"Morning Melody, we have blueberry pancakes for breakfast," Flick called his daughter.
"Ugh, dad, I'm tired. One more hour...?"
"Are you sure? If you do you'll miss the train to Ponyville."
"Okay! Suddenly I'm hungry!"
Flick chuckled, as he and Melody made their was to the dining table, which was absolutely elegant! The dinning table was a long wide table, perfect for lots and lots of guests for house parties.
There was a red stallion in a black tuxedo, who was the waiter. There were three seats, two at two sides of the table, for Flick and Ella, and one on the side for Melody.
On the walls were beautifully painted paintings, inside golden frames. The walls were a crimson red wallpaper, with a golden heart pattern on top. The floors were a light wood grain, with a red carpet underneath the table and chairs.
The table had a very short table cloth, which was the colour red, in the center was a white vase with a few roses inside.
And the biggest amazement of all was the glass chandelier. It was absolutely breathtaking, the chandelier had a few points of glass facing downward, on those very points had strings attached to them, at the ends of the strings were red and gold hearts.
Keep in mind that the ceiling of the room was tall, so of course (cause they could afford it,) the chandelier was HUGE!
"Melody! What did I say about elbows on the table! That is impeccably rude." Ella shouted.
"Sorry mommy! I can't help it! Also, you said no shouting at the table!"
"Ah yes, sorry darling."
"Honey, I've always been wondering, why are you so against with ponies from ponyville? I mean, I was from there... do you...not like...?" Flick trailed off before ending with a sigh.
The room became silent. There was a long pause before Ella finally responded, "Flick, darling. I've always loved you. It's just, ponies are lot different if they're from towns or cities, but that doesn't make them bad. I just grew up with a lot of ponies from cities."
"And I grew up with a lot of ponies from towns."
"E - Exactly."
"Mommy? Daddy? Are you okay? You two seem a bit flustered." Melody asked.
"No sweetie." Ella replied. She started to sweat as two worried blue eyes focused their attention to her.
"Um, w - what I meant to - um, say is we're fine." She quickly said, before saying to herself quietly, "Phew, that was close,"
"Alright then," Melody shrugged.
Suddenly the clock struck to VIII VI (8:30). "Oh dear! We have to go now! We'll miss the Friendship Express!" Flick warned.
"Hurry Melody! Run upstairs and get your suitcase!" Ella shouted.
"Where's Ms. Ella off to?" Ruth asked.
"She's going on a trip, to I don't know." Johnathan replied.
At the Express...
"Mommy! First class is absolutely amazing!" Melody exclaimed. She had never went in the Friendship Express before, so everything was a splendid sight.
"Why of course my darling! Everything is wonderful in the Friendship Express!" Her mother replied.
A mare who was the waiter in a red satin dress with gold accents walked up to the family. "Morning Ma'am, any refreshments, snacks, anything you'd like?" She asked.
"Oh, no I'm good darling. Just trying to burn some carbs, I'm on a diet. What would you like honey?" Ms. Ella said.
"Perhaps some cider, you know me, always having a blast!" Flick Replied to his wife.
"One cider, and how about you sweetie?"
Melody stared at the mare, confused. "O - Oh! Me? Just some biscuits would be lovely. Thank you." She said, startled.
The mare trotted to the very back of the first class, where all the sweet delicacies were store in cupboards.
A few hours later, there was a short beep,
afterwards the train conducter was on the radio as he spoke in a microphone, "Now we may have some slight bumps along the tracks, but don't fret. We'll be okay, just a few bumps. I repeat there maybe a few bumps along the tracks."
The Friendship Express tilted left and right, as the sound of screeching metal was heard faintly underneath the floor. The three Von Shnoders were terribly shocked with fear, as their nice visit could end up in the dirt. Literally.
"Stop this at once!" Ms. Ella demanded.
"Mama, Papa, I'm scared!" Melody cried.
"Don't worry Melody my darling, everything will be okay." Her dad said, reassuringly.
Then, the Friendship Express came to a stop, as the sound of the screeching metal grew louder and louder and louder until almost everypony on the plane covered their ears with their front hooves.
"We have come to a stop mares and gentle colts! Please make sure all luggage is taken with you, the Friendship Express is not responsible for any lost baggage. And finally have a nice visit to Ponyville!" The Train Conductor announced.
Ella and her family left the train, Flick and his daughter were very happy, although Ms. Ella was not very pleased.
"That was a terrible ride! I am definitely not pleased."
"Well, we are here! Ponyville. My home town."
