//------------------------------// // Magic and a Showcase // Story: Highschool Harmonies // by Yappyjack //------------------------------// "WHAT?!" Harmony exclaimed. "Yep, that's why." Rarity stated flatly. "Wait wait wait! Are you saying that there's a magical portal in front of the school, that leads to a magical land called Equestria? And there's a magical princess pony called Twilight Sparkle A.K.A. the Princess of Magic, who defeated Sunset Shimmer when she was a power crazed luna-tic, no offense, and you all were quote on quote 'infected' by this 'Equestrian Magic' and you gained pony ears, tails, and wings!?!?" Harmony exclaimed. "That...pretty much sums it up." Sunset replied. "T-this...this is crazy!" Harmony said. "Yes it is..." Pinkie Pie said. "but it's also true!" "No...way!" Harmony said. "Uh, yes way." Rainbow said. Harmony breathed heavily, she couldn't believe it, and suddenly one question zipped through her brain: "ARE THESE PEOPLE SANE?!?!?!" "Are you alright sugarcube?" Applejack asked with a little concern. Harmony fainted. "Well..." Rainbow Dash sighed. "I saw that one coming." "Well if you did, why did you not care to TELL US?!" Rarity asked. Rainbow chuckled. "'Cause it's more fun!" The whole group face-palmed. (Save RD) "Why don't we get some water and wake her up?" Sunset asked. "OH! I'll get the water!" Pinkie exclaimed before she zoomed off. In one second she was back with a big cup of water. Applejack and Rainbow grabbed Harmony and brought her outside. Pinkie splashed the cup of water and Harmony's face, which caused to her to wake up breathing heavily. "Okay...I...must have...been dreaming, because I thought I heard you guy say that you were somehow magical...or, something like that..." Harmony stuttered as she woke up. "Nope, you heard right!" Pinkie answered. "Okay...I think I got it, but just in case...tell me the whole thing again I wasn't listening." Harmony said. "Okay..." Pinkie paused and inhaled deeply before saying: "There'samagicalportalinfrontoftheschool,thatleadstoamagicallandcalledEquestria!Andthere'sa magicalprincessponycalledTwilightSparkleA.K.A.thePrincessofMagic,whodefeatedSunsetShimmerwhenshewasapowercrazedluna-tic,nooffense,andwewerequoteon quote'infected'bythis'EquestrianMagic'andwegainedponyears,tails,andwings!!!" While Harmony and Sunset Shimmer stared at Pinkie Pie like they had seen a ghost, Rainbow Dash and Applejack shrugged unsurprised. "How? In the name of cinnamon buns, did she say that in five-point-three seconds?!" Harmony asked. "O...Kay, that's just...impossible." Sunset said. "You can't say that anymore silly." Pinkie Pie replied taping Sunset on the nose. "So I have one thing to ask..." Harmony said. "Just one? Really?" Pinkie asked. "Well, for now." Harmony replied. "Sunset Shimmer was a, power-crazed-luna-tic? I can't even imagine, she seems so nice." Harmony smiled at the fiery-haired girl. "Well...the whole reason that their magical is because...I went through the portal when it opened and I stole Twilight's crown." Sunset answered. "Her crown was magical, and as implied, she was the Element of magic..." Sunset received a curious look from Harmony. "I'll explain later. The crown would have given me the power to take over the school and Equestria, but fate had something else in mind... -~*~- "Sorry it had to be this way..." Sunset Shimmer paused as she teleported in front of the mirror. "Princess." With that, Sunset jumped through mirror, not knowing that her plan, had already been foiled. A young girl sat by a statue at a school, her Animal Shelter fliers strewn about. She was crying, why did no-one want to volunteer? Animals needed help, and no-one even cared! *BONK!