A Search For Something More

Chapter 5: The Day After The Vandalism

The Dazzlings have been arrested for vandalizing Canterlot High.

According to the article Caramel gave me, they attacked the school around the time I was at Octavia's concert before a couple of police officers were driving by and caught them. They also turned out to be the culprits of food and blankets stolen from homeless shelters over the past couple of weeks.

It's odd that they weren't exactly subtle about attacking the school or that they weren't attacking very late in the evening. They were caught around 7:30 ish, which was about an hour into Octavia's concert. Did they hate that they were defeated so much that they would recklessly attack without people noticing? I honestly thought the leader with the ginormous orange hair at least would be smarter than that.

Regardless, it's no surprise that come Monday morning, it was the talk of the school. I had just been dropped off by my mom to find whole groups of students outside looking at broken windows all over the school. The Dazzlings apparently even tried to break into the building because one of the side entrances of the school had a broken doorknob. The windows are covered with wooden boards and the entrance is blocked with yellow tape and two policemen standing guard. Before long, the bell rings and the policemen told us to come inside and go to class.

But seeing as we are high school teenagers, going inside the school doesn't stop us from still going crazy over it. Packs of students are standing around in the halls instead of heading to their first-period class, talking about it or reading news reports on their phones. Rumors are already spreading, saying things like the Dazzlings were drunk or on really messed up drugs or just wanted revenge. One sophomore boy claims that the reason they were trying to break in was to burn down the building from the inside. Even the student photographer, Photo Finish is moving back and forth around the halls with her camera and her entourage, Pixel Pizzaz and Violet Blurr, taking pictures of the damage. She keeps shouting something about capturing "the dark magic of pure terrorism" or something.

Yeah...twenty bucks says they are going to get sent to Vice Principle Luna's office and get chewed out good before the second period if they're lucky.

But for me? I just quietly head to my first class, merely observing what everyone else is doing as I go. I'm as shocked about this as everyone else, but I prefer to keep my thoughts to myself until I'm having lunch with Soarin and Caramel. I really can't take anyone else seriously while all they want to do is make ridiculous rumors about it. I mean really? The Dazzlings wanted to break in just to set a fire inside when they could easily do that outside? Sophomore kids are weird.

I make it to my first class, which is English with Ms. Cheerilee. I sit in my regular seat at the back of the classroom while students still mindlessly talk about the attack. Finally, with the final bell, Ms. Cheerilee shouts for us to settle down, though it takes a few tries before everyone was quiet.

But before she can get started on her lecture, however, Principal Celestia starts talking on the intercom.

Good morning students and staff, I would like to take a moment to discuss what happened at our school last night. I want to confirm that we do have several windows that have been broken and boarded up, and we would advise students to keep away from them for safety. Also, the back entrance has been broken in, so all outside gym/sports activities will have to exit the building from the front entrance. We know that you are as ecstatic about this, but we advise that you do not discuss this in social media. We have already seen students posting pictures and links on their MyStable and other social media as well as Photo Finish and her entourage taking pictures of the damage and has already had their equipment confiscated by Vice Principal Luna.