[FR] Metal - Part 5

>You're shocked to hear this news

>What could it mean?

>Does she blame you for corrupting an element?

>Surely she'll understand that you're the victim here, right?

>Either way, you don't really have a choice in the matter

>Twilight agrees to come with you, for protection, to the train station

>Spike satys to watch the library

>The letter came with a ticket from Ponyville to Canterlot

>One-way

>But that didn't mean anything, Celestia could just get you another ticket back to Ponyville after you were done meeting with her

>It didn't mean anything

>You kept telling yourself this as you walked to the train station

 

>After a brief walk, you and Twilight arrive

>Its still relatively early in the morning, so not many ponies are there

>You pass the tellers without a glance, which earns you odd looks from them

>You find a bench on the wooden terminal, and sit down with Twilight

>Neither of you say anything

>She knows what this could mean for you, as do you

>Finally, your train pulls up, and about three ponies depart from Canterlot

>You don't move

>After a few minutes, the whistle blows

>You stll don't move

>You hear a pony shout

>"All aboard thats comin' aboard! Last call for Canterlot"

>You reluctantly stand up

>You step over to Twilight, and say goodbye, before hugging her

>You don't look back as you board the train

>You find a seat, and try to keep your mind on other things as the train starts its long journey to Canterlot

 

>After about ten minutes, the rhythmic chugging lulls you to drowsiness, and you drift off to sleep

>............

>You wake up in one of your living room chairs, in your apartment on Earth

>Everything is still fuzzy as if it were a dream

>You know now that somehow, in someway, your dreams of real life and your Equestria life are somehow connected.

>The foreshadowing flash-forwards of being tied up, the wrist wounds.

>Hell, you didn't notice it before, but Fluttershy's guest bed was an exact replica of your bed from here!

>You decide that this time you'll bring something with you as evidence, to convince your Equestria self that this is eality and Equestria is not.

>You've gotta find something fast, you're never here for long

>You walk into the kitchen

>What can you grab?

>You spot a old pretzel container filled with shiny coins

>The change jar!

>You stuff your hand inside and grab a fistful of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters

>You hurriedly stuff them in your pockets

>Just in time, as a familiar wave comes over your body, and your eyelids shut seemingly on your their own

>The last thing you hear is a train whistle before you wake up.

 

>As usual, you sit up forcefully upon waking up

>The movement causes a slight metallic jingle to come from your pants pocket

>It worked!

>You root around in your pocket and produce a handful of spare change

>You've never been happier to see less then a dollar in change in your life

>You look around, and notice you're alone on the train

>Out the window, you see the train has stopped, and a sign reads

>"Welcome to Canterlot!"

>Well, here you are

>You decide to only bring a few coins with you, they make a ton of noise everytime you take a step

>You choose one penny, one dime and one quarter, and then depart the train

>The rest you leave in the crack of your seat

>Hopefully nop0ny would notice

>You set off down the paved road towards the Royal Castle

>maybe if the meeting goes well, you'll tell Celestia about the change and the dreams and what not.

>You have no trouble finding the castle

>Its the biggest structure in Canterlot

>In about five minutes, you're standing at the main gates

>You show the unicorn guard your pass (which was included in Celestia's note), and wordlessly, he opens the gates and leads you in