Tom and Jerry rode on the roof of the train for an hour and a half to Canterlot, but they were terribly hungry, so they decided to team up again to get food on the train. The difficulty was that the cat and the mouse were stowaways on the train, and if they were caught by the train driver, the conductor, or anyone else, they would be thrown out. So, for now, Jerry will have to deal with his prey alone.
Of course, it's dangerous to pull this stunt on a train, but there's nothing to be done now. Better to make an extra visit to the sky than to wait to be taken to that sky. Jerry latched onto Tom's tail like a crane with a hook, and he lowered the mouse to the open window. Making sure no one could see, Jerry quickly snuck under the seats. His stomach was rumbling violently, and so the mouse was anxious to hurry, and apparently, even that piece of cheese from Pinkie Pie wasn't enough. Jerry watched the ponies in the carriage, all sitting and chatting about their own things. But then he noticed the pony passing by with a cart with different salads and other snacks on it. The little mouse quickly jumped under the lower table with the dishes and now he thought he had to go either to the kitchen or to the buffet. And he wasn't mistaken, for there were baking scrumptious pies and flatbreads filled with something delicious. Now Jerry had to figure out how to give the booty to Tom. The little mouse began to think of a plan...
A few minutes later...
An emergency stop was announced on the train, because judging by the siren, it was on fire. Even though it wasn't really on fire, the train still had to be stopped. After the stop, all the ponies got off the train for a roll call. Everyone was outraged at what had happened.
"How is it that the train wasn't on fire if the siren was so loud?" One of the colts said.
And in fact, it was a distraction by the mouse, who had turned on that siren just so Tom could get into the buffet without a problem. The duo stuffed the bag nonstop, passing on a couple of pies that had berries and other fruit and such goodies. Tom wanted something meat or fish, but ponies hardly do fish, so the cat forgot even that. And then it turned out that not all the ponies got off the train, for one mint-green unicorn, with a green with white mane and tail, and a lyre mark on her croup, who had been in the dining car all this time, apparently was in no great hurry to get off the train, though she was just about to. Tom and Jerry hadn't realized the danger, so she saw the cat and mouse sorting through someone else's goods. She cried out when she saw the robbery and immediately ran for the exit.
Tom and Jerry immediately began to get out of the train through the window with all the loot. The cat got out, but Jerry was trapped in the train - the windows were closed with metal blinds. Then the mouse ran to the back of the train, where he could get out. Luckily, he made it before the ponies got back on the train. After making sure no one was in sight, Jerry climbed onto the roof of the train. Tom had already had a snack, of course, leaving his partner as well. Finally, it was okay to eat, after all the nerve-wracking. As dinner was being served, the voice of the pony who had spotted the couple was heard and was now trying to prove that she had seen the cat and mouse. Tom and Jerry decided with one ear to listen to what was being said:
"I swear to you, even for being right I would go against Nightmare Moon, I saw a cat and a mouse stealing food here!" the mare.
"Lyra Hartstrings!" the stallion's voice was heard. "You were a nuisance to us with your tales of humans, and now you're telling us about upright animals who skillfully steal our pastries? Why are you so eager to sink even lower in our eyes?"
"It's not about humans now, it's about animals that look like humans!" - Lyra returned to the subject. "I saw them with my own eyes! Or do you think I stole it all!"
"And why shouldn't it be you?" The stallion asked a counter-question. Tom and Jerry realized that it was the conductor and that the conversation was one-on-one.
- Now you are far wrong! - Threatened a hoof Lyra. - Why do you think so?
- Because you got off the train last, five minutes after everybody else did. So I have a very logical reason to believe that you stole it all! - the conductor expounded.
"How dare you accuse me of that!" Lyra was indignant and poked the conductor in the nose. "I would never steal!"
The hungry duo was getting impatient to hear the mare's false arguments. And stealing from others was no business at all. So Jerry asked Tom to take him down to the window for a second.
