Luna, Twilight, Sunset, and Jack told everything that they were able to learn in the past couple of weeks to Master Blades. About Starlight Glimmer looking for the two blades, to the planning of the basketball tournament, to Radiant Hope’s warning, and the theory of bending reality. But Luna and Jack decided to leave out what they learned about Principal Cinch until they can learn more about the soul eaters. And Master Blades took it all in and decided to give his input about all of it, starting with the theory.
“The idea of bending reality to the user’s own will is new to me,” Blades said. “But I wouldn’t be surprised if it is a new power that gifted students can unlock. It has been known that new skills and powers have been discovered over time and were recorded in the archives back in the temple. The Soul Arts are proof of that.”
The others were confused about this, so Luna decided to get some clarification of this. “I do not understand. We can see that they were made long ago due to the paper that it is on.”
“Is that what you truly think?”
They looked to see what looked like a temple priest, but the vision was blurred for a moment. But when he finally came into view, they noticed that he had gray skin and white hair and a goatee. That was when they recognized who it was.
“Master Fates. I did not expect you to return so soon,” Blades said.
“Forgive me then. But I figured that I come anyway to see Master Edge’s new form,” Fates replied. He turned his gaze to Jack.
Jack saw this and decided to respond with a bow. “Forgive me if I do not have any memory of Edge’s past.”
“It is OK,” Fates replied. “We knew that Edge’s memories would be locked away in his soul. Only the Tree of Harmony can access these memories.”
“Master Fates was the former guardian of the Realm of Souls,” Blades explained. “He was able to witness the souls of Edge, Flare, and Moonlight come through here before being reborn.”
“And so far, they have been the only souls that I have come across,” Fates added. He then turned his gaze back to Blades. “I believe that I have… mixed news from the afterlife. I was able to find some of the scholars that died in the raid. The others were sent back in new lives, due to the Almighty God’s decision. But I was able to find the one you told me about, Blitz Wing. And he is doing find with some of the soldiers that he served with during the war in the afterlife. But I have learned some disturbing news that could explain why I have yet to see the souls of our students for some time.”
“It involves what happen during the Great War, correct?” Blades asked Fates.
“Yes. He recalls seeing tubes of liquid in the room that was being transferred to kids that were experimented on. If these kids were being used to become the so-called super soldiers that you have been hearing about, then it is possible that the liquid could contain the souls of gifted students that have been lost. I have no way to understand all of this, but there are great spirits that made these theories and fear that something big is going on here.”
“Liquid?” Twilight spoke to herself. She thought about it, then had a theory of her own. “Of course! Genetic mutation! It could be the only possible reason that it could be done.”
Master Fates looked at Master Blades, wondering who the girl was.
“Forgive me. This is Twilight Sparkle, and friend of Jack’s. And this is Sunset Shimmer, who has bonded with Jack. And the lady with us is-”
“Your student, Luna,” Fates finished. “I am glad that you now bare the title of master and is willing to train Jack to the best of your ability.”
Luna bowed and said, “Thank you, master. I will do what I can help Jack prepare for what’s to come. As for Twilight, she’s been working on Professor Star Swirl’s research so that we can understand what all is going on.
“Ah yes. Star Swirl. Blades has told me about him. And yet, I have yet to find his spirit as well. It’s possible that he has been captured by this… Dark Star group. He could also be a lost soul. We may never know.”
Jack looked at Twilight to get an explanation on what she was talking about..“Twilight, you think it could be genetic mutation?” Twilight nodded. “When you and the others first brought up about Crystal Prep, I was talking to Principal Celestia about the idea. But we’re not sure how it was being done.”
“Well, remember when we talked about how it more common with females than males. The only difference about them is the X/Y chromosome in our genetics. If they were injected in students with some kind of liquid, then maybe it could be put into a drink. And with who we know that have or had this gift were athletes, then you could add it to the drink coolers on the field, or an energy drink that they carried.”
“But Sugarcoat isn’t an athlete, yet she also has this gift,” Sunset said.
