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MLP: A Welcome with Open Hooves

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    "All ponies off for Tambelon Middle School~" Mrs. Cheerilee Apple announces to her three wonderful foals riding along with her in the family carriage...but refering to the one teenager among them, "That means you, Candy dear~"

    "Eeyup!~" The lovely pink earth mare replies with a warm smile upon her face, with her teeth of pearl-white in plain few of her mother and two little twin siblings, "Time ta get on ta class n' learn meh somethin' new!"

    "That's my little mare~" Cheerilee praises her brilliant daughter, "You be good and we will come by to pick you up later once school gets out here and at Tambelon Elementary."

    Candy Apple, with her saddlebad strapped around her side, gives her mother a big hug with one foreleg around her body, "Ah love ya, Mama. See ya after class."

    "You take care now...and study hard."

    "Ah will!~" Candy replies with both pride and confidence in the brilliant mind she has inheirted from her mother; Much the same as Princess Starlight who has inherited the same from her own mother, both Candy and her cousin are known to be very intelligent mares who will go far with their brains to guide them all the way.

    "Don't forget us, Big sister!!~" The twins Crisp and Cinnamon plea with their one and only sister they love so much.

    "Oh, of course...." Candy turns herself around to face the two little earth foals who look up upon her with such puppy-like eyes, showing how much they wish to be hugged goodbye, "How could Ah ever ferget mah two favorite brother n' sister." She leans down and embraces both Cinnamon and Crisp, giving them both a strong yet loving.

    "Awwww~" The twins reply in awe to the warm hug they recieve from their older sister, "We love ya, Candy!~"

    "Ah love ya both too!" 

    Once the warm family hug comes to an end, Candy hops on out of the cart...landing upon the sidewalk right in front of the front gates of Tambelon Middle School. Already she spots her five best friends over in the distance in the school front yard...especially her handsome coltfriend...and smiles with an honest smile that says she is going to enjoy today's class for some reason.

    


    "Alright then." Cheerilee says once she sees her precious teenage daughter off into the school with her best friends, and turns to the two stallions at the front below, "Time to head on to Tambelon Elementary~"

    "Yes, Ma'am!" The two stallions reply and trot onward, moving the Apple Family wagon off from the side of the curb where it was parked and out into the street...heading east towards their next destination.

    Cheerilee's smile and attention turns to her two little ones behind her, noticing how they are bouncing about the same as the wagon does. "Alright, you two. Settle down and sit tight...for we will be at school soon~"

    Both Crisp and Cinnamon obey their mother and classroom teacher, sitting their flanks on down in the seat side by side...with their own saddlebags beside them. "Yes, Mama~"

    



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    "Alrightly, my little ponies~" Cheerilee announces once more when the Apple Family wagon comes to a complete stop on the side of the curb, only this time beside the school that her daughter Candy once attended years back. "All off for Tambelon Elementary School~"

    "Yay!!!" Cinnamon cheers with such eager delight for another day of fun activies, "Ah wanna paint today, Mama...and play with de blocks too."

    "But Ah wanted ta play with the blocks today...." Crisp complains, turning to face his sister...knowing they may soon end up arguing over who gets first dibs on the toys inside.

    Cheerilee turns herself around from the driver's seat of the wagon and places her front hooves upon the backs of her twin foals, "Now now, you two. No need for fighting over the toys inside; You both will have plenty of time to play later today during playtime. Sound alright?~"

    "Yes, Mama." Cinnamon agrees and obeys her mother, showing what a good little filly she is.

    "Yes, Mama...." Crisp replies in a proper manner as taught by the loving mother before him, and leans to the left where his sister is and whispers, "Ah'm gonna get to those blocks first before you, little sister~"

    
"Mama!!" Cinnamon whines upon hearing this tease from her brother, "Crisp is teasin' be again!"

    "Am not!!"

    "Are too!!

    "I thought I said no fighting!" Cheerilee states to the twins, using her firm parenting voice to quiet them down and ensure they behave, "No more...or you both will be in Time-Out during recess. Understand?"

    Time-Out: A punishment neither the two little foal, nor any of their class-mates, wish to befall them during recess or any other time during the school day. Turning themselves to face their mother, Crisp and Cinnamon bow their heads in a slow motion, closing their eyes while they show their regret for acting up. "We're sorry...Mama." They both apologize at once.

