Melody: Season 1

I bolted awake before looking around and sighing, I ran a hoof through my mane. I had a horrible dream but for the life of me I can’t seem to remember what it was. It's really frustrating that I can’t remember because I have a feeling that it was important.

Oh well, time to get ready for the new school year.

I shut the car door behind me as dad rolled down the passenger side window.

“Bye Melody, have a good first day of highschool!” Dad said with a smile causing me to and look at him.

“I’ll try,” I mumbled. I don’t know how good of a day I’ll have well trying to fight down my fears of what ponies will think if they saw what's on my back…

With that in mind I walked up to the school building and I opened the doors and gazed upon the herd of ponies older than me wandering the halls.

Okay Melody, you’ve got this! You’ve just gotta get through high school and possibly your whole life without anypony seeing your gem. Your not a freak, just your everyday pony that just so happens to have a little something extra.

Yeah, keep telling yourself that.

I was just about to head inside when suddenly somepony pushed passed me nearly knocking me over.

“Move it blank flank.” I know that voice, I looked up and stared angrily and my offender.

“That's right, marvel at the sight of Lovely Treasure!” The white earth pony said well flipping her curly pink and purple mane. Her treasure chest cutie mark seemed even more sparkly today, if its even possible. I rolled my eyes at the sight of her.

“Your so full of yourself it's ridiculous,” I growled. Lovely scoffed and walked up to me and bent down to my height and poked me in the chest.

“Your just jealous that your not absolute perfection like me! You're lucky that you skipped two years of middle school and made it to high school this early. Unlike me who is smarter and prettier than everypony here-” She got so close to my face I could smell what she had for breakfast this morning.

“You. Are. Nothing.”

I couldn’t help but roll my eyes.

“First of all; you REALLY need a breath mint. Second of all; nopony’s perfect Lovely, not even you. Everypony has flaws no matter how hard somepony tries to hide them. For example; you have an ego the size of a whale,” I said causing her to sputter in disbelief.

“But- you- UGHH!” In a fit of rage, the egoistical filly stormed off down the hall. She’s probably went off to find her little ‘gang’ of ‘friends’ and complain.

The bell rang signaling everypony to get to class. I sighed and nervously adjusted my sweatshirt.

Well, here goes nothing.

High School seems to be okay, I managed to get to lunch without any problem other than a few ponies giving me odd looks. I can’t blame them though, not only am I wearing a sweatshirt but I also look like an 8 year old that got lost and wandered into the building. I sometimes really hate being short.

I looked at the sign that said what's for lunch with a frown. It was mac ‘n cheese today, I hate that stuff! At least there's peanuts.

I like peanuts.

After I got my lunch consisting of the cheesy noodles of death, an apple, and two packages of peanuts I sat at an empty table and started eating my food. As I ate I couldn't shake the feeling that I was being watched. I looked around but I couldn't seem to find what was staring at me.

After I was down eating I decided to head to the bathroom. Again, I could feel eyes at the back of my skull.

Suddenly, just as I pushed open the bathroom door and went inside a hoof shot out and wrapped around my neck. I was dragged into the bathroom and thrown on the floor. I looked up at my assaulter with horror.

It was Lovely Treasure and she looked pissed!

“Heyyy Lovely, long time no see!” I laughed nervously “Beautiful weather we’re having, right?”

“I’ve had enough of your games Melody!” She growled well stomping her hoof “It's about time somebody taught you who's boss.”

I backed up as she started approaching me. My back hit the wall.

“I’m going to beat the snot out of you” she whispered in my face. She raised her hoof preparing to do just as she promised when suddenly there was a rattling sound coming from the toilet stalls.

“What the-” was all Lovely managed to get out before a loud boom and sudden gushes of water came flying out of the stalls and hit her and knocked her over. There was a loud smack as the back of her head hit the sink and then the water stopped gushing. I stood staring at all the water on the floor stupidly before looking in the stalls and noticing and the toilets have been ripped from the ground exposing the pipes. Probably from the large amount of water that came out so quickly.

“What... just happened?” I wondered before I turned around and noticed Lovely laying unmoving on the floor.

“Oh no!” I ran over to her and put my my hoof on her neck checking for a pulse. I sighed in relief when I found one.

Suddenly the bathroom door opened causing my head to shoot up. It was my homeroom teacher Owl Feather. She looked at all the water before she turned her wide eyes to the unconscious Lovely then to me.

“What did you do?” She whispered with horror.

“I-I didn't do anything! It was the water, it suddenly came flying out of the toilets and hit her!” I tried explaining as Owl came running over and pushed me away from Lovely. She bended down and scooped Lovely onto her back before she ran to the door and took off down the hall toward the nurse's office with me in hot pursuit.

I nervously fiddled with my tail as I watched Principal High Hopes pace in front of me. Everytime he turned his eyes toward me I sat up a bit straighter in my chair.

“Destruction of school property and injury to a fellow student, not to mention lying to me? Your In a whole lot of trouble Melody!” High ranted.

“I’m not lying! The water did it!” I protested.

“That's enough, you’ve been caught red hoofed so quit it,” his horn sparked with anger. I sat back and huffed in frustration just as my dad walked into the office. He took one glance at the scene before him and sighed.
“Okay what happened?” He asked.

“Melody not only destroyed school property but she also caused injury to another student. She’s looking up to three weeks of suspension.”

“Principal High Hopes, Melody would never intentionally hurt another pony unless she was defending herself,” dad said “it's just not in her nature.”

“Even if that's true she still lied to me about what happened,” High pointed out.

“I’m not lying,” I growled causing dad to turn his attention toward me.

“What happened then?” He asked.

“Lovely cornered me in the bathroom and was about beat me up when suddenly the toilets exploded. Water burst out of the stalls and knocked her into the sink. Like I said it was the water not me.” When I said the word water dad stiffened up. He was quite from a moment before she suddenly spoke up.

“I’m going to take her home early so we can sort out this problem, lets go Melody.” I Looked at dad in confusion but followed him out the door.

Once we were in the car we sat in silence before I said “I’m serious, it was the water dad.”

“Yes… the water. There was probably a unicorn hiding somewhere controlling the water with their magic. It couldn't be… that, could it? No it couldn't, it was just a unicorn.” He mumbled to himself.

“Dad?” I questioned slowly.

“It was just a unicorn.”