A bright morning shone over the day of preparation. The many students of Canterlot High made their way to school early with happy and chatty faces. Some decided to scroll through their phones, while others brought very bulky schoolbags and even shopping bags, all ready for another tough day of learning.
The assigned teacher who greeted all the students who entered the school interior building was the substitute Languages teacher known as Ms Yada. She greeted every student with a different language. Good Morning, Bonjour, Buenos Dias, the languages that came out from the Palomino teacher was nothing short of amazing.
"G'day Lyra!" Yada greeted with an Equestralian flair towards the light mint coloured pony. The girl just waved back with a smile,
"Guten Morgan Frau Minuette!" Yada greeted a darker-blue coloured girl, the girl meekly nodded at the response,
"Ah!" A devilish smile appeared on her face as she turned her eyes to a certain student, "おはよう, Thunderlaneくん (Good Morning Thunderlane-kun)!"
"Oh Goddesses, who decided to put you on greeting duty?" Thudnerlane grouched,
"Myself! I just simply signed up,"
"Anyhoo, I brought the stuff." Thunderlane grumbled, shaking a clothes shopping bag at her face, "what to do with them?"
"Ooh!" Yada oohed with excitement, "just pop them over in our club room!"
"Sure thing, see ya never teach," Thunderlane grumbled as he walked towards the designated class, fearfully trying to block out the ever snickering and mind-haunting laughs as she waved back.
The runner arrived at the classroom, where two other students were busy sorting out the things they brought along too.
"Good Morning Thunderlane," Fluttershy greeted, "so glad you can bring this along."
"My bro and I always love playing with them, all the better now we're using them to save the dammed school."
"You don't sound happy about saving our school," Flash replied,
"Blame the teachers." Thunderlane jerked a thumb to the door, "for once, people under this damned occupation completely gave me second thoughts against letting that man loose upon the school."
"Mr Shiota and Mr Kimura?" Fluttershy asked, intentionally avoiding Ms Yada,
"I'll even throw in Vice-Principal Luna." Thunderlane added, "I hate them so much and everything they stand for and did for the likes of me. Thanks to them, I'm actually doing something!"
"Well, we all appreciate everyone's help." Fluttershy smiled politely, "and especially help from you!"
"Go to hell..." Thunderlane pouted, ready to flip the bird, then decided not to.
"Surprise!!!" Cloudchaser, Flitter, Roseluck and Nurse Redheart hopped into the class, "we come bearing gifts!!!"
"Sure thing, just plop them on the table." Flash instructed, "Now we just have to wait for the guys..."
"And one girl with the guys!" Fleetfoot corrected as she walked in with Soarin and Big Mac in tow, also carrying bags of items.
"My apologies." Flash apologised, "anyway, now that everyone's here, I'll be able to explain things now... Sir has provided us with all the equipment necessary here as well as near the soccer field. The Caretakers have already set everything up. So all we need to do is place our traps at the right areas, and activate them once the command is given. Everyone gets the plan?"
"Of course!" Soarin nodded, "now it just depends on who you've got for the team."
"No need to worry," Flash replied, "As I sent the plan to Mr Shiota, he responded with the results from Tuesday's shooting practice." He pulled out a copy of said results, "your shooting results are going to be what determines the team that you will be in. Now, do you understand how this plan is going to work?"
"Eeyup." Big Mac nodded, "adds up perfectly and as simple as it is."
"Remember." Flash pulled out his phone, "communication between each other is important. So put your notifications alert as loud as possible, and find an easy way to access the Message Board. Remember to set it up for the day it comes. Any questions?"
"Yes," Flitter raised her hand, "who are you, and what have you done with Flash Sentry?"
"Nothing, just... Showing another side of me." Flash laughed, "Now before we break to our own normal classes, there are a few things that I'd like to clarify before our rehearsal. There are two factors that are the most important when it comes down to executing a plan like this. The first is the trust and confidence in yourself. Each and every one of us are important in putting this plan into motion. If something doesn't go well which you could have done, do not feel discouraged. We will all fail, but that doesn't mean this entire plan is in shambles. Make sure to get the result should something fall short. Perhaps even swallowing your pride just for the time being is alright, you did it for a good cause and that you have your way or style in fulfilling your role. So in that way, with all we learned, the best way to remember the things that mean a lot comes through confidence, make sure you build it up. For me, I would normally talk through the Goddess through prayer, but since we share different faiths, it's best that for one part of our confidence, we do it on our own. That's when the second part is reserved for."
"And that is?" Redheart asked,
"Trust and Confidence in others." Flash continued, "You, me, everyone here. As I've said before, each and every one of us is important, so that means we also look out for one another. The trust comes when you need to support them in their time of need, and to have the confidence for them that they will pull through. You especially Fluttershy, because you play a part in communication too, and that's not to say that certain roles are inferior to others. If one goes missing, this plan is for naught."
"I understand Flash." Fluttershy nodded, her shyness put to one side for confidence and determination, "I trust you, and everyone else here."
"Remember, if we fall short on why we are doing this, it's a multitude of different goals and actions. The man who challenged us tried to attack us, and Mr Shiota got injured to save us. He taught us the most dangerous things, he helped others in their personal lives alongside our academics, he made so much effort into hunting down the thing that's plaguing the man, and he brought back-up in the form of Ms Yada and Mr Justice, whom are just as confident as he is. But the most important thing of all... Is that he is a teacher who brought so much to the students, and thus the entire school. Whether it was good or bad, and whether you came here for revenge, protection, glory, whatever! We are here to take this man down, and we need to trust each other to see this through." He stretched out his hand, "for everything that we hold dear to ourselves. Can we do this?" The students looked at each other with eyes of fierceness, determination, joy, anxiety, things also filled with good and bad.
