The Untold Chronicles of FlameStarby FlameStar05ChaptersReunitedOn the First DayHomework HustleReunitedAuthor's Note Hi guys! Im not dead! It's just a lack of motivation that's holding me back. Anyway, I could use some help with a cover for this story. I want to edit FlameStar with a smile on his face but I suck at drawing. If you'd like to help me, comment down below! Reunited FlameStar sighed contently. "This is the life." He was sitting on a hammock soaking in the rays of the summer sun. The red unicorn was wearing sunglasses and drinking a smoothie. He deserved the break after stopping a fairy prince from the complete demise of Equestria. Then, a shadow loomed over FlameStar's hammock. "Hey! You're blocking my light." FlameStar groaned. It was Rainbow Dash who was blocking the light. "FlameStar, you need to come with me!" "Don't tell me another villain came to wreck the halls." The unicorn groaned. "I'm not in the mood for another adventure." "3 ponies kept asking me for you." Rainbow explained. "Think you can smooth this over?" "I got this, Rainbow." FlameStar put up his sunglasses and smoothie and jumped down to from his balcony to the ground. "So where are these ponies?" "I had them wait with Fluttershy. C'mon!" Rainbow and FlameStar hurried along the dirt roads. FlameStar's mane flowed with the wind as it hit him. As the pair hurried through Ponyville, FlameStar couldn't stop thinking about who were the 3 ponies asking for him. he didn't know anypony else besides Twilight's Friends. At last the 2 ponies arrived at Fluttershy's cottage. Discord and Fluttershy were waiting. "About time you made it." huffed Discord impatiently. "The ponies are inside having tea." Fluttershy responded. FlameStar walked into the cottage and who he saw sent a rush of nostalgia to him. There he saw a dark blue Pegasus with a Ring and spines of a hedgehog for a cutie mark, A purple unicorn with a midnight sword for a cutie mark and an earth pony with a forest for a cutie mark. the 3 ponies stared at FlameStar for a long moment. FlameStar was trying to take in what he saw. FlameStar finally spoke. "You... you guys... you're from my village. my... my old friends..." "FlameStar? is that really you?" asked the unicorn. FlameStar showed a sheepish smile then turned to show his cutie mark. "It really is you..." said the Pegasus. "I'd recognize that cutie mark anywhere." "You've had it rough haven't you, FlameStar?" Asked the unicorn. "You'll never guess! Celestia helped me to forgive myself and now I'm a celebrity." FlameStar explained. FlameStar's friends were amazed. "Just who are you three anyway?" asked Rainbow Dash. "I'm Jayhawk Windrush" said the Pegasus "Midnight Animes" the unicorn spoke "and I'm Lumber Earth!" said the earth pony. Rainbow's eyebrows furrowed. "if you're FlameStar's old friends, why didn't you help him when he got banished?" the three ponies sighed. "I'm afraid... its a story without a happy ending..." Jayhawk spoke. "Midnight? Memory spell?" Midnight created a memory cloud to see the memories. "Yes, FlameStar did save us when we all were just foals. The dark vines that disrupted the village did a number on the place." Jayhawk paused. "The real reason FlameStar was banished is because of the destructive power of his cutie mark. We couldn't defend our friend because we were just maturing. Since when does anypony listen to young ones? once we all became older, FlameStar was banished from the village and he and his parents were never seen or heard from again..." The Ponyville residents were amazed. "But now you're back FlameStar! Just like old times!" Lumber said. FlameStar perked up. "i might have an idea on how to strengthen our friendship after many years apart!" FlameStar said. he then pointed to the School of Friendship. "Princess Twilight was coming to give a special briefing on Friendship!" "WE GET TO LEARN WITH THE PRINCESS TWILIGHT??!!" Midnight exclaimed. "Why are we wasting time? Lets go!" FlameStar and his old friends hurried to the school to rekindle their friendship. Rainbow, Fluttershy and Discord looked at each other. "I guess we should help out too?" Fluttershy asked. "Why not?" Rainbow said. she turned to Discord. "You coming, Discord?" "Sorry, ladies, but I have a rousing guys night with Spike and Big Mac tonight! Goodbye!" The Lord of Chaos vanished. The 2 pegasi set off to the school. On the First DayFlameStar, Midnight, Jayhawk and Lumber all hurried across Ponyville to the School of Friendship. FlameStar hasn't seen his old friends in a long, long time. He couldn't be happier to be with his old friends once more. The quartet finally stopped in front of the doorway to the school. FlameStar was excited. Now that his depression is behind him, he