//------------------------------// // Shining Armor // Story: Ever wonder what happened in that altenate Equestria High School Uninverse? I did. // by Uncle Knot //------------------------------// Patrol officer Shining Armor drove his cruiser to the bus stop. He didn’t have a choice; the family car had broken down again. He was worried that he was going to be late. He toyed with the idea of using his flashing lights to get their quickly, but that was an obvious breach of the public trust. Nevertheless, he did arrive just as the bus had started discharging its passengers. Some of them were not too pleased to be greeted by the police. Twilight ran across the street and greeted her brother warmly. They retrieved her bags from the bus. Except for the backpack that Twilight had not removed from her shoulders, for when Shining attempted to put into the trunk of the cruiser, Twilight said “Spike is in there, he travels with me”. “Okay, Twily, but you’ll have to travel in the back. Regulations” “But people will think I’ve been arrested” “Yay, but after they get to know you, anyway let’s get you registered at the High School” “So do a lot criminals ride in the back of this?” “No, except for a drunken driver now and then, you’re my first criminal” Twilight noted that the police radio was on, but the scanner made no sounds. “Anything exciting happening around here?” “Well, the front door of our school collapsed the other night. High school antics at a prom dance, I suppose.” “Great, so I not only have to go to a new school, but one that is falling apart” “Maybe you can find out what really happened for me” “A research paper, I can do that” The cruiser pulled into the school parking lot as the school buses left with their cargos of kids, screaming kids, the kids were pointing and screaming at the police cruiser. They were pointing at Twilight. She didn’t like this. What a horrible humiliation to have the entire school think she was a truant student being brought back to the school by the police. They parked the car in the side parking lot. Shining Armor opened the back door for his sister and walked around the building to the main entrance. Two students were working with trowel, laying bricks rebuilding the entrance. A third student with flaming red hair was mixing mortar in a wheel barrow. Shining Armor took in the scene with his trained eye. At least now he had a suspect for the unusual incident that the school was being mysteriously very quiet about. The big hole in the pathway up to the school had already been refilled by ‘volunteers’ according to Principal Celestia. As Shining and his sister walked down the new pathway, the red haired girl looked up and dropped her trowel into the barrow absently. Shining like the sense of fear his uniform might be inspiring. But he could tell she wasn’t looking at him but at Twilight. “What can I do for you, officer?” she asked The other two students working also paused to stare at Twilight. “Just getting my little sister registered for classes, Miss ?” “Shimmer, Sunset Shimmer, class president, recently promoted to construction worker” “Promoted?” “It is my humble duty to serve my fellow students and my school in whatever capacity is needed, officer” then turning to the other students said “Snip, Snails, don’t let this mortar go to waste. I want to welcome our new student and I know that vice Principal Luna would want me to escort her around.” “Okay, this is my sister Twilight” “Twilight Armor?” asked Sunset reading the name tag on officer Armor’s uniform. “Twilight Sparkle” interrupted Twilight, “I’m his step sister” “Of course you are, Twilight Sparkle. I hope we can be the best of friends” “Well, err, sure” responded Twilight “I look forward to introducing you to the others tomorrow” The three walked down the hallway toward the school offices. Sunset leading the way past the library doors just as a somewhat tired and disheveled adult female exited through the doors. “Good afternoon, Miss Cherrilee” said Sunset “Oh” responded Miss Cherrilee, straitening her hair and putting on a broad smile as she saw the adult male with the two girls “good afternoon Sunset, and officer, err, we haven’t meet before officer Armor” “And this is Twilight Sparkle, you HAVEN’T meet her before” “I haven’t met her before, oh, right, hello Miss Sparkle. I’m Miss Cherrilee, the school librarian and sometimes the elementary and junior high school teacher. Is this an official visit officer Armor?’ “No” interrupted Twilight “he is just getting me registered for classes and then we are going home to have dinner with my sister in law, Cadence, his wife” “Oh” The three resumed their journey down the hallway, this time with Twilight walking furiously beside Sunset, dragging Shining in tow. They entered the main office and were greeted by the smiling faces of Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna. Before anyone could speak, Sunset began the introductions; “This is officer Armor and his step sister, Twilight Sparkle and they are here to be registered for classes tomorrow” Luna and Celestia looked at Twilight, then back at each other, then at Sunset, and finally back at Twilight “Luna, will you get the forms? Officer Armor, did you bring a letter of dependency? Oh, good you have it. So Miss Twilight’s parents are going to be in Manila, and she will be staying with you until graduation. So Miss Twilight, I am so glad that Sunset has taken you under her wings. You will be sharing her curriculum for a few days until we can complete your counseling profile. Any questions? No, just remember my door is always open.”