Walking down the hallways of Canterlot High, earphones playing music, was Icy Fire. Dressed in a grey hoodie and a sky-blue pair of jeans, she twirled her long blue hair with her white-skinned fingers as she made her way down to Vice Principal Luna's office. The PA system had crackled to life during class and had told her to come down to the office , and she was excused by her teacher to answer the call.
As she walked down the hall, she wondered why she had been called down. It was only the second week of classes, so she couldn't think of any reason the Vice-Principal would want to see her. As she arrived at the door leading into the office, she began to worry. Had she somehow gotten into trouble without realizing it? Clutching her pendant, which was metal blue-colored flame, she knocked on the door.
"Come in," came the familiar voice of Vice Principal Luna. As Icy Fire pushed open the door, she saw that there were three other people there.
One was a boy with white skin, black hair, and glasses. Dressed black pants and black leather shoes, with a blue sweater, he sat with his legs crossed. He gave Icy Fire a nod before returning his gaze to the Vice Principal.
The other was a girl she recognized to be Summer Breeze. White skin, pink hair, and a small, friendly smile on her face, she was dressed in a pink dress and yellow cardigan. She waved Icy Fire hello as she saw her enter.
The boy seated next to Summer was dressed in a black jacket and a purple pair of pants. He had purple hair and indigo colored skin. His eyes glanced up to her as she entered the room.
She took a seat next to the three others in front of Vice Principal Luna. The Vice Principal was reading a file, which she closed and placed on her table as Icy Fire took a seat.
"Ah, Icy Fire, you're here. We can now begin," she said as she clasped her pale blue hands in front of her.
"I'm not sure if you are aware of this, but this year our school has had a very large amount of new enrollees. While this is good for the school, it also means it is at it's limit. Unfortunately, this means that the clubs all of you had chosen to join, are unable to accept you. You were all rather late with enrolling, and the club rooms simply can't fit you four," she explained.
Icy Fire sighed. She had been excited to enter the drama club. She had heard it was fun, and she enjoyed acting.
Vice Principal Luna continued. "Our school policy requires that each student have some extra-curricular activity. I must admit, I am at a loss, and so is my sister, the Principal. Since you four are the subjects of this matter, I was wondering if you had any ideas?"
There was a moment of silence. It seemed none of them had ever been in this situation.
The boy with glasses raised his hand. "Vice Principal, may I ask why you are asking us? Why not the student council, or the school board?"
"Both the school board and the student council have been discussing this matter, but sadly none of them have come up with a solution," replied the Vice Principal.
Summer Breeze spoke. "Miss, isn't there anywhere you can squeeze us in?"
Vice Principal Luna shook her head. "As it is, the club moderators are complaining about how they have too many members. If you were to join any of the clubs, I'm afraid you would not be doing much."
Summer pouted. She looked over to the boy with the black jacket. "Any ideas, Frosty?"
The boy, Frosty, who had been silent so far, spoke up. Looking toward the Vice Principal, he asked, "Miss, what would the requirements be for a student to create their own club?"
The Vice Principal put her hand to her chin. "That is a very good idea. From what I understand, the only requirement would be for the founding member to either be on the Honors role or to have some form of achievement, such as representing the school in a tournament and winning it."
Frosty looked around. "Any of you have any of that?" he asked as he raised his hand.
Summer raised her hand. "Second Honors!" she exclaimed cheerfully.
Icy Fire raised her hand as well. "I'm on First Honors," she said quietly.
The boy with glasses raised his hand as well, a small, confident smile on his face. "Third Honors. I've also won several chess tournaments representing CHS."
Frosty put his hand down. "And I'm on Second Honors," he said.
Vice Principal Luna looked at all of them. "Very impressive. It seems the only problem now is what club you will create. Please remember you are not allowed to replicate any of the already existing clubs, to prevent any conflict."
They all thought for a moment. There were a number of clubs in CHS, and thinking of a new one, which had their interests, would be difficult.
The boy with glasses gave the solution. "What about a Service club?"
The Vice Principal looked at him. "How do you mean, Mind Palace?"
The boy, Mind Palace, pushed up his glasses as he spoke. "Well, why not make a club dedicated to assisting others. Given how each of us are in the Honor role, we should be able to solve any problems that people come to us with."
"I suppose that could work. I am fairly certain that that club is yet to exist," said the Vice Principal.
Mind Palace looked around. "Are all of you okay with that idea?" he asked the rest of them.
They all nodded. It seemed as good idea as any.
Vice Principal Luna nodded as well. "Very well. Things appear to be in order. I will all ask you to head over to the Head of Student Affairs office, they will have a form for you to fill out."
They all stood up.
"Good Day, Vice Principal."
"Thanks, Vice Principal."
