//------------------------------// // Thrown out // Story: Another Chance // by Small Muffin //------------------------------// Sunset ran through the school, far ahead of the girls behind her. She slowed down as she approached one of the schools supply closets, and she quickly put her hand on the door knob and tried to turn it. "Locked!" she said to herself as the knob refused to turn. Pinkie was the first to catch up to her, with the rest of the girls not far behind. "Sunny... What... Why are we..." she gasped, now out of breath again. Sunset pulled out a key from her shoe, and used it to unlock the door. The door burst open, as did Sunset into the room, quickly scanning the closet, before going over to the corner, and moving some of the clutter out of the way. "They're gone," she mumbled. "What's gone?" Gilda and Diamond caught up to them. "What are you looking for Shim?" Gilda asked. Sunset ignored her, and ran back out of the closet, only to be stopped when Gilda grabbed her arm. "Whoa whoa, slow down Shimmer, what's going on?" "There's no time come on!" Pinkie yelled loudly. "Then what is it? What did Bon-Bon just tell you?" Gilda asked. "Ugh, Pinkie can you just explain it to them for me?" Sunset asked annoyed. "Well, I know some of it, but I don't know why we're in front of a supply closet?" Pinkie asked in response. Sunset tried to pull her arm from Gilda's grasp, to no avail. "Can't you make something up?" she asked dryly. "Shimmer, what is it?" Gilda asked again. Sunset gave a sigh, "Let go, and I'll tell you." Gilda let her go, "Alright, I had a small collection of about eighteen baseball bats, and ten sledgehammers in that closet, and now they're all gone," she said quickly, "Well, apart from one hammer," she shook her head, "And you said Dust had a bat, I think she got them from here." "Wait, you just had a bunch of them hidden in here, why?" Diamond asked. "I had some plans for them, but that doesn't really matter anymore." "Wait," Gilda interrupted, "I thought you said even you couldn't get away with smashing someones face in with one of those?" "Oh, no they weren't for that, I had uh..." the last two girls, Fluttershy and Twilight and finally caught up to them, completely out of breath. Sunset looked at Twilight specifically, "...other plans for them," she said weakly. "Alright, so what were you told over the phone?" Gilda asked. Sunset tapped Pinkie on the shoulder, "You know the rest. Explain," she said before she took off down the corridor. Both Diamond and Gilda gave Pinkie their attention, "Bonnie said that she saw Rainbow getting pulled into the Principals office after she attacked Dust with a bat," she said worriedly. "Dash did WHAT?" Gilda yelled. "You heard me, she's headed there now," Pinkie replied. "You're sure that's what happened?" Diamond asked. "That's what she said, I don't wanna believe it but, Bonnie wouldn't just say that!" Pinkie replied. "Right, well I'll just let you get on with that," Gilda said as she turned around and walked past both Twilight and Fluttershy. "Where are you going now?" Tiara asked, running over to her. "I'm just gonna have a chat with Lightning, you lossers have fun now," Gilda waved as she walked away. Pinkie rolled her eyes, "Bye Gil-Gil, should've know you wouldn't wanna help," she mumbled. "Come on, let's go," she said to the others as she ran down the corridor, towards the principals office. Rainbow sat in the principals office, with both Celestia and Luna glaring at her. "So, would you like to explain what you were doing out there, Rainbow?" Luna asked. "She attacked me!" Dash yelled, "I was just minding my own business, and she swung that bat right at my head, only just missing me, I took the bat off her, and then she started screaming like I had hit her. I swear I didn't touch her!" "Oh, this one again..." Luna mumbled. "Do you know how many times I've heard that excuse, Rainbow?" Celestia asked. "It's not an excuse!" The two sisters looked at each other, "Alright, she attacked you, now how do you explain the bruises on her arms then?" Celestia asked. "Well I don't know, she had then when I ran into her, I don't know how they got there!" she said panickingly, "What I wanna know is where she even got that bat to begin with!" "Where she got it from?" Celestia asked, "Where were you fourth period Rainbow?" "I uh... I had a free period then," she lied. She had sports practice, but decided to skip it as an attempt to avoid Lightning. "Because around the end of that period, Vice Principal Luna and I found a load of bats and hammers in one of the supply closets." "So?" "We had some of the football team help us move them, Dust was one of them," she continued, "And she didn't have any bruises on her at the time." "She didn't?" Dash asked. "No, so clearly she was attacked by someone, care to explain that?" Luna asked. "I didn't do it ok!" "Oh, and you think we're going to just let you go now? How dumb do you