//------------------------------// // Outdone // Story: Pegasus Feathers // by Vanilla Mocha //------------------------------// Mr.Cake hummed a cheerful tune while cleaning off the counter tops in he and his wives bakery. Suddenly there was a ring as the door opened. The yellow stallion turned, and saw a certain orange pegasus filly. Saying nothing, she nodded her head. The sun was rising. Apple Bloom was making her way to school down the Ponyville dirt roads. Sweetie Bell was running late; Rarity was making her a pink dress. Sweetie wished that today she could be the graceful one. Entering the schoolhouse was Ryon and Loviatar. Irothrust was already sitting in her seat at her wooden desk. Her big eyes scanned the room; she seemed scared. Apple Bloom walked in. Looking at the gray-red pony with the black cape and hood, she rushed over and began yelling. "You! You! That was you from yesterday! You bumped into me! You demanded apple seeds from me! You're the one! When I get my yellow hooves on you you're gonna regret it!" She yelled in the pony's face. The pony sat there, however. She starred into Apple Bloom's angry eyes. "Girls! Stop yelling! Apple Bloom! Go to your desk, now!" Ms.Cheerilee snapped at the fillies. Apple Bloom pouted over to her seat. Having one last glance at Irothrust, she turned at began her work. Sweetie Belle trotted inside. Her light pink dress with sparkles lit up the one-room schoolhouse. Matching pink horseshoes helped with the illumination. "Sweetie Belle! You look amazing!" A familiar voice said from behind her. "Thanks, Scoot!" Her voice cracked. The unicorn pranced over to her seat and sat down. Scootaloo followed and stopped to sit at her assigned seat. Sweetie Belle began to sit as her dress began to rip. It was underneath Apple Bloom's chair, who sat on her left. "Can you lift up for a minute, Apple Bloom?" Sweetie asked her friend. "Uh, sure." Apple Bloom said, sitting up, pulling her chair up as well. But she was too late- the dress already had a rip. Sweetie held back her sadness and tried to look on the bright side. "It's... it's okay... just a dress, right?" She quietly said. "Yeah, Sweetie Belle, it's just a dress." Loviatar sarcastically sneered, poking her head out from the left side of Apple Bloom and looking down the row at Sweetie Belle. "She's right. It's just a dress." Apple Bloom agreed, turning to look at the white pegasus. "Yeah..." Sweetie mumbled, wanting to cry. This was my chance to be pretty. She already outdid me, and school has barely started. Recess began, and the fillies and colts were let out to have free time on the small but sweet Ponyville Academy playground. As the others played the CMC had their meeting. "I think we should invite the new pegasus girl." Apple Bloom suggested, "Ya'll know, the one that sits to my left." "Yeah, I know." Sweetie Belle sighed. "What's wrong, Sweetie?" Scootaloo asked, not daydreaming this time. "I don't like her, uh, Loviatar, if that's her name. She sounded awfully sarcastic earlier." Sweetie Belle said. "But you two would have a lot in common. You both like fashion, you both enjoy being pretty... you both wore dresses! Ooh! Did you see hers today? It was so pretty being long and flowing!" Apple Bloom said. "That light pink silky dress with see-through black stockings for her hooves was just so beautiful!" Scootaloo added. "Even Scoots liked it! Heh, whatd'ya know? And I just love how her mane and tail were done in braids, and how the small sparkles on the dress matched her hair color. She even had a small crown on her head, and it had a bright purple gem on it!" Apple Bloom admired. Sweetie Belle sat in woe as her two friends commented about another filly's dress. "You liked my dress, right Scoot?" Sweetie Belle asked her orange pegasus friend. "Yeah, it was alright." Scootaloo said, stuttering. But I thought I looked amazing, Sweetie Belle thought. "I'll be right back." She said, and walked away into the midst of the other ponies.