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// Chapter 3: Know the Situation 
// Story: Twilight Destiny 
// by Shadow Master 
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Lightningblade was still giving a tour for Twilight Sparkle, Nyx and Spike about the school. Three ponies in their humans' vassals continued observing their surroundings especially the humans and their activities. These things are too new and strange for them to get use to. Suddenly, they heard three young innocent voices especially soft and shy.

"Please, don't hurt us!" The Southern Texan Voice pleaded.

"Yeah. We didn't mean it," The innocent and gentle young voice insisted, "We were just doing right thing."

The tomboyish voice hissed fearfully, "Yeah! We just found it! We just gave it to her only!"

"Please... Don't be so mean to them," The softy and shy voice pleaded, "They didn't know you had dropped it."

Twilight Sparkle, Nyx and Spike stopped at once and followed the voice at once. They turned to the right and stopped at the corner. They saw five girls at the cornered area. They even found the group somewhat familiar to them.

One was a 15-years-old lighter yellowish teenage girl with long pinkish gentle hair worn a sleeveless darker yellow sweater with white-like apron with pockets, two long sleeves-like gloves of yellow and pink patterns, greenish skirt and a pair of pink socks and greenish shoes. She was defending three little 12-years old girls - middle was a lighter yellowish girl with crimson hair and a magenta bow worn the greenish T-Shirt, blue shorts and orange boots; left was a white girl with curly gentle purple-pink hair worn white-pink stripes, magenta coat, yellow skirt and shoes; and the right was an orange girl with purple spiky hair worn black hooded coat, greenish shorts and black sneakers.

Four of them were scared and feared as they were facing at the bully, who was lighter amber colored teenager with red and yellow streaks curly and straight hair worn black leather jacket, purple T-Shirt with shimmering sun symbol, orange skirt with yellow and purple stripes and black boots with purple flames mark.

"Well, I did!" The bully complained, "And I was about to get it before you swooped in and ruined everything! You shouldn't pick up things that don't belong to you."

The shy girl hissed as she flipped her small flinch back a bit, "It... doesn't really belong to you, either."

Slamming a punch against the locker, scaring the girls off, the bully demanded, "Excuse me?!"

The shy girl yelped before fell to the ground hard, "N-n-nothing..."

Three little girls moved to the front while forming a wall-like gesture, "Leave her alone!"

The bully huffed, "Whatever. It's as good as mine, and you know it. Your friend is really pathetic. It's no wonder your best friends are all stray animals." She turned and glared at the girls, "Why would you even want to defend her? Her old friends don't want her anymore, and neither should you."

"Because she's our friend and babysitter!" Three little girls shouted in unison, "We won't let you hurt her!"

The bully gave a glare at three worried little girls. And just before they could react, she make a sound of 'boo' in scaring them off. They dropped and fell to the ground hard. The bully laughed amusingly at her victims.

Twilight Sparkle and her family didn't like that bully very much especially when Spike was snarling at her. They jumped into the scene.

"How dare you speak to her that way!" Twilight Sparkle demanded.

The bully turned and glared at Twilight Sparkle and her family, "What did you say?"

"I said," Twilight Sparkle said firmly as she marched towards the bully, "How dare you speak to her that way!"

Both Twilight Sparkle and the bully glared at each other for the moment. Instead of angry, the bully smirked.

The bully flipped Twilight Sparkle's nose, "You must be new here. I can speak to anyone any way I want."

The bully walked away as the students quickly ran off and hid from her. Twilight Sparkle and her family remained firm and calm while glaring at her.

"I can't believe you did that!" The shy girl said in surprise.

Twilight Sparkle shrugged, "We couldn't just stand there."

Nyx nodded, "Yeah. We don't like the bullies."

"Well, it's just that nobody ever stands up to Sunset Shimmer." The Shy Girl explained.

"Sunset Shimmer!?" Twilight Sparkle and Nyx asked in surprise.

Three Little Girls yelped, "You've heard of her?"

Twilight Sparkle and Nyx shrugged, "Sort of..."

