The portal to the other world: Book1

Sunset Shimmer stared down at the paper in front of her.

An A+.

Applejack slapped her on the back. "Look at you! You got the highest grade in the class on that test!"

Sunset Shimmer grimaced. "Yeah, I guess I did." Applejack glanced at her.

"You alright, sugar cube?"

"Yeah..."

Applejack knew she was lying. There was no way to hide the truth from the element of Honesty.

"Sunset Shimmer, tell me what's bugging you."

The two girls were walking from class to meet the others at lunch. Sunset Shimmer looked down at the floor and sighed.

"I just know the class will really hate me now..."

The cowgirl was taken aback. "Now why in tarnation would you say that?"

The girl next to her frowned. "You know exactly why I'm saying this. You aren't very good at hiding the truth, because I see it in your eyes and I can see you know the reason why." Applejack raised her hands up in defeat.

"You've caught me."

She looked at her friend and then said," Just because you got the highest grade doesn't mean nothing. Sure, you weren't the kindest person anyone's ever met BEFORE you changed. I have known that in the past, you got nerds to do the work for you. But to see that you're doing well despite that is really good!"

"That's why they'll hate me even more!" Sunset Shimmer cried. " They'll hate me for using them when in the end I actually could do the work myself and get good grades!"

She groaned in irritation. "This school does not like to forget anything that happens here at CHS..."

Applejack coughed. "I don't think anybody would forget after what the old you did..."

Sunset Shimmer face-palmed. " Applejack, you're not helping!"

The country girl shrugged helplessly. "I'm not good with this kind of stuff."

Her friend shook her head as they entered the crowded lunchroom. "I'll just ask the others for advice..."

***

It literally took Butterscotch an hour and a half to learn how to walk. Seeing some other people walk by him he figured that standing and walking on his hind legs was the best way to go. He nervously clutched the chick in his hands and gulped. Facing the building, he gathered the little courage he had and wobble/walked to it. As he got closer he was able to read the small plaque on the brick wall.

"Canterlot High School..."

Butterscotch's eyes widened. A high school? In Canterlot?? This wasn't what he expected. How could he be in Canterlot? He was pretty sure every pony in that city was, well, a pony. If Dusk Shine came from there and he isn't a funny creature like how every pony else is, he was pretty sure there were ponies here. But Dusk Shine never mentioned any strange beings living in his native city. As far as he knew there were only ponies in this world! But everything he just saw was the opposite of what he knew. This was one of the new reasons why Butterscotch was afraid.

The second new reason about why he was scared was that this was a school. In school, there are lots of children. And from what he knows now, a school full of children that look STRANGE. He was not ready to be around all these quire beings. He could treat it like they're a new species of animal he discovered, but something told him that that wasn't going to work. This was by far the most scariest thing he had to go through.

Uneasily, he kicked the door weakly and not to mention, awkwardly. It swung open slightly and he wedged his foot in the space between the door and the frame. Sliding in not so smoothly he went into the school. The halls were empty to his relief, but just then, the bell rang. Almost immediately, the halls were swimming with the weird creatures that Butterscotch was hoping to avoid. He grew pale and put his chick snuggly in his pocket. It peeped some and nestled down with ease.

Butterscotch stared at all the strangers there. They all were different in their own way, just like ponies looked different. All of them seemed to have something that defined them, like a cutie mark. Then Butterscotch started to pay attention to their faces. They all looked familiar oddly enough...

A stranger with light and dark blue hair, white skin, and purple shades passed by him bopping their head to some music in their headphones. That looked like Vintage Record! Only(he assumed)it was a girl. She definitely didn't have broad shoulders or the height or build of the pony he knew.

" A female Vintage Record? Impossible..."
He watched her slip and slide past the beings when he saw another guy catch his eye. It was absolutely a dude, with his build and everything. He had orange hair, green eyes, a freckly face, and wore a red shirt.

" No way...Red Gala?? She's a he??"

Butterscotch couldn't believe it. " Applejack's big sister...is a male??"

He watched many of the beings at the school pass by him in awe. To anyone, he looked like a lost student who must've been new. He spotted Picture Perfect(Photo Finish), Harpsy and Babar(Lyra and Bon-Bon), Tristan(Trixie), Dim Mane(Derpy Hooves), and Octavius(Octavia). Butterscotch was content to spot more of his ponyville friends but a crowd of students swept him up suddenly. He didn't know where he was going, but wherever it was, most of them were headed there, too.

The only clear indication of his destination was the distant smell of food.