A few days went by as Twilight and her parents are finally about to meet Shining Armor’s marefriend, Cadence. It’s Saturday as it is the weekend off from school. Twilight reading a little book with Smarty Pants by her side, while her parents are on the sofa chit-chatting about Shining’s date.
Twilight just focuses on her book with her hooves tucked underneath her as she’s waiting for her big brother to get home. She heard that Cadence invited them to a picnic somewhere in Canterlot.
Shining Armor walks in the door.
“Hey everyone!” He said as he walked in.
“Hey Shining Armor.” Velvet said as she saw him walk in.
“Everyone. This is Cadence.” He said as a pink mare walk in. She has on a ponytail, and she has… Wings?
Twilight’s eyes widen in amazement. Cadence begins to walk to their parents.
“You must be Shining Armor’s parents. Nice to meet you. I’m Cadence.” She said as she shook each of their hooves as they greeted each other. As she finally notices Twilight.
“And you must be Twilight. Shining Armor always talks about you.” Cadence said with a smile.
“And Shining Armor always talks about you too.” Twilight said with a smile right back. Cadence giggles. “Well, it’s nice to meet you, Twily. Are you ready for the picnic?”
“Am I?!” Twilight said, jumping up and down. “I can’t wait, when are we leaving?”
“Just hold on there, Twily.” Shining Armor said to calm her down. “Mom, dad, you have a picnic basket we can barrow?”
“Of course. There should be one in the closet in our bedroom. I’ll go and get it.” Velvet said as she walked into the bedroom to get a picnic basket.
She comes out with one as she begins to help pack up the food they need for the picnic.
“Thanks mom. We’ll be back soon.” Shining Armor said as he, Twilight, and Cadence walks out. Their parents waved them goodbye, and to have a great time. As Velvet notices Spike.
“Oh Spike, not the shelf again.” She said as she sees Spike trying to grab something from the shelf.
They begin to walk around Canterlot as Twilight has Smarty Pants on her back. What looks like fabulous ponies walk around, and some time passes as they find a good spot.
They found a place on what looks like an old abandon sighting where trains would roam here. They sat the mat down further away from the end of the tracks, or what they’re called ‘buffers’ in ponies opinion. Which is also on a side of a mountain.
They all sat their stuff down as they begin to unpack, and begin eating.
***
A few days have passed since Sir Topham Hatt has left for his vacation. Thomas is just chugging backwards where he almost crashed when the trucks pushed him down the hill. He notices Henry on the sighting next to Thomas’s line, not feeling too great.
“Morning, Henry. What’s the matter?” Thomas asked as he puffed backwards when he passed him.
“I got… *sniff* boiler ache.” Henry said as he feels like he’s got a cold. When Thomas continues talking.
“And I’m collecting one, two, three, four, five, six trucks of special Island of Sodor coal for you.” Thomas said when he counted how many trucks he’ll have when he continues to puff backwards.
“Oh, thank you, Thomas. Special coal will make me feel… *sneeze* much better.” Henry said through his cold.
“But I wish I can make Mr. Conductor feel better too,” Thomas said as he starts bumping into the trucks. “by finding him.” He said as he bumps into the fifth truck.
But, he immediately stops as he hits the sixth truck.
*Whack*
Thomas hit the sixth coal truck with force. Which sends it rolling down the tracks, and… wait, did it disappear through the buffers? Where Thomas almost crashed?
As it disappeared, it made what sounds like a train whistle while ringing the bell as it disappeared through a multi-colored portal. Thomas doesn’t notice as he begins to puff away with his now five remaining coal trucks. He sees Bertie the bus roll by beside him on the road. He honks his horn.
“Hello, Thomas and your five coal trucks!. Vroom Vroom!” Bertie said to Thomas.
“Wait, five? I’m suppose to have six. This can’t be right.” Thomas said as he keeps chugging with his coal trucks.
A few hours later, he sees Percy at the water tower as Thomas is now pulling Annie and Clarabel
Thomas pulls in.
“Hello, Percy.”
“Oh, Thomas! I’ve been worried about you. Bertie said you lost a coal truck today.” Percy said to Thomas.
“Yes, it disappeared when I was at the buffers. I don’t know what happened.”
“Maybe those are the buffers that lead to the secret railway.” Percy said sneaky like.
“And the buffers that lead to a secret world no engine has gone before.”
“Oh yes!”
Thomas soon gets an idea. “Percy, you protect those buffers from Diesel 10.” Thomas said as Percy’s eyes go wide in fright.
“What?!”
“And I’ll find Mr. Conductor.” Thomas begins to puff away
“Me? But, why me?” Percy asked as Thomas leaves Percy at the water tower.
“‘Cause you’re a brave engine, Percy!” Thomas said as Percy watch him disappear. Leaving him with a response.
“Oh, I forgot.”
***
Hours went by as Twilight, Shining Armor and Cadence are having a great time at their picnic. Twilight playing with Smarty Pants while Cadence and Shining Armor are enjoying their romantic meal as they can hear, and watch Twilight laughing and playing.
While they’re near an old set of buffers on an abandon sighting. They’re not far from Canterlot as they’re just right outside of the town. Celestia’s giant castle can be seen from what looks like millions of miles away as if somepony that far can see it from where they’re at.
Twilight begins to do the rodeo theme while Smarty Pants is on her back. Twilight starts kicking as a bull would. Until Smarty Pants starts flying out of her back, and she lands right beside the buffers.
“Haha! I win again, Smarty Pants!” Twilight said as she went to go trot to grab her doll. She is close enough to Cadence and Shining Armor.
She reaches the doll as she levitates it with her magic. She has gotten better at it as she begins to place Smarty Pants on her back as wind begins to blow a tiny bit.
“Come on, Smarty Pants! Let’s go again!” Twilight said excitedly. Until the wind keeps getting higher and higher. Is there a storm coming? It’s suppose to be a nice day. Twilight is now confused as if what’s happening.
“Huh?”
She just moved. No way she can do that while she’s standing completely still. She tried walking away, the wind keeps pushing her to the buffers.
“What’s going on?!” Twilight said as she begins to trip. The wind now even stronger as she now tries to hold on.
“HELP! CADENCE! SHINING ARMOR!” Twilight yells as they notice her. They ran as fast as they can. They both gripped onto her hooves with their magic to hold onto her. They even used their hooves.
“Hold on, Twily!”
“Just hold on!”
Cadence and Shining Armor said as they do the best they can to hold onto her. The wind keeps getting stronger and stronger as a hum appears out of nowhere while a multi-colored portal appears, making the wind stronger. It even pulls Cadence and Shining Armor.
“Don’t let go, Twilight!” Cadence said as she can feel her slip out of their magic, and their hooves.
“Help! I can’t hold on much longer!” Twilight screams.
“Hold on!” Shining Armor screams. Until…
Twilight loses her grip when their magic becomes weak from how strong the wind is. Twilight starts flying to the buffers as she starts screaming, trying to reach out to Cadence and her brother.
With a loud train whistle, and a bell like sound mixed into one… Twilight disappeared through the buffers. Cadence and Shining Armor look up and they see Smarty Pants landing right in front of them.
“Oh no. Oh Celestia no.” Shining said as he and Cadence ran to the buffers.
“Twilight! TWILIGHT!” He and Cadence scream. Hoping she would get out of there. But, nothing.
“Mom and dad are gonna kill me, I know it! I’m so dead!” Shining said as he starts freaking out when he watched his little sister disappear into a portal.
“This is bad. I’m so sorry, Shining Armor.” Cadence said as she tries to comfort her date. Cadence is now worried too. ‘Where did she go?’ She thought to herself.