The Little Pony Legend: Friendship Games

by MaggiesHeartLove


Welcome back to Canterlot high

Welcome back to Canterlot high

Bolin continued tapping his finger onto the surface of the mirror, which was still glowing purple and releasing light magenta lightning strikes which still did not harm anything or anyone. They seemed to phase right through somebody. However, as time was passing, they were slowly becoming brighter and vibrant. Bolin's hand continuously went in and out the portal. His hand phased through, creating a sparkling ripple effect as he did. Finally, a slap on the wrist from Rarity caused him to stop and he reeled back.
"Ow! Hey!"
"Bolin, stop fooling around!" his brother said in annoyance. The whole crew was gathered inside Twilight's castle not long after she had called them about what was happening.
"It's been like this ever since I last spoke to Sunset Shimmer." Twilight explained, "I tried everything I could think of but I just can't get through."
Rainbow Dash speeded down towards the mirror in an attempt to break whatever it was that was effecting it, but just like with Twilight, once she was only inches away, it created a force field which caused her to collide and fall backwards onto the floor. She rubbed her head, feeling woozy, "That's one tough forcefield." she said, somewhat deliriously.
"But if you guys can't get through the portal then how come it allows Bolin?" Korra asked. Meanwhile, Pabu was playing with the faint lightning that came from the portal, distracted with the game. Even Naga started playing with the pretty moving lights, trying to trap them with her giant paws.
Mako hesitantly approached the mirror, being careful with the lightning that was manifesting more and more with each passing minute. Just as he expected, his hand went right through it. "For some reason it'll only let humans go through." he stated.
"You think somethin' at Canterlot High had somethin' to do with this?" Applejack asked with worry.
Twilight rubbed her chin in thought, "Sunset also mentioned a stranger who was near the portal. She didn't get a good look at her face but said she seemed like she was looking fro something. She must have been the hand that I saw before the portal went crazy."
Korra crossed her arms, deep in thought, "Then she definitely did something to the portal."
"You think she knew about the gateway to Equestria?" Fluttershy asked.
"No, the only ones who know about it are our Canterlot friends."
"And the entire student body." Twilight reminded her, "But I don't think it was somebody from the school. Sunset would have recognized who it was."
"Could it have been the sirens again?" Flash Sentry asked, with Pabu resting on his head.
"I don't think the sirens would have enough power to do this sort of thing." Twilight responded, "Without their magic they're powerless. Besides, when I touched the hand it didn't feel like it was from some magical creature. It definitely felt human."
"Well, that's a relief." Asami said while sitting on the chair around the table of the library, "The last thing we need is another magical weirdo bent on world domination."
Korra rubbed her chin in thought, "Still, a mysterious figure snooping around the portal? Canterlot High may know of our secret, but that doesn't mean there isn't somebody who can abuse the magic that's already there."
"But if it wasn't from Equestria, then who do you think it could be?" Spike asked.
Pinkie Pie came down from one of the shelves, holding three books in front of him, "Ooh, ooh! A nighttime statue cleaner? A magical portal maintenance maintainer? A gardener?!"
Mako arched an eyebrow, "I don't think there is such a thing as a portal maintenance maintainer, Pinkie."
"You never know!"
"So what do we do?" Rarity asked, "It's far too risky for any of us to go through the portal, not that it will allow us to anyway, and it will only let you four to go through."
"And we can't leave the portal like this." said Rainbow Dash, "Who knows what could happen if--YEOWCH!!" the poor pony got a zap to the flank by one of the magenta lightning strikes. "I rest my case."
Suddenly, Korra's head began to throb. Her eyes went hazy, her vision blurry as she gripped the sides of her head, crying out in pain. Mako and Twilight rushed over to her aid but she soon stopped, her pupils shrunk and she looked to be in some kind of trance. They knew this look, for they had seen it before. She opened her mouth and spoke in rhyme. She was having a vision.

