//------------------------------// // Is It Time To Say Goodbye? // Story: Equestria Girls: Ninjago Rocks // by Digi_Verse //------------------------------// At the front lawn of Canterlot High the next morning and zoom in on the statue, where all thirteen have gathered by its base. The teens are all back in their school outfits, including Sunset’s original sun-marked shirt. “Sure wish you could stay longer.” Applejack said.  “Me too. But I have responsibilities in Equestria that I have to get back to.” Twilight smiled. “It’s citizens need me.” Unnoticed, the pink goofball turns to the base, pokes at one side to set it rippling and glowing—the portal to Equestria is open—and shoves her whole face through. She backs out, dazed and with hair disheveled;  “But now, I can go through the portal whenever I need to.” “You know, I was stuck trying to figure out why Master Wu would banish the Dazzlings here, but now I think I know why.” Lloyd spoke up, receiving puzzled looks from everyone. “Cause he knew we would be the ones to beat them. He left the mirror at our door. He wanted us to come here. He knew that if anything could bring us back together, it’s a new adventure.” Lloyd smiled. Everyone nodded their heads in agreement. “I am glad you figured it out.” A voice spoke from the portal. A gold old man came out from it with a staff in his hands.  “Master Wu!” The ninja yelled.  “I noticed that you ninja had been splitting apart. I wanted to show you how the overlord wanted the powers of creation to be corrupted. If anything could teach you all, it was these girls.” Wu smiled at the 7 girls.  “So wait, you’re Starswirl the bearded?!” Twilight began to freak out. “The one and Only, Ms Sparkle.” Wu nodded. Twilight began to hyperventilate until Sunset placed a calming hand on her shoulder.  “Tell your mentor that I said hello.” Wu requested. Twilight nodded and then looked towards the other 12. “This isn’t goodbye. It’s just goodbye ‘til next time.” She smiled. “Ready spike?”  “Ready!”  He trots forward and through the portal; the others—including a recovered and cleaned-up Pinkie—wave to Twilight before she steps in a moment later.  “Well, I guess this is goodbye for us too.” Lloyd waved. The ninja and the girls shared hugs and goodbyes and Kai and Rainbow came up with a secret handshake. “That way, if I ever come back cloned, you’ll know it’s me.” He smiled.  “Who said anything about leaving?” Wu raised an eyebrow. “Well you came here, we defeated the Dazzlings, and completed our lesson.” Lloyd looked confused. Wu chuckled and sighed.  “I came to say congratulations. But you still have a lot to learn from these girls. And they could learn some things from you. I want you all to stay as long as you need to. Your duty in Ninjago is done.”  The ninja looked at each other with excitement and wide grins.  “You still have a whole world to explore. So explore it ninja, you’ve earned it.” Wu bowed to them. “The portal will be open to visit Ninjago at any time. Good luck ninja, and good luck Rainbooms. I see a magical future for all of you.” Master Wu waved goodbye and walked through the portal, but not without a book dropping from behind him. Lloyd noticed and picked it up. “Uncle Wu! You left this… wait. This has my name on it?” Lloyd looked through the book. “It’s empty.” Sunset came over and looked at it to. “No, it’s like my book! Except this one goes to Ninjago!”  They both looked at each other and high-fived. “Book twins!”  “Did you just say Starswirl is your uncle? Wow, Twilight would have lost it.” Rainbow chuckled. “Yeah that’s why I waited till she left.” Lloyd said flatly, receiving a mass of laughter from the other eleven.  —————— The sun is in a peaceful sky at the amphitheater stage. The ten Rainbooms are warming up on their instruments, while off to one side DJ P0N-3 is readying her turntables and Sunset and Lloyd sit writing in their magic journals.  “Dear Princess Twilight: Missing you already, and hope you’ll be back soon.Things are definitely looking up for me here at Canterlot High, but I know I still have a lot to learn about friendship. Hope you don’t mind if I write to you for advice when I need it. Your friend, Sunset Shimmer.”  “Greetings Master Wu. It’s been a nice 3 days in this world. It’s no secret to the whole school that we’re ninja with powers, but it does make everyone feel a bit safer. While we still have some things to get over from the overlord’s attack, our new friends have made it a lot easier. Can’t wait to tell you more. Your Student and Nephew, Lloyd Garmadon.” “You two ready or what?” Rainbow called out to them. They both got up and grabbed their instruments. “Ready!”  “One, two, three, four!”  “Wait! I forgot my phone back in Ninjag-“ ——————————————- Rainbow and Kai strum their guitars, Pinkie and Jay lay down a beat, Sunset gets her strings going, and all twelve  play on a brightly colored stage setup with three elevated platforms above the drum kit. Rainbow, Kai, Lloyd, and Sunset at center; Rarity and Nya at stage left, Applejack, Cole, Zane and Fluttershy at stage right. The marks of all twelve teens—collectively referred to as “the Rainbooms” from here on in—are on display in the backdrops. They are in their performance attire and have grown their pony ears and tails. Applejack, Cole: Once upon a time You came into my world and made the stars align Rarity, Nya: Now I can see the signs You pick me up when I get down so I can shine Pencil drawings of first Applejack and then Rarity, then Cole, then Nya,  tinted respectively in orange-tan and purple; Applejack carries a crate of bottled cider, while Rarity has donned her reading glasses to stitch up a bow. Cole is holding a boombox to his head, as Nya crosses her arms with a wrench in her hand. Normal clothes and appearance have resumed. Rainbooms: Shine like rainbows Shine like rainbows Sunset walks down a hall in Canterlot High, an open backpack on her back and her journal slowly sliding free of it. It glows and vibrates with an incoming message, causing it to fall out, but Cole holds Apple Bloom to hurry in to catch and return it. The other two Crusaders soon arrive on the scene, and all five walk off together in high spirits. Rainbow, Kai: Friends, you are in my life And you can count on me to be there by your side This world’s equivalent of pony Fluttershy’s rabbit Angel sits on a high wrought-iron railing, sticking his tongue out in close-up at Sunset and Jay’s futile grabs at him. The two and a distraught Fluttershy; the former gets a real surprise when Bulk arrives to hoist them up and put them within reach of the little fuzzball. Sunset, Lloyd: And when the music comes alive We sing our songs to lift us up so we can shine Rainbooms: And the sound that we hear in our hearts It’s a crescendo And the light that ignites in the dark It makes us all glow Four more pencil drawings: a very happy Pinkie skipping along with a bunch of balloons, then a grinning Rainbow with a soccer ball under one arm, Jay drinking the smoothie he was unsure of, and Kai somehow holding the sword of fire.  Rainbooms: And shine like rainbows We shine like rainbows Rainbooms: Together we stand  As the rain begins to fall   The twelve step forward and raise their eyes and hands to the sky. And holding our heads up high As the sun shines through it all A flare from one of the overhead spots fills the screen and clears to show another set of pencil drawings: green-tinted Spike, back in dragon form and slightly embarrassed at having been caught eating from a bag of dog biscuits…then the Crusaders having big fun; Bloom is drawn in red, Scootaloo in purple, Sweetie in blue…DJ P0N-3 working her decks, drawn in blue-green…Derpy, blue-gray, holding a muffin…a yellow Fluttershy watching a butterfly perch on one index finger while the other arm holds a rather grumpy Angel close to her side…a red-drawn Sunset grinning cockily…a violet Twilight holding an open book, A white Zane smiling at a falcon on his shoulder, And a green Lloyd staring puzzled at his book. All of the teens are back to their non-pony appearances and clothing. Rainbooms: And the sound that we hear in our hearts It’s a crescendo And the light that ignites in the dark It makes us all glow And shine like rainbows We shine like rainbows Shine like rainbows We shine like rainbows We shine like rainbows The sound wave signal dies away to a flat line and is pulled off, and becomes a scrolling, jagged signal to the faint hum of machinery and the scratch of a pen. It is a strip chart. The jagged peaks soon die out, the paper roll stopping as well. A light violet hand in a long white sleeve reaches into view to tear the readout away, once it is gone, a bulletin board can be seen, covered with notes and chart readouts. At the center of this jumble is a photograph of Canterlot High, with several strings leading to it and secured dead center with a thumbtack. The latest strip chart is stuck up among the lot, Even though this individual can only be seen from behind for the moment, the skin and hair colors mark it as a dead ringer for Twilight. The hair is rumpled and tied back at the nape of the neck in a bun with a pencil stuck into it, the collar of a light blue turtleneck peeks over the coat, and eyeglasses with thick black frames are in evidence as well. A dog who looks exactly like Spike eating food from a bowl in the background. The next words mark these two as the ones who are native to this world. “No doubt about it, Spike. There’s definitely something strange going on at that school.” ——————————- The Ninja Will Return In Friendship Games.