Chapter 3: Day of the Dance
A/N This story has this chapter and one more.
The girls gave me the thumbs up one by one. I leaned against the cafeteria wall, maintaining my loner image. I pulled out two drum sticks that I had borrowed from Dust Storm. I began to tap them against the wall, then the girls began to follow my beat. Spike turned on the music, and the girls started singing.
Hey, hey, everybody
We've got something to say
We may seem as different
As the night is from the day
But you look a little deeper
And you will see
That I'm just like you
And you're just like me
Yeah!
Hey, hey, everybody
We're here to shout
That the magic of friendship
Is what it's all about
Yeah,
We thought we were different
As the night is from the day
Until Twilight Sparkle
Helped us see another way
So get up, get down
If you're gonna come around
We can work together
Helping Twilight win the crown
So get up, get down
'Cause it's gonna make a sound
If we work together
Helping Twilight Sparkle
Win the crown
Hey, hey, hands up now
We're sending a message
To the crowd
Hands wave up
Then come down
We party together
All around
Generous, honesty
Laughter, kindness, loyalty
Twilight helped us see
All that we can be!
So get up, get down
If you're gonna come around
We can work together
Helping Twilight win the crown
So get up, get down
'Cause it's gonna make a sound
If we work together
Helping Twilight Sparkle
Win the crown
I'm gonna be myself
No matter what I do
And if we're different yeah
I want you to be true to you
If you follow me
We'll put our differences aside
We'll stick together and
Start working on that school pride
Jump up make a sound (hey!)
Stomp your hooves turn around
Start now, make a change
Gonna come around
Jump up make a sound (hey!)
Stomp your hooves turn around
Canterlot Wondercolts
Help her win the crown!
Jump up make a sound (hey!)
Stomp your hooves turn around
Start now, make a change
Gonna come around
Jump up make a sound (hey!)
Stomp your hooves turn around
Canterlot Wondercolts
Help her win the crown!
Jump up make a sound (hey!)
Stomp your hooves turn around
Start now, make a change
Gonna come around
Jump up make a sound (hey!)
Stomp your hooves turn around
Canterlot Wondercolts
Help her win the crown!
By the time the song was over, everyone present had doned the ears and tails, and had started to dance and sing. Public performance was never my strong suite, so I stayed by the wall, bobbing my head to the beat. Flash and his band had begun to play music for the girls, so it was easy to see who they were voting for. I smiled.
We might just pull this off.
/
By fifth period, everyone was wearing the Wondercolts tails and ears. Everything was goin good until Vice Principal Luna called Twilight to her office.
"Well... crap." I said. The girls nodded in agreement as Twilight left. I tailed her, then sat down to wait when she entered Luna's office.
Flash walked by and seemed to listen in on their coversation. When he walked by again, he had a troubled look on his face.
"What is it?" I asked.
"Twilight has been framed." He said. He led me to the auditorium, which was a mess. I saw something on the floor. I picked up several pictures of the soccer field that had the person who was in them cut out.
"Take these to Luna." I said, going into commander mode.
"Yes sir." He joked as he ran off.
We were supposed to meet at the Carousel Boutique, so that's were I went.
/
Twilight ran in, crying. Before any of us could say anything, she dashed into a changing room.
"Twi, are you okay?" Rarity asked.
"I'm fine." She yelled, then began to whisper. A few minutes later, she came out with Spike.
"I have something to tell you all." She said.
"Wait! Let me guess!" Pinkie shouted. "You're from an alternate world and you're a pony princess there, and the crown actually has a magical element embedded in it that helps power up other magical elements and withput it, they don't work anymore, and you need them to help protect your magical world, and if you don't get the crown tonight, you'll be stuck in this world, and you won't be able to get back for like, really, really long time!"
Twilight gaped.
"I don't think that's it." Dash said.
"No, she's right." Spike said. The girls gasped, and Fluttershy ran over to him.
"You can talk?! What are you thinking now?" She inquired. He walked over to Rarity.
