Author's Notes:

A short chapter for being gone for so long. Felt I needed something to let every one know I'm not entirely dead. Am working on next chapter, so if you feel this is too short to read after so long, just wait. If not please enjoy the cuteness.

The rumbling train soothed my mind and calmed my nerves as it departed from Canterlot and began to make its way towards North Carolina, or in this case Appleloosa. Strangely enough I had been told that region of what used to be the United States had been rendered into a desert landscape. Don’t ask me how that’s even possible, because I don’t even know myself, and really I doubt Reynolds would know himself. Though it was interesting food for thought as I road in the passenger car with the other two ponies and Chloe who sat beside me. We talked for a bit and traded stories while we got to know each other. I listened to Sonic explain about how he and his wife met in the bar they worked and how they were originally friends with benefits.The information caused me to recoil due to how open the two were about their sex life and Chloe’s eyes widened as the term went right over her head. That gave us all a laugh at the girl’s confusion and when she asked me what sorta benefits came with that sort of friendship, I told her I’ll let her in on it when she was older.

For an hour or so we talked and laughed more, but by than it ended on an awkward note when the question of my personal relationships came into play. Though, surprisingly I didn’t hide behind my knees or brush away the question like I originally thought I would when the inevitable topic came up.

“I did have someone at one point,” I said quietly as I took a deep breath and leaned back into my seat. Quill’s eyes widened at my response and opened her mouth to say something, but stopped when I kept going, “she died some hundred years ago or something.” I shifted a bit and gazed out the window. “I don’t recall the exact date. It was all an accident and no one was really to blame save for whoever constructed the vault we were staying in.” I rubbed the back of my neck as Eva’s face appeared before my eyes, her smiling face and long, golden hair shining brightly above me. I closed my eyes and took another deep breath. “She died in her sleep, the stasis system having comatosed her but not freezing the body to a cool enough temperature or something--I forget the exact details. But she died of dehydration.”

“Th-that’s horrible!” Quill’s eyes widened and began to glisten as tears appeared. I blinked and looked at her and raised a hand.

“N-no its fine...it’s fine...I-I gotten over it...” I said coldly as my hand fell back down onto my lap stomaching sinking as I knew for a fact that wasn’t true. “I’ve grown...used to this you could say.” I looked back out the window and sighed. “I’ve done my crying, and well, the tears just stopped coming. Now all I can do is just, keep going I guess.”

“Mom, you’re being creepy,” Chloe said softly and poked my arm and I glanced over at the little girl.

“Excuse me?” I asked the small girl who poked me again.

“I said you’re being creepy,” She repeated and I frowned.

I sighed softly and forced on a fake smile. “Yeah I guess so,” I said as I rubbed the back of my neck. “Sorry about that, I sorta space out at times and just say what’s on my mind.” I continued the forced smile as I looked at the concerned pegasus and unicorn across from me. “I don’t do it too often, I just guess that it only happens when I talk about the shitty stuff in my life.” I chuckled nervously, trying to play it off as best I could.

“Language!” Chloe squeaked and jabbed my side slightly which caused me to yelp and contort in on myself. The girl giggled and started poking my seemingly sensitive side which made me unleash a very feminine squeal and double over once more.

“St-stop!” I gasped as I found myself starting to laugh with the little girl. Little Chloe wouldn’t stop however as she continueed to lightly poke and tickle my sensitive sides. Finally, I snatched one of the girl’s hands elucidating a startled yelp from her as I pulled her close against myself and wrap her up in a powerful bear hug. “No more,” I said with a breathless chuckle, the little girl giggled and squirmed beneath my arms, but I held on tightly.

Sonic and Quill chuckled. “You two seem more like sisters than mother and daughter,” The blue unicorn said as he rubbed his chin with a hoof. I had totally forgotten about those two for a moment and immediately felt my cheeks catch fire. “Oh there’s nothing to be embarrassed about,” the stallion said as he read the look on my face.

I shook my head. “N-no its fine,” I said softly as I glanced out the window and saw the temperate landscape skim by the decently moving train. “How long till we get to this...Appleloosa place?” I asked as I briefly glanced at Sonic.

The unicorn cackled softly and leaned against his wife. “A good half a day, hope ya brought something to entertain yourself,” he said with a smile as he nuzzled the grey pegasus who blushed through her fur at the contact.

