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// Day One 
// Story: Three Days to Die 
// by Azurala 
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  Waving goodbye to everypony, Rarity pushed open the window of her seat and called out to them. "Goodbye, darlings! Don't forget that I will be back in the Boutique on Monday! Come see me then! Oh, and Sweetie Bell," she beckoned to her little sister, "don't forget to be a pleasant guest at Applejack's!" The train had begun to depart, so she closed the window again with a sigh and sat back in her chair. Taking her sketchbook out of her bag, she started at the page with a pencil.

This was going to be a long trip to Manehattan and back.





Finally, the train back in Ponyville, Rarity stuck her head out the door cautiously, looking about for her friends and anypony who might recognize her. Satisfied, she stepped off the train, straightening the hooded parka she was wearing to keep herself covered. One simply must always be fashionable, even deep undercover. 

The brisk trot back to the Boutique was dark and quiet, since night had fallen since she'd left, and nopony had come across her path, luckily. Ducking into her store, she checked once again for anypony who may have seen her before locking the door behind her and setting to work.