The Guardian

Surprise Meeting

"The next crystal will take a while to get to," said the voice. We can't be defeated by these creatures again, It thought. "We have become much stronger." They arrived at the train station again. Where will we need to go. "North." It got a ticket and boarded the train. It took a spot close to the back.

"All aboard," yelled the conductor.

"Wait," yelled a familiar voice. Stone Blossom got onto the train just as the doors closed. The Guardian raised its hoof into the aisle and wave her over. She sat down and put her suitcase down next to her. "Its been awhile," she said, "Did you hear about the attack outside the castle? I heard Celestia was injured." The Guardian wined at the sound of the injured princesse's name. "I guess you did," she said sympathetically. "Hey, has that spike on your back gotten bigger?"

"Yes," said the voice. "Where are you going this time?"

"Just up north for my job. Sorry about our date a couple days ago, I just had alot of stuff in my suitcase that I needed."

"So where exactly do you work?"

"I could ask you the same thing."

The Guardian intrnally debated whether or not to tell her they protected the princesses but the voice told her immediately.

"Oh, sorry abot bringing it up earlier. How do you even get a job there? The requirements are enourmous."

It continued explaining how It got into protecting them without telling her about the corruption, It didn't want to scare her by telling her what its armor was made out of.

"I'm going to get some sleep," Stone Blossom said some time later. She entertained the idea of inviting It but quickly stopped those thoughts. She left and went to the sleeping cart. The Guardian just slept in the booth.

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It was awoken sometime later by the pull of a crystal. "We have to get off the train now," commanded the voice. The Guardian obeyed and went through the sleeping cart to the very end of the train. It jumped off and bounced a few times before rolling to a stop. "We can heal faster now," and then the wounds it had healed and its leg snapped back into place. Dazed It walked towards the crystal. A bright light stood beside it. The light flashed blinding It. After its sight readjusted, the crystal and light were gone. Next Chapter: Closer Estimated time remaining: 9 Minutes