The Wacky Adventures of Sonata at Canterlot High
Chapter 2: Enrollment
Sonata's eyes fluttered open and she squinted at the bright lights. She took a quick look around and put together that she was in the nurse's office and that she was brought there after she had passed out.
She sat up and heard a growling coming from her long empty tummy; she hadn't eaten in a few days as she was broke, considering Adagio and Aria usually paid for her meals.
Sonata let out a sigh upon thinking about Adagio and Aria. She resisted the urge to start crying again as she didn't want to make a big fuss for the school nurse. She wished there was some way she could go back and fix this whole mess.
Sonata then overheard the nurse talking with another student.
"Thank you for patching Lyra up, Ms. Cadenza," the student said.
"I told you that you don't have to call me that Bon-Bon; none of you have to call me that, Cadence is just fine," the nurse replied.
Bon-Bon chuckled. "I know I know, it’s just weird talking so casually with you or the other faculty members."
"I suppose I understand what you mean, but it’s nothing major really, quite a few students call Principal Celestia 'Principal Tia' from time to time and it doesn't bother her at all," Cadence said to Bon-Bon.
"Alright, well thank you…. Nurse Cadence." Bon-Bon then turned to Lyra, her eyes angry, yet tempered by concern. "Now try not to do anything else stupid like that, Lyra."
Lyra’s retort was swift. "Hey! How was I supposed to know lunch cart racing was dangerous?"
"The moment Lightning Dust suggested it," Bon-Bon said dryly.
Lyra scratched the back of her neck. "Heh heh, point taken."
Bon-Bon grabbed her best friend by the arm; the two of them left the nurse's office arguing the same as when they entered.
Sonata watched them leave then turned to the pink haired nurse. "H-Hello there," she squeaked.
Cadence smiled at her timid patient. "Hello there, my name is Cadence, what's yours?"
"It’s Sonata; Sonata Dusk." She rubbed her growling stomach as she was getting increasingly hungry.
"It’s nice to meet you Sonata. Don't worry about your tummy; Principal Celestia ordered someone to get you some food from the cafeteria," Cadence assured her.
"Whoa wait, I couldn't possibly accept that offer," Sonata said. Especially after everything Aria, Adagio, and I did...she thought to herself.
Cadence chuckled. "Well, it’s a little late to say no. It’s already here."
Sonata turned to the door and squee’d; Cadence's assistant, Nurse Redheart, was holding a tray full of tacos.
"Here you go miss, I hope you like-" she started before the tray was snatched from her hands and Sonata started chowing down
.
"-Tacos." Redheart finished. The two nurses shared a brief laugh as Sonata munched away.
Redheart smiled, addressing Sonata. "You make sure to thank the young lass over there for getting you here so quick." She pointed to the chairs near the door.
Sonata saw a pale looking girl with blue hair and headphones sitting in one of the chairs, apparently asleep...however she was still bobbing her head, most likely to the tunes from her headphones.
Wait, that’s the DJ that helped Twilight and her friends kick our butts, Sonata thought to herself.
Sonata took her tray and moved over to the open seat next to the sleeping DJ. Sonata gave her a gentle shake and she woke right up.
"Hey, thanks for giving me a hand." Sonata smiled; it was both warm and genuine. And it felt right.
"You’re totally welcome. Name’s Vinyl Scratch by the way, Sonata." Vinyl offered Sonata a fist bump
Sonata reeled for a second thinking Vinyl was going to hit her but then remember that it was a form of greeting and returned the fist bump.
Vinyl gave Sonata a pat on the back and a smile.
Sonata returned the smile, but it wavered before slowly morphing into a frown. "But Vinyl… after all the bad things we did, why are you being so nice to me?"
"It’s ‘cause you got a good heart to ya, Sonata," Vinyl said before giving her a quick hug.
Sonata smiled, a warm blush filling her pale cheeks, and offered a taco to her new friend.
"Don't mind if I do," Vinyl said as she took the taco and started munching away at it with reckless abandon.
Cadence walked over, addressing the both of them. "After you two are done with your late lunch, Principal Celestia wanted to see both of you in her office."
Both of them nearly choked on the tacos they were eating.
Sonata was the first to respond. "W-What does Celestia want to see me for?"
"Better yet, why does she want to see me?" Vinyl asked "I haven't broken a single window with my custom boombox all week."
Cadence simply shrugged. "You got me. Just try not to keep her waiting."
The two of them quickly finished their last tacos before rushing to the Principal's office, Vinyl darn near choking on hers in the process. They both arrived and took a seat in front of Celestia's desk.
