//------------------------------// // Twilight and Spike's First Day part 2 // Story: Sunset Shimmer's New Groove // by PrimalEmperor626 //------------------------------// "...Here's the art class, a personal favorite of mine." said Sunset as she showed them the room's location. Suddenly, a man in his thirties appeared out of the closet with some art supplies for his class. He has gray skin, yellow eyes, wiry white hair and brows, and a beard hanging from his chin. His clothes are a little... eccentric, to say the least. A multitude of wild colors, and a few stains, indicating he was an art teacher. As he returned to his classroom, he spotted Sunset and the Sparkles. "Oh, hey there, my little Sunspot!" He called to her. Sunset blushed madly and buried her face in her palms, groaning in embarrassment. A pair of girl students snickered the sound of her nickname. "Not helping, Lyra and Bon Bon!" Sunset gritted through her teeth. Okay, captain chaos here? That's Discord, Canterlot High's art teacher. Guy that free-spirited? Couldn't have landed a more fitting job. And to top it off... he's my dad. Oh, WHY do my parents have to embarrass me 24/7? Do they get some kind of sick pleasure out of it?! Still, what are the odds that my whole family works at the same school? Might as well have won the lottery at once. But I digress. The school tour was going very swimmingly so far. But it didn't stay that way for long. Let's just say the little green monster inside me started growing, and what came next... not pretty. "Your old man's a riot!" The mint green girl hollered in laughter. "Y'know, if you ever come to any parties, you should bring him around!" The girl with pink and blue hair added between laughs as they walked away, but not before noticing the Sparkles. "Oh, and bring your new friends, too! Oh! I'm Bon Bon!" "Lyra Heartstrings!" The mint-green girl introduced herself. "Twilight Sparkle." She said. "Spike Sparkle." He said. "See you both later!" They finished as they walked away. "Your dad seems like a really fun guy, if a little chaotic." Twilight said with a giggle. "Yeah, if you don't mind being embarrassed all the time." Sunset grumbled. "I love him a lot, but he tends to drive me crazy." "And those two girls back there?" Spike asked. "The wonder twins? They do pretty much everything together- best friends for life and all that. I wonder where Bon Bon disappears off to, though. She does that a lot for some reason..." Sunset told them. Suddenly, a low growling filled the air. Sunset looked to her stomach and turned to the Sparkle pair. "You guys hungry?" asked Sunset. - The trio entered a really big room. There are rows upon rows of long tables, occupied by students eating their lunches while interacting with their friends. The chatter toned down when they entered through the doors, casting their attention their way. They have been eager with anticipation since the announcement. "And Twilight, Spike, here's the cafeteria." said Sunset. As they walked to the lunch line, they noticed the looks the students were giving. Luckily for the newcomers, they were warm and friendly. "There are groups you two need to know around here, guys," Sunset started off. "You got the athletes." She pointed to the group in sportwear. "There's Teddy Touchdown, Cloudy Kicks, Tennis Match, Curly Winds, Heath Burns, Lightning Dust, and Gilda." All the aforementioned jocks and jockettes waved in greeting. "Hey." Gilda replied simply. "The Techies," Sunset pointed to some teens with their phones and even a laptop out. "Atomic Adam, Scribble Dee, Bright Idea, Wiz Kid, Micro Chips, and Velvet Sky." "Hey you two, lookin' good!" Scribble said in excitement. "How you doin'?" asked Velvet Sky. "The Dramas." Sunset added. "Sophisticata, Golden Hazel, Watermelody AKA Drama Letter, Indigo Wreath, and Nolan North." "Hey, what's happening?" Sophisticata asked with glee. "The Eco-Kids." said Sunset. "Sweet Leaf, Sandalwood, Paisley, Captain Planet, Starlight, and Tree Hugger." "Hi guys!" said Sweet Leaf. "Twilight, Spike, yo!" Starlight and Tree Hugger greeted enthusiastically. "The Fashionistas," added Sunset. "Rose Heart, Blueberry Cake, Aqua Blossom, Normal Norman, Scott Green, and Photo Finish with her assistants, Pixel Pizazz and Violet Burr." "Nice to see you again!" Norman and Blueberry called out. Sunset was shocked to hear they met them already, but shook it off. "And last but not least, the Rockers." Sunset called out to the group with musical instruments. "Valhallen, Ringo, Napalm Crimson, Brawly Beats, Thunderbass, the odd couple