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Chapter 4 – Training the wheels

The train's slight rumble continues to chime beneath the young light purple mare's hooves as she just stares out side of the window. It's been about thirty minutes since the train left Ponyville, and since they left the two ponies sitting just across from her have still yet to break there catching up. Because of this Violet has switched seats with the crystally lizard that was sitting near the window seat, Starlight didn't seem to mind Violet moving the lizard, but since she moved it the dark gray lizard's eyes have yet to move from Violet. Not that the young mare has really shifted her head from her joyless stare out of the window.

However, Violet's ear flicks to the two pony's voices as the sound of their conversation starts to come to it's end.

Sparky finally starts to move his bag from around himself as he nods to Starlight's last comment, "Still, I can't really imagine getting up as early as you had to today."

"Bha." The mare straightened her posture as she continues, "It was no bother, I was able to read a little more in that book you gave me. It is quite fascinating..." She squints to her next few words as she holds her smile, "My mother also has found some interest in it, which is surprising seeing as how she usually thinks all magic books are as she puts it, dull. But she has always found Star Swirl's things interesting-..."

Starlight wiggles her hoof to her comment as she breaks away from it, "But then again I think everypony would find it interesting..." The mare's grayish coat takes on a faint reddish pink color as her smile grows, "...There's so many interesting things in the book, Star Swirl even seems to have meet creatures I've never even heard of like He-U-man-s, very interesting."

The word turns Violet's head as she squints to the mare just trying to see if she heard her right, however to the light purple mare's light blue eyes Starlight now directs her voice to her and Violet's train of thought is derailed as she listens, "So Violet, from what Sparky has told me you were able to successfully perform your spell yesterday?"

Violet blinks to the comment with a slight bit of annoyance as she turns her head to her friend, however Violet nods her head politely as she hooves out a simple response.

"No big deal?" Starlight's eyes widen to Violet's coy comment as she wiggles her hoof to her, "Why, Sparky told me you really were able to summon a Windigo. You should be excited, that truly is a hard spell to create....Even if you were not able to completely get it under control."

Starlight holds her smile to her intentionally good hearted comment as she patiently waits for Violet's hooves to come up. However the comment to Violet doesn't come off as the well intended complement the crystal mare intended, Violet gives a little nod as she hooves out her response.

The light purple mare's comment breaks Starlight's smile as she nods her head and repeats her, "Oh well yes of course I'm sure you will have the spell under control, anypony that could do it on her first try should have no problem mastering it. Although..." Starlight gives a slight laugh as she cocks her head, "But I do not understand why you want to master it so fast. It's not like we have an entrance spell like last time."

Violet's eyes go wide and her mouth like Sparky's hangs open as the two ponies stare to the crystal mare.

"Oh...Did you not know?" Starlight swings her head between the two ponies as Sparky gives a little laugh as he turns to Violet, "N-no, Violet thought it was the same as last year."

"No no, not at all." A louder giggle comes to the mare as she wiggles her hoof to the light purple mare, "I must say, I'm relieved about that...I-I could not imagine my sun moving spell being that improved. After reading that book I think I would rather not push my magic to far...Magic is a bond, not a force."

Violet blinks to the comment as she lets it soak in, however the fact that she has her bag weighed down with extra books and all the things she would need to do a spell that now is no longer needed still messes with the young mare.

To Violet's silent hooves and far off stare Starlight brings her voice back up as she turns her attention to the stallion beside her, "So Sparky I know from your letters your a little apprehensive about your trip back to the Wonderbolts...Do you feel any better?"

Violet snaps from her thoughts as she turns her attention to her friend, the two ponies may talk all the time but not once has Sparky ever told her he feels scared about going back to his school.

Too the light purple mare's gaze and Starlight's choice of words Sparky straightened his posture up as he tilts his head towards the window just trying to brush off the comment, "W-well I wouldn't say I'm nervous...It's no big deal."

Starlight squints to the comment as she cocks her head, "Really?"

Sparky nods his head as he turns back to the mare, "Ya."

The crystally mare pokes her head up a little as she speaks up, "Well, I do believe you shouldn't feel so anxious, it's new experiences." Starlight turns her gaze to Violet as she continues, however before she can speak up the sight outside of the window catches her eye.

The bend of the mountain has reached it's end, and now the tall white stone buildings of Canterlot now gleam in the distance. Starlight holds her gaze to the city as she speaks up in a lower tone, "Canterlot is such a majestic city... I do enjoy the Crystal Empire's unique shine, but I have always found a plain stone interesting." She turns a smile to the stallion beside her, but before she can speak up the crystal lizard in front of her chimes out with a loud almost glass scratching sound.

Violet's ears flop down to the loud sound as she turns her head to the little lizard next to her.

"Oh, don't worry Sparky were almost there."

The light orange stallion blinks to the name for a moment as he just looks to the crystally animal. However the sight of the the little crystal lizard is cut off as the tunnel just before the train station comes around the train.

It only takes about ten minutes for the train station to come into view down the rails and as it does the three ponies begin to bring their respective bags into their laps as they wait for the train to pull into station.

Within moments the squall of the trains wheels starts up as the train begins to slow.

Violet turns her head out to the train station as she looks over the snow less area, to the mare's stare Sparky turns his head as he looks out of the window, "No snow? Hm...Canterlot must not like snow or something."

A faint smile comes to Violet's face as he turns her head back to her friend, however Sparky's comment has sparked Starlight up as she taps her hoof to her mouth, "I believe I read that Canterlot only allows snow on special days. It would most likely mess with the traffic of the city if the snow was to high."

As her comment comes to an end the train's slowed movement has come to a complete stop, and as it does the sound of the older stallion's voice comes up through the train as he calls out, "Canterlot station!"

Starlight's horn sparks up as her light gold magic comes around the crystally lizard in front of her, "I'll see you two later, I want to stop by the library for a little." She turns a friendly smile to the two ponies as she starts to move from her seat.

Violet moves her two heavy satchels around herself as she turns her attention to the light orange stallion.

To the mare's stare Sparky speaks up, "Mind if I tag along for a little?" A faint laugh comes up as he shrugs, "I kind of don't know where you're going to be staying seeing as how it's not the castle."

Violet nods her head as she stands from her seat and begins to trot down the train's walk way.

End of chapter 4