>It's been only one day since you went to the Snake Eyed Dice's boxing club.
>You can't believe how giddy you feel about it.
>You got to see new people, though you didn't really talk to them.
>You like Miss Sting.
>She has "moxy".
>She said YOU have moxy.
>You smile a bit and hug angel bunny.
I'm going again later today... oh... that is if Norman is able to take me...
>Angel looks at you.
Well, i mean... i could just walk there... but... it's kind of a scary walk...
>he struggles to get out of your arms, so you just let him go.
>Oh i don't know what i am going to do...
>If Norman isn't able to drive me there, i will have to walk...
>You begin to shake at the thought of someone mugging you on the street...
>Wait... no... you got yourself into this to get courage and confidence.
>You know what?
>If Norman can't drive you, you ARE going to walk.
>You nod your head in agreement with yourself.
>"Shy honey, you are going to be late for the bus!"
Oh sugar honey iced tea!
>You grab your backpack and head down to the bus stop like you normally do.
>When getting on the bus, you think of sitting at the front now.
>Yeah! Confidence!
>You feel great until you remember something.
>This is Sunset Shimmer's seat.
>"You do realize that you are in MY seat, right?"
>Oh no...
>Confidence is going down...
>Wait... no...
How about we share?
>"Haha, nice joke. now get out."
>Worth a shot.
>You nod and get out of her seat.
>"Hah... stupid girl."
>Oh you just want to... want to... oh you couldn't do anything anyway.
>You head back to the end of the bus like normal and sit next to... Trixie.
>"Nice try there Shy, but even the great and powerful Trixie could not take that spot." she says putting down her backpack.
I thought she would be nicer now... you know... after the whole turning into a demon thing.
>"Yeah, no." she says shaking her head disapprovingly.
>You look ahead to see Sunset just take up a whole seat.
>A seat on this buss can easily fit two people.
>She is just... just... mean.
>It feels like forever until you finally make it to school.
>You wait till everyone in front of you gets their stuff and gets off the bus.
>When you finally get off, Sunset is there waiting for you.
>Oh no...
>"Listen. I get it. I messed up, but i still have an image to keep up. You stay in your place and i stay in mine. Simple as that. Try something like that again and something is gonna go down." she says inching her finger at you.
>You back away.
>"What about something going down?" asks Norman.
>Sunset gets back, looks at you, and then goes off on her own.
>"Was Sunset picking on you?" he asks sincerely.
N-no... we were just talking...
>"About what?"
O-oh... um... about elevators... going down...
>Norman looks puzzled, now is your best chance to get out of this moment and go to class.
>You feel bad for ditching Norman when he was just trying to stand up for you, but you don't want any conflicts.
>You make your way to your first class, science.
>You do like science.
>Science always has something nice going on thanks to our funny teacher.
>Well then, lets get inside.
>"Hello class, today we are going to be dissecting frogs." says the teacher.
>Nope.
>Uh-ah.
>That isn't happening.
>I'm not doing it.
>"You have to do it."
>...
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>That was terrible.
>Just think of all those frogs...
>You can't believe that was mandatory.
>You just want to forget everything that just happened.
>What class now?
>cooking?
>That won't be so bad.
>you fancy yourself good at baking.
>When you make it inside, you find out what you need to do.
>You are pitted with partners to make...
>oh no...
>chicken parmesan.
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>Today just keeps getting worse and worse.
>At least its lunch time.
>Today you want to sit with the girls.
>You go into the lunch line.
>Today is supposed to be casserole day, so its going to be alright.
>They never put any meat in there.
>"Sorry everyone, we ran out of casserole, all we have left is chicken nuggets." says one of the lunch ladies.
>NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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>You are left with history.
>You really hope that history will be good.
>You really, really hope.
>"Alright class, today we are just going to watch war horse." says the teacher.
>You place your head on the desk.
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>You walk slowly to your locker.
>You just want to go home so bad.
>You don't even want to go to the boxing club anymore.
>Not after today.
>Well, all i got to do now is just input my locker combo and be done with it all.
>12-14-05
*katung*
>.... what?
>It didnt open...
>Maybe i just didn't twist it far enough to the left to reset it.
>You twist it to the left in perfect 360 degrees three times.
>12-14-05
*katung*
Grrrrr!
>You punch your locker.
>It opens.
Oh...
>Okay then...
