EQUESTRIA GIRLS - THE FRIENDSHIP GAMES

SPIKE SURPRISE

TWILIGHT REACHED HOME EARLY, SO DID DEAN CADANCE. TWILIGHT OPENED THE DOOR TO HER LITTLE STUDY. 'THERE'S SOMETHING STRANGE GOING ON AT THAT SCHOOL.' THE WORDS RANG IN TWILIGHT'S MIND AS SHE MONITORED THE BULLETIN BOARD. SHE PULLED OUT A PICTURE OF THE RAINBOOMS PLAYING MUSIV SHE HAD CAPTURED EARLIER AND SAT DOWN ON HER CHAIR. SHE ABSENTMINDEDLY LEANED BACK AND FELL TO GROUND ALONG WITH THE CHAIR. SHE GROANED AS CADANCE OPENED THE DOOR.

'TWILIGHT ARE YOU ALRIGHT ? YOU DON'T SEEM FINE NOW-A-DAYS.' CADANCE HELPED TWILIGHT GET UP.

'I'M FINE. I'M JUST INVESTIGATING THE STRANGE EVENTS AT CANTERLOT HIGH.' 

'STRANGE EVENTS ?' 

'YES. THOSE STRANGE EVENTS.' TWILIGHT POINTED TO THE BOARD.'ARE THE REASON WHY I WANTED TO BE ON THE TEAM IN THE FIRST PLACE.'

'AND THE REASON WHY I HAD TO PLEAD WITH PRINCIPAL CINCH FOR LIKE 5 HOURS FOR YOU TO BE ON THE TEAM.' CADANCE REPLIED AS SHE SURVEYED THE BOARD.'LOOKS LIKE YOU ALMOST FIGURED IT OUT. BEST OF LUCK ANYWAY.' CADANCE SIGHED AS SHE LEFT THE ROOM 'GAMES KIDS PLAY' SHE MUMBLED AND CLOSED THE DOOR BEHIND HER. 

BACK IN THE ROOM, TWILIGHT OPENED HER AMULET TO FIND THE 'PEARL' ABOUT THREE TIMES IT'S ORIGINAL SIZE. SHE HEARD A NOT SO FAMILIAR VOICE, 'HEY ! TAKE IT EASY !' TWILIGHT TURNED AROUND TO SEE...........SPIKE.

'MAYBE ?'

'FROM WHEN ?'

'FROM A MINUTE AGO.'

'AND HOW ?'

'SOMETHING PURPLE ZAPPED ME.'

TWILIGHT LOOKED AT THE OPEN AMULET IN HER HAND AND IMMEDIATELY CLOSED IT. SHE HEARD THE CLOCK STRIKE SIX. 'RIGHT. DINNER TIME. THEN STUDYING TILL NINE AND FINALLY HITTING THE HAY. LATER SPIKE.' TWILIGHT RAN OUT OF THE DOOR.

THE NEXT MORNING......................................

EVERYONE WAS READY AT THE PEP RALLY. IT WOULD BEGIN WITH A PERFORMANCE FROM THE RAINBOOMS. SUNSET LOOKED AT LUNA. AND TURNED TO RAINBOW,'I KNOW, 20 PERCENT LESS COOL.' THE RAINBOOMS STARTED PLAYING 'YOU'VE GOT NOTHIN' ON US' (ACADECA IN THE SOUNDTRACK). THE SHADOWBOLTS TOO JOINED IN. IT WAS A COMPETITIVE SONG AFTER ALL. DURING THE SONG, SUNSET SAW MORE THAN A HUNDRED FLASHES OF MAGIC IN THE CROWD.

AT THE END OF THE SONG, DURING ENDLESS 'YOU'VE GOT NOTHIN' ON US NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA, LET'S GO ! WONDERCOLTS!/SHADOWBOLTS !' SUGARCOAT INTERRUPTED AND SPOKE IN A RUDE VOICE,

'ENOUGH ! SINGING THIS NONSENSE IS JUST A WASTE OF TIME. LET'S GO FOR THE EVENTS. CAN ANYBODY CLOSE THE PEP RALLY ? IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW HIGH YOU'RE CONFIDENCE LEVELS ARE. AS ALWAYS, WE WILL WIN THE GAMES AND YOU KNOW IT. YOU MAY HAVE DEFEATED US IN SOCCER LAST TIME. YOU MAY HAVE TIED UP WITH US IN THE ACADECA, BUT LET ME TELL THIS ONE LAST TIME, YOU'RE GONNA LOSE AND WE WILL RULE THESE GAMES TILL THE END OF TIME !!!!!!!!!!!' 

THE WONDERCOLTS WERE LOOKING AT SUGARCOAT IN DISBELIEF,'THAT'S A LOT TO TAKE IN WHEN YOU SAY IT ALL AT ONCE.' PINKIE REPLIED. 

'NOW LET'S ENJOY A COSTUME CHANGE PERFORMANCE BY CHEESE SANDWICH FROM MANEHATTEN HIGH.' 

EVERYONE TOOK THEIR PLACES AND WATCHED CHEESE CHANGE OUTFITS IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE. SUDDENLY, AT ONE POINT, SOME MAGIC WHIRLED AROUND HIM AND BEFORE HE KNEW IT, HE WAS SPORTING A GIRLY OUTFIT.'SHOW'S OVER !' CHEESE YELLED AS HE RAN OFF THE STAGE IN DISGRACE. 'WHAT WAS THAT ?' LUNA MUMBLED AS SHE GLARED AT SUNSET.