Chapter One: The Train Ride

"Hm… Hayseed Steak… Salad… Cupcake Sliders… damn, these all look so delicious." Spark Shower said to himself. He put down his menu and gazed out of the window on the Pony Express. "Pleasant scenery, much better than the shitty old buildings and run-down houses in Colt City."

"May I take your order, sir?" asked a smiling, grey pony with flat, blonde hair.

A bit surprised, Shower turned around sharply to face the waitress and the dining car. The area was rather luxurious, with elegant lighting, sparkling chandeliers, a ton of decorations, and elegant designs for the wallpaper and carpet. There was also bar across from where he was seated, which he was very glad about. He needed a few drinks to forget about…her. He mused to himself,"Maybe I could find a cute mare in Ponyville, go on a nice trot around the town, watch the sunset in the evenings…"

"Excuse me, sir?" asked the grey pony; "Are you all right?"

"Oh, yeah. Just daydreaming, ya know?" He replied.

"Yes, I understand. Now, may I take your order?"

"Yeah, I'll have a Hayseed Steak with a side of Carrot Fries"

"Anything to drink?"

"I'll have a Maregarita"

"Okay! We'll have it out in a bit!" The waitress then trotted towards the steel doors into the kitchen.

"She seemed nice, but, nah… not my type." He said to himself. "I wonder if I got any new messages from Steel Bristle?" Steel Bristle was his best friend back in Colt City. They drank together, watched foalball together…

He got out his laptop and booted it up. He logged in and clicked on the Mozilla Firepony engine

Equhoo came up as his homepage. "Nope, no new messages…although, with the amount of chicks Bristle picks up at the local bars, I wouldn't be surprised if he hasn't checked his p-mail since I left…"

He then went on Poogle and search PonyTube. He really liked the new music video from Sapphire Shores, "Gems". He found it, plugged in his Foalcandy ear buds, and started to watch it.

About halfway through the video, the waitress came back with his Maregarita. "Here you go, sir. Your meal will be out shortly."

"Thanks." He took a sip. "Hmmm…pretty good…" He thought.

After the music video was over, he searched for "IronColt77". He loved his game walkthroughs, especially "Marebound". A new episode of his "Super Paper Pony" had just been posted about an hour ago, so he watched it as well.

His dinner arrived shortly after the Marebound episode finished. "Here you go…a Hayseed Steak with a side helping of Carrot Fries" the waitress said to him with a smile.

"Thanks." He handed her two dollars. "Here's a nice little tip for ya."

"Thank you, sir!" She replied and then she trotted back towards the kitchen.

He nibbled at his steak and fries while thinking about his ex. "The cheating skank…she was hot as hell, but, apparently I wasn't. She fell for another colt while I was away at Bristle's house for a night of beers and Call of Pony 4. I think she said his name was…damn, what was his name? Big Macintosh, I think?"

Just then, an announcement came over the speakers; "Ponyville, next stop!"

Shower finished his dinner, powered down his laptop, and gathered his luggage for departure.