Unstoppable

Twilight Sparkle begins to groan as she begins to waken from her slumber as the sunlight shines through the blinds from her window. She tossed away from it so she can get a few more minutes of sleep as she places the pillow over her head.

She kicks and moves her feet as she can feel her dog, Spike, beginning to lick her face.

“Okay, Spike. Okay, okay.” Twilight chuckles as she slowly begins to sit up. She begins to stretch as Spike did the same thing to his limbs.

“Okay, good morning to you too, Spike.” Twilight said, petting his head. As a response she gets from him is a bark as he starts to wag his tail.

Twilight begins to stand on her feet from her bed, with Spike following her. She starts to walk downstairs to see that her brother, Shining Armor is awake. Making breakfast.

“Hey, good morning, Twily.” He said, flipping a pancake.

“Good morning, Shining Armor.” Twilight takes a seat. “So what’s for breakfast?”

“Pancakes.” He replied, starting to get them on each plate. As well the syrup.

“Where’s Cadence?”

“She’s still in the bed, she’ll be down here in a minute.” Shining Armor replied as he sets the plates down. He hands Twilight a plate. Thanking him, she reaches out for the syrup, and starts to dig in.

It was not long until Cadence comes down from the stairs, with Flurry Heart in her arms. A yawn comes out of her mouth.

“Morning, honey.” She said to Shining Armor.

“Morning, Cadence.” Shining Armor replied as they both shared a small peck.

“Morning, Twilight.” Cadence sets Flurry Heart on her high chair.

“Good morning, Cadence, and good morning Flurry Heart.” Twilight said as she gives a tickle to her niece. Flurry Heart lets out a few giggles as she gets tickled by her aunt Twilight. “So cute.”

“Hey, Twilight. Don’t you have to work today?” Cadence asked. She starts to make coffee while fixing her own pancake on a plate.

“No, it’s my day off today. I tried to sleep in until the sun woke me up.” She said. She can hear whining from Spike. She can see that he’s scratching on the door that leads to the backyard.

“Okay, Spike. Go do your business.” Twilight gets out of her seat for one second to let Spike out to go do his thing, before going back to her morning breakfast, while continuing her conversation with Cadence. “But I have planning to hang out with some of my friends today, if they got time.”

“That’s good.” Said Cadence as she takes a seat beside her. With Shining Armor right beside Cadence, as they gave Flurry Heart a bowl of cereal without milk. Since she always makes a mess more when that happens.

Twilight’s phone begins to ring, knowing someone’s calling her. She grabs it out of her pocket, and looks at it. It’s her mother.

Twilight looks at it for only a second before shaking her head, and placing the phone back in her pocket, and continue eating.

“Mom and dad?” Shining Armor asked her.

“Yeah.” Was all Twilight could say once she’s finished her breakfast.

“Why won’t you just answer them, Twily? They are our parents. They’re probably worried about you since you moved out.” Shining Armor asked her.

“Yeah, but was you there when things start to go downhill that night?” She asked him as the room got silent, except for Flurry Heart’s mumbles and giggles. “Exactly.” Twilight takes her plate as she throws it in the sink and letting Spike back into the house. She starts to run upstairs to her room. “I’m gonna go get ready.”

***

Two hours have gone by as Twilight begins to brush her hair, as well as her hair straightener. As she is just almost done getting ready. She begins to grab her phone as she begins to call Rainbow Dash.

“Hello?” Rainbow Dash’s voice comes through.

“Hey, Rainbow Dash.”

“Oh hey, Twilight. What are you doing?” Rainbow Dash asked her friend.

“Eh, just...enjoying my day off from operating a train.” She said with a chuckle. “What are you up to?”

“Eh, I’m at work. I’m in the yard. Lightning Dust’s been blocking track D20 with a fucking cart.”

Man, that sucks.” Twilight begins to set everything aside as she begins to walk out on the front porch of her brother’s house, and sits on one of the chairs.

“Yeah, tell me about it. I hate working with her, to be honest. I swear, I don’t know if she even knows what she’s doing.” Rainbow Dash begins to talk through the radio. “Lightning, I thought I told you to keep that track clear! Another freight train’s coming in through there, you know.” Twilight can just hear Lightning Dust through her walkie talkie.

“Relax, Dashie, I’m just about to move it.” Lightning Dust said through the speaker.

“Like hell you are!” Rainbow Dash groans. “Just put that damn cart back at the building, we really need this track clear for another freight, please.”

“Okay, fine, I’ll move it.”

“Thank you.”

Twilight begins to giggle at the conversation that’s going on between the two. Until Rainbow Dash decides it’s finally time to call it.

“Hey, listen, I gotta go. Thanks for calling me, Twilight.”

“No problem, Rainbow Dash. I’ll see you around.” Said Twilight. They both hung up their phones. While Twilight begins to scroll down through her contacts. “Let’s see what Applejack’s up to.”

She clicks her name, as the phone starts to ring. Applejack’s voice comes through the phone.

“Hello?”

“Hey, Applejack.”

“Oh, mornin’ Twi. How’ve ya’ll been?” Applejack asked.

"Pretty good. Just getting a day off from my job.” Twilight responded. “You doing anything lately? Wanna hang out?”

“That’s nice. Sure, I’d love to hang out. You can drop by my place sometime today, I could hang out.”

“Great! I’m on my way.” Twilight and Applejack both said their goodbyes, and hung up their phones.

She goes inside to grab the keys to her car. She tells Shining Armor and Cadence that she’ll be back after while, as Twilight begins to drive off to Applejack’s place.

***

It’s been two hours since Twilight arrived at Sweet Apple Acres while Twilight’s helping out with Applejack for a little bit by picking up the apples from the ground.