felt he'll have a wonderful time with his friends. "So... do we knock and it'll open?" asked Jayhawk. "Maybe its a pull door..." Midnight replied. "Imma knock." Lumber said. The earth pony went up to the door and banged on it hard! "Lumber! You'll break the door!" FlameStar cried. "Let me try." FlameStar went up and knocked the door. Just then, the doors swung open. There was Starlight and Sunburst here to greet the 4 ponies. "FlameStar! You're here! I see you brought some new faces." Starlight remarked. FlameStar beamed. "These are my old friends from the village I used to live at. Meet Midnight, Jayhawk and Lumber." "Its nice to meet you three." Sunburst replied. "You're a bit early. The showcase isn't for another 30 minutes." "That's ok." FlameStar said. "We can look around the school." The 4 ponies trotted in and were taking in all the bright colors and rich history the school had to offer. They were astonished. "FlameStar. I know you well enough that you don't like school." Jayhawk pointed out. "What gives?" FlameStar grinned mischievously. "It was a front. I DON'T like school." FlameStar explained. "I only pretended to like it because I'd rather not have tongue lashings on the first day." The other ponies laughed. "Yeah. I mean what good could possibly happen in sc--!!" FlameStar bumped into a mare and her saddlebag contents spilled out. "Oh! I'm sorry... I wasn't paying attention... here i got that." FlameStar used his magic to fill the mare's saddlebags again. "Thank you." Said the mare. FlameStar looked on at her. He never saw a pony like her. She had a cream colored coat, Amethyst purple hair and a nice mane style. Despite his red coat, FlameStar felt like he was blushing. "Um... *clears throat* who are you? I've never seen you around Ponyville." "I'm from Los Pegasus." She explained. "I moved here because my parents wanted me to have a normal life and wanted me to learn friendship." FlameStar was amazed. "Now that I look at you, you seem familiar..." "You might've seen me before once." FlameStar said. "I was the wandering unicorn who was looking for a place to live." She smiled. "You must've been around then." The mare replied. "Oh right! My name is Lumine Amethyst." "Nice to meet you, Lumine. I'm FlameStar, and these are my friends: Midnight, Jayhawk and Lumber." "Hello!" The trio said in unison. Lumine perked up! "Oh I remember now!" Lumine said. "You're the mysterious pony who defeated Queen Chrysalis, Lord Tirek and Cozy Glow." "Well well... finally. A pony who knows some culture." FlameStar said smugly. "Kidding..." Lumine giggled. "Well, Lumine, I still have yet to show my friends around. I'll see you later?" "Sure thing, FlameStar. It was nice meeting your friends too!" Lumine trotted off. Once she was away from hearing range, FlameStar's friends started to tease. "So FlameStar? When's the honeymoon?" asked Midnight. FlameStar was surprised. He started to blush. "Never! Now cmon. Let's go to the showcase." FlameStar groaned. "I'll show you some more of the school along the way." "You should be showing us your plan for that first kiss." Jayhawk said. FlameStar charged up fire from his horn. "You're making a big mistake..." growled FlameStar. The other ponies stopped. "Yessh. It was a joke but ok." Jayhawk said as the quartet walked down the halls. Later, FlameStar and his friends arrived at Twilight's showcase. It was almost time for the princess to make her appearance. Jayhawk and Midnight were so excited they couldn't sit still. The lights shut off and a stage light turned on. Starlight steeped up into the light. "Good afternoon, creatures of Ponyville. Today it is my pleasure to introduce to you the ruler of Equestria, the maker of Friendship, the keeper of balance and harmony, Please welcome... Princess Twilight Sparkle!" Twilight stepped forward and the ponies were clapping their hooves. "Thank you very much for your warm welcome. As you know, this is a new year for this School of Friendship." Twilight began. "When I first created this school, my vision was for friendships to spread across Equestria and beyond and strengthen bonds between not just Earth Ponies, Unicorns and Pegasi but all creatures that live on this world. Today, that vision can still keep getting better and remember. Friendship is Magic. Thank you." Twilight stepped off stage. The creatures gave a round of applause for the princess. The 4 ponies were touched. "If friendship is magic..." Lumber began. "Is that why you took us here, FlameStar? Out of curiosity." Jayhawk asked. "Yes," FlameStar answered. "It seems cheesy at first but it really works! The stronger the friendship, the easier battling is!" Now the 3 ponies wanted to strengthen their bonds together as a team. The 