Chapter 4- The Journey North

It was quite late by the time they got on board the train to Crystal Tundra. The ponies (and spike) settled into different cars, spike and rarity, flutter and rainbow, AJ and pinkie, and Firestorm and Twilight.

In Twilight and Firestorm's car, Twilight was showing the prince all that Celestia had taught her, then after a promising performance, he sat her down. "I wonder if id convinced some pony else to help stop an all powerful Alicorn..." Twilight laughed at the irony, and she sat listening to what Firestorm had seen over the past 3 years,"Is there anything I should know about your brother?" Twilight picked a quill and parchment up, and 'Storm began "I'll be honest, He is incredibly lazy, and always seems to be relaxing when he really should be getting involved in royal duties, but he is down to earth, kind and keeps everyone warm with the firestone heart, you'll quite like him" and with that, she rolled up the parchment, and rested on his chest, for no reason, just to feel comfortable. Fell asleep.

Meanwhile Fluttershy and Rainbow, were indulging in a rare activity, they were reading, they were trying to find anything on Fenir Steelhoofs, then Flutter found something. "Rainbow, it says here he is quite lazy, but is kind and just" Rainbow was quite disappointed, "Well so much for an amazing pony, he sounds like a complete snooze!" Rainbow complained, she closed the book and lay back on her bunk. "I wonder what Firestorm meant, when I'll find the right colt..." Fluttershy became curious."What do you mean Rainbow?"

"Well I did try to get a lay out of him, he's smoking hot, literally!"

"Now rainbow! You just met him, you really shouldn't have sprung on him like that, if a colt did that to me, I'd be terrified, something to consider maybe?"

"I guess your right Flutter, I wouldn't like it either..."

"Well I'm going to bed, I'm incredibly tired, good night rainbow"

"Night flutter" Rainbow whispered, thinking about what her dearest friend had said.

Spike and Rarity however, was a very different scenario, "Here you are Rarity, a Atlantis Sapphire, a very special gem for a very special pony"

"Ooh spikey wikey" Rarity cooed, kissing him on the cheek, she took a golden chain from her saddle bag, and placed her new sapphire in the alcove where a gem should be placed. Spikes heart was beating out of his chest, he'd never felt so comfortable round rarity. "Spike, when this is all over, shall we get something to eat sometime?"

"Definately!" spike said with the most enthusiasm seen since the canterlot disaster, and with that, the two settled down, and fell asleep, yet, despite all this, they weren't together, and nopony knew about it.

The atmosphere was substantially different in Pinkie and AJ's car, Pinkie was entertaining herself with a cake, and AJ was reading a 'Daring Do' novel, it all seemed very tranquil, but nothing is tranquil with pinkie pie in the picture. "I'm still hungry, I'm going to the diner car, you coming AJ?" She replied, with complete relaxation in her voice, "Oh thanks sugarcube, I'd like a mint leaf cake slice please pinkie" The energetic earth pony gave a wild nod, and scampered off to the diner car, AJ went to the window and watched the landscape pass.

A day passed on the train, everypony felt relaxed and sure they'd finish this ordeal, and they pulled in to Crystal station with light hearts and strong wills.