HELLO MY PEOPLES! HOW ARE YOU?! Here it is! New chapter! New events! EVEN MORE EPICNESS

Lance- Alright. I've placed my snacks and sodas in the most protected place from you.

Me- I ACCEPT THAT CHALLENGE!

Lance- Wait, I didn't mean it like that!

Me- ON WITH THE SHOW!

Lance

To Lance, demigod dreams mostly sucked. In his dream he saw a pony the size of Celestia but it had a black exoskeleton with green eyes, a wicked-looking, jagged horn, and wings like a bug. It had bested Celestia, who was on the floor with a burn mark on her horn.

He didn't get a chance to see more because someone had decided to shove him out of bed. He landed on the floor with a THUD! (deja vu). "Rise and shine y'all! Time to get up!" Lance remembered how the old pony told them Applejack would wake them up. Lance rose to his feet to see that Percy had shoved him out of bed (typical).

He followed Percy downstairs. The whole family of ponies here had already started to prepare for the day. "Breakfast is on the table. My little sister Applebloom will show the little 'un to school." Lance looked to see another pony his size with a red mane and a yellow coat (slightly darker than the nervous pony's coat) sitting at the table.

She noticed Applejack. "Are ya gonna tell me who swung on the rope yesterday?" Applejack had a smirk. "You'll find out today Applebloom. I promise. But I'm not gonna be the one to tell ya." The smaller pony gave a small pout (like a little kid throwing a small tantrum when they don't get what they want).

On the table, he saw two plates of flowers and one apple slice each. Lance didn't pay much attention as he ate the flowers and apple. He saw a sink, grabbed the plate with his mouth, and placed it in the sink. While he headed for the door, he heard Percy. "Have fun at school." Lance rolled his eyes as he headed out the door. He was almost to the door when Applejack stopped him. She put a shoulder bag on him. "Can't have ya goin' to school without a bag." Lance huffed and trotted out the door

He met the small pony outside. "Hey! My name's Applebloom. Applejack told me 'bout your memory loss and that you're gonna be a new student!" Lance simply nodded as he followed her past the entry gate and into town. He was still thinking about the dream and what it meant. As he replayed what happened yesterday, he remembered the princess's horn had a light glow as she talked to him.

He noticed Applebloom was staring towards his back. She looked back with excitement. "You don't have your cutie mark yet!" She exclaimed. Lance gave a small smile. Applebloom was literally hopping with excitement. They met Nico by the treehouse. Lance felt an idea coming on. As they walked off with Nico, Lance looked over to Applebloom.

"Hey Applebloom, Timeholder doesn't have a cutie mark." Nico gave me a questioning look as Applebloom bounced up and down once again. The walk wasn't that long but Applebloom calmed down once they turned a corner. Lance saw a huge pink building (almost another deal-breaker) and a bunch of other ponies his size.

Applebloom ran ahead to a unicorn with a white coat and a pinkish/ purple mix mane and an orange pegasus with a purplish-red mane. Lance and Nico headed towards the group but were intercepted by two other ponies. One was gray with a grayish-white mane and light-blue glasses with a silver teaspoon on her flank. The other one was light pink with a mane that was a light purple stripe and a white stripe. She wore a tiara that looked exactly the one on her flank.

"Looks like we have some new ponies in class, Silver Spoon." The other one snickered. "And it looks like they're blank flanks Diamond Tiara." Lance rolled his eyes. The one with the tiara immediately scowled."Listen up, blank flanks." She poked Lance for both the words 'blank' and 'flank'.

"You guys have to stay with that group over there." She pointed a hoof over to Applebloom and her friends, who each gave a slightly angry face. "Since you guys are the blank flanks." Lance gave a sigh. "I really don't want to waste my time and first impressions with you guys." He and Nico started to make their way over to Applebloom when he looked back. "You know, me being a blank flank just makes me more awesome because I get the excitement to find out my talent." He turned back around.

"That was the coolest thing I've ever seen." The orange one was grinning while the unicorn and Applebloom were giggling. Lance looked over to Nico. "Νομίζω ότι πρέπει να τους πείτε?" Lance had to ask in Ancient Greek to make sure no one would know what he was talking about. "Τι? Τι είδους επιβήτορας είστε ή ότι ήσασταν ο ένας ο οποίος έχει στραφεί σε ένα σχοινί?" "Τι είδους επιβήτορας είμαι." Nico pondered this for a second. "Nah."

Lance looked over to see Applebloom and her friends looked confused. The orange one was about to say something, but the bell rang. Lance and Nico went in last. Inside, it was just a big room with a bunch of desks facing towards the teacher's desk. Everyone else started to take their seats while the same pony he saw yesterday enter. "Hello class. How is everyone?"

She noticed Lance and Nico. "Class, I would like to announce that we have two new students." She looked over at them. "Can you tell us your names?" Nico went first. "I'm Timeholder." Lance went next. "And I'm Tidal Wave." The teacher smiled. "I'm Ms. Cherilee and I would personally like to welcome you both to the class. There are two seats open next to Applebloom." Lance and Nico took their seats.

The class was actually kind of cool. Lance and Nico had learned that Equestrian writing was actually close to English but looked more medieval. Lance also found out he didn't read it dyslexic. Another part of class was where he had to draw while holding the pencil in his mouth (Lance knew drawing like that back at camp would pay off someday). Finally, Ms. Cherilee did the most awesome thing.