The time to the destination made me sigh as I leaned back in my seat, glancing about I leaned forward and pulled out an old Android smartphone which had been spared from the spilt alcohol produced from the shattered bottle. After I had cleaned out the broken glass at the station. I looked over the silver cased phone, I had found being protected by the many layers of panties and bras. Thank God for underwear, especially them padded bras. Though I won’t be able to wear those ones till I get all that whiskey out of them, which fucking sucks because they looked so comfy. I never even wore them before, back then I thought it was just a cheap way to make breasts look larger but, after testing them back at Kenway...I’ll never frown upon such attire ever again.

Aside from being sad about such nice undergarments being tainted, the phone did have one issue though. After I had charged the millennia old thing, I was surprised it even worked, interior preservation sure does wonders, I had found out that the phone was locked. That saddened me a bit, but was also filled with hope at the same time when I saw that it was a connect the dots sorta locking system. Which in itself brought a bit of enjoyment to me.

As I sat there trying to figure out the possible path used to open the phone, I couldn’t help but gradually notice the few looks I was receiving from the others. “What’s that?” I heard Sonic ask and Chloe plucked the device from my hands.

“H-Hey!” I whined like a baby and tried to grab it but the smaller girl snickered and scooched away.

She tossed the device to Sonic who caught it mid air with his magic. “My Dad calls it a cellphone,” Chloe said with a beam and I frowned and flicked the girl in the side of head, making her yelp and whine. I glanced over and saw the ponies gazing curiously at the two millimeter thin device.

“It’s an Android Cosmos Three,” I told them specifically. “I had a very similar phone but forgot to bring it with me when I left McKinley...my home,” I clarified quickly at the end. “It’s a multi tool device.” I shrugged. “Or really a computer.”

“We have no idea what you’re saying,” Quill deadpanned and I frowned as I looked at her and sighed with a shrug.

“It’s a thing you can call, play games, go on the computer, do taxes yadda yadda....no point in explaining it’ll just go over your head.” I sighed. “In short: it's just a piece of junk because Cloud and WIFI don’t exist anymore.” Except for in the vaults, I mentally told myself. Sonic and Quill looked at me with arched brows, as expected, and levitated the Cosmos back over to me. I took it and nodded with a smile in thanks.

Sonic leaned forward in interest, which I assumed he saw this pointless conversation as a good pass time. “So...how does it work?” He asked me.

I didn’t respond for a few moments but then finally shrugged and held up the phone. “Like this.” I tapped the screen twice, its surface rippling before finally displaying a real photo of the outer Milky Way Galaxy, a picture I remember clearly from the Odysseus Projects which had struck media gold. Not even half a second after the image appeared, the time, date and year; which was all more than wrong, showed up along with nine dots.

The pony's’ eyes widened upon seeing this. “What else can it do?” They both asked me and I chuckled and shrugged.

“Not much as of right now...see these dots?” I tapped the screen, making it ripple again. “This is a lock, I have to match them up in a certain order to gain access.” I smiled and decided to demonstrate. “Like this,” I say as I started connecting the dots before--”HOLY SHIT!” I shout with glee as with God’s kiss and Jesus’s back pat, I had managed to align the dots in a sorta half hour glass shape, which then reverted back to the bottom left dot and unlocked the phone. Bringing up a background photo of a nice looking Latino man and assumed to be Asian girlfriend and or wife.

The pony’s eyes widen even more. “L-look at that photo!” The pegasus exclaimed, her hoof coming up to the screen. “I-It looks like I can touch them!” Before the hoof could touch I yanked the phone away and turned the screen towards myself so I could look at it.

“H-holy shit!” I cursed in awe again as the pegasus pouted and pulled her hoof back. “I-I cracked the code!” I said as as quickly went into the phone’s settings to disable the password, my hands literally shaking with joy.

“What’s the matter Momma?” Chloe asked me softly as she cocked her head, the two ponies also looking at me with odd looks on their faces. “Why’re you crying?” The young girl asked me.

I blinked and looked at her before turning my gaze back at the phone’s screen, the black rim reflecting my tear riddled face. I blushed deeply and wiped my eyes and said, “N-nothing...I-I’m just being...a bit over dramatic.” I smiled weakly at my trio of companions. “Momma’s gonna play on her phone now,” I said and slunk back into my seat, losing myself to the virtual world I had been without for many a millennia.