This is a story about a girl. A girl who traveles to Canterlot in hope of a new life, but ends up with something far more valuable.
This is a story about a girl. A girl who traveles to Canterlot in hope of a new life, but ends up with something far more valuable. [Set in the EgG-universe]
As the train rolls into Canterlot I make sure to look my best. Not that I am vain or anything, I simply want to make a good first impression on my host family. Or, host or host, they actually are my relatives, even if it's very distant, Apples stick together no matter what. I can barely wait to get off the train and see the capitol for myself, I love to see new places. At home, my walls are covered with flyers, photos and magazine writing from destinations all over the world. Not that I have ever been there myself, my family barely have enough money to afford the house, the only reason I'm even on this train is becuse of a scolarship. When I got it, they said I could choose any school I wanted to, so I choose CHS, some people thinks I'm crazy, but I'm a very hard working students and I value a good education over a lot of other things. I didn't really have any friends in the Crystal Empire either, so there wasn't a hole lot things holding me back. I lean out of the window and breath in the air, it's fresh, the same way as it is just after rain. I love that. I look at Canterlot as the train creeps closer and closer, the wind pulls my hair, but I don't mind. I can only see the train coming closer and closer to this new city. The city were I can start a new life. As I let it all embrace me, a thought starts to form in my mind. A thought I will hang onto for a very long time to come, it's uplifting and gives me hope about the future for the first time in a while.
I waste no time on the train. When it stops at Canterlot I've already packed up and is ready to greet my new life with a smile. The train doors open I take a deep breath and tries to calm down somewhat, it's harder then you might expect. Ecpecially with everything this town has to offer.
I also have a lot of questions about my relatives. I mean, all I have is a picture and thier names. On the other hand, that's all they have of me as well, I remember how wierd I looked when that was taken, I was dressed in simple clothing and my black hair was only half brushed through. Other then that my skin is rather well tanned, (it's usually kinda good-looking, but there was trouble with the light setting) and my eye colour is soft orange, but they looked red on the photo.
As I step out on the platform, I immediately recognice the Apples, and they're not alone. This really shouldn't startle me the way it does, the Apple family is a very socialized one, in fact, I have half expected this. Ater a quick look I can easily confirm that there aren't all that many, something that I am very thankful to depending on my... problems around other people. There is a pink girl with a smile so big that it really shouldn't be possible, she is also covered in pink glitter (I decide to just let that go), one with rainbow coloured hair that is is looking somewhat excited, I also spot a soft pink bunch of hair hiding behind her. Then there is a girl with even more glitter and shimmering stuff then the pink one, even in the small light provided by the vague autumn sun, I can barely look at her. Lastly, I see a girl that overall looks a bit like she's on fire, she is standing behind the rest of them, looking nervous, like she might screw up everything. I can understand her, it's usually me who gets that reaction whenever I have to attend something. The Apple girl - Applejack - waves me over and I start to moving towards them.
"Heya, Ah'm Applejack," she says
"Ember," I say.
"Allow me to intruduce ya'll," she says. "That's Granny Smith, Apple Bloom and Big Macintosh. But ya knew that alredy" - she pauses and looks over at the rest. - "Those over there are Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Rarity and Sunset Shimmer. Ah think ya can guess who is who by youself."
"That will not be a problem," I assure her.
"Good, then let's get ya settled, shall we," she grabs my arm and drags me away from the plattform, the others follow.
Applejacks home - Sweet Apple Acres - is revealed to be on the oppsosie side of Canterlot, so it's quite a walk before we get there. I spend that time trying to get to know the other girls, something that does not work out all that well. As we pass a cafe called Sugercube Corner, Pinkie Pie dissapeares for about two seconds and then reappears with a box of fresh smelling cupcakes, seven mugs hot chokolate, one coffe and one tea. I don't even notice she is gone before she waves it all in my face, causing me to get so startled that I jump backwards, almost crash into Sunset, land on one leg and automatically tries to cover the rest of my body with my other leg and my left hand.
"Where - and when - did you get those!" I almost scream, the rest of the girls chuckles and some roll their eyes.
"Pinkie can be like that," Sunset says. "Don't worry, you'll get used to it soon enough."
I smile at her, "I'll start working on that," I say. "Right after I get used to this town."
"Much to take in right," she says. "When I first came here, I had trouble adjusting as well."
"Then, you're not from here, either?" I ask her.
She shakes her head.
"So, where do you come from?" I ask her.
Her smile fades somewhat. "Let's just say I'm not from around, ok," she says and I understand that I've tuched a sensetive topic. I attempt to apologize but she just shrugs it off with a smile and change the topic. We continiute to chat about how we first found Canterlot when we first came here, she tells me how great it is, how awesome CHS is and gives me advice on what I should avoid in the cafeteria. I tell her about the Crystal Empire and how I felt when I got the news that I had been granted a place at CHS. As we go on, I suprise myself by finding that I'm actually comfortable talking with her. After a while I notice that I subconciously has started to call her Shimmer, I'm thinking of asking her about it, but she dosn't really seem to mind, so I don't bring it up.
When we gets close to Sweet Apple Acres, most of the girls have dropped out, leaving me, Shimmer, Applejack, Apple Bloom, Granny Smith and Big Mac. This brings a question to my mind that I've not yet thought of.
"Hey, Shimmer, where do you live?" I ask her.
"Here, temporarily," she says. "My apartment is being renovated and I needed a place to stay, it was here or at Pinkies place, but that girl rarely ever sleeps, and when she does, she snores so loudly that I bet you can here it from down the street. Plus, her sister kinda scares me."
"Why do you need it renovated?" I curse myself for talking before thinking. People don't ask other people they barely know what's wrong with their appartments, at least not if they're trying to befriend said person. I nearly slap myself before I notice her smile.
"Nothing unusual. You know, just installing warm water pipes, cleaning out vermin and installing one or two raidiators. Not wierd at all," she says in a joking manner and playfully hit my arm with her elbow. I giggle a bit. Giggle, I can't remember the last time I did that. Maybe Canterlot is already getting to me. When we get inside, Applejack almost shoves me and upstairs and tell m that I'm gonna share room with Shimmer and leaves me to pack up my stuff. It's not very hard, the only packing I have is a few books, my camera, my phone and headphones, photos from the Empire and some travel magazins I grabbed in the last minute. Then there is my very small warderobe that I stuff away in a bureau. It all didn't even required a wheeled bag, in fact, I was able to eaisly stuff it all down my camping bag.
As I finish unpacking, questions starts coming to my mind. As if I need more enlightment what a owerwhelming decition it was to start school here. I try my best to put it all out of my mind for now. I'm tired, and tomorrow will be my first day in Canterlot. I lay down on my bed and fall asleep the secong my head hits the pillow.