“She could have drank the stuff one time with the teams. And it could be possible that some people couldn’t be effected by it. Genetics can be a complicated issue to explain, so I’ll need to look into it some more before I can explain it better to everyone.”
“I’ll leave it to you to look into it, Twilight,” Luna said. “But I want to go back to the Soul Arts. What makes you think that they can not be as old as it looks?”
Fates explained. “The Soul Arts have been around for generations, long before my time. But back then, there were only ten arts. More scrolls were made for new arts to be written on, but no one has been able to create them until my time. It wasn’t until Flare, Edge, and Moonlight each created five new arts.”
Jack counted the numbers in his head and knew how many there were. “You mean there were 25 Soul Arts in total?”
“Yes,” Fates replied. “But it looks like the last five arts were lost in the raid. These one’s were created by Moonlight herself.”
“And the other ten?” Jack asked.
“Flare created the next five, followed by Edge. Each one were unique in their style,” Fates explained.
“I was wondering about that when I looked at them,” Luna said. “Can you explain more about them?”
“Indeed.” Fates explained. “When Flare created the next fives arts, she relied on her ninjustu training. Mainly, the use of three ninjustu elements. Fire, water, and lightning. With it, she was able to create five new arts that she referred to as the Spellblade Arts.”
“Wait, how are you able to create five arts with just three elements?” Twilight asked. “It doesn’t make any sense.”
“Wait a minute, Twilight. One of them is water, right?” Sunset asked.
Twilight snapped her fingers. “Of course. Water can be a liquid or a solid. So it could be fire, water, ice, and lightning. But what would the fifth art be that she created?”
“Shadow,” Blades replied. “I learned from Master Flare that when fire, water, and lightning can be combined, it creates shadow magic.” He looked to Luna and asked, “You found the three scrolls with my belongings, correct?”
“Yes master,” Luna replied. “Fire Veil, Water Veil, and Swift Bolt. But I’m not sure if they could be of any use in this era.”
“I was wondering that myself. But I decided to hold on to them, just in case,” Blades replied. “But as for those five arts, and with what Jack knows so far in the soul arts, I think now will be a good time to focus on these five arts.”
“What about the next five arts?” Twilight asked. “If Master Edge created these, wouldn’t Jack know them when he sees the scrolls?”
“I am not sure about that,” Fates replied. “What Edge created were called the Swordmaster Arts. Advance weapon techniques that I fear Jack has yet to master.”
“I believe he has a point,” Luna said. “He would have to learn how to use a katana better before he could use these arts.”
“Master Fates. It is believed that Jack holds the last Masamune and Muramasa that were created, and that someone is searching for them,” Blades explained.
Fates thought about this before he gave his response. “Have you had a chance to look inside the handle?”
“Not yet,” Luna replied. “But since you were carrying the same two katanas that belonged to Edge and Flare, I think I can find out as to when each blade was made.”
“Wait a minute. You now have another set of those two blades?” Jack asked.
“That is correct,” Blades replied. “It was one of Master Edge’s final requests that I take both katanas with me in hopes that I can train myself in the soul arts to the best of my ability. But even so, it was hard to do this. Without a master to guide me, I wasn’t able to master these arts. I hope that Master Luna can help you to the best of her ability to teach you these remaining arts.” He turned his gaze to Luna. “And since you have those blades, I think it is best that they use these two katanas for future training and keep the ones that Jack has out of site.”
“What about the last five arts that were lost? What were those?” Sunset asked.
“The Mystic Arts,” Fates replied. “Master Moonlight studied long and hard to create these arts and asked Edge and Flare for her assistance. They are very powerful arts and are hard to master alone.”
“Would they be powerful enough to stop Dark Star?” Jack asked.
“Perhaps. But with them lost, and no sign of Moonlight’s soul around, it would be had to remember what they were,” Fates replied.
Sunset started to rub her hand on her chin. “Maybe not. Remember when we learned about Radiant Hope? She was a nurse in training. If Moonlight was once a doctor, then…”
“She might be carrying Moonlight’s soul,” Twilight finished. “If we can find her, then maybe we can bring her here and access her soul to find out what they were.”
