Sandbar's friends gather around him. Smolder bravely and readily stands next to him, willing to kick these bullies' butts. Silverstream flies on Sandbar's other side. A flying hero must certainly intimidate any bully. Unless, of course, the bully also has wings. Or has extremely strong magic that allows him to fly. Or is really gigantic and intimidating. Silverstream places her anxiety aside. Her friend needs help, and she will do whatever she can to help him. Ocellus also takes her place, flying above Smolder. Yona stands beside Sandbar. Gallus, meanwhile, just stands behind them, his face bored. The girls simultaneously look at Gallus, each with different reactions. Painted on Smolder's face is no other emotion than annoyance. She knows that Sandbar will need Gallus, and Gallus is just being a selfish brat. Yona looks at Gallus sadly. She doesn't imagine Gallus ever not caring about his friends, but she assumes he has a good reason. Ocellus looks at him with disappointment. After all those friendship lessons and saving Equestria, she can't believe this Griff still hasn't learned anything. Silverstream looks at Gallus with an encouraging smile.

"Come on, Gallus!" Silverstream says. Gallus groans and rolls his eyes.

"It's probably just a bunch of bullies," Gallus asks, "Nothing much, if you ask me"

This Griffin has been through a lot. From being bullied by other Griffin back in Griffinstone, to facing of Cozy Glow, to encountering his worst fear in the Catacombs of Harmony, to three of the most hated villains of Equestria. And bullies are not much compared to the other stuff he has faced. His face remains emotionless even as the bullies appear. There is a neon green male Unicorn standing in front, which Gallus assumes is the leaders, with spiky blue mane.

    "Oh, you want a showdown, retard?" the Unicorn asks. He raises his head up and a magic aura surrounds his horn. A great gust of wind whips up. Silverstream rolls her eyes as her hair is swept up to her left. This only makes her even more beautiful, Gallus thinks.

    "Dramatic, much," Silverstream says.

     Smolder scoffs and just swats his threat away like a few flies.

    "Bitch, please," she says, "You're nothing compared to what we faced"

     She breathes fire. The bullies retreat a little, but not the green Unicorn. He conjures up a magic shield from his horn. Ocellus hides behind Yona then turns into Starlight Glimmer.

"I am Principal Starlight Glimmer and I require you to stop bullying these heroes of Equestria," Ocellus-Starlight says.

The neon green Unicorn immediately gets rid of his magic shield and the dramatic winds. Everything is still once again. The bullies run away. Silverstream, meanwhile, looks at her mane, annoyed.

"I'm probably going to need some serious treatment," she says.

"You're telling me," Smolder smirks.

She, however, appears completely normal. She is grateful for having scales. It gives her less problems with how she looks. Then again, having a mane, like Silverstream, or lots of fur, like Yona, can be really fun, too. It's a rare occasion to see them in different dos, which is an even rarer occasion for Silverstream, since she doesn't like not appreciating her natural look. Smolder rolls her eyes at that. Hippogriff traditions. Yona usually has a different do after having a hard time in her life. She goes running to Professor Rarity then returns with a new do. Smolder has always wished to be able to change her own do. Maybe into something cute. Or at least work with her friends' mane or fur.

Yona, meanwhile, looks at her fur horriedly.

"Yak got to go to Professor Rarity!" Yona says, then runs off.

"But we have our next class starting in a few minutes! Honesty Class! With me!" Sandbar shouts, but Yona has long gone.

"Looks like we hve to go, too," Silverstream says.

Ocellus transforms back into herself. She sighs. That is one of the most challenging impersonations she has ever done. She walks over to Silverstream and Smolder, and together they wave goodbye to their two remaining friends and head off to Generosity Class and Magic Class. Gallus looks at his friend.

"Yeah, sorry about that," Gallus says. Sandbar looks down at the ground and closes his eyes, but suddenly opens them again. He glares at Gallus.

"Yeah, sure you are," Sandbar says, his voice glazed with sarcasm.

"What the fuck is wrong with you?" Gallus asks.

"Forget it. You were always such a bitch" Sandbar says, then walks away to class.

Gallus stands in the middle of the garden, his mouth agape, confused and hurt. And, as if the sky wanted to make him feel worse, it darkens and starts to rain.

"Fuck it, I'm not going to class today," Gallus says.

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    "Professor Rarity!" Yona shouts, turning right and ending right at the doorway of Rarity's Generosity Class.

     The students in the class, as well as Rarity herself, hear the Yak's calls. Their eyes grow wide. Who in Equestria is so important that she has to interrupt their own class? Rarity, meanwhile, stares at the empty doorway. She knows Yona will still be too shy to show up. Rarity's face is painted with worry, both for her class and Yona. She has to make a quick decision, and fast. She thinks for a few seconds then decides to see Yona.

