Summertime Road Trip

by JusSonic


Chapter 1: Holiday Road!

Chapter 1: Holiday Road!

"Bye kids, enjoy your summer off!" Cheerilee calls out to her students as they leave the schoolhouse. It's time that the foals has waited for all year: summer vacation!

The ponies needed a vaca after the madness involving the Dark Water which Bai Tza has made a long time ago. This stuff ended up corrupting the Mane Six, turning them crazy and causing trouble. Fortunately, Spike, Ben, Nyx, the CMC, Princess Luna, Pinkamena's group and their pals were able to fix the mess and restore the Mane Six to normal.

The Mane Six felt a bit terrible for what they did, but luckily, they were forgiven. After all, it isn't the first time ponies were turned bad against their will (they did forgave Rarity for her brief time as Nightmare Rarity).

As things went back to normal and summer has arrived, the ponies of Ponyville prepare for their own summer, especially Twilight Sparkle who is working on tying to prepare a speech to congratulate the most recent graduates of Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns.

Our main focus is on a certain former bully known as Diamond Tiara who is walking Sweetie Belle home. Diamond remarks, "Well, things in Ponyville is toned down a bit especially after what happened."

"I know, Rarity felt a bit bad for what she and her friends did. They are staying out of spotlight until things die down." Sweetie chirped a bit. "I was worried I would lose her."

"Yeah, yeah, so what shall we do for summer? Hit the arcade? Sugar Cube Corner? Watch TV at my house? I got this big screen that can put a hologram to shame."

"Sorry, but I will be out of town this summer."

"What, out of town?" Diamond Tiara ask a bit surprised. "Where are you going that take you away from your pals?"

"Oh, well, we're going to Whinny Land." Sweetie chirps happily as she heads off. Hearing that made the filly shocked and alarmed.

"Wait, wait. Whinny Land?! One of the most happiest places in Equestria?! The extremely popular amusement park?!"

"Yeah! Applejack and Rarity told me they went there while AJ was going on a trip...into the wrong place. So we decided to head THERE this summer. I'm pretty sure you have gone to this park a lot."

"Not anywhere near as often as you think. Sure, I have more than enough money to easily afford tickets and transportation, but Dad is almost always too busy and I only trust my mother maybe one tenth as far as I can throw her with one hoof." Diamond Tiara remarks, rolling her eyes in disapproval. She may have enough money, but her parents are either too busy and/or cannot be trusted.

"Understood. Okay, that makes sense." Sweetie said with a shrug, understanding her friend's point.

"Unfortunately, this time is no exception as far as "'Daddy being too busy'" goes. I must admit I considered asking Silver if she wanted to come along, but she is busy with her part time summer job."

"So why would she have a summer job? It's not like she needs the money."

"Well, she is trying to raise the money to buy her mother a good birthday present without dipping into her allowance." Diamond admits to what her friend is doing.

"In other words, she is trying to buy her mother a present without using her mother's money." Sweetie said, arching an eyebrow at this.

"Well, yeah."

"Hey, Sweetie!" A familiar voice spoke up. The two fillies saw Sweetie's parents, Hondo Flanks and Cookie Crumbles, packing up the last of their stuff in the car. Hondo, the one who spoke, continues, "Got the last of the stuff in!"

"We're ready to hit the road!" Cookie Crumbles giggles as she got into the car.

"Well, bye, Diamond! See you when I get back!" Sweetie exclaims as she heads off to the car.

Diamond Tiara hesitates as she watch her friend goes to the car, preparing to head off. The former bully, half of her, wishes to go...but would her former enemy and her family let her go?

Diamond Tiara winces a bit as she watches on. Hondo spoke up, "Okay! You all wanna hit the outhouse before we go?"

"Nope!" The females exclaims happily, assuring him that they are all ready.

"Okay! Let's go!!!!"

Diamond Tiara moves out of the way as the car moves away from the house and heads off. The former bully hesitates...then rushes after the car.

"Wait, wait, WAIT!!!" Diamond Tiara screams as she jumps at the car, hitting the back hard.

"Hold up." Cookie Crumbles said in concern, making her husband stop the car. "I thought we hit something."

The ponies looks out to see Diamond Tiara, dizzy and coming up to the driver's window. Hondo spoke, "Oh, Miss Tiara."

"Did you want to go on our trip too?"

"Well, uh, uh...oh, well, I am sure you wouldn't want an extra coming along." Diamond Tiara said quickly. She decided to play a pity card, in hopes that Sweetie's family would go along. "I will spend my summer...all alone. By myself...without Silver Spoon or Maxin, who is on vacation, to be with..."

