Author's Note

This is an AU Zaksaurus brainstormed, so the User was the one who actually started the story. I'm just helping Zaksaurus make the story.

New Students?

Celestia’s sun raised over the horizon, shining over Equestria, especially the newly reopened School of Friendship. In one of the quarters in the dorms, Silverstream woke up with a big stretch and a yawn before realizing it was her first OFFICIAL day of Friendship School.

“Oh wow! My first real day here! This is so exciting! I wonder what I’ll learn! I wonder what friends I’ll make! I wonder what I’ll learn with my friends!” Silverstream ranted to herself in excitement before memories of her young home came to her mind. "Oh Zak... Why did the Storm King take you away?” Silverstream lamented as she couldn’t help but sigh at a bad memory regarding terrible news about her childhood friend. “I hope Zak and his family are okay… wherever they are.”

“Friend okay?” A female voice asked as Silverstream looked down, seeing her bottom bunk buddy, Yona the yak, before she snapped herself out of her glum.

“Totally good, Yona! I just can’t wait for today’s classes!” Silverstream responded as she and Yona got up and ready for the day before meeting up with Sandbar, Gallus, Smolder and Ocellus. The Young Six started heading to class while hearing other students chatting about two new students transferring here for some reason. But then all of a sudden, everyone heard a combination of a twinkling sound and a warbling sound before a crash was heard outside not far from the front gates.

"Whoa! What was that?!" Smolder noticed as Silverstream flew outside.

"H-Hold on!" Ocellus called out as she, Smolder and Gallus flew after her while Sandbar and Yona followed on the ground. The Young Six were soon outside with the Mane 6, Starlight Glimmer and Spike not far behind them before they all saw tiny stars surrounding two creatures, one being a male hippogriff as tall as Silverstream, having water-blue feathers, sky-blue claws, hooves and beak, a red mane and tail with yellow-orange stripes. He was definitely in good shape as he was accompanied by a small, round, yellow insect-like strange creature in armor with a mask resembling a rhino-beetle with blue glowing eyes shining through the mask’s eyeholes.

“Phew! You never know if these things land or crash.” The male hippogriff sighed in relief while shaking the dust off himself

“You’re telling me, but I still can’t believe I get to come here.” The strange insectoid knight added while dusting himself off with gloves he was wearing.

“Zak? Is that you?” Silverstream gasped as the red and blue hippogriff looked towards Silverstream and smiled before she cried tears of joy. The Mane 6, Starlight, Spike and the rest of the Young Six were confused when Silverstream rocketed over and gave the male hippogriff a bear hug.

“So this is the childhood friend you told me about?” The insectoid knight asked.

“Hehe, yeah, she is.” The male hippogriff confirmed.

“Wait, what’s going on here?” Twilight asked.

“Oh, you’re the headmare of the school, Princess Twilight Sparkle, right?” The male hippogriff noticed.

“Yes.” Twilight answered, still confused.

“The name’s Zak, Zak Hurricane. And this is my bud, Beetlo.” The hippogriff introduced himself and his friend.

“I suppose we’re the transfers you’ve been hearing about.” Beetlo noted before bringing out two letters of recommendation and gave them to Twilight as she read them.

“Hmm… Well, they seem to be the real thing. But who is this Sumarda?” Twilight pointed out.

“It’s a long story.” Zak answered. “Well, maybe not that long.”

Silverstream hugged Zak as he smiled, having missed her before the groups headed inside for Zak to explain his story.

“The Storm King?” Rainbow Dash asked.

“Yeah, he and his army were right on my tail, same with my parents and fraternal twin sister’s. Let’s just say someone saved our lives and brought us to their home for sanctuary.” Zak explained.

“I’m so happy to see you Zak!” Silverstream cheered.

“Me too Silverstream, and it’s nice to know you made more and new friends. Anywho, my sis should be coming later this week or month with a few other friends. But that’s no big deal.” Zak noted.

“Well, I am glad that more creatures are coming into the school. But we don’t know this Sumarda.” Twilight informed.

“Don’t worry, you’ll meet her soon enough.” Beetlo assured as Spike stepped forward.

“Maybe I should give these two guys a tour.” Spike suggested.

“Good point.” Twilight admitted. “Class will be starting soon anyway.”

Soon the tour began as Zak and Beetlo looked around.

"Huh, lot of ponies around here." Zak noticed.

"Well, this is the school's first day as an independent one." Spike explained.

"Huh, I see." Beetlo nodded.

Meanwhile, in Pinkie's class of Laughter, Pinkie Pie was giving baking lessons as Silverstream was as excited as ever. But something was different about Silverstream with her giving a loving sigh, thinking about Zak as Smolder and Ocellus looked at the female hippogriff.

