//------------------------------// // The Stranger // Story: Equestria Discord 2: The Friendship Games // by Epicdiscord214 //------------------------------// It was a beautiful day in the human world. The sun was shining, the wind was blowing, and Sunset Shimmer was on her way to Canterlot High School. The only difference is, she was in a rush to get there She arrived to the front with her friends, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Rarity, to find Applejack and Rainbow Dash resting on the front steps. "I got your text, Rainbow Dash." Sunset said. "Did something come through the portal? Is there Equestrian magic on the loose? Did Twilight come back with a problem only we can solve?" "Or is there a giant cake monster trying to cover all the cakes in the world in cake?!" Pinkie shouted showing everyone the cakes in her hands. "Well, I was just telling Rainbow Dash that a broken guitar string doesn't really qualify as an emergency." Applejack said. "It totally does." Rainbow Dash said holding up her blue electric guitar. "Really, Rainbow Dash?" Rarity asked. "I was in the middle of sewiing a very complex applique on my latest frock." "And I was just about to tuck everyone in for the night at the shelter." Fluttershy said petting her Angel bunny. "Now, I gotta start the stories all over again." "What's this about, anyway?" Sunset Shimmer asked. "Well," Rainbow Dash said glaring at Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo behind her, "I was going to pony up and show these kids how awesome I am... but I kinda need six strings to do that." Everyone groaned. Sunset Shimmer reached in her backpack and gave Rainbow a spare guitar string. "Here. But I think all the musicians went home. The music hall could be locked." "No problem." Rainbow Dash said replacing her broken string. "The acoustics in the hallway are just fine to show out my awesome skills." She pulled out her phone. "Just let me pick out what kind of song I... Huh? What's this?" She was confused at the sight of one of her apps. She opened it and a picture of the class president filled the screen. "I don't remember buying an app with Discord on it." "I'm worth every dime." the image replied. The girls shrieked for a moment and Rainbow Dash dropped her phone. Luckily for her, it landed on her backpack. Just then, dozens of digital pixels escaped the phone's screen. They then materialized into a gray boy with a yellow shirt and brown jacket that matched his brown pants. "Discord!" Rainbow Dash shouted. "Don't scare me like that again! I could've broken my phone!" "Why are you here anyway?" Sunset Shimmer asked. "Well, it's a school day and I'm class president." Discord said. "I think the reason should be obvious. Are you saying I should skip out? What kind of president do you think I am, Taft? I just thought I'd make a unique entrance. What did you think of it, Fluttershy?" "Um... it was... nice." Fluttershy answered nervously. "Discord, you can't just pull stunts like that anymore." Sunset Shimmer said. "That's what go you booted out of all those schools you enrolled before this." "That's not true." Discord said. "Yes, I did enjoy al the shenanigans I brewed up in various schools, but..." "But nothing." Applejack said. "Discord, you've been class president for two weeks now. I would think you'd take this seriously by now." "Hey, it was either me or that crazy girl who wanted to make his place so dull and boring." Discord said. "Remember that. Now, I'm going to start the day." Discord then disappeared in a flash of light. "He sure does use his powers a lot." Rarity pointed out. "Yeah." Applejack agreed. "Hey, Sunset, have you talked to him about that?" "Not yet. I couldn't contact him over the weekend." "Well, you should tel him soon." Fluttershy said. "Otherwise, we're going to be put in a bit of an awkward situation." The other girls went on into the school. Sunset stayed behind and pulled out a magical book from her backpack. She liked to use it to contact Princes Twilight Sparkle from Equestria. She pulled out a pen and started writing. "Dear Twilight, things have been going all right here in Canterlot High. Although we do have our daily headaches from our class president, we can learn to live with it... s long as he is on his best behavior. I've never met the Discord in your world, but if he's anything like what we've got here, then I guess I should express my condolences." Sunset Shimmer was so busy writing, she didn't notice the bus pull n or the hooded girl getting off of it. The mysterious girl approached the Wondercolt statue and pulled out a handheld device that looked like it was measuring something. She went around the statue, only to be spotted by Sunset Shimmer. "Hey, what are you doing?!" Sunset shouted. The hooded girl panicked and ran off. "Wait!" The hooded girl returned to her bus, and it drove away before Sunset could reach the curb. "Who was that?" Sunset asked. Finally getting a chance to rest, the girl removed her hood. She had purple skin with a dark-purple hair color. It was the human world's version of Twilight Sparkle She also wore black-rimmed glasses. The bus stopped and Twilight got off of it back to her school, Crystal Prep Academy. She strolled through the halls until she entered her room where her dog, Spike, was waiting for her. She placed her handheld device down and went on her computer. She took an eye at another device with a spherical shape before she began typing into her message board. "TS: Dr. T, it appears you are right. The strange energy you told me about is definitely coming from Canterlot High. I will start studying it and report to you when I can. Hopefully then, I can get into your Independent Study Program. I'm just so lucky to find the Everton headmaster contacting me. Again, thank you." Twilight then pushed the send button. In another part of town, an update came onto a computer. An unbelievably thin man in a black coat held onto his mouse with his mechanical hand that was attached to a metal arm same as the other hand, and he read the message with his normal and mechanical eyes. As soon as he read it, he smiled. "It has begun."