//------------------------------// // Volume III - Chapter 4: An Unexpected Visitor // Story: Equestria Girls: Sonic the Hedgehog // by sonicfan05 //------------------------------// No one moved a single muscle, let alone breathe the moment when everyone saw Tempest enter the house. For Sunset Shimmer, this was the worst-case scenario. One of the G.U.N. agents, who are highly trained, have found them. And now she's here to take Sonic, her, and her friends away to be experimented on and to get info in Equestria. Every fiber of her being screamed at her to run or to fight and protect her friends, but she was too terrified to speak, let alone to move. She could only watch in horror as Tempest stared back at her as if she were being held in her place from her gaze alone. "We need to talk… Sunset Shimmer!" Tempest stated as she slowly made her way over towards Sunset. Before either of them could blink, Tempest was suddenly tackled to the side by an unknown being and landed on the floor. Tempest looked up to see Rainbow Dash standing over her in front of Sunset with her fierce glare. "Stay away from her you creep!" she shouted before she rushed towards Tempest with her super speed. “Rainbow Dash, wait!” Twilight cried. But Rainbow Dash didn't heed Twilight’s words as she charged toward Tempest, preparing to tackle her again. However, Tempest was ready for this time as she took out a small capsule from her belt and tossed it in front of her and it exploded. Before Rainbow Dash could realize what was happening, she was suddenly stopped in place due to the sticky substance which appeared suddenly on the floor, causing her to get stuck in place.  “What the–” Rainbow cried as she struggled with her legs in hopes of getting free from the substance. Tempest quickly got up and made her way over to Sunset again.  "Hold on a second, I–" Tempest was cut off the moment the diamond shield appeared and held her in place. While Tempest was struggling with the shield, Rarity suddenly stood in front of Sunset with one hand on her amulet while holding her other arm out towards Tempest. "Sunset, grab our sisters and get out of here!” Rarity ordered, glancing at Sunset briefly. “We’ll hold her off!" Sunset finally snapped out of her state and shook her head. "No! Not without you!" Before they could argue, Tempest punched through the diamond shield with her robotic arm, breaking Rarity’s concentration. Before Tempest could step forward, she was immediately grabbed and held in place by Applejack from behind. “Go, Sunset!” Applejack shouted, struggling against Tempest despite her boosted strength. Reluctantly, Sunset nodded and ran towards the stairs while Rarity attempted to help her friend with her shield again. "Girls, wait!" Twilight cried again, but no one listened during the commotion. With a grunt, Tempest maneuvered her arms around until she managed to grab Applejack. She flipped Applejack over her head and tossed Applejack towards Rarity; the two crashed together like rag dolls. While the two girls were in a daze, Tempest ran after Sunset. "What's going on over there!" Spoiled demanded, still tied up in her chair. Spoiled then spotted Sunset running past her. She was about to demand to the fleeing teen when Tempest rushed into the living room. "Are you from the law?" Spoiled asked with relief. "Oh, thank goodness! You must untie me! Those hooligans are insane and held me against my–" Tempest doesn't pay Spoiled any mind as she continues to pursue Sunset. "Hey! Are you listening!?" Spoiled screeched in disbelief, which fell on deaf ears. "Hey! Hey!" "Stop right there!" Tempest shouted, gaining onto Sunset. Wanting to help Sunset, Fluttershy quickly ran and opened the nearest window and then let out a loud whistle with two of her fingers. Within seconds, various small animals from birds, squirrels, and chipmunks rushed through the window and then towards Tempest.  Tempest managed to block off Sunset before she could get to the other room where the stairs are. Before she could get to Sunset, she was suddenly bombarded by various small animals and also blocked her vision. "Aak! Stop! Get off!" Tempest grunted, trying to swat many animals away. During the commotion, Fluttershy quickly grabbed Sunset’s hand. "This way, Sunset!"  As Fluttershy led Sunset away towards the next room, Tempest spotted them during her struggle with the animals. Determined to catch up to them, Tempest reached for the dial which was on the back of her glove and turned it up. This action caused a loud ultrasonic soundwave from the glove, loud enough for the animals to stop attacking.  