The Day My Life Ended (Editing)

Chapter Sixteen (Revised)

The radio played music as I drove. Mom's car had an AUX cord, so it connected to my phone. Nobody spoke as they climbed in the car. Anna took the passenger seat. The rest were stuffed in the backseat. I do mean stuffed.

Caroline and Twilight were sitting in the middle. Whenever I looked rescued, they exchanged nervous glances. Rarity, Fluttershy, and Spike were in the backseat. Pinkie

Pinkie took the trunk. Nobody asked her too. Spike offered to sit on Rarity's lap for space. Pinkie insisted.

So as music played from my phone, Pinkie hummed along. Nobody else dared make a sound.

Though I drove, my head wasn't on our destination. Instead I thought about what to do after. The life Lilac and I would have on Earth. She would take time to adjust to it. Would it yet? Oh for sure- mentally and physically. I would need to have something ready for that. It hurt less coming from their end.

Then again, that's because I was becoming my usual body. Would that be different for Lilac, who was always a dragon?

The others let me drive in Pinkie-brand silence. They stopped themselves from starting a conversation twelve times during the drive.

Anna looked out on the road. "Morgan, the police station isn't this way." She pointed out.

I made another turn. "The hospital was in a different jurisdiction. The station they took Dash and Applejack is over here. It doesn't matter. Like I said, it'll be easy to get them out."

"But they disturbed the peace." Caroline reminded me. She leaned forward on Anna's seat. "That's a big deal, right?"

"Like I said- it's just cause Mom pushed for it. Chances are more likely they brought them down to the station for show." I explained. "They're not even being detained like-"

"What happened to them?" Twilight asked, voice somber.

I glanced at her from the rearview mirror. "They were brought to the station. They aren't being arrested or anything serious. Nobody there wants to make a bigger deal out of something so unimportant."

'People behind the scenes don't want any evidence of this.' I reminded myself. '...of us.'

The girls waited for me to keep going. The car turned into the police station parking lot.

"We'll be in and out. Ten minutes." I told them. Parking the car, I unplugged my phone.

Pinkie whined. "The song was getting good!"

"I know. I'll let it finish on the way back." I promised her. "Now: Bellinghams, keep these guys in the car-"

"We should come with you." Caroline interjected. She cut herself off, pausing.

I stared at her. If she had something to say, she should say it.

Caroline stumbled in her words. She'd realized I cued her to say more. "I just mean- well don't you think that's smart? Safety in numbers?"

"Yes. That's why I'm leaving you with the numbers." I replied.

"No, Caroline is right. You shouldn't go alone." Anna told me.

"I can't leave these girls alone in the car." I reminded her. "They'd try to drive in."

"No we wouldn't!" Twilight replied.

I glared at her. Twilight- who might normally stand against me to yell or argue- wilted. "See? Someone has to watch them."

"Then Anna can stay, and I'll come." Caroline offered. I scoffed. "You need somebody in there with you- back-up is a thing, right? So take me along."