I woke up really early the next morning. I didn't want to miss my train to Canterlot. I grabbed my saddle bag and flew as fast as I could to the train station. Everpony was already there. Well, almost everypony. Pinkie Pie was nowhere in sight. "Where's Pinkie?" I said to myself. I looked over and saw her munching on an apple fritter at a table. I heard a loud whistle as the train came. A croud of people hurried off the train. It was so crouded I could hardly keep up with the rest of the girls. "Wait for me! Wait for me!" cried Pinkie Pie.
On the train, we chatted to pass the time. "I can't wait to get to the palace! I've been to a sleepover, but not one with a princess!" said Rarity. "Yeah! This is going to be great!" said Pinkie. I didn't talk much. I had so many questions going through my mind. Why did Princess Celestia start crying when she found out we had similar cutie marks? Why do we have similar cutie marks? What does it mean? I snapped myself back to reality as the train halted to a stop. I put all of my questions aside. We were in Canterlot! This is going to be awesome!
"Why don't we explore before we go to the palace?" asked Twilight. "Great idea!" exclaimed Pinkie Pie, heading toward the candy shop. I instantly headed toward the library. I needed some to myself to think. Twilight eventually caught up with me. "Hey Sunny! Are you going to the library too? We could quiz each other on algebraic expressions!" said Twilight excitedly. "Not anymore." I thought. I looked around for an excuse.I spotted a cafe across the street. " No, I was just going to get a bite to eat at the cafe over." I said, trying to sound innocent. "Okay. I'll catch up with you later." Twilight said as she went inside. After she was gone, I dashed into the cafe and took a seat at a table in the corner.
We all met at the palace about half an hour later. The princess greeted us in the throne room. "I'm glad you all could make it." said Princess Celestia with a warm smile. " We wouldn't miss it for the world." I said shyly. I was still a little star-struck after meeting her for the first time. She showed us to our rooms. My room had a huge canopy bed with pink and gold bedding. "I love it!" I said as I set my bags on the bed. "I'll give you some time to get settled in. Come down to dinner when you feel ready." Princess Celestia said as she left the room. I waited until she was gone, then I flopped down on the bed. " Black and bays, dapples, grays. All the pretty little ponies." I sang to to myself. I can't remember when or where I heard that song. Soon enough, I was fast alsleep.