//------------------------------// // Chapter 4 // Story: Melody's Adventures in CHS // by NgKQ //------------------------------// Melody continued walking down the corridor, at the same time observing the surroundings. She could see classrooms everywhere, with teachers teaching a room full of students. She was even wondering where Sunset Shimmer was teaching! She was approaching a signboard showing symbols of a man and a girl. She stood there and stared for a long time. “Excuse me, young lady. What are you looking at?” The voice of a boy called. “Err, may I know what are these?” “Excuse me, you don’t know what those mean?” He casted a weird look at her. “These are toilets, boys this way, girls that way.” He showed them the correct toilets. “Umm, okay,” she thanked, rather awkwardly. She entered the girls toilet, and was totally speechless at the surroundings. “No way, how can I use them?” she asked herself. “Gah, how I wish Sunset Shimmer was here with me!” She left the toilet, and almost mistakenly entered the boys’ toilet. Just as she returned back to the corridor, suddenly, she saw something amiss. Several critters, bunnies, squirrels and hamsters are rushing through the corridor, and carrying with them were cloths of different colors! “Am I seeing things?” she rubbed her eyes. It was when she noticed two girls, one with gray skin and magenta hair, the other with lavender skin and light turquoise hair running towards her. They were looking cross. “You there!” the magenta-haired girl shouted to her. “Wh-what’s wrong?” “Have you seen a bunch of animals passing by your site just now?” the turquoise-haired girl continued. “Wh-what did they do?” “Don’t lie to us!” the magenta-haired girl demanded, grabbing her shirt. “They nibbled, destroyed and stole our cloths for our mom’s designs just now!” “Really!?” Melody replied, shocked. She pointed to that direction. “Uh, they went that way…” “Thank you,” the latter responded, released her and ran to that direction. The other girl followed. “Wait for me! I want to help!” Despite the girls not listening to her calls, Melody was able to keep in pace with them. The chase led them towards the open field, where a tan-skinned, purple-eyed, green-haired young lady was working at the nursery. Upon seeing the critters, she giggled. “Oh, my little ones. What are you doing with those pieces of fabric?” “Honey Drops!” the magenta-haired girl yelled at her. “Just what do you think by letting your critters go out and destroy my fabrics!?” “Haven’t you forgotten once that your critters pooped on our fabric and we had to spend THOUSANDS to replace EVERYTHING!?” the turquoise-haired girl added. “N-no way!” she denied embarrassingly. “I did try to secure their homes properly but I dunno who on earth let them out!” “Oh yeah? Well…” “Girls! You seriously don’t have to argue like that!” interrupted Melody, trying to calm the situation. “So what? It’s her responsibility to keep her animals locked!” the magenta-haired girl shouted. “I do not wish to argue, but please, I do not want my mother to get scolded by yours either!” “Alright, girls, what’s going on?!” The voice of a woman called. Coming towards them were two women, one white-skinned with purple, fashionable hair and another one yellow-skinned, and pink haired. “Mom! Auntie Fluttershy’s animals ruined our cloths yet again!” the turquoise-haired girl complained. “I just don’t know why, Auntie Rarity. I seriously don’t know how would the animals suddenly escape when I tried to feed them!” “Fluttershy, don’t tell me…” “Alright, alright, calm down,” the kind-hearted Fluttershy, whose personality had never changed over the years spoke. She turned to the animals. “Now then, tell me why were you taking Rarity’s fabrics away?” The animals squeaked and chattered in a sound Melody and the others couldn’t even understand. “Oh, is that so? Well next time, please tell me in advance. Don’t simply go and steal Rarity’s fabrics by your own.” The critters hung their heads with shame before returning to their respective cages. “Y-you can understand them?” asked a very curious Melody. “Of course I can! After all I’ve been taking care of animals since I was young, and I surely knew what they want.” “Oh…” “Which reminds me,” Honey Drops interrupted, turning to Melody. “You must be Melody Aurora, aren’t you?” “How did you know about me?” “Well, Chaos and Beryl told me about you just now. Can’t believe that you’re a daughter of a successful princess back in your world!” “Wait, what!?” exclaimed Rarity. “Wait a minute, did you just say ‘princess’?” asked the magenta-haired girl. “And you just said ‘another world’?” added the turquoise-haired girl. “She’s right,” admitted Melody. “I am from another world and my mother is the Princess of Friendship, Princess Twilight Sparkle.” All could not believe their ears. “Oh, so you’re her daughter!” beamed Rarity with realization. “I knew your mother, and maybe Fluttershy does, too!” “We are old friends with your mother. I am missing her now,” said Fluttershy. Melody turned to the two girls. “Let me guess, you must be Platinum Royale and you are Prudence Aura.” “The heck!?” Platinum cried when Melody could know her name easily. “How did you know about us? We’ve only met for the first time…” asked Prudence, scratching her head. “I guess she’s got friends in her world that she can