//------------------------------// // Not As Good As It's Made Out To Be // Story: Wish // by Coco-loco //------------------------------// The gates opened letting the noisy cart in. Coming to an abrupt stop the doors opened allowing us to get out. A chubby man in a purple suit holding a clipboard greeted us, “Welcome! You are the lucky few who didn’t get sent to bad coy facility! Now I will read off your names and answer any questions you have before directing you to your rooms. Applejack?” “Ah’m here!” he glared at me shaking his head. “No. Its I’m here. Learn to lose to accent girly. Do you have any questions?” “Yes Ah-” he shot me a glare that I gladly returned getting his point. “Yes I do! Can ya tell us ‘bout tha bad coy place?” “Tis tis. You will learn to lose that horrible accent over time my darling. About the bad coy’s? Well, at that pig dump-” the look on my face stopped his words like he ran into a wall. A sly smile curled onto his lips as some kind of realization hit him. “Does the cowgirl have somebody at the bad coy facility? Isn’t that adorable, is it a family member?” “It ain’t none o’ y’all’s business!” he looked at his clipboard. “Oh, a lover! Lets see...” scanning down what was written on the page. “Ah! This Rainbow Dash is it? You stopped the poor girl from killing a man. Well, I do believe that what happens at the bad coy place is not what you would want. Not caring about death, they pretty much enforce it. Killing of animals for practice and when they’re done with their training there they’re sent to the army. Does that answer your questions, peasant?” I’m pretty sure the was no stopping what happened next. I was just so angry at this guy for being so rude. I am not a peasant and that can’t happen to Rainbow. She couldn’t kill if her life depended on it. With all this anger boiling up inside me well I had just as much control over my coy as Rainbow did. The plants growing around the school started growing at a rapid rate. vines and grasses started shooting around creating a canopy of green. Completely surrounded and locked in the clipboard jerk didn’t even flinch. “Oh, Miss Apple I wouldn’t do that!” “Why not?” I grumbled grabbing one of his ankles with a vine. “Because this school wouldn’t have coyless teachers. That just wouldn’t be safe.” both hands and the other leg were intertwined with green and he was lifted into the air. “Oh, that ain’t mean this school ain’t filled with wimps!” “Get her!” he yelled and the two bodyguards started advancing on me. Before I could even react one of them started turning purple as their clothes started shrinking on his body and needles pinned him to the back wall. “Now darlings I wouldn’t do that if I were you!” Rarity yelled as Pinkie put the other one inside a giant balloon. “Thanks!” I mutter over my shoulder still staring at clipboard jerk. “Oh, you're very welcome!” “Yep! That was fun!” Pinkie added jumping up and down excitedly. Miss Apple? Came a voice that neither Pinkie or Rarity seemed to hear. “What!” they looked at me totally taken aback by my outburst. Oh, your friends can’t hear me. Just like I said earlier the administration do have coys as well. “Get out of my head you dimwitted jerk!” the other two I came here with seemed to start picking up on what was going on. I could tell they still hadn’t pieced it together though. Shush now let me show you a little something! Do you remember when they came to give you the test for your coy? “Ah do,” I answer hesitantly with a eyebrow raised. “What ‘bout it?” You and your whole family already knew you had a coy. Your brother, what was his name? Oh yes, Macintosh. He wasn’t even there for it. He saw them coming and went out into the orchard so he didn’t have to watch his peasant sister get taken. He didn’t have a coy but you did so he just had to sit by and watch and he did want to. “Ah’m not no peasant! He failed the test the day Ah was born! He called me his gift for not havin’ one! But Ah did, Ah had one. It hurt him so much to know! He knew Ah was gonna leave and wanted to do his cryin’ in peace!” I yell my eye starting to well up with tears. And your Granny Smith! She died that day, didn’t she. She tried to stop them from taken you and got her poor old head bashed in! “Mah Granny had every right not to want me from being taken! She had just woken up from a nap because of mah sis’ came down to them draggin’ me out that door. Didn’t know nuttin’ ‘bout mah coy! She tried to stop ‘em. Get some reason they were