The Story of Lucky Fire Chapter 4: Lucky Fire's First Day of School, a my little pony fanfic

Chapter four: Lucky Fire's First Day of School

The next morning Lucky was woken up by Applejack. "Lucky, it's time to get up. You got school today." Lucky slowly opened her eyes. "Really? Ok.", she said, then sat up. Rainbow rolled over and looked at Applejack sleepily. "School? I don't want to go back AJ." Lucky giggled and Applejack laughed. "Not you Rainbow. Lucky." Rainbow then jumped out of bed. "Oh yeah!" Lucky got out of bed, followed by Applejack. Lucky looked in her saddlebags. Her school supplies still in there. She put the saddlebags on her back and went downstairs.

Rainbow came down with her. Applejack went to Applebloom's room to wake her up. Lucky got breakfast and started eating when AJ and AB came down. Applebloom grabbed her breakfast and sat down next to Lucky. "Good mornin' Lucky. Ready fer yer first day of school?" Lucky nodded. "I just hope everypony in our class accepts me." Applebloom smiled. "Don't worry. Well, you'll have to watch out for Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. The others though will accept you." "Why do I have to watch out for Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon?"

"They're mean. They call me and my two friends 'blank flanks'. They'll probably call ya that too, but you're only 5. You're still too young to get yers. They won't care though. They'll still call you that. They're not ones you'd want as friends." Lucky nodded. "Hey, you want Applejack and I to walk you and Applebloom to school?" "Sure.", Lucky said. So after Lucky and Applebloom ate, Rainbow, Applejack, Applebloom and Lucky all walked to school. Actually, Rainbow flied and Lucky fluttered, until she couldn't stay up in the air anymore.

"Getting better. Good job.", Rainbow said, now walking with Lucky. "Thanks! I can't wait till I actually fly." Applebloom just grinned widely at Lucky. When they arrived at the school, Rainbow and Applejack nuzzled Lucky. "Have a good first day!", they said. "I will!", Lucky said. Applebloom thanked her sister and Rainbow for walking with them. Applebloom walked in and went up to Miss Cheerilee. "Hi Miss Cheerilee! Lucky's here, and where can she sit?" Miss Cheerilee looked up and smiled.

"Hello Applebloom and Lucky.", she then went out from behind her desk and went over to a desk. They're the first two ponies to arrive at school. "You can sit right here Lucky." Lucky nodded and set her saddlebags on the desk. "Th-thanks.", she said. "You're welcome." Then some more students came in. When everypony was in, Miss Cheerile started. 7:30 on the dot. "Welcome class. Today we finally welcome our new filly to class. Lucky Fire. Lucky, come up here and tell us about yourself, what you're like, your personality. Your likes and dislikes."

Lucky seemed to shrink at her desk. Only her horn and mane were visible. Her ears drooped as she 'shrunk' at her desk. Miss Cheerilee smiled a gentle smile and went over to Lucky's desk. "Obviously, by the way she disappeared, she's an extremely shy filly. Now come Lucky. Can you brave an audience just once?" Lucky poked her head up. "U-Um. M-Maybe?" "Come on Lucky, you can do it.", Applebloom said. "Want me to come up with you? Is that ok Miss Cheerilee?" Miss Cheerilee smiled, "Well of course. It seems you know her already and she might feel comfortable with a friend up there with her."

Lucky grinned at Applebloom and nodded at her question. So she went to the front of the class and Applebloom went up next to her. "M-My n-name's Lucky Fire. I'm f-five years old. I-I'm shy, I d-don't get close t-to anypony only because w-what happened to my mama and p-papa. I like cats, phoenixes, a-and my favorite food is carrots and bananas. I like the colors blue and green. I want to be able to fly like Rainbow Dash, and I want to be a good spell user like Twilight Sparkle. I really don't like bees, because they hurt when they sting and I get stung a lot so that made me scared of them.

"I also don't like lightning because when a room is dark and it lightning flashes, it's scary. I really don't mind thunder, unless it goes 'crackle BOOM'. Um… I think that's it? Oh, and I'm scared of dogs. I'll tell you why. One evening when I'm walking home, I had visited a friend's house, it was getting darker as I walked, and then I heard this barking. I looked back to see a dog running really fast at me. I started trotting, then galloping faster and faster.