"Whatever you think, you can't accuse me of that!" Lyra continued to protest. "I'm not touchy, of course, but here's the thing-" She interrupted her conversation as she saw the same mouse through the window, with a pie in his paw. He gestured for the pony to be quieter.
"What was it you wanted to tell me, miss?" the conductor asked, with a smirk on his face.
After a few seconds, he felt someone poke him in the back of the head. He turned around and got a huge pie in the face. Jerry immediately disappeared back upstairs, and the unicorn didn't understand why this mouse was there again. It didn't matter, though, as all the cream from the pie began to fall to the floor, and then the berry filling went. Lira couldn't help laughing at the conductor, and the conductor didn't like it.
"What do you say now, sir?" Lyra asked with a satisfied look on her face. "Do you think I threw that pie at you?"
"I'm laughing now, miss!" The conductor barked sarcastically. "Ugh! But that doesn't exonerate you, and I'll notify the guard right away.
And at that moment a strange cat looked out of the window, and he waggled his face at the conductor. The stallion quickly poked his head out to see what was going on, but he saw no one on the roof, and at that moment a mouse was sitting on Lyra's head, and he too was making faces at the stallion. Confused, the conductor fell through the window and crashed his head into the floor. After a couple of seconds, there was a loud laugh from the pony, and a few more seconds later, the conductor ran in again, but the mouse was gone.
Where?!" shouted the stallion. "Where is he?"
"Who is he?" Lyra asked in feigned surprise.
"A Mouse! He was just standing on your head showing me his muzzle!"
"There was no mouse on my head." said Lyra. "Did you try playing tricks on my head?"
"Why are you playing dumb now?" The stallion asked. "You were just convincing me about the cat, the mouse, that they stole food from the cupboard..."
- But you do not believe me, do you? So I'm not going to tell you anything." Lyra replied, turning away. "You also suspect me of everything."
"Alright, alright!" the conductor surrendered. - "You are free to go, but I don't want to hear another word from you about those mice and cats!"
"As you wish." With these words, Lyra retired to her carriage.
Although in fact, she hid the mouse in her mane, though he was not very comfortable and was about to sneeze. Fortunately for him, this did not happen. Lyra put the mouse on the window, and Tom showed up, too.
"Thanks, guys," Lyra said. "I thought you would run away like that, but no, you came back and helped. I understand you're hungry, and I didn't think about that until later. I wanted to tell you about you, but instead, I almost became a thief myself by mistake. Thank you very much. May I ask your name, please?"
Tom and Jerry couldn't answer, but Lyra gave them a quill and a piece of paper. Jerry introduced himself and Tom.
"Tom and Jerry? You look a lot like human beings. Maybe because you walk on two legs, or maybe you have the same habits..."
Jerry rounded his eyes and said, "Well... maybe..."
"Anyway, I'm very happy for you. And here's one for you, Jerry, from me." Lyra magically gave the mouse a piece of cheese. So, be careful and stay safe!"
After waving a paw, Tom and Jerry returned to the roof of the train, and Lyra was pleased with this familiarity. Oh, and also pleased with their honesty, and conscience, for their deed. And Tom and Jerry were delighted with their new acquaintance. They have another friend from this world. Gradually the cat and mouse felt proud of how good they were... Of course, just that they do not have to worry about the three ponies eager to rip them to shreds.
A few hours later, and by ten p.m. to be exact, the cat and mouse finally reached Canterlot. The town looked quite impressive and luxurious. The ponies here were still wandering around in dresses and costumes, obviously resembling famous personalities. And ahead of them stood a majestic castle. Tom and Jerry had speculated during the trip about how they could return home to their world, but they had not come to a consensus. So they could only accept the fact that they might have to stay here for a long time. Now they had to find a place to sleep.
