It was night by the time they arrived at the train station. They four went up to the ticket booth.

"Four tickets to the Crystal Empire." Lyra said to the unicorn at the ticket booth.

"Thirty bits." The unicorn replied.

Lyra handed the unicorn thirty bits.

The four friends, now reunited went on the train. After a while of riding, Lyra went to get food. As she walked across the platform, she noticed the connecters that held the two carts together starting becoming loose. Before Lyra could get back on the platform to get to the passenger car, the two carts got detached. Lyra was trapped on the cart and couldn't get back to her friends. She screamed for help. No one heard her. Lyra looked towards the train. She noticed that the train was about to go downhill. She jumped off the cart and ran towards the passenger cart. She jumped on the platform.

"You." A voice called from the darkness.

It was Twilight Sparkle. She slowly walked towards Lyra.

"So, I heard about your little plan, and you better think twice about it." Twilight continued. "Me and my friends will always be the stars and you know it. Don't even try. Who's that sad excuse of a Pegasus, what is her name, Derpy? Think about it, Lyra. She'll get you nowhere. You're plan will never work."

"How dare you say that about my friend!" Lyra yelled.

Then, Twilight teleported away in a cloud of purple mist. Lyra opened the door and went in the passenger cart and saw Octavia, Derpy, and Bon Bon.

"Are you ok?" Bon Bon asked Lyra.

"I'm fine." Lyra replied.

"So now that we're separated from the kitchen, how do we get food?" Octavia asked.

"I never thought about that" Lyra replied.

Derpy was looking out the window.

"Guys." Derpy continued, "I think I can see the Crystal Empire."