>You get you backpack and put it on, turning arou-
EEP.
>Rainbow Dash is right in front of you.
>"Wow Shy, when did you start being aggressive?" she asks with a bit of a smirk.
O-oh, um... sorry...
>"No! Don't be. It's cool to see you taking my advice!"
Well i mean, i didn't really take your advice, i took Norma-
>"And you twisted your punch too! You been learning somewhere?"
O-oh, well i went to a boxing club yesterday with Norma-
>"Boxing club?! Where? We don't have one here at the school!"
No, not like that, there is a club near the school. I-i just started going though...
>"Wow, where is it at? I wanna go!"
O-oh, um, it's down the main street and to th-
>"Heck, why don't we just walk there. Come on, take me!"
W-well i actually didn't want to go in toda-
>"Oh man, i can't wait to learn real boxing!"
>Rainbow Dash never listens to you when she gets like this.
>That is kind of disheartening.
>You didn't really want to go in today... but you did like it there yesterday...
O-okay. You know, Norman might actually be able to-
*vrrrrm*
>Oh, thats your cellphone.
>You got a text from Norman.
>It says "sorry Shy, i wont be able to take you today, they told me to come on in with a hurry. I would have told you, but you looked pretty angry today, so i didn't wanna bother ya."
>"What about Norman?"
O-oh... nevermind...
>"Okay then, lets get going!"
>You guide Rainbow out to where Norman took you.
>The walk isn't too bad, but this place still is a little... iffy.
>Like, you wouldn't walk here if you were alone.
>Maybe Rainbow can walk with you the days that Norman can't drive you.
>"So, only started up yesterday? How much to get in?"
>Thats a good question. You didn't even pay any fee.
I need to ask Miss Sting about that.
>"Whos that?"
Oh, she is the instructor.
>"A woman instructor? Cool. How toned is she?"
Oh, she looks nice. You can tell she has been going at it for awhile.
>Rainbow dash rolls her eyes.
>"I meant, how tough is she? See her knock anybody out yet?"
O-oh, no...
>You and Rainbow finally make it there.
>You open the door to let rainbow in first, you bet she would have made herself the first one in anyway...
>You see her run inside to see everyone going at it again.
>"Woooow! This is so cool!"
>You make your way in to go up the main stairs, maybe Miss Sting or Norman will be up there.
>Rainbow Dash follows you.
>When you get to the screen door, you see Norman and Miss Sting laughing.
*knock knock*
>Miss Sting comes to the door and opens it up.
>"OH! Shygirl! Glad to see you could make it in today! Who's this then?" asks Miss Sting looking at Rainbow Dash.
>"My name's Rainbow Dash. Nice joint you got here!" she says getting even more hyped.
>Norman comes to see both of you.
>"Sorry again Shy, they needed me in."
Th-thats okay Norman.
>"Woah, Norman? What are you doing here?" asks rainbow Dash.
>Did she not see him?
>"Didn't Shy tell you? I volunteer here." he states proudly.
>"No, she didn't..." she said looking at you.
>You back up.
S-sorry... i didn't think it was such a big deal.
>"Eh, whatever. So you work here Norman?"
>"Like i said, volunteer."
>Miss Sting puts a hand on Norman's shoulder.
>"You know Norm, you COULD work here."
>"No thanks, your pay isn't as good as the job i have right now."
>"I'll never understand how editing can pay so much." says Miss Sting putting her hands on her hips and shaking her head from side to side.
>Rainbow Dash clears her throat.
>"I would like to join with Fluttershy, how much is the fee?"
>Miss Sting looses her smile a bit and looks at you, and then to Rainbow Dash.
>"It'll be about 50 bucks a month."
>"WOAH, WHAT?!" asks Rainbow.
>"We can cut it down to 35 if you can get a signature from your parents. I'm not allowed to give minors the adult level treatment... unless you get a signature of coarse."
>"What about Shy?!"
>Miss Sting looks at you.
*gulp*
>She smiles.
>"Her signature was already turned in from her father this morning."
>Dash looks dumbfounded.
>You do too a little bit.
M-my dad came in?
>"Yep, said "My little girl looked the happiest i've ever seen her when she came from your boxing club. I'd like to sign her up for the full deal.". Something along those lines."
>You can't help but smile.
>Your dad is always trying to help you.
>Dash scoffs.