Right now the duo wasn't in the mood for bullying and name-calling, and they weren't in the mood for a chase. Then Tom and Jerry decided to try a simple tactic - walk through town. Maybe some of the ponies would pay attention to the rogues, and let them stay overnight. However, although the ponies looked at the cat and mouse with surprise, none of them were going to let them into their house. After half an hour, Tom and Jerry realized that it was no use, then they decided to settle down in one of the nooks. Tom settled down on an old and tattered mattress and a torn blanket, and Jerry settled down next to the cat, he's warm after all. It was uncomfortable, but there was no choice, so the couple tried to fall asleep as quickly as possible...
Tom opened his eyes and saw stallions with wings in golden armor and spears in their hooves surrounding him. It was still night, but even so, it was the unicorn stallion that stood out best, with his blue and turquoise mane and tail, and his shield couture stamped with a pink six-pointed star and three stars above it. He looked very stern and looked at Tom as if he wanted to make a hat out of the cat. The stallion grabbed the cat's chest with his hoof and pulled him so that he was looking right in his face.
"Are you a cat named Tom?" The stallion asked.
To which Tom nodded, though he wanted to take it out on Jerry by now, that would have been silly, since the question sounded, "a cat named Tom."
"Shining Armor... Former Captain of the Royal guard... Ruler of the Crystal Empire... And the brother of Twilight Sparkle..." the stallion introduced himself.
Now the cat got a little scared because if an older brother talks to you about an offended younger sister, it is very bad for the offended. And the title of big brother made Tom even more afraid. Jerry was already awake and he saw Tom being held by some stallion. He immediately got up and tried to ask what was going on.
"It's partly up to you, mouse, but I'm having a private conversation with this lump of wool right now," Shining replied, looking at the mouse.
But Jerry did not understand what it was all about, so he climbed on Tom's head and with a frown demanded to know what Tom had done wrong.
"You mean you don't know?" Shining was surprised. - I'll explain everything. This cat had fought with my sister, for reasons I don't yet understand. She describes the fight from beginning to end, right up to the moment when he..." At this point, some of the guards chuckled. "I see who-the pony-wants to stand up?!" After that question, everyone stood still. "Well, he bit my sister's croup..." but there was another giggle, and this time louder than before, but the unicorn continued. "And how it flew up and through the ceiling of the house..."
Now the guards were laughing, imagining the hilarity. Then Shining hit one of the guards in the head with his hoof, knocking him out. "Anybody else wants any more niponi? Nice. And now, Tom... I'm going to bring you to my chambers as a very attractive trophy, and I'm going to inform Twilight to turn you to stone, once she and her friends bring the Elements of Harmony."
Jerry didn't want to let Tom get into the trouble, especially since Tom wasn't the first to start it, as the little mouse thought. But Tom pointed somewhere in the sky for some reason and everyone turned away to look, including Shining. But when he turned back, the cat was gone, as was the mouse.
"GUARDS! GET THEM!" Shining yelled.
Tom, with Jerry in his paw, tried to navigate the town, but there were different roads everywhere, so he chose the road to the castle. But not because it was the right way, but because the guards were on different sides, and where one could hide was the million-dollar question. The cat decided to show wonders of acrobatics, clinging to poles and jumping from pole to pole. Shining made the same discovery as his sister - no magic working on the cat and mouse. Jerry wasn't interested in the stallion, though; it was Tom he wanted. The cat deftly caught pots of flowers and shot them at the flying pursuers, while the mouse clung tightly to his friend so he wouldn't fall. After several jumps on the poles, Tom finally came down to the ground, precisely falling on one of the hapless guards. And then a sword whistled over the cat's head, which sliced a couple of hairs off the top of his head. It appeared that Shining had already threatened the cat with his sword, but he too had pulled out a small metal bar and was now ready to fight.
- Do you think you can fight? - Shining asked, holding the sword with magic and twirling it a couple of times. - Well, let's find out.
