At the gym there is a welcome party for Crystal Prep, but they are not getting acquainted with each other. In fact the students of Crystal Prep and the students of Canterlot High are standing on opposite sides of the gym.
Flash, Bon Bon, and Lyra smile at them and hoping to get along with them. Sour Sweet and Sunny Flare happy too, well for a few seconds, They make angry faces at them. Sour crushes her cup with her hand, throws it on the ground, and use her foot to crush it. This make the students of CHS unhappy about Crystal Prep's attitude.
At that time Sunset shimmer and her friends are formally dressed and are walking in the gym. Sunset explain to them about the portal disappearing and the girls aren't sure of what to make of it.
"What do you mean the portal's gone," Applejack asks with a shock.
"I mean it's gone, it's closed, it's not there anymore," Sunset explains. She opens the door to the gym and goes in with the others behind them. Rarity is helping Fluttershy with her dress.
"How that happened?" Rainbow asks worried.
"I don't know but it has something to do with that Sunset," Sunset replies pointing to her human counterpart.
They start to notice that Sci. Sunset is looking at her device, and from the looks of it she is trying to find something.
"What the hay is she up to?" Applejack asks to her Sunset.
She then decides to take a break and stretch for a little bit. After that she starts to look again. She walks pass Indigo Zap and Royal Pin. She waves to them and they wave to her back with smiles on their faces.
Then the Equestrian Sunset says, "Leave this to me."
Sci. Sunset is too busy looking at her device that she doesn't realize that the Equestrian Sunset along with her friends are standing behind her.
"Sunset," Sunset calls her human counterpart, which scares her and makes her turn around so the two Sunset are face to face. "What have you been up to?" Sunset asks her human counterpart in a little angry tone.
Sci Sunset gets very nervous and says but feeling nervous to talk, "Oh… me… well..."
Just then Indigo Zap gets in front of Equestrian Sunset and angrily asks, "Who wants to know?"
"Uh, we do," Rainbow replies getting into Indigo's face.
Applejack decides to get between the two hoping to make them and says, "Now ya'll let's simmer down, we don't to get too competitive before the games even start."
"The games aren't even competitive since we never loss." Sugar Coat replies with a straight yet serious look on her face.
"That's doesn't sound very nice," Fluttershy replies sadly.
"Well dearie, the Friendship Games aren't about being nice," Sunny Flare replies.
"It can help to be just a little bit," Rarity says.
"She's right," Sci Sunset says with the crowd. Everyone simply stare at her because of what she just said.
"Wouldn't be better for all of us to get to know the student of CHS and getting along with them rather than just competing against them," Sci Sunset adds.
"Finally, someone agrees with me," Equestrian Sunset replies happily.
"The Friendship Games is always about just competing against your opponents," Lemons replies not happy about Sci Sunset's statement.
"But she does have a point about getting along with each other," Equestrian Sunset says.
"Yeah not everything is about winning," Sci Sunset adds.
The girls of Crystal Prep notices the two Sunset standing next to each other. The girls are beginning to this that this isn't some kind of prank, but decides to put the problem behind them.
Sour Sweet says sweetly, "Wow she's right, there is another you," Then sourly says, "Hope it won't cause any confusion."
"It's won't be much of a problem because you Sunset is wearing her school uniform, not to mention she is wearing glasses and a high ponytail,"Applejack says.
"She's right, despite the same appearance, they would have something that will make them different," Sugar Coat adds.
"Either way I bet our Sunset is better than yours," Indigo says with pride and putting her hand on Sci. Sunset's shoulder, making Sci. Sunset feeling uncomfortable.
"Or might be equally match just like in the movies," Pinkie says happily.
"Yeah right our Sunset is much better than yours," Rainbow brags about it.
"Oh man," Sci Sunset says sounding very comfortable competing against a girls that might be herself.
Equestrian Sunset facepalm her hand and says, "What did I do to deserve it?"
As the Sci Sunset is getting away from the crown she bumps into Pinkie Pie, who is having a big smile on her face.
"Oh hi, you're Pinkie Pie right," Sci Sunset says, then gives Pinkie her hand to shake.
Pinkie shakes her arm fast and hard, that her glass falls slightly on her face and her pony tail becomes undone. Pinkie happily says, "Yep glad you remember me,"
"I guess," Sci Sunset says feeling a bit nervous.
