Hey evercreature! What's up!?

There's nothing to say…. Other than… Season 8 officially returns tomorrow! Oh boy! I don't know if I'll get any sleep tonight!

But while we're all waiting, you might as well read the next chapter here!

Chapter 3: First Day in Ponyville

"Wait did I forget my ink?" Drawn Pen asked in a worried state as he was looking through his luggage for yet the tenth time before it was to be taken to the barrage car of the friendship express.

"Son, I'm sure you packed everything you need." Sword Gauntlet reassured his son. "The train's not going to wait forever."

"Right dad…" Pen apologized. "Sorry, I'm just extremely nervous about my new job."

"Well don't be son, you'll do fine." Bluebell encouraged her son. "And with your little sis with you, I'm sure you'll enjoy Ponyville."

Today was the day Pen was leaving Canterlot to his new residence in Ponyville, of course taking his little sister with him to attend the School of Friendship. Pen having brought everything he needed to the train station to be loaded up in the train, his family helping him as the friendship express was waiting for its next group of passengers and cargo.

"And I hope you enjoy your new school sweetie." Sword said as he came down to his little girl's level, only she seemed to be in a neutral state and hid her face a little from her dad.

Blooming Rose was of course taken aback when the letter came and when her father revealed that he spoke to Celestia, Rose didn't know whether or not to be happy to go or mad at her father for not informing her. Sword wanted it to be a surprise and hoped his daughter was going to be happy, but her reaction was the opposite of what he expected. Sword was about to apologize to his little girl, only for the conductor to come out of one of the train cars to announce the train was about to leave.

"All aboard!" The conductor shouted. "Next stop to Ponyville leaves in about five minutes."

"Good luck you two." Bluebell told her two children as she gave each of them a kiss, trying her best to hold back tears like any mother would.

"Thanks mom and don't worry, this doesn't mean I will never come back and visit when I can." Pen smiled as his luggage was taken into the barrage car. "Come on sis." Pen told Rose as the stallion boarded the nearest passenger car followed by the little filly, her father still a little sad.

A minute after the two siblings sat down on a couple of empty seats, the locomotive started up and the train began rolling froward, the rest of the family still on the station platform waving at Pen and Rose as the train sped away from the station and began its trip to Ponyville.

On the station platform, Bluebell noticed her husband looking distressed.

"What's wrong honey?" Bluebell asked Sword.

"I still wonder if I made the right decision, I might have broken my relationship with my youngest daughter." Sword expressing his concern.

"You did what you thought was right honey and no matter what I still love you." Bluebell comforting her husband.

"Thanks honey, that helps a little." Sword sighed. "Well we all better get back to work."

Back in the Friendship Express, Pen and Rose were in their seats, at least one of them eager to arrive in the town, Pen looking out the window and seeing the beautiful land that was Equestria, looking froward to working as the mayor's new assistant. Rose was less so excited as she of course didn't hear a lot about the School of Friendship, not knowing what to expect or how different it would be compared to Celestia's school.

"Big brother, what do you know about the School of Friendship?" Rose asked Pen in her timid little voice.

"Well I heard it's not regulated by the EEA and there's not just ponies, I heard there's a Changeling, Yak, even a hippograff there, so maybe you can even make a non pony friend, that would be nice right?" Pen smiling in order to see his sister happy, only the little filly didn't smile back. "Look sis, I think dad made the right choice, it's good to have at least one friend, you'll love your new school, trust me."

"I hope you're right…" Rose said quietly. "I'm tired, I'm going to nap a little until we arrive."

After a few hours the friendship express arrived at Ponyville, Pen waking up his sister as the train slowly rolled to a stop at the station. The passengers getting off as the two siblings also left, the station workers getting out the luggage and when Pen retrieved his and his sister's, they were all set to go to their new home, but first Pen needing to stop by the town hall to inform the mayor that he arrived. As the two siblings trotted through the town, Pen was amazed by how simple and yet cozy looking the town was compared to the much taller and more majestic buildings in Canterlot. Of course that didn't mean the town was devoid of any tall structures as Princess Twilight's castle was in view by the edge of the town and right besides the castle was the School of Friendship.

