Sunset Shimmer applies the brakes at the rear of 115. The engine screeches its wheels on the tracks as the runaway continues to pull them like nothing at all.

"We slowing down?" She mumbles to herself. The needle slowly begins to reach seventy miles per hour. "We're not. Shit." She starts to pull the brake lever, and disable the full throttle. "Come on, baby. You can do this." She whispers to herself more. She pulled one last lever.

The needle starts dropping from seventy, to sixty, to fifty.

"Aha." Sunset Shimmer grins. Twilight looks directly at her.

"What's our speed?"

"We're under fifty." Sunset Shimmer grabs the radio. "Spitfire! How far do we got?!?"

"Three miles, there's a man waiting and he's gonna hop on board as soon as you guys get there."

"Alright, tell him to be ready to hop, over!" Sunset Shimmer puts down the radio. Until the needle starts to rise. "Shit." It goes above fifty, fifty-five, then sixty.

"What's wrong?" Twilight asked.

"We're gaining speed. Constance is too heavy, we're being dragged." Sunset Shimmer said, the needle reaching above sixty-five. She grabs the radio again to call Spitfire.

"Spitfire?!?"

"I'm here, Sunset."

"We're gonna be coming in too hot. Let him know."

"Limit on that curve's fifteen, I don't know if you can take it much faster. Maybe twenty, twenty-five, max?"

"We may not have a choice. Just tell him it's gonna be real hot!" Sunset Shimmer puts down the radio. Twilight looks at her window, and looks at the train cars, and at the wheels. Until something hits her. She has an idea.

"What about the braking on the freight cars?"

Sunset Shimmer looks at her. A small silence comes through.

"Good. Good call, Twi." Sunset said. Twilight begins to stand up.

"Okay, I'll go out there."

"Whoa, no, wait." Sunset Shimmer stops her. "No, Twi, sit tight. You're in pain. I'll go out there. No, come here." She helps Twilight to the controls, and starts to tell her what she needs to do. "Okay, listen. Don't pull one of these levers. Keep your hand on the brake, okay?"

"Got it." Twilight responded. Sunset Shimmer puts her hair in a ponytail

"Okay, I'm going."

"Be careful."

Sunset Shimmer walks out the door, and onto the last freight car of the runaway train. She turns the wheel for the brakes on the freight car. The brakes from the car are working.

Sunset Shimmer climbs up the ladder,and runs across the rooftop of the freight cars. Turning each wheel on each one. Twilight looks at the speed. The needle begins to drop under fifty. It's working.

***

"Come on, Sunset." Spitfire and the others watch the TV. They watch Sunset Shimmer running on top of the freight cars. Watching 115 starting to slow down as Sunset Shimmer applies the brakes on the freight cars.

"Spitfire, you think it'll work?" Fleetfoot asks.

"I hope it is." Spitfire gets to the mic to contact Twilight.

***

"You're doing good, Sunset, keep it coming, we're dropping speed." The needle starts dropping to under forty miles per hour.

"Will do, Twilight."

Twilight can see through the rear view mirror as they go pass a level crossing. When Spitfire comes in.

"Twilight, how fast are you going?"

Twilight grabs the mic.

"Thirty-four!" The needle begins to drop a little bit quicker. "Alright, we're dropping. Thirty-three. We're almost at thirty miles an hour right now."

"Okay, keep it up, you're almost at the curve.

"Copy that." Twilight puts the mic down, and puts both of her hands on the brake lever as the needle slowly drops to twenty-five miles per hour. The train is starting to slow down really good.

"Come on, baby. That's it. Wait for it." Twilight talks to herself as the needle keeps going down slowly. "Now." She pulls the brake lever towards her a couple inches. The train is now at twenty miles per hour, and can just barely go any lower. "Perfect."

A loud humming can be heard. Twilight looks at the brake needle as it wobbles like crazy, until it suddenly rises. A big jerk comes in, followed by another one. She can just see flames come out from the front of 1802. That is not a good sign.

"Oh no." Twilight quickly picks up her walkie talkie. "Sunset!"

"Twilight, what happened?"

"We just lost our brakes!" Twilight looks at the speed. Instead of going down, it starts to quickly rise above thirty. She looks back as the front of 115 goes around a bend, and has just entered the bridge. It's almost at the curve.

"Sunset, you okay!?!"

"I'm here, Twi, what happened?"

"We're picking up speed again!"

"Can you still slow it down? We're almost at the curve."

"Sunset, our engine blocks over headed. I don't think the brakes on the cars are gonna be enough to stop this thing, we're gaining speed, fast!"

