“Okay. We’re going to stop in Ponyville, then we’re going to Canterlot. Excited?” Val asked the unicorn sitting next to her.
 
The pony nodded. “My cousin lives here!” She suddenly chirped, the happiest Val’d ever seen so far. “Do you know her?”
 
“You mean Almond Joy? Yep. In fact, I think I see her right there.” She pressed a hoof to the window, gesturing towards the mare that waited outside.
 
The two got off the train, and Val handed the stallion at the controls a bit from her saddlebag. Suddenly- “VAL!” A certain earth pony ran over, breaking Val’s personal bubble. “YOU DIDN’T TELL ME YOU KNEW HECATOLITE!”