Tang Ri Shan

My Little Pony Equestria Girls- Seeing Double

(Sorry for the wait, but I think you'll see it was worth it! Here you go!)

CH 8

"Come on!" Sunset quickly lead Twilight down one of the halls inside Canterlot High, by darkened lockers. Most of the students had gone home for the day and many of the teachers had left as well.

"Are you sure she's going to be here?" Twilight asked as she tried to keep up with Sunset.

"I'm sure" Sunset replied her voice firm. "They usually rehearse late" She came to a halt at the door to the gymnasium, and peeked inside. Twilight could see a smile cross her face. "She's here" She whispered, moving over for Twilight to see.

Glancing into the room, Twilight saw that a group of Dramas were clustered around the stage, rehearsing for a play. Looking hard, Twilight recognized everyone..except two people. One girl, with blue hair, who had her back to them, and another girl standing near the stage, a girl with grey skin so dark it looked almost black. In contrast to this was her long green/blue hair, which fell messily down her back almost to her waist, except for one long strand that fell in front of her face, almost covering her eyes, which were a very vivid green. She was wearing a dress made of what looked like a sleeveless black corset and a blue-and-green skirt, a lacy black choker with a white stone around her neck, and knee-length black boots with green stripes running down the side. Twilight felt her eyes widen. That girl looked a lot like a changeling!

"Who is she?" Twilight asked.

"New student, one of two. I've heard her name is Mirranda. I first saw her shortly before I noticed your double, hanging out with the Dramas" Sunset explained. "Well, what do you think?"

Twilight frowned, studying the girl through the glass. It certainly looked like Imitae, if she was in human form. But then, she had thought the same thing about her double. Twilight frowned, she saw no other way to deal with this.

"What are you doing?" Sunset hissed as Twilight stood up straight and took a deep breath.

"Making friends" She winked back before pushing open the door. Entering, here face took up an awestruck look and she pretended not to see the Dramas at first.

"Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo?" She glanced up at one of the Drama's spoke and gasped as Flash Sentry appeared from behind a curtain.

"Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?" He announced boldly, reading from a script, his voice rich and clear. Twilight smiled as she watched him read, then she suddenly realized she was still walking!

"Woah!" Twilight walked right into a folding chair, and lost her balance, both her and the chair fell to the floor with a loud crash.

The Drama's looked up, and several members rushed to help. "Are you okay?" One of them asked, kneeling down and extending a hand.

"Yeah, I'm fine" Twilight remembered to look hurt as she was helped to her feet. She looked up and felt her eyes widen, she was looking into the face of... "Sonata?"

The blue haired girl gasped, her eyes widening "How did you know my name?"

"Umm" Twilight paused, thinking quickly, and decided to just go with the truth. "I...must have heard it around school. You used to be in a band, right?"

The former Dazzling member seemed to deflate at the mention of 'band'. "Yeah" She frowned. "Once upon a time. But I'm not about singing any more"

"I'm sorry to hear that" Twilight said, rubbing her head, and her her surprise, she actually meant it. Sure the Dazzlings had been her enemies the last time they met, but Sonata looked genuinely upset.

"Hey, everyone okay here?" Twilight froze, sudden panic racing through her as Flash Sentry stepped into the circle. As the blue-haired boy stared at her, Twilight felt her cheeks begin to blush and hoped it wasn't too visible. Then she noticed Mirranda standing next to him. Unlike Flash sentry, Mirranda was frowning as she studied Twilight, looking her up and down, like she was searching for something. When her eyes reached Twilight's face, they paused, narrowed, then suddenly widened in unmistakable surprise. Uh oh! Twilight thought to herself. She must recognize me, what am I going to do now?

"I don't think I've seen you here before" Twilight visibly jumped backwards as Flash Sentry's voice penetrated her veil of concern, earning a chuckle from the assembled Dramas. Flash Sentry's eyebrow raised, but he smiled at her and his green eyes sparkled with kindness. He didn't seem to recognize her. "Are you new here?"

