//------------------------------// // State Intervention // Story: Ever wonder what happened in that altenate Equestria High School Uninverse? I did. // by Uncle Knot //------------------------------// The state vehicle pulled into the school yard. The driver – Miss Harsh Whiny – was already annoyed at the relatively long drive out to this school from the state capital. Her assistant sitting next to her in the passenger seat – Miss Coco Pommel – reviewed out loud all the key factors regarding this ‘incident’. As deputy director of the state department of education, Miss Whiny had been acting as her own boss for as long as she could remember. Her ‘boss’, the director was always a political appointment chosen by the state legislature. Whoever got that job would either be a complete doofuss she could ignore or smart enough to differ to her experience. Miss Whiny liked being in the driver’s seat, she liked being in control. Her first stop was the school office where she was greeted by Principal Celestia. Miss Harsh Whiny explained that she was just here on a friendly visit at the suggestion of the local school board. Principal Celestia reluctantly agreed that she could meet with the ‘vocational eager beavers’ involved with the reconstruction. Celestia ushered Miss Whiny and Miss Pommel into Vice Principal Luna’s office. There Miss Whiny dropped her friendly façade and started explaining how using Sunset Shimmer and her friends to do the reconstruction work were against the law and several child labor ordnances. In addition, Miss Whiny pointed out that all school construction had to be done by a ‘licensed contractor’. And finally Miss Whiny was not at all convinced that Sunset and her friends had any intention of pursuing a vocational trade in stone & mortar. Sunset Shimmer responded, “First that the ‘work’ involved was actually an artistic expression of the students to beautify the school and did not involve ‘quid pro quo’ or pay and therefore was exempted by state worker regulations. Secondly, we are indeed being supervised by a licensed contractor (Snail’s dad). And thirdly, that while doing stone & mortar work might not be our chosen profession, it does strengthen our team work skills and partnerships, two useful talents that will help us in our future endeavors” “Well said Miss Shimmer” said Harsh Whiny “but it still doesn’t explain how this happened. We must bring in a state building inspector and certify that the entire school is sound. We may have to close the school while we do this.” The room grew very quiet. “Would this have anything to do with the dimensional doorway in the base of the statue?” asked Miss Pommel “YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT?!” exclaimed Sunset, Twilight and several others “Does that mean ‘yes’?” asked Coco Pommel “Well, yes” “Very well” said Miss Harsh Whiny “a state building inspector will not be needed. Thank you for your cooperation in this investigation. We understand how these cross dimensional gateways can produce collateral damage."