Smiling Critters: Ancestra Au (Cancelled)

Bridge Almost Closed...

It was Monday, it was already the fifth day that Crafty had been on the streets, thirsty and hungry, it wasn't much, but he could already feel the pain of his empty stomach. She walked slowly while holding her belly to distract her hunger.

The girl walked along the sidewalk, few people paid attention to her, and even noticing her condition, they didn't think about helping directly. Every now and then she stopped at some houses or cafes, and asked for something, mainly water, and they all gave it to her, even food.

“It’s difficult… where could she be? I'm almost close to that big tower... I've seen many cars pass by and I haven't seen any with anyone similar to those two... the feathered man and the purple cat" thought the unicorn as she watched the cars pass by, she was sitting on a bench on the sidewalk, luckily there was shade.

Crafty tried to remember what both adults' cars looked like, one was blue and the other was purple, the engine noise was clearly distinct but somewhat similar, and also, quite loud.

Soon it was getting dark and the streets were getting emptier and emptier. Crafty was getting ready to go to the alley with the pipes, but something got in the way of his thoughts: the roar of engines.

— Wait a minute, their cars are very different from the ones I've seen, I also heard that some guys are planning to meet at Incript, since there's going to be a battle of car groups! — she said as she left that alley, going to the sidewalk, waiting for one of those noisy vehicles.

It took a while, but soon someone was heard approaching. The girl quickly stood on the sidewalk and tried to get the attention of the car that was coming. The driver noticed and slowed down until he finally stopped, a little further ahead of where the girl was. The car? A humble white Ferrari F355.

— Is there a problem, girl? — said the man after lowering the car window, he was a simple human.

— Not really… but could you help me with something? I would like to go to Incript… — she said, leaning lightly on the car window.

— Sure, why not, come in — he opened the door for the unicorn to enter.

— Thank you, sir, you helped me a lot — she said very gratefully.

The human left with the car and at the first turn he got in and started following the opposite path to which he had come previously. The vehicle was fast and this took a breath from the girl, she felt the “jolt” and her adrenaline rose slightly, making her smile and her fur stand on end.

— Hehe, did you like the speed? — asked the man smiling and almost laughing.

— Heh… y-yes? That’s really fast… — she replied, holding onto the car seat.

— There are even faster cars, mine isn't even that powerful, but anyway, hold on a little, we'll soon reach Incript — he changed gears and accelerated.

Crafty's eyes widened at that speed, she tried to keep her focus on the streetlights since she couldn't see the asphalt. Looking to the side, she noticed the numbers on the car's dashboard, and a pointer climbing those numbers quickly until the end where it had the number four hundred and fifty.

It didn't take long for that black tower to be very close, and that's when that human slowly slowed the car down until it came to a complete stop next to some other cars. The same man got out first and went to the other side of the car, opening the door so that the unicorn girl could get out safely.

First of all, she looked around and was impressed by everything, the yellowish light from the streetlights with the buildings that reminded her a little of the sixties that she saw in history books — it reminded her more of Europe.

— Well, here we are, in the center of Estella, near Incript.

— Ah? Oh… erm, thank you, you helped me a lot! — she said smiling.

— No problem girl, I'm going to stay right here, my group of friends is here so, if you need anything, just remember this car here — he pointed to the Ferrari.

The girl agrees and then says goodbye, then looks around for those two men who adopted her friends.

Elsewhere, in this case, at Catnap's house, the group seemed to be getting ready to do something, Catnap wore a basic and simple outfit, Kickin wore his usual style, black jacket and sunglasses. Dogday didn't have any style in mind and just wore black shorts without many details, and hoppy just went crazy and wore a set of cold weather clothes, just not a hat.

— Tell me, my little chicken, since you can't drive, you'll sit on my lap while the kids sit in the passenger seat — said the feline, picking Kickin up in his arms.

— Oh! Hehe… no problem, at least it’s comfortable.

— I think I could sit on your lap, if it's comfortable... — Dogday said, all innocent.

— Uh… heh, that's not what he meant — he said nervously as he walked to the front door.
Hoppy opened for him;

— Hmm, I think I get it, that's not what he meant… — Hoppy said after Dogday passed her.

The canine still didn't understand, but he kept thinking about what his father said. He tried the same thing throughout the journey to Incript, but it took a while because the feline had someone on his lap.

Crafty looked around to see if she could find anyone who looked like her friends' parents, or even her friends themselves. She even saw the green Viper, but the windows were dark and she couldn't see inside.

“Hmm… where are they? It might even be impossible for them to be here, but their cars can clearly be used in this part of the city… I want to find them,” thought the girl, running from one side to the other in search of one of her friends’ small families, but she couldn’t find one. “I want… I want to go back to my friend…”