As the five ponies made their way to Canterlot via the train, a pale purple mare was tapping her hoof against the ground impatiently. Why were they always late?! She sighed as she brought out her schedule. She was already 15 minutes behind schedule, what else could go wrong..? Her eyelid twitched at the possibilities. She had waited a whole YEAR for this, to prove to her mom that she wasn’t tardy.
You see, she was ALWAYS tardy and unorganized, and by always I mean everyday of the year. If she could just show her mom that she was different for a day.. Maybe, just maybe she would let her organize something. Her mom was a princess, so she always had to look good in front of the crowd. Sad, isn’t it? To be someone you’re not.
While she was deep in her thoughts, the five ponies were talking excitedly about the Summer Sun Celebration in the train.
“Can’t you believe it? It’s been 20 years since our mothers got rid of nightmare moon!" Crystal exclaimed as she watched the night sky from inside the train cabin.
"An' Discord, an' Queen Chrysalis, an' King Sombra, an' Sunset Shimmer" Continued Apple Buck, getting stares from his friends. "Whut?"
Crystal rolled her eyes. "I wonder if something special’s going to happen.”
“Oh, oh, oh! maybe they’ll have a gigantic cake for them, or maybe they’ll give them awards? No no no! They’ll probably give special sundae’s for each of them!” Sundae Spirit bounced up and down excitedly.
“I don’t know.. I don’t really like sundaes..” TimidHoof whispered.
“Ya’ll be quiet now, won’t cha? I reckon we’ll be nearin’ Canterlot soon.” Apple Buck poked his head out of the train cabin, looking out for the castle.
“I’ll go fly out and see.” Shadow cloud unfolded his wings as he flew out the window, the four ponies waiting patiently for him to come back. Shadow entered the cabin slowly, not wanting to crash.
"I flew ahead, seems like we're about 4 minutes away, so get ready." The rest of the group nodded and sat back down into their positions by the window. An awkward silence settled in the cabin until they saw the train station.
As the train slowed down, the five ponies waited by the exit waiting patiently for the train to stop. Once it did, they all charged out, running towards the Canterlot castle.
--Time Skip--
"MOONLIGHT TWINKLE!!" Sundae Spirit shouted as they came up behind the purple unicorn. Moonlight turned around, flashing them a smile before talking. "We're going to be 20 minutes late! We've gotta rush!" Moonlight said before running ahead, leaving the rest to catch up to her under the stars. Little did they know a hooded figure watching them from the train.