4 ponies set out, determined to have strong friendships and help recover with FlameStar. The 4 ponies had finished their first day classes and came to rest at a spot near a waterfall. They were enjoying a nice dinner-lunch hybrid. FlameStar's friends started to talk about Lumine again. "You sure the wedding isn't happening soon?" asked Jayhawk. "Shut it, blueberry." FlameStar groaned. "We're acquainted, and we're just gonna strengthen our friendship." "Until the moment where you summon all your courage and confess!" Midnight replied romantically. FlameStar shook his head. "Uhhuh." The red unicorn looked on. "Keep telling yourself that." Then, Rainbow Dash flew over. She was carrying some papers. "Hey there you 4. You forgot your homework for the day." FlameStar and the others groaned. Nopony likes homework, except maybe Twilight. FlameStar and the others had no choice. FlameStar trotted up to take the homework from Rainbow. "Thanks, Rainbow..." FlameStar said mildly annoyed. The rainbow pegasus went back to work. "Out of curiosity. What does the homework say to do?" Lumber asked. FlameStar shuffled through and read the instructions Your task is to travel around Ponyville and help out at least 5 creatures with their tasks. Write down what you did in the blank area. We'll know if you did them or not so don't lie. Honesty is an element of Friendship after all! "It doesn't look too bad..." Midnight said. Jayhawk and Lumber nodded in agreement. "And I get to show you around Ponyville some!" FlameStar replied. "Come on!" The 4 ponies trotted swiftly out of the falls and went into town to help out the others. Homework HustleAs the 4 ponies trotted into town, they all saw how busy the streets were today. Midnight checked the to-do list. "Lets see... we need to help Applejack deliver some apples to a place called 'Sugar Cube Corner'..." "Then help Fluttershy with animal watch." Lumber continued. "Aid Rarity with modeling a new outfits for Canterlot." FlameStar said. "Finally, Help Rainbow Dash and the Wonderbolts perfect their Sonic Bolt maneuver!" Jayhawk finished. The ponies were amazed, but they were determined to help out the Ponyville residents. "Well Obviously I should go to Cloudsdale to help Rainbow Dash." Jayhawk said confidently. "Besides, I am a Pegasus. None of you can stand on clouds." "I could help out with the animals." Lumber said. "Earth Ponies are great with nature." "Then ill go get the apples!" Midnight replied. FlameStar was surprised. He was sure Midnight would choose to help Rarity model. "Then I'll go and model those clothes..." FlameStar said, but he was very nervous inside. It was bad enough he had to model in front of girls back at Canterlot High. He'd be devastated had he had to do the same where he actually lived. FlameStar trotted off to the Boutique to help Rarity. Jayhawk had arrived in Cloudsdale. He saw Rainbow Dash there waiting for him. "Hey! Jayhawk right?" Asked Rainbow. "You must be here to train with the Wonderbolts." Jayhawk smirked. "Sure am. Ready to dazzle the Bolts with my speed!" Rainbow glared at Jayhawk. "Oh really? I'd like to see you go faster than me." Jayhawk was suprised. No one ever stood up to challenge him back in the village. "Ok then..." The sky was cleared for Rainbow and Jayhawk. Soarin trotted in with a flag in his wing. "You will each take this track that flies over Ponyville." He explained. "You mustn't make contact with your opponent or slow them down in any way." Soarin pulled out his flag. Rainbow Dash chuffed and scrapped her hoof. Jayhawk spread his wings. "3... 2.... 1.... FLY!!" The two Pegasi rocketed out the starting line, leaving Soarin dazed and unsteady. Jayhawk hurried across the sky. His mane left a trail where he flew. Then he heard an explosion. "A Sonic Boom?" Jayhawk pondered. Rainbow flew by with rainbow colors all over her. "Correction: A Sonic RAINBOOM!!" Rainbow Dash rocketed away leaving her signature Sonic Rainboom in Jayhawk's path. "*Cough!* So much rainbow and cuteness!! *Hack!*" Jayhawk spluttered and crashed in the clouds. Rainbow zoomed by and crossed the finish. Jayhawk was upset. Rainbow flew down to him posing confidently, while Jayhawk banged his hoof in frustration. Meanwhile, FlameStar arrived at Rarity's Boutique. He peered inside and he didn't expect what he saw. It was a bunch of hoodies, tuxedos and casual wear for stallions. "Woah! I think I like it here more..." FlameStar said. He trotted in and looked around. The boutique was very empty. It looked as if something scared off everyone and they deserted the place. FlameStar wanted to make sure everything was okay. "If I go trot out and try to find Rarity, the Boutique will be open and busy again. Then I won't have to