    From the sound of how they give their apology, Cheerilee senses it is genuine as can be. With warm smile forming on her lips, the proud and loving school teacher and mother to these beautiful little foals gives them each a kiss upon their heads, "Apology accepted, my little ponies."

    Crisp and Cinnamon smile to the kiss each recieved from their mother and turn their heads on up, showing their smiles to the greatest school teacher they will ever know...who loves them as much as they love her. "Thank you, Mama. We love you."

    "I love you both too...so much." Cheerilee giggles and gives them each a hug. Right after, she then releases them from said hug and turns towards the school, "Alrighty then. Time for another fun day at school."

    "Yay!!!" The twins reply in utter joy, already showing such eagerness to have fun at school with all their friends and classmates...and especially with their mother and teacher.









    Once the stallions move off to park the wagon in the nearby parking area of Tambelon Elementary School, Cheerilee and her two precious foals trot their way forward passed the gates and into the front lawn where the grass appears to have been mowed as of recently this morning by the local gardener; The fresh smell of the grass reminds these Apples of the farmland back home in Applelulu...and what it means to live out in the open land rather than the crowded city.

    However, the admiration of the lawn suddenly changes the moment the three earth ponies comes to an end when the irritating sound of arguing is hear just up ahead...where two groups of parents seem to be bickering over something that might seem understandable once the distance between them is that much closer.

    "If you got something to say, then say it!" The tall male centaur of blue and brown snaps, crossing his arms while glaring down at the two fancy ponies before him and his wife.

    "As a matter of fact...I do!!" The well-groomed pegasai stallion stomps his hoof upon the cement below, snapping his own words right back at the centaur he apparently dislikes, "You centaurs think you can just do whatever you like and not care about anypony else...and that is what bothers me! Plus, having your children attending the same school as our daughter is something myself and the rest of the city will not tolerate nor allow to continue soon!!"

    The mother centaur of the two smaller ones nearby stomps her hoof and steps forward...quite upset by those words spoken, "How dare you! This kingdom is suppose to be a paradise for all those who wish to baske in everlasting harmony! Right now, we have yet to see it from the way you and the rest of these ponies have treated our kind!"

    "Your kind almost darkened the world and-"

    The male centaur stomps his hoof, causing the cement below to crack just a bit; Apparently the foul words he has just heard have brought his anger out even further than before, "Get your facts straight!! Only one of our own did that!!!"

    "Yes...and he left most of our ancestors incased in stone while the rest hid far away! How dare you blame us for something we had no part in!!!" The green and red centaur snaps at the two selfish rich-ponies before them, while standing beside her husband.

    "Serves your kind right for allowing that...that monster...to spread his evil all over the world!!" The pegasai stallion taunts the centaur before him, tilting his head back even more so to look up at those that tower a bit above them.

    "WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?!!!"




    "Excuse me...but that is enough!!" Cheerilee shouts at the two sets of arguing parents upon arriving to where they stand via galloping; The sounds of bickering in front of the other young foals is one thing that this teacher will not stand inside the school or right outside of it. "As a teacher of this school, I order you to cease your arguing and leave!"

    "Who are you to tell us when to leave!" The rich, spoiled mare questions in a snobbish tone, "If anypony is to leave, it should be these...these-"

    "Oh no! You do not want to finish that sentence...!" The female centaur snaps back.

    "Well, I never!!"

    "I said...ENOUGH!!!" Cheerilee screams at the top of her lung.

    Her voice echoes out in the air the any within this district of the city can hear...but for all of those upon the school premises, youth or adult, cease any form of chit-chat and turn their attention to the one mare they see panting with an expression of anger that at this point nopony wishes to challenge.

    Clearing her throat and returning to her cheerful self, Mrs. Cheerilee Apple turns her attention back to the parents before her...who are all shocked and speechless. "My apologies for having to raise my voice, but I highly recommend that this argument ends now...for the sake of our children whom I do not wish to have see their parents fighting."

    The centaur parents, noticing their nervous little ones nearby the entrance to the school, feel how true the words spoken from the school teacher are...and step back, "Very well...we will leave, and not continue this pointless fight." The father speaks.

    "As will we...but this is not the end of it." The rich stallion snorts and turns, departing to his carriage with his wife by his side.

    The two centaur reply with only a snort and depart...but not before bidding their son and daughter a farewell for now.

