//------------------------------// // Chapter 3:The Train To Canterlot // Story: The Return Of Night // by EndlessKnight980 //------------------------------// Elma Boarded the train. It was going to be a long trip and she was going to have a nice long nap. Night was being quiet. Elma made him remember the poem and let him thing about it. It was nice. she made her way to her cabin. She saw her bunk and smile. The car shifted as the train roll forward. She put her bag down and pull the shade down. She use the restroom. Then walk to her bunk. She climb into bed and cover up. She close her eyes and was about to fall asleep. When. Then the door open and five little colts and filly ran through the cabin. They were follow by two Earth pony’s. They soon left and head to the next cabin. She got back in nice position to fall to sleep again. She was just about to dose off again. When. The door flew open again. This time a group of unicorns enter. Blowing party whistles and popping off confetti shooters. They move to the next cabin after laughing about some pony birthday. she sat up and look up and down the cabin. The doors were close and she didn’t see movement behind them. She got herself bundle up and started to fall to sleep. She had just fall asleep when. “WAM!” she jump and slam her head on the top bunk and fall from her’s bunk to the floor. The she look at the door. Two Earth pony's were fighting and crash through the window and broken the door off it frame. They lay there fighting on it. “THAT IT! I HAD IT!” she stoop her hove down and floated the two earth ponies into the air. Knock their heads together and floated them in front of her. “I DON’T CARE WHAT YOU TWO ARE FIGHTING ABOUT. BUT YOUR GOING TO MAKE UP RIGHT NOW AND LEAVE THIS CABIN!” The two earth pony's look at each other and both said. “Sorry” to each other. she put them down and they ran out of the cabin. she lifted the door and put it back on the frame. She climb back into her bunk. She was About dosing off. “Excuse me miss.” she roll over. “WHAT?” She Scream in the face of brown Pony in a blue suit. “I need your ticket. Miss.” her face went red. He was the conductor. “Yes. Um. Sorry about that. Here you go.” she said pulling the ticket from her bag. he punch it and return it to her. “And ma. If you could. Can you keep it quiet. The next car next door has pony's trying to sleep.” he said leaving. she took her pillow and cover her head and scream. After that. she was able to fell asleep. It had been a long time since she had a good night sleep. Even longer since she dream. -------------(Elma Dream)------------- She soon found herself walking through a forest. The shape of a brown unicorn ran pass her. She follow it. she ran into and open field. There was a little house in the middle. There was an apple tree with a swing hanging from a low branch. She ran up to the house. She try the door. But it won’t open. She look in the window. There was a Blue Pegasus cooking. A Black unicorn reading a book in a chair. A small dark Alicorn playing on the floor. He must have only be month’s old. She smile. He was so cute. The brown unicorn ran past and headed out of the field. she follow him again. She wanted to see him again. She knew who he was. She only wish to see him once before she awake. The forest grow darker and darker as she race after him. “Come back.” she cry. But her voice was gone. The faster she ran the farther he move away. She ran as fast as she could. He went into a bright light. She enter the light. The brown unicorn stood in the middle of the clearing. she ran to him. She touch his shoulder. He turn and face her. She smile. Then he transform into a large Shadowy beast. “AAAAA.” she scream and slam her head into the bunk above. She rub her head again and look around. She sit had the cabin to herself. The train was still moving. “That was Que the dream.” he said as she stood up. “It was more like memory. Wait you saw that?” she said putting her bags on. “I’m in your head. I see what you see.” he said. “That creepy.” Then it dawn on her. “Hey wait. That mean you’ll saw me in the restroom?” she ask looking down the car to the restroom. “I don’t see anything when your eyes are close’s.” He said. But for some reason. she knew he was smiling. she walk to the dinning car. She wanted something to eat. It was almost empty when she enter. she walk up to the counter and jump onto the stool. “Hello madam. I am Jock you waiter and head chef here. How my I serve you today?” he was a green unicorn with a fancy french act scent. His mane was jet black and look like it had gel in it. “Well Jock. I would like something to eat. What would you suggest?” she ask. “O please give me a break. Bla.” Night said. she knew he was making a gaging motion. “Aa yes for