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Boltstrike58


Just a guy who found out that a show about talking ponies is a lot better than I expected.

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Takes place pre-alicorn Twilight.


Twilight Sparkle has begun research on a strange new species in the desert. Unfortunately, it seems this new creature may actually be faster than Rainbow Dash! Rainbow, naturally, isn't too happy about this, and sets out to correct this wrong.
My entry in Estee's Who Crossed Over My Little Pony Contest.
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We got ourselves a new Coyote, Dash is probably gonna get herself smacked a few times and drive herself crazy.

Rainbow's a cartoon herself, I'm sure she'll be fine.

And it seems the coyote's getting some time off as his feathered rival has found somepony to painfully annoy........(pulls out a bag of popcorn)😉

Let the games begin!!!😂:rainbowhuh::twilightsheepish::moustache:

Spike groaned. "Great. More walking around in the hot, dry desert."

... says the dragon whose natural habitat is active volcanoes. :duck:

Aside from that, I'm withholding judgement until the story's complete. For now, let's see where you go with this.

The battle between Rainbow Dash and the elusive Acceleratti Incredibilus will be legendary.

:facehoof: How can we stop Rainbow?
:moustache: ACME Anvil ?
:ajbemused: Rope?
:pinkiehappy: TNT ?
:yay: bird seed?
:duck: Elmer Fudd?
:derpytongue2: W.E, Coyote?
:rainbowlaugh: I gave the bird the bird!
:twilightoops:

Here hoping for random pianos falling from the sky

ROAD RUNNER
Outpacius Most-Anythingus

RAINBOW DASH
Salaco Spectrum

This crossover definitely has me hooked!

As a fan of Looney Tunes, I'm looking forward to more of this and seeing Rainbow making a fool out of herself trying to outrun the Roadrunner.

Ya know, this contest isn't about the fastest straight-line speed but on maneuvering at that speed, Dash is behind on that eight-ball (being a flyer) ... :rainbowhuh:

so, would Wily be involved? And Dash actually helps Road Runner ?

Woah! You've captured the spirit of Looney Tunes really well, physics and logic included. Definitely tracking this one. :derpytongue2:

I have a feeling speed-wise they'll be pretty neck-and-neck, but I don't recall if it's been confirmed that Rainbow can do straight 90-degree turns… :trollestia:

The rest of her complaint would go unheard, as she slammed head-first into a spire of rock that jutted up towards the sky.

I thought pegasus has natural surrounding awareness. If other pegasus found out, she won't hear the end of it.
But as they say, even monkey do fall from time to time.

Dash doesn't know what she's got herself into...

Ri2

While Twilight rolled her eyes, Spike looked a little concerned. "Uh, Rainbow? You know it's just a wild animal, right?" he said. "It doesn't understand—"

Oh, Twilight. He knows EXACTLY what he's doing.

While Twilight rolled her eyes, Spike looked a little concerned. "Uh, Rainbow? You know it's just a wild animal, right?" he said. "It doesn't understand—"

Hahaha, I assure you, that that bird understands a LOT more then he lets on!

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The show established that Rainbow can easily do 90° turns at high speed (see her exit scene from "Three's a Crowd"), but reaction times would still account to give the Road Runner many advantages--much like how Barry Allen could often be outmaneuvered by Eobard Thawne.

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Aha, you do appear to be right about those turns. Nice catch. :rainbowdetermined2:
But yes, the reaction time was exactly the other factor I was thinking about. It just wouldn't have even applied if she couldn't make those turns in the first place. :derpytongue2:

Ok, one chapter in and I'm already hooked. A nice handful of throwbacks to the classic cartoon, and seeing (technically reading) a race between Rainbow and the Roadrunner is definitely gonna be entertaining. :rainbowlaugh:

Also, regardless of what Twilight thinks. That Roadrunner 100% knows what he's doing, for messing with creatures is his second specialty. Kinda reminds me of a certain blue hedgehog...

noone is gonna be able to beat Road-Runner, Not even RD.

MLP has already shown that Rainbow Dash is acutely aware of her surroundings while in flight, even when distracted.

Unfortunately, MLP has not accounted for a critical feature of cartoon desert environments...

Obstacles do not exist until the moment they show up on camera.

Rainbow would have known this if she'd attended ACME Looniversity.

Oh you poor deluded prismatic-haired foal. You have no idea what you are about to experience...

*pulls a Laz-E-Pon out of Stuff Space along with soda and nachos*
Time to watch another whose pride will be their undoing.

Quite clever premise. So from now on. Twilight builds the crazisest contraptions and Rainbow Dash uses them to chase the Road Runner. I wonder if in the end they will meet Kiwi?.

so is rainbow going to fall down cliif wild coyote style

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I'm trying to think of a way to make that happen, which is kinda hard since Rainbow can, y'know, fly.

Based only on feats of speed they performed on-screen, Rainbow can go at least Mach 2, but I recall measuring the distance the roadrunner travels in one scene and calculating a speed of about Mach 400...

Both of them have basically infinite maneuverability, so that's fair, at least

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With your typical Road Runner chase sequence, gravity always finds a way to cause pain. If it's not from Wile E. falling off a cliff, it's from the cliff falling on him.

Drop a boulder on Rainbow Dash.

Extra points if the boulder is Boulder, Maud's pet rock.

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True, but as shown with "Griffon the Brushoff", she can still be caught by surprise when very much annoyed. :pinkiehappy:
Of course, MLP wasn't always consistent with its own continuity. :facehoof:

Rainbow you are going to regret messing with the Roadrunner....so much.

But we shall enjoy watching you suffer so much, so that'll even things out. Perfectly balanced...as all things should be.

I'm wondering now, what kind of silly scientific names we'll be seeing.

*PING*
ROAD RUNNER: Ludicrous Celeritavis

*PING*

RAINBOW DASH: Equiris Volatilis

Heh, heh. Just thought of some way this story could probably end after Rainbow Dash concedes that this bird may be as fast as her:

:yay: Girls! Look at this adorable, little mouse I discovered!
Mouse: Yee-haw! Epi! Epi! Undalay! Yee-haw!
(Mouse takes off in a cloud of dust)
:rainbowdetermined2: Oh, no, you don't! I am NOT letting a mouse be faster than me!
(Rainbow Dash takes off after the mouse)
:facehoof: Ugh! Here we go again!

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Definitely before the end of the contest deadline. There's only gonna be one or two more.

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Yeah, all that was really missing was Dash declaring "Of course, you realize, this means war!".

Y'know, Road Runner never had a worthy rival since Speedy Gonzales. This will be legendary.

Being a huge Looney Tunes fan, I knew I had to read this. 😆 And it was great! I loved how Rainbow Dash took the Road Runner's existence and speed so personally. This honestly could stand as it is as a one-shot, but I see it's marked incomplete, and admittedly I'm curious to see more of Rainbow Dash's coyote-like attempts to best the bird. I'll be keeping an eye on this one :pinkiehappy:

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