taken me and they hit her in the head! They killed her! No reason! They ain’t got no reason for ‘er to be dead!” Tears start streaming down my face at the memory. What about your sister. Applebloom? The young one. She was born what six years after you. Poor little girl. She had to watch her Granny die and her sister get dragged away for the same reason she would. She g- “My sister is strong! She will pull through she has Big Mac. Yes in six years they’re gonna take her too but her coy is amazing. She got herself a builders coy! Just by think ‘bout something she can make it happen. Build the barn and rebuilt tha house! She don’t deserve to come to this place or tha bad coy place. She got a innocent heart!” I couldn’t say anything else. My yelling died down into mear sobs. I haven’t cried since the night we left. She tried to defend you. The second they entered the door you proved them you had a coy before they could even do the test. You got so scared that you had to leave your family that the whole house was turned into a plant. Killed one of them before they gave you some medicine so your coy couldn’t work. You went limp but could still see everything. Your sister made a wooden sword. It was still plenty sharp wasn’t it. Those men have some pretty bad scars on them from her. Then they sprayed the same stuff one her after one lost an arm. Your sister made a giant hammer right before they sprayed her. Thats what woke your Granny. “That man deserved to die! He had no reason ta take meh from mah family! No reason to touch mah sister. Oh, the one who lost an arm deserved it too. Mah sis took his arm clean off! Then he bashed our Granny Smith heads in! Broke her arm to when that hammer fell on it! She’s got an eye for the good stuff always top profit stuff she could make. That sword was no different!” The anger in my veins was overwhelming and clipboard jerks hands started turning purple as his suit as the blood flow was cut. “Applejack stop!!” Rarity yelled grabbing my shoulder as blood started dripping from his hanging limbs. I fell into her arms crying. The two bodyguards were released and the purple suit guy left my head. “I hope you enjoyed our little run on memory lane. Rarity, may I see you in my office after you get settled?” he switches from threatening to kind in literally two seconds. I open a hole in the wall so they can leave. Pinkie comes over and rubs my back. I can tell she understood everything and is concerned for Rarity. “Good luck Rares,” I mutter before standing up and walking towards the school with Pinkie behind me. “And thank you.” ------------------------------ We walked Rarity over to his office and discovered with a cringe that he was the vice principal. Mr. Mindwalker, funny, haha! We stood off to the side as she entered with a little knock. “Um, you said you wanted to talk to me?” she asked with a edge of worry to her voice that was filled with hatred. The door closed behind her, Pinkie and I walked over to listen to what he was saying. “Look!” Pinkie said in an excited whisper. She waved her hand over the door and in went clear. We could see and hear everything. “What if they see us? Or hear us?” I whisper worried about being caught. “If we whisper they can’t hear us. The only way they would be able to see us would be if we touch the clear spot!” She said jumping with brightly! “Yes, thank you!” we heard Rarity say as she sat. “I think he offered her a seat?” Pinkie whispered. “Quiet! We don’t wanna miss nothin’” Pinkie nodded as we sat still looking through the door. “Rarity, I would like to talk about your coy!” Rarity cringes up. “What about it?” He pulls three stacks of paper out of his desk. “I do believe it falls under the category of a bad coy, along with Applejacks. What you show’d at the separation was not your coys full power. You show’d you could simply make dress. Today when generously reveal its true power to help your friend you show’d that making dresses is one of the less simple things it was capable of,” she winced. “Am I going to be moved?” She asked with both hope and fear in her voice. “No. You have already been placed into good coy I can not move you now. With a coy as powerful as control of metal and cloth we will just have to keep a tight eye on you.” “Is this all? Not to be rude but I would like to go and help my friends!” he smirked. “How generous! Giving up your time even trying to get to being watch sooner just to help out. You have a gentle heart girl. A beautiful heart!” He