Griffon of Canterlot
Chapter 27.5 – On the Rail
“Gale... Seriously you need to get off me or I am going to miss my train!” Gilda try pulling Gale off her, he refusing to let go from his iron talon grip locked around each other behind her neck.
“Son, Gilda be back by Monday morning.” Celestia tried to give him reinsurance.
Gilda saw him refusing to budge still, Celestia's horn lit up but the griffon shook her head. “I got this Princess.” Celestia cancels out the magic from her horn. “Gale let go and I will give you something that make sure I will return okay?”
Gale slowly let go and stepping back on his paws before dropping down on his talons. “Gilda?”
Gilda took off her pendent and presented it him. “This is my most prized procession, it a Diamond Sapphire.” Gale slowly took it and open it up to look at the gem. “Like you trust me with your plush I trust you with this.”
Gale smiled warmly and took her talon, she about to say something but he placed it on the talon closing it up with a warm happy nod. “It seem the bond of trust has came full circle, not only he trust you but you trust him.” Celestia smiled. “I doubt he will death grip you now.”
Gilda rolled her eyes. “Thanks Trollestia.” Gilda salutes and flies off before Celestia could even say a word.
Gale turn to his mum. “Mum... Tr-Tro-” Celestia eye twitches. “Trollestia?” He tilted his head and Celestia groans loudly slapping her hoof on the forehead.
“Great... New third word...” Celestia muttered opening her wing up pushing Gale to go back into the castle. “Come son. I have a few things to explain about that.” Gale nods as they walk back into the castle.
Gilda lands at the train station opening the door and entering the train carriage quickly as the whistle blew. “Talk about cutting it to the whistle...” Gilda look to the pendent still in her right talon. “Now I have no choice but to come back for sure...”
A guard on the train came up to Gilda. “Lady Gilda on behalf of Princess Celestia the royal carriage is open for you.”
Gilda looked over to him. “Lady... Gilda?” She repeated.
“Yes ma'am, your the personal tutor of Prince Gale are you not?”
“Yeah? What does that have to do with the title?” Gilda raise an eye.
The guard shrugged. “It just what Princesses Celestia and Luna informed the guard that stationed at the royal carriage to call you by.”
Gilda groans as she put the pendent back on. “When I thought I get one up on her she strikes again. That annoying dweeb...” Gilda muttered walking by him to the carriage. “Might as well take advantage of it.”
The guard watch her walk up to the door pushing it open and walk through the door entering the next carriage. “I don't understand...” He blinked a few times not talking to anyone but himself.
Gilda found a seat by the window in one of the cabins, sitting down at it she stared out the fast disappearing city in the distance. “That crazy cub is really growing me...” Gilda put a talon on the side of face resting the elbow on the side. “I stuck up for him when Dash did that joke... I seriously can't stop thinking about that day...”
Time past as she for the first time in a while left to really think on her own about the whole time Gilda not only spent with Gale, the job she got and Rainbow Dash. The image of Rainbow Dash getting knocked out of the cave by the big red dragon sent chills down her spine to her tail, even they are not friends she wouldn't want something like that to happen the the Pegasus that stood up for her.
“That dweeb got me acting all sappy...” Gilda turn to the bag she had toss to the side when walking into the cabin, opening it up she pulled out the photo with her and Gale fighting to look through the telescope. With a snort and small smile Gilda stared at the still image. “What we both witnessed and laughed about will never go away, this is one memory that dorky cub got me remembering for a long time to come.”
Gilda once again look out the window as the train slowed to a stop at Ponyville before making it track to Griffonstone. That is when she noticed Fluttershy and the shy pony also noticed her through the window, Gilda grinned and put her talons to her forehead with a mock salute to her.
Fluttershy looked confused as Spike came running up to her. “Oh you will get why I did that Shy.” Gilda chuckled sitting back on the seat with talons behind her head with the picture resting on her lap, relaxing and quite content Gilda was heading back home before the chaos of home can bring.
Fluttershy watched the train pull away very bewildered by Gilda being not only in it but saluting her? She was very puzzled by this action. “Fluttershy I got a letter sent from Princess Celestia for you.” Spike came up to her handing her the scroll.
“Oh? How do you know it for me?” Fluttershy asked and saw the symbol on the seal with a butterfly on it. “Oh, it got a butterfly on it like my cutie mark.”
“Yeah, Twilight was surprised but she got me to find you and delivery it personally.” Spike beamed with pride at his successful task at claw.
Fluttershy removed the seal and opened it up. “I better read it right away if it from the Princess.”
Spike nods. “Maybe it for what you did about that big red dragon!”
Fluttershy looked suddenly nervous. “I-I did what I had to for my friends.”
“Yeah I know, so what it say?” Spike was curious about the letter.
Fluttershy start to read it. “Hey Shy...” She begins and blinks. “I don't usuallywrite this kind of stuff but-”
“That doesn't sound like Princess Celestia... That sound like-”
“Gilda... It was written by Gilda...” Fluttershy showed him the writing. “See it all in Griffish.”
Spike looked at the lettering. “Your right! I studied this stuff with Twilight, I didn't expect her to write this to you.”
“I am surprised too...” Fluttershy looked around nervously. “Can we go back to my home please and read the rest there?”
“Sure!” Both Spike and Fluttershy went to her cottage.
Sitting down on the cough and sofa Fluttershy reopen the scroll, she reads it to Spike.
Hey Shy
I don't usually write this kind of stuff but after what me and Gale saw what you did to that big dragon I had to, what you did wasn't only amazing but I just couldn't stop laughing with Gale at how you put down that dragon!
When we first met and the way you acted I thought your just some pansy pony that scared of everything, but after what I saw you earned my respect for not only dealing with that brute but also saving your dweeby friends as well! After being a teacher in my own personal way to Gale I got to admit that the cub grew on me and made me think about how I might of poorly handled things with Dash.
Also keeping this between you and me, thanks for saving her and that comes from being a pal not a friend, still miffed at that dweeb for breaking that promise all those years back. Just not enough to have her get really badly hurt which you prevented.
Well enough of the sabby stuff, Candy took a photo of us laughing our heads off, so I left a copy of that photo from that telescope we saw you did that awesome thing to the brute. Still not sure what you did but it was still amazing either way!
Be cool you dweeb!
Your pal GildaI
Fluttershy looked to the photo attached to the scroll seeing they laughing. “Awww...”
Spike rubbed the back of his neck. “So... Between us only?”
Fluttershy raise her eyes from the scroll to Spike. “If you don't mind Spike, it seem she wanted to say this to me and me alone.”
Spike did a cross action across his chest. “You have my word Fluttershy, I won't say a word to anypony.”
“Thank you.” Fluttershy replied. “Would you like to stay for some tea since your around, if that okay with you?”
Spike thought about it and nods. “I would love to Fluttershy! Just make sure that crazy bunny Angel stays away from me okay?”
“I think I can do that.” Fluttershy agreed.