This was it. The final stretch. All the Crusaders and I needed to do was walk casually up to the two guards and hand them the letter. Seems easy right? Not exactly. My heart was punching a hole in my chest as my blood circulated at a fast-paced speed. My hands shivered hysterically , barely able to keep a grasp on the fragile letter I was holding. I was afraid I was going to have a heart attack right then and there. Scootaloo and Applebloom on the other hand were fearless as they skipped proudly down the halls towards the outside quad where the statue was located.
In the distance, we spotted the white, carved statue beaming proudly in front of the school. Atop it, a marble horse posed gallantly, as if it was preparing to charge every last one of us students. The sun's rays reflected off the massive sculpture in the middle of this wide stretch of land. Below this grand decor, however, were two muscle packed, intimidating police officers. They completely disrupted the harmonic mood in the school. Hopefully, their presence would disappear today.
Suddenly, we heard footsteps clicking down the halls, and muffled voices approaching at a fast pace. In a heartbeat, we all filed into an abandoned classroom to eavesdrop on the conversation. Much to our dismay, it was Diamond Tiara, and Principal Celestia.
"You're going to punish them, right?" Diamond Tiara questioned.
"Without question." answered Celestia. "No student here will forge my signature without consequences. Thank you for bringing this evidence to my attention, Diamond."
"No problem. Those crusaders should think twice when using a copy machine."She said. That was the last thing we heard before they we're out of earshot.
My heart sunk. I could already fell the pressure and adrenaline kicking in, filling my stomach with anxiousness.
" Well, I guess we tried ya'll." said Applebloom. The tone in her voice was tinted with disappointment.
"YOU'RE STOPPING NOW?!" asked Scootaloo, shock engulfing her expression.
"Well, obviously we can't continue now." I explained."We will get expelled if we attempt this."
"But If we don't, we'll still get expelled!!!" she shouted."Either way, we're in trouble, so why not take a risk and go for it?"
"Scoot, what would our siblings say about this if we continued on with this?" Applebloom added. Scootaloo had to think this over for a while before she could come up with a valid counter-arguement.
"I don't care." She finally said." It's now or never right now. If we don't do this, Sweetie Belle's dreams will be crushed, and we'll miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity. We have one shot."
"I'm in." I announced." We'll never get another chance to go through with this, so our best option is to finish what we started.
What was I saying! This is a risk I am NOT willing to take. Why was I taking it? It was beyond my grasp right now, for I had already agreed to it.
"I guess I have no choice but to follow through with this." Applebloom said, defeated.
"Well it's settled then! Let's go Canterlot Crusaders!"
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Careful to avoid confrontation with any teachers, the three of us snuck down the remainder of the halls. Though we nearly bumped into Trixie and the vending machine, we all managed to get to the front door unharmed.
Scootaloo, bravest of all of us, was the first to skip out towards the statue. Beforehand, she volunteered to hand the letter we had created to the guards. She didn't exactly have a choice, though, for both me and Applebloom chickened out of the job. As she made her way towards the middle of the area, a few students that lounged outside watched in suspense. Ever since the two security guards came on campus, nobody had any intention to step foot onto the pavement leading towards the statue, so Scootaloo was really a showstopper at the moment.
Because we were distanced from the statue, Applebloom and I couldn't hear anything Scootaloo or the guards were saying. All we witnessed were brief mouth movements, and exchanges of looks.
Sweat raced down my forehead as I watched in utter fear. The seconds ticked away, inch by inch, minute by minute, tick by tick. Anxiety was playing a cruel trick on me. After what seemed like several hours, the guards finally strolled off into the distance, got into their cars, and drove away without a care in the world.
Though I wanted to scream and shout at our clever victory, something interrupted my silent celebration. I heard a strange clicking noise above me, and a flash of light cross my vision. When I looked up to see what it was, what hung there gave me a tiny heart attack. It was a security camera.
Before me and Applebloom knew it, we heard footsteps clanking down the hallways at a fast paced speed.
At that very moment, we knew there was no time to waste. Our only instinct was this...
"RUN!!!!!!"
The two of us sprinted towards Scootaloo, unaware that Principal Celestia and Luna had already gotten to the door, and were running towards the expanse. Scoots saw us running for our lives, and immediately threw herself into the portal. her entrance caused a reaction of multicolored sparkles to burst into the air, signaling that she had gone through.
At a time like this, I was shamed that I was the least athletic of the three of us. I panted furiously, unable to catch my breath. Everything around me was a blur. I could only hear aggresive shouting, and could see a white silhouette in the distance, calling my name. As I sprinted my way towards the statue, a yellow blur disappeared, followed by another burst of color. Applebloom.
Knowing I was the last crusader left in the dimension, I threw my self forward. Instead of shooting myself through the silver transparent portal before me, I got a face full of concrete. I fell to the ground, unable to keep my balance. I thought it was over, that Principal Luna and Celestia were going to expel me. Their silhouettes loomed over me as I put my hands up in surrender. That's when a yellow hand grabbed my ankle, and pulled me into an unidentifiable substance.
In that moment, I was blinded by a multitude of spinning colors. I could feel a tingling sensation all over my body, numbing my limbs. A sense of confusion overtook me, as my my spiraled out of control. It felt like hours, days, years, I couldn't tell. Then all of it stopped, and everything went black.