tell you right even without looking at you all in the first place, am I right, dear?” asked Honey Drops. “Uh, hum.” “Now then, look at yourself. You must be exhausted, coming from a long way,” Rarity sympathized. “But it’s just only a step through the portal…” “But what about the bruises all over you?” asked Fluttershy. Melody sighed. “It’s Phoenix Dawn.” “Phoenix Dawn! Oh, that brat again. Looks like you’ve fallen victim to her, too!” lamented Platinum. “You see, I came here to get back something that was stolen by her. My mom wanted me to make friends with you as well.” “If that’s friends what you’re looking for, then welcome,” responded Honey Drops, shaking hands with her which made her feel embarrassed. “Daughter of a Princess, I am absolutely amazed,” commented Prudence. “And don’t care about that Phoenix Dawn! She’s always causing terrible nuisance everywhere…” “Have you had your breakfast, Melody?” asked Fluttershy. At that moment Melody’s stomach began to rumble. “Uh, I hadn’t been eating before I came here,” she said, blushing. “Very well! Let’s all head to the cafeteria. I’ll have you something nice to eat.” They all headed to the cafeteria, where they met with Chaos and Beryl again. “Well, well,” began Chaos. “Have you explored this entire school?” “I don’t think so,” replied Melody. “I don’t think I can finish exploring in a whole day.” “Maybe you can if we can help you,” said Beryl. “But we’ve got classes, so that’s impossible.” “I know that, but it’s even wider than those castles I used to visit in my world!” “Whoa, I just wanted to visit your world someday,” said Honey Drops. “I don’t think it’s possible,” said Fluttershy, arriving with everyone’s orders with Rarity. “After all her mother’s master said that it would upset the balance between worlds.” To everyone’s shock, as the meal was laid in front of Melody, instead of picking the fork and spoon, she bent down her head and took a bite from the apple! Chaos gracefully went over to help her. “That’s not the right way to eat.” “Err, how?” she asked, still munching her food. “You’ve got hands, don’t you?” “Uh-huh.” Chaos held his apple in front of her. “Now, you see, for a food like an apple, use your hand, and hold it like this, and…” He took a bite from his apple, chewing it. Melody tried to do the same, but she couldn’t hold it right. Beryl had to help her. “A little bit of practice can get it right. You’ll soon get used to it.” “And how about this?” she showed her the spoon. “And this? And this?” And the fork and the penknife as well. “Watch this,” demonstrated Platinum as she cut the steak nicely with them and shoved it into her mouth. As for the spoon, she gently dipped it into her cereal, then held it into her mouth. Melody watched the whole simple action with amazement. “It takes practice,” advised Fluttershy. “Though it can be quite hard for you at first as somebody from another world…” “Well, well, it seems someone doesn’t know how to eat well, huh?” Phoenix Dawn, who was watching the entire scene stepped out, drawing everyone’s attention. “Phoenix!” gasped Melody. “If you can’t really live in this world,” she smirked at her, taking the apple away from her. “Then why don’t you just GET LOST OUT OF HERE!?” She whacked the apple onto the floor, shattering into pieces, leaving Melody dumbfounded. “Phoenix, enough!” burst out Chaos explosively. “Melody is new here and you can’t just simply give trouble to her!” “Oh yeah? Why should I?” “Leave this to me, Chaos,” Rarity stepped forward. “You’re lucky that your mother’s not here. Now you’re the one who should get lost!” Phoenix just sniggered. “Are you not contented? Get out now before I’m calling the principal!” “If you wish so…” she cackled, leaving with a glee. “I’m sorry about that, darling,” apologized Rarity to Melody. “Yes, we really hate her, but there’s no way we can teach her a good lesson.” “It’s okay,” she forgave. “But now…” “Here, you can have mine,” offered Fluttershy. “I still have my muesli.” “Thanks.” “I’m lucky Greenie Hats isn’t here with us,” sighed Chaos. “Greenie Hats?” “She’s the daughter of one of our gym teachers and also the best sportswoman in Canterlot High!” answered Platinum. “Tell her to do any sport and she’ll whizz them!” “But sometimes she’s just too rough,” added Beryl. “What does she have to do with Phoenix?” Melody inquired further. “She doesn’t like being insulted,” Chaos explained further. “If she was here she can easily pick a fight with her!” “Really?” “Yes, it happened ten times already!” described Prudence. “They were even once suspended for a week, and were warned to being expelled if that happened again!” “How horrible!” “For this reason we all tried to avoid inviting her to events,” added Beryl. “But sometimes she would know about it and will come and gatecrash!” “The next episode, you know it. Needless to say she’s a killjoy.” “Horrid!” she exclaimed. “Anyway who’s that gym teacher?” “Mrs Rainbow Dash.” “Rainbow Dash?” “She’s my best friend. She’s also a sporty woman,” said Fluttershy. “Would you like me to take you to meet her?” “Uh, sure… Then what about you all?” “I believe Fluttershy is now free at the moment. We actually have other businesses to do!” replied Rarity. “Anyway, have fun exploring the whole school!” “Don’t forget to call us if you need any help!” said Honey Drops to them as both of them left.