> My Little Pony Equestria Girls - Halo Warzone > by GundamBrony > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Prologue - Watchers > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- A thunderstorm can be heard at the Canterlot High as the Friendship Games begin the final event as students cheering for their respective teams. As the match begin to start soon, two girls were pitted each other from their respective teams as the three principals begin explaining the final match : capture the flag. Hasbro Unknown to all, at the rooftop of the school, a tall figure was watching the events silently as an invisible force field shield around it holding what to look like a sniper weapon. He use a scope of his helmet as it scans the girls listed as : SUNSET SHIMMER, RARITY, APPLEJACK, FLUTTERSHY, PINKIE PIE, and TWILIGHT SPARKLE. Then a exclamation sign appeared on the helmet's visor as he view the amulet that Twilight got as the screen said 'UNKNOWN ENERGY'. Microsoft Studios He press something on his helmet and speak "Commander, I got on visual on the seven targets. Looks like they're begin the final match." "Roger that, Joker. Record what you can of this event. We're going to need all the proof we need." "Yes sir." With that, he crouch down and press something on the forehead and begin recording the events. At a darkened room, multiple screens were showed of the event as a man wearing a uniformed with a bull medal was watching them as the screen shows a magical surge transformed one of the contestant into a demon-like being and begin open tears to other dimension. 343 Industries "Sir, that unknown energy transform her into a demon like being and begin opening high energy like portals." Joker said. "Take a snapshot of the portals." the figure said. "Yes sir." Joker's helmet zoomed in and begin taking snapshots of the portals. After taking the last one, he press on the com link. "Ok, all portal snapshots are transfer to base for further investigation, sir." Presents "Good, remained on standby until further orders and keep recording of the events." the figure said. "Yes sir." As he resume his position, watching the event unfolds. The figure watches too as the two girls now as winged like beings battling each other as he scratch his chin furrowed his eyebrows as the yellow girl overcome the demon like girl and turned back to normal by a pillar of light. After that, he smiled at this. "Sir, all events recording are now transferring to base." Joker said. "Good, you better return to base. Head to the LZ for a Pelican pick up." the figure said. "Yes sir." Joker said as he got up and headed out of the school and into the coordinates of the LZ. At the darkened room, the figure sighed as a door opened revealing another figure as the figure saluted him. "Good to see you again, Chief." he said without glancing at the figure. "How are you feeling?" "Green, sir." he said with a machine like tone. "I meant mentally. You really taken the mantle of becoming him being serious." the figure said. "It's my job to make sure his legacy will not be in vain." he said. "Well, keep up the great work." the figure said. "At ease." As the covers are up, the figure reveals to be a armored like solider almost taller than normal human with armors attached to his body and a helmet with a golden visor. On the body, etchings markings was seen with the right a star shaped with wings on top and the other an code number '117'. "Your teammate Joker is coming back from his recon mission. Once he does, I need you and the rest of your teammates to meet me at command deck for briefing on the next mission." "Yes sir." he said saluting once more. "Dismissed." he also saluting him as Chief heading out. "Oh, and Chief?" the green armored solider stopped and looked at him. "I'm certain the original one would be honored of you becoming him." As a nod from him, he headed out as while looking at the clear sky, a sinister smile crept on his face as he pulled from his uniform a red shard as one glance at this, a dark red energy was seen on his eyes. "Now to begin the grand plan........" My Little Pony Equestria Girls - Halo Warzone > Chapter 1 - The Invitation > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canterlot High School 3 Months after the Friendship Games As students heading towards the building, things have been pretty normal since after the Friendship Games. From a princess came to this school and dethroned a mean bully girl who turned into her crazy she-demon form, to three beautiful but dangerous and evil girls brainwashed all of the students into hating and battling them until the reformed Sunset Shimmer and Princess Twilight stop them, and finally, facing a school rival, the Shadowbolts from Crystal Prep, with a student who reassemble the Princess trying to discover the magic and pressured by the Crystal Prep to use the magic resulting in her turning her into another she-demon which Sunset able to use the magic to stop her rampage and now Human Twilight now transfer to Canterlot High. With the Friendship Games ended, the students and faculty now focus on getting ready for the winter season to come. With things finally calming down and no magic surprise pop out yet, the students continue doing their normal life before the winter break started. As the bell rang, all of the students were dismissed as the Rainbooms came out of their respective classes. They want to headed to the music room to do another band practice. "Oh yeah, just a few more days, and it's winter break!" Rainbow said, smiling. "You said it. Can't believe just four weeks left to go!" Applejack expressed, amazed. "I'll say, time really sure goes fast when you at least expected, consider what happened so far." Rainbow said. "Yeah" Fluttershy nodded "I can't wait to spent time with my family on the holidays." "Me too! And I know what I'm going to do on the break!" Pinkie Pie squealed hopping. "Let me guess, a winter break party?" Sunset asked. "Not just any winter break party silly, a Super Duper Amazing Winter Party!!!" Pinkie replied as the girls rolled their eyes at their pink friend's love of parties as they imagine how Pinkie's parties goes. "Consider how big your parties get every time, I think we can imagine how it goes." Applejack said. "Well, at least we can finally get another rest from another fight against powers of evil magic." Rarity said. "I can't stand seeing the wears and tears of my wardrobe and it took weeks to get them back to the way it was." "I know Rarity, but still, there's bound to be magical stuff popping up into this world at anytime without a warning." Sunset said as the others nodded in agreement. "Speaking of magical stuff, where's Twilight?" Rainbow asked. "Right here." a voice spoken as a girl with a blue and pink dress appeared with glasses on and a ponytail. "Sorry for taking too long. I just had to get Spike back into my bag after class is done. Don't want to get into trouble for bringing pets in school building." She unzipped her bag as Spike popped up his head. "Whew! Finally get some air. This bag is stuffy." Spike said. "Well now that we're here, we better get ready to our band practice." Rainbow said as Sci-Twilight following them to the music hall. "So any words from um, well, the other me from Equestria?"Sci-Twilight asked as Sunset open her journal. "Well, she's doing some important meetings in Canterlot. Said that she'll be done for the day." Sunset said as Sci-Twilight nodded then looking away. "You okay?" Sunset asked. "Yeah, just still little surprised that I'm princess of that world fulled of colored ponies and she helping out with you and the others before I got here." "Twilight, I understand that, but no matter what, even if Princess Twilight got her problems back on Equestria, we'll always need you." Sunset said as Sci-Twilight nodded. Then as the girls reached the music room, they can hear noise of that's loud across the room. "Fire Team Osiris! The light is green." a unknown voice was heard as a machine noise was heard as well as an orchestra music too. "Fire Team Osiris?" Pinkie asked. "What the hay is going on here?" Applejack exclaimed as the girls open the door, four pre-teens were holding game controls with a console system attached to the computer as they watching at the screen, a movie like video game. "Sweetie Belle? Scootaloo? Applebloom?" Applejack said as the CMC turned and wave at the girls "What are three doing here in the music room?" " Our new friend, Button Mash won a Xbox One Console system with the Limited Collector of this new game so we decided to try it out in the music room." Applebloom said as she handled a game cover as the girls looked at it. "'Halo 5 Guardians'?" Applejack read it "What the hay is that?" Rainbow facepalmed and groaned "Ugh, just one of those Halo games that all gamers are excited about." "You know this Rainbow?" Sunset asked. "Know it? I heard a bunch of times from Cloudsdale Junior High School that Halo is one of the most popular games in the Xbox games with this 'massive multiplayer online' games, 'beautiful environment', and bunch of stuff! And to be honest, it drive me crazy about those kinds of video games." Rainbow explained. "I never like those kinds of games. Just holding a gun and shooting at innocent creatures really scared me." Fluttershy said. "Shh! Quiet! Here it comes!" Button Mash said as the girls watched as four armored like humans skydiving as one of them yelled "Contact!" Then the girls cringed at seeing at this sight : those four armored like human shooting their guns at the aliens while running down the slopes of the snowy mountains as a huge alien