Bonus Chapter: Clean Ending Song (ENDING SPOILERS)
For those who wish to read the lyrics without the descriptions...
RED: Ten months of classroom coolness and awesome lab work days
GOLDEN RATIO: We kept our students hard at work, time just enough to play
CHEERILEE: But the lesson plans are running out, inspiration going cold.
SLUICE: And ever though I love this stuff his tales start getting old.
CHEERILEE-The time has come to set them free, out of our doors they wind.
But it’s also time to say goodbye, and leave this room behind.
Now we make our way outside, into the wide world go!
How will we finish by our deadlines, I’d really like to know!
PLACEHOLDER: School year wrap-up, School year wrap-up
It’s an educational cheer.
STUDENTS: School year wrap-up, School year wrap-up
‘Cause today the summer’s here!
PLACEHOLDER: ‘Cause today the summer’s here!
RED GLARE: Bringing home the lab supplies
This place is a pig pen.
CHEERILEE: And saving all the student work
I will remember them.
RED GLARE: We move the desks
Clear our rooms out like so.
CHEERILEE: When the fall comes round
So much potential will show!
RED & CHEERILEE: School year wrap-up, School year wrap-up
It’s an educational cheer.
School year wrap-up, School year wrap-up
‘Cause today the summer’s here!
School year wrap-up, School year wrap-up
‘Cause today the summer’s here!
‘Cause today the summer’s here!
GOLDEN RATIO: Precious students hibernate inside their last block class
GLOBE TROTTER: We try so hard to make them learn, give something that could last.
GOLDEN RATIO: We help them gather up their things, Waving as they go!
GLOBE TROTTER: Will they use the things we taught them, I would really like to know!
SCREWBALL: New year start-up, new year start-up
It’s me soft and ignorant song
New year start-up, new year start-up
‘Cause tomorrow summer’s gone!
New year start-up, new year start-up
‘Cause tomorrow summer’s gone!
QUEST: ‘Cause tomorrow summer’s gone!
No easy task to sweep the class,
Make it shine and gleam
With proper care and tough brooms
Every room is clean!
Wrappers, gum wads, wadded up tests, permanent markers too.
I must scrub so very hard, there’s just so much to do!
BOMBER, LUSTER, AND CRUNCH: School year wrap-up, School year wrap-up
It’s an educational cheer.
FLIP: School year wrap-up, School year wrap-up
‘Cause today the summer’s here!
School year wrap-up, School year wrap-up
‘Cause today the summer’s here!
‘Cause today the summer’s here.
CHEERILEE: Now that we’ve helped them all we can, they’ll have to find their place
And head into the big world, tough task ahead they face.
How will they do without our guidance?
And can they find their own way?
I want to help but I know
My job’s done today.
My job’s done today!
PLACEHOLDER: School year wrap up, School year wrap up
A well-earned vacational cheer!
TEACHERS: School year wrap up, School year wrap up
GOLDEN RATIO: ‘Cause today the summer’s here
TEACHERS: School year wrap up, School year wrap up
GLOBE TROTTER: ‘Cause today the Summer’s here
CHEERILEE: ‘Cause today the Summer’s here!
CHEERILEE: ‘Cause today the Summer’s here
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Oh, you posted up the lyrics!!! Lovely@%@
*sniff*
ITS FUCKIN OVER!!
NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
You need to make a shout-out to find people who can make this song actually happen. 'cause it's AWESOME. XD
And the tale finally reaches its end, but I think we all know there story is far from over.
I loved it.
-Fin
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I'm working on everyone. Got to think of a few nods to pre-readers who have less-than-pony names. Either going to use edits or later stores. There's plenty of weird names to use in 'The Three Whooves!'
Thanks for the kind words everyone. Remember to vote five stars on Equestria Daily! Let's get a six star rating!
Also, I did quite enjoy 'Past Sins,' but when my fingers get typing, NO ONE is safe.
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And by-the-by, would you mind helping me out with Paleo Panic?
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Thanks, and thanks for the TV Tropes recommendation!
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Well, all the Freddy songs as mostly really bad rap tunes. Sung by Freddy.
324367 I like to think that each copy of the book comes with a pair of pointy orange sunglasses.
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POINTY RED SUNGLASSES.
WE'LL HAVE TO SHIP YOU A NEW SET. THE ORANGE ONES WERE RECALLED DUE TO CONTAINING LEAD.
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The title is at the end because he didn't want to spoil/give away the outcome. If it would be a happy or sad ending.
He's already writing ideas to get back into Three Whooves. Read his blog - he tends to use that to give an idea of what's being worked on...
Also, now that it's finished, we're making a big push to get 6 stars on EQD. So if you loved this, and enjoyed the journey, please show the love and rate this 5 stars over there.
