//------------------------------// // Consequences // Story: Anon-A-Miss With a Twist // by KR Chrome //------------------------------// It was after lunch when the Crusaders were called to the Principal Celestia's office. The three girls started to feel dread. Had they been found out? There was no way someone could've found out they were Anon-A-Miss, could they. They had been careful, and everyone believed Sunset Shimmer was the culprit. Well, everyone but the Rainbooms apparently. "Maybe it's nothing," said Applebloom as the three of them stood in front of the door. "Yeah, maybe it's nothing," Scootaloo agreed. "I don't know about this girls..." Sweetie Belle hesitated. Applebloom raised her hand to knock. It felt really heavy as it hung in front of the door. She swallowed as she broke out in cold sweat. She forced herself to calm down. It was probably nothing. She knocked on the door. Gave it a few raps. One. Two. Three. "Come in," Principal Celestia answered. Applebloom took the nob and gave it a twist and pushed the door open. The three young girls entered the office. Vice-Principal Luna stood next to Celestia, looking quite serious, with her eyes piercing the Crusaders. Three chairs were already set up in front of the principal's desk. "Please, take a seat." The three girls exchanged looks and took the seats, albeit with a bit of hesitation. "Um, Principal Celestia. What is this about, ma'am?" Applebloom asked. "I'm concerned about this whole Anon-A-Miss mess and I wanted to hear your thoughts," said Celestia. "Our thoughts, ma'am?" Scootaloo asked. "Yes. There has been a lot of tension in school with everyone's secrets being displayed all over that MyStable page. The faculty has been trying to find out who's behind this mess," Celestia answered. "Well, it's gotta be Sunset Shimmer, right? That's what everyone is saying," said Sweetie Belle. "Some evidence has turned up that absolves Sunset Shimmer of any involvement. Also, I took the time to look up the page myself," said Celestia. "I find it rather odd." "What's so odd? It's just a page that bashes on everyone," said Scootaloo. "Yes, embarrassing secrets of everyone, students and staff alike, posted for everyone to see. Videos and pictures of things we don't want to be seen," said Celestia. "I did find it rather odd though. With the exception of any pictures of Sunset Shimmer, the three of you have never been featured on Anon-A-Miss." "Well...guess we're lucky..." Applebloom responded. "Girls, I know that Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon give you a hard time. I doubt they would be able to resist a chance to submit anything embarrassing to Anon-A-Miss," said Luna. "That is unless Anon-A-Miss did not want to post those requests." The Crusaders looked back and forth. They had received those requests from Diamond Tiara, but chose not to post them. "And I think I know why," said Celestia as she turned her laptop around to show them the screen. Their eyes widened in shock as she played the video file. XXX "And I just caught Anon-A-Miss red-handed," Tech Powers smiled in satisfaction. Oh, he so loved his craft. It was just a simple spyware program used to steal information from devices. He never intended to use it, until Rarity came to him because of his particular talent. She really asked nicely and he couldn't resist helping her to bust Anon-A-Miss. The video evidence more than just clears Sunset Shimmer, they now had the faces of the ones behind Anon-A-Miss. All they needed to do now was present this evidence to Principal Celestia and Vice-Principal Luna. Tech noticed how it suddenly got quiet and turned to see the Rainbooms looking shocked. He also noticed how Rarity, Applejack and Rainbow Dash were the most horrified by this revelation. "I'm guessing you know these kids," assumed Tech. "That's my little sister..." Applejack admitted. "And mine," confessed Rarity. Scootaloo wasn't really Rainbow Dash's sister, but they might as well be by how close they were. Rainbow Dash was shaking her head in denial. "This can't be right! Scoots would never do something like this! This is all wrong!" "Welp, as you can see, the spyware did its job and got them. They were the ones trying to log into Anon-A-Miss and delete the account," said Tech nonchalantly. "Now they gotta face the music!" "You mustn't do that!" Rarity cried. "The students won't forgive them!" "And whose fault is that? I'm sorry, but I gotta hand this evidence to Principal Celestia," said Tech as he closed his laptop and picked it up. "This is what you wanted, remember? You wanted to find out who was Anon-A-Miss. If the truth doesn't get out, then an innocent girl can never return to school." Tech had transferred to CHS after the Fall Formal, so he only knew about Sunset Shimmer from stories. But seeing the girl himself, she wasn't so bad. Fluttershy stepped forward, "We can't let Sunset get punished for something she didn't do." "But what about Applebloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo?" asked Pinkie Pie. Applejack pulled her stetson over her eyes, "They...they just gotta learn...that actions have consequences." XXX "Do you have anything you wish to say, Anon-A-Miss?" Luna asked. The Crusaders stared speechlessly at the screen. It had their faces on it, captured by their own cameras. There was even audio, which implicated them as well. There was no way they could deny this. The principal and vice-principal now knew they were Anon-A-Miss. "One of our own students, one of the few sensible ones, decided to do his own investigation. His methods might've been less than legal, but he brought this evidence to us to help clear Sunset Shimmer," said Principal Celestia. "How....but how...?" asked Applebloom. The door opened and the Crusaders turned, only to freeze as they saw the Rainbooms standing in the doorway. "Applebloom, we need to talk," said Applejack seriously.