A New Arrival

Nine ponies stood on the small platform of Ponyville's only train station each of them with their own thoughts and feelings about this new arrival. For the three little fillies it meant a new friend and possibly a new member for their club, for the pink earth pony it meant another pony to make smile and another excuse for a party, for the cyan Pegasus, orange earth pony and white unicorn it ment another mischief maker for the countless sleepovers they hosted, a certain shy pegasus was simply apprehensive about meeting a new pony and a purple unicorn simply paced around in nervous excitement at the thought of teaching an apprentice.

" Oh when will the train be here?"

Wondered a nervous Twilight Sparkle. She had spent the last week since receiving Princess Celestia's letter preparing a room for her new apprentice and was begging to worry as the train was already ten minutes late.

"Ya'll need to calm down sugar cube. Yer apprentice'll arrive in due time."

Was her friend Applejack's reply.

"Yeah! I just hope she LOVES the party I planned for her!"

Was Pinkie's reply ecstatic as usual.

"Everypony shh! The train's here!"

Squealed Twilight. At that moment the train pulled into the station and the doors opened. Ponies of all walks of life poured out of the train until onlyvafew passengers remains on board. Looking around anxiously Twilight felt a tap on her back and a voice said.

"Are you Twilight Sparkle? I'm your new apprentice Crescent Moon."

Turning around Twilight saw not a unicorn as she had expected but a creature about as tall as Scootaloo standing on her hind legs. She had a catlike face and tail and had paws with opposable thumbs her fur was dusky grey with darker tabby stripes she had piercing eyes one grass green the other ice blue and silver shoulder length hair.

"Your a Neko!?!"