Greetings, one and all and welcome to another chapter of Harmonic Heroes: Quest For Equestria. I hope your all going to enjoy it and now on to the review.
kyrogue23: A little, though there are going to be some surprises in this Arc (I hope).
And now story time.
A few moments later, the Skybike came to a halt as it exited a statue of a horse. Taking off his helmet, Skywalker looked at the backseat but Spike wasn't there anymore. "Spike? You there buddy?", he asked as he stood up and saw a small purple dog looking at him, "Spike?... Why are you a dog?".
The former dragon, now dog looked himself over before answering, "No idea."
"Hm, maybe you made too much fun of Twily looking like that pet from LPS.", Skywalker suggested, as the two looked around and wondered where they were, "Don't think we are in Kansas anymore, Toto... Where the fuck are we Toto?", as he approached the school like building, Spike following him.
"My name is Spike! And what the fuck is Kansas?", the purple dog asked as the two entered the building.
Arriving in a large entrance hall, Skywalker couldn't help but notice that it looked exactly like how a high school entrance hall would look like, "This brings back memories...", Skywalker muttered when suddenly, a bell rings.
The hall was suddenly filled by what, Skywalker assumed to be students. As the students made their way to the cafeteria, the duo started to explore the rest of the building, until a commotion caught their attention.
A little further in the hallway, Skywalker saw a guy and a girl arguing, well the red headed one was shouting, while the pink haired guy was barley talking back. "...I'm really sorry. I just found it, and I thought I should give it to her. I didn't know you had dropped it.", the pink haired guy got out with difficulty but the red head just scoffed.
"Well, I did! and I was about to get it before you swooped in and ruined everything! You shouldn't pick up things that don't belong to you.", the red head told him angrily. The pink haired guy muttered something enraging the red head even more.
"You really are pathetic. It's no wonder your best friends are all stray animals.", the red head talked down on the pink one, nearly bringing him to tears.
"That's enough.", Skywalker declared angrily, he hated bullies with a passion. The two students looked surprised as he stood between the two, looking down on the red head seeing as he was a head taller than her.
She was dressed in a black letter jacket over a purple shirt with a sun design and a orange skirt and black boots. Her hair was red with yellow high lights. He had to admit, if the red head wasn't such a bitch and that angry scowl on her face, he might have found her attractive.
"How dare you speak to him that way.", Skywalker demanded to know, the girl was surprised that someone dared to speak to her like that.
"What did you say?", the red headed girl recovered quickly.
"I'm sorry, did I stutter or something? How dare you speak to him that way.", he repeated himself, making the red head scoff.
"You must be new here, pretty boy. I can speak to anyone any way I want.", she replied with an evil smirk.
"I think you should leave before I lose my temper and you won't like me when I lose my temper.", Skywalker warned her as his eyes flashed red for a second.
The red headed girl let out a laugh, "Very scary those contact lenses. Also, the 80's called and even they don't want there stupid trend back.", she mockingly said before she walked away.
Skywalker looked baffled before regaining his composure, "My popped collar is fabulous, don't make fun of it.", he said after her.
"I can't believe you did that!", a small voice said behind him, turning around he saw the pink haired guy looking up to him. The young man was wearing a yellow shirt on his upper body while wearing green pants on his lower body. He also had big light blue eyes. Skywalker's expression turned back into his usual calm one as he gave him a warm smile.
"I couldn't just stand there and do nothing, could I?", he said.
The young man looked surprised, as a faint blush creeped on his cheeks, "Well, it's just that nobody ever stands up to Sunset Shimmer!", he told him.
"So that was Sunset Shimmer?", Skywalker thought, looking over his shoulder.
"I don't think I've seen you around before. Did you just transfer to Canterlot High from another school?", the young man asked, making the black haired guy turn his head back to him.
"You could say that. My name's Skywalker, Jason Skywalker.", he introduced himself.
The boy gained a large blush as he muttered, "I'm... My name is... Butterscotch Flowers.", he muttered flinching at her name.
"Sorry, your named Butterscotch... Flowers?", Skywalker asked slowly, noticing that the small young man before him look uncannily like a male version of Fluttershy.
"That's right, Butterscotch... My parents are kinda weird... But most people call me Butters.", he said, making him nod, thought he wouldn't know about parents being weird, "Oh my goodness! Who's this sweet little guy?", Butterscotch had noticed Spike, reaching down and started to scratch behind his ear.
"That's Spike, my... dog.", he answered slowly.
Butterscotch handed him some dog snacks from his backpack, "Oh, wouldn't you just give anything to know what they're really thinking?", he asked him while Spike enjoyed his snacks.
