Sunset
“So where exactly are we going?” I asked curiously and covered up a yawn. It was pitch black and Mom had swapped places with Aunt Minuette because she was getting tired.
We had been in the car for the past ten hours or so. My three sisters were asleep in the back seat and I stretched a bit.
“A campsite on the Canterlot New York border,” Aunt Cherry answered as Ruby yawned in the back seat. I glanced out the window and looked at cars passing us on the highway.
“Oh okay,” I said as the sounds of the other three moving around got our attention. Diamond Tiara wiped some drool off her face and I snickered. I loved teasing her about the fact she drooled in her sleep.
“Are we there yet?” Silver Spoon groaned as she rubbed her eyes.
“Three more hours,” Aunt Minuette called out as she flicked the turn signal on to pass a slower car. “Want some music?”
“Yeah sure,” Scootaloo grumbled as she stretched. “I can’t sit in this car much longer. I need to stretch my legs.” I assume because she was a pegasus in Equestria.
“One more hour and we can stop for a bathroom break,” Mom promised as she passed out coffees from the glovebox. Aunt Minuette turned the radio on and her eyes lit up.
“God I haven’t heard this song in years,” Aunt Minuette said with a grin. “Life’s like a road that you travel on when there’s one day here, and the next day gone. Sometimes you bend, sometimes you stand, sometimes you turn your back to the wind.”
“There’s a world outside every darkened door where blues won’t haunt you anymore. Where the brave are free and lovers soar, come ride with me to the distant shore,” Aunt Cherry added and I watched curiously. I knew my mom had a good singing voice but I didn’t know the others did.
“We won’t hesitate to break down the garden gate. There’s not much time left today,” Aunt Berry chimed in and I raised an eyebrow.
“Life is a highway, I wanna ride it all night long,” the four sang as I smiled faintly. “If you’re goin’ my way. Well, I wanna drive it all night long.”
“Through all these cities and all these towns it’s in my blood, and it’s all around. I love you now like I loved you then. This is the road, and these are the hands,” Silver Spoon and I sang. I didn’t really know the song but Fluttershy had wanted us to do a cover so well practice is good. Nor did I know Silver Spoon could sing.
“From Mozambique to those Memphis nights. The Khyber Pass to Vancouver’s lights. Knock me down and back up again, you’re in my blood, I’m not a lonely person,” Diamond sang and Scootaloo rolled her eyes.
“Fine,” Scootaloo muttered under her breath. “There’s no load I can’t hold a road so rough, this I know. I’ll be there when the light comes in. Just tell ‘em we’re survivors. Feel like I’m in a Cars movie.”
“Life is a highway, I wanna ride it all night long,” Ruby shouted and we all burst out laughing. “You’re goin’ my way. Well, I wanna drive it all night long.” The idea of her driving is scary. Thank God that’s about eight years or so from now.
“Life is a highway. Well, I wanna ride it all night long. If you’re goin’ my way I wanna drive it all night long,” Mom sang and I admired her soft voice.
“There was a distance between you and I,” Aunt Berry sang and glanced at her wife. “A misunderstanding once, but now we look it in the eye.”
“There ain’t no load that I can’t hold. A road so rough, this I know. I’ll be there when the light comes in. Tell ‘em we’re survivors,” I sang and read some of the signs on the highway.
“Life is a highway, I wanna ride it all night long,” we all sang and I ignored the people in the car next to us looking us weirdly. Aunt Minuette rolled her eyes and sped up to pass them. “You’re goin’ my way. Well, I wanna drive it all night long.”
“Well that happened,” Ruby commented and yawned.
“I never knew you three could sing!” I commented and gave my aunts impressive looks. “Any of you really except Diamond.”
“Oh we always used to sing on road trips. It’s a tradition,” Aunt Cherry said with a smirk. “This is the first one we’ve taken in years. Benefits of us all living closer.”
“I have a question,” Ruby said and raised a hand.
“Yes dear?” Aunt Cherry asked as Aunt Minuette took an exit to a rest stop and I looked at all the semi trucks.
“What’s a Mozo bik?”
We all burst out laughing as Aunt Minuette parked in a spot and took the keys out after shutting the suv off.
“Mozambique dear. It’s a country in Africa.”
“I thought Africa was a country?” Silver Spoon said in confusion.
“No. Africa is a continent, not a country. It’s made up of other countries,” Diamond Tiara said as I opened the door and got out. Scootaloo jumped out and started running in circles.
“Oh thank God! I was losing my mind!” She shouted and I laughed.
“I need to go to the girls room,” Ruby said as Aunt Berry picked her up. I could go as well I suppose.
“Alright let’s go. Everyone should go to the bathroom. We will get snacks and beverages from the vending machines after wards maybe unless Cheerilee has some in the car that isn’t in the trunk,” Aunt Berry said as I followed them to the bathroom.
I picked a stall and quickly did my business as Aunt Berry and Ruby came out of the same stall. Apparently Ruby still needed her for unknown reasons that I quite honestly didn’t want to know about.
“I’m so exhausted,” Ruby muttered as we started washing our hands.
“Well we’re almost there. You can sleep in the car,” Aunt Berry commented as she dried her hands off.
“Thank the lord,” Ruby yawned as we left the bathrooms and I examined the map on the wall.
I smirked as I had a idea. But first, I had to get the rest of the girls opinions.