The Hunter and The Hunted

A bird swooped down from one of the branches of a great oak tree off in the distance, gliding itself through the air like a leaf blowing in the wind, it's read feathers making streaks in the sky.  It dove down, spotting two figures walking through the now blazing heat.

Twilight gazed upon it as it swooped only a few meters away from them and finally disappearing of into the horizon.  She smiled for a moment, but it evaporated just like the rest of the liquids in the surrounding area.  Cerberus had his tongue hanging out of his mouth.

"We need to get some water."

Cerberus looked up to Twilight, "No, really? Dogs can't go far without proper hydration.  Please tell me that we are getting closer to the next town, I can't remember if I passed any on the way here."

"I think Las Pegasus is down the road," she licked her dry lips.  They had been walking for a few hours and were starting to get tired and the moon was almost creeping around the corner.

"After Las Pegasus, we could take a train to Appleloosa, we are going to have to go that way anyways if we are going to proceed North, a land bridge on the other side of the desert will lead us into the next country.  The Gates are that way, correct?" Twilight said, then asked.

"That is one of the few things I can remember.  Are you sure they will let dogs on the train?"

Twilight laughed at his question.

"No, I'm serious."

"I know... but it was funny," she giggled.

"Why don't we just tell some stories to make the time go by faster," he suggested.

"Like what?"

"I don't know, you know so much about me from books and all that, but I don't have the slightest idea who you are."

Twilight thought for a moment and tried to think back to the farthest memory she could remember, and with her extreme amounts of matter and space in her smart mind, she could probably think back to the moment she became a conscious equine foal.

"Twilight, I don't need to know that much," he said, reading her mind.

"Okay, I guess I can start at the beginning," she said as she started her story.