Chapter 3

After breakfast Pinkie decided to take Amera to tour Ponyville. "Don't worry, everypony is super nice." Pinkie said as she waved to the ponies passing by.

"Okay, I'll try to make friends." Amera said as she noticed three fillies getting bullied. She ran in between the bully and the fillies. "Stop, we're all equal." Amera said as she looked at the fillies. "We all should be friends."

"But their blank flanks." the pony said as she pointed to the three fillies.

"Weren't you one too?" Amera asked as she looked at the bully.

"Well, you're a Princess so you shouldn't be hanging out with blank flanks." the bully said as she grabbed Amera's wings.

"Well, I'm not a princess." Amera said as she backed up. "I was just born like this."

"Yeah Diamond Tiara leave her alone." a white unicorn filly said as she stood up.

"Yeah, just because she's ah alicorn doesn't mean she's better than us." an earth pony said as she walked up to Amera.

Diamond Tiara ran off as she knew that she was outsmarted.

"Thanks," an orange pegasus said as she walked up to Amera. "Wait are you new?"

"Yeah, my name is Amera." Amera said as she looked to the three fillies.

"I'm Sweetie Belle." the white unicorn said as she smiled.

"I'm Applebloom." a yellow earth pony said.

"And I'm Schootallo." the orange pegasus said as she hugged her friends. "And we are the Cutie Mark Crusaders."

"CMC for short." Sweetie Belle said as she noticed Amera's cutie mark. "But I guess you already have your cutie mark."

"Yeah, but I'd still like to be your friend." Amera said as she smiled shyly.

"I'd like that," Applebloom said as she walked up to Amera. "You are an honorary member of the CMC."

"Aww thanks, but won't it be weird if I'm a member?" Amera asked as she looked at her wings. "I mean I'm an alicorn."

"That doesn't matter." Sweetie Belle said as she hugged Amera.

"Amera." Pinkie shouted as she trotted up to the four fillies. "Come on, don't you want that tour?"

"I'm a little tired, so I'm going to head back to the castle." Amera said as she walked to the castle.

Amera entered the castle and used her magic to teleport to her room.

"I didn't teach you that yet," Twilight said as she walked up to Amera.

"Well, I thought about my room and I guess my magic did the rest." Amera said as she opened her room door.

"So what happened during your tour?"

"I stood up for three fillies. Applebloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo."

"Oh, I know them," Twilight said as she smiled.

"They were being bullied by a filly named Diamond Tiara." Amera said as she walked into her room. "I'm going to take a nap."

"Okay, and when you wake up we can practice teleportation," Twilight said as she started to walk towards the library.

It was in the middle of the night and Amera was reading one of her favorite books. It was Daring Do and the quest for the horseshoe of the sea, by A.K Yearling. "Daring Do stop in her tracks and looked at Dr. Caballeron. 'Dr. Caballeron give me the horseshoe of the sea.' Daring Do said as she got her laso out." Amera read to herself as she yawned a little bit. "Dr. Caballeron only laughed and said, 'Never. If you want it so much come and take it.' Dr. Caballeron continued to laugh as he threw the horseshoe into the pit."

"Amera, the sun isn't even up. Why are you up so early?" Twilight asked as she opened Amera's door.

"Daring Do was just about to defeat Dr. Caballeron and save the horseshoe of the sea." Amera said as she yawned again.

"You can finish her adventure in the morning," Twilight said as she took the book from Amera.

"Okay," Amera said as she went to bed. Amera dreamt about going on an adventure with Daring Do.

"Come on the horseshoe it this way." Daring Do said as she ran faster.

"Okay," Amera said before she saw her father chasing her. She screamed as she teleported to her home. "Am I home?" she asked herself as she looked around,

"Yes," A new voice said.

"Hello? Is somepony there?" Amera asked as she saw somepony walking into the room. The pony was a tall alicorn, with a flowing mane and tail. "Who are you?"

"I'm Princess Luna," Luna said as she walked up to Amera. "And you are Amera."

Amera nods and looks at Luna. "Why are you here?"

"It is my job to watch over ponies in their dreams. I came here because you are afraid of something. Is that true?"

"I am." Amera said as she looked down. "I'm afraid of my dad."

"Why?" Luna asked as she lifted Amera's chin.

"Well, he's an alcoholic." Amera said as she looked at Princess Luna.

"I see," Luna said as she started walking down a hallway of stars, "now let's see why he is an alcoholic."

Amera followed Luna as she looked in the doors. In each door was a different memory. "Is this the pane of existence, between dream and reality, the celestial plane?" Amera asked as she looked at Luna.

"Yes, but that is my sister's realm," Luna said as she walked up to a door. "Here. this is the memory that you seek."

Amera walked up to the door and used her magic to open the door. Amera took a deep breath before she looked in the room. She saw her father.

Cloud kicker was flying in the air to impress of mares. He was doing loops in the air and started writing his name in the sky. His life long dream was to be a wonder bolt. He spent everyday training for the day he would be expected into the wonder bolts.

A letter was in the mail for him and when he opened it his heart shattered. He wasn't expected into the wonder bolts. Apparently he had been seen at the academy even though he wasn't at the wonder bolt academy.

"He only drinks to forget that he didn't make it into the academy?" Amera asked as she looked at Luna.

"Yes," Luna said as she looked at Amera, "it's time for you to wake up."

Amera nodded and then woke up.

Amera woke up to the smell of breakfast, she ran to the dining room. "Morning Twilight, morning Spike." Amera said as she sat down.

"Good morning Amera, your up early," Twilight said as she put a plate of pancakes in front of Amera. "Eat up you have a big day ahead of you."

"Really?" Amera asked as she stuffed her mouth full of food.

"Yes, I talked to Miss Cheeralie and she is excited to have you in her class," Twilight said as she grabbed Amera a new bookbag. "I told her about how you stood up for Applebloom Sweetie Belle and Schootallo. And she knew that you would make a lot of friends."