The animals immediately fell to the ground and some even covered their ears to try to block out the sounds, screeching in agony. The animals weren't the only ones who were affected as the girls and Spike were also on the ground as their ears were ringing in pain. "Gaaaaah! What the heck was that!?" Rainbow Dash screamed as she covered her ears in pain. Even Spoiled was affected by the soundwave. And due to her arms being tied to a chair, she was unable to cover her ears from the most obnoxious sound. "Aaaaaahhhhh!" She screamed in agony as if she was tortured. "Make it stop! Make it stoooooooopppppp!" Unfortunately, the soundwave also affected Sunset and Fluttershy as it forced them to drop down and press their hands over their ears to ease the pain. Tempest, who was unaffected by the sound due to her training, remained standing and made her way over to Sunset to take advantage of the situation. Only to be blocked suddenly by Pinkie Pie… who was also unaffected by the sound somehow. "You want to get to Sunny, you have to go through me first!" Pinkie growled as she dug her hands into her hair. "Wait Pinkie, hold on!" Twilight pleaded while still clenching her ears from the floor, but Pinkie didn’t listen. "Eat cupcakes, Scar Lady!" Pinkie shouted before she started throwing multiple cupcakes at Tempest from her hair like a gatling gun. "Wait, stop!” Tempest grunted as she was repeatedly hit by never-ending amounts of cupcakes.  “I'm not your– ack!" As Tempest was currently buried in Pinkie’s cupcakes, Sunset recovered from the soundwave and slowly stood back up. She tried to help Fluttershy, but Fluttershy was still weak due to the soundwave. “I’ll be fine!” Fluttershy assured. “Get the kids and go!” Sunset nodded and tried to rush towards the stairs again. Tempest spotted Sunset leaving and tried to speak up, but her face keeps getting hit in the face by cupcakes multiple times. Her patience has finally reached her limit as her expression changed to pure rage. "Enough!" She screamed before slamming her hand on the center of her chest piece. This action activated a shockwave from her suit which pushes back against the cupcakes and slammed into Pinkie Pie. Pinkie was thrown back from the shockwave, which resulted in her slamming into Sunset before she has the chance to reach the stairs. With an annoyed grunt, Tempest wiped the frostings off from her face with her arm and slowly made her way towards Sunset and Pinkie. Sunset and Pinkie looked up in fear as Tempest was getting closer to them. Just as Tempest reached them, they heard a sudden voice from the top of the stairs. "Hey! What's going on in–"  Tempest looked up to see the talking blue creature again, along with three young trios related to the Equestrian Girls. The four of them looked down in shock and horror when they saw the same super-soldier from the woods the other day now invading their hideaway and fighting the Rainbooms. "Equestrian Girl!" Sonic exclaimed. "Sis!" Apple Bloom screamed in fear and concern. Before Tempest could act, Sonic zoomed down the stairs with her super-speed and slammed into Tempest. Seeing Sonic was about to rush towards her again, she attempted to reach for her capsule again, only to get shoved in the back by Rainbow Dash who was now freed from the sticky substance. “Not this time, lady!” Rainbow retorted before using her speed to tackle her again. Tempest saw this coming and dodged Rainbow’s attack. Unfortunately, she was so focused on the Rainbow-haired teen, that she completely forgot about Sonic as he rammed right into her side. Unbeknownst to them, Tempest’s pocket knife fell out of her utility belt and landed near Spoiled’s feet. Noticing this, Spoiled glanced at the group to make sure they're not watching her before she pulled the knife towards her and hid it underneath her foot. Meanwhile, as Tempest landed on the floor, both Sonic and Rainbow Dash stopped running and stood side by side. They quickly glanced at a dazed Tempest and then at the large rug in the living room and then at each other. The two nod, silently thinking of the same thing before they broke off into super speed again. Sonic ran into the living room where Spoiled was sitting. Before she could blink, the rug disappeared from underneath her, and watched as the “rug” disappeared into the main room. “Hey! That was custom made!” Spoiled shrieked. Meanwhile, Rainbow Dash rushed over to Tempest and then spun around the agent into a whirlpool before she had the chance to recover. Tempest was hoovered into the air by a mini rainbowed tornado, making her feel even more disorientated. The “tornado” eventually stopped spinning, allowing Tempest to fall back to the ground, only to get caught by some long rug and then get wrapped into it like a human-sized burrito. Tempest crash-landed on the floor with her stomach facing down, trapped within the thick rug. She peered up from the floor to see Sonic and Rainbow Dash standing over her along with Sunset, Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and even the CMCs and Diamond Tiara. Everyone