//------------------------------// // 23.- An Unlikely Alliance // Story: Canterlot High's Sports Challenge // by LiQuiD //------------------------------// - CHAPTER 23 - AN UNLIKELY ALLIANCE (BGM) The next day, fifteen minutes before class starts... You’re now Rainbow Dash, and you’ve just arrived to school, you find your friends talking next to the school’s beloved statue. ”Howdy sugar…whoa! What happened to you Rainbow Dash?!” Applejack asks, “you don’t look too good.” “Gee…thanks,” you sarcastically reply. ”You couldn’t get any sleep last night now could you Rainbow?” Sunset Shimmer asks, “those bags under your eyes are quite noticeable.” “Yeah…argh! I couldn’t find a volunteer willing to replace Anon last night! If I don’t find him soon I’ll be in so much trouble,” you say as you pull on your hair. ”Take it easy Dashie!” Pinkie Pie nervously says, “maybe you can look around for athletes in Crystal Prep Acade-” “Asking CPA for help?! Are you nuts Pinkie Pie?!” You yell at Pinkie Pie, who just doesn't know what to say. ”I-I was just trying to help…” Pinkie Pie says, twiddling her index fingers. ”I’m sorry Pinkie Pie…the rules are very explicit,” Twilight Sparkle says with the rulebook in her hands, “all players must belong to the same institution, no exceptions.” “Ugh! I can’t believe this is happening to me…I can already picture Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna’s punishments for letting this happen,” you say as you gulp down some saliva and placing both your hands on your throat, "they'll slice my head off!" ”Relax Rainbow Dash…” Rarity says, “we’ll help you find another player today, and excuse me for saying this but…I’m kind of glad Anon can’t play anymore.” “What?! Are you nuts Rarity?! Anon is the reason we've been doing fine for the last events.” ”Oh Rainbow, I'm sorry I didn't mean to word it that way, what I meant was...I just can’t imagine my poor darling Anon getting hurt again. It broke my heart to see him wincing in pain like that yesterday.” ”Come again sugarcube? Didya just say…your poor what now?” Applejack says with a smug grin on her face. ”Oh…did I say that out loud?” Rarity says as a blush appears on her cheeks. “Girls, this isn’t the proper time to talk about this!" You let out an annoyed groan, "we need to find a replacement for Anon or else it's over for us!” ”Why?” A very familiar voice calls behind your back which makes everyone gasp, and as soon as you turn around you find a tall figure standing strong right in front of you. (BGM) ”ANON!?!” The girls say at the same time. ”A replacement? I think that won’t be necessary captain…” Anon says with a big smile on his face, you quickly notice how his leg doesn’t look as bruised as it was yesterday. ”Feeling better already Anon?” Fluttershy asks, arching an eyebrow. “Thanks to you I am Flutters…I don’t feel any pain whatsoever!” Anon says before doing some leg stretches, “those remedies really worked wonders!” ”I don’t think you should be doing those yet Anon,” Fluttershy says with a worried tone of voice, "you should really take things easy for now." ”Relax Flutters, I’m not doing anything that can hurt me, Sunny…pass me that basketball!” Anon orders, Sunset Shimmer then passes Anon the basketball she had on her hands, Anon bounces the ball between his legs. ”See? I feel nothing…” “Heck yeah! This is wonderful!” You shout, “there's no reason for us to find another player if Anon is fine! But just to be sure…Anon?" "Yes Captain?" Anon stops messing around with that basketball. "Are you sure you want to keep going with this?” You ask, using a stern tone of voice and a very serious look. ”Of course I want to, besides…I promised you I’d help you out didn’t I?” Anon smiles at you. “Yeah, you did…" you grin, "well then, don’t let me down dude!” Hours later, near Pleasantview Town... You’re now Anonymous, and you're riding the school bus, reading the book Rainbow Dash lent you, this time Trixie is sitting next to you. ”Ahhh…what a sight. Mountains, trees…don’t you think it’s beautiful Anon?” Trixie ask, letting out an inspired sigh. “Hmm? Oh yeah yeah…” you mutter, not even paying attention to Trixie or the landscape. ”Why are you ignoring the Great and Powerful Trixie Anonymous?!” She angrily says as she pinches your cheek. “Whoops, sorry Trix…it’s just, this book is just so good. I thought RD was just being an annoying fangirl when I said Daring Do was lame but she actually proved me wrong this time.” ”DUH! Told ya…” Rainbow Dash says as she turns her head around her shoulder from the seat in front of yours. “Yeah, the puzzles are just-“ ”Puzzles? Really? You care