"You wanted to see us, boss lady?" Vinyl asked.
"Yes I did...and really, Vinyl, is it so hard for you to just call me Principal?" Celestia inquired.
Vinyl just shrugged as Sonata spoke up. "Um...Miss Celestia I'm...I'm sorry about-"
"Yes about that, Sonata…. how would you like the chance to start over?" Celestia cut in.
Sonata's eyes widened. "Y-Yes I'd love a chance to start over, what are you-"
Celestia interjected and asked, "How would you like to enroll here at Canterlot High?"
Sonata went silent, then started thinking to herself. A chance to start over and actually live like a normal person?
Celestia then asked something she wished she hadn't. "Sonata, where are your friends Aria and Adagio?"
The smile disappeared from Sonata's face as soon as she heard the names of her former best friends; a frown rapidly took its place.
Then her bottom lip began to quiver and she started sniffling.
Vinyl realized what was about to happen. "Uh oh, touchy subject."
"Sonata I'm sorry, I shouldn't have-" Celestia began before she saw tears beginning to form in Sonata's eyes.
"No no no, please don't cry Sonata it'll be al-" Celestia tried but to no avail.
Sonata began crying hard and loud, her make-up began running down her face as Vinyl tried to calm her down.
Vinyl began rubbing Sonata's back which seemed to help a bit "Hey Tia, can you hand me the ziplock bag in my backpack?"
Celestia nodded and pulled out a ziplock bag filled with what smelled like freshly baked cookies. Vinyl took the bag and handed a cookie to Sonata who took it and began nibbling at it.
"Now why don't you take a deep breath and tell us what happened?" Vinyl asked Sonata.
Sonata nodded and told them what had happened to her and her friends after the Battle of the Bands.
*15 minutes later*
"That's about all of it." Sonata said as she finished her second cookie.
Vinyl and Celestia stared in silence before Vinyl spoke up. "Damn, that is cold...Um, pardon my French."
Celestia waved it off. "It’s quite alright Vinyl, but yes, that does sound very cold."
"I mean even for Adagio that’s really mean." Vinyl said.
Sonata sniffled and asked, "Miss Celestia, why are you giving me this chance after everything I did?"
Celestia simply smiled and said "it doesn't take our best science teachers to see that you have a good heart Sonata."
Vinyl smiled, adding, "Exactly what I said. Sonata, just stick with me and you'll be just fine."
Sonata’s smile slowly returned. "Thank you...both of you, this is so kind of you."
Vinyl chuckled. "Think nothing of it. Hey… wanna come crash at my place tonight?"
Sonata thought it over for a bit before responding. "Sure, I'd love to, Vinyl."
Vinyl gave Sonata a playful noogie, then said, "Alright, lets hit the road." She took her new best bud by the hand; together, they ran off to Vinyl's house.
Moments after observing the scene unfold firsthand, Vice Principal Luna walked in and said to Celestia, "Does anyone want to tell them there’s five minutes till the bell?"
Celestia merely chuckled and smiled while shaking her head.
When I saw Vinyl's car transform I thought "Hey Vinyl, Michael Bay called: He wants his Transformer back."
TACOS!
Why are Sonata and I so alike? Minus the whole under our spell siren bit, we're exactly alike! She is best siren, and she need a little emoticon.
5077833
YUP!
Lovely story you've got here and you're saying this is your first fic? I wouldn't even be able to tell! I loved sonata in Rainbow rocks but you've made me love her character even more! Great job and keep up the good work.
Sonata is love.
I'm definitely keeping tabs on this one! Not bad at all for a first go!
5077841
Yes, we need that!
We're alike!
5077899 Sonata is life.
5077833 But, at the same time...
I try to quell the Engineer inside when I watch movies, but I think I could build that. The ONLY problem is that the car appears to be an enlarged classic Cobra SS in white and purple. Maybe a 'Stang with different body-work could do it. Or I could tuck the speaker rack into the back of a Camaro Ragtop.
The first chapter is substantially improved over the edits. There are still a few issues in it and the second in terms of grammar, but it's far more readable.
The story shows promise so far, even if it does seem to be going through the somewhat cliche redemption motions. What does concern me is the "romance" tag, as the story doesn't seem like it has any need for such, and romance being in a story unnecessarily is something that has always annoyed me.
For that matter, for a story with the "comedy" tag, there hasn't been that much comedy. Maybe it's coming, but there hasn't been much funny so far, and has read more like a sadfic for the most part.
5078160
Yes indeedy!