“But if she carries this gift, then she could have been captured over a year ago. Making it look like an accident would be a way to cover up her capture,” Jack explained.
“This Radiant Hope person, you believe she carries the same gift?” Fates asked.
“Maybe,” Luna responded. “We think she knew about info related to this, but we’re not sure. But an ally of ours, Tirek, is looking into this. If she was in the afterlife, then maybe you can find her there. That would clear things up for us.”
“You might be right,” Fates replied. “I will look into this, but it will take some time.”
“Well, we have enough time before the basketball tournament later on,” Luna said.
Blades explained to Fates about this. “They believe that this tournament is a way to test Dark Star’s test subjects with average athletes without giving themselves away.”
“I see. A clever tactic to work with. And do you know who’s in charge of all this?”
“A lady named Starlight Glimmer,” Luna replied. “She’s the mayor of a city called Manehattan, which is outside the region that the tested students are in. We also believe that she was looking for the blades that Jack now have.”
“If they contain the souls of their swordmakers, as told in the stories, then they could be looking for others,” Blades explained. “One of them is a sword called Excalibur, the sword of legend.”
“Do you have proof of this?” Fates asked.
“Another set of mythril weapons were found in another location. But these ones were not designed like the ones you found in the changeling temple,” Luna explained. “They were designed for knights, not samurai.”
This got Fates curious. “More mythril weapons. And no doubt these would have to be in different eras. While the weapons that we found were about a century ago, the story of the last Masamune and Muramasa were several centuries ago. Weapons like Excalibur would be over a millennium ago. This changes everything. We learned that the material wasn’t made from this world, so our best guess was from another realm. If that’s the case, then there’s only one realm that would carry such an ore. Equestria.”
Twilight, Sunset, and Jack were curious.
“Equestria? Like the same place that the elements come from?” Twilight asked.
“That is correct,” Fates replied. “The same elements that you see on the tree as of now.”
Twilight was in shock. “I can’t believe it. I thought they were just fables in the stories that I read.”
“You know something about this?” Jack asked.
Twilight explained. “It was just a fable, but it said that the Guardians of Harmony came from another realm called Equestria. They were called Equestrians, creatures with pony like features. It said that they helped the Knights of Canterlot after losing their own world in darkness and chaos, and believed that they would be coming to our world to do the same. So they worked together to keep the light of hope shining in the land. But as time went on, most of the Equestrians were disappearing, until the six guardians were left from that world. So they took their elements and disappeared to another realm to help keep the world safe from the darkness. If the tree is here, then this was the realm that they took them to and became the Tree of Harmony.”
“And it was this same tree that helped created gifted students to carry the power of soul resonance, which were to be awaken at a certain time when they were ready to use this power for good,” Fates explained. “While some of them were reborn, others were new souls. But the reason for all this is still unclear. That’s why the Soul Society was created, to care and train for these students.”
“And if the guardians were working with the knights, then the sword of legend could exist. Maybe others,” Blades said.
“Lost souls. Legendary weapons. Do you think we can take care of all this?” Sunset asked.
“Now that I think about it, I might know someone who can look into the weapon issue,” Jack said. “He was the first knight to be recruited, and has a way of working out theories. I’ll ask professor River Song to have him look into it. That would be one weight lifted off our shoulders. That leaves us with finding Flare and Moonlight.”
“Do not worry about them. If they are around, they will find you,” Fates explained. “For now, focus on your training. You must me ready if Dark Star plans to attack. And since you are bonded with Sunset, we must find a way to strengthen her own soul if she is to help out.”
“Agreed,” Blades said. “Master Luna. Try to see if she can use the ninjustu spells that I have. If she has bonded with Jack, maybe she can learn how to use those instead. They were once used by the ninja, so she doesn’t need soul resonance to do this. I know this will be a great undertaking, but-”
“I understand,” Luna quickly replied. “I will do what I can to train them both. I can have my friend, Spitfire, help me with this. If Starlight Glimmer is behind all this, then we must be ready to take her on when the time comes.”
