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// Chapter 27: A Field Trip 
// Story: My Little Pony, Friendship is Magic: Stallion Edition 
// by SuperPinkBrony12 
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                Cheerilee was excited, and she knew her students were as well. This was a field trip she'd been planning for months, and it had been a hassle to get it approved by the school board. 

The city of Canterlot was full of interesting sights new and old alike. And what better way to get the students interested in Equestrian history, than to show them the sights that had to be seen to be believed?

Even Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon were surprisingly well behaved on this day, which was a welcome change for the rest of the class. They'd come to know the two as the official mean girls of the school yard.

"Come along class." Cheerilee called "We have a lot to do today. I want to start our field trip here, in the world-famous Canterlot sculpture garden. These sculptures represent the various virtues and emotions that make up the basis of our society. That statue over there represents 'Friendship', the very heart of our universe. And that statue represents 'Victory'." she pointed to various stone statues, describing in detail what they depicted or represented.

"How cool would it be to have something like that for a cutie mark?" Scootaloo whispered to her fellow Cutie Mark Crusaders.

"Pretty cool I guess." Apple Bloom replied "Assuming you were actually victoryful at somethin'."

"That's not a word Apple Bloom!" Sweetie Belle said innocently.

"What are you, a dictionary?" Scootaloo said crossly.

Cheerilee quickly broke up the arguement "None of that today girls! Now then, take a look at the statue directly in front of you. What do you notice about it that makes it different from the others?"

"Well, it's got an eagle claw." Apple Bloom replied, looking up at it.

"And a lion paw." Sweetie Belle added.

"And a snake tail!" Scootaloo finished "It looks like that frankenstien monster I saw at the movies."

"That's actually a pretty good way to describe it Scootaloo." Cheerilee said with a smile "The creature imprisoned in that statue is called a draconequus. It has the head of a pony and a body made up of all sorts of things. Now then, can anyone tell me what that represents?"

"Confusion!" Apple Bloom shouted.

"Evil!" Sweetie Belle shouted, shoving Apple Bloom aside.

"Chaos! It's got to be chaos!" Scootaloo shouted, standing in front of Sweetie Belle.

This made Sweetie Belle cross. "It's not chaos, you dodo!" she said furiously.

"Hey! Don't call me things I don't know the meaning of!" Scootaloo snapped "And it is too chaos!"

"No it isn't!" Sweetie Belle snapped back.

"You're both wrong!" Apple Bloom said smuggly. This led to a sudden all out brawl among the three friends. No one seemed to notice that as this was going on, a slight crack was forming along the draconequus statue's body.

"That's quite enough girls!" Cheerilee scolded.

"We're sorry Miss. Cheerilee." Apple Bloom replied "We didn't mean to start fightin', honest."

"Well, as much as I disliked watching it, you three just helped demonstrate what this statue truly stands for." Cheerilee explained.

"What do you mean?" The Cutie Mark Crusaders asked.

"This statue represents 'Discord', that means a lack of harmony among ponies." Cheerilee quickly explained "And because you three demonstrated it so nicely, you're all going to write a report about it." This caused the rest of the class to start laughing. They thought it was funny, but the CMC thought they were being rather silly.

"This is just great." Scootaloo muttered under her breath.

"Now then, if there are no more 'interruptions' we shall resume our field trip." Cheerilee said crossly "Follow me girls, and I don't want to see anymore fighting. Understand?"

"Yes Miss. Cheerilee, we understand." Sweetie Belle replied "We'll come quietly."

"Good." Cheerilee said with a smile "Hopefully we can make up for lost time." And she quickly guided her students to their next destination. She didn't think there was anything suspicious about the Cutie Mark Crusaders suddenly fighting for no good reason. And even if she did, she didn't care.

What she didn't know, was that the crack that had formed on the statue of "Discord" had widened. If anyone was watching, the statue would've looked like it was about to break apart. But only two ponies would've known what that meant, though it wouldn't matter. Soon, all of Equestria would find itself facing a threat not seen since Nightmare Moon's return during the Summer Sun Celebration.

"Free, at last." the statue cackled in an evil voice "And this time, nothing will stand in my way."