"Gotta hand it to you, D, the Party Wagon is one heck of a ride!" April said, as she and Donnie were cleaning it.
"Yeah," Donnie replied. "I’m just glad it was able to get us back in to New York and reclaim it from the Krang and that your dad was okay with it."
"Actually, he was planning on having it dismantled," April noted. "Which he regretted wanting to do since it reminds him of his groovy days. So you could say he was groovy with it." Both she and Donnie chuckled.
"And with all the Dimension X tech me, Twilight, the Professor, and my counterpart put into it, it’s just as great as the Shellraiser," Donnie said proudly.
Mikey popped out of the passenger window, with a bag of cookies. "Heck to the Yeah, Brah!" He said, munching on a cookie.
"But she could use some improving," Donnie turned sternly to Mikey. "Which means No eating Choco chunk cookies in the van, Mikey!" But Mikey answered by tauntingly putting another cookie in his mouth. "MIKEY! Donnie jumped in after him. "Cough up those cookies! Now!"
"No way!" Mikey held him back with his leg. "Get your own bag!"
April sighed and rolled her eyes. "Another day with the guys."
After that, Donnie moved the Party Wagon to the soccer field.
He grumbled while sweeping up the cookie crumbs. "Mikey!" Donnie huffed. "Well, now that that's cleaned up, let's hope it stays- " before he could finish, a soccer ball hit a mud puddle and splashed both him and the Wagon.
Rainbow Dash ran up. "Whoops!" She said. "Sorry, Donnie. "She picked up the ball and raced off.
Donnie moved the Party Wagon to school parking lot. And had just finished washing off the mud.
"All clean!" He said. "And I hope it stays that-"
As Lyra and Bonbon walked past, carrying a large cake, Zach was sent flying into it, knocking from their hands and splattering it all over Donnie and the Wagon.
"Oh no!" Lyra and Bonbon cried.
"Uh, our bad!" Zach apologized.
Lancer ran up. "Sorry about that!" He added. "Zach was helping me practice my hip throws."
Donnie only groaned.
He moved the Wagon to the side of the school and cleaned off the cake.
"As they always say, third time's the charm," he said, right before buckets of paint dropped down on his head and the wagon, thanks to Derpy, Bulk, Snips, and Snail who were helping to paint the school.
Donnie moved the van again to the wooded area of the school to wash off the paint.
"Okay, there's absolutely nothing that can cause the wagon to get dirty again! He said, leaning against the side of it. "Nothing at al- aaahh!" The wagon suddenly jerked forward, making him fall on the ground.
The cause was Bright Eyes and Rarity. The pony turned girl was in the driver's seat.
"Um, next time, darling, don't hit the pedal too hard," Rarity said to Bright Eyes, then she called out the window, "Terribly sorry, Donnie. We didn't know you were there."
Donnie got up and walked in front of the wagon. "Uh, Rarity?" He asked. "Mind telling me why Bright Eyes is DRIVING THE PARTY WAGON?!"
"Oh, I'm giving her driving lesson, dear," Rarity answered, nonchalant.
"Driving lessons... she's a pony from Equestria!" Donnie exclaimed. "Why does she need to learn how to drive?"
"Well you never know when a situation comes up where she has to," Rarity stated.
"Hey, Rarity, what does this do?" Bright Eyes hit the horn, startling Donnie and making him fall back on the ground.
The two winced.
"That would sound the horn, Bright Eyes, darling," Rairty answered.
Bright Eyes pulled the gear shift. "So I just put in drive and-"
"Wait, you put it in reverse!"
But Bright Eyes stepped on the gas and the tires spun up some mud all over the wagon and Donnie, before it backed away.
Donnie cried and pounded the ground in exasperation.
After getting the Wagon back from the two, Donnie moved it back to the parking lot.
He was over exhausted from cleaning the party wagon. "Ok, this time I'm gonna make sure nothing gets it dirty again," he said. When suddenly...
"Balloon attack!" Pinkie Pie hollered, as she, Casey, Mikey, Rainbow, Raph, and Applejack popped up from the other side of the wagon and threw some water balloons.