"It seemed somepony's dog got loose and it saw me walking on the sidewalk close to its home. I understand why it chased me, but it scared me. I thought it was going to hurt me really bad. When I thought it was safe enough to look back I did. It wasn't there anymore, I sighed, happy it wasn't chasing me anymore. I slowed down and told mama and papa what happened. They explained why it chased me, I understood once they told me, but from that day till now I'm still scared of dogs. Oh yeah! I like to sing and dance. I also like to color." "Well, now that we know more about you, you may take your seat. You as well Applebloom." They did so.

Throughout the whole day, Lucky listened to Miss Cheerilee, and when she was up in front of class, once she started telling about herself, she found it easier to talk, especially with Applebloom there with her. When it became lunch time, Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon went up to Lucky. "So, you're only 5? I think that makes you the youngest out of all of us. Especially me, so you have to listen to me from now on. I'm the oldest one here and I am the leader of all these little ponies. They do what I say, with no arguing. Well, except for the 'blank flanks'. They have their own little group. They really should give up finding their cutie marks. It's hopeless.", Diamond Tiara said.

Lucky blinked, "W-What? Hey, i-it isn't r-right for you t-to tell anypony w-what t-to do. Only the t-teacher should." Tiara just raised an eyebrow. "I see you're another blank flank. I also see that you're siding with the crusaders as they call themselves. Well, so be it, but remember, I'm the leader.", she said, walking back to her seat. Silver Spoon following. After lunch, was another subject, then recess. Tiara and Silver as well as Applebloom and two other fillies were walking up to Lucky. "Silver Spoon told me you're an alicorn. She said she noticed when we were talking. You never said you were an alicorn up at the front this morning. Why didn't you tell us?

"You should join Silver Spoon and me, together we could rule the whole school, not just as leaders, but princesses." Lucky looked at her. "Y-You already l-look like a-a p-princess. You're n-noty?" Tiara shook her head. "No, but my daddy treats me like one. He's the owner of a big business. His name is Filthy Rich. He really is rich. Of course." Lucky just stood there, thinking, then she remembered Applebloom's words to her at breakfast. 'They're not ones you'd want as friends.'. Lucky then said bravely, "I will not join you." Tiara and Silver looked surprised, then mad. "Well why not?" "Because, doing those things you said is not how to be a friend.

"Applebloom, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Twilight Sparkle all show what being a true friend means." "Well duh. We know that. We just don't want friends, we want to boss them around. We like seeing ponies do as we say." Lucky just looked stunned. Applebloom and her friends smiled a big smile when they heard Lucky stand up to Tiara. "I'd rather be with Applebloom than you. Besides, I'm too shy to be somepony like you, and nice. I could never be mean, not even if I tried." Tiara then 'hmphs' and says, "Well then, enjoy your life with the blank flanks, 'blank flank'." Then her and Silver laughed and walked away.

Lucky got a mad face, then started to get tears in her eyes. She really hoped nopony would pick on her. Well, at least it wasn't about her being an alicorn. A pure white unicorn, though younger than Rarity and a different mane and tail color, went up to Lucky and said, "You stood up to Tiara! That was amazing! You should consider joining our group, we're called the Cutie Mark Crusaders. My name's Sweetie Belle." "And I'm Scootaloo." Lucky looked up and smiled shyly. "N-Nice to m-meet you." Sweetie Belle smiled and said, "Wanna play? We'd love it if you joined us. Then there would be more fun to have with four of us."

Lucky nodded. So then they played, until it was time for class, then at the end of the day, they packed their saddlebags and headed for Applejack's and Applebloom's place. Scootaloo and Applebloom talk about cutie marks and Sweetie Belle watched Lucky, then she asked, "So, do you know Rarity?" Lucky nodded. "Isn't she the most beautiful pony you ever seen? She's really good at fashion too, she's a clothes designer." "Y-Yes, she is beautiful, and I-I didn't know she designed clothes." Sweetie Belle grinned, "Then you should see her boutique sometime, you'd love it!" Lucky just nodded.

Then Lucky thought of a song she knew, and smiled. She sang it under her breath. (sorry everypony, but I'm going to use real life songs….)