* "Ouch!" The young girl exclaimed, something had hit her. It was a crow, but not just a everyday, ordinary crow, it was the Fall Formal Crown. It was gold with a pink, six-pointed star at the top. "How do that get there?" She thought. "No matter, I'd better take it to Principal Celestia!" -~*~- "Thank you Flutteshy." Principal Celestia said. "But...where did you get it?" She asked "It was in the front, I was just sitting by the statue, and it hit me in the head!" Fluttershy replied. "Hmmm..." Celestia trailed off. "Okay, thank you though." "No problem!" Fluttershy smiled. Fluttershy exited the office, not knowing that Sunset Shimmer was about to get on to her... -~*~- "So Fluttershy found the crown and returned it to Principal Celestia, thus ruining your plan?" Harmony asked. "Yes." Sunset replied. "But Twilight followed me through the portal, and that changed every thing..." -~*~- "How dare you speak yo her that way!" "What did you say?!" "I said, how dare you speak yo her that way!" "You must be new here, I can speak to anyone, anyway I want." Sunset walked away after glaring at a student, which caused him to hide inside his locker. -~*~- "Twilight followed you thought the portal and stood up for the students in the school?" Harmony asked. "Yes, and she also was the one to bring the school together against me, but what she did helped me to see the light, and she let her friends teach me about friendship." Sunset replied. "I'll never forget that day, the day everything started to change..." -~*~- "The crown may be one your head Sunset Shimmer, but you cannot wield it, because you do not posses the most powerful magic of all! The Magic of Friendship!" The friends bang together creating the shape of a heart. A rainbow shot into the shy before starting a swift decent down toward Demon Sunset Shimmer, hitting her. "What. Is. Happening?!" "Here and in Equestria, it is the only Magic that can truly unite us all!" A smaller version of the rainbow shot out hitting the zombie-fied students and breaking the spell on then as well as the demon forms of Snips and Snails. When the light disappeared, the six lie on the ground, and Sunset lie in a large crater. -~*~- "Woah! That must have been cool!" Harmony exclaimed. "Cool? IT. WAS. AWESOME!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed. "We had ears and tails, and then Twilight, Fluttershy, and I had wings, and it was so awesome!" "Calm down there Rainbow." Applejack said. "So what happened at the Fall Formal that night?" Harmony asked. "Well..." Rarity began. "Twilight got her crown back, and she got to dance with her crush, and yeah it was fun." Rarity said with a memorable expression. She suddenly received a glare from the other girls. "What?!" Rarity asked. "She asked, I answered." "Ahem, Rarity, you uh...could of left a part out there." Applejack said. Rarity looked as if she didn't know until Applejack gave a 'You-Know-What-I'm-Talking-About' look. "Oh...right...sorry." Rarity said. "What?" Harmony asked. "Like...we thought you be curious as to who Twilight's cru-" Pinkie Pie was cut off by a hand covering her mouth. Rainbow glared at her. "Are you like, trying to embarrass Twilight?!" Pinkie responded with a shake of her head. "Then shut-up!" Rainbow said through clenched teeth. "What's the big deal? I wasn't gonna ask." Harmony said. " Besides, I'm not into boys, I like music and dancing and drawing and other stuffs. I'm not into mushy stuff like that." "I sooooooooooooooooooooo agree!" Rainbow Dash said. "Anyway...I had better be gettin' home." Harmony said. "Sunset, would you like to join my family for dinner?" "Sure, why not...just please don't tell them about my past as CHS, I would hate for them to think of me as a bad influence." Sunset replied. "Okay then." Harmony answered. With that, the girls said goodbye as Harmony and Sunset left. Back at Harmony's house, the boxes were not as numerous, but they were still there. "~Moooom, I home and I brought Sunset Shimmer!" Harmony yelled. "Oh! One moment dear!" Tabitha yelled. When Harmony's mom managed to fumble into the room she smiled at Sunset. "Hello Sunset, I'm Miss Tabitha. How are you this evening?" Tabitha asked. "I doing