was in their fighting stance with fierce glares, cautiously watching to see if the G.U.N. agent is going to break free before they could pounce on her. Sonic cracked his knuckles. "You ready for round three, Scar Lady!?" "Stoooooooooop!" As everyone was startled by a sudden loud voice, Twilight rushed in a stood between the gang and Tempest. But what really surprised everyone was when Twilight faced them and shielded Tempest to prevent her friends from harming her. Sunset blinked in confusion. “Twilight? What–” "It's okay!” Twilight assured. “She's on our side!" The girls and Sonic were taken aback by Twilight’s revelation. "Wait, seriously?" Sunset exclaimed. "Yeah, she was the one who saved me!" Twilight confirmed. "I wouldn't be here if it weren’t for her!" Sunset frowned skeptically. "But what's her gain? How do we know we can trust her!? She was the one who chased us!" Tempest cleared her throat, getting everyone’s attention. "Perhaps I can answer that… if you don’t mind letting me go?" Rainbow Dash narrowed her eyes at her suspiciously. "And how do I know that you won't attack the moment we release you?" "Rainbow Dash?" Rainbow Dash turned her attention to Twilight who had a pleading expression on her face. "Do you trust me?"  "Of course I trust you! But–" "Then please… hear her out. If not for her, then do it for me!" Twilight then faced the others. "And that goes for all of you too! She saved me from Robotnik, so you all owe her that much, right?" Everyone glanced at each other in silence, still feeling apprehensive about the agent despite Twilight’s assurance. Sensing the tension from everyone, Rainbow let out a sigh with an uncomfortable expression. "Listen Twilight… we–" "It's okay, Rainbow Dash."  Rainbow, along with the others, turned to face Sunset in shock. "Sunset?" "I don't like this either," Sunset stated with a sigh. "But if Twilight says that she's okay, then… we'll trust her to let her speak." Rainbow Dash opened her mouth to argue. "She's right, Dash!" Sonic spoke up. "She did save Twilight after all. And not to mention that she had the opportunity to call backup after finding us. We should at least hear what she had to say." He then flashed her a confident grin. "Besides, unlike last time, you all have magic now, so I'm sure we can take her if she tries anything." "...I still can't believe that thing can talk!" Tempest muttered with a brief surprised expression on her features. Rainbow Dash bit her lip, still feeling unsure. But when she glanced around the room, her friends seemed to be convinced after hearing Sunset and Sonic's words. Knowing she was outnumbered and that they were right, Rainbow Dash let out a huff. "Fine… we'll let her talk!" She turned to look at Tempest in the eyes with a warning glare. "But you try anything to my friends… you'll be sorry!" "...noted," Tempest replied, unfazed by Rainbow’s threat. Within seconds, Sonic and Rainbow Dash used their super-speed again, standing Tempest right up and freeing her from the rug. As Tempest was stretching out her stiff body, Sunset wasted no time questioning the G.U.N. agent. "Okay, first things first… how did you find Twilight in the first place?" Sunset interrogated. "Tracking device," Tempest grunted as she lightly cracked her neck, causing others to cringe from the sound. "I placed it on her hairband as assurance before you all escaped from the woods." Twilight immediately checked all over her hairband to find that said device. She eventually spotted and held up a small device that no one noticed before for all to see. "Whoa! She's good!" Pinkie remarked, clearly impressed by this. "Yes," Twilight agreed, feeling perturbed by Tempest's actions. "Though I'm not sure how I feel about you placing a tracker on me." "You should be glad I did that or else you would never be found at all," Tempest remarked. Sunset frowned. She knew the true purpose of that tracking device was to track them down after their escape. But as much as she hated to admit it, if Tempest hadn't done that, she wouldn't be able to track Twilight and rescue her. However, there was still this one glaring issue that needs to be addressed. “Well, I appreciate that you saved my friend, but what I really want to know is why were you chasing us?" Tempest crossed her arms. "To answer your question, I was assigned by my commander to watch over you and to secretly throw your scent off of other G.U.N. agents of anything that relates to you and your world." “What?” Everyone shouted eyes widened in shock. “Wait, hold the phone!” Rainbow Dash remarked. “You’re… helping us?” “To put it simply: yes, I was,” Tempest revealed. “Ever since the Fall Formal incident, I was tasked to clean up all of your messes as a favor from my commander. But because Equestrian Magic is around more than ever and you girls are always involved, I