After a week of classes here, everyone is gradually finding their bearings: Light and Rainbow Dash spend all their time fighting in all and often anything, their rivalry growing day by day.
Applejack, John and Drew are more friendly with each other, not trying to confront each other, they get along well and love to comment on their two friends' rivalry, which they sometimes make fun of.
Lance installs Twilight in the IRC, spending most of their free time reading, tidying up, or advising students on books. Trixie has been there and, responsibility obliges, has been well received by Twilight despite last time's threats. She flipped through a book about a spell...
Teddy and Pinkie pie have started their investigation to fill out the school newspaper, they have methods that can... rather questionable... because nobody is interested in talking about classes or grades.
"Don't worry, I'll tell you how I did it last year and we'll do the same thing." he comes over and whispers in Pinkie pie's ear his method.
"GREAT, WHEN DO WE START?" She screams as she jumps up and down on her seat.
"We can start now, and our target's all set," says the stallion with a shifty look as he rubs his hands together.
Pinkie pie joins his friend in his madness, already giggling at their "dark" plan...
Saturday: 5 a.m.
At this hour, everyone is asleep, or almost... a delivery truck is parked outside the school, an employee is about to enter the school grounds because the order states this address. He gets stopped by a pony, who says he's the buyer, signs the order and takes the package with him. The truck leaves, without waking anyone, in the still dark night.
The pony has to go back to his dormitory, the package does not give him any problem in the steps since the magic makes it float in the air. The pony turns out to be Trixie, rubbing his hands, probably preparing a bad move.
"With this book, I'm going to learn how to cast spells in a very precise manner. I'm bound to hit my target, and when I do, all I have to do is film the scene," she said, followed by a laugh full of bad intentions.
Trixie was sure of herself, her plan doesn't matter to her, she already thinks about her future success and already imagines the scene. Unfortunately, absorbed in her mind and her plans, she doesn't notice that the stairs continue and finally her foot hits the step.
She begins to fall, almost in slow motion, always with a smile on her face, not understanding what is happening to her. She thought that her fall would wake everyone up, but it didn't, because she didn't touch the stairs.
When she came to her senses, she realized that she was being carried, carried by a hand.
"Wow, that's okay, almost broke your nose there." commented her savior.
Trixie straightaway distances herself from the unknown, which is already known to the mare. This is Light.
"You? What are you doing here?" she asked, not hiding her surprise to see him here.
"Calm down" he said with a finger in front of his mouth. "Everybody's asleep. Are you all right? Good thing I was here to catch you up"
Obviously embarrassed that her target saved her from some trouble, she wouldn't listen.
"You shut up," she says, looking around. "Where's my package?"
"Are you talking about this?" he said, reaching for the package with his other hand. "I also caught him before he fell, you know it's forbidden to use magic like this."
"Shut up, I don't have to listen to you, just give me the package." She ordered it.
"What's in it?"
"It's none of your business," she announced, tearing the package out of her hands nonchalantly. "What are you doing up at this hour?"
Light, who hadn't heard back, resumed her walk, leaving Trixie, who was easily upset by this behavior.
"Hello, I asked you a question, you idiot."
Light stopped on the steps, put his hood over his head so Trixie could only see his smile sticking out.
"None of your business." Did he send with a hint of amusement to reuse the mare's phrase against her.
Light resumed his walk, no longer listening to the one he'd just helped and found rather rude, a thank you would have sufficed...
"You... you want to play the smartest, we'll see which of us will lose his way first..." she challenges him.
Trixie finally goes up to her room, wondering what Light would be doing outside at this hour if he saw him through his window, riding his bike into town.
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Several hours have passed, it is almost noon and the members of the sports club present decide to go and play a little football match.
As everyone expected, Light on one side, Rainbow Dash on the other. The two captains formed their team quickly, their patience to once again show their superiority to the other had its limits.
"Don't expect to win this game, I'm unbeatable at football." Threw the cyan mare to her opponent.
"In that case, start by taking the ball from under my foot" he nodded, leaning a little closer to his rival.
A new duel of glances took place, but it was quickly stopped. A ray of light hit Light's head and he realised this and dodged it by moving his head back in a reflex that only him could have. He took a quick glance at the trajectory, which seemed to come from a window on the second floor, that of the dormitories.
"That was a spell" Said Drew.
"Whoever did this, I'm going to crush him" spitting pegasus.
Rainbow Dash began clenching her fists, she was even about to fly away to check it out, but Light cut her off in her tracks, putting her hand on her shoulder.
"Like magic, flying is forbidden unless the coach says so, and he's not here today" did he inform her again about the ban.
"Stupid rule" she said with her arms folded, followed by a sigh.
"I can go check it out if you want." Soarin volunteered.
"Okay, go ahead and come back soon." Accepted Light.
Soarin ran through the school to see what he was hiding there. He hoped Rainbow Dash noticed his action, which he considered brave. He arrived in front of the suspicious dormitory and decided to open the door.
"WHAT RIGHT HAVE YOU GOT TO OPEN THAT DOOR, YOU IDIOT?!" shouted the person inside.
Totally unexpected, it was Trixie inside, her magic book in her hands.
"You're the one who cast the spell, why did you do it?"
"How dare you accuse me, get out of here right now!!!" Did she make up her mind when she felt her honor had been trampled upon.
"It's forbidden, you know you could get fired if the principal or a teacher found out? I should report you." Soarin finally concluded.
"WAIT, WAIT, WAIT!!!" Did she scream again, but this time with fear in her voice.
Trixie suddenly panics, Soarin seems to have hit a nerve.
"I'm sure... we can work something out..." she suggested.
"What are you saying? No way, you can't get me like that."
"And if I tell you... Rainbow Dash."
"What Rainbow Dash?" he suddenly says in a panic.
"Do you think I'm dumb or what, you'd have to be really dumb not to see the way you look at her." That's her bragging.
"What, you don't have any proof."
"So you don't mind me shouting it from the rooftops that you've got a crush on her?"
"WHAT? No, don't do that."
Trixie's getting her confidence back, she's hit a nerve... picking up her sneaky smile.
"I told you we'd work something out."
Soarin's losing control, he doesn't want anyone to know, he doesn't want anyone to know, it's far too early.
"I think I've got it figured out, you're going to be useful to me."
"Don't plan to use me as an object." He's informing.
"Well, I'm not so stupid. A pony is always more useful than an object. Look, you don't seem like a bad guy, so here's what we're going to do. "You're gonna help me trick Light so people will stop thinking he's a living god, and in return, I'll tell you how to get your girl's heart." She said.
"I can't. Light's a great guy. It's only natural everyone should like him. And as for Rainbow Dash, I don't need your advice."
"But you do need one thing... my silence," she said.
Soarin swallowed nervously as she realized where she stood.
"So, is it a deal?"
As Trixie reached out her hand to Soarin, waiting for him to tap it to sign their pact, Thunderlane had gone upstairs to see what was going on.
"Soarin, hey Soarin, are you there?" Called his friend with the particular mane.
Trixie's always smiling and holding out his hand, Soarin has to choose quickly...
He comes out of the dormitory, Thunderlane finally sees him.
"Oh, you're here, what took you so long?" he asked.
"Nothing, nothing, I took my time to look around, but nothing to report." He replied.
"Well, okay, you're coming or the others will start the game without us."
"Yeah, okay, I'm coming..."