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// Welcome to our humble club! 
// Story: Canterlot High Bachelors 
// by Ponysubmarine 
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It was nearing the end of the school day, and Scribble Dee was looking at the clock by her classrooms door, anxiously waiting for it to strike 3:20. It seemed as if the last five minutes of class would last forever. Mr. Discord's physics class was always fascinating to Dee. She loved his enthusiasm and his sense of humor, even though he seemed a bit odd, sometimes even scary. But sadly, Dee could not bring herself to listen to him today, because after the bell for dismissal rings, she will head straight for the computer clubroom, and face her love interest.
Dee took Ms. Cheerilee's advice to heart, and now had a good idea what to do when she got there. She wasn't on the verge of fainting like at the beginning of school, but she still feels a little nervous. As Dee continued to ponder, she was startled by the vibration of her cellphone, rumbling in her pocket. Discreetly, she pulled it out and looked down at it beneath her desk 
"Hey Dee, u ready for ur first day of comp. club?" 
It was a message from Watermelody. Dee typed cautiously to avoid catching Mr. Discords attention. Fortunately for her, Discord was busily entranced by his own lecture, waving and gesturing like a musical conductor as he discussed AMO (Atomic, molecular, and optical physics). 
"Yeah, I'm ready. Still a bit jittery, but I think I'll be fine. :) "
"I can meet with you after class if you want a little encouragement."
Though Dee did feel like she did need some motivation, Melody's brash behavior this morning convinced her that it was best to do this alone. After all, she didn't want to embarrass herself in front of Care Root again, even though he didn't seem to notice. Still, she didn't want to rush things. Melody's recklessness almost rivals that of Rainbow Dash.
"Thanks Melody, but I've got this, don't worry." Dee responded.
"You go girl! Tell me all about it later tonight 'kay?"
Dee smiled to herself, her anxiety turning into an excited impatience. The bell suddenly rang, signaling the end of the school day and a mad rush of activity that poured out of the classrooms and into the hallways as students either headed for home, or attended extracurricular activities on school grounds.
Mr. Discord cooed his class as each student walked out of class.
"Au revoir kids, and have a splendid weekend!"
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Dee took several breaths before opening the club room door, and tried to be positive by constantly thinking to herself that all will be fine.
"Deep breaths girl, deep breaths." Dee said to herself.
She then slowly opened the door, immediately catching the attention of everyone in the room. 
"Well hi there! Welcome to our humble little club. We were expecting you."
Dee turned to her right and saw Atomic Ned smile at her.
"Sweet, another girl! My name is Velvet Sky. You must be Scribble Dee. Care told me you would be dropping by and also mentioned you were interested in joining our club." said a brown haired girl wearing a yellow scarf when she suddenly appeared and shook Dee's hand.
Velvet was making Dee feel rather uncomfortable with the way she was greeted. Everything felt like it was going too fast. Thankfully, Atomic Adam came to her aid and gently pushed the scarfed girl aside.
"Easy there Velvet, give her some room."
Velvet then looked at Dee, embarrassed at herself.
"Oops, sorry, I kinda got carried away. I'm just exited to know that I won't be the only girl in this club anymore!"
"Only if she decides to join-"
Scribble Dee interrupted rather strongly, "Of course I'll join!", only to quickly cover her mouth with her hands. 
"Ooh, me and my big mouth!" She thought to herself. An outburst like that will surely make the club suspicious to her actions and expose the real reason she joined the club if she wasn't careful. 
"Alright!" Yelled Velvet as she punched the air. "I'll go get refreshments, make yourself at home Dee."
Care Root opened up a chair for her and smiled. Velvet's excitement prevented him from property welcoming Scribble Dee. His gentle voice caught her off guard as he offered her a seat.
"Sorry about that." He whispered to her.
Dee looked at him and blushed. Indeed, Velvet was good at distracting as she didn't even know Care was right behind her. She then got a rush of adrenaline as she composed herself and began to think of a way to break the ice. As she sat down by a large table, she couldn't help but notice that Care was repairing a laptop. 
"Is that an Alien ware 13 graphics amplifier!? Those are brand new!" She gasped. "Is it the school's or yours?"
Care smirked as Dee questioned him. 
"It belongs to Vinyl Scratch, the school disk jockey. She dropped it on the ground and damaged it, so I offered to repair it for her." 
Care Root said this rather happily as he removed the damaged outer surface. 
"I felt bad for her since she said she didn't have any money to fix it, but I said it was no  problem."
Dee looked at him with astonishment. "That's rather generous of you."
Just then, Velvet Sky returned to the room with drinks.
"That's our Care Root. He's always trying to help out everyone with their tech. He's just loves gizmos so much, and with a face like his, you'd think he was an angel. Yup, he's got a heart of gold alright!"
