//------------------------------// // A Day to Remember // Story: Coronation of Compassion // by Echo Breeze //------------------------------// I walked Celestia and Luna to the train station, with Snowflake and Dash accompanying me. We were going to one of the nearest fields for flying practice afterwards. I couldn’t help but squirm under the looks of shock. I could tell Snowflake was going through the same thing. It took all my willpower not to teleport us all there. The whole way there, I was internally praying that we would just get there. My prayers were answered, as we had finally arrived. “Well, this is where we leave you.” Celestia said. “We shall see you later.” Luna said, giving us each a warm embrace in turn, before boarding the train. I turned to Celestia, wrapping her in an embrace of my own. “Don’t be silly, Sunset. We are going to see each other later.” Celesia chuckled, but she returned the embrace lovingly. “I know. I just wanted to show my mother that I love her.” I whispered, only audible enough for her to hear. She chuckled again. “I need to go now.” Celestia said, reluctant to break the embrace. I broke away first, a stray tear leaking from my eye. Celestia wiped it away with one of her wings. She turned away and started boarding the train. “Love you, mom.” I said as she disappeared into the Royal Box Car. Whether she heard me or not, I would never know. I watched the train leave the station, then turned to Dash and Snowflake. “Now, where are we gonna go for the flying lesson?” “Follow me.” Dash said, taking to the air and heading toward the Everfree Forest. As we approached, I saw Dash veer away from the looming forest toward a large field broken by a crystal blue lake. “Great spot, Dash.” I said, to which she visibly beamed. “Thanks. This is where I practice most of my new moves, before showing them to anypony else.” she replied. A few hours later, Snowflake, Dash and I were sitting on a cloud, our lesson done. Snowflake had taken the least amount of time to learn, and by the time we were done, was doing complex flight patterns done by the Wonderbolts. I, on the other hand, struggled. I was naturally a fast learner, but flight was something I had only dreamt of. I had read the many theory books on flight, but it could never have prepared me for how difficult actual flight was. “I have a new respect for Pegasi. I never thought flight would be so difficult to master.” I said to no one in particular. “Well, you were faster to pick it up than Twilight was.” Dash said, matter-of-factly. “No, really?” I asked in surprise. “Totally. You crashed a whole lot less than she did.” Dash replied. “Between you and me, she crashed a total of fifty times just on the first day.” That caused both Snowflake and I to snicker. “I had no idea she was that bad. Now I know. I only crashed thirty-five times before I got the hang of it.” I said. “And you, Snowflake, were a natural.” That last statement caused Snowflake to blush, turning her cheeks a light shade of purple. “I can see that you two love birds need some alone time.” Dash said. “See you guys tomorrow.” She took off and flew away, leaving a rainbow contrail in her wake. I shook my head and turned to Snowflake. “So, what do you wanna do now?” I asked her. “Well, I’ve never made out with a pony before.” she replied, a hint of her blush returning. “Come here you silly mare.” I said with a chuckle. I pulled her in close and our lips met. It felt funny to be making out with someone in a pony body after more than three years of being a human, but I soon got used to it. Snowflake melted into the kiss, so I probed her lips with my tongue, to which she obliged and opened her mouth. Our tongues were soon tangled in an intense wrestling match of passion. I briefly heard a moan issuing from her, causing me to smile a little bit. Almost a full minute later, we reluctantly broke apart for air, panting. “Well, that was an experience.” Snowflake said, looking at me lovingly. “Did you enjoy it?” I asked her. “Definitely. I could get used to this.” she replied. I saw the sun starting to sink. “I think we should head back to Ponyville and say goodbye to our friends so we can head to Canterlot.” I said, getting up and stretching my wings. “Race you to the Castle of Friendship.” I took off, leaving a red and gold contrail and a stunned Snowflake behind. When I turned to look back, Snowflake shot past at a speed that Dash would have been proud of. “Keep up, slowpoke.” she said as she blew by. I pumped my wings harder, then tucked them to make my form more streamline. I caught up in no time at all, and we arrived . The door opened as we got there, Spike walking out holding a bag of trash. Snowflake was heading past him, but I was on a collision course. I lit up my horn and teleported past him. “Hey, that’s cheating.” “It was either that or end up colliding with Spike.” I said, walking up to Snowflake. “If you want, you can have the win.” “It’s okay. The point is, I had fun with my marefriend. Anypony who says differently can suck it.” she replied. “Who are you, and what have you done with Snowflake?” I said with a chuckle. “And you're starting to sound like a local.” “When in Roam.” she replied with a chuckle. “Let’s find the others.” she turned and walked away, heading to the throne room. I followed her. A half hour later, our goodbyes over with, we took off, heading toward the train station. I was steadily getting used to everypony staring at me in either shock or awe, or a weird combination of the two. We arrived to see that the train had already arrived, and was preparing to depart. I went to the ticket booth. “Two for Canterlot.” I said. “Sunset Shimmer, correct?” the clerk asked. “Uhh. Yeah.” I replied in confusion. “Princess Celestia has requested a Royal Car for you and your marefriend. Please board at your earliest convenience.” he said. “Uhm, Thanks.” I said in embarrassment, at a loss for anything else to say to the clerk. I turned and walked to where Snowflake was waiting for me. “It would seem my mother has arranged a Royal Car for us.” I said. “Awesome. Let’s go before the train leaves.” Snowflake replied. I just shook my head as we boarded the train. We departed, heading toward Canterlot and a new beginning for me.