Plague's Fare

The young black serpent's red pupils widened inadvertently covering his black sclera under them, and he slowly stood up like that still staring at the royal guard.

It was one of Princess Twilight's previous students and her own personal royal guard.

Gallus.

Plague took a heavy breath, puffing his chest in the process. He could not reveal that he was a loyal fan of the blue griffon since it would be useless in this situation.

"Greetings Mr. Gallus" the young snake started with a tough tone. "I am going to be a student of this school"

The blue griffon rolled his eyes.

"Everyone wants to study here" he stated, then a smirk appeared on his beak. "Don't worry, you'll probably get to this school"

The young black serpent's smile disappeared.

"Probably?" the boy highlighted with a confused expression. "What do you mean by that, sir?"

The blue griffon royal guard sighed.

"Most children in this school don't cause any problems" Gallus stated. "But... there are some exceptions"

Plague raised his eyebrow.

"Excuse me, WHO exactly do you mean, sir?"

Everything was interrupted by the school bell which drowned out the two standing nearest to the building. Gallus looked back with a smile at the school and glanced back at the young snake.

"Nevermind" the blue griffon trailed off with a nervous smile. "We can't talk now, duties call"

When he was supposed to enter the building, the blue griffon noticed that Plague was looking more nervous than he himself during first opening of this school 20 years earlier. The little boy probably saw that for the first time in his life.

With a sigh, he approached the young snake and placed his claw on the young creature's shoulder. The little serpent flinched, feeling a cold sensation in this place.

"Come on" the blue griffon royal guard assured with a sympathy in his voice. "It won't be so bad, the Princess will say her speech and check if you are suitable here, that will be all"

Plague looked at the middle-aged griffon and then glared at the stone floor.

"A-alright" the young serpent replied with uncertain tone. "It will only be a moment"

The young snake slithered toward the door with the adult griffon next to him.

Plague entered the school as he looked around the inside of the building. The corridor opposite which he stood was decorated with a beautiful purple long carpet. On the sides of it stood teenagers and younger children who gathered in groups segregated by a tall female pink hippogriff with light blue mane, which at the moment looked concentrated and concerned not being sure are all the children in the right groups.

"SILVERSTREAM!" the royal guard blue griffon shouted, as he waved his right claw to the hippogriff. "OVER HERE!"

The pink hippogriff turned the head to her left and gasped with a smile seeing her beloved griffon schoolmate.

"GALLUS!" she shouted, then quickly flied and embraced her old friend in a tight hug. "How much time has passed since we saw each other for the last time?"

"Dunno" Gallus shrugged in a joke manner with a smug smile. "Last time I saw you a year ago, I don't know about you"

They both laughed, until Silverstream stopped and looked at the young serpent standing next to the griffon.

"Aw, It looks like you brought your son" she giggled without hesitation, letting both Plague and Gallus to uncontrolably blush. "I must say that you are not alike at all, but what I say? It is the matter of genes"

"Good one, Silverstream" the blue griffon giggled, removing his helmet and then scratching back of his feathery head. "But that's not my son, I brought this kid because he would have be late for the appeal. He is such a small slouch"

Plague after hearing what his idol just said about him, crossed his arms and with his narrowed angry eyes, looked in a different direction. It sounded painful, even if Gallus didn't mean anything bad.

Then something, or rather somepony caught his attention.

Among those boring ponies and other creatures in a row, he saw her.

A beautiful young purple dragoness. Her eyes were blue as diamonds, though one or more accurately the left one was covered by her long green mane. She was just perfect and beautiful, or even more than beautiful. GORGEOUS!

Plague clutched his heart when he felt the heat causing it to beat faster. It wasn't hunger or fever, but the young boy was too young to understand what it was. He wanted to dispose of this feeling, which forced him to internally panic.

"Go away, go away!" he yelled in his mind, sweating more and more. "Can you just leave me alone?"

The young black serpent felt a firm claw rubbing his shoulder.

Like a cheetah, this strange feeling has passed, leaving the little snake slightly concerned.

Plague turned his gaze on where the limb was coming from.

"Hey bud, how about Mrs. Silverstream leading you to your group?" Gallus suggested, as he took his claw from the snake's shoulder. "That sounds cool, doesn't it?"

The young black serpent only nodded with a murmur and glanced at the pink hippogriff.

Silverstream at the speed of light offered her claw, for which the little snake shuddered. He had to admit that despite her age she was humorous.

Plague with better confidence grabbed her claw and along with her followed the left side of the crowd. The little being felt like the eyes of other future students were directed directly at him.

"Do not focus on them, they just never saw a big serpent like you" Silverstream advised with a warm smile. "Just pretend they're not here"

The young black serpent gulped, as he stopped along with the hippogriff in front of the left group. Even more eyes looked at the boy, which made him look like a ram in a flock of sheep.

"I will stand right next to you if you need anything" the pink hippogriff stated, as she did what just said, stood right next to him. "...and just in case you would've did something wrong"

Plague glanced at the pink hippogriff with raised eyebrow.

"What did you-"

"Shush" the young male earth pony whispered to him. "Princess Twilight has a speech"

The young black serpent glanced at the door to the corridor. In them he saw a purple alicorn with a dragon accompanied by her side.