"Awww, mom, dad, can't Diamond come along?" Sweetie Belle ask her parent, giving out the puppy dog eyes look. "Please?"

"Yes, please? I mean...whatever. It's..."

"Well, did you ask your parents?" Cookie Crumbles ask Diamond Tiara in concern. She didn't want to take her along and worry Filthy and Spoiled Rich.

"Just a sec." Diamond Tiara said nervously.

As if by impossible means, Diamond Tiara rushes off and head back home in a sec. Her parents are in the living room, reading magazine and/or counting money.

"Mommy, daddy, I'm going out this summer!" Diamond Tiara exclaims happily to her parents. "Can I go with a friend please?"

"Why sure, honey. Have fun." Filthy Rich said to his daughter with a chuckle without looking up from his money.

"Sure, whatever." Spoiled Rich snaps in an uncaring tone of voice. She apparently doesn't care if Diamond is out of town, as long as it's out of her mane.

Then, by impossible means once more, Diamond Tiara rushes back to Sweetie Belle's car, then smiles while saying, "Yes?”

"Awww, all right, sure. The more, the merrier!" Hondo Flanks laughs as Diamond Tiara bounces up and down eagerly, but calms down somewhat. "You can get in the back with Sweetie!"

Diamond Tiara didn't waste time in getting into the back. Sweetie laughs, "All right! One of my pals is coming! You're going to love this trip!"

"Yeah, sure..." Diamond Tiara said, suddenly nervous as the car drove off, heading on its way to Whinny Land. She should be happy, the filly gets to go along.

So why does she got a bad feeling of what's to come?

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Sweetie's family traveled through some hot wasteland as they and Diamond Tiara are on their way to Whinny Land. The family sung one of their songs while Diamond had to listen.

Family: 67 bottles of Apple Cider on the wall
67 bottles of Apple Cider
If one of these bottles just happened to fall
66 Bottles of Apple Cider on the wall

"Well, at least Apple Cider is not an alcoholic drink." Diamond remarked, shaking her head.

"Well, we don't drink alcohol in our family, Diamond." Cookie Crumbles said to Diamond with a giggle.

"Phew. It's hot." Diamond Tiara said, sweating a bit. "Can someone turn the AC on?"

"Sorry, AC wastes gas, let me crack a window up for ya." Hondo Flanks said, opening a window. Suddenly a bunch of wind blows throughout the car, causing the stallion to close it. "Whoa! Now I remember, its blows out there!"

"Yeah, blows." Diamond Tiara mumbles with her mane a big mess from the wind.

"You okay, Diamond?" Sweetie ask as she helps Diamond fixes her mane.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Now I can see why else your sister chose not to come." Diamond Tiara said to Sweetie with a sigh. "Besides laying low from the dark water incident."

"Don't remind me." Sweetie said, not wanting to get into that. "Anyway, maybe this can help."

Sweetie's horn glows as a cloud appears above Diamond, causing it to sprinkle a bit on her.

"Feel better?" Sweetie ask her friend with a grin.

"Yeah, much better. Thanks, Sweetie Belle." Diamond said with a relaxed sigh.

"Well, anyone want to play a game?" Hondo Flanks ask with a smile. "We can play..."

"Spot the wagon?! Spot the wagon?!" Sweetie asked excitedly.

"Ha ha ha! Okay, Sweetie, spot the wagon!" Hondo laughs, this made Sweetie squeal in delight.

"Spot the wagon? Like farm wagons, or chuck wagons?" Diamond ask Sweetie curiously as she cooled down in the rain.

"Any kind of wagon!" Sweetie exclaimed with a giggle.

"Here they come." Hondo said with a smirk. Sure enough, a bunch of wagons are approaching.

"THERE'S A WAGON, THERE'S A WAGON, THERE'S A WAGON!" The family laughs as they jump around, causing Sweetie to unknowing slamming her friend into the seat.

"Fun game." Diamond said with a groan. Unfortunately, more wagons approaches, causing them to jump around like mad.

"THERE'S A WAGON, THERE'S A WAGON, THERE'S..." The family stops as they saw a different vehicle passing. "Oops! A truck!"

The family laughs happily. Sweetie, realizing that she's crushing Diamond, spoke sheepishly, "Oops, sorry Diamond!"

"Ouchie." Diamond groans as she recovers. "Warn a filly next time!"

"No problem." Sweetie agreed.

"Oh, tunnel coming up, tunnel coming up!" Cookie Crumbles giggles eagerly as a tunnel is coming up. "Everyone, hold your breath once we get in and make a wish."

