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// Old Friends - Z-978, Fast Change 
// Story: Escape From Canterlot 
// by No one is home 
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Fast Change,
 
What follows is a letter from from Z-978 Pastel.  For some reason, she still thinks you care about her, and I honestly don’t have the heart to tell her any different.  I’ve transcribed her words as close to exactly as I can.  I don’t know if you’re even gonna read any of it, and honestly, I don’t care.  Train Wreck always said you were his friend, though, and Z thinks the world of you, so do us the favor of not telling any of your royal fuck buddies where to find us.
 
Sincerely,
 
James “Deadlift” Jackson
 



 
Dear The Fast Change,
 
 
Z-978 rode on a train!  She rode on a for real train, and nothing bad happened and the ponies were nice to her, and the Deadlift is looking at Z like she is talking too much.  But the Deadlift must keep writing!  Keep writing all of Z’s words because she will ask and she will know if the Deadlift is just making it up!
 
And Z also got to see Big Sister Pinkie Pie and the Princess Twilight Sparkle.  Z has missed her Big Sister Pinkie Pie since her family went back to the hive and she is happy the Deadlift said it was alright if Z-978 could stay in the Ponyville for two days.  Maybe three days?  Yes!  Maybe three days!  The Deadlift will not shake his head and roll his stupid eyes!  He will write the words that Z-978 is saying to the Fast Change!  He will write ALL the words, just like Z has said them, or Z-978 will tell her Big Sister Surprise that the Deadlift was a big meany!
 
Anyway, as Z-978 was telling the Fast Change we are staying in the Ponyville for maybe three days so little Facehugger can ride on her Aunt Pinkie Pie’s head and so Z can talk to the Surprise.  It makes Z sad that she can only talk to the surprise at her special rock, and her sister cannot talk back to her.  But it is nice to be in the Ponyville again.  The Trainwreck always said he would take Z and her Sister Diane back to the Ponyville one day.  If Z-978’s Train Wreck were here he would only make Z-978 angry and ruin the mood and Diane would laugh and Z-978 is going to cry now.  STOP WRITING STUPID DEADLIFT!
 
Z-978 is better now.  She is sorry she yelled at the Deadlift and she is sorry she broke the Trixie’s tea cup.  Z-978 was sad.  It is not fair that Z-978’s family did not come back to the Ponyville with her.  It is not fair but it is not the Deadlift’s fault and Z should not hit the Deadlift, and no it is not alright, and the Deadlift must stop telling Z-978 that it is alright and he must keep writing her words that she is saying.  
 
The Princess Twilight said that she is friends with the Fast Change, and that Z-978 should tell the Fast Change that she is supposed to come to Ponyville to visit the Twilight.  And the Princess Twilight says that the Fast Change should bring the Silver, and that Z should stop making the face that she is making because the Silver is a very nice pony.
 
It is time to say goodbye now.  Z-978 must go to sleep now, she has promised the Sweetie Belle that she will bring Facehugger to visit her tomorrow and then we will stay in the Ponyville one more day after tomorrow.  Yes we will!  The Deadlift will stop telling lies and keep writing!  We will stay one more day and it is a lie to say that we will not!
 
Love and Snuggly Huggles,
 
Z Nine Seven Eight Pastel
 



 
It's been a while, hasn't it?
 
It's Fast, if you didn't guess. Things are going interestingly around here. My 'royal buddies' run the gamut from happy to see me to eyeing the angles they can take advantage of the situation. It's never boring. If I thought I could escape from royal life, I was fooling myself. Once you're in, you're stuck. Enjoy being your own thing while you can, it's a great feeling.
 
Having fun in Ponyville? It sounds like you're having a blast, and that's great! You might have been amused to see the look on Silver's face when I brought up visiting with him. I don't know what scares him about Ponyville, but he looked like he saw a ghost or something, too funny.
 
Tell your friend to stop saying how I feel, sheesh. Just because I wimped out as changeling princess doesn't mean I stopped liking a single one of you at all, and that goes double for you, you crazy wonderful bug you! You make any new friends? How's life? Keep writing, even if you have to pester a pony until they get writing. Use it as a reason to learn how to do it yourself too. It's a great skill.
 
Love you,
Fast Change