It was a bright sunny day at Canterlot High. Everyone was happy because for two months there had been no evil monster.
"Hi ya!" Rainbow Dash practiced her karate on the middle of school grounds. Sunset Shimmer was texting Twilight Sparkle because they had upgraded the book to a pair of cellphones using magic.
"Are you sure you don't want to give it a try?" Rainbow asked Sunset, tugging at the red mask around her face. "Karate is fun!"
"You're not even referencing the right type of martial arts," Sunset responded, her eyes glued to the screen. "They practice ninjitsu."
"... Shut up!"
"Fine." Sunset smiled as she put her phone down. "I'll give it a try!"
"Sunset Shimmer!" Sunset and Rainbow froze as they heard a familiar voice. When they turned around, they saw three familiar people walking their way.
"... Shut up," Rainbow gawked.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the school, Pinkie Pie and Rarity were playing against Tennis Match and Lyra Heartstrings at a game of tennis. While neither Rarity or Lyra were particularly skilled, both Pinkie and Tennis posses excellent skills and had tied the game up.
"PONY POWER UP!" Pinkie Pie screamed, slamming her racket at the ball. She got her pony tail and pony ears and scored a lot of points.
"No fair!" Tennis Match whined while Rarity and Lyra looked at Pinkie in shock.
"Pinkie, how did you do that, darling?" Rarity asked curiously.
"No way!" Tennis Match interrupted. "I need to do that, too! PONY POWER UP!" She mimicked Pinkie Pie and ears and a tail sprouted our of her short green hair too.
"I'm so jealous!" Lyra complained.
Finally, on the other side of campus, Applejack and Fluttershy were practicing archery.
"This is so fun!" Fluttershy exclaimed, drawing her bow. Applejack winked at her.
"I told ya it would be fun to pick up a sport!" Suddenly just as she released her apple-themed arrow, Principal Celestia walked outside.
"Applejack! Fluttershy!" she exclaimed. "I've decided to host another school event, the Friendship Game! I know you two are really popular and magical so try to keep the evil spirits away from this one, alright?" She winked. Applejack and Fluttershy gasped.
"Of course, Principal Celestia!" Applejack assured her. "We'll go tell Sunset Shimmer right away!"
"You don't think she meant a parody of the Hunger Games, do you?" Fluttershy asked as they ran away. Applejack didn't answer her.
When they got to Sunset Shimmer, they were surprised Pinkie and Rarity were also there, dragging along Lyra Heartstrings and Tennis Match. Tennis Match and Pinkie had pony ears, which was weird.
"Why are they here?" Tennis Match yelled.
"Who?" Applejack asked.
"Applejack! Fluttershy!" Rainbow Dash cried. "The Dazzlings are back!"
"What?!" Fluttershy and Applejack exclaimed at the same time. They moved to see Adagio Dazzle, Sonata Dusk, and Aria Blaze standing next to Sunset Shimmer. Aria looked grumpy, Sonata looked pouty, and Adagio looked uncomfortable.
"They say they're sorry," Sunset explained.
"Actually, we just need money!" Sonata cut in. Aria grabbed her.
"Shut up, Sonata," she growled. The six friends looked at each other, then at the Dazzlings, then at the girls who weren't in their group.
"See ya later!" Pinkie Pie waved at Tennis Match and Lyra, who were obviously displeased. They grumbled as they left the conversation.
"Should we give them a second chance?" Rarity questioned.
"Who votes yes?" Sunset asked, raising her hand. Pinkie Pie and Rarity raised their hands. Applejack, and Rainbow Dash glared at them. Fluttershy looked down at her archery-outfit sandals. Sunset Shimmer sighed
"We're helping them, alright?"
"Yay!" Sonata clapped her hands.
"You won't regret this," Adagio told Sunset with a little smirk.
~
Meanwhile, ten girls and a dude stood alone in an alleyway.
"Okay guys," said a girl with dark blue hair and vivid yellow eyes. "Even though we're not magical beings, I think we should get magic anyways."
"Good idea," agreed the one dude.
"Very good idea," added another girl approvingly.
"But how will we do it?" queried another girl with luminous green eyes.
"We'll become a soccer team!" suggested a small girl with curly indigo hair.
"Perfect idea," agreed the first girl. "And I'll be team captain."
~
Meanwhile, human Twilight came and became the tenth member of the group. This is mostly how the exchange went.
"You look just like our friend from an alternate dimension!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed when she showed up.
"You look like my girlfriend from another dimension!" Flash Sentry added.
"Twilight isn't your girlfriend!" Rarity accused him. "She friend zoned you, remember?" Then Flash went off into a corner and cried to himself because nobody liked him.
"Be our friend?" Sunset Shimmer asked, holding a hand out to Twilight. She shrugged.
"I've spent my entire life studying magic because a tattoo on mg arm told me to. I've seen weirder." She grabbed Sunset Shimmer's hand.
"That's so sweet!" Sonata exclaimed.
"I have to admit I agree with you," Aria added.
"What's sweet?" Adagio asked, confused.
"We're a group of eleven people now!" Applejack exclaimed. "This calls for a party!"
"We forgot about pony Twilight!" Rainbow Dash yelled, waving a salad tong in the air. "In the name of ninjitsu, we must bring her to our Sportsapalooza party!"
"Here here!" Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack, Sonata Dusk, Aria Blaze, Human Twilight, Pinkie Pie, Adagio Dazzle, and Sunset Shimmer yelled.