Pinkie then notice heer device and asks, "What's that?"
"It's a spectrometer, I made it so it can measure E.M frequency or energy, but it can also collect them as well," Sci Sunset explains, while showing Pinkie her device.
Sci. Sunset notice that Pinkie is either amazed or isn't understanding about how the device work. Then she just says, "It measures things"
"Like the party?" Pinkie asks.
"Well no, but even if it did it doesn't seem like a party to me," Sci Sunset explains. Then notice that no one at the party is having any fun at all, in fact they all look rather board.
"You're right, something is definitely missing," Pinkie replies agreeing to Sci. Sunset response.
Then she gets and idea and says to her, "Come on."
Pinkie grabs Sci. Sunset by the arm and drags her away really fast. "Woah!" Sci Sunset screams getting dragged away.
Principal Celestia and Vice principal Luna are on the stage going to make some announcement.
"Hello, everyone! I'd like to take this opportunity to greet all of our visitors from Crystal Prep Academy and welcome them to CHS." Principal Celestia announce to the students.
At the same time Sci. Sunset and Pinkie Pie are pushing two big boxes with ribbons on it.
"What in the world are in these thing?" Sci. Sunset asks, pushing one of the box.
"Party canons of course," Pinkie answers happily.
"And lastly, I would like to recognize the twelve students that CHS has elected to compete. I don't think we could have chosen a better group to represent the excellence, sportsmanship, and friendship the games stand for." Principal Celestia adds.
The students are going to be competing are showing themselves and smile about it. Flash, Bon Bon, and lyra are on the bleachers, Sandlach, Microchip, and Derpy are waving near the snake table. Finally the girls excluding Pinkie, are also smile for a little, but frowned about it as well.
At time, Pinkie is putting cupcakes on the table, turn off the lights to turn on the disco ball. Then finally, she goes to Vinyl and gives her a disc and put on some fun music.
As soon as the music goes on the students of the booth schools are starting to get along and having fun.
Then Pinkie pulls the boxes away revealing the party canons and grabs the triggers getting ready to the pull on them to fire confetti.
"Um Pinkie, are you sure that's a good idea?" Sci. Sunset asks completely worried about.
"Absolutely," Pinkie answers with a sure look on her face. Then she pulls the strings and the canons unleash confetti all over the room, which really brings a smile on their face and are having a lot of fun laughing, dancing, and getting along with each other.
Just then Pinkie glows pink and it cause her to pony up. She then floats up and says, "Ooh, floaty!"
Sci Sunset is so amazed about Pinkie's idea is causing both of the school to get along and she is very happy about it. Until Sci. Sunset's device starts to float and leads her to Pinkie. Then it opens and starts to absorb the magic from Pinkie.
At the same time Pinkie starts to get sad and feeling tired and weak. Then she floats back to the ground and leads back towards the wall. "Aww! oh! I'm party pooped," Pinkie says feeling so drained and tired she she feels like she is going to fall over.
Just then Sci. Sunset's device sparks a little and behind the bleachers something starts to glow. When she looks inside the bleacher, a portal to a strange forest appears. She gasp in shock unbelieving of what she just saw. She then close her device and see the portal disappear.
"What was that?" Sci Sunset asks to herself, concern about the portal she just say.
She was about to leave until she see something on top of the disco ball, it's small but looks like it's shivering.
"Hey what that up there?" Sci Sunset asks herself, noticing something is at the top part of the gym.
With that Sci. Sunset decides to climb up there so she can take a closer look to see who or what is up there.
At that time the party is going along pretty good. Until Principal Cinch comes on stage and tap on the microphone getting everyone's attention with the loud noise, scaring the students and make then turn on stage.
"I'd like to thank Principal Celestia for her unconventional welcome. It's been four years since the last Friendship Games, but it feels as though nothing has changed. Canterlot High continues to pick its competitors in a popularity contest and Crystal Prep continues to field its top twelve students. It is a comfort to know that even after so many years of losses, your school remains committed to its ideals, however misguided they may be. I wish you all the best of luck, regardless of the inevitable outcome." Principal Cinch announce.
At that point everyone in the part stop getting along with each other and goes back to their opposite side of the gym. Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna doesn't like the way Principal Cinch gives her speech and that not what they wanted from their students at all.
