2 weeks in Fork


                                            >steam hissed out of the boiler tank, followed by a deep droning whistle that reverberated through the train platform and out into the town streets

                                            >"ALLLLLLLLL ABOOOOOOOOOOOARD!" somepony yelled 5 feet behind green and morning glory, almost making a point to aim right at their ears

                                            >the doormare was kind enough to help Green down the steps to the platform, but that's as far as she went

                                            >between the crutches, her saddlebags, and having effectively having two hooves and a mouth to work with, it was an ordeal pulling herself together

                                            >Green wasn't gonna let her guest get stuck carrying all 4 bags

                                            >resounding chugs boomed right behind them as the exposition train backed out of the station, two engineers trotting alongside and jumping up through the nearest gap in the catwalk

                                            >and as it picked up speed, the train disappeared into the tunnel, and a heavy whistle blasted out into the station and earraped everypony

                                            >then, silence

                                            >the 10 or so fellow ponies had long disappeared to their respective destinations

                                            >not many mares are coming to this small town on a late Thursday morning

                                            >Green heaved her right side onto the bridge of her crutch

                                            >"alright, lets go"

                                            >"where?"

                                            >"your house, right?"

                                            >"uhm, sweetie, you remember how long it took us to get here?"

                                            >"like, 7 minutes"

                                            >"how did we get here?"

                                            >"we flew"

                                            >morning tilted her head

                                            >"oh..."

                                            >green remembered all the hills and the vast river mouth they flew over too

                                            >"oh...." the life got sucked out of her eyes on that one, "soooo, what do we do?" green genuinely asked

                                            >"well, the clinic's 3 blocks from here, and i really should check in with them," morning glory started

                                            >"its only been 2 days"

                                            >last thing green wanted to think about was work, and to drag her special friend there during what was supposed to be a 4 day vacation

                                            >"but, i do have a farmer's cart that i fly into town with, i could carry you home in that,"

                                            >"will i fit?"

                                            >"i dont know"

                                            >"ill live, unless you got a better idea"

                                            >"yeah, lets do that. can you crutch for a few blocks?"

                                            >green confidently nodded, shes a strong mare

                                            >and she made it all the way to the station in florita, this towns not that big anyways

                                            >the last two mares in the station started on their way, leaving behind a flock of birds, ducks and seagulls congregating in the middle


                                            >the two moved at a snails pace in comparison to their usual flying, morning glory couldnt help herself but stare pitifully at her struggling friend

                                            >"huh... hol... hold on a second..." green gasped out, slumping down on her crutches to catch her breath

                                            >they had reached the last street corner before the road turned a sharp right

                                            >"that was... three blocks right? is it right here?"

                                            >morning really didnt wanna bust her bubble

                                            >"its, three blocks from here" morning pointed down the street

                                            >green stared bewildered down the street, the 3 blocks adding up to double the distance that she had already covered

                                            >she groaned and hung her head, defeated

                                            >"aww, poor filly" morning glory gave green a tight hug and chin nuzzle on the top of her head

                                            >her chest floof was so soft, and mornings hugs could cure cancer

                                            >green took a sharp breath and pulled herself up, resilient

                                            >"alright, lets go." green clak'd her crutches on the sidewalk, primed


                                            >as the two inched their way down the street, green got some sympathetic looks from the other ponies out and about

                                            >she maybe recognized two or three that stopped to watch her hoop for a couple minutes, but they looked onto Green as if they knew her whole story

                                            >finally, after a long slog, they reached a quaint storefront with a big red cross on the sign

                                            >morning slunk ahead to hold open the door for green, who obtusely passed through into a waiting room

                                            >"Morning! welcome back! is this your friend Green FN?"

                                            >'i dont know you.' flashed across the front of the black mare's head

                                            >"hey Oasis! yeah, aint she a lil' cutie?"

                                            >'no.'

                                            >"did Meadows get my herbs today?"

                                            >"mmhmm! she took her fillies out to the caves today, said she'd come back with some Glowshrooms"

                                            >"aww I shouldve told her to say hi to Sodalis for me!"

                                            >"how was your flo-rita trip?"

                                            >"it was actually really fun!"

                                            >'was it?'

                                            >"Greenie injured her knee during a game so that's why were back so soon"

                                            >"awwwe, poor filly" oasis made a face of pity from behind the counter

                                            >'dont ever say that again.'

                                            >"but yeah, uhmm, are the markets still open?"

                                            >Oasis nodded,

                                            >"ok, im gonna go back and snip some herbs, ill be back in about 30"

                                            >'wait arent you off today?'

                                            >"and greenie, make yourself at home~"

                                            >a tight hug with a nice kiss on the side of Green's head

                                            >that put a smile on her face