Octavia Melody and Vinyl Scratch, the Rocker Amazon duo Cherry Crash and Mystery Mint, and... Flash Sentry." She finished with a deadpan tone. "Hey, Twilight, Spike!" Cherry called as she waved. "Hi guys!" Mystery Mint. "Moving on!" Sunset exclaimed suddenly. They gave the senior president raised brows as the three walked off to get their food... Blue-hair in the leather? That's Flash Sentry. He's a pretty chill guy, very good with the electric guitar, and a decent friend. And he leads the rockers, and when he's absent, Cherry Crash takes over. She's the one with the green hair. Also, Flash... used to be my boyfriend... until he broke up with me. I'm still feeling bitter about it. As they reached the line, the Sparkle siblings once again meet Fluttershy, who beckoned the two over. "Already met Fluttershy, I see." Sunset commented. Now it was Twilight's turn to talk. "You sure know a lot of people here," Twilight said to make conversation. "Guess it comes with the job." "You bet!" Sunset replied. "So, how are you and Spike liking this place so far?" "Very great." Twilight said. "The atmosphere of this place is definitely a lot warmer and more welcoming here than when we once attended Crystal Prep." At the very mention of the school, the place became silent enough to hear a pin drop. All eyes were on the siblings. "Wait, wait, wait. You..." Sunset uttered. "you two, were students, at Crystal Prep? Our rival school?" "For four mounths. It didn't really work out for us." Twilight nervously explained. "Sure, we did great academically, but socially, not so much." Spike added. "The students there were just too cold and prickly for our liking. All they cared about was winning, especially if they did so themselves individually. Not all that into team spirit unless it suits their desires." Twilight told her. "We'd be better off in the stone age compared to them." "And don't get us started on that gargoyle of a principal, Abacus Cinch." Spike said with disdain. "She makes an ice age look inviting." "I hear that, newbies!" A girl with gray skin, long blond hair, and most notedly, crooked amber eyes, complied in agreement. "Name's Derpy Hooves, by the way." Murmurs of aggreement spread throughout the cafeteria. Sunset started to feel increasingly upset at the attention the new students were getting. Yet at the same time, she fullheartedly agreed with the pair on their opinion of Crystal Prep's students and principal. "By the way, I couldn't help notice the negative tone when you mentioned Flash. What's up with that?" Twilight pointed out, unwittingly striking a chord in Sunset. All was silent once more. Sunset shifted her eyes in panic. "Let's just say it's personal. Leave it at that." Sunset insisted. But then a voice called out of the blue. "Flash Sentry broke up with her two weeks ago." Sunset's face went red in indignation and turned to the source, as she knew the voice all too well. "Are you kidding me, Trixie Lunamoon?!" yelled Sunset. "Well, it's true!" Trixie boasted. "He broke up with you because you too were spoiled to care about anyone except yourself." The crowd inhaled sharply at the comment. Sunset was pretty flustered. "Oh, if it weren't for the school rules and my moral standards, I'd kill you!" Sunset snarled, throttling Trixie's throat, making a scene in the process before stopping and releasing her grip and composing herself. "You know what? I don't have time for this! Let's just eat our meals, okay?!" As she led the new students to finish up with their selection, the resident students watched in suspense. "Sheesh," Gilda whispered to her felow athletes. "who put a hornet in her undies?" - After lunch, the trio resumed their school tour. "That there's the computer room," Sunset told them as she passed the door she just pointed to their left, followed by the classroom door. "And that's the math class." "And at the end of that hallway is the gym." Sunset added as she pointed to the double doors ahead of them. They enter another room. It was spacious enough to hold the entire student body and still have wiggle room. There is a stage with curtains at one side, some big paned windows on another, and a lot of seats... along with a lot of balloons and streamers overhead. "And here's the auditorium." Sunset announced. A few seconds in, a voice called out. "INCOMING!" Suddenly, a rain of confetti and streamers came down. Sunset leaped aside to avoid the party rain. Twilight and Spike, on the other hand, were slower to react, and were covered in party decorations. Then out of nowhere appeared Pinkie Pie, the