"I don't think I've seen you around before." The shy girl said in surprise, "Did you just transfer to Canterlot High from another school?"

"Yeah..." Three little girls nodded in agreement.

"Um... yes!" Twilight Sparkle said uneasily, "Another... heh, school! My name's Twilight. And this here is my little sister - Nyx."

"I'm Apple Bloom," Apple Bloom introduced herself before turned to her friends, "That's Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo."

Fluttershy looked away in shyness before introduced very quietly, "I'm... Fluttershy."

"Sorry, what was that?" Twilight Sparkle asked calmly.

Apple Bloom cleared her throat, "She said that her name is Fluttershy."

Sweetie Belle nodded, "Yeah. She tends to be shy to introduce herself to anyone especially new kids like you."

"Yeah. We know her a lot like a babysitter to us," Scootaloo commented proudly.

Twilight Sparkle and Nyx were surprised and shocked of what they just heard. They couldn't believe in their own eyes. Not only some ponies they're familiar from their hometown, but also their friends. What is going on?!

"They looked like our friends. And their names are even the same," Nyx said in shock, "What's going on, Twi?"

Twilight Sparkle hummed uneasily, "I really don't know. It's very strange..."

While Twilight Sparkle and Nyx were talking about the latest situation, Fluttershy spotted Spike on the floor.

"Oh, my goodness!" Fluttershy exclaimed in surprise as she approached Spike at once, "Who's this sweet little guy?"

Cutie Mark Crusaders squealed happily, "He's so cute!"

"That's Spike!" Twilight Sparkle introduced Spike to her friends, "My, uh... dog!"

"Oh, he's so cute!" Fluttershy commented as she patted Spike's head gently. She then passed the dog biscuit to Spike, "Go on, eat up, little pup!"

Though Spike was uncertain, he tried and took a small bite on the biscuit. He yelped in surprise as he took the rest to eat finished.

"Oh, wouldn't ya just give anything to know what they're really thinking?" Fluttershy asked happily.

Cutie Mark Crusaders nodded happily, "I do!"

"He usually just tells us." Twilight Sparkle remarked.

Nyx nodded, "Yeah. He's like a family to us."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Fluttershy and Cutie Mark Crusaders asked in surprise.

Spike yelped in concern as he quickly make a barking sound while whined a bit. Twilight Sparkle and Nyx realized the mistakes. They don't want to scare the Humans off about talking dog after the encounter with Lightningblade.

"Nothing!" Twilight Sparkle exclaimed in concern. She chuckled a bit. She continued, "Sunset Shimmer said you picked something up. Something that belonged to her. It wasn't a crown, was it?"

Fluttershy and Cutie Mark Crusaders gasped, "How did you know?"

"Uh, lucky guess?" Nyx said uneasily, "Do you girls still have it?"

Fluttershy and Cutie Mark Crusaders shook their heads. Twilight Sparkle asked, "But you know what happened to it."

"Mm-hmm." Fluttershy nodded, "This morning, I was passing out flyers for the animal shelter like I do every Wednesday."

"The Crusaders also helped her out too," Apple Bloom said happily.

Sweetie Belle nodded, "Helping adorable and cute animals are very fun."

"Yeah," Scootaloo nodded happily, "We wanna support her at all time."






Flashback:


Fluttershy and Cutie Mark Crusaders continued distributing the Animal Shelter flyers to both adults and students.

"Canterlot's animal shelter needs more volunteers." Fluttershy pleaded, "Won't you help an animal that can't help itself?"

"Come and help us! The animals need us now!" Cutie Mark Crusaders shouted happily.

However, none of them were interested in it. Fluttershy was both upset and disappointed as she squatted down and leaned close to the horse statue's stand. Cutie Mark Crusaders approached her as they make comfort of her.

"Don't worry, Fluttershy," Apple Bloom said calmly, "We'll get another chance."

Scootaloo nodded, "Yeah. Never give up!"

"Next time, we'll do better," Sweetie Belle supported happily.

