The lavender unicorn sat in her room, crying. She knew that she shouldn't as her brother has just got married to the most thoughtful, caring pony ever. But as the night continued, as she was alone with her thoughts for longer, she grew angry, a hatred or resentment for those who betrayed her. She had to escape, she had to leave, Ponyville.
Twilight sobbed as she wrote the note, but did they care about her….no. They would probably rejoice, Pinkie would throw a massive ‘good riddance’ party for her where the whole town would be there. It pained Twilight to think of such thoughts, but it was the truth...and there were no doubts about it, not after how they acted.
As she finished her noted, tear stains all over it indicating tears. Twilight started to pace around the room with all the awful memories glaring back at her as if she is an exhibit at the zoo. Fluttershy would object to the zoo, she is always kind to everypony but why wasn't she that kind to her. The lavender unicorn’s mind spiralled thinking of that day, the day everything changed.
“And you can forget about being my best mare. In fact, if i were you, I wouldn’t show up to the wedding at all”.
Those words seared into the mind how could her own brother say such a horrible thing to her and her friends, they just ignored her, even after seeing heartbreak in her eyes, they still ignored her at her time that she needed the most comfort; but she couldn’t fault Spike as it was probably peer pressure and his feelings for Rarity that acted upon him. There wasn’t any hate in his eyes like the others but there was no sympathy either, it was completely emotionless.
“You have a lot to think about.”
Another phrase that seared her mind, but it came from the princess herself. The mentor and second mother to her, just discarding her out her life as well as her brother, ponies she thought was her family, that just made the situation worse but easier at the same. And, after the events of what they are calling the day “lesson zero” she knew her friends didn’t like her, the only pony who cared for her was Spike, but she knew he would be happier here with Rarity.
She pulled her saddle bag out of storage, only being used mere hours prior and packed it with half all the bits she owned, some books (of course), some apples and a blanket for when she was cold. She had decided to leave Spike some things, even if he was one of the reasons she ran away, not a big reason but a reason. Twilight has left Spike small things like the library, though she doubted he would use it, half of her bits that would last him a couple of days and a big bag of his favourite gems, that she was going to give him for his birthday but that will not pass, for her at least.
She was ready, as Twilight swung a cloak around herself, to stop her being recognized by the ponies of Ponyville, her former home. As she opened the door of the warm library, she felt a cold breeze hitting her body only lessened by the thin black cloak she was wearing. Twilight walked into the night, with not a cloud in the sky, she could see the stars, the amazing constellations and the beautiful moon. The night sky was truly a spectacle, hand-crafted by Luna one of the ponies she considered didn’t betray her or her trust, a true friend or as she thought of it a sister. The princess of the Night as well as Cadence where always there for her and it pained her to leave them like she did, but she had to leave, she had to get away from them.
Twilight regained her thoughts, pulled her the hood of her cloak over her head and walked, as she walked though the night, only lit by the moons gaze, she thought of the wedding and how they had betrayed her, cast her out and humiliated her, but she couldn’t help but think about her parents, but they were as guilty as her friends and Shinning Armour. They had not visited her in her tree home since she moved to Ponyville despite her asking in every one of her letters, to come and meet her friends, well now ex-friends, but this pained her to think that her parents didn’t love her.
It was a short walk only a meager five minutes, but she was there at the train station. For some reason, she stopped. It was like some small part of her was objecting to her leaving but it was a small part and how long would it be until her friends would hurt her again, she couldn't go through that again, but something was still stopping her, but why?
She gained her composure, and walk through the door and went to the half-asleep ticket master and changed her voice slightly, so he wouldn't recognize her and said “One ticket to-” she thought for a moment, “-Fillydelphia.” She knew it was cheap, and she could easily start a new life there.
“And, name?”, the ticket master grumbled.
Oh, uhh, why do you need my name?” Twilight asked still under the hood.
“So, we can log who and where the pony is going,” said the ticket master half annoyed
“Okay, it’s-” she preferred giving time to her thoughts, “It’s Sunset Rose.”
“Here you go Sunset Rose-” handing her a ticket, “enjoy your trip.”
“Thank you,” said Twilight as she trotted to the platform. When she got there she collapsed onto a bench and looked at the night sky, only to be snapped back into reality only ten minutes later by the blowing of a whistle and the screeching of the brakes made by the train as it came into the station.
“All aboard!”, the train conductor shouted, “Last stop Fillydelphia!”
Twilight got onto the train and found a seat as there were not a lot of people on the train as it was night. She looked out of the window, as the train pulled away from the station, and saw dusk creeping across the horizon shinning a soft yellow light on her former home known as Ponyville.