//------------------------------// // First Day of School // Story: The Wolf of Equestria // by MrAquino //------------------------------// I followed Sandbar around for a small tour of the entire school ground right after getting breakfast; a bagel with cream cheese and an apple. It wasn't exactly great, but knowing it's ran by only seven ponies and a baby dragon, I can't exactly complain. "So, what do you think of the school so far?" Sandbar asked. "It's… alright." I answered. "If I remember correctly, didn't this school shut down because… how do I say this… some of the students weren't ponies?" Though I knew the answer, I should show some interest. "Yeah. Neighsay and the EEA didn't appreciate what Headmare Twilight was doing. He didn't believe creatures can be friends with each other and ponies." "Right… well… this school is supposed to help teach friendship to others. But what if they already have friends?" "Oh? And who are your friends?"  … Crap! He got me there. And I don't think any I'd my real friends back home can work. "Uh… I mean, not me, but metaphorically speaking, what then?" "I think you need to ask headmaster Twilight about that." As soon as he finished that statement, he bumped into another pony. They were a mare, around Sandbar's age, a Pegasus with a mint coat & feathers, and with a fairly long violet mane & tail.  "Oh! I'm so sorry, Sandbar!" She spoke, catching some papers that fell to the floor. Sandbar stood up, shaking himself off. "Oh hey, it's no problem. I was just showing our new student around the place." The mare looked up at and gasped, pretty close to screaming. I just stood back, giving a bit of an awkward wave with an equally awkward smile. "Uh… hi." I simply greeted. The mare hyperventilated a bit. Sandbar gently nudged her towards me. "Soaring Virtue, meet Legosi. Legosi, Soaring Virtue." "He's a- he's a- he's a-" She stammered. "... A wolf?" I spoke. She promptly let out a scream and booked it, leaving a small trail of papers. "... Who was she?"  "Oh… sorry about that," Sandbar apologized. "I guess it's because you're a bit… well… scary looking."  "Ya think?" I leaned down to pick up one of her papers. They looked like Math questions. "... Is her first class math?"  "Uh… yeah, I believe so." The bell rung overhead. "Oh! You know the way to get to your first class?"  "I should." And if he's right, I should follow her scent if I got lost… that sounded creepier now that I'm saying it. "Come meet me outside of the school to get a tour of Ponyville!" "Uh, yeah, sounds nice." I started to head towards the classroom, picking up the papers Soaring had dropped. I entered my first class, and sure enough, sitting down in the front seat was Soaring Virtue. She looked at me and seemed startled to see me enter the same class with a few others. But I think me approaching her made her look like she was going to have a major panic attack.  "... You dropped these." I simply stated, carefully putting the papers in front of her. She looked very much surprised and confused. "I… uh… I'll let you be." I turned around, but nearly jumped at the sight of a particularly famous pink pony.  "Ooh! A new student!" She spoke, rather excited, pretty much disappearing and reappearing everywhere around me. "Oh! Are you Legosi? Or is it pronounced Legoshi? She or see?" I didn't know whether I was saying his name right. "Um… either is fine, Ms. Pinkie Pie."  "Oh! That's great to know. And I see you gave Soaring Virtue her papers back. You're such a charmer." I blushed. "N-no, I was just doing the right thing. That's all." She laughed at that. "Oh I know. And that's an important step in friendship. But please, take a seat right… there!" She pointed to an empty neat next to Ocellus. "But before you do, please, tell the class your name and something interesting." I turned to the classroom looking at me. Oh boy, school anxiety coming right back. "Uh… h-hi. I'm Legosi… or Legoshi, however you want to say that. And… uh… I'm a wolf." There was a delay, but a small applause. A sigh of relief came as I sat next to Ocellus.  "Alright, class, so today, we'll be going over-" Pinkie presented her subject, though my attention came to Ocellus. "You joining the study circle?" The changeling asked in a whisper. "Um… yeah." I answered.  "Oh good. I need a study partner really badly." "Well, that's good, because I may need all the help I need to pass some subjects."  "Ahem!" Pinkie spoke. We both sat up and looked at her before she went back. "Be here on Thursday?" Ocellus quickly asked. "Yes." I simply answered. History class rolled along, and inside was Sandbar and Yona, both sitting next to each other, with the teacher this being, very surprisingly, Spike the dragon. "Hey, Legosi," Sandbar said, "how did your first class go?" "It was… ok." I answered. "But how did you know that mare, exactly? Soaring Virtue, I mean." "Oh, she works at my dad's restaurant." "... Wait… your dad has a restaurant?" "It's great!" Yona intervened. "Great place to hang out! Next to Sugarcube corner." "Um… what's it called?" "The Coconut Grill!" The stallion and yak answered simultaneously. "Oh… that… sounds interesting. Is that you wanted to show me, Sandbar?"  "Yeah, and others." He replied. "Ah… well, I would like to see the town as well." I kinda already got the layout of the place from the show, but again, I want to at least seem to be new here and lay low a bit. But this Coconut Grill does sound new, so I'm a bit intrigued at least. "Wolf look strong." Yona commented on me. "Uh, what?" I asked, looking down at myself. "I mean… I'm probably stronger than most folks here, but-" "Wolf should join Yona tomorrow." "... Uh, ok… but where-?" She placed both of her closed hooves over my snout, shutting me up.  "Not in front of Sandbar." "Aww, come on, Yona," Sandbar playfully whined. "You always go missing on Tuesdays." "It secret." She simply replied. Ok, this got me a bit intrigued… maybe I will join with whatever Yona is doing tomorrow.  Lunch had arrived, and though I could see Sandbar sitting by the other creatures, I wasn't sure if I could just sit down and join in whatever conversation they were having. So just like back home, I just sat by myself and enjoyed my meal; a grilled cheese sandwich with a cup of mixed fruit. Though my ear was twitching, I overheard a conversation from another table.  "So, did you try it?" A young stallion asked. "Uh, no!" Another replied, "That's just an old mare's tale." "No, it's real!" A mare said. "I looked into my reflection that night as well, and my reflection said it wanted to be an author." Looking into your reflection at night? What were they on about? "You sure it was midnight?" The first stallion asked. "Because any other time, and it fails." "That's also the other reason why I'm not doing that silly game." The second stallion replied. "I'm not going to stay up until midnight just to supposedly chat with my reflection to learn what I really want." Hmm… a chat with your reflection to learn what you really want? I'm… a bit hesitant about that… does it work on other days or just Mondays? … Bah! What am I thinking? That's probably some satanic shit like Bloody Mary or using a Ouiju board. But my mind was taken away as Soaring Virtue approached me, looking a bit scared.  "Um… is this seat taken?" She asked. I just shrugged and gestured to the table. "Take a seat." She complied, sitting in front of me as I took another bite from my sandwich. "Hey… uh… about earlier…" "Yeah?" "... Thanks… and I'm… well, sorry about that." "... Eh, you're not the first to act that way around me." Probably untrue for Legosi if he came from Klugetown, but very truthful for me back home. "Oh… I uh…" She took a bite from her sandwich, leaving us in awkward silence.  "... Sandbar's taking me to the Coconut Grill after school." "He is?" "Yeah… what's it like over there?" "It's… ok…" "... Doesn't exactly sound promising coming from you."  "N-no, it is, I'm just… well, a bit anxious, that's all."  "Because you're with a wolf who stands twice as tall as everyone?" "... Yeah." We continued eating in silence, though I finished first, standing back up. "Well, I hope tonight will be better, and the rest of this school year." "Oh, yeah, same as you."  Though I left, I swore Sandbar was giving her the bedroom eyes. … Maybe I was seeing things, but I should probably ask him about his opinions on Soaring when we're alone. Thank God Lunch happened because there was so many smells in Applejack's outdoor cooking class. And who else was in my class but the two birds themselves, Gallus and Silversteam. Though I'm starting to question if Faust is behind this since I'm assigned with them as my partners for this class. "Hey! Legosi!" Silversteam spoke. "Have you ever done any baking?" "... I've cooked before," I answered "but I'm not much of a baker." "Ooh! And have you ever done meditation?"  "Um… where is this going-?" "She wants you to join Fluttershy's meditation circle on Wednesday." Gallus blurted.  "Gallus!" Silversteam yelled.  "What? That's what you were doing. And I say he's more of a Buckball player than a meditation." "... And when is Buckball?" I asked.  "Told ya. It's supposed to be today, but coach Rainbow Dash is feeling a bit ill today." "... Well, I'm not much of a sports guy, nor a meditation person, but both sound intriguing, so it can't hurt to try." And it would probably help with credentials… wait… why am I thinking of this when I should get back to my real home? "Hey, that's sweet!" Silversteam spoke. "We're gonna have a swell time!" "Don't Jinx it already." Gallus commented. Last class, and it was English, taught by Rarity, and I was next to Smolder. Though, unlike the others, she didn't even tried to talk to me at first. "Oh my!" Rarity began. "Mr. Legosi! I did not realize you're so into drama." "Uh… pardon?" I asked. "Oh, Mr. Capper sent me photos of you "expressing" your love for the act." I'm a bit scared now. "He did?"  "He didn't tell you? Well, I'm glad he did, and might I say, you look… special with that make up and dress on." Wait, what!?  She then showed me a folder with not only written information, basic things like age, height, weight, ECT, but my eyes were caught on some photos of m-er-Legoshi in a pink dress with make up on, making… him looking like a drag queen. To say I was shocked was an understatement. I know that in early times, only men could perform, so if there was a female character, then they'd dress up as a woman, usually also wearing a mask. But to see… me… in that… and giving a sultry look to the camera… I needed a moment. Too bad my moment was ruined by Smolder snickering, seeing pictures of me in a dress. "You sure look pretty with that dress." The dragon snickered. My cheeks blushed as I quickly hid the photos back in the folder. "Smolder," Rarity spoke in a stern voice. "It's not nice to laugh at someone's hobby and express their love for the fine arts. I think you should also join Legosi this upcoming Friday, if not, so I don't dock you points." Smolder's expression went sour. "Ugh, fine, I'll attend… not like I've got anything better." Well… this is going to be interesting… I just hope she doesn't  somehow show anyone those photos. As soon as class had ended, walking past the various ponies and fellow students, I met up with Sandbar at the school entrance. "So, how was your first day of school?" He asked, leading the way. "It's… alright." I answered, following him. "Lots of folks asking if I'd be interested in joining their clubs and after school activities." "Well, yeah, if you're gonna be here, you may as well try things that interest you."  "Not saying you're wrong, but I usually just head home, do my homework, and eat dinner before going to bed." "You never wanted to try anything?" "I did, but couldn't; both of my parents were busy with work, so my brother and I had to come home immediately." He stopped and looked at me with a surprised look. "You have a brother?" Oh shit! Did Legosi have a brother? "Uh… yeah. He… didn't want to join… for… a job!" "Oh? What does he do?"  "He's… a fisherman. He catches fish for a living." I just smiled and prayed he believed it. "... Sweet! I hope to meet him one day." Thank the lord. He continued our path. "I hope Soaring Virtue is there today."  "You really do seem to like her."  "Yeah! And she totally likes me!"  "And why do you like her exactly?" "Uh… she's pretty." "So you're attracted to her because of her looks?" "Well… she's also nice to me." "I mean, from what I've seen so far, everyone seems nice to each other." "... You've never been in love, have you?" "No, but I've been hit on before by other people." High school memories… I never got those guys names, and it took me too long to realize they were hitting on me. "Let's just say it felt really weird." As Sandbar said earlier, he gave me a tour of Ponyville, and like when I first arrived, ponies were shocked and a bit frightened to see a towering bipedal wolf walk around town, even if I was wearing what I believe to be a school uniform. Sugarcube Corner, Carousel Boutique, that Quills and Sofas only store, pretty much all of the landmarks from the show are presented to me. But last was The Coconut Grill, right next to the Ponyville pond, but just a bit away from the town. It looked like a classic beach shack, with some Tiki statues as the pillars, with various fishing nets and surf boards decorating the outside walls. Sandbar entered through the door, and I followed, though unlike back in school, I had to kneel down to enter. Gonna safely guess that Twilight's doors are tall for Celestia, and these people don't expect royalty to enter at all. But the interior really did read something like a bar, with some tables around inside, with most seats being stools around the bar area, but most of the seating being outside on a