    "Thank you...." Cheerilee expresses to the departing parents...although not recieving any reply in return, which does seem a little rude but understandable. Once that matter is done, she turns her attention to the young foals still outside all around her. "Okay, my little students. Time to go inside and start a brand new day of school~"

    After what they all witnessed, the few dozen ponies, griffins, zebras, and more all scurry their way on up the front stairs and through the front doors...rushing towards their own respective classrooms. Not a one ignores the one teacher they do not wish to upset the way those adults did just a second ago.

    "You two hurry as well~" Cheerilee informs to her twin foals with a smile.

    "Yes, Mama." Cinammon obeys with a smile of her own, troting on towards the front entrance.

    "Yes, Mama...." Crisp obeys his mother and trots on along with his sister, "Mama can be very scary when she is like dat." He whispers to his twin sister.

    "Eeyup...but at least she made dose scary creatures go away." 

    "Yeah...." 







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    "Alright, my little students~" Mrs. Cheerilee announces to her classroom of around twenty-three students...two of which are her own. "Everypony take your seats and we can begin class~"

    "Yes, Mrs. Apple!!~" The sweet little foals of various proud species find their assigned desks and seat themselves down...ready for whatever their sweet and kind teacher has for them today.

    Placing herself before the blackboard with the chalk stick at the ready, Mrs. Cheerilee smiles onto her students and clears her throat before giving out any announcements...which only takes a few seconds, "Now then...today will had a special day which will involve more fun and play than work, my little students~"

    "Yay!!!" The many happy students cheer; To have a day like this is close to having recess for the entire day.

    While the blissful sounds of happy little foals brings warmth to her heart, Cheerilee taps her hoof upon the hard floor a few times...which is her signal for all those within her classroom to quiet down. 

    "Yes, Yes...I know how fun that sounds and it will be~" Cheerilee confesses, knowing how much fun her students will enjoy throughout the day that se has planned for them, "But before we do...I wish to introduce two new students who will be joining our class."  She announces this next sudden surprise, and turns her attention to the classroom door...troting merrily on over to open it with her hoof, "Time to come on it, little ones~"

    The entire classroom gasps in soft whispers, which are soon followed by murmuring to each other from who and what they see enter: Two young centaurs, one colt and one filly, are now being escorted inside by Mrs. Cheerilee. While the sight of a new pony, zebra, changeling or otherwise is a welcomed sight, nopony within this classroom seems to understand it when their new classmates are centaur.




    "I would like you all to meet our newest students: The twins Toro and Tara." Cheerilee speaks up for everypony to hear, especially over the whispering she manages to catch a few in the act. However, giving her attention in full to the twin centaurs beside her, Cheerilee smiles in hopes they will speak, "Go ahead and say something about yourselves."

    The two little half-ponies or such look upon the many eyes that are already fixed on them; Such a thing only brings them to feel more nervous than before entering through the door a moment ago. Each of their hooves fidget a little to what they feel now.

    "Go on. Don't be afraid."

    While Toro seems too afraid to mutter a single sentence, Tara finds her new teacher's kindness so motivating and sweet...that it brings her to step forward, stand as tall as she can...almost as tall Cheerilee herself. "H-H-Hi. My...My name is...Tara. I...I like...to play hopscotch..and jump rope."

    Noticing how brave his sister is being, Toro steps up be side her and wave to the students with his left paw, "Hi...there. My name is...Toro. I love to...read...and catch frogs with my daddy."

    All while the students have mixed thoughts on the activities mentioned by the centaurs, despite how many of them enjoy such, Cheerilee is perhaps the only one who admires the twin's favorite things to do. 

    "That is wonderful." Mrs. Apple confesses with a warm smile to help brighten the hearts of the two little centaur beside her, then turns her attention to her class before her, "Please help our newest additions to our class, Toro and Tara, feel welcomed and show them the friendships we all share with each other. Okay?"

    "Yes, Mrs. Apple!~" The students all answer with their sweet little voices, while keeping their own personal thoughts to themselves; So many are still unsure of what to think on these newcomers who are of a species their parents do not seem to hold in high regard. Whatever may be going through their young minds as they watch the twin centaur take their seats, it is more uncertain of whether or not they wish to make friends with them.






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LATER AT LUNCH....