"Hold your horses Flash," Soarin spoke up, "after all that pep talk, don't you think it deserves more than just regularly breaking?"
"What do you mean?"
"We need a special war cry and chant for our club." Soarin explained, "how about this... 'What are we? Students! Who are we? The Special Tutorship Club!'" A knock on the door interrupted their thinking,
"Maybe we can figure that out later once we get this through," Flash replied as he went to answer the door to another surprising set of girls,
"Twilight! Sunset! Applejack! Rainbow! Rarity!" Flash greeted, "how can I help you?"
"Looking for Fluttershy." Sunset answered, "Ms Yada said it would be the place where you'd normally be,"
"Oh well, here she is." Flash gestured, welcoming the girls inside, "also Applejack, did you know your--"
"Yep," Applejack huffed, "he's joined yer club, and he's never been so full of words talkin' about how fun it is."
"Mac?" Cloudchaser peered at Big Mac, who just looked away and whistled.
"Anyhoo, is it okay if you guys can leave?" Rarity asked the club, "I don't mean to be rude to you, but can it be just between friends?"
"Sure sure..." Roseluck shrugged, "come on everyone," and with that, the Special Tutorship Club left the class.
"It sounds serious." Fluttershy asked, "What’s going on?"
"You don't know?" Rainbow glared, "we're your best friends, and you don't tell us something that's important?"
"What do you mean?"
"The man who injured some of our fellow students came here this Tuesday to challenge Mr Shiota to a fight," Sunset explained, "and since he's in the hospital, you decided to show up instead. And for yesterday, you've been dedicating more time to training for it."
"Oh," Fluttershy replied, "did Flash tell you? I guess he's so caring for me that he'd let you know."
"That don't matter!" Applejack bellowed, grabbing Fluttershy "we're yer friends sugarcube! Why didn't you think about tellin' us!?"
"B-Because I wanted to protect you!" Fluttershy replied,
"That's the oldest excuse in the books Flutters." Rainbow grouched, "Tell us the damn truth!"
"B-Because..." Fluttershy changed her tone, "this is something that happened between me, Sensei, and those who are a part the Special Tutorship Club!"
"What, are you saying we are not trustworthy enough?" Rarity asked,
"No! But you wouldn't understand what was really going on unless you were there! Those who were part of the Special Tutorship Club knows the reasons and things behind that man! If I were to tell you first hand, you would discourage me from going!"
"But of course!" Twilight replied, "Fighting against a man incriminated for violence against students is complete suicide unless you know how to fight yourself! Then again... You are doing that right now right?"
"This man is a psychopath as shown by his actions against the students. You don't think that man is going to have revenge? This man... Not even the police can stop him, he did break out after all. And Mr Shiota... He's the only one we've seen to fight him to a standstill."
"Ah, so that explains the reason why that man wanted to find Mr Shiota," Sunset understood,
"But even if you love him and all, you shouldn't be filling in for his place! What were you thinking!?" Rainbow asked,
"The only option," Fluttershy replied, "Mr Shiota asked exactly the same thing. Whether I accept or not, he's going to destroy our beloved school that we all want to protect for an important reason, and I-- No, Sensei's club wants to make sure we fight back. I'm not going to risk using our powers together Sunset. You know exactly what I mean."
"Fluttershy..." Sunset sighed,
"I know I mean a lot to you, the same goes for all of us, and especially those of the Special Tutorship Club. But no matter what, we'll always be the best of friends. Let the bond I have with Sensei and the Special Tutorship Club show you just how important the things we hold dear together are."
"Holy Cheeseballs Flutters," Rainbow gasped, "I have never seen you this determined as ever. You'd always be shy of all things, why now?"
"Life is funny and magical," Fluttershy shrugged with a smile, "but more importantly, where's Pinkie? She should be here with us if this is such an important topic."
"I dunno, we haven't seen her around. We did try looking for her so we could go together and talk, but she hasn't been seen anywhere." Applejack answered,
"We tried calling Mr and Mrs Cake, and they said she did drop by to pick up a few cakes and pastries before heading off to school!" Rarity replied, "Well, I'm sure she'll be--"
Multitudes of Ear-splitting screams echoed through the school once more, resonating dramatically and fearfully through the hallway, a quick knock on the door and the barging in of the Orange-Skinned boy surprised all the girls,
"Flash!" Rarity called over the screaming, "you look shaken and tired, what happened!?"
"He's here on the school grounds again," Flash growled, "and he's gone one step too far! He just beat up someone important!"
"Who?" Fluttershy asked,
"Why do you think I'm telling you this!?" Flash yelled, "Its Pinkie!"
"What!?" The girls gasped,
"No..." Fluttershy raised her hands to her mouth in shock, "No!" Quick on her feet, she pushed through her friends, pushed past Flash, and ran all the way towards the School Courtyard.
A horde of Students and Teachers stood frozen in fear as they saw the man from two days ago, proudly and viciously showing his catch. Fluttershy hastily meandered her way through the student crowd and came face to face with the attacker once again.
"Hello there little gazelle. A fine morning today is it?"
"I thought you promised tomorrow, not today!!!" Fluttershy yelled,
"Psh, I got bored, I needed someone to punch. I just had the liberty to drop her body here. I'll be ready for tomorrow." He patted his victim's butt a few times before lazily tossing the student to Fluttershy's Feet. Fluttershy looked at the victim. Pink Skin, Pink Hair straightened instead of curly and puffy, the colours darkened a little as well as covered with bruises and blood. Fluttershy instantly recognises who the victim is.