Wisdom the heart shall seek
Glorious future becomes bleak
Humble spirit turned to stone
Bring fort she who had grown
The darkened beauty, sheds deception
The Eternal Flame shall bring salvation

And just like that, her eyes returned to normal and she shook her head in disbelief. "Wow. Haven't had one of those in a while. Forgot they pack a punch."
"What do you think it means?" Spike asked.
"I'm not sure. But…" For a moment, Korra, Twilight, Mako and Flash all looked at one another, sharing the exact same expressions. Upon seeing them, Asami and Bolin counted down the seconds.
"Three…" Bolin began.
"Two…" Asami continued and they both said the last number together.
"One…"
"We're going to Canterlot High, find out what caused this and put an end to it." Korra concluded.
"Knew it!" both Bolin and Asami said in unison while waving their hands up in defeat.
"But I can't get through, remember?" Twilight said.
"I already know my way around the school. I'll be okay."
Pabu continued to play around the portal when suddenly one of the lightning took full form and grabbed hold of his tail. The creature squeaked in fear, getting Bolin's attention. "Pabu!" he rushed to grab his friend, but the powerful force started to pull both the ferret and the earthbender deeper towards the portal.
Asami quickly rushed to grab his shirt only for the strange energy to pull them farther into the mirror. Mako rushed and grabbed Asami's arm but he too found himself being pulled by the force. More lightning began to emerge, surrounding the palace and the ponies shielded themselves from the blasts. Korra grabbed Mako's shirt and Naga grabbed hold of Korra's. One by one, the teenagers went into the mirror. Naga used all of her strength to pull them back up, with the ponies assisting, since even the gigantic arctic beast wasn't strong enough against the mirror's power. before long, the lighting became stronger, creating an earth shattering blast that launched the ponies and dragon all across the room, hiding the walls, shelves and floors. Naga was then pulled into the mirror, regardless of her gigantic size. A pure white light surrounded the library, blinding the ponies for a moment before their vision adjusted. The mirror still glowed purple, but no longer did it have the lightning crossing through it. It was as if it wanted the humans to go through and would stop at nothing to do so, even if it meant bringing two animals along with it.
Twilight approached the mirror, while it didn't blast her away like before it still wouldn't allow her to get through. Flash attempted the same thing but to no avail. Their friends were gone. Hurdling through the vortex that would lead them all to Canterlot High.
"Anypony else wondering how Naga managed to fit through that tiny mirror?" Pinkie Pie asked.

(~)

