Chapter 4: Just Another School Day
The next morning, it was time for another school day at Acme Looniversity. Fluttershy made breakfast for Fifi, Furrball and her other pets. For Fifi, she made French Toast. She found it strange that despite being a skunk, Fifi liked human cooked dishes. "Ziss ees ze best French toast I've ever had. Eet tastes just like how my mother used to make eet," said Fifi as she ate her breakfast.
"Thanks, Fifi," said Fluttershy. She turned to Furrball who was eating a bowl of cat food. But he was eating it with a spoon like cereal. "You enjoying your breakfast too, Furrball?" asked Fluttershy.
"Yes. This tastes better than the food that Elmyra served me," said Furrball.
"I'm happy that you like it," said Fluttershy. Fluttershy's mother drove Fifi and Furrball to Acme Looniversity on the way to take her daughter to school. "We'll pick you two up after school," said Mrs. Shy.
"Goodbye you two. Have fun," said Fluttershy.
"See you," said Furrball.
"Au revoir," said Fifi. The two pets got out of the car and walked up the steps to Acme Looniversity. The two began to store their backpacks in their lockers. Just then, Babs Bunny, Shirley the Loon and Mary Melody approached Fifi. Babs was a bunny with pink fur and purple eyes. She wore a yellow blouse and a purple skirt. Shirley was a loon with blond hair and wore a pink blouse & hair bow and a red skirt. Mary Melody was a teenage African American girl.
"Good morning," said Mary, Babs & Shirley.
"Bonjour, Babs, Shirley and Mary," said Fifi.
"Hello, ladies," said Furrball.
"Why's Furrball, like, hanging out with you?" asked Shirley.
"You mean you don't know? Like Fifi, I now live with Fluttershy," said Furrball.
"That's great," said Mary.
"Fifi, have you forgotten? If you hang out, defend or sympathize with a cat, you'll be expelled!" cried Babs, sounding worried.
"Zat's not going to happen," said Fifi.
"What do you mean?" asked Babs.
"Fluttershy made eet quite clear to Principal Bugs zat he's not allowed to expel moi for standeeng by Furrball's side. Cause eef Furrball and I live een ze same household, I have every right to stand up for heem," said Fifi.
"Wether this rule is legit or not, I don't think that kind of thinking should be endorsed," said Mary.
"So, you're now playing the role of the protective sister?" asked Shirley.
"I wouldn't consider ourselves siblings. And besides, Furrball ees having a new happy lifestyle with Fluttershy. He should enjoy eet. And zese new collars here are ze proof ov us living een a real home," said Fifi. Mary saw their collars.
"Wow. They look great on you," said Mary.
"Merci," said Fifi.
"Thanks," said Furrball.
"I'm glad you're enjoying it," said a sarcastic voice. The girls turned and saw it was Sweetie Bird.
"Hello, Sweetie," said Furrball, sarcastically.
"While you were enjoying the lap of luxury with Fluttershy, I had to sleep outside in the cold rain," complained Sweetie.
"Gee, and I zought you were a tough girl," said Fifi.
"That maybe so. But Fluttershy refused to adopt me," said Sweetie.
"Maybe if you acted nicer toward me, she would've adopted you. So now you know how I feel when I was homeless," said Furrball, unsympathetically.
"Why you . . . !" said Sweetie. She was about to retaliate when the school bell rang.
"Time for class," said Fifi.
"I'll deal with you after school," threatened Sweetie. Furrball didn't cower.
Meanwhile, at the high school that Fluttershy attended, she was talking to some of her friends. Among one of them was a girl around Fluttershy's age with Light ceruleanish gray skin, moderate cerise eyes and rainbow colored hair. She wore a blue jacket, a white shirt with a symbol that looked like a cloud with a rainbow colored lightning bolt. She also wore a purple skirt and a pair of soccer cleats. "So, Fluttershy, I heard that you got some new pets," said the girl.
"Yes, I did, Rainbow Dash. I rescued them from an abusive girl named Elmyra Duff," said Fluttershy.
"I heard of her. She's every animal's worst nightmare," said Friend #1.
"Me too. Who did you rescue?" asked Friend #2.
"First, I rescued a skunk named Fifi La Fume. After the rescue, there was a lawsuit cause Elmyra stole something trying to get Fifi. After she was found guilty, Elmyra lost custody of her current pets, including a cute little cat named Furrball. He was abused the most, by not just Elmyra, but also some of the other residents. So I'm gonna give all the love he needs," said Fluttershy.
"By the way you saved several animals from abusive people, maybe you should get a job as an animal rescuer. Maybe after school, you could introduce me to them," said Rainbow Dash.
"Sure," said Fluttershy.
At lunch time, Fifi and Furrball sat down at the same table at the cafeteria. Just then, Mary approached the two. "Can I sit down with you two?"'asked Mary.
"Sure," said Fifi. Mary sat next to Furrball.
"So what is it like living with Fluttershy?" asked Mary.