ship crashed down on the mountain as those four armored like humans running down to a cliff then the screen showed a first person view as one of the armored humans rammed into a alien then the first person grabbed a energy like sword and stabbed onto the alien's neck then facing against a crowd of aliens, a wreckage dropped down on them. To Sunset, she never seen those kind of violence before in video games. In fact, she never seen so much in her entire life. As for the others, Pinkie and Rarity felt disturbed at this while Fluttershy hid behind Rainbow while she had a bored tone, as for Sci-Twilight and Applejack, they also have the same expression as Pinkie and Rarity. "Okay girls, follow my lead." Button Mash said as the CMC move the controls, controlling each of their respective armored humans. As the girls watched them shooting at the aliens while performed tactics like those in the military, Sweetie Belle pound on the ground, sending the aliens flying away while Scootaloo healed Applebloom as Button Mash firing his weapons on the enemy turret while picking up weapons from fallen enemies. "Scootaloo, take aim at the Prometheus Solider. Applebloom, long range support. Sweetie Belle, your with me. We're going to charged at them." Button Mash said as the CMC nodded as Scootaloo use a riffle like weapon and shot down the Prometheus Solider while Applebloom climb up and fire at incoming enemies as Button Mash rammed one of the aliens too while Sweetie Belle smacked another too. Then as they advanced to another location, more of the aliens came as they continue shooting at them and so forth. After what to appear to be a few minutes, Rarity decided to end this. "All right, that's enough of this barbaric nonsense." She reached through the Xbox One and turned it off. "Aw, c'mon! Why did you just turned it off?!" Sweetie Belle complained. "This is the first level of the game!" "Because we want to use the music room to do some band practice. You can continue playing this 'Halo' game by tomorrow but right now, you girls need to do your homework." Rarity said as the CMC groaned while helping Button Mash putting the Xbox One back into the box and leave the band room. "Well, that was interesting to watched." Spike said as the girls getting ready to start their band practice. At the principal office, Principal Celestia was doing some paper works. While flipping through stacks of papers and writing on them, she flipped to one particular photo as she set the other stacks down, the photo shows one particular student, having a black messy hair, tan skin, and polo shirt with kahki pants. Underneath of it, a big borderline read as 'Missing' and 'Have you seen me?' She sighed as her memories flashback to that particular day where that student used to come here before the magical events happened. Flashback At Canterlot High School, a student was lying on his back gazing at the azure sky as Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna looking at him. "Are you okay? Your friends are worried about you." Principal Celestia asked. "I'm fine, just waiting for him to come home." he replied. "You mean your father, correct?" Vice Principal Luna asked as both sisters sat down with him. "Yeah, he's been gone for 10 years since he return to the army to stop an war happening on another country. This year, he promise me that he'll come back from the army on my birthday." he said. "You really miss him." Principal Celestia said. "More than you know." he replied. "I'm certain he'll come. He always make his promise, Valor Star." Vice Principal Luna reassure him. **(Time Skip)** At the news announcement, Principal Celestia and Vice Prinicpal Luna were shocked that Valor Star's father, Honor Medal, was K.I.A. (killed in action) as he was deeply crushed by the loss as both principals hugged him along with his mother and sister too while shedding so much tears. After a memorial service, another news that Valor Star went missing just after a few weeks ago as principal tried to call the police but so far nothing. The same thing happened as similar events happened to other schools including Crystal Prep as more students went missing after Valor Star. Flashback end "Valor Star....... where are you?" she place her hand on the picture as a knock was heard as she wiped her tears and place the photo on her drawers of the desk. "Come in." As the door open, Vice Principal Luna came in with a clipper on her left hand. "Sister, we about to get ready to go home soon. Are the paperworks almost done?" "Huh? Oh, right." Principal Celestia handed the work to her "Here, all of them done." She flipped through the pages as she nodded then she saw something nagged Principal Celestia. "Something wrong, Celesita?" "No, I'm fine." "I know that you're lying, sister. " Principal Celestia turned away as Vice Principal Luna grab a chair and sat down. "Is it him you're thinking about?" She nodded "It's been 5 years since he's went missing along with other missing students from other schools. His mother and sister may have doing their daily lives but they still grievance of his disappearance even though they tried to move on. I really miss him." "I know, me too, sister. If we only know what happened to him and the other students........." Vice Principal Luna said as both gave each other a hug. Unknown Location Inside of a landing bay, a Pelican landed as the bay door open, Joker came out as the Commander walked towards him as Joker salute him. "At ease, Joker. Your teammates are at the commanding bay. Come." he nodded as he follow him to the commanding bay where 5 other armored humans were waiting for him. One is the familiar green armored person, Chief, while the other one, have a white and blue stripe armor, each asymmetrical from right being bulky to left being somewhat, with a helmet that have a blue visor that angle around it in hexagon like shaped and a metal part covered the other one. The second one colored in red and have a circular helmet with a gold visor like the Chief, only covered half of the helmet as the armors are symmetrical than the others. The third one, being grey all around, had a helmet almost like Chief but only with the blue visor being rectangular like shaped as the armors from all around, having triangular shaped to it. The final one, the brown one, having a similar shaped to the grey armored person but the helmet having a unique to all others. It has a large triangle shaped flow to the top of the helmet as the orange visor has three cameras angle together, as it closed down to the rectangular shaped following the shaped of the human's chin. As for the armor, it has those of similar build to the Chief with the exception of the legs and shoulder armors have bulky like shaped pauldrons. Each of them have different symbols on their chest armors like the Chief only with different numbers from '112-116'. "So having fun time being like a phantom, Joker?" the brown armored human, in masculine tone, joked. "What do you think?" Joker said "I never like being the silent type. That's Ghost's job." The white one, Ghost, turned to Joker said in a feminine tone "You should try to enjoy being silent for once. It could be helpful to our advantage." "Enough." Chief ordered them as the three quiet down then turned to the commander "Go ahead, Commander." "All right, now let's begin." he press a few buttons on the screen as a hologram showed videos of the events happened from the Fall Formal to the Battle of the Bands and the Friendship Games. "On July 16, 2013, three strange anomalies appeared on the school, Canterlot High School at certain events from the Fall Formal," a camera video shows a red and fiery demon fighting six girls and a rainbow tornado shot up in the sky before screen went static "to the Battle of the Bands", another camera showed the same six girls now with a new girl unleashing another anomalies creating an winged unicorn and blasted three aquatic like horses into pieces "and now, the Friendship Games." another one shows the same event that Joker recorded as the video shows dimensional rifts tears around the school. "Commander, what are those tears?" the red person asked. "Those are dimensional rifts, Dead Eye." the Commander replied "The strange anomalies from the Friendship Games happened when this girl release the unknown energy and being corrupted as a result of being exposed to the large amount of energy." "However, this other girl, able to counter it using that same power to close the rifts and defeat the demon girl, freeing from the corrupted energy she's exposed to." After the video shows the battle between two students with wings, the hologram turned off. "So what you suggested you want us to do?" the silver one asked. "Consider how Canterlot High have these strange energies and whatever those girls did, asking them will be out of the question." "That's when our missions start, Cogs." With that the Commander begin speaking the six armored humans as once of them agreed, the Commander leave the commanding bay with the six armored humans. "Let's go. We need to prepare ourselves for the mission." Chief ordered though some heard of his changed tone. "You okay?" Joker asked as Chief turned and silently nodded before heading out with the others following him too. Canterlot High School The next morning, the girls finished their science class as the bells rang, they started walking towards the cafeteria. "Man, I can't believe that Mr. Discord want us to do a quick project on chaos history before the start of winter break!" Rainbow groaned. "And I haven't even know of those stuff!" "It isn't that all bad. At least we can choose which