"He usually just tells me.", Skywalker muttered gaining a puzzling look from the guy, "Never mind. Sunset Shimmer said you picked something up. Something that belonged to her. It wasn't a bracelet, was it?"
Butterscotch started to explain, "This morning, I was passing out flyers for the animal shelter like I do every Wednesday. Canterlot's animal shelter needs more volunteers, you see. Then this crown just bumped on my head, I had no idea how it go there. But I didn't want anything to happen to it, so I decided to give it to Principal Solaris."
"Principal Solaris?... Where is he now?", he asked slowly.
"Probably in his office.", he explained.
Skywalker nodded, "Thank you, Butters. Let's go Spike.", he said as the two were about to dash off.
"Oh wait!", Butterscotch said, stopping in his tracks, "You're not really supposed to have pets on school grounds. Might wanna tuck him into your backpack. That's what I do!", he showed a bunch of squirrels and rabbits in there, much to Skywalker's surprise, "They just get so lonely when I'm in school all day.", he added lovingly.
"Oh, okay. Thanks.", he said as he dashed off, wondering how he was going to get a backpack.
Skywalker was walking around the school, feeling pretty stupid not asking for directions to the principle's office. Just in time, he saw another coming out of a door. She looked very familiar, she had short spiky blond hair with ruby red eyes. A black leather jacked she wore over a white t-shirt showing off her belly and on the bottom she wore a pair of dark blue skinny jeans.
"Excuse me.", he said gaining the attention from the blond, "I'm new here, so can you tell me were the principle's office is?"
The girl nodded. "Sure thing. It's the same door I just came out off.", she explained. Skywalker thanked her before walking off.
A knock on the door later, a voice on the other side told him to come in. As he walked in, there was a man with neat green, purple and light blue hair and magenta colored eyes. He was dressed in a orange dress jacked and purple pants. "How may I help you?", the principle asked in a kind tone, snapping Skywalker out of his surprise.
"Oh sorry. My name's Skywalker, Jason Skywalker. I'm new here, and well, I understand that Butterscotch found a crown this morning and gave it to you.", he explained gaining a nod from the teacher.
He explained that he had vice-principal Artemis put it somewhere for safekeeping. "Were you interested in running for Ruler of the Fall Formal this year?", he added.
"Not really... Wait, Ruler of the Fall Formal?", Skywalker asked as the principal explained what the Fall Formal was, the Ruler of Fall Formal and the like. "You just need to let the head of the fall formal planning committee know you'd like to be on the ballot. Was there anything else?", he asked but he shook his head.
"That was it. Well, I start classes tomorrow so I best get home and start to unpack, have a nice day.", Skywalker said as he stood up.
"Well, if you do need anything else, my door is always open.", Solaris informed him, making him nod.
After a few quick stops in town, Skywalker had brought a backpack, with Spike safely in the blue and black pack, they were making their way towards the cafeteria. "Did you smell that?", Skywalker whispered to Spike who responded with a muffled "what?".
"There was this strange smell in principal Solaris's office... It smelled like sex.", Skywalker explained. Now it was Spike's turn to ask for a question.
"Say, Jason. Why not just tell him the EoU is yours and ask for it back?", the dog asked muffled, "He seemed like a reasonable guy."
Skywalker explained to Spike that if he would tried to explain what was really going on, he wouldn't be believed or Skywalker would be sitting in a white room in a straight jacked. "So? Just use your superpowers! That's why you have them!", Spike protested, as they arrived in the Cafeteria.
"Too easy.", Skywalker responded as he spotted the guy he was looking for, "Hey, Butters.", walking over the the shy guy. With a faint blush, he greeted him.
"I know we've just met, but I was wondering if you might be able to help me with something.", Skywalker asked, gaining a nod from him, "I have decided to run for Ruler of the Fall Formal."
Much to his surprise, the pinknette expression turned into a mix of shock, fear and worry, "It's a really bad idea to run for Fall Formal Ruler.", Butterscotch explained, worried for the guy who so bravely stood up for him.
He raised an eyebrow at what he said, requiring a further explanation. "Sunset Shimmer wants to be Fall Formal Ruler, and when she wants something, she gets it! She'll make life awful for anyone that stands in her way. Just ask the guy that ran against her for Ruler of the Spring Fling."
Skywalker gave shrug declaring he was going to give it a go anyway. "I don't think you understand.", the shy guy muttered, gaining a questioning look from the black haired guy, "You'd have to convince everyone here to vote for you instead of her: the athletes, the fashionistas, the dramas, the eco kids, the techies, the rockers."
"Why is everybody separated this way?", Skywalker asked with a sad tone in his voice.
"Maybe it was different at your old school, but at C.H.S., everybody sticks to their own kind. One thing that they do have in common, is that they know Sunset Shimmer is going to rule the school until we graduate.", Butterscotch told him sadly.