"I thought we also promised that you wouldn't harm anyone..." Fluttershy added, a tone of anger rising in her voice. She grabbed her phone and sent a small message to a familiar message board.
CHS Special Tutorship Club Message Board
The Man has broken the deal and trust. He's injured my best friend. Get everyone to prepare, because this man is not leaving here alive. - Fluttershy
Flash, Soarin and the other club members gulped at the message of their representative as they too were outside watching the whole commotion. Looking at their wounded schoolmate, and their ready-to-be enraged club mate, the team got the message and ran back towards the school.
"You broke our deal!!!" Fluttershy accused, "and to think that you're a Lion of Pride!?"
"You can blame your friend for being a pain in the ass! The moment she spotted me, she pissed me off saying that I'm the criminal and screamed her annoying head off to run for their lives! Well, I'm not going to be captured again in order to seal our deal, so I made sure she shut her gob! I found out she's also going to this school, so I might as well play my part by dropping her off here. Perhaps as a reminder that you should never underestimate me for tomorrow. So you'd better be ready by then!" With that, the man calmly turned around to leave,
"Oh no... You're not going to leave this school." Fluttershy growled, her head tilted down in anger, "you broke our deal by harming someone, and especially my best friend." She glared at the man, her face now twisted by rage and fury, "this duel is going to happen today, and I'm going to make sure I finish it!"
"Oh dear... Looks like I touched a nerve with your poor friend here." The man smiled,
"And you're going to pay the consequences for it." Fluttershy growled, "Don't you dare leave the premises. Half an hour from now, we're going to fight!"
"Okay then!" The man grinned while cracking his knuckles and hand bones, "Looking forward to it!" With that, Fluttershy turned around, walking through the students who now decided to create a path for her.
"Can you guys take care of Pinkie?" Fluttershy paused her path to let her friends know.
"Of course!" Sunset and the others nodded, and Fluttershy continued walking. Heading up the stairs, she stopped by Principal Celestia and Vice-Principal Luna, who looked back with shock and fear.
"Don't worry Principal and Vice-Principal." Fluttershy noted, "I will make sure our school will not turn a blind eye to this attack."
"Fluttershy..." Luna replied,
"Don't worry, I just need something to get loose of this rage," Fluttershy replied, "then I'll remember what you've taught me."
"No Fluttershy.”Luna replied, "Hold it in, and know when the time is right to unleash your scorn."
"Okay," Fluttershy nodded, "everyone's getting ready. Do you want to come?"
"Very well," Luna accepted and followed the furious girl to the Classroom, leaving behind Celestia in complete disbelief.
"What in the world is going on!?"
"Okay you guys," Fluttershy entered the room, seeing four of the club members prepping themselves ready with their equipment. "Are you ready?"
"Team 2 is going to go assist Team 1 in supplying ammunition before heading out to our main task," Soarin noted,
"You sure about this Flutters?" Thunderlane asked,
"Every bone in my body." Fluttershy nodded, "now, where's Mr Justice and Ms Yada?"
"We're here!" Yada cooed as she and Kimura walked in, "and we've got the stuff ready!" She pulled out a bottle of bug spray repellent "even the tiniest of mosquito bites are detrimental to optimum fighting conditions!"
Fluttershy's phone vibrated, the message board! She pulled it out once more and showed the group,
CHS Special Tutorship Club Message Board
I'll be posting the entirety of the plan here in words and how it goes in order. If anyone forgets, remember to refer to the message board! - Flash Sentry
"Good luck Fluttershy!" Cloudchaser noted as she and team 2 made haste for the location of team 1.
"Okey-dokey Fluttershy." Yada shook the repellent, "are you ready?"
Fluttershy had a brief flashback to the events that happened in the first and second weeks and the amount of effort their Assassin teacher has taught them. This week of meeting Yada and Kimura, seeing that man again, Flash's pep talk, and the sight of Pinkie's unconscious and pained face. Taking it all in, she pushed her rage aside.
"Okay..." Fluttershy nodded to Yada, "I'm ready to go."
The man outside impatiently tapped his foot, eager to get his hands into punching. Celestia was brave to ask him if he wanted any refreshments, and the man aggressively refused.
"A Lion hunts his own food." He sneered,
"Then you'd better sharpen your teeth," Fluttershy called out from the school interior doors. "Because I'm coming for you!"
"Finally!" The man grinned as the shy-but-determined girl made her way through the parting crowd once again, ready to meet the man. "Took you long enough!"
"There's no time to spare for anyone who harms my friend," Fluttershy replied, cracking her knuckles,
The man raised his eyebrows and widened his eyes at the look of the knuckle-cracking gazelle before him. What is this? Does the Gazelle think that she can fight back with the same force? Also... Is it him? Or does she look... Shiny?
"What did you douse yourself in?" The man demanded,
"So you have a good nose!" Fluttershy chuckled, "It's mosquito repellent, nothing more. Those pesky, blood-thirsty insects are quite a bother on hot days, especially right now! Would you like some too? That way, it'd be a fair fight!"
"I smell nothing! I merely see! Also, it's autumn! It's too cold for them to fly!"
"Oh I didn't mean literal mosquitoes, I'm actually referring to those who are pesky and blood-thirsty, like you!" Fluttershy innocently responded, followed by multiple 'ooh's and laughs from the audience from the trash talk.