history and theory we want." Fluttershy said which Rainbow rolled her eyes. "Really, Rainbow? You need to pay attention to those otherwise, you might get left behind." Rarity said. "I can't help it! You know all of those science really making my head hurt that only eggheads can know those." Rainbow realize this as she turned to both Sunset and Sci-Twilight "Uh, no offensive." "None taken." both replied. "Science isn't that hard, Rainbow." Sci-Twilight said "It just fulled of hypothesis, theories, and the knowledge of the world." "All the more reason why my head hurts on these knowledge." Rainbow groaned. "How about this? After lunch, I'll tutor you at the library." Sci-Twilight offered "I used to tutored other students back at Crystal Prep. I got the notes about the today's lesson." "Well, all right." Rainbow said as while girls continue walking, Sci-Twilight bump into someone as she was knock on the floor, with her glasses drop down. "Twilight, you okay?" Pinkie and the others help her up. "Yeah I'm fine. But where are my glasses?" She said as she pawned on the floor, trying to find her glasses. "Here, miss." a male voice handled her glasses from the floor as Twilight grasp it and put it back on. Once her vision is clear, she got a clear look at the mysterious accidental assailant : he was a full grown adult, being older than Principal Celestia, Vice Principal Luna, and Principal Cinch, with a white uniform with medals on the color shirt indicated that he belong into the army and a name badge is listed 'Iron Will'. He also have a black briefcase on the right. "Are you okay miss?" he asked. "Yeah, I'm sorry if I bump into you." Sci-Twilight replied. "It's okay, miss. I'm looking for the Principal's Office. Can you show me where it is?" "Oh just through the next hallway and it should be on the third door right." Sunset said. "Thanks." With that, he walked to the direction that Sunset described, leaving the girls wonder of the unknown person. As the principals begin working on the paperworks, a knock was heard from the door. KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK "Come in." Principal Celestia called out as Commander Iron Will open the door. "It's been too long, Celestia." Commander Iron Will said. "Commander Iron Will, haven't seen you a bit since you moved from Canterlot High." Principal Celestia said, having a furrowed expression "How's things going after you left?" "Oh, things pretty busy with my students working hard." Commander Iron Will replied. "'Your students'?" Vice Principal Luna asked. "Correct, for my own academy of course." he laid the briefcase as he open it, he handle stacks of papers "And I got a special event coming up and I want your school to participate with it. The Crystal Prep is also invited to participate too." He handle a flyer as the principal read this flyer, it shows an illustration of three armored humans holding guns on each sides as an neon blue light letters read : You're school is chosen to participate in our first event of paintball games, HALO : WARZONE! Located at Iron Will Solider Academy, face against five branch teams and get the chance to fight against I.W.S.A. proud team, Charlie Horse. Don't Miss out! "A paintball game?" Principal Celestia looking uninterested "Thanks but no thanks, we don't want our students to participate in those kinds of activity." "Beside, we already held up the Friendship Games 3 months ago with the Crystal Prep, so we need to rest from it." Vice Principal Luna added. However Commander Iron Will haven't falter from it as he continue speaking "I see that you're not interesting in it. Well, what if I told you that I know where the missing students are?" That caught their attention as Principal Celestia stand up in shocked "Wait you know what happened to them?!" "If your school can participate in it and win it, then I'll tell you." Commander Iron Will turned away and glance at them. "How we know that it isn't some kind of trick?" Vice Principal Luna asked. "Perhaps this will convinced you." He gave a yearbook to them before leaving as Principal Celestia open the books and turned the page, it shows him in his young age with a group of students, then as their eyes widened : each of the students bear resemblance to the missing students including her dear student. "Valor Star......" she whispered. At night time, as the school was closed for the night, everything was silence as crickets was chirping. Then three invisible figures moved quickly as quietly, behind the walls as an invisible force field shield them then as the reached the statue, where the portal located, turned off the invisible force field, revealing three more armored figures in grey. Each of them bore almost the exact helmets but distinguished in their color stripes on top of their helmets and armors along with their color visors and different armors on chest, shoulders, wrist, and knee pads. Each of them bore the same symbol of a banshee like design with word design read : Spectre. The green visor armored person open up a com link "Sir, we reached the designated point." "Roger that, proceed Operation : Unlock." Commander Iron Will's voice was heard from the com link as the red visor set a pack near to the portal as pressing on the keyboards, a smaller device connect to the portal as the portal begin to ripple until a purple portal appeared. "Commander, the portal is open temporary. We got 10 minutes to keep it open before it close it down." The green visor person reported. "Copy that, Camo. Proceed with Phase - 2." Commander Iron Will replied "Gather as much of the mysterious energy as you can and get the hell out of there." With that, all three of them enter the portal leaving the device with the timer read : 9:58 Equestria, Princess Twilight's Castle In the library of Princess Twilight's castle, the portal to the human dimension is still intact in the dark as things have pretty gone normal after Princess Twilight and her friends deal with an 'interdimensional time loop' by a certain pony. Then the portal begin to spark a few magic as a purple portal open up as the three armored figures came out, remained the same. Each of them check the area as they moved quietly, holding their weapons for any sign of life but so far none. "Area's clear." the red one quietly replied. "Good, now we need to gather the energy from this dimension." Camo replied setting another device down. "But how we know where to find it? By my guess, this is a library. So there's bound to be somebody here like a night guard." the clear visor asked. "With this, Shadow. The Artemis." Camo showed him a device as he strapped it down on the right wrist. Then as the device operated, a scanner was shown as a white dot bleeping. "Follow me and stay quiet." The others nodded as they exited out of the library, each of them checked the corners as they follow the scanner to where it stopped at this location. As they nodded, they open the door silently as they enter to a throne room. "This must be it." Camo said as he follow the scanner to the exact point at the middle as he set the same device from the one back at the statue, the machine open up as the throne rooms begin to covered in different auras : lavander, cyan, orange, pink, purple, and light yellow as all of them begin to be sucked in the device. Meanwhile at the lower corner of the room, Spike twist and turned on his basket as he yawn a bit while open his eyes slightly. "Great, now I'm thirsty......" he moaned as he got out of his basket and headed to the kitchen for a nice cup of water. As he passed the door to the throne room, he notice the door is slightly ajar as quietly as he could, he peeked in to see three armored humans absorbing the throne room's magic. What the?! What are humans doing here in Equestria?! The portal is closed so they shouldn't be here! And why they're stealing magic?! Spike widened his eyes while rubbing them. Then quietly backed away, he hurried to Twilight's room. As she open the door, Spike got up and trying to shake the sleeply princess up "Twilight! Wake up! C'mon! Wake up!" Twilight groaned as she open her eyes with bags in her eyes "Spike, what's wrong? It's three in the morning......." Spike cut her off "Twilight, humans are here in the castle! And they're stealing magic!" "What?" Twilight cocked her eyebrows "That can't be......the portal is already closed........there's no way........." "Yeah I know, but you need to come quickly to the throne room!" Spike said. As much as Twilight want to go back to sleep, she sighed as she followed him to the throne room as when they reached the door, she saw a rainbow of lights flashing around. She peeked at the ajar door and widened her eyes at the sight of armored humans stealing magic. "Told you." Spike said as Twilight burst the door open, the three armored humans turned and draw their weapons at the princess. "Hey! What are you three doing stealing magic?!" Twilight shouted as Shadow throw a flashbang as it hit on the ground, a harsh light blinded her and Spike. As they quickly grab their device, they make a run from her as the harsh light died down, she saw the armored humans gone as she heard footsteps as she use her magic and teleoport to that location. "Commander Iron Will, this is Camo of Team Spectre! We have been compromise by an inhabited creature of this dimension! We're on our way back to the portal to Canterlot High with the remaining resource of the unknown energy!" Camo said on the com links. "Roger that, Camo. You got 6 minutes before the portal closed." Commander Iron Will said. As they sprint to the portal, a purple flash appeared as Princess Twilight