Just outside the door was a girl with blonde hair tied up into a ponytail. She wore brown cowboy boots with apples on them, a white button down shirt, and a cowboy hat. "Apple Jack, this is him. He's the one looking for his sword." Twilight said. Apple Jack handed me a black blade with the same symbol as my armor etched into it. "Thank you. Where did you find it?" I asked as I slide the blade into the sheath on my back. "It was lodged into a tree on tha' farm." She said. "Saw the symbol on the blade an' remembered it was tha' same as tha' one on yer armor." She said. "Thanks again. Now, we need to get to the train station." I said. "Agreed." Twilight said. She pulled out her phone and checked the time. "We have an hour until the next train." She said. "That gives us time to get something to eat." She said. "C'mon, I know a good restaurant." She said as she started to walk off. I hung back and started talking to Rainbow Dash. "So, Mrs. Dash, what do you do for fun around here?" I asked. "Just call me Dash. And if I'm not working, I usually just hang out with my friends or pull pranks on people." She said. "That sounds awesome. Where do you work?" I asked. "Well, like most pegasi around Ponyville, I'm on the weather team. But, what I really want to do is become a Wonderbolt. They're like the coolest pegasi in all of Equestria." She replied. "The Wonderbolts? You mean Spifire, Soarin, and Fleetfoot? Those Wonderbolts?" I asked. "Yea. You know them?" She replied. "Kinda. They show up to the yearly meeting of the pegasi council. They seem pretty cool." I said. "The pegasi council?" She asked. "It's the meeting that gathers all the most important flying groups from around Equestria. There's the Wonderbolts, the Covert Flyers, the United Alicorn Alliance, and the Royal Guard. We meet to discuss the topics from around Equestria that influence the various kingdoms." I said. "Which group are you in?" She asked. "Well, I'm not supposed to talk about it. But, I think I can make an exception for you. I'm part of the Covert Flyers." I said. "What do you do?" She asked. "We're a group of stealth pegasi that travel around Equestria covertly and gather intel for the head of the guild." I said. "Who's the head?" She asked. "I can't tell you that." I said. "Why not?" She asked. "Well, because no body really knows. No one's ever even seen him." I said. "How does he get the intel you collect then?" She asked. "We pass the intel off to a handler, who pays us and we go about our business. We are paid to not ask questions." I said. "So, you're like a spy?" She asked. "Yea, I guess we are." I replied. "That is so cool." She said. I looked over and saw Pinkie looking at me and smiling. "What?" I whispered to her. "Are you going to ask her?" Pinkie asked. "Not yet. Now, get out of here." I said. "What was that?" Dash asked. "Nothing, just a fly." I replied. "Do you think you could put a good word in for me with the Wonderbolts?" Dash asked. "I don't see why not." I said. "Well, we're here." Twilight said.
We were at a small fast food place named, 'Ponyville Diner'. Not very clever. "So, what kind of stuff do they serve here?" I asked as we went inside, the place was deserted. "They have pretty much anything. Burgers, soup, fries, etcetera." Twilight said. "Hmm. Sounds good to me." I said. We walked up to the counter and was greeted by a guy in a white apron and paper hat that had a burger on it. "What can I get you today Princess?" He said. "*sigh* I guess we'll have six burgers and six orders of fries. Everybody fine with that?" She asked. We all gave a collective nod. "Okay. Coming right up." The guy at the counter said. "So, how come you don't have a helmet to go with your armor?" Rarity asked. "Well, it's because my organization doesn't get helmets." I said. "Why is that?" Twilight asked. "Well, as part of the Covert Flyers, we aren't issued a helmet. Our goal is to collect intel without a confrontation. However, we are trained in hand-to-hand combat and sword fighting in the event our cover is blown." I said. "Oh, I've read about the Covert Flyers. They're like the spy group of Equestria." Twilight said. "Here's your order. That'll be thirty dollars." The guy at the counter said as he set a tray of food on the counter. "Thanks. Here you go." Twilight said as she took the food and gave him the money. We sat in a booth and Twilight passed out the food. "We may not have helmets, but, we do have something awesome that no other organization has." I said. "What's that?" Rainbow asked. I reached into the front of my chest plate and pulled up a strip of fabric and pulled it up over my mouth and nose. They all gasped. I pushed the mask back into my chest plate. "How does that work?" Twilight asked. "This type of material was invented by Starswirl the Bearded over a thousand years ago. It's ancient and powerful unicorn magic. Once it comes into contact with a persons skin, it renders that person invisible. It's called Active Camouflage." I said as I took a bite from my burger. We all ate in silence for a while until I realized something. "You ladies are the ones that can wield the elements of harmony correct?" I asked. "Yes, why?" AJ asked. "I thought there was six of you." I replied. "There are. Fluttershy couldn't make earlier." Twilight said. "She has to be at the meeting with us. All six of you need to be there." I said. "Okay, I'll call her and have her meet us at the train station." Twilight said as she pulled out her phone and dialed. There was a pause. "Hey, Fluttershy. Can you meet us at the train station to catch the one thirty train to the Crystal Empire?" She asked. Another short pause. "It's really important." She said. "I'll explain when we get there." She said. "Okay, thank you Fluttershy. See you in a bit." She said as she hung up. "Alright, she'll be there waiting for us." Twilight said. "Good. You said one thirty? What time is it?" I asked. She checked her phone. "It's ten after now. We should probably get going." She said. We dumped our trash and headed out toward the train station. We arrived after about ten minutes. Sitting in the station waiting for us was a girl with curled pink hair that covered one eye. She was wearing a light green skirt with a butterfly pattern on it, and a white T-shirt. "Hey, Fluttershy!" Pinkie yelled. Fluttershy blushed as she approached us. "I'm going to go get our tickets." Twilight said. "Okay. I'll try not to let Pinkie throw a train party or something." I said. Twilight just giggled as she walked away. "Hello. My name is Jet Stream. You must be Fluttershy." I said holding out my hand. She looked at the floor and blushed again. She said something that I couldn't hear. "I'm sorry what was that? You'll have to speak up." I said. "Hi. Nice to meet you." She said in almost a whisper. "What's with her?" I asked Pinkie. "She's just shy around new people." Rarity said as she walked over to Fluttershy. "It's okay, darling. He's a new friend. Surely if you can trust that dastardly Discord, you can find it in your heart to trust Mr. Stream here." Rarity said as Twilight walked back over. "Okay, guys. The train will be here in five minutes. Let's get out there." She said. The train arrived quickly and we boarded. As we headed toward the Crystal Empire, Twilight explained everything to Fluttershy.