Author's Note

I'm returning with my new story.

Enjoy :)

The beginning of a journey

The sun dazzled over Equestria, awakening the birds, which at the sight of the sun, chirping began to wake up everyone, who grew up in these areas or were visitors welcome there.

At this time, the most happy were the children, as evidenced how they moved with the happy noises of hooves clapping towards the tallest building in the area.

The School of Friendship, the place the young creatures worked hard to get there.

Contrary to appearances, this was not a typical preschool run by Mrs. Cherilee, but an elite school at the head of which stood princess of all Equestria herself, Twilight Sparkle.

This school was to teach The magic of friendship not only ponies, but also other neighboring creatures like Griffons, Hippogriffs, Yaks, Dragons, formerly evil bug creatures called Changelings who 20 years earlier broke free from the trap of Queen Chrysalis.

Of these, there was one being who spent several years studying. He himself was a completely different creature than the ones mentioned above, because he lived in the Everfree forest in the water with his father.

"Hey Plaguepops" the adult purple sea serpent gingerly shook his sleeping son. "Wake up, it's your big day"

The young snake groaned, as he hid under the covers of his bed.

"Dad, let me sleep... just couple of minutes"

The orange-haired sea serpent with bushy moustache sighed, and then removed bedding from his descendant, which it brought the little snake back to consciousness.

"DAD!? What a-?"

Steven Magnet chuckled, placing the blanket on the top of the shelf, confident that his son would not reach it.

"Plague, It's your first time in The School of Friendship, which you have prepared for so long" the adult sea serpent stated and smirked, when he heard a slight gulp from his son.

"I ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT THAT!"

The black young snake with red pupils decorated on black sclera ran out of the door in a flash before his father could finish his talk.

The adult purple sea serpent folded his arms and laughed.

"Ah, those children, always focused on themselves"

In the meantime, a young black snake was in the bathroom desperately searching for his priceless toothbrush.

Plague frowned, trying to focus where he left it. He turned his head toward the bedroom.

"DAD!" the young black serpent yelled. "Have you took my toothbrush somewhere?"

"No sweetie" the voice coming from the bedroom assured, probably making his child's bed. "Anyway, what would I need your toothbrush for?"

"Dunno" the black serpent shrugged, as he fixed his black hair in front of the mirror. "You have more teeth than I do"

"Two fangs protruding from your mouth you inherited from the mother"

Plague growled, shaking a small flock of fleas from his body.

"Yeah, yeah I know"

The young black serpent glanced at the floor. His toothbrush was laying there.

"BINGO!"

With the wind, the snake boy grabbed his toothbrush and put a toothpaste on it without looking at it. Then he started brushing his fangs looking straight ahead.

The sounds of the door creaked in the bathroom. In them a little snake saw his father.

"Plaguepops, I remembered something" Steven spoke with a nervous smile. "I used your toothbrush for back clea-... Aw it seems you are using it right now"

Plague squeaked and spat out toothpaste from his mouth, then rubbed his tongue impulsively from top to bottom to wipe away settling fluff.

Anger prevailed in the boy's eyes, staring at his confused father.

"You're just telling me that right now?" he asked, taking out another little curl of purple hair.

"Forgive me Plaguepops" the adult sea serpent replied with a nervous giggle. "I couldn't find a normal brush, so I used yours..."

The young black serpent rolled his eyes and left the stool he was standing on.

"Forgot those formalities, dad" the black snake said. "I have 12 years old"

The adult sea serpent looked, how his son moves toward the living room. He followed him calmly.

Plague stood right by the door and put on his backpack and gazed at his parent again. Steven Magnet looked sad, as he looked like that on his only child.

"Dad..." the young serpent cooed just looking at him with his close emotional crisis. "I'm not leaving forever"

The purple sea serpent with orange hair and moustache rubbed his eyes from tears. He quickly embraced his son in that type, that the snake boy disappeared between his arms.

"Dad, stop it" Plague murmured with a sigh. "I will come back home"

The adult sea serpent finally released his son and glanced at him one more time. His eyes were very watery, as if he was changing into rain himself.

"Y-yeah I... I know... But I'm..."

"Scared about me?" the snake boy continued with a raised eyelid. "Pops, trust me, I will return home"

The sea serpent sniffled.

"I hope you will find some new friends and... better life for yourself" he continued with a nervous stutter. "G-good luck"

Plague sighed moving toward the exit door, but looked back once again to check on his father.

On Steven Magnet's lips appeared a soft smile.

He probably smiled at his son, who saw that and smiled back.

His father had to stop worrying. Even if Plague was born when his father was 35 years old.

He HAD to relax.

Since Plague was small, Steven has always been overprotective of him, even if he kept him most of the time at home. He forbade him to meet his friends because of the thought in his mind that most of them were bad people.

Even if they were innocent little children who couldn't even think of hurting someone else.

"See ya later" the young black snake sighed.

Plague laid his tail on the handle and glanced back.

"Yeah, see ya some other time" the adult sea serpent stated with a murmur.

The young black serpent sighed again.

Geez, has his father always been so overdramatic or just think so?