//------------------------------// // Inspection Time // Story: The Friendship School // by Robert Emerald Fountain //------------------------------// Neighsay arrived on time, and Twilight began to give him the rundown. Unbeknownst to her, Brandon had duplicated the cover of the EEA rulebook and put blank pages in it. He had burnt the real book to ashes, and the cover was merely smoldered. "We have been following your guidelines as closely as we can. We hit some snags in the beginning, because my friends did not want to go through. They wanted to teach in their own styles and make the lessons fun. However, that isn't in your book. All of the students are practically angry about the fact that we must go by your book, and that it is so strict.", Twilight explained sadly as she led Neighsay through the hallways. Neighsay was about to give her some tips, when a gray ashcloud flew out of nowhere. Both of them were left coughing, and Twilight actually sneezed. Neighsay understood by the look on Twilight's face that she didn't know what just happened. Her tour went normally, until they reached the classroom wing. "Regardless of the ash, I think ...", Neighsay started in a pleased tone. He was cut off as they walked through a door. A camera spotted him, which tripped an alarm. They both threw hooves over their ears to block out the LOUDLY SCREAMING SIREN. Suddenly, the siren stopped. Both of them were left dizzy, and with their ears ringing. Then, two figures dropped from the ceiling on cables. Pulling out laser rifles they pointed at Neighsay.