"WHOA!!!" Korra came screaming out of the portal, landing on the hard ground. She rubbed her head feeling a sudden weightlessness on her back and something on her head. She felt a pair of fluffy pony ears rested on her head and she no longer had her wings. "Oh, right. Forgot."
"AHH!!" another scream came out and the person landed on top of Korra, making her groan. Asami shook her head, still dizzy from the experience. "Wow, well that's one way to travel."
"Do you mind?!"
Asami noticed she was on top of Korra, who looked at her in annoyance. "Oops, sorry!" she stood up and quickly helped her friend stand up. She stretched out her back, hearing a light crack from behind it.
Two more screams emerged from the portal, this time the boys came out. Mako landed first and Bolin landed on top of him. The poor older brother groaned and the younger brother chuckled in apology, "Oops, sorry bro."
Asami and Korra assisted their respected boyfriends up. Once they dusted the dirt off of their cloths…they actually noticed their cloths.
"Uhhh, what am I wearing?" Mako asked. He took notice of his hands and his entire body. They didn't look the way they did before. He felt his head, which was a bit larger than before. No pun intended. He looked at himself in the reflection of where the portal stood and gasped at the transformation.
His physical anatomy was no longer as naturally proportionate as it was in his world, but it looked identical to how he looked every time he walked into Equestria before Harmonic Convergence and the two worlds merged as one. Since then, Equestria's physical appearance had changed to match that of his world and he remained the same physically in both worlds ever since. Now, it was like going back in time. However, he no longer wore the same cloths as before. Instead, he had a black shirt with a red loose tie, a dark red colored high collar jacket, dark blue pants and converse sneakers and black fingerless gloves.
"Wow…I almost forgot." he said, gazing at his reflection and noticing Korra appear behind him.
"So did I." she said.
"Korra, your ears!"
"Oh yeah, that happens."
Bolin and Asami examined their new outfits as well. Just like Mako, they too had developed the same cartoonish appearance they had before when they visited Equetsria, only their cloths were styled differently. Asami now wore a simple red dress with a dark purple jacket with the sleeves rolled up, a yellow belt with matching bracelets and dark purple boots.
Bolin wore a green shirt with a brown sleeveless vest, blue pants and a pair of sneakers. "Wow! Check out the new threads!"
"I'll admit, gotta love the boots." Asami said, admiring her new footwear.
Korra's eyes snapped open once she remembered there were two members missing from their group. "Wait! Where are Naga and Pabu?!" to answer her question, a cute little bark was heard followed by a fluffy white patch of fur jumping into her arms and started licking her face, making the Avatar giggle. "Naga!"
Bolin felt something scurry up his shoulder and he smiled happily once he recognized who it was. "Pabu! You're okay!…and you're brown?"
Pabu was still a ferret, but he was no longer red like before and instead resembled a normal earth ferret.
"That's what the mirror does." Korra explained, once she placed Naga safely back down, "It transforms your physical form in order to better fit in with this world. There aren't many hybrid animals around here so now Naga's a dog without the polar bear and Pabu's a ferret without the fire."
Bolin blinked, "Yeah, okay, makes sense."
"But then, why do you still have pony ears?" Asami asked, pointing at the fluffy things on Korra's head.
The Avatar walked to the portal, tracing her hand across the frame, deep in thought before explaining to her friends, "The mirror's magic originated in Equestria which is primarily populated by animal-like creatures. This gateway links it to a world of humans and ordinary animals with no magic whatsoever. So, in oder to camouflage it the magic of the mirror will transform any equestrian animal in order to fit in best with its human world counterpart. But, since I'm the first human-pony hybrid, it's magic on me got warped and thus instead of transforming me into something else entirely it only swapped some of my pony attributes with what is closest to normal, hence normal pony ears, and since you guys are biological humans then the mirror's magic didn't work on you the same as it did on me."
The three stood there, jaw dropped and blinking. Bolin was the first to speak, "Wow. That's a lot to take in when you say it all at once."
"Twilight's niche is in science, mine is magical logic."
The four friends gazed up at the building before them. It was painted white and gold with various purples and blues around, with symbols of horses and horse shoes adorning the edges and banners outside. A flag stood at the very top of the dome on the roof, which shimmered reflective colors in the sunlight. The image looked so similar to the magical kingdom where the alicorns lived, only this was smaller in comparison as well as incredibly modern. In many aspects, it even reminded them of the old pro-bending arena due to its structure.
Mako was the first to speak, still gazing in awe at the sight, "So…this is Canterlot High, isn't it?"
Korra smiled and nodded her head, "Yep! Pretty sweet, right?" she took the lead, "Now we just have to find Sunset Shimmer, explain to her what happened and figure out a way to fix the portal."
"It looks fine to me." Asami said, pointing at the end from which they came from. Korra approached it curiously, just as her fiend said it looked very normal. Gently, she reached out her hand and placed it onto the surface. A ripple effect appeared once she made contact and suddenly she could hear voices coming through.
"Pony feathers, Rainbow, stop it already!"
"Well what do you want me to do? We don't know if our friends made it okay!"
"How can we know, darling? Who knows if the mirror even sent them to Canterlot High."
"The gateway only goes one way."
Korra removed her hand and the voices stopped. Only by placing her hand again could she hear them. This gave her an idea. "Girls? Girls, can you hear me?"
From inside the castle, Twilight's ears perked upwards once she heard a voice coming from the mirror. "Korra? Korra, is that you?" she called out and the voice responded.
"Yeah, it's me. Don't worry, we're okay."
Everyone inside sighed in relief, "Thank goodness." said Fluttershy, placing her hoof over her heart to calm her nerves down.
"Are you guys with Sunset?" Twilight asked.
"Not yet." Korra responded, "But when we do we'll let you know. Don't worry, everything's going to be okay. In the meantime, you guys keep an eye on the portal if anything else happens. We'll be back to check up on you."
"Be careful."
"You too." slowly removing her hands, their voices disappeared. She could already tell this wasn't going to be easy. She turned to her friends, smiling in optimism. "Well, what are we waiting for? Let me give you guys the tour!"

