Acrimony of the Eldroblyter

It was afternoon at the School of Friendship, and the Young Six and Scarab were sitting in their dorm room.

Sandbar and Ocellus were reading their own books, Smolder was doing some stretches, Yona was coloring a picture, and Silverstream and Gallus were simply sleeping with each other.

Scarab was staring out the window at Twilight's Castle of Friendship in curiosity. He was wondering how Twilight was able to unite all the races of Equestria with her kind and other races that followed.

Ocellus was still reading her book until she looked over at Scarab. She saw in the window that he was looking into space as he was thinking. He was curious and intent in his thoughts.

Wondering what Scarab was thinking, Ocellus decided to put down her book and walk over to him, not even bothering to fly.

Scarab was looking at Twilight's Castle until he heard hoofsteps coming closer to his left. He looked back to see Ocellus approaching him. He then turned his gaze back to Twilight's castle.

"You okay? What are you thinking about?" Ocellus asked the Morphoca.

Scarab was silent for a moment before speaking. "I... I don't understand. I thought most races of the world were cruel, cold-hearted and selfish, like Nightmare Moon, Discord, Sombra, Tirek, Starlight Glimmer, the Pony of Shadows and Cozy Glow. I thought they would never come together as one and learn the ways of friendship. But... Princess Twilight, professors Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Pinkie Pie and Rarity, banding together as friends and using their powers of friendship to defeat each one, and then bringing them together. My race would always work hard every single day to survive, fight in packs, scavenge for food to feed their young, to... feed on the love of others, and then feed on hatred when their victims were... Uh... passing on. My own kind was extinguished by their own starvation, leaving me to be the last one alive," Scarab explained.

"But... Then you all decided to... forget about each others differences... and share friendship and love with each other, giving way for new possibilities to happiness and peace. How? How did Twilight accomplish this with you all?" Scarab asked Ocellus.

"I'm not sure. But I do know that once everypony started forgetting about their differences and giving friendship a chance... They actually enjoy being friends to this day," Ocellus answered with a smile.

"I wish that would've come to my race before they were depleted from starvation," Scarab said somberly.

"I'm... really sorry to hear about what happened to your kind. We had no idea you guys even existed," Ocellus said sympathetically.

"I don't blame you, or anyone. They probably wouldn't have wanted to see us during our stage of withering, we don't really have the ability to think once we run out of food to feed on."

"It must've been hard for you guys. Having to scavenge for food in smaller groups, struggling to feed the young when they were born, watching your own kind become extinct except for yourself..." Ocellus began.

"Nopony to make sure you're fine, nopony to come for you when you're in danger..." Scarab began.

"Sometimes I feel that way myself, aside from Thorax."

"You just feel so..."

"So..."

"Abandoned," Ocellus and Scarab said in unison. The two looked at each other in surprise and blushed a little.

"So... How did you survive?" Ocellus asked Scarab.

"It's... pretty grim, you wouldn't want to know..." Scarab said as he looked away.

"Yeah, you're probably right."

"Well, at least you have friends who can always be there for you, even when you feel alone and forgotten," Scarab said with a reassuring smile.

"That's true, do you have any friends?"

"No, the only ones I've ever considered friends are my race, even though we've often competed for food sometimes."

"Oh..." Ocellus said sympathetically. The two were silent once more, and then Scarab decided to speak first.

"I... I really... like your... uh... mane," Scarab said a little shyly.

"Oh, thank you, I actually had it done this morning before I came here," Ocellus said with a thankful smile.

"I just... haven't seen a changeling for so long. It's been so many years since the Changelings and Morphocas came together once a year for Hearth's Warming. But, I've never seen one that's colorful and more kind-looking."

Ocellus blushed a little at the end of the sentence. "You... you think I'm... kind?"

"I think you're... kind of similar to... Thorax. He always wanted a friend since his hatching, he always wants to fight for what he believes in, and he was just misunderstood. I don't think a changeling like you should deserve to be commanded to do something they don't want to, you should be given free will and make your own choices, fight for what you believe in. That's what Thorax did, and I decided to follow in his steps and did what I thought was necessary."

"I think anypony would be lucky to have friend like you, and I'm glad that you have such amazing friends who understand you," Scarab said with a smile.

Ocellus was tugged at the strings by Scarab's words. She was kind of similar to Thorax in a way, misunderstood, wanting to fight for a good cause, and most of all, she wanted a friend. She got more than just all of that, she got five friends.

"Thank you," Ocellus said with joy and appreciation, a hoof to her heart.

"Yeah... A-Anytime," Scarab said as he turned his attention to the castle once more. Ocellus stared at the sky in thought of every word Scarab said to her.

The two of them were silent for a moment until Scarab decided to speak again.

"So... I've never really been given a chance to see the rest of the school since I got here. I mean I've seen this dorm room, but I would like to see more of the school."

"Oh, well, would you like to be given a tour?"

"Sure, I think it should also give me a chance to memorize the place once I see the whole school, that way I don't get confused of where to go when I need to get to a class," Scarab said with a smile.

"Great! I'll go ask Sandbar," Ocellus said as she stood up, buzzing over to Sandbar.

Scarab simply stared back at the Castle of Friendship in thought of Ocellus. She seemed really nice and kind, but he could tell that she was a little shy in the inside.

"So, you wanted to go on a tour?" Sandbar asked as he approached the young Morphoca.

