Sunshower

Meanwhile, in Equestria,

     Celestia went out to her courtyard to find Luna sipping nonchalantly on chamomile tea and reading an old novel in Latin. (She probably started reading this book a millennium ago, but never finished it.)

Celestia noticed that the flowers were not watered. Rather than getting her gardener to do the job, Celestia decided to have a bit of fun with her sister.

"My dear sister," Celestia began, harboring the most solid poker face on this side of the universe, "could you do me a favor and water these flowers?"

"But of course, beloved sister." Luna said, rather sarcastically, but not disrespectfully as she lowered her book a bit. "MISS SPRING BREEZE!" Luna called our to the gardener in the royal Canterlot tone. "I REQUIRE YOU ASSIST-"

"No, Luna. I'd like YOU to water these flowers for me."

"We do not follow." Luna said, skeptically.

"Water the plants Luna." Celestia made herself sound annoyed, but was really laughing on the inside.

"Is thou bestowing orders upon us?!" Luna was becoming irate.

"Yes."

"WE'VE BIDED FOR A MILLENNIUM UPON OUR LUNAR PRISON, WAITING, LOATHING, PINING FOR LOVE AND AFFECTION, AND PONDERING IF MY PUNISHMENT WAS TRULY AN ACT OF ACQUIESCENCE OR OF PURE CHOICE, JUST TO COME BACK AND DO A JOB THAT ISN'T OURS?! COGITARE ITERUM!!!!"

"Just water the damn flowers...or I'll forget to raise the sun tomorrow."

"That won't work on us again. We'll just raise it ourselves."

"Do you know how hot the sun is?"

Luna thought for a moment, then lowered her head. "I'll water the flora." She said, shyly.

Celestia smiled and flew to the tower of the castle.

As Luna walked by the stone statues to fetch a watering pail, she noticed that one was out of place. She looked around, and soon saw a familiar draconequus lounging on a lawn chair.

"Oh! If it isn't the ruler of the night, Princess Luna." The character smiled at Luna.

"Do I know you?" Luna said, again in her rare, shy tone.

"Oh I believe we've met, a very long time ago. I'm the guy who set your carriage on fire, I'm the guy who sank Atlantis, I'm the guy who beat the TAR out that sister of yours, I'm the one who put those evil thoughts into your head, I'm-"

                                                          "DISSSCCCCOOOOOOOOORRRRD!!!!!!!!"

     Luna's voice threw Discord back a long distance. Anger bubbled up rapidly in her expression.

"Bleh!" Discord said, wiping saliva off his face. "Next time, say it, don't spray it... Yes I'm Discord. God of strife and chaos."

Luna was angry beyond repair. This frightened Discord. He had to act fast.

"Urm, here, I got this for you. To apologize for all the evil I've caused." Celestia's poker face had been beat. Discord magically made a chocolate milkshake for Luna in a tall glass with a swirly straw. Luna was curious, but she accepted the offer.

"This pleases us." Luna said, holding the cup with both hooves.

     Later on, Luna and Discord had both watered all the flowers. They talked and laughed all day while doing so. Discord told stories about what the world was like when Luna was banished, and Luna told stories of what it was like when he was turned to stone. How it seemed candid at first, Discord was actually lying to Luna, telling her things about her sister that would be considered slander.

"That sister of yours, mare," he giggled, "she went around selling your things to ponies like you died, and she was happy."

"What?!"

"Yeah! She was so glad that you had left. I was pretty worried that she'd killed your something."

Luna became very upset. "That sordid, foul, evil bitch." Luna had ice in her words, and a colorful vocabulary.

     "Couldn't have said it better myself." Discord had done his job. Luna was so blinded with rage that she didn't see him fly off into the afternoon sky. Celestia just so happened to be looking out the window, and she caught a glimpse of him. Her mood changed dramatically. She was tempted to chase him down, but it was best to rely on the elements of harmony. Celestia was about to call the mane six for their aid to stop Discord, but couldn't feel their presence. This absence of feeling made Celestia's sun-kissed blood to run cold. She stumbled back as if she had died for a split second.

"Where are my girls?!" Celestia's clairvoyance could not locate either of them. She didn't know what happened to them. Just when she was about to search for them personally, she found a scroll on the floor. She leapt at it and read it hastily. It read:

Dear Princess Celestia,

Twilight went to another universe and left me a long list of chores. One of the chores is sending you this letter saying she'll be gone for a while

~Spike.

