EQUESTRIA GIRLS - THE FRIENDSHIP GAMES

SECRET OF THE CRYSTAL SUCCESS

EVERYONE WAS AT THE GROUND, BUT ONLY THE SHADOWBOLTS WERE HUDDLED UP IN A CORNER. RAINBOW GREW SUSPICIOUS. SHE ELBOWED PINKIE,'LOOKS LIKE SOME SHADOWBOLT SECRET. WANNA COME ALONG ?' SHE WHISPERED. 'I'M ON IT !' PINKIE PUT ON HER CAMOUFLAGE HAT. BOTH OF THEM HID BEHIND A BUSH. THEY COULD HER TWILIGHT AND THE OTHER GIRLS TALKING.

'COME ON GIRLS, WE NOW HAVE SOME EXTRA PRACTICE.' SOUR SWEET SAID.

'PRACTICE ? THIS IS A TEST. WE ALREADY PRACTICED FOR A WHILE NOW.' SUNNY SAID.

'NOW'S THE TIME. TO SEE WHO DESERVES WHAT EVENT FOR THE ATHLETIC COMPETITION.' SUGARCOAT SMIRKED

'YOU MEAN, THE ARCHERY, SKATING, MOTOCROSS, RELAY RACING AND OBSTACLE COURSE EVENTS OF THE COMPETITION ?' TWILIGHT ASKED.

'OF COURSE ! I WONDER WHERE I'M GONNA BE.............' LEMON WONDERED.

'WE MUST GET INTO SOMETHING WE ARE REALLY GOOD AT. NO WONDER PRINCIPAL CINCH ANNOUNCES WHAT THE EVENTS ARE DURING PEP RALLIES EVERY FRIENDSHIP GAMES.' INDIGO SAID.

'SPEAKING OF PEP RALLIES, THERE'S GONNA BE ONE TOMORROW BEFORE THE ATHLETIC COMPETITION.' TWILIGHT RECALLED.

'I HEARD THERE WILL BE SOME PERFORMANCES.' SOUR SWEET SAID.

  'BUT THERE WON'T BE TIME FOR THE CAPTURE THE FLAG COMPETITION.' SUGARCOAT SAID.

'OH COME ON. THAT'S WHY THE CAPTURE THE FLAG CONTEST WILL BE ON THE DAY-AFTER. IT'S BEEN POSTPONED ! AND IF THERE'S A TIE OVERALL, THE PRINCIPALS HAVE PLANNED A GAME OF KHO-KHO. IT WILL TAKE ONLY 30 MINUTES. AND THEN WE SHALL HAVE THE FAREWELL PARTY BEFORE RETURNING TO CRYSTAL PREP WITH ANOTHER SHINY TROPHY.' SUNNY ANNOUNCED.

THE OTHER SHADOWBOLTS AGREED. UNKNOWN TO THEM, RAINBOW AND PINKIE HEARD EVERYTHING. THEIR JAWS HAD DROPPED. 'SO THIS IS THE SECRET OF THE SUPER ATHLETIC SHADOWBOLTS !' RAINBOW THOUGHT. LUCKILY, SHE STUFFED PINKIE'S MOUTH WITH CUPCAKES SO SHE COULDN'T TALK. RAINBOW AND PINKIE WALKED DOWN TO THE WONDERCOLTS BEFORE PINKIE GULPED DOWN THE CUPCAKES AND TOLD THEIR TEAM THE ENTIRE EPISODE. THEY COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT THEY HEARD.

SUNSET COMFORTED THEM 'THOSE WHO CHEAT MAY USUALLY WIN, BUT ONE DAY, THEY'LL FALL. THESE FRIENDSHIP GAMES ARE JUST THE TIME FOR THEIR DEFEAT.' SHE SAID.  

'COME ON WONDERCOLTS ! IT'S TIME FOR THE TRYOUTS.' FLASH CALLED.

VICE PRINCIPAL CADANCE ANNOUNCED THE BEGINNING OF THE TRYOUTS. 'NOW LET'S SEE WHO CAN MAKE THE VARIOUS EVENTS OF ARCHERY, SKATING, MOTOCROSS, RELAY RACING AND OBSTACLE COURSE EVENTS !'

LUNA CAME NEXT. 'ALL OF YOU TRY WHATEVER YOU WANT. WE SHALL JUDGE YOU AND PUT YOU UNDER VARIOUS CATEGORIES.'

ALL THE STUDENTS RUSHED TO THE PLAYGROUND. THE HUMANE 6 CAME UP IN DIFFERENT OUTFITS, WITH THEIR HAIR IN BUNS. APPLEJACK, TWILIGHT AND A COUPLE OTHER STUDENTS TRIED TO GO FOR OBSTACLE COURSING. TWILIGHT AND APPLEJACK TOOK THEIR POSITIONS AT THE START LINE WITHOUT EVEN REALIZING IT. THEY BOTH LOOKED AT EACH OTHER FOR A SECOND. TWILIGHT RECOGNIZED HER FACE FROM THE EARLIER EVENTS (SEE SUNSET CONFRONTS ). TRYING TO HIDE HER FEAR, SHE RAN AND JUMPED OVER A HAY BALE , BUT TRIPPED AND FELL. 'YOU'RE REALLY BAD AT THIS ! TRY SOMETHING ELSE !' SUGARCOAT CALLED FROM HER BIKE. SUNSET AND RAINBOW WHO WERE ALSO ON BIKES, GLARED AT SUGARCOAT. THE REST OF THE DAY WAS ALL SPORTS UNTIL ABOUT 5:00 PM. 'CAUSE THAT'S WHEN LUNA AND DEAN CADANCE ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS :

ARCHERY            : FLUTTERSHY AND APPLEJACK ; TWILIGHT SPARKLE AND SOUR SWEET

SKATING             : PINKIE PIE AND RARITY ; LEMON ZEST AND SUNNY FLARE

MOTOCROSS    : RAINBOW DASH AND SUNSET SHIMMER ; SUGARCOAT AND INDIGO ZAP

RELAY RACE      : FLASH SENTRY,MUFFINS, MICROCHIPS AND SANDALWOOD ; TRENDERHOOF, HOITY-TOITY, ROYAL PIN AND JET SET 

OBSTACLE COURSE : LYRA HEARTSTRINGS AND SWEETIE DROPS ; SURI POLOMARE AND UPPER CRUST.