Chapter 3: Twilight joins the party
The end of day came as the group is let out of classes. Rage and Applejack were walking down the hall before meeting up with Rainbow Dash and Sonic who were hugging. "Woah." Rage says "What..is going on here?" he asks surprising the two
"Oh uh… hay guys." Sonic chuckles
"Guess what." Rainbow says with a blush,
"Wait let me guess." Rage says "You two hooked up."
"How did you know?" Sonic asks
"Oh come on Sonic you made it pretty obvious." Rage smirks
"Rage is right partner yall kinda were google eyeing each other at lunch." Applejack adds making the two blush a bright red. "C'mon let's get over to the barn." She sighs as they walk out of the school and down the street.
"So where are you living Sonic?" Rainbow asks
"Well I am living next door to Flash Sentry." Sonic says "Shadow is next door to a music girl he was complaining about her music into the wee hours of the night.'
"Vinyl Scratch I feel bad for him." Rainbow smiles "How about you Rage."
"Well I live next door to a girl I've seen her around she tends to wear a lab coat but and has violet hair. Some kind of star like shape on her shirt and glasses oh and a dog she always has this purple dog." Rage explains
"Really…?" Rainbow asks
"Why do you know her?" Rage asks looking at the prismatic teenager
"No." Rainbow says quickly and Rage nods in acknowledgment.
"So you two into anything?" Applejack asks "Music? Sports?"
"Well I love running." Sonic says
"I can shred a mean guitar." Rage smiles "Along with good singing."
"Really?" Rainbow asks and Rage nods "Then you should show me at the barn."
"I don't have my guitar." Rage answers
"I have one." She says as they turn the corner into the farm.
"hay can I talk to Sonic alone?" Rage asks the two
"Sure the barn is right up there." Applejack says pointing to it as the two girls continue on.
"What is it Rage?" Sonic asks
"It's about Shadow." Rage tells him
"What about him?" Sonic asks
"Today before last period I caught him about to use a Chaos Blast." Rage says
"You what?" Sonic asks shocked "Well did you hit him with one of your Zero Chaos things?"
"Of course not!" Rage replies "I know that where we come from it's cool but remember here…things are different that is why we moved. We can't risk exposing this secret."
"I know that." Sonic says "You don't like this just as much as I do, I would rather have been able to stay with my parents as well." Rage then backs up after that a tear in his eye "Oh crap…I am sorry man I forgot… your mom and dad…"
"…died…" Rage sighs "Yeah I know…that was why I came here to start all over…you guys did not have to come."
"Yeah we did Rage remember the motto we took back in elementary?" Sonic asks
"We were kids Sonic." Rage says "That wasn't serious."
"Well then we have just been living by it anyway then…come on what was it?" Sonic smirks
"All for one.." Rage sighs with a smile "And one for all…."
"Exactly just like the Three Musketeers." Sonic smiles
"Or nine in this case." Rage smirks
"Or nine." Sonic chuckles as the two head up to the barn and enter it.
"Sorry about that" Rage says
"hay it's cool." Rainbow smiles throwing a guitar at Rage who grabs it "Well show me wht you got."
"Very well." Rage smirks tuning it for the right scale before playing the intro to Crush 40's Open You Heart.
"That was awesome!" Rainbow Dash cheers
"Rage is good at that." Sonic smirks "That and running."
"You run too?" Rainbow asks
"You kidding this guy can outrun me!" Sonic says
"That was one time" Rage says as Shadow and Rebecca walk in holding hands
"Well." Sonic whistles "Shadow and Rebecca I knew you had a crush on her."
"Sheesh what is with you two?" Rage asks Sonic and shadow "The first day of school and you already have girlfriends."
"Well don't you have a crush?" Sonic asks
"…no…" Rage sighs "I haven't even thought about it…"
"Come on Rage I thought we talked about this." Shadow says "We all agreed that his was going to be a fresh start but ever since we got to Canterlot High you haven't changed a bit."
"It's not about your mom and dad is it?" Sonic asks and that instantly made the others look at them. There he went, Sonic had really done it this time he just hit a sensitive topic for Rage.