about those? Those are the weakest parts of the entire series!” Rainbow Dash interrupts you. “Lemme guess…you like the ‘action’ parts more?” You say while putting on a grimace. ”Obviously! I mean…if you didn’t know Anon, these books are supposed to be about ADVENTURES! Not about pussyfooting around,” Rainbow Dash replies. “Whatever…” You say as you just keep reading. ”Yo dude…we’re almost there. Are you sure you can handle an intensive workout today?” Rainbow Dash asks once again. “I told you not to worry anymore about that Captain,” you reassure to your stressed-looking friend. ”A’ight, cool. I trust ya Anon…” Rainbow Dash shrugs it off, "no need to worry about it then." “You worry too much about me Captain, that’s kinda cute…” you arch an eyebrow and put on the nastiest grin you can muster. The entire bus goes “OOOOOHHH...” ”D-don’t be ridiculous Anon!” Rainbow Dash stutters, getting embarrassed by everyone’s laughs, Trixie then looks at your bandages. ”Are you absolutely sure about taking part in this Anon? Trixie wouldn’t mess around with those Pleasantview brutes if her leg was damaged.” “Yeah. Flutters’ remedies were what I needed to move and- OUCH!” Trixie just bumped your knee with her fist. ”Well?” “It DOES hurt if you bump it like that Trixie, even if my leg wasn’t bruised that bump would’ve hurt anyways...” you say to the girl who right now is trying her best to apologize to you. ”knock it off Trixie…” Rainbow Dash says, looking quite annoyed at Trixie. ”Better be careful Anon, Trixie wouldn’t like to see her number one fan hurt, again...” Trixie says, this time with a worried look on her face. “I’ll keep that in mind Trix,” you happily say as you reflect on how Trixie’s ego can be so big…yet so cute at the same time! ”We’re heeeere!” Sonata happily says to the rest of the team as she prepares to get off the bus. “Well, here we are folks!” Time to get serious!” Rainbow Dash says, “show those pesky Llamas what the WONDERCOLTS are made of!” ”Yeah!” Everybody yells, except for Bulk Biceps, who breathes in first and then exhales his longest ”YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH!” ever. Meanwhile… You’re now Mirage Prattle, and you are standing nexto to your team and sister on the school's parking lot. ”So…we’re actually doing this again huh?” you say to your little sis, captain of the Llamas. ”Uh huh…all we need is some more training and we’re good to go,” Sandy says, “dunno if the Wondercolts will be able to benefit from this training though.” ”It’s a shame what happened to Nelly’s boyfriend right? What’s his name…” you snap your fingers as you try to recall that kid's name. ”Anon? Yeah, what a disgrace Artic Thunder is to our team. I’m glad Nelly showed him a lesson, I was close to kicking his butt myself,” Sandy says as she cracks her knuckles. ”Yeah, and you would’ve been suspended for two whole weeks like her…mom is still furious at her," you say, recalling the huge yelling session Nelly had to endure last night. ”Sheesh, two weeks grounded. No phone, T.V. or laptop, I dunno why dad didn’t say anything, in fact he looked kinda proud,” Sandy recalls. ”They’re late. When are they gonna arrive?” Bell, Artic Thunder’s replacement asks, getting a little impatient. ”In a minute or two baby, why are you still gwumpy? Awen’t you wiwwing to help out your girlfwiend?” Sandy puts on an annoying cuteish act. ”Of course I am Sandy but…” ”But nothing Bell! You’ll do fine…just follow my lead and you’ll be okay,” Sandy says. These two should just get married already. Ugh. The Canterlot Wondercolts' bus finally arrives at the parking lot. ”Oh! There they are, I wonder who’s gonna be Anon’s replacement,” you say, “I hope he’s as cute as him.” “Shhh…you don’t want me to tell Nelly on you for saying that? Do you have a deathwish or somethin’ sis?” Sandy teases, both you and your sister laugh. The bus door opens. ”Hello Llamas! We’re back…to defeat you this time!” A blue girl, Trixie, says with a smug grin on her face. Wow. It seems their morale is up, you wonder why. Wait a sec…is that- ”Anon?!” Sandy lets out a yelp, surprised to see the guy your sister Nelly loves so much as if nothing happened to him yesterday. “No. Friggin’. Way…” you happily say as you take a photo of him and send it immediately to your sister. You all notice his bandages, however, he’s walking as if he has fully recovered. ”Dang…this guy sure is tough.” Sandy whispers into your ear. You text your sister the picture with the caption: [OMG sis, looks like Anon is still willing to fight!] As soon as you finish sending that text you immediately receive a call from Nelly. “Oh