"Ah, Equestria. A land where every kind of creature becomes friends with eachother. Isn't it great?"
Octavia Melody was sitting on the couch, resting and thinking of the positive changes of the whole Kingdom. Her now husband, the bulkiest pony known in Equestria, Bulk Biceps, was doing his daily exercise at the local Ponyville gym. And their daughter, their precious little daughter, was peacefully playing in the front yard, like every normal filly would.
The grey coated mare almost jumped from the couch when she heard her child's cheerful scream. Octavia rushed to open the front door and to see what her daughter is exactly doing outside.
The filly saw her mother coming and she galloped right to her.
"Mother, hey mom, look!!"
The mare looked at her little daughter. She wasn't hurt. She didn't have any fresh bruise or an open wound. She was just a little dusty.
"What's wrong, Villie? What do you want me to look at?" Octavia asked worringly.
The little pegasus showed her flank.
"I got my cutie mark, mom! Do you like it?!"
The filly's new cutie mark was a single minim note, colored in light blue. Octavia liked it indeed, but she was still confused on how exactly she got it, when Villie was simply just playing outside with no musical instruments around.
"I really like it, hun. But.. what did you do to achieve such an amazing looking cutie mark?"
The little pegasus filly was waiting to tell her and a huge smile popped on her innocent pony face.
"I went to play with the neighbor's kid! They had a violin and a big BIG piano!! I played on both, then i just came back, and BOOM! I started floating without using my wings and then.. MY CUTIE MARK SHOWED UP!!!" Villie squealed happily as she was done talking. Her mother was crying happy tears after she heard her story.
"You can play both the violin and the piano?" Octavia wiped out her tears away. "I'm so proud of you, Villie.."
"DAD!!" The little filly squealed again when she saw her father arriving back home. He hugged her as tightly as possible when he noticed her galloping towards him. "Ouf! Okay, okay! Dad, you can let me go! Hahah!!"
The big, muscular stallion let his daughter go, then he asked her what was she doing whole day while he was gone. Villie explained everything, even with some extra details that weren't important at all. Her father was proud of her and her new cutie mark, but still, there was something that he felt like it was missing.. He never taught her any athletical things! Bulk decided to teach her tomorrow, so Villie wouldn't feel extremely tired.
When Villie fell asleep, Octavia and Bulk decided to talk to eachother in the kitchen. They had to discuss some stuff about their daughter's future.
"So, Bulk, dear," Octavia was feeling surprisingly akward for unknown reason, but she just giggled it off. "you know how our daughter got her cutie mark today?" Her husband nodded in agreement. "Well, i was thinking of sighning her up to a music school in Canterlot, where i used to study music and learned how to play the celo when i was a filly. Do you agree with me?"
The bulky pegasus placed his front hoof on his chin, putting his thoughts together. Then he nodded again, agreeing with his wife's school recommendation. Octavia was honestly surprised by that.
"I.. really expected you to disagree with me.." Then the gray mare let out a yawn, because she was tired. "Oh well, i should go.. to bed. Goodnight, dear."
Octavia headed off to the bedroom, Bulk then stayed a bit late and after some more minutes, he headed off to bed too.
When the morning sun rised up, the house of the pegasus stallion and earth mare got filled with Villie's morning song to her parents to wake them up a little early. Her voice wasn't the best, so she took an advantage of that to wake her mom and dad.
"Morning, morning, morning!! It's my morning song!!!" The filly sang loudly and full of energy as always.
After twenty minutes, the three ponies found themselfs at the table, eating breakfast, specificly, hay bacon with apple juice. While Octavia was eating from her own plate, she looked at her daughter and immediately remembered about the school she mentioned to her husband. She knew that it was the right time to tell her about it.
"Say, Villie. Would you like me to sign you up in a music school in Canterlot? Because, i have this tiny feeling that you're.. really good at making some good tracks, you know?"
Villie looked at her father, the bulk pegasus smiled and said.
"Your mother is asking you if you want to study in Canterlot, Villie. Where you can learn to be a great musician, just like your own mom!"
