I would be lying if I said it wasn't awkward when everyone woke up and became aware of the situation again. I could feel it just like the others, maybe even more.
Sure, Pinkie Pie tried to get us to perk up. But that didn't work out well.
Sure, Rarity tried to make Twilight happy by offering to make her a new outfit when she found out she had given her old clothes away. But that wasn't successful either.
And I didn't have any good ideas that could have helped the slump that my friends were in. That's not something I've been good at, whether it was here or in Equestria. I guess that's the one thing that didn't change about me even though I was defeated.
The first thing I did when I woke up was get dressed. I probably would have eaten, but the breakfast was rock tarts, so I decided to eat my breakfast at the school. Besides, that kind of breakfast sounds like it could actually break some teeth.
"Sunset... Are you sure you don't want any rock tarts? They're delicious!" Pinkie Pie said.
"Well, while that offer is very tempting, I'll have to pass." I said.
"Oh alright!" She said. "You know, I can eat these because I have super strong Pie teeth!"
"That's a thing?" Applejack asked.
"It is in my family!" Pinkie said. "All the Pies have strong teeth so we can eat rocks!"
"That's an... interesting fact." I said.
"I started cutting teeth on a rock." Maud said.
"Um... how nice for you." I said. I wasn't sure if that was a good thing or not.
And then then others finally came downstairs.
Pinkie tried to do the same thing for them as she did for me. And they refused too. Apparently they were just as scared of losing they're teeth as I was.
"I think it's time for us to head off." Rarity said.
"Can I have just 5 more minutes?" Pinkie said. "I'm in the middle of a rock tart!"
"It can't wait Pinkie Pie." Applejack said. "We gotta go right now or else we'll be late."
"Oh, fine. I'll just eat it on the bus." Pinkie said.
"We're not goin' on the bus. It's gettin' repaired, remember?" Applejack asked.
"Riiight. Well I guess I'll eat it as we walk to school." She said, as she grabbed her bag and headed to the door.
"Are ya sure that's a good idea?" Applejack asked.
"Yes! There's nothing wrong with eating outside! I do it all the time!" Pinkie said. And then she hopped out the door, rock tart in hand.
"Well, she's probably gonna make an animal chip a tooth if she drops any rocks." Applejack said.
"What?!?!" Fluttershy said. "That can't happen! PINKIE PIE DON'T DROP ANY ROCKS!"
Now, I haven't been friends with Fluttershy for very long, but it's been long enough for me to know that she's not very loud. And if she is, then it's probably because she's worried about one of her many animal friends.
"So... they're probably running to school." I said, as I walked outside.
"Yeah. But I'd rather take my time to enjoy the walk to school." Applejack said. "I'm not really in a hurry."
"Yeah, me too." I said.
Now that we we're outside, I could here Fluttershy yelling at Pinkie Pie, even though they were at a distance. They still hadn't gotten out of earshot.
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"Pinkie Pie!" I said. She had finally slowed down by now.
"Yes, Fluttershy?" She said, as she turned around to face me.
"I was shouting at... you the whole way from your house to this... city bus stop..." I said.
"Why didn't you say something earlier?" Pinkie asked.
"Oh.. because you were going too fast for me to keep up." I said.
"Were you walking behind me?" Pinkie asked.
"No. I was running as fast as I could, but you run a lot faster than I do." I said.
"Well it's not my fault! I wanted to get to school and it's still two blocks away!"
I looked in front of me. I couldn't see the school in the distance, but I had a feeling we were close.
"You know, if I were you, I wouldn't worry too much about trying to keep up with me. But I would be worried about getting to school on time." Pinkie said.
"Well, I wouldn't have been chasing you if you weren't eating that rock tart and possibly dropping rocks that little animals could get hurt on." I said.
"Fluttershy! We have to time for explanations! WE'RE GOING TO BE LATE FOR SCHOOL!" Pinkie shouted, as she ran down the street again.
Now I understand why she said I shouldn't try to catch up with her. She is going too fast.
So I got off the bench and started to walk down the street. My friends caught up not long after that.
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"Ahhh! Pretty sun!" I said. I was laying on the front yard of the school. Mainly because I was waiting for my friends, but also because I was bored out of my mind.
I wasn't looking at it though. I knew better than to do that. I've been told that it's blinding, and I didn't try looking into it after that.
But I was enjoying laying in the sun. It probably doesn't sound like something I would do, but I actually do enjoy it from time to time. It's relaxing.
"Pinkie Pie?" I heard someone with a southern accent ask.
"Hi Applejack." I said.
"How the hay did ya know it was me?" Applejack asked.
"Oh, I know you're voice anywhere!" I said.
"Right. Well I think we've got a few minutes to spare, so..." Applejack said. "Any ideas on what we could do?"
There was a bunch of thinking sounds after Applejack asked that.
And then, the inside bell rang.
"Well, whatever we do, it'll have to be inside." Sunset said.
I almost didn't want to get up from the yard, but I knew I had to. If I tried to stay here all day, I would have gotten into trouble.
"Pinkie Pie, are you coming?" Rainbow asked.
I shot up as fast as I could. "Yes! Wait for me, Dashie!" I shouted.
And before I knew it, I was inside.
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I hadn't said anything to anybody all day. Not even my friends. In fact, I was too upset with myself.
And sweaty. Really sweaty.
I pulled the sleeves up on the hoodie I was wearing. I hoped that would be enough to cool off.
And then I felt something cold run down my arm. It kinda hurt too.
I looked down, and on my right arm, there was a long cut.
Oh no... my friends can't see that. They're gonna think I did it on purpose! I know I didn't though.
I looked over at the locker I walked past when the cold and hurt started. It was wide open, and there was a piece of metal sticking out.
I knew immediately that if my friends saw that, they would think I hurt myself as some sort of punishment. I have heard of people doing that, but that wasn't the case for me. I didn't intend on hurting myself that way. It just happened.
I pulled the sleeve down over my now injured arm, and I went off to find my friends.