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Firelock by Pan
By splishsplashCreated: 2022-03-02 23:48:17
Updated: 2022-03-15 13:34:03
Expiry: Never
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Firelock by Pan
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(01/01/2019)
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>be Firelock
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>life is good for a cute filly like you
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>only foal
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>the joy of your parents' lives
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>you try not to be a hooffull
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>get good grades
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>don't get in with the wrong crowd
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>make a mistake every now and then
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>since you are a "good filly" you usually get off the hook
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>mostly you get in trouble for your big mouth
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>talking in school when you aren't supposed to
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>swearing
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>inventing new swears while peppering in old classics
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>this is not quite a conscious decision
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>ponies make fun of you, you make fun of them back
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>it's self-defense!
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>usually bullies and nobodies are the ones doing it
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>Miss Cheerilee has bigger stuff to deal with
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>She'll say "cut it out, you two", but that's all
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>You have only ever had one detention
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>it was technically a "food fight" by school rules
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>strict and silly school rules, your parents agreed
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>all you did was throw your food into the trash from a little far away
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>it all made it in
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>no biggie
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>as punishment you had to write "I will not throw food" 150 times...
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>WITH YOUR MOUTH!
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>you are a unicorn!
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>but all discipline is the same at Cheerilee's school
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>no matter what kind of pony you are
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>once you grabbed your stack of paper and showed Cheerilee, you spent the rest of the hour cleaning up around the lunch tables outside the school
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>it sucked and was boring
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>this is what counts as punishment in your mind
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>the same smart mouth that gets you into trouble gets you out of it
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>your mom and dad are too soft to really give you any consequences
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>they threaten to ground you rarely
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>other foals are not as lucky
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>sometimes they come to school with a spanked rear-end
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>ponies in Ponyville don't normally wear clothes
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>so the painful red marks are painted onto your friends' haunches, plain as Celestia's day
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>Cheerilee does not paddle often, but she leaves the option open
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>her paddle hangs on a hook in the back of the classroom
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>Screwups and burnouts get it the most
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>you would die if that ever happened to you
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>you have to do an end-of-semester project
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>a report on the topic of your choice
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>some time in school is dedicated to working on it
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>"You need to know how to do work like this"
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>whatever
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>you didn't touch it outside of school
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>you chat with your filly friends about it
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"It's SO HARD!"
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"My brother says it never gets easier. You just get older and older and then you die!"
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"How about you, Firelock?"
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"Oh, I was going to do that closer to the deadline."
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>Shocked looks
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>That's what you get for making friends with overachievers
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"You can't do it in one night. Miss Cheerilee says and everything."
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"Okay, I'll start it earlier. Doesn't mean I have to waste all my time after school on it."
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>it's now the night before it's due
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>you haven't worked on it at all
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>in some way you didn't see this coming
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>deeper down, you absolutely did
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>Next time you will not procrastinate
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>you have your books on flowers from the library
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>how hard could it be?
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"Pumpkin, time for dinner!"
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>It's SO HARD!
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>You have been working since after school and you barely made a dent in it!
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"I need three whole pages TOMORROW and I don't even know where to start!"
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"How long have you had to work on it?"
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"Umm... about a month."
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"A month?! Young filly, you said you didn't have homework!"
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"This is a project."
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>your mother rolls her eyes
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"Well it's your responsibility. Maybe this will teach you not to put off work just so you can play outside."
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"Do you need help?"
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"No dad..."
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>What would they know about flowers?
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>after dinner you are back at it
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>your real problem is coming up with topics
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>you skim over one of your books for the 30th time
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>you need a three page paper
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>there are three headings in this part about flowers
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>gears are turning...
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>your mommy kisses you goodnight and reminds you "don't stay up too late"
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"I won't, mom."
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>the paper is not hopeless anymore
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>you just have to take what your book says and put in stuff from the other books
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>parts of flowers
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>genetics
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>cultural uses
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>you get to bed 2 hours later than normal
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>your mother wakes you up for school
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>you stumble to the kitchen, kicking yourself for punishing your procrastination with lack of sleep
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>your dad makes breakfast as usual
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"Did you finish your report?"
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"Yes daddy"
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"That's my muffin."
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"Daaaaad-!"
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"That's the last blueberry one. It's mine!"
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>You and your mom simul-facehoof
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>you walk to school
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>sun is shining
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>the cold isn't too bad
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>you have your fur coat
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>the semester is almost done
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>at school
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"Pass your papers forward, please."
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>your friends chat with you
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"Did you finish in time?"
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"Yeah. It sucked but I got it done."
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"As long as you get a good grade on it."
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>you hope you do well on it
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>even using those books as a guide it took a long time
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...
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>the last few minutes of the semester
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>Miss Cheerilee hoofed out report cards and your graded papers
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>your report card was sealed
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>as always
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>but your paper had a "see me" note on it!
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>even in Cheerilee's green writing it looked scary
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>you stealthily panic
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"Happy Hearthswarming, everypony. Class dismissed!"
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>thankful that nopony will be paying attention to your meltdown
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>Students rush out of the classroom, just slow enough to avoid complaints about "running" indoors
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>she has to think you copied
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>the paper was well written
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>even if it wasn't, what would you get? A "B"?
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>You take your paper up to the teacher's desk
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>a short walk
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>you sit in the front row
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