"Alright, just hold onto the independent brake. I'll tell you when." Twilight holds onto the independent brake. The red lever that's for an emergency. Twilight holds on for dear life to it.

"Twilight, you okay?" Spitfire comes in through the radio.

"We're alright, but we're picking up speed again!" Twilight quickly puts down the radio, and gets prepared. Here it goes.

115 begins to travel onto the elevated tight curve. Twilight waits on Sunset Shimmer's cue. She begins to get scared of what will happen if they didn't make it through.

"Twi! We're coming into the curve! Get ready!" Twilight heard Sunset's voice come through the walkie talkie. She looks at the left side of the engine's rear view mirror as she can just see 115 taking a good turn.

"Oh my god."

"Twi! Hit that independent! Hit that independent as hard as you can!"

Twilight throws the lever with all her strength. The engine applies its independent brakes. However, the train begins to lean on it's right hand side while being dragged, as 115 begins to lean on its left hand side while the train can barely slow down. Twilight, as scared as she is, grabs the walkie.

"Sunset, we're gonna rip right off!"

"We got no choice!"

The front, the rear, and the middle of the train starts to lift off the track a little due to 115's speed, as the brakes from 1802 is doing the very best it can to slow the train down so it won't derail.

On one of the flat cars filled with metal pipes strapped down begins to lose its strength, as all the pipes go plunging to the ground. The flanges scrapping the side of the tracks as the train is still leaning.

"Twi! Hang on!"

Twilight begins to hold on for dear life. Waiting for Sunset. "Hit it! Hit it again!" Twilight pulls the lever back. "NOW!!" And with another mighty throw to it, the engine applies its independent brake again.

"Come on, please make it!" Twilight said to herself. The train is almost off the tracks, until Twilight begins to throw the lever one last time. This time, the locomotives, and every single freight car on the train is now back on the tracks.

Twilight grabs the walkie.

"Sunset, you okay?"

"We made it! We made it, Twi! We're through the curve!"

***

"115 made it, and made it through the Canterlot curve. 115 made it through the Canterlot curve and is now out of trouble. 115 is gaining speed, out of control, and has to derail. Twilight Sparkle and Sunset Shimmer will be the victims of one of the biggest rail disasters in the history of Equestria."

***

"Sunset! We...we're at sixty, we're gonna hit eighty in no time." Twilight said through the radio to contact Sunset as she puts it down for one second. Until she gets a call from Sunset.

"Twi? We got a problem here!" Twilight looks at the walkie. "I don't think I can make it." Twi questioned herself on what she was talking about. She looks back. She can just see Sunset Shimmer on one of the tanker cars that is right in front of a flat car that use to have metal pipes on it.

A large gap is stopping her from going any further.

"Oh god. AAAHHH!" Twilight screams. "How the hell are we gonna stop this thing?!?"

***

"This isn't good." Spitfire looks at the TV. Sunset Shimmer is trapped from the gap in between cars. There is nothing she can do to go any further to get to the front, and stopping the train. Sunset Shimmer goes to the middle of the tanker car with handrails as she stands there.

"Spitfire, look, it's Soarin!" Fleetfoot points at the TV. She's right. Soarin is racing down the road beside the mainline with police escorting.

"No way. Unbelievable." Spitfire grabs her phone, and starts to call him.

"Hello?"

"Sorain, it's Spitfire!"

"I'm kinda busy right now, Spitfire, I'll call you back." Sorain hangs up the phone as Spitfire puts her phone in her pocket. Her eyes go straight back to the TV.

"What the hell is he doing?" Spitfire asks herself. She can now just see on the screen what he might do. "Unbelievable."

***

*HONK* *HONK*

Twilight looks up from her hands covering her face. She can see a red pick-up truck, honking at her.

"HEY! COME ON! HOP IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK!! HOP IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, HURRY!!" *HONK* *HONK*

Twilight grabs the radio to contact Spitfire.

"Spitfire! Spitfire, that truck for us?"

"Yes it is, Twi, you can do this! You can do this Twilight!"

Twilight gets up from the seat, and limps to the door. Using the handrails to guide her, she gets on the edge, waiting for the truck to get level with the steps.

Twilight holds onto the handrails tight, and taking deep breaths.

"DO IT, HURRY! JUMP IN THE BACK!"

Twilight lets go, and uses her only foot to jump as good as she can. She lands on the bed of the truck, landing on both her feet. She screams in pain and can hear the driver cheering that she got on okay. He begins to race to the front of the train.

Twilight stands up, and grips the truck roof to hold on as tight as she can while the truck reaches eighty miles per hour. They get to a tanker car where Sunset Shimmer's standing, Soarin honks his horn at her.

