EQUESTRIA GIRLS - THE FRIENDSHIP GAMES

THE SECRETS OF CHS

THERE WAS STILL AN HOUR FOR PRACTICE. SO THE SHADOWBOLTS STAYED BACK FOR NOW. SUNNY FLARE, INDIGO ZAP, SUGARCOAT, SOUR SWEET WERE WALKING IN THE LIBRARY, BEING LED BY INDIGO. 'WHERE ARE WE GOING ?' SOUR SWEET ASKED INDIGO. 'FOR SOMETHING SHE IS TRYING TO SHOW US !' LEMON JOKED. 'NO ! THAT'S IT ! TWILIGHT SAID THAT CHS WAS DOING GOOD WITH THE REPUTATION. I WANNA SEE THEIR YEARBOOK IF IT'S TRUE.' INDIGO SAID.'OH ! THERE IT IS !' SHE POINTED TO THE BLUE YEARBOOK LYING ON A TABLE. THE GIRLS FLIPPED THROUGH THE PAGES, ONLY TO SEE PICTURES OF THE FALL FORMAL AND BATTLE OF THE BANDS WITH THE FOLLOWING WORDS :

"CANTERLOT HIGH, THIS YEAR HAS SOMETHING WHICH OTHER SCHOOLS CANNOT EVEN THINK OF - MAGIC. YES ! MAGIC. IT ALL BEGAN AT THE FALL FORMAL, WHEN MAGIC WAS BOUGHT INTO CANTERLOT HIGH. ANOTHER SUCH EVENT WITH EXCITEMENT RAISED BY MAGIC WAS THE MUSICAL SHOWCASE ALSO KNOWN AS THE MANE EVENT, EVENTUALLY TURNED INTO A FULL-SPIRITED BATTLE OF THE BANDS. ANOTHER THING THAT RAISED OUR PRIZED SCHOOL'S REPUTATION WAS AN HONORARY STUDENT WHO COMES TO OUR SCHOOL ON OCCASIONS - TWILIGHT SPARKLE. THE PRINCESS OF THE FALL FORMAL AND LEAD SINGER OF THE WINNING BAND, SHE TAUGHT US EVERYTHING ABOUT BEING TOGETHER. NOW WE KNOW WHY WE LOST IN THE FRIENDSHIP GAMES - WE WERE DIVIDED. BUT NOW, TOGETHER, AS WONDERCOLTS, WE WILL WIN THE GAMES FOR SURE !"

'TWILIGHT ?' SUGARCOAT SAID. 'THIS ISN'T THE SHADOWBOLT.'INDIGO SAID.'LOOK AT THIS PICTURE. THE GIRL HERE DOESN'T WEAR GLASSES, OR A BUN, OR THE CRYSTAL PREP OUTFITS.''ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY THAT THERE ARE TWO TWILIGHTS ?' SOUR SWEET ASKED. 'I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.' SUNNY PICKED UP THE YEARBOOK. 'BUT ONE THING'S FOR SURE. CANTERLOT HAS SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T.' 'AND WE'RE GONNA GET IT !' LEMON PUNCHED HER FIST IN THE AIR. 

'PRINCIPAL ABACUS CINCH !' PRINCIPAL CINCH SHUDDERED. SOMEONE CALLS HER BY HER FULL NAME ONLY WHEN SOMETHINGS NOT RIGHT. 'WE HAVE TO TALK TO YOU.' SOUR SWEET SAID. AND SURPRISINGLY, THE GIRLS MET THEIR PRINCIPAL IN...... A DARK HALLWAY.

MEANWHILE...

TWILIGHT WAS ALONE IN A CORNER IN THE LIBRARY. SUDDENLY, SPIKE POPPED OUT OF HER BAG, 'YOU OKAY TWILIGHT ?'

TWILIGHT LOOKED DOWN AT HER AMULET.'YES SPIKE. IT'S JUST THAT...I CAN'T PUT MY FINGER ON THIS THING. HOW DID IT EVER COME AROUND MY NECK ?'

'UHH... TWILIGHT ? DO YOU HAVE SOME SORT OF AMNESIA OR SOMETHING ?'

FLASHBACK...

AFTER RETURNING FROM SCHOOL ON THAT DAY WHEN TWILIGHT WENT TO CHS AND SUNSET ALMOST CAUGHT HER AT THE PORTAL, TWILIGHT WENT TO HER STUDY AND KICKED OPEN THE DOOR. 'SPIKE ! SPIKE !' SHE CALLED OUT AS SHE SAT ON HER CHAIR. SPIKE POPPED OUT OF A TRASHCAN AND TROTTED TO TWILIGHT.SHE GIGGLED'THERE YOU ARE.' SPIKE JUMPED UPTO TWILIGHT AND LICKING HER FACE, HE SAT ON HER LAP.'THIS NOON'S FEEL TEST CONFIRMED IT SPIKE. WITH THIS DEVICE, I CAN TRACK DOWN AND STORE ALL THE BIZARRE ENERGY COMING OUT OF CANTERLOT HIGH !' SPIKE GROWLED. 'I KNOW YOU DIN'T LIKE ME GOING THERE. BUT I JUST COULDN'T WAIT.' TWILIGHT'S CHAIR WAS ON WHEELS, SO SHE SPUN AROUND TO ANOTHER TABLE ACROSS THE ROOM. 

'AND THEN, YOU WERE MUMBLING SOMETHING ABOUT EM FREQUENCIES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.'SPIKE CONCLUDED

TWILIGHT TOOK HER AMULET IN HER HAND.'SO... THE 'BIZARRE ENERGY' WAS ACTUALLY MAGIC ? SO.. CANTERLOT HIGH HAS MAGIC ? SOMETHING THAT'S NEXT TO... IMPOSSIBLE ?'

TWILIGHT NOTICED SUNSET GOING SOMEWHERE. SHE FOLLOWED HER TO THE FRONT YARD. TWILIGHT HID BEHIND A PILLAR AND WATCHED AS SUNSET WALKED TOWARDS THE FIVE OTHER RAINBOOMS, WHO WERE ALREADY THERE NEAR THE PORTAL.

'WHY'D YOU CALL US HERE ?' APPLEJACK ASKED.

'TO TELL THAT WE BETTER KEEP AN EYE ON THAT SHADOWBOLT TWILIGHT.'

'BUT WHY ?' PINKIE ASKED 

'BECAUSE I FIGURED IT OUT.' 

'FIGURED OUT WHAT ?' FLUTTERSHY ASKED

'THAT THE GIRL IN THE HOODIE WITH A MACHINE I SAW NEAR THE PORTAL THE OTHER DAY, WAS TWILIGHT !'

'WHAT ?!' ALL THE GIRLS SAID TOGETHER.

'YES. AND NOW THAT SHE'S ACTUALLY AT OUR SCHOOL. SHE COULD DO ANYTHING TO THE PORTAL. SHE COULD EVEN GO THROUGH IT AND THEN WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.'

'YES.' RAINBOW SAID.

'OK. SO WE'LL MEET TOMORROW MORNING AT THE PEP RALLY.' SUNSET LOOKED AT HER WATCH AND THE RAINBOOMS PARTED WAYS. TWILIGHT TURNED HER BACK TO THE PILLAR. 'SO THIS PLACE DOES HAVE MAGIC AFTER ALL !' SHE THOUGHT.