(~)

Korra led the way for her friends as they walked through the hallways of the school, which at the moment was nearly deserted. There was not a student in sight. Korra placed her hands on her hips, admiring the decor, trophies and posters on the walls.
"Canterlot High! Hasn't changed one bit." she took in a huge deep breath before sighing heavily, "There's that old scent of pencil shavings and cheep hair gels."
Bolin took a whiff as well, "Smells more like sweaty gym bags and puberty."
"Yeah, some things never change."
Naga barked and leaped up into Korra's arms. The Avatar had nearly forgotten who adorable she was as a puppy. Though she was much larger than dog Spike ever was.
"But where is everybody?" Mako asked.
"Probably still in class." Korra replied as he held Naga and continued leading the way for them, "They'll come out once the bells rings."
"Excuse me!" the group heard a voice calling out, panting as he ran. He was a tall teenage boy with spiky blue hair, holding a guitar case. "I can't be late for the--Whoa!" the poor boy tripped, dropping his guitar case.
"Careful!" thinking fast, Mako grabbed his arm, preventing him from falling. The boy sighed in relief and thanked his rescuer.
"Hey, thanks man."
"No problem." Mako replied as he picked up the guitar case and handed it to the boy, only to get a good look at his face, "Just be care--….Flash?"
He couldn't believe his eyes, his pony brother was here as well, in a similar cartoonish design as he was. Flash arched an eyebrow at the firebender before him. "Do I know you?"
Mako immediately shook his head, snapping him back to reality. Of course, this must have been the CHS version of Flash, not the actual one.
"Uh…Korra's told me about you."
"Korra?" Flash then took notice of the brown skinned girl with pony ears behind the taller asian-looking boy. He smiled, "Hey, Korra! You're back!"
"Good to see you again, Flash."
"What are you doing here?" he asked, until the answer came to him and he face palmed himself in realization, "Oh, you must be here for the Friendship Games, right?"
"The what-now?"
"The Friendship Games. I was just heading to the rally at the gym."
"Is Sunset there?" Korra asked.
"Everybody in school is there."
The four teens smiled in triumph. At least there was one problem solved. "Can we join you?" Asami asked.
"Of course. I'm Flash Sentry, by the way." he handed her his hand for Asami to shake.
"I know." Asami's eyes widened in realization to what she just said, "I mean, I know--because Korra has told me all about you too."
"I'm Bolin, and this is Pabu." he gestured to the ferret on his shoulder.
"And my name's Mako."
Flash was startled when a white puppy jumped on him, tripping him over and started licking his face, making his laugh. "Who's this little cutie?"
"That's Naga." Korra said between giggles, "She's really friendly."
Flash stood up, holding Naga in his arms, "Well, these games are definitely going to be interesting with you guys around. Come on." Flash led the way to where the gym was, and to where the prep rally was being held and was just about to start.
"What's a prep rally?" Bolin asked.

(~)

