Hello, fellow readers! Back with another chapter of high school anime! Now, what do we have?
TheBeatles211: Thanks, man! That's a good point. Plus, him trying to flirt with the HuMane Six sounds pretty funny.
Ready to fire, let's go!
Chapter 1: A Colorful Cast
Ren opened the door to the office, letting Twilight in first as she was moving in a bowing position for some reason. It was brief as Yu followed soon after, luckily not seen by Principal Celestia as she was looking in some files.
"How may I help you?" The principal asked.
Twilight stood up straight again in confusion as she tried to come up with an answer that doesn't sound crazy. The principal noticed the pause and put down the files, noticing the three before leaning her head on her hand with her elbow on the desk.
Taking a better look at her, she had heliotrope colored eyes with her long hair made up of light pale shades of colors that streaks through her hair evenly as her skin was a light gray shade. She wore a light brown jacket over a v-neck white and purple striped shirt, along with a sun-shaped pin on her jacket collar.
Planning on making it less awkward, Yu stepped in. "We apologize for the intrusion, but we recently transferred to your school earlier today. I'm Yu Narukami, he's Ren Amamiya, and she's Twilight Sparkle." He gestured to who's who as he said their name.
"I'm Principal Celestia. I wasn't aware of any new students coming in today." The principal said.
"Our files must have been a few days later than we thought." Ren brought up.
"I see." The principal simply said in response.
"Um, excuse me." Twilight spoke up, "You wouldn't have happened to get a crown from someone earlier today, right?"
"That's correct." The principal answered, standing up as she took the files she had over to a file cabinet. "I had Vice Principal Luna take it into safe keeping. Not sure how it ended up on the front lawn though."
Now standing up, they saw that she was wearing a pair of purple pants and light brown shoes as she closed the cabinet. "Are you interested in running for Fall Formal Princess this year?"
They were right on them having an event, which Ren took over. "Yes, I heard her mention that she was considering it. But, she wasn't sure if new students can enter."
Twilight was confused right now, "Wait, I-"
"Oh no, here at Canterlot High, we allow the students to vote who to represent them." Principal Celestia reassured.
"That's great. Where does she need to sign?" Yu asked.
"You have to go talk with the head of the party planning committee. She should be in the gym where the dance is being held." The principal answered.
"Thanks." Yu simply said.
"Is there anything else?" The principal questioned.
"...Nope, that should be it." Twilight answered, deciding to go along with the charade.
"Well, if you think of anything else, my door is always open." The principal said.
Once the trio exited the office, the door closing behind them, Twilight was understandably annoyed at what just happened.
"You could have let me at least try to be honest..." She said.
"And make it more awkward?" Ren shot back.
"OK, let me get this straight." The slingbag opened back up with Morgana poking his head out, "We had to deal with a bully and now we're entering a dance? All for this crown that was stolen?"
"Luckily, anyone can enter. Makes it easier to get in." Ren pointed out.
Spike then opened the backpack to poke his head out, "I wonder, how exactly are we gonna win?"
"I... don't know." Twilight answered.
"I apologize for that. I wanted to keep us from being suspicious." Yu explained.
"It's all right. I'm more worried about how we're gonna do this." Twilight said.
"Let's find the party first, then go from there." Ren suggested.
Before they moved on, the bell rang again as the flood of students returned. Morgana and Spike quickly hid back in their bags as the trio tried to navigate the crowd.
Unfortunately, they had to follow the crowd this time to avoid getting separated. They entered the cafeteria with the smell of school food making their stomachs growl. Best time to stop and regain their energy, they went into the line and found Fluttershy. Having an idea, Twilight was quick to get in next to her as Yu and Ren followed, picking up food as they went.
"I know we just met, but I was wondering if you can help us with something." She started the conversation with.
"Of course." Fluttershy was quick to agree before even knowing what it was.
