• Published 19th Jul 2013
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Wheely Bopper Rides On - Chaotic Note



A strange mare with wheels for legs arrives in Ponyville to compete in a race. Shenanigans ensues.

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Chapter 1: Wheels...

Bon Bon trotted up to her tiny little shop on main street, flipping the sign from Closed to Open. She grabbed the handle of her plastic watering can with the whites of her teeth, pouring the water from inside it to quench the thirst of her budding lilies. When finished, she gently placed the can back on the ground, and brushed the tiny sweats off her brow, looking up at the waking sun. Today was sure going to be a beautiful day.

“Good morning, sun,” Bon Bon greeted, saying it to nopony in particular but the celestial star. “You’re looking mighty beautiful today as usual.”

As one of the most early of risers, Bon Bon didn’t have anypony else to greet in the morning, so she picked up the habit of saying hello to the sun every time it rose. Her mint-green companion, Lyra, teased her for this habit of hers, but Bon Bon scolded her for that. After all, if Lyra can have a full time job studying the ancient ruins of humans – which was an odd job in her opinion – then why can’t Bon Bon say hi to the sun? She loved that dear mare to death, but the beige candy maker honestly thought her wife could be silly sometimes with her logic.

Of course, she had seen and experienced weirder things. Like that time when the three-headed behemoth, Cerberus, had invaded their tiny village of Ponyville, frightening the wits out of her poor neighbors. She could have sworn old mare Mary almost had the horrible fate of a heart attack, but the sturdy senior managed by the end of the scare.

That reminds me, Bon Bon thought. I’m gonna have to thank Fluttershy later. I don’t remembering giving her my thanks for saving our lives again. Maybe a gift basket of bonbons will do!

Bon Bon had a skip in her step as she thought about the simple joy of sending the shy mare a gift. It was nice to do nice things after all. That’s what her mother had always told her. If she was going to make that gift basket, Bon Bon is going to have to open those doors to her little candy shop in order to start creating those delicious sweets. She moved her hoof to the insides of one of her flank pockets, a special place where they could hold things where their cutie marks were. A lot of other creatures thought it was weird that ponies would have biological containers, but Bon Bon didn’t really care. The pockets were really convenient after all, and no other creatures had such wonderful pockets.

“Now to just unlock the door,” Bon Bon whispered to herself as she dug out the key, and moved to insert it into the keyhole.

But before she could do such a thing, a loud sound had made itself known to her ears from far away. To Bon Bon, it was a cute noise, but what could cause such a sound? It almost reminded the mare of geese and the way they—

*Honk Honk!!*

*Honk Honk!!*

“Now what in the World was that?” Bon Bon twisted her head to the right where Ponyville’s gateway was. “It sounded like it came over there.”

Leaving the door forgotten, Bon Bon stowed away her key, and moved towards the gate to see what happening. The gate was always open as it had nopony to attend to it, so maybe with a little luck Bon Bon could be the first mare to witness what was happening. Nothing interesting happens in Ponyville, except for a few dangerous things here and there, so Bon Bon was quite curious to see what was coming to town. It didn’t sound quite like a thing that could chew her insides out, so maybe it was friendly?

Maybe it’s one of those fancy horseless carriages like those con artists had. Wait… could they be back? I’ll have to warn Applejack then.

With her new suspicion, Bon Bon quickened her pace from a walk to a trot in order, wanting to know whom was the new pony in town. That is, of course, if it was a pony at all. Could be a brute of a griffin, or a muscular, hulking minotaur like Iron Will. Or maybe even another zebra?

Wait, why would a zebra have a horseless carriage anyway? I don’t think they could own such mechanical things… could they? I always thought they were the nature type of people. Oh just look at yourself, Bon Bon. You’re thinking things ahead again.

Finally arriving at the gate, Bon Bon looked down the path to see who it was. There was a hill just father up ahead, and the honking didn’t sound too far off. She could hear it nearing closer and closer. Her curiosity reached its peak at this moment, and Bon Bon was starting to get the jitters in her legs. She looked around to see if anypony had joined her while she was deep in her thoughts. As a matter of fact, one of them did!

“Hey Quick Fix!” Bon Bon greeted the brown unicorn mare who was Ponyville’s local engineer and inventor. “How’s your morning?”

