//------------------------------// // Under the Hood of the Author's 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe // Story: Sweetie Belle Can't Find Her Socks. // by Super Trampoline //------------------------------// Super Trampoline was worried. BABSCon officially started in 3 days and 27 minutes. The engine of his sticker-covered 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV had been making funny noises lately, and he figured this was probably the cost of neglecting the "Check Engine" light for so long. Thus why he was currently sitting on a computer in the customer lounge of the Tustin Hyundai dealer, anxiously awaiting the fate of his beloved car and by extension his beloved wallet. Restless, he wandered out to the service yard where it sat. Rounding the corner, he saw his hood up. What he did not expect to see under it was the sight of a white unicorn filly with pink and purple mane curls. She stood on a short stool, poking around his engine block, prodding here and there with weak magic. "Sweetie Belle, what are you doing to my car?!" he yelled, flabbergasted. "Oh, hey, Super," she replied nonchalantly. "You said your car was making funny noises. I figured maybe my socks got stuck in the engine or something." Super Trampoline could only facehoof. "Sweetie, how would your socks even get in my engine? That makes no sense. Also, you're not real. Now please leave my car alone." "You need a car loan?" "Nevermind. Just... go bug your sister or something." "Oh hey, great idea!" And with that, the pony trotted back around the corner and out of sight. Super groaned and rubbed his eyes. "I gotta get more sleep. These hallucinations are getting way too realistic." "Yeah, you really should, agreed the "Sales -->" sign hanging on the wall.