"Class, today we are heading out to Canterlot Castle." Lance and Nico filed out with Applebloom and her friends as everybody else was heading outside. "What were you guys saying earlier today?" The orange pegasus asked. "What do you mean?" Lance feigned ignorance. She looked confused but (reluctantly) after a few minutes she dropped it. "By the way, my name is Scootaloo and this," she pointed at the unicorn, "is Sweetiebell." "So Applebloom, did your sister tell you who that was yesterday?" Sweetiebell asked.

Applebloom shook her head. "She said I'd find out today from the pony who did it." Lance snickered, causing the others to look at him. "Is something funny?" Scootaloo asked as they boarded a train with their class. Lance grinned. "That pony yesterday was me." That gave the expression Lance was looking for. They looked so surprised they almost fell out of their seat.

"Are you serious? You're the one who managed to outrun my sis?" Applebloom now had an amazed look. He nodded. The two others looked excited. "By the way, what are we going to do at the castle?" The girls looked at each other and shrugged. The train ride didn't last long. Lance was staring at the huge castle in the distance.

It was built on a cliff and looked kind of like it had some Saudi Arabian aspects. The train stopped at the station. Lance followed Applebloom out the train to the rest of the class. "Alrighty class, stay together and follow me." Ms. Cherilee led them through a bustling city.

This place reminded Lance of a medieval city crossed with New York. It had cobblestone streets with stores all over, buildings that looked like apartments, and just some buildings. Nico had to push him forward to keep Lance from standing still and remembering home. Ms. Cherilee had led them to the castle gates. Two guards were on either side, wearing gold armor (Lance would now to internally refer to it as Butter Armor).

They stood straight even as the class passed. The castle looked even more awesome/spectacular up close. Lance was so distracted he bumped into Nico. He looked forward to see they stopped at the castle entry doors. He stepped through the mini-crowd to see what was stopping them.

In front of the doors was a very laid back yet regal unicorn that had an air of authority. "... just wanted to say welcome to Canterlot. My name is Shining Armor and I'm the guard captain. I get to be your guide through the castle." The class followed Shining Armor into the castle. He explained the history of the place, but Lance was more interested in the amount of guards in this place.

The class stopped in the throne room. Lance was busy looking at the huge doors until Nico elbowed him. Lance was about to tell Nico off in Ancient Greek when he saw a very familiar alicorn sitting next to a smaller, midnight blue alicorn with a mane that looked like it was part of the night sky. It also had a pure black splotch on its flank with a white crescent moon. "Greetings fillies and gentle colts. I am Princess Celestia and this is my sister Princess Luna." The smaller alicorn waved a hoof. While the class stared in awe, Lance snuck his way over to Shining Armor and jumped on his back. Thankfully the guard captain, nor the class and princesses, didn't notice.

Ms. Cherilee turned back to the class. "You can all go around the places we've seen, but stay on the castle grounds." She trotted out with the rest of the class, leaving Lance and Nico in the throne room. Nico looked around. "This place is huge." Princess Celestia chuckled while trotting up to him. She looked around in confusion. "I thought you were here with your friend." Nico started to snicker and looked over at Shining Armor.

"What?" The guard captain asked. Lance almost gave himself away. The princess looked over and had to stifle laughter. He looked over to the other princess. She was trying to hold her laughter in. Lance decided to see how long before the unicorn looked back so he started to make funny faces. This time, the princesses and Nico doubled over laughing. Finally Shining Armor looked behind him. Lance was grinning when he was spotted. The unicorn smirked. "How did you get up there?"

Lance hopped down and trotted over to Nico. "I have a surprise for you and your friends." Celestia's horn glowed and fourteen gold holo-foil tickets floated over to Lance. They floated into his bag. "Those tickets are for the Grand Galloping Gala." "That's a mouthful." Lance stated. Celestia chuckled. "I hope you and your friends could make it." The guard captain cleared his throat. "Princess, I have to return to my station, so I'll have to send the class back." She nodded. "Time to get back to your class you two."

Lance and Nico followed Shining Armor as he escorted the class back to the train station. He seemed deep in thought so Lance decided not to jump on his back again. Back at the station, the class again sat back in their seats. Sweetiebell looked over to Lance. "What did the princess want to tell you anyway?" Lance shrugged. "Something about a Gala." He pulled out the tickets, causing the girls to gasp. Lance quickly placed them back into his bag.

They arrived back at Ponyville, where Ms. Cherilee led them back to the schoolhouse. As they filed back in, Lance heard the two snobby fillies talking. "What did the princess want with a blank flank? We're way better than them." He saw the other nod in agreement. Lance rolled his eyes. Nico was waiting by the door, gesturing for Lance to hurry. He half-galloped half-trotted out the door followed by Nico.

The sun was just starting to set. Nico split up with Lance when they past the treehouse. Lance slowed to a trot a few yards away from the farm. Applebloom caught up with him. "You sure can run for a young colt." Lance shrugged as they headed up to the house. "I guess you could say I've had practice." Inside the house, Percy was coated in dirt and grime, as was Applejack.

"What happened?" Lance asked. Percy looked over. "Timber wolves came by, trying to steal apples." Applejack smiled. "Seaweed Brain sure can fight. Almost like its second nature to 'em. So what happened to y'all today?" Applebloom told them about the class's visit to the castle, and she had Lance end it with the princess giving him tickets to the 'Gala'. Applejack seemed surprised, almost excited but Lance was so tired he went up the stairs, found his bed, hopped into it, and crashed immediately.

So there it is! Yes, yes, I know. It was all in the point of view from Lance, but I wanted to try something new. Before any brony says, yes the dream will be used later. Just don't ruin it for the non-bronies who have no frickin' idea what the Hades I'm talking about.

Until next time: DEUCE!