"No-Yes" Twilight blurted out, cursing herself for sounding so obvious. Sure enough Flash Sentry's other eyebrow rose and she saw Mirranda's lip curl disdainfully. The dark girl was glaring at her with a suspicious, almost hungry, look in her eyes

"Well, which is it? No, or yes?" Flash Sentry teased. The other dramas laughed and he smiled rather smugly. Stung, Twilight turned away, not answering, not bothering to act embarrassed. She already was, her cheeks were so hot they burned, and she felt a single tear drop from one of her eyes.

"Hey, it's okay" She felt a cool hand clutch her own and looked into the eyes of Sonata. Twilight fought the urge to pull away as she gazed into the Siren's purple eyes. "It's tough being new, feeling different from everyone else, believe me, I know how that feels"

Twilight felt a smile flicker across her face. "Thanks" She whispered in her high-pitched voice.

"So, can you tell us your name?" Sonata asked.

Twilight paused, her eyes flickering around the group. Flash Sentry still looked smug. Mirranda, standing next to him, looked angry. As she noticed Twilight looking at her, she sneered, flashing her teeth and her hands fingered a chain necklace around her neck. Twilight's eyes widened. On the end of the chain was a large white stone!

"What are you looking at?" Mirranda snapped, her voice was heavily accented and rough. Her green eyes flashed angrily and Twilight found herself taking a step back and practically ducking behind Sonata almost on reflex. Keep it together! She told You're only pretending to be a shy new girl. So why did she genuinely feel like she wanted to melt into the floor?

"Sorry" She squeaked in her Cadence voice. "That's very pretty" She nodded at Mirranda's necklace. The dark girl snarled, and she clutched the stone almost protectively.

"O-kaay" Sonata cut the silence that followed. "You want to tell us your name?"

"M-my name?" Twilight muttered still staring at Mirranda, she felt her mind start to cloud over. Like she was falling into Mirranda's deep green eyes. "My name-" She said drowsily. "My name is-"

"Cadence, there you are!" A new voice snapped Twilight out of her trance. Looking around, she saw Sunset Shimmer striding across the gymnasium floor towards them. "I've been looking all over for you!" She scolded gently, placing a hand on Twilight's shoulder. "Did you still want to come watch us rehearse?" For a moment, Twilight felt confused, what was Sunset Shimmer getting at? Then she saw the concerned glint in her firend's eyes and realized she was giving her an excuse to get out of there.

Twilight quickly jumped at the opportunity. "Um, sure...if you don't mind" She clasped her hands behind her back and shifted her feet.

Sunset smiled. "Are you kidding? We always perform better with an audience. You guys mind if I steal her?" She asked the assembled dramas, who nodded or shrugged.

"She's all yours Sunset" Flash said, turning away and walking back towards the stage. Mirranda scowled at Twilight as she and the other dramas turned to follow him.

"Thank you for rescuing me" Twilight whispered as Sunset lead her out of the gym.

"You looked like you needed rescuing" Sunset teased, but her smile faded when she saw the frown on Twilight's face. "What's wrong?"

Twilight didn't answer right away. She was thinking about what had happened in there. Mirranda's surprise and scowling, as if she could see past her disguise, the stone held on the chain around her neck. It was about the same size as the star stone. She certainly looked like a human Imitae, and she was always standing near Flash Sentry. Twilight felt the tiniest twinge of jealousy seep in as she remembered how Mirranda's green eyes were the same color as his. Wait a second Twilight came to a halt and racked her brain. She gasped aloud. Flash Sentry doesn't have green eyes! But changeling thralls do! Twilight scowled, clenching her fists.

"Twilight, what's the matter?" Sunset asked, noticing her friend's anger.

"I think we just found Imitae" Twilight answered, gazing at Sunset with a determined look in her eyes. "And she's already gotten to Flash Sentry"


Well Well Well! What do you think of that? Could Twilight be right?

My thanks to R Doll for his interesting theories (personally I think he might be onto something, but who knows? Oh wait, I do!)

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