It was another sunny day in Ponyville as the flood of young ponies escaped the confinments of the schoolhouse. Ever since the small town became known in Equestria as the home of the Elements of Harmony (even if for a few years half of them had left it), and especially of Princess Twilight Sparkle, it sparked the interest of many ponies.
The Ponyville of today, while still retaining the calm and happy atmosphere it had over two decades ago, now had twice the population as then. As the majority of those ponies lived here in families, a need had come for the small town to develop a more advanced educational system.
Not so long ago, all fillies and colts would attend Ponyville Elementary. After that, however, if their parents wished for them to continue their studies, they would have to look for schools in some other, bigger towns; Canterlot being the most popular due to its close proximity.
Not anymore; about ten or so years back, Ponyville Schoolhouse had been remade and enlarged to host the Ponyville High School as well. It allowed a lot of fillies and colts to continue on with their studies in the small town… even if they lived in it only half the time, or if they were not even that interested in studying.
Starburst happened to be such a pony. The only daughter - and oldest foal - of Princess Twilight Sparkle and her husband, Prince Flash Sentry, the young yellow pegasus happened to have a much different relationship with studies from her mother.
While Princess Twilight’s thirst for knowledge, magical or otherwise, was well known, Starburst had little interest for it. In fact, if it would have been possible, she would have dropped school altogether so that she could pursue her dream: to become the Captain of the Royal Guard as the first mare ever.
However, to apply to the Royal Guard Academy, one had to first complete secondary education. So Starburst, having come to the decision what future she would pursue when she was still a young filly, understood that she had to patiently endure.
That being said, she had found the first few years of education to be laughably easy. The teachers at her first school in Canterlot had never asked her about anything, and on the tests she would always score a good grade, even if she knew that her answers weren’t always complete.