"Oh Twilight," Celestia spoke calmly as ever, despite her current disposition, "when you get back, I'll bury you."  Celestia groaned when she realized that killing Twilight wouldn't solve any of her problems.

"I need six ponies to use the elements!" She thought, urgently. "Where can I find six friends willing to die for their country?" As the thought wandered in her head for long enough, a cynical thought came to mind.

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Back at Kaynor Tech, Rarity had located a hairdressing salon.  She started to work on her, Pinkie and Twilight's manes with the provided tools.

"What kinda school needs a salon?" Pinkie asked.

"GASP! Why Pinkie! EVERY school should follow in the tracks of this one. This place is simply DIVINE!" Rarity preached happily as she curled Pinkie's mane.

"According to this note book," Twilight said, "this is a school where it's students learn various things in these rooms called 'shops'. This is the H.B.C. Shop. I'm guessing H.B.C. stands for 'Hairdressing, barbering, and cosmetology.'"

"So this is a school that gives cutie marks?" Pinkie questioned.

"Actually Pinkie, yes. That exactly what this school does." Twilight answered, happy with her Pink friend who wasn't enjoying having her mane curled.

"Where did you find that notebook, darling?" Rarity asked, confused.

"Oh! Apparently each shop has a 'Theory Room' where the students learn normally as opposed to actually working in these shops. I found this lying on a desk in this shop's theory room. "

"Well who's it belong to?" Pinkie asked.

"Somepony- er someone named Yahira."

"Lovely name?" Rarity said, unsure.

Rarity had just finished curling Pinkie's mane. She turned her chair around towards the mirror, and despite the lack of light, the windows allowed the bright sun to shine through just enough for Pinkie to see herself.

"Thanks, Rarity. Urm, I really like my mane." Pinkie said, hopping of the chair.

"It suits you well, darling!” Rarity complemented, proud of her work.

"We'd better go find our friends," Twilight instructed, "they're waiting for us, someplace."

After trotting for quite some time, Pinkie, Twilight, and Rarity discovered the school's atrium. They all looked around and saw its wonders. Twilight particularly enjoyed the architecture. The ceiling had glass windows that made the sunlight shine through perfectly. This was the brightest place in the building, so Twilight could see the spiral stairs the reached each of the floors. Each floor had a balcony that over watched the atrium. There were two top floors and the floor they were gazing on.

"This school is amazing." Twilight drooled.

"It reminds me of Canterlot!" Pinkie exclaimed.

"Ahhh... Canterlot..." Rarity admired the building as much as Twilight and Pinkie.

Twilight then walked towards the room that caught her full attention. Most of its walls were glass, so she could she the wonders inside. She cantered toward it as if she had no control of her body.

"Are you feeling alright, Twilight?" Rarity asked, worried.

Twilight didn't answer. She walked over to the room and popped her face on the locked, glass doors. Rarity walked toward the doors and read the sign on the right:

MEDIA CENTER

"Library...." Twilight drawled, in a daze. She then shook her head rapidly to snap out of her state. She pulled out a piece of paper, and a pencil she found in Hairdressing. She wrote:

Schedule:

·    Find a place for all to sleep without being seen,

·    Find food

·    Set up trips all around this world

·    Read all books in the Kaynor Media Center.

·    Study this worlds inhabitants

·    Find weather schedule

·    Go home

"Alright," Twilight sighed, "Let's re-group with the other girls!"

MEANWHILE in the Kaynor Cafeteria, all seven mares had found wheat muffins and milk to eat. They all trotted with their food towards their safe room that Applejack and Rainbow Dash discovered. It was on the third floor where a ladder lay.

"Our room is up this ladder?" Rarity asked.

"Shur is, sugar cube. Jus climb on up thar an we'll be on this nice warm section on the roof."

"But what if it rains again?!" Rarity complained.

"Uhhh, then we just come back inside. Ain't a big deal."

"Alright. I'm only agreeing to this for now. But I'm not sleeping on the roof!"

"Don't worry!" Cheerilee said, "I'm sure we can find bedrooms here!"

"This is a school, Cheerilee." Twilight said.

"A school? Why would a school have to be so huge?" Fluttershy said, finally.

"I'll be glad to share my findings!" Twilight said happily.