    


    Once the hour strikes twelve, all the young fillies and colts are escorted by their teachers to the cafeteria to enjoy a nice lunch that is either being served by the lunch-ponies or from their own lunch boxes they brought with them; Both choices are a gift for the little minds of Tambelon Elementary in order to help them get through the remaining few hours before school lets out.

    While everypony sits down at whatever seats they can find, the twins Cinnamon and Crisp join up with their three best friends at their own table where they may enjoy their own lunches and chat together.





    "So...what did you bring for lunch, Fealty?" Proudheart, the young Prince of the Harmony Islands, asks his best friend when he spots her opening her flower-covered lunchbox.

    "Well...my mommy packed me a hay and lettuce sandwich." The happy little unicorn informs with a smile, all while keeping her favorite stuffed giraffe close by her side. "She also packed me some apples and caramel to dip it in.

    "That's so neat." 

    "You guys wanna hear what my mommy and daddy made me? Huh, huh, huh, doyadoyadoya?~~" Cheery Pie, the sweet and hyperactive little filly, asks with so much joy in her voice.

    Giggling to how anxious Cherry is to share what she has brought, Fealty smiles and nods her head to her best friend, "Sure, Cherry. What did you bring for lunch?"

    "Well...I've got a sweet potato sandwich with hay some caramel apples and some cherry-flavored candy canes for dessert!~" Cherry Pie reveals, already taking her first few licks of her candy cane. "Wow! This is so sweet and delicious...and just what I need to Cherry me up!~"

    Hearing Cherry say her famous little catch phrase already brings smiles to both Proudheart and Fealty. However...what the three seem to notice is how Crisp and Cinnamon appear to be fixiating their sights passed them to the table a few ways across where both Toro and Tara are sitting...all alone.

    "Earth Pony to Earth Pony!~" Cherry giggles at the twin friends she loves os much, "You two still with us?~"

    Crisp is the first to hear his party-loving friend and turns his eyes onto her, "Oh...sorry, Cherry. AH was just...thinkin' about...dem new classmates of ours." He points his hoove in the direction to what lies behind Cherry, Fealty, and Proudheart.

    The three turn their heads around ever so slightly to see whom it is the little colt is refering to...and notice the twin centaurs sitting over at the table in the corner all alone.

    "Oh...them." Proudheart mutters, "My mommy and daddy have been talking about them...the centaurs I mean...and hoping that we all can be friends with them."

    "My mommy said the same: So many hate them over what one of their own did...and that it is unfair." Fealty admits to what she has heard or been told by her parents.

    Cherry turns her head to the left then to the right...looking at her two friends who mention the centaurs, "I have no idea what is going on." She admits with a goofy smile, "However, I think we should be friends with them and help to cherry them up~"

    "Ah think ya may be, Cherry." Cinnamon agrees with said course of action, all while keeping her eyes fixed on the twins over yonder. Ah mean...dey are new here, and mah mama always said it is better ta make any new pony feel welcomed."

    "Yeah...but...." Crisp says to his sister all while his sights witness how some of the students passing by the centaurs...without looking or saying anything. "Ah feel dat everypony else does not feel de same...and...Ah feel a little nervous ta talk to dem."

    "Why is that, big brother?"

    Crisp can only shrug and turn his eyes downward to his sandwich upon the table, "Ah mean...after what we saw today, and from what our classmates have been whisperin', Ah just...wonder if what their parents are sayin' is true on the centaurs: Are dey...monsters...and not somepony we need livin' here?"

    The four foals of the Foal Five all turn to look over yonder at the two centaur foals eating their lunch...still alone at their table while all the other tables are full of their classmates and friends. With a keen observation that only takes a few seconds, the little foals sitting around the table with Crisp has reached their decisions:

    "Ah don't see anythin' wrong with dem." Cinnamon says upon what her eyes have seen.

    "Same here." Both Proudheart and Fealty concur at the same time.

    "They seem nice from what I have seen~" Cherry Pie says with a giggle. "They look like they could be our friends."

    Crisp Apple seems so surprised to have his friends come to liking the centaur upon observing, and replies with a form of a shrug, "Ah...Ah guess so. Ah guess we could...try n' make friends with dem sometime today...or during deweekend?" The little colt mentions.