was always tasked to clean up duty and erase all evidence leading to you." Everyone had confused expressions on their faces. “Um, what do ya mean by ‘cleaning up our messes’? Sunset asked for the group. Tempest rolled her eyes. “By ‘cleaning’ I mean erase any trace of or collecting remaining magic from your world, including erasing any recorded video clips by spectators, and then denying the events that happened involving you girls. Covering those strange events from your school was daunting enough as it is, but then you made it more difficult when they’re taking place in different parts of Canterlot City, including the Everfree Forest!” Tempest sighed irritably as she massaged her temples. “I suspected that you girls and your magic will extend beyond Canterlot City at that rate. And after what happened yesterday at your school’s baseball field… my hunch was correct.” “You… you knew about Equestria Magic?” Sunset’s eyes widened in shock and disbelief. "But… when we first met, you were grilling me about the baseball field and suspected me!" Tempest smirked. "I only mentioned your past, I never once mentioned the baseball incident… you told that yourself." "She got you there, Sunny!" Pinkie remarked, causing Sunset’s face to become red in anger and embarrassment. "But you still threatened me!" Sunset accused. Tempest sighed and shook her head. "All I did was give you a subtle warning so that you'll be scared enough to head home and stay there so that you don't run into Robotnik." She frowned. "But I didn't take any account of that Doctor to actually going to one of your homes where this blue rodent was hiding." "His name is Sonic! He's not a rodent!" Sunset shouted in anger, causing everyone to jump. Sonic in particular was surprised that Sunset stood up for him like that despite what happened earlier on the highway. "Okay okay, sorry!" Tempest said hastily, raising her palms in defense. "I didn't know he had a name, so sue me!" Before Sunset could speak further, Twilight gently placed her hand on her shoulder and silently told her to calm down. Not wanting to upset her friend, she silently obeyed but was still steamed at Tempest. "But what about when you held Twilight hostage back at the camp?" Rarity took over. "I never planned to harm her. I only did it to get your attention and listen to me without running away," She answered before rubbing her neck sheepishly. "In hindsight… that wasn't my best idea." "Well, duh! Of course, that wasn't the best idea! Holding people hostage is what a bad guy would do!" Rainbow remarked. Tempest frowned. "What was I supposed to do? Walk over to you and talk?" "Yes! That's what a normal person does!" Sunset retorted. "And how do I know you won't run away like last time back at Miss Sparkle's house?" Tempest argued with a frosty look. "Last time I tried, you slammed the door to my face and then ran to that bus of yours!" Sunset opened her mouth to argue, only to pause as she recalled that particular event in her mind.  "Okay… I'll give you that one!" Sunset conceded awkwardly. "But what about when you attacked us on the bus as soon as we escaped from Robotnik?" "I was trying to talk to you but you all didn't give me a chance, especially after that right hook you gave me!" Tempest glared. "Oh, uh… sorry about that," Sunset cleared her throat with a blush on her cheeks. "Though… to be fair, you did jump onto our bus and then tried to break the door down with your fist." "Which took us forever to rebuild our tour bus by the way!" Rainbow Dash added with an annoyed look. "Technically, it only took us a minute and twenty seconds according to our song," Pinkie corrected before frowning. "Aw jeez, now I'm starting to sound like my sister's boyfriend!" Tempest sighed heavily, rubbing the bridge of her nose. "Okay… maybe I should've taken a better approach to you girls." "Well, why didn't ya?" Applejack pressed. "I'm… not great at socializing with other people," Tempest admitted, feeling embarrassed before pressing on. "But my point is, I was trying to protect you from Robotnik and G.U.N. Not arresting you! I thought your Principal told you that!" Sunset gave Tempest a bewildered look. "Huh? No, she didn't! She warned us to stay away from G.U.N. and their leader, which is you!" Tempest shook her head. "While I work for G.U.N., that doesn't mean that I'm their leader." She cocked an eyebrow. "Did she mention me by name?" Sunset furrowed her brows. "Well… no, but–" Sunset thought back to their last meeting with Principal Celestia from yesterday. She recalled all the words and advice that were said by the older woman, but one particular statement stood out from her. "We want you girls to try to keep your heads down as long as possible until this blows over and be extremely careful when you happened to come across one, especially their leader!” Sunset