Flash opened the doors to the gym, allowing his new companions to enter. Just as he said, the while place was packed full of students, though none of them seemed to show any enthusiasm for some reason.
Before any of them could ask why Korra immediately spotted her Canterlot High friends on the highest part of the bleachers. They had not changed a bit, except for Sunset Shimmer, who's outfit was different from how it was before. She now wore long blue pants, a pale cyan colored shirt with pale transparent ruffles at the end, a bicker jacket and a pair of bicker boots. They had not seen her as of yet and she was glad. She wanted to surprise them first.
"You guys coming?" Flash asked.
"You go on ahead, we'll catch up in a minute." Korra gave him a wink and Flash smiled, understanding what she meant with the gesture. He was in a band, so they would often use gestures to give messages to one another without words. He nodded and went to meet up with his bandmates on the bleachers. Korra noticed the still rather confused look on Mako's face, a look she understood all too well.
"I know. It takes a while to get used to it." she said.
It was rather strange the first time for her to tell the human and pony counterparts apart, but she eventually could. They may sound, look and act similar, but at the core they were different. The four teens hid behind the stage, making sure not to be seen just yet. Korra wanted to give the girls a greta surprise. And she knew this way they could figure out what the friendship games were all about.
The two principals approached the stage, the oldest one adjusted the microphone. Upon seeing them, Mako, Asami and Bolin were amazed to see the uncanny resemblance.
"Are they…?" Mako asked in a slight whisper. Korra nodded her head in 'yes'. These two women looked so much like the alicorn princesses from back home. This world was certainly strange in its own right.
"Good morning, students." the principal, Celestia, spoke to the students who still looked far from amused. "As I am sure you all know, in two weeks, Canterlot High School will be hosting our fellow students from Crystal Prep Academy as we join together in the spirit of excellence, sportsmanship, and fidelity to compete in the Friendship Games."
Unenthused cheering and sparse applause filled the room, much to Team Avatar's surprise. Why were these games such a bummer to them, they wondered.
"Since the games only happen every four years, I'm sure you're all curious as to what goes on."
"You mean other than us losing?!" Flash called out. Mako couldn't help but smirk, this Flash Sentry may be different from the one he knew and loved, but he certainly still had his sass, that was for sure.
Principal Celestia pouted her pink lips in annoyance while her sister arched an eyebrow. But the older sister was not about to let their spirits drop just yet. "And that is exactly why I've asked Rainbow Dash to come up and give you all a little, um... context."
She didn't need to ask twice for the rainbow-haired girl was already on stage and proudly took the mic from the stand to speak to her fellow classmates. Just like her pony counterpart, she was oozing with charisma and confidence, "Thank you, Principal Celestia." she cleared her throat before speaking, "I know a lot of you might think there's no way we can beat a fancy school like Crystal Prep at anything."
"Unless it's a "losing to Crystal Prep" competition!" the human Pinkie Pie called out, "'Cause we're really good at that!"
Bolin snickered while covering his mouth, only to receive some glares from his friends. "It was kind of funny." he said in a whisper.
From the stage, Rainbow Dash groaned, "And I know that CHS has never won the Friendship Games even once."
Rarity sighed, "Oh, dear. I hope this speech isn't meant to be motivational." she said to Sunset Shimmer. However, she was underestimating Rainbow Dash's methods. And she was about to realize it.
"Crystal Prep students are super athletic, super smart, and super motivated. But there's one thing they aren't. They aren't Wondercolts!"
Band drums began to play as the curtain behind Rainbow rose up, revealing the school's marching band playing an upbeat musical sound, giving Rainbow Dash the chance to showcase her amazing voice.

We've fought magic more than once
And come out on top

Chorus;
Oh, oh

Rainbow Dash;
There's other schools, but none can make those claims

Chorus;
Na, na-na-na-na, oh

Rainbow Dash;
Together we are Canterlot
Come and cheer our name

Chorus;
Oh, oh

Rainbow Dash;
This will be our year to win these games

Team Avatar smiled as the song played on. "Some things really don't change." Asami said as she and her friends watched the human Rainbow Dash march across the gym with the band behind her.

Rainbow Dash and chorus;
We'll always be Wondercolts forever
And now our time has finally arrived
'Cause we believe in the magic of friendship
And you know, at the end of the day, it is we who survive

Among the audience, Vinyl Scratch added her own upbeat flair to the number, using her portable D.J table to do so. She was always ready for any musical situation.
Rainbow Dash tapped her foot, wearing a marching band captain's hat as the band members showed images of their fast foes; the demon Sunset Shimmer and the Sirens. Rainbow wanted to remind them of all they had accomplished thus far. She was not about to let her school think any less of themselves.

Rainbow Dash;
We're not the school we were before

Students;
Before!

Rainbow Dash;
Yeah, we're different now

Chorus;
Oh, oh

Students;
Hey, hey!

Rainbow Dash;
We overcame the obstacles we faced

Chorus;
Overcame the obstacles we faced

The song was already doing its job in motivating the students. Rainbow Dash was right, they shouldn't throw in the towel now.

