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// Not So Different 
// Story: Half and Half 
// by NyxIsBestPony 
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	The lunch bell rang and everypony grabbed their lunches and raced outside to the picnic tables and benches. Everypony, that is, except Skieflyer.
“I jus’ wanna go home,” she mumbled around her lunchbox. She chose a spot on a bench by herself and began to eat her lunch.

A few feet away, there were three picnic tabled pushed together and a big group of foals were sitting there. One of them, a yellow Earth Filly, glanced over at Skieflyer.
“Ah sure feel sorry fer her,” she said to the orange Pegasus filly sitting next to her.
“Yeah, I mean how scary it must be to start a new school in a new town and have no friends,” the Pegasus agreed.
“Ah say we go over there an’ invaht ‘er ta sit with us,” the Earth Filly said.
“Good idea,” a fourth filly, a black Alicorn, agreed “I mean, I remember how it feels, and I hated it.”

Skieflyer glanced up from her lunch to see four fillies from her class standing in front of her. “What do you want?” she asked, more harshly than intended.
“Hay, look, we ain’t here ta be mean ta ya, we jus’ wondered if ya wanna sit with us at lunch,” the yellow filly said.
“Oh, sorry,” Skieflyer apologized “Actually, that would be nice to have some company.”
“That’s great!” the Pegasus grinned. “By the way, I’m Scootaloo.”
“An’ Ah’m Applebloom.”
“I’m Sweetie Belle”
“And, I’m Nyx,” Nyx grinned “The rest of us are over there.” She pointed to the three picnic tables that were pushed together.
“Wow, that’s a lot of friends,” was all Skieflyer could think of to say.
“Yeah, but they’re all real nice!” Scootaloo called back, she was already galloping back to the group.
Applebloom, Sweetie Belle, and Nyx laughed.
“Come, on!” Sweetie Belle said and they headed over to the group.


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By the time lunch was over, Skieflyer felt more welcome. When they came back into the classroom, she decided to sit in the empty desk next to one of the Pegasi she had met at lunch, who she now knew as Wonder Struck.


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When the bell rang at the end of the day, Skieflyer raced outside to meet Shady Moon.
“So,” Shady said “How was your first day?”
Skieflyer grinned. “It was awesome! And can I go over to my new friend, Applebloom’s house?”
Shady smiled. “Well, I don’t see why not, just be home before dinner, okay?”
“Okay!” Skieflyer called as she galloped after her new friends.