"YAAAAAAAAY!"
Dozens upon dozens of cheering foals charged out of the schoolhouse almost as soon as the school bell rang. Ms. Cheerilee stood in the doorway, waving them off. "Have a great summer, everypony!" she called to the children.
Among these happy foals was Joystick. She burst out of the schoolhouse, sweat dripping from her styled blue locks from the intense summer heat as she frantically scanned the playground for her friends. It wasn't long before she spotted one: Scootaloo. She darted after her. "Scootaloo! Hey, Scootaloo!" she called to her. Scootaloo heard the familiar voice and stopped, turning around.
"Oh, hey Joy! Summer vacation! Wooooo!" Scootaloo cheered.
"Yeah, it's so awesome! Hey, wanna come over and hang out today? Celebrate our freedom?" Joy asked.
"Gee, I'd love to, Joy." Scootaloo said, "But no can do. I'm heading to Flight Camp today! Gonna be there for the rest of the month too."
"Oh...okay." Joy said, looking somber.
"Hey, cheer up, it's just for the month! Besides, isn't there someone else you could hang out with?"
Joy frowned and took a deep breath before quickly saying, "Sweetie Belle is in Manehattan, Apple Bloom is in Appleloosa, Featherweight is visiting his grandma, and Button Mash is just...weird."
"Oh. Well, don't worry. I'm sure you'll find something to do, Joystick." Just then, Rainbow Dash appeared at the end of the playground.
"Come on, sport! Don't wanna be late!" she called to Scootaloo.
"Coming!" Scootaloo called back, starting towards the rainbow pegasus. She turned back to Joystick. "See ya, Joy!"
"See ya..." Joy said back, starting up the way back to her house.
