//------------------------------// // Part 1 // Story: Blueberry Pie // by ImNoPony //------------------------------// Episode 1A: Blueberry Pie Canterlot High, a bright school with bright students. While it's a place for education, it is also a place where students can find friends who they click with and form lasting memories. And thanks to one student who came from another world, they no longer just hang with people in their own group. Once they could see that they can get along despite how different they are, they made the Canterlot better then ever. Before entering the main building, some friends waited for each other in front of the horse statue. A statue, unknowing many except to a happy few, which is a open and shut door way to a world. A world, that is a home to a very special friend. Once the students met the people they were waiting for, they quickly rushes indoors and continue making memories in school. Everyone was happy, except for Adagio. Seeing all the happy student, smiling and not worshiping her, made her angrier and angrier. Seeing everyone was just fuelling her raging fire of revenge inside of her. However, she knows that she must be calm and must be patient. She and her siren sisters can no longer spread anger and mistrust anymore and no longer manipulate the students. In order to get what she wanted, just must play it cool and must play along as a student. However, she can't do anything and looked back to see her sister was falling far behind her. "Will You Hurry Up!" she cried out load. "They are gunna punish us if we'll be late. "I'M COMING!" Aria shouted infuriating and she managed to catch up to Adagio. Sonata wasn't that far behind her. Even though she wasn't all that bothered on the outside. But on the side, she was as confused as Aria as to why they're there. Aria asked the obvious question of: "Why are even coming back her to this stupid school. The people here doesn't want to see us as much as I don't want to see them or this place." Adagio felt like that she want to slap her subordinate for not thinking the same why as her. However, she understand that this would be a confusing decision to make. So she calmly explains: "Like it or not, but we lost the remaining magic that we had to those..." "And who's fault is that?" Aria asked, implying that it's Adagio's fault. "TO THOSE MEDDLING RAINBOOMS!" Adagio yelled back, trying her best to not to hit her. Instead, she got up close, eye to eye, with a finger twitching at her. Even though they want to express their anger to one another, they can't be bothered to move their fight to physical. They backed off and Aria let Adagio continue explaining her plan. "This school still has Equestrian magic so there is still a chance to get our powers back. And I heard the last time we were here that there is a portal her to get back to Equestria." "Wait! There was a portal to Equestria!? HERE!?!" Aria shouted in surprise. This even got the attention of Sonata. Adagio asked: "Remember the purple singer of the Rainbooms?" and her underlings begrudging remembers. "Apparently, she's a princess from Equestria and she has a portal to come her and back." "Well what are we waiting for?" Sonata called out. "Lets go to that portal and go back home." "Think for a second, idiot" Aria talked back "It takes an idiot to know an idiot, aria" Sonata argued back, thinking she said a good insult. Nothing anybody said was stating Aria's rage. However, she had plenty of time to learn to control it. "Think! We know where the portal is all along, then why did we spent the last several month laying low?" Aria waited for Sonata answer, but thought that she would never get it. She was about to give the answer, until Sonata replied: "Because we don't know where it is?" Sonata answered/asked, wasn't sure that it was the right answer. Adagio and Aria was left speechless by Sonata's sudden smartness. Even though it was rare, they do have times where Sonata isn't a complete idiot. However, this often leads to them becoming angrier and Aria was about to loose control of her's" But fortunately for Sonata, Adagio's hold her back. Once she was less angry, Adagio let her go and then asked her: "Ok, but what made you think that they are happy to us now?" That question actually lighten Adagio a little bit. "Apparently, they can't expel you if you try to mind control the student body with magic." "Really!" Aria asked amusingly, finally hearing something to lighten her mood. "Yeah. The people here don't believe in magic. Sunset did the same thing and they didn't expel her" Adagio reiterate. Even though she said the person that they hated the most, the sirens couldn't help but to laugh at that fact. Once they finish laughing and catching their breath, Adagio told them: "Hurry up. We can't be late." "Fine" Aria replied, returning back to her usual mood. Even though she didn't like it or continue following under Adagio, but she now understand what they're doing there. As they were heading indoors, Sonata skipped in front of them and gleefully state: "I don't know about you, but I actually don't mind coming back here." As they are shocked and puzzled on why she would said that, Sonata explains: "I actually think the food her are pretty good. And better yet, they serve it for FREE!" "We know that Sonata" Adagio complains, "That's one of the reasons why we should come back. We can no longer pay for your eating habits." Getting upset, Sonata argues: "I don't have a eating habit! I just really like their food here. And besides, I sometimes get all