CHAPTER ONE

"Come on, Twilight! We are going to be late!" Pinkie Pie yelled though with an excited with squeak. She was banging on the door to library with otherworldly speed. Twilight Sparkle could hear the other five girls as they were all giggling with excitement talking about how fun the party would be.

"Hold on! I'm coming!" Twilight called back. She smiled she couldn't wait. It was a total girls night out. They were going to catch a train to Canterlot to go to a party that starred the Wonderbolts, Vinyl Scratch, The Living Tombstone, Woodentoaster, Octavia, Sapphire Shores, and many others famous people Twilight had forgotten. Twilight had packed so many things that she felt like Rarity. She had brought all of her favorite clothing, hair accessories, and books... mostly books, so she could keep up with her studies. In her head she went through a checklist to see if she hadn't forgotten anything. It looked like she had everything!

She smiled to herself as she used her magic to pick up most of her bags and she put them next to the door. She suddenly thought that she was forgetting something. That is impossible! Spike went through the cheek list with me two or three times over. At that though the little baby dragon walked into the room. His head was down and was looking quite depressed as he walked in. He had been this way for almost two straight days now. Twilight felt a little bad for him. He had wanted to go with them to Canterlot, but she had refused to let him go. She didn't know what would happen to him alone most of the day while she and the others went out and had fun. Twilight looked at him and smiled gently, "Don't worry Spike... We will be back in one week."

Spike didn't look up at her. He moved his left foot around making a strange noise on the wooden floor with his purple scales. "I really wanted to go...," He finally responded quietly.

"I know, Spike, but where we are going is no place for a baby dragon. you are no old enough to go to those type of parties and I don't want to leave you in a hotel room all day!" Twilight muttered nudging him gently with her nose.

Spike, with his head still facing downwards, move his great big green eyes to look up at Twilight, "But, you leave me here all of the time... Alone."

Twilight sighed, "I know I do, I know... How about next time I go somewhere, Canterlot, Mainhattan, Baltimare, or any of those other places I will bring you, no matter what."

Spike sat there thinking about the offer when the door flew open. "Twilight! Where are you, darling? We have to go!" Rarity called as she walked in with Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and the three Cutie Mark Crusaders.

Twilight jumped in surprise as they all came in, "Oh! Sorry girls... I was talking to Spike. He is still upset."

Hearing this Rarity rushed over to Spike's side, "Oh, I'm so sorry Spikey Wikey! Don't be upset! I know you are going to be fine here! Besides you got Big Macintosh and Granny Smith to watch you! You can hang out with the girls here!"

Spike blushed and then looked over to the Cutie Mark Crusaders who were exploring the library talking about different cutie marks that they could get here. He rolled his eyes and murmured, "As long as they don't do anything girly I'll be fine."

Scootaloo pricked her ears and looked over at Spike, "No way. If we did anything too girly I would barf all over Sweetie Bell!"

Sweetie Bell gasped and quickly turned to Scootaloo and squeaked, "And why would you do that?!"

"Because, you are the one that comes up with all the 'mapy pampy girly stuff'."

"No, I'm not! Applebloom does to!"

Apple Bloom looked over at them then quickly ran over to them yelling, "Girls! Come on ya'll! For Spike's sake we will not do any 'girly' thing, ok? So, be quiet and lets go do things that will help Spike not be bored and help us get our cutie marks!"

"I know what we could do!" Sweetie Bell piped up.

"What?!" Applebloom and Scootaloo wondered as they got closer to Sweetie Bell waiting to hear what she had to say.

"We could get our cutie marks in watching dragons! Or something to do with dragons!"

Spike's eye widened as the Cutie Mark Crusaders grinned at each other and ran over to pick up Spike and carry him out the door.

"I will see you in a week Spike! Remember to come back from time to time to tidy up the place and feed Owlicious!" Twilight yelled after Spike as he was carried away to his doom.

Applejack and Rarity yelled somethings to their younger sisters as well.