So, obviously SPOILERS
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I did. Read between the lines on Pearlshield's epilogue. Think about how that character sheet could be passed down to generations of ponies as a family heirloom.
"And that was how I met your grandmother..."
I wanted to keep the specific epilogues of Screwy, Quest, Cheerilee and Red vague because I really do intend to write sequel stories. I have 240 words written of 'A Nightmare in Ponyville,' and have had that done since December. I knew halfway through School Daze how the sequel will end. Now I just have to finish 'The Three Hooves' and 'Killing Mary Sue 2: Killing Princess Cadence.'
The there's the Mare-Do-Well story I haven't had the guts to upload yet...
Thank you for writing this
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"I love that there's a real cuckoo in the cuckoo clock that sounds the Alarum to wake you up!"
I was going to write a scene where Cheerilee had to hand in something to Prunecrop on a strict deadline and the school cuckoo sabotages him by refusing to move the clock.
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"Dr. Oscid's Chocolate Milk Delivery? Merciful darigolds! I don't know why I'm in the habit of reading all unfamiliar names backwards (probably has something to do with Harry Potter) but that's a thinly-disguised concern!"
Yeah, for me it was being a horror fan growing up in the 80's. Monster Squad was only one of many sources that made me suspicious of anyone named 'Alucard.'
i clicked for the icon. made me laugh so hard
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There's a sequel. A SEQUEL.
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I'm in the process of making this fic it's ownTvTropes page
It's still in its infancy at the moment and could use the help of any other Tropers out there who loved this story as much as I did.
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I am...so honored.
How did you come up with these lyrics?
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Oh, he will get that going... by summer vacation at the latest, I think.
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Well, I better start saving up for that ticket, then... Or maye I will just steal a 747. Always wanted to be a supervillain...
I loves reading sequential comments of people falling in love with the story...
And this is by no means his last. He's already hard at work on finishing up The Three Whooves. And there are plans for things after that.
This reinforces my opinion of Cheerilee as best Earth pony.
This has been on my track list for the longest time, almost makes me sad that I have to resign it to my favorites list
Good ending. Won't be reading the sequel, though.
I love you and your story so much
sad this part of Cheerilees' life is over,
but im glad it ended happily
once again
Thank You
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Indeed! Every chapter is a song reference. This includes the last one, but the chapter title is only revealed at the end.
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Thanks for the corrections! The tunnel is apparently VERY TWISTY! Runs in circle. Elemental gate. Um...someone help me and get a No-Prize here?
That solution for Screwy is also genius.
I finally found the time to finish reading the last three chapters... and I can honestly say that I wish I had done it much sooner! The story's climax made me shed many a manly tear. The way you write is so different from the style of many others, and I think it really brings a lot more to the table.
Paleo Prints, thank you.
Ive been cosumed by my own reading, I do not know how comes a story with such a premise could handle to provoke a reaction like the one I've got this time I had with your work, just now Ive finished all chapters, it began innocently enough, download the whole thing in .txt pass it to word, load it on my cellphone and thought "Ill read it from time to time" began last night before bed.
Before I knew it Ive downed 4 chapters in the middle of the darkness of my room only with the glow of the smartphone to keep me from my well deserved slumber, I never realised it was 3 am until the alarm went off, I reluctantly turned off the phone and got to sleep, woke up an hour earlier than usual only to try and read a little more, needless to say I read during breakfast, as I washed my teeth, heck if I wasnt driving I might as well read while ridding carpool.
I work at a justice hall, a sort of court if you will, Im a man of the law, I dashed through my duties like a champ, only thing in my mind was how did we went from "your fired" to "bucking the spirit of chaos square in the face", from "pervert" to "your cute", from "I hate everybody hello tomorrow" to... well you get the idea, day dragged on having short lived moments of leisure at work hours only to read some more, I read the interview with AC and CS then realised I am an hour behind schedule, the more I read the more I wish to see.
Last hours of work, a lil beep takes my attention, my phone's battery is dying, on other circunstances that wouldnt worry me, but I couldnt let that happen cause Ill loose the part of my reading where I left off, "NO that is unacceptable was my only thought" neglected work a little further in order to keep reading, with the festival at full swing I couldnt let a little setback like a battery stop me, using all techniques for speed reading I use for my job on regular bases I haste on the story, oblivious of work, oblivious of the gentle sound of heavy metal pounding from my mp3 player, oblivious of the gaze of my boss staring at me as I kept reading on the tiny screen.
The final chapter looms over, the grand finale is upon, a grand final quest, a talent to uncover a romance reaching its climax... an 80's movie epilogue... a battery that died after the title for the G-rated fic is read... I stopped reading as the words faded to black, I smiled, had to make up the hours for work, I left the justice hall 3 hours later than usual but dear author it were 3 hours on which I couldnt stop smiling.
