Willkommen (welcome in German. Told you I love to use different languages XD) my beloved readers. CPM here. So now I have to do the next races for the now interesting competition in our hands. But before I do anything else, I want to tell you four things. The first, consider it my first act of evil. Why? Well, because we are reaching the proximity of the first of this group. That’s right. We shall be leaving this plane of characters soon heh heh heh. I also know now what I am going to do with the computer. It will be half-half of what I originally intended. I should also say that I’m going to go over the fact that until all the other groups have started, we won’t be coming back to this one. And I have 8 at my disposal counting this one (insert evil laugh here). That said I will clarify the second thing. Even though this is my first fic, I will try to make it long. VERY long. That said, what is my minimum of words? This WILL be at least, 500,000 words. At least. If my mind and plot and you guys allow me to, I may go into the very large milestone of 1,000,000 words. If I can reach that, then I can die a happy man XD. And as for the third thing, I have changed the name for this fic. It is now called “The misadventures of MLP: FIM around the world”. Tell me if you like, tell me if you don’t. I want to hear about YOUR opinion. And the forth thing, I have gone and corrected the previous chapters, so that they have less grammar mistakes and such. I think they should be fine now, but I’m sure as hell I’m not sure XD. That said, I must say that I did not get too much votes in this, but the very few have lead (thank you VERY much by the way) me to the winners I wanted to write! YAY! But enough about this. Super rant over XD. Two days have been long enough for me (and hopefully you too), and I want to write. NOW.
Therefore, the ado for this chapter has been killed and now I present you with the chapter of the renamed fic of The misadventures of MLP: FIM around the world, The race has been DOUBLED!!!
The current poll on the world has finished and the results are that I sadly do not own anything but this fic.
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Did you ever get the feeling that you forgot something to say? I know I get it all the time, but now it was for a different situation. ‘Let’s see…buttons, check. Rules, check. Cars, check. Opponents, check. Traffic, che- ohhhhhhhhhhhh fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck’ The interruption of the thought was so loud that I could have spoken out loud and I wouldn’t have realized it. And so I tried to warn them.
“Guys! I forgot to tell you something! There’s also-BOOM! BOOM!” The warning had failed because just as the race started, both Spike AND Rainbow had crashed, and therefore exploded, into a big rig and a snow plough respectively. “other cars that are called traffic, which have nothing to do with the race, and just serve for making you crash and help you take out the other opponents” I lamely finished. This in turn made them give a very threatening glare at me. And man was I scared.
“Sorry. I kinda forgot after all that explanation thing. Please proceed in the race” I apologized. This made soften their glare, but it was still an angry glare. Moments after, they returned their gazes to the game and continued to play. Now Rainbow was fifth just a bit ahead from Spike, who was in last place. (When there are two players, number one starts third, and number two starts fourth).
“No problem. I can catch up with them in ten seconds flat! Come and get some Spike! Twilight, BOOST!” Rainbow screamed. At the last part, Twilight quickly pressed the button…that was to HER right, this in turn making Rainbow’s screen show the camera behind the car…with a car furiously creeping up on them.
“Oh I will get some for sure Rainbow! Here comes the Spike Express!” Spike yelled back, he as well as Rainbow had gotten a bit of boost, and with it, using it to get to Rainbow. Fast. ‘Indeed the express comes. But dude, don’t use that kind of phrases. Ever. Rarity is watching you know!’ I thought, feeling like facepalming myself after hearing his “war cry”.
“Twilight!” Rainbow yelled at her.
“Sorry! I confused the buttons and I-WHAM!” She was quickly interrupted when Spike rammed his car into theirs, making it crash into the wall, and therefore, earning him a Wall Takedown.
“WHAT!” Once again, the yell came from Rainbow.
“HAHA! See you at the finish line, my Rainbow Crash!” Spike taunted, letting his competitive side take over him. With the takedown, came the doubled boost refilled. And he used it immediately. Only to crash straight first into wall at the 3 cornered turn at the start of the track. ‘OUCH! That must have hurt. His ego that is. Blind competitiveness is blind’ I pondered, chuckling to myself after seeing Spike’s deserved misfortune. And if that hadn’t been enough for him, a certain someone was not happy with his reaction, Rainbow Dash aside.
“Spike! How dare you call her that! Apologize right in this instant!” The punishing line had come from none other than Rarity. And when she speaks, he listens, regardless if the world is ending. This caused him to turn his head at her, forgetting the game, and letting all his shame and guilt come over.
