//------------------------------// // Empty In Cloudy’s Heart // Story: Teacher Mothers Of The Week // by Lonely Fanboy48 //------------------------------// When Pear Butter’s class returns to the School Of Friendship, it was almost at the end of the school day. All the students went home after the most satisfying field trip they’ve had in a long time. So far it was the best thing they experience with their substitutes and they still have three more days left. As for Pear Butter and Apple Bloom, they took all the photos from today and showed them to Twilight Velvet in her daughter’s office and she was more then happy. “THIS IS PHENOMENAL!!!” Twilight cheered as she continues to look at every image on her desk. Just before the other teachers leave, Pear gave them apple cider to celebrate that they brought after they left Appleloosa. “Imagine what Twilight would think of this, she would see so many students loving her school if we do field trips like this.” Apple Bloom smiled. “I know.” Pear Butter replied. “It was a risk for me to make everypony show the friendship in Appleloosa, but we succeeded.” “Succeeded? YOU TWO WERE PERFECT!!!” Twilight’s mother was so happy, she gave Pear and Bloom a tight hug. “Ah!.....can you….please…..let go!” Pear cried. “You’re...crushing...us!” Apple Bloom added while her spin is being strapped. “Oh sorry.” Velvet noticing the pressure she causing as she broke the hug. “Anyway, How were the other teachers?” Pear regaining her breath. “They did good, Cookie Crumbles is going to show her students what to wear during proms. It’s her way of showing friendship by dancing in one of her favorite dance parties during high school.” “That sounds...interesting.” Apple Bloom making an awkward look. “What about Cloudy Quartz?” Pear asked. Twilight Velvet didn’t wanted to make a responses whatsoever. When this day begun, Cloudy just like yesterday spend most of her time in her daughter’s classroom with nothing to teach the students. Instead of answering Pear’s question, she takes her and Apple Bloom to Pinkie Pie’s classroom. The hallways were empty with no sound at all. It was like they are walking in an abandoned school while looking at all the rooms. But then again, it’s been a long time since the mothers been part of a school during their teenage years. They always had that in mind since they took over this week. After walking in a few hallways, they made it to Pinkie’s classroom. When Twilight Velvet opened the door, she saw Cloudy Quartz sitting in the middle of the room with her head lowered. It was a sad day for her, all of her students got excused due to the lack of inspiration she had and it doesn’t help her daughter wouldn’t be happy once she finds out about this. “Cloudy?” Velvet called which got Cloudy’s attention. “Yes?” Cloudy spoke in her depression tone. Twilight turned to Pear Butter and Apple Bloom as they’re still in the hallway. “Let me handle this.” She closed the door behind her and sat by Cloudy on the ground. “I know your having a rough time but we're close in the middle of this week.” “I get that, I know everything but can’t teach anything in this school.” Cloudy retorted. Velvet would easily took offended from her, but Pinkie told everything about her. But there's still one thing she doesn’t understand from Cloudy. “Can you tell me why you accepted your daughter’s offer to take over her teaching job?” Cloudy took a deep breath while she tries to be nice to Velvet. She looked into her eyes with the best in her intention. “Because I still love my daughter and the fact she did so many things on her own, I wanted to show her I still have her back. When your daughter told me what to do in this school, It was an opportunity to give Pinkie Pie something she deserves from a mother like me.” Pear Butter and Apple Bloom were eavesdropping on the situation and were surprised from Cloudy’s confession. As for Velvet, she was speechless. She always thought Pinkie’s mother was the opposite, but every family, even the Pie family, have their reasonings. However it wasn’t enough for her to accept the predicament Cloudy’s in. “If you want Pinkie Pie to respect you more, you need to show your students something about friendship.” She gets back up as she heads back to the door before turning her attention on Cloudy again. “Tomorrow, you gotta work things out with your students otherwise you will be remembered as the least interesting this week...no offense.” As she leaves the room, Pear and Apple are still waiting. “Is she’s going to be alright?” Apple Bloom asked. “I don’t think so, you should give her advice.” Velvet replied as she heads back to her office. Pear Butter and Apple Bloom looked at each other in concerned. After the day they had, it was a matter of time to see what Cloudy was doing all this time. Pear Butter and her daughter came inside the classroom while witnessing the dead silence. They listen to all the classes on Monday when they heard applause but not a single sound from Cloudy’s class and this was worse since Pinkie’s mother is all alone. Pear closed the door behind her looking at Cloudy, who is looking depressed. “Cloudy, do you think you should try to do something unique?” Apple Bloom asked. “What do you mean by that?” Cloudy retorted. “Like what me and Apple Bloom did today. Taking my students to a different environment about friendship, but not as in another field trip.” Pear discussed as she gives Cloudy a cup of apple cider. While Cloudy accepted the cider, she tries to understand the idea from Pear’s advice. “So, what you’re meaning to tell me to show my students my environment of friendship?” “If you put it in your class...yes.” Apple Bloom commented. “When Applejack told me everything when she tries to get along with your family, your felt disgusted with her idea of Hearths Warming. And you showed her what your family do in that holiday.” Pear continued. “My field trip was successful when Bright Mac showed me Appleloosa during my times with him. My knowledge of most of my friendships happened in that town and how it’s different compared to Ponyville.” Cloudy always thought that Twilight’s school involves her journeys to fix friendship problems and nothing more, but that would make her school all about adventures instead of studying lessons. “I think we should go now.” Apple Bloom said. ”We’ve been through a lot today and I just want to focus on tomorrow. Sorry.” “You’re right, I need some rest.” Pear opened the door for her daughter to leave while trying to give Cloudy the last of the information she has for her. “I know you can do better than this. Friendship has so many qualities and you have it.” Pear leaves the room while Cloudy came to the realization. Pinkie’s mother went to her desk and took out her photo of her family before her daughter threw the party she enjoyed. Her husband, Igneous Rock made so many rock figures during his job, but when he’s in a good mood, he makes figures of her daughters to cheer them up. Then Cloudy Quartz got an idea but not as much for her three days in this school but it’s her last chance to impress her students about friendship. If it backfires, her heart will remain empty, when she feels less of a mother to Pinkie Pie.