cuts them off. "Stop!" "Activate, Phaser Mode!" Camo shouted as they press on their chest, the armored humans become transparent as Twilight about to brace herself, they passed through her. "What the?!" She then chasing after them as Camo and his teammates deactivate the Phaser mode, reverting back to their solid forms, they quickly glance back as Twilight catching up to them as she tried to use her magic on them only for the armors to be immune to them but heard beeping from it. They sprint faster to the library with Twilight begin to catching up with Camo as the three of them jump quickly to the portal. Once they landed on the portal, Camo closed the portal quickly as Twilight was about to enter the portal, it quickly closed as she crashes into the regular portal mirror. "We made it......." Shadow sighed. "We got the mysterious energy we needed. Now we need to return to base." Camo ordered as they headed to the LZ. "Oof!" Twilight exclaimed as fall down on her haunches "Now I know how Rainbow felt about her crashes." "Twilight are you okay?" Spike helping her up. "Yeah, I'm fine. But, I'm worried about this." Twilight glance at the mirror portal with worried eyes. "If these humans know how to open up a portal to Equestria, then I'm afraid that something bad will happen." "What are we going to do?" Spike asked. Twilight then thought of this. Just what kind of humans are they with their kinds of technology? How did they know to open up the portal to Equestria? Did Sunset and her friends revealed to them? No, they'll never do that. They promise that they'll keep the Equestrian Magic off from other people to prevent other evil magical beings that possibly sent there in the pre history date. So did they spied on them or something? "I better tell about this to Sunset, Spike." Twilight said as she levitate a journal and begin writing to Sunset. The next morning, Sunset Shimmer took her seat next to Button Mash at Mr. Kobon's Reading class as he begin lecture of one of the famous book to studied on The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald for next test after the winter break. As she open the book and begin reading along with the class, her backpack begin to vibrate as she quickly open it and saw her journal vibrating in the same arcane color magic and shining. A message from Princess Twilight? Sunset thought of it "Sunset? Is there something wrong?" Mr. Kobon asked. "Uh, nothing, Mr. Kobon." Sunset said as she take one glance at the journal before continue reading the book. As the bell rang, all of the students begin leaving the class as Sunset pulled her journal and read the message from her face went to confusion, to puzzled, and dumbfound, and shocked. Whatever Twilight describe this, this is unbelievable and impossible in all of history. There's no way that an event could something like this happened. "SAY WHAT?!" the girls screamed at this news from Princess Twilight as the Rainbooms were at the cafeteria having lunch as Sunset caught up with them and told the message happened of three armored humans able to open the portal to Equestria and stealing magic from it. "But that's insane!" Rainbow exclaimed "There's no way no one have the power to open the portal to Equestria!!!!" "Yeah that's what I was wondering too, but somehow those armored humans that Princess Twilight described able to." Sunset said. "But why would those armored humans steal the magic in Equestria?" Fluttershy asked. "I don't know, but Princess Twilight tried to stop them but they somehow able to go through her and close the portal." Sunset replied. "Do you think that Princess Twilight might left the portal open?" Sci-Twilight asked. "No I don't think so. She usually closed it after each visit. " Sunset said as the girls pound of this event. Just who are those 'armored humans' and what do they come from? What do they want with the magic in Equestria? Whatever that may be, if those armored humans stole the magic from Equestria, it could spell something worst in both worlds. "So is there anything else that she said beside those pesky armored humans?" Applejack asked. "Well, she said that she'll be coming over to assist us in finding the stolen Equestria Magic and return it back since she got some time to rest from her royal duties." Sunset Shimmer said. The girls, beside Sci-Twilight, were exclaimed at this news while Sci-Twilight just nodded but lower her head but changed to being happy. Spike and Sunset Shimmer notice of her changed expression and have worried looks at her but decide to ask her about it later. Equestria, Princess Twilight's Castle Princess Twilight explained to her pony friends about the last night event as she explained that she and Spike will go to CHS to ask them to help them find the stolen magic and return it back. So far, her pony friends have the same expression as their human counterparts. "It doesn't make sense, darling. I thought that only you can open and closed the portal. It doesn't make sense that those armored humans to open the portal manually." Rarity said. "I know, but by quick glance, those armored humans were wearing some kind of high technology and my guess were correct, it would be the same reason why they able to open the portal to Equestria." Twilight said, preparing to open the portal. "But I thought those humans don't have those kind of technology." Applejack said. "That's what I thought, but I think that there's something else that me and my CHS friends haven't discovered yet." Twilight replied as when she place the book on top of the portal, electrical surge around it as well as magic surges too forming up a portal. "Okay, now we're set." Twilight said. "You sure you don't want us to come too?" Rainbow asked, hopefully. "It'll be nice to meet my awesome human self consider that you met yours too." "Better not, I need someone to keep an eye on the portal just in case if those armored humans came back to steal another magic from this place." Twilight said as the girls nodded. "Wait!" Pinkie Pie shouted "You told me that since your human counterpart's Spike now able to talk due to Fluttershy's human counterpart, how we supposed to know which is our Spike when he turned into a dog too?" The girls never thought of this as they pound of this idea until Rarity got it. "I know, be right back!" Rarity hurried out the castle as a few minutes, she came back with an familiar fire ruby necklace. "Is that?" Spike exclaimed. "Yes Spike, the fire ruby that you gave me on your last birthday. I always kept it safe for you since of all of the jewels I have, this is the most prized of them all since it represent the generosity that you did." Rarity said as Spike blushed red on his cheek. Rarity placed the necklace on Spike's neck "Promise that when you come back, you hold on to it safe, okay?" Spike was touched that Rarity would allowed her to let him borrow her fire ruby necklace as he nodded "For you milady, I'll make sure to keep the fire ruby safe and sound." Rarity nodded then gave Spike a kiss on his cheek which he fainted in bliss as the girls giggled at the drake's love sick mood. "Okay, then Spike, ready?" Spike regained his sense as he nodded as both ran into the portal. The others looked with worried expression hopefully for their friends to be safe. Back at Canterlot High, Pinkie and Rarity were playing tic-tac-toe as Pinkie won as her continuous winning streak starting to be excited to being....bored. Rainbow continue kicking her soccer ball as Sunset and Sci-Twilight were reading some notes for the exams coming after the winter break, Applejack was eating some of her home made meals she brought and Fluttershy was petting Dog Spike which he enjoys. They were waiting that long as so far, they been waiting for an hour for her to come as Rainbow started groaned "I don't know if she's coming." Then, a side of the pedestal begin to glow and rippled as two figures shooting out. One of them is the same violent color as Human Twilight and the other the same as Dog Spike. Once the two figures landed on the ground, the girls exclaimed happily "Twilight!" The now former alicorn turned human rubbing her head "I'm back." Looking up, she saw her human counterpart offering her hand to help her up. With a smile, she grab it as her human counterpart pulled her up as Sunset Shimmer, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Applejack, and Rarity hugged their friend as her human counterpart stood aside having a forced smile. Spike (Dragon) groaned as he got up, he saw his counterpart as both yelp at this sight before looking at each other like a mirror. "I can't believe it! Another me!"Spike (Dog) said. "Wow, you must be this world's Spike." Spike (Dragon) said as both continue looking at each other before Spike (Dog) begin to sniff around him. "Uh, what are you doing?" Spike (Dragon) asked his counterpart, uncomfortably. "Just a greeting. It's the habit that we dogs do." Spike (Dog) said as he was about to sniff his behind, Spike (Dragon) widened his eyes and scurried away from him and hidden behind Princess Twilight. "Don't even!" Spike (Dragon) exclaimed. "Sorry." Spike (Dog) said. "It's been a while Princess Twilight" Sunset said. "Great to see you again Sunset." Princess Twilight turned to her human counterpart who begin to meekly wave her hand at her. "It's good to see you again, Princess Twilight." Sci-Twilight said. "Good to see you again, Twilight." Princess Twilight said as her human counterpart nodded at her. At the Sweet Shop Cafe, Princess Twilight and her friends were drinking smoothies as she explain to her friends last night event. And completely, they were surprised