“Oh man I feel so much better now.” Lemon Zest said, rubbing her midriff after getting out of the cubicle and washed her hands. “That’s the last time I’m eating baked beans for breakfast. Well, better out than in.”
It has been weeks after the Friendship Games with Crystal Prep Academy tied with Canterlot High after with all that Equestrian magic involved. Everyone turned against Principal Cinch for exposing this and everything just went back to normal…almost. After Twilight Sparkle who is the top student of CPA transferred to CHS, Principal Cinch announced that there will be extra subjects added which some are for college level adding more workload to both the students and faculty, but that will change.
Lemon Zest got out of the girls restroom after relieving herself which just reacted when her previous class was almost up before lunch time that she had to hold it in a little longer. The green haired Shadowbolt stopped for a moment and felt something was missing.
“Shoot silly me, I almost forgot about this.” Lemon points to her headphones that are dangling around her neck and puts them on her ears and switches her phone music to rock. “Oh yeah that’s the stuff!” She turned to the direction and headed for the cafeteria where her friends were waiting but stopped all of a sudden and another thing popped inside her head. “Today is the day when Principal Cinch has to attend a meeting with the school board at the LGI room. Oh man if it has to do something with the Friendship Games I gotta see what excuse she would use to convince the school board what happened. I guess Sunny and the others wouldn’t mind if I eavesdropped a bit.”
Lemon turned the other way and headed for the LGI room. After going up to the third floor and turning to a corridor, the zesty Shadowbolt sees the doors to the room she is looking for. As soon as she lowered the music down she could hear Principal Cinch’s voice from behind the wall next to her. She leaned her ear to the wall and could hear her talking to Dean Cadence.
“Oh shit! Principal Cinch you got fucked up so bad!” Lemon celebrated in her thoughts and she soon heard the doors to the room opened as she witnessed what happened next. “They’re arresting her?!”
“YOU CAN’T DO THIS TO ME!” Cinch said as two police officers escort and restrain her.
“Keep moving Cinch.” Shining Armor said following from behind in his police uniform.
Lemon Zest followed from behind but stopped and couldn’t tell if she could be happy, sad or whatever she was thinking right now. The next thing she did was grab her phone from her skirt pocket and started calling her friends.
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Meanwhile at the cafeteria…
“Wherf ish she?” Indigo Zap ate her burger as she gazed at the burger that was meant for Lemon Zest. “ If she doesn’t come in the next few minutes, I'll eat that.”
“For a captain of every sports team here, you're also a glutton. With that amount of fat and carbs you’re eating, you’ll definitely gain a lot of weight.” Sugarcoat said as she wiped her mouth with a tissue as she was finished with her food and took out her Science book to keep herself busy.
“Whatever this is my money that I am using and she owes me. I’ll just burn all of this fat down with a lot of exercise. Unlike two people that we know who prefer the long way around which is ‘dieting’.” Indigo gestured to two members of the group who just finished their lunch.
“Well we do apologize darling if we are not all on the sporty side like you who want to get all buffed up.” Sunny scoffed.
“Which is the reason why you girls are all flimsy.” Indigo counters.
“Keep talking like that and you will regret mocking this flimsy girl who is a member of the archery club…” Sour Sweet nicely warned her at first. “...That won’t hesitate on shooting an arrow in your butt, which will make her very happy.”
“Yooouuu-hold that thought.” Indigo paused as her phone began to ring and answered it. “Lemon, where the fudge are you at…why the hell are you doing there?…Principal Cinch…you’re serious?...Really?!...Fine, fine I’ll meet you there.” She then turned it off as the three saw a huge smile on Indigo’s face. “GIRLS, GUESS WHAT?!”
“That eating something that will cause you to relieve constipation that Lemon described how it looked like, don’t even think about telling us what she told. Also screaming wasn’t even necessary.” Sugarcoat said while reading her book as Indigo placed her hand on her forehead.
“Okay first of all you talk too much and second no that's not what she said. It’s about Principal Cinch.”
“Oh please tell me she is not going to add extra workload.” Sour rested her head on her arms, sounding in despair.
“No, PRINCIPAL CINCH IS NO MORE. SHE GOT FIRED AND ARRESTED!”
Indigo’s words made everything and everyone’s world in the cafeteria right side up as Sour immediately raised her head making sure she isn’t dreaming, Sugarcoat dropped the book she was reading as her glasses almost fell, Sunny spat the water she was drinking, Fleur de lis dropped her makeup mirror with her companion dropping his wooden sword, the contents on the forks of Jet Set and Upper Crust fell on their food trays, Trenderhoof dropped his food tray, two female students collided with each other spilling the contents on their trays, even the lunch lady who missed pouring the food into a student’s plate, everyone in the cafeteria room stopped what they were doing and shocked to hear what Indigo said.
