"What is it?" Twilight asks me as she approaches the car.
"Dunno, but it's really neat," I reply.
"What's it made of?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"My guess, steel, or some sort of metallic compound."
"Where did you find this?" Applejack asks.
"In the forest."
The crowd of ponies talk among themselves until I stealthily lock the car with the key remote. The beeping shuts them up.
"What was that?" Sweetie Belle squeaks.
"I have no idea," I reply slyly.
"What do you think this is used for?" Pinkie asks.
"From what I can work out, it might be used for a whole multitude of things," I say.
"Like what?" Applejack said.
"Right now, one small idea is beginning to form in my brain," I say as I look back to Sugarcube corner. Pinkie picks up on what I'm thinking of.
"Oooh, I know what your idea is."
"Do you think it will work?"
"Oh I'll make it work." Pinkie said. I grin and let Pinkie go and tell the Cakes my idea.
"I am so glad that we're friends again," she says as she passes me. I sigh knowing that that statement isn't going to last long. Pinkie passes me and I go and show the ponies the Interceptor.
An hour later Pinkie comes out grinning widely. I can only guess what's she going to say.
"Did they say yes?" I ask.
"Yep, they think that we'll be the best presenters ever," Pinkie replies.
"Excellent," I say, "Now the question is this, how are we going to transport the the bloody cake?"
This makes Pinkie go from happy to worried.
"Oh no! I didn't think of that."
"It's okay Pinkie, I have faith in you and your buddies to come up some sort of plan," I say comfortingly. Pinkie smiles and walks over to my car. None of the ponies here have ever seen anything as powerful as a Police Interceptor and I'm pretty sure that they will never get the chance to see one after I'm gone.
"You want to see what it'll do?" I ask Pinkie.
"Sure!" Pinkie perks up.
I open up the car and several ponies jump in it the second it opens. I make them get out and tell the crowd that I can only take five at a time. Pinkie, Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Rarity and Applejack hop in after the other ponies get out. I look towards the crowd and see Fluttershy standing with the three fillies from earlier.
"Is Fluttershy not coming?" I ask.
"No, the girls are still scared from when they found you with this metal thing," Twilight said.
"I'll talk to them later," I say, "I want to make sure that those fillies know that this isn't a monster."
"So what happens now?" Rarity said. I start up the the car and rev it a few times.
"Hold on," I reply.
I stomp on the accelerator and shoot between the crowd and down the dirt roads. I drive around the town and then skid to a halt in front of the bakery. Twilight and her friends get out and let five other ponies get in the car and I take them around the town the town at top speed as well. Eventually after an hour, the entire crowd has been for a ride in my car. Each time one group would get out another would enter. The crowd did disperse eventually and I am left with Pinkie.
"So did you work out something while I was driving the other ponies around?" I ask her.
"Yep, me and Mr. Cake figured out that we can put the cake on the top of the roof."
"Of the car?" I ask.
"Sure, it'll fit," Pinkie replied.
"But how are we going to transport the the car and the cake to Canterlot? The car doesn't have the fuel to last the trip up the mountain."
"We're not going to walk up there," Pinkie says with a chuckle, "We're using the train until we get outside the city."
"That's good," I say, "Now how are we going to put the cake on the car?"
"I was just going to ask Mr. Cake about that," Pinkie said as she goes into the shop. I follow and wonder when we're going to transport not just the massive birthday cake, but several bunches of smaller cakes as well. Maybe we could put them in the trunk. We enter the back of the shop and see Mr and Mrs. Cake running around, trying to get everything finished in time.
"Pressure of the upcoming deadline?" I ask.
"No time to talk," Mr. Cake said as he stacks boxes of smaller cakes on the table.
"I don't think that the party will be starting for the next few days," Pinkie said as she wanders around the boxes of cakes and other foods.
"We're still up against Equestria's best bakers and cooks," Mrs. Cake says frantically.
"So have you guys found a way to present the cake on the car?" I ask. Mr. Cake stops and looks at me.
"It's a simple task, what we're planning to do is to take both of them separate until we get to Canterlot and then we'll present the cake on top of the...car. Then we'll present it to Princess Luna."
"Sounds like a plan to me," I say in confidence.
In order to make up the quota that the Cakes have I help out too. Pinkie keeps the twins distracted while we work and eventually, everything pays off. We have all the cakes made and packaged, the birthday cake is sealed in a box and ready for transport, I cook up something that'll keep the cake in place as I'm driving up to Canterlot and soon we manage to modify the car so that it can carry and showcase everything that the Cakes made. As I'm testing the pursuit lights, Fluttershy walks up to me with her rabbit Angel, who still hasn't gotten over the mind control.
"Hi Fluttershy," I say as I switch the lights off.
"Hi Scott," she says in a voice I can barely hear.
"Like what me and Pinkie did?" I ask her as I step aside to show her the new modifications. Fluttershy examines the new pull-out tables that replaced the back seats and the trunk which has been chilled to keep ice-cream and drinks cool. Fluttershy walks around the Interceptor a few times before stopping next to me.
"It looks great," she says, "I wish that you would change the color of it."
"I like it black, plus Luna might like it too," I argue.
"I guess there's that," Fluttershy said.
"Any reason why you're here?" I ask her.
"Yes actually, remember the three fillies you scared with this."
I nod and say it wasn't intentional, Fluttershy agrees with that statement.
"Well I was wondering if you could look after them tomorrow."
"You mean Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo?" I ask her suspiciously, "Why can't you do it?"
"I've got to get all of the animals together so we can choose the best bird song for the party."
"Why not just play that new song Gangnam Stlye? Do they even know what it'll be?" I ask myself.
"Do you think you can do it?" Fluttershy asks, breaking my concentration.
"What do I have to do?" I ask her.
"Nothing much, just keep them entertained at my cottage. Make sure that they don't break anything or go into the Everfree forest."
"Sounds easy enough," I say.
"It won't be, not for ponies who are doing this for the first time," Fluttershy said.
"Any advice on how to prepare for these kids?" I ask.
"Just tell them that you're taking over for me and they should be fine," Fluttershy says with a smile.
"When do you want me at your cottage?" I ask her.
"Tomorrow afternoon, about six. Bye Scott."
Fluttershy trots away, leaving me alone as day turns to dusk.
"It's only one night," I say, "How hard can three little fillies be?"