Moonlight Mirror

Moonlight Mirror walked to the headmare's office. She had suffered through 6 days of this horrible place where everyone was super friendly and the classes were all about different parts of friendship. She hated everything about the school. But it was the only way she could get her magic back.

She was slowly starting to get used to sleeping at night and being awake during the day. What she hadn't gotten used to, was opening doors with her hoof. Some doors already had dents in the shape of her horn. As the matter of fact, the main purpose of her horn right now was to keep her from bumping her head into doors.

Twilight heard the already iconic *slam* followed by "damn it! I hate that Sparkle so much!" And so she knew that Moonlight Mirror was at the door.

Twilight giggled, opened the door with her magic and said: "Come in, Moonlight" loudly so the filly outside could hear her.

Moonlight frowned and without saying a word and sat down in front of Headmare Twilight's desk. "Why do you want me now?" She said with an annoyed tone.

Twilight continued the conversation way more enthusiastically: "What do you mean? This is the end of the first full week for you at the school of friendship! Tell me all about that you have learned."

"Alright! I have learned that it is annoying as all hell to live without magic. You'll probably need to get new doors just because you refuse to let me use my magic."

"You know very well why you can't use your magic." Twilight admonished her in a strict voice. "But I meant, what have you learned about friendship?"

"Nothing"

"Nothing!?"

"How could I, noone wants to be a friend of the pony who kidnapped most of the teachers of this school."

"But you have been doing your homework assigned to you by your teachers?"

"Nah."

"Why?"

"I think it's stupid. Friendship cannot be taught, it is too easy."

"Is that why you can't handle it?" Twilight grinned

That is when Moonlight lost her cool. She pushed all the papers off of the desk, making a mess on the floor. "Nopony, not even a wannabe princess," she said derogatively "talks to me like that!"

Twilight stayed calm and simply said: "A month of detention for that. And you are to report to the guidance councelor Starlight Glimmer every day after school."

"What if i don't?" The self centered filly asked while standing up and walking to the door.

"That's not an option. We'll make sure you get there."

Moonlight just groaned and walked right into the door again. "Damn it why won't you give my magic back!?"

"Because last time you used it to kidnap 6 ponies who represent the elements of harmony and blackmailed the rulers of Equestria!"

"That's all in the past."

"It was less than half a moon ago!"

"That's a matter of opinion. I am a changed pony now."

"No, it's not and no, you're not!" Twilight helped Moonlight out again by opening the door for her.

The filly walked out to find professor Rainbow Dash outside. The spectral pony greeted her: "Hey, Moonlight!"

"What do you want, Rainbow Brash?"

"Nothing, I just wanna talk to ya."

"I don't really want to talk." Moonlight started walking to the dormitory she was assigned to.

"No problem, I'll do all the talking," Rainbow started flying on top of the filly, "You know, you are my favorite villain so far."

"Okay" Moonlight started to trot to get away from the conversation.

Of course, Rainbow kept up with her. "I get why you are so frustrated at us. We took your magic."

Moonlight was already galloping as she became more frustrated. "You say you understand, but you couldn't begin to truly get it."

"But we see the potential in you, even if we have to make you study something you just can't handle."

"Why do you all think I can't handle friendship? It is the easiest thing in the world!"

During their run, they had made it to the school's dormitory.

Rainbow said with a smirk: "I thought the easiest thing was walking through doors."

That reminded Moonlight that she couldn't open the door without using a hoof and she slowed down, so as not to break the door as she crashes into it.

Rainbow laughed out loud as the debunked villain crashed into yet another door. "I'll make you a bet. If you can make a single friend this weekend, i'll unlock your horn. But if you fail, you have to start doing homework. The other teachers have been complaining about you."

Moonlight couldn't believe it. Finally somepony was cutting her some slack. Although the risk was great, the reward would be even greater. "Deal" She extended her front leg to shake Rainbow's hand, which was greeted by Rainbow's. They shook hands and Rainbow said:

"Meet me Sunday evening at my classroom. And bring your friend."

"Make it Saturday, who would need 2 days to make a friend."

They both chuckled at eachother and Moonlight trotted inside as she started to think how she could make Rainbow Dash believe that she had made a friend. She didn't want to be a sellout so she wouldn't try to actually make any friends.

Later that night, Moonlight was in her dorm room. It was dark, only lit by a single candle. She had requested a smaller, private room. She had had some tedious negotiations, but she was finally in a small dark room, alone, just like she wanted.

