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 Apple 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 pink hair.

"Hi Fluttershy!"

The shy girl looks at Twilight.

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

Twilight looks at her timid friend quizzically.

"Of course I am." She sits down next to the pink 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 you should sit with me."
"Why not?"
"You'll get bullied if you 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 seat 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 you have anything better to do other than talking to a bunch of tree huggers like yourself?"

Tears start falling out of Francesca's pure teal eyes.

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

"Stop! You 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 you 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 heart swell.

"Twilight? Twilight Sparkle?"

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

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

"It's good to see you 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! You were in the high school orchestra right?"

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

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

"Oh, well I hope I see you 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?