I remember when it came, it was just going onto mid-summer, the day before, I had just presented my class with a small invention I had made. It's a simulator that can create any type of field or image you want, all you have to do is type it in...but that doesn't matter. The day right after that, a letter came through my letterbox, apparently my class teacher, Miss Cheerilee had invited a talent scout from Hope's Peak Academy to see my presentation, saying that they would be very impressed. That letter...I still remember how it went.
To Mr Blast
Hope's Peak Academy would like to invite you to join our school as the 'Super Middle School Level Inventor'. Our talent scout was very impressed with what he saw yesterday and believed that you were the best of the best at what you do.
Now, you must be wondering what exactly would happen at Hope's Peak. Well, it is just like any normal school, except we have been known to create students that will be successful in life if they graduate the Hope's Peak programme.
Of course you may have known that it used to be the 'Super High School Level' programme but since the incident, we have decided to celebrate the rebirth of our glimmering hope with the added 'Super Middle School Level' programme which is basically the same thing aside from the fact that it will be middle schoolers instead.
If you are wondering about what other classmates you may be having here, some other titles within the programme are: 'Super Middle School Level DJ', 'Super Middle School Level Surfer', and there is our not yet decided 'Super Middle School Level Luckster'.
We will be awaiting your response with our breaths held in hope that you will join us for your chance of success in life. Thank you for your consideration Mr Blast and we hope we can make your hope shine bright!
Sincerely,
Princess Luna & Princess Celestia.
Could you imagine that? Getting a real letter off of the princesses of Equestria? Well...two of them anyway. The point is though, I am actually qualified to go to a school that if now funded by Princess Celestia and Princess Luna! Hope's Peak did have an incident before it reopened, it was this killing game created by this psycho girl. That was a whole five years ago though. Time really passed by from then.
People had speculated that she was still alive but, they had set up a live feed outside the school during the killing game so everyone there on the streets saw her die and saw the six survivors. They were dubbed the 'Beacons of Hope'. Hope...what exactly does that mean? It's just a word right? All it means is that you want something to happen - you hope something will happen, so...what exactly does being a 'Beacon of Hope' really do?
I tried asking my brother and he just gave me some weird answer that went along the lines of...'Hope is the most powerful thing in the world. Despair tries to concur it but Hope will always prevail over it. So don't you ever give into despair, not matter how bad things get for you'.
I never really understood what he meant by that, but he seemed passionate about his answer. Despair is something else that I never understood. Hope and Despair...I don't see why ponies have such a big fuss over it, especially in Ponyville, my hometown. The town actually recently split into two sides, those who feel hope and those that feel despair. My home is on hope's side, but like I said, hope or despair - it doesn't matter to me.
My title is a bit weird as well. 'Super Middle School Level Inventor'? Who thought that, that was a good idea, now, a DJ and a surfer sound like pretty cool titles, Luckster is a bit odd but if luck is your talent then praise Celestia cause that means you got into the best school in Equestria.
I'll admit, I admired Hope's Peak for many years, even after the killings that had occurred there, something about that place was always so appealing. Probably because of the success in life...or maybe something else? I couldn't think of what though...
But the most important thing about this is the letter, that letter is the most important thing in the world right now. It gives me a chance, a chance to actually do something useful in life, a chance that could chance my lonely world, a chance to make things right with myself. I don't really have a lot of friends so being put into this completely new environment with these highly talented ponies like me. As intimidating as it sounds, that's exactly what I would love to happen and that's what is happening!
One thing I hope doesn't happen is that they dislike me in any way, I'd hate for that to happen. I only have around four friends in my hometown, when they heard the news, they were sad about me leaving but they still supported me. That counts for something, right? They know that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for anyone, whilst middle school is a strange time to be thinking about these sort of thing, in my family, everyone is successful. My dad is top Weather Pony in the whole of Equestria, my two older brothers - one owns a popular club and the other is chief prosecutor of Coltanada, I never met my mom or sister so I don't know about them but I did hear that they're successful as well. I don't wanna be the only one in my family that becomes a failure!
Whilst that is a pessimistic way of looking at it, it's usually how I view things...but I just realized! I've rambling on and on about myself when you all don't know what actually happened at Hope's Peak! Well, I can say one thing...
I learned a lot about the reasons Hope and Despair are such big factors in life...