//------------------------------// // This is Your School // Story: Equestria Girls: Secrets Beyond the Stars // by GoldenGoomba900 //------------------------------// Principal Celestia was in her office, reading one of the hundreds of confiscated comic books she'd gathered over the years. "Oh Mane-iac, if only the world in there appreciated you like I do..." with the knock on the door, she quickly hid the piece of graphic literature in her desk. "Y-yes, come in? Oh, it's just you Flash." she voiced her disappointment, taking the comic back out again and beginning to read. "Flash, I appreciate everything you do for this school, but I will not go out with you." Flash blinks, completely confused. "Actually I was gonna tell you an inspector has shown up." The principal didn't seem to actually realize what Flash has said until Inapan entered the room. Tossing her comic aside, Principal Celestia immediately got to her feet and adjusted her suit to look more proper. "Inspector!" she said in a far more professional tone of voice. "It's a pleasure to meet you Miss?" Celestia grabbed the girl's hand and shook it vigorously. "Princess... Princess Inapan." she took her hand back, slightly creeped out by the Principal's reaction. "I've come to inspect the culture and abilities of your kind." "Why, yes, but of course! We weren't expecting an inspection so soon after the last one though. Could you maybe give us a little bit of time to get the students and faculty prepared?" "No, no, just let me see the average goings on of your domain. Sentry will escort me." "I will?" "He will? Oh yes, you will Flash!" she looked at Flash, chuckling somewhat nervously. "Flash, show Princess around the school, and make sure she knows what it's like to be a Wondercolt!" she gave Flash the look that said "do it or else you'll be in detention for the rest of your life." "Yes ma'am!" As Flash left the room with Inapan, Celestia sighed and returns to her seat, opening her bottom drawer, and take out a small package of cupcakes. "I think I need some time off..." she mumbled to herself as she began comfort eating. It was lunch time at Canterlot High as students piled out of classes to eat whatever would be put on their plates. One rather unpleasant student had described the situation as "feeding time at the zoo" before he was transferred to a boarding school. As Inapan entered the cafeteria she had a similar thought, Flash went around the room introducing her to people while she took out a strange device that clicked and whirred like a geiger counter. Inapan followed until Flash lead her to Twilight Sparkle and company, at which point the strange device began giving a loud, shrieking siren, drawing the attention of everyone in the room, much to Inapan's horror. She ran away, Flash following as the girls just sat at their table, confused. "...So, what just happened?" Applejack asked. "I think she was inspecting us." Twilight said, slightly worried. "I used a similar device when I researched your school, remember?" "That's not good." Shimmer retorted. "Do you think she's planning something?" "She has to be." Rainbow Dash muttered, unhappily. "But there's not another competition for months, so she can't be figuring us for ringers." "Flash told the other tables she was an inspector. She looks a bit young, doesn't she?" Rarity chimed in. "I think it's just because she's short. Even with those heels!" Pinkie thought aloud. "Whatever it is, we should follow them. It might be related to the green light!" Spike said from the confines of Twilight's backpack. "Spike's right, we need to investigate... after school." Sunset reminded them, leading to unhappy mumblings and reluctant agreements. For the rest of the school day, the girls had their heads out of their work and into the woods. The mysterious girl, her unusual machine, and the glowing green lights all spun around in their minds... well, except for Spike. Spike was too busy playing with a stuffed toy Twilight had given him. But the rest of them were all thinking, to be sure! Pinkie wondered about the Alien worlds, what they ate, what they drank, and if they had celebrations. Applejack wondered about the stories from her family: cattle mutilation, crop-circles, and abductions. Rainbow thought of the Alien physique, how strong and fast they were. Sunset Shimmer wondered if they knew a way back into Equestria, or if they even knew there was an Equestria, et cetera. The moment classes ended the 7 of them ran out the front door and to the forests, hoping to find out who or what laid within. Inapan's notes: By the kings above! Those girls were filled to the BRIM with energy! I just shudder to imagine what had happened if I'd not been wearing my protective suit. The entire school was filled with this energy but they... they were radiating it. How are these creatures not falling over dead when this is clearly an unnatural source!? More data must be collected.