Elements

After picking up Rarity, the six mares first headed to the Crystal Empire. "T-Twilight?" stuttered Fluttershy, causing Twilight to look at her concernedly.

"Yes, Fluttershy?"

"I saw somepony in my dream...she was dark grey with a ponytail sort of on the side of her face... I don't know who she is."

"Neither do I, I've never--"

"Uuuugh! Twilight! Why did you make us go by hoof?" whined Pinkie.

"Hold on, Pinks. I got this." said Rainbow Dash. She scooped her pink friend up and began to fly ahead with her, reaching the train station. "Well, if Rainbow gets to fly there, I can teleport the rest of us there. I don't think I can do it alone..." Rarity walked over to her friend, and put her horn over the lavender unicorn's horn. Twilight's horn glowed magenta, while her friend's horn glowed light blue as their magic combined, teleporting the rest of them to the train station's platform. Applejack went past the two unicorns, and smiling graciously at them before getting inside the train cart. Pinkie Pie followed after Applejack, and she smiled as well. Eventually, only Twilight and Fluttershy were left. "Who do you think it was?"

"I have no idea..."

"Fluttershy, Twilight! What're you guys doing?" called Rainbow, peeking her head out of the train cart.

"We were about to come in." said Twilight, grabbing Fluttershy's hoof and pulling her inside the train. The two mares found all their friends inside, sitting on the cushion of the couches.

"That'll be four bits,"

"But yesterday it was two bits."

"It's four bits today. Take it or leave it." The cashier said, shoving the lettuce in the mare's face.

"Fine." grumbled the grey unicorn, a strand of her green hair falling in her face. She levitated her bits out of her bag, and took the lettuce, replacing the missing bits. She huffed, causing the stray strand of hair to fall back into place. As she walked away, she secretly reclaimed two of her bits by levitating them by the cashier's face. The cashier noticed, and ran for the unicorn. She broke into a sprint, opening her saddlebag and putting the bits inside, closing it with a green aura around her horn and around the saddlebag's latch. She was pushing past the busy ponies of Canterlot, making her way to her small house. The cashier screamed at her as she ran. "Emerald Blaze, you little trouble maker you!"

"You're the one who changed the price!" she called back, a smile on her face. She ran into her house and locked the door behind her. This was followed by insistent knocking. "Emerald..."

"Ms Bee..." she said, mocking her. The earth pony known as Ms Bee gave up, and walked back to her stand. Emerald sighed in relief, her back flattened against the door as she fell down to a sitting position. "Another day, two extra bits." she levitated the bits out of her bag and looked at them, smiling.

"Next stop, the Crystal Empire!" called a voice. The six mares nodded, as the saw the train nearing the Empire. Pinkie 'wow'd in amazement, staring out the window. Fluttershy was still sitting next to Twilight, her gaze held on her hooves. She didn't know what her dream meant. Was it a vision? Who was that pony? Why did Luna show me? She started to fiddle with her hooves, absentmindedly. She accidentally hit Twilight, causing her to flinch. Twilight looked over at the butter yellow pegasus, and began to wonder the same thing her friend was. So, who do ya think Fluttershy saw in her dream? as she expected, no response from herself. Look at you, Twilight, talking to yourself...well, I suppose it's just thinking. Oh, whatever. she waved her hoof dismissively at herself, then giggled. Fluttershy glanced at her friend, then decided she had other things to worry about.

Emerald Blaze was out and about again, avoiding that particular section of vendors. She was walking by a fountain when she saw a particularly strange looking stone statue. It just seemed out of the ordinary. She walked over to it, and blinked. It had moved. The hoof was extended towards her neck. She didn't run or scream, she simply circled around the fountain. As she returned to the side that the statue was on, and it had vanished. Huh, she shrugged, continuing along Canterlot. She came across a park, and it was just ahead of her. She was by an alleyway, and inside the alleyway she saw the statue again. It had wings. She lit her horn with a green flame that represented her cutie mark, and walked into the alleyway. She examined the statue and pieced it together. So, it moves when I blink...Or when I look away at all. In the end, she'd decided it was just her imagination playing tricks on her. It didn't happen often, but sometimes it did. She ended up walking to the park, when she felt like there was something behind her. She turned around to see the same statue, the hoof once again dangerously close to her neck. She took a few steps backward, staring wide-eyed at it. This can't be my imagination...Why would my imagination make up a creature like this?

The train halted, causing the six mares to jolt. They all gasped in surprise, but didn't fall off of their seats. One by one, they got up and filed out of the train to reveal the Crystal Empire in front of them. Twilight lead her friends off of the train station's platform, and began to walk down the familiar crystal path, being greeted by several crystal ponies. As they reached the castle, they were halted in front of the guards that were at the entrance. "State your name, rank and intentions."

"Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Rarity and Applejack," she said, gesturing to each of her friends as she spoke their names, "the Elements of Harmony, and we wish to see Princess Mi Amore Cadenza, and her husband, Prince Shining Armor." The guards removed their spears from their places, and the castle doors opened, revealing the ever-present inside of the Crystal Castle. The six ponies were told to wait where they were for the Princess and the Prince.