The yellow school bus arrives in front of Renee and Twilight. They aboard the bus together. Renee sits with her friend Applejack, who lives at Sweet আপেল Acres which is the first stop the bus makes.

Twilight sees a humanized version of Fluttershy. Like when she was a pony, Fluttershy hides behind her পরাকাষ্ঠা hair.

"Hi Fluttershy!"

The shy girl looks at Twilight.

"A-are আপনি t-talking to m-me, Twilight?"

Twilight looks at her timid friend quizzically.

"Of course I am." She sits down পরবর্তি to the পরাকাষ্ঠা haired girl and places her messenger bag on her empty lap.

"Who else would I talk to?" Twilight asks, turning to 'Fluttershy'.

"I-I, I don't think আপনি should sit with me."
"Why not?"
"You'll get bullied if আপনি do."
"What?"

The bus halts and opens its doors to let two fancy looking girls in.

Trixie. Just thinking about the girl's name sickened Twilight and made her stomach flip.

"Oh look. It's Francesca! What a loser." Trixie flips her hair meticulously as she and her entourage sit down a bus আসন across from them.

It's conspicuous that Trixie thinks highly of herself.

Twilight looks back at Fluttershy. She's hiding behind her long hair again.

"Ooh! Double loser party! It's Twilight too!" Trixie's snooty friend, Elizabeth.

Sniffling sounds come from Francesca.

"Francesca, don't আপনি have anything better to do other than talking to a bunch of বৃক্ষ huggers like yourself?"

Tears start falling out of Francesca's pure ক্ষুদ্র হংস eyes.

Twilight bursts out of her seat. She can't take any of this anymore.

"Stop! আপনি two need to stop bullying Flu-Francesca! She has potential and she is better than both of you!"

Trixie and Elizabeth stare at Twilight menacingly.

Suddenly, the bus parks in front of the school grounds.

"This isn't over." Trixie mouths as she gets out of the bus.

Twilight grabs Francesca's wrist and pulls her up. They walk out of the crowded school bus.




"Twilight!" Francesca calls out to her friend.
"Yes?"

"Th-thank আপনি for standing up to me like that. I really appreciate it."

"You're welcome!" Twilight beams. She had been complimented and thanked before but hearing it from a human version of Fluttershy made her হৃদয় swell.

"Twilight? Twilight Sparkle?"

A young teenage girl with ebony black hair and magenta eyes walks up to Twilight.

"Octavia?" She প্রশ্ন the girl who seems to be familiar.

"It's good to see আপনি again!"

Octavia and Twilight hug each other, noticing each other from the 9th grade.

Octavia --wearing a short, sophisticated-like gray dress and black ballet flats-- spins in delight.

"I remember you! আপনি were in the high school orchestra right?"

"Yes, I was." Octavia nods and smiles sweetly. "Still am."

Francesca stealthily escapes the reunion scene দ্বারা heading for her first period Spanish class.

"Oh, well I hope I see আপনি later!"

"You too."

Octavia walks away. Twilight turns around only to see Renee giving her a mischevious smile.

"She familiar?"

Twilight blushes embarrassingly. She hadn't realized this until she felt her ears get warm.

"Yup. She's Octavia. We used to be best friends."

Renee gives Twilight an I'm-bored look and leaves.

Who else would Twilight meet form Equestria?