    "Ah think tomorrow will work...since recess has passed and our mama did say we would have some activities later involvin' coloring and such." Cinnamon reminds her brother, "Hopefully dis weekend we can try and make friends with dem at our Cutie Mark Crusader Meeting and approach dem and see to it we want to be friends...no matter what our parents or others may think."

    "Sound like a good ol' plan ta me, little sis." Crisp agrees...returning to his lunch before the hour strikes 12:30...which is only six minutes away.

    "Yeah!!" Proudheart, Cherry, and Featly all agree as well...hoping that next week will be a good time to make some new friends with the new centaur students.





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THE NEXT DAY....







    "You guys excited?! I know I am excited because I am always excited to attend the Cutie Mark Crusader meetings because it is so much fun FUN FUN!!!~~~" Cherry Pie squeals while hopping merrily towards the doors of the CMC Headquarters.

    "Wait for us, Cherry dear!!~" Pinkie Pie giggles while hopping beside her darling husband. "Hopping is always more fun than walking!~"

    "It sure is!! Yes it is!!~" Cheese Sandwich concurs.

    "Wait for us!!~" Fealty and Proudheart both call out, hopping as fast as they can to keep up with the Pie Family.




    "Wait up everypony!" Mrs. Cheerilee calls out to the three little hopping foals and the two hoppity-doppity parents, "You will need your CMC sashes!!~"

    Too far ahead thanks to the the great amount of hopping, the Apple mother and teacher sees how her informing words have been unable to reach the group...who are already on up the stairs and through the front doors. This only brings Cheerilee to let out a blissful sigh, followed by a shakking of her head with a smile.

    "We didn't forget ours, Mama~" Cinnamon says upon catching up to her mother.

    "Nnope, we did not!~" Crisp concurs, giggling at his little red sash that he dawns across his right shoulder in a proud manner, "Ah hope today will be de day we can earn a new badges." He mentions, noticing he only has two upon his sash...the same as his little sister.

    "Very good, you two~" Cheerilee praises her responsible twins, "As for your badges, we shall just have to see what Scoutmaster Marshall will have in store for you and your friends~"

    "Yay!!!~" The twins squee with glee...looking forward to a wonderful and exciting day with all their best friends and fellow Cub Crusaders.

    Together, the happy and eager family of Apples skip their way on up the stairs and on through the doors...where the magnificence of the Cutie Mark Crusaders Hall of Honor resides: It is here where many names and achivements are recorded...and those who have started here from Cub Crusaders and graduated as Grand Crusaders. 

    "Let's get our badges and our cutie marks!" Crisp declares with confidence, the same his own father has.

    "Ah'm with ya, brother!!" Cinnamon concurs with a smile that says she is proud to be an Apple and a Cutie Mark Crusader...just as her Aunt Applebloom was before her.







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    All the eager young Cub Crusader scouts gather around courtyard that resides within in the back of the CMC Base; The lush green grass that is mowed and well kept for any who need to use this space for various cutie mark crusader activities seems to be in fine shape for whatever activity will occur today for the Cub Crusaders.

    "Okay, my little scouts~" Scoutmaster Marshall announces to the near twenty CMC scouts...which are comprised of ponies, zebras, younglings, buffalo, griffins, and a few centaur...all gathered before her, "Today's activity...is having a ball~"

    The scouts all look onto their leader in confusion. However, that all changes when two of the other scout leaders waltz on up...pulling what appears to be a large sack of balls.

    "As in grab and ball and a few of your friends...and have some fun~" Marshall reveals to her now-excited bunch of young cutie mark crusaders, "Since each and every one of you have been working hard in the crafts and camping activities, I've decided to let you all enjoy this meeting with some fun and games."

    "Yay!!!~~" Everypony cheers for the surprise they all come to love right away.

    "Alright, my little scouts: Go ahead and pick up your ball and divide into your groups~" Scoutmasker Marshall orders with such politeness in her voice.

    "Yes, Scoutmaster~" The young scouts all reply and do just as their are told.




    
    "I got us a ball!~" Proudheart calls out to his five best friends, "Come on. Lets go play catch!"

    "Yay!!" Fealty expresses with glee.

    "Yippie!! Hehehehe!!~" Cherry Pie cheers with a big smile upon her face. Her positive nature and love for fun always helps brighten the moment when needed.

    Right as the three young foals all pick a spot in the grass to play, apart from the others so they need not bump into the other, Cinnamon and Crisp are about to join in when they spot the two young centaur siblings standing over in the corner of the courtyard...holding their own ball, but without anypony else to play with them.