Rainbow Dash;
We're Canterlot united

Students;
Unite!

Rainbow Dash;
We'll never bow

Chorus;
Oh, oh

Students;
Hey, hey!

Rainbow Dash;
So get ready to see us in first place

The band members began tossing pony ears and pony tails to the students, empowering their spirits even more as they danced and sang along proudly.

All;
We'll always be Wondercolts forever
(Three! Two! One! Go!)
And now our time has finally arrived
(Our time is now!)
'Cause we believe in the magic of friendship
And you know, at the end of the day, it is we who survive
At the end of the day, it is we who survive

Na, na, na-na-na-na
Wondercolts united together
Na, na, na-na-na-na
Wondercolts united forever

Team Avatar sang along and clapped their hands along with the students as Rainbow Dash march alongside the band towards the stage.

Na, na, na-na-na-na
Wondercolts united together
Na, na, na-na-na-na
Wondercolts united forever

Rainbow Dash:
We'll always be Wondercotls forever
(Na, na, na-na-na-na
Wondercolts united together)
And now our time has finally arrived
(Na, na, na-na-na-na
Wondercolts united forever)
Cause we believe in the magic of friendship
(Na, na, na-na-na-na
Wondercolts united together)

Suddenly, something began to happen. Rainbow Dash's body was glowing a sparkly blue aura, astonishing everyone but the song kept on going. Pony ears emerged from Rainbow's head and her hear grew longer, looking like a tail, and a pair of blue beautiful feathered wings emerged from her back as well.
She had unleashed her magic!

And you know, at the end of the day
It is we who survive
At the end of the day, it is we who survive!

