> Revenge of the EEA > by Robert Emerald Fountain > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Neighsay's Anger > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- One rainy day in Canterlot, Chancellor Neighsay prepared to call a meeting with the EEA. He was planning to argue with Princess Twilight Sparkle the next day, about how she was endangering Equestria by allowing non-pony students at her friendship school. He was critically ticked off that she "chose" to write her own rules instead of following his book. Although, he was uncertain that she made the decision herself, or if someone else told her to do it. Regardless, he was also upset that Celestia had helped her overthrow him, and that those pesky "Christians" had knocked him out. They were apparently keeping her schedule running as well. Just then, the morning paper arrived. Neighsay read the headline, and flew into MASSIVE RAGE!! "WHAT'S THIS?", Neighsay shouted. "SCHOOLS ACROSS EQUESTRIA FOLLOWING IN FOOTSTEPS OF PRINCESS TWILIGHT?", "EEA REGULATIONS LABELED AS TOO HARSH?". Neighsay could have sworn that his mane caught fire, because of how angry he was at the moment. "We have lost the schools that we were in command of." Neighsay was angrier than he ever imagined, Twilight had shown other schools that they could make their own rules, rather than following the EEA's preset rules. "SHE WILL PAY THE CONSEQUENCES," Neighsay yelled to his comrades, who yelled back in agreement. "Chancellor, might I remind you of the shield that the Christians placed. It prevents EEA interference.", said one of the comrades. "Well then, I will find a way to counteract it.", replied Neighsay. "Regardless, I am going to corrupt some of the prison guards and arrest Twilight and her friends who run that school. Besides, those humans are being a nuisance, with their protection of that abomination of a school that Twilight is running." > The Capture, and the Preparations > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- That afternoon, Neighsay warped to the outskirts of the school. He readied his arsenal: flammable liquids, a flamethrower that he had put together, flame resistant clothing, and a battering ram to break down the doors. He set an alarm to remind himself when it was time to swoop in and take his hostages. Later that night, after school was done: Twilight and her friends put away their supplies, and went to bed. Neighsay's alarm went off when it was time to make his move. He warped to the outside of Twilight's castle, and silently destroyed the shield. Then, he wrote a fake note, and posted it on the main door. He had already corrupted the guards by this point. He cast a spell to trick Twilight and the others into thinking that nothing was happening. He took them silently to the jail and told the guards about what was going on. He had also set up an illusion to fool the christians into thinking that nothing was happening either. He was being successful in his plan, so far. The guards took over from there and put them in cells. Neighsay's spell was set to stop at dawn the next morning, but he didn't realize that water would sometimes drip from the ceiling of the cells, waking up prisoners if it hit them. He thought they would wake up quietly on their own. He only knew they would wake up at some point. He also did not realize that the christians would discover his trick, and try to go after him. He thought that they would be fooled, and not interfere, but he could not be more wrong. "Condition Red, Neighsay has breached our shield, and taken Twilight and the others.", said Link. Brandon quickly sent a "Priority One" message to Celestia. It said: "Celestia, this is an emergency message. Neighsay has breached the shield, and taken the staff to prison. He plans to set fire to the school. -- Captain Brandon." > The Confusion at the school and at the jail > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The next morning: Spike was puzzled as to why there were substitute teachers in the classrooms, as he walked down the hallway in the school. During lunch, the young 6 called him over, to have a secret discussion with him. "What do you make of this?", asked Ocellus, as she handed the note to Spike. "Dear students, my friends and I have decided to take a little vacation. This is only to help us get rid of our stress. We have given you some substitutes, so you don't miss out on parts of your lessons. We will be back in 3 days, keep learning like you were. Signed, Headmare Twilight Sparkle." "Well this makes no sense, because they would have warned you," said Spike. "I think someone is setting us up," Smolder said nervously. Meanwhile, in the jail in Canterlot: Twilight woke with a shock, as a cold drop of water landed on Rainbow Dash's forehead, and she yelped how cold it was. "Why are we in jail?", Twilight asked a guard. "You were arrested for crime", the guard replied. "Don't you know us?", Applejack asked, "We know better than to commit a crime." The guard said he was only informed that the seven of them were claimed to be breaking the law, which confused them all. Little did they know what would happen next. > The Attack > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Neighsay looked at his watch, the time had arrived to make his move. He covered himself completely, but left his face