//------------------------------// // Ch. 5 - Cafeteria Talk // Story: Equestria Girls: The College Years (Revised) // by Gear Works //------------------------------// The first day of freshman orientation was in full swing, and the students were in the auditorium for the basic meeting with the RA staff before going to their assigned guidance counselor. And while Sunset Shimmer’s guidance counselor was Mr. Discord, he was busy with other business and requested that she meet with Dr. Chrysalis for the time being. So she was with Sour Sweet during that time. When lunch time came around, both of them started to walk towards the cafeteria to join their friends, and started talking about Dr. Chrysalis. “I can understand why she’s an expert on multiple personalities, but those bug like contacts just give me the creeps,” Sour explained. “You and me both,” Sunset added. “But she’s not like the one from my world that I was told about.” “You wrote to… the princess of friendship earlier?” “Princess Twilight Sparkle?” Sunset corrected, to which Sour Sweet nodded. “Don’t worry. I’m sure you and the others can tell the difference between human Twilight and pony princess Twilight soon enough. But yes, I did. She told me the… short version about her encounter with Queen Chrysalis.” Sour Sweet was a bit surprised. “Queen?” “Yea, I know. It’s strange, but she was the queen of the changelings in my world. And just so you know, they were bug-like ponies that can disguise themselves into any pony and absorb their love energy to stay alive.” “I guess that could explain the bug eyes that she likes to show off,” Sour said. “So back then, Princess Twilight was just a student like myself. She received an invitation from her brother, Shining Armor, obviously, to be married to her foal-sitter, Princess Cadence. That’s like a babysitter in this world, just so you know. But when she arrived, she noticed that Cadence wasn’t like the pony that she once knew. She soon discovered that this Cadence was controlling her brother and taking his energy. Problem was that no one believed her. To make matters worse, she was banished to some cave where the real Cadence was being held by the one that she just met. Turns out that the one that she met was Queen Chrysalis in disguise. Long story short, it was the true love of the real Princess Cadence and Shining Armor that helped blow away the queen and her army from the kingdom.” Sour Sweet was able to understand what was told. “Well, that can explain why Dean Cadence is always close to Twilight back at Crystal Prep. I’m assuming that the two finally got married, right?” “That was the plan, and Chrysalis learned about this to use to her advantage,” Sunset explained. “I hope that Dean Cadence gets married to Shining Armor soon. I heard that he was a skilled athlete during his time in high school.” “Actually, they just got engaged over the summer. Saw the ring and everything.” Sour Sweet’s eyes went wide open. “Really?” She started to squeal. “Whatever you do, don’t say anything about it right now.” “Why?” “Indigo Zap made a bet that he would propose to her over the summer, and Sunny Flare agreed to the bet, thinking that it wouldn’t happen because of the new role that Cadence would have to take. I just want to see the face of her for once when she learned that she lost the bet.” Sunset let out a giggle. “I see what you mean.” “So, whatever happen to the changeling queen in your world?” Sunset explained. “I asked her that, and she said that a lot has changed in the changeling empire, thanks to her new student of friendship and a few other friends while she and her friends were captured and replaced with changelings that looked like her and her friends. One of them was a changeling that wanted to be reformed, and it turns out that when changelings share their love energy, they evolve into a good changeling.” “Just like a caterpillar turns into a butterfly, right?” “So I’ve been told,” Sunset replied. “But the queen left, not accepting their offer of friendship. No one knows where she is right now. But a majority of her army now follow their new good king. It’s strange how friendship can bring ponies, or people, together.” “Wish we knew that back at Crystal Prep,” Sour said with a hint of sadness in her voice. Sunset saw this and placed her arm around Sour’s shoulder. “Look, it was Cinch who didn’t understand what she was doing, and it cost Cinch her job. No need for you or your classmates to blame your own selves for what happened. Now come on. Let’s go get something to eat.” Sour Sweet agreed and both of them continue their walk to the cafeteria. They were then joined by Twilight, Moon Dancer, Applejack, and Sugarcoat along the way. “Hey girls, how was you day so far?” Applejack asked. “Just fine,” Sunset replied. “Yea. I was learning a bit about the difference between Dr. Chrysalis and the pony version in her world,” Sour added. “I’ve always wondered about the similarities and differences between both worlds,” Sugarcoat said. “Applejack said that you have holidays similar to our world.” “I told her