Chapter 5

School Day

Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle finished breakfast, and exited the boutique with their school saddlebags. Applebloom met up with them after a few minutes. As they walked through town, they discussed the matters of the day.

"So, are you ready for that math test Friday?" Sweetie Belle inquired.

Scootaloo said "Of course, besides, it's only Monday. I have time to... OH NO!"

Scootaloo freaked out. Sweetie Belle gave her an odd look and said "What?"

"Today's monday, Show-and-Tell day! I don't anything to show!"

Sweetie Belle had already packed a picture of a beautiful dress she helped her sister work on for the day. Applebloom had recently gone to Manehattan with Big Mac on a delivery, and had a vintage poster of an early Trotway musical.

"Well, ya could show Fortuna to them?" Applebloom said, motioning to Scootaloo's mother, who allowed herself to be visible to only the three Crusaders at the time.

Scootaloo looked at her mother and thought I can't show you! Everypony will freak out!

Fortuna smiled and thought They will find out sooner or later. Why not sooner?

Scootaloo sighed and said "Alright, I'll show Fortuna."

As they walked into school and put their saddlebags in their cubbies, the bell rang and everypony took their seats. Fortuna stayed over by the left (the left from the student's point of view) of the chalkboard, still only visible to the CMC.

Miss Cheerilee walked in and happily said "Good morning, students!"

"Good morning, Miss Cheerilee!" the class said in unison.

Miss Cheerilee walked over to the left of the chalkboard, directly into Fortuna. Miss Cheerliee started to shiver furiously. A filly by the name of Twist raised her hoof and asked in a nasal tone

"Mith Cheerilee, whath wrong?" Miss Cheerilee walked over to the right of the chalkboard, and stopped shivering.

"Nothing's wrong dear. That corner of the room is just very cold. Now, who would like to go first for show-and-tell?"

Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon raised their hooves. "We'd like to go first." Diamond said.

The two of them walked up and Diamond said "So, our parents took us to the Red Carpet event in Flillydelphia, and we got autographs from Pony Gaga and Horse Clooney, and got our photos taken with them!"

Silver Spoon pulled out a folder and opened it. Inside were, as they said, pictures and signatures of the famed celebrities. The class 'oohed' and 'ahhed' at them.

"Very cool girls!" Miss Cheerilee praised. The rest of the class went, and finally only Scootaloo was left.

Ready? she thought to Fortuna.

She nodded. Fortuna made herself visible then, as Scootaloo walked up to the chalkboard. She looked at Miss Cheerilee, who appeared about ready to faint. Scootaloo looked to the class, who, aside from Applebloom and Scootaloo, appeared in a similar manner to Miss Cheerilee. Scootaloo looked back at the smiling Fortuna, and noticed her cutie mark, a quarter note, had appeared.

Scootaloo cleared her throat and said "This is my mother, Fortuna. She passed away about a month ago, but she was cursed, so she couldn't move on. So, through a spell Twilight Sparkle provided, her soul has been bound to mine. She will be with me from now on, where ever I am, but she may or may not allow you to see her. Any questions?"

Miss Cheerilee said "She won't disrupt the class, will she?"

Scootaloo said "You won't even know she's there."

At this, Fortuna walked up the wall (she's a ghost. She don't care about physics.) and turned invisible again. Scootaloo sat back down.

Diamond Tiara leaned over and whispered to Scootaloo "Your mom must be ashamed of you, blank flank."

Scootaloo began to get angry, and somepony's pencil flew of their desk and impaled itself in the wall, barely missing Diamond's head. There was mo magic residue on the pencil as far as anypony could see. Diamond Tiara turned pale as she looked at the pencil. Scootaloo looked at Fortuna, who shrugged her shoulders. If she didn't launch the pencil, and nopony used magic, then who did?