“...no,” Twilight announced vehemently, “No, No, NO!” She took off, sprinting in the other direction.
“Um, anyone knows what her deal was?” The pink-haired girl spun around to face us. “I mean, I know I’m dashing, but I didn’t expect another girl to run from my looks." She grinned, before earning a backhand to her head by her red-haired friend. “Owww, what was that for Moonie?!”
“For pissing off the first girls we met in this school, you twat!” ‘Moonie’ yelled at her friend. “I swear to god, Twinkleshine, you’re like a walking asshole machine to every newbie we meet!”
“Hey, lay off her, Moonie,” A lightning-blue-haired girl called behind them, dragging her dark-blue-haired girl behind her, “It’s not her fault if she’s naturally a bastard.” She grinned.
“Oi! Lemon!” ‘Twinkleshine’ called out, “I’m going to spike your punch with alcohol the next party you throw!”
“Go ahead,” ‘Lemon’ called, “I’ve been doing that since our 6th grade Spring Fling party!” She tossed a hearty chuckle as the girl named ‘Moonie’ spanked her on the back of her ass, eliciting a moan and a yelp from the girl. “Ooh, getting kinky are we now, Moonie?” She flashed a grin at the red-head, as they facepalmed.
All the Rainbooms were shocked at the casual talk of these girls, and a few of them began to question how they even got here in the first place.
Approximently 2 minutes earlier
“So, how’s your other you at sports, Twi?” Rainbow asked, a grin sitting on her face.
“Rainbow, for the last time,” Twilight rolled her eyes, “I don’t know. Back in CSGI, there wasn’t much for sports for girls.”
“No girl teams?” Sunset asked, bewildered, “But why? Wouldn’t that look bad for the school?”
“It did,” Twilight replied, “Everyone believed that the school faculty was sexist until they showed the profits they gained from a boy-teams match vs a girl-teams match. The drop was almost 67% in attendance from the boy-to-girl match. The data showed that it was financially poor for pumping money into a failing team when they can pull the funding and put it into something else, like a new science wing they were building.”
“Wow,” Pinkie called behind them, “That’s really poor for the girl teams.”
“Yeah,” Twilight sighed, “They put up a fight, but had to concede when the faculty told them that they’d already sent it to the board, and got permission to cut their funding.”
“But still,” Twilight looked at Rainbow, “I don’t think me as Midnight would mind if I was to play some sports in our free time. Although I might be a bit more...liberal in my words, Rainbow.”
“Oh please, egghead,” Rainbow laughed, “As if you could ever swear.” Twilight’s eyes narrowed.
“Keep that up, fucker,” Twilight seethed, “And I’ll be making you say uncle before lunch.”
Everyone blinked, their eyes going wide as they heard their nerdy friend swear so casually in school.
“What?” Twilight pushed up her glasses, “Just because I’m not acting as Midnight doesn’t mean I can’t do what she does.”
“Nevermind,” Sunset interjected, stopping Rainbow from retorting, “Let's go, we have to head to the front of the school.”
“Do tell, darling” Rarity butted in, “Why do you need to go to the front again?”
“Eh, some new kids came in over the weekend, I’m supposed to be showing them around. Ah, that must be them.” Sunset gestured to a group of girls talking, garnering the attention of one pink-haired girl.
“Ah, are you girls the welcoming committee?” She walked up to them, sticking her hand out. “Hi! My name is Twinkleshine!” As she began greeting the rest of the girls, Twilight’s eyes went wide.
“...no.”
Present
As the three girls started yelling amongst themselves, the dark-haired girl facepalmed, before waking over to the Rainbooms.”I’m so sorry for my asshole friends, can we try introductions again?”
Rainbow flashed a grin at the girl, before sticking her hand out for the other girl to shake. “Pleasure to meet you all,” She said in a cocky voice, “My name is Rainbow Dash, and we’re the Rainbooms.”
“Oh! You're the Rainbooms!” She girl jumped in shock, before grinning like a little girl and stuck her hand out, “I’m such a huge fan! My name is Minuette!” She grabbed Rainbow’s hand with earnest and shook it with vigor.
“Wwwoooooaahhh!” Rainbow shuddered with the strength of this girl’s handshake. Her hand had the grip of vice on her, “Heh, didn’t know you were a fan.” She smiled weakly, as she massaged her hand.
“Oh, totally!” Minuette squealed, “Back in CSGI, we had an entire fan club dedicated to you girls.”
“Oh, were you the ones that sent the cake and the uniforms?” Pinkie said excitedly, jumping to the front of the group.
“Yeah! Did’ja like them?” Minuette asked with some excitement.
“Very much,” Fluttershy said, “We had no clue why you asked us to heat it up before eating it, but the lava chocolate in the center was a nice touch.”
As the Rainbooms continued talking with Minuette, something clicked in Sunset’s head. “Wait, wait, wait, back up. Did you say CSGI’?”
Minuette cocked her head sideways, “Yeah, Cambridge School for Gifted Individuals, why do you ask?” A flash of panic flew through the rest of the Rainbooms, as they realized exactly who they just met.
