//------------------------------// // Prologue // Story: Equestria Girls RPG: Persona // by Golden Flare //------------------------------// 3/22/2016, Afternoon You depart from the plane and make your through the airport, grab your luggage, and head outside, seeing an SUV with a grown woman with spectrum like hair holding up a sign that has your first and last name on it. You walk up to the woman, who had a smile upon her face. "Ah, you must be," she says your name and you nod, "Wonderful. I'm Principal Celestia. Let's get going then." You both get into the SUV as she starts it and drives away from the airport. On the way, she tries to strike up a conversation with you. "So, how was your flight?" "It was alright," you begin, "though...I had this weird dream." "Weird dream?" You began to recall the dream you had on the plane ride... You find yourself inside some kind of moving vehicle, though the interior was covered in blue, a bar to your left, and in front of you was a man with an abnormally long, pointy nose, and to his left was a young woman with light pink skin and dark pink hair with flowers in it, wearing some kind of blue uniform. "Welcome...to the Velvet Room. This place exists between dream and reality, mind and matter." the man speaks, "My name is Igor. And this is my assistant, Gloriosa Daisy. Do not be alarmed, you are fast asleep in the real world. Only those bound by a contract may enter here." "A...contract?" You ask. "Tell me...do you believe in fortune telling?" Just as Igor said that, three cards appear before you and he flips the one to your left, "Ah, The Tower arcana, a great tragedy has befallen you, and those close to you have paid the price," he then flips the middle one, "Oh! The Fool, meaning the beginning of a journey. Why, we haven't had a guest with The Fool arcana in quite some time, wouldn't you agree, Gloriosa?" "...Yes." She looks at you with a solemn expression, "I'm sorry if I seem quiet, I'm just...still coping with being a resident of the Velvet Room." Igor then flips the last card, "Oh my...The Chariot. A great battle, such as an equivalent to a war, will come before you in the future." "A battle...like a war?" You ask. "Do not fear, you will soon have the power to overcome life's hardships." "What?" "Till we meet again. Farewell." Your vision becomes blurry as you lose consciousness. "...Never mind, it's not important." The rest of the trip goes on without incident and you arrive at Canterlot High School, the place where you'll begin your education after so many years at the orphanage. Principal Celestia parks the SUV and you both step out of it, admiring the building as you follow your new principal. You two enter the Main Foyer and Principal Celestia turns to you. "I'm going to get your tour guide to show you around the school, wait right here." You nod and Principal Celestia walks away, leaving you alone with your thoughts...but not for long. "You're late." You turn to your left to see a boy with short black hair, wearing a black and white striped outfit similar to an old time prisoner's uniform. "I've been waiting a long time. Now, please sign your name there." He waves a hand to a piece of paper atop the check-in desk, "It's a contract." You remember that Igor person said something about you being bound by a contract, so it was natural that you felt skeptical. "Oh, don't worry, it's nothing too major, it just says that you'll take full responsibility for your actions from now on." You look it over and lo and behold, that's exactly what it says, but in different words. CONTRACT By signing this document, you agree to take complete responsibility of your actions no matter what they are, from this point forward. X _________________________________ Nevertheless, you sign your full name next to the X and step away to let the boy take the contract. "Always keep in mind; time delivers us all to the same end," with a twist of his wrist, the flat side of the contract faces you and, all of a sudden, disappears, "you can't plug your ears and cover your eyes..." He begins to fade away, "...And so it begins." You stared in the direction where the boy once stood, trying to comprehend how he did any of that. "Hi! Are you the new guy I'm supposed to show around?" You turn and see a girl before you; she has fiery colored hair, greenish cyan eyes, orange skin, wearing a light blue top with a see through trim at the bottom, a black jacket with arrows on the sleeves, blue pants, and heeled boots with the same arrow pattern as the jacket. She was very beautiful in your eyes. "Is something wrong?" She caught you staring at her, so you regained your senses and replied, "No, I'm fine. You're my tour guide?" She smiles, "Yes, I'm Sunset Shimmer, and you are...?" You smile back and give her your name. "It's nice to meet you." Sunset claps her hands, "Alright! Let's get started!" Sunset took you all over the school, naming off the classrooms as you two pass by them. The students appeared to be in class at this present moment, if the teens in the classrooms and teachers giving lectures are anything to go by. After the tour was over, Sunset lead you to the principal's office. "Okay, here's Principal Celestia's office," Sunset explained, "she wanted me to bring you here after we finished the tour, so you'd better see what she wants." You tell her thank you, she nods and leaves you to your devices. You knock on the door and hear, "Come in." You enter the office and see Principal Celestia behind the desk, she looks at you and smiles, "Well, it looks like the tour went off without a hitch." "Yeah, Sunset's really nice." You said. Principal Celestia hands you a piece of paper, "Here is your schedule, you start classes tomorrow, for now, you can explore the school if you so wish." "Thank you, Principal Celestia." Before you could leave, Celestia spoke, "Just a quick question; do you have a place to stay?" "...Not really." Celestia doesn't reply as she pushes the button on her intercom, "Miss Cheerilee, could you come to my office?" A few minutes later, a grown woman with dark purple skin, purple and pink hair, green eyes, wearing a white shirt with a brown vest, a green skirt with a flower pattern, and brown boots with light green socks walked in. "Yes, Principal Celestia?" She asked. "Didn't you say your home had an extra bedroom after your roommate moved out?" "Yes, why?" "You see, a new student of ours has no place to stay at the current moment, and I was wondering if you could..." Cheerilee sighed, "Okay, let me see who it is." You stepped towards her and gave her your name as she looked you up and down, scrutinizing you. "Hmm...okay, I'll let you stay with me." You begin to thank her, but she cuts you off, "But, there are going to be some ground rules: first, I have superiority over the house, any decision you make involving it has to go by me. Second, no freeloading, you'll have to pull your own weight around the house, meaning chores, yard work, all that stuff. And lastly, you treat me with respect, and I'll do the same for you." "Understood." You say. "Good, glad we're on the same page," she turns to Principal Celestia, "if anything happens, you'll be the first to know." "Thank you, Miss Cheerilee." Principal Celestia said. Cheerilee turns back to you, "I'll be waiting for you at the school statue, let me know if you're ready to go." You nod as you two leave the office, Cheerilee decides to head outside while you chose to explore the school a little longer. After a good half an hour, you meet up with Cheerilee and you both head to her car with Cheerilee driving you two back to her humble home. 3/22/2016, Evening Cheerilee parked the car into the driveway and you two exited it and entered the house; the inside wasn't all that glamourous, just a few necessary pieces of furniture to brighten up the place, that was fine, you never did care for big, extravagant homes. "Your room is this way." She says, guiding you to a hallway. She opens a door to her right at the end of the hall and turns on the light; nothing was in there except for a bed and a dresser with a TV on top of it. "It's not much, but I'm sure you can decorate the place if you like." "Thank you, Miss Cheerilee, this really means a lot." You said. "It was no problem. Well, I'd better get to bed, you should do the same." "Right then, good night." "Good night." Cheerilee closed your door and you laid down in your new bed. Sleep was long coming since midnight struck, and you knew what that meant... 3/22/2016, Nightmare Realm The world you dreaded seeing appeared right before your eyes. You try to ignore it and go to sleep.