This is a newly written and posted prologue, that I hope will help make things less confusing. Please read!
Disclaimer: I do not own My Little Pony or Equestria Girls, and I am not making any profit from this fanfiction. This fanfic is being written solely for the purpose of my amusement (and hopefully that of my readers' as well)
Prologue
A red-haired girl sat in the dark corner of a cupboard, brooding and solitary. Just the way she liked it. Just then, the door of the cupboard flew open, revealing two teenage boys, panting with excitement and exertion.
"How many times have I told you not to just barge in like that?" Sunset Shimmer snarled at the two boys standing sheepishly in front of her.
"Ye – yes, Sunset Shimmer." Snips mumbled.
"We've got news, Sunset Shimmer," Snails quickly added as a peace offering.
"Well?" Sunset Shimmer snapped expectantly. Then, her eyes narrowed as she took in her accomplices' adornments. "And why exactly do you two have those ridiculous paper hats on your heads? Or streamers in your hair?"
"Pinkie Pie's throwing a party because Rainbow Dash has been promoted to the new soccer captain!" Snips grinned.
"And she even ordered a cake from Mrs. Cake's, so you know how special it is." Snails said.
"The cake was delicious." Snips added, licking his lips blissfully at the memory.
"What?!" Sunset Shimmer growled, slamming her hand down on the floor, and making the nearby brooms jump. "Rainbow Dash is now the soccer captain too? That has to be her what, fifth promotion of the month?"
"Yeah, ever since the seniors of last year left, every coach seems to think Rainbow Dash would make a good replacement." Snails agreed.
"But this makes her the captain of every single team in the school." Sunset Shimmer hissed lividly. "This isn't good, this isn't good at all."
Snips and Snails watched her nervously. They knew better than to interrupt her when she was in one of her moods.
Finally, Sunset Shimmer seemed to calm down relatively.
"Fine. Tell me who was at the party." She ordered.
"Well, there was Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash –"
"Obviously! Get on with it!" Sunset Shimmer interrupted impatiently.
"O – of course. There was also Applejack, and Rarity –"
"And Fluttershy." Sunset Shimmer finished, sneering. "Big surprise. The five of them are always together, it's like they're attached at the hip. It makes me sick!"
Snips and Snails watched her cautiously.
"Well? Go on!" Sunset Shimmer prompted after a moment of silence.
"Well, there was also Scootaloo, the mini Applejack, mini Rarity, Big McIntosh, Rarity's fashionista friends, Rainbow Dash's whole soccer team, and her track team, and her volleyball team, and –"
"That's enough! Tell me who wasn't there." Sunset Shimmer half yelled in frustration.
Silence.
"Well?" Sunset Shimmer demanded.
"Um… you?" Snips finally ventured tentatively.
"I know that, you idiot!" Sunset Shimmer exploded. Snips and Snails both cowered in the face of her ire. After several deep breathes, Sunset Shimmer calmed down enough to continue with her interrogation.
"So basically the whole school was there?" She finally concluded.
Snips and Snails nodded.
Sunset Shimmer growled under her breath. "This isn't good. This isn't good at all." She repeated, more to herself than anyone else. "They have too much influence. Applejack and Pinkie Pie are practically friends with everyone, while Rarity has all the fashionistas' support. And then there's Rainbow Dash, who's respected by every jock in the school…"
"And there's Fluttershy," Snips reminded helpfully.
"Fluttershy!" Sunset Shimmer laughed derisively. "That animal-obsessed fool is too shy to talk to anyone, much less make friends! I don't know how the four others hang out with her. They must feel sorry for her, I suppose. But no matter. Fluttershy's no threat. We don't have to worry about her. But the others… They have so much influence that should they want to, they might even be able to overthrow me!"
"Um, Sunset Shimmer?" Snails ventured.
"What?!"
"You're just worried one of them will run for class president against you, right?" Snails asked, all the while looking nervous that his words would provoke another explosion from the volatile redhead.
Sunset Shimmer snorted. "Hardly. None of them has the leadership necessary to be class president, and they know it. However, if they were to support someone, someone with true leadership… then that may pose a real threat to me."
Then, Sunset Shimmer stomped her foot. "No! I won't have it! The five of that have to be separated."
"Separated." Snips quickly agreed sycophantically.
"But the question is how…" Sunset Shimmer mused to herself. "Snips, Snails!" She suddenly barked. "You two have been spying on them for me. Tell me what you've found out about them."
"Well, Pinkie Pie likes to throw parties for any occasion." Snails said.
"Oh, oh, and Rarity keeps talking about wanting to join fashion club at the school, but says it's too pres – prestee –"
"Prestigious." Sunset Shimmer said, rolling her eyes. "She must be talking about the 'Fashionistas United'. Well, she's right, it is too prestigious for the likes of her to join. After all, they only accept seniors who have been unanimously voted into the club, and initiations only happen once in a blue moon. However, I happen to have some dirt on the club president, so if I wanted in at any time, I would be able to join." Sunset Shimmer admitted smugly. "But that's all useless." She concluded, scowling again. "Tell me something else!"
"Oh, and I heard Rarity teasing Applejack about a guy she likes – Alex –"
"Alex?!" Sunset Shimmer interrupted eagerly. "As in, the Alex in our year? The blond one?"
Snails nodded affirmatively.
A slow, evil smile spread across Sunset Shimmer face. "Oh, this is precious." She cackled. "Alex happens to be smitten with me – but then, I suppose a boy would have to be a blind fool to not be smitten with me… But at any rate, the poor boy's so lovesick he would do anything to please me. Just like a disgusting puppy." Sunset Shimmer snorted, revealing just how much affection she had for her admirer.
"Just like a disgusting puppy." Snips repeated, grinning at Sunset Shimmer with adoration, completely unaware that he was conducting himself very much like the type of disgusting puppy Sunset Shimmer was talking about.
Sunset Shimmer ignored him, continuing to formulate her plan. "Yes. Now all that's left to do is to bring Alex into the picture… have him date Applejack, make him break up with her, and somehow blame their breakup on one of Applejack's precious friends. Then we'll see how their friendship holds. Yes, this is perfect!"
Snips and Snails both nodded eagerly, even though they didn't understand half of what Sunset Shimmer said.
"And when all the dust clears, poor little Applejack and her friends will all be left broken-hearted and alone. And then, this school will be mine!" Sunset Shimmer let loose a loud, evil cackle that bounced and reverberated off the walls of the cupboard.
Had anyone been in the vicinity, they would've surely wondered what could have made a similar noise inside a learning facility. Surely not a student! However, there was no one in the vicinity, for everyone was busy having fun at Pinkie Pie's party, celebrating their new soccer captain.
