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// The Contenders Arrive 
// Story: Equestria Girls - Private Security Teams 
// by United States of Earth 
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With preparation for the Friendship Games between Canterlot High School and Crystal Prep Academy almost completed, and the games to start the following day, Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna felt proud of how their students put a lot of hard work into the preparations as they look around the school.

“It’s a beautiful sight, would you believe Luna?” Principal Celestia asked her sister.

“It truly is sister, though I do hope we won’t have anything like the Fall Formal or the Battle of the Bands, during the games” Vice Principal explained, knowing what became of the Fall Formal and the Battle of the Bands due to the magical interference and the abusive usage of it.

“And since you brought that up, I believe its time, we talk about what are going to do in regards to security” Principal Celestia tells her sister, as their smiles fade to concerned looks.





The two sisters return to Celestia’s office where they start their discussion in regards to security for the Friendship Games.

“Do you think it’s wise, to use them for the games?” Vice Principal Luna asked her sister, who was still trying to come up with a decision.

“That’s the thing, we won’t just have ours, but Dean Cadence told me that Principal Cinch is planning to bring hers along as her ‘Personal Bodyguards’ even if it’s really unnecessary to have all fifteen operatives, so if we use ours and theirs, we will have up to thirty active operatives, even though just five would be enough” Principal Celestia states but continues, “but I think if we just talk to our operatives and see what they think, I mean remember sister; every one of our operatives are going to become Special Forces after graduation”.

“Alright, let’s go see them” Vice Principal Luna tells her sister.

The two Principals, soon head to their bookcase and then activate a set of buttons to reveal an elevator, the two then enter and head down to CHS’s secret basement to talk to CHS’s ultimate secret.





(The next day)

The following day comes round and the Friendship Games are about to hit off as soon Crystal Prep Academy arrives, but Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna still have some concerns.

“Well, I’ve gotten word from our operatives that, they’ve talked to their respected operatives from CPA, and they said they’re already started making plans for security during the games” Vice Principal Luna tells her sister.

“I just hope they won’t use full lethal force, especially ours, since a lot of their futures all the same” Principal Celestia explained.

Soon Crystal Prep Academy arrives with at least two buses with their competitors and to Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna’s surprise, the buses were joined in formation were two Interim Fast Attack Vehicles (IFAV), and a two LAV-25 troop carriers.

As the Shadowbolts leave the bus, a few of them look at the military vehicles in confusion, and soon the Shadowbolts see armed operatives exit the vehicles.

“Alright guys, let’s go!” One of the Operatives shouts to the others.

“Come on, we don’t have all day!” Another Operative tells his comrades, as a few were forming up behind him.

The Shadowbolts were very surprised, but their focus got back onto the Friendship Games, as they were prepped to be escorted into the school by Vice Principal Luna and Dean Cadence, when Dean Cadence talks to the Operatives.

“Alright Security, be sure to meet up and make talks with your air support before joining us in the auditorium” Dean Cadence tells them and they respond by saluting her and nodding their heads.

Soon everyone else was enters the school, while operatives ran through their operations before being sent inside.





(CHS Auditorium)

The two schools contenders remained at bitter terms, despite Pinkie Pie’s work to get them to mingle, however before everyone could be dismissed, Cinch makes an announcement to everyone.

“As you know, you may have seen heavily armoured individuals outside, but to make sure you don’t make any ridiculous assumptions, they are Crystal Prep Academy’s private security team, and may I add the best in the state” she stated in her cold attitude, and soon on que the members of Crystal Prep Academy’s private security team enter the auditorium.

When they entered, everyone was shocked including the Shadowbolts as each and every one of them had full military equipment; military issue tactical vests and uniforms, Special Operation tactical helmets with some having night/thermal vison goggles and to top it all off, each one had military issue firearms, M4, M16A4, M249 Light Machine guns, three had HK417 on their backs and each of them with M9 sidearms in their holsters.