"Thanks, Miss."
"Bye, Miss Luna!"
"Good day to you all," The Vice Principal said as she watched them walk out the door.
As the four of them walked down the hallway toward the office, they made introductions.
"My name is Icy Fire."
"I'm Summer Breeze! Call me Summer!"
"I'm Frosty Frost. Nice to meet you all."
"Mind Palace. "
As they talked, it became clear that all of them had different areas of expertise. Mind Palace aimed to improve himself, and trained his brain in all the ways he could. Icy Fire was a talented artist and actress. Summer Breeze had a wide range of interests, from music to animals to drawing, and seemed to be the best with people out of all of them. Frosty Frost was an avid gamer, and also held a love for data.
Summer Breeze and Frosty Frost were a couple. When asked, Icy Fire and Mind Palace both claimed they were single.
They reached the office, and, after a bit of explaining, were given a forum to fill our. They put their names, the name of the club, their reason for making the club, and the purpose of the club. After a small discussion, Mind Palace's name was placed on the box labeled "Club Leader", as he claiming he would be best suited for the role.
They then hit a wall when the forum asked them for the club headquarters.
"Ah, yes. We probably should have forseen this," said Mind Palace.
"What now? The entire reason we're here is because there isn't any space left anywhere," Icy Fire said as she twirled her hair, trying to think of a solution.
As they went back to Vice Principal Luna to consult her on the problem, they realized they indeed had a problem.
"I'm afraid I can't lend you any space. As I said, there are too many people as it is," said the Vice Principle.
"Do we have to have a HQ?" asked Frosty Frost.
"Yes, I'm afraid. It is written in the rules that each club must have one, even if they do not use it often," replied Vice Principal Luna.
Mind Palace bit his finger. What was the solution to their problem?
Then, it hit him.
Raising his hand, Mind Palace asked, "Vice Principal, does the club headquarters have to be within the school grounds?"
Vice Principal Luna thought for a moment. "No, I don't think it was explicitly stated in the rules. So long as it is not to far away, I suppose I can convince my sister to allow it, especially since this is a special case. Do any of you have a space available?"
The last class for the day had ended, and the four met outside the school gate as they had arranged. Club activities didn't start until next week, but since they had yet to see what would soon be their HQ, they decided to visit the site after classes.
Mind Palace had said his house, being the nearest, would be their best bet. It was a twenty minute walk from CHS, and they talked as they made their way there.
"How are people going to contact us if they need us, when our base isn't even at school?" asked Frosty Frost.
"Simple. We'll advertise our club, and people can just approach us individually whenever they need us," replied Mind Palace. "If they need us after hours, they can go to our HQ, or ask us on our blog."
"Ooh, we have our own blog?" asked Summer Breeze.
"I plan to set one up. Given the nature of our club, some people may want to contact us anonymously, for example if they're being bullied," said Mind Palace. "My house is just here."
They turned a corner, and came to a two story building with a chimney on the roof . Mind Palace pulled out a set of keys, and, unlocking the door, ushered the other three inside, closing it behind them.
They were greeted with a well furnished living room. The walls were plain white, and the floor was covered with a soft, brown rug. There was a couch and set of cushioned chairs, with a coffee table centered in between, facing a television above a fire place, which was unlit. Books were littered everywhere. There was a door leading to a kitchen at the far wall, next to a set of stairs.
Mind Palace motioned for them to lay down their things on the couch, and began to lead them towards the stairs. "Come on, the fun stuff is up here."
Up the steps, they were greeted with a three doors. Mind Palace pointed to each one.
"In front of you is a bathroom. To the right is my bedroom. This left door is my favourite," he said, opening the door on the left.
As they entered, they were greeted with a cold sensation of airconditioned air. As they peered inside, they were greeted with a sight they had never quite seen before.
To the left and right were large bookshelves, barely containing the massive amount of books they held. They wall the door they had entered from also had two smaller bookshelves, on either side of the door. On the far wall, the only wall without any bookshelves, were nine computer screens, arranged in a square. In the middle of the room, there was a table with two computers, facing away from each other.
"The computers have essential software installed on them. They have some pretty good games, too. If any of you have laptops, I can hook them up to the screens if you bring them over. Make sure to put any of the books you borrow back to were you found them," said Mind Palace, turning around to face them. "Any questions?"
They were all to busy looking at the sight before them. Icy Fire was looking over his collection of books, and Frosty Frost was booting up one of the computers. Summer Breeze was looking at the whole room.
Icy Fire turned her head to look at Mind Palace. "How can you afford all of this?" she asked?
"My parents are well off. Combined with some saving, and I built this over the course of a few years." He pushed up his glasses. "I assume you all like it?"
They all nodded vigorously.