my goodness! How is that even possible?!” “I don’t know sis, he’s just standing there as strong as ever! Lucky you…” “I’ll go see him in a bit, I’ll have to sneak out of the house though.” “Is that even a good idea? Where’s mom?” “She’s doing the laundry, but she’ll go shopping in a bit and you know how much time she takes, I’ll take a shower and put on the prettiest dress I have and-“ “-and what else?” you hear your mother’s voice on the speaker. “Uhh…” “-what part of no phone for two weeks didn’t you understand Nelly?! Give me that!” “NOOO! I need it mom! Please!” You quickly hang up, now she’s done it. Mom sounded really mad at Nelly, poor little thing, you just let out a sigh and go meet the players from Canterlot High. They look ready to kick some tail. How cute… “Hi everyone!” You happily say. ”HI MIRAGE!” Almost all of Canterlot High’s boys eagerly reply, except for Anon and that blue curly haired guy. Ugh. ”Heya,” Anon just lifts his hand, “I’m glad you guys still want to keep on practicing with us.” “Of course Anon, and what’s up with you? Do you think you’ll be able to do this?” You ask. ”Yeah, don’t worry about me. I’m fine! See?” Anon throws a couple of high kicks which Sandy taught him yesterday. ”Good!” ”By the way Sandy..." Anon raises his hand, "who’s gonna be that guy’s replacement?” ”That would be my dear Bell right here!” Sandy says as she points at the drowsy looking guy she calls a boyfriend, “I should’ve picked him up from the very beginning…” He just sighs. (BGM) “Anyways…we should get started. The more time we lose chatting the less training we’ll get done! SO! High jump first, then Pole Vault!” ”Ohh…this is gonna be exciting!” Twilight Sparkle says, grabbing her calculator, other high tech gear you don't know what it does, and a stopwatch. You all head to the spacious and grassy football field the Llamas own. ”Let’s see…” Sandy says, “Bell! Show these rookies how it’s done!” ”A’ight,” he just replies, Twilight sets the bar and checks with a gauge if there’s enough air pressure inside the inflatable mat, ”alright, the required air pressure is…yeah it’s within the limits! Go right ahead Bell!” Bell breathes in and out, then sprints towards the mark and jumps over the bar, landing on his back on the air mat. ”Great! See everyone? This is how you do it! Good job Bell, come here for your reward!” Sandy says before planting a nice kiss on Bell’s lips. ”…does that mean we’ll also get rewards as well?” Sandalwood asks, Tennis Match pulls on Sandalwood’s beanie, stretching it to cover his entire head. “You’ve got such an…interesting team Anon.” ”I know right? They are pretty reliable!” Anon says with a smile on his face. “If you say so…he he.” Oh crud, in what mess did your dumb sister got you all into? (BGM) Your team has been able to jump the mat easily, Canterlot High however is struggling. ”COME ON TRIXIE! THIS IS THE THIRD TIME YOU TOUCH THE BAR! YOU’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO TOUCH IT!” Rainbow Dash yells at Trixie. ”Do it yourself then!” Trixie yells at Rainbow Dash, “it’s not my fault my back touches it!” ”It’s not your back that touches the bar but that FAT BUTT you’ve got from all those peanut butter crackers!” Rainbow Dash angrily replies. ”H-HOW DARE YOU?!” Trixie quickly places her hands on her rump. ”Relax Captain...” Anon calmly says to Rainbow Dash before he walks towards the weird blue girl with the fat butt, “Trix! The key here is the timing the jump and the position of the feet…” ”Really?” Trixie asks as Anon helps Trixie get off the mat, Anon then shows her how the jump should go in slow motion at first while doing somewhat funny and kind of ridiculous moves just to give her an example. "I'm gonna jump, pay close attention okay?" Anon says at first, then he backs out and runs as fast as possible, even with that bad knee of his, and lastly he jumps over the bar and lands on his back without touching the bar. ”Now you try it…I know you can do it Trix,” Anon happily says, Trixie just smiles and nods at him, once she's in position she runs, then makes the jump following the same steps Anon just did, surprisingly this time she goes over the bar easily without touching it. ”I-I did it!” Trixie happily yells, “I-I mean…yeah, The Great and Powerful Trixie did it, was there ever any doubt?” You and your sister look at each other and give Anon an approval nod, leaving Rainbow Dash feel a little bit embarrassed. ”Pssh…that’s nothing, HERE I GO!” Rainbow Dash says as she runs and makes the jump, but unfortunately for her, Rainbow knocks the bar off as she is about to land. ”Weird, how did that