The next day went by with no major events. It was day four in Equestria, so it was time to head out to Canterlot, I packed for a week (I failed to ask how long, but better safe than sorry). We decided to leave a day early to check out the city. The train leaves at 11:30 am and it's a three hour trip, not not too bad... I hope.
I really don't know what to wear because a lack of prior experience, but a suit would do. I went downstairs, put on the TV and almost collapsed at what I saw.
Terror Attack in Brussels .
"FUCK!" I slammed my hand on the counter, I really didn't need this right now. Heading out to somewhere with no internet and this bombshell come out of nowhere. I remember when the attacks in Paris occurred, I just sat there watching the news for hours watching updates come in. I was only three when 9/11 occurred, but my parents responded, how they didn't get sick from all the dust and debris, I will never know.
Someone was knocking at the door and brought me out of haze, I really hope it one of the guys or all of them, someone to talk to about this. I got six ponies instead.
"Hey girls, why.. Why don't you come in?" I could barely speak and I had the same quietness as Fluttershy.
"Are ya all right, sugahcube?" Applejack asked. I guess this it's time to drop the bombshell about humanity, the plan was to put off for as long as possible. Mainly because humans are violent and all that good stuff.
"Yea, just some stuff back home," they all looked saddened, maybe because I'm NOT home. We walked to the keeping room, I sat down in a chair and zoned out. I was watching the TV and listening to the reporter
"You guys ready to head out?" I really want to stay, but I want to stay to find out what happened. They knew something bad happened but they didn't ask what happened. Fine by me.
One hour later
The tension was still thick in the train, thankfully the Princess got us the first class car for us, so we by ourselves for the trip. Pinkie, Rarity and Fluttershy were talking (Fluttershy was mostly listening), Applejack and Dash were doing some sort of competition, Twilight was reading and I was rocking out to some Swedish power metal. I figured I should quit being a little bitch and get over it, I distracted myself by reading a book on my phone. It's a historical fiction about Japan not surrendering and the U.S. invading mainland Japan. I decided to take a quick snooze
I was in an airport, I walking to the gate for my plane, as I was walking by another gate when an explosion went off and slammed me into a wall and I blacked out. When I came to, the terminal was filling with smoke there was broken glass, bodies and broken panels on the floor. I tried to stand, but couldn't stand up. I looked at my body, my shirt and pants were ripped and scorched and my left leg was gone. I stood up and hobbled up, calling out help. Through the smoke, I saw a figure through the smoke, only it was a dark blue unicorn and I awoke.
We arrived after another hour after my early-afternoon-mare, as opposed to an average nightmare. We pulled into the station at platform 9. I was tempted to run between platform 8 and 9, but I'll do that later. There was a carriage and some guards to escort us to the castle, which was nice because between the seven of us, we had a mountain of suitcases, we all had one except Rarity who had the whole mountain.
I got my first good look at the castle from the outside, it was impressive. Massive stone walls, big towers and guards in solid gold armor (the literal fuck at that last one). The guards on gate duty opend the gate and let us into the courtyard, we came to a halt in what I could only describe as the main door. Only this door is twenty feet high and has rare gems in the door (gems are extremely common in Equestria, so the wow factor is diminished). We exited the normal carriage and I heard.
"Twily"
"BBBFF!" Twilight replied.
"Applejack, what is BBBFF"
"Big Brother Best Friend Forever"
"Aaaand who is her BBBBFF" I already forgot how many Bs and Fs there were.
"Why that's Shining Armor, former captain of the Royal Guard and co-ruler of the Crystal Empire with his wife, Prncess Cadance." Rarity explained. She never told us that. The major thing about her I knew was she is Celestia's personal student.
Princess Celestia was inside waiting for us, along with another alicorn, this one was a dark blue, her hair also was magically flowing and had little white specs in it. She seemed familiar from somewhere, but I'm not sure where from.
Next to her was a white unicorn stallion who was hugging Twilight. He was taller than an average stallion and if he was a human, he would be ripped. Guess that's Shining Armor. We introduced ourselves
"Cadence said she would be he-" he said, as I was violently tackled by a pink furball and I was quickly picked up.
"*Squeeee* He's even cuter than you said Auntie!" I was stuck rolling on the tiled floor waiting for the sweet embrace of death to save me. My cause of death: crushed by hug, not as good as death by snu snu.
"Cadence! Drop him this instant" Celestia scolded her
"Jokes.. On her... Princess I'm a... Hugger too!" I tried to say as my lungs were being crushed, I stood up with her holding on, somehow gripping me harder. We stood there in a hugging war, before she was pulled off by magic. We finally got formally introduced, her real name is Mi Amore Cadenza, sounds Italian to me.
We walked in the castle, (I was on pink pony princess carrying duty) a maid took my stuff to my room, she was wearing one of these French maid outfits which makes no sense. We spent several hours talking, had dinner than we all went to do our separate things. I went back to my room to unpack and get ready for tomorrow.