about Hearth’s Warming that you have in your world and how it’s similar to Christmas,” Applejack said. “Yea. And during that time, your sister and her friends tried to ruin my new life since we defeated the sirens back then,” Sunset said. “And all because they were jealous because we spent time with you instead of them,” Applejack added. “They had to learn the mistakes they made after causing more damage to our school. Lesson learned, I say.” “How did they cause damage to the school without magic like the rest?” Moon Dancer asked. “They were spreading personal secrets under the name of Anon-A-Miss,” Sunset explained. “I had to be reminded by the princess about the Windigo back in my world, which were nothing like the sirens.” “Speaking of sirens, what about this one girl that we heard was working in the cafeteria?” Twilight asked. “You mean Sonata?” Sunset clarified. “I believe she was more of the innocent one who got caught up in this siren mess. She’s not too bright like her sisters, but I think she could have done better with her life. Maybe the job she has here might have done her some good.” All six of them arrived at the cafeteria and went inside. They saw most of their friends sitting together, including Flash and Trixie. But there was no sign of Rarity or Fluttershy with them. The six waved and pointed that they were going to get their food before joining the others. So they went to the serving room and grabbed their trays and went up to the first area of food on displayed. And the one serving this food was none other than Sonata herself. She look up and recognized two of them. “Sunset! Applejack! It’s nice to see you again. And on better terms, right?” “Looks that way,” Applejack replied. Sonata looked at Twilight for a moment, then said, “She does looked like the princess herself… expect for the glasses. That’s new.” Twilight rubbed the back of her head. “Somehow, I get that a lot back in CHS.” “Hey, I don’t mean to be rude, but are you going to serve us of what?” Sour said, trying to keep her cool. “Oh! Right. Well, what do you-” She stopped for a moment and remembered something. “Sunset, you eat meat, right?” “Oh yea. I do. Gotten used to it since I’ve been in this world.” “Good. Well then, what do you want to eat? We have hamburgers, hot dogs, boneless chicken, pizza. We also have fries, green beans, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese. And if you want a salad, you can fix it yourself over there.” Sonata pointed to the serving area with all the leafy greens behind them. Each of the girls made their orders and got their food before waving back at Sonata and leaving the area. They went to get their drinks and joined the others. Sunset was able to sit across Flash, while Applejack was across from Rara. Twilight and Moon Dancer sat next to each other, while Sour Sweet and Sugarcoat decided to sit next to they CPA friends. “So, Rarity and Fluttershy haven’t gotten here yet?” Applejack asked. “Nope. They might have been held up with their guidance councilors,” Rainbow Dash explained. Sunset noticed that Flash was sitting next to Rara and decided to test him. “So Flash. I’m sure that you met Applejack’s old friend, Rara.” “Yep. She’s got a good voice, that’s for sure,” Flash replied. “And she’s told Trixie more about Gem Stardust. Trixie is glad that Sunny Flare and Rarity gave Trixie a head’s up about her.” “Then you met Sunny Flare in your group, right?” Sour asked. “We have,” Sunny Flare replied. “And she can definitely play a noble woman’s role very easily. Not even I can pull off that style so well.” “Why thank you, Sunny,” Trixie replied. “And you have more talent in a drama setting from what we saw today.” “Nice to see that you two are getting along well,” Applejack said. “Getting back on topic, what do you think about Rara anyway?” Sunset asked Flash. Flash was getting a weird vibe when Sunset starred at him. “Rara? Well… she’s nice. Talented. I don’t know what else to say about her so far.” “Dude, you two were chatting up a storm when I came up to you on our way here,” Lemon Zest explained, making Flash feel nervous. Sunset glared at Flash, saying, “Really?” “Well, we was just… talking about how she’s friends with Applejack, even if they live in different cities.” Applejack decided to join in on the conversation. “Is that all? She never mention what she did before coming here?” “Nope. Why?” Sunset and Applejack giggled. “I guess the old look did the trick,” Applejack said. “Yea. No more Coloratura, that’s for sure,” Sunset added. Flash was confused to what was going on. “Care to fill me in on what you’re talking about?” Applejack decided to explain. “Flash, that girl next to you is The Countess Coloratura.” “The… Countess?” Flash said. “Where have I heard that name before?” Sunset and Applejack were stunned at Flash’s reaction. Lemon Zest saw this and decided to clarify. “Dude. Flash is just like me. More rock, less pop. I doubt he’s heard much about her like you do.” “Wait, you mean the teenage pop star?” Flash said, looking at Rara. “She doesn’t look like it.” “Because