Chapter 25. I was out on a campus trip for a week, so sorry for not posting this. I have spring break right now, so I'll start updating. Hopefully. Anyways, enjoy!
Ponyville School...
"...and that's how the first law of physics is explained" finished Ms. Cheerilee. The bell rang at that moment.
"Alright class, put your textbooks away. Class is dismissed" she said, standing up and leaving the room. Everypony put their books away and surged towards the door, except for Lightning, Diamond Tiara, Silver Spoon, Scootaloo, Applebloom and Sweetie Belle.
"Go outside then" said Lightning as she waited for Diamond Tiara. She huffed and went through the door and the others followed her in the schoolyard.
"Are you sure you want to do this? She's going to snitch on her dad if you injure her" said Sweetie Belle with fear in her voice.
"Yeah. No pony calls my dad a liar" said Lightning, flexing her wings.
"Beat her up good, Lite. It'll be worth it" said Scootaloo, grinning. Applebloom nodded her head.
Diamond Tiara was sneering at her. She raised her hoof and whistled.
"Why are you whistling?" asked Lite. Silver Spoon snickered.
"Because I don't fight, you filthy pony. I am civilized, so I'm calling my cousin to do the work" she said with smugness.
"Your cousin? Are you that weak? I suppose your cousin is "Ms Fancy Pants" like you" retorted Lightning. As if on cue, the ground rumbled and a large pony came up behind Diamond Tiara.
"You called, cousin?" she grunted. Diamond Tiara smirked and pointed her hoof at Lite.
"Reduce them to pulp. It'll teach them a lesson" she said, backing away now. The pony growled and turned to Lite, who was staring in awe.
"No one messes with my cousin" said the pony, hitting her fists together.
"Uh..and who are you?" asked Applebloom. The pony snickered.
"I'm Onyx Tiara. I hurt other ponies for fun. I can't wait to send you to the hospital!" she said as she charged towards Lightning.
Lightning just stood there, but her reactions snapped her into place and she quickly sidestepped to avoid the charging bull.
Onyx crashed into the fence and pulled herself out, leaving a stallion sized dent in the fence. Lightning quickly ran towards her and managed to punch her in the face, causing her head to snap back.
Onyx grunted and quickly lifted Lite in the air. While she was thrashing, Scootaloo flew towards her and started clawing her in the face. Applebloom ran and jumped on her arm and started chewing on it.
"AAARGH!" shouted Onyx. She quickly lifted Scootaloo and threw her at the wall of the school, causing her to hit the wall and slide down, unconscious. Onyx then grabbed Applebloom and headbutted her, knocking her out too. She then threw her body through the window of the school.
Lite started growling and grabbed Onyx's arm. She turned and quickly twisted it the opposite direction, causing it to crack. Onyx screamed and dropped in pain, allowing Lite to free herself from her grasp and letting her fall to the ground.
"You don't ever hurt my friends" growled Lightning as she quickly pulled her hoof back and sank it into Onyx's stomach. She grunted in pain and fell over.
"I think I will" gasped Onyx. She reached out and grabbed Sweetie Belle. She twirled her around and flinged her over the fence and into the lake next to the school. Lightning's eyes opened in horror.
"Sweetie Belle! Are you alright?" she shouted. A loud splash and gasping told her she was fine. Lightning started to growl and a dark aura formed around her. The air started crackling with electricity and a small ball of lightning started forming by her hooves.
"What the-" gasped Onyx. She took a step back as Lightning slowly levitated off the ground. Her eyes started glowing gray and the ball of electric became larger. The air started crackling and smelling like ozone.
"FEEL MY RAGE!" she shouted and set off the energy towards Onyx. The only thing she could do is scream before it hit her. A large explosion later, there were only charred remains of Onyx on the ground. Diamond Tiara screamed.
"WHAT DID YOU DO? YOU FREAK! YOU FOAL-" her mouth was shut by Lightning, who was holding her hooves at her.