happen? You don’t even have a butt big enough to touch the bar since you’re flat as a board Rainbow Dash!” Sandy teases Rainbow. Your team laughs at her, Trixie joins in too, sweet karma... ”Umm…Captain?” Anon raises a finger. ”I don’t want to hear your advice Anon!” Rainbow Dash angrily says. ”You sure? I don’t think it’s flat…I think it's a cute one,” he mutters. ”Y-you idiot! Why would you think that’d make me feel better?!” Rainbow Dash goes red from the embarrassment, Canterlot High's team members laugh at their captain, who is hitting Anon with both fists on his back. "Huh..." you say under your breath as you observe the wholesome relationship all of those idiots have with each other. ”You know sis?” Sandy mutters. “Hmm?” ”I think they might reach the finals,” Sandy says, ”yeah, I mean…just look at them, they look like they know how to have fun.” “Yeah…I think you might be right sis, if only Nelly were here to witness this.” ”But I am here!” You both turn your heads around your shoulders and find Nelly standing right behind you. ”SIS?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!” You both say at the same time. “I snuck out of the house…duh,” Nelly shrugs. “Mom is gonna kill you for that you know?” ”Not if I get back before she finishes her shopping. You know how long she takes…” Nelly says with a smug smile on her face. ”What about dad? He must be at home already!" Sandy says. ”The good ol’ wig and basketball for head on the pillow always works,” Nelly shrugs once again. ”Aww…what’s wrong princess? It’s not the end of the world if Mommy took your phone away.” … ”Don’t tell mommy but I’m proud of you, that jerk won’t bully you anymore, and if that Anon kid dares to break your heart he’ll be sorry too.” … ”I love you princess. I’m glad we were able to talk.” ”You must really like Anon to risk your skin like this don’t you sis?” Sandy asks with a mischievous smile. ”D-don’t say it loud like that!” Nelly quickly shushes Sandy. “If you don’t want Anon to hear that then how are you gonna confess your feelings then?” You arch an eyebrow. Fortunately for Nelly Anon didn’t hear any of that, he’s trying to calm those annoying blue girls down before they beat each other into a pulp, Nelly just sighs after seeing how well Anon is taking control of the situation, then she looks around timidly and lowers her head. ”I-I’ll just wait for the best moment to do that…we need to know each other well first. A-and I have to see if the feeling is reciprocal,” Nelly says under her breath. ”Pfft…if you just like him you have to be straight, no need to pussyfoot around him. Like I did with Bell.” Sandy says before she points at Bell, who looks exhausted from the exercise already. You can’t believe what you’re witnessing. (BGM) “Really?” ”G-good going Bell! Try to catch some air okay?!“ Sandy says before letting out an embarrassed chuckle. “Seriously I don’t know what you see in that sleepy looking guy…He looks like he really doesn’t want to be a part of this,” you say as you lift an eyebrow. ”I already told you! He’s pretty cool and talented and overall a pretty sweet guy…” Sandy replies to your observation. “Cool? He barely speaks. Talented? All he does in art club is draw cartoon women in that weird oriental style. I bet he even draws naughty stuff. Gross…” ”H-how dare you tell such horrible things about my boyfriend Mirage?!” Sandy says after a loud gasp, you instead let out a giggle. “Relax sis, I’m just pulling your leg. I love to see you you all flustered like that, you’re acting just like when you were a little girl,” you say as you pinch her cheeks, “you look soooo cute!” ”I’m just a year younger than you Mirage!” Sandy says as she tries to swat your arms away from her face. ”Umm…girls?” Anon says as he lets out an awkward chuckle, “perhaps we should switch to Pole Vault don’t you think?” “Oh…right,” you say as you feel a blush on your cheeks form as well. Everybody is now looking at you, whispering things at each other, your team members just make fun of you two, Anon notices your little sister Nelly, who was hiding behind you. ”Hi Nelly!” He happily says. "H-hi A-Anon..." Nelly just takes a step back, hiding behind Sandy this time, then she waves back at Anon timidly with a tender smile on her face, you’ve never seen her smile like this, her gaze is lost admiring Anon. Next event! Pole Vault! “Here it goes,” you run with the pole on your hands and place it on the designed spot to make your jump, “Hup!” As soon as you gain enough height you let go of the pole and land on the mat, everyone claps as soon as you land and they keep doing it as you walk away from