//------------------------------// // Second Leg in canterlot part 1: "a stupid face!" // Story: The Amazing Race Equestria! // by River Dashe //------------------------------// As we move into the scene, spike is standing inside a library, This is golden oak library, where almost any book you want you can find here, it is also.the first pit stop of The Amazing Race Equestria! Teams checked in here for a twelve hour rest period where they can eat, sleep, and mingle with the other teams. Rainbow Dash and Applejack who arrived here at 3:12 pm, will depart at 3:12 am. Applejack opened the clue and read: "book a train to Canterlot, once there, go to fancy pant's boutique to recieve your next clue, you will have 30 bits for this leg of the race" "29...30" rainbow counted. "It all there Rainbow?" "Yeah! Let's go!" Rainbow dash shouted as they galloped towards the train station, but once they got there, they noticed it was closed until 5:00 "UGH! We lost our lead!" Rainbow dash groaned. "Don' worry, we can still avoid elimination by getting on the firs' train." Rainbow dash growled. "Besides, we have plen'y of time ta discuss who to give the the express pass." "Ugh, didn't we already do that?" "No, because YOU napped the whole time!" "Ugh, because I was tired." "I' doesn't matter, let's just decide." "Fine." While they were discussing, the next team departed. Twilight sparkle and Shining Armour are 2nd to depart at 3:24 "YAY! WE'RE GOING TO CANTERLOT!" Twilight shouted, "WE'RE GOING TO CATERLOT WE'RE GOING TO-" "Twilight!" Shining whispered, "Shh, you'll wake everypony up." "Right, sorry, let's go." Just as they left another team departed. Sky and Pinkie are 3rd to depart at 3:25 Sky and Pinkie were chasing after the siblings, trying to pass them. But the siblings noticed and cut them off. However, when they both arrived, the station was closed. "Dang" Sky said to himself. Apple Bloom and Babs Seed are 4th to depart at 3:36 "Alright, let's go!" Babs said to her cousin, as they dashed off. River and vortex and Soarin and Spitfire both depart at 3:57 The teams eyed each other, and dashed off, both stooping to see the station is closed. "Shoot." Vinyl and Octavia are seventh to depart at 4:23 "Alright! Canterlot!" They dashed off but were surprised to see all the teams, waiting. "Hey, what's up?" Vinyl asked the teams. "Waiting for this stupid station to open!" Rainbow said, she was still upset that all the teams had caught up, all but one. The Cakes are last to depart at 4:48 "Come on honey! We need to get there now!" Mrs. Cake said to her husband. "Only five minutes 'till they open up!" Rainbow Dash announced;they all cheered. The cakes were now lost, in their own hometown! The other seven teams were counting down like New Years. "10!" "9!" "8!" "7!" "6!" "5!" "4!" "3!" "2!" "1!" They had opened up and they all rushed to buy their tickets. Just then, the cakes had arrived. "hey, I'm river, I need two tickets to the earliest train to canterlot, now!" The train attendant handed two tickets, "fourteen bits please." River paid the amount and ran, up to his ex, "I got em." "Great." River and Vortex are 1st on train 1 "Octi! I got the tickets! To the six thirty one!" Vinyl shouted. "Really?!" That's great!" Vinyl and Octavia are 2nd on train 1 "Look!" Rainbow dash shouted at the attendant, "I don't care about your computer! Just gimme tickets!" "Okay okay, here you go!" "Ya got tickets?" Applejack asked. "Yep, the first ones, at 7:00" "Gotcha" Rainbow dash and applejack are 1st on train 2 Meanwhile, Twilight had got tickets for the first one Twilight and Shining are 3rd on train 1 And so did Spitfire. Soarin and Spifire are last on train 1 The crusaders had some trouble talking to the attendants due to shortness, so they came up,with an idea, apple bloom got on top of babs seed, it worked, but the first train tickets were all gone, so they got the 7:00 instead. Apple Bloom and Babs are 2nd on train 2 The other teams got on that one too. Sky and Pinkie & Mr. And Mrs. Cake are both on train 2 6:30 the first train departs Rainbow Dash looked at the train leaving in confusion. "But that doesn't make any sense..." She said, going to the attendant who gave her the tickets, "hey! You said these were the best tickets!" "I did, but I wanted to check on the computer, but you didn't let me." The train attendant replied. Rainbow Dash was steamed, almost turning into Rainbow Rapidash, but was interrupted by her teammate, "Ya got the wrong tickets?!" Applejack shouted at her partner. "Well it was his fault!" Rainbow dash replied pointing at the attendant. "If ya had been a bit more patient, maybe we could've been on the firs' train!" "Yeah well!..." Rainbow then couldn't win the argument, but her pride wasn't just going to leave like that. "You're a stupid face!" "Ah'm sorry? What does mah face have ta do with this?" Applejack asked. "You were so afraid to show your face, that you had ME get the tickets! Maybe if you'd face your fears for once, you could have done it and we could have won!" "Excuse me? Firs' of all, Ah'm not afraid ta show mah face! Second of all, unlike you, I'm always facing mah fears!" "Unlike me? What's that supposed to mean?" "Ya always say you're fearless, but you're afraid of the truth! The truth ya think that will hurt ya reputation!" "Well..." Rainbow dash was almost hurt, until it changed to anger, and soon enough, Rainbow punched Applejack in the face. "A-ah!" Applejack stumbled, "ya wanna play that way eh?" Applejack had retaliated with a kick, and then they dived onto eachother in a full rage. Suddenly, the 7:00 train had arrived at the train station, just as the 6:30 train arrived at Canterlot, and they ran out... See the team that gets eliminated in the next leg!