Hey everycreature! What's up!?
So with the official return of season 8 coming in less than a week, I thought I might as well start the new series I been planning for quite some time!
This still needs more development on my end, but I thought I will just go for it and see what happens! If anycreature has any helpful suggestions, please don't hesitate to voice your concern!
Now this is going to start off as a medium sized story, in between 10 and 15 chapters and then it's going to go into a series of one shots and little shorts that are 2 to 4 chapters long!
And lastly, I would like to thank Gracekim20, bluecatcinema, and especially my very good friend, T8ECR34TOR, for being very supportive for this new series!
Chapter 1: A "Blooming" Rose
Today was like any other normal day in Princess Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns, young unicorns learning new spells and practicing them in order to be perfect. They would mostly work together in groups of two or three, one would hold a spell book and help his or her friend learn the new spell. However while most of the unicorns in the school would work together, there were some who preferred to be alone…
One of them was a little red unicorn, with a yellow mane and tail, her cutie mark a yellow rose that has yet to fully bloom, at a table alone with a spell book placed on the table while the little filly sat on a stool. She was currently reading a new spell and took a deep breath when she could remember the spell without looking at the book. Focusing on an apple in front of her, she was going to teleport it a few inches sideways.
"Okay, I can do this, deep breaths Rose." The little filly told herself as she closed her eyes and focused on the apple, her horn glowing as a magical aura lit the fruit, but didn't go anywhere as the little filly exhausted herself and the apple dropped back on the table. "That's the fourth time!" The little filly said to herself in annoyance.
Meanwhile, a very familiar white alicorn was walking through the hallways of the school, checking up on the students and seeing how they were doing. She stopped when she saw the little red unicorn filly fail with the apple, so she trotted into the classroom and came to the filly, who didn't notice the towering presence next to her.
"Still having trouble Blooming Rose?" The alicorn spoke, surprising the filly.
"Oh, Princess Celestia, I'm so sorry, I didn't see you there." The filly named Blooming Rose replied back quickly, feeling embarrassed in front of the princess.
"That's quite alright." Celestia spoke in her calm voice. "You seem to be having a lot of trouble, maybe it would help if you found a partner."
"Thank you for the suggestion princess, but I rather much do this by myself." Blooming Rose said as politely as she could.
"Well, if that's what you want…" Celestia said. "Keep trying." And Celestia left to continue her trot through her school.
While trotting through and seeing the bright little unicorns, her mind kept going back to Blooming Rose… Part of the reason why Rose was accepted into the school was because she had some royal connection, her father being a royal guard in the palace and since Rose was a unicorn, it would make sense for her to attend the school. Only she was nervous, shy, a loner, it actually made Celestia remember her star pupil, now the Princess of Friendship, Twilight Sparkle and how Twilight preferred books over friends when she was young in the beginning.
However, there was a solution to this problem…
As the school day ended and all the unicorns went back home, Blooming Rose was of course alone as every other unicorn ran past her, laughing with their friends and going to enjoy the rest of day in play. Blooming Rose just wanted to go back home, so that's what she did.
Once Rose was back in her home in Canterlot, where she resided with her family, she called out to see if anyone was home.
"Anypony home?" Blooming Rose called out and hooves were heard on the floor as a red unicorn stallion came trotting down the stairs with a smile on his face. "Hey big brother."
"Hey little sis." The stallion greeted the little filly. "You'll never guess what happened today."
"What?" Blooming Rose asked.
"Remember that job opening in Ponyville, as the major's new assistant that I applied for?" The stallion smiling more and more.
"Yes I do." Blooming Rose remembering for it was all her brother would talk about these days.
"I got the job!" The stallion jumping up and down in joy.
"That's great…" Blooming Rose sighed.
"You don't sound happy, something wrong happened at school?" The stallion asked, now concerned.
"It's nothing, it's just like any normal day…" Blooming Rose replied as she went up to her room.
