The next 4 days in Ponyville passed by as if it were a daydream to Vinyl Scratch and Octavia. They indeed went out and about to see the sights Rarity had recommended, but the greatest sight they saw there was each other.
Heading back to the train on their last day, Pinkie Pie and Rarity in tow, yielded some other unexpected results. It turns out many of their classmates had found something that made the trip to Ponyville even more worthwhile.
Olive Oil and Red Gala had become a couple too. Once Olive Oil had found out that Red Gala could also cook, they had gotten to talking more. Once they had finished talking cuisine, it turns out they had much more in common than just that. Eventually, they simply came to the realization that they were perfect for each other. Vinyl and Octavia were both as happy for them as they were for themselves.
Jewels and Stifle had found a lot of inspiration in Ponyville and in each other. They too had become an official couple. Even as everypony was catching up, they were making art. Jewels was painting their meeting and Stifle was taking pictures, both of them managing to find different ways to make the scene beautiful to themselves and to each other.
Razzle and Zuzana had decided to ‘collaborate’ as they called it. They both blushed whenever they said it though. They were currently in the process of figuring out how to make the Graduation pyrotechnics more colourful thanks to some special potions Zuzana could brew to add stronger elements to the Pyrotechnic Ponies magic.
Colttrane had found ‘the next big sensation in Jazz’ as he called him. It turns out that Red Gala’s cousin, Big Macintosh, had the perfect voice for Jazz. Colttrane had somehow gotten him to agree to come back to Canterlot to record some songs. They were off to the side discussing details.
And Eloy had discovered ‘his greatest inspiration yet’ in another Ponyville resident. This pony was a Pegasus named Fluttershy. Eloy had been wandering about, listening for all sorts of things when he had heard Fluttershy and then her animals. He openly admitted he was instantly smitten, stating he could write 3 lifetimes of songs just about Fluttershy herself. This made Fluttershy blush, but she also seemed happy to have found a special somepony in Eloy.
Vinyl felt extremely happy, but worried for Professor Beat. He had promised to supply accommodations on both ends of this trip. And there were now an excess of four ponies returning rather than one. Once Octavia nuzzled her though, Vinyl instantly pushed the thoughts out of her mind. They could wait.
In what seemed like no more than a few seconds, the train was there. Once everypony was on board, they got to continuing their conversations and talking about Graduation. It was after all, just over a week away.