EQUESTRIA GIRLS - THE FRIENDSHIP GAMES

SUNSET CONFRONTS !

EVERYONE WAS NERVOUS FOR A MOMENT. THE ESSAY WAS THE BIGGEST THING IN AN ACADEMIC DECATHLON.'YES ! THE ESSAY.' VICE PRINCIPAL LUNA ANNOUNCED. CADANCE CONTINUED,'YES ! AND THE TOPIC IS........' ALL THE PRINCIPALS AND VICE PRINCIPALS SAID IN UNITION  ; 'FRIENDSHIP !!'. THE WONDERCOLTS WERE EXCITED AND IMMEDIATELY GOT TO WORK. THEY KNEW A LOT ABOUT IT. ESPECIALLY THE HUMANE 6. THE SHADOWBOLTS, ON THE OTHER HAND, WERE STRUGGLING TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING ABOUT FRIENDSHIP. 

AFTER FIVE MINUTES, BOTH TEAMS COMPLETED THEIR ESSAYS. PRINCIPAL CELESTIA LOOKED AT THE SHADOWBOLTS' ESSAY IN CONFUSION WHILE PRINCIPAL CINCH'S EYES WERE JEALOUSLY LOOKING AT THE WONDERCOLT'S ESSAY THAT WAS IN HER HANDS.THE STUDENTS WERE GIVEN AN HOUR OF FREE TIME WHILE THE FOUR ADULTS DECIDED TO LOOK AT THE PAPERS.

'HEY ! FEEL LIKE A PONY-UPPER ?' RAINBOW SUGGESTED.'ARE YOU SURE ? I MEAN, IT IS A GOOD IDEA BUT THE CRYSTAL PREP STUDENTS ARE HERE AND VICE PRINCIPAL LUNA TASKED ME WITH KEEPING MAGIC AWAY FROM THE GAMES !' SAID SUNSET SHIMMER. 'I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR TASK, BUT, COME ON SUNSET ! JUST ONE LITTLE SONG IN THE MUSIC ROOM WON'T DO ANY HARM !' RAINBOW REPLIED. 'FINE.' SUNSET SIGHED AND SMILED A LITTLE. THERE WAS NO ARGUING WITH RAINBOW OR PINKIE AND SOMETIMES APPLEJACK. 

THE 6 WALKED TO THE MUSIC ROOM. WAIT MAKE IT 7. WHEN SUNSET AND RAINBOW WERE TALKING, TWILIGHT HEARD THE WHOLE CONVERSATION FROM A DISTANCE. 'THESE SIX DEFINITELY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THOSE STRANGE EVENTS. I BETTER KEEP AN EYE ON THEM.' TWILIGHT SAID TO HERSELF. SHE CREPT IN AFTER THE RAINBOOMS ENTERED AND HID UNDER THE GRAND PIANO WHILE THE SIX WERE HUDDLED IN A CORNER. THEY CAME TO THEIR POSITIONS AND STARTED PLAYING 'PERFECT DAY FOR FUN'.

AS  THEY PLAYED, THEY GAINED PONY EARS, TAILS AND TO SUNSET'S SURPRISE, RAINBOW DASH, FLUTTERSHY AND HERSELF GOT WINGS. SUNSET COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY BUT THERE WAS NO TIME TO WONDER ABOUT IT. AND YES, TWILIGHT WAS A WITNESS TO THE WHOLE SITUATION (OR SONG). 

'TEAM WONDERCOLTS AND TEAM SHADOWBOLTS ! PLEASE REPORT TO THE CLASSROOM FOR THE RESULTS OF THE DECATHLON !' THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES AFTER THE RAINBOOMS FINISHED PLAYING. 'LET'S GO GIRLS ! TIME TO SEE WHO'S ON TOP !' RAINBOW PUNCHED THE AIR. PINKIE SQUEED AS SHE LEFT THE ROOM. 'YAAAY..' FLUTTERSHY TRIED TO YELL BUT IT CAME OUT QUIET. TWILIGHT TOO, TRIED TO GO OUT THROUGH THE WINDOW. 'WHOAA !' SHE SCREAMED AS SHE FELL ON HER FACE. 

APPLEJACK TOOK A QUICK LOOK IN THE PARTIALLY LIGHTED ROOM BUT SAW NOTHING. SHE SHRUGGED AND JOINED HER GROUP. 'WHERE WERE YOU ?' SUNSET ASKED. 'AT THE MUSIC ROOM. I GUESS I AM HEARIN' LAMBS SCREAMIN' (OR MAYBE TRENDERHOOFS).' APPLEJACK REPLIED. 'WHAT WAS THAT DARLING ?' RARITY TEASED. 'UMM UH.. NOTHING. NOTHING AT ALL. THAT'S WHAT IT IS.' APPLEJACK STAMMERED. THE OTHER GIRLS LOOKED AT HER WITH AN 'ARE YOU SURE ?' LOOK ON THEIR FACES. 

IN THE CLASSROOM, VICE PRINCIPALS LUNA AND CADANCE ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS. 'IN THE END, THE WONDERCOLTS TOPPED THE SHADOWBOLTS.' CADANCE ANNOUNCED. 'IT LOOKED LIKE THE WONDERCOLTS' STRONG POINT WAS THE ESSAY.' LUNA SAID. 'HOLD ON A MINUTE.' PRINCIPAL CINCH INTERRUPTED.'THE MARKS OF THE MULTITUDES WERE MISREAD. IT'S A TIE !' NEITHER WERE HAPPY OR FEELING DOWN. THEY WERE JUST SATISFIED. MOST OF THE STUDENTS AND PRINCIPALS WALKED OUT OF THE CLASSROOM. ONLY 7 REMAINED THERE. TWILIGHT HID BEHIND A BLACKBOARD, SPYING ON THE 6. THINKING THAT NO ONE ELSE WAS IN THE ROOM, THEY BURST OUT LAUGHING, THEIR HANDS ON EACH OTHER'S SHOULDERS. 

