//------------------------------// // 15. The Famous Twelve // Story: My Little Pony: The School Musical // by Harrison Sparrow //------------------------------// The next day, in the gym, Harrison is on fire! He moves around the court and passes the ball a few times till it gets back to him, and he makes a perfect basket. "WHOO!!" James cheered. "YEAH!!!" Harrison shouted. Twilight is helping out her friends in the science classroom. "Zn4, and by doing that, you end up with two... and two." Twilight said. "Got it?" "YES!" Pinkie said, and she and Rainbow hoof-bump. After basketball practice was over, Harrison is getting ready to leave the locker room. "What's happening, man?" A Wildpony asked. Before he leaves, Harrison spreads out his wings and does a pose in front of a mirror, and he races out of the room. Back in the science classroom, Twilight shows her team a chemistry experiment. "Guys, right over here. Go ahead and put five grams of this in." Twilight said, as she points to a substance on the table. "And that causes it to change from an acidic state, causing the color to change from pink to blue. Just like those pH test strips." "Wait, Pinkie to Rainbow?" Pinkie said, and the team laughs. Twilight looks at the clock on the wall. "Oh, I gotta go. See you guys later!" She said. "Good luck, Twilight!" Rainbow said. "Have fun, darling!" Rarity said. Twilight takes off her apron and goggles. She hangs them up before leaving. Harrison comes down a hallway. He stops and checks his watch on his wrist, just as Twilight comes up behind him. "Whoa! You're late!" Harrison said. "So are you!" Twilight said. "Come on!" They run off in the direction Harrison came from. In the music classroom, Harrison and Twilight are rehearsing their song as Luster plays the piano. Just as they're doing that, Potion and Wally strut by and they hear them singing. Potion gasps. "Wow. They sound really good." Wally said. Potion scoffs, as she goes to the window in the classroom door and watches Harrison and Twilight rehearsing. "We have to do something." She said, and she faces Wally. "Okay, our callback's on Thursday and the scholastic decathlon and the basketball game are on Friday." She then comes up with an idea. "Too bad all these events were not happening on the same day... at the same time." "No, wait a minute, that'll not work out, because Harrison and Twilight might not be able to..." Wally said, but Potion stops him and he then realizes. "I'm so proud that you're my sister." "I know." Potion said, smiling. In the auditorium, Luster is working on some music as Miss Sprinkle, Potion, and Wally enter. Luster hides behind the piano. "I don't want to hear anything about Harrison Sparrow and that Sparkle princess." Miss Sprinkle said. "So, if you're telling me as co-presidents of the drama club that changing the callbacks would be what's best for our theater program, then I might actually agree with you." She looks around before walking off. "Is that a 'yes'?" Wally asked Potion, who winks in confirmation. Potion starts singing the chorus of her own song whilst leaving. Luster sighs in defeat. Luster is staring at a sign on the callback sheet as Harrison, Twilight, and their friends arrive. "No problem at all, it was crazy, man." Lightning said. Harrison looks at Luster. "Luster? Are you all right?" He said. "Guys, you need to see this." Luster said. The ponies look at the sign saying "CALLBACK AUDITIONS RESCHEDULED TO FRIDAY BEGINNING AT 3:30 PM". "Callbacks the same time as the game?!" Harrison said. "And the scholastic decathlon!" Twilight said. The others gasp. "Why would they do that!?" Rainbow asked. "Uh-oh, I smell a rat named Sprinkle, babe." Metalscar said to Fluttershy. "Metalscar, you don't know that." Fluttershy said. "I actually think it's two rats, neither of them named Sprinkle." Luster said. "Do you know something about this, Luster?" Twilight asked. "Miss Sprinkle might think that she's protecting the show, but Wally and Potion are pretty much only concerned with protecting themselves." Luster said. "Potion and Wally!" Harrison and Twilight said. "Do you know what I'm gonna do to those TWO OVER-MOOSED SHOW DOGS!!?" Pinkie said angrily. "I'm doing EXACTLY WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING TOO, PINKIE!" Eddie said. "Guys, calm