Vlyka Velveteen has always been an odd-looking pony: short for her age, dark coat, and what usually gets ponies attention: the four sharp fangs in her mouth, two of which so rudely never sleep behind her lips. By age 15 Vlyka has gotten used to the odd looks, and while her confidence in herself has never truly recovered she at least knows how to put up with the odd looks. But, of course, such skills do not come from nowhere.

Time ticks back to six years ago, where a young, cutie-marlkess filly up in Baltimare struggles with herself. Adopted by a loving family, Vlyka can’t help but feel indebted to her father and sister for putting up with such a freak and trying to raise her well. The fangs in her mouth seem content to stay, marking her even more as abnormal, and by now ponies have realized she has strong senses of hearing and smell. It’s a win for Vlyka that nopony but her family knows about her color vision problems, as that would just be more fuel to the fire at this point.

A new school year begins with Vlyka, once again, being pushed forwards a grade. Unprepared for the grade skipping and cruelly still a grade below her older sister, Vlyka has been singled out by her new classmates as a prime target for terrorizing. Unwilling to burden her family with the news of her distress, Vlyka keeps her pain to herself. But the added strain grows, there is only so much that one young filly can take…

Publishing the first chapter of this prequel to celebrate Vlyka's birthday, because why not? Cover once again generously made by the fantastic Sweet Pencil!

**Epilogue still to come, but I have to get further in my main story before its posted.**