"I'll make sure to rip those lovely jaws from you!" The man growled as he made his starting move with a killer straight with his right hand. Fluttershy, however, gracefully leaned backwards and allowed the fist to sail a few centimetres above her nose.
The air was filled with 'woah's and 'wow's, to see one of their classmates, and a shy and timid one at that, dodge the curving fist in a split amount of time.
It didn't end there though. Fluttershy quickly added weight to her legs for stability for her next move while leaning back, grabbing the man's fist, and rubbing her palms around it, letting go as to not get pulled along when he pulls his hand back.
The man felt something strange as the girl cupped her hands around his fist. Some of that repellent that the girl was wearing got onto his hands.
"Your hand certainly seems tough." Fluttershy complimented, "don't tell me you've toughened it up by beating up many victims. Care to show me the other hand?"
The man did exactly as she asked, sending his left fist flying, Fluttershy cupped her hands together to block and nullify the oncoming attack, and rubbed her palms around the fist once.
The man was appalled and disgusted by the damp substance upon both of his hands as well as both attacks missing. Normally gazelles would be easier to punch and hit!
"Do you think covering me with your repellent will actually make a difference!?" The man taunted as he rubbed his nose with one of his fists. "I bite harder than a mosquito!"
Fluttershy winced a little at the sight of the nose rubbing, "sniffing your hand after I've touched it? A psychopath, as well as being a pervert!"
"Luna..." From the audience, Celestia turned to face her younger sister, observing the young shy girl with great focus, "isn't that one of your--"
"Thou want clarity?" Luna turned to face her older sister, "Yes. Indeed it is, and indeed we have. Have we somehow breached any conduct in teaching our students how to defend themselves from danger like this?"
Celestia blinked astonishingly at her sister, then turned back to the fight, "no... Not at all."
The man, now irritated by this gazelle's taunts and insults, charged forward once again. No longer holding back on any single punches.
The girl was aware of her limitations on her skill and experience compared to her enemy's. So the best she could do was simply step back, or disengage quickly from any sort of punches. The crowd that watched began to lose concern about their classmate's style and now became worried for her safety instead.
"No more playing around," the man thought to himself. "I'm going to show you how savage a beast can be!" Throughout his endless punching and hooking and uppercutting, the man made sure not to give her any chances to block or retaliate. If he keeps this on, she won't have any more chances to escape from his grasp either! The man pulled a feint, and Fluttershy carelessly dodged to an area where the man was fully prepared to punch. He grinned with glee, she gasped with sudden realisation, it appears that she had been played.
"Gotcha!" The man yelled as he put all he had on his next punch directing straight towards Fluttershy's stomach. At that very split second, a sudden tingle and itch within his nose and body spurred the man to divert his punch off-course for the temporary time to deliver a sneeze. Fluttershy instantly took that chance to slap the off-target hand away from her surroundings. The crowd released an entire sound of relief that their student went unharmed.
What was that unlucky shot!? The man checked his body and nose and noticed a small heavy feeling in his body, and his nose feeling very itchy. A cold!? That can't happen! He's been healthy throughout the entire time!
"Oh dear," Fluttershy gasped, "A-are you alright? If you don't feel well, perhaps you should call off this fight for another day!" She suggested,
"Pah! You're the one who wanted to fight right now!!! I've yet to show you the power of the Lion against the power of a gazelle!-- Aaachoo!" The man growled, only for another sneeze to interrupt his words. This one was much louder than before.
A small rumble was felt in Fluttershy's pocket. Pulling it out, she pulled up quite an important message,
CHS Special Tutorship Club Message Board
We're all weapons ready. Ready to fire by your command. - Flash Sentry
A small smile appeared on Fluttershy's face. It's so amazing on what and why friends and colleagues can do for you! Turning back to the man, she continued playing along.
"Are you sure? A sick lion is definitely not up to fighting conditions! And even I can see your nose is running. Wipe it with some tissues please?"
"Shut up!" The man retorted. As if some small cold is ever going to keep him at bay! So what if his body is all cold and nose all runny? He has that after all! He'll make sure to finish the job with her and everyone in this school! He was ready for another charge until...
"Ah... Ah... ACHOO!!!" The man sneezed a third time, this time the phlegm and snot seen by all. The crowd reared in horror and expressed their disgust through 'eww's and 'ugh's.
"Bless you!" Fluttershy responded, "Surely even you've learned to cover your nose!"
"Argh..." The man grumbled while sniffing. With his own decision, he decided to do something about his blocked nose as he wiped it as well as his nostrils once again thoroughly to remove the mucus--
Wait... The man paused at the touch of something cold and slimy...
WHAT!?!?!?
The man pulled his left hand used to wipe the nose away from it. His nose was somehow covered with some thick flesh-coloured liquid, and not to mention that his right index finger... Was the perpetrator of this gooey liquid, dripping while changing its shape on its own.
"What is this!?" The man thought "It was under my control! I didn't ask for it to reveal itself!!! And now everyone can see it!!!"
"Eww!!!" A majority of the students retched in horror. Fluttershy looked all around to see familiar faces puking at the sight of the man's tentacle. There was the purple-coloured student Cheerilee, sick to her Stomach. The blue music student with the eye gauze Noteworthy, unaffected by the sight, but rather smiling at the fact of the man's demise. Fluttershy can see it. Those who were close by, their feelings and emotions show. Even the Principal and Vice-Principal looked shocked, but she knew that they heard about the tentacle from Mr Shiota, so they wouldn't be as grossed out as they would be.