down!" Twilight said. "Harrison, any bright ideas?" "We're not gonna do anything to them. Except to sing, maybe." Harrison said. "But I do have an idea, and it is crazy." "'Crazy'? I think I know what you're talkin' about!" Wheelburn said. "Don't we all, Wheelburn?" Applejack said. "Hey, Spike!" Harrison called out. Spike arrives. "Yes, Harrison?" He said. "How good are you with computers?" Harrison asked. "I think my skills are quite sharp, not to brag." Spike said. "What do you want me to do?" "I need you to hack into the system on Rainbow's laptop and shorten the power on both the scoreboard and lights whilst the game is on play." Harrison said. "Wait, won't that get me into trouble?" Spike asked. "Not if you stay out of sight whilst doing it." Harrison said. "Hey, I actually like your style! High five!" Spike said, as he high fives with Harrison. "Can you also release a foul odor in the middle of the decathlon?" Twilight asked. "No problem, Twilight, I got your back." Spike said. Rarity feels shocked. "What?! You're telling Spike to BLOW US UP?!" She said. "No, Rarity, I know what I'm doing." Twilight said. "Oh, I hope you're right." Rarity said. "All right, this is only gonna happen if we all work together. As a super group." Harrison said. "A super group?" Lightning said. "Why not?" Harrison said. "You sure you want us to work together?" Fluttershy said. "It's the only way to make it to the callbacks." Harrison said. "We… are the Famous Twelve, now." "The Famous Twelve?" Applejack said. "All of us?" Wheelburn said. "All of us." Harrison said. "The Great Six and Mane Six together as one. And one more thing... Spike and Luster Dawn can be our mascots." "Aww, that's so cute!" Luster said. "Famous Twelve? I actually like that name, bro." Duramy said. Harrison holds out his hoof. "Now who's in?" He said. "I'm with you, tiger." Twilight said, as she puts her hoof over Harrison's. "I like your style, buddy." Lightning said, and he puts his hoof over Twilight's. "Come on, girls! Dig in!" Rainbow said, and she puts her hoof over Lightning's. Everyone else places their hooves. "Great Six!" Harrison said. "Mane Six!" Twilight said. "Famous Twelve!" Harrison and Twilight said. "FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC!!!" Everyone said together, and they throw their hooves up in the air. The next day, the Great Six minus Eddie enter the science classroom. They run around behind the Mane Six minus Pinkie and cover their eyes, as Eddie and Pinkie bring over a pie. "Behold... a pi pie!" Eddie and Pinkie said. The rest of the Great Six remove their hooves, as the rest of the Mane Six gasp when they see the pie. "Wow!" Twilight said. "Oh, goodness!" Rarity said. "Oh my gosh!" Rainbow said. "What? Aw, thank you!" Applejack said. "Oh, we have somethin' for you, too." "Yeah, come here, look." Fluttershy said. They walk over to a marker board that is filled with a large equation and a little diagram of a basketball player about to shoot the ball. "TA-DA!" The Mane Six said. "Oh... it's just an equation." Harrison said. The Mane Six giggle as they turn the board over to reveal a poster of a large Wildpony making a basket with the words "GO! Wildpony Hoopsters" next to it. "OH! That's awful." The Great Six said jokingly. As they stand appraising the image, the Mane Six begin bombarding the Great Six with plush basketballs, and they all laugh. Later on, the Great Six exit the classroom as Lightning brings Wally and Potion over. Miss Sprinkle arrives to see the presentation. "Stay right here. Watch." Lightning said to Potion. "From our team, to yours." Harrison said. The Wildponies are in a formation in the hallway. Under their windbreakers, they each have a letter printed on their shirts. "G - O - D - R - A - M - A - C - L - U - B" The Wildponies said, one by one. "EXCLAMATION POINT!" Harrison said. "Well, seems we Wildponies are in for an interesting afternoon." Miss Sprinkle said. Behind her, the Mane Six have gathered to watch the Wildponies' little presentation until Miss Sprinkle turns around. "Go!" Rainbow said, as she and her friends get back into the classroom. Potion seems pleased with the Wildponies' offering. "G-O-D... dra... Go dra... Go dray..." Wally said, struggling to say the words on the Wildponies' shirts. Potion feels annoyed by this. "Drame?"