Chapter 2
The rain had stopped.
Train noises could be heard.
The unconscious pony now lying in Hornet`s arms, filled his mind with sorrow.
It was quite peculiar actually, the thought of a changeling having feelings towards another living creature.
He realized that he had no choice but to hide the body, and quickly hid it behind a pile of barrels.
His appearance changed to that of the pony he had knocked out, and he started making his way towards the pink, weathered train that just now had arrived.
As he stepped inside the train, a conductor stopped him, and asked for his ticket.
Hornet gladly handed over the ticket Chrysalis had given him.
The brown-coated conductor studied it for about three seconds before he gave it back to Hornet.
"Have a nice trip," he said.
Hornet smiled at him and took a seat.
He studied the other passengers as he sat there.
They were all ponies.
Hornet quickly found out that he did not like these creatures, and was not looking forward to meeting the ones he was to befriend.
The whole concept of friendship made him shudder.
He could not even remember their names.
As the train chugged it`s way through the land of Equestria, he decided to do something to make the time go faster.
The pony sitting next to him, was a grey-coated mare, seemingly bored out of her mind.
He did not intend to socialize with a lot of these unknown creatures, but he thought he might as well say hi.
"Hello there," Hornet said, putting on a fake smile.
The grey pony quickly turned around and let her yellow eyes come into view.
Her eyes looked strange; they were not symmetrical.
"Hello!" The grey pony answered.
The clumsy presence of this particular mare annoyed Hornet slightly.
As he studied the pony, he came notice something about it:
"You do realize that you have a bunch of bubbles on your bum, right?"
The pony blushed and looked away.
"No but seriously, look at it! I have never seen anything like that before, you should think about consulting a doctor."
The grey pony raised her hoof and slapped Hornet across the face.
She stood up and said: "That`s my cutie mark, you meanie!"
Hornet looked at her in confusion and asked: "What`s a cutie mark?"
The grey mare looked at him suspiciously. "You don`t know what a... a... uhm... What were we talking about again?"
Hornet widened his eyes: "Are you serious? We just now talked about it!"
The mare desperately scratched her blonde hair, trying to figure out what it was they were talking about.
She finally raised her head and said: "I`m sorry, I just don`t know what went wrong."
The trip was coming to an end now; next stop was Ponyville.
Hornet fingered with the gem Chrysalis had given him earlier, trying to figure out what it was for.
He sighed and was relieved that the train ride was finally coming to an end.
As he looked down at his white coated body, he realized that he was still in disguise.
He had almost forgot.
The train started slowing down, and approached the platform at a comforting pace.
As the train completely stopped, he stood up and left the carriage.
The grey pony that had sat next to him was nowhere to be seen.
He pulled out a tiny note that the queen had given him.
It said: "Ask for the location of twilight sparkle`s home. Once you get there, try to befriend her.
Once she feels she can trust you, ask her to introduce you to her friends.
Once you have befriended all of them, I will give you further instructions.
In case you forgot, here are the names of all the ponies:
Twilight Sparkle
Rainbow dash
Fluttershy
Rarity
Applejack
Pinkie Pie
-Queen Chrysalis."