//------------------------------// // Chapter 1- School // Story: Friendship Academy // by Dusk_Writer //------------------------------// -Rainbow Dash's POV- *Beep.* *Beep.* *Bee—* "Ugh." I groaned as I slammed the alarm clock on my bedside table. I rubbed my eyes to get a clear view of the clock. It read 7:03 AM. ... 7:03 AM. The thought processed in my mind. "I'M LATE!" I shouted as I sprinted out of bed and quickly ran towards my bathroom to get ready. I blinked and stopped halfway. "Wait. Since when did I care about going to school on time? Huh, egghead personality must be rubbing off on me." I shrugged and entered the bathroom. After a quick shower, I took my backpack and hurried to school. Within minutes I reached Canterlot Academy. Being the fastest does come at an advantage. I panted as I came to a stop, I entered the building and quickly went to my first class, Maths. Gosh, I HATE Maths. It's like the king of boring subjects. I entered the class as Ms. Cheerilee was in the middle of the lesson. "…So that equals—" Ms. Cheerilee noticed me and glared at me. "You're late." I shrugged. "Geez, I overslept. What's the big deal?" I nonchalantly said. Some students snickered. Meanwhile, Ms. Cheerilee was far from amused, so she glared harder. "Okay, okay. It won't happen again." I grumbled, rolling my eyes. "Hmph. It better not, Miss Dash. Now please take your seat." She demanded, obviously controlling her anger. "Yeah, yeah." I muttered under my breath and sat next to Twilight. She smiled widely while I prepared for intense boredom. At that moment, Twilight spoke up. "This is gonna be fun." I sighed. "Yeah. 'Fun'." I said with sarcasm. [Time skip to lunch (cause I know u don't want a math lecture X3)] -Rarity's POV- I entered the cafeteria and took my food from Granny Smith. I looked around, finding my friends. When I saw them, I headed towards the table they were sitting at. As soon as I sat down, I quickly spotted Pinkie headed this way. "Hello darling, how was your day?" I asked her as she sat down next to me. "Hey, Rarity, it was great! I even got on the cheerleading team. GO, CANTERLOT WONDERCOLTS! WOO!" she screamed out enthusiastically. "That's wonderful, Pinkie dear, but could you please speak a little quieter?" I asked. "I believe we're disturbing other students." She looked around and saw a few curious eyes on them. "Oh, uh, sorry." She spoke rather sheepishly. "Oh, it's quite alright, darling." I smiled. "Yo, Rares. Yo, Pinks." Rainbow Dash said calmly as she sat across us with her lunch. "Hello, Rainbow, dear." I greeted her. "Hey, Dashie!" Pinkie waved. "So, Rainbow, I heard from Twilight about your oversleeping incident." I smirked. "Egghead told you, huh?" She sighed. "Fine, I overslept. It's not like I ever cared." I chuckled at her carefree attitude. Eventually, the rest of the girls joined us. After a while of chatting, we agreed that we would later have a sleepover at Pinkie's place. But they were oblivious to someone stalking them from the shadows, observing and planning…… -Fluttershy's POV- "Where am I?" I questioned as I looked around. The last thing I remembered, I was at Canterlot High. My friends and I planned on having a sleepover at Pinkie's, but I didn't know if I'd be available. After that I headed home, had lunch, bought food for Angel Bunny, had dinner and lastly went to sleep. …Wait a minute. SLEEP! I'm dreaming! But... Where am I? Oh, I could be trapped here forever and ever! I would never get to see my friends or any cute critters and it would be horrible! A evil laugh suddenly echoed out, sending shivers through my spine. "W-Who are you? What do you want with me?" I questioned meekly. Come on, Fluttershy! I thought. You need to toughen up, just like Discord said. I blushed at the thought of him. "Oh, hello, Fluttershy, I'm just greeting an old friend." Someone - or something - greeted with venom in its voice. "Old friend? B-but I don't know you." I was greatly confused.The voice laughed again, "Oh, Fluttershy, always the kind one, eh? Don't tell me you forgot an old face?" I whimpered. "What do you want with me?" I asked desperately. "Oh nothing, nothing at all..." The voice paused. "...JUST THE PATHETIC LOVE AND FEAR INSIDE OF YOU!" It screamed out. I screamed. "TO SUCK IT RIGHT OUT OF YOU!!" The voice continued, screaming even louder. "...…Your death is drawing closer, my dear." "Playing with emotions is one of my favourite parts, but not as much as seeing you suffer!" The voice laughed. "Now, to stop you from telling your fellow friends, we'll have to forget this.. 'dream' now, hmm?" The voice then screamed out once more. "FORGET EVERYTHING, AND LET THE HORRORS HAUNT YOU!!!" …At that moment, everything faded to black. I woke up panting with sweat all over my body. What.. What just happened? Why do I feel so uneasy? I don't remember anything. Was it a nightmare? Aren't you supposed to remember most nightmares? It's rare that you forget them, but why do all I remember is a voice? A dark voice... trying to scare me. Or was it? Was it just my imagination playing tricks on me? Or was I being scared for no reason again? I mean, I'm even afraid of my own shadow. I'm never gonna forget that. Should I tell the girls? I wouldn't want to worry them for no reason...… Maybe I'm over-exaggerating. I'll just go back to sleep. I sighed and laid down on my bed. Once again, I drift into a dreamless sleep, with the evil laugh still echoing at the back of my head…