As the final bell rang, the girls gathered in the band room to collect their thoughts. Applejack stood in the middle of the room as de facto leader of the meeting.
"Alright. Ah think we can all agree," Applejack nodded pointedly at Rainbow, who chose to stare at the floor. "beyond a shadow of th' doubt, that Sunset ain't Anon-A-Miss."
Sunset just sat in her chair, her arms crossed. It was obvious that she was still angry at being accused in the first place.
"Now, that being said," Applejack faltered slightly, placing her hands on her hips. "It still don't change th' fact that the pictures from this mornin' came from her phone."
Sunset nodded stiffly. They had compared the photos with the ones on her phone and confirmed that, yes, they were the same pics.
Applejack took a few steps towards Sunset and asked carefully, "Sunset, is it possible, that ya sent th' photos ta someone else, and they posted them?"
Sunset fought back the urge to snap at her friend at the implication, her sense of logic overcoming her anger. She instead shook her head and said. "After I took the pictures, I turned my phone off, wrote to Twilight, and went to bed. I didn't send them to anyone."
"Are you sure, darling?" Rarity asked at her right. "Not even by accident?"
Sunset didn't even turn around as she answered. "There's no one to send them to, even by accident. You five are the only friends I have listed in my phone."
An uncomfortable silence fell on the group.
"Maybe....someone hacked into her phone?" Fluttershy spoke up for the first time since that awful morning.
Rainbow nodded. "It wouldn't be hard for someone from the Computer lab." She narrowed her eyes and muttered. "Never did trust those nerds..."
"But that doesn't explain how they found out about 'Piggly Wiggly'." Sunset pointed out. "I definitely didn't have that in my phone."
"Yeah. Th' only ones that know about it are you guys and mah fam.........ly........." Applejack's eyes widened and her speech tapered off as a horrible thought crossed her mind. "Rarity.....besides the six o' us, who was in the house last night?"
Rarity's brows furrowed in confusion as she answered, "No one expect for my parents. And......." Her eyes became wide too and a hand covered her mouth as she realized what Applejack was getting at.
And slowly, the others began to catch on as well. Pinkie and Fluttershy looked at each other in horror. Rainbow clenched her jaw and her hands fisted in her lap. Sunset's mouth set into a firm, grim line.
Applejack's hands balled into fists at her side. "Where are they now?"
"I think I heard them mention going to Scootaloo's house...." Fluttershy whimpered out.
As Applejack whirled around and placed her hand on the doorknob, Rarity called out. "Now Applejack, dear, I understand you are upset. But please, for your own sake, don't do anything rash."
Applejack turned her head and said calmly, "Oh don't worry. Ah won't kill 'em. But that's only cuz it'd be a pain in th' ass to bury all three 'o their corpses."
She turned the knob and held the door open. "Y'all comin'?"
As one, the group rose fro their seats and walked out the door.
Apple Bloom sat at the edge of Scootaloo's bed, staring at her phone. She could feel Sweetie Belle's and Scootaloo's stares boring into her.
"Maybe we should stop...." Sweetie Belle said nervously.
"Oh come on, Sweetie." Scootaloo said rolling her eyes. "You wanna hang out with your sis, don't you? Bloom said she saw them fighting this morning. We just need to give 'em a little push."
"But-"
"Hey, you were fine with it yesterday. We all agreed this is the only way to get our sisters to hang out with us. And besides, we've already gone this far. May as well see it through to the end."
Apple Bloom sighed. Scootaloo had a point. It was far too late to turn back now. What was one more picture in the long run?
But before Apple Bloom could press "send", Scootaloo's bedroom door exploded open and her phone was forcibly swiped from her hand.
Apple Bloom's heart pounded in her chest as she slowly turned to face the furious expression on her big sister's face.
Nobody is going to hear the end of this.
Oh, yeah.
Someone (or in THIS case, three someones) is in BIG trouuuuble!
You don't need to bury em em Applejack. You live on a farm, you more than likely have pigs... and the pigs will eat anything and everything given to them...
APPLEJACK WAIT STOP!!! Let me get the popcorn and soda first.
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Actually it's set after Rainbow Rocks, which is a big part of the reason why the Rainbooms walking out on Sunset makes no sense.
While I can understand the girls being upset, please remember that so far the Crusaders have only spread news on their sisters and NOT spread news on the rest of the school.
A short chapter, but it sets a good transition since they wanna get this done. And next...the fourth act!
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Huh. Feels kind of like a plot hole caused by changing the setting and not the characterization. It definitely fits more pre-RR. I mean, there's even a scene in the RR credits of Apple Bloom and the CMC being nice to Sunset. And having the Rainbooms just forget that Sunset's good now twice doesn't really add up. Either that, or the mirror world just isn't a very nice place to live.
Meh. The comics already have dubious canonity at best, and since this is fanfiction, anything goes so long as the story is clear about what happened and what didn't when it matters.
The Crusaders are going to have a bad time.
IT was at this moment she knew. .... she bucked up!
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Yeah, but I wished you would've continued. Is the next chapter gonna be on Christmas Day?
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If it took place before Rainbow Rocks, yeah, it would make sense. But the inclusion of Sunset's journal where she writes to Twilight about her problem implies post-RR. But the canon of the IDW comics is rather questionable.
But before Apple Bloom could press "send", Scootaloo's bedroom door exploded open and her phone was forcibly swiped from her hand. Apple Bloom's heart pounded in her chest as she slowly turned to face the furious expression on her big sister's face.
OOOOOOOOOOHHHH, BUSTED!!!
Logical conclusion, but dissatisfying.
It was at that moment when they realized they FUCKED UP.
Uh oh...the cmc are so busted!
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Hey I gotta order for Applebloom, Sweetie Bell and Scootaloo from the “You’re Dead!” Department.
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Precisely!
Uh oh. Here comes the revengeporn?
Also, ellipses should only have three periods. Not four, not two, and certainly not ten. Just three.
Well shit just hit the fan
The only reason some people are still alive☠
Yup,they're goners.