Once the song came to a close, students cheered like they never cheered before. Their confidence was boosted, their spirits lifted and their courage burning like a powerful flame. Rainbow Dash waved at her fellow classmates from above the stage and slowly descended, her pony attributes disappearing just as they appeared.
"Way to be a leader, Rainbow Dash."
The girl gasped at the sound of a familiar voice. She spun around and saw the brown skinned leer girl waving at her from backstage. She smiled happily and ran up to hug her tightly.
"Korra! You came back!"
"I told you I would."
"This is amazing! And you couldn't have come at a better time!" she took notice of the three more people behind her friend. Korra smiled as she introduced them.
"Rainbow Dash, I'd like to meet Mako, Bolin, Asami, Pabu and Naga."
The little white dog barked happily at seeing a familiar face and Pabu scurried off of Bolin's shoulder all the way up to Rainbow's to lick her face, making her giggle.
"Rainbow Dash, that was amazing!" Fluttershy said as she and the others walked up towards their friend. However, they gasped once they saw their old friend.
"Korra!"
The Avatar was nearly tackled down by the powerful group hug she received from her dear friends, who she had missed. "It's so great to see you all again."
"We missed you." said Fluttershy.
"You should have told us you were commin'." said Applejack. The sound of barking caught everyone's attention and Naga leaped up happily before them. "And this little critter must be Naga." A.J. squatted down to pet the little puppy, "Lot smaller than I expected."
Rarity took notice of the extra company they had, which they assumed were Korra's friends from back home she had mentioned several times beforehand. Rarity smiled at the green eyed heiress with fabulous hair and the tall dark handsome man in the jacket.
"You two must be Asami and Bolin. Korra's told us so much about you. Congratulations, by the way!"
"Actually, that's Mako." Asami corrected and placed her arm around the younger brother beside her, "This is Bolin."
"Hi!" he happily greeted.
"Oh, forgive me." Rarity apologized.
"No worries."
"So your Korra's boyfriend?" Rarity studied Mako from head to toe.
"Is something wrong?" he asked.
"Oh, not at all, it's just…I didn't expect you to be this handsome." her cheeks turned red and giggled shyly as she twirled her hair.
Mako immediately felt uncomfortable with this. The Rarity he knew would never speak to him in this manner, not without adding a sarcastic quip afterwords. Their relationship was always that of a brother and sister, getting on each other's nerves but still caring towards one another. However, while he knew this was not the same Rarity, her gestures and voice made it hard for him to remember that. He didn't even want to think of the implications.
"Ooookay, feeling awkward." he politely scooted towards Korra, standing beside her. The Avatar felt for her boyfriend, he would most certainly need some counseling after all of this was over.
Korra placed her hand around Sunset's shoulder, intruding her. "Mako, this is Sunset Shimmer. Sunset, this is my boyfriend, Mako. He's a firebender, just like you."
"It's great to finally meet you, Sunset." he greeted her politely.
The young girl smiled like an innocent child, "It's great to meet you too. Wow, I can't believe I'm meeting another firebender! A--Aside from you, Korra."
"I hear you've got some raw talent." he complimented, making her shy bashfully, though it was not the same kind of blush as Rarity. It was more shyness rather than infatuation.
"Well, I'm still learning. It's not exactly easy to practice fire when you're trying not to burn down your home. I doubt I'll be at the same level as you guys."
"Don't sell yourself short, Sunset. And don't underestimate the power you have."
"So, did you get my message to Twilight?"
"Well, sort of." Korra explained, "After you saw that weird girl yesterday something happened to the mirror. Its magic is changing and it only allowed us to get through. Twilight tried to come but the mirror's magic prevented her. We suspect it had something to do with whoever was messing around with the portal."
Bolin rose up his hand, "I have a question. Did the mirror going all purple-glowy like that had something to do with Rainbow Dash turning anthro pony just now, or is that normal around here?"
"Yeah, I thought you guys only changed when you played your instruments." Asami said, using her hands to gesture herself playing a guitar.
"Join the club, sugarcube." said Applejack.
"I don't know." Rainbow said before smiling proudly, "It's probably because I'm so awesome!"
Sunset Shimmer crossed her arms, thinking. "Maybe. I mean, you are awesome, but there's gotta be more to it than that, right? It just seems so random."
"This is the first time it's happened?" Korra asked.
"So far, yes."
"Well, it would be nice if you girls could get a handle on it." Vice Principal Luna said one she appeared behind them. "We'd like to keep magic as far away from the Friendship Games as possible. We don't want to be accused of cheating."
Bolin's eyes widened at the sight of her, "Oh, my gosh! It's Luna! I can't believe she's here too!"
The Vice Principal blinked in confusion as this boy's reaction to her. "Is he alright?"
"He's fine." Mako replied rather dryly, "Just excitable."
"Besides, we don't need magic to defeat those hoity-toity Crystal Preppers." Rarity said with complete confidence.
"Still, the Friendship Games are serious business. We don't want any surprises. Especially the kind that could cause us to forfeit."
Korra stepped up and spoke, "Vice Principal Luna, I understand your concern in the matter but I'm more than certain me and Sunset Shimmer can figure it out. We both come from a world of magic, we can get to the bottom of your magical development here at CHS."
"Are you absolutely certain?"