“Sorry. I kinda let myself into the game heh heh. Sorry Rainbow” Spike quietly said, guilt written all over his face. At this, the cyan colored pony, looked at him and smiled.
“Don’t worry Spike. Besides, you did it because you are competitive, not because you wanted to make me mad, the game aside. I completely understand. As much as I hope Twilight will get the boost hint right this time” She told him, grinning mischievously before suddenly yelling “NOW!” This in turn making Twilight press the right button this time, and impulsing her car around the corners. At this Spike was wide eyed.
“Hey! That’s not fair!” He protested. Rainbow simply kept on her smile.
“Don’t forget Arcanel’s words. “Between the cars, everything goes”. See you later slowpoke!” She yelled. At this Spike quickly recovred from his guilt induced stupor and started chasing after her, only with half the boost earned this time. This quickly followed by Rarity screaming “Rainbow!” But she was left ignored. ‘And so the true battle ensues. Rarity, don’t bother dear. When a gamer and racing are combined, the forces of the mind will turn down, leaving only one reason to breathe. Win’ I poetically thought. I seriously need to get this wrote down for future references.
Meanwhile, Spike had managed to get close to Rainbow, who had gotten close to the other opponents. They were already half way through the track, which was very short, and were in the very narrow part of it.
“Come on! I’m getting close to them but never actually reaching them…I need boost…Wait a second…AHA!” Rainbow suddenly shouted, as if she had an idea, making me and Spike very suspicious. With no warning, she braked her car and put in the side, letting Spike pass, and then being right behind him. ‘I see your plan Rainbow and I must say I’m surprised. Well thought, my racer. Well thought’ I complimented, knowing what her plan was as I saw a tiny speck of boost left in her bar.
“What in Equestria?” Spike wondered. He was absolutely confused by Rainbow’s move. Wait for it in 3…2…1.
“NOW!” Rainbow screamed once more. This made Twilight press the magic button (I call it like that, because mayhem is magic. And that button can produce it XD), and with what was left of the boost, sped her up and slammed her car into Spike’s, making him lose control and crash at the wall in the turn, earning her a Revenge.
“WHAT!” This time, it was Spike’s turn to scream said word.
“And the Rainbow has triumphed! Revenge is best served cold, no? See ya later” She laughed. And so did I. Never had I thought of saying that there, and I’m sure she can say better stuff than Spike. Cool!
That being said, she sped with her newly found boost leaving Spike in the dust. ‘Tum, tum, tum…Another one bites the dust!’ I chanted in my head, thanking Freddie Mercury for doing such a song. May he rest in peace.
“Oh no! I am not going to lose like this!” Spike hollered, putting on his best face of determination. And I think he may have gone a tad further than Applejack in Applebuck Season. Oh hell yeah!
Spike managed to get slowly closer to Rainbow and the opponents by the time he finished the first lap. With his lack of boost, he had to get it from the other ways possible, like going on the wrong side of the road and near missing the other cars. He was quite intelligent for making that out. Meanwhile, Rainbow was duking it out for second place at half way through the track.
“Come…on! Why won’t you GO. DOWN!?” She yelled, frustrated at the fact that the opponent’s car would simply not go and crash.
Back with Spike he was getting close to the car in fifth place.
“I’ve finally found you! Rainbow, you better watch your back! Take this!” And with that cry, he shunted the car in front of him with boost, making said car swerve and crash/explode into big rig, earning him a Big Rig Takedown, and with it, the boost filling he wanted.
“Oh yeah! I’m onto you, my cyan friend! Here I come! Yeehaw!” He hollered. ‘Wow. He really is on fire. Note to self: Spike likes racing and gaming as much as I do. Gaming buddies for the win!’
With that, he sped up, and caught on the rest of the opponents, Rainbow included by the finish of the second lap.
“Okay guys, last lap! Remember, the winner of the race is the one who beats the other player, you don’t have to beat the race, okay?” I proclaimed. At this I got a short nod from them both. I used this little break to see how the rest were doing. Celestia, Luna and Applejack were watching with a lot of interest on the race. Pinkie had gone and did what she does better. Cheer them as if it were the last race in the year of F1. Fluttershy was now less scared, but still cringed a little when somebody crashed, and Rarity was watching with as much disinterest as I have seen someone watch a race. That is, a lot of disinterest. ‘Soon Rarity. Soon you shall see how beautiful the games in this world can be’ I thought with plans in my head.