“As you can see, we at Crystal Prep take no nonsense when it comes to security and they are prepared for any situation” Cinch adds, however the security operatives don’t batter a look to her or the Shadowbolts.

“Do you actually believe you’re the only ones who have a security force?” Vice Principal Luna asked quite sharply, causing Principal Cinch and Dean Cadence to look surprised.

“Well I’m guessing they’re in for a surprise” Principal Celestia responds and pulls out a tactical radio from her pocket, “All operatives to the auditorium” she adds and just a second later, CHS’s version of the security teams enter, bearing the same equipment and firearms.

Everyone felt tense and scared, more so than Fluttershy who was hiding behind Rainbow Dash and Applejack, it was one thing to have a very bitter rivalry between schools, but this was out of the ordinary to have militarised operatives taking part, some felt a massive firefight would emerge, however any of those thoughts the students would have went out of the door, when one of the operatives from the CHS security team did the following.

“YO! Where’s my Frogman?!” the lead CHS security operatvive asked with his arms out, walking towards the CPA Security team.

“Right here brother!” one of the CPA Operative returns and embraces the hug as the two operatives chuckled.

The CHS operative breaks the hug and continued the bright atmosphere, “Great to see you man! How you boys handling it?” he asked the CPA operatives.

“Doing well brother, good to see more Team guys here” the CPA operative responded while the other security operatives kept up the same friendly atmosphere as they all welcomed each other.

This shocked everyone; shouldn’t they hate each other, cause of their school backgrounds? But they all remained friendly with each other. But who was shocked the most was Principal Cinch, who was not very happy.

“What is this?! I will not have my security force be tainted by your hoodlums!” Cinch barked.

But the lead operative from CPA responds with one very striking response “You can’t taint what’s already been tainted Cinch”.

The entire auditorium was shocked, everyone felt the anger boiling in Cinch, but the security operatives showed no signs of fear or regret.

“All CPA operatives report to your posts immediately!” Cinch demanded, but all of the CPA operatives didn’t move an inch.

“Sorry Principal, but the Security Act of 2004 states that the host school Team Leader takes command of arriving security forces, and I’m sure as Principal you would know that” the lead CPA operatives continued defying the Principal of CPA.

“Security Personnel, please let’s be reasonable here, as Principal she does have full authority over the security team” Dean Cadence states, hoping to ease the hostile tension between the anger filled Cinch and the defying Security Operatives.

“With all due respect Cadence, they no longer take orders from her, they’re in my world now, so I’ll tell them where they’ll go” The lead CHS operatives states.

Soon on that note, the lead CHS operative leads his fellow operatives and the CPA operatives out of the auditorium.

“Um well, as soon we get the all clear from the operatives, we’ll begin the Academic Decathlon!” Principal Celestia announces nervously.

As the students left the auditorium, Rainbow Dash and the Rainbooms felt worried, sure they were experienced in handing magical related incidents, but this was something new on a major level.

“Any of you know what that was all about?” Rainbow Dash asked.

“I wouldn’t have a clear idea sugercube” Applejack responds.

“I say we find out who they are!” Rainbow Dash states wile

“Uh.. Rainbow Dash, don’t the games start soon?” Fluttershy timidly asked.

“Yeah Dashie, shouldn’t we be prepare for baking?!” Pinkie asked loudly.

“You all heard Principal Celestia, the games won’t start until those operatives gives us the go ahead, so until then, we’ll have plenty of time to find out who or what they are!” Rainbow claimed.

However Sunset Shimmer, who was being more quite than Fluttershy, gets a text from Flash Sentry who just writes ‘If you want to know who they are, go to the library’.

‘How would you know about them, Flash?’ Sunset wondered but decides to take his advice, “I think a good place should be the library, there should be something there we could find about them” She states, and the other agreed, soon the Rainbooms head to the library, however what no one knew is that Sunset had a past with these Operatives.