Shining tried to hit the cat as hard as he could, but the cat either blocked the blow or ducked so that Shining would then get an extra punch, like a frying pan on the table. It wasn't easy for Tom to block those blows, though, since he didn't know how to fight as well as his opponent. Jerry was still hanging on to Tom and trying not to get caught. And the guards watched the fight, for it was there, once captain's, business. The fight was now taking place on a wooden bridge. Tom was getting tired of defending himself, but he didn't want to give up either, and besides, he wished he could talk, then he would have told this brother it was self-defense. Shining threw blow after blow, but the cat, though barely able to do so, continued to block the blows. Finally, the stallion struck a stabbing blow, and it went through Tom's chest. He looked at the stallion with a sad face, and Jerry was shocked. Slowly the cat with the sword in his chest began to walk to the edge of the bridge, and with a heavy groan, he stood on the edge. However... it was strange that no blood was flowing from the cat! Tom had his sword in his armpit and pulled it out to tease the stallion. The cat threw the sword down, and he and the mouse ran to the castle.
“You Tretrist Brat!” threw Shining in his wake. “You decided to make an idiot out of me!” He who laughs last laughs! It's not so easy to laugh without teeth, though!"
Tom and Jerry ran down the huge corridor of the castle. The guards in the castle were also trying to catch the strangers, so they had to be clever. In one of the openings, the cat and mouse found themselves between two fires on one side, the two guards, and Shining on the other. And as the danger approached, the pair jumped up, causing the chasers to crash into each other. The couple rushed into the nearest of the openings, and now, Tom and Jerry were in a huge hall with a stage. There were also various ponies, colors, colors of colors, colors of colors, and things. On the stage, a gray pony with a dark gray mane and tail, with the couture mark of a violin key, was playing the cello. It would have been easy to get lost in the crowd here, but somehow not, because the ponies looked at the cat and mouse with a certain amount of disgust. Both were outraged by this reaction from the ponies, and so they immediately took the stage.
Taking the indignant cellist aside, Tom sat down at the piano while Jerry made a violin out of a couple of unnecessary strings and splinters. Meanwhile, the guards still couldn't figure out where the fugitives might have gone, but then they heard the piano and violin playing too briskly. And it was coming from the hall with the guests. Shining Armor was already there and his jaw dropped when he saw the cat playing the piano and the mouse playing the violin. And the cello pony got a taste of the music the pair were playing and decided to join in the game. Now the three of them were performing this amazing musical act. The music was so beautiful and so energetic that some ponies even danced to it. Shining got tired of listening to it, and so he immediately went to the stage.
Tom immediately noticed the approaching foe, but he didn't stop playing. And when the stallion got up on the stage, he drew his iron scepter to strike, but Tom dodged it, and the scepter hit one of the keys, and the musician still did not stop playing, nor did Jerry and the cellist, for that matter. Tom began to play more tense music, forcing the audience into the situation, and the violinist and cellist followed the leader. Then Shining struck with a swing, but the cat ducked and put a cylindrical pole under the stallion's feet, causing him to lose his sense of balance and fall off the stage onto the table with the treats. Out of the ambush, the unicorn had a shoulder-length tablecloth draped over it, vermicelli dangling from its head, and the stallion's mouth had been repainted, thanks to tomatoes and pie cream.
In short, he now looked like a filly. Everyone in the audience couldn't contain their laughter, and they certainly couldn't help spewing punch out of their mouths, from the stream of comedy that was now overwhelming them. Jerry played some gentle music and Tom whistled like some cat. Shining boiled over, from such humiliation, and two seconds later, still in "dress-up," he approached the pesky cat, who continued to play his tune.
"Are you even a stud or a coward?!" Shining asked.
"Does a cat count for an answer?" The cheerful-faced cat pulled out an answer sign.
To which all the ponies laughed again.
"Are you laughing?" Shining asked, already unrestrained.
"Almost..." Tom suddenly slapped a pie in Shining's face. "Now it's funny!"
