Raising a Human Daughter

by unleashedtwilight


I'm Ready!

"Crystal! It's time for school!" I called out.

"I'll be down in a minute!" Crystal said back.

I sighed waiting for her and looked at the time. "Come on Crystal, we're going to be late!" As I waited, I levitated her bag, but dropped it quickly seeing her. "WHERE ARE YOUR CLOTHES!?"

"Hey, you told me to hurry up!"

"You didn't tell me you were-- ugh!!" I rubbed my head and ran upstairs to get her clothes.

"Why is it so bad? None of the ponies wear clothes..."

"You're not exactly a pony Crystal" I said putting her clothes on, and picking her and her bag up running out the door. As I was running, there were ponies giving us strange looks again. But this time I'm pretty sure it's because of how nervous I am right now. Just as we were able to see the school, the bell rang. "Agh! We're late!"

"Mom, calm down!" Crystal exclaimed. "So what if I'm a little late??"

"You must never be late!!" I exclaimed back. "Never ever be tardy!"

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"Alright class, get to your seats." Cheerilee said walking to the front of the class, looking around the room. "Hmm.. Where's Crystal?"

"Hmph..." The pink filly said to herself silently.

"Hmm.. I guess she's--"

"We're here!!" Mom exclaimed running into the class panting. "I'm so sorry we're late, it's just, Crystal woke up late, and took a little too long to get ready, so I asked her to hurry up, but then she came down stairs naked and--" Cheerilee stopped mom covering her mouth.

"It's alright Twilight, I understand..." Cheerilee said rolling her eyes. "She's excused for today."

Mom huffed. "Oh, thank you so much Cheerilee..." She said putting me down with my bag. "And... Remember our agreement yesterday, right?"

"Of course." Cheerilee smiled.

"Thank you..." Mom turned to me and kissed me in the cheek. "Have a great day at school Crystal... I love you."

"I love you too mom..." I hugged her, then let her go. "Don't forget about those lessons, okay?"

Mom smiled. "I won't forget..." She then made her way out the door, and I made my way to the empty seat next to Sweetie Belle.

"Hey, you feelin' alright Crystal?" Applebloom asked.

"Don't worry, I'll be okay." I said a little unsure.

"What lessons were you talking about by the way?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"Well... Uh...."

"Come on, tell us." Scootaloo said.

"I'm pretty interested myself" Cheerilee said with a smile. "Would you mind telling us what you and Twilight have in mind?"

"Oh please!" Diamond Tiara spoke out. "What could she possibly be doing that's SO interesting??"

"Diamond Tiara!" Cheerilee exclaimed. "What did I tell you about--"

"Magic"

Miss. Cheerilee stopped and looked at me. "I beg your pardon?"

"She's going to give me magic lessons." I said.

Cheerilee just blinked at me for a second. "Magic lessons...? But... you're not..."

"That's just crazy!" Diamond Tiara exclaimed. "She's not even a pony! Let alone a unicorn!"

"I'm not a unicorn or pony but..." I said going into my bag pulling out the same book I was reading last night. "I could still use magic."

"May I...?" Cheerilee asked and I nodded handing her the book. "The magic in a Non Unicorn... Oh! I've heard of this book before!... Oh but Crystal, this is an advanced book... Are you sure you want to be trying something like this?"

"If I'm going to live in Equestria, then I want to be as pony as possible!"

Cheerilee giggled. "Well, I suppose if you're willing enough, I guess it's possible..." She said giving my book back.

"That's so cool!" Scootaloo exclaimed. "Hey! Maybe that means we can--"

"Scootaloo, I can almost guarantee you that you won't get a cutie mark for magic..." Cheerilee mused.

"You said almost guarantee! That means it's still possible!" Cheerilee just face hoofed.

"Alright my little ponies, let's begin class, shall we?" Cheerilee said walking in front of the class again.

"Waaaaiiit!!" A voice from outside exclaimed. Pinkie pie then jumped in through the window with the batch of cupcakes we made yesterday. "You forgot to take these home with you Crystal!" She placed the plate on my desk.

"Uhhh.. Pinkie, I'm the middle of class."

"I know! That's why I thought this was the perfect chance to give these to you so you can share them with every pony in your class. That way you'll make lots of new friends!"