"Not if I can help it.", Skywalker thought, before speaking up again, "So, where would I find the head of the party planning committee?"
After receiving the information needed, Skywalker made his way towards the school gym as Spike munched on the muffins he picked up in town. As he entered the gym, he was almost hit in the face by a inflating balloon. "Sorry about that!", a guy with curly pink hair and bright blue eyes said as he walked up to him. He was dressed in a dark pink dress shirt over a white t-shirt and light blue pants.
"Barry Bubble?", Skywalker asked, gaining an equally surprised look from the guy.
"Huh, are you psychic?", he asked with a tilted head, as Skywalker shook his head.
"Butters said this is where I would find the head of the Fall Formal planning committee.", he explained, becoming even more surprised by Barry's expression darkened at hearing that name.
"Butterscotch Flowers, huh? Don't let his Moe behavior fool you, he can be a real jerkass.", Barry warned him, before giving him a quick look over as his expression turned back to cheerful, "Oh!, Your brand new here. I thought you didn't look familiar. Though, now that I'm really looking at you, do you have a twin sister who lives in Crystal city?"
This statement made him shrug his shoulders, gaining a nod from the pink haired guy, "Thought so. Any who, just need to fill this out and you are officially up for the coveted Ruler of the Fall Formal crown.", he handed him a clip board and a pen.
As Skywalker writes his name on the list, another voice was heard, "Somebody order a dozen cases of fizzy apple cider?". Turning around he saw a blond muscular guy with green eyes, dressed in a orange striped work shirt along with some ruffed up jeans and cowboy boots.
Beside the blonde was a tall blond girl wearing a red sleeveless shirt with hot-pants made of jeans and a nice dusting of freckles on his cheeks. And on his other side was a tall girl with long flaming red hair, and purple eyes. She was dressed in a purple tank top which showed off her backside and nicely hugged her large chest. On her bottom she wore light blue pants held up by a white belt.
"Hey, I know you!", the blonde guy said in a country accent.
"No, you don't.", Skywalker quickly as the red head gave him an questioning look.
"He's the new guy who gave Sunset Shimmer the what for today.", he explained as broke open a bottle of cider and proceeded to drink it down in one gulp.
"Jason here is going to run against Sunset Shimmer for the Ruler of the Fall Formal.", Barry exclaimed making the blonde do a spit take. Both him and the other two tried to convince him why it would be a bad ideas.
"About the only person in this school you can trust less than Sunset Shimmer is Rainbow Blitz.", the blonde guy said, making the young knight look up in surprise, "Average height, has rainbow hair, pretty well built. He's the captain of, like, every team at Canterlot High."
"So anyway, I am Kyla Phoenix, nice to meet you. That cute girl over there is Macareina, and that handsome apple farmer is Applejack, but everybody calls him AJ.", Kyla said, placing an arm around Skywalker, and pulling him close.
"Personal space.", Skywalker simply said, but the girl ignored him.
"So what do you call yourself handsome?", Kyla asked, giving his body a look over.
"Skywalker, Jason Skywalker.", he introduced himself, before removing her arm from his shoulder.
"Thanks for the advice AJ, Kyla, Barry, Macareina but this is something I really need to do.", he explained, "It sure was nice meeting you all, but I got to go. I'm sure I'll be seeing you around.", he excused himself as he made his way out of there, a little freaked out from being hit on by a female version of Phoenix.
Barry tapped his chin as he watched the new guy leave, "That one's trying to hide a secret, but I am totally on to him. He's psychic!"
"He can be a psycho for all I care. One way or another, he is going to share a bed with me.", Kyla purred with a slight grin, narrowing her eyes just before Sunset Shimmer and her two minions, a tall skinny girl named Spice and a short chubby girl named Sugar, entered, and the alpha bitch started to order how she wanted the gym to be during the Fall Formal.
"There should be more streamers near the stage and fewer balloons. This is gonna be MY coronation. I'm running unopposed.", she said smugly to herself. Barry informed her that was not true as the new guy had signed up. If looks could kill, everybody in that room would have dropped dead as Sunset Shimmer let out a, "What." taking the clipboard from the curly haired guy.
She didn't listen to Barry's remarks about his hand writing as she was focused on the name itself. "Jason Skywalker?... Where is this Skywalker?", she said as she putted up a fake smile, "I'm look forward to meeting the competition!"
There ya go. Where ya surprised by the gender-swap? Anyways hope you enjoyed it. Many thanks to everyone who reads, reviews, favorite or follows this story, you beautiful bastards! For now I wish you all a fantastic day and I will see you ladies and gents, next time.