"Tell me those are filled with water!" Donnie asked, in worry.
"Duh!" Pinkie Pie said. "Water Balloons wouldn’t be water balloons without water!"
"Well, that’s true," Donnie replied in relief.
"That’s why these are Paint Balloons!"
"Wait, what?!" Donnie looked, and to his horror, saw that he and the Wagon were literally in the middle of a paint balloon war.
The rest of the Rainbooms, Ninjas, and Wondercolts were all laughing and throwing paint balloons everywhere. Flash Sentry, Sandalwood, and Micro Chips backed up Leo, Bright Eyes and the CMC ambushed Snips and Snails, and Trixie even dove in front of Blade to shield him from the attack.
"No, no, no no no!" Donnie tried in vain to block the wagon from the balloons but both he and the Wagon where soon stained all over in paint. Donnie started steaming up as Rarity stood next to a whistling kettle.
"Ooo! The tea’s ready," she said.
"THAT TEARS IT!" Donnie shouted so loud, it caused everyone to stop and look at him. "THIS IS THE FINAL STRAW!"
"Donnie, are you all right?" Leo asked.
"NO! I AM NOT ALL RIGHT!" Donnie growled. "ALL MORNING I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GIVE THE PARTY WAGON A CLEANING! AND FOR WHAT? SOMEONE HAS TO COME AND GET IT DIRTY AGAIN!"
"Whoa! Since when did you become a neat freak all of a sudden?" Raph asked.
"I've had to clean the Party Wagon, FIVE TIMES TODAY!" Donnie angrily pointed out. "FIVE TIMES!"
"Donnie, calm down!" April eased. "I think you’re taking this a little too hard."
Donnie didn't saying anything. He just got in the party wagon and drove off. After that, all the Wondercolts left, deciding the game was over, and headed off to get cleaned.
"I think we hurt his feelings," Mikey said.
"Well... he's not wrong about someone getting the Party Wagon dirty again," Rainbow Dash rubbed the back of her head. "I kind of got mud on it when I was practicing my soccer kick."
"And Zach and I made Lyra and Bonbon spill their cake all over the wagon," Lancer added.
"And my driving lesson with Rarity didn't help, either," Bright Eyes put in.
"Wait? Driving lesson?!" Blade Swipe asked in surprise.
"It was Rarity’s idea," Bright Eyes pointed to the fashionista.
"What were you thinking?" Blade called out Rarity. "From what Twilight told me, the legal age for driving is seventeen! She’s as old as the CMCs!"
"Technically she's older than the CMC," Mikey noted, recalling that Bright Eyes was a teenage pony while the CMC's counterparts were foals.
"Not the point," Blade retorted.
"I’m only preparing for the possibility she might have to take the wheel," Rarity defended.
"In that case, I dare her to try and drive the Shellraiser," Raph joked.
"You're not helping," Blade frowned.
"I admit Rarity’s idea does seem far-fetched," Karai agreed. "But she may need this kind of learning should she be alone or to help us."
"I suppose you have a point," Blade admitted.
Sunset noticed April looking towards where Donnie drove away. "You alright, April?" She asked.
"I’m just worried about Donnie," April replied. "He always takes this kind of thing too literal."
Meanwhile, Donnie was driving along an empty road, unaware that an orb of Equestrian Magic was floating up behind.
"Unbelievable those guys," he griped. "I mean don't they understand what I had to go through?" But just then, the magic touched the van and it began to glows. "That's... odd?" He said, taking notice. Suddenly the seat started whacking him into the steering wheel four times. Then the van started driving crazy, making him bump around as it did some donuts. "The wagon just got infected with Equestrian Magic, didn't it?!" He guessed, as the door opened and he was thrown out onto the ground. "I'll take that as huge yes!" Then the Party Wagon activated all its weapons right at him and his eyes widened. "Holly Chalupa..." he breathed in horror, right before he ran screaming while dodging it's missiles until a shockwave from one of them knocked him off his feet and on to his face. Then the Party Wagon retracted it's weapons and drove off. Still on the ground, Donnie pulled out his T-Phone and groaned, "Guys... Equestria Magic... Party Wagon... help."