the mat. “Please, it was nothing…so, how about you give it a try Canterlot?” Flash Sentry goes next, girls from your team start whispering things about the attractive looking guy from the Canterlot High team, and you’re not gonna lie, you agree with them. He’s pretty hot! He quickly takes off with no hesitation and with lots of determination, he places the pole in the hole and goes up. ”KYAA!” a collective moan from your female teammates is heard from excitment. ”He did it!” Rosebud, another one of your classmates says. ”Piece of cake…” Flash Sentry says before he flicks his hair which give your female teammates a reason to let out an inspired sigh, “what do you think Twilight?” ”Umm, sorry Flash…I was distracted replying Timber Spruce’s text,” Twilight says before letting out an awkward chuckle. (BGM) ”You whaaa...? Oh, um…don’t worry, that’s okay.” Flash Sentry barely manages to say. ”Yeah, sorry um OH LOOK! Curly Wind is gonna go next! Wait Curly I gotta measure your time,” Twilight says and runs next to the mat. ”S-sure…go right ahead, I-I’ll try better next time and-” ”-she’s gone…” Derpy says feeling pity for Flash, then she pats his back. Ouch…that gotta hurt, all of a sudden your female teammates feel nothing but contempt for the guy. "Pathetic…” ”What a loser…” Anon approaches Flash and tries to cheer him up. ”Hey, you did great man!” he says as he gives Flash a thumbs up, “we’re so gonna need you for this event.” ”Come on brah, you’re just saying that. You could beat me anyday,” Flash says, letting out a sigh in defeat. ”Nah. Are you kidding me? That execution was Olympiad-tier if I say so myself,” Anon reassures to Flash, who just chuckles to himself. ”Thanks brah, you always know how to make me feel better,” Flash Sentry nods and puts on a little smile on his face. Some time passes, some of your teammates fail, some of their teammates fail as well, Twilight decides which ones are good to go and which ones are fit for the other events. Sandy does the same. ”And the last one is-“ Twilight says as she keeps reading that chart of hers. ”YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAHHHHH!” The huge guy from Canterlot High yells, uh oh...not HIM! He runs with those freakishly thin legs of his and jumps over the pole before landing on the inflatable mat before a loud POP can be heard. ”YEAH!” He celebrates by doing some weird poses that resemble the ones from that oriental comic with the buff guys with weird ghosts your sister Nelly loves to read. “Well, since our mat is gone…perhaps we should give Basketball a shot?” Sandy says. “Pass it Sunset!” Rainbow Dash yells. Sunset Shimmer passes the ball with a cool bounce on the court first before it reaches Rainbow Dash’s hands, Sandy tries to to take the ball away from her rival’s hands. Rainbow Dash throws the ball towards the basket while Sunset Shimmer grabs the ball in midair and slams it into the basket. Everybody in Canterlot High cheers, you just can’t keep up with them. How could this be? They are about to win! Rainbow Dash and Sunset Shimmer are a menacing couple. ”What’s the matter Sandy? Getting tired already?” Rainbow Dash mocks your sister. ”Grr…You’ll see!” Sandy says. "The match is gonna end soon!" Twilight says as she takes her time and scribbles down some notes. You pass the ball to Sandy, she makes a run for Canterlot’s basket. Sandy quickly jumps with the ball in her hands. 2 points more and you’ll win! ”HUZZAH!” The annoying illusionist girl swatted the ball away from Sandy’s hands! And the buzzer goes off. ”YEAH! WE WON THIS MATCH!” Derpy yells, Canterlot High cheers for their team. They won...by one point. This isn’t the Canterlot team you’re used to play against…Canterlot High’s teammates gather around their basketball players and celebrate their victory, Sandy can’t believe it either, you just shake your head a sigh. “Heh…good game y’all,” you shake your hand with Rainbow Dash. ”Yeah, good game.” Rainbow Dash replies, Sandy rolls her eyes, but then shakes her head and congratulates Rainbow Dash by shaking her hand as well. ”Hehehe…that wasn’t so hard now was it Sandy?” ”Don’t push it Rainbow Dash…” Sandy coldly replies as she firmly grasps Rainbow Dash’s hand. ”Ow..Sandy, you’re hurting my hand…” ”Whoops, my bad,” Sandy says an halfassed apology, Rainbow Dash smirks. ”You know Sandy, we have to train for one more event...” ”Bring it on Rainbow Dash…” (BGM) Both Rainbow and Sandy walk to the center of the basketball court, while Bulk Biceps places a mat in the middle. ”Oh dang! This is gonna be good,” Rosebud says. ”Captain vs Captain, who will be the winner?” Sonata