we decided to remove the colored dye in her hair last night,” Sunny Flare explained. “And to think that you would be interested in her in the first place,” Sunset said. “Seriously?” Flash responded. “I don’t know if I’m ready for relationships after giving up on Twilight. I mean the Twilight from the other world, that is.” “I figure that you two would be back together again back at Camp Everfree,” Applejack said. “I think Sunset was distracted with our new magic problem after seeing what just happened there,” Flash said. “Besides, I’m not sure I’m ready to enter the dating scene anyway.” “And yet, you’re surrounded but young ladies right now,” Sugarcoat said matter of fact. “Just leave him be,” Rainbow Dash said. “Besides, a lot of our friends went their separate ways, so we’re the only friends that Flash has at the moment.” “That’s true,” Applejack said. As they started eating their food, Pinkie Pie notice their last two friends enter the building. “Oh, oh. There’s Rarity and Fluttershy now.” The others looked at then and noticed two girls with them. The one next to Fluttershy had white skin and long blue hair, and was wearing a blue shirt, skirt, and heels. But the other girl look familiar. She had white skin and long pink hair, and was wearing a pink summer dress. Twilight was the first to respond. “Isn’t that…” “I think it is,” Sunny Flare said. “But why is she here? I thought she returned to France?” “Was she an exchange student at CPA?” Sunset asked. “Both her and Royal Pin,” Sunny Flare replied. “Most of the ones that graduated with us also went their separate ways.” “So who is she?” Rara asked. “Fleur dis Lis,” Twilight responded. “But she was a bit rude around me before the games.” “Let’s wait until she and the others join us,” Sunset said. “Then maybe we can get an explanation from her.” It wasn’t long before the four girls joined the others. Rarity and Fleur sat on one side, while Fluttershy and the new girl took the other side. “Sorry for the wait ladies,” Rarity said, then noticed Flash being the only guy in the group. “And Flash. We were held up with a few things at Fleur’s dorm room.” “I hope you don’t mind Daisy joining us,” Fluttershy said, talking about the new girl in the group. “Both of us are working on the same major, and I just found out that she’s Fleur’s roommate. Daisy, these are our friends. Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Sunset Shimmer, Trixie Lulamoon, and Flash Sentry.” “And that’s Applejack’s long time friend, Rara, and Twilight’s long time friend, Moon Dancer,” Rarity added. “Everyone, this is Daisy Breeze” “It’s nice to meet you,” Daisy said. “And the others?” “They’re… classmates of mine,” Fleur said. “That’s Indigo Zap, Lemon Zest, Sugarcoat, Sour Sweet, and Sunny Flare.” Daisy sensed a hint of sadness in her voice. “You don’t seem pleased to see them.” Fleur reacted to this. “Oh no. It’s not that. It’s just that… well…” “It’s because our school has been through a lot of problems after have the Friendship Games between our school and their school to which our principal made things stricter for the school and came close to expelling us which lead to her resigning after meeting the old principal about the issue,” Sugarcoat said matter of fact. Fleur was surprised at the one detail that Sugarcoat just said. “Wait, you mean you were about to be expelled?” “Yea. But we’re lucky that Sugarcoat heard about and reported it to Dean Cadence,” Sour Sweet said. “The rest is history. We’re just trying to move on, that’s all.” “I know how you feel,” Fleur said. “What do you mean by that, dearie?” Sunny Flare asked. “Well… after returning to France, I started to ask myself what I learned about my experience over here and decided to e-mail Royal Pin about it as well. He started to feel the same thing that he didn’t learn what he wanted to and has been trying to move on as well.” “Is he here as well?” Indigo Zap asked. “Oh no. He’s staying in the UK and is attending a college that his parents graduated from,” Fleur said. “It’s just… having a fashion model for a mother and a business tycoon for a father just made me feel like… I wasn’t ready to return home in the first place. So my father was able to get me admittance to this place. Now I’m trying to find what I should have learned when I was here in the first place.” “Welcome to the club,” Sour Sweet said. “Is there anyone else from Crystal Prep attending here?” Fleur asked. “Not really,” Sunny Flare replied. “Jet Set is working at his father’s business so that he can take over in the years to come. And Upper Crust decided to stay by his side. You know how close those two are. Plus, Tenderhoof decided to start traveling the world and talk about his experiences at each place for his website. He’s been saving up for all that.” “And Suri Polomare went to Manehattan for fashion school there,” Sour Sweet said. “Neon Lights told me that he got a new job as a DJ somewhere. Can’t remember the place for all I know,” Lemon Zest said. “That’s all that we know. Everyone else that we know just went their separate ways,” Sunny