"Don, just give it up already!" Raph answered over the phone, while he and the others where washing off the paint.
"What’s up with Donnie now?" Leo asked.
"Just something about needing help with the Party Wagon because of ......Equestria magic?" Raph's eyes shrunk realizing what he said.
"We gotta help him!" Keno said.
"He went this way!" April pointed.
Soon they arrived at Donnie's location in Applejack's truck and they were shocked to find scorch marks and holes all over the place and no Donnie in sight. They all got out and began searching for the smart turtle.
"Looks like The Party Wagon was here," Shini said. "But no Donatello.
"I hope he’s okay," Mikey said, in worry.
"Mikey," muffled Donnie's voice, but Mikey didn't hear.
"I can almost hear him now."
"Mikey!"
"I wonder what he’d say right now?"
"MIKEY, GET OFF!"
Mikey looked down and saw he was standing on Donnie and quickly got off. He was scorched all over. Casey and Applejack helped Donnie up and April hugged him.
"Are you alright, Donnie?" She asked.
"I don’t know what hurts more, My head or my pride," Donnie said, in annoyance.
"So what happened to the Party Wagon?" Raph asked.
"And where’s the Equestria Magic?" Rainbow Dash added, looking around.
"I’m afraid the Party Wagon is the Equestria Magic problem," Donnie explained.
"The Party Wagon got infected by Equestrian Magic?!" Twilight Sparkle exclaimed, as they rode in the truck.
She, Donnie, April, and Rarity sat in the front, while the others rode in the back.
"Yeah," Donnie nodded, as he nursed his head with an ice pack. "It started driving all crazy and it even pulled its missiles on me!"
"Wow, this is just not your day," Raph remarked, and Rainbow Dash elbowed him in the arm.
"So you're sayin' it drove this way, right?" Applejack asked.
"That's right."
"But, this way leads back to the school," Sunset Shimmer noted.
Suddenly, as they approached the school, Bulk, Derpy, and Snips & Snails jumped out and Applejack slammed on the brakes. All four of them were scorched like Donnie and their hair was frazzled.
"Run for lives!" Bulk shouted, waving his arms in the air. "Mad wagon on the lose!"
"It shot lasers at us!" Derpy added, in a panic.
"That wagon's gone mad!" Snips exclaimed.
Snails just screams, as all of them ran off.
"Oh no!" Fluttershy covered her mouth.
"Wow," Mikey said. "That’s harsh."
"But why would it chase after random students?" Karai inquired.
Then Lyra and Bonbon jump out. They too were scorched and frazzled.
"Look out!" Bonbon cried.
"Mad van! Mad van!" Lyra shouted, as they both ran away screaming.
"Wait a minute!" April said. "Donnie, were those people the ones who got the party wagon dirty?"
"Yeah, they were! Donnie realized. "Then it’s a safe bet it’s after everyone who messed it up."
"Dumb question. Who’s all that's left?" Keno asked.
There was a long silence as they all came to the haunting realization.
"Us!" They all exclaimed, remembering their paint balloon fight.
"Uh..... maybe it’ll forgive and forget if we apologize to it?" Pinkie Pie suggested.
"Oh sure!" Raph said, sarcastically. "And maybe you can give it roses and chocolates while you’re at it!"
"We need to find it and fast!" Twilight Sparkle said, urgently.
"Don’t think that’ll be a problem, Twilight," Casey said, and pointed.
Everyone looked back. They didn't have find the Party Wagon. It'd found them! And it aimed its missiles and lasers at them.
"Hang on, y’all! I’m burning rubber!" Applejack stomped on the gas and the truck sped off with the Party Wagon close behind.
They raced around the school and through the neighborhood. The Wagon shot it's lasers and Applejack steered the truck left and right to dodge them.
"Hey uh, Party Wagon?" Lancer called. "Just so you know, it was mine and Zach's fault Lyra and Bonbon spilled that cake on you, so you didn't have to attack them!"
"What are you doing?!" Zach said.
"Just telling the truth," Lancer retorted. "What's the worst that could happen."
Then right after he said that, the two were zapped and fried by the Wagon.
