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// Why don't ponies like me? 
// Story: Surprise! 
// by Dragonfire2lm 
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Twilight Sparkle, element of magic and student of Princess Celestia heard a knock at the front door to her treehouse library, and Twlight being Twilight, knew who it was.

"You can come in Surprise. Spike's gone out to pick up a shipment of books with Fluttershy and Applejack, they won't be back for a few hours" the lavander mare replied without turning around.

She heard the quiet and unsure hoofsteps of a familiar filly.

"Auntie Twilight...Can I ask you something?".

"Of course Surprise, you can tell me anything..and you can drop the illusion spell too" Twilight replied with a giggle.

"Oh you noticed..." the filly nervously pawed at the floor with a hoof.

Twilight shook her head in amusement at her niece's antics.

The spell dropped, and while it was the same white filly, there was a few differences, all of Twilight had seen before. First of these was her mane and tail, which was a lot more like that of the royal pony sisters, for it flowed and billowed out behind her.

What was also noticeable was now Surprise had her cutie mark visible. it depicted seven yellow lightning bolts that merged together to form a seven point star.

"Ok Surprise, you mind telling me why you ran away yesterday? Your parents have been worried sick!" Twilight asked.

"I well..um" Surprise was at a loss for words.

"It was bad enough that you ran away but ran away and went back in time, using one of my spells!" Twilight lectured the young alicorn.

"I'm sorry Auntie! It's just...Ponies won't like me if I...You know..tried to be me..." Surprise sniffed.

"You're still upset about that?" Twilight's anger melted away and was replaced by concern for the smaller pony. "Does it really matter?"

"Well yeah it kinda does..I have to always always keep my intelligence hidden, I'm not as smart as you, or the princesses..but I am smart..I have to act like my mother or questions wlll be asked..it's not easy you know?" Surprise  explained.

Twilight sighed and ran a hoof through her mane. she had no idea what to do.

"Well Suprise have you shown anypony how bright you are?"

"No..." the foal admitted.

"Well try doing that then" the unicorn replied brightly. "Maybe then other ponies will like you"

"Maybe.." Surprise didn't sound so sure.

Twilight sighed again.

"Shouldn't you talk to your parents about this?" she asked.

"Mother was too busy with her latest party and father has disappeared again" Surprise replied flatly.

"Maybe when they have time? Tell you what I'll get the girls together and your father so we can talk it out" Twilight suggested.

"Good luck with that. Knowing him he's bound to be annoying Auntie Celestia" Suprise replied flatly.

Author's notes: decided to make it into a story of discovery for my version of the yellow maned pony, I need a proof reader...and somepony to brainstorm with....