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// A funny time to be going 'nowhere' 
// Story: My little dream girl 
// by Slick Dash 
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It felt as though I had merely blinked. As my eyes closed, it seemed as though the alarm had already started. I quickly slammed my finger on the off button before I woke Twilight in the next room. I stood, and changed out of the blue shirt, I went into the draws and rummaged down into the very bottom. I took the shirt I had worn when I first came to Equestria, and tried to put it on with difficulty. 

Rarity had been right, I had bulked up a lot over the last few months. Rarity, would she miss me? I know she never loses her composure except around royalty, but would she at least feel a slight pang of ... something? Fluttershy would be sad, I knew that, and pinkie could very possibly cry. And the unicorn in the room next door? She’d have her birthday ruined. I hated myself. But I wouldn’t suffer the pain of what was coming. I cared about the Rainbow Pony too much to let her break my heart. I would rather live loving her, and knowing she is with another, than living knowing she rejected me.

I snuck out of my room, while heading straight for the table, I took great care in keeping quiet. I picked up the fuel, and my keys and crossed the room as quick and quiet as possible. And then I was outside in the cool morning breeze. I began to head towards Fixit’s shop quickly, I didn’t want to be seen. I just wanted to get out before I hurt anyone else. “So where are you going in such a rush huh?”  I stopped dead, realising who it was by voice alone. 
“Nowhere...” I mumbled. I began to move again, faster than before.
“Heh, funny time to be going ‘Nowhere,’” she giggled at her own joke. That laugh, that beautiful laugh almost made me fall to my knees. But I shut that side of myself away not giving it room to breathe, or it might just be the end of me.

“Hey...” Rainbow Dash sounded unsure for a moment. “Why are you wearing... your old clothes? They’re all torn! Where’s you’re coa”-
“Rainbow, go to Sweat Apple Acre’s. Tell Applejack I sent you. Tell her I said she has something that belongs to you.” That was all I could bring myself to say, a small part of me hoped she’d keep it, to remember me. But then my head played over what I’d heard, “Out of the two of them, he is the one I have the least fun with.” She wouldn’t keep it, she’d most likely throw it away as soon as I was gone.
“Something that ... belongs to me?” she sounded confused, I prayed shed go now and investigate. But she continued following. I still didn’t know where she was, was she walking behind me or flying above.

A sudden touch from a hoof onto my lower arm answered my question, she was on the ground. I stopped at the contact, I looked down at the pony I loved with all my heart and saw concern and worry in her eyes. “Wh-what’s wrong?...” her voice was softer than I’d ever heard it before. I looked away from her eye’s knowing what she was about to try and do, I didn’t want to break the contact with her but I had to get out of here, the sun was rising fast and soon ponies would be rising out of bed. 

“Don’t you have something you need to be doing right now?” The sarcastic comment had come from nowhere, some dark part of me was trying to hurt Rainbow so she would let me leave. The pony was unperturbed, I felt her gaze burning into the back of my head. 
“Actually I do, and I’m trying to do it right now.” And that was all I needed, that confirmation that it was coming was enough to spur me into movement. I ran. Straight towards the car that I could now see in the distance. “WAAAIIIIT!” the pony could have caught me, but I guessed she was too surprised to do anything but watch me run before she could hurt me. Well at least she got rid o me now.

I got to the car, I took the cork out of the flask. Kissed the side of it for luck, then taking of the fuel cap I poured every clear 
drop into the tank. Without warning, the car roared into life. Without the key’s in the ignition or anything, the engine simply revved loudly. Now this was the only magic I needed! I threw myself into the driver’s seat just in time to see the fuel gauge rise to full. I put my hand on the steering wheel preparing to race away from this town and never look back, but then the back of my hand began to burn white hot! I clutched it tight to my chest and cried out in shock. Had a drop of that stuff gotten on my skin, who knew what it would do to me! But hell I could bare the pain. I slammed my baby into gear, and with a scream she flew through the streets faster than ever. And yet easier to control than ever. I swore that if I took my hand s off of the wheel I would still never crash. 

I had woken ponies up, they stuck their heads out of their windows in anger and frustration. All wanting to know what was happening. They meant nothing now that I was away, I couldn’t see their faces, smiling or otherwise. I hit the last stretch of town road before the open country lane spread out across the land. At the end was Rarity’s boutique, nestled on the grass just next to the road. I floored it! I wanted to get passed before... too late. As I got halfway there I first saw the Platinum fashion Diva step out to see what was happening, and worst of all she was followed by a very groggy eyed Spike. I focused on the road, shutting out my two friends near the side of the road. 

My window opened, not by me! I looked down to see the switch held down by magic. Looking up again I saw a distraught looking Rarity’s horn glowing softly. She obviously couldn’t stop the car or she would have, maybe it was the fuel. But as I approached I heard her shouting to me, not at me but to me. “Darling where are you going?!?” I passed her on her last word. Leaving her behind I a cloud of dirt and dust. I looked back in my mirror, I saw her stood there. Not bothered by her filthy coat, she just looked on as I kept going down the road, far away and eventually until I rounded a corner and broke both our lines of sight. 

Something inside me, it couldn’t have been a heart –god no! I obviously didn’t have one!-panged painfully, as I left my job, my home, my friends, hell no not my friends my FAMILY! And most of all, my chest panged as I left the love of my life, alone, screaming for me to wait, and id just driven away.