Blooming Rose's family were all successes in what they do, her father, Sword Gauntlet, was a royal guard, her mother, Nurse Bluebell, was a nurse in the Canterlot General Hospital, her brother, Drawn Pen, was an editor and was going to be the new assistant to Ponyville's mayor, and her sister, Dancing Tune, was a member of a orchestra as a violin player. Blooming Rose still has yet to decide what to do eventually, even thought she has her cutie mark and she's in Celestia's school.
As night fell on Canterlot and everypony was either getting ready for bed or for dinner, the rest of Rose's family came home, first Dancing Tune after a full day of practicing, then Bluebell after a full day of nursing, and Sword after a full day patrolling the palace.
"Hey honey." Sword smiled as his wife greeted him at the door. "How was your day?"
"Same as always, but happy nevertheless." Bluebell answered.
"Hey dad, I got the job in Ponyville I applied for." Pen announced as he was next to greet his father.
"That's great son, but lets talk about it more over dinner, I'm hungry." Sword feeling his stomach begging for food.
As dinner was cooked and set up, by a family effort, the family of five sat down, ready to eat, but also to talk about the day.
"So, how was everyone's day?" Sword asked his family.
"Well as I said already, I got the job in Ponyville, I'm going to assist the mayor in correcting any typos, getting her schedule sorted out, help ponies when she's too busy, that kind of stuff." Pen announced. "And the mayor's already got my house for me in the town, so that's taken care of already, all I have to do is pack up and take the train there and I can start as soon as I'm ready."
"I knew you could do it son, I had faith in you." Sword then turning to his older daughter.
"And Dancing Tune, what about you?"
"Well, still waiting on my application for the job in Ponyville as well, but still continuing to enjoy the orchestra I'm in and playing at concerts and events." The blue unicorn mare with a yellow mane and tail, answered.
"Rose, you been very quiet so far, what's wrong?" Bluebell asked her youngest child.
"Oh, it's nothing mom, I'm just having trouble in Celestia's school, the spell I'm currently trying to learn is hard to master." Rose responded while twirling a carrot piece.
"You can do it sweetie, I wouldn't have recommended you to attend the school to the princess if I didn't think you could handle it." Sword encouraging his youngest child.
"Thanks dad." Rose replied in a not so confident tone.
Sword knew his daughter just had trouble with making friends, that was the one thing which truly held her back from accomplishing more. However he didn't have the courage to tell his daughter that she really needed to make some new friends. And then he remembered that Princess Twilight Sparkle had recently opened the School of Friendship, maybe that would be a much better place for his youngest child and since his son was going to Ponyville anyway for his new job, the school also being there, it would make sense for Rose to go as well.
As dinner was over, the family got ready for bed, Rose in her own room, getting under her covers, her lights still on as sword came into his daughter's room.
"Comfortable my little filly?" Sword smiled as he made sure Rose was warm enough.
"Yes dad." Rose replied. "Dad, I'm sorry I didn't turn out the way you would expect me to be."
"It's okay sweetie, you're still very young, you have plenty of time to figure out what you're going to do and I promise you that the future will be better." Sword keeping his optimistic tone.
"Thanks dad, I'll keep trying." Rose tried her best smile as Sword bent down and gave his daughter a goodnight kiss before turning off the lamp besides the bed and closing the door softly behind him.
As Sword got to his bedroom that he shared with his wife, Bluebell had an unsure look on her face.
"Are you sure sending Rose to the School of Friendship is a good idea?" Bluebell asked, not sure whether or not to like the idea.
"I'm sure, it will be good for her and besides it's not like she's going to Ponyville alone, I just need to get the princess's permission tomorrow." Sword told his wife as he got into the bed with his wife, sharing a quick loving kiss with her before laying down and using his magic to turn off the lights in the room.
And there we go! First chapter done!
And again, even thought I officially started this, this is still a work in progress for me, so any honest feedback is much appreciated!
See everycreature later!