says. ”Ready when you are girl...” Rainbow Dash says to Sandy. ”Hmph…I’ll show you what I’m made of,” Sandy replies. Your team and their team take a seat on the bleachers. ”Haha…you know what would be funny? If they started making out right in the middle of the battle, haha…” Heath Burns says while (not-so) secretely wishing that happened. ”You’re disgusting…” Aria says to him. ”Come on Rainbow Dash!” Applejack cheers, “you can do it! Just two hits!” Sandy throws the first punch which Rainbow Dash quickly dodges, then she answers with a blow to Sandy’s belly. ”YEAH!” Canterlot team yells. “Come on sis! What are you doing?! Focus!” You yell to her. Rainbow Dash throws a kick, however Sandy was able to block with her forearm, which she uses to get closer to Rainbow Dash to punch her face. Rainbow Dash doesn’t seem fazed by it. Instead, she comes closer and throws a flying kick to Sandy’s back… “SIS!” ”That’s it! Rainbow Dash won!” Twilight Sparkle yells, everyone from Canterlot High cheers for Rainbow Dash, Sandy dusts off her clothes and gives Rainbow Dash a thumbs up to which Rainbow replies with the same gesture. ”Phew…” Anon lets out a relieved sigh, “and I thought they were about to kill each other.” “Nah…they might be rough with each other at times, but I think they get along like friends sometimes," You let out a chuckle, "so! Who’s next?!” The training comes to an end, everyone beat eachother pretty well, that Applejack girl left a bruise on your right breast, thank goodness you’ll wear your protective gear in the official match. ”Well…that was pretty cool, we’ll come back tomorrow okay?” Anon happily says as he places some ice on his cheek. “Yeah…I’m looking forward to it Anon,” you say. “Well?” You ask to your shy sister, who is cowering behind your back. ”…well what?” She nervously asks. “Go get him sis!” You happily say to her. "S-should I? Won't he get mad?! Or will he laugh at me? Or...or-" "You will never know until you try sis..." you give her a smile and tell her to run after Anon, to which she only takes a deep breath at first, then she clenches both her fists and calls for Anon. ”Anon! Wait!” Anon turns his head around his shoulder. ”Heya Nelly…what’s up?” ”I um…I was wondering if you’d like to go get something to eat.” Nelly shyly says, “there’s a place that sells burgers where we all go to after school.” Rainbow Dash passes by them, then stops dead on her tracks as soon as she hears Nelly's invitation. ”That would be great! I’m kinda hungry after all..." Anon says, touching his belly with one hand, "where is this place at?” ”It’s not far away from here. It’s a very cool 50’s themed diner and…plenty of c-couples go there to relax and you know…talk and-” Nelly blushes hard. ”SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN!” Rainbow Dash yells, startling Nelly and catching everyone’s attention, “GUYS! NELLY WANTS TO TREAT US SOME FOOD IN A DINER NOT FAR AWAY FROM HERE!” ”Really?!” Brawly Beats asks. ”Cool!” Flash Sentry says. ”How nice of her! I’m kinda hungry!” Sonata happily says. (BGM) ”Wha-uh, um…” Nelly doesn’t know what to say, you and Sandy groan. ”Yo Llamas! Wanna come with us?!” Rainbow Dash invites your team as well. ”Yeah!” Rosebud answers. "Sure, why not?” Rapid Falls says. “Should we do something?” You say to Sandy. ”Nah, she’s gotta do this herself…” Sandy replies, “besides…I’d like a burger myself.” “OMG me too!” Minutes later… (BGM) ”Welcome! How many are…wow-” the waitress’ eyes go wide open as soon as she notices your team and Canterlot High team enter the restaurant. ”Tables for twenty-three please…” Nelly awkwardly says. ”Oh boy…sure, this way.” The waitress begrudgingly says, you all enter the restaurant in an orderly manner, to not disturb the staff and the clients. Nelly grabs Anon by his arm and picks the ‘special’ booth in the restaurant, some of your classmates say that booth in the corner who is just by the window is able to bring a couple together. Must be true, your sister Sandy and that sleepy Bell had their first date here, it was his idea and he brought her to that booth. "Well thought sis! She’s a quick learner..." Sandy whispers to you. That Bell…he might look like he needs a nap most of the time, but deep down you know he’s pretty cunning and methodical, you wish he’d just stop undressing you and your sisters with his gaze though… The others sit on the different tables and booths around and place their orders, you take a look around and see Rainbow Dash casually walking to Anon and Nelly’s booth. ”Hey guys! The other seats are taken so I’mma join ya!” "Oh no…" you mutter. ”That pesky Rainbow