[FR] Metal - Part 5

>You're shocked to hear this news
>What could it mean?
>Does she blame you for corrupting an element?
>Surely she'll understand that you're the victim here, right?
>Either way, you don't really have a choice in the matter
>Twilight agrees to come with you, for protection, to the train station
>Spike satys to watch the library
>The letter came with a ticket from Ponyville to Canterlot
>One-way
>But that didn't mean anything, Celestia could just get you another ticket back to Ponyville after you were done meeting with her
>It didn't mean anything
>You kept telling yourself this as you walked to the train station

>After a brief walk, you and Twilight arrive
>Its still relatively early in the morning, so not many ponies are there
>You pass the tellers without a glance, which earns you odd looks from them
>You find a bench on the wooden terminal, and sit down with Twilight
>Neither of you say anything
>She knows what this could mean for you, as do you
>Finally, your train pulls up, and about three ponies depart from Canterlot
>You don't move
>After a few minutes, the whistle blows
>You stll don't move
>You hear a pony shout
>"All aboard thats comin' aboard! Last call for Canterlot"
>You reluctantly stand up
>You step over to Twilight, and say goodbye, before hugging her
>You don't look back as you board the train
>You find a seat, and try to keep your mind on other things as the train starts its long journey to Canterlot

>After about ten minutes, the rhythmic chugging lulls you to drowsiness, and you drift off to sleep
>............
>You wake up in one of your living room chairs, in your apartment on Earth
>Everything is still fuzzy as if it were a dream
>You know now that somehow, in someway, your dreams of real life and your Equestria life are somehow connected.
>The foreshadowing flash-forwards of being tied up, the wrist wounds.
>Hell, you didn't notice it before, but Fluttershy's guest bed was an exact replica of your bed from here!
>You decide that this time you'll bring something with you as evidence, to convince your Equestria self that this is eality and Equestria is not.
>You've gotta find something fast, you're never here for long
>You walk into the kitchen
>What can you grab?
>You spot a old pretzel container filled with shiny coins
>The change jar!
>You stuff your hand inside and grab a fistful of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters
>You hurriedly stuff them in your pockets
>Just in time, as a familiar wave comes over your body, and your eyelids shut seemingly on your their own
>The last thing you hear is a train whistle before you wake up.

>As usual, you sit up forcefully upon waking up
>The movement causes a slight metallic jingle to come from your pants pocket
>It worked!
>You root around in your pocket and produce a handful of spare change
>You've never been happier to see less then a dollar in change in your life
>You look around, and notice you're alone on the train
>Out the window, you see the train has stopped, and a sign reads
>"Welcome to Canterlot!"
>Well, here you are
>You decide to only bring a few coins with you, they make a ton of noise everytime you take a step
>You choose one penny, one dime and one quarter, and then depart the train
>The rest you leave in the crack of your seat
>Hopefully nop0ny would notice
>You set off down the paved road towards the Royal Castle
>maybe if the meeting goes well, you'll tell Celestia about the change and the dreams and what not.
>You have no trouble finding the castle
>Its the biggest structure in Canterlot
>In about five minutes, you're standing at the main gates
>You show the unicorn guard your pass (which was included in Celestia's note), and wordlessly, he opens the gates and leads you in