Moondancer's Memories | Equestria Girls

1. New Friends

Moondancer woke up to the sound of her alarm clock. She realized she had finally gotten to sleep, even if it was only for a few hours. The night before, she had been anxious. Well, for the last few weeks, she had been. Today was finally the day she was going to join a new school, Crystal Prep. Her family had recently moved in from another town, and it had been difficult, as she had to say goodbye to her friends. Moondancer was a very intelligent girl. It wasn't the studies or the classes that scared her, it was fitting in. She was never the one to go up and initiate conversation, and she was fortunate her old friends reached out to her.

Well, hopefully the students at Crystal Prep are nice, she thought as she got out of bed to get ready for the day. She put her glasses on, the first thing she did every single day. Without them, she couldn't see 6 feet in front of her.

She looked at the poster next to her bed, a picture of her favourite singer, Adagio Dazzle. She loved all the girls from the band, The Dazzlings, but Adagio was the most impressive to her. For years, she had dreamt of meeting her. But she lived in Magicverse, a city for the most gifted people. The problem was that it was on the opposite side of the country. She and her parents had planned to go see The Dazzlings on tour a few years back, but the show in Canterlot had been cancelled at the last minute. Maybe next year, they would decide to return.

After completing her morning routine and changing into her uniform, she headed downstairs. Her mom was in the kitchen, cooking her favourite breakfast food, scrambled eggs.

"Good morning, Moondancer," her mom greeted her as she entered the kitchen.

"Good morning, mom," Moondancer replied indifferently.

"Well, you sure sound full of energy," her mom said sarcastically. She looked over at Moondancer, and a look of concern crossed her face instead. "You look exhausted. Did you ever get to sleep?"

"For a few hours," Moondancer said as her mom sat down next to her at the dining table, giving her the plate of eggs. "I'm just thinking about..."

"Don't worry, Moondancer," her mom tried to comfort her. "You're such a talented and bright girl. I'm sure the students at Crystal Prep would love to be friends with you."

"Thanks," Moondancer replied, poking her eggs.

"Come on now, don't play with your food," Her mom said. "We have to get going in about 15 minutes. Your dad already left for work."

"I'll be ready," Moondancer said, as she started eating. Her mom had a point. Most people are kind and accepting...right?

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Moondancer waved goodbye to her mom as she drove away from the Crystal Prep entrance. She took a deep breath and walked up to the doors.

After making her way to her first classroom, just on time, she opened the door and entered. The teacher was standing at the desk, and noticed her.

"Welcome back to school everyone," She said to the class. "First today before we begin the lesson, we have a new student with us. Moondancer, take a seat."

"Thank you," Moondancer said as she took the only available seat, to the right of a girl with a long pink and green ponytail. The girl was just getting her books out.

This is my chance, Moondancer thought. This is what my old friends would have done. She waited until the girl looked in her direction, then smiled, getting her attention.

"Hi, I'm Moondancer," she said, keeping her smile. The girl looked back at her book, as if she didn't hear her. "Um-"

"Oh, is that so?" the girl looked at her with a smile, then her expression changed, she suddenly looked annoyed. "I wouldn't have known that, even though the teacher already told everyone."

Moondancer's heart sank. "Oh, I just-"

"Do you want something?" the girl asked.

"No, nothing," Moondancer replied. This was not going well.

"Yeah, that's what I thought."

"Sour Sweet, stop being so rude," A voice came from someone on the other side of the girl. Moondancer looked over to see a girl with purple and pink hair, smiling at her. "I'm Sunny Flare. It's nice to have you here deary. We can talk after class. Things are pretty strict here."

"Oh, okay." That was all Moondancer got out before the teacher began the lesson. She looked back to her own book, a little shocked by what had just happened. How could that girl have been so rude to her? And what did the other girl, Sunny Flare want to talk to her about?

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After the class, Moondancer got up and left to use the bathroom. She walked quickly through the hallways, trying to get there before the hallway got too crowded again.

On her way to the next class, she heard a familiar voice call to her.

"Hey, wait! Wait up! I've been trying to catch up with you ever since the class ended!" Sunny Flare ran up to her with the other girl from class, laughing a bit. They stopped in front of her. Sunny looked at the other girl. "Say it!"

"I'm sorry." The girl choked out.

"Oh, I mean...I guess I can forgive you." Moondancer said.

"Yeah, whatever." The girl grumbled. Moondancer felt like Sunny Flare had to talk her into apologizing.

"So...is there something you 2 wanted?" she asked.

Sunny Flare smiled. "Just want to...make you feel welcome here." She looked at the other girl. "Right?"

"Yeah, that's totally right!" the girl replied in an overly sweet tone. "At least that's what she thinks." She bitterly added.

"So deary, let's talk on the way to lunch why don't we?" Sunny Flare offered.

"Sure, I'm up for that. That sounds great!" Moondancer replied. I hope I don't sound too desperate now...

"Great, this is Sour Sweet." Sunny introduced her friend.

"Nice to meet you." Moondancer said. Sour nodded, but didn't reply. The 3 girls started walking towards the cafeteria.

"So, math is really hard huh?" Sunny asked.

"No, not for me." Moondancer said.

Sunny looked at Sour and smiled, then looked back to Moondancer. "Oh yeah? You're pretty good at math?" she asked.

"Yeah, I don't find what we did very challenging at all. My favourite class is probably English." Moondancer explained. "My friends at my old school always made fun of me, for actually enjoying studying. I just love learning new things." She laughed. "What about you? what's your favourite class?"

"Not sure..." Sour Sweet said, thoughtfully. Then she switched to her sour tone. "But I definitely know my least favourite. History."

"Oof, that one doesn't get me as much as science. So confusing." Sunny said. "How are you in science Moondancer?"

"I love science as well!" Moondancer said, happy to have someone else who liked talking about school. "They're all so fascinating to me. but you know, I really have a thing for writing."

"Do you want to sit with us today?" Sunny asked.

Moondancer stopped walking. "Um...I'd love to, but why? We've only just met."

"Exactly." Sunny explained. "You're the new girl and I know what it's like to be new in a school like this. It's not fun. But we can try to make it more fun for you!"

"Thank you so much." Moondancer smiled. "So...friends?"

"Mhm! Friends."

They turned to Sour Sweet. "Well...uh, we'll see." She said.

"Sour Sweet takes a long time to open up." Sunny said, laughing a little.

"That's okay." Moondancer said. These girls seemed nice, well at least Sunny Flare. Maybe Crystal Prep wasn't so bad after all.

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Hey, my name is Faith and this is my first story!! I really hope you enjoyed the first chapter. I have written most of the book, and hopefully I can get all the chapter published soon. :)