Nopony had been to that room, except for her. The interior was one with dark blue walls, matching her own coat. There was only a bed and a table on the furniture's side. There were 16 shoes by the door, all the exact same models.

Another great annoyance was writing with her mouth, but she was slowly getting better at it. Right at this moment, she was writing up a scheme about how to make Rainbow Dash believe she had made a friend. She finally fell asleep at her desk.

The next day she didn't wake up till noon. She slipped into her black modest shoes and headed out. She had a few plans worked out. The first one was to pay someone to pretend being her friend. That shouldn't be too hard to do.

Moonlight walked through Ponyville, trying to find somepony who would want a friend. But everypony in the town already seemed to have quite many friends. She kept looking until the pony she was looking for crashed into her. With her scooter. A young orange filly with pink hair.

"WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU!?" Moonlight shouted at the little one, who was just picking up her scooter

"Sorry, I didn't see you there." Answered the smaller filly.

A bulb lit up in Moonlight's head as she got an idea. "Hey, i think that now you owe me a little favor for knocking me over like that. You have to come to Twilight's school of friendship tonight and pretend to be my friend."

"I really don't think you should lie like that and make me go there. It just doesn't seem fair."

Moonlight didn't like how the little one didn't fear her. But what could she do without her magic? Plan B had to go. And in this case, plan B was plan A.

"I'll give you 20 bits to come and pretend to be my friend."

"20 bits? Really? Well, it is a pretty sweet deal. I accept."

"Great! You'll get the money tonight after you have convince everyone to be my friend."

"Okay. My name is Scootaloo, by the way."

"I honestly couldn't care less about your name. Just be there!"

Moonlight went to a quiet place to eat and celebrate the immideate success that her plan had.

In the evening, Scootaloo came as instructed, she was promised 20 bits after all. Moonlight was already waiting for her at the front of the school.

"What took you so long?"

"You said tonight, that's a pretty broad term."

"Shut up now and let's go in."

They walked to the classroom and Rainbow greeted them from her desk. "So, introduce your friend there."

Moonlight thought for a second, trying to remember her name. "This is....uhhh....."
She finally remembered and announced the name very triumphantly, "Scooter Lou"

Rainbow tried to hold back laughter and said: "Okay, tell me about her."

"Well, she... Likes scooters. That's in her name: Scooter Lou.... ummmm.... She is very fast on her scooter. Her favorite colors are orange and pink. She likes different emblems... That's why there is an emblem on her flank."

Rainbow was laughing out loud and once she could finally speak again, she addressed her little friend: "Scootaloo, be honest. Why are you here?"

"She promised me 20 bits."

"Little snitch!" Moonlight hissed at Scootaloo

"Ohhh" Rainbow said, with a very overdone surprised tone, like she had just exposed Moonlight. "Scootaloo, you can skedaddle. Then you'll be home by your bedtime"

Scootaloo left, leaving Rainbow alone with Moonlight: "I wasn't expecting much, but that was, like, reeaallllly low. But it looks like i won the bet, huh?"

Moonlight had thought about such a situation and she already had a plan: "No, the bet was for the whole weekend. I'll find a real friend tomorrow."

"Fine, but this is your last chance! Screw up again and I win. Now get out."

Moonlight rushed to the library to do some research for tomorrow's plan. This was going to be even dirtier than today's.

It was not even Sunday morning yet, when Moomlight Mirror already headed out. She loved the dark, she could blend in with her surroundings so well because of her dark colors.

She had done some research about the apple family and she was ready to force someone to be her friend. She had chosen a pony called Apple Bloom as her victim.

She galloped to Sweet Apple Acres to get there before the sunrise. When she finally got there, she didn't have much time. She sneaked into the house and upstairs, she luckily found Apple Bloom's room quickly.

She snuck into the young filly's room and as swiftly as she could, Moonlight shoved a piece of cloth into the mouth of the filly and shoved her in a bag, which she then ran away with as quickly as possible.

She had just kidnapped the little sister of the Apple family's well known hero, Applejack. She galloped as far from the farm as she could with Apple Bloom in the bag on her back. Then she finally put down the bag and let the little filly out once she was too tired to run on.

After being let out, Apple Bloom angrily snapped at her kidnapper: "What in tarnation do you think you're doing? Mah sis is gonna get you so hard for this!"

Moonlight quickly answered: "Yeah, but it will be worth it for me. Now listen! I also have your grandmother, Granny Smith. If you want to see her again, you aregoing to have to do just one thing for me first."