said standing up and walking towards a file drawer. “Was it just me or did that sound creepy?” Pinkie whispers in my ear. “It was very creepy!” I mutter not taking my eyes off Mr. Mindwalker. Opening the top drawer he pulled out a simple paper and handed it to Rarity. With lingering eyes he dismissed her. She thanked him and walked towards the door. Pinkie and I jumped and her hand rid the the door of clearness as we ran to around the corn. Rarity rounded it saying one thing, “That perv of a vice principal would like us to go to the school gym for a assembly!” she walked off handing us the map. When we entered the door leading to the backstage we were greeted by a teacher, “I am Ms. Catopia I teach coy control class. I take you are the new kids?” “Yes ma'am!!” Rarity says converting back to her polite self. “May I learn your names?” she said ever smiling. “I’m Rarity, this is Pinkie Pie and Applejack!” she said pointing to us. “Oh, you three were the troublemakers at the front gate? Applejack?” She says unhappily before turning to me. “Yes ma’am?” “Can you control your coy child?” the worry in her voice was comforting and welcoming. I think she may be a kind teacher after all. “Yes ma’am! Ah just got a little angry with Mr. Mindwalker insultin’ me and mah family like that. Ah don’t to kindly to people talkin’ ‘bout mah family after killin’ one of ‘em,” I state flatly. She seems a little shocked. “I’m sure he didn’t know one was killed. Would you like to go to the counselor child?” I shake my head no and smile reassuring at her before walking over to the other knew kids. “What's your name?” asked another teacher with a clipboard. “Applejack!” I say proudly. “Here,” he hands me a pot of dirt before instructing me where to stand. Then he moved onto Pinkie. We were gestured onto the stage by a very colorful women. She had flowing hair of green, purple, and pink! She looked kind and forgiving almost motherly. “Welcome! I am Principle Celestia! Its nice to see all of your faces again! I hope you had a nice a visit from your family. We have a couple knew comers this year! Please demonstrate your coy when I call your name! If somebody in the audience has a similar coy please stand up and stand behind the one demonstrating their coy.” The audience agrees and Ms. Celestia looks down at her list. There are about ten of us and only two people in front of me. “Aia!” Ms. Celestia called in a cheery voice. Aia had beautiful wavy pink and blue hair pulled to one side hanging down one shoulder tied with a turquoise band and yellow eyes. Aia took a step forward and set the cup of water she was holding on the floor and held one hand over it. The water started rippling until it shot out of the cup flinging it into the air. It circled around the cup keeping it afloat until a small funnel was formed leading to the floor. The water then came up into a ball leaving the cup on the floor. It started forming different shapes until it drizzled back into the cup. She bowed and took a step back leaving the cup. “Thank you! That was impressive Aia. Now, Alli!” The girl standing right next to me had orange, red, and yellow hair that went to her shoulders and dark blue eyes. She was holding a block of wood. She put one hand on the bottom and one hand on top and pushed them together. The block seemed to just move with her hands, when they met the block was completely gone. She brought them apart and the block had a shape with it. She made it look like a... a rainbow! Next was a heart, then it was an apple! She set down the apple bowed and took a step back. “Thank you, Alli! That was some amazing craftsmanship! Next is, Applejack!” I took a step forward and set down my pot of dirt. How about Ah wow this here crowd?! I think as I do just that! First nothing happens then the small pot explodes as a octopus shaped plant erupts from the pot picking me up. I move my arms and shift my weight moving the plants around creating different animals and soon I’m just doing acrobatics on top of them enjoying myself. Soon my turn is over and I pack up my plant in the shape of a apple and set on the ground. I bow and take a step back to look up at a wowed crowd making me blush. “Thank you, Applejack! That was incredible! Thank you! Ok, Cat!” The girl next to meet took a step forward. She had deep red hair with peach highlights and white eyes. She held a microphone. She started singing into it and I noticed all of the boys started falling asleep. She changed her tune and