"Wake up, Comet!"

The sound of Bubbly's wake-up call was like a screwdriver to the ear. It was next to impossible to stay asleep after that.

"What!?"

"Get up, you're gonna miss the coolest part of the trip!" At that point, we were about to enter the tunnel that carved into the cliffs. I could have cared less, thinking the tracks were only feet from the cliff face. A rockslide or anything else could send us all into the jagged rocks below.

That part lasted a half an hour already, and I really would have rather stared at the cliff face on the other side of the train.

The second we left the tunnel I finally found out why: The tracks turned away from the ocean and more inland, giving us a perfect view of the bay.

In the middle of the bay, but a bit more inland was a small town, probably no more than 500 people tops. The center of town looked like it had more ma and pa shops than the retail chains I was used to. The houses were not the hoity-toity mansions and million dollar apartment homes that I was familiar with in Applewood. The houses looked like they were not kept in the best of shape, but they were livable. This was the "Equestriancana" that my parents grew up in small towns surrounded by open expanses of wood and rural areas. On the actual coast, I saw a small clearing with a bunch of long houses, probably around 30 in total, separated by woods as well.

"That's the camp!" Bubbly explained. Each grade group was different, but all are in the same camp. In the middle was was what looked like a massive amphitheater, enough to fit a few hundred people, or students in this case.

"Ah!"

The conversation on the train turned to the excitement of the camp and their expectations coming for the last time ever. The realization of it being the last year was also sinking in, leaving many a bit down as well. The feelings were as different as the number of people on this train car... Well, almost everyone had an emotion coming to it. It was their last go of something they had done since they were kids, and it was the last time they would enjoy the excitement of seeing the view going into the town.

I looked over at the Princess's pupil. She was unmoved, still reading her pile of books away from everyone. She was in her own little world. I remembered that she had ten books on her plate to read. She was reading the last of the bibliography of the last one. It was too easy to tell.

"I can't believe he used that hack as a reference." Twilight laughed as she flipped the page.

She is actually reading the bibliography?! Who the hell does that?!

"Forget it, you’re not gonna hold her in a conversation for long," Crismon Luck said, noticing my curious stare to the one girl they all generally despise.

"Oh really? Watch this, losers." I got up and made my way to Twilight, which drew the attention of the entire car in the process.

I heard them whispering about my attempt. Either they really did not try to understand her or she really was that much of a bitch. But there was only one way to find out, and that was to actually go and talk to her. It didn't help that there was also an audience, too.

Let them watch.

I occupied the seat across from her and gave her a friendly wave. I was hoping to catch her attention, and for her to give me at least an acknowledgement of my existence.

She didn't even look up. She looked heavily interested in the book, even if she was on her last pages.

"So what's your name?" I asked.

"Twilight Sparkle."

They were right. Cold as ice.

“My name is Blue Comet, nice to meet you.”

"That's nice," She replied, not looking up.

Oh, I got one.

"So I heard you are Princess Celestia's protege. How is she like in person?"

Twilight did not hesitate to close her book and place it next to her. Her eyes had a sparkle in them. I knew I was about to hear this girl sing the praises of her mentor.

"She’s amazing! She is kind, loving, friendly, intelligent, and not a bad thing about her. She loves the kingdom and loves her subjects."

I guess I shouldn't tell her she was in a pro-democracy march. Fun times.

I eyed the rest of the car to see everyone with their mouth open. They had never seen her outburst like that without any emotion other than being bossy and condescending.

"Being her student is amazing. I get to go where she goes, meet heads of states, ambassadors, TV and movie stars, and the best of the brightest on this planet. Overall, it's been amazing."

"Huh, so she is your only teacher?"

"No, I go to school in her academy. Ger teachers are hand picked and the best in Equestria. All the students have a 'mentor' that helps them with their studying and teaches them in a particular branch. I have Princess Celestia and she teaches me everything she knows. I even get to travel with her and see the world. It's a breathtaking experience."

"That's pretty cool. So what do you do for fun?"

She got up and walked to the front of the car door, waiting for the door to open to let her off the train, even if we were not to arrive at the station for another fifteen minutes. I had a confused but dejected expression to my face, mostly confusion. The rest of car did not make fun of me for it, in fact, they all admired me a bit for actually trying to talk to her, and not badmouth her like they all would of.

"Told you it wouldn't work," Crimson flashed an 'I-told-you-so' smile.

Author's Note

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