(*cough* *cough*)
“Please…tell me that is…all just a joke deary, because that is not what we all need.” Sunny said between her coughs.
“Well you can just sit here and pretend that I didn’t say anything because I have to see this for myself. TO THOSE WHO WANT TO FOLLOW ME, SHADOWBOLTS…TO THE MAIN ENTRANCE!” Indigo points and charged through the cafeteria doors leaving everyone.
“Where are you going, don’t tell me you're going to follow her?” Sunny asked Sugarcoat who straightened her glasses and stood up from her seat after picking up her book.
“Yes, yes I am.” Sugarcoat replies as she exits the cafeteria. “Huh, the time I didn’t sound overly blunt and cynical.”
Sour Sweet heard her phone ringing and after opening her Facebook account, she showed Sunny Flare a video a student took of Abacus Cinch being taken away by Shining Armor and the police. Sunny didn’t like the large grin on her friend’s face on whatever she is thinking right now.
“I'm also going to see who will be replacing Cinch,” Sour Sweet innocently said first… “Serves her right for making us look like the bad guys. I gotta see it also for myself.”
Sunny was the only one left at the table after Sour Sweet exited the cafeteria. Soon one by one every student stopped what they were doing and left.
“My goodness, I’m surrounded by a bunch of halfwits.” Sunny pinched the bridge of her nose and shook her head. She gave up on being the good girl and stood up from her seat. “Well deary, if you can’t beat them, join them.”
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Back with what is really happening, the rest of the students, even the teachers see their former principal being taken away by the police. Some just ignored it but Sunny Flare, Sour Sweet, Sugarcoat, Indigo Zap and Lemon Zest and most of the other students were now waiting by the main entrance doors and took out their phones while some murmured between themselves.
“No pictures and videos please.” Shining Armor and one of his fellow police officers said to the students as one officer escorted Cinch out of the school building.
Everything that Abacus Cinch put into Crystal Prep Academy, all of it got flushed down the drain as her students watched their former principal enter the police vehicle. After one last look at the school, she diverted her attention as the police took her away.
“Finally Principal Bitch gone! Oh I always wanted to say that.” Indigo didn’t care if she was trash talking until Sugarcoat pinched her cheek. “Oww!”
“Better if you just close that mouth of yours if you have nothing to say or do prefer to have your mouth washed with soap.” Sugarcoat removed her fingers from Indigo’s cheek.
“We do have a problem though.” Sunny said, tilting her head. “Who is going to be our new principal?”
“Maybe it's Dean Cadence, I was the one who was eavesdropping earlier.” Lemon Zest said until a huge smile forms on her face. “If it’s Cadence-WOOOO! If she is the principal she’s gonna go easy on us.”
“Yes, say it like you don’t even care in the world,” Sour sarcastically said. “Are you f*cking stupid or what, Lemon?!” They all then heard someone clearing their throat and turned around to see Dean Cadence standing there with her student assistant next to her. “Why didn’t you warn me that Dean Cadence was behind us?” She whispers after using foul mouthed language.
“Why didn’t you ask?” Lemon replies.
“Lemon! Oh my gosh, I WILL SLAP YOU!”
Sour Sweet raised her hand only for someone to grab her wrist preventing her from slapping Lemon. She looked to see Cadence assistant was the one stopping her as Dean Cadence has her eyes on her including everyone else as she immediately pulls her hand away from him.
“All right everyone that is enough, back to your classrooms, lunch is over.” Dean Cadence said as the school bell rang and everyone left the main entrance leaving her and her assistant. Her phone rang as she saw someone sent her a message. “You may go now, you don’t want to miss your next class.”
“Thanks Cadence.” Her assistant excused himself and went to his perspective class.
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As the day progressed, Dean Cadence was now the new principal of Crystal Prep Academy by the school board. Back at the principal’s office, she opens the shutters to the windows as the office which was dark before now has been shed by light. She looks down from the office window and sees an anonymous person on an ATV with his identity concealed by a motorcycle helmet looking at her direction and called her from his phone.
“I hope you are satisfied now.” Cadence said as she answered her phone.
“I am,” He replies. “Thanks to you and Shining’s cooperation, me and Twilight have been avenged for her wrongdoings. So what’s going to happen now?”
“The school board appointed me to be the new principal. First agenda is to remove those extra classes Cinch added after losing both of you, I mean yes she is doing it for the reputation but I don’t think it's fair for the students and teachers.”
“Point taken. Are you sure you're going to be fine now that you are in charge?”
“Don’t worry about me, just be there for Twilight.”
“I will.” He said as he ended the call and drove off.
Principal Cadence approached the desk and sat on the revolving chair where Cinch usually seats. She gave a long sigh and placed her elbow on the desk and rested her chin on her hands.
“This will be a new start for Crystal Prep Academy.”