Author's Note

Been awhile hasn't it? Well haven't had any inspiration, plus I've been dabbling in other fandoms. If you like Big Hero 6 or How to Train your dragon come to my AO3 account here: https://archiveofourown.org/users/Guard1ans/works

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When a train car accordions, it basically collapses in on itself or into another car. It's very bloody, especially when humans are aboard.

The Friendship Gang

"Twilight, remember the last time you tried to solve a friendship problem with a book?" Dash asked as the princess of friendship skimmed the volume in front of her.

"I am choosing to ignore that." Twilight huffed.

"Preparing is the best thing to do in case of a problem, any problem."

"Twi, hate to break this to ya....but I don't think a book will help with Evening Dream." Applejack pointed out.

"As for a friendship problem...you um...."

The unicorn lowered her book and looked at her friend.

"Yeah, I'm not going to finish that."

"I can't believe there is a pony in ponyville that I've never actually met!" Pinkie shouted.

"How is that possible!?"

"Like how I told ya, I'm pretty sure she avoids you. No offense but you can be pretty intense."

"Wait....Oh! Now I remember!" Twilight said, snapping her book shut and putting in the stack beside her.

The princess flagged down the train cart and asked if they had a copy of Equestrian Mare. The attendant nodded and levitated it to her. She paid for the magazine and flicked through the pages.

"Ah ha! here she is. Is one of her older stories: Melody Awakes by Evening Dream."

She showed them the story:

"Whoa whoa whoa, ain't nobody gonna hurt ya." Knight said calmly as the unicorn levitated the sword, ready to strike any of them if they dared to get close. The Boss backed away slowly, trying to get to the intercom to call security. Before his hoof even reached for it, a spectral knife jammed itself into the device, sending sparks around. Crackshot immediately unholstered his crossbow and got ready to fire.

"Bro, no!" Numbers shouted.

"Put the weapon down." Knight ordered to his subordinate.

"He just tried to-" The pegasus shot back.

"If I was in his position, I would probably do the exact same thing. Means he's gotten combat training. Just let me handle this."

The dark haired earth pony then pulled out his own crossbow and tossed it away.

"I'm unarmed. I'm not going to hurt you. I just want to help."

"Where....where am I?" The unicorn asked.

"I pick it up whenever I get the chance. Her stories are usually about this team of stallions that work for a super secret government agency. I hate to pick favorites but my favorite is Numbers. He's a really smart Pegasus who's good at all kinds of gadgets." Twilight gushed.

"They are filled with such emotion and daring, I'm wondering why she doesn't publish a book...ohhhh I wonder if I could get an autograph."

"I bet she would love to, Twilight." Fluttershy replied.

"Maybe you could get her a really pretty stationery set for her present."

The princess beamed at the idea given to her.

"What do you think AppleJack, would she like that?"

"I really don't know Twi. Like I said, I don't know her all that well. I haven't visited with her in moons, not after her grandpa's funeral. Though I think she makes rounds about town and I wave. Though I remember when we were little she would get a lot of questions about her horn. Never did say what happened and neither did you grandpa. Guess it was just too hard for both of them. All that attention to it must've blown back. I think granny told me once that she would never to be magic like she used to ever again."

Twilight gasped.

"What happened?"

"Like I said, I don't know. Something about it being cracked to the core."

"That's terrible. I couldn't imagine..."

The princess touched her own horn gingerly with a hoof.

"We are now arriving in Canterlot, Fillies and Gentlecolts. Please be careful leaving the train and do not push or shove on your way out. Repeat: we are arriving in Canterlot." The conductor announced over the P.A..

The princess looked out the window as the train pulled into the station. Rarity waved at them exuberantly, dressed in lovely gown and sporting a cloche hat with fabric roses. Behind her was another mare in similar attire though instead of a hat, she wore a ribbon around her horn made with a gradient silk with beads and a pin of a sunset in the center of the bow.

"Darhlings! You won't believe who I met!" Rarity sang as the rest of the friendship council got off the train.

"Now don't be shy. They won't bite."

The unicorn shyly inched forward.

"Everyone, our resident birthday girl, Evening Dream."

"Hello...Your highness."

Evening bowed before the princess of friendship.

"Hiya Evening, remember me?"

She got up and nodded to Applejack.

"I...um..know you all. Rainbow Dash, you deal with the clouds, Pinkie Pie is the resident party planner, Fluttershy is my neighbor, and your highness, I see your castle every day...Rarity said you used to um, be the librarian in town. I have a....I have an overdue book."

She tried to make a smile, though it looked a little too forced.

"I can't believe all this time and I've never met you!" Pinkie shouted, rushing over into the middle of things. Evening immediately drew back. Rarity swatted the party pony with a newspaper.

"Pinkie, control yourself. She is not good with surprises."

"How?! Surprises are the best things about parties!"

The earth pony got up into the shy unicorn's face and squeezed her cheeks with her hooves.

"How do you function?!"

"Please stop yelling!" Evening cried as she activated her horn. The weak spell pulled the pony by the tail away from her as she retreated to a nearby column to hide behind. She held her horn and whimpered, rubbing it gingerly.

"Aw it's okay, Pinkie is just being Pinkie. She startles me sometimes too." Fluttershy soothed, going over.

"I'm sorry for not getting the courage to say hi to my neighbor, though I do see you sometimes playing with a really adorable cat in your backyard. What's his name?"

She helped Evening up.

"Um...Knight. I found him when he was a kitten and he's been my best friend ever since."

Fluttershy giggled and the both talked while the others cornered the pink party pony.

"Pinkie, she can not take shouting or interjections into her privacy." The white unicorn warned.

"She is prone to panic attacks and she will run away if she can. You are going to need to be subtle."

"Subtle? Pinkie Pie?"

Dash snorted.

"That means you too, Rainbow. She is a gentle spirit still dealing with some severe trauma. Do you remember that train accident a few years back?"

"You mean the one where that car accordioned?" Twilight asked.

"That one. She was on that train along with her parents. She told me that herself. We need to be delicate."

Then the princess had an epiphany

"That's why the map sent us!" She squealed.

"We're here to give her friendship!"