A change of worlds

No, It’s not easier. I thought even I could get away from three fucking kids, but no, and here I am running up on the school house, god please don’t make me go back to school, Scootaloo’s han-hoof is still in a vice like grip around my hoof, dragging me closer to... There!

“Come on! Hurry up.” Scootaloo still dragging me along, I should just give up and lay down, I’m dying here.

“J-just give m-me a minute.” I managed to wheeze out between breathes, the school house was just a few hundred yards down the road. “Good god, have they got enough hearts on that thing?” Seriously it covered, I know it’s a land of love and shit, but come on!

“Um yeah, it’s not very awesome, but we’re going to be late.” At this point Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle were just outside the school house with a particular darkish pink teacher, and she did not look happy to see Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle so late, as the two filly’s walk-trotted, still getting use to that, up to Cheerilee heads lowered, I could already feel the evil of Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon, fuck I hate those two. “Oh no, we’ve so got detention.” Now finally Scootaloo let go of my hoof and allowed me to just fall to the floor, thank GOWD! “Come on, get up we really need to move now!” Yep, Scoots I ain’t moving anywhere.

“Just go on without me.” I so hope that sounded as dramatic as it did in my head, I know it probably won’t wor...

“Okay.” Before I could even finish that thought she was off running, Gah! Galloping to the school house. You know for someone who looks up to Rainbow Dash, The element of loyalty, she sure was quick to ditch me... Bitch. Well at least I can now go get my Pinkie party, Woop! As I clambered to my hooves to start wa-trot away I could hear Cheerilee not shouting but giving a stern talking down to for been late, then I heard something about detention, I’m I so cruel to just leave those three to that fate as I walk away it was my fault they are late, with my shitty running... Bollocks to it I'm just going to call it what I know, if I wasn’t there they might have been able to make it on time, am I really just going to walk away from them? Looking back at the three filly’s and mare the former all had their head lowered staring at the floor I couldn’t see their faces but I had an idea of how they would look, the teacher on the other umm hoof, I suppose, was looking down at then with a look of disappointment mixed with a touch of anger. I came to a stop after seeing what I had caused, could I really just leave them to whatever Cheerilee had planned for them? No I couldn’t, didn’t see that one coming did you, you though I would just leave them to it, well no I can’t, I have to watch this. So I sat the fuck down and watched, what there is no fucking TV here I need some form of entertainment and this is it, so there I sat watching the CMC get a stern talking to.

“Well this is boring.” And with that I turned to leave when an idea passed through my mind of Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon having way to much enjoyment out of this, I could let them have fun out of this could I? No I couldn't, I turned back around and ran towards the school house , and of course when I say run I mean stumble with speed, as I got closer to the building the group of four was just about to go inside. “Wait!” I called out still ‘stumbling with speed’ the three filly’s did not stop to look back at me but the teacher did, she turned to look out at a strange colt that she had never seen before stumbling his way to school, I would imagine that’s what I looked like.

“Oh hello there.” She said that way to cheerily, Well it is basically her name I suppose, once I finally reached the doorway to the building I could catch my breath before continuing, hanging my head, to weak from the run to lift it, fuck off I’m on that out of shape.

“Hang on, just *Gasp* give *Gasp* me a sec.” God dam, running is hard as a horse-pony whatever. “Right I think I'm good.” I was still breathing a little heavy but I could form a coherent sentence. “It not their fault.” I need more oxygen before I speak full sentences, need to keep then short.

“What is not their fault dear?” Not going to lie I cringed at that I hate been called ‘dear’, it make me feel like I’m been talked down to, I need to straighten that out fast. As I lifted my head to look at the teacher a worried smile had formed on her face. “Are you alright, dear?” There it was again, it sounded so aggressive it probably wasn’t but it sounded like that to me, I need to deal with that first.

“Please don’t call me that, I hate been called that.”

“Been called what dear?” She’s doing that on purpose now.