“Thanks for helping me with the apples, Twilight. As soon as I’m done with this batch, we can go grab a drink from somewhere, if you like.” Applejack said while her and Twilight pick the apples from the fallen tree.

“That sounds great, Applejack. I’m really happy to help.” Twilight said, with a smile on her face.

“Say, I’ve been meaning to ask you something.” Applejack said, picking up the basket and taking it to the barn while Twilight follows her.

“What is it, Applejack?”

“How’s workin’ at the train yard with Rainbow Dash?”

Applejack sets the last basket down near the other baskets filled with apples, while she takes her hat off, and wipes her forehead to get the sweat off of her.

“Oh, I don’t really work with her at Crystal yard. I just drive trains.” Twilight replied.

“Oh yeah, I forgot. My bad, sugarcube.” Said Applejack, patting her hand on her friend’s shoulder. Both her and Twilight soon got into Twilight’s car as they begin to head off to Sugarcube Corner.

“I forgot you don’t work at a train yard. How long have you been working for the train company?” Applejack asked.

“I’ve been working for Advanced, Northern & Equestrian Railway, or the A.N.E.R. for about eight months, and I’ve been out of training for six.” Twilight replied when she stops at a red light.

“Is it an interesting job, or…?” Applejack asked her.

“Well...it’s not the worse job. I’m actually starting to like it a little bit. I never knew that it’s not always a he when it comes to trains.”

Applejack and Twilight chuckle at the conversation when the light hits green, as they start to make their way.

“Yeah, I remember when I was young. When all them trains come by, I always see a guy driving it. No girls, just guys.” Applejack commented.

“Right? Until I noticed, Rainbow Dash’s been working in the yard for a little while, and I remember she told me that there’s literally females who operate trains. So...that’s when…” Twilight said as Applejack comes in with…

“Thought you could give it a shot?”

“Yeah, also to do something a little different.” Twilight finishes. They start to pull up in front of Sugarcube Corner.

“I feel ya, Twi.” Applejack replied. They got out of the car, and start to walk into the store. They both ordered themselves a milkshake, as they both paid for it.

They find a booth to sit at, while they drink their milkshakes.

“So how’s everything at Sweet Apple Acres lately?” Twilight asked, taking a sip of her shake.

“Great! The apples are doing good. Big Mac finally found someone special. It ain't Cheerliee this time after my sister and her friends made love potions, and Applebloom is...well, just Applebloom.” Applejack replied as the girls laughed at the conversation.

“How about you? You haven’t moved back in with your parents yet?”

This made Twilight look at Applejack. Not in anger, not sadness. It’s a different expression on her face.

“Well...No, I haven’t.” Twilight replied, as it made Applejack get the same expression on her face too.

“Oh, I see. You’ll get over it someday, Twi. I’m sure you will.” Applejack gives her a warm smile as it made Twilight just smile a little.

“Thanks, Applejack. I really appreciate it.”

The two gave each other friendly hugs as they sit back to enjoy their milkshakes once more.

“I have been living with Shining Armor and Cadence ever since I moved out two weeks ago. It’s been going well for a good while.”

“That’s good to hear, Twilight.” Applejack replied.

“So, I heard that you got some new cows too?” Twilight asked her.

“Yes ma’am, I do. I’m bringing them to Sweet Apple Acres tomorrow morning. I invited Fluttershy to come with me, since...haha, she’s really good with animals.” Applejack chuckles.

“Yeah, I have no idea how she does it. She’s really good at it.” Twilight replied as they finish their milkshakes. “Well, I got all day till tomorrow. Wanna hang out some more?”

“Sure, I’m down to it.” Applejack said, as her and Twilight head to Twilight’s car, and start driving off to the nearest places to shop.

***

6:00 PM has come by as Twilight opens the door to the house, and closes it behind her.

“Phew, what a day.” She said as she brings a couple of bags into the house from shopping with Applejack.

“Hey, Twilight.” Cadence greets her. “How was today?”

“It was great.” Twilight said, sitting beside her brother, with Cadence by Shining Armor.

“Let me guess. You went shopping with Applejack, did you?” Shining Armor asked her sister, as all three of them chuckle.

“Yeah, I did.” Was Twilight’s response. “Well, all I bought are mainly clothes.” She begins to pull out a shirt. “Look at how cute this one is.” She begins to pull out other different shirts and jeans that she got while shopping. Until she placed them in her room real quick, as she walks back downstairs with Shining Armor and Cadence while she start’s to feed Flurry Heart her formula before her bedtime.

Twilight sits down by her brother as he turns on the TV. “So, anything good about the weather before I leave work tomorrow?” Twilight asked as Shining Armor scrolls through the channels.

“Hmm, let’s see.” Shining Armor soon finds a news channel. As the weather just came on. Looks like it will be sunny all week.

“Good, just what I like to see.” Twilight sighed as she lays back on the couch.

“Why? Is it bad to drive trains in the rain?” Cadence asked, holding Flurry Heart.

“I wouldn’t say it is. I just hate rain...so much.” Twilight responded, making everyone in the room chuckle.

“I see.” Shining Armor pats his sister on the back as he chuckles as well.

Twilight begins to lift up to her feet, and stretch her limbs, as well as a yawn.

“Well, I think I better head onto bed then. I gotta wake up at seven in the morning to get ready.” Twilight begins to walk up the stairs.

“Okay, good night, Twily.” Shining Armor said to her. As Cadence said goodnight to her as well, with Spike by Twilight’s side.

“Come here you.” Twilight grabs Spike, and she carries him to the bedroom. As he gives Twilight some sloppy licks before heading to bed. “Okay, Spike. I love you too.”