"Do ya think...?" Smolder whispered to Ocellus.

" I mean... my changeling senses tell me that, so maybe..." Ocellus whispered back as Pinkie Pie brought out cupcakes.

"Oh! Cupcakes!" Silverstream smiled.

"Well at least that part of Silverstream is the same." Smolder noted in relief before Silverstream’s stomach growled.

“Wow, someone sounds peckish. Don’t worry, I made more.” Pinkie assured while Spike passed by the classroom with Zak and Beetlo as the dragon laughed.

“A-Are you serious?!” Spike asked, still laughing.

“Hehe, yep. Sport teams nowadays could give players very peculiar names.” Zak nodded.

“Ha, and don’t even get me started on the confusions that joke can cause.” Beetlo chuckled.

"So has Silverstream been good while I was gone? 'Cause me and her always used play together when the both of us were young." Zak checked.

"Well, she and her friends are the reason why we reopened the school. They were a huge help." Spike answered as Silverstream had 6 cupcakes as Pinkie noticed the boy’s conversation and the hippogriff’s appetite, getting an idea, but decided to discuss it with their friends later.

Later, in Rainbow Dash’s class of Loyalty, the class were doing sports and fun activities as Silverstream and Gallus wrestled a bit.

"Oh wow, I feel so full and boom!" Silverstream quipped as she defeated Gallus with Zak watching with a smile, knowing she can defend herself.

"Well, at least the students are having fun." Spike noted as Silverstream, now going up against Smolder, noticed Zak and blushed before Smolder managed to gain the advantage and won. Rainbow Dash saw that and noticed something different about Silverstream, but shrugged after having decided to talk with the others about it later.

"Heh, indeed." Beetlo agreed as lunchtime later happened after Rarity's class of Generosity.

"You guys hungry?" Spike asked.

"Yeah, but we brought out own lunches just in case." Zak answered as he and Beetlo brought out lunch boxes.

"Oh, that's cool." Spike shrugged while the Young Six went to their table as Ocellus and Smolder decided to ask Silverstream about something while having lunch.

"So Silverstream, it seems you have feelings for Zak." Smolder noticed.

"Why don’t you tell him about your feelings?" Ocellus added, surprising Sandbar, Yona and Gallus as Silverstream choked on her drink a bit. "W-What're you talking about?"

"Come on me and Ocellus saw you blushing at Zak and he blushed back while looking at you." Smolder pointed out.

"C-Come on, you don't really think he'd like a hippogriff like me." Silverstream responded before everyone heard Spike let out a loud surprised yell, causing them to look where that came from, only to be shocked as they saw Zak and Beetlo eating a smorgasbord of food. Silverstream blushed even more before Zak and Beetlo soon finished eating, yet having not gained a single pound.

"O-Okay, now I get why you brought your own lunches." Spike stammered in shock.

"Wow, Yak impressed." Yona noted.

"You're telling me." Sandbar agreed while Ocellus remembered noticing Beetlo's face while he ate earlier.

"W-Wow..." Silverstream stammered, at a loss for words.

Soon, the school day continued as the rest of the Mane 6 noticed Silverstream's reaction to Zak's appearance. Later, Spike showed Zak and Beetlo their dorm room. "Here we go. This is where you two'll be staying."

The duo looked around their dorm room while noticing the bunk bed.

"Hmm... Impressive." Beetlo said.

"So Beetlo, you ready for this new adventure?" Zak asked.

"Indeed." Beetlo nodded as Zak smiled, glad that he reunited with Silverstream and hoped to spend more time with her.

“I’ll leave you guys to it then.” Spike said before leaving as the duo looked around once more.

“I’ll admit though, could use a little magic.” Zak noted.

“Definitely. Normal on the outside, big as it can to be on the inside. Like an alternate reality.” Beetlo agreed as Zak searched his feathers for something before bringing out what looked like a high-tech summoner.

“I’ll set up this food summoner while it also does its work on the dorm room.” Zak informed. “I’m not ready to let it all out, but I’ll let the minimum out.”

“You said it, brother. Surprised you told me that we shouldn’t yet.” Beetlo noticed.

“I’m just a bit nervous on how they’d react.” Zak admitted while starting up the machine.

Meanwhile, in the realm of chaos in Discord’s house, a female voice was echoing in his head while Discord slept. “Dissy… Discord… Discord. Cousin. Cousin… WAKE UP!!!”

That jolted Discord awake as he rubbed his head. “Ooh… My senses are going crazy, but why? It feels like it’s coming from… the School of Friendship? *Chuckle* What adventure is gonna come on soon?” Discord wondered before snapping his fingers, disappearing with a poof.