Twilight was walking the halls between classes when a little ball of light the size of a marble suddenly appeared in front of her. Twilight was startled and looked around quickly, but no one else seemed to notice the strange light. Then the light flew away from her and around the corner. Twilight was hesitant but eventually her curiosity got the better of her and she continue to follow the light down a few hallways until she reached a darkened, seemingly abandoned one. Once there, the light flickered away, leaving Twilight confused.
"Can't believe I didn't recognize you."
Twilight turned around and was greeted by a smirking Sunset Shimmer. "Me neither." Twilight was on her guard and watched Sunset closely as she approached.
"Should've known you would come back and take what's rightfully mine: again." Sunset's voice seethed with anger.
"It's not your crown! Why are you so obsessed with it anyway?"
"It doesn't matter! I earned that crown and you know it!"
"You mean by bullying and scaring all the other students into doing what you say? That's not right and you know that. Someone has to stop you."
"Oh, and that someone is you?" Sunset said mockingly as she started to circle Twilight, who in turn never took her eyes off her. "This is just a minor setback for me. You don't know the first thing about this school, and I already rule it."
She stopped and stared straight into Twilight's eyes, "Face it. You're still the same little runt you were back then and when I'm done, you're going to wish you'd stayed at that other lame school."
Spike growled at Sunset, having heard every word she said. Sunset just smirked yet again at this.
"Oh, and I'd keep an eye on your mutt. Hate for him to be... taken away from you."
"Is that a threat?" Twilight growled herself. Mess with her all you want but NOBODY messes with her dog!
"Oh of course not." Sunset replied, her voice dripping with fake sincerity. "But I'd be careful about what I''d say if I were you. You didn't belong in magic school, your other school, and you certainly don't belong here. You wanna be a princess here? Please. You don't know the first thing about fitting in." And with that, Sunset walked away with a victorious smile on her face.
Twilight just stood there, processing what she just heard. As much as she wanted to deny it, Twilight couldn't help but admit to herself that Sunset was right in that last regard.
After school, Twilight headed to one of her most favorite places in the whole wide world: The Library! Twilight couldn't help but be amazed by CHS's enormous collection. Rows and rows of books in all different genres lined the shelves of the two story area. Twilight immediately got to work and picked out books on school life, self help books, and guides on social interaction. She had just set her books down at a table and was about to pick a book when another voice made itself known.
"Oh! Hey Twilight."
Twilight looked up and saw Flash Sentry approaching her. He eyed the large pile of books Twilight had collected. "So...getting some studying done?"
"Sort of. I'm just trying to figure out how to be elected fall formal princess." She tried to have a normal conversation while ignoring the beating of her heart. Does it have anything to do with Flash? Magic had to be involved here, what else could it be? "Hey, I know this is a little out of the blue but...are you a mage?"
Flash blinked, "No, but my little sister is. Her name's Scootaloo, maybe you've seen her: orange skin, purple hair and eyes?" Twilight nodded, recalling seeing her often hanging around two other girls her age. So much for the 'magical enchantment' theory. But that could wait, there were more pressing matters at the moment.
"So, back to the fall formal, do you need any help? I can maybe help with signs and I could convince my friends to pitch in." Flash volunteered eagerly.
"Oh that's ok...I'm doing fine on my own, really!" Twilight tried to reassure him. As much as she wanted his help she could not afford to get distracted.
"Really? But I saw Rainbow hanging up posters and I overheard Rarity, Applejack and Rainbow convincing their groups to vote for you too."
Twilight was shocked, to say the least. Why were these girls helping her? What did they have to gain out of it? Were they helping her because they genuinely liked her or because they hated Sunset more? She was pondering these questions when Flash spoke up again.
"Well, anyway I gotta head to band practice but let me know if you need anything." Flash walked away cooly.....or it would have been cool had he not tripped over a pile of un-shelved books. Twilight tried to stifle her giggles as Flash made a quick exit in an effort to save some dignity.
Twilight decided to get to back to work, no more distraction! But as she hunkered down with her first book she felt her mind drift away. Thoughts of those girls, Sunset, Flash, and the crown filled her mind, making it nearly impossible to focus.
First those dreams..then the crown...the formal...those girls...Sunset and now Flash! Ugh! What is going on with me? Ever since I got to this school things have been so...weird! Is it just me? Is it this school? I just can't shake the feeling something big is going to happen.
Books pushed aside, Twilight decided that whatever was coming, she was going to be prepared for it.