Wind whistled in Streax' ears as she flew above Ponyville. The sky was clear with only a few clouds. Birds were chirping in the trees below. The town spread out like a 3-dimensional map. But none of this registered in Streax' mind. She was in a daze, as usual. That is, until she collided with a bird, who flapped off, squawking.
Streax, shocked from the encounter, shook her head, clearing her mind.
'Where am I?' She asked herself. She then heard voices below.
"Streax!" A stallion below yelled. Streax saw an aura form around her and felt herself get pulled to the ground. When she was on her hooves, she looked up at the stallion, a gray unicorn with a black mane and tail and blue eyes. His cutie mark was a set of wires wound together.
"I'm sorry, dad," Streax said, "I just noticed the clouds and wanted to investigate for a few minutes. Then I dazed again."
"Streax," Wire Up, Streax' dad, said, "This is why your mother and I are afraid to let you go places on your own. You have to always be aware of your surroundings. You could get lost, you could lose things, or, Celestia forbid, someone could snatch you up! Do you want that to happen?"
"No, dad. I'll be more careful next time. How long was I in the daze?"
"Ten minutes. You're almost late for school. Come on!"
"Coming!"
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"Welcome to your first day of school, everypony!" A violet red mare with a light pink mane and tail said, "I'm Miss Cheerilee, and I'm your teacher! I would like you all to, one at a time, stand up and introduce yourselves."
One by one, ponies stood up and said their names and something about themselves, but Streax was thinking about what the school year might be like.
"Streax? Streax!"
"Wait, wha?" Streax said, slightly startled.
"It's your turn," Cheerilee said.
"Oh," Streax said, standing up. She felt everyone's eyes on her.
"Uh, hi," she said, "My name is Streax. I'm eleven years old." She racked her brain for something else to say. She wasn't good at saying things when under pressure. She saw everyone staring in anticipation, and she said the first thing that she could think of.
"I have autism."
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