Fluttershy stopped whimpering as she turned and looked at the Cutie Mark Crusaders, who smiled happily and proudly. She patted their heads gently while smiled at them for being supportive. And just before they could do anything, something hit on her head hard.

Fluttershy and Cutie Mark Crusaders looked down and found a shiny yet good looking crown on the ground. They awed at the appearance.


Flashback Ends






"We have no idea how it got there." Fluttershy explained, "But we didn't want anything to happen to it, so we decided to give it to Principal Celestia."

"Principal Celestia? She's the ruler here?" Twilight Sparkle asked in surprise.

Nyx hummed in confusion, "So, what is principal?"

Cutie Mark Crusaders yelped in surprise and shock, "You've gotta be kidding me?! What's principal?!"

Fluttershy giggled uneasily, "You could say that, Twilight. Technically, I guess she, Vice Principal Luna and Assistant Spell Nexus do make the rules."

"Where is she now?" Twilight Sparkle asked.

"Probably in her office." Fluttershy answered calmly. Twilight Sparkle and her family were about to move but stopped as they realized they have no idea of where to go. They looked at her. She giggled a bit, "Third door on your left."

"And by the way, you need to do something with Spike," Apple Bloom added.

Sweetie Belle nodded, "You're not really supposed to have pets on school grounds. Might wanna tuck him into your backpack."

Scootaloo giggled while looking at Fluttershy, "That's what Fluttershy do."

Fluttershy opened her bag in revealing Angel and small animals in it, "They just get so lonely when I'm in school all day."

"Oh, okay! Thank you!" Twilight Sparkle thanked happily as she opened her bag up. Nyx picked Spike up. She then grabbed and put it into hers, "There you go, Spike."

RING! Fluttershy and Cutie Mark Crusaders yelped in surprise. They headed off to the classes as they're late! Twilight Sparkle and her family were about to move but bumped into a familiar teacher - Lightningblade, who was annoyed by them wandering around twice. They all smiled at him while laughed uneasily.





Lightningblade guided Twilight Sparkle and her family to the school staff office. They came across to a small desk, where the cobalt man worn a glasses, the white uniform, light blue suit and pants and shoes was writing the documents calmly. Spotting the group's arriving, he looked up and greeted them.

Lightningblade bowed humbly, "Spell Nexus..."

"Lightningblade, welcome back," Spell Nexus agreed. He turned to Twilight Sparkle and her family. He smiled, "These must be the new students. Welcome, my dears. My name is Spell Nexus."

Twilight Sparkle and her family bowed down a bit. She said, "It's an honor, Sir Spell Nexus."

Surprised by Twilight Sparkle's greet, Spell Nexus laughed a bit, "Well, this is no England, but I really like it. But nevertheless, call me 'Mr. Nexus' will do." He cleared his throat, "I assume you have filled the forms up?"

Lightningblade gasped in realization as he took the forms, "I almost forgot about it." He then passed them to Twilight Sparkle and her family, "Here you go. All you need to do is sign the forms. That is all."

Looking at the forms, Twilight Sparkle and Nyx looked surprise and worry. Spell Nexus passed them the strange quills, which they have never seen before. Nevertheless, they took the 'quills' by mouths. Since they have no magic, they have to use the mouths to hold and write the quill on them.

Unfortunately, both Lightningblade and Spell Nexus looked uneasy and concern of what they were looking at. Seeing the teachers being uneasy, Twilight Sparkle and Nyx used their 'hands' to take 'quills' out. They then began writing down the forms quickly and hard. Finishing their forms, they passed them to their teachers.

Lightningblade and Spell Nexus took the forms. They yelped in surprise upon looking at them.

"Oh my!" Spell Nexus exclaimed in shock. He then looked at Twilight Sparkle and her sister, "You two must have a bad handwriting."

Lightningblade sighed, "You'd never held a pen because you've got weak hands?" Twilight Sparkle Nyx smiled and blushed while shrugged uneasily. He sighed while looking at the forms, "Never mind. I'll take care of the writing. It's gonna take some times."

