As Star's cage was pushed out of the castle, she saw Twilight and her best friends head into the train with Marco following Fluttershy eagerly. Star snarled while the guards pushed her cage into the train and took it off the set of wheels and placed it on the seat next to a tall creature talking to the Mane 6.
The tall creature looked at Star and smiled a crooked yet genuine smile.
"This must be Star Butterfly." The tall creature gushed. "You look even more mischievous then I thought in those little hoofcuffs of yours."
Star felt tempted to spit in his horse-shaped face when she felt his lion paw rub her cheek.
"I'm Discord." He whispered. "A cute mare like you shouldn't be in those hoofcuffs...Twilight? Why don't you get her out of these and that cage too?"
"Because she could escape or harm somepony." Rainbow Dash snapped.
Meanwhile Star felt like her blush would show through her fur. Cute?
"I suppose if she does try anything I can use a freeze spell on her." Twilght answered. "Plus Zecora and Starlight Glimmer are in the other room anyway. Go ahead."
Star almost didn't realize what she said till Discord let go of her cheek and unlocked the cage and turned to her and released her hooves from the hoofcuffs.
Star gently walked out of the cage and stretched out her hooves, grateful for her new-found freedom. Twilight levitated the empty cage into the corner of the room with her magic.
"So Star." Twilight began, Star rolled her eyes and glared at her. "If you want more freedom like you have now, you will answer my questions."
"So forward." Star grumbled.
"Tell me about where you two are from, what school?" Twilight asked. "I've met humans before, just none quite like you two."
"We come from Echo Creek Academy." Marco replied. "Star, she came from..."
"Mewni, in another dimension. I was Princess." Star hissed.
"Then why would you want to be Princess here?" Pinkie asked.
"Because my parents sent me to Echo Creek because they thought I wasn't ready to handle responsibilities there." Star answered.
"Well, that makes sense. And it seems that it didn't work out there either since...well, you're here." Twilight explained. "But don't worry. We're not going to fail you, we're going to teach you all the elements of friendship."
"You can learn how to smile and have fun all the time like me!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed.
"You could visit my new boutique in Manehattan and learn how to do good for others like me." Rarity smiled and batted her eyelashes.
"You can learn how to be hard-working and honest like me." Applejack stated.
"You can learn how to be cool like me." Rainbow Dash bragged.
"You...could visit my animals and learn to be caring. Like me." Fluttershy added shyly.
"And being a little organized couldn't hurt." Twilight chucked light-heartedly. "Maybe I'll have you reorganize my books sometime."
Gee, thanks.
When they all made it to Ponyville, they all met up with Starlight and Zecora. Applejack and Rainbow Dash purposefully stood in Star's way, perhaps convinced that she'd try and harm Zecora.
Soon everyone left with the exception of Princess Twilight and her two students, the former looking very excited.
"It's definitely going to be harder teaching two students, but I'm up to the task!" Twilight exclaimed with a sparkle in her eyes. "You two settle in the library in the castle, I'm going to spend some time writing out Star's lessons!"
Twilight eagerly ran to the castle with Star and Starlight walking slowly. The latter glared at Star.
"I honestly don't agree with them sparing you for brainwashing my mentor." Starlight growled. "You should be grateful they didn't make you rot in your cell."
Star ignored her and when Twilight went into her castle, Starlight froze her with a spell.
"Did you hear me? I mean it." Starlight's threat sent chills down Star's spine and she nodded as much as the spell allowed her.
Starlight looked slightly pleased and unfroze Star. The two entered the castle and headed to the library accommodated with as much awkward silence as possible.
"Um Fluttershy, why is this pegasus here coming along with us back to the cottage?"
I could ask you the same thing. Marco thought annoyed as Discord flew over Fluttershy and Marco on the walk to her cottage.
"Because he and Star just showed up here and he needs a place to stay." Fluttershy replied.
"Well, you know your cottage has room for only one stallion and that's me." Discord commented smugly, winking at the Element of Kindness.
Marco felt his pelt burn with anger and sadness when Fluttershy glared at Discord.
"Discord, you have your own place and you know it." Fluttershy snapped.
"Guys, wait up!"
Marco looked around and saw Rainbow Dash fly right to him and smiled nervously.
"Hey, Soarin's roommate moved out and he needs someone to move in to pay the rent." Dash explained. "Marco, could you perhaps...?"
"I have no money and no job." Marco retorted. Before Rainbow Dash could respond, Discord snapped his fingers and there was a bag of cash on Marco's shoulders.
"There are plenty of jobs in Cloudsdale, that money should help you for several months." Discord explained, smirking.
"Okay jerk, what if I don't want to move to Cloudsdale?" Marco growled. "I'm not taking your money you thief."
"What did you just call me?" Discord hissed.
"Um, I'll just ask another pegasus." Rainbow Dash blurted out before flying off.
Fluttershy shook in fright and Marco and Discord stopped, looking ashamed of themselves.
"I think you better go." Fluttershy whispered.
"...well, what're you waiting for? Get on it." Discord snapped at Marco.
"I wasn't talking to him."
"Oh?" Discord looked hurt and nodded slowly before flying away, leaving Fluttershy and Marco by themselves.
"I thought he was one of your close friends." Marco said.
"He is, but he can be really clingy. I guess he really cares about me as a friend." Fluttershy clarified.
Marco scoffed internally, but his anger subsided a little.
Clingy as a friend my butt, if I didn't know any better he was trying to keep her to himself. Over my dead pony body.