Chapter 2
The Train ride
I had fallen asleep that night with a joyful smile, imagining what Ponyville looked like. I put a brush over my thick messy mane, making Luna help me braid it and get my suitcase. Dove and I went into the train, leaving our three siblings and our mother and father behind. We waved and smiled at all of them, but Bonnie didn’t wave at me. She was giving me an evil stare. At the last second, Luna put her things into the train and joined us. Celestia took Bonnie and started to tell her to get her tea, punishing her by pushing her around, like Bonnie did to her own siblings. “Celestia can be very harsh to certain ponies. I told her to do her worst to Bonnie, and she agreed. She will be her maid for the whole month we are away.” Luna said to Dove and I. The grin wiped off of my face as I wondered what she would do to me when she was off duty. “And she won’t share a room with you and your sisters anymore. She will be in a room across the castle.” Luna said, reading my thoughts. I nodded and hoped that she would be right.
Soon, we arrived in Ponyville. I stepped off of the train with Luna, and waved goodbye to Dove as she and a few other ponies we had met on the train took off to the next stop, Fillydelphia.
A regal pony came up to me and introduced herself as Rarity. “I would be very much grateful if you and Princess Luna would wear my costumes for the Nightmare Night Festival.” She said, bowing her head down. “Well of course we will, Rarity. Right, Jubilee?” She asked. “Of course! I forgot to bring my costume anyway. You’re a lifesaver, miss Rarity!” I said, smiling as I stretched out my feathery blue wings. Rarity smiled and quickly galloped away, talking to her friends.
I looked at my list, and changed my gaze to Luna. “Celestia told me to find Twilight Sparkle, and she would help me get the festival ready. Do you know her?” I asked.
Luna nodded, and pointed at a purple Unicorn with a multi-colored mane. I nodded and trotted over to her. “Hello, I’m Jubilee.” I said, holding my hoof out for her to shake it. Twilight’s eyes got big as Luna came behind me. “Hi, I’m Twilight. Are you the one that Princess Celestia said would be coming with Princess Luna?” She asked me. I nodded, showing her my list. “I’m preparing the Halloween Festival.” I said. “Can I have your help?” Twilight nodded and took my list into her magical grasp.
“Alright, let’s see… Rainbow Dash has to clear the skies. I’ll lead you to her.” She said, grabbing my hoof and pushing me forward to a light blue mare with a rainbow colored mane. “Twilight, who is this?” She asked, flying up and crossing her hooves. I flew up in front of her. “I’m Jubilee. I came with Princess Luna to direct the Halloween festival.” I introduced myself. “Princess Celestia told me that I needed to ask you to clear the skies, storing all of the storm clouds for the crops in Sweet Apple Acres, when they need it. You also need to keep in contact with Big Mac, who is in charge of the farm with Granny Smith, Applejack and Applebloom.” She said, looking up at Rainbow.
Rainbow nodded. “Okay, yeah, yeah, yeah. I’ll make sure it gets done.” She said, starting to fly away.
I flew back down to Twilight and checked that off of my list.
“Next is to make sure Scootaloo, Sweetie Bell, and Applebloom have their tree house ready for a show by Trixie, who will be arriving shortly after Luna and me.” She said, flying up and looking for the next train. I saw it, a few hours away. I flew back down, and nodded to Twilight. “Do you know where the three might be?” I asked.
Twilight nodded, and directed me to a little orange Pegasus, a white Unicorn, and a yellow Earth Pony. I padded to them. “Are you three the owners of the treehouse?” I asked.
The Earth Pony nodded. “Yes ma’am! We built it ourselves, the Cutiemark Crusaders!” She said, clopping hooves with the other two foals. I chuckled as I learned their little joke. “Alright. Can you make sure that you have a video screen in the room by Nightmare Night Eve?” I asked. They all nodded, and I checked that off my list. “Okay, cool. My name is Jubilee, and just come to me or miss Twilight if you need any help with building it.” I said, flying back to Twilight.
Luna had disappeared somewhere into the crowd. In fact, the mare was nowhere to be seen.
I shrugged as Rarity came up to me. “Jubilee darling, lets go get a drink with Twilight. You look simply famished.” Rarity said, using her magic to put my list in my bag and pushing me to a store called Sugarcube Corner.
We all sat down and looked at the menu. A tall colt by the name of Falcon went to our table, catching my eye. “Hello ladies. How may I help you?” He asked, using his magic to take our order. “Can I please have a tea?” Rarity asked. He nodded and wrote it down. Twilight nodded to me and looked at him. “I’ll have a cupcake and some water, please.” She said. I looked up at him, and smiled. “May I please have some tea and a blueberry muffin?” I asked. “Certainly.” He said, smiling and writing our orders down. “Alright, I’ll come back in a few minutes.” He said, nodding.
A pink pony came up to me with a cannon. “Hi, I’m Pinkie Pie.” She said. “Hi. Is your Party Cannon ready?” I asked. All of a sudden, I was shot down by cake and confetti, and on the ground. I moaned as all of the noises filled my head. Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Twilight shrieking, Falcon gasping, and several ponies calling for ‘Doctor Hooves’. I felt Twilight and Rarity’s magic pick me up as I blacked out.