"I could use a scratch behind the ears right about now." I facepalmmed.
"That... is... awesome!" Dash yelled. "Does that mean that you're a pony, too?" She asked me.
"No... I'm a human. I can turn into a pony, but that's a long story." I answered.
"We have bigger problems." Twilight said. "The dance decorations have been destroyed."
"So what? We got the world's best party planner right here." I said, pointing to Pinkie.
"Plus, you've got us." Dash assured her.
/
We looked at the wreckage. Tables smashed, balloons popped. Twilight tossed me a broom.
"Let's get to it. Double time!" I ordered. They began to clean. When Twilight tried to drag a bent table, two guys saw through the open doors and began to help. They gaped when they saw Applejack carry a table by herself, then she gaped when I carried two.
More students began to help, and the auditroium was soon in working order. As we admired our work, we heard clapping. Celestia and Luna stood by the door.
"Thank you for your efforts. The dance is back on for tonight." Celestia spoke. The students cheered.
"Now get out. You need to get ready." She continued. "Don't forget to cast your ballots on the way out."
/
We met at Carousel Boutique to get dressed. The girls put on dresses and jewelry that matched their elements, while I put on a simple black tuxedo.
"I now look," I said, putting on a pair of shades, "Twenty percent cooler." The girls giggled at my joke, while Dash punched me in the shoulder.
"Okay, okay. I get it. That's your joke." I said, rubbing my shoulder.
/
We arrived in a limo. As we walked up the steps, Flash pulled up in his car.
"Twilight! I know you said earlier that you didn't want to go to the dance with me, but would you reconsider?" He asked.
"I didn't say no. Well, I did, but I wasn't... I mean... I..." She stammered.
"What I think she's trying to say, is yes." I said. Twilight gave me a look of thanks. Flash smiled and tried escorting her through the doorway. I say tried because he ran into the door frame.
/
The dance was going good. That is, until Twilight pointed out an important factor.
"Where's Sunset?" She asked.
"She probably didn't come because she knew she wouldn't win." Dash smirked. Celestia and Luna stepped onto the stage.
"I would like to thank you all for your efforts today. Without you, this wouldn't have been possible." Celestia spoke. "And now, the winner of the Princess of the Fall Formal is..." Everyone crossed their fingers as she had a dramatic pause.
"Get on with it!" I shouted. The Mane 6 glared at me.
"The winner is... Twilight Sparkle!" Everyone cheered for her as she walked up on the stage and was crowned. She was about to speak when I heard a familiar voice.
"Twilight! Help!" I turned to see the two trouble makers, Snips and Snails, carrying Spike out the door.
"They have Spike!" Twilight yelled. The Mane 6 and I ran after them. During the chase, I split off from the group to take a different route. I ended up coming out behind the statue, where Sunset was threatening to smash the portal with a sledgehammer, and Snips and Snails were holding onto Spike. I reached into my backpack.
"Don't you dare hurt him!" Twilight yelled. I acted before Sunset could reply.
"I don't think they will." I said, pointing my firearms at the backs of the brothers's heads. With my helmet's aim assist, I wouldn't miss. Sunset looked at me, astonished that I would even consider using lethal force. I saw the students gathering at the front doors, and Celestia and Luna had looks of shock. Great, this will take some explaining.
"Put him down." I ordered. They complied.
"Give me the crown, or I will destroy your way home." Sunset threatened Twilight.
"No." Twilight replied.
"What about your friends? Your family?" Sunset tensed up at Twilight's defiance.
"I would miss them, but this crown is more important."
"... Fine. You win." Sunset dropped the hammer. The girls started to congratulate Twilight, and Sunset began to look angrier and angrier. She charged at Twilight, knocking the crown off of her head. They scrambled over each other trying to get it, but Applejack picked it up, and so began a life-or-death game of catch. When Twilight caught it again, she threw it out of reflex.
Sunset easily caught it. She was about to place it on her head, but I placed the barrel of my gun on her neck stopped her.