Twilight smiled she hoped that Spike would have a good time with the others at Sweet Apple Acres. She also wished that he wouldn't be stupid or forgetful either. The Cutie Mark Crusaders could be the biggest handful in all of Equestria and he could be influenced by their dare devil tactics.

"I hope that they all will be safe.." whispered Rarity to herself.

Applejack eyed Rarity, "Of course they will be safe! Big Macintosh is there. Why wouldn't they be safe?"

They all sat there for a few seconds. Looking out the door with questions on all of their minds. Twilight suddenly looked around at the girls and smiled. By the looks on their faces she could tell what they were thinking. Sometime it scared her on how well she know them all. Her mind drifted off on all of the adventures they had been on together. Each trial had made them stronger and better friends. Even the smallest fight had brought them all closer to one another.

Throughout the three years the Twilight Sparkle had been here in Ponyville she had met so many wonderful ponies. In some ways she couldn't even believe that she didn't know what friendship was three years ago. If it ever left her she would not know what to do with her life.

Pinkie was the first one who broke up the silents, "Lets go! The train is going to leave without us if we stay here!" She bounced over to her saddlebags outside the door and picked them up and grinned at them all.

All the other girls did the same as the chatting begin again. Walking outside Twilight gasped at the amount of bags that Rarity had. Her jaw dropped as she looked at all of the bags. It looked like she had about twenty or thirty bags that were floating up in the air. Everyone else had about three or four bags. Twilight shook her head and started to walk with the others.

"I heard that the hotel that we are going to stay at has a garden full of tiny little animal and beautiful flowers!" Fluttershy cheered looking around at the girls.

"Well, I hear that they go a super cool room for Pegasus! I think that I could do some awesome tricks in there!" Rainbow Dash cried happily as she flew up into the air only to have to come down again, because of the terrible weight of her bags.

"I have heard that in or near by, I can't remember, they have a beauty salon! We could all hang out there!" Rarity giggled in delight. "I do know that they have a fabric store nearby! I can't get wonderful new fabrics from there. I might make you all dresses!"

Pinkie started to bounce excitedly at this point, "They have a party room! I could throw a party! You hear a party!"

"A party?" asked Twilight. "I was going to read some books in our room, which should to be huge!"

Applejack smiled at this and looked at Twilight, "Of course you are going to read. Promise me, sugar cube, that is not going to be all what you do!"

Twilight looked over at Applejack, "We are going to a consort you know! I not going to be reading the entire time! What are you going to do, Applejack?"

"Well since I learned how to and how not to sell my sweet at the Gala I am going to take another whack at it!"

Twilight eyed Applejack, "Do you think that the hotel is going to let you do that?"

Applejack thought about that fact. Twilight could that she was thinking hard though her apple green eyes. "Well I hadn't thought of that..."

All the girls smiled and started laughing. Twilight stopped laughing to see a bright red hue on Applejack's freckled face. She grabbed her cowboy hat and lowered so they couldn't see her blush of embarrassment, "Come on ya'll..."

Rainbow Dash trotted over to her and winked, "Don't worry AJ! Everypony is going to make a mistake during our trip! If we are drunk or not!"

By this time they were almost to the train station. The path in front of them was mobbed by many, many ponies trying to buy certain goods and to out for lunch, or to meet a friend somewhere. Everypony was doing something at this time of day. This part of town was always bustling with all sorts of activity.

As they entered the train station the crowd became less, but still there was quite a number of ponies around. Most of them were either running to catch a train or enjoying a pleasant reunion of friends and family.

Twilight and all of her friends neared their train. Rarity was talking with Fluttershy, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie were all talking together, and she just walked not talking to anyone. It was quite lonely really... she couldn't believe that she felt like this all the time when she was younger and had enjoyed the feeling. Twilight snapped out of that thought and helped everyone put their bags into the train. They would see them again when they were at the hotel.

"I can't wait!" Rainbow Dash declared as she boarded the train. "Canterlot here we come! You better be ready!"

Thanks for reading! Same thing goes with the be gaining note, but I will put up the three/four chapters I'v already written. Anyway comment or PM me!