//------------------------------// // Meeting Up With Familar Faces // Story: When Visits Go Wrong // by Cute-Muffins //------------------------------// Twilight would start to go through her routine, yes she probably should have done these things earlier but… she was dealing with some things at the moment. So with a quick brush of her teeth, a shower, and a light spray of some old perfume she never bothered using before, she would be ready to hit the town and go to Canterlot. “Uhh… Twilight, shouldn't you pack some items first?” Spike said as he walked down the stairs, this time looking more freshened up. “Ah! I almost forgot!” Twilight said before running off to grab something. The thing she would grab was an old suitcase, some dust hiding around its corners and other small places She then would quickly run off and once again look for something, this time coming back with a small checklist. “Alright, this should have all I need!” Twilight said as she began to levitate all the items needed, toothbrushes and toothpaste, some spare bits, some novels, and a few snacks. “Done!” Twilight said with a smile as she zipped up the suitcase and grabbed her main pouch, one that was filled to the brim with bits. “Alright, I'll see you later Spike! Love you!” Twilight said before giving him a small peck on the cheek. “Hey!” Spike said in fake annoyance, a small giggle accompanying him as well. This brought a small chuckle and a smile out of Twilight, Spike would have the same reaction. “See you later Spike!” Twilight said as she would close the door. “See ya!” Spike said. A sigh would come out of Twilight before locking the door, was she really gonna do this… yes she was! No backing down now! So she would start to walk, waving to pedestrians who happened to stand there, making small talk with the other strollers and pegasi, and even stopping to get a small snack on the way there as well. She would happily crunch on her newly acquired peanuts, this calming her small feelings of fear and possible regret… to the point where she couldn't notice the two other ponies walking in her direction. “Ah!” Twilight said as she tried to regain her vision, her eyes starting to go unfocused from the bump. “Ow!” said the two other ponies, gaining that same problem as well. As Twilight's vision slowly became more clear she would start to recognize the two ponies who had bumped into her. One of them had a baby pink mane and a white coat, while the other had a deep blue coat and a darker blue streak. As her vision cleared the realization would hit her like a ton of bricks. It was Minuette and Twinkleshine! “That's one way of saying hello.” Twinkleshine would mutter, a small smirk appearing on her lips as she said it. “Oh! I'm so sorry I didn't notice you there! I got kinda distracted and..!” Twilight would say, quickly trying to apologize… before getting shushed by Minuette. “Pfft! It's alright Twilight, not like it's the first time something like this happened.” Minuette said with a chuckle, which resulted in a small blush appearing on Twilight's cheeks. As they started to get off the ground, Twilight would speak up again. “So.. what are you guys doing here?” She would ask. “Minuette couldn’t wait to meet you again, so she decided to bring you an early visit… and brought me along with her.” Twinkleshine said. “We also wanted to check up on you and see if you were... you know, coming!” Minuette said. “So… you coming?” Twinkleshine said, her tone changing into a slightly more… serious one. “….” “Of course!” Twilight said, a small smile coming with it as well. “YES!” Minuette shouted with glee, her already wide smile had somehow widened even more. Before any of the other unicorns could say anything, Minuette was already running off to the train station. “Come on slowpokes! We're gonna miss our ticket!” Minuette would shout, which would result in an eye roll from Twinkleshine. “Wait for us!” Twinkleshine said before running after her, Twilight quickly followed suit. “Woah, she hasn't changed a bit!” Twinkleshine muttered in between gasps of air. “Yeah, she really hasn't!” Twilight said with a slight nod. They finally arrived at the train station, Minuette was currently paying the conductor while Twilight and Twinkleshine caught their breath. “Alright! We're good to go!” Minuette said as she hopped on the train. “Yes!” Twinkleshine said as she stepped into the train, Twilight quickly followed suit. They would all go to their respective spots, Twinkleshine decided to sit on one of the many couches available there, Minuette would grab one of the untaken magazines before sitting next to Twinkleshine. Twilight would be the last one to join the couch, this time she would look out the window and watch the scenery outside. Silence filled the air as they all got comfortable, Well… there was silence until Minuette decided to break it. “...Do you guys wanna know the story about how the patient tried to kiss me once?” Minuette said casually, acting like it wasn't the strangest sentence she hasn't said. “Pffft! You have to be bluffing!” Twinkleshine said. “Nope!” Minuette replied. “...Could you at least give us some more... You know… context!” Twinkleshine said, her mouth slightly a gap. “Ok… so there was this stallion that had this big cavity in his mouth, so we had to give him some laughing gas, 10 minutes later… he's spilling his guts and told all of his secrets to me!”  “...No way! What did he say?” As the two mares continued to talk, Twilight would slowly start to drift off into her thoughts… the sound of their talking quickly became white noise to the unicorn. Apart of her couldn't believe she was gonna do this, to hang out with Moondancer while she was having these… strange feelings that's been plaguing her ever since the invite. ‘But she had to face her fears, she couldn't avoid this feeling forever… and visiting Moondancer and the rest of her friends would be nice! And visiting Canterlot, in general, would be nice too.’ ‘Plus, she could always figure out why she's feeling this way on her visit!’ These thoughts of reassurance had comforted her, a small smile appeared on her face as she sunk into the couch she was sitting on. And as she happily looked out the window and saw all the different terrains and townscapes, she would accidentally mutter something she... Didn't mean to mutter out. “This.. is gonna be great.”