//------------------------------// // Chapter XXXII // Story: The Group Chat // by TheKing2001 //------------------------------// I gulped slightly as I stared at my school. It seemed foreign to me to be back here after having been gone from so long. “You sure about this?” Lavender asked as she placed her hands on her hips. “I don’t think anyone will judge you if you just head back home.” “I don’t know- Twilight?” We both paused and stared at the purple girl leaning against the statue with an unreadable expression and glanced up at me, grinning widely as I ran up and hugged. “Sunset, it’s been a while. Sorry it took me so long to get here, the map sent me all over freaking Equestria this last week,” Twilight said as she hugged me back. “Lavender, I take it? Hello. Sunset has told me a lot about you.” “Good things I hope.” “Nothing but the best,” Twilight reassured her and looked around unapprovingly at some students glaring at me. “Where is your other friends at?” “Redheart and Cheerilee are inside. Cloudkicker, Trixie and Diamond Tiara are inside as well. How long are you staying?” “Well till we get this resolved. I won’t force you to be friends with the Rainbooms but I will ask you to at least hear them Sunset. For me at least,” Twilight gave me puppy dog eyes and squeezed me. “Please? I do want to at least try to understand why they think it’s you. And the whole talking behind your back.” “There is no good reason,” Lavender grumbled and folded her arms. “They’re all idiots. No good redeeming qualities about them.” I shrugged as we started walking up the steps. I was just hoping to survive the day. For some reason, Diamond Tiara is making me go to the library. Trixie said something about the people who might be framing me will be there. I honestly doubt it’s Scootaloo, Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle. From what Rarity told me, Sweetie is a really innocent sweet girl. Same with Apple Bloom. I gulped again as I pushed the doors open and stepped inside where Cloudkicker and Trixie stood. “I’m going go to find the girls so we can talk,” Twilight said as Trixie gave her a look. “Trixie will come with,” Trixie declared as Twilight looked at me uncertaintly. I nodded in encouragement and she nodded slightly, the two walking off. “Go away Sunset,” someone called out as a group of people stood in front of us and Cloudkicker shifted her weight slightly and stood in front of me protectively. “We don’t want you here.” “Bitch.” “I knew this was a mistake,” I whispered and Lavender squeezed my arm as she glared at the crowd and made a fist. “Don’t do anything, there’s more of them than there is you.” “Uhm who on earth is that?” Lavender muttered to me as a messy green haired girl stood in front of us and pointed a glowing green rock at our classmates and they all collapsed on the ground with a cry. I faintly Identified Roseluck and her sisters, Bulk Biceps and a few others as we all stared in fear at the green haired girl. “I think you should probably run to your class now,” she noted dryly. “They aren’t going to remember confronting you at the doors but they are most likely going to remember wanting to attack you when you get back. It’s pretty smart to get where a teacher is.” “What on earth did you do to them?” Cloudkicker demanded as Roseluck groaned in pain. “Are they going to be hurt forever?” “Erased their memory, duh. Diamond Tiara had a slight feeling someone would get an idea like this so she had me waiting in case. I may not like Sunset much but she doesn’t really deserve a hate mob. And no, they won’t. It will pass in a few short moments.” “What?” I mumbled and stared with wide eyes as the girl shoved the rock in her backpack. “Why don’t you like me? I don’t even know you!” “Oh my God why did I agree to even help you?” The girl sneered and glared at me. “Even before I had the stone, you never noticed me. None of you did. You’re just as bad as them. Why is being the good guy so difficult?” We all stepped back nervously as Stripes advanced on us slowly. I didn’t really know her name so Stripes is her nickname for now. Until I find out her real name of course. “Diamond Tiara knows you?” I demanded as Stripes stopped and her angry look softened slightly as she nodded. “She’s my friend to say the least. My name is Wallflower. Now get to class and forget you ever saw me. You probably were going to in the first place. Just like everyone else. I help them, make sure they remember me helping them and they abandon me. I hate people!” Well, learning her name was easier than just expected. That’s one mystery of today solved I suppose. And I could slightly relate to hating some people. I don’t ever recall seeing Diamond Tiara with her but I faintly remember her saying she had a friend that stayed hidden in the background. And well, now that made a lot of sense. We watched as the girl stormed off and kicked a classmate who tried to throw a book at us in the face. He slammed onto his back and groaned before going limp as Cloudkicker gave me a confused look. “Cloudkicker?” “Yeah Sunset?” “What the hell just happened?” “I’m not entirely sure. But well, I’m starting to think we should take Wallflowers advice and get the hell to class. I’d rather not face down a mob with just the three of us. If we had equal numbers, I might be willing to try. Or maybe we get her stone back here.” Lavender gave a shrug as she nudged the student Wallflower had kicked in the face. “He’s knocked the hell out. I propose we leave him here for someone else to deal with.” “Take him to Redheart please. Say he tripped or something.” “Fine,” Lavender scoffed as she helped him up. “What are you gonna do?” “I’m going to find Wallflower. I’m not entirely sure how I’m just bad as them but I do know no one deserves to feel lonely. And she did just technically save us singlehandedly from a mob.” “True,” Cloudkicker admitted as we watched Lavenders drag our classmate behind her. “Want company?” “No but thanks. This is something I have to do alone.” Cloudkicker nodded after a second. While I did want to find Wallflower, I also wanted to get to class. Preferably before the hate mob gets themselves back together.