"Pinkie Pie..." Cheerilee sighed. "Can I please start my class today...?" Without another word, Pinkie Pie jumped back out the window. As Cheerilee looked back at the class, I was passing out cupcakes to everyone... Even Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. Cheerilee couldn't help but smile at me... That is... Until... I fell on my face with a cupcake stuck to the back of my head. "Crystal!!" She ran up to me and helped me stand up. I couldn't help but start to cry again. "Diamond Tiara!!!" Cheerilee boomed. "Come here right now!!!" Diamond Tiara rolled her eyes and walked to me... I just started feeling something else... Not sad... "I want you to apologize right now!!"

Diamond Tiara huffed. "Fine... I'm sorry..."

"Now go sit down and I don't want to--"

"No!!" I screamed.

"C-Crystal??" Cheerilee said.

I turned to Diamond Tiara angrily. "You're NOT sorry!! All you do is say you're sorry, but then you just do the same thing again!! I'm sick of you bullying me like this! I didn't do anything to you! And I'm REALLY sick of you bullying my FRIENDS!!!" I exclaimed pushing Diamond Tiara to the ground while every pony gasped.

"Whoa..." Scootaloo let out.

"C..Crystal..." Cheerilee let out still shocked.

I just stared down at Diamond Tiara angrily... But then I realized what I just did... I turned to Cheerilee "I... I'm sorry... I didn't mean to get angry like that..."

"It's... Alright Crystal..." Cheerilee pulled me into a comforting hug. "We all lose our temper sometimes... And you had a perfectly good reason to."

"I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to get angry like that..." I said to Diamond Tiara.

"Get away from me!" Diamond Tiara yelled backing away. "Don't touch me you freak!"

"I said I'm sorry...!" I said getting closer... But without warning, I was knocked down by a buck. "Agh..." I said holding my stomach.

"Crystal..!" Cheerilee exclaimed picking me up, placing me on her back. "Just stay with me for the class, alright...?" She then glared at Diamond Tiara.

"What?? But she pushed me first!!" The pink filly exclaimed.

"My chest... Hurts..." I coughed.

"Are you serious?? That was just a little buck!" Diamond exclaimed.

"She isn't a pony though...!" Cheerilee exclaimed picking me up and sighed. "I can't even start a class without something going wrong..."

"Maybe she shouldn't even come to school then!" Diamond yelled. "She doesn't fit in! She will never fit in!!"

Hearing this, I could only feel tears going down my face, and could only hear the sound of myself crying. "Mommy..." Was all I could let out.

Cheerilee sighed. “This was a mistake… Class I’ll be back alright…?” Cheerilee said walking out of the school. “I’m so sorry Crystal…”

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“It’s about time that freak left…” Diamond Tiara huffed.

“She’s… not… a freak…” Sweetie Belle snorted.

“Why do you defend her anyways??”

“She’s our friend! I don’t care if she’s not a pony, she’s a good friend!”

“Yeah!” Scootaloo exclaimed. “All you do is act like a big jerk to her!”

“Even on the first day when she did nothin to ya!” Applebloom continued.

“Diamond Tiara… they kind of have a point…” Silver Spoon said with an unsure tone.

“Are you seriously agreeing with those blank flanks!?” Diamond Tiara said angrily.

“N-no, I mean… Crystal didn’t really… do anything to--...”

“She is a freak, and doesn’t belong here! The only pony who’s dumber than Crystal, is Twilight; she’s the one who brought her here!”

“Is that so…” Rainbow Dash said walking in. “I came here to see how Crystal was doing, until this is the first thing I hear as soon as I come…” she said walking to Diamond Tiara. “Listen kid! You have to stop talking that way about other ponies!”

“Crystal isn’t even a pony…”

“It doesn’t matter! She should be treated like everypony else!” Rainbow Dash said getting in Diamond Tiara’s face.

“Rainbow Dash…” Scootaloo started. “I’ve never seen you act this way…”

Rainbow huffed. “Look, I have to get back to the weather… I don’t want to hear any insults when I’m around again…” Rainbow Dash flew off.

“Why…” Diamond Tiara said getting frustrated. “Why does everypony bother to defend her!?”

“Maybe you just need to change your attitude.” One of the fillies said.

“Yeah!” Another filly exclaimed in agreement.

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“Come on Twilight, you’ve got to stop worrying so much.” Spike said.