"I-If that's alright with you, that is."

"I'm down for it. Come on, I'll show you to Ms. Rarity's classroom," Sandbar said with a smile as he and Scarab started walking off.

"Who's Ms. Rarity?" Scarab asked the lime-green pony. Sandbar started explaining Rarity to Scarab.

Once they were out of the room, Smolder approached Ocellus with a sly smile.

"I saw that face, ya know."

"What face?" Ocellus asked in confusion.

"You like him, don't you?" Smolder teased.

"Well, only as a friend, but I don't like like him," Ocellus said in her defense.

"Yes you do~" Smolder said in a sing-song tone.

"No I don't!" Ocellus protested with a small tint of pink on her cheeks.

"Oh, look, you're blushing," Smolder teased.

"Wha- N-No, I'm not!" Ocellus said as her cheeks got a little more pink.

"Oh, come on, Ocy, don't be coy. It's obvious that you have just a small crush on the new guy," Smolder said with a sly smile and crossed arms.

Ocellus was about to say something, but she decided to keep it in. "Okay, maybe a little, but what do I do?"

"Pfft! You're asking me? You should probably ask somepony more experienced, like Professor Rarity or something, stallions have had it for her for years," Smolder said as she walked.

Ocellus started thinking and walked off to see Rarity.

With Sandbar and Scarab...

"And over there is the break-room for the teachers and professors, and finally, over there is the council room," Sandbar said as the two concluded on their tour of the school.

"Wow, I never knew this building was much bigger on the inside," Scarab said with astonishment.

"Well, that's the funny thing about magic," Sandbar said with a smirk.

"So, how many students come here usually?" Scarab asks.

"Huh, I have no idea," Sandbar says with a shrug.

"Well, seeing the size of the school, my estimate would probably be about 1,376," Scarab said.

"I'd say that's a fair estimate."

"So... I-I hope this isn't... um... too personal, but... I-I couldn't help but notice that there was a special relationship between you and Yona. I could smell the love between you two," Scarab said a little nervously.

"Well, it's actually a funny story, but I'm not sure if you're a one for long descriptions," Sandbar said.

"No, probably not."

"But, yeah, I guess Yona and I have a special relationship between each other. As well as Gallus and Silverstream, Gallus is the griffon and Silverstream is the hippogriff."

"I could actually tell when I saw them sleeping close to each other," Scarab said a with a smile.

"Heh, yeah, I guess it's pretty obvious when you see them close to each other," Sandbar said with a smile.

"What about the dragoness?"

"Oh, you mean Smolder?"

"Oh, is that her name?"

"Yep."

"Oh, then yes."

"Well, Smolder says that she's not really one for relationships, but I'm thinking otherwise."

"Oh, who would the suspect be?"

Sandbar motioned for Scarab to bring his ear closer. "I think it's Terramar."

"Who's Terramar?"

"He's Silverstream's brother."

"Um... Wouldn't that be... uh... a little too personal?" Scarab out of concern for Smolder.

"If my suspicions are true, I'm sure Silver and Smolder will find a time to work it out," Sandbar says confidently.

"Oh... A-Alright, if you say. Uh, what about the uh... changeling, Ocellus? Is she already with somepony, or is she by herself?"

"I'm not sure, why do you ask?" Sandbar asked slyly.

"I... I just think she deserves somepony who has the traits of Thorax."

"What traits are King Thorax known for?" Sandbar asks in confusion.

"Well, based on what I've been studying, he's intent, kind, brave, a fighter for good cause, he thinks of others, and he cares for every one of his subjects. He was ready to become king when Starlight helped him dethrone Chrysalis, and he didn't want anything to do with her cause."

"So, yes, I think Ocellus deserves somepony like that."

"Yeah, I guess she could do somepony like that... But I think she's looking for somepony else in the school," Sandbar said with a wink.

"Oh, who?"

Sandbar motions Scarab to come closer again. "I think she's into you," Sandbar with a little snicker in his sentence.

Scarab, however, was not shocked. "W-Why me? Why would she pick me? She doesn't even know me that well until we talked about how Twilight united every race in the kingdom as one, and that was only ten minutes ago!" Scarab said.

"I don't, Scarab, but I'm telling you, she has it for you."

This made Scarab a little nervous about himself, but also for Ocellus. "Uh... I-I'm not... really sure if I'm... ready for... that."

"Why not?"

"Well, for one, the Changelings and Morphocas are closely-related cousins by blood, and during the civil war of Changeling and Morphoca, my kind or Thorax' kind nearly wiped out the other's kingdom. But the Morphocas are far more dangerous when starved, because they commit one of the most heinous crimes from supernaturals, and we once fed on hatred when love ran out from passed on victims," Scarab explained.

"And, what was the rime of supernaturals?"

"You do not want to know," Scarab said firmly.

"Well, alright, but listen, Scarab, just because your kind did something wrong to the Changeling race, doesn't mean that it has to continue. You chose to come here and learn about friendship between races, and you deciding to come here from the wild, is one the bravest things that any unstable creature could do," Sandbar said with a smile.

"You... You really... think so?"

"I believe so," Sandbar said with a soft punch to the shoulder. Scarab smiled only a little.

"Uh... Alright, I'll see if it works out."

"That's good." And with that, the two made their walk back to the dorm room.