at this. "But I don't understand how would anyone from outside know of Equestria Magic?" Sci-Twilight said. "I don't know, Twilight." Princess Twilight said "But consider what happened that involves around it, I think it might attract attention to those guys." "So why didn't you stop them?" Rainbow asked. "I tried but they have some kind of advanced technology around them." said Princess Twilight "But when my magic hits them, their armors somehow nullified it." "Can you describe what those armored humans look like?" Rarity asked. Before Princess Twilight can speak, Applebloom and her friends burst the door open and rushed to their sisters. "Applejack! You better come to the gymnasium!!!" Applebloom said. "What's wrong, Applebloom?!" Applejack asked. "Principal Celestia called for a assembly for all of Wondercolts!!!" Scootaloo explained as the girls were puzzled at this as all of them rushed to the gymnasium. All of the students taken their seats at the benches or the chairs, confused of what's happening. The girls taken their seats at the right benches as the principals begin to addresses. "Students, yesterday, our school is been chosen by a principal of a new academy, to participate into an event along with Crystal Prep Academy." all of the students murmured at this news as the girls looked around at the student. "And now, without further ado, here's the principal of this academy, Commander Iron Will." With that, Commander Iron Will came to the stage and grab the microphone and begin to speak "Thank you, Principal Celestia." "I taken the time to see the Wondercolts and Shadowbolts face each other in the Friendship Games and to be quiet honest, I was impress of it. So I decided to create an event that my students would like to challenge both of you for the honor of your victory in a paintball game." The students were confused at this as the girls adopted the same expression. "However, to make it interesting, this event will pitted best students from both Crystal Prep and Canterlot High against my own in this event that will test out the teamwork and leadership. And to make it interested, if either of our teams win, we have a $100,000 prize money goes to the school donations." The students widened their eyes at the prize money. That's enough for to repair the Wondercolts' statue and possibly more school gears for the gym, more computers, and other stuff for the school. "So by tomorrow, you'll need to pack a few clothes because you'll be staying there for two weeks for the tournament and the best students will be trained by our coach for the tournament. May the Reclaimers watched over you all." With that, Commander Iron Will gave the microphone back to her as he left the stage. As the students continue to talk to each other, the Rainbooms having puzzled glances at this event. The Wondercolts and the Shadowbolts were chosen to participate in the paintball event for the prize money. But they knew that the principals wouldn't just say yes unless they have a reason. After all of the students left, the girls running up to the principals at the back stage. "Principal Celestia!" Both turned as they saw Sunset and her friends coming towards them. "Sunset, I'm sorry if I surprise you and the others about this." She then glance as both were surprise at the appearance of two Twilights "And I see that your 'twin sister' have arrive." "Principal Celestia, why would you want us to enter the event after all that happened from the Friendship Games?" Sunset asked. Rarity agree with her "Quite honestly, we been dealing with dark magic for far too long along with doing other events in our school." Both turned to each other before nodded "We tried not to enter it as you said Rarity, but apparently Commander Iron Will said that he'll tell us what happened to him." "Him?" Rainbow asked "Who's he?" "I think it's better if we girls tell you about this." Vice Principal Luna said "But not here, at the office." The girls were confused at first but nodded as they follow them to the office as the principals begin explaining to them a hidden truth before the magical events happened. "Let me get this straight," Applejack said "you're saying that before all of the magical stuff happened, there was a student, name Valor Star, who went missing five years ago?" The principal nodded as Rarity speak "And there were other missing students who also went missing around the same day he went missing?" Another nodded from them. "But what does it have to do with us entering the event?" Rainbow asked. "Commander Iron Will said that if we win, he'll tell us what happened to the missing students." Vice Principal Luna said as the girls were surprised at this "We don't know if he's lying or not but given the yearbook he gave us, it assume that all of the missing students were here in his academy." "Speaking of Commander Iron Will, you two know him, right?" Applejack asked. "Yes, he used to be a faculty in Canterlot High but because of his assertive teachings to other students who were new in CHS, many new students were result in being mean to others, so we have to fired him and ask Dean Cadance to teach them the right way." Principal Celestia said as the others nodded. To Princess Twilight, that Commander Iron Will is no different from the one back at Equestria. "But how did Valor Star went missing?" Fluttershy asked. "It happened when his father, Honor Medal, was a solider in the military army. He admire his father so much that he dreams of being in the army to protect his country like he did. They were very close to each other as he help him practice his army skills. One day, his father was called to stop an war on another country as he promise to him that he'll come on his birthday. But on that exact day, his father was reported as K.I.A. as the news reached, causing him in so much grief. After placing his father's memorial, he was under depression shutting those away from his friends and us as a result, he ran away from his parents." The girls were deeply sadden by this. Never all of his life that Valor Star lose someone important in his life and ran away from it. "So you think that Valor Star might be in his academy right?" Pinkie asked. "Along with the other missing students?" "Again we're not sure but we need to take our chance it." Principal Celestia said "I know this is too much, but we would like you girls to participate in this paintball event game and win it. If possible, me and my sister will try to find the missing student from the academy." The girls were puzzled at this request. At first, they have their own problems to face to with the stolen Equestria Magic by three armored humans and now the principals were asking them to participate in entering the paintball event to win for the answer of the disappearance of the missing students. "I wish we can help with this, but we got another problems that we need to dealt with." Princess Twilight said. "Does it involves in magic?" Vice Principal Luna asked as she nodded and begin explaining the situation to them. "So those armored humans stole magic from your world? I think that's awfully familiar to us." Principal Celestia said. The girls were taken surprise as Sunset asked "You mean you know who those armored humans are?" "We don't know who they are actually but the way you describe them, I think that they might come from the same place we're going." Vice Principal Luna said as she handled the Warzone flyer as the girls read their eyes widened at this. "Are you saying....?!" Rainbow exclaimed. "Yes, I think those armored humans that stole the magic came from Iron Will Solider Academy." Principal Celestia said. > Chapter 2 - Iron Will Solider Academy > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- At the front of the school, all of the students got their luggage and backpacks, fulled of clothes for their trip to the academy and waiting with their teachers. Most of the students were chatting with their friends, wonder what this academy will look like. Some said that they heard rumors about the academy being located on an unknown island while some believe it was created as a military camp to turned all students into soldiers for the Army. But one thing they know is that the academy was created in the same date as the Fall Formal event last month ago. The girls got their clothes packed in their luggage and/or backpacks and waiting near to the front of the statue. Their minds were still filled of the information that the principal told them : the three armored humans that stolen the magic from Equestria originated from the same place that they're going. What would Iron Will Solider Academy want with Equestria Magic? What would they gained from stealing from it? Either way, they hopefully that they can try to get it back before they'll misuse it the wrong way. "I can't believe those armored humans that stolen the magic came from that same academy we're heading." Fluttershy said, holding Angel in her arms. "Those jerks!" Rainbow growled while kicking the soccer ball "They probably want to use the magic to gain an advantage against us and the Shadowbolts in the Warzone event!" "And to make it worst, its mostly based on the Halo series!" Rainbow groaned "I can't believe they making an event based on that franchise." "Halo?" Both Princess Twilight and Spike (Dragon) cocked their heads in confusion. "What's Halo?" Spike (Dragon) asked. "Just some sci-fi video game series that mostly about intergalactic war." Applejack replied flatly as both shivered at that word. "I never knew that humans would be interesting in this kind." Princess Twilight said. "Neither do we, darling." Rarity said, putting