He Took a Midnight Train
Indigo waved his tail, indicating that he was finished. "I've been living with her ever since."
Dawn's Glow wiped away a stray tear in the corner of her eye and looked at him in a new light. "So, could you possibly tell me when the next train is?"
"Oh, that's easy", he said, waving a hoof. "Usually, it would be coming again in a couple of hours."
Dawn gasped. "What do you mean 'usually'?" she asked hesitantly.
"Well, you've kind of come at a bad time. It's Christmas soon and the trains stop running during the holidays." Indigo Moon brightened. "But, I think there's one more train before they stop. You can catch that if you want", he suggested.
Dawn's Glow, who had begun to droop, perked back up. "Great! When does it come around?"
Indigo smiled apologetically. "Well, it comes soon. But it stops in Coltshire first. It spends the night there and departs early the next morning. After that, it makes another overnight stop. The next day it should just reach New York."
Dawn shrugged. "I'll take what I can get." She sat on the bench and waited for the train.
Indigo watched her. The train pulled up and he leaped up. "Well, come on then", he told her.
She stared at him. "You're coming with me?" The train doors slid open and she hopped neatly inside. Then she saw why he was coming.
Filthy ponies grinned widely at her, and one even beckoned her over. Dawn's Glow was glad when Indy trotted on and stood beside her glaring at the other ponies. He guided her to a set of two seats in the very back.
Dawn's eyelids drooped, and she gave a massive yawn.
Indigo Moon looked over and smirked. "Tired at midnight. Shameful. Me, I'm wide awake." He widened his eyes to prove his point. Suddenly he pointed down at her cutie mark. "How'd you get that anyways?"
"Sleepy", Dawn mumbled. "Better in morn...", and she drifted off to sleep without completing the sentence.
Indy swept his gaze over the beautiful cream unicorn and then returned his gaze to the other ponies on the train.