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// Alright, So I'm Magical: Part Two 
// Story: The Pony-Filled Life of Alexis Creek 
// by NightmareMoon 
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	Stealing a train was the easy part. 

The train station, which was usually full with ponies waiting eagerly for their relatives or friends to arrive, was now completely empty. It actually was kind of creepy. 

I still had to keep quiet, because although the train station appeared deserted, I didn't know how many people couldn't be seen; just like me.

Speaking of invisibility, am I going to be this way forever? How long will this last? If you think about it, it's both a curse and a blessing: not to be seen, ignored forever... And that can go two ways. Thankfully though, I don't think anyone has noticed me. Yet. And I bet they will sooner or later, with all the ruckus I'm making.

"Okay," I say. Man, this loneliness thing is really getting into my head. Whatever. I listen intently, confirming that no - there isn't anyone there, spying on me instead of the opposite. "I don't hear anyone - that's good - but I should still be careful. Maybe there's someone inside the train that I can't hear..."

I press my ear to the closest train. Oh, no: this is going to be a lot harder than I expected, but still fairly easy (I was invisible. Invisible.) and at least still possible. Just very inconvenient for the ponies stuck inside the train... I was going to "borrow" a train no matter what it meant, and if that meant bringing a few grief-stricken ponies for a ride to the Crystal Empire, I would do it.

After all, this is for Equestria's sake. 

"I can't believe the princess is...," one pony sobbed. Another pony put a hoof on her shoulder and told her it was alright. The pony finished the sentence: "Dead," followed by more tears and hugs from the other ponies.

What?

What?

Dead? No, that's impossible. How could the princess be dead? Isn't she, like, immortal? Luna spent 1,000 years on the moon, which contained no air, (almost) no gravity, no food, no anything, and right now she's on the Olympic Spider Toss team, doing just fine physically, not to mention the fact that she raises and lowers the moon everyday.

I don't really know what to say. I'm sad, of course. The princess just died. Everybody's sad. That explains all the riots and stuff, too, and the panicking: Equestria's princess is dead, so what will they do? But I'm honestly much more confused than sad. How did she just suddenly die, minutes after I last talked to her? I'm not really believing this story.

I sneak up to the conductor's quarters, pressing my ear to the door again. There isn't anyone inside, or if there is they're making as minimal noise as possible. I try opening the door to find it's locked. Darn. Did I come here for nothing? I never thought of the fact that maybe people - although they're in a state of chaos - would actually try to protect their stuff. Silly me. How was I going to get in now?

An idea sprung into my head, but I'm not sure it would work. I had never even tried doing it. But it was worth a shot. I reached into my pocket.... Please, I thought. 

Finally I found what I was looking for: a paper clip.

Now I know you're saying, "So, you just happen to have a paper clip in your pocket in the exact moment you need one?" I live in Twilight's tree/library/house, and she has a ton of paper clips. Happy now for the explanation?

I tried to straighten the paper clip out, and after two minutes of trying to refrain myself from killing the paper clip, it was done. 

I put the paper clip in the lock and messed around with it for a minute. I had never actually done this before (like I mentioned) so I really doubted it would work. But to my surprise, it did. 

"Thank you, Twilight," I whispered. I looked around. Still no one here. Good. I quietly shut the door behind me and then looked around the conductor's room; there was a shovel, some coal, and the place where you shovel the coal to. 

Yeah, I wasn't the most experienced person on driving old-style trains meant for ponies to use... But I would have to. I searched around the tiny room for a bit, seeing a manual: "Are you clueless and driving a train?"

That was convenient.

I read the manual for a little while, quickly skimming through the pages, trying to waste as little time as possible; every second counted, and every second Cadence was growing weaker with her magic. 

After reading the guide, I went over what I had to do: basically, just shovel coal, and the rest was useless (how to alert other trains, how to manage your train, blah blah blah. It wasn't like there were going to be any other trains. This was a national emergency). So basically, reading the manual was a colossal waste of time.

I started shoveling coal. It was sort of harder than I thought. The train started moving, and I could hear the confused cries of many ponies: "Where are we going?" 

Oh, yeah. Oops.

I opened the doors leading to the passenger crew, where people were crying and stuff (yes, I know, how insensitive of me. Well, they weren't the ones saving Equestria). "Um, hi," I said. "You're probably wondering why I sort of 'borrowed' this train. Um, don't worry. I'll give it back. But for now, we're going to the Crystal Empire."

I went into the conductor's quarters (or whatever they were called) and slammed the doors shut. I started laughing hysterically. They must be so confused! Whatever. I looked at the big pile of coal. Time to get working.

Now the passengers were screaming, "There's a ghost on the train! There's a ghost!"

Oh gosh... I forgot again - I was invisible. Oh, come on! This day was getting worse and worse...

I looked out the window. Crystal Empire, here I come. And maybe there I could get some kind of "cure" for my invisibility. If there was a cure.