"Wut 'n tarnation," Applejack exclaimed, "You girls can't be..."
"Excuse me, darling," Rarity butted in, bringing Minuette's attention to the fashionista, "Hate to interrupt, but what's the name of you and your friends again?" She batted her eyelashes innocently.
"Oh! My name is Minuette Hall," She looked at the rest of the Rainbooms "I know, weird last name. My pink-haired friend," She pointed to the girl, currently in a chokehold, "is Twink-"
"Twinkleshine Evening." Fluttershy blurted out, before covering her mouth.
"...yeah," Minuette replied, obviously confused. "Anyways, the girl giving her a chokehold is LemonHeart Gumdrops, and my redhead friend trying to stop them is Moondancer Dusk."
"Um, alright," Pinkie said, bouncing up to the girl, "My name is Pinkie Pie," She exclaimed, sticking her hand out for the girl to shake, "This is Fluttershy Naturemind," She gestured to the failing-to-hide-behind-Sunset's-hair girl,
"Rarity Gemstones," said girl took Minuettes hand with earnest,
"Rainbow 'Dash' Lightbeam," Rainbow cringed at the use of her full name,
"Sunset Shimmer," Sunset waved at Minuette,
"and Jacqueline Apple," Pinkie smiled with glee, while Applejack tried to hide behind her stetson, "Although to keep it from sounding too Prench, she goes by Applejack."
"It's so very nice to meet you all, "Minuette shook with glee, "but where's your other friend?"
Sweat beads began to form on Sunset's and the rest of the Rainbooms foreheads, "What other friend?" She asked nervously.
"The one that ran from Twinkleshine," Minuette cocked her head. "I never got a good glimpse at her face."
"Ah, her," Applejack said, trying to keep a knowing face from forming on hers, "Her..."
"Her name..." Rarity tried, "Is..."
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'Oh, saved by the bell,' Sunset thought. "Listen, we're really sorry, it seems we've kinda extended our time to show you girls around. " She took Minuette's hand, "We have Study Hall after this class, we can show you around then."
"...Alright then," Minuette said nervously, "Girls, let's go, we got class!"
Next class
Sunset didn't like this. She knew the risks of having Twilight's identity exposed to her former friends, but she knew that one way or another, the truth would come out.
"Hey, Sunset!" Minuette called to her, pulling up behind her. "The rest of the girls are with your other friends, and they sent me to find you."
"O-oh, alright," Sunset said nervously, "Let's go."
The two of them began a slow walk to the Gym, which was always the first stop for showing new kids around. As they walked, Minuette kept pressuring her about the 'Mystery Girl'.
"Sooo..." Minuette began, before yelping in surprise as Sunset slammed her hands on a nearby locker, warmth seething through her.
"Listen, Minuette," Sunset began, "I know you want to know who she is, but she specifically asked me not to let you girl meet her. Please try to understand that."
"I know that," Minuette sighed, "But it's getting annoying having to hear the same answer of 'Sorry' or 'I can't help you.' " She slumped on a bench, "I just don't like secrets being held against me."
"Look, Minuette," Sunset let out a sigh herself, "I...might be able to tell you," Minuette's eyes shot up with glee, "But you have to understand the repercussions of me telling you." She grabbed her arm, putting it in an arm lock with her own.
"My friend told me and my friends a secret about her, "Sunset began, "And we were sworn to secrecy about it, on the threat she'd steal our wallets. Harmless jokes, but you get the idea." She began to grip Minuette's arm even harder.
"I am only even considering telling you this because I don't want you to think this entire school is shit based on your 'Welcome' tour, and because I think you're nice." She smiled.
"Really, you think so?" Minuette asked.
"Minuette, your friend Moondancer looked like she couldn't do anything physical if her life depended on it, and your friends LemonHeart and Twinkleshine tried to choke each other outside, and yet you were the only person to try and strike a friendly conversation. I learned a long time ago to trust in other people, and I'm trusting you, do you understand?"
Minuette looked into Sunset's cyan eyes, a steely look coming from her own, "Yes."
"Good, then follow me." The two of them walked together, Sunset choosing a specific route that didn't go past any academic award booths or anything mentioning their group members' names. They eventually stopped in front of a Study Room on the second floor.
"Now, are you sure that you want to hear this?" Sunset asked Minuette one more time.
"Yes," Minuette answered, "I want to know why this is such a big secret."
Steeling her resolve, Sunset opened the door, startling the lone occupant inside. Before she could say anything, Sunset walked up to her and put a finger on her lips. "You knew this would have to come once you saw them, I'm just trying to make it easier."
The girl had panicked eyes darting around the room, eventually coming to rest on Minuette's eyes. She breathed slowly, before staring Sunset dead in the eyes and nodding slowly. She took the finger off her lips and brought them to Sunset's ears,
"Please tell me you know what you're doing..."
Sunset nodded, "I know it," before letting the girl surrender herself to Sunset's embrace, and letting her hair flow down, and for her glasses to slip off her face. She took a long deep breath, before swiveling around and facing Minuette, whose faces began to turn into one of recognition and shock.
"...T-Twilight?"
She chuckled softly, "Long time no see Minuette."