The man, on the other hand, was shocked at the sight of his gooey dripping hand, as well as his runny nose. How in the world can that happen!? Does the tentacle also get affected when the person itself is sick!? But even so... How in all hell did he manage to get sick in the first place!? Was it the food? Was it today's weather? Impossible! It's not like he's come anymore close to someone who's infected-- No...
"Wh-What have you done!?" The man growled at Fluttershy, "What did you do to me!?"
At that answer, the shy girl innocently swayed back to face the man. And with her calm cute smile, stretched wide open to a grin of victory.
"The power of Gazelles..." Fluttershy calmly replied, "Of all the time, you've been hypothetically referring to yourself as a Lion and me a Gazelle. The Lion, a predator, and the Gazelle are just one of its many sources of food. A lion's strength is the ferocity to hunt and kill, using their teeth, claws, or everything that a gazelle doesn't have..."
The man stepped back in horror, still feeling queasy about his runny nose and finger tentacle.
"But if a Gazelle hypothetically learned how to turn against its predator, or even kill it... Then the number one thing to do, like the lion, is to use all the opportunities that a Gazelle does have over the lion!" Fluttershy explained,
"How so?"
"Though lions hunt their food in packs." Fluttershy asked, "I'm sure right now that you're the only lion here. A lion's pride would definitely challenge itself to hunt animals bigger, tougher, and in greater numbers. Big mistake on the lion's part if we're hypothetically speaking about gazelles that can kill because they're always in herds! That's their power!"
"What do you have against me and my power!?"
"Everything there is to know about you and your powers!" Fluttershy kindly answered, "after all, you and I and a couple of others were there when the teacher you wounded managed to harm you. We learned from him how to deal with that. Like teacher, like student, as some would say."
"You little-- This was a fair fight!"
"When you said fair fight, I'm sure that tentacle was part of your bargain." Fluttershy responded, "A finger-tentacle like yours is not fair as bringing a knife or a firearm to the stage. Don't try to act innocent though... I'm sure that's definitely not what you have in mind. When you said 'fair fight', a fair fight is what we have. If you have your special power, I have mine!"
"How dare you!!!!!"
"I did ask if you wanted the repellent or not, but you refused. Then again, this fight would have been way over before it even began if you did accept the repellent..."
"This isn't a fight..."
"You're right, it's a trap." Fluttershy nodded with a cute and smug look, "though you came a day early to surprise us, the sole day before that had been nothing but planning for this encounter."
"What power do you have that can best mine!?"
"My classmates and teachers!" Fluttershy replied, "I'm well aware that a majority of the students are here to watch how this fight unfurls, but those who really care have been working behind the scenes with my knowledge. Care to look?" She pulled out her phone and gave the man the message to read.
"What!? Weapons ready!?" The man blurted, completely pushing the will to fight aside for the will of curiosity and confusion, just like a person entranced by a magic trick.
CHS Special Tutorship Club Message Board
We need to have our weapons loaded up with ammunition. Make sure to stock up on plenty of them so that we can replace every empty clip with a full one. Reloading is going to waste valuable seconds. Team 2 needs to support Team 1 with the refilling. Team 2 must immediately start working on the second phase once all are refilled with weapons. Team 1 will standby back to the crowd with their weapons ready. Please notify when you do.
The Special Tutorship Club burst into the school interior and straight towards their Neighponese classroom. There, they grabbed all the shopping bags they brought along and ran all the way to the nearest restrooms. Team 1 was able to grab their cargo and leave before Fluttershy and Luna entered. Despite having an emergency, the guys brought their cargo in the male restroom, while the girls went to the female restroom. Once in, they set all the taps running and began filling their weapons: Water guns and Magic soakers of every shape and size. This is in order to combat the man's weakness thanks to that tentacle. The main problem was because of this early-strike, water refilling was set on borrowed time.
"We got to hurry soon," Roseluck mentioned, "or Fluttershy's going to become a punching bag!"
"Oy!" Flitter retorted, "remember what Flash said? Have faith in her! Have faith in those that taught her and those who support her! Basically, have faith in us and yourself! Right Flash!?"
"No need to yell in between bathrooms!" Flash yelled back, "and yes! The only way we can stop worrying about her is to refill faster!!!"
"Oh dear..." Soarin yelped,
"Argh! Of all the times Soarin!" Thunderlane moaned, "you need to relieve yourself!?"
"Hey! The man's attacking early, and Fluttershy's body is on the line. It all depends on us to get this ready or she's going to be mutilated! You don't think this form of desperation is helping me or my bladder!?"
"Argh!" Big Mac moaned, "jus' go do your business!"
"No!" Soarin replied, "I'd rather wet my pants than see my friends get hurt!" An idea struck his mind once he went to pull out a Magic Soaker with a red, black, grey and white design. "Hey! Speaking of filling--" Reaching for his trousers...
"Don't you fucking dare!!!" Thunderlane lashed out, snatching the Magic Soaker away from Soarin, "You are not going to use your fucking piss as ammo!!!!"
"But I thought you'd be the one who will encourage it!" Soarin jumped with surprise,
"Diss with Piss is the sickest idea, I completely agree." Thunderlane explained, "But the one who's going to do that should be me! You on the other hand!? I may be an obnoxious son of a bitch where cussing and bird flipping are always part of my daily vocabulary and actions, but the last thing I'd want is someone to be my role model! Not you, or Flash, or especially my younger brother! I sure as hell don't have manners, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't have it either!"
"So you do care." Big Mac noted, "that's sweet..."
"Speaking about my younger brother as well as being sweet," Thunderlane continued, "you were going to piss into Rumble's Magic Soaker! You do that, and I will make sure I shit on you verbally, physically, maybe literally, today and forevermore! Even if there's life after death, I'm gonna continue shitting on you!"