The whole "good heart" thing does seem a little rushed and frankly kind of cheesy. I think it would have been far more believable to have them help her because she just needed help.
I listened to this the whole chapter
Really sets the mood. Glad things are starting out well for Sonata
5077833 Hey man Transformers got to turn Rainbow Dash into a gun. why can't Vinyl use Soundwave as a turn table?
5078317 Like I said this is my first time writing but thank you very much for the Input Josh
in fact...I may just make a small tweak later, thanks
Keep going this is awesome!
What is the colour of Sonata's eyes? It's not quite red, but something else... I can't put my hoof or finger on it!
Sonata deserves a second chance and has Vinyl to look after.
Did Vinyl even take off her headph0n3s?
Great new chapter, Sonata's as adorkable as ever. So... Cadance as the nurse. Wonder if Iron Will is the guidance counselor(self-help IS his thing after all!)
Everypo... I mean, everybody already knows that! I have two friends whose avatars look like Sonata (one of them's you) and I don't know which one's the real: The one who believes Cadence (my favourite princess) is best princess, but that Sonata is Skyla's mother, or the one who actually wrote a fic about Sonata the way I see her. I'm going with the latter. YOU'RE THE BEST, REAL SONATA!!!
5079339 Hi. Editor here. Thanks for the feedback. I thought I recommended the use of italics, but it might not have made it into the final cut due to translation issues with Word.
equestra girls rainbow rocks watch i must (lol yoda speak)
Is everyone, like, obsessed with Sonata after the movie now? I'll admit, she's stupid and adorable, but I see a lot of Sonata stories now. Is there a reason for that?
5080146 People are trying to take all the good ideas before they become cliché
very interesting. i'll keep my eye out for more chapters
5079186
My reaction exactly,
5077833 ...Transformers is owned by Hasbro, so is MLP.....Cameo!....the car was Soundwave!
Everything's happening so quickly, slow it down.... pace this writing better, man....
5080146 Her personality is endearing, and it's something new. This fandom hasn't had something new for a few months to write about.
Your story is really good so far! I like to see where this story goes, especially now that Sonata re-enroll to Canterlot High. Keep up the good work!
A bit ham fisted with the "good heart" thing, Celestia sure, Vinyl I'm not to sure about. Anyway, I'll be keeping an eye on this story until my current Sonata love has passed or you write it into a pit.
I"m so happy I found a fic that I know is gonna be filled with cutey moments.
Just telling all of you in advance, I may not get the following chapters out as fast as I did chapter 2, between shcool and work I don't have the loads and loads of free time I used to, I'll find time don't worry, just letting Y'all know
5083147
Yeah, that too. I can make implicit assumptions about the normal residents of that world and assume they have homes and family. In the absence of any canon evidence I'm going to assume that Sunset's case might be unusual. Perhaps there is no double of Sunset Shimmer to replace, or maybe something happened to the original before she arrived and she just got lucky somehow at being able to fool someone into thinking that was her. I mean, we aren't told exactly how long she's been there. Ostensibly she's spent a significant chunk of her life there (which is kind of chronologically screwy), since it's seems to be implied that Twilight Sparkle became Celestia's student at some point after Sunset departed and Twilight was a little filly then. It could be a decade or more. I assume she has a home and family of some kind, adoptive maybe? Not really sure.
I haven't seen the first movie, but I have to wonder what Sunset's back story is, if there even is one. Where are her parents, did anyone care at all when she went through the portal. Why does she still have that journal in her lockers? I think it's kind of weird that she doesn't appear to care that she's stuck in that other world and yet the first movie was about how she was going to take over Equestria.
This story is awesome I deserve a second chance don't I
5089810
Quality over quantity, and life comes first. Do what you need to do first
I want to like this, I really do. But it feels very rushed and forced. Also, Vinyl's assertion that Sonata has a "good heart" makes no sense whatsoever.
I really wanted to like this, but there's just so many things wrong with it, I can't. Sorry.
As an aside: yet ANOTHER story where Cadance is the school nurse? It's everywhere now! EVERYWHERE!
5166541 I...kinda have noticed that, don't worry, I'm gonna slow things down from here
5212851 Nothing at all. It's the fact that Vinyl just pulls that out of her ass based on nothing.
Hmm, Cadance as a nurse... She can give me a checkup any time.
I looked at this for a full five minutes wondering why 'cold' was considered a swear word.
I think that says too much about me.
5472912 I think it meant "damn"
5472912
I think it's a reference to Arnold Schwarzenegger who played Mr. Freeze in Batman and Robin, but he was from Austria. Also can I try Lunch Cart racing?