On an early Friday morning, Applebloom awoke to the brightness that was Celestia's sun. Knowing what that meant, she groaned in frustration, and pulled the sheets over her head. "I don't feel like going to school today." she groaned tiredly. "Why can't school just end already." She took a moment to process what she just said to herself, and quickly realized what today really was. "Today's the last day of school!" She exclaimed, as she jumped out of bed with little to no effort, as if she was hit with a sudden burst of adrenaline. She then rushed down the hall into the bathroom, where she brushed her messy, tangled mane from hours of restless sleep. After maintaining her hygiene, she ran back to her room to open up her closet, filled with a huge pile of pink bows. Picking one up, and tying it to her red mane. She looked into the mirror, proud of her handiwork, then running down the wooden stairs. The small earth pony, then ran through the kitchen, and out the door. As she is ready to take on her last day of school.
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Appleloom finally reached the school where her friends were waiting at the steps of the schoolhouse. "Hey Applebloom!" Scootaloo exclaimed in excitement. "Ready to finally get school off our back, so we can begin our summer time crusading?" Her wings were flapping violently, at the thought finally getting her cutie mark. They were flapping so much that she was practically hovering in the air.
"You bet'cha!" The small earth pony said, beaming with excitement. "I can't wait for school to finally be over! Soon we'll get our cutie marks without any distractions!" With that the school's bell began to go off, signaling all students to get to class. When the three fillies entered the classroom, they noticed that more than half of their classmates were not present. The only ones that were in class was Twist (Who always sat in the back of the class) and a grey Pegasus wearing a fez. Though confused, the girls still went to their usual seats and waited for their teacher.
"Hey Applebloom, where is every pony?" Scootaloo asked in confusion, not understanding why more than half of their classmates were missing.
"Beats me." Applebloom replied. Just then, Mrs.Cheerlie, entered the room, carrying her saddlebags, not noticing the lack of students in the room.
"Okay class, I hope your ready for..." Cheerlie stopped, now noticing the almost deserted classroom. "Oh my...I didn't expect this many students to be gone today." Sweetie Belle then spoke out to the class.
"Mrs.Cheerlie, where did all the students go?" Sweetie Belle asked, as she and her friends were curious.
"Well Sweetie, it appears that most of the students decided skip school, since it's the last day, and all."
"Wait." Applebloom interjected. "You mean, students can skip class on the last day of school?" She asked.
"Yes it's quite common for students to do that. Most kids don't see why they need to come to school, on their last day." She then looked away, muttering something under her breath. "And I don't understand why the school board makes stay after school for a worthless staff meeting, on the last day either."
Applebloom's face then slammed onto her desk, while Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo gave out a large groan in frustration.
"Okay class, or what's left of you, take out your pencils. You'll be taking a self-evaluation survey, to see if you reached your academic goals for the school year."
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Ten minutes had gone by, and the remaining students were still taking the survey. Applebloom was about done with her survey, until she felt something poke her shoulder. She then heard a quiet hissing in the background. "Psst." Though she quickly ignored it. "Psst, Applebloom. Psst, hey Applebloom." Scootaloo whispered as she was also poking her friends shoulder, trying to get her attention. "Hey Applebloom, Applebloom hey."
"What?" The filly whispered back, in an annoyed tone of voice.
"What did you get for number four?" Scootaloo asked.
"Scootaloo, this isn't a test, it's a survey. There are no wrong answers."
"Oh come on Applebloom, please?" She pleaded.
"No Scoots." She rebuttled.
"Come on, help a pony out, that's all I want." She pleaded again, but in a much more desperate tone.
"I said no Scootaloo, and that's fin-"
"Applebloom!" Cheerlie exclaimed in a harsh tone of voice. "Unless you want to spend your last day of school in detention, then I suggest that you keep your mouth shut during class, am I understood?"
"Yes Mrs.Cheerlie." Applebloom replied in a flat tone.
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Later that day, the Cutie Mark Crusaders entered the school's playground, for recess, or what's suppose to be recess. The lack of students, makes the playground feel almost like a ghost town. No pony on the swings, or goig down the slide, it felt practically lifeless. The girls were in the middle of that lifeless playground, waiting for the day to pass by. "This is stupid!" Scootaloo exclaimed. "If we knew that we could just skip school, then we wouldn't have to be here." She continued to rant and rave about how stupid school seemed to really be.
Sweetie Belle then interrupted her. "But without school, we wouldn't be able to get our proper education."
"I don't care!" Scootaloo rebuttled. "It's still dumb, I bet Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon are at SugarCube Corner right now, drinking chocolate milshakes."
"I have to admit, does seem rather unfair that no pony told us." Applebloom agreed.
"Exactly, it sucks." Before Scootaloo could continue, the school bell rang once more, telling the students that it was time to go back to class.
Mrs. Cheerlie then entered the classroom, and spoke up to the class. "Alright class, now we are going to be taking a review test, involving what you learned in class, through the whole year."
"What!?" The Cutie Mark Crusaders exclaimed in unison. They never thought on any day they would take a test, it would be on the last day of school.
"That's horse feathers! Why do we have to take a test on the last day? This is so unfair!" Scootaloo was now steaming mad that not only that she had to took a long survey, but now a test?
"I'm sorry Scootaloo." Cheerlie replied. "But if there's any pony to blame for this, than blame the "fair" education system." She then once again muttered something under her breath. "You can also blame them for paying me the lowest salary, than any pony else in this town." She then proceeded to pass out the paper to all five students in the class.
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Five minutes were all that was left on the clock. In five minutes the CMC will finally be free of the school's grip for a whole summer. The three fillies just sat there watching attentively at the clock, as it ticks away. Sweat was nearly beating off their heads, as they were waiting oh so anxiously for the final bell to ring.
Now three minutes remained on the clock, and their hearts began to beat faster than normal. Time seemed to being slowing down for them. Mocking them, as they were ready for it to finally be three O' clock.
One minute left, their hearts were now racing at almost unimaginabe speeds. To the point where they might suffer heart attacks, they were beating so fast. Then finally before they knew it...the bell finally rung. With squeals of glee, they bursted out of the school, relieved that they now no longer have to go to school for a whole summer. "Finally!" Scootaloo shouted. "What do you girls want to do now?"
Sweetie Belle then answered. "Well, maybe we can..." She then paused. "I don't know." The fillies then stood there, wondering what they want to do now to celebrate the end of school. Then finally, Applebloom spoke up.
"Want to go watch my sister buck apples?" Immediately Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo both answered with huge shouts of approval. As they were now off to Sweet Apple Acres, to begin their long awaited summer.