Dash…” Sandy says under her breath, “she’s gonna ruin everything!” “Should we let Nelly handle it? Maybe this is the time she’ll get some nerves and tell her to bug off,” you say to your sister. ”Actually Dash I think I see a seat over there!" Anon looks at the other seats available, "between Aria and Trixie, perhaps you can-“ "Sit with those two? Please…I’d rather eat my own shoe, come on…scooch!” Rainbow Dash says as she pushes Anon aside. (BGM) "Can you believe this girl?!” You say. ”I’m gonna whoop her butt tomorrow…” Sandy says under her breath, "I won't go easy on her..." Nelly lets out a defeated sigh and moves, You pinch the bridge of your nose and Sandy lets out a groan. “Oh my goodness sis…” you cover your face with both hands in both despair and anger, the former reaction is because of Rainbow's rudeness, the latter is because of your sister's inability to say something. ”Pfft…weakling,” Sandy shakes her head. “Might as well sit down with them…the seats are pretty spacious in that booth after all,” you explain to Sandy. ”Yeah…I wanna know what she’s planning. Come over here Bell!” Sandy says as she drags Bell by the arm towards the booth your sis Nelly, Anon and that pesky Rainbow Dash are sitting at, Bell doesn't protest or anything, he just adjusts his glasses. ”Umm…sisters?” Nelly says, "what are you doin-" ”It was Bell’s idea…” Sandy interrupts Nelly. ”Mine?!” Bell protests. ”Yes Bell! It was your idea! Now shush and scooch!” Sandy says as she pushes Bell into one of the booth's seats and sits next to him, Nelly looks like she wants to choke all of you, and you don't blame her. Once she's calmed down you all sit down and a waitress takes your order, the ambient is so thick you could cut it with a knife, so you’re gonna make small talk. ”So Rainbow Dash…how far do you think your team is gonna go?” You ask. ”Duh. We’re gonna win! Isn’t that right Anon?!” Rainbow Dash asks Anon. ”Yeah…that’s the objective so Principal Celestia doesn’t send you to jail,” Anon says under his breath. “Wait what?” Sandy arches an eyebrow. ”ANON?!” Rainbow Dash yells at Anon. ”Ha ha ha relax Captain…” These two get along really well, perhaps Anon is already dating Rainbow Dash and she's keeping it a secret? All of a sudden you receive a text message. [Mom: “MIRAGE! IS NELLY WITH YOU?! 😡😡😡”] Hoo boy, Mom just sent you a selfie, she’s holding a basketball and a wig, the trick didn’t work this time… [“Yeah…she’s with us mom. 😅 We’re at Joe’s diner, both Canterlot team and us.”] [“THAT GIRL! SHE’S SUPPOSED TO BE GROUNDED! SHE BETTER HAVE AN EXPLANATION READY! 😤”] Sheesh, she’s really mad, you ponder a thought and take a picture of Anon and Nelly together and then you send it to your mom. [“Is this a good enough explanation mom? And before you ask, yes. It’s Anon.”] [“…fine. Just because she looks so happy, I’ll let it slide this time. That boy is so cute…😊no wonder Nelly can’t stop talking about him.”] ("You owe me one sis…") you think to yourself. [“…aww, he kinda reminds me of your dad when we were both young 💏.”] Ugh…not this again. [“Tell you what, don’t come to the house until…eh I dunno, two hours? Your mommy and daddy need to spend some time together as well.”] OH. MY. GOD. You just pictured a very naughty image in your mind. You didn't need to think of that, fortunately the food finally arrives. ”Boy that looks good. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse,” Rainbow Dash happily says, Sunset Shimmer looks at Rainbow Dash from her seat with a nervous look on her face. ”Yeah same…here’s yours Nelly,” Anon says as he hands her a tray full of delicious looking food. ”Thank you Anon,” she happily says. ”By the way Nelly…why did you quit the team?” Rainbow Dash asks…with her mouth full of food, gross. ”Because I didn’t want to take part in this…” she then lowers her voice so nobody hears her, “most of my classmates don’t like me…” ”But why though?” Rainbow Dash loudly asks, again…opening her mouth, what a pig! ”I don’t know…they tend to mock me because of my grades and how well I do at school,” Nelly sighs. ”Is that so? Hah! Neeeerd…” Rainbow Dash mocks Nelly, who just lets out a meek laugh, you don't know how many times you've told your sister to not laugh at someone's insult, because she's enabling people to keep bullying her. ”Seriously Captain? Come on…don’t be mean, can’t you see how Nelly feels?” Anon says. Both you and Sandy exchange some looks. ”Sheesh, chill man I was just joking.” ”She probably goes what I went through at Seacrest County…” Sandy stops eating. ”Wait…Seacrest?!” ”Yeah…Anon used to live there.” Rainbow Dash says. ”Holy smokes…no