Flare said. “Speaking of which, where are some of your friends from CHS. You already told us that Lyra and Bonbon stayed in Canterlot. What about the others that we saw there?” Sunset decided to go first. “Well, Micro Chips, the guy with the glasses from the games, went to a technical college so that he can study to be an IT guy later on, just like his father.” “You taken a couple of math classes with him, right?” Applejack asked, to which Sunset nodded. Fluttershy went next. “Well, um, Sandalwood went on his missionary trip overseas with some others to help out those in need.” “That’s a tough job to do,” Moon Dancer said. “Does he have survival skills?” “He does. That’s why he took this trip,” Fluttershy replied. “He won’t have much contact with the rest of the world. But he does plan to write to Principal Celestia in the mail, then send me an e-mail of his letters. She wanted to keep up with the work overseas so that it can be helpful at the school.” Now it was Rarity’s turn. “Well, I just got a letter from Octavia Melody that she finally got a seat in the Manehattan Symphony. Third chair cello.” “Wow!” Sunny Flare replied. “I’ve seen them perform when I was younger over there, and they have been the best. She must have some connections over there to make it in.” “Well, her parents were both in the symphony when they met,” Rarity explained. “I believed that her father was either first or second trumpet and her mother was first violin. I remember seeing the pictures when I took Sweetie Belle for singing practice. Tavi’s mother has some vocal experience as well.” “Didn’t Photo Finish also moved to Manehattan?” Sunset asked Rarity. “You might be right, dear. They have the best photography school out there. I think Tavi and Photo are living in the same apartment to cut down on rent. “What about that one girl with the crossed eyes?” Fleur asked. “You mean Derpy?” Rainbow Dash replied. “She also stayed in Canterlot and started to work with his father in the postal service. Plus, she also got engaged.” About everyone’s eyes went wide open, and it was Applejack who decided to respond. “Is it that exchange student from the UK that was at CHS for our senior year, Time Tuner?” “Yep,” Rainbow Dash responded. “He decided to stay in Canterlot so that they can start a family of their own.” “I always thought they were a nice couple. But never think he would stay here to make sure that it worked in the long run,” Applejack said. “I think Jet Set was thinking of doing the same with Upper Crust, but decided to wait until they both knew what their future would be later on,” Sugarcoat said. “I asked him to e-mail us if and when he does so.” “Now, if only Shining Armor can do the same with Dean Cadence, that would be great,” Indigo Zap said. Sunset looked back at Sour Sweet and knew what was coming next. So Sour Sweet got her phone out and had it ready for the reaction. “Dearie, Cadence is going to be busy trying to fix the school after what Cinch did in the past,” Sunny Flare responded. “I doubt that he wants to get in her way, right Twilight?” “Actually, he just did weeks ago,” Twilight replied, causing Sunny Flare’s jaw to drop. Sour Sweet took a picture of it, just to capture the moment. “He did?” Indigo asked, to which Twilight nodded. “Sunny? Time to pay up girl.” Sunny Flare snapped out of her shock and knew that she had to keep up with their bet. So she got up and walked to Indigo and pulled out a fifty dollar bill and slapped it on Indigo’s hand. When she started to walk back to her seat, she saw the picture that Sour Sweet took of her before. “Sour, you better damn well not post this online,” Sunny Flare replied. “Too late,” Sour Sweet replied, followed by a grin. “Sour, you were just waiting for this moment, right?” Sunny replied, to which Sour stick out her tongue as her response. Sunny Flare went back to her seat in disgust. “By the way. Does anyone know what Bulk Biceps is doing? I haven’t seen him since we graduated,” Sunset asked. Flash was able to respond to that question. “Oh that’s right. He decided to stay with his family and help them out. He wasn’t sure what he wanted to do for college, so he’s waiting until later on before he can attend.” “Can he play sports, like football?” Daisy asked. “I think so, why?” “My cousin, Blaze Lionheart, also attends this school and just became the starting quarterback for the football team. I’m sure your friend could have gotten on the team as well. And maybe in a year, he would know what major he would like to take. Our friend, Centaur, was undecided when he came here, and now he’s majoring in astronomy.” “Did you say that his name was Centaur? As in Centaur Archer?” Flash asked. “Yes. Do you have him as your roommate?” Daisy responded. “Yea. I was hoping to know more about him,” Flash said. “Well, you might want to also know my cousin and his roommate, because they have the room next to yours. All of us come from Baltimare and attended the same school. Centaur’s a sophomore and Blaze and his roommate, Steel Horn, are juniors. All of them are good guys to hang