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// The Dazzling Past 
// Story: Knight of the Heart 
// by Neroson40 
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The Dazzling Past
The next time Flash and I were anywhere near each other, he had me sit at his table. He and his bandmates were very nice to me, but then I got a little worried. What if my very being here was enough to change my future? Across the lunchroom I saw those human friends of Twilight’s that I saw before I wound up here in this time period. Time didn’t seem to affect them in the past seventeen years, they looked just as they did when I last saw them, only dressed younger and styled differently. Then the doors swung open and I heard very… sensual…singing.
“Guys, cover your ears!” I whispered only afterwards realizing how stupid the warning might’ve been for my time.
“What?” Flash asked.
“Never mind.” I wanted everything to go as it did before I got there. So they ignored my warning, but while everyone else started fighting with each other only two groups stayed quiet. Twilight’s human friends and my table to be exact. Oh no.
“Let’s get out of here before they stop singing!” I told Flash. He hesitantly agreed and he and his buddies left the cafeteria with me in the lead.
“Okay, What was that about!?” Flash asked.
“Something’s wrong,” I said. “You guys were supposed to be hypnotized with everyone else in the cafeteria, the only exceptions were supposed to be Twilight’s friends.”
“You mean Sunset Shimmer and the Rainbooms?”
“I guess, I didn’t really get a chance to meet them all. Anyway, let’s get out of here before anyone realizes something’s off.”
“Why!?” one of Flash’s Friends, Blueburst asked. “We have information! We need to report this to Principal Celestia!”
“For one thing, that might alter things worse. Second, that didn’t work when the Rainbooms did it!”
“Then what do we do?”
“Try to blend in, and act mad at Twilight and the girls.”
“What!?” Flash exclaimed.
“I’ll tell you why later.” We were walking unwittingly towards the statue of the Wondercolt mascot in the courtyard. Sunset Shimmer and the Rainbooms were hanging around it, as if waiting for something… or someone. “Guys we gotta go!”
“What? Why?” Sunlit Torch asked.
“I think Twilight’s coming and you guys can’t be here when she does.” It was obvious that being separated from Twilight was hurting Flash, but he understood. We all walked away. I turned around just in time to see Twilight come out of the statue’s pedestal with Spike not too far behind.

“So how did I act towards Twilight before you interfered in this?” Flash asked. “Involuntarily, I mean.”
“You were mad that she was trying to steal your thunder, not understanding that she wanted to shut down the Battle of the Bands rather than being a part of it in the first place.”
“That’ll be tough to pull off, We’re a band, not an acting troupe.”
“We?” I asked.
“Welcome to the Sentries, Champ.” Blueburst said. “Of course you could decline, but you’re an honorary member of the band now.”
“Thank you,” I said. “But even if I did join how would I play without both hands?” I waved my right hand, which was in the cast that Flash told me to keep on for reasons that he wouldn’t share.
“Equipment Management?” Flash suggested. Couldn’t argue with that.
“Equipment Management,” I agreed.  After that got squared away I noticed seven girls outside the shop. Sunset Shimmer, Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Applejack, and Fluttershy were coming to the Soda Shoppe… oh dear… my fears were quenched when they went to a table without noticing us for a second. I got up, the Sentries followed suit and we left when they noticed how agitated I was.
“What’s wrong?” Flash asked.
“My arm’s hurting now,” I said.