"Are you sure this is the right one? "Starlight questioned. Rainbow Brite took a good look at the sign and shook her head. "No. That's West Grove Central."
"Well that figures!" Red Butler said disgustedly. The Red color kid glanced at the paper. At the top was Brian's name followed by the date and the name of his school. "All we have to do is find the school and the broken window." Rainbow had reasoned.
Unfortunately that proved much harder then originally anticipated. Red Butler thought it was some cruel cosmic joke that Brian's house was in some form or another surrounded by schools. Each the same distance, and each identical to the last, the only exception to the rule was the school name. Due to that similarity, they often ended back at schools they had previously visited.
"Is that the one?" Starlight questioned once more. Rainbow looked at the sign. "No. That's East Grove Central." Starlight snorted. "Why can't people make schools more noticeable? Or at least paint them a different color." Red smiled. "That's not a bad idea!" And before Rainbow could stop him, he pulled out one of his star sprinkles and tossed it at the grey building. The result was the black letters that proclaimed the school's name, were now a brilliant red.
"There! Now we can tell them apart." Red said proudly. Rainbow frowned at him. "That wasn't very nice." She said simply before tapping her belt sending the Rainbow onward. It took a bit more searching, but they finally found it. "There it is! North Grove Central!" Rainbow said happily. Red shook his head as he saw the school. Unlike the others this one was a brown color. "Figures." Red thought to himself with a smile.
Rainbow didn't notice. She was concentrating on the school windows. "I don't see it." She said with a slight frown. Red Butler and Starlight looked as well. "It's got to be here somewhere…" Starlight said as he circled the school. Finally they found it.
The broken window was located amid several trees and bushes making it very hard to see. As they landed and looked inside they noticed a chubby gentleman wearing a suit. He sat at a large desk and was currently working on a stack of papers. He paused and started opening drawers searching for something. One of the drawers held a battered baseball.
"If only we could get that ball!" Starlight said. "We can do it. We just have to be careful." Rainbow added. "And not be seen." Red said under his breath. Fortunately luck was with them. Just then there was a loud noise and the sound of jeers. Immediately the man went to investigate. Once the coast was clear Red Butler carefully climbed into the open window. After checking the door to make sure he wasn't being watched, he removed the baseball from the drawer. As he examined it, his eyes widened and he let out a laugh.
"What is it Red?" Rainbow wondered. The Red color kid grinned. "This isn't Brian's ball!" He grinned as he showed them the baseball. The name Bryn Mrks was written there in huge sloppy black letters. Rainbow compared it to the paper. "You're right Red! The ink's the wrong color!" "And Brian's not a slob". Starlight added. "Now we can prove his innocence." Rainbow Brite said happily.
Red Butler smiled as well, but his smile disappeared when he heard someone approaching. "Someone's coming!" he warned. Rainbow handed him the baseball and Brian's paper. "Quick Red! Put these on the desk." Red does so and exits just seconds before the man entered. Unaware that he was being watched, the man sat at his desk and was grumbling to himself about chewing gum and a ceiling fan. As he reached for his papers, he froze.
Strange…there was a student's paper there as well as the baseball. He shrugged to himself. "That's odd. I thought I put this away." The principal wondered out loud before he replaced the ball and moved the paper off to the side. He then continued what he was doing.
Unseen to him the watchers gasped. No longer caring if he was seen or not Red Butler crept back into the window. After making sure the man was occupied, he opened the drawer. As the drawer opened however, the principal immediately turned to the right…and saw no one. To his confusion however the baseball had vanished. The principal frowned and turned back to his work, only to find the student's paper and the ball were once again side by side.
He stared at them for a moment before casting a hard look around his office, trying to locate the culprits. To his confusion there was no one there. Out of curiosity he moved aside the student's paper. Almost immediately the paper was moved back. The principal blinked and then rubbed his eyes. The paper and the ball were still there…but there was a boy in red clothes there as well. His eyes widened and once more he rubbed them. When he opened his eyes the boy was gone. "I've been working too hard." The man reasoned.
His eyes wander back to the two objects. No matter how many times he would move them, they would always end up right next to each other. Clearly some ghost or apparition must be trying to tell him something. He sighed to himself and picked up the paper. He glanced at it for a moment before he smiled and shook his head. "Brian Marks." He said to himself.
