I didn't even notice I had hit it before both Cy and Vince had ran into me. 

I squeezed my way out from under them in time to see Yomega leading the rest of the pack towards the lake's edge. "Okay, boys." I growled, Glaring after the smug evolution. "New plan. Let's get rid of the psychic type."

"Just for the race, I hope." Cy groaned.

"Of course."

"I'm game." Vince sighed. "We just need to catch up, now."

I nodded, and began channeling my Agility again. I watched as the Pack swung to the side to run along the shore. Except for Lulu, who just dove right in.

"Cy, I've got an idea." I yelled back to him.

"Oh, crap..."

"Vince, you Quick Attack Yomega while running through the Pack." I ordered as the water's edge neared. "Cy, Extreme Speed after me."

"Wha-?"

My paws left dirt, and my next stride pushed off of water. With the ease of long practice, I kept my focus on both my target and where my paws were falling. At the speed I was now running, the last thing I needed was to trip on one of the frozen waves. After a few strides over the water, I could feel my back paws tingle. A quick, risky glance back showed why.

Cy was about two pony lengths behind me, framed by the water our paws were kicking up behind him. Electricity was grounding itself from his fur, arcing out across the water much faster than it did in the air at our training yard. It flowed in a beautiful display up and between our rooster tails like a fancy Jacob's Ladder.

It was also arcing through a very surprised looking Vaporeon.

I returned to facing forward with a grin on my face. Yomega was only a couple of feet away now, and Vince was just starting to bull his way through the back of the Pack. A quick calculating look, and I jumped into a shoulder check on Yomega, dropping out of the move just after impact.

I rolled off of Yomega and used my momentum to return to a running speed, all while staying at the head of the Pack. A snap-crack of electric discharge caused me to risk another glance back. Almost the entire Pack had become entangled with each other, the mass of multicolored fur twitching with the aftershocks Cy was still releasing.

Only two were spared the pile up: Lulu and Zann. Lulu was just emerging from the water, electric sparks jumping from the former to the latter. She stumbled into a run, flinching whenever the Pack's attempted Snorlax impression discharged at her.

Zann was spared said attempted impression simply because of his abysmal speed stat.

I kept an ear on the commotion behind me while returning my focus to looking for those blue flags. I didn't bother smirking when I heard a sizzling crackle nearing me. I casually side stepped the lighting bolt that someone shot at me.

"You asshole!" Cy bellowed at me. "You planned that, didn't you!"

"Maybe!" I did me best to singsong back to him, weaving between the trees the flags were taking us through.

"Get back here, fucker!" He seethed. "I'll fucking END YOU!"

I began laughing back at him. "Can't. We're racing. So, if you want to- Oop!" My mad laughter was cut off when I tripped over a root that I could've sworn wasn't there before. I turned to glare at it as Cy's glowing form sailed overhead. My suspicions were confirmed when the root sank back into the ground. I got up to continue running, but paused when I saw that Cy had nearly knocked himself out on a nearby tree. And...

I just couldn't help myself.

I sat down beside him and started laughing, waiting for Conner to arrive. Almost everyone passed us, only Vince and Conner stopping. I paw-bumped Vince as Conner set himself to healing Cy and raced to rejoin the Pack.

I slipped around my packmates, letting them know that Cy was fine as I did so. I very quickly passed Yomega and retook the lead. Rounding the final bend, I could see the finish line, our mares already waiting for us there. I aimed for the finish line, and launched into another Extreme Speed.

The ponies' cheers faded as the world slowed.

The finish line inched towards me.

Two more strides, and I'd win this.

A black shadow zipped under me.

... Wait, what?!

Abes slammed up into me, knocking me out of my move. He jumped across the line a step ahead of my mad flailing. I stopped rolling at the hooves of my mare, Glaring back at the smug bastard. "Alright. How'd you do it?"

Abes sauntered over as the rest of the Pack crossed the line. He leaned down, and whispered a single word in my ear. One that would forever make me worried about racing him.