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>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
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>"ALLLLLLLLL ABOOOOOOOOOOOARD!" somepony yelled 5 feet behind green and morning glory, almost making a point to aim right at their ears
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>the doormare was kind enough to help Green down the steps to the platform, but that's as far as she went
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>between the crutches, her saddlebags, and having effectively having two hooves and a mouth to work with, it was an ordeal pulling herself together
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>Green wasn't gonna let her guest get stuck carrying all 4 bags
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>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
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>and as it picked up speed, the train disappeared into the tunnel, and a heavy whistle blasted out into the station and earraped everypony
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>then, silence
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>the 10 or so fellow ponies had long disappeared to their respective destinations
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>not many mares are coming to this small town on a late Thursday morning
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>Green heaved her right side onto the bridge of her crutch
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>"alright, lets go"
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>"where?"
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>"your house, right?"
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>"uhm, sweetie, you remember how long it took us to get here?"
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>"like, 7 minutes"
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>"how did we get here?"
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>"we flew"
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>morning tilted her head
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>"oh..."
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>green remembered all the hills and the vast river mouth they flew over too
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>"oh...." the life got sucked out of her eyes on that one, "soooo, what do we do?" green genuinely asked
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>"well, the clinic's 3 blocks from here, and i really should check in with them," morning glory started
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>"its only been 2 days"
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>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
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>"but, i do have a farmer's cart that i fly into town with, i could carry you home in that,"
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>"will i fit?"
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>"i dont know"
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>"ill live, unless you got a better idea"
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>"yeah, lets do that. can you crutch for a few blocks?"
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>green confidently nodded, shes a strong mare
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>and she made it all the way to the station in florita, this towns not that big anyways
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>the last two mares in the station started on their way, leaving behind a flock of birds, ducks and seagulls congregating in the middle
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>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
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>"huh... hol... hold on a second..." green gasped out, slumping down on her crutches to catch her breath
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>they had reached the last street corner before the road turned a sharp right
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>"that was... three blocks right? is it right here?"
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>morning really didnt wanna bust her bubble
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>"its, three blocks from here" morning pointed down the street
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>green stared bewildered down the street, the 3 blocks adding up to double the distance that she had already covered
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>she groaned and hung her head, defeated
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>"aww, poor filly" morning glory gave green a tight hug and chin nuzzle on the top of her head
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>her chest floof was so soft, and mornings hugs could cure cancer
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>green took a sharp breath and pulled herself up, resilient
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>"alright, lets go." green clak'd her crutches on the sidewalk, primed
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>as the two inched their way down the street, green got some sympathetic looks from the other ponies out and about
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>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
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>finally, after a long slog, they reached a quaint storefront with a big red cross on the sign
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>morning slunk ahead to hold open the door for green, who obtusely passed through into a waiting room
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>"Morning! welcome back! is this your friend Green FN?"
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>'i dont know you.' flashed across the front of the black mare's head
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>"hey Oasis! yeah, aint she a lil' cutie?"
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>'no.'
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>"did Meadows get my herbs today?"
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>"mmhmm! she took her fillies out to the caves today, said she'd come back with some Glowshrooms"
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>"aww I shouldve told her to say hi to Sodalis for me!"
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>"how was your flo-rita trip?"
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>"it was actually really fun!"
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>'was it?'
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>"Greenie injured her knee during a game so that's why were back so soon"
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>"awwwe, poor filly" oasis made a face of pity from behind the counter
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>'dont ever say that again.'
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>"but yeah, uhmm, are the markets still open?"
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>Oasis nodded,
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>"ok, im gonna go back and snip some herbs, ill be back in about 30"
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>'wait arent you off today?'
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>"and greenie, make yourself at home~"
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>a tight hug with a nice kiss on the side of Green's head
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>that put a smile on her face
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