Sunset Shimmer awoke with a start, forgetting her dream within seconds. It took her a little longer to realize precisely where she was. The leather seats, and black dashboard, the blue and yellow medallion hanging from the mirror. It was Flash Sentry's car, of course. It was where she'd fallen asleep, so why would she wake up anywhere else?
Sunset leaned back against the seat, turning her groggy head to the left. There was Flash, standing outside the car and fiddling with one of those fuel-dispensing machines. He didn't seem to notice her, and she was alright with that. He turned after a few more seconds, plucking up the nozzle-on-a-tube and sticking it into the side of his car. It was pretty boring to watch, so Sunset turned her head to the other side.
The gas station wasn't terribly interesting to look at either. There were a few people here and there, coming out of and going into the little convenience store nearby. She leaned toward the window a little, putting one hand on the little armrest built into the door. She could hear Flash open the door behind her, but she didn't bother turning around. "How far are we?" she asked, her eyes still fixed on the storefront.
"Were still a few miles outside of Las Pegasus," Flash replied, strapping himself into his seat. "I would've just driven straight into town, but the tank was so low, and I didn't wanna risk it." He paused for a moment before asking, "There something you wanted to pick up while we're here?"
Sunset shook her head, and watched the convenience store pass of out of sight, being replaced by the boring desert that they'd been driving through for uncounted hours. A few dry plants passed them by, along with the various signs that peppered the side of every road.
"So, you been thinking about what you wanna do first once we get there?"
Sunset hesitated for only a second before giving her answer. "Get a hotel room."
Flash chuckled a bit. "Well, yeah, but what about after that?"
Sunset shrugged. "Didn't really think about it. My mind was on other things, really. Besides, this trip was your idea. Didn't you have a plan?"
"I find that most of my plans fail pretty miserably, so I tend to fly by the seat of my pants."
The image of Flash Sentry flying a few feet above the highway at 90 mph with his hands tightly gripping his own buttocks flashed through Sunset's mind, and she had to struggle a bit to stifle a laugh.
"What?" Flash said innocently.
She turned, catching sight of his trademark goofy grin, and turned away again before it managed to infect her own face. "Nothing, she muttered.
Silence fell for only about a minute before the city came into view. Sunset didn't bother moving much, only swiveling her eyes to take in the city. It probably looked a lot more impressive at night.
"So, what was your mind so occupied with?" Flash glanced over at her. "Or do you not wanna talk about it?"
"It was the past, so no, I don't."