Villie 'ooh'ed once she fully realized on what Octavia ment, even though she said it clearly. The filly didn't say anything and continued on eating her hay bacon. Octavia slightly frowned and cleared her throat, which made her daughter focus her attention at her again. Once the filly looked at her again, Octavia was smiling again.
"Are you.. not gonna say anything, dear?"
Villie took another bite, then answered.
"I was thinking of joining a sport school, mom. Maybe i'll sign up in a music school when i get a little older. Like," She drank a bit of her apple juice. "like, right now, i just don't really feel.. inspired to create my own tracks and such."
The gray mare almost gasped from surprise. Looks like her little daughter was begining to look like her father, more focused on sports, probably bodybuilding and overall, living a healthy life. It was a great thing, of course, but her cutie mark was a literal note, that she got from playing the piano and the violin! It was still a honest surprise that she'll choose fitness and sports over music.. But despite her decision, Octavia knew that she had to accept her daughter's choice.
"Alright!" She got up, taking the now empty plate with her to the sink. "Just make sure to not overwork yourself. You have no idea how much muscle strain hurts, my dear!" The mare paused to wash the dish, then she added, "Only your father knows-"
When she turned around, she noticed that her husband and daughter were gone. Probably outside, where Bulk could train her? Probably! Anything good was possible.
Octavia looked at the window to check on them, if they're really outside. And yes, they were indeed outside, and just like she thought, Bulk Biceps was exercising with his daughter on the grass. The gray mare smiled and returned on washing the dishes.
Later, Octavia discussed with Bulk if they should sign up her daughter now, to a sport school. It was decided, Villie was going to the most popular school that involved sports, and that was...
...
..The School of Friendship..?
Chapter 02: Friendship First, Sports Later! - Part 01
"Wait, do they have a sports area in the Friendship School..?" Octavia asked her husband again. She didn't really expect the fact that one of the most popular schools, popular for studying friendship and teaching students on how to be better creatures in the future, would teach some normal subjets like other schools do. Or maybe she didn't expect it, because she hasen't visited the school in a long time, so it was kind of understandable.
"Why of course they do, why wouldn't they?" Bulk answered and looked at the purple eyes of his wife. "The important thing is that our little girl's gonna live a healthy life, learning music, if.. she wants to, AND, making friends with the other students!!"
Bulk's words motivated Octavia to sign up Villie to the said school. From tommorow, the young pegasus was moving away from home, to one of the free dorms in the whole school. When her parents told her that, the filly started jumping around in circles and to squeal happily. That was a sign to Octavia and Bulk that their daughter was accepting the school that they choose for her, so at the same day Villie packed her stuff and flew right to the huge building where she was going to study, probably for the rest of her student years.
"Hello.. SCHOOL!!!!" Villie shouted out loud as she entered. Everybody got silent when they saw the new student, then went back to the noise of talking and stuff.
With one suitcase in her mouth and another on her back, the little filly continued flying with no problem, which showed her stronger side that she got from her father.
"Are you Villie Biceps Melody?"
The filly stopped flying and landed on the ground when she heard her name being questioned. Infront of her, she saw a blue mare with purple eyes, wearing a pale purple coat with a pale purple bowtie and a blue diamond on it. Villie quickly recognized her as the guidance counselor. The filly's red eyes sparkled and her smile widened.
"YES!! Yes, i am."
"Oh, well greetings, young one. It's a pleasure to see new students signing up for here, cause, lately.. less students have started to appear in here- Anyway! Would you like a guide thrue the school, miss Villie Melody?"
Villie rolled her eyes, trying to think of an answer.
"No thanks, i'm fine!" She said while still smiling.
"Oh, alright then. Whatever you say!"
The guidance counselor was a bit surprised, but just let the filly continue on looking at the school and trying to find her dorm on her own. The blue mare knew that this little filly was aware of her surroundings and that she wouldn't get lost or hurt.
Villie, on the other hand, was feeling exited about basically living in the school. But.. a small problem appeared again. Villie wasn't sure on where the dorms are located. Maybe she should have listened to the guidance counselor and allow her on giving her a guide thrue the whole school, including the location of the dorms. But no, she thought to herself that she'll be able to find her dorm, look around the school safely and *boom*, everything ending up fine!