Spell Nexus took the forms from Lightningblade while chuckled, "No, Lightningblade, allow me. I'm good at deciphering bad handwriting notes." He hissed while looking at the door, "You should head inside and stop your master now. He's causing another ruckus about discipline again."

Lightningblade sighed in annoyance while having his face palmed, "Burnblast-Sama..."

"What's wrong?" Twilight Sparkle asked.

Lightningblade sighed, "Best you don't want to know. Come on."

Lightningblade knocked the door gently. He heard the gentle voice called him to come in. He then led Twilight Sparkle and Nyx in while Spike was still inside the bag. They all saw an older woman, who looked like Princess Celestia worn a purple shirt with white stripes, golden coat, long purple pants and a golden heel was talking to a greenish older man with navy curly hair with streaks of black and cyan worn a black eye-patch on left eye, a black T-Shirt with the symbol of black patch, gun and sword, a dark navy leather jacket, pair of jeans and sneakers.

The older woman spotted Lightningblade and student standing before them. She sighed while glaring at the man, "We'll continue our discussion about your disciplinary and teachings to students. Mark my word, it's not over, Mr. Burnblast."

Burnblast shrugged, "Whatever, P. Celestia."

Lightningblade sighed, "Tell me that you didn't start the mess again."

"What?" Burnblast asked in surprise, "Kids need to be tough and show the bullies of who's the boss. They need to take what is theirs."

"Oh boy..." Lightningblade said in annoyance. He cleared his throat as he turned and faced to Principal Celestia. He bowed humbly, "Principal Celestia, these are the new students I spoke of - Twilight Sparkle and Nyx."

Principal Celestia smiled as she shook both Twilight Sparkle and Nyx's, "Greetings. My name is Celestia, principal of Canterlot High School. It is an honor to meet you both. How may I help you both?"

"I-It's an honor too, Principal Celestia," Twilight Sparkle greeted while bowed humbly, "and... Well, I understand that Fluttershy found a crown this morning and gave it to you."

"Yes. I've had Vice Principal Luna put it somewhere for safekeeping." Principal Celestia said calmly as she stood up. She approached to the file drawer while putting it back into it, "No idea how it ended up in the front lawn." She turned and looked at Twilight Sparkle, "Were you interested in running for Princess of the Fall Formal this year?"

"Uh, no. Not exactly. The truth is... Well, the truth is I... You see, the crown is actually..." Twilight Sparkle said uneasily and nervously. Her behavior made Nyx, Lightningblade and even Burnblast uneasy and uncomfortable. She stopped in surprise while looking at Principal Celestia, "Princess of the Fall Formal?"

Principal Celestia nodded as she turned and marked on big board of calendar, "It's Canterlot High's big Fall dance."

Twilight Sparkle gasped, "Like the Grand Galloping Gala."

Burnblast laughed amusingly, "Grand Galloping Gala?! Who comes with that dumbest name? I mean, come on, that sounds like it's for horses to dance!"

Twilight Sparkle and Nyx were annoyed by Burnblast's disrespectful attitude to them and their culture. But they can't blame him since he's 'humans' while they're ponies from another world.

"Master Burnblast, show some respect," Lightningblade snarled a bit. He sighed, "But I do admit. I'd never heard of this gala before."

Twilight Sparkle yelped, "Oh, uh, it was a big deal at my old school."

"And was there a princess?" Principal Celestia asked curiously.

"Yes, but she wasn't exactly a student." Nyx said uneasily before giggled, "Sort of..."

Principal Celestia sighed as she looked at the photos of Sunset Shimmer, who worn the crown and different dresses in different photo frames. She sighed in upset while looking at them while explaining of what 'Princess of Fall Formal' does.

"Here at Canterlot High, the students select one of their peers to represent them." Principal Celestia explained, "She receives a crown at the Fall Formal."

Nyx looked at Sunset Shimmer pictures in curious, "She must have won the galas a lot."

"Indeed, she did," Lightningblade said firmly before crossed his arms, "Though we suspect she has some kind of tactics to ensure students to stand down from challenging her."

Burnblast nodded, "Yeah. Like that poor girl from Spring Fling. Poor little girl. Her smile is always piss me off. Tells me that she's up to no good..."