'CAN YOU BELIEVE WE ACTUALLY TIED WITH THEM. HAHAHA. WE NEVER EVEN REACHED THAT LEVEL BEFORE !' RAINBOW STUTTERED. 

'OH ! FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOREVER, WE TIED IN THE SAME PLACE TOGETHER !' RARITY JOKED. 

'EVEN IF WE LOSE, WE WILL ALWAYS WIN IN FRIENDSHIP. AND IF WE  WIN IN FRIENDSHIP. WE ARE TOGETHER. AND IF WE WORK TOGETHER, WE CAN BEAT THE SHADOWBOLTS ! AHAHAHAHA !' SUNSET SAID.

 'TOTALLY !' PINKIE REPLIED.

'YAY !' AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOREVER, FLUTTERSHY'S 'YAY' CAME OUT LOUD.

'WE'RE GONNA BEAT EM' FAIR AN' SQUARE HAHAHA.' APPLEJACK ENCOURAGED.

TWILIGHT SIGHED,'FRIENDSHIP AGAIN. AND I'M SUPPOSED TO BELIEVE THAT. ONCE I FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, I'LL SHOW THE WORLD HOW YOU CAN BE AS GREAT AS DARING DO WITHOUT ANY FRIENDS !' TWILIGHT STORMED OFF TO THE MUSIC ROOM. AS SHE LEFT THE ROOM, HER AMULET GLOWED WITH A PURPLE AURA.

SUNSET SPOTTED TWILIGHT AND FELT A LITTLE EMBARRASSED. BUT ALSO GROWING SUSPICIOUS, SHE EXCUSED HERSELF AND WENT AFTER HER. TWILIGHT CREPT IN AND TURNED ON A SPOTLIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE ROOM.' I'M PRETTY SURE THEY PLAYED THESE INSTRUMENTS.' TWILIGHT MUMBLED AS SHE STRUNG THE STRINGS OF RAINBOW'S GUITAR.'THAT'S NOT FOR YOU TO KNOW NOW, IS IT ?' TWILIGHT TURNED AROUND TO SEE SUNSET SHIMMER. BOTH STOOD UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT, ARMS CROSSED.A GUST OF WIND CAME IN FROM THE OPEN WINDOW, CAUSING THEIR HAIR TO SWAY. (AND IT BEGINS !)

'OF 'COURSE I NEED TO. THE WHOLE WORLD DEPENDS ON IT.' TWILIGHT SAID.

'NO IT DOESN'T. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO IF YOU FIND OUT ANYWAY  ?' SUNSET SMIRKED

'WHAT SCIENTISTS DO WHEN THEY DISCOVER OR INVENT SOMETHING NEW. THAT'S WHAT.'

'FOR YOUR INFORMATION, NOT ALL ARE ACCEPTED BY THE PUBLIC.'

'THEY WILL BE. SOONER OR LATER.'

'WHAT'S YOUR MOTIVE ANYWAY ? FINDING ABOUT OUR SECRET IS NOT WHAT YOUR'E UP TO.' SUNSET WAS DEFINITELY BOLDER THAN HER LAST CONFRONT WITH THE DAZZLINGS. 

'TO SHOW THE WORLD.' TWILIGHT LOOKED AWAY 'HOW MUCH BETTER YOU CAN BE WITHOUT ANY FRIENDS.'

'THAT'S WHAT I ONCE THOUGHT. AND I PAID THE PRICE. YOU WILL TOO.'

'PUH-LEASE. FRIENDS ARE JUST LIKE ELECTRIC WIRES. VERY HELPFUL AND DANGEROUS. ALL THEY WANT IS TO USE YOU.'

'CAN YOU EVER TRY SOMETHING OTHER THAN FAIR-WEATHER FRIENDS. YOU HAVE TO BE A GOOD FRIEND IF YOU WANT GOOD FRIENDS.'

'UGH ! WHY DON'T YOU EVER LISTEN ? I DON'T NEED FRIENDS !'

 'WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT, DARLING.' A VOICE INTERRUPTED. THEY TURNED AROUND TO SEE RAINBOW, APPLEJACK, RARITY, FLUTTERSHY AND PINKIE POSITIONED AT THE DOOR. APPLEJACK EXPLAINED,'WELL SUNSET, IT WAS KINDA GETTING LATE SO WE THOUGHT TO COME SEARCH FOR YA. WE DIN'T KNOW THIS WAS HOLDIN' YA BACK.' TWILIGHT WAS SCARED STIFF. SHE SAT DOWN IN A CHAIR RIGHT BEHIND HER. IN A MOMENT'S TIME, THE GIRLS CORNERED HER.

'SOO, TELL US ! WHAT CRIMES HAVE YOU BEEN DOING ? FOR HOW LONG WERE YOU AT THE MUSEUM LAST NIGHT ? WAIT ! A DETECTIVE SCENE ! I'LL NEED...........A MOUSTACHE !' PINKIE PUT ON A FAKE MOUSTACHE AND APPLEJACK FACE PALMED. 'PINKIE, THIS IS'NT A DETECTIVE SCENE.' SUNSET SAID. TWILIGHT SMIRKED. SHE QUICKLY GOT UP, PUSHED THE GIRLS ASIDE AND RAN OUT THE DOOR. 'SHE'S GETTING AWAY !' SUNSET TRIED TO GO AFTER HER BUT RAINBOW STOPPED HER BY SHOWING HER WRISTWATCH TO SUNSET. 'RIGHT.' SUNSET SMILED AT HER FRIENDS,'THE TRYOUTS.'