"Grew up in a small town
And when the rain would fall down
I'd just stare out my window
Dreaming of what could be
And if I'd end up happy
I would pray (I would pray)

Trying hard to reach out
But when I tried to speak out
Felt like no one could hear me
Wanted to belong here
But something felt so wrong here
So I prayed I could break away

I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly
I'll do what it takes til' I touch the sky
And I'll make a wish
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won't forget all the ones that I love
I'll take a risk
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway

Wanna feel the warm breeze
Sleep under a palm tree
Feel the rush of the ocean
Get onboard a fast train
Travel on a jet plane, far away (I will)
And breakaway

Buildings with a hundred floors
Swinging around revolving doors
Maybe I don't know where they'll take me but
Gotta keep moving on, moving on
Fly away, breakaway

I'll spread my wings
And I'll learn how to fly
Though it's not easy to tell you goodbye
I gotta take a risk
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won't forget the place I come from
I gotta take a risk
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway, breakaway, breakaway."

Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, and Applebloom looked at Lucky in shock and amazement. "Oh my gosh Lucky, that was amazing!", they all said. Lucky blinked and then blushed. "Th-th-th-thank you." They had reached the Apples' place and went in. "Hey sis!", Applebloom said when she saw Applejack. "Hey Lucky, did that song relate to you or something? Is that why you sang it?", Scootaloo asked. "No, I just like it. Though… it kinda related to me when I lived I the forest, now I'll be living with Rainbow Dash." "You're living with Rainbow? Oh man you're so lucky Lucky!" Lucky laughed, "Hey, you said my name twice!", she said giggling. Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle giggled too.

Applejack and Rainbow came in the kitchen from the living room. "Hey y'all. What's so funny?" "Scootaloo said my name twice. She said 'you're lucky Lucky'." Applejack, Applebloom, and Rainbow laughed too. Then Rainbow said, then asked, "Oh, Lucky, I moved my bed back to my place, and did you get homework?" Lucky then stopped laughing, "Ok, and yes." Applejack then said, "Well, you should do your homework then. You too Cutie Mark Crusaders. Then when you're finished, y'all can play."

"Ok.", chorused the 4 fillies. They all put their saddlebags down and took out their books. Applejack and Rainbow Dash stayed with them, just in case they needed any help. They only had one subject today, so it wasn't too bad. While they were doing homework, Twilight came in. "You guys, Princess Celestia is coming tomorrow, and she's putting off all her duties to visit with us. That's very rare that she takes a full day off. Well, actually, she told me that she takes one off every 250 years. That means she's only had 2 days off in her lifetime. So she's due for a day off. I can't wait."

Lucky looked up from her homework. Twilight saw her and the Crusaders. "Oh, they're doing homework?" Lucky nodded. "I'm almost done though." "Oh good, maybe you can learn more magic then. Or do you want to fly?" Rainbow said, "She already flew this morning to school, well, partly to school. She should learn magic after this." Twilight nodded, "Sounds good to me. Oh, Princess said that she'd be arriving at 8 in the morning and leaving at 8 at night." "A full 12 hours, whoo-wee. Can't wait, and neither can Lucky by the looks of it. She's a-bouncin' in her seat." The older ponies, well, older and taller ponies, giggled.

After about 5 minutes, Lucky finished, Scootaloo finishing 5 minutes after and Sweetie and Applebloom finishing a minute after Scoot. "So, Lucky, how was school anyways?", Rainbow asked. "….." Rainbow, Applejack, and Twilight tilted their heads. Lucky just shook her head and tears came to her eyes. "That bad huh?", Applejack said. Lucky nodded. "What happened?", Twilight asked. Lucky explained everything, and by the time she was done, she was fully crying. Rainbow and Applejack were the first ones to hug Lucky, then Twilight. The crusaders already cheered her up the first time, so it was the others' turn this time. Twilight then started to sing.

(You'll Be in my Heart by Phil Collins, but I have to revise it to "ponify" it XD lol and also part of the song will be sung. It's originally meant to be a love song, but the older three are trying to comfort her and are singing it for friendship and acceptance of her difference from them…. and I'm keeping 'arms' in the song, because 'my forelegs will hold you' sounds extremely odd .)

"Come, stop your crying
It will be all right
Just take my hoof hold it tight."

Rainbow picked up on the song.

"I will protect you
from all around you
I will be here
Don't you cry."

Applejack smiled, and also sang with the other two.

"For one so small,
you seem so strong
My arms will hold you,
keep you safe and warm
I will be here
Don't you cry."

Then the three sang,

"'Cause you'll be in my heart
Yes, you'll be in my heart, I know we're different but,
deep inside us
We're not that different at all."

Applejack:

"Don't listen to them
'Cause what do they know?"