frowned in thought. While it was true that Principal Celestia never mentioned Tempest by name, Sunset assumed that it was her after their first run-in in the hallway. But if what Tempest says is true that she really isn’t the leader of G.U.N., then who was it? After thinking for a brief moment, Sunset’s eyes widened in realization. "...it's Robotnik," Sunset revealed, alerting her friends in the process. "Principal Celestia was actually warning us about Robotnik the whole time!" "Yes…" Tempest sighed in irritation. "Aside from my father, that oaf is our leader at G.U.N." There were collective groans all around the room. “Can’t say that I’m surprised,” Rainbow Dash remarked with a scowl. “At this rate, this Egghead could give our Egghead a run for her money… no offense, Twilight.” “None taken,” Twilight sighed with a deep frown. “I knew from his records that he can be very ruthless and that his mind may match or exceed my own. But after meeting and getting captured by him… I don’t think that even all those records I read could even comprehend just what makes the doctor who he is.” “I don’t think anyone could!” Fluttershy whimpered. "That reminds me,” Rarity spook up, trying to move the conversation along. “On the day when Robotnik showed up at Twilight’s house, how did you know that we were there?" "I had a colleague of mine check up on Miss Shimmer after our first run-in at the school," Tempest answered. "You have them stalking me!?" Sunset shouted with an angry expression. "It wasn't stalking, it was a stakeout! There's a difference!" Tempest argued. "And it was for your own protection in case something happens. And it's a good thing that I did since the doctor unexpectedly decided to drop by at your friend's house." Sunset grunted angrily, unable to think of anything to counter Tempest’s point. "You keep mentioning him in a distasteful manner," Twilight pointed out. "You two aren't partners?" Tempest had a look of utter disbelief like she just tasted something sour. "Are you kidding me? Of course we aren't partners! He's been a menace in our workplace and this country for years! I also have a partner who screws up more than occasionally, but I would rather work for him than Robotnik on any day!" "Yeesh, it seems even the government couldn't stand him!" Rainbow Dash remarked. "And yet, they still sent him after us?" Fluttershy questioned with a confused expression. "You can thank my father for that!" Tempest crossed her arms. "Despite my best efforts to convince him to make me the lead of the investigation, he still placed him in charge. And since he's our commander– not to mention that I was also being framed by that mustached weasel, my hands are unfortunately tied." "Hang on a minute!" Applejack announced, narrowing her eyes at Tempest. "Earlier you said that your commander assigned you to protect us from G.U.N.'s scent, and yet, you also said that your commander placed Robotnik in charge to go after us… this doesn't make a lick of a sense!" "Hey, you're right!” Sunset cried. “Those two statements contradict each other!" She then glared at Tempest. "Care to explain that?" Before Tempest could answer, they heard Cadence rushing into the room with them. "Is everyone okay? I heard a commo–" Cadence stopped speaking the moment her eyes landed on Twilight.  “Twilight!” she cried. Twilight’s face brightened. “Cadance!” The two rushed in and quickly hugged one another. “Oh, I’m so happy to see that you’re safe!” She then looked over the teen in concern. “Are you okay? Were you harmed?” “I’m fine!” Twilight assured. “I was only held captive until I was rescued.” Before Cadance could ask who, it was then she noticed a new visitor in the room with them. “Oh, Tempest!” Cadence blinked. “Cadance,” Tempest stated casually. Cadence huffed as she released Twilight and gave Tempest an annoyed look. “Honestly, couldn’t you give me a heads up that you’re coming?” “I did,” Tempest insisted. “I just communicated to you with our communicators.” “All you said was that you ‘got the package’ and ‘don’t let the kids leave', but you never mentioned that you’re on your way!” Cadance pointed out. “What? I thought the package thing was self-explanatory!” Tempest shrugged. “You’re impossible!” Cadance shook her head with a sigh before she smiled. “But regardless, I’m grateful that you saved my ladybug!” Tempest turned away, clearing her throat with a blush on her cheeks. “I… I’m just doing my job.” Cadance then frowned with a worried expression. “Have you heard anything from her yet?” Tempest shook her head. “Before I was cut off, she already infiltrated the G.U.N. headquarters and almost reached the main office where my fa– I mean, Commander Walters was staying.” Cadance hummed. “Well, there’s some good news at least. Hopefully, she’ll get some answers from him without them breaking