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>It's Taku!
>Wait…
>Is that a fucking sword?
>"Floor!?"
>She Rushes to you and wraps her arms around you.
>"Floor! Thank Celestia I'm not alone!"
>You take a moment before return the hug.
>"Y-yeah, I'm glad you're here too"
>Your eyes drift down towards the sword.
>"So… whats with that"
>"Oh! That, I got it at a con last year, I was gonna get Saya's Katana from Blood+ but then I recognized this from…"
>Even in this weird and terrifying situation she still gush about anime.
>"N-no… I mean, why do you have it here?"
>"Oh!" Her smile shrinks away.
>"There was… something… outside my building…"
>"An Egg?" You guess.
>"No, it was…"
>She looks down the street that leads to her home.
>"Wrong…" She says still looking down the street.
>"It tried to get inside…"
>She turns back to you "On my way home I noticed ponies disappearing."
>It appeared when everypony else disappeared.
>"Did you see them disappear" You ask.
>"Well… no" She responds. "They only disappeared when I wasn't looking."
>"Just like that mare…" You think aloud.
>"What mare?" Taku asks.
>The one on the train sitting in front of us with her son who just disappeared.
>Taku looks confused.
>"What do you mean?"
>"On the train!, remember when I was acting weird? it was because she disappeared!"
>She still looks confused.
>"That's why you were acting weird? But… I saw her leave the train with her son."
>That's impossible
>"But… I saw that colt leave the train alone…"
>Taku's face takes on a thoughtful demeanor.
>"I think we need to figure out what's going on."
>"Where we going to go for that?" You ask.
>"The only place I figure is the library, I don't think we'll really find anything there, but it's our best shot"
>Makes sense, the only other option would be to find the source of the ringing.
>The two of you walk side by side on your way to the library, with only the distant ringing and your hoofsteps to keep the silence at bay.

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