When I turned my head to see the race, Spike had already gone up to the third place while Rainbow was in first place, the car in second close to her.
“Come on! I’m just this close to winning” She yelled. While she did had some troubles with the turning, she was capable enough to turn at the right time, giving her an easier time in the turns. ‘Probably has to do with the fact that so much racing in her world gave her a good vision of the tracks in front of her, real or not’ I guessed.
“You may be first, Rainbow, but I’m still behind you. In fact, I will be right behind you now!” Spike exclaimed. With that, he shunted the car in front of him, making it crash head first into the wall of the second to last turn, earning him the second position, and a 2-In-A-Row Takedown, as he had taken a previous car before that.
“You’re next!” He threatened. This in turn, made Rainbow counter with her own statement/yell.
“I don’t think so!” She yelled back.
Spike was slowly reaching Rainbow when suddenly, he put on a face similar to Rainbow when she had an idea.
“Heh heh heh heh. You’re done!” He proclaimed. And with that he suddenly boosted Rainbow’s car…right into a van that came out of nowhere after the last turn.
“NO!” Said cyan colored pony yelled. “I can’t lose. I never lose!”
“Sorry Dash. But this is my vic-CRASH!” Spike’s taunt was interrupted when a car, which also came out of nowhere, (believe me. That was common. Way too common for me. (Sigh) the suffering XD), crashed Spike’s car as well, just as he was about to get to the finish line, which while he could not read, he could definitely guess that it was the finish line indeed because of its bright yellow color.
“No…no no no no no no no NO NO NO NO NO! Not when I am this close!” He protested. Rainbow had already recovered while he was still flying through the air.
“Boost Twilight boost! Now you’re mine Spike!” She screamed. Her car quickly sped up to the finish line. When she reached the finish line, Spike too had crossed it while he was still flying through the air. ‘Well, this is interesting to say the least. Oh my god. Lucky win is lucky’ I concluded, surprised at the result, and chuckling almost out loud because of it.
“HA! I won! Take that!” “No, I won! I am sure I did! Arcanel, who won the race?!” Spike demanded after Rainbow’s claim of victory.
Let it always be said, that I wished for a situation to say the next words.
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND the winner iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiissssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss” I started, delaying it as much as I could to see their reactions.
“COME ON!!!!! Spill it out already!” They both screamed at the same time. I quickly looked to the others to see a calculating Twilight, an excited Luna, an intrigued Applejack, a silent Rarity, who was trying her best to not look intrigued as well, an air roll drumming Pinkie, an amused Celestia, and a chuckling Fluttershy in the background. When I finished on my searching of reactions, I finally proclaimed.
“For a smashed nose, Spike!”
“YES!” Spike screamed, a pose of victory in his form.
“NO! That can’t be! I clearly saw myself winning!” Rainbow protested. At this I simply smiled. I expected her reaction as much.
“Sorry Rainbow. I would have my doubts too, but Spike’s screen shows the number one while yours shows the number two” I explained her. Afterwards I concluded. “Spike, you pass on to the next race. Next up, Pinkie vs Applejack!”
“I can’t believe I lost…” Rainbow lamented. Immediately Spike and Twilight came to her.
“Hey it was a good race and besides, I got lucky. I could have easily lost the race after I crashed” Spike piped up.
“He is right Rainbow. And besides, any of you could have won. This was something you had never done. Okay?” Twilight asked with concern over her friend. Rainbow simply sighed and said.
“Yeah. But I really wanted to win” She once again lamented. I will not, I repeat, I will not tolerate such a cute sad face. It’s breaking me apart!
“Hey don’t worry Rainbow. You seem to be staying here, so you can always play when I’m awake. And I’m sure I can arrange more of this “tournaments”. Okay? Now lift up that face. If I keep on seeing it, my mind will not be able to bear it (giggle)” I told her to try and cheer her up. It worked, because she smiled and lifted her head.
“Okay, but next time I’m winning this thing” She assured me. I simply smiled.
“Very well with that out of the way, take your positions Pinkie and Applejack. Pinkie you have Spike’s controller, Applejack, you get Rainbow’s. That means you are up and down, respectively” I explained. “Now, let me-wait Pinkie!” Before I could do anything, Pinkie had already gone and pressed the X button as much as she could, leaving only the choice for Applejack to choose her car.
“Pinkie! Let Arcanel do what he must do” Applejack ordered her. At this she simply giggled.