>"Can't i get like... a free trial?"
>Norman chimes in.
>"The training room is free to use for anyone."
>Dash perks up.
>"That is when no one is being taught up there by me, which Shygirl here will be soon."
>Dash deflates again.
>"Can't i at least... i dunno... watch or something?" pleads Rainbow.
>"Hmmmm..."
>"Sting, just let her watch. She isn't going to bother you any." says Norman bumping his elbow at her.
>"Oh fine... just this once though. After this i'm gonna need that signature or the fifty bucks."
>"YES! Alright Shy, lets get you to the training room!" says Dash.
>"Not so Fast there. I gotta talk to Shygirl here alone."
>Rainbow Dash looks at Miss Sting, then to you.
>Norman leads her out and you are left with Miss Sting.
S-so my dad came in and payed for me?
>"Yes and no."
What do you mean?
>"He signed you up, but i'm letting you do this for free."
W-what?
>"Shh, don't go blabbing that to your friend now."
Why for free?
>"I'm gonna go ahead and admit it. You remind me of myself when i was your age." she says smiling sincerely.
O-oh that can't be true. You are so strong and beautiful and-
>"Hush it Shygirl. i Mean it. Take a look at this pic. Senior year."
>She passes you a picture.
>It's of a girl with Black hair covering most of her face. She has a Butterfly pin in her hair, and is wearing a long skirt.
Th-this is you?
>"Yep. Crazy right? How could that girl turn into me? Welp, i was going through exactly what you were going through, and i thought enough was enough. I had someone i could rely on to help me. My dad. Taught me everything i know." she said looking at another picture.
>You give her the picture back.
>"You have someone you can rely on too you know."
Wh-who?
>"Norman. I mean, he's the one who got you here right?"
>She is right, he did.
>He has been trying to stand up for you too.
Y-yeah. I guess you are right. By the way, what was the reason you wanted to talk to me in private for?
>"Oh, that. I pulled the fridge from the lax room into here. People were starting to suspect there was a hidden compartment. Saved it though."
>You giggle quite a bit.
>You and Miss Sting go on to the training room followed by Rainbow.
>"FINALLY!" she says huffing over.
>"Quit yer whining kid, you aren't doing anything."
>"That's why i'm whining though!"
>"You could start cleaning the place up."
>"N-no thank you... i'll just watch."
>Miss Sting smiles.
>"Alright Shygirl, today we are gonna start you on dodging, simple right?"
N-no.
>"RIGHT!" she says smiling even more.
>"WHAT? How can dodging not be easy?" asks Rainbow.
>"Stay and find out Crayola."
>"Crayola?"
>"Yer hair is fulla colors... gonna call you Crayola. Gotta problem?"
>"N-no ma'am..."
>Dash goes back to just sitting down.
>I can't believe Rainbow Dash is afraid of Miss Sting.
>"Alright Shygirl. Dodging is complex. Wanna know why?"
Why?
>"Let's say someone tries to punch you from the left, what do you do?"
D-dodge to the right?
>"What if they feint into a right uppercut?"
O-oh... i'm not sure.
>"That's why dodging isn't easy. You HAVE to know where to dodge."
>Rainbow looks forward and listens in.
>She is paying more attention to this than when she is in class.
>Should expect that though.
>"Well Shygirl, here we go, i got a video in the VHS. We are gonna pla-"
>"VHS? You don't have a dvd player or a blueray?" asks Rainbow.
>Miss Sting just looks at her.
>"Being quite now."
>Miss Sting shakes her head.
>"Like i was saying, we are gonna play it for you, and then you are going to tell me what you have learned from it. After that, we will apply what you learned to an actual tutorial. Okay?"
Alright.
>The video starts up and a big bulky guy that looks an awful lot like-
I-is that Iron Will?
>"You know him?"
>"Fluttershy went to one of his seminars." says rainbow.
I-it didn't help though.
>"Oh, well just watch the video."
>The tape starts up and you are flashed with a big bolded title of steel that reads "Iron Will: Fundamentals of Dodging."
>"Oh this'll be good." says Rainbow dash.
>The first thing you see in Iron Will jump out to the camera with explosions going on in the background.
>"YOU THERE!" says Iron will pointing at whoever is watching the video... A.K.A. you.
>"DO YOU WANNA LEARN HOW TO DODGE?!" he asks getting more and more pumped up.
