//------------------------------// // Chapter Six // Story: Starswirl Academy // by FlashWantingToBreakFree //------------------------------// Twilight awoke to the sound of music. Pinkie had her phone out, and was blasting some song. "Pinkie!" Yelled Twilight. "Yeeeessssss Twilight?" Asked Pinkie innocently, batting her eyelashes. "Turn it down!" Demanded Twilight. "Turn it off!" Shouted Rainbow. "Gee, gee, okay guys, sheez." Pinkie sighed, rolling her eyes. "It's 6 in the morning, Pinkie! For goodness sakes." Rainbow Dash mumbled into her pillow. "I need to get up." Yawned Applejack. "So early? Classes don't start until like, 9!" Rainbow Dash gasped, turning over and staring at her friend. "There's a race today, I told you. Canteen opens early for us, and then we do training. Then we race." Applejack replied, getting out of her things. "Only for a race?" Asked Twilight. "It's an important race. It happens once every year." Applejack replied. "We had one like that at my old school." Rainbow Dash replied. "Same in my school." Twilight replied. "That's because it's against all the schools in Equestria. If we win, we get a load of money!" Applejack grinned in excitement. "I hope you do well, Applejack!" Twilight smiled at her friend, and Applejack smiled back, needing the encouragment. She was nervous, and wanted to do her school proud. "I want to race!" Complained Rainbow Dash. "They only let the fastest on the team." Applejack replied. "Hey! I beat you in a race yesterday!" Rainbow Dash growled. Applejack laughed. "I'm just teasing. You can come with me if you want. We'll maybe let you on the team. One of the runners hurt themselves yesterday because they climbed on the janitors ladder and went on the roof. They fell off." Applejack explained. "Ouch." Twilight winced as if she could feel the pain. "She's lucky she even survived." "Indeed." Applejack nodded. Fluttershy whimpered and opened an eye. "Sorry sugarcube. Did we wake ya up?" Asked Applejack. Fluttershy nodded sleepily and Applejack apologized and told the others to quieten down. Pinkie Pie was already asleep, and snoring heavily. Applejack pulled on a red hoodie and grey shorts, and Rainbow Dash the same. They both put on their Nike trainers, and set off. "Good luck!" Whispered Twilight, not wanting to wake Fluttershy again. Applejack and Rainbow Dash smiled at Twilight. "Thanks." Whispered Rainbow Dash, to Twilight's surprise, and she shut the door. Twilight snuggled down again, and couldn't seem to sleep. Usually the cause of this was because she was thinking too much, but she wasn't even thinking. She just couldn't sleep. So she got out of bed and made it up, and went for a shower. She changed into her uniform, and brushed her teeth and combed her hair. She looked very smart! Shutting the bathroom door, she looked at Fluttershy, then walked towards the door and looked at Pinkie snoring. She giggled, and walked out of the dorm. She saw Sorain outside, and for once he was walking. He saw Twilight, and looked confused. Sorain waited for her, and asked her something. "Are you on the runners team?" He asked. "No." Twilight replied, and then she giggled at the thought. "Just imagine me running!" "Yeah, I couldn't see you running." Sorain replied seriously, without a single chuckle. "Are you?" Asked Twilight. "Am I what?" Asked Sorain. "Running." Twilight replied. "Well duh!" Sorain replied. "I'm on Equestria's most famous track team!" Twilight was silent. He musn't of been that famous, because she'd never heard of a Sorain on the Wonderbolt track team. "Are you new?" Asked Twilight. "To the Wonderbolts? Yes. I joined yesterday. But I'm still on it." Sorain replied. "Okay." Twilight cut off the whole conversation, and Sorain took the note that she didn't want to speak anymore, and he turned the other way and started walking to the Food Court. Twilight looked at her watch and it was half 6. She wanted to check on Rarity, but wasn't sure if she'd be awake. So she went to the library instead, and decided she would check on Rarity later. "I'm so glad they let me on the team!" Rainbow Dash grinned, then she added "Or else you would of failed. Rainbow Dash is No. 1 racer!" "Yeah right." Scoffed some ugly girl. She was a bright light blue, and had light orange and yellow hair, and her eyes were yellow too. "I'm the fastest." She grinned evily, and took her hand out of her purple hoodie. "Name's Lightning Dust." Rainbow Dash looked at the girl. She had blinding yellow shorts on, and bright purple trainers. Cheap trainers. Rainbow Dash looked at her and scoffed, because Rainbow Dash knew she was fastest! Applejack, however, shook the girls hand right away. "Applejack." Applejack introduced herself. "Rainbow Dash." Muttered Rainbow. A very pale light brown boy with dark brown spikey hair came to them. He smiled and shook his head. "If you guys think you're the fastest, you're utterly wrong." Rainbow Dash scoffed. "You think you're the fastest?" "No, not me." The boy replied, and he pointed over to a yellow girl, with fire coloured hair, and Rainbow Dash and Lightning Dust both stared at her, their mouths in the shape of an 'o'. "That's Spitfire!" Gasped Lightning