Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Before I even get the chance to reach for the alarm, I find my face being covered in slobber. “Alright Titan, I’m up boy! I’m up!” I say to the German Shepherd, licking me to try and get me to turn off the alarm. I get out of bed and turn off the alarm. “Big day ahead, Titan,” I say, scratching him behind the ear. I grab a t-shirt to throw on for the time being, quickly wash the dog slobber off my bright white face, and put my contacts on my sky blue eyes, then head downstairs to the kitchen to grab a quick bowl of cereal.
“Good morning Lighting!” a voice calls out. I look over to see a light gray woman standing in the kitchen. She has blonde hair with a single red highlight going down her right, as well as those same blue eyes that I have. “Morning, Mom,” I say in response. I then look at the figure standing next to her. “Hey dad.” The tall, tan, dark brown haired man turns around to look at me with those amber eyes of his. “Good morning son,” his booming voice speaks out. “Ready for your first day of school?”
“Dad, it’s not like it’s my first day all over again. Just, my first day at a new school. Nothing to be ready or nervous for, really.” He chuckles as my comment. “I know that, son. But still, new school, new peers, new teachers and all. Just want to make sure you’re prepared is all.”
“Thanks, but I’m fine, Dad really,” I reply, grabbing the milk from the fridge and heading for the box of Lucky Charms. I grab a bowl and spoon and dump the cereal and milk in. But as I go to eat the first spoonful, I get a slap on the back which nearly causes me to spill my spoonful of cereal on the table. Swift, I think to myself. I turn around to find, just as I guessed, my older brother Swift Bolt standing there with his light gray skin and messy, jet black hair. “Sup, lil bro?” he asks, giving me a mischievous look with those purple eyes of his. “Hey Swift,” I simply reply, finally getting my first mouthful of cereal. “Is Bounder up yet?” I ask no one in particular. But as if on queue, I hear him come running down the stairs. “Hey everyone!” calls out the short, yellow skinned boy with the same brown hair as Dad and same blue eyes as me and Mom. Everyone responds with a “hey” or “good morning” to Bounder, as he goes to grab some Eggo waffles to eat. Cool. Whole family’s up and at it now.
We kinda just eat breakfast and discuss what everyone is doing for the day, since we just moved here and all. Obviously, Bounder and I are going to school, Canterlot High if I recall correctly. Swift had officially moved out years ago and was only here to help us move and unpack over the weekend. So he’s just gonna help Mom and Dad out until he decides to head back to his home, wherever that’s at. Dad is actually in the military, but is off duty for a little which is why we chose to move now rather than later. He says he’ll have to leave in a few days and will be gone for God knows how long. And so, that leaves Mom. She actually got a new job opportunity here in Canterlot, one of the main reasons we moved in the first place. Her first day is actually today, so that’s cool.
After we finish our breakfasts and discussion for the day, Bounder and I head back upstairs to get ready for school. Great. Personally I never really had disliked school, but it’s not like I’m enthusiastic about it either, ya know? But for some reason, today specifically has some sort of extra drag to it. Maybe it’s those Monday vibes. Whatever. Anyway, I head back to the bathroom and brush my teeth then quickly comb through the golden blonde mess I call my hair. I don't mind it messy, because you can't tame the mane, ya know? Anyway, I then go back to my room to get dressed. Let’s see, random t-shirt, jeans, jacket. Cool. I grab my backpack and make sure everything is in it and ready. But before I head out, I take a good look at the jersey I have hanging on my wall. A number 23 Chicago Bulls jersey, signed by the legend Michael Jordan himself. Honestly, I’m not afraid to admit he’s my hero, or that I look up to him. Man was a freaking basketball legend. You got this Lighting, I think to myself. Hell yeah I do. And with that, I head back downstairs and wait for Bounder.
As per usual, Bounder takes his sweet time to get ready and come to the door. God, I swear that kid is going to make me miss the bus one of these days. But eventually, he makes his way down the steps and to the front door. “Bye Mom! Bye Dad! See you after school!” I call out. I then turn to Swift. “See you around, man.” They all say their byes to Bounder and me, then we head out into the world. As we walk to the bus stop, I nudge Bounder with my elbow. “Nervous?” I ask.
“Nervous?” he repeats. “What for?”
“Hey, you never know man. New school, new peers, new teachers.” I say, giving him a wink.
“Yeah, as if. Maybe you’re the one who’s nervous!”
“Nah, that’s not me.” We make it to the bus stop and there are a few other people there waiting. I look around so I can attempt to remember what the stop looks like. I think I’ll be fine getting off the bus after school, though.
We all kind of just stand around at the bust stop, just waiting. No one really has anything to say to anyone else. Again, Monday vibes. What a killer. Anyway, the bus comes after a few minutes of just awkwardly, silently standing around. We all get on to find that it’s empty. Huh. Must be the first stop. I take a seat in the way back, and Bounder takes the seat across from me. Probably going to be a long ride, so I take my headphones out of my backpack and play one of my music playlists. Man do I love music. I try not to like jam out or head bop too hard, I mean I am on public transportation of course. But then Queen starts playing and I have to really fight the urge to not go full nerd and start air guitaring Brian May’s solos. God I’m such a nerd…
Anyway, the bus stops at the school and we head off. School looks pretty big actually. And the front kind of gives off this castle vibe. There’s also this like mustang or horse statue out the front too. Looks pretty cool, I have to admit. The exact second he’s off the bus, Bounder starts taking off like a bullet. I just smile and shake my head. Classic Bounder. I look over the school again while heading towards the entrance. Man. I’m gonna have to learn where all my classes are, as I didn’t really get the chance to do that over the weekend. Doesn’t really matter though, I’m sure I’ll get the gist of it in due time. Well, look out Canterlot High! There’s a new guy in town and his name is Lightning Bli-
“Oof.” Uh oh. I think I just ran someone over. I look down in front of me to see this girl on the ground. Geez, way to go Prince Charming! “Oh my goodness I’m so sorry! I wasn’t paying attention to where I was going and...” The girl doesn’t even look in my direction, like she’s scared or something. I see that she has a nice yellow skin tone and a blue dress on but she’s hiding her face behind her long. Light pink hair. “Hey, are you alright?” I ask. No response. Yikes. In fact she seems to get more intimidated the more I speak. Man, what can I even do at this point? I guess I should at least try to help her up. Show a little kindness. I mean, it is my fault she’s on the ground and her papers are scattered everywhere. Oh! Her papers! I hadn’t even realized them at first. “Here, let me help you,” I say, going to pick up the papers. It’s the least I can do.