one responisble for the surprise. She plucked a balloon from her skirt, took a big breath, and blew into it. Sunset, Spike and Twilight approached her. "Hi there, my name's Twilight Sparkle and this is my brother Spike." Twilight introduced themselves to the crazy girl, who turned to them with a grin after filling the new balloon. "We're new here." "Ooh!" Pinkie exclaimed happily. She then narrowed her eyes and cupped her right hand to her chin as she looked closer. "I thought you didn't look familiar." Sunset rolled her eyes in amusement. "Then again, you're only two chapters into the story. But you'll have more appearances a few more chapters in. Assuming the author finds the time and motive for it, that is..." Pinkie winked to the readers. The Sparkle siblings raised their brows and turned to Sunset. "It's Pinkie Pie. Don't question it." Sunset insisted. "Trust me, it's best you just roll with it." "Twilight and Spike Sparkle, meet Pinkie Pie, then vice versa." Sunset introduced them. Suddenly, the doors opened and in came another girl. "Somebody ask for an order of apple cider?" She asked with a southern twang in her accent. "Ooh! ME! Me me me!" Pinkie exclaimed in excitement as she ran over. This girl has creamky skin and white freckles on her cheeks, green eyes, blond hair, and is rather muscular. She wore a white shirt with a green from one sleeve cuff to the other, denim pants, and boots with a apple embroidered on the heels. Her most notable fashion statement is a stetson hat on her head. Four others came in, Fluttershy among them. The next girl to enter has white skin, blue eyes, styled and well-groomed purple hair. She wore a lilac t-shirt, a violet skirt with three diamonds on the left side, and stylish high-heel boots. She has a rather aloof air to her. The last girl to appear was the most colorful, so to speak. She has light blue skin, violet eyes, and her most distinguishing trait was her hair in red, blue, yellow and green in a short ponytail. She wore a white t-shirt depicting a rainbow cloud with a lightning bolt coming out of it, a short blue sweater-vest, black pants with prismatic lightning bolt stripes along each leg, and bright blue sneakers. "Could ya bring in the rest, Big Mac?" The farm girl asked a male student, his name revealed already, who just walked into the auditoruim. He is large by teenager standards, and has pinkish skin, green eyes, and light orange hair. He wore a simple white shirt under a red blazer with short sleeves, denim pants and white and red sneakers. Pinkie stopped by his side, boinging like a pogo stick on the spot. "Eeyup." was all he said as he put the basket of apple cider down and left to bring more. "Who are they?" Spike asked the president. "The cowgirl's Applejack, the plum-haired one's Rarity, the colorful jockette's Rainbow Dash, and you already know Fluttershy." Sunset explained to them. "Hey, senior president, why don'cha lend a hand?" She asked her. Sunset did not like being ordered around, but given her career, she had to get on with it. Part of her job, after all. "Ugh, whatevs," Sunset groaned in annoyance. "Duty calls." She walked out the gym to help Big Mac out with the supplies. Then snapped her attention to the newcomers. "Hey, I know you two." Applejack said. "You do?" They asked in confusion. No way she knew them already. They just met. "Yeah, you're the new kids who gave Vignette the what-for today." Said the cowgirl. Now they get it. She must have heard from the witnesses. "Name's Applejack, and the big fella back there's mah brother, Big Mac." "Rarity. Pleased to meet you." Rarity introduced herself. "Hiya! Rainbow Dash's my name, sports are my game!" She announced cockily. The other girls rolled their eyes at her in amusement and annoyance. "And you already know me." Fluttershy added with a small wave. "Hi there, girls. My name's Twilight Sparkle. And this is my brother Spike Sparkle." She announced themselves. Noticing the silence, she turned to Spike, who was spacing out at the sight of Rarity for some reason. Okay, let's get you all up to speed on who's who. The blone with the hat is Applejack. She and her brother Big Mac, along with their little sister Applebloom, live at a farm just out of town. She's pretty much the muscle of the gang. She takes pride in honesty and can tell when you’re lying, though she tends to be a little stubborn at times. Also, her family provides the high-quality apple products we get. The pale one is Rarity, Canterlot's resident fashionista. She has a knack for making stylish clothes. Heck, it's