(contains items from the prequel, but also connected to the MGIE (1,2,3) series and should be enjoyable for people that have read either, but reading both is not required to enjoy this short story.)
Lightning Dust had been avoiding home since her darkest hour. But she finally has built up the courage to face her family after all this time. She knows they've accepted her choices. She knows they aren't ashamed of her in the slightest and never were. She knows her parents have been worried sick about their baby, but have let Lightning Dust have her freedom. The invite to visit has been left open all this time, waiting patiently. She's finally ready and there is no reason not to be going back to her childhood home for a brief visit. After all, it was her father's birthday and they had so much to catch up on.

...So why was it so hard to step off that train?