madam. I would suggest our spacial today. It is a specialty of mine and I would love to prepare it for you.” he said flipping a chef hat into the air and on to his head. “Come on now. This colt is so faking this. He use magic.” night said. she shook her head a little. Trying to knock around him head. “That sounds wonderful.” she said. Jock turn around and started to cook. “How much longer until we reach canterlot?” she ask. “We will reach canterlot in about two hours. Madam.” he said. “This guy make me want to barf. To bad I don’t have a mouth.” Night said make sound of barfing. she held her breath. She felt sick.she quickly suck the air down and felt better. A few minute late Jock set a place down. “Here you are madam. The la spacial .” jock said. The door open and the large family enter the dinning car. “Excuse me madam. But I believe I am needed else were.” he said walking to the table they taken over. A half hour later she had finish her meal. “I’ll said this. He may a suck up little phony. But he can cook.” Night said. Elma roll her eyes. Now knowing that. Not only could night see everything she was doing. That he could taste it as well. “Did madam enjoy her meal?” he ask sliding down the counter. “It was as delightful as are your charming manners.” she said batting her eyes. “You give me to much honor. Madam. I am but a simple cook on a train. The real chef’s are all in the royal castles. But one day. One day I hope to cook there.” he said looking up at the roof as if looking into the stars. “With cooking like this. You’ll be there in no time.” she said smiling and batting her eyes. He look back to her. “ Now. How much do I owe you for the meal?” she ask reaching for her bag. “No, No, No, No, No. I won’t hear of it. Today your meal is on me. You have brought me joy and happiness that will last until we meet again.” he said putting his hooves by his chest. Like he was wounded by an arrow to the heart. “Thank you. I will return. Your food to good to pass up.” she said with a wink and jump down of the stool. She smile and wave to Jock until they reach the other side of the door. “So that it. You just wanted a free meal.” he said as they walk back to there cabin. “No, No, No, No, No, I simple wish to eat the best meal in all of canterlot.” she said making her acting like Jock. She laugh. “That out of charter for you.” he said. she smile. “You don’t know me very well. Do you?” she laugh. “I’m loads of fun. Once you get know me.” she winking at her reflation in the window. she push on the door to her cabin. It fell. She forgot about it being broken. She put it back up and sat in her bunk. She floated the book with poems in it out of her bag and read it again. What could it all mean. It could be nothing or it could be talking Night. But then again he hardly remember anything. His name could be wrong. “Hey I at less remember part of my name. And on that matter. I know it was a 1000 years. It the only think I do to keep from going mad in the darkness.” he yell. she jump a little. “You could hear my thought?” she ask in shock. “Well truth be told. I’ve mite have forgotten to tell something.” he said. “What?” she said a little worry. “If you can’t get back into my body. I get yours.” she let it sink in for a moment. There was an odd and long silent. “So how long?” she ask. “Well it take about a month. I'm not shore.” “A Month. Ok. Well good thing we’re on the right track.” she said with a twitch. The rest of the trip she didn’t talk. Her mind was blank. They got off the train and head for the castle. It was getting late. she stop at an inn for the night. The library wouldn’t be open til morning. “Um. Elma. Are you ok?” he ask when they reach there room. “Me. I’m fine. Why wouldn’t I be. I mean I have the spirit of a 1000 year old pony in my body and if I don’t free him into his own body. Then I lose mine. But there is one go bit of news with that. At less I’ll be done with this curse.” She said sounding like a crazy pony. “Ok. that good. Just checking.” he said normally. “You never hear of sarcasm. You know what. You can hear my thought. Listen to this.” she close her though really hard. “YOU GET MY BODY! AND YOU FORGET. FORGET. TO TELL ME THAT LITTLE DETAIL. JUST SO YOU KNOW IF WE DO FIND YOU BODY AND YOU CAN’T REMOVE MY CURSE. I’M GOING TO USE MY CURSE TO DO SOMETHING TO YOU. YOU GOT THAT! AND BEFORE I FORGET. IS ANYTHING ELSE YOU FORGOT TO TELL ME!” her head hurt. She put her head into the pillow. “Sorry I forgot to tell you. Give me a break. I’ve been trap. Travailing in darken for a 1000 years until I hear your voice. I came to the sound of it. Took you up on your deal. But I’m sorry I forgot to tell you.” Night said and waited for her to yell again. “Elma?” he ask. “zzzzzzzzzzz.” she snooze. “ sweet dreams.”