"Oh yeah? What's that?"

"You have to pretend to be my friend to Rainbow Rash."

"Wait... Hold on a minute," Apple Bloom was confused, "You kidnapped mah grandma, then me and told me ta pretend ta be your friend..."

"That's right."

"Instead of actually findin' a friend?"

"I don't do friends and I don't plan to. Ever"

"You think ya can't handle friendship?" Apple Bloom smirked

Moonlight became outraged: "WHY DO YOU ALL THINK I CANNOT HANDLE IT!? " She screamed.

"You make less sense than a harvest in midwinter. But I guess I'll do it. I mean, what else can I do?"

"That's right. Now come on, we have to go and fool Rainbow."

Moonlight was lucky that Apple Bloom had believed her, in fact, Granny Smith was as fine as ever, sleeping comfortably back in Sweet Apple Acres. But Apple Bloom didn't see through the bluff and followed Moonlight to some place near Cloudsdale.

Moonlight asked some random pegasus to check if Rainbow Dash was up there. After a few minutes, Rainbow came down, looking really confused.

"How in Equestria did you get a friend overnight?" She asked, still pretty tired as the sun had just come up.

"Well, we just bumped into eachother in the middle of the night. I asked Apple Bloom to be my friend as I needed one. And she accepted."

Rainbow was very sceptical, still obviously not trusting Moonlight. "Apple Bloom, what were you doing up in the middle of the night?"

Apple Bloom didn't know what to say. She thought that if she wasn't believable enough, something would happen to Granny Smith. "I... uhhh... I lost my sleep and i wondered if I'd be more comfortable sleeping in the CMC clubhouse. So i was headed there when i bumped into her."

Rainbow Dash was surprised that Apple Bloom could tell a story. That made things much more believable. But she still wasn't satisfied. "What have you 2 done since then?"

Moonlight was way more prepared than yesterday. She answered almost immediately: "She's been telling me about the Apple family and the Cutie Mark Crusaders."

Moonlight rambled on with her fake backstory and after a whole lot of questions, Rainbow finally started to believe her.

She finally said: "Okay, I'll tell the others tonight. They will be very pleased."

Rainbow flew off and so Moonlight told Apple Bloom: "Don't tell about this to anyone. By the time you are home, your grandma will be back home safely."

Moonlight galloped off and once Apple Bloom couldn't see her anymore, she headed back to the schoolhouse to get some sleep as she had pulled an all-nighter studying about the Apples.

Moonlight woke up when it was evening. Someone was knocking on her door. She went to answer it to find headmare Twilight.

"What do you want?" Asked Moonlight

"Come with me, we have all heard how you made a friend today." Twilight answered with a smile.

Moonlight grinned and followed Twilight. They headed to Twilight's office where the other 5 ponies were already waiting, accompanied by the sixth, Starlight Glimmer.

Moonlight walked in and said: "So, Rainbow bet me that i couldn't make a friend and I did. So now she has to take off my ring." She pointed her horn at Rainbow Dash.

Twilight sat down at her desk. "Hold on, Moonlight, first of all we have a question for you."

"Alright, what question?"

Twilight lost her smile and calm look and shouted: "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!?"

Moonlight didn't know what to say, she just stared at all of them with a blank expression. She knew that Apple Bloom had ratted her out.

"How could you think any one of us could ever trust you after something like that?"

Moonlight stuck to her story, not willing to admit defeat again and just said: "I have no idea what you are talking about." She looked around and saw angry faces all around the room. It kind of reminded her of the time her magic was taken from her.

"That's all I needed to hear. You're expelled" said Twilight quietly.

"So you admit defeat. None of you could make me friendly. I told you there was no magic in friendship."

"There is magic in friendship. But there isn't any magic in you."

Moonlight turned around, ready to leave. But as she thought about how she could never have her horn magic back, she faced them again.

"Fine, I confess. I forced a filly to act as my friend so i could get my magic back. I kidnapped her, I lied again and again and again. But you don't have a reason to expel me. According to the bet i had with Rainbow Rash, I have to start studying now."

Rainbow immideately asked: "Wait, what did you just call me?"

"Fine," continued Twilight, "You'll get one more chance. And you can start by apologizing to everyone you have mistreated with this trick."

"I hate apologizes" Moonlight walked out of the office with her head hanging low and she headed to Sweet Apple Acres.