Chapter 2-1: Trojan Horse
Rage and Sunset walked into CHS for the first day of their second year of school holding hands. The two had hooked up after the Friendship Games at the end of last school year. "So you are telling me that another version of me exists in another version of Equestria and that is why I can 'pony up' as you girls call it?" Rage asks her
"Yeah." Sunset says "That is the only conclusion I can think of."
"It makes sense I mean Sonic, Shads and I did get here through interdimensional travel with Chaos Control."
"Speaking of which. Are you three related?" Sunset asks
"Oh no." Rage answers "We're just friends." He sighs looking at the banner in the foyer welcoming everyone back. This morning there was an assembly like the start of every school year. But that wasn't for some time so Rage and Sunset went to the group's hangout where the others arrived soon after.
"Hay Rage!" Sonic said with a wave "How was your summer?"
"Fine. But where were you and Shadow?" Rage asks "During the Friendship Games against Crystal Prep?"
"We went back to Mobius with XL." Sonic says rubbing the back of his head "Eggman."
"Right." Rage replies "You told me." Rage then looks at the others and they all discuss their summers.
"So Rage how are you and Sunset doin'?" Applejack asks
"We're doing good." Sunset answers
"You I must say I never saw this coming from you Rage. You and Sunset getting together." Rarity says
"You and Sunset?" Sonic asks "No way!" he laughs and Rage blushes rubbing the back of his head as Twilight walks in.
"Hay Twilight." Sunset says
"Twilight?!" Sonic and Shadow ask surprised before Rage pulls them aside to talk to them silently
"Dude what the heck?" Sonic asks
"Not the Twilight you know." Rage says softly "It's a long story but to shorten it our Twilight went home and she's this worlds Tiwlight."
"Why didn't you tell us?" Sonic asks
"This is the first time we've seen each other since last school year." Rage answers as they turn back around. "So how are you Twilight? These are Sonic and Shadow friends of ours."
"Hello." She says with a smile before looking to the others "So…what is an assembly?"
"You guys didn't have any at Crystal Prep?" Rainbow Dash asks
"No…" Twilight answers "We didn't have a real community within ourselves."
"Well it's a thing where all of the students and faculty get together to start off the year." Rage answers
"And I planned the whole thing!" Pinkie Pie says
"You plan all the school social events Pinkie Pie." Sonic smirks
"Come on we should be going." Rage says clicking the buckle on his messenger bag. Inside was his laptop, notebooks, pencils, a calculator, his phone, and his reading book. The group walks into the gym and meets up with XL as Celestia taps the microphone to signal she needed everyone's attention.
"Good morning students and welcome back or welcome to Canterlot High. I am Principle Celestia as many of you know and to my right is my sister Vice Principle Luna. This year we are proud to announce our new Dean of Students, Cadence." She announces and Cadence waves as the kids clap. "Now this year we have a lot going on." Celestia then stops as the lights go out making the kids gasp out of surprise and look around. Soon the screen for the gym's projector drops and it powers on. "What is going on?" Celestia asks looking at Dr. Whooves one of the teachers and the one controlling the gym's electronic panel.
"I don't know I've lost control!" he says "It's like we're hacked!" he says before he looks at the projector screen where the letters GM were on screen and a shadowed out figure appears. "Greetings CHS." The figure says in a distorted voice. "I am known simply as the Game Master. As of right now you are all the newest players of this game. Survive you win…die and you lose."
"What the hell are you talking about?" Shadow yells
"He can't hear you Shadow…" Sonic says
"Oh I can hear you." The voice says "The game is simple… play by the rules and you might survive, break them and you die." He laughs "So shell we have some fun?" was the final thing he said before the projector turned off.
"What is going on here?!" Celestia asks
"I don't know we should get everyone out though." Luna says
"Good Idea." Celestia says "Everyone to the exits!" she says and the whole school runs to the front where they were unable to open the doors.
"Their locked!" Applejack yells
"Can you break them open Rage?" Sunset asks
"Everyone stand back!" he yells stepping up as they stepped back. Rage's hand glowed with energy as he fired an energy blast at the door but… nothing happened. "I can't break it?!"
"Don't bother." GM says over the loud speaker all exits and windows have been protected by an impenetrable barrier all outside doors are locked. No way in or out."
"How can this be happening?" Cadence asks
"That's it!" Sunset says "The schools systems for locks, intercoms and computers are all linked to the schools network. Someone must have hacked in!"
"But how we have all the computers on lockdown!" Celestia objects Rage then remembered something from last year.
"Wait those folders!" Rage says looking at Cheerlee "Remember how the staff had mysterious folders pop up on their computers?" he asks
"They were a Trojan!" one of the computer tech kids says, it was Byte a computer nerd.
"Exactly." Rage says "We need to get to a computer console!"
"We can try my computer." Celestia says as the three go to her office and turn it on only to find a red screen with a skull and cross bones made of text characters with the words 'Lockdown by GM'
"It's no use" GM says "All the computers connected to the network have been locked down by me! The school is mine and now…you will all be the players of my new combat game!"
"Listen to me GM!" Rage yells "We will find a way to lock you out! And we will find you and when we do… you had better hope no one was killed otherwise…"
"Otherwise?" GM asks taunting Rage
"I will kill you." Rage answers with a growl.
"Good luck with that." GM laughs and the intercom buzzes signaling it was turned off.
"We're trapped." Byte says "What do we do?"
"I have an idea." Rage says "But it's a little wild…"
To be continued in:
Chapter 2-2: War Games that CHS Plays