"What happened to his parents?" Rarity asks
"Er…" Sonic backs up as Rage's eye filled with water
"Gone." He sniffs trying to keep himself together.
"Good going Sonic." Shadow whispers to the blue haired boy
"Sorry." He replies silently
"I'm not the one you should be apologizing to." Shadow growls back
"Gone?" Applejack gasps "You don't mean…"
"Dead." Rage sobs "I saw it all happen too…my mom killed right in front of me…and the man…those cursed words will forever be burned into my memory…leave this place you red pest or you can join this bitch…" Rage couldn't hold it anymore he let out a cry.
"Oh my gosh…" Rainbow mouths all of the others were looking wide eyed mouths open at what Rage had told them. Rage then turns around to leave, he was done ready to go. But without thinking Applejack ran over and hugged him shocking him.
"Rage don't you just walk out on us. If ya keep it all bottled up inside it's just going to build until you can't hold it. Just let out." She tells him as he cries into her shoulder. Minutes go by before Rage backs up and wipes his face.
"Thank you Appkejack that really means a lot to me." He smiles softly "I..never really talked about it because I was…afraid about the reaction I would get."
"Rage that is horrible." Fluttershy says
"Why would you bear so much pain on your own?" Rainbow Dash asks
"Rage as always been like that." Sonic sighs "He wasn't one to open up to others. You guys are the only others besides myself he has told about what had happened. Even his own brothers don't know."
"Rage are you going to be okay?" Rainbow Dash asks
"I'll be fine in to morning." He says "See you at school okay?" he looks at them before walking down the path back to his home. As he passes by a voice calls for him
"Excuse me?" it asks and Rage turns to see the girl in a lab coat run up to him.
"Can I help you?" he asks
"You go to Canterlot High School right?" she asks him
"Yeah I do why?" Rage asks
"M-my name is Twilight Sparkle… and well I am attending this year as a new student would you mind helping me out? With well…fitting in?"
"I can try… But to be honest this is my first year too." Rage answers "My name is Rage Chaotic nice to meet you Twilight."
"Thank you Rage." Twilight says with a small blush "You know I was actually there today when you stood up to Sunset Shimmer in the gym this morning and… you were really cool."
"Thank you Twilight but it was nothing really. Looking out for others is kind of my thing." Rage smiles with a blush "Well I will see you tomorrow then."
Night comes and soon give way for day as Rage gets up and walks out the door to see Twilight on the porch about to knock. "Oh my gosh I'm sorry." She says Rage however was eyeing her outfit. She was no longer in the same lab coat. She was wearing a bluish white top with a violet with a star mark on it. Long boots and her glasses were gone.
"It's okay…and wow…" Rage replies "Where the whole lab coat and glasses?"
"Those?" she asks "Well the lab coat was because I was working on a chemistry project and the glasses well those were for safety."
"So is this how you normally dress?" Rage asks and she nods "Wow…"
"So are you going to stand there all day or are we going to school?" Twilight asks
"Oh right." Rage says leading the way.
At CHS the group was in a small room, it was not used by anyone so it was kind of the groups hang out they used last year before Rage, Sonic and Shadow arrived. Rage and Twilight walk in and the five girls look in surprise at Twilight
"Twilight?!" the ask making her look confused
"Do I know you?" she asks
"Oh uh…n-no." Rainbow Dash says "Sorry Rage who is this?"
"Guys meet Twilight Sparkles she lives next door to me. She's a new student too." Rage introduces her
"Well what do ya know." Applejack smiles "Welcome to CHS Twilight."
"I was here yesterday and I saw Rage beat up Sunset Shimmer." She says
"Hate to be a party crasher I reaaaaaaaaly do." Pinkie says "But we are going to be late for class!" she exclaims looking at the clock
"Oh crap she's right!" Sonic says as the group rushes out of the door to get to class.
To be continued
A/N: Oh my gosh guys thank you soooo much for all of the feedback! I have made my choice too Rage will be with….Twilight. But wow…. I really worked myself on this huh? Three chapters in two days? Talk about dedication. So I think I am going to maybe take a break but I dunno yet we'll find out. So with that I will leave you with the title of Chapter 4: Heart of fire. Oh and I have a poll about this story please vote on it in my profile!