"Well, I was thinking of running for Fall Formal Princess and-" She was cut off as Fluttershy gasped in shock, dropping the bowl of fruit he was holding.
The resulting mess got onto Twilight, which Fluttershy tried to clean. "Oh gosh, I'm so sorry!" She said as she got a whole stack of napkins to clean the mess.
"It's just that running for Fall Formal is a really bad idea." Fluttershy explained.
"Why's that?" Twilight asked.
"Sunset Shimmer wants to be Princess, and when she wants something, she gets it." Fluttershy answered.
Yu and Ren weren't really surprised at that, Sunset did come off as one of those types.
"She'll do anything to win, just ask the girl who ran against her for Spring Fling Princess." She said as the group got apples from the lunch lady at the end before heading to a table.
"I have to try!" Twilight said, knowing that she has no other option.
"It's not gonna be easy. You'll need everyone to vote for you." Fluttershy explained.
They listened as she listed the groups that were in cafeteria, ranging from the athletes to the rockers.
"Why is everypony-" Spike popped out briefly to smack Twilight upside the head for the slip up before going back in, "I mean, everybody separated like this?"
Fluttershy then walked over to sit at an empty table with Twilight, Ren and Yu joining her. "I'm not sure how your school is, but here at CHS, we stick to our own kind."
"One thing they do know is that Sunset Shimmer is gonna rule the school until we graduate." Fluttershy said before starting on her food.
"So, the queen rules the castle and we are the rebels." Ren remarked.
"Either way, we have to get the entire school on our side. And seeing her influence, it's not gonna be easy." Yu added.
"Not if we can help it." Twilight was determined about this now.
She then began eating, grabbing the apple she had with her teeth alone. Confusing Fluttershy, she realized what she just did and looked at Ren. Gesturing with his hand, she quickly grabbed the apple properly before taking a bite.
"So uh, where can we find the gym?" Twilight asked.
It actually didn't take that long for the group to find the gym as they entered, Twilight letting Spike out for a bit along with Morgana who needed to stretch his legs a bit. The place was already set up for the dance, which was quite impressive as it was expertly done.
"Incoming!"
They heard a voice call out from above, looking up to find a wave of streamers come down upon them. Having no time, they could only guarded against the ambush as they covered them entirely. Thankfully, they were easy to get off as the person who called out to them was now putting up balloons.
The girl was interesting to look at, having pale cerulean eyes and rather puffy rosy pink hair that matches her light pink skin. She wore a white t-shirt with a pink heart under a blue short-sleeved jacket, blue bracelets, a pink skirt with three balloons consisting of two blue and one yellow, ending with a pair of blue boots.
Twilight walked up to her as she... pulled off one of her balloon designs and... wait, it was an actual one?
"Hi, my name is Twilight Sparkle." The girl then turned around, Twilight ducking under the long balloon as she realized who she was talking to. "Pinkie Pie?"
The girl, now named Pinkie Pie, opened her mouth in shock before the air from the balloon came out. Once it was gone, Pinkie suddenly appeared from behind to get Twilight's attention.
"How did you know!? Are you psychic?" She asked, bringing Twilight uncomfortably close.
"Not exactly hard to figure out." Ren stepped in, getting Pinkie's attention. "The way you stand out makes it obvious."
"Aww, thanks." Pinkie then let go of Twilight as she walked off.
Twilight got up to her feet as she continued with Pinkie blowing up another balloon, "Fluttershy said I should talk to you to sign up for the Fall Formal."
Pinkie then turned towards her with a serious look on her face as she tied the end to the balloon, "Fluttershy, huh? Don't let the 'shy' part fool you, she can be a real meanie."
Yu and Ren were confused, but Twilight was surprised at this. "You two aren't friends?" She muttered.
Pinkie then walks up to her backwards as she spoke, "So, you're here to sign up for the dance? It takes place the day after tomorrow."
"I'm new here." Twilight mentions to her.