     "I'm so sorry, my dear students, but it seems I am being called by the Friendship Map," Rarity says, "I can feel my cutie mark glowing"

     Silverstream can sense that Rarity's lying. Spending her life as the cousin of Princess Skystar and the niece of Queen Novo, she has learnt the subtle art of avoiding your responsibilities. She has become great at acting and making stories, so great that nogriff seems to doubt her anymore, and so great that she can detect whose stories are terrible and can use a little work. One of those creatures is the professor who is currently teaching them. She stands up and walks over to Rarity.

    "I know that's not the truth, Professor Rarity," Silverstream whispers urgently.

    "Ah... yes. It is, in fact, your Yak friend Yona. Perhaps you can help me as well," Rarity whispers back, her tone running faster than Silverstream's. Not that Silverstream can't speak fast. She isn't even trying to. Her fastest is way faster. Just not as fast as Pinkie Pie's, though she's trying.

     Rarity and Silverstream walk out the classroom in unison, and waiting outside is Yona.

    "To my office," Rarity says, already trotting there, "Hurry"

     They walk through the maze of hallways with such speed that you would think they are runners for a race. They arrive at Rarity's elegantly decorated doorway. They enter, her office equally as elegant. There is a door on the right wall of her office and she immediately trots towards it.

    "Silverstream, do close the door," she says and Silverstream nods, closing it softly but swiftly.

    Rarity opens the door and they all enter. Silverstream is surprised to see a small pool, outlined with gemstones. Rarity and Yona move in haste, not minding the place, Yona moving as if she has been here a million times before, and Silverstream supposes so. Yona and Rarity lie down on fancy couches, Rarity's adorned with diamonds and Yona's made of pure velvet. Rarity's eyes widened toward Silverstream, as if she just realized the Hippogriff is there.

    "Silverstream, dear, do sit down and make yourself comfortable," Rarity says, levitating a cushion and letting it rest beside Silverstream.

     Rarity brings a table between the three of them.

     "Sweetie Bell! Bring us one mint chocolate chip ice cream with chocolate syrup, whipped cream and a cherry on top, and a triple-choco fudge ice cream with shredded white chocolate on top, stat!" Rarity shouts.

    "Oh, and what would you want, dear?" Rarity asks Silverstream.

    "Ummm... water?"

    "Also a glass of lemon water!" Rarity shouts again.

    A few seconds later, Sweetie Bell arrives with Rarity's requests.

    "Sweetie Bell's your personal servant?" Silverstream asks.

    "Oh, darling, only if she's free," Rarity replies, taking a spoonful of her chocolate ice cream, "Right, Sweetie?"

    "Right," Sweetie Bell says, pulling up a chair to the table and eating her own plain vanilla ice cream.

    "You're not getting anything fancy?" Silverstream asks.

    "Nope!"

    Silverstream looks at her lemon water. Slices of lemons are floating inside it. She gulps, then drinks from the straw. Her eyes grow wide. Lemon water tastes weird. She swallows the water. She, at first, thought it will be alright. Lemonade tastes great! Water tastes great, too! But lemon water tastes like lemonade with too much water and no sugar, and that's an absolute no-no. Silverstream looks at Sweetie's ice cream. Plain and not fancy. She wishes her water can be that way, too. She looks at Sweetie again. She seems different. Taller. And her mane has grown longer, too.

    "Sweetie Bell? You look older," Silverstream says.

    "Yeah, it's kind of weird," Sweetie says, "So Applebloom, Scootaloo and I were apparently born with special conditions. We would never age once we reached twelve years old, to our dismay. After the flower incident, our growth has been catching up with our age big-time. Twilight says that the Magic Flower has enables us to age. Isn't that such a sweetie bell?"

    "I was envious of her the moment I found out," Rarity says with a laugh.

   "It will be kind of scary," Sweetie says, "I mean, think of how many princesses I'll live through?"

     Rarity looks at Yona.

     "So what is your problem?"

     "There was the bully who bullied Sandbar. Yona feels so bad for Pony"

    "Who was it?"

    "Yak don't know name"

    "How does he look?"

    "Neon green"

    "With a trendy updo? How magnifique! I mean, I will surely talk to Aura Light" Rarity pauses, "Now it's time for the best part! Getting in my jacuzzi!"

     Rarity trots to the jacuzzi. Yona follows right behind. Sweetie Bell excitedly canonballs into the pool, to Rarity's dismay. Silverstream beams and joins them. After a few hours, when they're all well and rested from the jacuzzi, and Rarity probably missed a few classes, as well as Yona and Silverstream, Rarity decides on another spa-type activity for them to do. Face masks. By this time, Sweetie Bell has already left, she has something else to do is her excuse, but in truth, she is tired of these beauty stuff. One can only last so long in this. Rarity smiles at thoughts of her little sister. They may be so different, but they still love each other in their own ways, like how Rarity offers Sweetie a special spa treatment, or how Sweetie helps her sister whenever she's free. The face mask lets peaceful thoughts flood into Rarity's mind. Until the atmosphere changes. Can it be? The Map can't possibly be summoning her when her student is in great need of her. Rarity stands up and sighs, removing her face mask. She knows she must put her duties as a protector of Equestria and its friendships first. She will not disappoint Twilight Sparkle. She trots over slowly to Yona.