"Okay okay!!!" Soarin replied, "you can handle whatever happens to your Brother's Gun then!"
"Aww..." Flitter felt warm and fuzzy as she and the girls overheard the boys, "Thunderlane's bad boy anger is so cute whenever the topic of his brother comes up!"
"I knew the boy always had a soft spot for his brother." Cloudchaser giggled, "but when he gets angry it's much softer! It's like a bad boy having actual family love. It's so contradicting that it's sweet like diabeetus!"
"There is nothing sweet about diabetes." Redheart spoke, "It's still a problematic cause of death for many Equestrians every time they come over to--"
"It's a just a metaphor Doctor Redheart!" Cloudchaser replied, "You gotta chill!"
"Hey guys," Fleetfoot called out to the boys, "I'm not sure if we'll be able to fill all of them before Fluttershy goes toe to toe! Permission to start Phase 2?"
"Hmm..." Flash called back, "okay then! Team 2! Set the trap ready! Team 1 will continue on filling the guns up!"
"Okay then," Fleetfoot patted Redheart, Roseluck and Flitter, "hurry it up! We'll do our best on the other side!"
"Goddessspeed." Roseluck waved back as Cloudchaser and Fleetfoot departed the ladies restroom. Meeting at the entrance with Soarin and Thunderlane, the team nodded in unison and ran towards the soccer field as fast as they could. Kimura watched as the team bolted off, then decided to take over for them.
"You guys need any help Team 1?" He called,
"Mr. Justice!" Flash called, "over here! Boys need backup!"
Yellow Leader will be prepping herself ready for the fight. She'll probably come to the classroom after the negotiations for preparation. Ms Yada, Mr Justice and Vice-Principal Luna will be there with some mosquito repellent. Whilst it may sound ineffective, the repellent actually contains a few chemicals and allergens like pollen that will greatly irritate the man's sinuses but will also affect his tentacle as well. This is in order to remove the mucus which is known to waterproof his tentacle. If it doesn't get out of his system, water won't affect him. Fluttershy will make sure that the repellent will be smothered on his hands or nose if necessary. When that happens, his finger tentacle is going to feel a whole lot different when he washes his hands, or when it comes into contact with water in general.
"La di da..." Yada hummed a tune as she sprayed Fluttershy with the repellent all around her body, clothes included. Fluttershy winced or tensed a little as the sprayer dispersed cold ointment around a designated part. She started yelping or squeaking a bit as her legs were sprayed, her teeth mildly shivering.
"Now, the hands," Yada instructed. As the young pink-haired girl willingly offered her hands, Yada wasted no time covering each and every corner of her palm, fingers and nails with every spray.
"And you're done!" Yada replied, "good luck out there little butterfly! Oh, and remember not to chase him away. If you really want to help the man, despite what he has done, you need to keep him here."
"Now," Luna spoke, "are thou ready Fluttershy? If there's one thing you need to know, is to never bite thy thumb at thy opponent."
"Of course," Fluttershy nodded, "though I don't know how it's going to intimidate him."
"Call it another form of disrespect and being cocky," Yada answered,
"Got it."
"We have faith in you Fluttershy." Luna placed a shoulder on Fluttershy, "We know you can win."
"We'll provide back up!" Yada cheered while waving imaginary pom poms.
"I'm going to go see if the others are alright," Kimura noted and ran off to the bathrooms. Fluttershy, ready to fight, walked out of the classroom. Out of the main entrance hall of the school, and straight towards the entrance courtyard, where the man waits eagerly.
"Well?" Fluttershy asked, "Let’s call it early. The weapons are loaded, and I'm the one who's going to be giving the command to fire. As I said, you won't be leaving here till I'm done with you, so here's a chance to do what's right. Please surrender and turn yourself in, we'll be able to help you."
"Do you honestly think that you've got the upper hand in your School? Do you think this is some sort of pathetic and stupid cartoon!?!?-- ACHOO!"
"I'll take that as a no then. In that case, let's test out your question!" Fluttershy laughed as she looked around using her eyes. Deep within the crowd, she can see certain figures move in and out, eager to get to their positions. She yelled aloud, "Ready... Aim..."
"Alright Team 1, it's your time to shine!" Fluttershy whispered to herself.
Team 1 is composed of those who had the highest scores on shooting for the past 2 days, but we're also going to need a fast person to quickly replace empty guns with full ones for each of us, we can't spare the time to reload. We're going to be manning the guns and firing upon the person's finger. It's going to be a small target, so make it count! When you've run out of ammo, call out and the supporter will be giving you a new gun when possible. Fluttershy will be giving the command to fire. When she says it, step into the battle ring and start gunning the Tentacle Finger! Remember, it will cause his finger to swell up, but the main idea is to chase him towards the Soccer Field! And before I forget, the command given by Fluttershy will be stated as such 'Ready, Aim,'
"... Water!" Fluttershy yelled, swinging her hand towards the man. Flash Sentry, Big Macintosh, Flitter and Roseluck burst forward from the ring of students, and unleashed a torrent of water, big to small, from each of the water guns they carry. Kimura joined the water party with another magic soaker and a backpack filled to the brim with water guns. Nurse Redheart trailed behind him carrying one or two water guns in her hands.
"Fluttershy!" Redheart called, "would you like one???"
"Yes please!" Fluttershy ran over to collect one, then unleashed its stream upon the man. The students' aim was clear, aim for the man's tentacle finger, and the results will show.
