//------------------------------// // Chapter 3: On to Canterlot. // Story: Baby Naming // by inum76 //------------------------------// Chapter 3: On to Canterlot I woke with startling myself. I slept in, I was going to be late! I had spent so much time awake last night thinking about today, I did not sleep or get up on my regular time. Not much time for breakfast, I needed to get on the train, I could eat while on it. On my way to the train I was ambushed by a bounding Pinkie Pie. Upon taking me to the ground, she stated, "you were not planing on leaving without saying goodbye were you?" With a rather goofy but concerned look on her face, one that few ponies but Pinkie could pull off. Getting back up and brushing myself off and trying to answer her, I was cut off by the voice of Rarity. "look what you did, you got her all messy and dirty just before her departure," she stated while waking over from the train station. She was carrying behind her a long box. Rarity did a rather quick fix of my mane and brushed me off more with her magic before presenting to me what she had in the box. It was a simple but elegant dress. I looked at it with surprise. Rarities eyes lit up upon seeing the look on my face. I told her "this was beautiful, but how, why." Rarity looked at me with a mock pout. "do you really need to ask? You know very well dress making is what I do, and do I really need a reason to give a gift to a friend? Besides I could not imagine you going to see the princess without wearing something proper, now could I?" I was thinking about what to say, but could not find anything, I just shook my head, gave her a hug "thank you, this is wonderful. I was late and was planing on eating on the train, I will put it on after. I would not want to get anything on it before then." Rarity smiled. "Well, I was hoping to see you in it before you left, but you are right, better to put it on after you get something to eat, I can see you in it on another occasion." I smiled back. "You can count on it." Not wanting to wait any longer, my other three friends headed over from the train station to see me. I stared with surprise. "All of you came to see me off?" Apple Jack counter "Well, shucks, We wouldn't be very good friends if we didn't. Granted youl be gone fer about a week at most, but we wouldn't miss out on saying good bye just the same." They all closed in to give me a farewell hug and see me off on the train. Before I got on, Pinkie Pie told me not to worry, that everything will totally be fine. I gave her a questioning look before I shrugged it off as Pinkie just being Pinkie. Fluttershy seen the look on my face when I looked at Pinkie and asked "Is there anything wrong?" she had a look of concern herself. "No, nothing to worry about" I gave her the best fake smile I could give, but it only shown I wasn't telling the whole truth. "Oh, OK. Well, if your sure?" She smiled back not wanting to ask further. Rainbow Dash stepped in, "This is Twilight just going for a short trip. She can handle herself. What could go wrong?" She eyed me for a moment. Then asked, "You aren't hiding something from us? Are you?" I quickly said in defense, "I am just going to see the princes, but I have a lot on my mind. That is all." Rainbow Dash eyed me some more then relaxed, "Well OK, if that is all it is. You do at times seem to worry too much." I rolled my eyes. I leaned out a window and waved bye to them as the train speed off to Canterlot.