"Hey Scoot, Sweetie, wait up for me!" I raced toward my best friends," It's a new year! Can't you wait for all the fun lessons from Cheerilee and after-school doing homework and fun in our clubhouse?" "Yeah sure," Scootaloo grumbled," You'd love to meet Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon!" Sweetie Belle nodded,"And we still haven't gotten our cutie marks!" "Well obviously, why should we care about those stuck-up bullies?" I argued hastily. "Good point." the other two sighed.
Anyway, hi I'm Applebloom, a filly, that is an earth pony.But yeah, ya must know everything about meh. Anyway about school.... Trouble didn't start at first, but they did later....
We settled down for school. The same old seats in the second row, and I sat in the middle of my best friends. I eagerly waited for school to start. But wait a minute... Where's Cheerilee? "Umm-guys, where's CheerileeeeeeWHAAA?" I gasped in surprise. To my instant annoyance, my least favorite ponies walk in. "Hello, blank flanks and other fillies and colts," Diamond announced, "Ms. Cheerilee told me to be the teacher for a while!" "Yes! And could we please the blank flanks Cutie Mark Blah Blah go stand in the back?" Silver Spoon said, a smug smile on her face. I gave a frown! What! No! "You can't order us!" Scootaloo protested. "Well I'm the teacher now," Diamond answered, checking her hooves to see if they were shiny enough. "No way!" Sweetie Belle cried, leaping up from her seat. "YOU LISTEN TO US NOW OR YOU'LL GET IT!" the bully yelled. Just then Cheerilee walked in. "What are you doing, Diamond! And Silver!" she exclaimed. "They're picking on us," I whispered. "Oh?" Cheerilee raised an eyebrow," okay, you two, stay in for next recess!" "Fine," the spoilt fillies muttered, and shot me a murderous look meaning: I'll kill you for getting us in trouble. I shrugged and then grinned. At least no meanie pants for a while!!
I let my mind wander around for a while. Hmm-I must have a cutie mark! But what could it be? An Apple-related one or a Zap-Apple one? Now that is an awesome thought! I wouldn't be stopped by some mean bully. If I really do get a cutie mark, I would be absolutely delighted!! Yes yes yes! Now Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon's manes would be on fire! I'd certainly like that. Imagine them screaming! Just then, Cheerilee's voice cut in." We have two new students, twins, from Manehattan!" I sat up straight, alarmed and happy, and exchanged glances with Sweetie and Scootaloo. If they don't have a cutie mark, they join the Cutie Mark Crusaders! B-b-but what if they entered the bullying forces instead? My heart was pounding against my chest. It was a moment of agony for friendship.
"Come in and introduce yourselves," Cheerilee called out. Two foals, who didn't look a lot like at all, except their eyes,trotted in. A colt and a filly. I was jolly delighted to see that they don't have their cutie marks! That's even sweeter than the apples at Sweet Apple Acres! No offense, home! "Hi I'm Orange Blossom," the filly, an unicorn, with reddish mane and an orange body, spoke up in a bright and lively voice," Orange stands for the color, not the fruit, mind you. And that grumpy colt is my brother Pineapple Cake!" "I can speak for myself," groaned Pineapple Cake, a pegasus, with brownish mane and a light blue body. "Oh well, ya know Pineapple is kind of antisocial!" Orange Blossom winked at us all. Her brother groaned. I must say, that what Orange Blossom and Pineapple Cake varied from personality to looks!
A Surprise and A Rejection
"Orange Blossom, sit there beside Sweetie Belle, the unicorn with the pink hair's left," Cheerilee announced. The lively unicorn hopped to her seat and sat down, giggling. Sweetie Belle did not look at her. I guess she wanna wait till recess. "And Pineapple Cake, sit on Scootaloo's right. Yes, that pegasus with the purple mane." The pegasus grudgingly walked there. I think the boy don't want to sit next to a girl. Sorry, Scoot.But I was wrong! Pineapple sat down with a thump, his tail twitching. Just then he looked at Scootaloo. He stared and stared, and I swear, I swear, his hazel eyes shaping into hearts. What in the hay..... Could he... have a crush on Scoot? Pff! That is the silliest thing I've ever heard! But anyway,I'll find out more about that later.
"It's recess!" Sweetie Belle declared, happily,"Let's go play with the new kids!" "Agree!" "Hey there, Orange Blossom!" The unicorn, who was tinkering with a ball, turned around in surprise. "You know me?" "You just introduce yourself during class!" I exclaimed."I'm Applebloom." "Oh hi Applebloom!" Orange laughed. "And who's that? Oh my right partner, Sweetie Belle!" "Yes, and I'm Scootaloo, and we have a request for you! Will you join the CMC since you don't have a cutie mark?" asked Scootaloo. Orange Blossom's smile turned into a wide grin."OH YESSSS! I'M SO DESPERATE TO FIND OUT WHAT MY CUTIE MARK IS!" "Then you're in the right place," I told her," we'll have a ceremony to welcome you!" "Ooh! That is so exciting!" The cute filly bucked up her back hooves. "How about your brother?" Scootaloo pointed toward Pineapple Cake, who was staring at her intently, all dreamy.
"HEY!" Scootaloo hated being watched by colts. "Who do you think you're looking at, punk?" She bellowed. "Urm-" stammered Pineapple, his face flushing and blushing red, not daring to look in her eyes,"My sister! You know, she's urm-so pretty?!" He then scowled at his own words. "Really?" Delighted sister leaped into the air and held out a hoof,"Wanna dance, my dear sibling?" "NO!" Pineapple Cake yelled. "Alright. I know you're a bad dancer," giggled his sister."So," Sweetie Belle said, changing the subject," Wanna join our club, Cutie Mark Crusaders? It is a society to help you get your cutie mark." Pineapple looked thoughtful then. He glanced at us all, especially long at Scootaloo, and then replied with a firm tone,
"NO."
"What?"
"NO."
"Umm-why?"
He responded so fiercely tears came to poor Sweetie's eyes. "NO NO NO! I WANNA GET MY CUTIE MARK BY MYSELF! NOT WITH SOME DUMB CLUB! Especially with girls that have cooties!" "How old are you?" Scootaloo demanded in disgust," Seriously?" Pineapple looked speechless for a while." Well, why can't I say it? I'm like, bigger than you!" he responded."And you've made Sweetie Belle cry!" I yelled angrily, comforting my friend. "We're not dumb, right?" whispered the white-furred unicorn, tears rolling steadily down her cheeks. "Big brother, you are soooo mean!!!" Orange Blossom spoke again, a determined and furious look on her face." Goodbye, you loser!"
And off we marched. Into another corner of the school playground. Just then the bell rang! Oh alright.. We headed back to our classroom glumly.