Sci. Sunset is up on one of the railing and see everything that just happened. Sci. Sunset sighs and says, "Sometimes I wonder if there's a way to help Principal Cinch have fun with Canterlot High in the Friendship Games and not worrying about Crystal Prep's reputation."
After getting a closer climb and a closer look at the ball, she smile and find what is on the ball. She says, "There you are."
Down below Pinkie is still feeling tired from having her magic drained from earlier.
"Oh," Pinkie says feeling tired.
Applejack comes up to Pinkie and says,"Sorry Pinkie, I thought your party additions were pretty swell."
"It definitely broke the ice," Fluttershy adds happily.
"Yes. If only that Principal Cinch hasn't frozen it again," Rarity says with a frustrated work on her face.
"Yeah, she's awful," Pinkie replies and feeling tired.
Then Sunset Shimmer and Rainbow comes up to Pinkie noticing that she looks very tired. Sunset concernedly asks, "Wow Pinkie what happen to you?"
Pinkie looks at Sunset sadly and says, "I don't know. Everyone started having fun when your counterpart and I fired the party canon and I pony up."
"Of course you did," Sunset replies, feeling like she knew this is going to happen.
Then Pinkie sadly says, "But then the magic just drained right out of me."
Sunset looks at Pinkie with a confused look on her face and asks, "Wait what do you mean drained out of you?"
"Hey. Where is that other Sunset?" Applejack asks the others.
"Oh, she's right…" Pinkie is about to answer, but then notice that Sci. Sunset isn't here with her anymore.
"Well she was right here with me," Pinkie replies.
"Where did she go?" Sunset asks about her counterpart's whereabouts.
As they are looking at Crystal Prep side they can see that Sci. Sunset is nowhere to be found. Fluttershy then looks up on the railings of the gym and see something that catches her eyes. Her eyes widen with worries, shock and uncertainty.
Fluttershy nervously asks, "Um guys... is anyone allowed to climb on the railing on top of the gym?"
"No, why?" Equestrian Sunset asks confused.
"Because the other Sunset is climbing on it," Fluttershy answers very scared and screams while doing it, pointing to the source of her worries.
The others look where Fluttershy was pointing and they gasp with shock and unbelief. They see Sci. Sunset hanging on the railing on to of the gym, which is about over 20 feet off ground.
"What in the hay is she doing?" Applejack asks in fear.
"We need to get her down from there," Rainbow replies completely freaked out.
"She's going to get hurt if we don't do something," Sunset Shimmer replies in fear.
The girls decides to run to their principal and to Sci. Sunset's principal to tell them what they just say.
"Principal Celestia," Pinkie screams worries.
Pinkie's screams catches the attention of the principals of the two schools along with the dean of Crystal Prep and the vice principal of Canterlot High.
"What is it?" Celestia asks.
"We got a big problem," Rainbow answer completely freaked out.
Principal Cinch isn't in the mood to talk about what she thinks it's nothing at all. She says."Well whatever it is, it will have to wait until..." Before she can say anything else.
"But Principal Cinch look!" Fluttershy screams pointing to where is at.
When they point to where Fluttershy is pointing, they all gasp in horror to see what happen. This catches the attention of the students in the gym. They all gasp and shock a surprised or a shock look on their faces.
They starts to talk to themselves about Sci. Sunset's action.
They are saying like:
"Oh my goodness!"
"What is she doing up there?!"
"Is she crazy?!"
When Sunny Flare and the other see the commotion they gasp about what they just saw,
"Oh no!" Sunny replies scaredly.
"Not again!" Lemon adds with the same reaction.
Sunset Shimmer and the girls hear what Lemon Zest just said. They are surprised yet a bit confused about it.
"Wait this happened before?" Rainbow asks completely surprised.
"Well when it come to helping others, she tends to do reckless stunts like this," Indigo explains.
"Like helping animals and getting things from trees," Sugar Coat adds.
"I'm surprised she never got hurt when she does it," Sour replies completely scared.
"Who care if it hadn't happen yet, we need to get her down before she hurts herself," Sunny screams in horror.
"You girls are very close with her," Applejack asks suspecting ho the girls react towards her.
"Are you friends with her?" Rarity asks.
"Yes we are," Sugar Coat replies happily.
"But Sunny Flare and Sunset are the closest," Indigo adds.