"Ohh, did i reaally ended up lost in here..? Oh my my, where's the counselor when you need her?!" And as she said that while flying fast around the halls, the filly bumped into someone.
"OH MY- I'm so so sorry, i didn't mean to-"
"It's fine! I'm sorry, i wasn't looking!" Villie paused on talking to scan the creature infront of her, it was a hyppogriff colt, with shiny white feathers and beautiful cyan feathers for the mane and tail, then she remembered that one question in her head, "Oh, do you know where the dorms are?! I've been searching for them-"
"I was just going there, you just need to turn around. If you want, you can come with me!" The hyppogriff stated to the filly, to which she agreed with.
Both creatures took a short, three minute flight to the dorms of the staying students. And then, they reached the destination that Villie was searching for.
Chapter 03: Friendship First, Sports Later! - Part 02
"So, we're here." The hyppogriff colt said to the pegasus filly. "And, i guess we're dorm neighbors?"
Villie nodded happily in agreement. She was so exited to not just have a dorm neighbor, but a possible roommate too. The two creatures said 'goodbye' to eachother and entered their dorms.
"Hello?" Villie called, once she entered in her dorm. The lights were out for some reason and it was really drak, so the filly turned them on. Then, much to her surprise, she noticed a changeling, sitting on the couch, doing nothing. "Oh, hi there!" Villie greeted.
The changeling looked around then said,
"Me?"
"Why yes, i was talking to you, pastel horse! So, what's your name?" The filly asked, while smiling widely. The changeling was clearly feeling a little uncomfortable, but answered anyway.
"Fisty Misty? Are.. you.. new here..?" The changeling asked curiously.
Villie was always prepared for this question and now she was gonna answer it to another creature, different to her.
"The name's Villie!" Still smiling widely, Villie trotted towards Fisty and sat beside her on the couch. "I'm.. really interested in sports aand.... a little bit of music i guess..?? OH!! By the way! I got my sport loving side from my dad and my music loving side from my mother! Hey, do you know that they're actually pretty popular ponies in Ponyville?!"
Fisty raised an eyebrow and looked around, confused.
"Uh, no?" The bug pony said. "If they're so called popular, then who are they, exactly..?" Fisty asked as she got up from the couch.
"Well, my mother's a popular cellist in Canterlot, her name is Octavia by the way. And, my father is a weightlifter, a masseur at the Ponyville Day Spa, you know where this is, right?" The changeling disagreed with a nod, because she was new in Ponyville and wasn't really able to keep track on everything around her. "Oh, if you don't know, then it's fine! Someday we can go together if you want!!" Villie took a few breaths, a short breal from talking too much, or else she was gonna faint. "You know what?"
"What..?" Fisty asked nervously.
"We can go to the spa on my birthday. The whole day we'll be relaxing and chilling out together! With no problems and procrastination all day!! Doesn't this sound like a great plan for a day?!"
"Uh, i guess... yes?"
The all of a sudden, the schoolbell rang. The students had to enter their classes, otherwise, they would be punished with a simple detention or something similar. Villie and Fisty were familiar to those rules, so they had to find and enter their classrooms.
"What classes do you have?!" Villie asked her new friend.
The pastel colored changeling hesitated to answer, but she did anyway.
"Class related to honesty, then sports! You?"
Villie's eyes shined again. Their classes almost matched, except that she had art class first, then sports and then, kindness related class.
"Oh.. my.. GOSH!!"
"What..?" Fisty asked, while starting to feel uncomfortable again in Villie's presence.
"Our classes are alomost matching!! How cool is that?!?"
"Yeaah, haha!" Fisty laughed, now infront of the classroom door. "How cool is that..?"
"Ha, no need to be sad, Fisty!" Villie shouted when she trotted away from the classroom of her changeling friend. "Things will get even cooler soon!!"
Fisty froze infront of the door, staring at the pegasus filly until she was out of her sight. She was looking shocked, surprised, confused, angered and annoyed at the absolute same time. She was staying up like this until a familiar voice called out.
"Um, miss Misty? Ah think that you're supposed to have classes in here!"
It was Applejack who called from the classroom, akwardly asking Fisty to take her seat and start the darn lesson.