“Pretty good!” Quick Fix quickly replied, her white mane flowing with the light spring breeze that waved over them. Her cutie mark was that of an iron spanner. “I heard a car nearby, and I wanted to check it out. You didn’t happen to see one go by, did you?”

“No, I haven’t. Is that what those horseless carriages are called?”

“Correctamundo!” Quick Fix happily answered. She then frowned a little. “Gee, I never used that word, and I hope I will never say it again.”

“Me neither,” Bon Bon giggled. “That really sounded awkward.”

The two shared a quick laugh together before giving the road ahead of them their attention.

“So is the car coming this way?” Quick Fix asked.

“Yup. That’s where— ”

*Beep Beep!!*

“There is is!”

“Oh! It sounds really close!”

The two mares fastened their hooves to the dirt ground beneath them, holding their excitement in check. Bon Bon, whose curiosity flared up intensely, and Quick Fix, whose passion for cars and machinery burned brightly, kept their eyes on that hill. The hill from where the car will drive over, and the two mares can finally see who was coming over to their rural home.

*Beep Beep!!*

“Well… that wasn’t I was expecting at all.” Quick Fix mumbled with a bewildered look painted on her face.

“Neither did I,” Bon Bon clarified, her expression mirroring her friend’s.

An ash-grey pegasus mare with yellow and green hair had rose over the hill, proudly donning the colors of the rainbow on her behind and hind legs. The mare had no cutie mark in fact, and her tail had an added color highlight of sunset-orange at the end of it. Her reddish eyes glistened like roses that weren’t very bright at all, but weren’t very dull either. Her red eye color was somewhere in between the two hues. But that wasn’t the unique feature of her at all. It was…

“Does she have wheels on her hooves?” Quick Fix asked.

“No… I think they are her hooves.”

Indeed she did. Four wheels were in place of the strange, but cute, mare’s hooves, allowing the pegasus to ride on the ground like a car. It wasn’t what Bon Bon was expecting to see, but it sure was a sight to see in their simple town.

“Beep Be- hack augh,” the strange mare coughed a little as she drove up to them, making sure the mouth germs didn’t fly towards their direction. She then grew a grin on her face, giving them a cheery impression. “Hello! Could you please help me figure where the motel is? My wheels are just killing me right now!”

Quick Fix, still gaping at the mare, didn’t respond, and only kept silent in awe. Bon Bon, who had a more rational mind, quickly snapped out of her trance, shaking her head a little.

“The Cozy Stable is that way,” Bon Bone directed the mare, point to where Ponyville’s motel stood. “Um… mind if I catch your name?”

“Oh! It’s Wheely Bopper, but you can call me Bops!”

“Bops huh?” Bon Bon chuckled. “I’ll be sure to remember that.”

Wheely smiled back, and rode onward to the Cozy Stable. Bon Bon waved good bye to the mare, but the candy maker couldn’t help but have an itch at the back of her mind. Was it something she forgot to mention to the mare? Or was it a question? Oh wait, she remembered now!

“Hey!” Bon Bon called after Wheely. “Mind if I ask why you’re here?”

“Oh! I’m just here to compete in the race! It’s not going to happen until a couple weeks, but I’m just here to chill until then. Ciao!”

“O- oh… okay. Bye.”

Wheely Bopper… what a kind but strange mare, Bon Bon thought. She could almost rank this up to Lyra’s obsession with humans. Almost.

“Whuh?” Quick Fix mumbled, slurping up the saliva that was dripping out of her mouth. “Did I miss something?”

“You sure did, Fix,” Bon Bon chuckled, shaking her head at her befuddled friend.

“I- wuh- huh? Um… did we really see a mare with wheels for hooves go by?”

“Yup.”

“Okay… well I’m just going to go home now. Maybe work on fixing Mrs. Cake’s blender,” Quick Fix mumbled even more. “Catch you later, Bon Bon.”

“Take care,” Bon Bon said, waving good bye to the unicorn as she walked off. She looked back at the motel where Wheely had entered, and tipped her head slightly to the side. “Heh. Wait till Lyra gets a kick out of this.”

Comments ( 44 )

~insert random comforting commentary~

2798697>>2798706
Before published:
That doesn't even tell me much!:rainbowlaugh:

I heard a car nearby

They have cars?!