Hearing these words raised more doubt about Starlight Glimmer, and Master Fates could see it in her face.
“Is something bothering you, Twilight?”
Twilight looked up at Fates, wanting to explain. But it was Luna who decided to explain it instead.
“Twilight believes that Starlight Glimmer wouldn’t do something like this, since she looked up to her and the good she has done to the city that she lives in.”
This got Fates to thinking. “While some good people do good deeds, there are others that use that kind of goodness as a way to fool the weak minded. If you think that way, it could lead to more harm to yourself… and those close to you.” That was when Fates had an idea. “Master Luna, I have another request for you.”
“What would that be, Master Fates?”
“I want you to train Twilight the same way you plan to train Jack and Sunset.”
“Me? Train?” Twilight waved her hands, saying, “Oh no, no, no, no. I don’t know how to fight. I just let my mind do all the work, not my fist like Sunset would. No offense.”
“None taken,” Sunset replied. “I’m used to it.”
Fates continued. “I understand what you mean. But this was the same for Moonlight. But I helped her to find a way to defend herself, and gave her the ring blades as a training tool, which she was able to master in a short time. And right now, it seems that you are having a hard time accepting what is in front of you. Sometimes there’s a difference between what you see in front of you and what is the truth. That kind of judgment can cloud the mind. And right now, there’s a good chance that they could be hunting you as well, like they did for Star Swirl. This training can help clear your mind and prepare you for what’s to come. I have trained three students at the same time. I’m sure Master Luna can do the same as well.”
Twilight was concerned in doing this training. So Luna decided to ease her fears.
“Twilight, do not worry about it now. I will find a way to train you that will fit you right. If Master Fates found a way for Moonlight, I can do the same. With what we have to face ahead, I need you to be ready for this as well.”
“Unless you know someone else who could be pulling the strings,” Fates said.
“Well, not really,” Twilight replied.
Jack started to look at Luna, believing that they know who else is behind all this. But they needed to learn more before confirming what they only know. And if there was a time to know, that time was now.
“We might know of one other,” Luna said, perking Twilight and Sunset’s attention. “But we need to know something that you might know, master.”
“The soul eaters, right,” Blades said, to which Luna and Jack nodded. “It’s no doubt that the Mane-iac is a part of this. But knowing where she’s at is still the problem.”
“We might know where she is… or more importantly, who she’s possessing. But we need to know more about them,” Jack said.
“We learned that they feed off those that are weak or emitting negative energy,” Luna said. “But we were wondering if they can control another person’s soul?”
Blades started to think for a moment. “I know that they feed off the souls of humans to survive. But I don’t recall anything like that from them.”
“I do,” Fates replied. “But you won’t find it in the records because it happened before I joined the temple.”
“Can you explain this to us then?” Blades asked.
“Certainly,” Fates replied. “It happened a long time ago when I was just a samurai that decided to retire at a young age and married the love of my life. We both decided to live out on some farmland, away from the others, but close to the local village for supplies. I never knew anything about my gift except that it has saved my life many times. But I wanted to leave that life behind. Unfortunately, it has a way of finding me. One day, my wife returned from the village to gather some supplies for the night. But something was off about her, and I could only sense it. I tried to shake it off, thinking it was just feelings from my past.
“But as I was asleep that night, she tried to kill me. My gift sensed the danger and I was able to react. Somehow, she wasn’t the same woman that I married. But as I was battling her, I could sense another soul inside of her. And it was that soul that I remembered so well. She was able to reclaim her body, but only for a short time. She said that she worried about me, about the fact that there will be others out to hunt me down since my samurai days. And it was that feeling that allowed some demon to possess her and control her. Then she asked for me to kill her, so that she, or anyone else, can be harmed by this demon. I couldn’t bring myself to doing this, so she did it herself. Not only did she died in my arms, but the demon inside her died as well.
