Shining Armor looked into the distance. Watching the Sunrise. Standing at the balcony just outside his bedroom.

"It's been two days since he's gone off on this thing."

He trusted all of his students. What teacher wouldn't? But that being said. He worried quite a bit about Flash's wellbeing. It wasn't so long ago that he had come to him almost broken. Sounding depressed and betrayed. It wasn't a memory he was quite particularly proud to be a part of.

But even though he trusted all his students. Flash's behavior also came into play when it came to his trust. He'd known Flash to be cocky and arrogant at times. He'd also become very distracted by other things and more or less disobeyed orders of most teachers.

That also being said. There also came into play of how Flash sounded when he had arrived at the school just days ago in the state he was. He knew that Flash was deadest on these Dragon Balls he so desperately wanted to search for. But in most cases, it wasn't always the destination but rather the journey.

There was one possibility that was most likely. That being Flash would never return upon finding the Dragon Balls. Wanting to leave Canterlot forever. But he would understand. If he were in Flash's shoes he'd probably take off and never return to the city either.

But he really hoped that wouldn't be the case. Though it was brief before his departure. Flash had showed some relative promise in going into the right direction. He'd even master flying on his first day which was very rare. Both him and his Sisters were somewhat of prodigal children, being born as the children to the most accomplished five star general of the Royal army. Yet they hadn't mastered flying in half the time Flash had.

Cadence moaned as she was still very sleepy. She wore her usual black sleeping gown. Walking up to Shining Armor, she wrapped her arms around his neck and rested her head on his back. Whining a little. "Shiny! It's almost 6. Couldn't you have stayed in bed a little longer?"

Shining Armor smirked chuckling. He turned around to put Cadence in an embrace. Wrapping his arms around her. "Well I kinda have to go to school today."

Cadence couldn't help but let out a tired giggle at the wording of how her husband had said. 'I have to go be a teacher.' "That will never get old. But still, doesn't school start at 8 or something?"

Shining Armor gave her his usual grin. "Well then I guess the sun woke me up."

Cadence grabbed Shining's hand. Pulling him back into the room. With Shining Armor willingly walking back with her. "Well the sun is gonna have to wait for you because right now I want you." Shining Armor chuckled at that. Crawling onto his side of the bed. He got under the sheets. Cadence soon followed, getting under the covers and getting real close and snug next to Shining. With Shining thereafter embracing her once more. Holding her as the two snuggled. "See? Doesn't that feel better than standing outside in the windy outdoors."

"Exponentially."

Cadence gave Shining a warm smile as she got nice and comfortable. Before questioning him as she closed her eyes. "But speaking of which, why were you standing out there for more than five minutes."

Shining Armor kept his nonchalant demeanor. Responding. "Oh you know. Just watching the sunrise. Y'know thinking about tests and stuff. What I should give out and when I should mark stuff."

Cadence smirked. "You work too hard sometimes you know that. I think you should at least take easy once in a while."

Shining Armor shrugged. "Judging by my family track record. Takin' it easy is considered criminal."

Cadence snuggled a little closer to Shining. Breathing in from her nose. Feeling relaxed from the embrace. "Than consider me your accomplice." She gave him a peck on the cheek. Slowly falling back asleep. "And please, please just stay here a little longer."

Shining obeyed. Giving her a pat on the head. "Your wish is at my Command. Princess Cadence."

Cadence couldn't help but curve her lips to that. She would've right then and there just raise her hand up and playfully punch him. But the position she was in was just too good to give up. So she opted to make this an exception. "I love you."

Letting out one faint moan before falling back asleep.

Canterlot City. The small yet very advanced city of the Equestria State. Though is paled in comparison to the huger and huger cities. For a city that had a population of 300,000 with sizable buildings and the latest technological advancements. The city really was something in it's own right.

A unique part of the city was their street vendors on the way to the Canterlot Academy. Where the students and citizens usually bought meals or snacks.

One specific street vendor. He wore a pretty distinctive floral shirt. He had combed purple hair and lavender skin. He sat around bags of snacks. Ranging from chips, to candy and the variety of soft drink beverages.

