Philosopher of Earth

+++ That evening. Canterlot Train station +++

HOLY BALLS can Twilight lecture... The tour started out in the foyer... where Twilight had started to ramble about the architecture and the history of the castle. Then, she took me around the ENTIRE castle, every inch, behind every pillar, every nook and cranny. I managed to keep up with her talking, asking a few questions here and there... But in the last .001 of the tour, suddenly Twilight had broke the dam. It was, the Vault of Harmony, I think... Twilight had known so much about that one room... It wasn't complete insane to think that she had personal experience with the relics were contained within. But what she said about the relics is what confused me... Supposedly she said they were weapons to defend Equestria, but how relics named "The Elements of Harmony" can possibly be weapons, I had no idea... But, I tried to keep up with the hyperactive babbling of the excited alicorn, she was talking very fast, I had to make her repeat several things... Several times. But I think I crammed it all in the end. On the way back to the train station, I let it slip that Celestia had given me permission to teach Twilight more about Earth. She seemed excited... Even though I thought she was the one who planted the idea in the first place... Canterlot ponies still stared at me, but I was too busy talking to Twilight to notice. When we got to the platform, we climbed aboard the train bound for Ponyville, talking like old friends.

+++ At the same time, Canterlot Train station +++

Silver Star had spent most of the morning packing her few personal items that she kept. It all fit in one bag, ponies who knew her wouldn't call her "overly sentimental". When that was done, she had spent the rest of the day with Nimbus and Wind Rush, two of the three who did know Silver. They had some off time and so the three of them wandered Canterlot for the entire day, joking, and generally goofing off like the friends they were. Then the time came for Silver to return to Ponyville, she had already retrieved her bag from her small apartment.

"Good luck with it, him, something like that..." trailed off Nimbus. Silver had told them all about the assignment that Celestia had given her.

"If he gets too big for his saddlebags, make sure you give him a good one!" exclaimed Wind Rush while making a punching movement through the air with his hoof.

"Thanks you guys..." smiled Silver sadly. This would be the first mission that they would not be on together. "And I most certainly will Wind Rush." she laughed. Silver suddenly froze.

"What's wrong?" asked the two stallions at once.

"It's the alien!" she whispered in a loud tone. "He's here!" The two looked over to where she was staring. Sure enough, their former quarry was walking along side Princess Twilight and getting on the same train as Silver would be.

"Well... That explains why your assignment starts as soon as you reach Ponyville..." said Nimbus, looking at the human. Wind Rush seemed unaffected.

"Oh come on! He's not that scary!" he exclaimed.

"Yet I still hear you telling him to stay away at night..." giggled Nimbus.

"Shut up you." stated Wind Rush in an irritated murmur. Silver and Nimbus laughed, Wind however was not amused. After a few moments Nimbus became serious again.

"Wind’s frightful dreams of a scary alien aside... Good luck Silver. I get the feeling you'll need it." frowned Nimbus.

"Fine! I'll admit it!" yelled Wind Rush. "The thing is scary! But! As I said, give him a good one if he starts getting like Nimbus here." smirked Wind Rush.

"Hey!"

"But... Good luck with that until your leg heals up." continued Wind Rush. Silver laughed and hugged them both, awkwardly with her broken leg.

"I'll miss you guys..." she said sadly. With that she picked up her bag and got on the train. The remaining unicorn and pegasus waved at the train as it left the station.

"Do you think she'll be okay?" asked Wind Rush once it had left. NImbus sighed and replied.

"I know she'll be okay... The only thing bothering me is, will she be the same pony who just left?"