well, how are you?" Sunset replied. "I doing fine, I'm living amongst the world of boxes, but I'm just dandy!" Tabitha replied cheerfully. "So, do your parents know that you're here tonight?" "No, because there're not here." Sunset hung her head. "Oh! I'm sorry, did I hit the touchy subject?" Tabitha asked with worry. "No..." Sunset replied. "it's fine." "Okay then." Tabitha said. "So, I heard you go to church with your other friends." Sunset nodded. "Yeah, I have to leave a hour before it starts though." "Why?" Tabitha asked. "I have to walk...well most of the time." Sunset replied. " Ever once and a while, Rarity's parents come to pick me up." "Oh dear! Well, we're going to check out the church that you guys go to, so maybe we could take you." Tabitha said. "We do have room in the car." "Cool!" Sunset exclaimed. "I would like that, thank you!" "No problem!" Tabitha replied. John walked in the door at that point and smiled at his wife and daughter. "Well now, it looks like I have some one else to meet." He said. "Yes Dad, this is Sunset Shimmer!" Harmony replied cheerfully. "Well hello there, Sunset Shimmer." John said shaking her hand. "How are you?" "I'm wonderful!" Sunset replied. "Good!" John said. "Now then, why don't we get some dinner started, I'm hungry!" "Well that's better than being hangry!" Harmony said with a smile. "Ha ha very funny, stinker!" John said ruffling his daughter's hair. "What's hangry?" Sunset asked. "Hungry and angry." Harmony replied. "Ooooh!" Sunset said before she started giggling. For dinner, they had ravioli, with Hawaiian rolls. Sunset enjoyed every moment of it, she had never tasted such good food. When eight-o-clock rolled around, Tabitha and Harmony drove Sunset home. They were shocked that she lived in an apartment, but to Sunset, it was home sweet home. Harmony wanted to do something for Sunset, she was a truly blessed girl when Sunset barely had anything. Suddenly, it hit her. "Mom...I wanna by get Sunset a Bible." Harmony said. "Doesn't she have one?" Tabitha asked. "No ma'am, I know it isn't much, but I would like to get one for her." Harmony replied. "Well maybe we can go tomorrow and by her one." Tabitha said with a smile. "Thanks Mom!" Harmony said. "You're welcome, and I'm sure Sunset will too. Good night Harmony." Tabitha said. "Good night Mom!" Harmony said. Tabitha turned off the light and Harmony cheerfully drifted off to sleep. -~*~- The next morning Harmony got up and asked if they could pick Sunset up for school, Tabitha gladly said yes. As they swung by, they found Sunset leaving. Tabitha drove up and rolled down the window. "Need a ride there miss pretty?" Tabitha asked with a smile. "...Sure!" Sunset exclaimed. The girls talked in the back as they drove along. When they got there Harmony and Sunset got out. "Thanks for the ride Miss Tabitha!" Sunset said. "Your welcome!" Tabitha replied. "Love you Mom! Bye!" Harmony yelled as Tabitha pulled out of the parking space and waved. "Bye girls, have fun!" Tabitha called as she drove out. Harmony turned to Sunset. "So, what class do you have this morning?" "I have..." Sunset looked at her schedule." It says 'Meeting in the Gym'." Sunset replied. "Me too...I wonder why?" Harmony said. "Because Principal Celestia and Vice-Princeipal Luna have a surprise for the whole school!" A voice said behind them. Harmony and Sunset turned to see Pinkie Pie and the others. "How do you know?" Harmony asked. "Well..." Pinkie began before pointing to the words on the schedule. "it doesn't say why does it?" "No but...well she does have a point." Sunset said. "Well what are we waiting for? Lets go find out what it is already!" Rainbow Dash spoke up. "Yeah, lets go." Harmony said. They went to the gym with the other students. And found that it surely was a surprise! "Students here at CHS..." Celeste addressed the crowd. " we are please to announce that this year we will be hosting a High School Musical Showcase!"