[Satyr] Hope's Bullies

>Day Parental Intervention in Equestria
>”All right Mrs. Heartstrings, the children are having recess right now, Hope should be with them.”
“Thank you ma'am.”
>You excuse yourself before heading into the campus, Hope's homework safely tucked away into your saddlebag.
>While cleaning the house, you noticed that your sweet daughter had forgotten her homework in her room.
>Worried she might get in trouble, you decided to visit her in school and drop it off.
>As you make your way through the building's long corridors, you see the children of varying species playing just outside the windows.
>You find the door to the playground and exit the main building, greeted by the sound of dozens of children's voices all speaking at once.
>It's a heart warming sight knowing that Hope is just another face in this sea of smiles.
>... That came out much more heartless than you had thought it would.
>”E-Excuse me, lady?”
>Turning, you see a short yellow filly with glasses looking up at you.
“Can I help you?”
>She nods, pointing to the side of the building.
>”Uh huh! Leo and his jerk friends are bullying Hope again!”
>What?!
“Thank you very much young lady, now if you'll excuse me.”
>You rush towards the direction the filly was pointing towards.
>As you turn the corner, you see a group of children watching a griffin and two pegasi surround Hope.
>Your daughter is covered in mud, crying as the three boys chant 'pig' at her.
>A scowl easily finds it's way to your face as you push your way towards your baby girl.
“Hey!”
>The boys turn to you, each bearing a fear filled expression.
>One of the pegasi is the first to speak.
>”W-We didn't do anything!”
>The other nods, pointing to the griffin.
>”It was all Leo! He was the one who pushed Hope!”
>The griffin scowls at his two -friends- before turning to you.
>”Nuh uh! I didn't touch her!”
>You walk towards him, glaring as he starts to look away, stepping back a bit.
“Hope, honey, what happened?”
>Your daughter sniffles, pulling herself up.
>Before she can speak, the sound of receding steps of various nature rings through your ears.
>They are replaced by a single pair of hoofsteps.
>”What is going on over here?”
>You turn around, the group of children and Hope's bullies gone.
>Replaced by a very tall minotaur wearing a vest.
“My daughter was being bullied! Does Caval Rhy allow things like this to go unpunished?!”
>He frowns a bit, walking over to Hope.
>”Is this true Hope? Who was bullying you?”
>He places a hand on her shoulder as she wipes away her tears.
>”I-It was Leo, a-and two pegasus...es.”
>The minotaur stands, leading Hope towards the building as the bell goes off.
>You follow, not going to let your daughter's school life be full of such horrible treatment.


>Headmaster Pule is talking with Hope privately as you and the minotaur wait outside his office.
>”I am sorry your daughter got caught up in this garbage again.”
“Again? You mean that boy has done things like this to her before?!”
>Why hasn't Hope told you any of this before?
>Is she that scared of this kid?
>”Only once. Hope came straight to Pule afterwards, he took care of it. Least, I thought he did.”
>Ah, so this isn't a daily thing.
>Why would that little punk pick today to start again though?
>The door to headmaster Pule's office opens.
>”Mrs. Heartstrings, could you please come in?”
>Before heading into the room, you look to the minotaur.
”Thank you for telling me.”
>”Hope's a good kid, a pleasure to have in class.”
>You nod and step into Pule's office.
>Hope is sitting, her uniform slightly cleaned but still covered with dried mud.
>”Hi mom...”
“Hey dear. You forgot your homework.”
>You hand your daughter her work, causing a small smile to form on her lips.
>”I know...”
>Headmaster Pule coughs, drawing your attention.
>”Mrs. Heartstrings, are you aware Hope has been doing another boys homework?”
>Shocked, you look to your daughter.
>She looks down, almost on the verge of tears.
“I was not aware of this sir, no.”
>He sighs, nodding as he does.
>”Well, apparently she has been refusing to do it lately. Hope told me that her friend Manfred has been keeping Leo from getting to her. However, Manfred was out today, a doctor's appointment you see. Seems our young griffon thought he had an opportunity where he could use force to get Hope to do it again.”
“Hope... why didn't you tell us?”
>She manages to whimper out a little sentence.
>”I dunno.”
>Pule looks towards the clock, rubbing is chin.
>”If you would like, we could excuse Hope for the rest of the day. Just turn in her homework to her teachers and ask for today's. I am sorry you had to go through this Hope.”
>Your daughter just nods, standing up and walking out of the room.
“Thank you headmaster Pule.”
>”Think nothing of it Lyra. It is my job to make sure ALL our students are treated well. I'll make sure Hope isn't harassed any more.”
>Nodding, you leave the mule's office.
>Hope is sitting down again, talking with the minotaur.
>”So you'll make him run double laps?”
>”Heh, don't worry. I'll make sure he knows we're watching.”
>He ruffles her hair, causing another smile to form on the little satyr's face.
“Hope?”
>The smile is replaced with a  look of fear.
>”Y-Yeah mom?”
“Lets go turn in your homework. We need to talk.”
>”O-Okay.”
>She jumps off the seat, leading you towards her next scheduled class.


>Taking a sip of coffee, your attention is fixed on your daughter as she tells you what's been going on.
>”After I told Leo I was stopping, he said he was going to beat me up.”
>Lyra is sitting across form you, eyes filled with worry.
“He hasn't though. You never come home with any bruises.”
>”Uh huh. That's because Manny always scares him off.”
>Manny, Hope's chubby minotaur friend.
>He always seemed a bit docile.
>It is surprising to hear that he could scare anybody, especially a griffon.
“I see, so he stopped because Manny was around. You know that wasn't going to be a permanent solution, Manny can't always be around.”
>She whimpers, pulling her head low.
>”I-I know dad.”
>”You did the right thing Hope. You shouldn't do other people's work for them, especially when they threaten you.”
>Hope is silent, either embarrassed she got caught or ashamed she let it happen in the first place.
“Hope, we aren't mad at you. How can we be mad at you for being bullied?”
>”B-Because I helped someone cheat?”
>Lyra places her hoof on Hope's hand.
>”No, you didn't help him cheat. You were forced too. Helping means you wanted to do it.”
>”O-Oh. So you really aren't mad?”
>You smile, kissing her on her cheek.
“No, not at you. The griffon kid however... I think I should talk with his parents, set the record straight.”
>Hope nods, smiling a bit.
>”Are you going to beat his dad up?”
>You snort, almost choking on your coffee.
“N-No. Just make sure this doesn't happen again. Silly girl.”
>Placing your hand on her head, you pet her a couple times.
>A ding goes off, letting you know that the dryer has finished it's cycle.
>Lyra steps away from the table, going to grab Hope's uniform.
>”Dad?”
“Yes, dear?”
>”I love you dad.”
>With a smile, you kiss her cheek one more time.
“And I love you Hope.”
>The little satyr jumps off her chair, moving to sit in your lap as she pulls out her puzzle book from her backpack.
>”Can we play a little before I have to do homework?”
“Well, a couple puzzles couldn't hurt.”
>She happily opens up the book to the page you two stopped at before bed last night.
>”Hmm, what is at the end of time and the universe, but is at the start of eternity... Uhhh, air?”
“I don't think it's air. The end of time might not have air.”
>”Oh. Then what could it be?”
“... Wow, this one is being rude. It's the letter e.”
>”What? No way... oh, it is the letter e. It made it sound like it was a thing. Tricky book.”
>Chuckling, you watch as Hope fills in the answer at the bottom of the page.
>Still, you need to stay focused.
>How are you going to deal with Hope's bullying problem?