that food so I can cook for the two of you." "Yeah, but your cooking is terrible . Most of your food that you made tastes awful" Aria retorted. "Hey! You Two Never Tried My Cooking!" Sonata rebutted. Before they could fight any longer, Adagio broke them up and told Sonata: "Listen! We aren't here to taste all the food in the world. We are here... TO GET BACK HOME! Aria understand this so why can't you? So stop being an idiot and focus." "Will you guys stop calling me an idiot" Sonata yelled back frustratingly. "Just because that I like some stuff here doesn't make me an idiot." "No... you're an idiot because you miss the surprisingly obvious" Aria stated. She tried to argue back, but she could only make out a: "But..." before Adagio stopped and explains: "No! She's right. While we always trying to do something important, you would always be in your own little world and focus on the most stupid, useless things. You're an idiot and you must be smart enough to realize that." Hearing all those mean words struck a cord within Sonata. She knows that she isn't the brightest siren, but she feels like that she tries and thinks she made it up in different ways that can help them. But hearing her closest and only family say how useless they think she were broke her heart. She tried her hardest to not to cry, but she was couldn't hide her tears or stop from wheezing. Adagio and Aria couldn't stand seeing Sonata like this. To make her stop, Adagio told her: "Ok, if you want to prove that your not an idiot, why don't we split up." Sonata was confused about what she means and Aria was curious on what she's on about. Adagio explains: "We'll split up. Me and Aria find the portal our way and you find the portal your way and see who can find it first. If you can find the portal before us, then we won't call you an idiot." Sonata eagerly called out: "DEAL!" She then rushes up the front door and cried out: "And If I Win, I Can Cook Everyone's Food For The Next Two Weeks!" before she run inside. Before she could run too far away, Adagio yelled out: "Just Don't Do Anything To Get Us Into Trouble!" "Nice work Adagio" complimented Aria. "Now we can no longer listen to the idiot." "And that's why I'm the leader" Adagio replied as she walked menacingly inside. However, the mood was ruined when Aria asks: "Then how come we no longer have our powers?" ~~~ Sometime later, the hallway became filled with rustling teenager moving about. Some were heading straight to their next class while others were taking their time and doing whatever they want before the next bell ring. And amongst these students, Rainbow Dash come across Sunset Shimmer by her locker. She wanted to struck up a conversation, but she could see that Sunset was getting a few stuff from her locker. And one of those things in particular was a very special book with a sun pattern on it which they use to communicate with a very special friend that's far, far away. However, when she closed her locker, Sunset was greeted by an unexpected third friend. "Hi Ya Sunny!" says Pinkie Pie who loudly greeted her friend. "AAAH!" screamed Sunset in an unexpected surprise and dropped all of her things. Once she was calmed down, she picked up the things that she dropped and told Pinkie: "Don't scare me like that. You're as bad as your sister." As Pinkie helped pick up Sunset's stuff, she replied: "Oh, you mean Maud. Yeah, she can be really sneaky." Once she got all of her stuff off from the floor, Sunset began ripping away the dust that was on the really important book. "Hey! Is that the book we can use to communicate with Twilight?" Pinkie asked when she recognize the book. "It sure is" replied Sunset as she became sure that it was safe. But then she explains: "And it's a good thing that it's still in one piece, or else in might not work any more" "Oh My Gosh!" cried Pinkie as she process that horrified thought. "If that happens... then everyone will..." "Calm down" says Sunset as she stops a panicking Pinkie. "No one will hold it over you if it was by an accident." As Pinkie calmed down, Rainbow appeared beside her, rapped an arm around her and says: "Yeah... Though they will be mad at first, but eventually they will get over it... maybe... I don't know?... I mean, I would probably won't... or maybe I will? "Rainbow Dash!" yelled Sunset in frustration. "That isn't funny." As Rainbow was chuckling, she could see that Pinkie's eyes were spinning. Still half laughing, she snapped Pinkie out of it and told her: "Don't worry Pinkie. Nobody can hold a grudge forever." Once she said that, Pinkie was finally relaxed and smiles. Once everyone was settled, all of them began walking down the hallway. "So... When do you think our new gig is?" enquire Pinkie. "I realize that we haven't been practicing for quite a while." "Yeah... about that" replied Rainbow as she was about to bring some bad news. "I think we'll stop being a band for a while." "WHAT!" yelled Pinkie. "Relaxed Pinkie. We're not splitting it up for good" explains Rainbow Dash. "We'll come back together if we want to perform concert or a contest or whatever. It's just that we can't be a band and do all our other stuff at the same time." "Oh! Ok" replied Pinkie who sounds ok about it. "Now that you mentioned it, I haven't made enough parties then I wanted to." "At very least, it gives me enough time to finish all of my assignments" says Sunset who sounds relief. "My teachers is currently giving me way too much homework for me to handle." "Yeah" Rainbow Dash agrees. "My history teacher wants me