Everywhere she turned all she could see were buildings higher then any she had seen before. Unlike like any she knew either made from metal , stone, and glass. Sounds filled her ears, both familiar and completely foreign, sounds of several voices chatting calling out and the footsteps of others silently moving through the crowds. Lyra trotted along the hard stone ground with the humans she was so fascinated with, to nervous to say something to one of them she played with her choices. "Oh what should I say? hows the weather up there? no that would be weird. I could ask what is it like having hands." Lyra stopped her trot placing a hoof up to her mouth considering option. "Ha I know I'll ask about their pants that's it the perfect question!" she cheer clapping her hooves together.
Lyra walked up to a man sitting outside a small café drinking coffee while reading a newspaper. She eyed him up and down before climbing onto a tall stool having some difficulty balancing she slipped a few times before managing to sit. gulping a lump in her throat Lyra opened her mouth to speak only to find herself snapping it shut. "Come on Lyra its just a human you can do this just say something, think pants girl." gently smacking her cheek psyching herself up Lyra tried again. "U-umm excuse me? Sir?" No response from the man who just simple shifted his paper sipping from his coffee. Ears folded back in suspense Lyra stared for a moment. "Hey buddy!" She yelled at the top of her lungs. "Hey two legs over here. Can you understand what I am saying or nay?"
The man folded up his paper and placed it down on the table. Lyra slammed both hooves onto the table standing up in excitement grinning ear to ear. Looking over to Lyra he opened his mouth to speak but only a loud screech came forth startling Lyra causing her to fall. Slamming into the ground with her eyes clenched shut all she could hear was the laughter of several fillies and colt. Opening her eyes looking around she could see she was infact in school and all the wonderful people, building, and strange machines were all part of a vivid dream. Her dissatisfaction quickly turned to dread once she noticed her teacher standing by the chalkboard, Hoof raised up ready to sound off another earsplitting drag down the board. scampering up to her hooves Lyra quickly sat back down in her seat placing her hooves under her chin sporting the most innocent smile she could muster.
"Miss Lyra this is my classroom you well not sleep in my classroom nor shall you act as if nothing happened, is that understood?" Lyra smile fell into a frown as she responded.
"Y-yes Mr. Noteworthy" the other classmate snickered around her including Cloudchaser who teased Lyra after the teacher turned to continue his lesson.
"Nice going blankflank." Cloud chaser said giggling.
"Shut up" responded Lyra glaring at cloud chaser.
"Don't say that to me blank flank we wouldn't want any thing bad to happen"
"Like I'm scared of you." Lyra turned around focusing on the lesson writing down notes to study as the fillies and colt whispered behind her. She made sure to only write what was important, facts on each ponies magic abilities, the limit, the uses and etc.. Not noticing the others in her class, mainly her bullies whispering and passing a note around Thunder Lane rolled up a paper ball and flung it at Mr. Noteworthy making contact in the back of his mane.
"Alright!" yelled the annoyed teacher. "Which one of you troublemaker's threw that at me?" All at once every student in the class pointed their hoof to the middle of the room straight at Lyra.
"It wasn't me! I-I-I didn't throw it I s-swear!" She defended herself against the accusing hoofs.
"Oh really now?" Mr. Noteworthy took in a deep breath rubbing the bridge of his nose before letting out a long frustrated sigh. "Then who I suppose is responsible for this Lyra ,and I don't want to hear some tall tale story that it was discord or nightmare moon, or some other nonsense that you can come up with."
"I...." Lyra began to reply but stopped unsure how to respond.
"Well Lyra? who then my patience has run thin with you today I teach you fillies and colt, I am not your babysitter for your games."
"I don't know. I..." Lyra hanged her head down in defeat. "don't know."
"Up get up miss Lyra to the front of the class" directed Mr. Noteworthy motioning his hoof to a seat in the front corner of the classroom. "You will sit there for the rest of class and I want you to stay after everyone leave do I make myself clear?" the teacher said as Lyra got up and walked to the chair sitting up and curling her tail around her side. "Miss Lyra?"
"Crystal" responded weakly tear filling her eyes as the other classmate held in laughter at their rotten prank.
"Now then back to todays lesson shall we class?
