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// 1. Meeting with the newcomers 
// Story: Ponyville Elementary 
// by Giboy 
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Chapter One: Meeting with the newcomers

The sun already high in the sky, as Cheerilee trotted towards her workplace, the Ponyville Elementary School. This will be her fifth year with this class. She already know everything about her class. Their personalities, habits, friends and enemies. This is her family. However, this year will be different. Four new pony will arrive to her class. She got this information two days ago. In such a short time, could not do a background check on them, so she is in the dark with the new arrivals.
As the schoolhouse appeared on the horizon, Cheerilee let out a sigh. She could only hope that everything is going to be fine...

Sweetie Belle tossed and turned in her bed, not wanting to get up. She know that this day is school day, the first one in this year. She was waited for this day, when she can meet with her friends and her teacher. She was in Canterlot the whole summer, with her parents and sister. Sweetie missed her friends greatly. She forced herself out of the bed, and went to the bathroom, to ready herself.
Fifteen minutes later she was down in the kitchen and started to make breakfast, cereal with milk. After she finished eating, Sweetie went to her bag. Yesterday she already packed everything, but better safe than sorry. When she finished, she closed the bag, and placed it in her back and started to walk towards the door.
Sweetie was halfway towards the school when she heard something. When she turned, she saw something she didn't see long time ago: An orange pegasus filly, with purple tail, and a helmet on her head. She's riding a scooter. Scootaloo, one of her best friends, and fellow Crusader. Her friend spotted her, smiled, and waved to her. When Scootaloo caught up with her, Sweetie greeted her:
"Morning Scoot, I missed you in the summer!" she said.
"Hi Sweetie, I missed you too!" Scoot's said, and grabbed her in a quick hug.
"How was the summer?"
"It was great! I got to hang out with Rainbow Dash all the time!" cheered Scootaloo, "And what about you, Sweetie?"
"Mine was greet too," she said, "but mostly sightseeing and shopping."
They continued talking about the summer when they arrived to the school, and went in. Most of their class mates were already in ther. Their teacher, Cheerliee, is sat on her chair behind her desk. She looked a little worried.
"Good morning, miss Cheerliee!" they said at the same time.
"Good morning girls," said Cheerilee " I hope your summer was good, now pick a seat and sit down."
That was the time when they noticed the empty desks. There were eight of them, but only four pony missed from the class, including them. They didn't understand it.
"Umm... miss Cherilee?" Sweetie asked.
"What's the problem, dear?" the teacher asked.
"Why are there so many empty desk?" she asked.
"I will tell all of you when everypony is here."
"Okay." Sweetie said, and started to walk towards the two empty desk next to Appel Bloom's.
"Hi girls," she greeted them, " it's nice to see you."
"It's nice to see you too, Apple Bloom!" said Sweetie.
They chatted and waited for the others to arrive. Some time later they arrived and Cheerilee started to speak:
"Welcome everypony! I'm glad that all of you here, healthy and happy. And I have good news for you! Today, four new student is going to join our little class. Please be friendly with them and help them fit in the class."
With that, the door of the classroom opened and the new students stepped in...

The first pony who stepped in, a light brown earthpony. He's got green eyes and darker brown mane and tail. He smiled when looked around, and stepped aside. Sweetie couldn't help but smiled as well. She liked his smile. It was friendly and warm. She stopped thinking about him when the next one stepped in. A dark purple unicorn with deep blue eyes and black mane and tail. As Sweetie eyed him closely, she noticed something. He looked so... sad. As he stepped next to his friend, the contrast was conspicuous. He looked so sad, she felt her heart sank. She can't continue the thinking however, because the next pony stepped in, now a pegasus mare. Her coat is white with brilliant red mane and tail. Her eyes were pink. She grinned and bounced next to her comrades. Sweetie tought she is going to be a good friend, if they can convince her to join them. When she looked back at the door, the last one already standed in the door. As Sweetie looked at him, she felt herself shiver a little. He was a black pegasus with dark blue mane and eyes. But his feathers was the most prominent thing. They were blood red, with one gold feather in the middle on each wing. He didn't show any emotion or anything except a cold stare as he eyed the class. When he finished, he just walked next to the others and waited. Then, miss Cheerilee spoken up:
"Alright class, they are your new classmates. Please, let them introduce themself."
The earthpony stepped forward.
"Hello, my name is Softstone, nice to meet you all!" he said, with his smile unabated.
"My name is Shadowself," said the unicorn as he stepped next to his friend.
"Hi! My name is Scarlet and I like to meet new ponies!" said the white pegasus as she bounced around the two colt.
"Darkgold," said firmly the last pegasus.
"Well class, let's all ask some question to get know them," said the teacher.
A couple of them raised their hooves and Cheerilee picked one, Diamond Tiara.
"Why all of them blank flank?" she asked with a smirk. The whole class burst out laughing. Sweetie couldn't help but looked on their flank. As her classmate said, they were blank flanks, just like she and her friends, Apple Bloom and Scootaloo. She immediatly tought they could join in their club and be Crusaders. She paused when she heard Darkgold voice.
"And what makes you so special because you have one?" he asked in a dangerously low voice as he started to walk forward.
"Because my life already has a meaning, not like yours," she said flatly.
"And what is that 'meaning'? Your cutie mark is a tiara. So, your special talent is wearing them. How pathetic!" Darkgold finish it with a snort. Diamond Tiara just sat her some time, jaw dropped and eyes staring at the pegasus. Finally, she closed her mouth and looked at her hooves. Sweetie couldn't help but stare as well. The number one bully of the class just got bullied, and can't say anything in embarrassment. This is going to be an interesting day...

Cheerilee almost got a heart attack when she realized what she has done when she choosen Diamond Tiara. When the question was asked she had to sit down because she feared the she will fall is she didn't do it. She dosen't know what to except from the newcomers. They will be aggressive or incommunicative? When she heard the answer, she knew more than she had hoped about her new little ponies...