The ponies laughed again, even one stallion was carried off on a stretcher by the doctors. They began to die laughing, most likely because of the mockery going on at whoever... Or someone had blabbed about the bitten croup of the ruler of the Crystal Empire's sister. Shining's slimmer had reached a critical point, and Tom was not in the least bit stressed by this anger. Shining immediately took one curtain and covered the cat with it, then quickly ran with that curtain to the highest part of the castle. In a few seconds, the load was dropped from a great height. The stallion was catching his breath, as he was very tired from running to the top... And next to him stood Tom, staring at the falling curtain with the load. Shining moved his eyes to the cat.
"That's... cat... is... nasty, isn't it?"
Tom nodded in agreement and even frowned at the still falling curtain with the cat. The stallion averted his eyes to watch the curtain fall, but then he saw it turn around...and the cat wasn't there. Then he darted his eyes toward his companion, and he waved his paw and fingers. Shining became clear about himself: he is a donkey. The unicorn tried to strike the cat with his hoof, but the latter used his claws to calmly descend to the lower floors. And the stallion thought he was a spider pony... Can I tell you what happened next? Can you guess? Anyway... Shining went into a free fall, getting hit by hanging poles. The last blow came in a very "valuable" place for any stallion. Biting his lip, the unfortunate unicorn squeaked only one thing.
"Mommy..." Shining squeaked.
And then he continued his free flight. Finally, Tom descended to a safe point, and strangely enough, Jerry was with him the whole time! He just appeared from behind him! How so is a mystery of nature? There was a double glass door in front of them. Slowly the cat and mouse went in, and it looked like someone's chambers. Now the couple had to get out of them somehow, quietly and discreetly. Jerry looked with one eye at the sleeping mare and this one was a huge white mare, more like a horse because of her size. Her mane and tail were multicolored and for some reason, they fluttered by themselves as if the wind was always blowing in them. On the mare's rump was a picture of the sun. Tom and Jerry knew it was best not to wake this mare and hurried to the exit when suddenly the guards burst in, and the couple had no choice but to put their paws up. The mare groaned on the bed, and it was clear from her voice that she was not pleased with the interruption of her sleep.
"I told you to come and see me with the cat and mouse in the morning! I am asleep..." the mare asked and tried to sleep again.
"But Your Highness, they are in your chambers now!" said one of the guards.
" Well, take them away, and... take them to some room... Let them sleep... Now please... go away all the ponies...
"But Princess Celestia..." The guard wanted to object again, but the mare interrupted.
"I say it again: Go-go-go-go-go-go-go-go-go-go! And leave me alone! All-day long Twilight Sparkle has been writing to me about those two... And Shining Armor has been all over my head... *phew* And now I want..." There was a loud snore after that.
A few minutes later, Tom and Jerry found themselves in a very luxurious room, cozy and clean. The duo was surprised that Princess Celestia didn't kill them, though she should have, for disturbing their sleep. And here was a whole room with all the comforts of home. She had a whole room with all the comforts of home.
But you couldn't say that about Shining, for he'd suffered more humiliation all day than he'd ever dreamed of. He was now lying in a hospital room, with a cast on his front hoof, a black eye, and a cold compress in a very painful area. At that second, Nurse Redheart came up to him.
"Is there anything you want, Your Highness?" Nurse Redheart said.
"If I may... cold water..." answered Shining in the same thin, squeaky voice.
The nurse giggled, but with a stern look from Shining she calmed down. The low tone of Shining's voice made everyone in the room laugh, and now the stallion had no choice but to endure.
"I'll get you, you gray/blueish cat. I'll pluck your ears out and make you dance on hot coals... Then I'll turn you over to Cadence... She'll do all sorts of things to you... You'll beg her to spare you..." The stallion threatened him, but it was too ridiculous a threat to make his bedmates laugh.
Then Shining magically threw a plant pot at one of the neighbors, and he passed out in an instant. Now everyone was silent. And Shining could be silent now, for tomorrow he would settle accounts with the cat.