//------------------------------// // Chapter 5: Pink n' Gray // Story: Equestria Girls: Racers // by Gapeagle //------------------------------// "It's "later" Twilight." "We just got here." "It's later." Twilight sighed as the pink girl harassed her. They were not at Billy's garage but at Pinkie's highrise apartment. The driver would not let them go back there and insisted (or better put, forced) that they would spend the night at her place with her sister. So Sunset, Billy, and Twilight were dragged all the way from the track to the apartment. "Pinkie, look, it's hard to explain," Sunset commented as she peered out of the large window that overlooked the curious city. "How's it so hard to explain why you left us all?" Pinkie grumbled. "Because I didn't." Twilight defended herself. "I thought you would already know this." "That you're from an alternate universe where you are all horses?" Pinkie asked monotonously. "I know that part, who do ya think I am?" "Then what's left to explain?" Twilight shrugged. Everyone ignored Billy's confusion entirely. The mechanic had his mouth open as wide as his tired eyes. His finger often drifted from Sunset to Twilight while he muttered softly. "Why you left us for Torque!" Pinkie demanded. "That's what needs to be explained." "So my counterpart left you guys?" Twilight asked already knowing the answer. "Heck yeah! We all were trying to beat Torque and get the grand prize, but no, your twin had to abandon us! She made all the nice gear for us! After she left, we kinda just....drifted apart." Pinkie looked at floor when she finished her sentence. "That's terrible. Why did my counterpart leave?" Twilight asked. "No idea! It was so sudden and she was all like "I gotta go, bye.""Pinkie imitated a Twilight by pressing an invisible pair of glasses up her nose. "It was so weird." "Guess that's a mystery to solve." Sunset nodded. Maud entered the room sipping water from a straw. Her usual expression of disinterest was the only emotion she showed. She then cocked her head at Billy and slowly lifted a finger at him. Billy was still gawking at the girls. "What's wrong with him?" She asked. "I told him that Twilight and Sunset are from a pony-world." Pinkie explained. "Hm, alright." Maud took another sip. Billy mumbled louder and he stood up from his chair. His fat finger made a full circle around the room. His eyes displayed all of his confusion. Sunset shrugged at him. She was used to the reaction by now. She had seen the same shocked expression from some police officers when she had to explain the Fall Formal Incident to them. She was planning on to plea insanity for her actions, but luckily they were so confused that they gave up on the case. "I...I don't.....I don't understand..." Billy mumbled. "You don't need to, Billy." Twilight told him gently. "It's actually not that big of a deal." "Big deal?" He stuttered. "Big deal? Oh what a bunch of nonsense! Ya'll can't be serious 'bout this! I won't believe it!" "And that's fine." Sunset nodded. "As long as you keep helping us and being a friend, I'm game." "I ain't ya girls' 'friends.' I just gonna help ya, that's all. That's all." He stressed. Pinkie looked a little upset about the response from the disgruntled mechanic. She eyed him rather aggressively before crossing her arms in silence. Not a moment later her hair puffed a little and a large smile engulfed her pink face. "Huh!" She gasped. "I totally forgot! Rarity is in this section of the city this week! She has to race against some guys and all. You know, the usual. But! I think we can go see her before her race tomorrow night. She may not be all that happy to see you, Twilight, but I can't see her rejecting you. Since you're the other Twilight, I'll tell you that she has a reeeeaaaaalllly expensive club atop the Gala's Tower. You have to wear these fancy dresses and act all fancy to enter. It'll be fun!" "Like we could get in there." Sunset huffed. "With how Billy talks, we have to race her first it seems." "Oh.....Yeah...." Pinkie blew her hair out of her face. "That makes sense. I mean, I've been to Rare's parties before....They are a little stuck-up anyway. Well! You can start racing and maybe get her attention. Usually having a high ranking racer as your friend will do the work, but not for Rarity. So...Yeah, she can reject you. Well, not her, but her massive bouncer named Robbie Punchhard. Yup, his name fits." Sunset and Twilight looked at each other thoughtfully. They both wanted to see this Rarity. But they also did not want to be shut down by their "friend" either. It was a risk or reward situation. Twilight had made many of these choices before. Being denied wouldn't be THAT bad, right? Besides, she thought, Spike wouldn't mind seeing Rarity... "Spike!" Twilight cried. "He's still at the garage! We've been gone for hours!" Sunset lifted her arms in panic as well. "Gah! We can't leave him alone for a night in this world." Pinkie made one of her classic shocked gasps. Maud was....Maud. Billy sighed in relief, obviously glad an excuse to leave the apartment was discovered. Twilight jumped out of her, almost stumbling awkwardly onto the floor. All her thoughts worried about poor Spike, being there alone far longer than what they told him. "We have to go!" Twilight panicked. "I'll drive you there!" Pinkie offered. "I think Billy can drive us back..." Sunset suggested meekly. "Naw, she dragged us here remember? My truck is at the track still. Well, hopefully it ain't stolen..." "Then we can all ride the Party Cannon and we'll bring Gummy!" "The alligator?" Twilight inquired incredously. "Yup!" "How do we ride a party cannon?" Sunset asked. "She means the Viper." Maud answered. "You want to put us all in that racer?" Billy was shocked. "We can't fit in there." "That's what you think." Pinkie chuckled. "It's pretty big on the inside." "How....It's two passenger..." "Billy, don't ask." Twilight told him. "She's Pinkie. Get used to it." "Eep!" Pinkie squealed. "Let's go! We can have the party at your place. Then, then we shall discover the mysterious of this world! Hahaha!" The others looked concerned about their pink friend who laughed maniacally. Then, in less than a flash, they were all gathered in Pinkie's arms and carried down the stairs at a tremendous