"I'm sorry, Yona," Rarity whispers, "I have other matters to attend to. You can still stay here, if you'd like. I'll call Seeetie Bell to take over"

And with that, Rarity rushes out. Yona removes her own face mask and walks over to Silverstream.

"Professor Rarity left. Does Hippogriff still want to stay?" Yona asks. At this, Silverstream removes her face mask, too.

"Nope! There's too many classes we missed!" Silverstream says. She and Yona rush out to their next and last classes, Silverstream to Laughter and Yona to Loyalty, her least favorite. Yona frowns. Can her day get any worse?

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Ocellus sits through Honesty Class all fidgety. The words of Professor Applejack never reach her. It has been hours since the incident with the bullies, since she turned into their Headmare. It still haunts her with paranoia. What if she needs to do it again? Ocellus shivers. She doesn't think she's ready for it. What if she doesn't act convincingly enough? She needs to join the drama club, but that isn't quite appealing. A fellow Changeling named Bronchiole joined the club, and she is amazing at acting. So amazing that she herself became a show for all the students, and her little crew follows her around everywhere. Bronchiole is intimidating. Creatures also say that she acts self-important. The complete opposite of Ocellus. She wonders whether or not she should join the drama club. Just then, Applejack appears closer to her.

     "Now wut are ya probly doin'?" Applejack says.

Ocellus immediately perks up, out of her world of thoughts, which are swirling around her, slowly drifting away. She grabs her notebook from her bag and places it on the desk.

"I was just wondering where my notebook went," Ocellus says, then grabs her notebook from her table, looking at it, "Oops! There it is!"

Applejack raises her eyebrow, clearly not buying it.

"Okay, I had a fight with one of my friends because of which ice cream flavor we should get," Ocellus says, which isn't entirely wrong. She did have a fight.

"Oh, alright," Applejack says in a knowing voice, "Looks like ya need help in the Generosity and Kindness Department"

Then Applejack's voice changes to a serious one.

"No, ya need help in the Honesty Department. Ya ain't tellin' me wut really happened, now, are ya? We'll have a private session with me later"

Ocellus sighs. She doesn't want to spill the beans, but surviving Applejack's private session is impossible. Smolder told Ocellus about the time when she had to tell Applejack that she wasn't working on a prank, but was redecorating her room to make it cuter. Ocellus is sileng for a bit. Maybe it's not really all that impossible. Maybe, if she joins the drama club, she will be so good at acting that nocreature will question her ever again. As the bell marks the start of her afternoon recess, she resolves to do it. She resolves to enter the drama club. As she places her books in her locker, her heart starts racing faster. She won't actually do it, will she? But the answer is already there. With her nerves taunting her, she makes way for the hallway that she never imagines herself walking in.

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Whoo! Surprise update! Hello, my dear readers! How are you today? I hope you all are happy today! I'm doing great! Not. sChoOl dEciDed To dUmp A buNch Of hOmeWorK on Me. So, anyways, this is Chapter 2 of the Edge of Friendship.
Also, something I just wanted to share...
It's pretty obvious that the ship here is Gallstream. And Yonabar. And Smolcellus. Your typical Young 6 ship. But in reality, I don't ship Gallstream or Smolcellus. I ship Gallus and Ocellus, and I know that's not really popular. Gallstream is cute and all but I think Gallus and Ocellus can help each other be the best version of themselves. I won't say anything more because my explanation will come soon. So I'm going to take a break from the Edge of Friendship. I don't think anyone even likes this. But I'm going to make a one-shot. Don't worry, though, I already have Chapter 3 of the Edge of Friendship.
See you next time, every creature! Remember to spread the Magic of Friendship!

Question for you and me: If you would voice anycreature from the Young 6, who will it be and why?

Well, let's go through the Young 6

Sandbar- Well, even though my voice is low, and whatever I try, I just can't seem to sound like him. Not just that. I don't speak like him, so it would be really hard for me to voice him
Ocellus-Sandbar aside, I would be perfectly fine voicing any of the Young 6. But, then again, Ocellus' speaking mannerisms are different from mine, so that makes it hard
Yona-I could do her, but then I would speak too slowly
Smolder-I could definitely do her, not perfectly, of course, since I think I'd say it in a different tone compared to how she'd actually say it
Gallus-Speaking mannerisms? Check
Tone? Check
Can relate? Check
Low enough voice? Ummm...
Silverstream-Okay, my voice is the complete opposite of Silverstream's high and bubbly one, but I absolutely adore Silverstream. Not to mention that I would be perfectly fine, but then again, never perfect