    From the looks of it, Toro and Tara attempt to ask the scouts around them if they would like to play ball with them...only to be either ignored or have said scouts move away from them. The end result is the same: The other cutie mark crusaders are probably too nervous to play with those whom their own parents have warned them about...perhaps. 

    "Big brother...ya seein' dat?" Cinnamon whispers to her twin brother, who is older by one minute.

    "Ah see is, sis...." Crisp answer with a nod of his head, "Ah don't understand why dey are not welcomin' dem into dere group?"

    "Ah don't know...." The saddened little brown earth filly replies with not a clue to why their fellow scouts are dismissing the two sibling centaur without so much as an eye or two glancing their way.

    The twin apples look onto each other, wondering what they could do. At first, the thought of walking over their to ask the centaurs to play with them seems like a good idea...but the thought of fear for how the others might think of them for befriending Tara and Toro. Such worries only cause the two little foals the inability to move from the patch of grass their hooves stands upon; Neither can they move forward nor turn around to join their friends at playing catch.




    "You two gonna join us?" Fealty calls out to the twins.

    "Yeah! Come on!!" Proudheart insists, only to feel the beach ball smack him on the side of his face...due to the fact he was not looking once Cherry passed it to him.

    "Oopsie~~" The grinning little filly of brown and red apologizes with a big smile.

    Hearing their names being called like that brings both Crisp and Cinnamon to turn around and face their giggling friends. At first they are unable to answer, and turn their heads to look across the way and notice the two young centaur sitting down...with what appears to be a saddened expression upon both their faces.

    Realizing how terrible it is to see the two newest scouts being avoided by the other selfish or scared young scouts around them, both Cinnamon and Crisp Apple shake their heads to their friends...turning down the offer to join them in a game of catch, "We'll join later. Be right back." They both answer...and walk on over to where the twin centaur sit.





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    "Why won't anypony...play with us?" Tara asks onto her brother, all while clinging the beach ball to her chest of pink, "Do they...not like us?"

    "I don't know...but...I have a feeling...they don't." Toro, with his eyes of emerald green moving ever about and onto the other CMC Scouts that have turned their flanks to them, answers upon what he has seen. "I guess they...don't like us."

    Realizing how her brother speaks the truth upon observing how all the other scouts are playing without so much as glancing their way, Tara sniffs and feels unable to hold back the tears forming in her eyes; The very presence of being rejected just on her species hurts her heart to a point where crying is all that can be done.





    "Um...Howdy....dere." Cinnamon mutters to the twins before her once she and her brother, Crisp, arrive in front of them. "H-H-How are...ya'll...doin?"

    Both Toro and Tara turn their attention to the two little ponies before them...and despite the kind way they have been greeted, neither siblings can overcome their nervous and basheful nature in order to answer.

    "Ah...uh...."

    "Ah'm Crisp Apple...and dis is mah sista Cinnamon." Crisp interupts in order to introduce himself and his twin sister to the two nervous twins before them. "WE...were wondrin if...ya'll would like ta...join us in a game of catch."

    The moment this surprising question reaches the ears of the twin centaurs, Tara and her brother Toro become speechless...even though they have already been since the twin ponies approached them.

    "We uh...saw how...ya'll don't have anypony else ta play with...and was wonderin' if ya'll want to join us and our friends over dere." Cinnamon asks the two brand-new CMC Scouts before her...hoping they are as friendly and normal, like any other pony or species in this kingdom, as they seem to be.

    At first, neither of the sibling centaurs can find the right words to reply with...but neither want to turn down such a kind and generous offer. With two frowns changing into that of smiles, Toro and Tara both nod their heads and answer at last, "Y-Yes...Yes we would."

    Thrilled to hear them accept the offer of friendship and more, Crisp and Cinnamon smile in return, "Wonderful!!~"



(Commission) New Friends by SkyBreeze-MasterMC




    "Hello there, my little scouts~" A voice from behind the pony twins speaks up, "I could not help notice you four were all alone here and not playing ball. Is something wrong?"

    Both Cinnamon and Crisp gasp and turn around to see their great Cutie Mark Crusader Scoutmaster before them, and salute to her by bringing up their right front leg and bending it just enough to give the proper respect to the one mare who guides each and every young crusader to discovering their special talent, "Nothing is wrong, Scoutmaster. We were just asking Tara and Toro if they wanted to join us."

