I sat on the train cars seat, admiring my necklace in a mirror. I never really cared about jewelry much before but I wasn’t about to turn away a gift. I was really moody for some odd reason recently and I’m not sure why. Never to my friends or mom of course but random ponies yes.

“We’re on trains a lot recently,” Lyra commented as she stared excitedly at the countryside passing by rapidly. “I’ve never been on a train before till we came here.”

“Really?” I turned and faced the unicorn. “It’s the fast and most common way to travel here.”

“What about flying?” Lyra asked. It was just me, her, Mom and Derpy awake. I was currently pressed between mom and Derpy. Vinyl and Octavia were asleep next to each other and Bon Bon was asleep on Lyra.

“Uh Lyra? I’m a unicorn, not a pegasus or an alicorn. I don’t have wings,” I reminded her as I pointed at my side.

“Okay fair but like what about blimps or airships?” She curiously inquired.

“We do have those but they’re expensive and cramped. Unless there’s massive ones but you should avoid those ones.”

“Why’s that? More expensive?”

“Griffins. It’s very rare here in Equestria but they kidnap ponies. Ransom, sex trade stuff like that. Like I said, it’s rare so don’t worry.”

“That’s awful,” Derpy shuddered. “Where are we going anyway?”

“Where I grew up. It’s a bit of a strange place,” I admitted. “Well not really. It’s a farm town. Very small part of Equestria.”

“You grew up on a farm?” Mom tilted her head to the side.

“No. I grew up in the town but I did sometimes volunteer and help out on some farms. I didn’t really became the way I was until I moved to Canterlot and got a taste of being Celestia’s student.”

“What’s it called?” Derpy asked.

“What’s what called?” I asked in confusion with a raised eyebrow.

“The town we’re going to currently,” she clarified.

“Oh. Brushwind Village. Like I said it’s a super small town. Not even on the maps anymore unfortunately according to the current ones I’ve studied at the castle before we left,”I nuzzled my girlfriend. Kinda crazy to think about how I have one now. I never expected to be in a relationship again after Flash. Not that he was a real relationship technically anyway.

“That’s sad. What’s in it?” She asked after nuzzling me back.

“Farms. Uh a fruit stand. A museum about the town. That’s about it.”

“So this should be a quick trip is what you’re saying?” Lyra asked as she glanced back from her window watching. “That sucks.”

“Potentially. I do know a spell where I can go back in time and relieve the memories. We don’t have the ability to touch anything so we are safe from messing up the timeline accidentally. It’s an unorthodox approach sure but it’s a quick one. All I need is to touch something I owned as a kid. Which shouldn’t be hard, I think the house is still there. My Equestrian mom might even still live in the town. I’m not sure. After I became Celestia’s student, I didn’t have time to send letters. It was just her and my brother after I left.”

“That’s cool. I’m totally down for that!” Lyra grinned eagerly. I rolled my eyes and grinned back. I knew she would be down for anything as long as she got to see me using my magic.

“Speaking of magic, you and Vinyl have gotten really good at teleporting and all other spells I taught you. I’m impressed.” Lyra turned a faint shade of red at my compliments.

“Thanks Sunset.”

“Do you plan on seeing your pony mom?” Mom asked me with a curious look as she straightened my mane.

“I’m not even sure she lives there anymore,” I admitted. “I don’t know. I honestly don’t know.”

“What happened here?” I said in awe. We all stood in the middle of my small hometown. It was half falling apart with some construction ponies working on some houses. “It looks like the pegasi let a tornado loose through here.”

“Still insane to wrap my head around that you guys can control the weather,” Vinyl muttered. “Must be freaking nice.” I let out a chuckle at that.

“I know right. Let’s go this way,” I eagerly trotted down the dirt road. Man the memories I had on this road were insane. Walking home from elementary school with dad or mom. I learned how to levitate stuff right here near the river. “The house I grew up in should be this way still.” I lead my friends, no not friends. Family is what they are now. I lead them down the dirt roads till we came up on a small house and I wiped a tear away hoping no one noticed.

“Are you good Sunny? You’re crying,” Bon Bon pointed out as Mom looked over with a worried expression. Might as be honest.

“I never thought I’d see this house again. So many memories here. Learning how to teleport and such. My dad died in this house,” I admitted. “It hurts to see it falling apart.”

“And for sale apparently,” Vinyl commented.

“What?” I demanded as I glared at the sign jutting out of the ground. “Since when? I thought my brother owned it.”

“Is that Sunset Shimmer?” I spun around and stared at two pegasi flapping their wings with shocked expressions.

“Helia? Peppermint?” I asked before I was tackled in a hug.

“Buck, man. It’s been years!” Helia giggled.

“Damn right!” Peppermint Goldylinks grinned as she hugged me tightly. “You gonna introduce us Sun?” I pointed to each of my friends as I named them.

“That’s Lyra, Bon Bon, Octavia, Vinyl, Mom and my marefriend Derpy.”

“Pleased to meet you all,” Helia giggled again as she waved eagerly to my friends.

“Are you here to see your mom?” Peppermint asked me. The way she said it made me tense up.

“Is something wrong with Ma?” I asked cautiously. My old friends faces fell as they looked at each other.

“She hasnt heard yet.”

“Heard what?” I demanded.

“She’s in the hospital. It uhm doesn’t look good,” Helia looked away. “We’ve been visiting her often.”

“She misses you,” Peppermint sighed sadly. Mom wrapped a hoof around me tightly in a hug as I processed this information.

“Take me and Sunset to her.”

Author's Note

Next few chapters are gonna be WILD.