The flesh-coloured tentacle. Once dripping with mucus, now inflated and swollen like a balloon. The man watched in distracted fear as the tip of his finger grew fatter and fatter as it absorbed more water. The crowd began to feel unwell, pretending to retch, puke and show signs of disgust at the man's round like thumb, growing till the point where it can see red. "Impossible! This never happened whenever he washes his hands! No... The repellent of that girl!!! Just how much do they know about this thing!?" The man thought to himself, "no... I can't fight this anymore, with this swollen tentacle, it feels heavy, itchy, and painful, I can't fight like this! I need to run... Now!!!"
"That's it!" Flash called out as he saw the man beginning to shield himself from the jets of water, "keep him away from the school gates and the building, and don’t let him escape!"
Luna saw that this plan was working well, and she knows what she can do to further assist the Club and her School. Taking a deep breath, she swapped into her Royal Voice and bellowed throughout the student body.
"Everyone! Stay well clear from that man, as well as your fellow students!!!" Luna instructed, "Please give enough space for them to move!!!"
Understanding the gravity of the situation, the crowd began dispersing quicker, making sure that the path of their classmates was well clear. Meanwhile, a man with azure eyes saw the large crowd forming a neat blockade near the school grounds, and he couldn't help but see what was going on.
"Where do you think you're going?" Roseluck asked as she hopped in the way of the man's path and delivered another stream of water straight at the man's ever-swelling finger, causing him to change direction towards the soccer field.
"I'm out!" Big Mac called,
"Here!" Redheart came to the rescue and replaced Big Mac's small water pistol with a Magic Soaker that had a water bottle the size of a tank.
"Is the second team ready!?" Flash yelled out,
"Yes!!!" Yada ran over from the field, "we've just placed the last of the sprinklers required! We've set the operations to manual, and we'll activate it on your command!"
"Alright then!" Kimura growled as he replaced a full water gun from the backpack and continued firing, "time to lead the lion into his enclosure!"
Team 2? You are just as important as Team 1, because you'll be the trap masters setting up the man's cage: The Soccer Field. You'll be setting up the sprinklers and hoses all around the field. Make sure to try and cover every ounce so when the man jumps in, he's not going to have an easy time getting out no matter how much he tries to protect that finger. Vice-Principal Luna told me that she asked the caretakers to pull out all the garden tools necessary for you to place on your own command. They are even able to supply a multi-mode garden hose, so use that fully as well. All garden sprinkler operations has been switched to manual, either one of you will be pulling the trigger. When that happens, that man's going to be feeling a lot of weight upon his finger, and he won’t be running anytime soon.
"Thank you, sir!" Soarin thanked the caretaker who helped them set up the hose and sprinkler equipment. The caretaker responded with a hefty salute before walking away.
He, Fleetfoot, Cloudchaser and Thunderlane scrambled around, placing many forms of sprinklers around the soccer field provided by the caretaker. Yada caught up with them to assist their set up.
"Okay," Soarin read, "the caretaker's usual plan covers a majority of the field except for almost the corners outside the white boundaries. That is one that he manually does with the hose. The ideal location for the man should mostly be in the middle of the field, because that's where a majority of the water from each of the sprinklers get in motion. So you just have to put things over here and there--"
Through the works, the group managed to set the trap ready in time before they heard the command regarding fire. Now comes the difficult decision.
"Who gets to hit the trigger and start the water park?" Yada asked, holding up the sprinkler controller.
"I do!" Thunderlane, Cloudchaser and Fleetfoot raised their hands,
"Give a reason why?" Yada sighed,
"Because I can handle things quicker than the girls!" Thunderlane yelped,
"Thunderlane," Cloudchaser sighed, "its stupid responses and reasons like yours that gave birth to the Patriarchy of Womanhood. Please watch your mouth."
"Disregarding personal traits," Yada corrected herself, "any experiences that can help influence knowing when to activate a switch?"
"Well as a defender, I've always been weary of any direction for a ball, or when the captain or a teammate requires help. I'm always on the ready." Fleetfoot suggested,
"As a runner for track events, being weary of reactionary sounds is important when you want to get a perfect start at the sound of the gun." Cloudchaser shared,
"Oy!" Thunderlane yelped, "you gals got so much advantage over me!? That's bullshit!!!"
"Then swallow your damn pride Thunderlane! Take it like a man!" Cloudchaser retorted, "There are many things that people can do better than you!"
"Oh for goodness sake!" Yada growled in frustration, "No wonder why Neighpon has problems with Equestria, you guys fight over the smallest thing! Your friend's life is at stake here! Can all three of you swallow your pride, and just decide who gets to go with Janken-- I mean Stone Paper Scissors?"
"Fine!" The three yelled back and readied their hands, "Stone... Paper..."
"Grenade!" Yada joined in at the last second, revealing a Frag Grenade in her hand "I win!”
"Woah!" The three jumped back in shock at the sight of the grenade,
"Are you crazy!?" Thunderlane snapped,
"Grenade can blow stone and scissors to bits, and it can burn paper. So I win, and I choose Soarin!"
"What!? But why!?!?" The three yelped in shock,
"Because all of you fight too much for just handling a simple thing regardless of how important it is!" Yada reasoned, "I'm irritated and sick of it. Therefore, the person who's not eager to debate about it gets the honours!"
"Why thank you Ms Yada." Soarin smiled as he gets the controller, faced with the chagrin of the other three. "Being humble wins the day! Perhaps one of you will be kind enough to message the team?"