Dust. "Ohmygosh!" Rainbow Dash whispered, like it would be her last speech ever. "Yup. She's gonna win the race. And my school will win!" The boy grinned. "Humph, doubt it. Me and AJ here, we're gonna win the race, and Starswirl Academy will get the prize!" Rainbow Dash smiled doubtfully, putting her arm around Applejack's shoulders in a sporty way, however she managed to do that. "Nope. We'll win, with Spitfire on our team, Cloudy Hall will win for sure!" The boy grinned. "You're from Cloudsdale?" Asked Rainbow Dash. "Well yeah." The boy laughed. "How could I have not noticed Spitfire in my own school!?" Rainbow Dash exclaimed. "She only joined this semester. Like me." The boy grinned. "I'm Crescent Moon." "Rainbow Dash." Rainbow Dash replied. She didn't like this guy. "Lightning Dust." Lightning Dust smiled. "Applejack." Applejack smiled too. "What's going on then?" Asked Sorain. "Oh... hey, Sorain." Grinned Rainbow Dash. "Hey... Rainbow... um... Rainbow Flash?" Sorain stuttered. "Rainbow Dash." She corrected him. "Crescent Moon! My bro!" Sorain fist bumped him, and spotted Spitfire. "I need to talk to Spitfire about Wonderbolt practice." "You're in the Wonderbolts?" Gasped Rainbow Dash. "You bet ya! Joined yesterday!" Grinned Sorain, and he walked over to Spitfire, Crescent Moon followed him. "Damn! A wonderbolt!" Rainbow Dash smiled. "Take it you want to be a wonderbolt?" Asked Lightning Dust. "I sure do!" Rainbow Dash grinned. "We share the same dream." Spitfire told her. "Now, I'm gonna get some grub." And with that, she flounced off. "Good morning, Rarity!" Doctor Red Heart smiled, opening the curtians. Rarity mumbled something and opened her eyes. "What did you say?" Asked the doctor. "Good morning." Rarity mumbled again, but the doctor heard her this time. "How are you feeling today?" Asked Doctor Red Heart. "Alright..." Muttered Rarity. "That's good." Smiled the doctor. "Can I brush my hair?" Asked Rarity. "I don't think you can sit up just yet, Rarity. I'll brush it for you." The doctor grabbed the brush and started brushing Rarity's hair. Rarity noticed she was only brushing up to her mid neck area. "Can you brush the bottom too?" Asked Rarity bluntly. "I did." The doctor replied. "What?!" Rarity gasped, and she tried to sit up. "No, no! Don't you will hurt yourself!" The doctor cried, and she softly lay Rarity down again. "Let me see my hair!" Rarity demanded. Doctor Red Heart got out a mirror and showed Rarity her face. Rarity wanted to scream, but she was unable. She was too shocked. Her hair was only halfway down her neck, and as if that wasn't scary enough, her face was covered in scars. Rarity shook her head and a tear fell down her cheek. "It isn't that bad Rarity." The doctor smiled, wiping the tear away. "That's because you're pretty. Your light pink hair and bright white skin." Rarity sighed and rolled over. "I'm going back to sleep." Doctor Red Heart sighed and left Rarity to sleep. Until two visitors came 2 seconds after. "May we see Rarity?" Asked a fimiliar voice. "Twilight?" Mumbled Rarity, speaking to herself yet again. She rolled over and perked her head up, and sure enough, it was Twilight... along with Sweetie Belle! "Rarity!" Squealed Sweetie Belle, and she hugged her sister close. Everyone was amused and busy, apart from Pinkie and Fluttershy, who were sleeping, and then classes started. Twilight's day was pretty good, she had all her best subjects. The best thing about it, was that due to the English room's leak on the top floor (it was still being worked on, but everywhere else was fine now), she had a lesson in the library! Today was a good day. "And we have a winner!" Yelled a funny looking man. "Damn it!" Yelled Lightning Dust, throwing her water bottle on the ground. "Well done!" Applejack smiled. "That was pretty good.... Rainbow Dash." Sorain grinned. "It was indeed." Spitfire smiled. Rainbow Dash spun round, and spotted her role model, right there. Right infront of her face. Today was a good day. Applejack smiled at Rainbow Dash and Spitfire. She was glad that the school had left Rainbow Dash on the team. Spitfire almost won, and Lightning Dust nearly did too. If she hadn't of been on the team, they would of lost. But they won! Today was a good day. Fluttershy had been assigned to animal duty in her science class, and she couldn't of been more happy. She had been smiling all day, taking care of this fluffy bunny would be so much fun! She had called him angel, because he had acted so wonderfully when he was having his tail fluffed. Today was a good day. Pinkie Pie had been promoted to chief party planner! She got to plan all the parties! And with the Autumn Stem coming up, she would be able to plan it all! This was going to be the best school dance ever! Today was a good day. Rarity was ugly. It was official. She would be mocked forever, and would never get a date for the Autumn Stem. She wasn't a very nice person, so nobody would go for personality. This is why she depended on her looks. And she was ugly. Horrible. A monster girl. And to make it worse, he visited again. Starswirl. He had only looked at her and grinned, he actually called her lucky. But then he left. Today was a bad day.