To you my thanks for hooking me into this story, my congratulations for finishing such a fun and interesting tale of a teacher who fell from grace, a second chances and 80's comedy galore, Im not one who may be engrosed in reading, heck main reason I read if because of work, but regardless of that I thank you for the stupid smile I still sport right now.
If you might read this Paleo Prints, I take my hat for you and raise my drink for toast for your fancy and engaging pen, cheers.
-Master Specter / Dascuro
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Thanks. That's the kind of stuff that keeps me writing.
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I am fully interested in this discussion.
Realize that the first two chapters of School Daze were my first two pieces of writing in years; 
it might just be places where I needed some polish that I have now that I'm writing 'Choices.' 
So, what exactly are the weird parts? If you spot another, please flag it out!
Some of the weird style may be song lyrics I slip in.
Back in the day we had a contest; the reader who found the most got his OC put into a chapter.
Oh, and I'd love to talk characterizations!
We've had some great talk in these comments on how different ponies should act. Are there any ones you could point out?
As a note, none of the above is sarcasm. I do genuinely enjoy getting constructive criticism. If you don't believe me, ask Kamineigh and Cerulean Starlight. They've certainly given me enough!
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Oh my... Why do I suddenly feel like so much is expected of me?
Okay, I've got this, there's no way I don't got this.
First, let me word that a little better, or at least clear some things up. There's nothing wrong with your story that I saw, in anyway. I'm just saying that what I found weird was how you write it. I know that's not very specific, at all, but it's a little hard to describe. Again, I'll get used to it, I'm only just going to start chapter 3.
If I had to peg what I really find odd, it would be your characters. Not that anything is wrong with them either, you just portray them so differently. Like with your Luna, it feels like you're making her out to be sly - to an extent - but at the same time still adjusting to the norms of society and .being around other ponies. Throw in there a bit of crazy, add a dash of humor (which I like), a pinch of swinging mood syndrome, stir with an overly loud, commanding voice, and you get what appears to be a Luna that is just slightly off her rocker. She's pretty much a jumbled ball of crazy at this point. But as I said, I'm on chapter two, and I'm sure the characters will develop as I go.
To touch on Twilight real quick, I don't think I've ever, EVER, seen someone write her using alliteration compacted with overly large words in her speech. If I did have to pick out an odd moment, that would be one. I kind of get that she was trying to cheer Cheerilee up with her word play, but still, I kind of had to stop and think about just what she was doing and what the heck was going on. I did find it funny that she was so desperate to keep Cheerilee there because she 's the only one who understands her rather large vocabulary. All in all here, silly wordy Twilight is silly.
Cheerilee... Cheerilee is definitely stuck in the past. Now, I wouldn't say obsessively so, but you constantly have her thinking back to days and events in the past, most likely when she was young and rebellious, and quite possibly during the setting of Choices. She's highly optimistic (almost sickeningly so, not in a bad way, but still), and I will yet again use the oh so descriptive term, weird. She's just... I want to use "a ball of crazy" but I've already done so for Luna.
I honestly find it difficult to describe your characters, and I don't think I've ever had that happen before.
You baffle me.
As you can see, I don't think I'll be very helpful with any constructive criticism. I'll try my damnedest later, but for right now you have me completely at a loss. Anyway, I think I'll get to reading now. I can only hope things come to me as I do so, because I feel pretty useless now
As you can see, I don't think I'll be very helpful with any constructive criticism. I'll try my damnedest later, but for right now you have me completely at a loss. Anyway, I think I'll get to reading now. I can only hope things come to me as I do so, because I feel pretty useless now.
You write a FIVE HUNDRED WORD ANALYSIS and feel useless
. My friend, this is exceptional.
What?
Let me draw back the curtain for each of these character individually. You may disagree, but here's where I come from.
Twilight-
"All right, Applejack. Your apple-bucking hasn't just caused you problems. It's over-propelled Pegasus, practically poisoned plenty of ponies, and terrorized bushels of brand-new bouncing baby bunnies."
I have to admit, that scene was inspired by this part from Applebuckin' Season. There may have been one more example, but I can't think of it. There is SO MUCH during the train mystery, but that wasn't out when I wrote this. I was also thinking of the scene in episode 1 where Spike's lack of vocabulary frustrates her.
Luna-
I like how multi-dimensional Luna is in the show. She swings from "I am your Queen" to "Be that way! :sniff:" The depressed pony pushing a candy toward herself as an offering is FREAKING OUT and outlawing a holiday ten minutes later.
