"TWILIGHT!" The Main 11 cried as they rushed over to catch her before she could fall even further to the ground.
"I got her! I got her... Spike?" Fluttershy cried in surprise upon catching Spike who had now returned to his original canine form.
"I got her! I got her... shoe?" Dash cried in surprise upon catching one of Twilight's shoes, "Why would that even..."
"You're telling me." Indigo replied, holding the other shoe.
Twilight continues to fall until she landed in the arms of a certain blue-haired guitar playing Wondercolt who wasn't going to let her fall to her doom even after endangering their World.
Twilight stirred until she opened her eyes, only to blush upon realizing she was in the arms of the boy who helped her during her arrival in CHS. Her mood immediately turned to guilt upon realizing the destruction she has done. And it did not help when she saw the still ponified forms of her former friends.
"Twilight, we're..." Sunny help up her glasses for her, "sorry."
Twilight blinked in confusion. Has she heard right?
"All we wanted was to win these games and maybe prove to everyone that we're worth something," Indigo added, "something more than you'll ever be."
"But you're the smartest Shadowbolt this school could ever ask for." Sugarcoat added as the other students from CPA nodded in agreement, "And the Best Friend we should never have let go of."
Sci-Twi smiled as tears were forming in her eyes.
"You were right to enroll in that Independent Study." Lemon said.
"Just you, your studies, and no loud-mouth jerks standing in your way and ruining all you had set your whole heart on what-so-ever." Sour Sweet sadly added.
A few moments passed and everyone remained silent, all except Principal Cinch who began to stir back to consciousness.
Twilight tried to take in all at once what just happened to her on this very day; she was forced to participate in the Friendship Games. She was blackmailed in losing her application. She was criticized, neglected by her teammates. She put everyone's lives at risk just for the sake of her research.
Yet, they were sorry?
She had her heart set of the Study Program. But now that she think about it...
"It would've been great getting in that Program," She mused. What she said next caught everyone by surprise, "but I doubt they would accept Magic-crazed she-demons. Besides; I only applied because I thought I had nothing else to learn in Crystal Prep, but I have the strangest feeling my education is far from over, and I won't be doing it alone."
The ponified Shadowbolts all flashed wide grins as they sandwiched their friend in a group hug.
"Hey!" Indigo called to the Rainbooms, "What'cha standing there for?"
At that instant, the Rainbooms, and Spike, joined in on the hug. Twilight could feel her entire air supply being pumped out of her, but she didn't care. As long as she was surrounded by her friends, nothing could ever ruin this beautiful moment...
"Stop! Stop fraternizing this instant!" Principal Cinch chided as she glares at the Rainbooms, "Don't think you Canterlot High Students could get away that easily. Your irresponsible use of Magic costed my students the Friendship Games. And if that wasn't pathetic enough, you had the decency of poisoning their minds with your so-called..."
"Will you SHUT UP FOR ONCE?!"
Everyone gasped at Twilight's sudden outburst. The Star Student of Crystal Prep angrily marched towards her suddenly tensed Principal, "First of all; there's nothing wrong with Crystal Prep making friends with the enemy. Second of all; I can't believe I let myself become blackmailed by a selfish coward into releasing the Magic just to win a game. They didn't even use Magic to cheat. It was all unanticipated. And you had the nerve to label them cheating after they were willing to risk their lives to save us?"
Principal Cinch tried to protest but she was cut off, "And don't think mentioning all of this to the School will not ruin your Re-pu-ta-tion."
The proud Principal of Crystal Prep was caught off-guard by her prized pupil's sudden upbraid. She glanced around, hoping to find signs of disagreement from her students, but all their scornful glares were mostly directed to her. Even Dean Cadence was giving her the dirty look.
Twilight's friends gave her supporting looks of approval. She was proud of herself for standing up for what was right, so much that she felt a wave of energy lifting her up into the air.
Everyone tensed as another flash of light engulfed Twilight once again. Principal Cinch fainted once again out of fear. When the light died down, Twilight was clad in a crystal-like dress that was a mix of her Archery uniform and demon dress. Her hair grew and gained a crystal-like shine. Not only did she sport crystal-embedded glasses, but she also gained wings with a crystal-like shine.
Everyone remained speechless... until Pinkie broke the silence.
"Feeling Magic-crazy?"
"No."
At that response, Twilight was once again sandwiched in a warm group hug while everyone cheered out of felicitation (and relief that she wasn't going to go in a rampage again).
"You know, you always did look good with wings." Flash complemented, causing Twilight to blush while everyone else awed.
"You mess with her, you mess with us. Got it?" Sour Sweet threatened. The intimidated Wondercolt could only nod in response.
"You know, we never found out which of us was the best?" Rainbow remarked.
"Yeah." Indigo gave it some thought, "How about... we call it a tie?"
Everyone cheered in agreement. The rivalry between both schools ended. The Friendship Games has finally been lived up to its name.
"Hey!" Lemon Zest cried, "Doesn't this call for a celebration?"
"Dance Party!" Pinkie screamed.
A Celebration Party was in full swing. CHS and CPA students mingled with each other in the gym, and dancing to the beat of the Music led by the Main 12 Wondercolts and Shadowbolts. Both sides were having so much fun getting along and getting to know each other that a Magical surge spreads across the dance floor, causing everyone to levitate in mid-air to their surprise and delight.
The Dance Party continued in mid-air. Everyone was having the Night of their lives. Sunset smiled as the rivalry between both schools was replaced with Friendship and Fun. She watched as old enemies became friends, even with her friends; Pinkie Pie rapped with Lemon Zest. Rainbow Dash and Indigo Zap were giving the Crusaders, Silver Spoon, Diamond Tiara and Babs Seed the flight of their lives. Applejack was teaching Sugarcoat how to dance country-style, but was instead surprised by how the Shadowbolt skilfully and swiftly executes it. Spike was passed through the crowd, only to be ended up being fought over by Rarity, Sunny, Fluttershy and Sour Sweet.
Sci-Twi couldn't believe the attention she was getting, but it wasn't like the same attention she got when she first set foot on the bus that brought her to Canterlot High. She was glad she actually came along. Otherwise, she wouldn't have made new friends, gained back her old friends, and dance with a blue-haired guitar player that's as clumsy as she is.
Soon, when the music died down, all eyes were at the center of the gym; Flash and Twilight were in each other's arms, their faces getting closer by the inch...
"WOOF!"
"Spike!" Twilight giggled along with Flash as her dog came between them.
Of course, all good things must come to an end. The now normal Shadowbolts bid their Wondercolt friends good-bye as the buses left the Parking Lot of Canterlot High, both sides eager to see each other again.
And not just in the Friendship Games...
Dear Princess Twilight,
We all want something that we are willing to risk everything for; making a great discovery, winning, Magic... But instead, we meet certain people who show us what we have been missing out, the things that we actually need.
We all learned a lot during the Friendship Games; there's this student from our rival school who wanted to learn more about Magic, but instead she made new friends, and rekindled her bond with her old friends. They may have not won the games, but they did win back their friend.
As for me... Well, the pressure of understanding the Magic in this World got to me so badly that I wanted to return home, back to Equestria. Turns out, if I did, I'd be leaving the friends who taught me True Magic in the first place.
It's really weird that the things we find are not the things we're looking for, but they are the things we really need.
Your Friend,
Sunset Shimmer
Just so you know, the music during the Dance Party was "Dance Magic". Seriously; they should have included that in the movie, but with Pinkie Pie rapping with Lemon Zest.