some make up on. "I had to get my sister off of those barbaric games along with her friends but they really quickly enjoyed so much with all of the shooting and smacking alien beings." "You said it. Not to mention, the story of it really making my head hurt." Applejack said "M'ah sister kept telling me about they story of that series and it really confusing me." "Story?" Princess Twilight asked. "Trust me, if you want to know about, m'ah sister and her friends will asked all of that." Applejack point to the CMC chatting with Button Mash, possibly talking more of the game"They quickly become interest of the series with their friend, Button Mash, being a fan of it." Princess Twilight nodded as she walking towards to the CMC as they can hear them talking about the series with words she never heard before. "I can't believe that Fire Team Osiris are now hunting Blue Team." Scootaloo said. "Well, we did know the reason why Blue Team gone AWOL after destroying Argent Moon." Button Mash said. "I always want to know why they did ever since they announce the game of it." "But that metal wing thing, could that be the Guardian?" Sweetie Belle asked as he nodded. "Yeah, from the E3 gameplay trailer I saw, that is definitely a Guardian." "So what are those 'Guardian'?" Applebloom asked as he shrugged. "To be honest, from every books I read as well as watching every Waypoints, this is pretty new to me, but my guess is that it's a Forerunner artifact." The girls nodded as Princess Twilight decide to speak "Hey, girls." The CMC and Button Mash turned and saw Princess Twilight, sharing confusing glance at first. "Twilight? Is that you?" Scootaloo asked as she nodded. "That's Twilight? Didn't she used to go to Crystal Prep?" Button Mash asked. "Crystal Prep?" Princess Twilight cocked her head in confusion before understand what he meant. "You must talking about my human counterpart." "Counterpart?" Button Mash asked as the CMC and Princess Twilight explained of Equestria, ponies of themselves, how she got to this world, and the magical events happened before. "Wow, I never knew that there's a world full of colored ponies even having a pony version of us." Button Mash amazed at it. "Yeah, we were surprised at first, but consider what happened in the past events, we gotten used to it." Applebloom said as he nodded to them. "So what do you need, Princess Twilight?" Scootaloo asked. "Well I was wondering if you girls or Button Mash know about the story about 'Halo'?" Princess Twilight asked. "Well, to be honest, we are new to this series too but Button Mash know it." Sweetie Belle said as the princess turned to him. "Well to start......" He begin explaining the details of the game's story plot in similar way when she goes 'Egghead' mode. From the Original to the Reclaimer Saga, the UNSC (United Nation Space Command) fighting against an alien race known as the Covenant in a holy war, to the UNSC's creation of elite soldiers known as Spartans, to the discovery of an ancient ring like world called Halo created by the ancient Forerunners, the Flood, and to the story of one Spartan, Master Chief (John or Sierra 117) being the legendary hero among all humanity and his actions to save the galaxy along with other characters that involved in the holy war too such as the Arbiter, one of the 'Elites' Covenant who and the other Elites betrayed the Covenant after learning what Halo's true purpose is and side with the humans, and Cortana, Master Chief's most trusted AI (Artificial Intelligence) companion which she sacrifice her life at the start of the Reclaimer Saga. After that, Princess Twilight was impressed of the details of the story. Whoever created that series must given an great amount of time to plan out a details to make it good. "Incredible...." "Yeah, and since the series really famous, it expanded the story through other media such as books, Waypoints, comics, and only two dvds." Button Mash said. "And right now, we're got some bits of information on the recent game, Halo 5 Guardians." "What do you know about the story so far?" Twilight asked as Button Mash explaining of a new Spartan IV's team Fire Team Orisis hunting down Blue Team, lead by Master Chief, who they went AWOL (Absent Without Orders or Leave) as strange similar events begin to happened on colonies that threaten the galaxy. "But why would Master Chief and the rest of the Blue Team went rogue?" Princess Twilight asked. "The only clue we can answer is that Cortana is still alive but we're not certain unless we had to play through the campaign." Sweetie Belle said. "I see, all right." Princess Twilight nodded "Thanks for explaining to me." As she was about to leave and walking towards to her friends, she bump into someone and both fall down on the ground. Once she regain her vision, she blush intensely at the person who she bumped into. One of which she tend to do often. "Twilight?" Flash said as he helping her get to her feet "Sorry if I bumped into you. Again." "I-It's okay, Flash......" Princess Twilight said playing with her hair embarrassed. "So I um....met your....... and......." Flash stuttered a bit. "You assume that's me?" Princess Twilight gave a amusing smile which Flash nodded. "I understand, Flash." Princess Twilight gave a reassuring smile "I also caught off guard by seeing her after the event of the Friendship Games." Flash nodded with a smile as he asked "So you and your friends are going to participate in this paintball event?" "Well, we got no choice, Flash." said Princess Twilight "Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna want us to enter it and to win it." "Why?" Flash asked as Princess Twilight explained of the missing students and how Commander Iron Will might know where they are. She also explained of Commander Iron Will send three armored humans to steal the magic from her homeworld. "So that's the reason....." Flash understanding of the situation. "Yeah, and that's another reason why we got to do this otherwise, it'll be a disaster if they used it the wrong way." "Man, I wonder how many times the fate of both worlds are at stake when comes to magic?" Flash remarked. "A lot when things always popped out of nowhere." Princess Twilight said. Just then, a hovering noise was heard as all of the students take glance at the sky as four Pelicans begin descending down to the front of the school as students gather away as once they landed, all of them open up as Commander Iron Will came out from one of them on the right. Principal Celesita walks towards him crossing her arms with unamused look "You know that's very excessive." "I always like doing excessive stuff." Commander Iron Will replied with a smirked. Then he turned to the CHS students having expression of bewildered and shocked looks. "All right students of CHS, if you board into the Pelicans into 10, we will take you to the academy. Our faculties will handle your bags and luggage on the storage compartment." The students then got into 10 groups as all of the faculties put their bags and luggage on the storage center. The girls were lined up on the third one as one of the faculties was about to take Sci-Twilight's bag, she said "I'll like to hold on to it." she also point to her pony counterpart "My twin sister's too." The faculty nodded as he continued packing the storage compartment as the girls taken their seats as they taken their seat belts on. Once all of the students are in as well as the Principals enter too, the four Pelicans begin descending from the skies as they flying towards the academy. At the seats of the Pelicans, Princess Twilight and her friends begin watching the window seats as they saw the vast ocean sparkling on the ray of sunshine. Then 4 more Pelicans appeared on the right side as a com link was heard. "Commander Iron Will, this is Captain Raider of the Pelicans Wing Seeker # 3, we pick up Crystal Prep and regrouping with Pelican Wing Seeker # 1, over." "Roger that, Captain Raider. Follow us to the hanger base of the academy." "Roger that." The other 4 Pelicans following them as they continue on the voyage to the academy. "So Commander Iron Will?" Principal Celestia asked, still unamused "Why you want to bring the Crystal Prep to the event? Surely they're tired from the Friendship Games." "Oh let's just say a way to rekindle the rivalry with my students." Commander Iron Will said as both Principals rolled their eyes. Since after the event of the Friendship Games, the students from Crystal Prep Academy are now on friendlier terms. "Speaking of student, what educational level does you're student learned?" Vice Principal Luna asked. "Science, Math, English, lots of basic educational stuff we have in the academy but my students, they're very professional on a special educational that they mastered and part of their life." "What kind?" "Let's just say the kind that surpass all." Commander Iron Will replied with a grin which the principals shared confusing glance. The Rainbooms, on the left side seat, heard of their conversation also sharing confusing glance at this. What does he meant by that? What kind of students would surpass all and for what? Whatever the case, they just hope the principal can find the missing students and also find the stolen Equestria Magic. "I just realized something." Sci-Twilight looking at the window as the girls turned to her. "What is it Twilight?" Sunset asked. "There also two students who used to go to Crystal Prep Academy but went missing on that same week Valor Star went missing too." "Really? Who are they?" Princess Twilight asked. "Azure Streak and Silver Streak. They're twins who are orphaned without memories of