"By the way, may I ask you," Twilight Sparkle asked curiously. Everyone looked at her. She asked, "When did she enrolled here? And how did she get here?"

Burnblast shrugged, "I came here since last year, with my partner. All I know she's one pretty mean and spoiled brat."

Lightningblade nodded, "Yes. I agree with him. We don't know much of her."

"I do. And she wasn't like today, frankly," Principal Celestia said calmly, "Sunset Shimmer has been here when she was 12 years old. And to be honest, she wasn't like any of us because of how she walks, writes and even acting and rambling weird stuffs. But nevertheless; Luna, Nexus and I helped her get on the feet. She has some potential at arts, maths, science and history for her early years." She sighed in shame, "However, when she reached teenage age, she became very different."

"Different how?" Nyx asked curiously.

"Since I hired Sombra from spring," Principal Celestia said dryly. Twilight Sparkle and Nyx looked shock, and even Spike inside the bag. She continued, "I hired him to be a science teacher. But for odd reason, he has interest in Sunset Shimmer. He began to teach her privately about 'everything' while neglecting others. I asked him to focus on other but ignored me. I don't know why, but I don't like what he's been doing to my good student."

Nyx looked at Twilight Sparkle and asked softly, "Do you think..."

Twilight Sparkle nodded as she looked at Principal Celestia, "You asked me if I was interested in running for Princess. Can anyone run?"

Principal Celestia nodded, "Yes. You just need to let the head of the Fall Formal planning committee know you'd like to be on the ballot. Was there anything else?"

Twilight Sparkle shook her head, "Um, nope! That was it!"

Principal Celestia smiled, "Well, if you do need anything else, my door is always open."

"Plus, you've got my votes to help you out," Burnblast said proudly and humbly, "Any girls who wanna mess with Sombra or Sunset Shimmer is a friend of mine."

"Indeed. But I too want to know why Sombra has interest in Sunset Shimmer," Lightningblade nodded. He turned to Burnblast, "Now, let us talk about your 'discipline', Master Burnblast."

Burnblast groaned, "Oh joy..."

Principal Celestia sighed, "You'd better go to your class now. We have a big discussion."

Twilight Sparkle and Nyx nodded as they exited the principal's office while closing the door. They all headed to the lobby for their discussion. Spike emerged from the bag while looking at his family as he was in concern and curious.

"Twilight, why didn't ya just tell her the crown was yours and ask for it back?" Spike asked.

"Spike, that's not gonna work," Nyx answered in concern, "Imagine if one of them showed up in Equestria saying they came from a place filled with tall, fleshy, two-legged creatures with these? We'd think they were crazy!"

Twilight Sparkle nodded in agreement, "Nyx's right. Remember what happen with Lightningblade and Spell Nexus? They were freaked out and shock!"

Spike groaned in defeat, "You make a good point."

"So, you're going to do it?" Nyx asked.

Twilight Sparkle nodded, "If I want my Element of Magic back, I'll have to become Princess of the Canterlot High Fall Formal. And of course, if Sombra is behind of turning Sunset Shimmer's goodness into cruel and dishonest brat, we're gonna bring her back to good side. And we also have to find out if he's really from Equestria and what plans he's up to."

Twilight Sparkle looked up at the ceiling with her wide proud smile, "So that's what I'm gonna do!"

"And how exactly do you plan on doing that?" Spike asked in concern.

Nyx nodded in concern, "Spike's right. Sunset Shimmer won't listen to anyone especially us easily. Turning her to be good girl won't be easy."

Twilight Sparkle shrugged uneasily and nervously, "I have no idea!"

Nyx and Spike yelped in shock before have their face-palmed, "Oh boy..."

RING! The students came out of the classrooms as they walked and moved around to the next classes for their lessons and period. Twilight Sparkle, Nyx and Spike got caught in middle of it again. And at the same time, they need some help to achieve their goals. And hopefully, their human versions of Mane Five and Cutie Mark Crusaders can help them out...

To be Continued...

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