"Am I Stupid?"

Diamond Tiara had been suspended from school for the rest of the week following her fight with Berry Pinch.  Silver Spoon had gotten suspended for only two days due to her being directly involved with the tussle.  Luckily for Noi she received no punishment, but Berry Pinch got the same consequence as Diamond Tiara.  Dinky came to school the following day seeing no sign of all three fillies.  Strangely, Noi was also absent.  Dinky figured she had simply gotten ill and couldn't attend today.  Dinky sat at her assigned seat.  Applebloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo were at Applebloom's desk with a large map laid out and chattering excitedly.

"I don't know, Applebloom.  We'd need more fillies and colts joining us for a Cutie Mark Crusaders' camping trip," Scootaloo pointed out.

"I'm with Scootaloo," Sweetie Belle agreed as she levitated a red crayon in a pale-green aura. "Camping is just not fun with only three ponies."

"Alright, alright.  Don't git yer manes in a knot," Applebloom said before taking a green crayon in her mouth and roughly sketching out the map's doodles.

Dinky wondered when the best time to ask the three fillies if she could join their club would come.  Dinky had always been a bit shy, and these three foals were very outgoing and a little bit crazy from time to time.  Although, Sweetie Belle seemed more focus and relaxed.  She seemed more mature than Applebloom who was still worried sick about her cutie mark and Scootaloo who wondered if she would ever be able to fly.  Dinky wasn't exactly sure, though; she had not properly communicated with the dubbed "Cutie Mark Crusaders" as of now.  Hopefully, that would change soon.

Cheerilee trotted inside the schoolhouse.  The teacher saw the CMCs with their plans and chuckled.

"Applebloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, please put your things away," Cheerilee ordered.

The three fillies jumped and all giggled nervously, though they could never be mad at Cheerilee.  Sweetie Belle levitated the blueprint and crayons away while her friends took their seats.  Dinky had already been at her desk curiously watching the Cutie Mark Crusaders.  Cheerilee took attendance.  She already knew Diamond Tiara, Silver Spoon, and Berry Pinch would be absent for a little while.  The only pony unexpectedly absent was Noi.

"Oh dear.  Has anypony heard from Noi?" Cheerilee asked the class.

There were murmurs of "no" and "sorry, no" in multiple voices.  Dinky said nothing.  Noi was one of her closest friends.  She worried about her.  Dinky knew not what to say.  Her teacher began a lesson as normal.  Sweetie Belle levitated a quill above and to her paper as she listened and wrote.  She had gotten better control over her magic.  Dinky rolled her eyes up but could not see her own horn above her blonde mane.  Dinky had never thought about needing to use any magic, but now she wonder if she was falling behind.  If she was, it would make sense, since her mother had fallen behind back when she was a filly.  Perhaps Derpy's own disabilities passed down to Sparkler before Dinky was born.  Dinky wanted to ask her older sister is she had difficulty with magic.