//------------------------------// // Market Day/ Confidence Lesson // Story: My Little Pony: Hybrid Friendship is Magic // by Zipp Storm //------------------------------// The next day was Market Day in Ponyville where ponies went into town where there were multiple stands with fruits and veggies for them to purchase. Jasira was walking thought the place with a basket on her back. Over the next few days her lesson continued with Twilight and Rainbow. Now, Jasira could talk very fluently and she could fly better too. She even did a few flips in the air or two. Twilight gave her some bits so that she could but some fruits and veggies for herself. Snow was back at the Castle taking a short nap. Jasira saw stand that was selling some apples and went over to it. The sales pony was a light peach colored mare with a white mane and tail. “Hello there, what can I get you?” she asked. “Oh, um I would like two apples, please?” Jasira asked. “That will be two bits.” The salespony replied. Jasira reached into her cloak pocket and pulled out two bits and placed them in front of her. The salespony took them and placed two apples on the counter but just as Jasira was about to grab the apples, she was shoved aside, “Move it shrimp!” “Oof!” Jasira landed on her side and saw a burly stallion standing where she was. The stallion was brown pegasus with black mane and tail. Also he had a scar over his right eye. The stallion then took the two apples! “Hey those apples belong to her.” The salespony exclaimed. The stallion laughed, “Really? Cause I’m the one who has them now.” The stallion then looked down at Jasira. “Anything you wanna say, punk?” Jasira shook her head and got up with her head down, “N-No I’ll just... go.” and she walked away from the stand and the pony. Jasira went to another stand which had oranges for sale instead of apples. She paid for three oranges this time but just like before she was shoved to the side by another stallion who took her oranges. This stallion was burly pegasus as well but this one was black as night with a white mane and tail that looked to be trimmed. Once again the sales paint tried to stand up for her but the stallion just ignored him and Jasira walked away once more. This scenario happened several more times! By the time Market Day was over, Jasira was left with an empty basket and stomach. She sighed sadly and walked back to the Castle where Twilight and her friends were. “Oh hi Jasira, how was Market Day?” Twilight asked gleefully. Twilight noticed how sad Jasira looked as she just placed her basket on the the Cutie Map and walked away. “Woah... she’s looked sadder than a pig with no mud.” Applejack commented. “And her baskets empty.” Rainbow noticed. “Did u give her enough bits Twilight?” “Yes I did. But why didn’t she come back with anything?” Twilight wondered. Suddenly there was a knock at the door. “Whose that?” Twilight opened the door to reveal to two sales ponies from before. “Oh hello, is there anything you need?” Twilight questioned. The two sales ponies pulled out two apples and three oranges. “Yes Princess can you give these to the pony we just saw walk in here. She tried to buy them but two awful stallions bullied her and took them.” Twilight gasped in shock. Nevertheless, she took the fruits in her magic. “Thank you. I’m sure she’ll love them.” The salesponies nodded and Twilight closed the door. She went back into the throne room and explained to the girls what occurred. “Oh my stars, poor darling.” Rarity cooed. “No wonder she looked so ruffled up.” Applejack added. Rainbow looked angry, “Just wait until I find those two bullies.” “Rainbow, fighting is not going to save anything.” Twilight scolded. Rainbow grumbled. “Why didn’t Jasira just stand up for herself?” Pinkie asked. “Pinkie, she’s hasn't have much contact with ponies so she’s probably doesn’t even know what happened or how to handle it.” Fluttershy reminded. "Oh right." Pinkie replied. "We should probably go talk to her." The girls agreed and went to Jasira's room where they found her sitting on her bed with a sad expression on her face. "Jasira?" Twilight called. "Huh?" Jasira looked and saw the girls in the doorway, "Yes?" Twilight levitated the fruit over to Jasira, "Some of the salesponies came by and wanted me to give you these." Jasira smiled and the fruit was placed in front of her. "Thank you." "And.... they kinda told us what happened." Twilight added. "Oh." Jasira replied. Applejack walked up to her, "Why didn't you stand up for yourself, sugarcube?" "I always avoided conflict when I was on my own." Jasira replied. "I always hid in the shadows." "Well, now you have to stand up for yourself, darling. You mustn't let them treat you that way." Rarity stated. "But... how?" Jasira asked. "Well teach you how to stand up for yourself." Rainbow stated. "You will?" Jasira questioned. "Of course sugarcube." Applejack said. "Well.. okay." Jasira nodded. First, Rainbow and Applejack helped Jasira with eye contact. The two of them looked at her and she stared back at them. When they gave her angry looks they expected her to give the same look back but she just innocently blinked back. Next, Pinkie and Fluttershy helped her be fast on her hooves... well Pinkie did most of the work. Fluttershy kinda just watched from the sidelines. Anyway, Pinkie and Jasira were galloping next to each other and Pinkie sped ahead, expecting to see Jasira but when she looked back, she saw Jasira playing with a butterfly. Finally, Rarity and Twilight helped her to become stronger. The two of them fired magical blasts at Jasira, who they expected to counter with her own, but she simply dodged and ran away from the girls. Soon, the six all met back in the throne room. "So teaching Jasira how to stand up for herself has been... uh... different." Applejack stated. "It's like she doesn't want to stand up for herself." Rainbow grumbled. "It's not that she doesn't want to Rainbow, she's been all alone for two years. Being bullied is still new to her." Twilight explained. "But come on, it's like she doesn't even have an angry side. She's just too soft." Rainbow said. "Rainbow, don't say that." Applejack cut in. "She'll learn. It just takes time." What the girls didn't know was that Jasira was listening in on their conversation. She felt ashamed of herself, thinking she's let her friends down. She sighed sadly and quietly left and exited the castle. She walked through Ponyville with her head hanging low. "Guess I'll just be a pushover forever." Jasira mentally claimed. Just then, "Hey punk!" Jasira stopped in her tracks and turned around to see the two bruly stallions from the market. They approached her with cocky grins. "Got something for us?" the black stallion grinned. Jasira, not wanting to deal with the two stallions, turned around and started to walk away. "Hey!" the brown pegsaus blocked her path. "We're talking to you, missy." he growled. "Just... leave me alone." Jasira said quietly. The black stallion then came in front of her and snarled, "And what if we don't... what are you going to do about it?" Just then, something inside Jasira just.... snapped. She suddenly growled like a tiger at the two stallions and spread her wings, surprising the pegasus who thought she was just a unicorn pony. Her horn and Element sparked with vast amounts of magic. "I... SAID... LEAVE... ME ALOOOOOOOOONE!" she let out a scream and a large shockewave of magic that consumed a large section of Ponyville in a large explosion. Twilight and the girls felt he explosion and rushed to the scene. "Jumpin Junebugs!" Applejack cried. When they got there, the whole area was black and covered with soot and there was a crater in the middle on the area. The girls and some bystanders rushed over to the crater and gasped, "Jasira!" Twilight and the girls leaped into the crater and examined Jasira. "Oh my stars!" Rarity exclaimed. They saw Jasira's tail and the black scales on her hooves and her large wings. "What the-? What is she?!" Rainbow exclaimed. "I don't know, but she's hurt." Twilight said. "We have to get her to the hospital." The girls nodded and they all rushed out of the crater and made a beeline to the Ponyville Hospital.