"Alright sis, we're going to stop by the town hall first, inform the mayor I'm here, then drop off everything in our new house and then we can go to your new school.

After asking for directions to town hall, the two siblings found the building and came in and once the mayor was informed her new assistant was here, she greeted him.

"Hello Drawn Pen." Mayor Mare greeting Pen. "I look froward to you being my new assistant, I expect you'll do great things in Ponyville."

"Thank you mayor." Pen blushed.

"And is this your little sister you told me about in your application." Mayor Mare asked, noticing the timid filly besides the stallion.

"Yes mayor, Blooming Rose, she's actually here to be a new student in the School of Friendship." Pen introducing his little sister. "So when can I start?" Pen eager to get start working.

"You can start the day after tomorrow, take some time to get settled in and I'm guessing your sister wouldn't want to go to school on her first day alone." Mayor Mare told Pen.

"Thank you mayor." Pen replied and after the mayor told Pen where his new house is, the two siblings turned to leave.

"Well first item on the list checked off, lets see our new house." Pen told Rose as they trotted through the town until coming to the little, yet comfortable looking house.

As Pen opened the front door with a key the mayor gave him, the inside of the house was just as comfortable looking, all the furniture was there already. As Pen explored the house, he found all the room the two siblings would need, a couple of bedrooms, a kitchen, living room, even a room where Pen could set up his work things, when he needed to do work at home. It was perfect and Pen couldn't be happier, but before he would get to unpacking everything and setting up his new house with his sister, he told Rose they would take a little trip to end the day off to the School of Friendship.

"Well sis, before we rest up from the day, how about we see the school you're going to go to." Pen suggested, Rose couldn't say no, or at least couldn't find the word.

"Okay…" Rose said quietly.

After locking the front door, the two siblings trotted over to the school, the massive building getting bigger and bigger as Rose trotted to it, making her feel her smaller than she was. Once at the front entrance, Pen opened the door, letting his sister go in first and she wanted to gallop right out. If the outside of the building made her feel tiny, the inside certainly did as the large and hollow entrance was intimidating, so far the school didn't give a good impression on the little filly.

"I wonder where Princess Twilight's office is." Pen wondered, but luckily a small purple dragon, who saw the two siblings as he was flying through the hallway by the entrance.

"Oh hello." The dragon greeted the two. "My name's Spike and who might you two be?"

"Well my name's Drawn Pen and this here's my sister Blooming Rose." Pen answered.

"Oh, you're the new student we're expecting, good." Spike replied. "I take it you two want to see Twilight?"

"Yes, that would be nice, we just want to inform the princess that Rose is here." Pen said back as Spike told the two to follow him.

Trotting through the school, Pen was amazed, it was certainly more colorful than Celestia's school and looked more friendly, not that Celestia's school was bad by any means, but this school looked perfect for Rose. Eventually Spike stopped at a large pair of doors and opened one, allowing the two siblings to enter. The princess was currently in her seat by her desk, looking through papers.

"Twilight, our new student is here." Spike announced.

"Oh, Blooming Rose is it." Twilight putting down her quill as she got up from her seat to greet the two.

"Hello Blooming Rose, it's nice to meet you." Twilight said, but the little filly hid behind her brother, a little afraid to meet the Princess of Friendship.

"I'm sorry princess, my sister is a little afraid and nervous attending a new school." Pen said. "I'm her brother, Drawn Pen by the way.

"Well nice to you too." Twilight offering her hoof to shake. "And please, headmare is just fine, now unfortunately the school day is almost over, but she can come back tomorrow for the tour of the school which I will leave to my assistant Spike here."

"Happy to help Twilight." Spike agreeing.

"I'm sure Blooming Rose will feel comfortable eventually here, we try to offer the best friendship education possible for everycreature and I'm sure you Rose will be happy here." Twilight speaking to the little filly.

As the sun began to go down, the school day ended as the two siblings trotted back to their new house, Pen looking froward to the next day to see the new school and classes her sister would take while Rose wasn't so looking froward to it at all…

And that's the end of this chapter!

Next chapter, we're going to have the tour of the school, maybe get Rose a bit more relaxed, that is if Spike provides to be a good tour guide! And then the chapter after that will be Rose's first official day of school!

See everycreature later!