wonder he almost kicked us out of the competition; those guys are insane. It’s pretty tough to beat them,” Sandy says. ”Yeah…they take everything sports-related seriously, their schools are filled with trophies. From Elementary schools to Colleges.” “Yeah, well their players usually get into the Professional Football League, the National Basketball League and even the freakin' Olympics. They demand perfection and love to ostracize bad players like myself. Horrible years,” Anon says as he drinks some of his soda. ”So you know how I feel Anon…” Nelly says. (BGM) ”Yeah…but you don’t have to mind your lousy classmates. Look at us, we get along just fine even if we are just a bunch of weirdos,” Anon happily says, “perhaps you should hang out with us instead.” You and your sisters take a look at the tables with Canterlot High’s players, Bulk Biceps is flexing his big muscles in front of the ladies…and he just ripped his shirt. ”I think I lost my appetite…” Tennis Match says. ”More for me then…” Bulk Biceps says as he reaches for Tennis’ burger. ”Look at The Great and Powerful Trixie’s finger closely Derpy,” Trixie says as she does that dumb old trick that looks like she cut her own finger. ”EEEK! Your finger! I—ugh…” Derpy lets out a yelp before fainting. ”How come y’all don’t have Apple soda?!” Applejack says to a waitress. ”Sorry young lady…we ran out of apple soda early,” the waitress replies to the country girl with the thick accent. ”Well, I think I’ll have apple friters,” Applejack says. ”We don’t serve those here…” "Would you mind reading the menu first young lady?!" The waitress says. ”How about an apple pie then?” ”I said that...oh, we have those. Very well…and for the big guy?” ”…he doesn’t speak much but he wants the same thing as me.” ”Eeeeyup,” Big Mac says. ”So…Sandy or Mirage?” Brawly Beats asks Ringo, Heath Burns and Flash Sentry. ”Mirage is simply beautiful man, her strawberry-colored and smooth skin is just, wow..." Heath Burns sighs, "what I’d give for her to kiss-” ”Dude! She’s looking at us!” Ringo says. ”Oh no…act naturally!” Brawly Beats says before the three of them quickly do unnatural movements, you only giggle at them, then your eyes go wide open from the sudden realization. What’s gotten into you? A minute and a half has passed and their idiocy is getting to you. “An odd bunch indeed…” you mutter. ”Maybe I should,” Nelly lets out a chuckle. After all of you enjoy a tasty meal the time to pay the bill has come, ”Nelly! Time to pay up!” Soul Quartz from your team yells. ”W-what?” Nelly asks. “Who said anything about Nelly having to pay up you jerk?!” Sandy yells back at him, Soul Quartz then points at Rainbow Dash. Both you and Sandy crack your fingers. ”On second thought…going dutch doesn’t sound so bad,” Soul Quartz says raising his hands. ”Oh Flash? Can you please do me a favor and pay for my food?” Twilight Sparkle asks in a seductive manner. ”Y-Yes Twilight! No problem!” Flash happily says, what an idiot… ”Don’t worry Nelly, I got you covered…” Anon says. ”Aren’t you forgetting about your best friend Anon?” Rainbow Dash says. ”Really? You ate more than us Rainbow, it’ll go straight to your thighs,” Anon says as he looks at Rainbow’s legs. ”Perv…” Rainbow Dash says as she pulls down her skirt to cover her legs, you and your sisters let out a chuckle. ”I wouldn’t laugh so much Sandy since you’re going in the same path as Rainbow Dash,” Bell says. ”B-Bell! How dare you?!” Sandy gasps. (BGM) ”Oh! I almost forgot Nelly…” Anon says as he takes out a small box from his duffel bag. “Here!” ”What’s this? I-it’s for me?” Nelly asks. ”Yep! I got you a little something because of what happened yesterday and how you ended up getting into trouble,” Anon says as Nelly opens the box. Holy smokes! It’s a beautiful heart-shaped locket. And it looks a bit expensive! Your sister Sandy looks at you with her mouth agape. Then she touches the choker Bell gifted her for her birthday. Obviously, your parents weren’t happy with the lewd gift Bell gave her. ”I know what you’re thinking, don’t worry because I’ll get you something even better…” Bell whispers into Sandy’s ear. ”You better do,” Sandy replies. ”Oh my goodness. I-I love it!” Nelly says as she immediately tries it on, ”it’s beautiful. Thank you so much Anon.” Nelly gives Anon a kiss on his cheek. Awww...the lover’s booth works its wonders once again. ”Smoooooth…” Sandy says gives an approving nod and you give Anon a thumbs up. Anon lets out an awkward chuckle, but you can see how red his cheeks are going, Rainbow Dash brings out her phone and starts texting somebody, Rarity? You wonder who she is.