"That's the worst that could happen!" Zach coughed.
Then the truck and Wagon sped through the city. Pedestrians quickly fled from the attacks of the Wagon. Blade Swipe pulled out his sword and fired several lightning bolts at the attacking vehicle but it dodged every shot and zapped him next.
Pinkie Pie called back. "Hey, Party Wagon, we're really really really sorry for getting you dirty with those paint balloons! Soooo, forgive and forget?" She held out some roses and chocolates. And the Wagon responded by zapping her. "That's a big no!" She fell over.
Soon the Wagon chased them out of the city and into the countryside, while a figure in a motorcycle helmet watched them go by.
The Party Wagon stopped firing it's lasers and started firing it's missiles at them and Applejack swerved the truck left and right to avoid being hit.
"Applejack, darling," Rarity said, as she was being bumped around from all the swerving. "Do you have to ride so roughly?"
"Would you rather we get blasted to smithereens?" Applejack asked, rhetorically.
"Eh, point made, whoa!" Rarity fell back when AJ swerved again.
"I think I'm gonna be sick, yo!" Casey groaned.
"Not in my truck, you ain't!" Applejack shouted
"If he's not, then I definitely will!" Zach said, also feeling sickly.
"Don't you dare throw up on me!" Caitlyn warned.
Twilight Sparkle took out her tracker and leaned out the window. "If you could keep the truck steady, Applejack, I think I can-" suddenly, the truck hit a bump and she dropped her tracker down a hill. "No!"
Applejack turned the truck and drove after it. As they were driving down the hill, Twilight reached over and used her powers to levitate the tracker back to her.
"Yes!" She cheered.
"Um, guys?" Mikey pointed. "Lake!"
They looked and screamed. At the bottom of the hill was another road, but also a large lake! Applejack hit the brakes and swerved, missing the lake, landing on the another road and stopping in a tunnel. Everyone breathed sighs of relief.
"Everyone ok?" Leo asked.
"Yeah I think so," April replied.
"Chunkage contained," Zach noted.
"Anyone who thinks they’re gonna throw up, do it on the side," Applejack said. "And whoever did it in the truck is cleaning it!"
"And we ditched the Party Wagon," Mikey noted.
That is, until headlights shown on them and they saw the Party Wagon is in the tunnel with them.
"Uh, no we didn't," Lancer said, as Applejack reversed out of the tunnel, turned around, and the chase continued.
Now the Wagon fired both it's missiles and lasers at them. April and Rarity pulled up their psychic and diamond shields to protect everyone from the attacks. Eventually, it stopped firing it's weapons and just started ramming them.
"Persistent vehicle, isn’t it?" Blade remarked.
"I think it takes after you, Donnie," Raph said, and Donnie scowled.
"We need to get the tracker close enough to absorb the magic in it!" Twilight Sparkle stated. And the Wagon rammed them again.
"How?" Rainbow Dash asked. "If we even get near it, it'll destroy us!"
"What about the stealth bike?" Pinkie Pie suggested.
"It’s in the Shellraiser!" Raph shouted.
"Well where’s the Shellraiser?" Sunset asked.
"In New York!"
"Oh GREAT!" Sunset face palmed.
"Now what'll we do?" Rainbow asked.
"I've got an idea," Donnie said. "If Twilight gives me the tracker, I can jump onto the roof and absorb the magic out. Besides, this whole thing is my fault! If I hadn't driven off, the Wagon wouldn't have gotten infected in the first place."
"Well... you wouldn't have if we hadn't kept dirtying up the wagon," Lancer noted.
"Lancer is right, Donatello," Rarity agreed. "We're all just as much to blame as you."
"Yeah," Rainbow Dash added. "We're sorry, Donnie."
Everyone voiced their apologies
"Right, Mikey!" April frowned at the young turtle.
"Uh, yeah," Mikey said. "Sorry about eating those cookies in the van, D."
"I know," Donnie said. "But if I wasn’t so angry, I could’ve avoided this." Then Wagon rammed them again. "If I'm gonna absorb the magic out, we first need something to distract it!"