"Much nicer zan living een zat crummy junkyard. First sing Fluttershy did when she took moi to her home was to give me a nice, warm bath to get rid ov zat junkyard smell. So now I smell nicer when my skunk scent eesn't active. Fluttershy ees such a kind girl. She knows how to treat animals properly," said Fifi.
"I agree. Fluttershy isn't prejudice toward cats unlike the others. She knows I'm just following my instincts when I'm hungry," said Furrball.
"That's great, you two," said Mary. Babs and Shirley walked by Fifi's table without batting an eye, especially toward Furrball.
"Zey're not sitting weeth moi ziss time?" asked Fifi sadly.
"It's probably because they don't want to associate with me," said Furrball.
"Don't let that get to you. Somehow, someone or something will reach out to them and open their eyes," said Mary.
"You're right. Eet may take a while, but zey'll accept Furrball as a friend," said Fifi.
After school, Fluttershy and her family came to pick up Fifi and Furrball. Sweetie Bird spotted Fluttershy and saw an opportunity to stir up trouble. No sooner Fluttershy stepped out of the car to find Fifi and Furrball, Sweetie flew up to her. "There you are, you no good cat sympathizer!" said Sweetie.
"What do you want?" asked Fluttershy.
"Because you chose Furrball over me, I had to sleep in the cold rain last night!" said Sweetie.
"I thought all birds didn't mind the rain?" asked Fluttershy.
"Well I've been living with Elmyra for so long that I forgot how to adapt to rain. Nobody has chosen a cat over a canary before!" said Sweetie.
"But it's no big deal," said Fluttershy.
"No big deal? NO BIG DEAL?! The deal is that you're not supposed to sympathize with a cat!" said Sweetie.
"But why?" asked Fluttershy.
"Cause cats are the villains cause all they do eat mice, birds and fish," said Sweetie.
"But they're only following instincts. Furrball told me about how you try to eat Bookworm. So you're being a hypocrite," said Fluttershy.
"I am not!" said Sweetie.
"You need to get rid of Furrball, or his bad luck will rub off on you," said Plucky.
"Yes, listen to Plucky. Furrball has the worst luck of all the toons," said Buster. Fifi and Furrball were exiting out of the school when they saw the argument going on.
"He'll make a mess of your home. Just like how he made a mess of mine," said Hamton. Furrball was hurt, hearing how Fluttershy was being pressured by the toons to cast him aside. Fifi got angry.
"Please, you're being unreasonable!" cried Fluttershy.
"No, you're unreasonable!" said Sweetie.
"By siding with Furrball, you're breaking looney traditions," said Babs.
"I don't go to Acme Looniversity. So I don't need to follow your unfair cat segregation rules," said Fluttershy firmly.
"Then I guess I'll have to make an example out of you!" said Sweetie.
But before Fifi could charge to the rescue, Rainbow Dash got out of the car and kicked a soccer ball right at the toons antagonizing Fluttershy. It hit them on the heads before the ball fell on Sweetie, squishing her. Fifi and Furrball along with the toons who were friends with Furrball laughed at them. Sweetie emerged from the ball, flat as a pancake.
"Who hit me with dat soccer ball?!" asked Sweetie.
"That would be me, Rainbow Dash," said Rainbow Dash. Fluttershy's parents walked up to the area.
"Are you okay, Fluttershy?" asked Mrs. Shy.
"I'm fine, mother," said Fluttershy.
"What's going on?!" asked Bugs, who was entering the area.
"That Fluttershy is picking on me!" lied Sweetie.
"I was not. She started the conflict," said Fluttershy.
"Fluttershy's right. I saw how that pink bird bullying my daughter to try to get her to cast aside Furrball," said Mr. Shy.
"Me too," said Fifi.
"Me three," said Furrball.
"I did as well," said Mary.
"So did I," said Gogo.
"Same here," said Rainbow Dash.
"You all should be ashamed of yourselves, persecuting my daughter just because she likes cats," said Mrs. Shy.
"Well we toons have always viewed cats as the bad guys. And we won't let your daughter destroy looney tradition!" said Sweetie.
"You better stop that bad behavior of yours if you don't want to end up in the slammer like JimBob!" said Rainbow Dash.
"Who?" asked Shirley.
"JimBob. He was somebody who owned a cat that Fluttershy is now in custody of a cat named Gary. He lost custody of Gary because of his idiocy. He's a bigger idiot than Elmyra, and ruder too. And to top that of, he's a total sexist!" said Rainbow Dash.
"There's somebody more moronic than Elmyra?" asked Furrball.
"Yep. I'll tell you all about it right now," said Rainbow Dash. And she began to tell everybody about the fall of JimBob.
Already, Sweetie Bird is trying to stir up trouble by getting everybody who don't like Furrball to bully Fluttershy. But Rainbow Dash isn't going to stand for it as you saw. So next chapter, she's going to tell everybody about how JimBob (The human version of SpongeBob) got his life ruined because of being a jerk. And those who loath the SpongeBob episode, "A Pal for Gary", you're going to enjoy the next chapter. And one more thing, I may have to upgrade the story to M Rating cause the next chapter is going to be full of uncensored cursing and blood.