My Little Brony

Gold Medallion dashed into the living room and switched on the family TV, set up the day before by his dad. He switched it on and surfed through the channels until he found a hoofball match. Ponyville vs Manehattan! Excitement whizzed around him. Hoofball was his life, and her was a match with Ponyville in it! He looked outside, through the window, at the streets of Ponyville. Bushes were covered in lots of little flowers, like muffins sprinkled with sugar. Candyfloss clouds floated across the sky, leaving small trails.

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After watching the match, replays, highlights and interviews, Gold Medallion lay back on the squidgy sofa, with plump, tasseled cushions. He thought about Safe Goal's saves, and Taillenio's hat trick, but it was the interview with their manager that really stuck in his mind. After all the 'how do you think you did?' and 'you must be so happy you won!' questions, the interviewer, as always, asked if there was anything else to say. But, instead of 'keep trying' and 'never give up' inspirational quotes , the manager said something different. He said:

I have always been a big fan of Hoofball. I believed in myself and went through hard times when, believe it or not, it went out of fashion and I was bullied. I didn't stop liking it. I loved it, and kept loving it, and nopony should get bullied for what they like. I am a big fan of My Little Brony, even though it is meant for tiny foals. To other fans out there, no matter what anyone else says, keep liking it if you like it. Keep being you. And, other people, except the fans. Be a better person.

Gold Medallion thought about him teasing Golden Glimmer. He felt sorry, but how could he ever say sorry? To her?