Chapter One
First Day of High School
Shadow and his younger sister Maria drive up to his new school, Canterlot High.
Maria: This looks like the place!
Shadow: I'm glad I didn't start here as a freshman...
Maria: Well, I suppose you wouldn't have to be here long. It is your Senior year.
Shadow: Yeah.
Prof. Gerald: Now Shadow, change from one dimension to another can be a little difficult for you. Maybe not for Maria and I since we were born human, but now that you are not a hedgehog anymore, you must act in certain ways. This means limit use on your strength, speed, and Chaos abilities, am I clear?
Shadow: Yes, Professor.
Maria: I hope you have fun, though! Make sure you make plenty of friends!
Shadow: No promises.
Shadow got out of the car and waved to his sister as she drove away.
Shadow: Here we go...
Shadow heads into the school and sees a blonde girl struggling holding crates of bottles.
Shadow: You need a hand?
Applejack: I got it.
Shadow: Really?
Applejack: Well maybe.
Shadow takes a few of the crates from girl.
Applejack: You look new 'round here. I'm Applejack. You are?
Shadow: Shadow.
Applejack: Where are you from anyway?
Shado[g]w: I'm not from this city. I just moved in.
Applejack: Shoot, well that's neat!
Shadow: So...where are we taking these crates?
Applejack: To the cafeteria for my granny. Ya got family, Shadow?
Shadow: Sure, I have a younger sister. We both live with our Grandfather.
Applejack: What does he do?
Shadow: He works in a lab all day.
Applejack: Sounds purty smart to me. Granny just works as a lunch lady.
Shadow: So she works here, I assume?
Applejack: Yup!
Shadow: And what's so important about the cider?
Applejack: Quite a lot, actually! Mah family runs our very own apple farm, and this cider happens to be the cream of it's crop!
Shadow: That's pretty impressive.
Applejack: Well, shoot, sugar, it's nothin'!
They both enter the lunch room and the kitchen where they place the crates down.
Shadow: I should probably get to class now.
Applejack: Heh...sorry for makin' ya late on the first day. But I sure do appreciate the help!
Shadow: It's nothing. App...Applejack?
Applejack: Yup!
Shadow: Maybe we'll run into each other sometime. Nice meeting you.
Applejack: Same ta you, sugarcube.
As Shadow leaves for class, Granny Smith chuckles as she and Applejack start putting the cider bottles in the fridge.
Granny Smith: He's a nice young feller.
Applejack: Yeah, I guess. It was pretty great for him to help out.
Granny Smith: Nice-lookin' too…
Applejack: I...guess.
Granny Smith: You should talk to him some more. Maybe ya'll can become friends. Or maybe….
Applejack: Now listen here, Granny, ya know I've got chores and all this work ta do! I jus' don' got time for guys.
Granny Smith: Oh Applejack, you'll learn soon enough that when you really like some guy, you'll always have time for 'em. Just talk to him later.
Applejack: ….Fine. But jus' cause you said so…