exposed. He charged and banged the doors open to the school. He began torching the closets first, before moving on to more of the critical areas. Spike flew skyward and blew a fireball as a distress signal. Spitfire contacted the Weather Ponies to bring rain clouds. The task was not easy, but rescue ponies managed to get the students out, with assistance from other ponies who arrived on the scene. The Christians arrived and dropped down from their helicopters to help out as well. Their attention was grabbed when Yona, Ocellus, Silverstream, and Smolder screamed for help. They were in terrible pain from second-degree burns, Yona, Silverstream and Ocellus said that they also had pain in other spots, and Smolder said her left wing began to hurt when she jumped from a window to escape the inferno. The devastation was massive, and Brandon managed to record Neighsay, who yelled, "THIS IS WHAT TWILIGHT AND THOSE CHRISTIANS GET FOR MESSING WITH THE EEA!!!" The fire was extinguished, but the structure collapsed just two hours later. The injured were taken to the hospital for immediate treatment. Yona had a broken leg, Ocellus had broken her nose, and both wings, Silverstream had cracked her collarbone, and suffered a broken leg as well. Poor Smolder, the doctor said she had dislocated her wing when she jumped. > The Truth > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Twilight, you may want to see this.", hissed Brandon as he held up a newspaper with the story on the front. "This is insane. Neighsay set fire to the school?", she screeched madly. Link went to Celestia at once and told her everything. Celestia came to the prison, and neutralized the corruption on the guards, who promptly opened the cells, releasing the ponies from their confinement. "That Neighsay was the one who did this to us.", said one of the guards as he rubbed his eyes. "WE SHALL PUNISH HIM OURSELVES." shouted Celestia. Starlight and the main 6 yelled back in agreement. > The flaw in Neighsay's plan > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Chancellor, do you think that they are learning their lesson?", asked one of his followers. Neighsay was about to give his answer, when they were disrupted by sudden bangs on the doors, and ANGRY YELLS coming from the outside Neighsay and his comrades were startled cold by this, and they began to get nervous, locking the doors as a precaution. "COME ON, OPEN UP IN HERE, OR I BUST IN! OPEN UP NOW!! I'LL BLOW MY WAY IN!!", Celestia screamed through the locked doors with hot rage. Applejack and Rainbow Dash kicked the doors in unison, breaking them off the hinges. Then, Brandon threw a "Magic Suppresor" onto Neighsay's horn to counter him from using his magic. "HOW DARE YOU SET FIRE TO MY SCHOOL AND PUT 4 OF MY STUDENTS IN THE HOSPITAL!!", Twilight yelled so loud that Neighsay's ears were ringing. "WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?", Celestia demanded angrily. Neighsay refused to speak. He just stared, with an enraged look, at the escaped prisoners. "SPEAK, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!", Starlight cried, as she shot lightning at him, which forced him to confess after a series of higher and higher zaps of electrcity. After coughing from the shocks, he finally opened his mouth and spoke calmly, but not in a nice manner. "You remember what I said when she tried to reopen that school without authorization.", Neighsay responded, "It was for the greater good; because she allowed non-pony students to enroll." "Listen up, just because I allowed more than ponies, does not mean they would use the knowledge against Equestria.", Twilight spat, with cold burning rage in her voice. "This is UNACCEPTABLE, and not the way to show me a piece of your mind!!" "As the Diarch of Equestria, I sentence you and your comrades to A WHOLE YEAR IN JAIL, with absolutely NO BAIL", Celestia snapped. "First, you WILL help us rebuild the school.", she hissed "SECOND, I HEREBY DECOMMISSION THE EEA COMPLETELY!!" "BY ROYAL MANDATE, YOU ARE ALL STRIPPED OF YOUR RANKS!!" Neighsay broke down in tears because he had no choice, but to accept his punishment. He relented, and they rebuilt the school until it was good as new. They were whipped until their backs started bleeding. Then they were sloshed with salt-water, to increase the pain. Then they were led to their quarters in the most secure wing of the prison, meaning maximum security, and having their special abilities permanently removed. Brandon even forced Neighsay to destroy his own medallion. Twilight and the others were relieved that it was over, and they visited the injured who did not look well at all. They were unconscious, because the initial pain caused them to pass out. The nurses had put them on automated breathing machines, which explained the masks over their mouths and noses. They were all bandaged in the areas where the burns were, and the fractures, and Smolder's dislocated wing were strongly splinted to prevent motion. Once they had recovered, they returned to the school, and the lessons resumed. Everyone was relieved that the crisis had ended for the moment, for they did not know what would happen. They were unsure if Neighsay would realize that Twilight was right, or if he would attempt to keep saying that she was putting all of Equestria in GRAVE DANGER. THE END