"Oh! I thought you didn't look familiar." Pinkie then started walking around her, "Though, now that I look at you..."
She stops in her tracks before continuing, "Do you have a twin sister that lives in the city, has a dog that looks just like that one?"
She pointed at Spike, who was playing with a balloon as Morgana was messing with the string attached to one nearby.
"Yes. Her sister goes to the school we transferred from." Yu answered.
"That explains it." Pinkie then looked at the boys, "Though, I've known if I had seen you around."
"Really?" Ren was curious about her claim.
"Yup. The way you stand out makes it obvious." Pinkie literally repeated what he said earlier.
Ren looked at Yu before chuckling a bit, "Well, she's not wrong."
"That and I would remember that little guy." She pointed at Morgana, who had pulled down the string enough to reach the balloon.
Pinkie then pulled a clipboard and pen out of her hair, "Anyhoo, just need you to fill this out and you're good to go."
Twilight looked at the clipboard for a moment before reaching for the pen... with her teeth. The two boys gestured their hands again from the corner of her eye, which she caught on and took the pen into her hand. Surprisingly, Pinkie was unfazed by that as Twilight chuckled nervously. Taking the pen in her hand, she tried her best to write her name on the paper. Once she was done, she gave it back to Pinkie.
"Wow! You have really bad handwriting." Curious, the boys went over and looked. She wasn't wrong as the 'name' was literally a bunch of curved lines stretching over several blanks.
"Here, allow me." Taking it into his own hands, Yu used one of the remaining blanks to write Twilight's name as a voice was heard from the entrance.
"Someone ordered a dozen cases of fizzy apple cider?" The voice belonged to another girl as she brought in a case of the apple cider that was ordered.
"Oh! Oh! Me! Me! Memememe!" Pinkie acted like a child on a sugar high as she was bouncing up and down.
Once the girl placed the case down on a table, she wiped the sweat from her brow as she leaned against it. Getting a better look at her, she had moderate green eyes with pale gamboge skin and long pale olive hair. She wore a brown stetson hat on her head, a white and green collared shirt, a blue jean skirt with a brown belt that has a red buckle along with three red apples on the skirt, and brown cowboy boots.
"Can ya bring the rest in for me?" She called out to someone, who then came in with the other cases.
"Eyup." A male voice responded with as she took the top case off.
She then noticed the trio, much to their surprise. "Hey, ah know you three."
"You do?" Twilight was the first to question it.
"Yeah. Y'all three gave Sunset Shimmer the what for today." The girl answered as she grabbed one of the ciders, popping off the top with her teeth before spitting it out.
"Guess our encounter got people's attention." Ren muttered to himself.
As the country girl drank her cider, Pinkie spoke up. "Well, Twilight here is gonna run for Fall Formal Princess this year."
That made the girl spit out her drink, recovering soon after as she wiped her lips. "Ah think twice about that. I figure it's gonna go something like this."
Seeing Pinkie... literally floating as only her lips are on the balloon, the country girl pulled her down like gravity should and drew something on the heart-shaped balloon. Holding it up, it showed Sunset's face as she put on an impression.
"Oh gee, I love to have some competition!" 'Sunset' said.
She then held up another balloon with Twilight's face on it, along with an impression of her. "That's good to hear!"
She then turned Sunset's balloon around to reveal a nail taped to it, "And here comes the backstabbing." She said normally as she moved the balloon closer to pop Twilight's balloon.
Letting go of the red balloon, she continued. "The only girl you can trust less than Sunset is Rainbow."
"Rainbow Dash?" Twilight muttered as Pinkie was now bouncing on a balloon.
"Yep! She's pretty much on every sports team at this school." She mentions.
"I'm surprised she even goes to those since she's a no-show anyways." The girl said offhandedly.
"Thanks for the advice, Applejack. But, I know I have to do this." Twilight said, not realizing her slip up again.
"Suit yourself. Wait, how did ah know my name?" The girl, now named Applejack, questioned.