"You wouldn't dare." She said.
"I'm a veteran of one of the bloodiest wars of my time. Try me." I growled. I surveyed the situation. The students were still in the school, the girls looked slightly afraid of me, and Snips and Snails were charging at me.
Wait, What? I thought before they tackled me. As I struggled to my feet, Sunset placed the crown on her head, and she was lifted up in an orange beam of light.
"Well... crap." I said. Sunset was transformed into a demon-like being, and she turned Snips and Snails into similar forms. She used magic to tear the front of the school off. She waved her hand, and took control of all the students. She turned to the Mane 6.
"I would never destroy the portal. I don't want to rule this school, I want to rule all of Equestria." Sunset cackled. She shot a bolt of fire at the girls, enveloping them in smoke and fire. Sunset began to laugh evily. The smoke cleared, revealing the girls surrounded by a purple shield.
"HOW!?" Sunset screeched.
"The magic of friendship isn't just in Equestria. It's everywhere." Twilight explained. One burst of magic later, and the girls now had pony ears, hair extensions, and Dash and Fluttershy had wings.
Their eyes began to glow, and Sunset shot another bolt at them. Knowing that they couldn't protect themselves, I place my self between them and the coming fire. I focused, crossed my arms, and created a gray, floating, literal energy shield. When the fire subsided, Twilight fired a rainbow that arced down towards Sunset. She was blasted, slamming into the ground. When the dust cleared, Sunset was back to normal, and sitting in a crater. The spell on the students faded, and Celestia picked up Twilight's crown. After placing it on her head, Celestia spoke.
"A true princess leads by setting example, not by forcing others to follow her." She said. She turned to me.
"I have only one question. Who are you, really?" She inquired.
"I am former Captain Josh Ramierez of the United Nations Coalition, of the year 2053." I answered. Celestia's jaw dropped. I turned to Snips and Snails, who were also back to normal.
"You guys are idiots." I said, showing them the empty magazines in my guns. "I would do what the principal says I was you." I looked over to Twilight. She had helped Sunset, who was now sobbing, out of the crater and was talking to her. After she had calmed her, Flash walked up to Twilight.
"Would now be a completely inappropriately time to ask you to dance?" He asked.
"I guess everything turned out ok." Spike said. One of the students looked down at him.
"Whoa, talking dog. That's weird."
"Really? The taliking dog is the weird thing?" Spike and I said.
/
"So you're from the future, have a fiance in Equestria, and you are a prince?" Rainbow Dash asked in disbelief. I just nodded. Flash's friends were singing, first Dust Strom with 'Overcomer' and Wilson with 'I got a feeling'.
"You'll never see me up there." I said.
"About that..." Dash trailed off. Pinkie and Applejack pulled me onto the stage. I stood there, looking at the crowd, who was looking at me. I gulped, then whispered something to Wilson. He nodded, and he and Dust Storm began to play.
I'm waking up to ash and dust
I wipe my brow, sweat my rust
I'm breathin in the chemicals
Whoa
I'm breaking in, shaping up
Then checking out on the prison bus
This is it, the apocalypse
Whoa
I'm waking up
I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my system blow
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive
Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive
I raise my flags, don my clothes
It's a revolution I suppose
We're painted red to fit right in
Whoa
I'm breaking in, shaping up
Then checking out on the prison bus
This is it, the apocalypse
Whoa
I'm waking up
I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my system blow
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive
Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive
All systems go, the sun hasn't died
Deep in my bones, straight from inside
I'm waking up
I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my system blow
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive
Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive
Everyone cheered as I finished singing. I smiled.
I could get used to this.
/
"We're gonna miss you guys." Pinkie said. We stood in front of the portal, with the moon almost at its peak.
"I bid you farewell." I said, giving them a two-fingered salute. I fell back dramatically, returning to Equestria.
A/N I don't own any of the song mentioned in this chapter. The next chapter is about their return, so there will be some comedy, but not much action.