model something embarrassing." With that in mind, FlameStar set off to find Rarity, wherever she was. He didn't see a certain pony with lavender and pink hair watch him walk off. "Ok he's gone." The pony said. Rarity trotted out with a dress on a mannequin. "Well done, Sweetie Belle." Rarity said. "This dress isn't ready yet for FlameStar." As the red cladded unicorn trotted along serving for Rarity, Midnight had arrived at Sugarcube corner. Pinkie Pie was waiting for her. "Hello stranger from another town that I probably never seen before!" Pinkie greeted. Midnight blinked twice before recovering. "Um hi. I brought some apples." Midnight said. "Is this Sugarcube Corner?" "Sure is!" Pinkie said. "My name's Pinkie Pie! What's your name?" "Midnight Animes. I'm an old friend of FlameStar's." "*gasp!* FlameStar told me about you!" Pinkie said. "Your town close to the Changeling Kingdom was overran y dark vines, but FlameStar used fire to burn them away and got his Cutie Mark. Then the town kicked him out and he wandered Equestria and found us!" Midnight was taken aback from the mouthful that came out of Pinkie's mouth. Fortunately, She was able to tell what she said. "Pretty much, yeah." Midnight replied. "Is she always like this?" "You gotta tell me more about FlameStar!" Pinkie dragged Midnight into Sugarcube Corner and Midnight was in for a really LONG conversation. Back in Cloudsdale, Jayhawk had gotten back on his hooves and was ready to help the Wonderbolts. "Ok so, show me what has been happening." Jayhawk asked. The Wonderbolts took off and performed the routine. It was going well at first. In fact, it was mesmerizing. Then came what the Wonderbolts called "The Darkest Move." During this move, many Bolts will be together and makes it hard to see, hence "The Darkest Move." Jayhawk stared intensively at the complex maneuvers. Then it happened. One bolt couldn't gain enough speed to clear through and clipped another bolt. Soon this caused a domino effect until all the bolts have fell to the soft clouds below. Jayhawk spread his wings, noticing what just occurred. "I see the problem." Jayhawk pointed out. He flew into the air and said, "You don't have enough speed!" Rainbow Dash pondered a moment. "Without enough speed, you'll splutter out the sky because you're not flapping your wings. Too much speed and you'll overshoot the target and plummet into storm clouds." Rainbow Dash was impressed. "Hmm... its worth a shot! Speed training now everypony!" It had been about 2 hours and FlameStar still hadn't found Rarity. He had given up. FlameStar trotted back to the Boutique and saw Sweetie Belle. "Oh HI! You must be FlameStar." "Yeah, I'm looking for a pony named Rarity. Have you seen her?" "You're talking to her sister!" Sweetie Belle said. "I'm Sweetie Belle and my older sister is inside." FlameStar face-hoofed. "Of course..." he groaned. "I should've stayed at the boutique." FlameStar quickly brushed it off. "At least I'll be able to model those hoodies and tuxedos like I saw earli---!!!" FlameStar saw a mannequin of a gown and his heart sank... "Ok... no problem, no problem... this Is for friendship." But in the back of his mind, the memories or wearing a dress back at Canterlot High played on repeat the whole time. "FlameStar, Darling, you're here!" Rarity said, gratefully. "Let me guess, I need to model the dress?" FlameStar asked, dreading for the worse. "Oh no Darling! Your here to help judge the outfits!" FlameStar felt a weight being lifted. He breathed. "Oh that I can do! After all, honesty is an element of Friendship." Many, Many hours later.... FlameStar, Midnight and Jayhawk all reconvened back at the falls at the base of the school, it was nighttime and they were tired and dirty. "What happened to you, Midnight?" FlameStar asked. "I was talking for a long time and learned the laughter part of Friendship..." "I had to help the Bolts, but I did learn loyalty." "I helped Rarity with judging dresses. I learned Generosity..." Then, Lumber came back with a finch in tow. "Yeesh... you guys had a rough day today?" The ponies nodded, feeling very fatigued. "I learned something about kindness." "Seems like you 4 all learned something about friendship today." Said a voice. It was Twilight. "I observed all your tasks today and I'm personally grading you all. I was headmare of the school before." After a quick look through, Twilight finally said, "I'm happy to say you all passed! Well done today!" "Thanks, Twilight. " FlameStar said. He looked at his old friends. He had no doubts about them. He was happy they came to Ponyville. "Hey guys! Come with me to my place, I'll show you where you can sleep." The 4 ponies had a lively conversation as they trotted on home. "That FlameStar is really something..." Twilight said.