Before Twilight could think of something, Yu spoke up. "Your skirt. The apples on your skirt."
Applejack looked down at what he pointed at, "Oh. Well, ah reckon you're a pretty good guesser."
"Yeah. Anyways, nice meeting you two." Twilight then took her leave while grabbing Spike and putting him in her backpack.
Ren followed her right after putting Morgana back in his slingbag with Yu right behind him.
"What's with the sudden leave?" Ren asked after the two caught up with her in the hallway.
"Sorry, I kinda panicked with them getting suspicious." Twilight lied.
"That's why we're there covering for you." Yu reassured, "What's the real reason?"
"Well, the girls we've met so far are my friends back home. However over here, it seems that their friendship is non-existent." Twilight explained.
"Who are the ones we didn't meet?" Ren wondered.
"Rainbow Dash, as Applejack mentioned, and Rarity. The five of them, including myself, make up the Elements of Harmony that protect my home." Twilight answered.
"So, is the crown you mentioned your element?" Ren guessed.
"Yes. Without it, the other elements may not function properly or even at all." Twilight confirmed.
"In that case, we have to win the Fall Formal." Yu said with determination.
It seems his enthusiasm is effective as Twilight let out a small smile, "You're right, Yu. We can't slow down now."
Ren simply smirked at their resolve as they reached the corner. As they do, it appears they have found a small unused hallway that either had the lights out or about to go out. Unfortunately, they heard a familiar voice from behind address them.
"Can't believe I didn't recognize you earlier." The three turn around to see Sunset leaning on the lockers.
"Shouldn't be surprised that the princess sent her prized pupil to receive my crown." Sunset continued as she walked around the trio.
Spike popped his head out, mainly to see what was happening as Sunset saw him. "And your little dog too."
"That's MY crown!" Twilight corrected her.
"Whatever, it's only a minor setback." Sunset then set her sights on the other two, "Let me guess, royal guards she sent with you? They certainly know how to blend in better."
"I find it funny that the queen has yet to realize when she's outmatched." Ren remarked.
"Face it, Sunset. You're not winning this time." Yu added.
"Oh?" Sunset then laughed a bit before composing herself, "Wow, they can even give out heroic speeches! How cute."
The two weren't amused as Sunset continued, "Though, you are right about one thing. I rule this school, so anything you do wouldn't matter."
"If that's the case, why bother taking my crown? Sounds like a lot of trouble if you're already at the top." Twilight pointed out as Sunset walks pass her.
Turning around, Sunset followed it up with a question. "Pop quiz, what happens if you bring an Element of Harmony into an alternate world?"
Twilight thought about it, but seeing as she had no answer, Yu stepped in. "If I can guess, you're only bringing magic from that world to this one."
"In which case, you wanna rule with an iron fist." Ren added.
Sunset looked at them for a moment before bursting out laughing again. The three just stared at her before she composed herself again, "Wow! Am I sure you're my replacement? They might as well switch places with you!"
"And you're supposed to be her star student." Sunset then brought her fingers up to her chin as she walk pass her, "Well, it obviously couldn't be filled in by someone as smart as me. Guess they had to make due."
Spike then stretched his head far, barking at Sunset for her insults. However, the barking barely made her flinch. "I recommend you put a leash on him. Would be so sad if something bad were to happen."
"Is that a threat?" Spike questioned.
"No, of course not." Sunset sarcastically answered, which Spike barked once more at. "You may wanna cut down on the chatter. Don't want your cover blown, now do you?"
The three only glared at her as she started walking away, "I feel bad for you... since you already lost." Those were the last words from Sunset before she left.
And done! Oh snap, they got some trouble now! They have met three of the five elements and registered for the Fall Formal to get Twilight's crown back. However, her friends here are not friends with the trio having to deal with another encounter with Sunset. Their chances are looking slim, but they can hopefully pull it off.
How, exactly? See ya next chapter!