Train Ride

by Windchester

Rating: everyone
Tags: Comedy, Romance, Tragedy, Slice of Life
Length: 951

Coal, A young working pony. Who is owned by the Equestria Express Co. Is a slave too the company that owns him, He must work the rest out his life on the tracks of the booming, Rail Road Industry.

Ask anyone here, Working on the rail roads is a hard job. Especially for a Zebra named Coal. Who must work out the rest of his days working on the rail road. For, Equestria Express Co. Who have not only killed the Coal's parents, But turned him into a slave of the booming Rail Road industry. Where he will die, If he doesn't find away out.

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2012-10-02 18:16:57 UTC

Schedule

Chapter 1

Two Minutes til Depart

East Manehaten

December,14

11:35

"Useless! You're all bloody useless!" To be exact this is the third time now that the Engineer, With a bitish accent, had cursed at the workers who had sat down and had a smoke. The Engineer reached down into his pocket and pulled out a old silver pocket watch and check the time before cursing under his breath 'Useless' He put the watch back into his coat pocket and shivered, The cold front from Germaney had already swept across Equestria with a blank of snow and the temperature had drop -32 Degrees. 'To Bleeding cold' the Engineer slightly cursed under his breath as a middle age colt with a faded blue cap galloped in front of him and stop, He raised his right foreleg and put it above his brow, "Sir, The train is fully loaded and we are ready to leave sir!" Smacking the colt's arm down he barked "We are not the bleeding Royal Guard! You do not salute me!" the middle age colt was frighten of the stallion in front of him. "And for the love of Celestia don't call me sir, My name is Whistle!"

Trying to find the right words the colt stuttered "Yes sir....I mean Whistle, But we have a problem. Our main Fire stallion left on a short notice" "Bleeding hell! I swear when I get my hooves on him." After taking a deep breathe to calm himself down the old stallion looked around the train yard for a certain colt. He stopped and looked down at the colt. "Tell the men too load up" After giving receiving orders the young colt back away and ran into the direction to tell the others 'Bleeding hell' The captain said again as he watched the young colt ran out of sight. Whistle sighed to himself as he heard the sound of two men yelling inside a wooden building that was serving 'Drinks'. "Not again" Whistle said to himself as he moved closer to the crowd of curious ponies that were pushing and shoving to get a small look.

"Look at this one mates!" The young with a watch on his right hoof called out to his buddies "Lil' Short one he is" The same colt mocked again at, Coal. "Aye, Shorter than a wee child" The colt's friend with a scar on his left cheek joined in. Coal didn't really care what anybody said about him. He just wants to be left alone and drink in peace. So that's what coal did, He pick up his glass bottle of liquor and started drinking. "Com'on lets leave this peace of crap alone" A pony, Shorter than his too friends called out. "Aye, Ain't worth it, Piece of crap" The pony with the scar said. Coal smiled in the inside at the sight the three ponies leaving. "His father must be pathetic, Worthless, To have a son as wea......."

Crash

The pony with the watch didn't even get a chance to turn around as his whole body went limp; as the glass bottle shattered collided with the back of his head and embedding the shards of glass on his back. The Two other ponies turned around and saw a wild eye colt with black fur, And red eyes. The colt  with the scar on his cheek reach into his coat pocket and pulled out a ivory handled knife, Before charging at coal. Coal, Quickly turned around and bucked the pony in the jaw followed by a thud, The pony dropped his knife in shock, And held his broken jaw. Coal turned around, Stood on his hind legs, Punch him directly in the eye. The pony feel to the hard wood floors of the bar. The shortest pony was slowly back up closer main door of the bar, Scared out of his wits. Turned around and tried to open the door but was quickly tackled through the wooden doors into the snow.

The small colt covered his face in his hooves as he pleaded "Please, Please Don't hurt me!" Coal didn't care, He was about to throw a punch when he felt his foreleg held in midair, Followed by a familiar voice, "Damn it Coal, What have I told you?" "Sorry, Mr. Whistle. I just couldn't help myself." Coal responded "Let him go" Whistle said in a calm voice. "But" Coal was about to argue, But decided that it wasn't worth it. Whistle let go of coal's foreleg as coal let the small pony go. Whistle then turned around to face Coal, "What was this all about?" Coal hide his face in his coat. But whistle could see the tears in coal's eyes and pulled the colt into a hug. Before saying "Were going to be late, Com'on" They broke the hug. Coal sniffled as he wiped the tears away from his eyes. Following Whistle back to the train yard.

Whistle walked up to the colt with the faded blue cap and asked, "Are we ready to leave this devil's pit?" "Yes Sir......Whistle! Were all waiting on you" Whistle smiled as he walked to the locomotive and climbed aboard followed by Coal. Whistle put on his cap and looked at his crew, "A long night ahead of us lads!" Cheering exploded from the group of ponies, Excited to final get this job done so that they can get paid. The clouds themselves seem to feel the joy of the large group of ponies, As they exploded with thunder. Whistle quickly reached up and tugged the cord of the whistle

fwoooooooooot

The sound of whistle rang through the cold air of Manehatten.

"ALL ABOARD THE EQUESTRIAN EXPRESS"