//------------------------------// // Preventing Shutdown // Story: The Transfers And Canterlot High - Equestria Games Rewritten, Book 1 // by TheGathering //------------------------------// Cato had a funny feeling that Sunset would try something the next day, so while his brother and Lincoln were still asleep, he got himself ready and drove out to Canterlot High early the next morning. Since by the time he arrived there were only a few people in the building, he was free to walk around and look for the Fall Formal decorations. Finally locating said decorations in the gym, he noticed a bit of a rise in the terrain located inside one of the nearby hedges. Since he had the fortune of bringing his tripod camera with him today, he used his technological expertise and knowledge of camouflage to set up and hide a camera setup that would allow him to get pictures on his phone of stuff going on inside the gym with 2 photos every 10 minutes after school had started. He chuckled to himself after he was done, knowing that no one, not even Sunset, would ever suspect that there would be a camera there, taking photographs of whatever she tried to do. It was almost too easy. Walking away from the bushes, he had just set himself up on the steps when Robbie came into view. Both teens glared at each other, before Robbie broke the silence. "Early morning person?" he asked. Cato nodded in reply. "So am I, always had a habit at waking up at the butt crack of dawn in the late spring - summer - early fall months, to be honest" Robbie continued. "Hey.. uhm.. Cato, can I tell you something? Promise you'll keep this secret." Cato nodded, eager to hear what Robbie had to say. "So.. uhm.. look.. about me being a whole bully thing, the truth is.. I never wanted to be this way, honest to god.. Sunset threatened to make Wendy's life a complete living hell if I didn't become her lackey.. like, I knew I wasn't perfect, but I didn't want to have to deal with the conscious aftermath of being the reason my ex-girlfriend committed suicide due to Sunset bullying her. Like, I had no choice, man. Honestly, even with all the other chicks surrounding your adopted younger brother, I personally approve of Wendy being with him. She's more happy when she's around than she is around me now. I honestly wish.. that I could get a chance to tell her the truth and apologize, because this whole being a lackey for a bitch like Shimmer.. the guilt eats at my insides every single day. It absolutely sucks." Cato had to do a double take at what he just heard. So Robbie is another victim of Shimmer as well? Who would have thunk. Either way, he was just one more traumatized soul just begging for the Sunset nightmare to end. So, Cato put his hand on Robbie's shoulder. "Cameron, me, Marvel, and Urchin.. we're going to end Sunset's reign once and for all.. and then you'll get your chance" Cato said, causing Robbie to smile and playfully hit Cato on the shoulder. "I guess I'll see you around later, Hadley" Robbie said as he walked into Canterlot High. "Same to you, Valentino" Cato called out before following in Robbie's footsteps a few minutes later. --------------------------------------- When lunch came around, Cato decided to check his photos. Sure enough, there were two photos of Sunset watching gleefully as Snips and Snails trashed the Fall Formal decorations. Hacking into the school printer, Cato printed off copies of the two photos off of his phone and picked them up without anyone noticing. And not a moment too soon, for as soon as he came out of the library, he ran into Flash. "Yo Cato!" he called out. "Principal Celestia just called down Twilight to the principal's office! Apparently, Sunset Shimmer said she destroyed the Fall Formal Decorations!" Cato clenched his fist and then handed him the photos. Flash was amazed. "How.. How in the hell did you get this?" "I have a brain.. and I was acting on a hunch. Now, get to the principal. Let's blow some holes in Sunset's boat" Cato said gleefully. Flash nodded, took the photos, and ran off. -------------------------------------------- When Cato met up with Flash again, he was speaking with Cameron, Marvel, and Urchin after class. "How did it go?" Cato asked. "It went fine. For some reason, though, when they suggested holding the Fall Formal tomorrow, Twilight suddenly yelled no and then ran out the door. I don't know why" Flash said, then noticed that the four boys around him had all tensed up and were looking at each other with wide eyes. "What? What is it?" "Shit" Marvel finally said. "Guess there's no longer any reason to doubt Cato's theory. Flash, where's Twilight now?" "She was over at Applejack's place. Why?" Flash asked, confused. "No time to explain, dude. Fellas, we gotta get over there now!" Marvel exclaimed, as the four Careers headed to their cars and motorcycles. Flash stood there, speechless. He was shaken out of his thoughts by the sound of Urchin revving his engine. "Hey! You coming?" asked the curly haired boy, tossing him a helmet. Flash caught it, ran over, put it on, and got on Urchin's bike. Once on, Urchin sped off, following the other boys towards Applejack's place.. and answers.