"Wait, does that even make sense?" Diamond Tiara ask skeptically. Whoever heard of holding yoyr breath and make a wish.

"Yeah! If you do so the whole time, it will be come true!" Sweetie exclaims in delight.
This got Diamond convinced as said with a shrug, "Okay, why not?"

Everyone holds their breaths upon entering the tunnel. Diamond Tiara was groaning a bit. She holds this is worth it.

"I wish I was in Whinny Land, I wish I was in Whinny Land." Diamond Tiara groans out. She is turning blue, this tunnel appears to be taking forever. Everyone is turning red. "I wish I was in Whinny Land..." Some light shows up, the end of the tunnel is near. "I...CAN'T TAKE IT!!!"

Diamond Tiara let his breath out earlier, sending her to the back of the car. Once the car is out, everyone exhaled, sending breath throughout the car.

As the ponies recover, Diamond faints to the floor seat, groaning, "I miss school..."

Sweetie's family, meanwhile, was laughing after they recovered. They hugged each other as Cookie Crumbles remarked happily, "Oh, I love that game!"

"Right, last time, I wished for a cutie mark...and that was before I became friends with you." Sweetie giggles. It's true, she did the same game a while before she and her friends got their cutie marks. "Yours didn't came true, Diamond."

"Unfortunately no." Diamond Tiara said with a sigh. She then realizes somethings. "Wait, hang on. Your wish didn't come true this time!"

"Oh, it did, Diamond." Cookie Crumbles said with a smile.

"To be a happy family forever and ever." The family all said at once happily, making Diamond Tiara groans. Awkward!

"Oh, why am I not surprised?" Diamond Tiara asked dryly.

It took a few minutes as the family arrives near a restaurant area. They stopped to get some grub.

Of course, in this case, they stopped in a parking lot where the family took out their meals and eat like mad, much to Diamond's concern.

"You aren't even going in to order?" Diamond Tiara ask in disbelief.

"We are kinda low on cash." Sweetie mumbles with her mouth full.

"Well, I got my Equestrian card." Diamond Tiara said, taking a credit card out. "Daddy told me never to leave home without it. Mind if I get myself a meal?"

"Go right ahead, Diamond." Hondo said with a smile.

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"Geez, I ordered a lot." Diamond Tiara mumbles as she pushes a cart full of food. The filly must be hungry. "I normally have Maxin do this but he's not here."

"Come on, Diamond, we got to hit the road." Hondo said, smiling as Diamond got the food into the back of the cart. "Don't eat it all in one place. Heh heh heh."

Once Diamond is in the car, the family proceed in heading off on their way once more. Diamond hums as she stuffs herself. This makes up for watching Sweetie's family eating.

"Here, have some." Diamond Tiara offers as she gives some food to Sweetie.

"Thanks!" Sweetie giggles as she eats some food.

"And while I stuffed my face, I will stuff my mind with this." Diamond Tiara said as she took out a comic book. "The first issue ever of Power Ponies! Took me forever to get and beg daddy for this! Here." The former bully then hands the comic book to Sweetie. "Have a read."

"Uh, Diamond. We don't let Sweetie eat and read on family road trips." Cookie Crumbles said to Diamond in precaution, wagging a hoof at her.

"Geez. What is it with parents thinking comics today ruin the foal's mind?"

"Not that, Diamond." Sweetie groans out. Diamond's eyes widen in shock as the filly is turning green while her eyes swirl. "Eating and reading in the car...makes me...gulp...car sick!"

It gets worst. The car is going up and down hills, sending the food around. Sweetie is getting more sick by the moment! Diamond held as Sweetie is turning purple and blue. It won't be long before the poor unicorn filly throws up!

Frantically, Diamond grabs an empty ice cube container and held it in front of Sweetie. No good as the filly bloated and groans some more. The Earth pony even grabs the hat that Hondo is wearing and held it out, but Sweetie is bloating some more. Diamond grabs a bucket, but guess what? Sweetie bloats even more, turning more blue!

Diamond tries her best to open a window but it won't open. Then something is about to happen that made Diamond's eyes widened in fear: Sweetie's eyes swirl like mad as she is about to vomit...on the Power Ponies magazine!

"NO! NOT ON THE COMIC!!!" Diamond is heard screaming. But it's too late, the sounds of vomiting can be heard as something "hits" the comic. "Nooooo!!!"

"Told ya Sweetie shouldn't eat and read." Cookie Crumbles is heard remarking to Diamond.