"Aw, gee." Care blushed, "Now you're just having fun with me."
"Don't take it the hard way buddy." Ned responded "It's true."
Care responded with a nervous chuckle and resumed his work.
Ned and Velvet went to the side of the room to play on a Super Nintendo that had been installed, deciding to leave the de facto leader of their club with Dee.
"Anyways, Scribble Dee, what do you like to do?" Care Root asked.
Now Dee had Care's attention, and her mind quickly went blank. While not necessarily alone, she had never expected to converse with Care so soon. Not that she didn't want to, but it was her first day as a member of the computer club after all.
Dee thought to herself, "Come on, it's not like he's proposing to you, get a grip!"
Just as she finished thinking, a picture formed in her head. An altar before a chapel, a priest, and Care Root standing right before her in a nice suit with his hand held out and-
"WHAT AM I THINKING!?" Dee thought. "Me and my stupid imagination!" 
In a split second, the world around her suddenly paused, as Dee scrambled to think of something, anything, that can get a conversation going. Without thinking, she simply blurted out whatever words that she could think of.
"Bake cake."
Dee shuddered, realizing what she had just said, and scolded herself in thought.
"DUMMY! DUMMY! DUMMY!! Cake!? Of all the things you could say, cake?"
Care Root interrupted her thoughts and broke the awkward silence.
"That's sounds neat." 
"Huh?" Dee was confused, but relieved at the same time. 
The two other club members turned around, with Velvet chirping with delight.
"Ooooh, you can bake cake Scribble? I love cake!" 
Ned pitched in and motioned his hand at Dee.
"Me too! Hey, maybe you could make a cake for the upcoming school bake sale!"
Taking advantage of this situation, Dee simply agreed to this suggestion.
"O-okay." She said bashfully. Dee couldn't say no, not after seeing how happy Care Root looked as she said she liked to bake cake.
She smiled nervously, and tried to change topics before adding more to the matter.
"Say, is that Street Fighter II?" she asked.
"Oh, why yes." Care answered, "Wanna play a round?"
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After a day of nerdy activities, the computer club decided it was best to call it a day. Dee enjoyed spending time with the group of techies. She beat back her fear and got  close to Care Root, even though she blundered a bit. Video games and computer discussions, as well as completing math homework were done with enthusiasm because Dee shared these interests with this group. When she played on the Super Nintendo with Care, she felt her anxiety melt away. This sort of distraction from thoughts of love and other romantic ideas helped ease Dee's fears with being with him, and instead flooded her brain with optimism about her future with the club, and with Care Root. Just as the group dispersed, a dreaded question came from Ned.
"Oh, one more thing Dee, the bake sale is next Tuesday, do you think you can sign up for it before you go home? If you like to bake, then I'm sure you'll love this activity."
Letting off a nervous grin Dee answered, "But of course!"
"Awesome, see you later!"
Care Root  and Velvet patted her on the back before leaving, with Scribble Dee walking alone towards her locker, thinking to herself deeply.
Scribble Dee's mind went haywire.
"Ooooh, why did I have to speak before thinking!?" She said to herself. "I don't know how to bake cake!" 
Just as Dee finished her sentence, she heard an exited voice exclaim from within a locker beside hers.
"WHAT!? You don't know how to bake cake!"
The echoing locker suddenly popped open, revealing a pink-skinned girl with fuzzy pink hair. Dee fell back on her bottom in astonishment.
"H-how, what, where did you-?" Dee asked in bewilderment.
"Never mind that silly! You just said you don't know how to bake cake, and I'm here to help you! Oh, my name's Pinkie Pie, what's yours?"
"Scribble Dee." Dee answered rather jittery.
The energetic girl helped Dee up and took her by the hand as the two exited the school.
"Where are we going!?" Dee asked as Pinkie Pie dragged her.
"We're going to my most favorite place in town! Sugar Cube Corner!"
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"Okay Featherweight, first things first, before we make ze magics, you must catch Care Root's attention!"
Standing outside Sugar Cube Corner, Photo Finish lectured Featherweight on her plan to help him get with Care Root. 
"But how Finish?" The frail boy asked. 
"It's very simple my little friend. You are going to enter ze bake sale ze school is holding this Tuesday and win his heart through his stomach! Mein mother conquered mein father with zis tactic, and behold, I am before you!"
Featherweight raised his eyebrow questionably and thought, "There she goes again, all melodramatic."
"I guess it's worth a try." He said.
"Oh it'a worth a try alright." Photo said to herself. Grinning deviously, she ran through her plan once more in her mind. 
"If I intend to achieve zis successfully, I am going to need some help. Now, what was the name of zat sage girl again? Ah yes, Zecora. If I recall, she may have something that can help with zis little...problem"
To be continued...