ReunitedAuthor's Note Hi guys! Im not dead! It's just a lack of motivation that's holding me back. Anyway, I could use some help with a cover for this story. I want to edit FlameStar with a smile on his face but I suck at drawing. If you'd like to help me, comment down below! Reunited FlameStar sighed contently. "This is the life." He was sitting on a hammock soaking in the rays of the summer sun. The red unicorn was wearing sunglasses and drinking a smoothie. He deserved the break after stopping a fairy prince from the complete demise of Equestria. Then, a shadow loomed over FlameStar's hammock. "Hey! You're blocking my light." FlameStar groaned. It was Rainbow Dash who was blocking the light. "FlameStar, you need to come with me!" "Don't tell me another villain came to wreck the halls." The unicorn groaned. "I'm not in the mood for another adventure." "3 ponies kept asking me for you." Rainbow explained. "Think you can smooth this over?" "I got this, Rainbow." FlameStar put up his sunglasses and smoothie and jumped down to from his balcony to the ground. "So where are these ponies?" "I had them wait with Fluttershy. C'mon!" Rainbow and FlameStar hurried along the dirt roads. FlameStar's mane flowed with the wind as it hit him. As the pair hurried through Ponyville, FlameStar couldn't stop thinking about who were the 3 ponies asking for him. he didn't know anypony else besides Twilight's Friends. At last the 2 ponies arrived at Fluttershy's cottage. Discord and Fluttershy were waiting. "About time you made it." huffed Discord impatiently. "The ponies are inside having tea." Fluttershy responded. FlameStar walked into the cottage and who he saw sent a rush of nostalgia to him. There he saw a dark blue Pegasus with a Ring and spines of a hedgehog for a cutie mark, A purple unicorn with a midnight sword for a cutie mark and an earth pony with a forest for a cutie mark. the 3 ponies stared at FlameStar for a long moment. FlameStar was trying to take in what he saw. FlameStar finally spoke. "You... you guys... you're from my village. my... my old friends..." "FlameStar? is that really you?" asked the unicorn. FlameStar showed a sheepish smile then turned to show his cutie mark. "It really is you..." said the Pegasus. "I'd recognize that cutie mark anywhere." "You've had it rough haven't you, FlameStar?" Asked the unicorn. "You'll never guess! Celestia helped me to forgive myself and now I'm a celebrity." FlameStar explained. FlameStar's friends were amazed. "Just who are you three anyway?" asked Rainbow Dash. "I'm Jayhawk Windrush" said the Pegasus "Midnight Animes" the unicorn spoke "and I'm Lumber Earth!" said the earth pony. Rainbow's eyebrows furrowed. "if you're FlameStar's old friends, why didn't you help him when he got banished?" the three ponies sighed. "I'm afraid... its a story without a happy ending..." Jayhawk spoke. "Midnight? Memory spell?" Midnight created a memory cloud to see the memories. "Yes, FlameStar did save us when we all were just foals. The dark vines that disrupted the village did a number on the place." Jayhawk paused. "The real reason FlameStar was banished is because of the destructive power of his cutie mark. We couldn't defend our friend because we were just maturing. Since when does anypony listen to young ones? once we all became older, FlameStar was banished from the village and he and his parents were never seen or heard from again..." The Ponyville residents were amazed. "But now you're back FlameStar! Just like old times!" Lumber said. FlameStar perked up. "i might have an idea on how to strengthen our friendship after many years apart!" FlameStar said. he then pointed to the School of Friendship. "Princess Twilight was coming to give a special briefing on Friendship!" "WE GET TO LEARN WITH THE PRINCESS TWILIGHT??!!" Midnight exclaimed. "Why are we wasting time? Lets go!" FlameStar and his old friends hurried to the school to rekindle their friendship. Rainbow, Fluttershy and Discord looked at each other. "I guess we should help out too?" Fluttershy asked. "Why not?" Rainbow said. she turned to Discord. "You coming, Discord?" "Sorry, ladies, but I have a rousing guys night with Spike and Big Mac tonight! Goodbye!" The Lord of Chaos vanished. The 2 pegasi set off to the school.