“Silly AJ, everything is better when it is a surprise” She assured. At this, said orange pony sighed and shook her head. I did as well. ‘I would like to agree with you Pinkie, but…sometimes, surprises can be much different than you can expect them to be’ I pondered.
“Do you mind Applejack? The track has been chosen randomly. And there’s also the fact that I can make the changes go back and I can go and choose the track” I told her.
“Nah. Don’t worry, Arcanel. I’ll go an’ take the bull by the horns in this case. ‘Sides, Pinkie is not someone who backs away that easily. What’s the worst that could hap-““Don’t. If you consider Pinkie Pie, then you know what kind of things can happen” I stopped her before she could finish the incantation of Murphy, as I like to call it. She blinked a bit then nodded her head.
“Anyway, choose your car. Pinkie has the same as Spike” I told her.
“Well…lessee. This one looks fast enough…but I bet this can take a bit more o’ damage” She concluded, taking the “Super Series 3” (I believe you should look it up XD).
“Very well then. Twilight you can go help Pinkie if you want. Princess Luna if you would like, you can go help Applejack, okay?” I asked both of them, knowing that I couldn’t go and just order them around. At my call, said ponies went to the ponies I mentioned. Luna had to copy the position Twilight was in, as she hadn’t done this yet.
“Okay. Does everybody remember everything? Princess Luna, do you remember the buttons to be pressed and their functions?” I once again asked. And to my relief, everybody nodded once more.
“Very well then, let the next race…BEGIN!” I shouted.
Let’s see what this can do!” Applejack said.
“Time to have fun!” Pinkie countered.
Then the screen appeared in the race. However I quickly recognized the track that it was, and frowned. ‘It just had to be this track, no? May Celestia have mercy on their souls. But may she unleash hell on Murphy. Man I hate that name! (And with him, I. For all eternity)’ I thought, scowling at the mention once again of said name. It’s like Voldemort, only instead of freaking people out, it makes want to vent yourself with a colorful choice of curses.
“Applejack, you said what was the worst that could happen, right? Well, the random choosing made the longest and most difficult track appear. Lakeside Getaway Westbound. The race is also one lapped” I told her. At this she went wide eyed, and then looked at Pinkie.
“Pinkie!” She yelled. Pinkie was in her own world anyway, so she didn’t listen. At this, AJ sighed once more.
“Well, what better way than to beat to discharge! Here I come Pinks!” She exclaimed.
“I’m coming too!” Pinkie yelled backed. And with that, the race started.
And immediately after that, the car in front of Pinkie went to the right and veered into a van, causing a Psyche Out to appear in her screen, and a double boost to appear in her screen as well.
“Woo! I have boost already. Twilight, you know what to do!” She exclaimed. And with that statement, she sped up into first place, thanks to Twilight’s help. Meanwhile, Applejack had her jaw very dropped, and with her, I.
“What the hay just happened?! She didn’t crash into anything!” She complained. On her statement, I managed to leave my “What the fuuu…” state, and explained.
“Well, sometimes, when you are very close to an opponent, this can make them think they will be hit, and therefore, try to avoid such hit. If this avoidance makes then crash into anything, that will count as a special type of takedown called Psyche out”
“Shouldn’t you have explained it before?” She asked, a face of annoyance as she talked. This made me put on a nervous smile.
“I didn’t expect it to happen, let alone on the first moments of the race. It barely happened to me” I defended myself. At this she simply shook her head and continued with the race.
“Well, not a problem. I will catch up to her in no time. Come an’ git it, ya little fellas. I won’t let you buck me out of this rodeo” Applejack said, pure and absolute determination in her eyes. ‘Man if her eyes could drip her determination, I would grab it and finally go and call for some tennis classes. I’m so lazy that I don’t even grab the telephone for that. (Sigh)’ I pondered in my head, admiring AJ’s determination.
With that statement, she went and started hitting the hell out of the cars next to her. With this she “YEEHAW!”ed all the way until, only she was in front of the pack, only Pinkie left to pass.
“Oh, horseapples. Ah can’t believe I did not get one o’ those takedown thingamijigs” Applejack complained (I need to say this. After watching that word in Spyro 2:Ripto’s Rage, I can’t believe I’m using it. GLEEEEE!! XD).
