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// Sharing - The Mysterious N 
// Story: TwiDash Prompt Collab 
// by TwiDashCollabs 
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Twilight Sparkle was shivering cold. 'Where had it all gone wrong,' she wondered. Two days ago she'd received a letter from Princess Celestia, informing her that a large quantity of changelings had been spotted near the still relatively new Crystal Empire. Gathering her friends she'd quickly set off for the Empire to investigate.

Of course what they hadn't expected was an ambush. Said surprise ended up with the train derailed and the group scattered. Twilight had the fortune of waking up next to Rainbow Dash, glad she wasn't alone. She gently shook the unconscious pegasus awake, checking for injuries. Thankfully she had only found superficial cuts.

Rainbow groaned, “Ugh my head, feels like I got hit by a train... oh.” Looking around she noticed the debris. “What happened?”

“I don't know. One second I hear loud stomps, next thing I know is I'm waking up next to you.” The unicorn explained, thankful to be alive. Twilight was not without her own injuries, the largest a cut right on her brow. “I'm not going to lie Rainbow, we're in really bad shape. Most of our supplies are ruined, our friends are scattered and night is setting in. It's already cold, we need to find some shelter and quick!”

Both of them searched through the wreckage, coming up with only a single tattered sleeping bag and some other miscellaneous items. “We need to find shelter, and get a fire going.” Twilight repeated, her teeth chattering. At least the cold was helping the blood to coagulate.

“I can fly up and look for the rest-” Rainbow was cut off by Twilight biting her tail, keeping her grounded.

“No. P-please do-don't leave me alone... I-I'm scared Rainbow.” Twilight cried, still in shock from the crash and the unknown surroundings.

Rainbow's determination softened and she fluttered down. “Fine. First thing tomorrow morning though, we're looking for them. Alright?” A nod from Twilight and they looked around.

Twilight, having regained some confidence spoke up, “We can sleep in one of the more intact train cars. That one should be good.” She pointed to a relatively intact coach. They quickly trotted over, looking over the metal box. Most of the roof was sheared off, but the windows and doors were fine.

Darkness had now fully set in, a flickering fire the only source of light. Twilight had cleaned up the inside of the train car, ensuring they wouldn't injure themselves further. The sleeping bag lay unfurled, near the fire. “We're going to have to... share.” Twilight mentioned, light blush staining her cheeks. While they'd been going out for a few weeks now, they had yet to sleep in the same bed, or in this case sack.

“It'll be okay Twilight. I promise.” Rainbow mentioned, before crawling in the bag. Twilight wiggled in after her, Rainbow wrapping her hooves around Twilight to comfort the distraught unicorn. The librarian melted into Rainbow's embrace, squirming closer.

No matter what would happen tomorrow, for now she felt safe in the shared embrace of Rainbow Dash, her fearless protector...