into a fight and him hurting her.” “Those two have history,” Tempest stated. “If anything, she’ll end up hurting him!” Throughout their conversation, everyone watched the exchange with bewildered expressions. Before the two adults could continue, Sunset spoke up for the group. "Wait, wait, wait– time out!" Sunset exclaimed, gesturing her hands into a t-pose. "You two… know each other?" Both Cadance and Tempest said nothing for a moment as the two of them looked at each other, having a silent conversation before facing the group again. "We have," Cadance confirmed slowly. "Me and Tempest, well… you could say that we used to be… ‘co-workers’!" “You mean as a teacher?” Sonic tilted his head. “No offense, but I don’t see Miss ‘Scar Lady as a teaching type.” Tempest shook her head. “No. By co-workers, she means… as soldiers.” Everyone's eyes widened in shock. “Soldier!?” Sunset exclaimed. “You were a soldier?” Cadance sighed. “Yes. Specifically… a former G.U.N. agent!” “What!?” they all screamed. “Hold on a second!” Pinkie shouted. She then calmly took out a glass of water from… somewhere and chugged it down, only to do a long spit-take a second later and her jaw dropped in shock. “You… you used to work for G.U.N.!?” Sunset uttered, still baffled by this huge bombshell. “Yes...” Cadance sighed through her nose. “And I’m not the only one.” “W-what do you mean?” Fluttershy asked nervously. “Cadance and I were also partners with your Vice Principal, Luna,” Tempest answered. For the second time within a minute, everyone's jaws dropped in shock. “Vice Principal Luna was also a G.U.N. agent!?” Rainbow Dash exclaimed. She then paused, rubbing her chin in thought. “Huh… that actually explains a lot, especially all those times she gives me bad looks every time I’m late for class!” “So wait– back up a bit!” Sunset interrupted. “If Cadance and Vice Principal Luna used to be G.U.N. agents–” Her eyes widened as big as saucers. "Does that mean Principal Celestia used to be a G.U.N. agent too!?" Tempest let out an amused smirk. "Oh, she's much more than an agent!" Everyone was taken aback by Tempest's statement. "W-what do you mean?" Sunset asked nervously. Tempest only stared back at her in silence before she clarified… Commander Walters has been busy for the past couple of days in his office from within the military headquarters. He was sitting at his desk, reading many latest updates from Dr. Robotnik during his pursuit of the main "suspects" on the major blackout incident. He let out a long sigh, aggravated with Robotnik’s methods as he continued to read. Despite the doctor’s brilliance, his actions have done more damage across the country than the girls they were chasing... and that includes the brawl incident at some arcade place. He wanted to keep this discreet, but the doctor insisted that they should alert the media for better chances of capturing those kids. While it was a bit excessive to put these high schoolers on the most wanted list, but at this point, he’ll try anything to get this job done as quickly as possible. But that didn’t stop the paperwork from coming in. As he was currently reading the hundredth form so far today, his office door opened, revealing one of his office aides. "Commander Walters!” The aide announced urgently. “Someone here to see you and it's urgent!" "Tell that person to wait!" Walters gruffed, not looking up from his paperwork. "We're busy enough as it is!" "But sir… it was our former commander!" He paused. "Your protege!" Walters paused before finally looking up at his aide with a surprised expression. "Wait… you're serious? She's here?" The aide nodded. "Yes sir." … … "...let her in!" Walters ordered. "Yes sir!" The aide saluted before closing the door behind him. As Walters waited, many thoughts ran through his head, mainly about his formal pupil. Before he took over again, his pupil used to run the Armed Forces and G.U.N. before she suddenly announced an “early retirement” to pursue other interests. She even said to him that she will not return to this place again, not even for a visit. So why now of all times she decided to return? Before he could wonder any further, he was nearly startled when there was a knock on the door. Walters quickly composed and cleared his throat. “Enter!” The door opened, revealing a very familiar person that he never thought of seeing in his office again. "So… it really is you!" Walter uttered quietly. "And hello to yourself," His former pupil stated with a calm look. "After dodging all of your agents who were so busy containing my beloved students and staff like some criminals… I hope you don't mind sparing some time to explain yourself!" "N-not at all!" Walters gulped nervously, flashing her his assuring smile. "I always have time for you… Celestia." Principal Celestia nodded. "Good… we have so much to discuss!"