“I started to feel lost without her, until I met someone from the temple who carried the same gift that I carried. She took me to the temple to learn more about my gift, and what the soul society does for the world. It was then that I learned about the soul eaters and how they hunt certain souls with negative feelings. Everything about them described how my wife was infected by one. But the missing detail was how they would control them as well. While they can eat the souls of others, they cannot obtain the memories of them. So controlling them would be the only way to do so.
“But during my time with the society, we would encounter a group of soul eaters that have consume several souls. We were able to destroy them, but one of them escaped. The one called… Mane-iac. We would cross paths several more times before age would take my gift, and later my life. She was a powerful foe and it was without a doubt that she was looking for the temple as well. But I do not know about her were-a-bouts about her. But it looks like you have encountered her, is that correct?”
Blades was the first to answer. “That is correct. With the help of Jack and the soul of Master Edge, we were able to witness his final days. It was in battle with the Mane-iac inside the temple during the raid. And she had what she referred to as cyber mechs, soulless robots. Plus, we learned that she was working for the Dark Star Organization.”
“So it seems,” Fates replied. He turned his attention to Jack. “You said that you know who she’s possessing. Can you explain who it is and how you know this.”
Jack explained. “Just weeks ago, I confronted and challenged the principal of Crystal Prep, Principal Cinch. During that time, I felt two souls inside of her. And with what you have told us as of now, we truly think that the Mane-iac is controlling Principal Cinch.”
Twilight and Sunset were stunned at what they just heard, causing Twilight to react. “What a minute! You knew this and didn’t even think to bring this up at the meeting!?”
“Twilight, remember that this is Sunny Flare’s mother that we’re talking about,” Luna said. “How do you think she would react?”
Twilight thought about this and realized why it wasn’t discussed at the meeting. “I understand, but you can still tell us at another time.”
“We couldn’t risk having others know about it, or it could lead her to disappear once again,” Jack replied. “And now that we know more about the soul eaters, we can’t risk Cinch’s life while the Mane-iac is controlling her.”
“I think he’s right,” Sunset added. “Now that we know anyway, if others knew about this, then it could put many lives in danger. We need to find a way to remove the Mane-iac from Cinch without killing her.”
“I do not know if there’s a way to do so,” Fates said. “There was talk about a method to remove the person’s soul from the body, but no one has been able to perform this technique for ages. This is a complicated issue that we have here.”
“Jack, who else knows about this?” Twilight asked.
“Coco Pommel, Moon Dancer, Chrysalis, and Indigo Zap, who sensed something odd about her at the time. And that was back at the park when her teammates were with her. But somehow she was the only one who sensed a wall around her, to which I was able to break through.”
“I already talked to my sister about it as well,” Luna said. “It’s a good chance that Indigo’s powers are stronger than any of the others that only she could sense it.”
“But if the Mane-iac is in Cinch, then wouldn’t she be the cause of the problem and not Starlight Glimmer?” Twilight responded.
“The last time I crossed paths with her was two years ago,” Jack replied. “And back then, my gift wasn’t as strong as it has become now.”
“What he says is right,” Fates said. “The Mane-iac would be strong enough to hide herself from anyone who has the gift, real or not. But those whose gift are strong could discover them easier. There’s a good chance that she could also be controlled by another soul eater as well, one that Jack couldn’t detect back then. Plus, I believe that someone else is pulling the strings in this, a dark master.”
“What makes you say that?” Luna asked.
“I recall her worshiping to someone, but I do not know who. This could have been the same with the changeling queen as well. But we have not found anything that could explain all this. There are still questions that have yet to be answered. But I must ask. How do you know that a soul eater would control this lady?”
“I can answer that,” Sunset responded. “We learned from someone that she lost her husband before the birth of her daughter decades ago. And we also learned that Starlight Glimmer also lost her foster parents when she was still in her teens. So those could be reasons that a soul eater would take control of either of them. They would need their memories to make sure that they are not discovered by common people like us. But I have to ask, when did you encounter the Mane-iac back then?”
