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// In Class: 15 
// Story: Tentative Pet Pony 
// by Ponyess 
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	Every fillie and colt had just walked into the classroom, and Cherilee followed them into the room.  She stood quiet for a moment, counting the foals now seated.

“I have an announcement to make!” she declared.

We all looked around, only to find four seats empty.  That's where Diamond Tiara, Silver Spoon, Snips and Snails used to sit.  None of them is present.

“Four foals has left our class.  I've been told by mister Filthy, they are not coming back.  Diamond Tiara, Silver Spoon, Snips and Snails.  He had arranged for them to move out of town.  With that, I imagine class will be quiet now!” she had merely stated.



There was a momentary cheer after the news had sunk in, but the class felt quiet, empty in a solemn way, it wasn't a situation any of us had expected.

“Class would never be the same without them.  As much as we hated Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon, and what they did to us.  I can never quite wrap my mind around losing them!” Sweetie Bell whispered to Scootaloo.

“Yes, we all hated them for how they treated us.  I still can't get used to them just being gone.  Just a message declaring they had moved out of town?” Scootalloo responded quietly.

“If we know they are not coming back, I guess we could send them a card, wishing them luck where they went?  In so doing, it could give some minimal closure, and make us feel they are actually staying out of town?” Sweetie Belle pointed out.

“Y'all know, that'd just be it!” Apple Bloom pondered.

“I think I will ask Cherilee, if we could do that!” Sweetie Belle pondered for a moment, then looking up, only to notice Cherilee was by chance just standing there.

“That's a wonderful idea, Sweetie Bell.  I think this would be exactly what you should do.  Take your time, and evaluate your feelings while you're doing it.  This may be the best lesson I could possibly give you today.  It isn't as if foals are leaving my class all that often.  I think I'll be writing a card to them of my own too, then I'll see if I can have them all sent off by the next week!” Cherilee announced, with cheerful certainty.

“Thank you!” Sweetie Belle responded, before picking up the card, a pen and colours to draw with, before she started to think of what to fill the card with.



What was I to think, or write, I still had no idea, but that just may be the idea.  I had to think it all through before I could know what to think.  I never had expected, what I had just been told.

“If she truly wasn't to come back, maybe the only thing to say would be 'Good Luck!' and wish her a happy life?  I know they have been pretty mean to us, but both Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon can be very loyal towards one another.  I'm sure Applejack and Big Mac would have appreciated the quality in them.  At least, if they hadn't been acting so shallow and being so mean towards us!” Apple Bloom thought with a bitter sweet pang of realisation.

“I think we should send good wishes to them since they can't hurt any of us now.  I didn't particularly like her, but I can't say I hate her either!” I pointed out.

“Maybe we should try to draw up the best images we could, Pip Squeak, it isn't as if we need to see either of them, so leaving them on a more positive note would be the kind way, and rid us of whatever bad thoughts of them may linger?” Feather Weight pondered in response.

“That's a brilliant idea.  Thanks for pointing it out, Pip Squeak and Feather Weight!” Cherilee responded.

“If we're all happy she isn't here, we can afford to share our joy with her, and it is fun to draw happy images!” Pip Squeak suggested happily.

“We do have everything we need to draw these images, and write her this one last farewell.  It seems as if we're not going to see her face for a very long time, if at all!” Zipsy expressed with a happy grin on her face.

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