On the First DayFlameStar, Midnight, Jayhawk and Lumber all hurried across Ponyville to the School of Friendship. FlameStar hasn't seen his old friends in a long, long time. He couldn't be happier to be with his old friends once more. The quartet finally stopped in front of the doorway to the school. FlameStar was excited. Now that his depression is behind him, he felt he'll have a wonderful time with his friends. "So... do we knock and it'll open?" asked Jayhawk. "Maybe its a pull door..." Midnight replied. "Imma knock." Lumber said. The earth pony went up to the door and banged on it hard! "Lumber! You'll break the door!" FlameStar cried. "Let me try." FlameStar went up and knocked the door. Just then, the doors swung open. There was Starlight and Sunburst here to greet the 4 ponies. "FlameStar! You're here! I see you brought some new faces." Starlight remarked. FlameStar beamed. "These are my old friends from the village I used to live at. Meet Midnight, Jayhawk and Lumber." "Its nice to meet you three." Sunburst replied. "You're a bit early. The showcase isn't for another 30 minutes." "That's ok." FlameStar said. "We can look around the school." The 4 ponies trotted in and were taking in all the bright colors and rich history the school had to offer. They were astonished. "FlameStar. I know you well enough that you don't like school." Jayhawk pointed out. "What gives?" FlameStar grinned mischievously. "It was a front. I DON'T like school." FlameStar explained. "I only pretended to like it because I'd rather not have tongue lashings on the first day." The other ponies laughed. "Yeah. I mean what good could possibly happen in sc--!!" FlameStar bumped into a mare and her saddlebag contents spilled out. "Oh! I'm sorry... I wasn't paying attention... here i got that." FlameStar used his magic to fill the mare's saddlebags again. "Thank you." Said the mare. FlameStar looked on at her. He never saw a pony like her. She had a cream colored coat, Amethyst purple hair and a nice mane style. Despite his red coat, FlameStar felt like he was blushing. "Um... *clears throat* who are you? I've never seen you around Ponyville." "I'm from Los Pegasus." She explained. "I moved here because my parents wanted me to have a normal life and wanted me to learn friendship." FlameStar was amazed. "Now that I look at you, you seem familiar..." "You might've seen me before once." FlameStar said. "I was the wandering unicorn who was looking for a place to live." She smiled. "You must've been around then." The mare replied. "Oh right! My name is Lumine Amethyst." "Nice to meet you, Lumine. I'm FlameStar, and these are my friends: Midnight, Jayhawk and Lumber." "Hello!" The trio said in unison. Lumine perked up! "Oh I remember now!" Lumine said. "You're the mysterious pony who defeated Queen Chrysalis, Lord Tirek and Cozy Glow." "Well well... finally. A pony who knows some culture." FlameStar said smugly. "Kidding..." Lumine giggled. "Well, Lumine, I still have yet to show my friends around. I'll see you later?" "Sure thing, FlameStar. It was nice meeting your friends too!" Lumine trotted off. Once she was away from hearing range, FlameStar's friends started to tease. "So FlameStar? When's the honeymoon?" asked Midnight. FlameStar was surprised. He started to blush. "Never! Now cmon. Let's go to the showcase." FlameStar groaned. "I'll show you some more of the school along the way." "You should be showing us your plan for that first kiss." Jayhawk said. FlameStar charged up fire from his horn. "You're making a big mistake..." growled FlameStar. The other ponies stopped. "Yessh. It was a joke but ok." Jayhawk said as the quartet walked down the halls. Later, FlameStar and his friends arrived at Twilight's showcase. It was almost time for the princess to make her appearance. Jayhawk and Midnight were so excited they couldn't sit still. The lights shut off and a stage light turned on. Starlight steeped up into the light. "Good afternoon, creatures of Ponyville. Today it is my pleasure to introduce to you the ruler of Equestria, the maker of Friendship, the keeper of balance and harmony, Please welcome... Princess Twilight Sparkle!" Twilight stepped forward and the ponies were clapping their hooves. "Thank you very much for your warm welcome. As you know, this is a new year for this School of Friendship." Twilight began. "When I first created this school, my vision was for friendships to spread across Equestria and beyond and strengthen bonds between not just Earth Ponies, Unicorns and Pegasi but all creatures that live on this world. Today, that vision can still keep getting better and remember. Friendship is Magic. Thank you." Twilight stepped off stage. The creatures gave a round of applause for the princess. The 4 ponies were touched. "If friendship is magic..." Lumber began. "Is that why you took us here, FlameStar? Out of curiosity." Jayhawk asked. "Yes," FlameStar answered. "It seems cheesy at first but it really works! The stronger the friendship, the easier battling is!" Now the 3 ponies wanted to strengthen their bonds together as a team. The 4 ponies set out, determined to have strong