The next morning Twilight woke up extra early to prepare some breakfast for her and her guest. To her surprise Rarity was already awake and was looking at the map again that was now on the floor in the living space.
"Oh morning darling. I hope you don't mind but I went and got the map again to verify the plans for my trip."
"Not a problem. Would you like anything for breakfast?" Twilight asked.
"I see you have a few apples, could I have a couple of them and a glass of water."
"Not a problem." Twilight said cheerfully. She ran into the kitchen and grabbed a few apples for Rarity and herself and then got some water. When she was returning Rarity already was putting the map away.
"Oh, thank you for the apples." Rarity said once she finished and saw Twilight.
"You're done already?" Twilight asked.
"Yes. Just wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything yesterday. It looks like it will be an easy trip besides the mountain road." Rarity said with a happy giggle.
"That's great. So what time are you leaving?"
"Probably after a stock up on some supplies. Besides the Earth pony only town it looks like there are no other towns on my way home. I better make sure I am ready." Rarity said with a bit of determination.
"Oh… well…" Twilight was sad that Rarity was leaving so soon. She also thought about what she thought about that night about leaving her town. "I was wondering if maybe you might need help. I saw yesterday you were having trouble with the townsponies. Maybe with me there it would make it easier to get your supplies.
"That would be wonderful. Thank you." Rarity said obviously delighting with Twilights offer.
"Not a problem. How about we leave when we finish eating?" Twilight said.
"Sounds great." Rarity said.
With that the two of them sat and chatted a bit about what Rarity would need and the best places to get them. They finished eating quite fast so they didn't talk much but they figured they could talk more in between shops. After they cleaned up and got ready Twilight closed the library and they went on their way.
The first place they went to was to get camping supplies since Rarity knew it would take a few days to get to Ponyville. At first the shop pony didn't want to help her but once Twilight talked to her she reluctantly agreed. Rarity got some oil for her lamp, some matches to make a fire, a tent since apparently her last one was damaged on this trip. Rarity joked that she was glad there were no rain storms since then. There were even smaller maps and rarity decided to get one. It didn't show as much as Twilight's but it showed enough.
The next place they went was to food. That shop pony was a lot more friendly. Even asked Rarity a few questions about her travels. She also apologized on behalf of the town ponies for their behavior. Rarity accepted the apology and then got basic food items. Canned things, water, etc.
While shopping for food, both of them got hungry so they went to a restaurant. While there and after they ordered their food they began talking more.
"So have you thought about what I said last night?" Rarity asked bluntly.
"Oh about leaving? yeah but... I am still not sure." Twilight said thinking about it again.
"Well it is no deal if you go or not." Rarity said.
"I know but if I am honest I do want to go but I am just really scared." Twilight said nervously.
"Which is understandable darling. Any pony would be scared to travel to an unknown place. Even I was scared the first time." Rarity then looked around her then leaned in and whispered, "I didn't even make it past my first day."
"Really!?" Twilight was a little shocked.
"Yes. I was so nervous and scared after I spent my first night out I went back home. Took me awhile to try again." Rarity admitted a little embarrassed.
"Wow." Twilight take a little sigh of relief. They then got silent for a moment as Twilight thought about it a bit more. This sudden Rarity spoke.
"You know if you want you can always travel with me." Rarity offered.
"With you?" Twilight said confirming what she heard.
"Yes. You did say you would like to visit Ponyville and you're nervous to leave so maybe traveling with someone will help. I could always use the company as well." Rarity said explaining her reasons.
Twilight thought about it for a few more minutes but before she could reply Rarity and her food came over.
"Let me think a bit more about it." Twilight said getting ready to eat.
"Ok." Rarity said doing the same.
As they ate they just made small talk until they were done. After that they decided they got all they could and decided to just walk around and hang out. They went thrift shopping and sightseeing. Rarity found a lot of interest in the local theater. It is mostly unused but it was still a marvelous building. Carved pillars, an arched doorway, and what looked like a domed roof.
