Talunion's Life

So now, my real name is revealed to Starlight. And as I’m thinking about it, I realize it was not the fact that somepony knows my name that made me stubborn, but the fact that I hear it. Now this sensation is gone. Maybe thanks to Starlight? I think so. Anyway, we were both on the comfy couch for sometimes now, before I say something.

“By the way, I don’t remember, did I tell you the place I wanted to visit? I noted to tell you that when we’re home.”

“Yeah, you told me there’s one place in Equestria you didn’t visit.” she answers. “So what is it?”

“Okay. So it’s the Neighagra Falls. I really wanted to visit them for so long.”

At that moment, I see Starlight a bit surprised about my answer.

“Really? You didn’t go to the Neighagra Falls? You should indeed really visit it.”

So, am I the only traveler who didn’t go to the Neighagra Falls yet? That’s such a shame for me, I should indeed go make a visit here.

“Okay so, I am wondering.” I say. “Are you up for visiting the Neighagra Falls with me? Of course, if you don’t want, that’s okay. I can still do the trip like I did previously.”

“No, I don’t want to let you alone.” Starlight replies. “I promised I’ll do those trips with you, and I will not drop that promise.”

Yeah, she is definitely sincere about what she’s just said. And after all, that’s what I would say too.

“If you say so.” I say, smiling. “So, what about we go now? By air balloon.”

“You mean, right now?” She asks, surprised.

“Well, of course if you’re ready.”

“Oh thanks.” she gasps at her relief. “Because I’m not yet.”

“Okay, so we can still order tickets for the trip.”

“We can, but… Do you know how many weeks we have to wait?”

I’m surprised about what she’s just said. Do we really have to wait weeks for the trip?

“Wait… Is that the first time you’ll take a trip by air balloon?” she asks, surprised.

“Um… Yeah[1].” I reply.

“Oh… Well, so we have to find that air balloon station, command the two tickets, and then wait for two weeks before going to the air balloon.”

Wait… Two weeks? Is the waiting that long? I wanted to do the trip to Neighagra Falls as quickly as possible, but now I think we have to do a change of plan. So I guess we don’t have the choice.

“Well… I suppose we can still do the trip to Mount Aris before going to the Neighagra Falls.” I propose.

“Yeah, we can at least do that.” she replies.

We exit our home to go to the air balloon station. And as I don’t know where it is[2], I let Starlight taking the lead. Wait… Does that mean she knows EVERYTHING about Ponyville? That’s a shame for me again. We finally walked about two minutes before arriving to the hot air balloon station. We are welcomed by a mare, probably the conductor of this balloon.

“Hello!” Starlight exclaims. “Two tickets for the Neighagra Falls, please.”

The mare accepts the request, opens her backpack and takes two tickets. And before giving them to us, she first makes sure she took the right tickets. And she did, so she gives them to us. And as I have my backpack, Starlight asks me if she can put those tickets to my pack. I nod at this, as she opens my pack, puts the tickets in there, before closing it. At this moment, we are going to the train station. And this time, I know where it is. And it’s not too far from the hot air balloon station, so we arrive pretty quickly.

“Hello!” I exclaim. “Two tickets for Mount Aris, please.”

“Okay, coming right up.” the stallion says.

He then goes out of our vision, before searching in a drawer the right tickets. And he finds them quickly, before giving them to us.

“Your train will arrive in less than five minutes.”

“Okay thanks.” Starlight says.

We both keep our ticket with us, before sitting on a bench, waiting for the next train.

“You know?” Starlight starts the conversation. “As we’re going to Mount Aris, there’s something in particular I am willing to do.”

“To become a seapony and explore the vast world of Seaquestria?” I answer randomly.

“Wait… How did you know that?”

“Well, I didn’t. It was just because I read all about the Mount Aris when I was younger. And just that makes me want to explore it.”

Starlight giggles as I was saying that.

“Oh, interesting. Well, as for me, I heard when I was a filly that Mount Aris is a vast city inhabited by hippogriffs and seaponies. And I wanted to be like them for so long. Well, not forever obviously, I’d like to stay a unicorn.”

This time, it’s my turn to giggle at this.

“You know I will always love you, whatever happens.”

“Oh stop.” Starlight says, smiling. “You’ll make me blush.”

Then we share a huggle before the train arrives. At this moment, we’re presenting our two tickets before entering in the train and taking a seat.

Next stop, Mount Aris.

[1] More precisely, all my previous trips were done by train.
[2] Mainly because I never took hot air balloon journeys.