But as I go to grab one, I notice the picture on the front. “Oh my gosh! Are those puppies?” I ask excitedly. Yeah, I’m a sucker for dogs. The girl seems to perk up at my sudden enthusiasm. When she sees the smile on my face, her teal eyes just bright up and all of a sudden, she’s matching my enthusiasm. Wow. This girl is adorable when she gets excited like that.
“Oh yes, they are! You see, I volunteer at the animal shelter nearby and I like to come out here throughout the week to hand out flyers and ask people to volunteer.” she explains as I help her back up. Her voice is really soft and just quiet. “Were you interested in volunteering?” she asks, with this adorable smile on her face. Dang. How can I say no to that?
“Well, I just moved in so I won’t be busy with anything for a while. Sure, why not. It’ll be fun!” I start to pick up the rest of her flyers.
“Oh! I thought you didn’t look familiar! My name is Fluttershy!” she says, extending out her hand.
“Lightning Blitz,” I reply, shaking her hand.
“Well, it was nice meeting you Lightning,” she hands me a flyer. “If you’re still interested in volunteering, everything you need to know is on that flyer! ”
“Alright, thanks! I guess I’ll see you around, Fluttershy!” I wave as I walk off and she waves back. Cool. Thirty seconds on the school grounds and I already have after school plans. Wait, let me actually see when and where I need to be so I don’t look like a complete buffoon. I quickly scan over the paper looking for the info I need… Alright! Got it. Man, those puppies are just adorable. I hope there are some at the she-
“Ouch!” Next thing I know, I’m the one on the ground. Man I really need to stop running into people. I’m not always like this, I swear! I look up to see this bright orange girl with red and yellow streaky hair rubbing her head with her eyes closed. “I’m so sorry,” I start. “I was paying attention to where I was going and-”
“No no, it’s okay,” she says, opening her turquoise eyes to look at me. Wow. I think my heart just skipped a beat. She is beautiful… Oop. She’s reaching her hand out to help me up. I snap out of my trance and take it, getting up. “Hey! You’re the new guy, right?” I just simply nod my head, at a loss for words. “Well, my name is Sunset Shimmer,” she says, extending her hand. Wow. Sunset Shimmer. Such a nice name. And it suits her so well too.
“Ah, my name’s Blitz, Lightning Blitz,” I say shaking her hand. Her skin is so smooth. She giggles a little at my James Bond intro.
“Well you see Lighting, I’m actually supposed to show you around, you know, give you a tour of the school and all.” Awesome!
“Oh, really? I didn’t know about that. That’d be great, thanks.” Too bad Bounder had already zoomed off. Wonder if she’s supposed to show him around too, or if he gets a different tour guide and the stars aligned in my favor to have me walk into mine.
“Well, we can get that started if you’d like?” Guess it is just me.
“Yeah! Sure thing!” And with that, we’re off. We head inside and Sunset explains to me the layout of the school and where to find everything. It’s actually pretty interesting and convenient. Each hall or wing is dedicated to a certain subject, like math or English or something like that, which differs from my old school where it was loosely grouped by grade level, and even then you still found yourself running halfway across the school to get to your next class. I guess that still would happen here, even more technically, but at least there’s a much more logical reason for it. Anyway, after all that’s done, the tour ends near my locker, which is cool. “Alright, well that concludes the tour. If you have any questions you can always ask Principal Celestia or Vice Principal Luna! Or, if you see me around you can always feel free to ask me anything or just say hi if you’d like!” She says, giving me a warm friendly smile.
“Okay, well thanks a ton Sunset! I really appreciated this and you helped me out a lot.”
“Anytime! Well, I‘ll see you around Lighting!” And with that she gives me a wave as she heads off. Naturally, I wave back. Man, what a girl. She seemed really nice and friendly, and really smart too. And I just can’t get over how beautiful she is… I shake my head to get myself out of my trance. Need to focus on school now. Only a few more minutes before I need to be in homeroom. Luckily, it’s close by and the same class as my first period. I quickly open up my locker and grab the stuff that I’ll need, shut it, then head off to homeroom. I get to the classroom, and see that most of the desks are full, except for a few in the way back. Nice. Just where I like to sit. I take a seat in the back and just take out my phone, scrolling through Discord and Reddit waiting for something to happen. Eventually, the teacher comes in and takes the attendance, morning announcements happen, and the bell rings, telling everyone to head on over to first period. Most of the kids get up but not me. My first class is right here in this class, and it’s one that I don’t mind too much, especially if the teacher is any good. I reach into my bag and grab my notebook, pencil, and graphing calculator. That’s right, first up on the list is Calculus I.