"Sunset!"

Sunset looks down, and waves her hand to go to the front.

"Go! Go! Go! Go!"

Twilight bangs on the roof.

"Go! Go! Go!"

The truck begins to speed up to the front. There is not much time left until the road is gone as the train will be going somewhere else. They finally reach the very front of 115. Twilight climbs onto the edge of the truck bed, and holds on tight while Sorain tries his best to align the truck to the engine.

Until it is just perfect.

"THERE IT IS KID! DO IT! COME ON, JUMP! DO IT! GO! GO!"

Twilight closes her eyes, and makes the jump. The railings break her fall, until she grabs them just in time before her feet have a chance of touching the ground. She starts to slip, and finds another grip.

She takes one hand, then the other, then her foot, and starts to climb onto the cab of the locomotive. She uses parts of the broken handrail to help her to the cab door. She gets in, climbs onto the seat, and applies the brakes.

The speed on the computer is now dropping rapidly. From sixty, to fifty, to forty, to thirty. It did not take very long for the train to finally screech to a halt.

115 has finally stopped.

Twilight sighs in relief as she saw the speed monitor on the computer screen in the cab finally at zero. The train is moving no more. Her phone starts to vibrate. She grabs it out of her pocket, and sees that it's a text from her mom.

"Twilight, we're so proud of you for what you've done. We're really sorry. Can you forgive us?"

All Twilight can do was laugh a little. Not just the fact that her mom still loves her and cares for her. But the fact that 115 came to a complete halt. She begins to limp out of the cab, and takes a seat on the steps, as paramedics come to care for her wounded foot, as well as Sorain coming in.

"We did it! Oh man that was something, I didn't think you would make it. Good job, kid." Sorain begins to shake her hand, and pat her on the shoulder. Twilight looks over to see Sunset Shimmer still standing on the tanker car. She gives her a cheer, knowing they saved innocent lives.

Twilight can see a car parked right beside 115. Cadence, and Shining Armor come out with Flurry Heart. But that's not all. Her mom and dad race out of the car.

Twilight's eyes begin to tear up as she quickly stands up and hugs her parents, her brother, and sister-in-law.

"You okay?" Velvet asked, in tears.

"I'm okay." Twilight replied in tears as well.

"We thought we would never see you again after what we saw on the news."

"I know, dad, I thought I was a goner too." Twilight said in complete tears.

"We're really sorry about what happened two weeks ago, hon."

"It's okay. Forget about that. I'm just glad to see you." Twilight hugged her parents real tight.

"We promise we'll never make that mistake again."

***
2 Miles Outside of Canterlot.

Twilight and Sunset Shimmer stand on a stage at an outdoor stadium, waiting to be handed metals of saving lives. 115 is parked beside the bleachers on the tracks.

Twilight's family stands beside her, as Sunset Shimmer is just by herself.

"So what did they say about your job?" Twilight asked Sunset Shimmer.

"They said it's mine if I wanted it."

"Oh really?"

"Yup. I've been railroading for two years. I don't think I'm leaving this job quit yet."

"I don't think I will be either."

"What about your parents? You moving back in with them?"

Twilight turns to them as they stand right beside her. Being careful to not make her lose balance, due to fact she's on crutches after the knuckle coupler crushed her foot.

"Yeah, I think I will." Twilight said with a smile.

"Excuse me! Was wondering if you two can help me."

A lady gives Sunset and Twilight by surprise.

"Spitfire? That you?" Sunset asked.

"That's right. Congratulations you two."

"Thank you so much."

"Sunset Shimmer?!?" A male voice calls in. A voice that Sunset Shimmer can recognize. Until...

"Steel Blade? Is that you?"

Steel Blade climbs up on the stage, holds her close as Sunset Shimmer did the same. The two kiss as the speaker announced Twilight and Sunset's name.

"I'm so proud of you. I'm really sorry about what happened. Can we be together again?" Steel Blade asked, staring into her eyes.

"Of course we can." Sunset Shimmer replied as the crowd cheers.

"Mom, dad?" Twilight gets her parents attention. "I love you guys so much."

"We love you too, Twilight."

Twilight hugs her parents really tight as she was handed her metal of honor. Straight after all of this, she will be packing her bags, and move out of her brother's place, and back in with her mom and dad.

Everyone is now happy to be together again.

Author's Note

OC Steel Blade Belongs to Harms Way.

Finally, after six long months of working on this. It is finally out. I really hope you guys enjoyed this story, and I'm now nervous to see on how well this will go. I doubt it'll go as well as I thought it may go. Hope you guys enjoyed it.