their birth parents and been living in the academy when a lunch lady, Green Hope, met them and decided to adopted them. Since then, the academy is like their home as they often living in the library until the lunch lady have enough money to buy a house not to mention that they're pretty smart at all educational institutions, until Principal Cinch found out about them and fire her and threatened them to send them back to the orphanage until the next day, they went missing like Valor Star." Sci-Twilight explained as the Rainbooms were sad at this. They never know what's like to be born without a family and the twins only have one but Principal Cinch had hurt them. "That's the most saddened thing I ever heard." Pinkie wiping her tears. "Oh those poor twins....." Fluttershy felt sorry for them. "I can't believe Principal Cinch would do something awful to them." The girls agreed as Rarity asked "How do you know them Twilight?" "Because I used to be their tutors for them." Sci-Twilight sadly said looking away. "Every after school, I've gone helping them with their homework or prepare them for the test. To me, I've felt that I almost found some friends but Principal Cinch took them away." The girls felt sad for Sci-Twilight to lose them as Princess Twilight and Sunset Shimmer place their hands on her shoulder which she smile at her friends' attempt to console her. Until a com link ruined their tender moment "Commander Iron Will, this is Captain Raider of Pelicans Wing Seeker #3, we've reached the academy, over." "Roger that, Captain. Follow us to hanger base #2 for landing." Commander Iron Will said. "Roger that." (Play at 1:06) Then as the students looked at the windows, all of them bear the same shocked expression of the academy. It was a high tech like academy that you seen in sci-fi movies or video games but at the same time it almost share the similar look to Canterlot High School but also a bit of Crystal Prep Academy. The outer frame is lined with rectangular walls as a futuristic design of a bull embed on the middle with high tech windows on the middle with a decorative Energy Cross Sword that changed into the futuristic bull. Instead of castle layout design, it shaped to that of a Forerunner designs on each sides as it traveled to the end of the pillars with an circular shaped to that of a Halo ring. From the top, a Guardian shaped like pillars was seen as it traveled to the rectangular shaped middle. High tech towers appeared from each side with a control center as faculty were working on the controls. Blue energies were course through the academy, giving a neon blue glow. From the left side of the building, a training facility was seen with campsites and cabins as on the opposite side that widened the students' eyes even the Rainbooms too, multiple Scorpions, Warthogs, Mongoose, and Mantis were seen. As the Pelicans swoop to the hanger bay, from the back, a lush green environment forests with huge walls surrounding it into a octagon shaped stadium. As the Pelicans landed on Hanger # 2 on the far right, the floor begin to rumble as the floor opens up and begin pulling the Pelicans down to underground as the students saw underground, it was a huge that it'll take about 100 years to make this seemly impossible underground high tech base. Blue metallic like structures were seen as from the down right on first floor, multiple students/faculty were training, recording, studying, and even practice combating. As the floor reaches the first floor, the bay door opens as all of the students came out still having the shocked expression as Commander Iron Will smirked. "Welcome to Iron Will Solider Academy. An academy that's not just any ordinary academy. Here above and underground, this academy combines both High School and College levels and giving the chance for students to study both of them at the same time. But also, we also decide to create an Military camp at the same time to boost the students' morality." Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna were too shocked at this as a faculty came towards him with a clipboard handled to him as he read this and sighed. "I wish I can give you the tour but I got some stuff I need to do. I'll leave Smokeshot to give you the tour. He'll be there in 5 min." Commander Iron Will said as he leave on the right as the door closed, leaving them alone. "I can't believe this." Sci-Twilight fixed her glasses at the sight of the underground building. "It's scientific impossible for Commander Iron Will to create a high tech structures in less than a year. These would require in 20 years or more to make such advanced place." "You can say that again." Princess Twilight agreeing with her. "Ya think that maybe it might be just for show?" Applejack asked. "Could be." Sci-Twilight said "But if only if that's true." "Well, looks like this is a familiar sight." a voice was heard as the Wondercolts turned and saw the Shadowbolts walking towards them as well as Principal Cinch. Since after the event of the Friendship Games, the Shadowbolts decided to be on more friendlier terms then next time they meet again. "It's our friends and rivals." Sour Sweet said "And of course, Twilight Sparkle." "Hey girls...." Sci-Twilight wave nervously to them as Princess Twilight look at her concern for her. "Listen, we haven't been the nicest to you at the Friendship Games." Sour Sweet said sweetly then become sour "Mostly it was Principal Cinch's fault." The other Shadowbolts nodded as Lemon Zest speak next "And mostly ours too, but we want to make it up to you by being your friends if that's okay with you?" The Wondercolts were surprised at this as Sci-Twilight was hesitate at first but gave a warm smile at them. Consider what happened at the end of the Friendship Games, it seems as they come to friendlier terms with her and her new friend. "I think I'm okay with that." With that the Shadowbolts gave her a group hug as the Wondercolts and Princess Twilight watched this endearing sight. "So you guys also invited to the academy too right?" Sunset asked them as the Shadowbolts turned to them after their group hug. "Well we don't know why at first, but Principal Cinch want us to compete in this." Sugarcoat said. "If I were you guys, I think you need to keep your magic in check just in case if Principal Cinch is going to find out more of it after the Friendship Games." Indigo Zap added as the Rainbooms shared worried looks at this. "But why? She had no proof of it." Sci-Twilight asked. "I know, but somehow she's determined to get it." Sunny Flare said as the Shadowbolts nodded. "Well we just have to be careful that's all." Applejack said as the Rainbooms nodded. Then the Shadowbolts turned and in surprise, they saw Princess Twilight. "Uh, Twilight, since when you have a twin sister?" Sugarcoat asked as Sci-Twilight begin explaining to them. After a few minutes, the Shadowbolts were surprise a bit. "So this Twilight is from another dimension world, Equestria as well as a princess who somehow came to this school and dealing with magical problems before the Friendship Games." Sunny Flare said as she nodded. "I'm surprise that you girls aren't that shocked at this." Princess Twilight said. "Well consider from what happened at the Friendship Games, we gotten used to it." Indigo said. Meanwhile, Dean Cadance greeting Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna as each of them gave a hug. "It's good to see you again, Dean Cadance since after the Friendship Games." Vice Principal Luna said. "How's things going on Crystal Prep?" "Well things are a bit normal......." Dean Cadance said as Principal Cinch came out of the Pelican "....well almost. Since after Twilight transfer to Canterlot High, let's just say that Principal Cinch is desperate to keep the reputation of the school and trust me, the students aren't that too happy about that." Principal Cinch came to the Principals of Canterlot High, her demeanor still retained the same "Well, it's good to see again, Principal Celestia. Though I'm surprise that you decide to come to this academy to participate in this event." "Let's just say we have our reason to participate." Principal Celestia said as her sister nodded. Principal Cinch then glance at the Shadowbolts talking with the Wonderbolts as she glare daggers at Twilight Sparkle. She can't believe her fear had come true. From losing her best student and losing the reputation of making Crystal Prep the best at everything than Canterlot High. Enjoy your time in Canterlot High, Twilight. she thought as hidden in her jacket a small camera was embed disguise as a pin of Crystal Prep. You and your friends will finally be known to the whole world of this 'magic'. Dean Cadance came to the Wondercolts as Sci-Twilight saw her and grinned "Dean Cadance!" Both gave a hug as the Wondercolts came to her side along with Princess Twilight too who Dean Cadance was surprise of another Twilight. "And....Twilight?" Princess Twilight gave a awkward wave at her as Sci-Twilight explained about her. "I see, so Princess Twilight came to Canterlot High before you and helping the Wondercolts. It's no wonder most students know you." Dean Cadance said as both Twilights nodded. "Yeah, and thanks to her, the Wondercolts were brought together after......." Sunset lower her head as Applejack came to her. "Sunset, what happened before in the past, stays in the past." The cowgirl said "Don't dwell on it." Sunset nodded with a small smile as Princess Twilight watches the Wondercolts cheering her up along with her human counterpart. Then the door open as a faculty officer came. Like the others, he wore a uniform consist of