//------------------------------// // Meetings // Story: Anon-A-Miss: Chaos // by CapNTilfy //------------------------------// Later that night, Sunset was at her apartment, awaiting her friends. They had sent each other texts concerning the continuing odd behavior of their fellow students over the remainder of the day. An angry glare here, a harsh word or two there. Something had to be done about it before it all spiraled out of control! Sunset had cleaned her apartment, which she did every time she knew her friends would come over, but she always liked to leave at least one thing out of place, just to see if Rarity would pick up on it. Sunset heard a knock at her door, and she opened it to reveal Fluttershy. It was a rare occasion for her to be the first of her friends to arrive at her place, which Sunset found odd, because she lived closer to her than the others. "Come on in, Flutters," she said with a smile. "Make yourself at home!" "I hope everyone else from CHS uses tonight to cool down," Fluttershy said as she walked in. "I can't imagine being in a school filled with aggressive and mean students!" She shuddered slightly. "Well, that's what this meeting is for," Sunset said as she walked over to her mini-fridge. "I want to make sure we take some preventative measures before things go south." There was another knock at the door. "I'll get it," Fluttershy said. "I'm closer." Sunset shrugged, then searched her mini-fridge. Fluttershy opened the door, and Pinkie Pie all but jumped in. "Woohoo!" Fluttershy yelped and jumped back a few inches in surprise. Pinkie put her hands in her hair and took out several refreshments and snacks, then placed them all in strategic locations as Sunset turned around with a 2 liter of soda. Sunset blinked, then shrugged and put the soda away. She should've known Pinkie would come prepared. Another knock. "I'll get it," Pinkie declared in a singsong tone. She opened the door, and Rainbow Dash walked in, giving her a high-five. "So what's the plan," Rainbow asked as Pinkie closed the door behind her. "We'll get to that when everyone gets here," Sunset said. Rainbow shrugged, then grabbed a fistful of snacks and sat down on the couch. She closed her eyes, leaned back and sprinkled the snacks into her open mouth. "Any idea when when anybody else'll get here?" "They'll get here when they get here." Rainbow made a sputtering noise, then grabbed some soda and chugged it down as another knock came from Sunset's door. The athlete grinned widely, sensing a chance for some fun. "I'll get it," she said, then took a deep breath, sucking in air until she felt a bubble in her throat. She repeated the process again, then opened the door. She tensed up her stomach muscles, then saw Rarity. Oh, shit, she thought it was going to be Applejack! She turned her head away almost immediately, but it was too late. "Son of a bitch," she belched out loudly with her head about halfway turned. "Rainbow Dash! Honestly," Rarity admonished as her eyes narrowed in offense. She crossed her arms and tapped her foot, waiting for an apology. "Sorry, Rares," Rainbow belched out again, then coughed. "Damn, wasted opportunity," she said in frustration with a strained tone. Next time she'd wait until she knew for sure it would be AJ on the other side of the door. She grabbed a glass of water, drank it down, then sighed. Pinkie Pie burst into a laughing fit, then skipped over to Rainbow as she wiped a tear from her eye. "Oh, you have got to teach me how to do that, Dashie!" Rainbow Dash grinned widely as someone knocked on the door. "That's probably Applejack," Sunset said as reached the door. She opened the door, and Applejack walked in. "Howdy, y'a-" "In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups. The police who investigate crime, and the District Attorneys who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories." Pinkie finished belching out her monologue, then grinned widely, making a squeaking noise. Sunset's apartment fell silent as she and each of her friends stared at Pinkie with various expressions of disgust and awe. Rainbow Dash broke the silence by bursting into a laughing fit even stronger than Pinkie's before her! Applejack looked at Sunset with confusion, and was given a shrug and roll of the eyes as a response to her unspoken question. "Well, ain't that somethin' to walk into," she said flatly as the door closed behind her. She looked at the couch, where Rainbow Dash was soundlessly laughing. "Is she gonna be okay," the farmgirl asked, pointing at the now red-faced athlete. Rarity sighed. "Oh for goodness' sake, Rainbow. It wasn't that funny!" Rainbow Dash gasped, bringing her natural cyan color back to her face. "Holy shit, I can't remember the last time I laughed like that!" She sighed, finally having caught her breath. Normally, belches weren't that funny for her, but never had she ever heard anyone belch as long and loudly as Pinkie did! "Great," Sunset said, clapping her hands together. "Now that we're all here, let's get started." She sat on her couch, as did Applejack, Rainbow Dash and Rarity. Pinkie Pie opted to sit on Sunset's amp, while Fluttershy rolled in on a desk chair. "Okay," she started. "Does anybody have any ideas on how we can counter Anon-A-Miss?" "We could check everyone's phones," Rainbow Dash said. "That would be an invasion of privacy," Fluttershy said. "Not to mention it'd take forever to go through all of them," Sunset added. "Any other suggestions?" "Maybe we could, um, ask everyone nicely," Fluttershy asked. "Fluttershy, dear, never change," Rarity said as she gently pat her on the head. "It's a nice thought," Sunset said, "But chances are whoever Anon-A-Miss is is going to lie when you ask them." "Perhaps I could channel my inner Shadow Spade and try to get some answers," Rarity said. Sunset cupped her chin in thought. "I don't see why not," she said with a shrug. It was better than nothing at this point. "Just...try to be discreet." Rarity grinned and nodded. "Now, then," she continued. "Any other ideas?" "Ooh," Pinkie squealed in excitement. "I could make and send out party invitations for Anon-A-Miss, then we'd find out who they are when they arrive!" "I... don't think they'd fall for it," Sunset said. "It's a bit too obvious." Pinkie shrugged. "Just a thought." Applejack sighed. "Sorry, girls, but I got nothin' at the moment. Maybe I'll just keep my ears open while I walk the halls." Sunset smiled. "Works for me. Anyone else have any ideas?" Rainbow grinned, holding a controller. "Maybe playing some games could help." "I don't see why not. You can't rush inspiration, after all." Everyone else agreed and spent the rest of the night just hanging out. ---------------------------------------------- Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom all sat in a circle. They had recently texted Wallflower and Trixie, requesting a talk over the phone. They needed to get something off of their chests, and they weren't sure what to expect. Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle's phones rang, causing the trio to jump and yelp. They exchanged nervous glances, then nodded with conviction. The two girls accepted their calls. "Hello," Wallflower said. "Can you make this quick," Trixie asked impatiently. "The Great and Powerful Trrrrrixie was in the middle of a good game." "Wallflower, Trixie..." Scootaloo said, then paused with a sigh. "We've been thinking..." "Yes...and," Wallflower asked. "All day we saw people fighting, and we were the cause of it," Sweetie Belle said. "What's your point," Trixie asked. "We don't like where this is going, Wallflower," Apple Bloom said plainly, folding her arms. "This was about Sunset, not the rest of Canterlot High." "Oh. Is that all," Wallflower asked, relieved. "Don't you worry, girls. Tomorrow afternoon, it will be." The Crusaders exchanged glances of doubt. "I-If you say so..." "I do say so," Wallflower said. "Everything will work out just fine." "Are we done now? Trixie has a high score to beat!" "Anything else," Wallflower asked. "N-No." Scootaloo said, putting an arm behind her head. "See you tomorrow, then!" Wallflower and Trixie hung up, leaving Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo feeling uncertain about ditching their original plan of backing out. Both meetings came to a close, but nothing could have prepared either party for what the next day would bring.