“It was long before the Great War took place,” Fates replied. “I was never around when it happened, but Edge, Flare, and Moonlight were a part of the temple when it happened. So it looks like the Mane-iac is no mere mortal if she is around at your time.”
“Plus, if Starlight Glimmer is looking for Masamune and Muramasa that Jack now has, and they do contain the souls of their creators, then it would be something that they would look into for their task,” Blades said. “It could be one reason they wanted to raid the temple as well, since Edge and Flare had the same two swords. But she must have found out that they weren’t the ones they were looking for. That’s why you need to look into the handles to find the key markings that prove this.”
Twilight started to think some more and came up with another idea. “Miss Luna was able to tell me the story about how a mysterious lady took the souls of the swordmakers into their own blades after we heard about Excalibur. I remember also reading about how Excalibur was found, from various sources. The key thing was that it came from the lady of the lake.”
“I thought the sword was found in a stone and that couldn’t be removed but the person who would be king,” Sunset said.
“That was part of it,” Twilight said. “But it given to the first king by the lady in the lake. But his wizard wasn’t impressed with him wielding it and took the sword into a stone, to which he couldn’t remove. That was when a young boy looking for a sword found it and pulled it out, not knowing that it was Excalibur. But after others realized this, he was crowned their new king. But when the king was challenged by a noble knight for passage, the king went to deliver a final blow, only for the sword to break into two. So he cast it into the river, only for the lady of the lake to return with the sword renewed, accepting the king’s guilt for his actions. What if the mysterious lady that Masamune and Muramasa came across is the same lady of the lake in the stories?”
“That might be possible,” Jack said. “And if that’s the case, judging by the time periods in each story, she could be somewhere on this planet and might know how to access the souls of Masamune and Muramasa, not to mention where Excalibur could be located.”
“It could also explain why the Mane-iac is looking for these swords,” Twilight said. “They must have some special purpose for the organization. And from what we have just heard now, she could have been living since the days of Canterlot. She could have been in charge of Dark Star during the war and hid herself in a body during that time.”
“It could explain why they never caught the leader of the organization when the war ended,” Jack said.
“But still, if she’s working for someone else, who would that person be?” Sunset asked.
“My guess would be someone from Equestria. Someone that took over the realm back then that lead the Equestrians to come into our world,” Twilight explained. “But this is just theories to me.”
That was when Jack had an idea. “Twilight, can you put these theories into writing?”
“Yea. You think your friend can look into this for us?”
“It can give him a place to start on,” Jack replied. “Hopefully, by the time the tournament comes around, he might have some answers that can help us.”
“If this is the case, then preparing for this tournament should be your top priority,” Blades said. “Who among your group plans to attend this event?”
“I am,” Sunset said. “I plan to try out for the team, along with several others. Jack and Twilight will be working on the sidelines, watching over us.”
“One of our allies is looking into finding a way to avoid being a step ahead in the game. But it won’t be easy,” Luna said.
“Maybe not.” They looked at Fates for an explanation. “Twilight, if you can go through with this training, then practice with Jack, perhaps you can find a way to make this happen. Master Luna, how many styles have you learned during your time with Master Blades?”
“Many, including some styles that I picked up from other teachers afterwards,” Luna said. “I noticed in the practice gear that there were some practice rings along with the items. Should I use those to help train her?”
Fates looked to Blades for his answer. “Do so. If she learned how to support her friends in battle from behind, it can be very useful for Jack, should Dark Star start coming for him. If Twilight is as smart as she is, then she can use a weapon like that to battle with strategical thinking, using what is around her to give her an advance. She wouldn’t have to confront the enemy up close unless she has to.” He turned his gaze to Twilight. “I know this will be hard for you, but I think this style will suit you well if you give it a chance.”
“I… I’ll try,” Twilight responded.
“Good,” Blades replied. “Now, I believe it is time to return to your own world. Just remember that any knowledge about the Mane-iac’s were-a-bouts must be kept secret. We cannot afford her getting away again. She might be the only one who would know where their operations are being held, if all of our questions are to be answered.”
