Black Rose was in the bathroom, looking at herself in the mirror. She was not as depressed as usual. She came out of the bathroom to go back to class. When she came out, there was a little rat on the floor. She gasped and got startled. Then she decided to pick it up. She looked at it's little beady eyes. She went back to the bathroom to get paper towels for the little creature. Fluttershy was in there too, making sure her little critters were okay. Fluttershy smiled at Black Rose. Black Rose got the paper towels. Then, she found a small cardboard box to put it in. She put the towels inside so it will be comfortable. The mouse went inside by itself, and so she went back to class.

She put the box inside her backpack. Nikki, Shredder, and Coffee Creme saw her do this. "She probably has something important inside of it..." Coffee said. "I agree." Nikki said. "It's really sad how people pick on her....." Shredder whispered. "OK, class. The next assignment you will have is a group project. You need four ponies for this. The project will be about the magic of friendship. This was suggested by our Princess, Twilight Sparkle." The teacher said. The whole class "ooohed" except Black Rose. She just gasped on the inside. "I would like you all to choose your partners right now, I will give you 5 minutes." She said as she smiled. "OK, you guys, we need one more partner for our group." Shredder said quickly. Coffee Creme and Nikki both bit their lip. They looked around the room. All of the ponies were giggling as they met up with their partners. Coffee Creme spotted Black Rose. "Ah ha!" she said. "We should have Black Rose as our partner!" Coffee Creme said. "You're right!" Nikki agreed. The 3 ponies trotted over to her. "Hey, Black Rose! We just wanted to ask you if you would like to be our partner." Shredder said. They all smiled hopefully. Black Rose nodded. The teacher said, "Alright class! I hope you found partners that you can all work with! We will start the project tomorrow. You may pack up your things." The whole class hurried.

Black Rose was walking home. She took out the small box she had the rat in. She took him out and smiled. She was playing with it. Then she spotted the bullies. She hid him, but it was too late. "Hey, what do you think you're doing?!" The mare said. They all went up to her and spotted the rat. The jock grabbed him and said, "Look what we have here, a little pest!" He was holding it by the tail. The rat was struggling. "I think that is the only friend she has." The mare said. They all laughed. Black Rose was hurt. The mouse could see this. There was anger in his small eyes. It bit the colt and jumped inside the box. "OW! STUPID PEST!!" He shouted in anger. Black Rose ran and was laughing too much, even though they were chasing after her......