"This is the oldest building in town. It was also the first entertainment sight in this town before any other shops or restaurants." Twilight explained.
"It is amazing." Rarities eyes twinkled.
"Everypony thought so too. It may be closed now but no pony could bear to destroy it so we restore and preserve it as a historical site.
"I love it when ponies can appreciate and preserve spectacular sights like this. In fact…" Rarity then dug into a pocket she carried and brought out a sketchbook. In it she began drawing different designs. Twilight noticed a sketch for pins, maybe some art pieces and clothings.
"What are you doing?" Twilight asked.
"This theater gave me inspiration. I was inspired by Rainbow falls too but this is good as well."
After she was down drawing she put her stuff back in her pocket.
After seeing Rarity's drawing and remembering her business, and also her travels Twilight finally asked, "You know I would love to see the final produce you just came up with."
"Well to see that you would have to come to Ponyville." Rarity reminded me.
"I know and even though I am scared, if you don't mind, could I travel with you?" Twilight was extremely nervous to ask this.
With very little thought Rarity said excitedly, "of course darling. If I am honest I hoped you would ask since traveling by myself can be very lonely. Oh but if you are traveling we need to get you ready too."
"Oh right." Twilight said forgetting that she has no supplies yet.
"Not a problem. We can do your shopping now and then we can leave first thing tomorrow morning.
Twilight was unbelievably happy. "Can't wait."
With that they went shopping for Twilights things and soon the news of her leaving spread. Many shop ponies wished her luck, some asked for her to visit, but the rest just said something along the lines of "ok, have fun." with no real emotion behind them. Twilight shrugged this off and Rarity and her finished shopping then went back to the library to rest for the first day of their journey.
Early the next morning Twilight got up to get ready to close the library for good. Rarity was up as well and assisted her but in the middle of it somepony walked it. It was one of the few ponied Twilight got along with but really they only talked to when she visited the library. This pony was named Moon dancer.
"Moon dancer! What are you doing here? I am sure everypony should know I am leaving."
"I know and I just came to congratulate you. I was also wondering if you had to close the library?" Moon dancer was looking around sadly.
"Well, I don't want to put I doubt there would be any pony in town that would want to run the library. As I hear it is a very boring job." Twilight said this last part jokingly. She knew ponies thought it was boring and even she thought it was boring at times.
"Well Actually I would like to run it." Moon Dance said.
Twilight was surprised. Moon dancer may have been the only pony to frequently come it but she never thought she would want to run it.
"Really? Are you sure?" Twilight asked, making sure Moon dance was sure.
"Yes. To be honest I always wanted to run a library but never saw the need to have two libraries in a small town like this." Moon Dancer admitted.
Twilight saw her logic and said, "Well if you really want to then I would be happy to give it to you."
"Really?!" Moon Dance said in delight as she ran and hugged Twilight. "Oh thank you and have fun on your trip!"
"Thank you." With that Twilight and Rarity stopped what they were doing and Twilight began showing Moon Dancer all the rooms visitors didn't usually know about. She also mentioned that since Twilight hardly had anything upstairs she was free to use it as well. Once the small tour was done Twilight gave Moon dancer the key to the library and she and Rarity left town waving farewell to Moon dancer.
Just outside the town there was a small crowd waiting for Twilight much to her surprise. They all got up early to see her off and wish her luck on her journey. Many even mentioned how she had always lived there and were going to miss her. At this point Twilight was having second thoughts. She never knew so many ponies liked her but in front of her they all gathered. She thought about it and realized she really wanted to go so she shed a couple of tears to her unknown friends and left.
"Are you sure?" Rarity asked her after the crowd was a bit away. She worried Twilight changed her mind and was forcing herself.
"I am sure. I will definitely come back anyway but for now I really want to see the world outside my village." Twilight said with excitement in her eyes as well as a few small tears that remained from her farewell.