Violets are Blue...

“Well, Leonard, answer the question. Is Cobalt Church your father?” Celestia asked in a stern tone. Church looked down in shame. This could ruin his reputation. It would start with the principal, and spread throughout the school. As a matter of fact, rumors were spread that a student with a bad reputation couldn’t participate in any school events, like the recently passed Winter Snow Ball Dance. It wasn’t like he cared about that kind of thing, but this could seriously damage him during these next few years.

‘Don’t worry, Church. I have a plan to improvise. It’s coming riiiiiiight about…’ Alpha said as he paused. Right after he paused, there was a knock at the door of Celestia’s office. ‘...Now.’ Alpha finished as the door opened to reveal a teenager who Church could only assume was another student at this school. He had blonde hair, large round glasses, and wore a purple shirt.

“Oh, good morning Doc. How may I assist you?” Celestia asked, diverting her attention to the student.

“I’m just wondering if my MCAT has been graded yet. Because it’s been 3 months since I’ve submitted it.” The student said, staring blankly at Celestia. Luna immediately stepped forward and responded.

“I told you, DuFresne, the Seniors haven’t even taken the MCAT yet. And you’re a Junior.” She paused to rub her temples. “I’ll submit your test in a month. That’s the best we can do.” The student sighed and a look of disappointment grew on his face.

“Oh well. I’ll wait. But remember, I’m gonna check in a month. Please do turn it in by then.” He said, as he slowly walked backwards towards the door.

“Thank you for trying to stay focused on this, DuFresne. We'll do our best.” DuFresne… Church had heard that name somewhere before, but where?

“With all due respect, please call me Doc, Principal Celestia.” The Principal smiled patiently at ‘Doc’ and sat down in her desk.

“Thank you for visiting me, Doc. I’ll get it done.” She said in an attempt to rush him out. He quietly nodded and left the room. Celestia sighed and sat back in her chair. She was obviously stressed.

“So… Who was that?” Church blatantly asked. In his head, Alpha sighed at the question.

‘You are fucking stupid, Church.’ Alpha said regretting the fact that he let Church bring attention to himself. Meanwhile, Celestia stared at the ceiling and folded her hands.

“That is Francis DuFresne. One of the smartest students we have ever had at CHS. He is aspiring to become a certified medic, and he’s very determined. He submitted his MCAT test last year, and he’s been eagerly waiting for it to be graded.” She said poetically. She looked down at her desk, and straightened up the papers that were sitting there. “His only flaw is the fact that he always has his nose in a book or he’s getting his homework assignments done 20 weeks early. And even during his free time, he never socializes. He doesn’t normally come to any dances. The only one I remember him coming to was the most recent Fall Formal and… Well, things didn’t go so well then. I just wish…” She paused, looking at a paper that was on her desk. Her eyes lightened up as she looked at the paper. “I got an idea.” She said without finishing the sentence. Luna then began to speak.

“If you’ll excuse me, I have a few papers to file.” She said as she walked to the door located in the back of the room. Church was surprised at the span of their attention.

“Oooookay then. I guess that finished talking about that guy.” He said, dismissing the entire conversation. He looked down to the watch on his arm. 7:35. His first class would start in 25 minutes. He grew even more nervous about her questions about his father. Did she know Cobalt? ‘Sorry, Church. I don’t have any backup plans this time.’ Alpha said in a sad tone. Sweat started to form on Church’s forehead. Celestia had already grabbed her phone, and was calling someone.

“Sorry, Church. This’ll only take a minute.” She said as she began to tap her foot impatiently. A moment later, she began talking.

“Sunset! How are you this morning?” Celestia asked the person in a cheery tone. All Church could hear from the phone was muffled light-hearted talking. “Already on your way? That’s good! I actually have an extra-credit assignment for you, if you’re willing to take it.” She paused again. “Well, I actually have a new student here today. His name is Leonard Church.” Most people called him just ‘Church’, but it was whatever. “Could you possibly show him around the school? I don’t actually have the time to do that today, so it’d be fantastic if you showed him to his classes.” A tour guide? Would that really be necessary? It sounded like a bunch of dead weight to him. “You will? Awesome! Thank you Sunset, this means the world to me.” Okay, he could now tell that she was being sarcastic. “Alright. See you in… 10 minutes? Thank you Sunset. Goodbye.” She put the phone down sighed loudly. Church could see that she was stressed.

“So, someone is gonna show me around the school?” Celestia nodded slowly, obviously not wanting to focus on that. She looked dead ahead at Church, and remembered what they were originally talking about.

“Now, about your father…” As soon as she said that, Church’s body shook.

‘Oh great fucking God. Kill me now.’ Alpha remarked, Church also wanting to die. Celestia stood up, and walked towards one of the many tall file cabinets. She picked up a picture that was resting there.

“Did you know that your father used to be my High-School sweetheart?” Suddenly, Church stopped shaking and his eyes widened. His father was what?! “He used to be a really smart and fun guy. He was also really fun in bed.” She said, staring at the picture and biting her lip. Church sighed as he heard this surprising revelation.

‘Great. We’ve now discovered that your dad wasn’t a fucking introvert, and we may have finally found your mom.’ Alpha blatantly said as Church looked up. This couldn’t be happening. Celestia was his mother?!

“To this day, I still thank your father for being such a great man. And for using protection.” She said, putting the picture down and falling back into her chair. As Celestia said that, Church let out a sigh of relief. “I don’t think I’ll ever meet a greater man than him. He was the best of the best.” Church shook his head and looked dead straight at Celestia.

“Principal, I hate to tell you this, but I’m afraid that we aren’t talking about the same guy. He may have been different back then, but since I was born, he turned into a psycho-killer mad scientist guy.” He had to admit, he was exaggerating a bit. His father had never killed anyone before. His dad was a quiet man, mostly keeping to himself- well, except for when he was doing his AI experiments. He also left Church home almost every night just to go do field tests or something. It wasn’t pleasing.

“I’ll admit he may be a different man now, but I believe that he’s still a good person on the inside, despite the world’s opinions of him.” She said. As she was going to continue, there was a knock at her door.

‘Ummm… I gotta log off for now, Church. See you in a minute.’ Alpha said, logging off and giving Church much less of a headache. Church was surprised at this, but it was whatever. Just as Alpha said that, Church heard the door open behind him. When he turned around, he met eyes with a red and yellow-haired girl.

“O-oh. I take it that you’re Leonard Church?” She asked with surprise in her eyes. He slowly nodded and she smiled. “Nice to meet you! My name is Sunset Shimmer.”