Meanwhile, Pinkie was on her merry way through the track, and had already gotten to the first forth of the track. While the track was hard, she just barely crashed into the walls. Apparently her “Pinkie abilities” made her not go crash every two seconds. As Dr. House would say, interesting. Applejack however, had a bit more trouble, but the boost she had gotten from the constant hitting to her opponents kept her on track, and was slowly gaining some distance on Pinkie, with the help of Luna, even though the opponents weren’t being left behind. I looked at her, and her face was one of annoyance and determination.
“Come on! I want to get to Pinkie, and I ain’t letting you get in my way” Applejack cried. She was rather on lit on fire, like Spike, only in her case, you could see the fire coming out of her body. ‘And again…fire to fire fire!’ I chanted once again, this time cursing the Scissor Sisters song because of how catchy to me was the chorus. I think Luna was beginning to get infected by said fire.
“COME YOU INSOLENT WRETCHES! LET US SHOW YOU OUR POWER! THY WILL FEEL OUR MIGHT!” She said, and I say said, because she spoke in her Royal Canterlot Voice. Once again, ouch went my ears. I then turned to look at Celestia, who had a very surprised face, but I could see that she was also enjoying the moment. So I told her with a smug smile.
“I believe that you are enjoying the fact that Luna is having fun, no?” The moment I said this she looked at me with the same surprised face, but afterwards she smiled.
“Yes. To be honest with you, the castle can be quite the…tedious place, and we do not possess such stress relievers” She told me. To this I smiled as well.
“I completely understand. I certainly would not know what I would do in your case heh. Not to offend or anything” I quickly corrected. I know the phrase “Hell hath no fury like a woman”. This is a princess with almost unlimited power, a horn and wings, and from a parallel word. Translation, Thou will not enrage Celestia.
“Not at all. I am however curious on your history of politics. That is, if you have them” She said.
“Well, like with Twilight, I will have to ask you to wait until later. (Giggle) I will tell about my race, soon enough” I told her. Whether I looked forward to that talk or not, I wasn’t sure.
By now the race was in the final quarter of the race, and Applejack had been catching to Pinkie very slowly, also bringing the rest of the cars. By now she was hollering like a madmare, along with Luna. I think the fact of all that happened in the race, was getting her to the point of near madness in gaming. Awesome.
Then only three turns were left. And Applejack was now really close to Pinkie Pie.
“I’m finally close to ya Pinkie. How ‘bout I go and crash that car of yours huh?” She asked her, a bit of desire, frustration, madness, and determination in her voice. Man she was getting scary.
“Sure. And then I can go to yours and cross the finsh line together” She answered, Okay Pinkie is Pinkie still. This is getting weird.
Just then Applejack finally got to her and tried to ram Pinkie’s car, but said party pony was avoiding every attempt.
“Stay…still!” She yelled. Pinkie however was laughing like there was no tomorrow. Suddenly, the race was resolved in a matter of seconds.
When they were turning the last curve, Pinkie didn’t pay attention. She got hit by what I call the Big Bad Tanker, and exploded upon contact, letting Applejack pass like the wind to the finishing line. While Pinkie was in a state of laughter and UHHHH AHHHH, which I did not know it existed, Applejack simply went…well …a combination of Fluttershy in her YAY state, Pinkie Pie, and if I’m not mistaken, Rainbow Dash after she won the Best Young Flyer competition. AKA she. Went. NUTS.
“YES I WON! After all that crashing and hitting and stuff. THANK YOU PRINCESS LUNA FOR YOUR HELP!” After she yelled all that, she went and hugged the hell out of said princess. Needless to say, she was very surprised.
And after that, Applejack finally went down from her “Super joy” state, and when she realized who she was hugging, she simply blushed like an apple…literally.
“Oh GOSH! OH MY STARS! Ah’m mighty sorry Princess. I didn’t realize it” She apologized.
“Do not worry. I actually felt the same way when we won. I’m glad I could help” Princess Luna told her, dismissing it with a waving hoof. At this, Applejack reduced her blush and went back into her current standing position. At that I took my cue to finish the “semifinals”.
“Well, Applejack is the winner! With this I declare the next and final round. Spike vs Applejack!”
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Well that is that. Hoped you enjoyed the races. Once again. I will tell you to tell me who YOU want to win. It will be epic like DBZ XD. Nah something like that. Anyways, after my super rant, I don’t have anything more to say XD. I’m tired, I spent a lot of the day doing this. With that the catchphrase. Comment, R&R, let your inner Grammar Nazi out, haters ignored, flamers abhorred, etc, etc. CPM out.
EDIT: Wait is over guys. Expect the new chapter between today night, and tomorrow morning.