friendships and help recover with FlameStar. The 4 ponies had finished their first day classes and came to rest at a spot near a waterfall. They were enjoying a nice dinner-lunch hybrid. FlameStar's friends started to talk about Lumine again. "You sure the wedding isn't happening soon?" asked Jayhawk. "Shut it, blueberry." FlameStar groaned. "We're acquainted, and we're just gonna strengthen our friendship." "Until the moment where you summon all your courage and confess!" Midnight replied romantically. FlameStar shook his head. "Uhhuh." The red unicorn looked on. "Keep telling yourself that." Then, Rainbow Dash flew over. She was carrying some papers. "Hey there you 4. You forgot your homework for the day." FlameStar and the others groaned. Nopony likes homework, except maybe Twilight. FlameStar and the others had no choice. FlameStar trotted up to take the homework from Rainbow. "Thanks, Rainbow..." FlameStar said mildly annoyed. The rainbow pegasus went back to work. "Out of curiosity. What does the homework say to do?" Lumber asked. FlameStar shuffled through and read the instructions Your task is to travel around Ponyville and help out at least 5 creatures with their tasks. Write down what you did in the blank area. We'll know if you did them or not so don't lie. Honesty is an element of Friendship after all! "It doesn't look too bad..." Midnight said. Jayhawk and Lumber nodded in agreement. "And I get to show you around Ponyville some!" FlameStar replied. "Come on!" The 4 ponies trotted swiftly out of the falls and went into town to help out the others.
Homework HustleAs the 4 ponies trotted into town, they all saw how busy the streets were today. Midnight checked the to-do list. "Lets see... we need to help Applejack deliver some apples to a place called 'Sugar Cube Corner'..." "Then help Fluttershy with animal watch." Lumber continued. "Aid Rarity with modeling a new outfits for Canterlot." FlameStar said. "Finally, Help Rainbow Dash and the Wonderbolts perfect their Sonic Bolt maneuver!" Jayhawk finished. The ponies were amazed, but they were determined to help out the Ponyville residents. "Well Obviously I should go to Cloudsdale to help Rainbow Dash." Jayhawk said confidently. "Besides, I am a Pegasus. None of you can stand on clouds." "I could help out with the animals." Lumber said. "Earth Ponies are great with nature." "Then ill go get the apples!" Midnight replied. FlameStar was surprised. He was sure Midnight would choose to help Rarity model. "Then I'll go and model those clothes..." FlameStar said, but he was very nervous inside. It was bad enough he had to model in front of girls back at Canterlot High. He'd be devastated had he had to do the same where he actually lived. FlameStar trotted off to the Boutique to help Rarity. Jayhawk had arrived in Cloudsdale. He saw Rainbow Dash there waiting for him. "Hey! Jayhawk right?" Asked Rainbow. "You must be here to train with the Wonderbolts." Jayhawk smirked. "Sure am. Ready to dazzle the Bolts with my speed!" Rainbow glared at Jayhawk. "Oh really? I'd like to see you go faster than me." Jayhawk was suprised. No one ever stood up to challenge him back in the village. "Ok then..." The sky was cleared for Rainbow and Jayhawk. Soarin trotted in with a flag in his wing. "You will each take this track that flies over Ponyville." He explained. "You mustn't make contact with your opponent or slow them down in any way." Soarin pulled out his flag. Rainbow Dash chuffed and scrapped her hoof. Jayhawk spread his wings. "3... 2.... 1.... FLY!!" The two Pegasi rocketed out the starting line, leaving Soarin dazed and unsteady. Jayhawk hurried across the sky. His mane left a trail where he flew. Then he heard an explosion. "A Sonic Boom?" Jayhawk pondered. Rainbow flew by with rainbow colors all over her. "Correction: A Sonic RAINBOOM!!" Rainbow Dash rocketed away leaving her signature Sonic Rainboom in Jayhawk's path. "*Cough!* So much rainbow and cuteness!! *Hack!*" Jayhawk spluttered and crashed in the clouds. Rainbow zoomed by and crossed the finish. Jayhawk was upset. Rainbow flew down to him posing confidently, while Jayhawk banged his hoof in frustration. Meanwhile, FlameStar arrived at Rarity's Boutique. He peered inside and he didn't expect what he saw. It was a bunch of hoodies, tuxedos and casual wear for stallions. "Woah! I think I like it here more..." FlameStar said. He trotted in and looked around. The boutique was very empty. It looked as if something scared off everyone and they deserted the place. FlameStar wanted to make sure everything was okay. "If I go trot out and try to find Rarity, the Boutique will be open and busy again. Then I won't have to model something embarrassing." With that in