"Aw man, seriously?"

Flash groaned as the vending machine ate his last dollar and didn't spit out his chips. He sighed as he realized he wasn't getting anything for lunch today.

Other than a scroll apparently, as he felt a familiar itch.

Scowling, he waited for the fire to shoot the offensive piece of paper in his face. This time though, something a little more solid followed it. Flash recoiled as he was whacked in the face by a muffin.

Confused, Flash unrolled the scroll.

Hi Mr. Stranger!

I heard how ponies kept sending you their problems and that made me sad thinking about how sad you must be. So you can have one of my muffins to cheer you up!

Derpy!

Flash quietly lifted the muffin and took a bite out of it. Slowly, a single tear leaked out of his right eye.

It was the most delicious muffin he's ever had.

Looking around, Flash saw Derpy sitting alone at a table. She looked sad, lonely, and really hungry. Flash walked over to her.

"Here," he said, putting his muffin on her empty tray.

"MUFFIN!" Derpy said, practically inhaling the delicious treat. Licking her lips, she turned and smiled at Flash. "Thanks!"

"No problem!" Flash smiled, sitting down next to her. "Hey, I'm Flash!" He introduced himself.

"You wanna hang out after school and play some videogames?.."