I was awoken by the sound of the train stopping. We have arrived in Canterlot, possibly the one place in Equestria that hasn't fallen yet.
"Well, we're here. I guess we need to go see the Princesses now?" I asked Twilight.
"Yeah, let's get off the train, the others are probably waiting for us."
"Okay, let's go."
We exited the train to find a few royal guards waiting for us. "Twilight Sparkle, Violet Arrow?" One of the guards asked.
"Yes." Twilight answered.
"Come with us, the Princesses are expecting you. We will escort you to them and your friends to a safe place."
We followed them into the royal hall, the doors swung open, revealing Princess Celestia sitting on the throne, Luna sitting next to her.
"Ah, Twilight, Violet, you're here. We've been waiting for you two." Princess Celestia said in a nice tone.
"Hello, Princess Celestia, good to see you again." Twilight responded.
"We have summoned you here because Canterlot is being threatened by the same enemy that caused the fall of Ponyville. We need your help to defeat this enemy, you two are Equestria's only hope."
Twilight looked up at the Princess. "Don't worry, princess, we have the Elements of Harmony, they should be able to stop these things."
The princess nodded. "Good luck, my little ponies. The fate of Equestria, is in your hooves."
"We won't let you down."
"I know you won't."
With that, we left the royal hall. The royal guards led us back to where we would be staying. It was a large mansion, definitely big enough for all of us. Once we went inside, the others were already getting settled.
"How is everypony doing?" I asked them.
"Great," Applejack answered. "Pinkie and your brother are upstairs, Fluttershy is in the other room, the fillies are in the room next door, Vinyl, Octavia, and Techno are in the room next to them, Rainbow Dash and Storm Chaser are in the room next door to Rarity, Appleseed and I stay, and you two get the master bedroom upstairs."
"Thanks so much, Applejack." Twilight said.
"Of course, you know how much couples need their space."
"Yeah, okay, thanks again, Applejack."
We walked up to the room that Applejack had mentioned earlier. It looked very cozy. There was a large bed in the middle of the room, a desk in the corner, writing supplies already there, there was more decor that we didn't recognize.
"Well this is nice." I mentioned to Twilight.
"It is, even has a whole bookshelf full of magic spells." She pointed out.
"Woah, how'd I miss that of all things."
"I don't know. Maybe you're just not that good at spotting books." She teased.
"Maybe not."
"Well, before we get off task, do you think the Elements will even work?"
"I hope so, because if they don't, then we will have to result in an all out battle, which I don't want."
"They'll work, they have to."
We layed on the bed, snuggling with each other.
"So, who do you think of all the group is the cutest together?" I asked, changing the subject.
She giggled at the sudden change, but answered, "Definitely your brother and Pinkie."
I giggled too, "Yeah, they are cute."
"So what do you want to do when this whole thing blows over?"
"Hmm. Well, I've always wondered who's faster, me or Rainbow Dash."
She merely laughed. "Twenty Bits says you lose."
"You're on, let's just wait until all this is over."
She leaned in and kissed me, we kissed several times before, but this was really the best. I felt a tear run down my cheek. Twilight seemed to have noticed, because she broke the kiss.
"What's wrong, Violet?"
"I'm just so happy I'm with the one pony I love the most."
We leaned in and kissed again, I wouldn't know what I would do if she was gone.
We stayed like this until we were interrupted by knocking at the door.
"Come in." Twilight said.
The door opened to reveal the small filly who was with Rainbow Dash. Her purple mane slightly messy.
"Umm. Hi, sorry to interrupt you. I'm Scootaloo. And Rainbow Dash was telling me all these great stories about you two and all your competition you two had in flight school. Is it true you were the only one that came close to Rainbow Dash? Is it true you almost beat her in a race?"
I walked up to her and stroked her mane, "Yup, it's all true, and one day, I will try to beat her."
She smiled and walked back out the room, shutting the door behind her.
"Looks like you have a new fan." Twilight said.
"Yeah, everypony admired my ability to keep up with Rainbow. I was the only one that could compete. So we became friends."
"I still say you can't beat her."
"I may not be able to beat her, but I sure as hay can try."
"Whatever, let's get some rest."
"Fine." I layed next to her and shut my eyes.
We were interrupted again by knocking on the door. "Come in." Twilight said.
The door opened to reveal this time, all three of the fillies. Applebloom spoke first.
"Sorry for interrupting you again, but we are the Cutie Mark Crusaders, and we were wondering if you could tell us the story of how you got your cutie mark."
I giggled at the sudden request. It has been a long time since I've told anypony how I got my cutie mark. I glanced back to my cutie mark, it was a violet bow and arrow, but I still remember the story as if it was yesterday.
"Okay, I'll tell you three, but take a seat." Once they settled down, I began the story. "Well, it all started in flight school with Rainbow Dash, as you know, we were best friends. Anyway, I had read a few books about archery, the art of shooting bows and arrows." I pulled out my bow and handed it to the fillies. "This one, is my first bow, I made it myself. But I practiced everything it said in the book, posture, how to aim it, steady breathing, but I never managed to hit the target. But, I kept trying, and with a lot of persistence, I finally did it, but not only that, it went through the target, shattering the whole thing. I don't know how I did it, but it did. I then noticed that something was different about my flanks, I had finally gotten my cutie mark."
"Wow, such an amazing story." Said Scootaloo.
"Yeah," Shouted Applebloom.
"Umm, do you think you could teach us to do that?" Said Sweetie Belle.
"Of course, but not now, I'll have to make you each your own bows."
"Yay!!" They all shouted, "Thank you, Violet."
They left the room, clearly excited for the lessons to start.
"Those fillies, they never stop trying." I heard Twilight say.
"They're just fillies, they'll learn someday."
"But not today." She let out a sigh. "Violet, what do you think life will be like after all this is over?"
"I don't know, it'll never be the same again, but we will recover."
We snuggled closer to each other on the bed, Twilight leaned her head on my shoulder.
"I love you, Violet."
"I love you too, Twilight"
This day is done, and we live to fight another day, the final battle is imminent. We will defeat this enemy, or die trying.