Meanwhile, the Friendship Express loaded up with ponies. "Next stop, Crystal Empire. Crystal Empire!" the conductor shouted. The whistle blew.
Luna hopped on the train. "Luna, are you sure you want to go to the Crystal Empire?" Starlight asked.
"Yes, I want my sister, Cadence, Shining Armor, and you to stay here to await for Twilight's return" Luna replied.
Starlight nodded and went back to Shining Armor, Cadence and Flurry. Celestia walked over hugged Luna. "Be safe, Luna" Celestia said. "I will, sister" Luna replied.
They hugged one last time before the Friendship Express departed. "All aboard!" the conductor shouted. Luna waving back to Celestia, and Celestia doing the same.
Then, Celestia went back to the others.
The boat was now a few miles outside the storm. The Mane 7 covered up with leaves from the surrounding trees to have some cover from the storm.
The sea monster protected Fluttershy, so there was no need for leaves. Twilight looked back at the storm. "We're still heading away from home" Twilight said.
"Yeah, but we survived, and we still have each other. Things could be worse right?" Pinkie said.
"Pinkie's right. We've survived storms, and tidal waves, and a vicious assortment of sea food" Rainbow said. Then, she realized something.
She looked back at the sea monster, who was glaring at her. "Sorry. No offense" Rainbow said to him. He nodded in return and cawed at her.
"He says none taken" Fluttershy said. "Thank you, Fluttershy" Rainbow said. "What more could they hit us with?" she asked. In response, she was hit with a rock.
"Ow!" she yelped. She then heard mumbling in a half of a tree next to her. She peeked in the hole in it. "Hello?" She said. She was then poked in the eye by a claw.
"Ah! What the?" She said. "Dang nab bit, I'm trying to sleep!" A creature said as it poked it's head out of the hole. "What the heck are you!" Rainbow said.
The creature had dangling fur and a long neck. He had long ears and a mouse like-face. His arms bared long claws. "The names Sloth" he said.
"Oh, well nice to meet you. Names Rainbow Dash" Rainbow replied. They both shook hands. He then, climbed out of the hole.
It revealed the rest of his body, which was slumped over. He also had a long tail and long toe claws as well, like his hand.
He walked on his knuckles to protect his claws. "Never expected to find ponies around here" Sloth said.
He then looked around and realized he was in the middle of the ocean. "How the heck am I in the middle of the dang ocean!" he said.
"Wait, you slept when the cliff collapsed and the storm!?" Pinkie said, "How!?"
"I'm getting old, pink pony. I need my sleep. Did you know I also slept through the comet that killed the grifficorns" Sloth said. "Grifficorns?" Applejack asked.
"They lived a long time ago. They are a hybrid of a unicorn and a griffin" Twilight said. "You know your history" Sloth said. Twilight smiled.
"Alright what are your names?" Sloth asked.
"I'm Twilight, that's Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Applejack, Flutteshy, you already met Rainbow Dash, and last but not least, Spike, our baby dragon" Twilight finished.
"A baby dragon. Don't see that everyday" Sloth said. Then he looked at the sea monster. "Who's the big guy. Is he a dragon, too?" Sloth asked.
"We don't know what he is, or his name" Twilight said. The sea monster cawed to Fluttershy.
"He says he is a Pliodragonator, an ancient sea dragon and his name is Leviathan" Fluttershy said. Everyone was surprised. Leviathan smiled.
They continued on the ocean with the current.