"I will!" The three students raised their hand again, only to give each other nasty looks again, "hey!" The three spoke in unison, "I have--"
"Argh!!!" Yada irritatingly growled once more, "I will!" And quickly darted off before she gets an earful from the three students regarding their expertise in free-running, track running or soccer stamina.
Continuing the semi-endless stream of water, the man was running out of directions to go. The exit was firmly blocked, the finger is beginning to feel even heavier as it began to swell, bringing pain instead of discomfort. No matter where he went, his big target of a finger was pelted with water.
"Please! Anything to stop the water!" The man whined to himself and decided to dash straight onto the soccer field. From that, the entire shooting team halted. The man paused for a moment, trying to ease the swelling on his finger, then stopped to notice on why they ceased fire. As he tried to make a move out of the field, a jet of water was pelted at his finger to keep him in.
"What is the meaning of this!?" The man growled.
"Simple, the Lion is caged," Fluttershy answered, while the other teammates gestured for everyone to stand back. Nurse Redheart decided to help clean up all the emptied water guns from before.
"A mere grassy sports field? What cage does it carry?"
"You've got a lot of courage and bravery with demanding more answers from the people who can easily take your life. You really are a lion, especially when he is willing to fend for his life." Fluttershy smiled,
"Answer the question!"
"Okay, okay!" Fluttershy replied, a bit shaken, "I'll tell you. What makes a sports field grassy?"
At that question, the man's eyes widened in horror when he realised he was never in a safe spot.
"Hit it!" Flash yelled. It took one simple click from Soarin for the sprinklers to burst into life, shooting or spraying vicious streams of water drench the field, and the man, all over. Cloudchaser decided to take the garden hose for herself, and launched a firm pressure of water straight against the man, having more time to aim towards the finger thanks to the endless supply of water. The man screamed in pain as his tentacle began to swell even bigger and redder. Fluttershy simply hopped into the soccer field, dancing happily and innocently towards the man.
Granted, if things do go unwary, then we must make haste. Remember, the plan is there, all you need is to trust each other and work together without any issues, because we are all fighting together for something that's worth fighting for all of us. If we do apply that in our real life situations, life would be sweeter for all without any antagonistic concerns with each other. Now let's bag a lion! - Flash Sentry
"Look!" Fluttershy laughed like she usually was, "this is water!!! It doesn't hurt at all! Technically it does have serious problems if you're in it long enough, but other than that, it's fun! Not painful!" She stopped spinning, and changed her tone. "Oh wait, that's right... You've got that finger. Now that I think about it, if I can't swim or play with water for the sake of tentacle power, I don't think it's worth it at all. But that’s just me!"
The man was too much in pain in speak, gently but desperately shielding his swelling finger, weighing him down and tiring him out.
"Let me ask again once more." Fluttershy continued with a determined voice, "This is your chance to surrender and call it quits. You'll get nowhere by persisting, please understand. I forgive you, and we can help you, regardless of whether you think it is impossible. You can always start over on a new leaf. If I were to be optimistic, you still have a shelter in prison! Better than being in debt or homeless!"
"You planned all of this... Just what are you???"
"Actually, a classmate of mine planned all of this, though he says the credit goes to all of us for participating." Fluttershy corrected, "We're just students who are determined to protect our school and everything in it. But don't worry, the plan ends here. Whether this fight is going to continue is all up to you."
"And if I refuse???"
"I won't be forgiving you then..." Fluttershy's happy face turned upside down into a stern expression as she walked even closer to the man, "I will be giving justice to the School, my friend, and many other innocents from the evil you've done against them!"
"Fluttershy," Flash gasped, "did you just--"
"I don't care whether you think the concept of good and evil is childish. If you prey upon many innocents who have done no wrong against you, that's evil full-stop! All those people, only to satisfy your psychopathic needs... I'm giving you one last chance. Turn yourself in. Or else you will end up like your victims." Fluttershy demanded as she crouched down.
The man, hearing all of this, stopped wincing in the pain and began laughing out loud, roaring at the hilarity of this childish gazelle demanding for him to stop, and threatening him with force.
"Do me a number huh? I'll show you how you do a number!" With every ounce of his strength, he used his non-tentacle finger hand to drive one last fist into the girl's stomach, and it made a direct hit.
"Guh!" Fluttershy cried in a burst of pain as she reflexively bent down in pain.
"Fluttershy!" Her friends, Club Mates, and Teachers cried out in shock,
"Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!" The man laughed in frightful delight, "Only those with power can determine what's good and evil! Only those who have the strength to win is king!!!" The man decided to pull his fist back, ready to throw another one, only that he couldn't. He tried pulling away again, and for a third time, each with increasing force. That's when he realised something was wrong again.
Despite Fluttershy being punched in the gut, the young shy girl kept a very firm grip on the man's hands. With an abrupt twist of his wrist, the man dropped to his knees, screeching in pain.
"You chose poorly." Fluttershy coughed a little, further hyper-extending the man's hand. "So the person that wins can bring down the gavel on who and what's good and bad? Sure, sure... Just make sure you play by your rules whether in victory or defeat. That and we'll be fighting our hardest too."
And with that, Fluttershy looked straight into the man's eye. A face filled with the mixture of bloodlust, rage, darkness, and a twisted calm yet innocent smile. This very face sparked a memory of fear within the man, and began quivering before her warped face, the exact same fear that came from the very teacher who wounded him two weeks ago.
"Allow me to demonstrate." Fluttershy tilted her head, "the scorn and revenge of an assassin!"
"RAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" The man roared at the top of his lungs with one last burst of fear instead of pride, as three sharp claws speared his neck.