everyone started getting sleepy, even Ms. Celestia. Just not me. She ran up and whispered in my ear, “Give her one month! You can see Rainbow Dash in one month, just give her one month!” then she put me to sleep. When we all woke up she bowed and took a step back. “Thats one coy Cat! Thank you for the nap!” Mr. Celestia said with a yawn. “Next up is, Gracy!” Gracy had white and black hair and grey eyes. She was holding, well, nothing. She started spinning and a tornado formed around her then she stopped and pointed towards the audience. Thats exactly where it went, she snapped her fingers and it disappeared. “Well isn’t that something? Thank you Gracy! Alright, Maybelle!” If you have seen a green person before then they wouldn’t stand a chance against Maybelle. She had bright lime green hair, lime green eyes, and a cup with a lime in it. She dropped the cup with a snap. The cup was covered by the lime right as it was about to hit the floor. Nothing happened, it never even hit. It shot back up into her hand and the lime skin fell to the floor and what was left was a unharmed cup full of limeade. “Maybelle?” Ms. Celestia asked eyeing the cup “Yes Ms. Celestia?” she said turning to the principle. “May I drink that?” She licked her lips. “Yes!” She walked over and and handed it to her. “May I ask you something?” she said after downing the drink with a happy look on her face. “Yes.” Maybelle walked back to her spot and smiled at Ms. Celestia. “Can you do this with anything?” “Only if it has water in it!” a thought crossed my mind and I raise my hand. “Yes Applejack?” I step forward and look at Maybelle. “Not ta be rude or nothin’ but does that mean you can do it ta people?” Maybelle smiled an evil smile. “Even your little plants!” My face flushes and I step back basically afraid of Maybelle. “Well... Thank you for the drink Maybelle! It was delicious.! Next is, Lyra!” A bubbly girl with blue and white striped hair and orangish yellow eyes steps forward holding a harp. She strummed it putting us into a kind of trance. “Jump!” She said and for some reason we all do. “Turn around!” Every command she gives we do. She does command after command and we do exactly what she says each time. “Thank you Lyra for making us do that!” She smiles and bows before stepping back looking towards the next person. “Nate, you’re up!” A boy with sleek black hair and bright pink eyes steps forward. It just doesn’t work. He is holding nothing, just stands there for about ten seconds before a eagle replaces him. He flies around the room before letting out a bird call and turning into a bat and hiding in the shadows. He becomes flying animal after flying animal then turns back into a human, bowing, and stepping back. “Shapeshifting? Interesting! Thank you Nate. Now, Pinkie Pie!” Pinkie jumps forward and does the same routine she did at separation. Near the end she changes it, twisting through the air at the last second she starts forming cupcakes everywhere that disappear right out of reach. She then lands in a bow dramatically and takes a jump back smiling. “Taunting Pinkie Pie! Ok, next up is, Rarity!” Rarity steps forward holding a sword. “Apparently Mr. Mindwalker would like you to show me the other side of my coy!” She says hate dripping from her words. The sword duplicates and she does a spinning swing and needles fly into the back wall the five seconds after the hit they turn into blue diamonds. She does this only once before she turns the swords into diamonds and does her separation routine. “Here you go. School donation!” She hands the swords over to Ms. Celestia who is just baffled. “May you please explain how you have two sides to your coy?” Rarity nodes. “Part of my coy is the ability to make dress and duplicate. The other part is the ability to turn anything to diamond.” Rarity bows and takes a step back. “Last but not least, Vinyl Scratch!” Vinyl took a step forward. She had light blue and dark blue striped hair and purple glasses. She snapped her fingers and a DJ table appeared in front of her. She started spinning records and making amazing music and sounds and nobody could stop dancing. That is before she bowed, taking her glasses off to reveal bright red eyes. “Thank you Vinyl!!!” She smiled. “Welcome newcomers and now if you're coy is similar to one of theirs please come up now!” Ten people stand up. Ten people get a partner. One person is left standing on the stage and one in the audience. “I’m glad I get to be your partner Applejack!”