"Don't you ever make fun of any ponies again, you snobby rat. NOW GET OUT OF MY FACE"! she yelled, flicking her hooves. She and Silver Spoon got blasted back and crashed into the bushes. Lightning slowly lowered herself down and returned to normal.
"Ouch. My head is pounding" she groaned as she fell on the ground. The door opened and she saw Ms. Cheerilee walking towards them.
"Time to go back insi-WHAT HAPPENED HERE?" she shouted as she stared hard at Lightning.
"Oh..uh...I don't know" said Lightning sheepishly. Ms. Cheerilee raised her eyebrows and glared at her.
"Young filly, I'm going to have to call your parents for this. Fighting in the schoolyard is prohibited. You are in big trouble." she said sternly and Lightning dropped her head and stared at the ground.
"Buck my life" muttered Lightning. Ms. Cheerilee looked alarmed.
"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?" she yelled. Lite quickly looked back at her.
"Nothing. I'll go tell my parents." she mumbled and walked away from the yard. Cheerilee sighed and walked back into the school, but not before waking up Scootaloo, Applebloom and Sweetie Belle and shooing them...
Storm's house...
I was cleaning the room when I somepony crashed through the window. Really, I spent 200 bits fixing that window!
"Stratos! YOU'RE GONNA PAY FOR THE DAMAGES!" I yelled at Stratos. He got up and shook his head and pieces of glass flew out.
"Sorry, bro. I had this important news and I couldn't use the front door" he said. I heard somepony chuckling behind me and saw Rainbow Dash leaning against the door.
"Kinda like Pinkie if you ask me. You do know that you have to fix the window right? If you don't, I might send a thunderstorm over your house" she said. Stratos rolled his eyes.
"Anyways, I got important news. Look at this" he said, throwing the newspaper at me. I grabbed it and unfurled it. It was the latest copy of the Equestria Times, and the headlines seemed scary.
"Lost contact from Appleloosa? Colton no longer exists?" I read. I looked up at Stratos with fear in my eyes "What in the name of Celestia is going on here?"
"That's the thing. We've tried to get ponies to notice things happening around here, but they dismissed it as a hoax. Fortunately, our griffin friend's attacks in Appleloosa alerted them" he said. I nodded my head and kept reading.
"What the buck? Griffin army declares war upon ponykind? This is bad. Real bad" I said. Stratos shook his head.
"Luckily, me and the guys formed a large resistance against the griffins. The Solar Militia. We've been dispatching pegasus' to scout vulnerable cities and the unicorns have been developing force field technology" he continued breathlessly.
"Force field technology?" asked a puzzled Rainbow Dash. Stratos rolled his eyes.
"Aquarius will brief you down on the current conditions and other news. I have to get back and report to the other pegasus about the condition in Fillydelphia." he said as he took off through the broken window.
As if on cue, a blue flash occurred and Aquarius appeared in front of us.
"Could you try to make a less explosive appearance, Aquarius" I asked as I blinked the stars away from my eyes. He grinned.
"Sorry about that. I've been leading the research unicorns and have managed to replicate the com-watches. All the ponies in the Solar Militia are equipped with one." he said happily.
"Seems like a good idea. What if it falls on enemy hands?" I asked. Aquarius snickered.
"It explodes if it senses a non-pony holder. Trust me, it's a fail-safe system" he said.
"Can you tell me about the force field thingy?" asked Rainbow Dash. Aquarius nodded.
"Yeah. It basically protects the area with a dome sphere that reflects anything thrown at it. It's still weak and you need a unicorn to sustain the spell. But we've been working on it and it's improving" he finished.
Suddenly, the door banged open and somepony yelled "Mom! Dad! I'm home!"
"Coming Lite!" shouted Rainbow as she ran out of the room. Me and Aquarius continued discussing the research of prototype projects when I heard Rainbow scream. I jumped and Aquarius looked frightened.
"I think it's best if I leave" said Aquarius quietly. I nodded and with a burst of blue, he disappeared. The door banged open and Rainbow Dash walked in with an angry look on her face. Lightning was behind her with a scared expression on her face.