"Why?" Fluttershy asks curiously.
"Well Sunny Flare mom and Sunset's mom were great friends, so they see each other a lot," Sugar Coat explains.
"Really! who's her mom?" Rarity asks.
"You already saw her," Sunny replies.
"And she's right here," Lemon adds, pointing to Principal Cinch.
It didn't take long for the girls of CHS to figure out what they mean by it.
"Principal Cinch is your mom!" Pinkie screams surprisingly.
"Yes indeed I am," Principal Cinch answers.
"But where's Sunset's mom," Pinkie asks curiously.
The five girls, along with the principal, and dean shows sad looks on their faces. Then others doesn't know why, but decides to change the subject, and find a way to get Sci. Sunset down.
At the top view Sci. Sunset is busy trying to help which is actually a small white kitten on top of the disco ball and trying not to move.
"Don't worry little guy I'm here to get you down," Sci. Sunset says reaching towards to the ball. The kitten simply hiss and doesn't trust her.
"But you're stuck up here, don't you want to get down," Sci. Sunset replies, reassuring the cat. The kitten just keep hissing at her and it causing it to make it harder to get it down.
As Sci. Sunset tries to reach the kitten on the ball, Principal Celestia calls her from her view and says, "Ms. Shimmer please don't move, we're going to get you down from there."
"But there's a kitten stuck on the disco ball," Sci. Sunset says, from her high view.
"A kitten?" Luna says questionably.
"Please, I won't hurt you, all I want is to get you down safely," Sunset replies. The kitten looks at her eyes with happiness, and kindness like she can trust her. She decides to get closer to her hand and meows while doing it.
Sci. Sunset smiles seeing that the kitten is starting to trust her. She says, "See you can trust me."
The kitten meows happily and now trusting Sci. Sunset completely.
"Now let's get you off of there so we can get you down" Sci. Sunset says. Then the kitten jumps on her arm, and Sci. Sunset brings the kitten close to her so it wouldn't fall.
"Sunset be careful," Chrysalis screams in worried.
"There you go, that's a good kitty," Sci. Sunset says to the kitten.
Just then the school janitor brings a ladder in the gym and use it to climb up there to get Sci. Sunset and the kitten down.
When he got up there, the janitor can see that she has a kitten in her arm and glad that she and the kitten are fine.
"Boy you sure are a good climber and that is very nice of you to help that kitten in need," The Janitor says.
"Thank you," Sci. Sunset replies happily.
"But now, let's get you back on the ground now,"The Janitor says. He then laughs and says, "You're causing a bit of a scene here."
Sci. Sunset nods her head and says, "Okay."
With that the janitor helps Sci. Sunset get down from the railing. When she got down back on the ground, everyone can finally calm down after seeing that kind of stunt.
"There we go, right back on the ground," Sci. Sunset replies to the kitten.
"Phew, that's a relief," Celestia replies finally calm down.
"Yes, I think my heart skip a beat," Luna adds putting her hand on her chest.
Just then Chrysial and Abacus Cinch runs towards Sci. Sunset to see if she is alright. Sunny Flare and the others runs to her as well. Principal Cinch concernedly asks, "Sunset are you alright?"
"I'm fine so need to worry, you know I do this stuff to help animals and help get objects down all the time," Sci Sunset reassuring her guardian.
"I know, but sometime I wonder where you got such a reckless personality?" Chrysalis asks very worried about Sunset's wellbeing.
"Personally, I think she's get that from her father," Cinch whispers to Celestia and Luna.
Then Principal Celestia comes up to Principal Cinch and says, "I have to say your prize student is full of surprises."
"Yes, indeed she is," Cinch replies to that comment.
Then she sighs sadly and says in thought, "Just like her mother was."
"Chrysalis is very worried about her," Luna replies.
"She's doesn't know the half of it," Cinch replies quietly.
Even though Principal Cinch doesn't act like that alot but she really miss Sun Dust and cares for her daughter, but tries to be strong for the school.
At the other side of the gym away from the stage. Sunset Shimmer is busy looking at Sci Sunset and how the principal and Dean act towards her, including those five girls. She knows that even though the students are concern for Sci. Sunset's action, she can tell that Principal Cinch and Dean Chrysalis are the ones who worry about her the most. She is now determined to know more about her counterpart and figure out what kind of girl her counterpart is.