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// End of part II 
// Story: Might Be For Us 
// by Fat1thatyoulove 
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Chapter 22 – All roads go somewhere

The train ride from Canterlot to Ponyville has started to come to it's end as the low rolling hills of the outskirts of town starts to dance past the fast moving train.

Within a few more minutes the screech of the wheels starts to run through the train's cars as it slows into the station. As the train's speed drains into the tracks Violet sparks her horn up to the bags she laid on the seat next to her as she stands and starts to float them around her.

Sparky takes a deep breath as he just stares to the wooden floor of the train, but he eventually darts his hooves to the seat next to him as he takes the two bags around his body.

As he stands Violet presses her hoof to his chest as she squints her eyes to his face. Sparky's eyes go shifty and uneasy as her blue eyed gaze pierces into his mind, but Violet breaks the hard stare as she smiles and starts her hooves up in another i'm sorry motion.

Sparky nods to her hooves as he waits for her to trot into the train's walkway, the voice in his head has been quite the length of the train ride and the shivering of magic has stopped, which has allowed the young stallion's tired expression to change back to it's normal cheerful look.

The older chocolate stallion at the door opens it as he notices the few ponies getting ready to get off, he takes his first few hooves down the stairs as he speaks up, "Welcome home...To most ponies, cider and rest awaits all those who are not from here." A slight chuckle expels from him as he watches the few ponies getting off of the train.

As Violet makes her way from the train she turns and waits for her friend, Sparky's decently fast trot brings him from the train as he looks around the station. However his home longing stare is cut short as Violet's hooves come up with a reminder.

Sparky nods his head as his low tone comes out, "I won't forget..." A faint chuckle comes from him as he just enjoys his mind's silence, "At least I won't have to tell my dad anything...No pony is here in Ponyville right now."

Violet shares the light tone as she nods her head and starts to trot away.

As the light purple mare trots further away the echo to Sparky's head comes , but this time a little lower, (You should rest now pegasus...I shall awaken you when I see fit).

The words make Sparky close his eyes for a moment as he reluctantly accepts the command and starts his trot up.

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Violet's quick and happy almost gallop has come back to her the nearer and nearer she gets to the large tree library at the end of her stretch. It's been two and a half weeks since she left the house and as her eyes look over it the undeniable home sickness in her starts to blossom as she no longer can hold herself back and begins to gallop the last few hooves to the red door.

Her heavy bags bash against her fast moving legs but she pays it no mind as she takes her hoof to the unlocked door and then quickly inside. The initial scan of the room brings no familiar face as she sparks her horn up and slams the door behind her.

An innocent smile comes over her face as she waits for your or Twilight's face to come and investigate the loud house thundering sound.

However her smile is slightly lost as she watches the little purple dragon take a step to the top of the staircase, Spike's eyes look almost as if the loud sound had made him jump from his bed, and his slightly yawning voice reassures her of that thought, "Violet? What are you doing here?"

The light purple mare sparks her hooves up as she holds her smile to the dragon.

"A surprise?...OH..." Spike rubs his claw to his head as he starts to walk down the stairs, "You should have sent a letter."

Violet blinks to the words for a moment, but a newfound smile comes up as she thinks over the possibility of a little brother or sister awaiting her at Ponyville's hospital. Without another moment her hooves spark up with her question.

Spike squints hard to her motions as he gives a little laugh, "S-sorry Violet...I'm not really good at remembering hoofing."

The light purple mare rolls her eyes as she points to the top of the stairs.

To her extended hoof Spike speaks again, "Twilight and your dad left about thirty minutes ago..." Violet's extended hoof and smile comes down a little as she blinks to his word, "...Ya, Celestia called them away for something important."

Violet nods her head to the words as her smile fades from her face.

Spike notices her saddened expression as he nudges her, "Hey cheer up...At least i'm here." He starts his walk towards the kitchen as he speaks up, "Tell you what, i'll make you your favorite lunch."

A slight smile comes up from Violet's face as she nods thankfully, but she doesn't move to sit at the table as she starts her trot up the stairs.

The sound of Spike accidentally banging a few things around down stairs rings around the upstairs hallway as Violet floats the bags from her body and trots herself towards her room. As she brings herself to her threshold she stops, her room has been left the way she left it...There's even a bow out of place on her dresser from when she packed so fast.

Her horn's glow holds as she moves her bags to the neatly kept bed as a quiet sigh runs through her. Not being able to show the spell to you and Twilight has put a damper to the visit she wanted to surprise you both with...But as one of the bags starts to open and three jars come to float out and move to her dresser her mind's slightly disheartened thoughts change as she looks over the empty jar.

Violet's surprise for you and Twilight may not have gone as she planned but at least another hoof closer to the spell she wants to baffle Celestia and Luna with is within reach.

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(Elsewhere in Equestria)

You continue to fiddle with the satchel bag you placed next to you as you bite your tongue, just calm down...Celestia probably just needed Twilight to pick out a blanket or something. A faint chuckle comes from you as you shake your head.
"What's so funny?"

You turn your gaze to the uncomfortable sitting mare as you speak up, "Oh nothing nothing...Hows that hard train car seat feel?"

Twilight adjust herself to the barely cushioned seat as she puts her head up a little, "It's fine, and besides Vanhoover is only about an hour's ride from Ponyville."

You shake your head to her comment as you allow a comment you've been holding back to spring forward, "Wouldn't have to even be sitting for an hour if you just said no."

A slight huff comes from the lavender mare as she speaks up, "Celestia hasn't asked for me in the last five months...I can't just blow off an urgent letter."

"Urgent, pfff." You roll your hoof to her comment as you cross your front legs over your chest.

Twilight gives a little smile as she speaks up, "Well at least we're going somewhere before the foal arrives." A light smile comes over her face a she turns her head to the window.

You cock your eyes to her words as you speak up, "We could have gone somewhere before...It's just somepony wanted to lay around wanting nothing but belly rubs-..."

"SHHH!" Twilight's right hoof wiggles to you as a slight blush comes over her face.

A new chuckle comes from you as you look around the vastly empty train car of the train that you've never road before, ya Twilight there's soooo many ponies listening to us...

You hold your grin as you look over the train, really you thought there was only one train in all of Equestria, but Twilight did say that's because this is the northbound train. Your stare around the room stops as you turn your eyes to the old grayish pony sitting at the door, the stallion's eyes have pined to the wall in front of him almost as if he fell asleep staring to the train's dark wood frame. He wasn't really as cheerful as the other train stallion you're so use to showing tickets to...But your guess is that the north train may go around Equestria a lot more.

"...I've never been to Vanhoover before."

Twilight's voice breaks your stare of the tired pony as you look back to her continuing speech, "...I did read that it looks amazing in the fall though."

You nod your head to her words as you just look over your hoof that you've brought to your face. You're about ninety nine percent sure she's going to continue so you just ready yourself to nod and smile.

"Oooh, if we have enough time we should go and visit the Vanhoover Falls...They are supposed to be the clearest waters in all of Equestria."

You nod your head with a smile as you take your hoof from your face and stare to the lavender mare whose eyes have pinned to the world outside of the window.

End of chapter 22