with.” “So, what can you tell us about them?” Flash asked Daisy. “Well, my cousin, Blaze, just became the starting quarterback for the football team, and he’s really nice to everyone. He always keeps an open mind about those around him and is quick on his feet. Steel is a bit more active than Blaze, but is always alert when trouble is coming. So if you ever want to go somewhere safely, then it’s best to have him around. As for Centaur, he’s easy going, but has had a hard time this past year, since he was born with a learning disability.” “You mean that he has a hard time learning?” Sunset asked. “Depends on the subject,” Daisy replied. “He’s good at most math classes back in high school and computer classes, but has a hard time with classes like literature, science, and history.” “So remembering words and meanings are a problem for him?” Applejack asked. “Yea. I’m hoping that I can be of some help to him this time, since I’m now here. But a friend of ours, Gem Stardust and Silver Justice, have been by their side through all of it.” “Hey, Gem’s my roommate?” Trixie said. “And she’s also our friend,” Rara said, pointing to herself and Moon Dancer. “Really?” Daisy replied. “Then you must also know Sea Spray and Crab Hammer, right?” Rara and Moon Dancer nodded. “Good. And you shouldn’t have any problem with her as your roommate. She’s tough, but very helpful.” “We heard that she’s more of a country girl, right?” Applejack asked. “She is,” Daisy replied. “In fact, she has that same accent that you have,” as she pointed to Applejack. “Now I really want to meet her when she gets here,” Applejack responded. Sugarcoat decided to speak. “Forgive me for asking this, but the other lady you said was Silver Justice. Is she related to the Justice and Justice Law Firm?” “In Fillydelphia? Yea. Those are her parents,” Daisy replied. “I heard that they won a lot of cases for those who needed the help,” Sugarcoat said. “And they also donate to several charities at times.” “And they hope that Silver can do the same when she graduates,” Daisy added. “She’s nice, but don’t get on her bad side. She can be very protective of herself, or her friends. I remember meeting her and the others over spring break.” “Maybe we can find some guy friends for Flash, since he feels out of place with us,” Sunset said. “Oh there are a few others that we know, but you might have to wait until they get here,” Daisy said. “I really can’t go into detail with them at this time.” “As long as they are good guys, I’m fine with that,” Flash said. But before they can continue, a blue haired girl came running up to them from the serving room. “Hi ya everyone.” Pinkie was the first one to respond. “Hi ya, Sonata. Taking a break?” “For the moment. Just wanted to see how you all are doing.” “Oh, we’re just doing fine, dear,” Rarity replied. “But I’m just curious. How were you able to work with the cafeteria staff?” “Oh that’s easy. I always do the cooking with my sisters when we’re hungry,” Sonata explained. “I mean we have to eat anyway. By the way, where’s that one girl that was with you before. You know, the one with the blue hair and shades.” Pinkie said, “You mean Vinyl Scratch? She now has a job as a DJ at some place called Rocket City.” That was when a light bulb went off in Lemon Zest’s head. “That’s the place. Rocket City. Neon Lights has a DJ job there as well.” Sonata responded when she heard the place. “Rocket City!? I know where that is. It’s just a ten minute drive from here. I like to go there to loosen up on the weekends. Never could get my sisters to come and enjoy the music from there. I’m guess they’re still reeling from our past mistakes.” Sunset motioned her finger, wanting Sonata to come over. When she did, Sunset whispered into her ear, “We might want to hold off the magic stories for now, since we have guest around here.” Sonata look to who she was talking about and recognized the girl in question. “Oh. Hi Daisy. I see that you met some of my old friends.” “It’s nice to see you too, Sonata,” Daisy replied. “How are your sisters doing?” “We’re getting by.” Sunset looked at each other with a confused look on her face. “Wait. You know each other?” “Dud. She’s Blaze’s cousin, who else,” Sonata responded. “By the way. Congrats on him becoming the new starting QB for the team. This season’s going to be something.” “Thanks,” Daisy replied. “And if you don’t mind me asking, but has Adagio heard from Silver as of late?” “Not really. And Aria didn’t see her name on the dorm list, so she must have a place to live off campus. But don’t worry. I’ll make sure you and the others know when we hear from her. I’m sure that she would need help moving in. I’m guessing that Centaur is feeling better, right?” Daisy let out a sigh after hearing Sonata’s question. “Not really. He’s still reeling from what happened last semester. Archery has been the only support he has to get the stress out.” “Aria’s not going to be pleased about that,” Sonata replied. Sunset was curious to what the two girls were talking about. “What’s wrong with Centaur? Does it have to deal with