“That ‘dear’ I hate it, reminds me to much of been a kid.” Yeah stupid thing to say, I know, but it just slipped out before I could stop it.

“But you are a...”

“I know, it a long story, just please don’t call me that.” I cut her off I’m not going to let her talk down to me anymore than necessary. “Anyway, it’s not their fault, they are late, it mine.” This seemed to have taken Cheerilee by surprise, an unknown colt defending three of her students.

“Why it that?” No ‘dear’ this time seems to have worked.

“You see...” No I didn’t think this through before you ask. “You see... I’m new!” Well d’uh. “And they were showing me around Ponyville and I got a little lost and they ended up late because they were looking for me.” Not my best lie ever but I’ll make it work.

“Okay.” Cheerilee’s smile became very motherly at that point it was kind of infectious, I found myself smiling back. “Well come on it.” What!? NO! That smile lasted long.

“Wait I can’t I haven’t done any paper work. Don’t I need to apply and stuff?” I have no idea if the school system works the same it does in our world, I always assumed it did.

“Oh no need dear,” There it is again. “This is an open school. Foals can come and go, no need for any paperwork, just learning, the royal pony sisters pay for these types of schools.” That makes no sense! “This school is free for all foals. Isn’t that great?” No it means back to school. “Come in.” Before I could even argue further Cheerilee was behind me and pushing me in to the school building.

Inside wasn’t much different from the show apart from there were a lot more desks, still a lot of hearts, why? The class was talking amongst themselves sharing stories of crap I could give a flying fuck about. The CMC were all sat at the back of the room, next to each other. “Class I have an announcement, pay attention!” The class fell silent and all eyes fell upon me, good god I’ve just noticed ponies eye are weird they are way too big for their heads, I’m not going to think about it too hard. “We have a new student.” She doesn’t know my name this may be fun. “Go ahead introduce yourself.” Touché.

I opened my mouth to speak but couldn’t find the words with so many ponies watching me it felt to mush like been back in school, I know I technically am, but all of my life experience, I know I don’t have much I am only 27 but it’s enough to have some confidence to talk to a class full of fucking foals, but it felt like my lung were been crushed under the weight of all the combined staring, it was petrifying, I could barely breath as time ticked by I heard sniggering coming from somewhere, I started scanning the class for the culprits, I knew who it was Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon, are somewhere in here. There! Right at the back in the corner, and I was right they were laughing at me, I’m already been bullied. FUCK NO! I’m 27 years old just fucking speak you god dam jackass! “I’m...” Oh crap I’ve forgotten my name, I can’t be that nerves, can I?. Thorn line, Hedge row, Steve? Thorn Row! “My name it Thorn Row.”

“What kind of a name is that?” Diamond asked under her breath hoping not to be heard, I think.

“What kind on a name is Diamond Tiara?” I shot back, thank you writers. The class fell in to a different kind of silence, the tense kind, as me and Diamond glared at each other.

“Why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself, Thorn Row.” Cheerilee interrupted the silence before mine and Diamonds staring contest escalated, thank you Cheerilee I looked back to the bulk of the class to continue.

“Fine, I’m new to town I use to live in a land far, far away. I don’t know much of Equestrian culture or stuff like that.” Hopefully if I say that now they won’t question how I don’t know when Hearth Warming is. “And insert interesting and mysterious back story to why I moved here. Ain’t much more to say.” I could be bothered with anymore of this shit, I’ll deal with it later. Everybody just looked at me, really creepy.

“Well, uh, why don’t you take a seat over there next to Rumble.” Cheerilee said with the same amount of confusion in her voice as the class had on their faces, pointing a hoof to the colt in question, and so I walked down the row to him, the seat I would have was next to the windows, grand seat that. As I sat down a looked across the gap to the next line of desks Rumble was looking at me with a rather large smile on his face.

“What?” I asked, to which he just pointed a hoof to my desk, my empty desk, crap. Slamming my head on my desk I just sat there. This is going to be a long day.