"Look at this" she growled, thrusting a letter in my face. I took it and read it, a smile forming on my lips. I looked up and beamed at her.
"You got into a fight with another student and you critically injured them? Do you know what I think? I think you're brave for doing that! That's my daughter!" I said, ruffling her mane. Lite sighed with relief while Rainbow looked at me with venom on her face.
"We have to talk with the teacher. It says so on the note. Tonight" she spat. I groaned.
"Really? Me and the guys were gonna-"
"TONIGHT! OR I'LL DENY YOU THE RIGHT TO ENJOY YOURSELF!" she shouted at me. I fell over and quickly got back up.
"Alright! Fine! Celestia, when can I get a break here?" I mumbled as I went upstairs to get ready. Rainbow turned to Lightning.
"And you, Lite, will be grounded for 2 weeks. Don't make that face at me! You deserved it!"
"But Mom-"
"No buts! Go to your room right now!" she shouted, pointing her hoof at the stairs. Lite muttered while she climbed up the stairs.
"Cranky old mare bossing me around..."
"KEEP TALKING LIKE THAT AND I'LL SHOW YOU THE TRUE MEANING OF PAIN" Rainbow Dash shouted back at her. She heard the door slam shut upstairs. She sighed and collapsed on the sofa, hoof over head...
2 hours later in Ponyville Elementary...
"...and that is what she did to one of our students." said Ms. Cheerilee.
I was almost asleep until Rainbow Dash smacked me behind the head. I snapped my head up and tried to look like I was listening.
"I'm really sorry she had to do that, Ms. Cheerilee. I'll take care of this. Don't worry" I said. She smiled and nodded.
"Alright. Glad we cleared this up. Nice meeting both of you." she said, sticking her hoof out. I shook it and dragged Rainbow Dash out of the school. She was mumbling under her breath.
"Why so serious?" I asked while we were flying. She looked at me and shook her head.
"I don't know..I have this strange feeling that something awful is going to happen" she said. I shook my head and dismissed her claim.
"Don't worry about that. Nothing can happen to us-" CRASH!
I fell down from the sky and landed on the ground. I got up and rubbed my head.
"Sweet Celestia, that hurts!" I cursed. Rainbow Dash landed next to me and poked her hoof at the air in front of us. A blue aura deflected her hoof and she frowned.
"AQUARIUS! GET OUT HERE!" she shouted. A flash of blue later, Aquarius appeared with an embarrassed look on his face.
"What is the meaning of this?" she asked him. He scratched his head.
"Oh yeah. I was researching the force field and I managed to activate it! It looks epic, doesn't it?" he said excitedly. I growled in response and he quickly dropped his smile.
"Oh. Let me lower that for you" he said, closing his eyes and concentrating. His horn begun to glow blue and a few seconds later, I felt something whistle past me and I poked my hoof at the air in front of us. It passed through and I sighed in relief.
"I've improved it dramatically! The radius has been increased and its strength has been increased tenfold! Also, it recharges when it's deactivated" he explained. I smiled faintly and told him I have to go inside the house.
"Alright then. I'll see you later, Storm!" he said, disappearing in a flash. I walked to the front door and unlocked it. I walked into the house and saw a bizarre site.
Lightning was passed out on the couch with...5 cartons of ice cream? Really?
I chuckled and lifted her up. I carried her upstairs and quickly put her in the bed. I didn't want Rainbow Dash to start yelling at me this late at night.
I went into the bathroom and cleaned myself up a little. The shield I hit left me with a lump on my forehead. As I walked downstairs and cleaned the kitchen, I swear I saw a flash outside.
As I dropped the trash outside and turned around, I saw a pony in a mask looking at me straight in the face.
"What the-?" I gasped, and raised my hoof to strike him down. I thought he was a robber or a burglar, but he quickly raised his hooves and held me down. His horn started to glow and I felt a sleepy sensation wash over me. I tried to fight back, but the spell he cast on me was too strong and I eventually fainted...
Nice cliffhanger, huh? You'll find out what happens to him in the next chapter. Remember to review!