FAME!: For ponies

Four teachers stood in front of the line of jittery freshmen. The line of students buzzed with excitement. The teacher in the middle, a strong looking, lilac, alicorn raised her head and the crowd was silenced.

"Hello. I am your English teacher. Twilight Sparkle. These three are the leaders of your major." She said, gesturing to the three teachers standing behind her. "Now. I will announce a teacher's name, their major, and their students. When I call your name, stand with your major."

The line of students buzzed with excitement as the three teachers moved to separate parts of the room. This was where they would begin their journies.

"Acting!" Twilight announced. "Led by Sunburst. Cheese Sandwich, Fluttershy, and Starlight Glimmer."

A grizzled and slightly slouching yellow stallion with a clean cut orange beard, stepped forward to receive a bouncing yellow stallion with an afro, a whimsy wisp of a buttery yellow pegasus hiding behind her pink hair, and a proud lilac unicorn with streaks of teal in her done-up mane. Sunburst raised his eyebrow at his three new recruits and stepped forward.

"Acting. Is the hardest profession ever. You must learn how to discover yourself in order to truly retain a role."

"Dance!" Twilight shouted. "Led by Coltura. Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie."

A snowy-white mare with a curled mane streaked with purples and blues stepped up to greet a glammed up unicorn in glittery heels, a blue bolt Pegasus with headphones around her neck and a rainbow mane, and a bounding pink on pink pony with a huge smile and a cup of pudding in her hoof. Coltura put on a forced smile.

"No headphones." was all she said. But she said it with the slightest movement of her hooves that suggested a lifelong dancer.

"Music!" Twilight announced. "Led by Cheerilee. Bon-Bon, Lyra, and Spike."

A pinkish pony trotted up to a yellow pony with a curled mane, a teal mare with streaks of white in her jagged mane, and a purple baby dragon."

She trotted by and turned her nose up.

"Each one of you freshmen has worked incredibly hard to get here. and we have worked incredibly hard to select you. Do not let us down. Getting to stardom will be one of the hardest things in your life. Do not think that just because you are here you get a free ride. If that is what you are thinking, then you could not be more wrong. you will work hard and you will endure HARD WORK!" The last bit of Twilight's speech made all of the students jump. "Now get off to your first class!"

With that, the nervous excitement in the room exploded as ponies tripped over each other to get to class. Ready for hard work.

"Hey Ms.Cheerilee," Spike walked over to his music teacher, "we wanna start a band."

"A band?" Cheerille turned her head to see Spike, with a binder of piano music, and Lyra with a lyre. "Piano and lyre?"

"And drums!" Spike interjected. Bon-Bon rushed into the room, drumsticks in hand.

"What kind of music would your...band, play?"

"Ummm. Classic rock?" Spike sheepishly said.

Cheerilee looked at their expectant faces suspiciously and then smiled.

"Fine. If Canterlot P.A. wants a classic rock band, a classic rock band it'll get!"

The three of them leaped with joy as Spike opened his binder. They poured over sheets of classical music as Bon-Bonn clicked her sticks together with rhythms, and Lyra plucked notes.

"Boy is this gonna be a long year," Cheerille muttered.

"Now! Everyone at the barre. Time to practice Adagio!" Coltura waited for her students to line up. "One, two, three-?"

"I'm here! Ms.Coltura I'm here!" Rarity dashed in in a glitzy bullet.

"Rarity, so glad you decided to join us. Now, let me introduce you all to a special guest. Applejack."

A peach colored pony trotted in. Her hair was tied in a loose ponytail over her shoulder.She trotted over to the barre and slipped in behind Rainbow Dash.

"Wonderful. Now that we're all here, let's practice Adagio."

With that, the music turned on. Coltura trotted around the barre as the ponies danced. Applejack was a graceful swan, Rarity moved in ways so that the light would catch her sequined ensemble, Pinkie cheerily bounced along, and Rainbow Dash...sort of made up her own stuff.

"Beautiful Applejack. Such grace." Coltura exclaimed. "Rarity, follow the music. Not the light." Coltura added, shielding her eyes. "Pinkie Pie, this is ADAGIO. Not Polkas on 45!" "Rainbow Dash?"

Then, Coltura trotted over to the speakers and turned the music off.

"Listen," she said. "I know you all have it in you. That's why I chose you. It's the first day, I know you'll all get so much better. But I need you all to promise me something. I need you all to promise that from here on out, you will only bring your best selves to my class. Understood?"

Everyone nodded. The bell rang.

"Dismissed. Rainbow! Wait!" She called out. "Follow the music next time." She said and then she waved the blue bolt out of class. "This is going to be a long year," she muttered

Starlight Glimmer was deep in Hamlet when she heard a small peep come from in front of her.

"Um, hello?"

Starlight bookmarked her page and peered down to see the timid yellow pegasus from her acting class.

"Hello." Starlight said with a smile

"Um, you're the one from the filly nut commercial. Right?" Fluttershy asked.

Starlight groaned "Yes."

"Wow." Her eyes lit up. "You're so lucky! You're already super duper famous. Um, could I have your autograph?"

"Sorry, no."

Starlight could see Fluttershy's ears droop.

"Sorry. Listen," she said. "That isn't what I want to be known for around here."

"But-"

"I don't want to make my living with filly nut! I want to really perform. I want to make magic!"

"Oh." Fluttershy exclaimed."Me too!"

The two shared a small smile and then Starlight nodded and returned to Hamlet. As she trotted away, Fluttershy sighed. In her head, her love scene was just getting cast.

"Now places places!" Coltura nodded to Applejack who trotted over to her. As she walked away, Rainbow stared at her. She did the same the whole of the class. Even when Coltura yelled at her for not following the music, even when she could see Applejack smirk at her.

"She's way out of your league buddy." Pinkie whispered.

"Wha- I- no- she-" rainbow stuttered. Pinkie just laughed.

At the end of class, Applejack tapped Rainbow on the shoulder.

"You need to work on our Swan Lake piece. You won't get anywhere if you don't try."

"Ballet just isn't my strong suit okay?"

"Yes. But you could get better if you tried."

"No-"

"Yes! You could! You can't just not try okay?"

At this statement, her voice fell to reveal a country accent.

"Huh?" Rainbow leaned forward. "Why are you talking differently now?"

"I was afraid none'd like me if I talked like I really do. My family, well, we're not city folk alright?"

"But, you're so good! Everyone loves you!"

"You certainly don't young missy. Y'all hate me!"

"I don't!" Rainbow called. She immediately scorned herself. "I do like you. A lot."

"I like you too!"

With that, Applejack stormed out of the room leaving Rainbow Dash blushing madly.