2798785
Did you not read the part about Lyra being a researcher on ancient human civilization. That's a hint right there.:rainbowlaugh:

2798991 Wait a minute, cars are ancient? You're telling me they're slowly devolving when it comes to tech?

2800374
Let's just say... that humans have mysteriously died out at the height of their scientific technology level, and now ponies have became the next sentient, dominant species on The World as well as others (Minotaurs, Griffins, Kirins, and any other talking animal civilizations). (This is not Earth mind you.)

Ponies haven't even thought about cars until Lyra uncovered one of the many ancient ruins of human civilization. That's my headcanon of her: she's the Indiana Jones of anthropology.

2800425 Alright. I'll just...be quiet now. :twilightsheepish:

WOW.

THAT PIC. I'd fave for that alone. But, unsurprisingly, the fic's pretty good, too.

~Skeeter The Lurker

2800425 I am going to blame it on a Biological virus we 'accidentally' created.... either that or Biological Warfare

Finally it's up! you know, I didn't understand why you thought she was cute (and I still without getting it, honestly), maybe if I keep reading I will start to like her with the time. Anyway, great work!:twilightsmile:

But now I'm still waiting for the fanfic with our favorite Mayor doing some "child's play":raritywink:

Ps: I'm taking classes with Rarity about learning how to turn simple words into pervy comments, I still need too much to learn but I give my word has a Virus that I will make you proud Rarity-Sempai!!

Favourited! I cant wait to read this! :scootangel::heart:

I already like where this is going!

wait... is this a Twilight\Wheely Bopper fic? :rainbowderp:

I seem to have stumbled into that part of Fimfiction again...

*Favorited to read later*

I see Quick Fix is nabbing Time Turner's lines. :pinkiehappy:

O-oh:pinkiegasp:
Well this is the first Wheely Bopper story I've seen so far:rainbowderp: Hopefully this adorable little mare gets more attention. I mean, the only one I've really seen take a shine to her is Turned A... who apparently did the original lines for the picture:rainbowkiss:
Pioneer fic right here:twilightsheepish:

WheelySparkle ship?:twilightblush:

2901364>>2900006
I won't say who I'm gonna ship in this fic, but maybe the character tags will give you an idea?:duck:

Liking it so far

jz1

2902196
I wonder who...
Perhaps Princess Celestia?:pinkiehappy:

jz1

2904449
Quite right.
It's really Chrysalis in disguise.

2904457
Gah! Why are you doing this?!:derpyderp1:

jz1

2904474
Because I know how close I am to the truth, Cadence! You've always loved Wheely bopper and want her for yourself!

2904481
What? I'm not Cadence. I'm not even a mare!:twilightoops:

jz1

2904531
This is the internet, you can be anybody.
But don't worry Shining, your secret is safe with me.

2904538
I'm not Shining... I'm...
a...
discus.

jz1

2904540
Discord! Get off of the computer before Celestia sees you!
Quickly! Hide! I'll throw her off!

2904542
Don't tell me what to do!
I'm a strong, independent black woman, WHO DON'T NEED NO MAN!:flutterrage:

jz1

2904617
But you said you weren't a mare.

2904626
:trixieshiftright:
... Zebra. I said zebra.

jz1

2904630
This begs otherwise:

What? I'm not Cadence. I'm not even a mare!

2904637
Well I haven't heard of a zebra named Cadence!:duck:

jz1

2904897
Of course you haven't.

Ah internet, you so crazy. And by crazy I mean dear god what drugs were taken to make that picture and where can I purchase them.

2913257> i was not on anything i thought it would be funny

PresentPerfect
Author Interviewer

Any chance you'll finish this? It's kind of hilarious.

4147137
I'll get back to it someday.

Twilight's reaction to meeting Wheely Bopper for the first time: :twilightoops: or at least to some extent something like this.

I like this story, and adding it to my library, The Unusual Multiverse According to Bronies and I hope that you'll continue your work on this.

-The Character

5574951
I'll... definitely try. This story has been getting a bit more attention recently I might as well.:twilightoops:

5574959 Well, it does help that you wrote the mare with wheels so well, the power of word of mouth.

more o this pleeeease :3

In the show: ponyville it's a nomle town

In bronys eyes: ponyville is a hotspot for weirdness

i think im starting to see something that fit i dont know what tho...
(thars still no wind) mmm🤔

Timeline 2

Please continue, theres nothing else quite like it. I wanna see what happens to wheelie bopper next.

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