    Giggling in amuesment to how these little foals are able to speak as one, the bashe mare who produly wears the sandy-brown uniform of leadership smiles onto the twins and nods her head in approval, "I see...and what do you two have to say on that?" Marshall asks onto the twin centuars.

    Both Tara and Toro smile and stand up from the soft, green grass their were just recently resting their bodies upon. Once standing tall as they can go, which is about as high as their leader stands...the twin centaur salute with respect. "Yes, Scoutmaster~"

    "Very good." Marshall says with much esteem, for the joy of seeing at least a few of her young scouts unafraid by this innoccent and misunderstood creatures...and willing to look passed all of that in order to be friends, "I am very happy to see at least two of my Cub Crusaders showing our newest members that we treat each and every pony and otherwise the way we treat our own: With respect and friendship...no matter where they are from." She informs to both Cinnamon and Crisp.

    "Yes, Scoutmaster~" Crisp agrees without question, "No matter what anypony may look like, we must always show dem we want ta be friends."

    "And it doesn't matter what others say...we should always make friends with anypony who wishes ta live in harmony like all of us here in Tambelon." Cinnamon concludes.

    "Well said, you two...very well said." Marshall confesses with a proud smile to the young scouts...who have not only showed a great amount of devotion to friendship in these dark times, but may have just earned themselves a badge or two along with this lesson their have learned that the other scouts have failed in...but hopes to follow eventually.




    "Crisp!! Cinnamon!!~~" Fealty calls out to her friends from over yonder across the courtyard of grass, "Come play ball with us!!~"

    "Coming!!~" The twins reply and gallop on over to rejoin their friends...with the twin centaur, Toro and Tara, close behind.

    Scoutmaster Marshall watches the two sets of twins walk together...as friends...to play ball with the other three young cub crusaders that await them. "Even while the adults fight and argue, maybe it will be in the hearts of our foals who will help to make them understand that the centaur are our friends like any other. I just know...the Light of Harmony will come to our aid. I hope it will...." She prays in her mind that someday the citizens of Tambelon and the newly arrived Centaur citizens will end their disagreements and become friends...the way it is suppose to be. But for now, Marshall smiles onto the young ponies who have taken the first steps to a better tomorrow...today.




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CREDITS:



    






Story Written by:
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Artwork by:

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Music and Songs:
Hasbro's MLP: Friendship is Magic


Special Thanks:
To all who I ever commissioned.
Thank you for the amazing artwork you have given me.


Very Special Thanks:
To all who have read, commented and favored my stories.
Your support and kindness has helped me come this far.
From the bottom of my heart, Thank you!


Another Very Special Thanks:
To Lauren Faust, Meghan McCarthy, and Hasbro for the creation of MLP: Friendship is Magic


Disclaimer:
The story here belongs to Courageous-of-Light
All Original Characters and Locations belong to Courageous-of-Light
All MLP:FIM Characters belong to Hasbro. 
All Music belongs to their respective Companies and Artists.



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A Dark Time has come for Tambelon: Tension between the citizens and the newly-arrived centaurs has risen to where the two sides cannot get along in any way. However, not everypony wishes to fight: The Apple Twins, Crisp and Cinnamon, see the young centaur as possible friends they could make...especially at school and in the CMC Scouts. Will they have their chance to make some new friends and show that the centaurs are just like them and anypony else? Find out!!!


:star: I have returned to finishing this Volume and the rest of my series here. Hope you enjoy this story and the ones to come!! :star:



MLP: Dancing on Mares: MLP: Dancing On Mares  MLP: Battle of Wits: MLP: The Battle of Wits
MLP: The Future is Magic Volume III Story Guide: MLP: The Future is Magic Volume III Story Guide


Link to Cover Image: C: MLP the Future is Magic

Link to Map of Tambelon Island: Map of the Island Kingdom of Harmony
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Crisostomo-Ibarra's avatar
This looks great! I've waited so many months for the new story and finally we got ourselves a new one! Anyway, it was nice to see Crisp and Cinnamon become friends with Toro and Tara who at first didn't get along with ponies well because they're centaurs. But it was great to know that even with their differences, that doesn't mean they still can't be friends.

Great job, my friend! :D