“I wish I could Spike, but after what happened yesterday, I just have a feeling that those two fillies just won’t stop… And I don’t want Crystal to get hurt again…” Just as Spike was about to say something, there was a loud knock on the door. “Who is it…?”

“M-..mommy…”

“Oh my gosh…!” I ran to the door and opened it. “Crystal…!” I pulled her into a tight hug and looked up at Cheerilee. “What happened??”

“I’m so sorry Twilight… I.. I couldn’t even start class without something going wrong…” Cheerilee sighed. “I’m just so sorry about this Twilight…”

“What did they do…”

“All I did was give cupcakes to everyone!” Crystal exclaimed. “I even gave one to Diamond Tiara! but then she through it at my head and… she said the I would never fit in…” Tears began to form in her eyes again.

I held her close and began crying myself. “Cheerilee… I’m sorry, but I can’t let her go to that school anymore… If it’s the same with you, i’d like to homeschool Crystal… i think that’s the best option for her to learn…”

“I understand Twilight… And I agree, teaching her yourself would be the best option.” Cheerilee sighed. “I just wish I knew what to do with her… But I’m sure you can… you’re a smart unicorn.” she turned around. “I’d better get back to my class… Don’t want to leave them alone for too long.” She looked down at Crystal. “Be safe sweetie…” With that she started making her way back to the school.

All I could hear was Crystal crying over me… “Hey… everything will be okay Crystal…”

“Maybe she was right… maybe I don’t belong here…” Crystal sobbed.

“No Crystal, that’s not true…” Tears dripped from my eyes as well. “You have every right to be here. You’re my daughter, and I love you…” I pulled her into a comforting hug.

“But… but I’m not a…”

“It doesn’t matter if you’re a pony or not… You’re my daughter… I guarantee that you’ll be smarter than a lot of ponies when you get older… Is there anything that I can do to help you feel better…?”

“Could… we start my magic lessons…?”

I looked at her a little surprised… I didn’t think she would still want to learn after that. “Are you sure you want to try that today…?”

She nodded at me. “I still want to learn mom…” I couldn’t help but smile and hug her again.

“Alright… we can start your lessons today.”

“Thanks mom…”

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“Alright…” Mom started. “Before we can start to practice, first I should tell you how magic works.” she cleared her throat. “Unicorns are able to produce magic with their horns… This may just be a possibility, but I’m guessing you’d be able to produce it with your hands, considering you don’t have a horn. Now, normally depending on a pony’s special talent, their magic revolves around that talent. But some ponies, like myself, are able to perform more spells, because my special talent is magic itself.”

“Okay… I think I understand…” I said rubbing the back of my head.

“Alright… now how magic is produced is a unicorn would release it from their horn, but in your case, you’ll need to release it from your hands… I’m not going to lie to you Crystal… magic was hard even for me to learn when I was just a filly.”

“I still want to try though!” I exclaimed.

“Hold on a second Crystal… You’re rushing into things just a bit. First let’s see if you can direct the magic within you towards your hands.”

“Alright…” I sighed and tried focusing for a bit. “Mom, I don’t feel anything…” I said looking at my hands.

“Try closing your eyes… think of nothing else but the flow of magic going through your body.”

I closed my eyes like she asked, but soon I just started struggling. “I… can’t feel it still…”

“Crystal please… you have to relax. You can’t just force it out of you. You need to have a calm and collective mind…”

“What does that mean…?”

“Try to empty your mind… What relaxes you the most? What makes you feel happy? Use that to help you.”

I sighed and closed my eyes again… What makes me happy… The first thing that came up in my mind was… mom… after that I started thinking about my friends… Sweetie Belle… Applebloom… Scootaloo… I couldn’t help but smile thinking about them. Before I knew it…

“C..Crystal… your hands…”

“Huh?” I opened my eyes and looked at my hands… they were glowing yellow. But I quickly lost focus and the glowing stopped.

“You… I mean… you already…” Was all mom could let out.

“I… I can use magic…” Mom quickly pulled me into a tight hug again.

“That was great Crystal!” mom exclaimed. “On your first try… it’s unbelieveable!”

“Does this mean I can make things float like you do??”

“That’s called levitation… and with enough practice, I promise you’ll be able to do that.” she smiled at me brightly.

“Can we practice more??”

“Absolutely!”