Sence her child was away now, Octavia decided to write another piece with her cello. To feel the need of inspiration, she decided to visit an old friend of hers, Vinyl Scratch, or better known as DJ Pon-3. It felt good to visit her old home, where despite her and Vinyl's differences, they still played songs together, helped eachother and ect. Today, she just wanted to fill herself with inspiration, play the cello once again and talk to her friend for a bit.
The gray mare sighed, "Vinyl, if you had a foal, where would you sign them? Like, sign them to a school..?"
The dj pony scrathed her chin, searching for an answer, sence she didn't really expect that kind of question from her ex-roomate.
"I would've just told them to choose whatever school they like! In my opinion, it's the child's choice of what they wanna learn and etc.!"
"Oh, it's been a while sence i've heard your voice, Vinyl." Octavia said, in a surprised tone. "Anyway.. Are you sure..? About the things you're saying?"
"Absolutely." The dj pony smiled as she said that. Then she went on mixing some other tunes, leaving Octavia alone in the living room. That gave her a moment of creating another tune with her cello.
"Maybe it was a great idea to sign up my daughter to the Friendship School." Octavia thought, with her purple eyes closed and with a slight innocent smile on her face. "There, she will find good friends, she's gonna learn the things that she loves the most."
"You done playing already?" Vinyl asked, when she saw her friend exiting the house.
The cellist turned her head towards the dj pony and sighed, "I guess..?"
Octavia was just about to close the two-patterned door from behind, when Vinyl stopped her with something else that she forgot to tell her earlier.
"Before you go, make sure that your little filly is doing great!" The unicorn paused, then continued. "Also, tell her that i said 'hi'." Vinyl smiled and winked as she said that and closed the door for her friend, who agreed on her words with a nod.
"I'm really proud of our daughter, Bulk." Said Mama Biceps. "I bet that she's gonna be a GREAT athlete when she grows up!"
The old mare started pouring some tea for her son, who was calmly sitting on a small blue couch infront of her. After she was done pouring tea into his teacup, she handed it to him. Then she did the same to her teacup.
"Say, Bulk, what made you want to visit me?" Mama Bulk asked as she was slurping her tea.
"Well," The muscular pegasus started, "i got a day-off from work, so i thought that it'll be GREAT to see my best mother, after few years of not seeing eachother!!" After he was done talking, he drank some more tea. It was one great tea that only Mama Bulk could create.
"Anyway, when was your daughter's birthday again?" The old mare asked. "I was thinking of giving her this one thing as a present.."
"After five months! She told me that she and her new friend already had a birthday plan."
"Oh they do?"
"Yeah. Villie mentioned something among the lines of 'going to the Spa' or something like that!"
"The Spa, you say? Hm," She took another sip. "i haven't been there since, like, three years ago.. I wonder if it's still the same as before."
"Oh, actually nothing really changed there! Hahah, infact, i've been working there for about.. uh," Bulk then began counting silently. "yeah, i've worked there for five years straight!"
"Was the salary good?" Mama Biceps asked suddenly.
The bulky pegasus stayed on the blue couch in akward silence.
"Well?"
"Uh, yeah, it wasn't the highest, but it was still enough for me. I guess?"
It's been an year after Villie got signed up to the Friendship School, and sence she made her first actual friend. Things got better afterwords, including Villie finding two more friends and acting neutral and friendly towards the teachers, counsils and principal. The filly was having a pretty great time.
Until the day came.. which was her birthday.
An year ago she promised to her first friend, Fisty, that she'll invite her to her next birthday, where they would celebrate at the Ponyville Spa. And on top of everything, she promised her that she'll make sure that both of them will be procrastinating for the whole day..
"Wakey, wakey, Fisty." The muffled cheerful voice of the pegasus filly filled the still dreaming mind of the changeling. She definitely forgot that it was even her friend's birthday at this point, sence she wasn't really reminding her for the most part, which was surprising to the young bug horse.
"Ten more hours, Villie.." Fisty mumbled.
Villie, on the other hand wasn't being patient enough to wait for her friend to get enough sleep, so she continued on trying to wake her up, "C'mon Fisty! You'll miss my birthday!" Villie paused for two seconds, then added, "Which is.. today!"