Y-yes...
>"GOOD, LETS GET DOWN TO BUSINESS THEN! ASSISTANT!"
>The very same assistant he had in his seminar is here in the video. They must be long time business partners.
>"THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T DODGE!"
>Iron Will throws a punch at his assistant, but the assistant dodges.
>"HAY MAN, I SAID IF YOU DON'T DODGE, NOT IF YOU DO! LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN."
>He throws more and more punches, but the assistant keeps dodging.
>The assistant goes in for a punch at Iron Will.
>Iron Will gets knocked out.
O-oh my...
>The assistant looks at the screen.
>"That's what happens when you don't dodge. Let's go over the basics of dodging." he states proudly.
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>The video is basically a tutorial on all kinds of dodges, and what they are used to dodge against.
>The video finally shuts off, and Miss Sting takes out the tape.
>"Okay, what did you learn from this?" asks Miss Sting.
>"That Iron Will can't take a punch" says Rainbow.
>Miss Sting puts her hand on her face and sighs.
>"Shygirl, what did YOU learn?"
Th-the fundamentals of dodging?
>"Anything else?"
Don't misjudge your opponent.
>"Good! You're doing me proud!"
>You smile, you are glad you are doing good so far.
>"Now then, lets get down to business. Get dressed up, we're gonna start right now." she says tightening the wrappings on her wrists.
O-oh, okay.
>You start to get into your workout clo- OH GOSH YOU ARE DOING THIS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM.
>You hurry up your pace so they don't see anything.
>Oh you are so embarrassed.
>You really need to start getting dressed in the girls locker room.
>"Hahaha, nice dance Shy." says Rainbow picking on you.
>"Alright Shygirl, let's get started. We are going to take it slow, so you can get in the motion of things. Kay?"
A-alright...
>Miss Sting smiles and gets right in front of you.
>Oh gosh, you forgot how tall she was.
>She was a monster compared to Principal Celestia.
>"Okay Shygirl, you ready?"
Y-yes.
>"Okay, here we go. There is going to be a maximum of twenty punches you need to dodge. We are going to start off slow, but after the first three, i am going to speed up. If you miss a dodge, we start all over again. We are gonna keep this up till you get it down. Okay?"
U-um, alright... but we don't have any gear on...
>"No gear needed Shy girl, i'm not going to hit you."
O-oh... okay then, i'm ready.
>"Alright then, lets begin. Get in the position i taught you."
>You do just as she says and brace yourself.
>OH GOSH SHE IS PUNCHING YOU!
>You freezed up.
>You close your eyes and brace for impact.
>It never comes.
>"Come on Shy, get your head in the game!" says Rainbow.
>"I figured you would do that. It's all good Shygirl. Lets try again."
>Your knees are wobbly... you actually don't want to be here right now.
C-can i go get something to drink?
>Miss Sting gets a small smile.
>"Sure Shygirl... take your time."
Th-thank you.
>You rush downstairs to head back upstairs to the main office.
>You instantly reach for the capri sun in the hidden compartment.
>You poke the hole and start slurping it down in greedy gulps.
>Oh gosh, what were you thinking?
>Coming here was a terrible idea.
>You don't want to get hurt.
>But... Miss Sting said you wouldn't get hurt...
>Oh what do i do?
>I'm just too scared. I can't dodge...
>"Hay Shy." says Norman coming in.
EEP. H-hay Norman...
>He gets a sincere look on his face.
>"Scared?"
>Oh he can read you like a book.
Yes...
>"I was too when i first learned."
Y-you know how to box?
>"Well yeah. I've been going here half my life, might as well have learned."
I can understand that... but you were scared?
>"Well yeah, i didn't want to get punched."
I don't want to get punched either... how did you even continue?
>"Like i said, i didn't want to get punched, so i dodged." he says grabbing himself a sunny-d.
I-i don't understand.
>"I'm guessing you froze up?"
Yes.
>"So did i, but after thinking about it for awhile, i thought "i don't want to get punched."" he said beginning to drink.
>"So, i took my time, getting myself together, went back up there, and tried again."
What happened?
>"I didn't wanna get punched, so i didn't."
>You look at him and think about what he said.
>You watched the video very carefully. You know what dodge is used for what punch.
>You know you can dodge like in the video.
>You know you don't want to get punched.