speed. Billy was scrambling to get free, but the others just accepted the antics and let the girl carry on. Before they knew it, Pinkie had carried them all the way to the high-lift garage where the residents of the higher levels' cars were parked. The pink Dodge Viper. Without any real explanation, she stuffed the three of them into the back, with Maud sitting in the usual passenger seat. Billy was still greatly confused by the bench in the car. "Vipers don't have these..." "Well, mine does! It ain't a ride unless it holds a company or more. Guess what? Three is a company, not two!" Pinkie told him. It was still rather right, especially since Billy was such a large man. He sat in the middle, so both Sunset and Twilight were squashed against the sides. Twilight felt something crawling around her legs and she started to be concerned. "Gah!" She cried. "Something's touching my leg!" "Oh! That's just Gummy." Pinkie replied. The driver reached back and pulled the baby gator into sight. He was as absent-minded looking as Twilight remembered him. Pinkie transferred him a rather large cupholder. He simply sat there and licked his own eyes. "Now let's get to Spike! Onward!" "You don't even know where it is....." Pinkie put it in reverse and swung the car out of its parking spot. Without a half second passing, she put it in drive and stomped on the gas. The few people in the massive parking garage had to flee for their lives as she drove the racer at high speeds through the place. Twilight had a great view of Pinkie's feet. Slamming on the gas and brakes every few seconds. But it did stay on the gas most of the time. "Pinkie! Slow down please! You're going to fast." Sunset panicked. "I don't believe in that, sister!" Pinkie cackled. "Wait? Which one?" Twilight asked. "Yes!" Was the answer. They drifted around a corner as the ramp they were on headed downwards. The garage's walls were made of glass, so Twilight could get a good view of the city they were now residents of. They were high up, almost equal with most of the roofs from the shorter, but not short, buildings. Crisscrossing highways went over the roofs and each other like passing water currents, each of them full of headlights. However, she could not keep her focus on the outside as Pinkie made sure the view was ever-changing. Like the racer she was, her speeds were far beyond what had to be the limit in the garage. Pinkie's tongue hung out like she was wild animal and she leaned forward as if to pounce. Maud remained emotionless as the chaotic driver drove chaotically. "Weeeeeeh!" Pinkie squealed. They hit a highway far above the ground and raced down the road. The slower cars were merely obstacles for Pinkie as she swirled around them.The engine roared with passion and the gears shifted accordingly. The three in the back could be barely thrown about since they were so tightly crammed in the back. Gummy started to growl like an engine. His eyes wandered and had no focus at all. "Vrrrrrr....." He hummed. The street lights flew by, creating a strobe-effect with the speed at which they were passed. The neon signs and lights were almost a blur to the passengers. The massive billboards, due to their largeness, could still be read entirely before they were gone in the rearview mirror. But, because of their size, they took far too much room in the city than what was their worth. Torque, smiling in all of the flat screen TVs that lined the sides of skyscrapers, was sending the same message through everyone one. It was like watching a hundred clones all performing the same actions at the same time. "How did Torque get so...rich?" Sunset asked. "Torque did the impossible." Billy answered. "He beat the former Grandchampions: Luna and Celestia. After that, no one could question that he was the best ever. So all the money swarmed to him, making him the ruler of the city and of racing entirely. Now all he wants is some racer to beat him, but so far, none have come close to beating him and far less are even able to challenge him." "Why?" "Well, you have to beat all the leagues first. Then ya gotta beat the Sisters. That's pretty hard to do. They have the best cars I've ever seen. Only until you beat the Sisters can you qualify as a racer to challenge Torque." "That's we race." Pinkie said. "So that we can be champions! So we can leave our mark on the city." "You all start from the bottom." Maud continued for her sister. "Everyone starts at the bottom." "And that's where we are..." Sunset groaned. "Yup." Billy nodded. "Well, I'm not!" Pinkie stated. "Of course I started there, but I'm in the high Platinum League with some great racers. Maud and I got here by ourselves, right?" "Yes, Pinkie." Maud smiled subtly. Pinkie exited the highway and stormed down a ramp. She did not slow down as the Viper raced down the one-lane ramp. At the bottom she made a tight right on a red light, not yielding at all to oncoming traffic. "This gal is crazy!" Billy uttered. "You just now noticed?" Sunset shook her head. "How do you know where Billy's place is?" Twilight questioned. "I have a GPS." Pinkie answered as she patted Gummy's head. "Oh Lord help me..." Billy groaned. The Viper swerved through an intersection on a hard left. The amount of cars and people dwindled as they went lower and lower to the ground. The lights became infrequent and the signs were in disrepair. Stray dogs scrambled out of the car's way. Pinkie took another turn through a tight alley and swerved out of it on the other side. "Is it bad that I just now noticed we aren't wearing seatbelts?" Susnet gulped. "Pfft! At these speeds, it wouldn't even matter." Pinkie laughed. Twilight blinked in confusion. "Actually Pinkie, that statement is wro-" "We're here!" The driver squealed. All of them looked at Billy's vacant garage as the car made a sudden halt. Pinkie jumped out of the car excitedly and ran for the filthy white backdoor. Maud silently exited the car after slowly unbuckling herself. The three in the back watched them leave as they struggled to move at all. Their only way out of the car was through the doors upfront, but they squirmed about uselessly. All their eyes darted around as the awkward situation became evident. A frown was on all their faces. "So...Who gets out first?" Sunset asked worriedly. (~~~*~~~)