think we are?" Luna asked. "I know it looks bad, bu-" "We told you, we've this excuse before, quite a few times, so what makes you think we're going to believe you?" Celestia interrupted. "Look, I, I didn't..." Rainbow was at a loss for words. She knew what was about to happen, and it didn't seem like there was a way out of this, "Look, I'll do anything, just don't throw me out!" "Bribery now, is it?" luna asked angrily, "Just who do you think you are?" The door burst open, and a rather angry Sunset stormed in, "Rainbow, what happened!?" "Sunset? What are-" Sunset quickly glared and pointed at Celestia, "Shut up!" she seemed to listen, and Sunset turned her attention back to Rainbow, "What happened!?" "Lightning attacked me just outside the office, and when I took the bat off her, she tried blaming it on me," Rainbow began, "I didn't touch her!" I knew it! Sunset thought, recognizing the excuse as one she had used many a time. "There!" Sunset looked back at the two sisters, "That's what happened, got that?" she asked angrily. "Sunset, get out my office," Celestia said calmly. "Get out? What, so you can throw Rainbow out for something she hasn't done? No!!" Sunset took a quick, deep breath, in an attempt to calm herself down, "Look, do you think Rainbow would really do something like this?" "Are you the kind of person who would stick up for someone else?" Luna asked sternly, "No, and yet here you are." "Alright, this is an excuse that I've used over and over with you, and every single time, you let me off the hook," Sunset began, "So what makes this different?" she asked, "Why would you let me off the hook over and over again, yet the moment someone else does it, you don't give it a second thought!" The two of them didn't answer. "It's because you're scared of me aren't you?" Sunset asked, "Just like everyone else in this school, you're terrified of me!" she stated. "Get out Sunset," Celestia said. "You two wanna know something?" Sunset began to walk around the desk, "I have been effectively running this school for two and a half years now, and all I've done is basically raise hell, and cause problems for everyone here, but I've still been doing a better job than you two have!" Pinkie and the rest of the girls arrived at the office, "Dashie! What's going on?" Pinkie asked worriedly. "You two are the biggest jokes of the entire school, you know that!?" Sunset continued, as her anger grew and grew, "You don't ever do anything to anybody around here! You just sit here and do nothing like the pathetic people you both are!" "I said, get out," Celestia repeated. "Oh please, you really think I'm going to do that?" Sunset asked as she leaned down closer to Celestia. "You're delusional if you think for a second that I'm going to-" Out of seemingly nowhere, Celestia quickly brought her right arm up, and slapped Sunset's face hard, silencing her. "Are you deaf, Sunset? I said get out!" she demanded. "Did you just..." Sunset began, but was unable to finish. Celestia stood up out of her chair, "Quiet!" she demanded. "How dare you speak to me like that, Sunset. Now I know that I've let you get away with a lot of things, but I've finally reached my breaking point with you!" "What do you mean?" Sunset asked. "I mean if you want me to do something, then fine, I'll start with you," Celestia began, "Sunset Shimmer, you are hereby expelled from Canterlot High School!" The whole room was silent, ever Luna was shocked, "Since it's the end of the day, I'll allow you tomorrow to clear out your locker, and say your goodbyes, though with your attitude I'm sure that list is pretty empty, isn't it?" "...I'm..." Sunset stuttered, unable to reply. "What's wrong, no comment?" Celestia asked, "Good, now get out!" Twilight pushed her way past Pinkie, and into the office, "But Miss, with all due respect, don't you think that's a bit extreme?" "You?" Celestia glared at Twilight, "And you can take you're friend with you when you leave. If she's a friend of yours, then I don't want her here." she turned her glare back to Sunset, "Now get out of my office, Sunset, and get out of my school!" "It's about time..." Sunset muttered as she made her way out the room, and over to the other girls. "What about Rainbow?" Pinkie asked. Celestia turned to Dash, "You may go," she said. "Am... Am I expelled too?" she asked weakly. "I said you may go, and I recommend you do before I change my mind!" Dash quickly got up, and joined the girls outside, as Pinkie closed the door. Luna looked at her sister, "What took you so long?" she asked. "Luna, could you leave me alone for a while?" Celestia asked slightly calmer. "Are... Are you alright?" Luna asked. "I will be, I just need to clear my head," Celestia said, her voice once again calm. Luna slowly made her way to the door, before opening it, leaving the room, and closing it. Celestia sat back down in her chair, and slumped over her desk, as the end of school bell went off.