>So you won't, you are going to dodge.
>You drink the rest of your capri sun and then hug Norman.
Thanks Norman.
>"Any time Shy. Go do your best."
Alright!
>You let him go and dispose of the capri sun in the recycling bin.
>You begin to walk down back to the training room.
>Wow, Norman sure knows how to cheer you u-
>You hugged Norman.
>With most of your body showing.
>You can feel your face turn red.
>"Ready now Shygirl?" asks Miss Sting as you slowly get back up there.
Yes... i mean if that's okay.
>"Haha, lets get this over with Shygirl, you look good and ready."
>You both take your positions and get ready to start.
>She throws out the first punch.
>Its coming from the left, so you dodge to the right.
>Y-you dodged it.
>OH NO, HERE COMES ANOTHER!
>You dodge to the right this time.
>You can't believe you- duck!
>Wasn't that the third one?
>Oh no...
>"Here we go Shygirl!"
AH!
>DUCK.
>RIGHT.
>LEFT.
>LEFT.
>RIGHT.
>BACK.
>LEFT.
>BACK.
>BACK.
>DUCK.
>LEFT.
>DUCK.
>OH GOSH THAT ONE WAS A FEINT.
>THEY ARE COMING IN SO FAST.
>I DON'T WANT TO BE PUNCHED.
>...
>The punches stopped?
>"Good job Shygirl. You dodged!" Says Miss Sting giving you a thumbs up.
>She turns around to do something.
>Wow, you can't believe you did all of that... that was amazing!
>Your heart is pounding pretty hard right now.
>You can't believe you dodged nineteen punche-
>nineteen?
>Miss Sting comes really close.
>OH GOSH!
>LEFT.
>You fall to the floor panting.
Th-that was really close.
>"Hahahah, great job Shygirl! Glad you knew. Everyone usually falls for that. That just means you learned something new though, never let your guard down." she says helping you up.
>Rainbow Dash comes running over to you.
>"Gees Shy, i can't believe you actually did that! All twenty on only your second try!" she says patting your back really hard.
I just really didn't want to get punched.
>"Well you did great! Tell you what, it's already 6, how about we go get something to eat?"
O-oh, i would Rainbow, but my mom usually makes dinner and-
>"Oh come on! Just give your parents a call, im sure they would understand!"
Oh, alright.
>You take out your cellphone from your backpack and call your dad.
>You get an answer after the forth buzz.
>"Hey honey, whats up?" asks your dad on the other end.
Uh-um... would it be okay if i had dinner with a friend today?
>"That would be just fine sweetie, just be back before your bedtime. Ill make sure to package up your meal for tomorrow's lunch."
Thank you so much dad!
>Your dad laughs on the other end.
>"Have fun sweetie. Bye."
Goodbye...
>"Alright, ready to go?" asks Rainbow.
N-no! I'm still in my work out clothes.
>Miss Sting laughs.
>"Head on down to the locker room Shygirl, your locker number is three twenty two. Locker combo is 12-14-05."
>Wow, what a coincidence.
>You head down to the locker room and see a whole bunch of women in there.
>Oh gosh...
>"Hey there Newbie! How's your training going so far? Good?" asks some women getting dressed.
O-oh, it's going well.
>"Thats good. Keep up the good work and you will be in the main room with us in no time!" She says smiling.
>You can't help but smile as well.
>This place is really good.
>You get dressed up again (this time applying deodorant).
>You open your locker just to see what's in there.
>There is a water bottle, a backpack holder, a box to put shoes and clothes in, and a note.
>You pick up the note.
>It says:
"Hay Shygirl,
 
        I Know that it seems scary - the thought of throwing or taking punches - but i know that you will stick to your heart. You are strong Shygirl. If you bring that kind of spirit here every day, i know you will shine bright.
 
Have a nice day,
Beauty Sting"
>...
>Wow, she really believes in you.
>So does Norman.
>And your dad.
>You have to stick this through to the end.
>You have to keep showing them they are right to keep believing in you.
>You have to-
>"COME ON SHY, IVE BEEN WAITING FOR A FULL 5 MINUTES!" screams an impatient rainbow Dash.
>You have to go now!
>You step outside and meet up with Rainbow and Norman.
>"Norman says he wants to tag along. That cool?"
YEAH.. oh i mean, yes.
>Oh gosh, there goes your face again.