I wanted her to be sly because she's immortal royalty. The rules of the game have changed in modern day society but I expected her to know how ponies work pretty well. Throw 15th century English nobility into 20th century Manhattan and their knowledge of human nature will still be there even if they don't understand Twitter.
Other people DID comment on her shifts; I hope the next time you see her the impression is more positive.
I feel in love with writing the sisters in School Daze. That's what gave birth to my story "The Long Roll of Years."
Cheerilee-
She's having a lot of flashbacks, true. I felt the need to establish her. I first wrote this the week after 'Nightmare Night,' so Cheerilee had a speaking role in maybe three episodes. I wanted to establish who my Cheerilee was; somepony who believes that life can be like an 80's movie ending if the will and heart are there. The endless optimism will be tempered when you start reading about her 'mask,' which is how I as a teacher keep from screaming at kids or faculty who really deserve it. I admit, I was attracted to her as a character because of her optimistic (possibly naive) outlook.
I really look forward to what you think of the other chapters. Don't feel you have to write nearly as much as you did if you feel uncomfortable, but I enjoyed it.
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Thanks. I do think I hit my mark at Ch. 3. I want to tweak the first two chapters but people seem to like them and I don't want to Lucas. All of the teachers are based in part on real behaviors and situations I've seen. In case you want to know which one may be most like me, here's an admission... I teach science/engineering/astrophysics.
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Oh, Globe Trotter was going to be WORSE. He was going to be a creepy sexual harassing jerk that made lewd comments about earth ponies and endurance to Cheerilee. Only snag was once I realized I had inadvertently recreated the main character of "Welcome Back, Kotter" I felt bad about making him a pervert and spun him into another direction.
Congrats on 100,000 views! Thanks to all the readers who carried us this far!
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Reread carefully the farewell I give to "Pearlshield, Knight of Foamrider," and what happens to the sheet. I planned to write more about her, so I had to be subtle. The Pearshield epilogue is Screwy's ending, and it says everything I want to about her ever after.
Not gonna spell it out here for spoilers.
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I've heard some talk, but no one has organized the Bronies yet. Just wait until you hit the next musical number.
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Going to fix. Thanks!
Like I said earlier, I WILL be singing this song when I walk!
sadely take out the story from the read later and instead placing it with the fav mark.
Well I just bumrushed every chapter in a couple of days, good grief that was one of the better fics I've read in a while. Really outstanding use of music, loved that montage scene. Aside from a few random grammatical errors, and a couple of scenes where I had to reread a passage a couple of times to make sure who was speaking (particularly with the gaming ponies), very nice writing overall. Excellent pacing.
I particularly enjoyed the scene with Luna and the clock, I think her getting frustrated by what Placeholder said was very in character with her. This was also probably the best portrayal of Screwball that I've read.
I'm looking forward to your future works, but I'm afraid you've set the hurdle too high for yourself now!
Hi, so I just wanted to say that, this is one of the first FIM Fiction stories I ever read. I joined a couple days before this story was introduced, and hadn't created an account. So, every couple of days, I would log on, search this story, and check for updates. I followed this story from begging to end, and totally forgot to like and favorite until now.
With almost every story I read, I choose my favorite background pony personality. For Lyra, it's Anthropology. For Discord, it's ABC's. And for Cherilee, it's this story. Not only that, but Celestia is also my favorite type as well! Your characters draw the reader in and keep them reading until the fulfilling end! I love this story, and I'm SO glad I remembered it.
Also, I can't believe you're a teacher! I'm fifteen, and I'm like my teacher's getaway from the other kids in my classes. Props to you for being able to keep up with kids!
Hoo-bucking-rah, I finally finished the thing!
You, sir, have done what no fanfiction author should do: DEMAND that your readers listen to songs while reading, since, you know, some of us download fan/fimfics and read them on our eBook Readers.
But, you know what, I forgive you. This was just such an excellent fic, and the Winter Wrap Up Metalized song at the end really did it for me.
Well done, I salute you (or I would, but you can't see it, so, eh).
Amazing story!
Okay. You, sir, are rapidly becoming my favorite 'fic writer. The fact that you're a teacher in real life really shines through. I'm from a family of teachers and an Education major myself, so I like to think I'm getting a little bit more of a kick our your writing of her than others might.
Many salutes, good sir. And a brohoof for good measure.
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Thanks for the kind words.
I remember telling the head of the Language Art department my concerns about his reading style too. He assuaded me by telling me... something I can't remember.
I'll see if I can get an answer over Facebook.
By the way, School Daze was my first major piece of writing. I'm interested if you (or anyone else) notice any changes in the writing style over the course of it. The ending I generally had from chapter 2-4 on, but I'm curious as to how I change.