"Yes Mr. Noteworthy" every student replied with the same lethargic tone as the teacher continued writing on the board lecturing the class. Several minutes passed by everyone was busy writting note with the exception of Lyra,
The sound of a bell ringing thrice echoed through the air causing each little pony ears to perk up, rejoicing in another day of school being over. sounds of shuffling books into saddle bags and chit chat filled the room as everypony rushed to clear the doors. "Rummhmm-" loudly came a grunt from the teacher. "-Did I say class was dismissed?"
"No Mister Noteworthy" in unison said the class.
"Very good class dismissed and remember homework." and with that every student with the exception of a small mint colored filly left the classroom. Lyra sat there glaring at Thunderlane and his gang who stuck their tongues out in return. She looked towards her teacher who sat at his desk, his facial features mute as usual no real smile ,or sign of any emotion besides the occasional annoyance he don with the my troublesome students. He signed papers while eating a apple and sipping from a cup of apple cider from what she could tell. The Silence was almost maddening to Lyra, she wished he would just get it over with. Lecture her and let her be off for all she cared anything but sitting here doing nothing.
Noteworthy let out a tired sigh before turning his head, He was at his wits end handling with this little filly disrupting his lessons though knowing full well most the times she doesn't mean to or try for that matter it seems to just happen without the slightest bit of effort. "Lyra as much as I enjoy longer work days teaching my students I rather it not be in these circumstances." The teacher pulled out from a file cabinet a hefty folder. "Now this is the fifth time in a week I've had you sitting here I believe this is now a issue where I need and want to talk with your parents and-" Lyra ears shot up and her voice split into a squeak as she protested interrupting her teacher.
"What no! w-w-w-we don't have to I'll do better I promise. I can stay quiet I can do extra work whatever!." Lyra then clapped her hooves together in a begging fashion. "Just please you don't have to tell my dad."
"Miss Lyra calm down now I-"
"Hello Teacher man!" came bursting in a small pink filly once again interrupting the Noteworthy bouncing all over the place the little filly continued her torrent of words. "Hey my name is Pinkamina Diana Pie, but you can call me Pinkie Pie isn't that so much better to say? well I say it is atleast its more fun, don't you think its more funnerrific or fantastical?
"Pinkie...Pinkie....Miss Pie!" Tried the tired teacher before he finally reached his limits with this hyper active pony as she raced questions and nonsense off topic subjects . "PINKIE!!!" Yelled Noteworthy grabbing the pink menace attention which she simply snapped still saluting the teacher.
"Reporting for duty Chief."
"That's all well and good miss Pie but your first day isn't till tomorrow we talked about this yesterday when the Cake stopped by with you. Now that being said I understand you are a apprentice baker for them, but let me make this clear they well be consider your guardians while in my class therefore ill inform them of any trouble from you." Noteworthy rubbed the sides of his pounding head hoping it would calm the building headache. "Now both of you leave my classroom....I'll see you both tomorrow."
Lyra darted to his saddlebags picked them up and flew out the door happy to just be free from the building. Trotting down the road towards the library she was soon joined by a pink filly. Looking in the corner of her eye Lyra spotted her, but didn't say a word.
"So my names pinkie whats yours? I don't think we have met before and I want to met everyone here cause hey you can't be friends with someone you haven't met am I right?
"ugh friends...right?.. wait what you want to be my friend?" questioned the mint filly.
"yeah totally!" cheered pinkie who nodded her head with enthusiasm.
"This isn't some trick its it? Lyra stopped walking and was now staring at a blue eye filly with suspicion. Pinkie pie only giggle at her silly new friend she kinda like the weirdness displayed something she hadn't come across much since she left the rock farm.
"Nopey Dopey." chirped the filly sporting a ear to ear grin.
"Oh? umm ok then I umm." drooping her ears in embarrassment Lyra apologized "sorry d-didn't mean to be." Lyra closed her mouth thinking for abit. "I-I don't have many friends."
"What!" yelled the pink filly in surprise. "That's impossible not with yours truly Pinkie Pie on the job, everyone has to have atleast a bazillion friends!"
Lyra just stood there with her mouth hanging open snapping it shut and blushing once she realized how stupid she must of looked before a small smile spread across her face and I idea came to her.
"Do...you...want to hang out or something?" asked the mint filly.