Brian was a good student, a little reserved and a bit of a loner, but a good student. The only thing odd about him was he always wrote in brown ink instead of the required black. Often he had been given black pens to use instead, but he refused to use them. Usually that resulted in a lecture or a trip to his office. The principal sighed. Until last week the only thing Brian had done wrong was write in brown ink.
The student was currently suspended for two weeks for throwing a baseball though his window. Till the end the boy kept protesting his innocence. The older man sighed and picked up the offending ball. As he rolled it in his hand he noticed the name Bryn Mrks written in large sloppy black letters. Brian would never write in black ink. He thought offhandedly. Suddenly he froze before examining the two objects more closely. Then he noticed the two objects. The paper was written neatly and in brown ink. The ball was practically covered in very sloppy black letters. "And Brian's name is spelled wrong." The principal muttered under his breath. Without another word he picked up the phone.
Outside Red Butler frowned. "Well it sure took him long enough!" He said before climbing back on Starlight. Rainbow Brite smiled. "Hopefully it will be enough to clear Brian!" Starlight snorted. "That rich boy's probably behind this." Rainbow quickly turned her head around to face the horse. "Oh no!" She cried out. She then touched her belt sending out the rainbow once more. "Hurry Starlight! We have to get to the stables!"
As Rainbow Brite had feared, Randall's goons were there and accompanied by some very large men with ropes. The villainous group were currently shielding there eyes from a very bright light. The light was coming from a yellow star sprinkle that Canary Yellow held up. Indigo had taken advantage of the temporary handicap and had tied their shoelaces together. Both had looked up when they heard the sound of a horse galloping.
"Rainbow! Earth Dancer is in the-" Canary had started to say before she was knocked to the ground by one of the men. In the process the star sprinkle was knocked from her hands and disappeared. "Canary!" Red yelled out as he jumped off of Starlight and raced over. The horse stealing group had recovered. They tried to run towards a large black truck only to trip and fall to the ground. Red luckily had pulled Canary out of the way. "Whew! Thanks Red!" Canary said cheerfully.
Meanwhile Indigo had raced over towards Rainbow and Starlight. "Rainbow! The truck!" The indigo color kid cried out. Rainbow looked over to where her friend was pointing and gasped. The murky looking truck was starting to spew smoke as it started to move away. And inside she saw Earth Dancer rearing up and dashing forward, only to be restrained by a rope around her neck.
Rainbow frowned and urged Starlight towards the truck. Unfortunately the door was securely fashioned thanks to a large lock. Rainbow frowned deeper. "I won't give up!" She said firmly. Without warning the rainbow came out of her belt and wrapped around the lock. There is a clicking sound just before the lock fell off.
Starlight looked at her in surprise. "How in the world-" he started to say. Rainbow was still stunned. "I don't know Starlight." She admitted. The upset wail of a horse brought them back to reality. Rainbow opened the door and carefully dismounted. She walked slowly towards the trapped horse. Earth Dancer was still fighting the rope when she noticed one of the good children approaching. Instantly she started to calm down.
Rainbow Brite noticed and smiled. "That's right. I'm not going to hurt you." She coaxed. Gently she took off the rope that trapped Earth Dancer in the truck. Rainbow then slowly moved towards the exit. Earth Dancer had willingly followed until Rainbow had activated her belt. The horse immediately reared up in fright at the sight of the rainbow. It took a bit more coaxing from Rainbow before Earth Dancer slowly stepped onto the rainbow.
Randall's gang and the men stared dumbfounded at the truck. After fixing their shoelaces, they started back towards the truck, only to find it moving away. Also the back door to the truck had suddenly opened and "Crusader" was standing at the very edge. After a moment or two, the horse slowly moved forward. As expected they ran forward in a panic. If they were lucky the horse would be spooked back into the makeshift trailer.
Instead what happened next would defy all logic. To their shock the horse vanished into thin air, and the truck moved onwards down the road. Frantically they searched the surrounding area where the truck was. Unseen to them Canary Yellow, Red Butler, and Indigo laughed delightedly before activating their belts. One of the gang had turned around and to his confusion saw beams of Red, Yellow, and Indigo rising into the sky.