Chapter 3 – The pull of the rail
Most of the train ride has been pretty laid back and as you swing your head around the car you currently sit in you notice there's not too many other ponies on board. But then again you can’t really remember a time when you've seen the train full, well other than when you went to the Crystal empire.
Rainbow and Twilight still hold their conversation they've been having since you got on the train, and from time to time you nod your head when you drift your eyes back from the window and notice Twilight waiting for an answer. But most of this ride you have been just anxiously staring out the window to the ever growing closer city of white marble buildings.
You know your sight of the city is going to be lost once you round the mountain and go through the short cave so you enjoy your sight of it while you can.
"...Violet don't put your mouth on the glass sweetie."
To the words you shift your eyes to the purple filly pressed up against the glass, but you only get to catch her in the act for a moment before she takes her face from it. Violet 's back legs are embedded in the cushion of the seats and front hooves like her face was are planted almost to the glass. Twilight's hoof rest on her back but that doesn't really stop the little filly from moving around by herself.
You hold a slight smile to the filly but like most nice moments for you somepony has to ruin them as Rainbow's tomboyish voice comes to you, "So where are you going to be when Twilight has her bachelorette party?" The cyan mare holds a wide smile as she looks like shes about to continue judging from her sprawled out wings.
But you're able to talk before her as you shake your head, "I'm not going to be anywhere."
Rainbow squints to your comment as Twilight moves her other hoof to the filly to bring her from the glass of the train, "We decided not to do anything seeing as how somepony has to watch Violet...and it wouldn't be fair for that pony."
"Pff..." Rainbow rolls her hoof as she gives a slight laugh, "How come you don't get your parents to watch Violet?"
The light purple filly finally sits herself to the seat as she holds her happy face around the train car, Twilight's voice comes up as she turns back to face her friend, "Ha, if they act anything like they did when Shining was getting married they won't even be free until the wedding."
"Oh ya? Whys that?"
Twilight holds a slight smile as she continues, "Well last time they had to put up with family that came from all over Equestria..." She taps her hoof to her mouth as she talks, "I would guess they would be doing the same thing this time...plus it wouldn't really be fair to them, but we are going to stop by when we get to Canterlot."
At the end of Twilight's words Rainbow leans back against the seat as she folds her wings, "Well I guess that's ok..." A slight laugh escapes her mouth as she nods to you, "Not like you had any stallion friends anyways."A louder tomboyish chuckle comes from her as she holds a sly smile to her comment.
You nod to her as you shoot back your own smile, "You're right Rainbow, seeing as how you're my only stallion friend it would be kind of hard to do something without you."
Rainbow stops her chuckle as she looks over your content smile, "Really? That was you're come back?" She turns to Twilight as she shakes her head, "You made him an egg head."
Twilight has a faint smile as she rolls her eyes and looks back to Violet.
You still hold your smile with the notion she didn't deny being a stallion...But your dumb smile doesn't hold long as a sharp jab comes to your side and you quickly turn your head to the young purple dragon attacker as he talks, "You know, I could show you around Canterlot." Spike leans his head back as he folds his claws behind his head, "I happen to have a free card for donuts at Joe's donuts."
You blink to his cool guy smile as you think to yourself...donuts? Ponies really don't know how to throw a bachelor party if thats what was offered, heck that was even offered from a dragon. You give a friendly smile as you talk, "I'm fine Spike."
At the end of your words the noise in the car gets louder as the cave that nears Canterlot turns the inside of the train a dark black for the moment. In the sightless few moments you adjust the bag around you that you haven't taken off. But the light to the car comes back as you look over the the two ponies that sit across from you doing the same, all except the bag less filly that swings her head around with wide eyes trying to figure out how night came and went so fast.
You move your gaze to the window as you watch the Canterlot train station area starting to come into view.
The blow from the trains whistle comes first as your body shifts a little to the slowing speed.
"Ok Violet, stay close to mommy alright?"
At the voice Violet moves her front hooves as she looks around the sights outside.
Twilight gives a slight giggle as she nods her head, "Yes Violet, we're here."
As the train comes to its halt the stallion standing at the door starts to speak up, "Anypony going to Canterlot, we have arrived."
Twilight helps Violet from her seat as you and Spike stand up, the cyan pegasus doesn't wait for you though as she starts towards where the chocolate colored stallion wearing a blue train cat car stands.
But you all are able to catch up with her as the stallion moves one hoof to the door, "Just letting you ponies know, theres a special wedding going on tomorrow so the castle guard is not letting anypony into it's grounds."
You give a slight chuckle to the words as Twilight nods her head with a smile, "Will make sure to keep that in mind."
The stallion nods his head as he opens the door, you all follow the stallion out as the steam from the train slightly comes up from the tracks around the station.
"Yoo-hoo, Twilight."
At the elegant low but audible voice you turn your head to a white mare trotting close to where you all move away from the train. From the voice you know it's Rarity, but if you didn't know the voice the white mare with large gold sunglasses and a pale yellow sun hat with pink flower like things coming off from the top would just be some Canterlot pony.
But the casual smile of the mare is lost as she gets closer and floats her sun glasses away from her face to reveal her shocked eyes stare, her voice comes out a little rushed as her trot comes to its end in front of your group, "R-Rainbow PLEASE tell me you didn't put your dress in..." She swallows at her words as she flicks her hoof to the bag around the cyan mare, "...That."
Rainbow looks a little surprised to the bag sitting around her neck and upper chest as she talks, "What's the big deal, it fit?"
Rarity's stance is a little wobbly as she starts to mumble something to herself in a slight high pitched tone.
"Hello Rarity, did everypony else get here already?" At Twilight's words the white mare snaps out of her stammering.
"Y-yes, everypony is at the castle." Rarity's eyes only stay to Twilight for a moment as she turns back to Rainbow, "Now you need to come with me, that dress is going to be positively wrinkled by the time you get it out."
Rainbow rolls her hoof to the comment as she talks, "Oh come on Rarity, not every pony is trying to meet somepony in Canterlot you know."
The white mare straightens her posture as she closes her eyes, "No, I simply won't allow a piece of my work to not fabulous." Rainbow gives a slight groan as she talks through it, "Fine, but the wonderbolts are having a hoof signing tonight so I better not be late."
Twilight's voice comes back to her as she lifts her hoof up a little, "We're going to see my parents but then we'll be at the castle to start getting set up."
Rarity shoots her a slight smile as she cocks her eye to her, "Of course Twilight." She moves beside Rainbow as she starts to push the cyan mare along with her, "See you then darling."
"I think i'll go to."
You turn your gaze back to the purple dragon as he starts to pick his pace up to follow after Rarity and Rainbow.
But as he walks away Twilight speaks up, "Are you sure you don't want to see Velvet and Nightlight Spike?"
He rolls his arm as he talks, "I should go and make sure every pony is ready for you when you get there."
"...Well...ok Spike."
At her own comment she turns to the patiently waiting light purple filly beside her as she starts to walk, "Stay close Violet."
You follow after the lavender mare as you move yourself to Violet's other side.
End of chapter 3