Color Four: The Friendship Games

by Pastel Color

AcaDeca

Finally, the Color Four got to the dreaded school Canterlot High School. This place was the lair of the Mane Six, their most hated rivals. Pastel reluctantly stepped off the purple bus and checked in with the others.

Then she got to the gym at the Welcome Crystal Prep party. The creature Twilight Sparkle scurried around with her little pill container magic glowing device thingy. Then she came to her hated enemies, the Mane Six. They were blabbering along about whatever dumb stuff Mane Ponies blabber about.

When Sour Sweet crushed her cup and made it represent Flash Sentry, Pastel applauded her very loud. Flash glared at her, but she just waved him off. Stupid Canterlot High.

Everyone's concentration was broken when a loud scream rang out across the gym. "STUPID ACADEMY OF CRYSTAL PREPARATION!" A second later, a very furious Sunset Shimmer stormed into the room. Candy Cloud threw her full cup of punch on her. A split second later, everyone was laughing at the soaked girl in the middle of the room. Sunset blushed and ran out, and Candy and Sunny Flare high fived without looking at each other.

Then, a nightmare happened. Music turned on, a disco ball came out of the ceiling, confetti blew everywhere. All the drinks were ruined. People started doing the chicken dance, while some sat and watched. Pastel sat on a chair, shaking her head.

"Those mane six are really stupid," she said out loud to nobody in particular.

Finally, Cinch stopped the music with a loud burst of microphone feedback.

"That was a bad way of welcoming my school. Now, we all know that you two schools cannot hang around with each other and be friends. So, we probably know who is going to win the Frrrriendship Games. It is inevitably going to be Crrrrystal Prep, because we have a rrrrrreputation. Now, go get ready for the games tomorrow."

The next day, it was nearly time for the first event of the Friendship Games, the Academic Decathlon, or the AcaDeca. This was where Pastel always really shone. She was overly intelligent in the school subjects, perhaps even more so than Twilight herself. She. Was. Ready. To. Do. This.

Dean Cadance spoke over the intercom about the AcaDeca. "Welcome to the Academic Decathalon, where you will compete in every aspect of the CHS curriculum, and we will do an elimination equation finale. Good luck!"

First up was baking. Pastel was lucky enough to be paired with Candy Cloud. Candy was a whiz for baking cakes, and Pastel was amazing at decorating them. Candy made her favorite super moist grape cake recipe. Then the artist alicorn got to work decorating the cake with dark colors and perfect lines. They got second place, however, because Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy managed to bake the Mona Lisa inside the cake.

That may have been a loss, but they would not stop.

The Wondercolts had to pose for a cheering thing. It was time for the woodworking carpentry whatever you call it part of the AcaDeca. Pastel got paired with Crackercurl, the fashionable one. They gave each other a quick high zero. Fashionista plus artist equaled great birdhouse. However, Pastel had to do much of the constructing because they had picked an intricate and complex design with three different holes. They painted it together, giving it a shiny look with shades and complimentary colors. They tied with Sugarcoat and Indigo Zap for first in that round.

The Color Four got together in the group. "You've got nothing on us, na, na, na, na, na, na! Let's go, Shadowbolts!" They had to do their turn in the cheering thing that would go in the yearbooks.

The pressure was on. It was time for the spelling bee. The one part where all but two would get eliminated. On he Wondercolt side was the Mane Six, and on the Shadowbolt side was Sour Sweet, Sugarcoat, Sunny Flare, Lemon Zest, Twilight, and Pastel Color. Pastel was the second to last to get eliminated. She misspelled the word theriomorphic. Pff how did she not get that?

Take it up, to the top, cause we know we can win! Maybe you, should just stop cause we've seen you give in!

It was up to Twilight Sparkle now. Pastel chanted along with all her classmates.

"Can she do it? Will she make it? Who will win it? Who will take it? Can she do it? Who will take it? Did she win it? Did she make it? Who's the winner? Who's the reject?

How did she answer?"

Cinch pointed at Sunset and said, "Incorrect." That moment, Pastel felt relief from the stress of maybe not winning the AcaDeca for the first time.

Pastel was in the top six. She stood up on the stage with her teammates. The audience clapped slowly. Indigo Zap screamed in rage and stomped out.

"Now, Pastel," Principal Cinch said, "normally I would not allow you to be in the next round. But we are doing your version of the movie, so you may prrrrroceed.