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// Chapter 14: Dazzlings Done 
// Story: A Dazzling Return (#3) 
// by LightningStar626 
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Chapter 14: Dazzlings Done.

~On the next day, Lightning and Karly were at school, doing their exam once again. Karly was sweating and seriously focusing on her answers while Lightning was just completely brain dead. She looked up to see Vice Principal Shelly keeping a close eye on them, much more seriously than she averagely would. Lightning darted to the fourth wall and whispered as quietly as she could.

"Hi. Hey. You're probably wondering what the Chief and my dad said, well, they told us off. Big time. But they actually weren't too mad about it. Thing is, Vice Principal Shelly told Chief about Karly and I running off, but he, of course, knew why. It was for the sake of keeping the world safe. So he explained why we had to go, then quickly erased her memories with our memory wiper. Don't worry, she's ok. She just doesn't remember anything that happened in the last 6 hours. She's just watching over us while we retake the exam, thinking this is our first time now. My dad understood everything because of what I said to him in my room those few days back, of course this time I told him everything about Equestria and the magic I and the rest possess. He was stunned at first, then learnt to live with it. He didn't punish me about running away from school either, since it was a matter of duty. It is kinda annoying that we have to retake this exam, but at least the Rainbooms are safe and the Dazzlings won't bother them anytime soon."

"Ok, your time is up, girls." Shelly called.

"Done and done." Lightning said to herself.

~Lightning closes up her exam booklet and hands it over the Vice. Karly does the same thing.~

"I'll have it back to you both by next week."

"Th-thank you, Ms. Shelly." Karly smiled softly.

"You're welcome. Go on."

~Once Lightning and Karly were out the door, they booked it down the hall.~

"Quick! To the hideout!" Lightning said.

~After racing out of the school and leaping through the portal, the girls made it into the hideout. Lightning and Karly smiled and walked down the stairs with pride and saw the Rainbooms happily talking on the tables. Sunset, Twilight and Rainbow saw them and waved.~

"Hey, girls!"

"Lightning, Karly! You're back!" Rainbow cheered.

"How did the test go?" Twilight asked.

"I...think it went rather well for me…" Lightning nodded.

"Me too. Even if maths is not my favourite thing to learn." Karly added.

"What about you? The Training?"

"All 18 techniques remembered and mastered." Sunset confirmed.

"And their strengths, weaknesses, and how to counterattack them." Fluttershy added.

"Well, I'll be the judge of that." Lightning scoffed.

"Hm?"

~Lightning walks into the arena and motioned the Rainbooms to do too. They all stand in a circle with Lightning in the middle.~

"Alright, girls! Lets see how good your combat is now. Lets see if the seven of you can try to take me down again. No using magic! Come at me!"

~The seven girls charged in at the same time. Lightning jumped to dodge but someone grabbed around her ankle and pulled her down. Lightning tried to fight them all off and did pretty well, but couldn't handle it. Rainbow and Sunset threw a surprise punch, Fluttershy a light jab, Pinkie threw a orbital jump, Applejack and Rarity a windmill punch, and finally, to finish off, Twilight leapt in and drove her fist into Lightning's chest. The impact sounds with a thunderous crunch, sending Lightning flying backwards. She slams into the wall behind her so hard, it crumbles. Lightning falls down in defeat.~

"Oooohhh…" The girls groaned in shock.

"Too much?" Twilight shrugged.

"Lightning, are you okay?" Fluttershy asked.

"Wow. 7 against 1 and the 7 wins. That's a little…Amazing!"

~Lightning flips back onto her feet and smiles.~

"Alright! I'm so proud of you, girls!"

"We should celebrate!"

"Pizza! On us! At the Pizza Shack!"

"Yes!" Lightning cheered. "Come on, then!

~Sometime later, the nine girls were sitting by a secluded table, covered with dirty, crusty plates, leftover food and empty glasses. Lightning pounded on her large stomach.~

"AW. I'm stuffed! This pizza is incredible. Thanks again guys!"

"No problem. It's the least we can do." Rainbow said.

"I'm glad you liked it. So, get back to the hideout and train some more?" Twilight asked.

Lightning grinned. "More? Well, that'd be-"

~-BOOM!* An explosion ripples out from a jewellery shop across the road. People hide behind cars as shards of glass flew through the air. The Rainbooms peek out over the window and see masked figures stepping through the smoke billowing out of the destroyed shopfront.~

"Darn! The whole city might've heard that!" One robber yelled.

"The police will be here any second. C'mon!" The second robber prompted.

~The girls looked shocked, but then they looked at each other firmly and nodded. They raced out of the shack, activated their geodes and charged at the robbers.~

~The End~