Just as the Party Wagon got ready to ram the truck again, the mysterious figure came riding in on a motorcyclist and pulled next to the truck. Everyone stared at the figure and the figure stared back at them. His face was hidden by his helmet, their reflections in his visor. The Motorcyclist sped back and started to pound on the Party Wagon causing it to chase after him. They drove around the truck and the Wagon fired it's lasers, by the Cyclist dodged every blast. Then the Party Wagon fired a missile. But the cyclist flipped in mid air, as the missile sailed underneath him, and he landed back on his bike.
"Whoa!" Rainbow Dash said, amazed. "That guy is awesome!"
"But who he is?" Fluttershy asked.
"I don't know," April said. "But, there's something familiar about him some how. I just can't put my finger on it."
"Either way," Shini noted. "I think we just got that distraction."
Donnie climbed out onto the roof and Twilight handed him the tracker.
"Soon as you’re on top of the van, just open it and point it straight at it," she instructed.
"Got it!" Donnie nodded. Then timing his move just right, he jumped from the truck and landed on the roof of the Party Wagon. "Sorry, Girl. But it’s for your own good!" He opened the tracker and absorbed the magic, restoring the Wagon to normal. "Yes! It worked! We’re a okaaaaaaah!" He screamed as the van rolled out of control down a hill.
"Oh no! Donnie's gonna crash!" Fluttershy cried.
"Applejack, speed up!" Bright Eyes called, and the cowgirl stepped on the gas, speeding up the truck.
Donnie clung to the roof of the wagon as the truck pulled along side. Then before anyone could stop her, Bright Eyes jumped across to the Party Wagon and held onto the open window. She crawled inside and scrambled to the driver seat and slammed on the brakes. The wagon screeched to a stop, right into a very large mud puddle. Donnie flew off the roof from the stop and face planted right into the mud.
Applejack stopped the truck and everyone hurried to the scene.
"Donnie!" April cried. Then she and Zach help him up. He has a lily pad on his head.
"You Okay?" Zach asked.
"I’ll live," Donnie said, dryly.
"And the magic?" Twilight Sparkle asked.
Donnie held up tracker. "Secured. It was very hard protecting that as well as holding on."
Twilight took the tracker. "We’ll send it back later."
Bright Eyes came out as Lancer looked at her in amazement.
"When did you learn to drive?" He asked.
"I uh had some lessons by Rarity," the girl said.
"Y'know I’m starting to like you more and more," Lancer went. "I mean, that was just-"
"Dangerous!" Blade interrupted. "What were you thinking, jumping from two speeding vehicles? You could have gotten hurt or worse!"
"I, for one, am glad she pulled that stunt!" Donnie interjected. "Because it SAVED MY LIFE!"
Blade sighed, knowing he couldn't argue. Then he turned back to girl. "That was quick thinking Bright Eyes, well done. But don't ever pull a crazy stunt like again until you've had more training!"
"He's right," Leo agreed. "Better hold off on the crazy stunts for a while. You are still a trainee after all."
"Okay," Bright Eyes sighed, then she whispered to herself. "No guarantees I won't have to do it again though."
Rarity playfully nudged Blade. "Told you giving her driving lessons would pay off." And Blade frowned.
"Glad that’s over," Karai said.
"And a good thing too," Applejack chimed in. "Granny’s always telling me and Big Mac never to take the truck on crazy rides."
Donnie noticed the Party Wagon was a mess again. "I guess I got my work cut out for me," he sighed.
"And we’re willing to help," Sunset laid a hand on his shoulder. "Right guys?"
Everyone agreed with Keno and Casey bringing over buckets of water and soap. Everyone worked together to clean the Party Wagon. As they cleaned, Bright Eyes playfully splashed Blade and he responded by splashing her back. Soon everyone got into a little splash fight and they all laughed.
Just then, the motorcyclist drove past.
"Hey, you!" Donnie called out. "Thanks."
"Who was that guy?" Sunset Shimmer asked aloud.
"No clue," Keno replied. "But I think I've seen that flip somewhere before?"
"Whoever he is," Leo said. "I have a feeling we'll see him again."
Everyone could only agree as they watched the cyclist ride off into the distance.