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// Epilogue 
// Story: En Garde! 
// by Tumbleweed 
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Rarity sighed contentedly as she closed her laptop.

As if on cue, the school bell rang, signaling the end of her study hall period. The students around her jostled and joked amongst each other as they scooped up their bags and headed to their next class. Rarity slid her computer into her custom-stitched sustainable-canvas messenger bag (enviro-chic was in this year) and joined the stream of boisterous teenagers. She made it out into the hall, which seemed to have the whole of Canterlot High's student population crowded into it. Still, in the mix, Rarity saw the flame-red hair of her friend.  

“Oh, hey Rarity!” Sunset Shimmer weaved through the crowd. “What's-- oop!”  

Sunset's greeting trailed off into a dismayed yelp as she accidentally bumped into one of the boys in the football team, careening off of his bulk-- and into Rarity. The two thumped into a bank of lockers-- and in the mix, Sunset grabbed hold of Rarity's wrist for balance.

Her necklace glowed.

Her eyebrows furrowed.

Her sigh was audible.  

“Rarity, did you really have to make me the bad guy?”