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// 16 Just Another Day 
// Story: Forced Adoption 
// by Cool writer 
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	"So class, who can tell me what a timber wolf's weakness is?" Ms. Learnbudd asked the class. Harmony and Amy had been secretly enrolled in the Canterlot school during the year they had spent in Equestria, so they could have a normal childhood if they never made it back home. If you asked Harmony, it was a waste of time. Amy, on the other hoof, loved the idea! She, not so secretly, also loved being a pony. But being a pegasus to boot was icing on the cake. Amy raised her hoof.
"Fire?" She answered the teacher's question. Ms. Learnbudd smiled.
"Correct ms Pond!" Amy had chosen the name "Golden Pond" under the pretense that "Amy" wasn't pony enough. Amy failed to completely stifle her snorts of laughter. Learnbudd rolled her eyes. She was used to Amy's strange reaction to her own name. Right now, "Harmony" and "Golden Pond" were in magical beasts class. As can be discerned from the name, it is about the more... disagreeable creatures of Equestria. Today's class was practical knowledge, and tomorrow was practical usage: Harmony's favorite class. Ms. Learnbudd also taught the usual classes, math, science, and magic.
Both Pond and Harmony shared a common friend: his name was Wavy Line. Wavy was a very loud unicorn colt, with an eagerness to rush headlong into whatever challenge presented itself, but once he had a plan in mind. Without a plan though, he was useless.
"So, what do you wanna do after class?" Wavy whispered to his friends, who sat one row ahead of him and adjacent to each other. Harmony shrugged and took some notes.
"I was thinking we put some of our magical beast knowledge to good use." Pond grinned.
"Are you nuts!?!" Harmony almost shouted. "I mean, sure if we had a gun or something," Harmony began, quietly.
"What's a gun?" Wavy Line asked, but was ignored.
"But we can't even use weapons, so no!" Harmony hissed to Pond.
"I would have to agree with Harmony." Ms Learnbudd angrily announced. "Let's keep this talk of 'adventures' for after class, shall we?"
"Yes ma'am." All three of them replied in unison.
"Now, who can tell me how to cast a simple, ignite spell?"



Harmony, Golden Pond, and Wavy Line were walking home from school, talking.
"So, how about it?" Pond asked with narrow eyes, lifting off the ground, hovering by a foot. "You guys wanna go explore the woods?"
"I don't it's a good idea." Harmony said.
"Oh, don't be such a baby, bro." Pond said, nudging Harmony in the shoulder. Part of Harmony and Golden Pond's cover stories was they were siblings. In Harmony's opinion, it was a plus. "Wavy, you're with me right?"
"Totally!" Wavy shouted. "This is gonna be awesome! You gotta come Harms." Wavy also nudged  Harmony's shoulder.
"Har-mon-y! Har-mon-y!" Wavy and Pond began to chant.
"Fine!" Harmony said, cracking. "Let's go explore the stupid forest."