Rainbow:

"When destiny calls you
You must be strong
I may not be with you
But you've got to hold on."

(talking about the future when Lucky's all grown up: SPOILER (somewhat, you'll see in a future chapter why I say spoiler))

All:

"'Cause you'll be in my heart
Yes, you'll be in my heart."

Lucky had stopped crying as they finished singing, she then said, "Y-You're really good singers. Th-thank you." The three of them smiled. "Anything to help you cheer up kiddo.", Rainbow said. "I bet the other girls would have sang it with us, if they were here.", Twilight said. Lucky smiled. "So, how about you come outside to learn more magic?" "Ok!" So all 7 of them go outside and 5 of them watched Lucky and Twilight. "Today you will be learning how to pick up a book and set it down. You won't be moving it, not yet."

"Ok 'Miss' Twilight.", Lucky said, giggling. The others grinned. Twilight just blinked. "Oook. You remember the key to magic, right?" "Yup! Concentration." Twilight smiled, "Exactly. Now, pick up the book." Lucky looked at the book sitting on a stump. She concentrated on it, her horn started glowing, then the book. She then concentrated on picking it up.

The book quivered, then started to rise. Everypony watching smiled, then Twilight said, "Now, put it back down." Lucky did as she was told, she concentrated on putting it down. It descended and landed back on the stump. "That was great! Awesome job Lucky.", Twilight said. Lucky smiled, bounced and cheered. After a long time playing with the 6 ponies, Lucky and Rainbow went home. "So, what do you want for dinner? I can't make anything because I'm not good at baking or cooking….. which I really should learn sometime…. Anyway, I usually have snacking things."

Lucky just stared at Rainbow incredulously. "You can't cook or bake? How can you even live on your own without knowing how to do those two important things?" Rainbow raised an eyebrow. She's such a smart aleck. "Well….. I get by." Lucky just shrugged. "Do you have any carrots or bananas then? Or even apples?" Rainbow smiled, "I have them all. Which do you prefer?" "A hoof-ful of carrots, one banana and one apple please?" Rainbow nodded and went over to the fridge and grabbed a hoof-ful of baby carrots and an apple.

Lucky looked around and found where the plates were and put a plate on the table. Rainbow set the carrots and apple on it. Lucky just grabbed a banana. "So, you like the foods I do. That's awesome. That way you won't have to spend much on what I like. I don't like asparagus though. Yuck!", Lucky said, then she ate a carrot. "Haha, me either, they're gross. Applejack and Twilight like them though, ick." "I don't like potatoes either, regular or sweet."

"I like potatoes, but I don't like sweet potatoes. I also don't like cauliflower or broccoli. I don't like artichokes either." "I like Broccoli, though I don't like the stem, I eat the top. I call them tiny trees." Rainbow chuckled. "I also don't like artichokes. They taste weird. I do love cow peas though. Well, black eyes peas. My favorite vegetable. Also tomatoes." Rainbow then said, "Aren't tomatoes a fruit?" Lucky shook her head, "Not to me. I think they're vegetables. They make more sense as vegetables."

Rainbow thought about that while Lucky ate the rest of her dinner. Rainbow then started thinking about something else, since coming to Ponyville, Lucky didn't look as skinny anymore. She's starting to get on the right track to a healthier weight, not being totally underweight like she was. She probably still is, but not by much. Now thinking about it, Rainbow should totally get her to a doctor for a check up. Who knows when her last one was? "Hey kid, I'm going to schedule you an appointment for a check up. How long's it been since you had one last?"

Lucky's ears and wings drooped. "D-Doctor?" Rainbow looked at her curiously, then started laughing. "Are you seriously afraid of the doctor? All they do is measure you, weigh you, and check your reflexes and stuff like that." Lucky shook her head. "I had to get a shot. Needles hurt Rainbow, please don't take me to one." Rainbow shook her head after calming down the laughter, now she looked stern.

"No Lucky, you need to get checked up. We need to see how much you weigh now especially, so we can get your weight up and keep it where it's healthiest." Lucky looked confused. "We?" Rainbow tilted her head, "Well, I guess I was thinking Applejack too, but you have to have a role in it too, so yeah, mostly you because you have to get it up and I have to help you. Though, I kinda do wish AJ were here too….. I-I mean! I might need help is all. I'm not thinking of her." Rainbow said, then sat down, trying to keep her face straight.