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// Hoofing It 
// Story: Stolen Chaos 
// by MoeYuseta 
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The train station was out of the picture, Twilight had a feeling but the station was shut down when they got there. Apparently, the tunnels where the tracks normally ran through were caved in, and the closer they got to Canterlot, the more they got distorted. And even if they weren't, all trains were being rerouted to send waiting soldiers to the Crystal Kingdom for preparations from other parts of Equestria.

"Well girls... looks like we're walking," Twilight sighed, knowing there was going to be a very long trip ahead of them. There were some groans, especially from Rainbowdash. She knew she could get there before anyone else, perhaps in just a hour or so. But they needed to stick together. "We'll just follow the tracks, it's not like we can get lost..."

"B...But Twilight, what about the mountains?" Fluttershy squeaked, barely managing to keep up with the group. "The conductor said the tunnels..."

"We'll handle that when we get there." Twilight said flatly. They'll go around the mountains if they had to, but that was still a ways off.

"But what about the timber wolves? A-And food? What if we get lost? What if..." 

Applejack interrupted the frightened pegasus, giving her a comforting smile. "Don't you worry 'bout a thing Sugarcube. Ya act like we never did anything dangerous before!" She laughed, nudging her along as they entered the forest. "Why... Just think of it as camping for now!"

"Agh, don't mention camping, please!" Rainbowdash sorting, giving up on hovering over them to avoid getting hit by the thickening trees. "That was fun and all, but I don't want anyone falling down waterfalls this time."

"W-Waterfalls?!" Fluttershy squeaked.

Applejack shoots Rainbow a glare that clearly read 'Fix this before she freezes'.

"I.... uh... it was no big deal. Scoots kinda just spooked herself with a nightmare about the Headless Horse...." Rainbowdash stammered out with a blush.

"Yes, I do wonder where she could of gotten such a silly dream," Rarity rolled her eyes, trotting over the wood planks to keep her hooves from getting muddy.

"Headless Horse?!" Fluttershy stops walking, obviously terrified now.

"Rainbow!" Applejack groaned. She really should of known better.

Pinkie wasted no time to cheer up her friend, squeezing between her legs in a crawl and suddenly standing up so she'd be carrying her. "Don't be scared about a Headless Horse!" She chirped, bouncing towards the head of the pack with Twilight. "He doesn't have a head! So that means no eyes!"

"H-Ho- ah!" Fluttershy gripped the curly mane tightly to keep from falling over. "How is that s-supposed to make me feel better?!"

"He can't see where he's going!" Pinkie laughed. "So he'd just walk into walls and trip over junk all day!"

The mental image of the Headless Horse bumping into things was pretty funny, and it was enough for Fluttershy to ease herself into a giggle before excusing herself as she fluttered back onto her own feet. "I suppose you're right."

Twilight just smiled to herself. If a silly myth was the only thing they had to fear on their way to Canterlot, then that just makes everything so much easier. "We'll make camp near sundown. We're making great time."