grey along with a name tag spelled 'Smokeshot' and a grey hat to complement it on top of his black hair. He wore black boots like the rest of the faculties and students as on the collars, badges of medal of honors were placed. "So you must be the students and the faculties of Crystal Prep and Canterlot High that Commander Iron Will told me." Smokeshot gave a handshake to the Principals "My name is Smokeshot. It's nice to meet you all." "Likewise, Smokeshot." Principal Celestia said. "So shall we begin the tour?" With that, Crystal Prep's and Canterlot High's students and faculty followed Smokeshot. At a virtual training area, the huge white room begin to changed into a deep space with a giant space cruiser as faculty members are preparing on the control room. Commander Iron Will came in as all of the faculty members salute him. "At ease, everyone." he said "Give me update on them." "Well, sir, Charlie Horse begin descending into the enemy base. Suits are green as usual along with the new energy source we gave to their bodies." "Any symptoms on them?" Commander Iron Will asked. "None so far." another said as a virtual Pelicans open the bay door, revealing the six armored humans. "All right, but do check just in case." Commander Iron Will said as they nodded as he hold a microphone. "Charlie Horse, this is Commander Iron Will, you must destroy the your enemy's Spartan before they can reach yours and do the same. You got 5 minutes." "Understood, sir." Master Chief 2.0's voice was heard through the com link. "Then let's get the show on the road." Commander Iron Will said. At the Pelican, all of Charlie Horse's visor turned on as Master Chief and the others grabbed their weapons "Charlie Horse, fall out." All of them deployed from the gate as they sprint into the battlefield. "Here, on the left, we have advance math, science, reading, writing, all of the circular activities." SmokeShot show them as students from the Iron Will Solider Academy were focus on their studies. "On the right, we have computer classes, engineer class, lab rooms, and P.E." While the students from Canterlot High and Crystal Prep following him on the tour, the Rainbooms along with the Shadowbolts glance at the students passing through. However from one glance, each of them seeing as all of the students were strange as their eyes were mostly........blank and utter focus. "Does this ringing any bells?" Applejack asked. "Yeah, this is too much like the students from Crystal Pep." Sci-Twilight said, passing through another student. "Too much if you ask us." Sugarcoat said. "What do you mean?" Rarity asked. "Well things had change in the Crystal Prep since after the event of the Friendship Games and Twilight transfer to Canterlot High." Sunny Flare groaned "Principal Cinch begin to enforced more strict and forcing additional lessons and homework to keep the reputation of the school." "That's not fair." Princess Twilight said. "I know, and so the teachers too but half of us just accept it and trying to survive that harsh education." Indigo Zap said. "One point is that in math class, Principal Cinch added pop quiz everyday on lessons that we haven't worked on!" Just as the Rainbooms going to show concern for them, Smokeshot stopped at the particular room, earning attention to them. "And this is our Battle Room." "Battle Room?" Principal Cinch asked. "Yes, since our academy now has a military camp, we develop a simulator room for our students to train in the upcoming Warzone events." Smokeshot explained as he open the door, they follow to the seats as the students heard loud noise of guns, explosions, plasma, and engine. "Ah, good, looks like we're just in the right time." Smokeshot said. "For what?" Vice Principal Luna asked. "You'll see." As they reached to the bleachers, half of students cheered as the Wondercolts and the Shadowbolts widened their eyes at this sight : a holographic like virtual arena with the place become a ruin crater. From the battle, six armored humans firing their weapons at each other. Some got into covers of a wreckage ship while the opposing team spot an alien ship dropping in aliens and firing their weapons at them. The opposing team return fire while dodging the array of the alien's plasma weapons. The same for Charlie Horse as they leap out of their hiding spot and begin charging towards the battlefield, gun blazing. "Who are those?" Principal Cinch, taking interested at them. "Those what our students would become by pushing themselves to the limit and become our core of the academy : Spartans." Smokeshot explained as Master Chief slide down and fire a shotgun at the opposing team member. "Spartans?! You mean as in real Spartans from Halo?!" Indigo Zap asked as he nodded. "But how can you create those based on a video game? Such as those armors would take years to perfected it?" Human Twilight asked. "It's a secret." Smokeshot said as Charlie Horse made to the base and Cog fire a Spartan laser, destroying the core as all of them escaped from the enemy base as it exploded. "Enemy Base destroyed. Charlie Horse wins. Game Over." a announcement was heard as the virtual area dissipated, returning to a white screen as the enemy team got back up as Commander Iron Will came out, the Spartans saluted him. "Well done, Spartans. You've done a splendid job on the battle. " he glanced at Charlie Horse "Charlie Horse, as usual you continue to surprise me with your tactics." then to the other team, Osiris "And Osiris, you did a good job, however, you're closer to being in the same league as them. I expected for you and the others to keep improving. Dismiss, Osiris." "Sir. Yes, sir." all of them said as Osiris leave the area with Charlie Horse staying Commander Iron Will look up to the bleachers and saw the Wondercolts and the Shadowbolts. He looked at Smokeshot as a nodded, he take them down to the area. "I taken that you're surprised to see the Spartans in action." "Yeah, it's very............unique to say the least." Principal Celestia remarked. "Anyway, I would like to meet one of the best Spartans teams that'll be competing in the Warzone event. The Core of Iron Will Solider Academy's best team, Charlie Horse." "Charlie Horse?" Princess Twilight cocked her head in confusion. "Yes, they're the first Spartan team to formed along with the other team you saw before, Osiris to be the second." Commander Iron Will said. "From Charlie Horse, the Bloodhound, Spartan Blood -112, Dead Eye," point the red female Spartan "the silver one is known as The Assaulter, Spartan Chrono -113, Cogs" pointed the silver Spartan "the Heavy Tank of Charlie Horse, Spartan Scorpion -114, Stinger" point the brown Spartan "the white one is called by many names but one suited for her, Spartan Skull -115, Ghost" point the white female Spartan "this one known to be the second in commander, Spartan Spade -116, Joker" point the purple Spartan "and finally, the captain and commander of the team, Spartan Everest - 117, Master Chief 2.0" "Wait, Master Chief 2.0? Why calling him that?" Sour Sweet rudely asked but that doesn't phased him. "He's known to be the successor of the original Master Chief." Commander Iron Will said as Sunset and both Twilights glanced at the green Spartan who only glanced with the gold visor. "In any case, I hope that one of you teams will be strong before stand a chance to face them. Tomorrow, you will be trained under of my commanding officers before the match starts in about 5 days before the tournament start. Smokeshot, show them to their guest rooms." With a nod, Smokeshot lead them out of the area but not when the Rainbooms glanced at Charlie Horse. Once the room is empty, Commander Iron Will turned to them "Charlie Horse, you may go rest now. I'll report you on the new power that Spectre gave you by tomorrow." With a nod, they headed back to the room, but not when Master Chief 2.0 stopped a bit and looked back at the hallway seeing the Wondercolts then headed out. "And here is the guest rooms for the Wondercolts and the second is one the right, Shadowbolts." Smokeshot open the door as inside, it was similar to a military cabin but technological as each have their own bunk rooms. The Wondercolts head to their own bunk beds as all of them set their own stuff down as the rooms begin to dimmer. Both Twilights and Spikes laid on the bed as they glance up at the wall. "I just don't get." Human Twilight said. "What do you mean, Twilight?" Her human counterpart asked. "The Spartans. It's scientific impossible for humans to achieve that advanced technology based on the game. And if they would do that, it would take thousands of years to create it." "I know what you mean, but I felt something about them that making me feel......" "Unnerved?" Equestria Spike said as she nodded. "Yeah, I felt there's magic involved too but, something more, something even more dangerous than the ones we fought before." "You mean dark magic that the Sirens once used?" Sci Twilight asked as her pony counterpart nodded. "Do you think that they're using magic as some kind of energy batteries?" "I don't know. Even with magic that me and my friends know back at Equestria, there's some that even we don't know of. Power is something that can be used wisely or in wrong hand, frighten." Sci Twilight looked down as some of her memories as her alter ego still lingered as Canine Spike spoke, snapped her out of her memory lane. "Twilight, you all right?" "Oh, um" she glanced at them "Yeah, I'm fine. We better get some sleep for tomorrow." The others nodded as they laid on their bed as Human Twilight removed her glasses and put it on a lamp post and went to a deep sleep.