The Adventure of Two Dimensions
Chapter 2: The Showdown of Speed
WARNING: THIS CHAPTER WILL BE A SHORT ONE. I HAVE CHANGED HOW MANY LAPS TO ONE, SO I DON'T BORE YOU.
The entire town was buzzing with excitement, as they gathered around the start line at Sweet Apple Acres. The sun was up, with not a cloud in the sky. The race between Sonic and Rainbow was about to begin. All that was left was for Twilight to raise the flag to start. Both of the racers took their places on the start line and gave each other a last cocky remark. "Sure you don't wanna back out, Skittles?" Sonic asked Rainbow, with his usual cocky tone. "Why back out when I know I'm gonna win?" Rainbow replied. Twilight began the countdown. "On your marks, get set, GO!" Twilight shouted as both of the speedsters took off. "Ha! I knew I was gonna w- huh?" Rainbow began but was cut short by a blue blur racing next to her. "Hey, how ya doing, Skittles?" Sonic asked as they ran and flew into the Everfree Forest.
Sonic was using his agility to leap off of one tree trunk to the next at near-mach speed, while Rainbow was expertly dodging the oncoming branches with her reflexes. Sonic noticed a large clearing leading to an exit, so he leapt to it and began to get cocky, so he ran backwards while talking to Rainbow. "So, Skittles, how does it feel to not be fastest anymore?" Sonic's cocky tone returned. Rainbow only growled. Sonic's cockiness soon got the best of him, as he ran straight into a tree. Rainbow's laughter soon faded away as she got farther away. Sonic then bolted onto his feet and sped after Rainbow. The exit could only fit one at a time, so it was a final bolt to the exit to see which one would be first out of the forest and have the advantage over the other on the next leg of the race. Rainbow was first, having gained a small advantage with Sonic's blunder; however, Sonic caught her up in seconds, and passed her with little resistance. Rainbow was stunned to see Sonic go even faster than he had in the beginning, so she went even faster, but it just wasn't enough to catch the blue hedgehog, so he went through the gap first, with Rainbow close behind.
Sonic was speeding toward Ponyville with his rainbow-maned challenger trying in vain to catch him. The streets of Ponyville nearest to the perimeter were blocked off to pedestrians so Sonic didn't hit them, and there were high-tech height sensors on Rainbow so she didn't cut a portion of the race out, and they temporarily disabled her wings to make her fall to the desired height, courtesy of Tails, who had just woken up earlier. As the speedsters raced around the streets, everyone at Sweet Apple Acres was buzzing in excitement, including Tails, who (obviously) was rooting for Sonic. "So, can I please have an explanation for what's going on here?" Tails asked Twilight. "I'll explain, and I do have a name. My name is Twilight Sparkle. So, what's your name?" Twilight asked Tails. "Its Miles Prower, but everyone calls me Tails." Tails replied. "Ah, nice to meet you then, Tails. I'll introduce you to my friends after the race. Oh, speaking of which, here they come!"
As if right on cue, two blurs came speeding down the path towards the gate. Rainbow tried a last-ditch effort to win, so she began to speed up. Sonic then saw a mach cone form around Rainbow, and then was stunned to see a rainbow circle and Rainbow speeding to the gate. Sonic saw this as his last ditch effort, so he began to speed up, until a blue aura formed around him, making him zoom towards the finish line at incredible speeds. Rainbow was flying ever closer to victory with every flap of her wings, then suddenly, a blue flash of light appeared next to her and then zoomed off. Rainbow sped up more, until she was neck and neck with Sonic. The finish line was more than 20 meters away, both competitors thought it was to be a draw, but Sonic then sped up just enough so he was just ahead, but Rainbow closed the gap. They both crossed the finish line and it was declared to be a photo finish. The results came in and it turned out that Sonic had won by a nose, literally! Rainbow's self-esteem was crushed as she heard the announcement, letter by letter. She then flew off at her top speed, obviously upset. Sonic then ran after her, as the cyan Pegasus disappeared into the Everfree Forest…
Yeah, guys. Sorry it's so short. I didn't want to bore you, and I've just gone back to school. I've got tons of things to catch up with, like homework and things like that. I also want to let all of the people who reviewed asking for certain pairings know that I have a poll on my profile where you can vote for which pairings you want. Deadline is for the 10th chapter, which should be in January of next year if all goes well. Well, see you in the next chapter!
