7:10 AM

You leave, not wanting to intrude, and begin to wonder around town.

With no clear direction, you let your feet carry you as you just enjoy the pleasant day you have all to yourself. Just as you're thinking of what else you could do to occupy your time you're knocked to the ground by a maroon blur.

You hit the ground hard and so does the blur as the speed it was going sends you both flying a couple of feet.

"Oh my goodness I am so sorry about that." You hear a voice say as you shake the dizziness from your head.

Blinking rapidly, you manage to get your vision clear enough to make out Cheerile staring down at you, concern evident on her face. "Wow, hi Cheerile," you say, shaking the last bit of vertigo from your mind, "I thought you were Pinkie Pie for a second from how fast you were going."

"I'm so sorry about that Spike," she apologizes again, offering you a hoof up that you gladly accept, "I was just on my way to Zecora's. I just realized that my class is supposed to be learning about different sapient species and their cultures today, but I forgot to have a guest ready to speak."

"It's alright," you reassure her, "I should have been watching where I was going. After all, it's not like I'm the one in a rush."

She gives you a very strange look as you say that. "You aren't? Did Twilight go on an adventure today that I didn't hear about?"

You wave a claw dismissively and puff out your chest. "Nah, she just gave me the day off because I'm her best Number One Assistant."

Cheerile smiles a grin so wide it starts to get a bit creepy. "Really? You just have a free day with nothing planned? A little dragon such as yourself is entirely free for the entire day? Say, you wouldn't want to be my guest at school would you?"

Before you have a chance to think about it, let alone reply, she's already pulling you along behind her to the schoolhouse. "Oh thank you Spike, you have no idea how much this means to me."

"Uh..."

"Now school doesn't start for another fifteen minutes but I know a couple kids have to be dropped off early and someone has to watch them. Usually, I would do that but I need to set up the lesson for today also." She turns her grin back to you, a little less creepy, but you're coming to realize you don't have much of a choice in the matter either way. "You can help with one of them! That way everything will run smoothly. Would you like to watch the kids or set up the lesson?"

Watch kids

Set up lesson