Confused, the changeling mare almost jumped out of the couch where she was sleeping. Then she looked at her pegasus friend with an expression that could mean confusion, surprise and irritation, both at the same time.
"Today?" She flatly asked.
"Yep. That's right, Fist! My birthday is infact today!" Villie squealed and threw her forelimbs in the air. This filly sure had alot of energy and joy within her. "We are gonna go to the Spa, right? Right?"
Fisty, who was not really having it, covered herself with the blanket, layed on the couch again, turned around and mumbled, "We have school." In the most monotone, and uninterested voice that she could ever do.
Villie, on the other hand, pulled the blanket away from her friend.
"Hey!" The changeling shouted. "If you really wanna go to the Spa, then leave me alone!" Then she tucked herself again. "Sorry, but i'm not skipping school for your birthday, Vills.."
Villie's face frowned. Fisty was the only creature that knew her birthday and the only one who knew about this small promise. Then the pegasi filly remembered, she remembered that one hippogriff colt that helped her on her first day in the school. But only if she asked for his name.. things could have been easier.. But she still decided to go out and find that bird-colt anyway.
After a whole hour of searching for that hippogriff and skipping her first class of the day, Villie had the feeling that this colt has moved away from this school. She sat on one of the tables outside and sighed.
"I can just spend my birthday with my parents," the filly thought, this time not so filled with positive energy, "but still, it's.. a bit too traditional. Spending your birthday with other creatures that aren't a part of your family seems more cool, in my opinion.."
"Hey..? You?" Someone called from behind.
Curious, Villie turned around, and shined from happiness once again, cause she finally found the hippogriff that she was searching for. The flew agressively towards him and locked her upperlimbs in a hug around him.
"I FINALLY FOUND YOU!!" Villie's joyfull energy returned once again.
The hippogriff pushed the filly away, softly.
"Okay? Heh, why did you.. wanted to find me?" He asked in a very confused manner.
This was the right time for Villie to ask for the name.
"I'll tell you, but first, WHAT'S YOUR NAME?" She asked the feathered colt with a pretty wide smile, that was almost creeping out the other creature.
"..." The colt hesitated to answer at first, but then he saw how desperate the filly was for an answer, so.. he answered, "Quill.. Quill Featherless.." Quill paused a second after he said his name and looked at the filly, who was still smiling at him, this time looking less creepy. "Yeah, my name does sound kinda weird, but.. what can i do? My parents choose it for me, so i should just live with it."
"I think it sounds cool, Quill." Villie said to her friend to encourage him, and patted his shoulder. Then, the pegasus filly remembered on what she was about to say to Quill, "Oh, i almost forgot!"
"Hm?"
"Would you like to procrastinate with me on my birthday?!"
Quill looked this time rather more confused than before.
"Excuse.. me?"
"You heard me! I want.. to spend.. my birthday.. with a friend!" Villie said as she grabbed Quill's shoulders. "You got it?"
"Uhm... Yeahh." Quill slowly backed Villie's hooves away from him again. "But, why with me though? Don't you.. um.. have other friends? Like, friends that are not me..?"
At this moment, Villie's joyfull vibes began to fade away again, but this time very, very slowly.
"Well.. Heheh! I was gonna go with my friend, Fisty, but.. maybe i asked her to go a bit too much and i kinda.. made her feel mad at me.." After half a minute of frowning, Villie smiled again, "But at least it was reasonable, and, haha, i am aware that it's.. sort of.. my fault that she's angry..? I'm not fully sure!"
"Oh.."
And then there was this akward silence that everyone hates.
"Anyway.." Quill finally began changing the subject, "when do you plan to go?"
Villie gasped, "Wait, you agree on coming with me?!"
"Well.. yeah." The hippogriff colt then looked over his shoulder for a second, "But we'll be going after the next class is over. Got it?"
"Got it."
After class, the two creatures met eachother at the exit of the school, exactly at 1:10pm.
"Alright Quill, are we going? ARE WE GOING?!" The pegasi filly squealed from joy again, as she questioned her friend.
"Uh, yeah sure.. We're going."
Both flew away from the school, and right towards Ponyville. And from Ponyville, right at the Spa.