his learning disability?” “No. He went into a state of severe depression last semester,” Daisy said. “My cousin caught on and told Aria about it. So they took him to see Dr. Chrysalis for therapy. What’s troubling me is that he was never like this back in high school.” “That’s because two girls messed with him in the wrong way,” Sonata added. “As Aria would say it, they’re the worst.” “Oh dear. What happen?” Rarity asked. “I can’t remember the details,” Sonata replied. “You might have to ask Aria for the story. She had to deal with the issue big time. You know, since she’s in charge of the resident dorms and all.” “Sonata! We need you back here again!” Sonata looked back and yelled, “Coming Saffron!” She looks back to the group and said, “That’s Saffron Masala. Both her and her father run the cafeteria. And her exotic dishes are to die for.” Sonata then ran off, but then returned and said, “Well, I don’t mean that you would die from them, but… you get the picture.” And she ran off again. “That’s Sonata for ya,” Applejack said. “I was just wondering, but what Centaur went through earlier. Did Gem also had a part in this?” Rara asked Daisy. “Well, both her and Silver went with Aria to deal with the problem from what I was told,” Daisy responded. “Is that why Gem is so protective of him?” Applejack asked. “Like a sister is to her brother,” Daisy explained. “She started to look out for him until school was out and he was back home. Since I learned about this while on spring break, I wanted to look out for he as well. He’s been picked on when he was younger, but when high school came around, Blaze and Steel stood by his side against any bullies that bother him. I did the same when I started high school as well. Now Gem does the same after what happened. But like Sonata said, you might want to ask Aria for the entire story.” “We might just do that,” Sunset said. “Want to make sure Flash start things off on the right foot with Centaur.” “What about his left foot?” Pinkie said. “Doesn’t he have one to use?” All the girls groaned at Pinkie’s so-called joke. “You also said that he had therapy with Dr. Chrysalis because of his depression,” Sour Sweet said. “I have her as my guidance counselor, but I also have this kind of bipolar disorder that I’m not sure about. For some reason, I tend to have my… outburst at times. My parents wouldn’t let me see a therapist about it, thinking that it was just a phase. But Sunny took me to the school nurse at our middle school when I started having them.” “Yea. The only thing that I was told was to watch out for her and make sure she didn’t do anything stupid to hurt herself,” Sunny Flare explained. “When we were finished with high school, and after all that went on, we were able to finally see one, thanks to Dean Cadence. It lead to more questions about her bipolar disorder, and they got her started on some platinum pills to help her. It’s also possible that she might have go through some depression during that time.” “So I guess I can understand what he’s going through as well,” Sour Sweet added. “I even used archery as well to get my mind off things.” “Is that why you’re so good at archery?” Applejack asked. “I am,” Sour proudly replied. “Even if you shot three arrows at the same time so you can hit the target?” Applejack added. “Well, I don’t have to take my time to hit the target like you did back at the games,” Sour added. “Are you both good at archery?” Daisy asked. Both of them replied, “YES!” “Well, he could use someone to challenge him in the sport,” Daisy said. “No one that me, or my cousin, knows of anyone who is willing to shoot with him. And I believe that is was Aria who got him set up with some targets on campus for him to use. Maybe it might get his mind off of things.” “Well, I don’t think Sour Sweet is the only one who’s gone through depression,” Rara said, looking at Applejack. “That’s right. You went through that phase when you lost your parents,” Rarity explained. “Yea,” Applejack replied with a hint of sadness in her voice. Sour Sweet said, “Oh. I… never knew about that.” “That’s OK. You attended different schools than me,” Applejack explained. “You never would have known.” “Maybe it might help in how he got to that state in the first place before we meet him in person,” Sunset said. “This is Flash’s roommate we’re talking about.” “Well, she does work at the coffee shop in the evenings. Maybe you should talk to her there,” Indigo recommended. “You might have a point there,” Sunset said. “Would be easier to find her there than look for her around campus.” “I can tell Sonata to give Aria a heads up on the topic so that she’s ready when you see her again,” Daisy recommend. “Thanks Daisy. I’m sure this can be helpful with my major in psychology,” Sunset said. “Plus, I have this… gift of understanding others when they have problems.” “That’s right. She was able to help me out when I moved from Crystal Prep to Canterlot High after what I went through at that old school,” Twilight explained. Daisy smiled and said, “For once, it would be nice to see him smile again.”