large dock with enough space for a stage. A few ponies were inside, drinking from coconuts, and I can smell the flames and... fish… meat… "Yo, welcome to the Coconut Grill," the voice of an old, surfer sounding stallion spoke, shaking me out of that phase. Is this going to happen all the time? Anyways, my attention went down to see, indeed, an older looking stallion. He had a green coat with a sky-blue mane tied up into various dreadlocks, really selling that laid back beach bum look. "Yo! I ain't seen someone like you before! You new around here, man?" "Hi dad!" Sandbar spoke, approaching his father. "This is one Legosi, one of my new friends in school." "Woah… you've got, like, a talent for befriending, like, non ponies, Sandy." Sandbar blushed. "Dad, not in front of my friends." Sandbar's dad turned to me. "Sorry, the name's Beach Bro." He extended his hoof out. I reached over to shake it. "A pleasure to meet you, sir. And this is a fine place for you."  "Thanks, man. And hey, since you're here, you wanna try some of our Coconut shakes and fish sampler?" "YES!!!"I barked, making everything quiet. I quickly covered my mouth. What the hell did I do that for!? "I mean… yes, please." I quickly followed Sandbar to our seat, lowering my head and ears, quite embarrassed for what I did.  "You alright, bud?" Sandbar asked. "Is this normal?" "Uh… n-no… I mean, I'm fine, but that wasn't normal. I…" I took a deep breath. "Look, I'm gonna be honest, I don't know what's happening to me. It's really hard to explain, and even if I do, it's gonna sound fake." "I'm listening. Go ahead." As he said that, Soaring Virtue approached our seats and handed us our Coconut shakes. She had a smile, but it looked rather forced… maybe it was for Sandbar, since he didn't notice and just waved to her before focusing back on me, taking a sip. I took a sip from my drink as well. Very creamy and sweet… almost like drinking Vanilla ice cream, almost. "Well… it happened last night. I was approached by this mare-" "Princess Luna?" "... No. Different mare, actually. She was white and-" "Oh! Princess Celestia."  "... No. Can I finish?" Sandbar nodded apologingly. "Anyways, I was approached by this mare with a white coat, with a red mane that wasn't waving." I stopped, anticipating another interpretation. Luckily, Sandbar didn't. "Well, I was in this room, a sort of ball, and it was like she could read my mind, and had a fortune telling me." "... You were approached by a fortune teller?" "You can say that. She got some tarot cards and said that some disaster was coming soon, and it was a mystery, but it would lead to self discovery." "That sounds ominous."  "Yeah. But the weirdest part was… was…" my nose started to go off as I smelt something delicious approaching. Freshly cooked… steaming almost… meat…" Small pony sat the plate down. Fish… cooked fish… large quantities… mine! MINE!!! Ponies scream! Don't care! It's mine! Feast! Feast for myself! Fish taste good! Fish is weak! Fish is food! Food make me strong! All are- Squeak!~ … Ball!? Squeak!~ Squeak!~ A BALL!!! BALL!!! BALL!!! BALL!!! Baby pony have ball! Throw for me! Throw ball! Squeak!~ Run run run! Catch! Bring it back! Give ball back! Throw it again! Throw ball again!  Squeak!~ Sploosh!~ Chase chase chase! Jump! Dive for ball! Ball for baby-! Splash!!!~ … What the hell just happened to me!? I was underwater, with something in my mouth… it felt important. I swam right back up to the surface, seeing a crowd had formed on the dock of the Coconut Grill. Why were they looking at me? And why do they all look scared? "Puppy got ball!" A very young foal spoke, looking a bit like Sandbar in coloring, but with some pink in her mane.  I grabbed the thing I was holding in my mouth. Wait… I jumped into the lake to catch a ball? But I also felt a bit full… last I remembered was seeing the fish sampler and… Oh. Fuck my life. I could see Sandbar looking very embarrassed at what just happened, even sneaking away. I… I gotta get away as well. I very quickly swam to the nearest shore, shaking myself as dry as I could, and just booked it! Didn't stop for anything! Just ran back to the school, running past everyone, not even caring if I was still wet or not. Ran right into my dorm and slammed the door!  Did I just seriously lost control of myself? Everything was a blur. Is this going to happen a lot? When Faust said about the upcoming disaster… Am I the cause of it? I hope not! But if I am?... No! I have to prevent this! I have to keep these… instincts in check! And it was in the Coconut Grill! Sandbar wouldn't tell anyone about this. … Would he?