mind, FlameStar set off to find Rarity, wherever she was. He didn't see a certain pony with lavender and pink hair watch him walk off. "Ok he's gone." The pony said. Rarity trotted out with a dress on a mannequin. "Well done, Sweetie Belle." Rarity said. "This dress isn't ready yet for FlameStar." As the red cladded unicorn trotted along serving for Rarity, Midnight had arrived at Sugarcube corner. Pinkie Pie was waiting for her. "Hello stranger from another town that I probably never seen before!" Pinkie greeted. Midnight blinked twice before recovering. "Um hi. I brought some apples." Midnight said. "Is this Sugarcube Corner?" "Sure is!" Pinkie said. "My name's Pinkie Pie! What's your name?" "Midnight Animes. I'm an old friend of FlameStar's." "*gasp!* FlameStar told me about you!" Pinkie said. "Your town close to the Changeling Kingdom was overran y dark vines, but FlameStar used fire to burn them away and got his Cutie Mark. Then the town kicked him out and he wandered Equestria and found us!" Midnight was taken aback from the mouthful that came out of Pinkie's mouth. Fortunately, She was able to tell what she said. "Pretty much, yeah." Midnight replied. "Is she always like this?" "You gotta tell me more about FlameStar!" Pinkie dragged Midnight into Sugarcube Corner and Midnight was in for a really LONG conversation. Back in Cloudsdale, Jayhawk had gotten back on his hooves and was ready to help the Wonderbolts. "Ok so, show me what has been happening." Jayhawk asked. The Wonderbolts took off and performed the routine. It was going well at first. In fact, it was mesmerizing. Then came what the Wonderbolts called "The Darkest Move." During this move, many Bolts will be together and makes it hard to see, hence "The Darkest Move." Jayhawk stared intensively at the complex maneuvers. Then it happened. One bolt couldn't gain enough speed to clear through and clipped another bolt. Soon this caused a domino effect until all the bolts have fell to the soft clouds below. Jayhawk spread his wings, noticing what just occurred. "I see the problem." Jayhawk pointed out. He flew into the air and said, "You don't have enough speed!" Rainbow Dash pondered a moment. "Without enough speed, you'll splutter out the sky because you're not flapping your wings. Too much speed and you'll overshoot the target and plummet into storm clouds." Rainbow Dash was impressed. "Hmm... its worth a shot! Speed training now everypony!" It had been about 2 hours and FlameStar still hadn't found Rarity. He had given up. FlameStar trotted back to the Boutique and saw Sweetie Belle. "Oh HI! You must be FlameStar." "Yeah, I'm looking for a pony named Rarity. Have you seen her?" "You're talking to her sister!" Sweetie Belle said. "I'm Sweetie Belle and my older sister is inside." FlameStar face-hoofed. "Of course..." he groaned. "I should've stayed at the boutique." FlameStar quickly brushed it off. "At least I'll be able to model those hoodies and tuxedos like I saw earli---!!!" FlameStar saw a mannequin of a gown and his heart sank... "Ok... no problem, no problem... this Is for friendship." But in the back of his mind, the memories or wearing a dress back at Canterlot High played on repeat the whole time. "FlameStar, Darling, you're here!" Rarity said, gratefully. "Let me guess, I need to model the dress?" FlameStar asked, dreading for the worse. "Oh no Darling! Your here to help judge the outfits!" FlameStar felt a weight being lifted. He breathed. "Oh that I can do! After all, honesty is an element of Friendship." Many, Many hours later.... FlameStar, Midnight and Jayhawk all reconvened back at the falls at the base of the school, it was nighttime and they were tired and dirty. "What happened to you, Midnight?" FlameStar asked. "I was talking for a long time and learned the laughter part of Friendship..." "I had to help the Bolts, but I did learn loyalty." "I helped Rarity with judging dresses. I learned Generosity..." Then, Lumber came back with a finch in tow. "Yeesh... you guys had a rough day today?" The ponies nodded, feeling very fatigued. "I learned something about kindness." "Seems like you 4 all learned something about friendship today." Said a voice. It was Twilight. "I observed all your tasks today and I'm personally grading you all. I was headmare of the school before." After a quick look through, Twilight finally said, "I'm happy to say you all passed! Well done today!" "Thanks, Twilight. " FlameStar said. He looked at his old friends. He had no doubts about them. He was happy they came to Ponyville. "Hey guys! Come with me to my place, I'll show you where you can sleep." The 4 ponies had a lively conversation as they trotted on home. "That FlameStar is really something..." Twilight said.