He was the guy that would give Flash a bag of chips everyday before and after school. Just to get the kid to buzz off and not make customers run off. However, he had noticed Flash hadn't come around either times of the day. Not before school neither after school.

It wasn't exactly a bad thing because at least he wasn't around to make customers disregard his stand. But at the same time it was a little eerily that Flash had not shown up at all.

Would Flash skip school? Well most times yes. But even so he'd at least see the kid once and just throw him a bag and call it at that.

It kept him a little in suspense. As he looked away from the tablet that displayed a holographic news paper. Arching an eyebrow. "That'll be two days in a row now. Dammit did this kid just give up or something?" He widened his eyes to hearing the words that came out of his mouth. At first, he tried brushing them off. "Wait what are you saying to yourself Kirb. It's supposed to be a good thing that he ain't here right?" Going back to reading his holigraphic newspaper from his tablet. Doing his best to disregard his thoughts.

However, his curiosity got the better of him. Clenching his fist. He let out a sharp sigh out of annoyance. "I can't believe I'm asking this." He looked around, searching for someone that he was certain of. Someone who was definitely in Flash's class. Eventually, spotting Soarin Skies. So he called out to him. "Ey Soarin!"

Soarin who was walking by, past the other students and citizens. Glanced in the direction of the shop vendors voice. Giving him a nod. "Hey Kirby!"

"Can ya come ere' please?"

Soarin did so. Making his way over to the shop vendor. "Yeah what's up."

"Uh hey so this is gonna come off as strange but uh. Where's that Sentry kid? I usually see him everyday."

"Sentry?" Soarin's face went a little blunt. Though he was pretty care-free. Shrugging. "Uh I don't really know." But then he stopped. Thinking that over. "Actually, I think my cousin Sunset said he probably wont show at all this week. Something about being sick or something, I don't know. Why? Did he do something?"

"Well not yet. But uh, no, no. For now he's good on my radar."

"Alright. Well uh, I'll probably be back at lunch." He started walking off. Giving the shop vendor a two finger salute before turning around and walking off.|

Kirby smirked at that. Giving the teen a compliment. "Ey yer makin' a good choice kid!" He went back to reading his holographic newspaper. Letting out a relaxed sigh. "Glad that that's over with."

But speaking of Soarin. Upon walking away from Food n' Snack Way. A glare grew to his face. As he his eyes were affixed to the concrete as he walked. An angry though going through his head. *Tsk* "I can't believe that asshat had the nerve to show me up and just not show his dumb face at all this week." He clenched his fist. Getting more and more angrier by the thought. "How? How could Sentry fly so easily while the rest of us just had a hard time getting off the ground. I have to know. I will not be second to him!"

"Hey."

Soarin's train of thought was broken. Turning around to see Thunderlane. His year older friend with Cyan grayish hair. His hair being low fade.

Soarin chuckled . Smirking. "What's up."

"Nothin' much more or less. You?"

"I'm just trying to make it through the week. Just until the break. Other then that. I'm also gonna try to get into this year's school play."

Thunderlane snorted. Trying to hold in his laughter. Never once in his life did he think Soarin. One of the most athletically gifted freshmen of the academy join a school production. "You? In a School Play!? Pfftt..."

Soarin shrugged. "Well hey I was thinking it would be fun...that and I also may have lost a bet to my older cousin. Yeah if I lost I would have to be me trying to get a part in the play and if not. Probably something worst.

"What is is even about?"

"To be honest, I don't know yet. I'm gonna go after school."

"This isn't a good idea Soarin. You'll either waste your time or be put into a very embarrassing situation. You wont be able to bail out. Well, that is if you have an understudy."

Soarin merely shrugged to that. "Trust me I don't wanna do this. But I will not back down from this. So 'it's to be or not to be' now."

Thunderlane chuckled. Shaking his head. "I have a bad feeling about this."

A/N: So this is a little bit of a different chapter. I wanted to write Canterlot City while Flash was completely absent from the picture. But not exactly the city as a whole just the few people and their mindset.

The next chapter will obviously be for the Dragon Ball Arc as I intend to finish the Frostbite arc.

Because more or less I do not think I've given enough attention to the school characters yet. And in future chapters after The Dragon Ball Arc. It will be a lot more school centric so to speak.