to do a 10 page book report on the worlds leaders." "Really? Oh, I Know!" replied Pinkie who had an idea. "Why Not Have A Homework Sleepover!" When Rainbow and Sunset looked at her blankly until they look at each other and Sunset goes: "Alright. Sounds like a good idea" and Rainbow agrees. "WooHoo!" yelled Pinkie as she jump in the air. "I'll call up Fluttershy and Applejack. Not only are they good at history and biology, but I'm sure that they have other assignments that they are having trouble with" explains Rainbow. "Yeah! Homework Party At My House!" scream Pinkie in excitement. "Why is at your house?" enquire Sunset. "Why not at my house? Not do I have all lot more books there, but I think you all haven't came to my place before." "Yeah, but it will be so much more fun at my house" Pinkie argued that made Sunset and Rainbow stop walking. Without noticing that they stop, she continue to argue: "Not only did we stock up our fridge with apple cider, but I also got a new speaker system from Vinyl so we can listen to awesome music while we work." "Um... Pinkie" Sunset called out to get Pinkie's attention. "They all sound nice..." she told her, but then asked: "... But how do they help us study?" "What do you mean Sunset?" enquire Pinkie. Sunset explains: "Sure, some people might work better if they are enjoying something around them like music, but it could also be too distracting and they just won't focus on the work. Just look at Rainbow Dash right now." When Pinkie looked at Rainbow Dash, she notice how much of a daze that she's in. Rainbow's leaned up as if she was looking into her own imagination. She was also uncontrollable drooling a little bit and was muttering: "Apple Cider." Fortunately, Sunset snapped her out of her day dream before she could embarrass herself even more. Once she ripped the drool off her face, Rainbow added: "Thanks Pinkie, but she's right. You might be really great at parties, but we really need to study hard if we really want to get the work done." "What!" yelled Pinkie, sounded like she was offended. "Are you saying I'm not smart enough to study hard?" "What!" yelled Sunset, who was afraid that they might upset her. "No, we're not trying say that at all. Are we Dash?" When they look as Rainbow Dash again, they could clearly see that she didn't mean that, swiping her arms side to side and looking worried. "Well... ok" replied Pinkie who believes them. "It just that you sounded like that I'm not very smart." "We would never say that... or even imply that" says Sunset who was trying to comfort her. "Hey, we still like your slumber party idea. We'll all meet up after school and we can even go to your house." "No... That's ok" replied Pinkie who was feeling depress. However, when she realized that she's depressed, she pretend that she's feeling better for her friends and told them: "Besides, I really want to see what your house looked like." "That's the spirit" says Rainbow Dash as she and Sunset thinks that she's better. Then suddenly, the bell rang so their time is up. "Oh shoot" Sunset says loudly by the surprise. "We have to see you later Pinkie. I may have change from the old me a long time ago, but the only thing that hasn't changed is my tardiness record." As she and Rainbow Dash began running down the hall, she yelled: "We'll meet at the cafeteria at lunch time." And as the both was about to run around a corner, Rainbow Dash added: "And Don't Forget To Bring The Cider!" "Will Do!" yelled Pinkie in reply. But as soon as they turned the corner and there wasn't any other student in sight, Pinkie finally shows how upset she was feeling. However, she decided that she won't be feeling like that for long and loudly proclaims to herself: "I Won't Let This Get Me Down!" ~~~ Some time later, Pinkie Pie arrived at the library. She recalled that she been in the library before, but she can't remember when. So that gives her a reason to be amazed and says: "Wow" to see how many books there is. "Hello Pinkie" says a voice to welcome her. When Pinkie wondered who said that, she looked to her sides and was pleasantly surprised when she see Cheerilee by the librarian counter. "Are you here for a book?" "I'm sure am Ms Lee" replied Pinkie as she let her excitement to take control of her voice. "SHH! You're in a library." "Oopsie... Sorry" apologized Pinkie who was much quieter. "And it's Miss, not Ms. I've never been married" "Oops... Sorry again. As Pinkie walked over to the counter, Cheerilee asked her: "So Pinkie, which book would you liked to... But then, Pinkie interrupted her and says: "But its really unbelievable that you never been married. I mean, you're a good looking woman." "Why... Thanks Pinkie" replied Cheerilee who liked the compliment. But then Pinkie added: "But then why wouldn't a guys asked you already? Like... Whenever you find a guy, they would leave you the when relationship is about to get serious?" With her mood ruined, Cheerilee told her: "Thank you Pinkie. That's quite enough." "I mean really. Why would a guy..." "Pinkie!" quietly yelled Cheerilee. "That's Quite Enough!" "Oh! Sorry" replied Pinkie Pie as she realized what she been doing. "I said something stupid, didn't I." "No" replied Cheerilee with a hint of sarcasm. But then, she realized that Pinkie was honestly feel regretful about what she said. Hoping to make her feel better, she asked: "Hey... is there a book that you want to get?" very sincerely. Snapped out of her downer mood, Pinkie replied "Oh yeah!" before being politely shushed. "Me and my friends are gunna