Quill meanwhile wasn't a really big fan of strangers giving him massage. No matter if it was non-consensual or consensual, it was still making him feel slightly uncomfortable, but he wasn't saying anything so he won't upset his friend.
After their massage sessions were over, they went to take a bath. There, the two creatures started a small conversation,
"So.. Villie?"
"Hm?"
"Since it's your.. birthday, how old are you getting? Sorry, you just.. never told anyone your age."
The pegasus filly laughed.
"Well, i just turned 13!! Isn't this amazing? Like, how much time has passed, so i can get so far to this number?"
When she said that and looked towards Quill, the filly was confused to see the hippogriff, looking pretty horrified. That expression of his' concerned Villie.
"You, uh, okay there?"
"You're.. only 13?!" Quill shouted, then covered his mouth with his claws in embaressement. The spa staff and the other clients looked akwardly at the two still bathing creatures who went silent for a second.
"..."
"Yeahh, i am 13. Why so.. surprised, Quill?" Villie asked, "Aren't you 13 too?"
Without moving his head, Quill looked around, then answered,
"Yes, i am.. but.. you look so, SO young!"
"Well, DUH! That means that i was born after you! Isn't that simple?!" The filly then lightly splashed her friend with the bath water and laughed.
Meanwhile, Mama Biceps was calmly wandering around the streets of Ponyville, on a search for the Spa. So she can finally give that one gift to her granddaughter that she planned on giving for some time.
"Ma'am, that's the shop for Quills and Sofas, and it's NOT the spa that you're searching for!"
"Oh, my apologies! Also, there was no need to shout at me!!" As the old mare flew away, she added something else, "I'm just an old mare, you know?!"
"Uh.. Villie?" Quill asked his friend, who was straight up pulling the strings of her mother's cello. "That's not how you play the cello..? I believe?"
"Oh! Sorry!" She then stopped pulling them and backed away, going for the toy piano that her father bought for her birthday, "Wanna hear some... music then, friend?"
The hippogriff sighed, "Okay, do your best melody."
Villie then began playing a slightly broken version of the instrumental for 'Smile', writting by Pinkie Pie herself, who was always singing this to the gloomy strangers around. But despite being a broken melody, it still sounded decent.
"How was that?"
"..." Quill almost said that it wasn't perfect, but changed his mind to, "It's.. pretty decent for sounding so broken, Villie!"
"Oh, so it's good?"
"Yeah! Yeah actually.." Quill looked around the room. He forgot how quickly they got back at Villie's house from the spa. It felt like they teleported or something. "Oh Villie?"
"Hm?"
"Didn't you.. said that we're gonna procrastinate for the whole day?"
Villie rubbed her chin as she closed down the toy piano.
"Hm, guess i changed plans in the last minute?"
Then there was a sudden knocking.
"Oh, stay still Quill! I'll go see who is it."
When the filly flew towards the door, she turned the handle around to open the door, only to see.. her grandmother of course, who was no other than Mama Biceps. With the wrapped present on her back. Villie didn't recognize her.
"Can i help?" The filly asked, raising an eyebrow.
The old mare chuckled.
"Why of course, sweet heart, you can help me!" She got the present out of her back, handing it to the filly, who was even more confused. "You can open this present for your dear grandma, Villie!"
In shocking surprise, Villie thanked the old mare and closed the door in her face.
"Well, that wasn't what i expected?" Mama Biceps said to herself from the other side of the door.
"Who was that?" Quill asked the pegasus filly, with the present in her hooves.
"My grandma, Quill!!" The filly squealed again, "Can you believe that? I mean, i didn't know that i had a grandma, or.. or, uh, a grandpa! Or anything grand-related in any way!! I mean, this may be the best birthday i've even had, Quill!!!!"
Quill looked down at the present, "And the present?"
"Oh yeah, i forgot about that." She began un-wrapping it with her positive energy that she was charged up with again, "OH!"
"What... is that?"
"A.." She showed the half-transparent box to her friend, "..A MINI GUITAR!!!!" She hugged the box almost tightly, "I've always wanted to have one! I need to thank grandma for it!" But at the time of opening the door again, Mama Biceps wasn't there anymore. "Oh, she's gone.. THANK YOU, GRANDMA!!!"
