The train had passed Ponyville, and the Crystal Empire on its way to the broader of Equestria and the Diamond Realm. It had been five hours since the train had departed from the Crystal Empire train station.

"Well... This looks promising."  Twilight stated as she looked at the map Princess Celestia had given her. "I hope King Sombra doesn't get there before I can."

That was a hope could happen... only slightly. Twilight knew she couldn't let Celestia down or the Diamond Ponies for matter. She had to succeed... she just had to.

The train came to a stop after 20 more minutes, Twilight guessed the train reached the of the tracks. But instead for reason the door to her cabin was locked, she couldn’t open it, and she couldn’t escape. She looked around her cabin, spotting in the window she had been sitting by the whole train ride, the face of a pony. Whoever this pony was he/she was running for her, thinking quickly Twilight used her magic to open the window so the pony get without breaking something he/she couldn’t replace.

Leaping as far its legs would allow the pony jumped through the open window and into Twilight’s cabin on the Friendship Express. The pony landed on the bed hard but the mattress cushioned the pony’s leap, Twilight looked closely at the pony is was a filly. The filly looked just  like with only three differences; a gray coat, yellow and blue stripes in her mane/tail. Twilight locked eyes with the filly who was looking at like she a princess, the filly jumped off the bed landing in front of Twilight with wide eyes.

“Who are you? “ The filly asked her eyes still locked with Twilight’s.

“I’m Twilight Sparkle, and I’m from Equestria.“ Twilight said proudly. “Who are you?”

“I’m Twilight Skies, and I’m from the Diamond Realm.” The filly answered without fear nor anger. “It’s an honor to meet you, Twilight sparkle.”

“The  honor is mine Twil-” Twilight was cut off of  by little Twilight Skies. “Please, call me Skies.”

“Alright. And you can call me Sparkle, if you want.”

“Ok, Ms.Sparkle.”

“Just Sparkle, please. Now Skies, you did say you’re from the Diamond Realm, did you not?”

“Yes I did.”

“Can you lead me there, please?”

“Of course”

Skies jumped  out of the window with Sparkle following close behind, the two trudged through the knee-high snow. Skies was up to her neck in snow, Sparkle stopped so Skies could get on her back and direct her to the Diamond Realm. An eerie howl startling the both of them, “Uh-oh… RUN!” Skies shouted wanting to be far away the sound as possible.

Sparkle knew that sound from her trip to the Crystal Empire, it was King Sombra. Thinking quickly levitated herself and Skies into the air, putting more magic into another spell that made her, wings of light and magic would help them get away. They soared high above the snow-covered ground Skies shouted directions to Sparkle they had to lose that evil pony in their dust.

“Hurry! The shield’s just ahead!” Skies shout as loud as she could over the high speed of the wind around them. Sparkle focused more magic into her spell-made wings, she sensed the shield from in front of her and followed  the magic trace Skies had left behind. Sparkle was really tired from all of the magic she had been using to power her spell, as they passed through the shield protecting the Diamond Realm Sparkle crash-landed while unconscious from the overuse of her magic.