have a study session after school and we would really need a lot of books to help us." "Ok... so what sort of books do you need?" she enquired. "Do you need math, history, biology...?" "Ooh... we would be tackling a lot of different subject so we would probably need all of the subjects." "Ok... just look for the sign for the subject that you want." As Pinkie was about to start her search, Cheerilee then told her: "Just remember that you have a limit to how many books you can check out at a time." Pinkie Pie was then off on her search, checking each shelf for the books that she needs. Eventually, she got all of the books that she wants and she believes that they are the ones that her friends need. However, before she would go to the counter, she thought that she would read them first before checking them out. She thought that she would impress her friends by already knowing the facts that they need. So instead, she sat by the computers and began reading them. However, as soon as she started reading, Pinkie found the book really, really boring. She knew that studying isn't a fun thing to do (for many), but she found it more boring then she expected. Whenever she needs to learn something, she would ask her sisters or her friends to teach her the subject. Pinkie never studied on her own before and she was having trouble to be engaged into it. However, was determined to go through with what she's doing and try her best to memorise the thing that she's reading. However, as Pinkie was failing to remember the thing she's reading, she suddenly heard the girl next to her who was also having the same problem. "Oh My Gosh! This is so boring" yelled the girl who Cheerilee then yelled back: "Quiet! This Is A Library!" Without looking away from her book but wasn't actually reading, Pinkie whispered to the girl: "You find reading boring too?" "Didn't I just say that?" the girl replied. "I guess you did" replied Pinkie. She then enquire: "What book are you reading?" "It's about a group of kids that got sent to another world that it's a winter wonderland. I think it's called "The Chonics Of Nar-Nia."" "The Chronicle Of Narnia! I'm not sure how good the book is, but I really like the movie." "I that what this book is. Well... the movie is defiantly better then this thing." "Yeah... Though I know that there's people who think it's the other way around." "Well those people are silly." Pinkie couldn't help but laugh at that and she was really liking the conversation she was having with her. "Hey... I really like you. My name is Pinkie Pie. What's yours?" she asked as she put her book down and look to see who the girl looks like. "Hi, my name is Sonata" as she put her book down and look towards Pinkie. When Pinkie and Sonata looked at each other, it took them a minute but they soon recognize each other. And once they did, they were defiantly surprised to see one another. "YOU!" the girls shouted in unison at each other as they shot up from their chairs. Cheerilee tried to shush them, but they were too surprised to hear her. "What Are You Doing Here?" yelled Pinkie as her anger was about to be released. "I'm Here To Find Out What A Portal Looks Like!" yelled Sonata in retaliation. "Not Under My Watch You..." replied Pinkie as she was thinking on dragging her out. However, when she finally heard the words Sonata told her, her anger slowly be replaced with confusion as she ask her: "Wait... What was that?" Falling back into a slump, Sonata turned back to her to flick some pages and explains: "I'm trying to find the portal which Adagio and Aria is looking for, but I don't know what a portal looks like. I thought I would find out here, this place with a lot of books, but can't find anything that helps me... and they're really boring." Curios and slowly becoming concerned, Pinkie sat back down and asks: "If you are having so much trouble, why not ask your friends for help." "Oh No" replied Sonata strongly, who wasn't happy to be reminded of her "friends." "They think I'm a complete idiot and thinks the only thing I cares about is food." "Yeah... I can relate to that" Pinkie commented, feeling like she was going through a simular situation. She knows that her friends don't see her as an idiot and she isn't dumb, but does feel the least brightest member of the group. But then, as she was feeling pity for the both of them, Pinkie began hearing munching sounds coming from Sonata. When she look and see what she was eating, she saw her holding a colourful pink cupcake. "Hey, where did you got that cupcake" Pinkie asked curiously. "Hm... I got it from my bag" Sonata replied, thinking that's what she meant. "No! I mean where did you bought it from?" she reiterate. "Oh! I got it from it from a place called Sugar Cube Corner. It's not really a giant sugar cube though." "Oh My Gosh!!!" Pinkie yelled surprise. "I Work At Sugar Cube Corner! I Make My Special Cupcakes There." "What!" "You Are Eating My Cupcake!" "Oh My Gosh! Your Cupcakes Are The Best Cupcakes That I Ever Had!" "You Mean It!?" "Totally!" Sonata replied before both girls began squealing in excitement and joy. They were so load and high pitch, Cheerilee had to cover her ears but it still couldn't help. Once they stopped, Pinkie asked Sonata: "Hey, want to come and meet my friends?" "OK!" she replied excitingly. The girls grabbed their bags and rushes out of the library. Cheerilee went to the place they were sitting and see all the books that they had left behind. Cheerilee loves being a teacher, but didn't like being the school's librarian.