Korra nodded her head in 'yes' and Sunset smiled, "We'll do our best." she replied.
"Very well. It's good to have you back, Korra." Luna smiled before leaving the group.
"So, what's the deal with these Friendship Games?" Asami asked, "When we first got here it didn't seem like everybody was that excited."
"And what's Crystal Prep?" Bolin asked.
Mako shook his head, placing his palm on his forehead, "Canterlot High, Wondercolts, Crystal Prep. Why does everything in this world sound like an awkward Equestria pun?"
"Tell me about it." Korra said, rolling her eyes, agreeing with her boyfriend's slight frustration.
"The Crystal Prep Shadowbolts are our biggest rivals." Applejack explained.
Rarity nodded her head, "I wouldn't be surprised if that stranger in front of the portal was really a student from Crystal Prep, coming over here to play a prank."
"Why would they do that?" Korra asked.
Rainbow explained while showcasing an old yearbook she was carrying, "Because even though they beat us in everything – soccer, tennis, golf – they still have to gloat!" she showed Korra the imaged of the horse statue, wearing a rainbow afro wig, funny glasses and clown pants.
Korra gently lowered the book down, "But then why is it called the Friendship games? Correct me if I'm wrong but, shouldn't an event like that be about the two schools getting along?"
"Well, it's kinda hard to get along with someone who beats you at everything." said Applejack.
Rarity scoffed, "That's putting it mildly, darling. They're still revamping the playing field in preparation."
"So, what are the events?" Bolin asked, "Maybe we can help out." he rubbed his knuckled against his shirt, smiling proudly, "Not to brag but me, Korra and Mako were once a champion pro-bending team back in the day."
"What's pro-bending?" Sunset asked, rather fascinated by the name.
"Only Republic City's most popular, if not, the most popular sport ever! The three of us were the best team in the game. The Fire Ferrets! We were so close to winning the championship tittle!…until the arena was destroyed by Amon and his Equalists and our opponents The Wolf Bats cheated to get ahead and if Mako hadn't went off to become a cop and Korra to do her Avatar stuff we could have won it. But, we were still close!"
"Actually, we don't know what the events will be." Rainbow admitted, "It could be anything."
Pinkie Pie then took out both a cake and pie form her bouncy pink hair, "Pie eating? Cake eating?" she gasped before splattering her face onto both pastries, "Pie-cake eating?!"
"Anything?!" Rarity gasped, "How will I ever pick the right outfit?!"
"They won't even let us see what they're doin' to the field." said Applejack while she and the other girls removed the frosting off of their cloths and hair, "You think they'd at least tell competitors what they're competing in."
"Isn't that an unfair advantage?" Asami asked, "Does Crystal Prep have any idea what the events will be?"
"Normally, we have coaches hired to come over and prepare us." said Fluttershy, "But they were given a better offer by Crystal Prep a few days ago."
Korra crossed her arms bitterly, "I'm really starting to dislike these guys." then, her eyes widened in realization, "But Bolin's right, maybe we can help! We have experience with competitive games, plus we'll do it for free!"
"You need to be at least seventeen or more to qualify." said Sunset.
"Not a problem. I'm eighteen."
"Nineteen." Mako rose his hand.
"Ditto." Asam said.
"Seventeen!" Bolin said cheerfully while raising his hand up.
"Besides, if we're going to figure our what's happened to the mirror, and figure out the magic around here, why not help you guys out in beating these spoiled prevail school snobs?" Korra said with a smile, placing a hand on her hip.
"I'm all for it!" Rainbow said, raising her hand up.
Pinkie Pie joined in, "Me too!"
"Alright. You three go with the girls to speak to the principals while Sunset and I will go figure our why Rainbow Dash ponied up."
"I'll help." Mako said, "Figuring stuff out if kind of my thing."
"We could use all the help we can get." said Sunset, "Especially since I still don't know how magic works in this world."
Korra placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder, "You've got nothing to worry about now that we're here. Come on, we'll start at the library." the three friends made their way out of the gym.
"Seems like they got everything under control." said Pinkie Pie.
Suddenly, Asami was startled when something suddenly played music. "What was that?!"
"Relax, it's just my cellphone." Rainbow Dash took the object from her pocket and Asami's green eyes sparkled at the sight of it. She had never seen technology like this before. So sophisticated, so detailed, so flawless. Not to mention shinny like a silver ring.
"Just a text from my mom." Rainbow read the message out loud, "Don't forget to bring milk on your way home."
"You get messages?!" Asami asked in awe.
"You really never seen a cellphone before, have you?"
"No. How does it work?"
"Well, it's kind of hard to explain. But I can show you all the stuff it can do." she showed Asami the small little screen, which contained a picture of her and her friends as the wallpaper and saw various little squares with symbols on them on the edges of the image.
"This app is for the wifi, this is for calling anybody I know, and this one is for taking pictures."
Asami arched an eyebrow, "What? There's no way a little thing like that can take a pic--" before she knew it, a flash came out of the phone, temporarily blinding her. Rainbow Dash showed her what she had done and the heiress could not believe what she saw. It was a perfectly flawless colorful image of herself looking surprised. It wasn't her best photo but the resolution and vibrancy alone was enough to make her look the other way.
"That's amazing! What else can it do?"

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