practically her calling, even has a job at a clothing boutique. Rarity claims to be generous, but tends to be a MAJOR prima donna. Seriously, she breaks a nail, she freaks out like she gonna face a crisis. She's not all bad, though. And as for our physically colorful friend, Rainbow Dash? She's the captain of, like, EVERY sport team in the whole school! Can you believe that?! She often butts heads with Applejack and are pretty competitive with each other- in dance skills, who scores the most points in a game, everything. Rainbow can be pretty confident. Maybe TOO confident. Though she tends to compete by herself, her loyalty to her teams -and her friends- is commendable, so she has that going for her, I suppose. These five girls are good friends, and their friendship was tested when some anonymous texts were sent to their phones, one to Fluttershy's silent auction, one to Rarity's Spring Fling, and one to Applejack's bake sale. When they met up with one another, they got suspicious. Fortunately, instead of assuming the worst in each other and cutting ties, they talked it all out, their friendship miraculously intact, though the situaions did put them on edge, understandably so. While Applejack was in a staring contest with Rainbow Dash (again), Rarity and Fluttershy still pondered about who sent the texts and why. And Pinkie? She was back with Twilight and Spike. She just pulled a clipboard out of her hair and a pen out of her pocket. "Uh, Twilight..." Spike started. "Not sure that's a good idea." Spike thought this was a bad idea to sign up for Princess of the Fall Formal. "Relax, Spike," She assured him. "It's just for one day. Not like it's gonna kill anyone." Spike still wasn't so sure. Pinkie looked at the clipboard and was surprised by what she saw. "Wow!" Pinkie yelped. "You have really good penmaship. What do usually to write with, a quill?" "Uh, no? A modern pen like everyone else." was all Twilight could think to say. The others started to notice her actions. "Um, darling," Rarity started. "tell us you didn't just sign up for Princess of the Fall Formal..." Twilight scratched the back of her head nervously. "Uh, yeah..." Twilight replied nervously. "Ah'd think twice about that." Applejack put in her two cents. "Sure Vignette'll come at ya all friendly-like." She picked up two balloons drawn with Vignette and Twilight's faces (the former of which Rainbow held) and changing her voice (poorly) to demonstrate her point. "She'll be all like 'The Pres and I are looking forward to the compete.' 'That's so good th hear.'" "And then," Rainbow Dash added as she turned the balloon with Vignette's face around to show a thumb tack taped to the back. "here comes the backstabbing." She popped the Applejack's Twilight balloon to further drive their point home. "Trust us, it's best you stay outta their way. They're pretty possessive about the titles, Sunset especially." "Vignette claims to be fillin' in for ol' Bacon hair, but lately we've been doubtin' that." Applejack added. "Two years ago, Vignette jumped right into Sunset's presidential campaign, along with the ballot for the princess title. " Rarity added. "She managed to help her gain and even maintain her titles since, though for what ends, we can only guess." "Lately, Vignette's been using Sunset's presidential influence for her own ends." Fluttershy pointed out. "As if she were the school president and Fall Formal Princess herself." "Which makes us wonder why ya bother workin' for her, Pinkie." Applejack stated. The Sparkles could not believe what they just heard and turned to Pinkie. "Hold up," Twilight spoke. "you actually work for Vignette?" "Yep!" She bluntly replied. "Me and Bulk Biceps." "Who's that?" asked Twilight and Spike. "Oh, another Athlete. Six foot tall, very muscular, blonde hair in a mullet, red eyes, not the sharpest knife in the drawer, you can't miss him." Pinkie answered with a grin on her face. Suddenly, Sunset came back into the gym, carrying a few baskets of cider by hand truck, accompanied by Big Mac. It was then Sunset noticed the clipboard in Pinkie Pie's hands. Suspicions were rising fast in her mind. Brace yourselves, folks. This is where my jealousy erupts. "Pinkie..." She started. "That clipboard, is that what I think it's for?" "Oh, Twilight Sparkle here just signed up for the ballot for Princesse of the Fall Formal." Pinkie replied openly. As Sunset snapped her attention back to Twilight, her right eye twitched, her suspicions confirmed. "YOU DID WHAT?!?!?!?!" Told ya. And what followed was no prettier. Not helping, Pinkie!