“Agreed,” all of the them replied.
“Before you leave, there is something I wish to ask of you.” They looked at Fates for his request. “Are any of you friends with a girl name Applejack?” All of them nodded. “Good. Since I have been a farmer in my time, I was able to meet with a couple of farmers that gave their lives to save a young girl years ago. I believe you know who I’m talking about.” They nodded. “They wanted me to tell you that they are proud to see her help you all in this task and are watching over her during these tough times.”
“Thank you master,” Luna replied.
“Now go. Since you have been here, I will do my best to contact you if you are in need of advice” Blades said. “Until we meet again.”
At that moment, everything turned white and their vision started to fade away.
In Luna’s office, Nurse Redheart and Micro Chips were watching over the vital signs of the four, waiting for them to return. It was then that they saw some activity on the screen.
“Guys, I think they are starting to wake,” Micro Chips said.
Spitfire and Applejack went up to the group, ready to help them recover. The four started to open their eyes and came around.
“Luna, you OK?” Spitfire asked.
“Just about,” Luna said as she and the others removed the nodes from themselves. “How long were we out?”
“About thirty minutes,” Nurse Redheart said.
“It felt… much longer than that,” Twilight said. “I guess time does flow differently over there.” She started to get up, but almost stumbled in doing so, causing Applejack to grab her by the side.
“Easy there, girl. You gotta learn to crawl before you can walk.”
“Very funny, AJ. Very funny,” Twilight said.
“So what all did you learn while in the so-called afterlife?” Applejack asked.
“A lot of things. And right now, our goal is that tournament,” Twilight explained. “There are other things, but I think Jack and Miss Luna plan to get that worked out for us.”
“Not to mention three of us have to train together,” Sunset added.
“All three? As in Twilight included?” Spitfire asked.
“Yea,” Twilight replied with a hint of sadness in her voice. “I’m not to sure about it either.”
“Well, you can explained it to us over lunch,” Applejack said as she took Twilight out the door.
“Good, because there’s something we need to tell you as well,” Sunset said as she joined them.
“Well, if you don’t need me, I got some stuff to work on,” Micro Chips said.
“Go on ahead, I can handle the equipment from here,” Nurse Redheart said, and Micro Chips left the room.
“So, we need to get into the tournament, right? What for?” Spitfire asked.
“I’ll explain later,” Luna said. “Right now, I need to get in touch with Fleetfoot and River Song later on. We’re going to need their help on a few things.”
“I can contact my friend tonight as soon as Twilight sends me the theories that she had in mind,” Jack said. “I’m hoping that he can help us with the weapons issue that we have to deal with. But how do we plan to handle with the training from this point forward?”
“I might use it as an excuse to have you and Sunset prepare for the Samurai Club,” Luna said. “I can see if Twilight can join us in a secluded location where no one can find us. Right now, we know where we need to train on. Just leave it to me to bring the equipment this time. Right now, you and Twilight have to prepare for the tryouts tomorrow after school. You need to understand what Twilight looks into when that happens.”
“It’s just me and Twilight overseeing the tryouts from the stands, right?” Jack asked.
“That’s right,” Spitfire said. “Me and Coach Iron Will will be on the floor with the students.”
“Actually, Photo Finish will be there with you as well,” Luna said. “She has to record the tryouts from there for you to look at, since she’s in charge of the video gear.”
“I guess we have to keep things on the low with her around,” Jack said.
“Maybe not,” Luna said. “I’ve been thinking about bringing her on the team, but wasn’t sure if she can keep things secret like the others. But since she keep copies of the teams games, she might be able to help Twilight with reviewing some of the games against Crystal Prep from last year. And maybe help Twilight’s confidence with her training.” Jack raised his eyebrow to this. “Don’t worry, I’ll talk to my sister about this and get all this worked out. You join the others for lunch. I’m sure they want to know about what’s going on as of now.”
Jack nodded and left the room to join the others.
“Think we can pull this off?” Spitfire asked Luna.
“I hope so, Spitfire. I really hope so.”