Ace stared at the gates of his new school. Rainbow High. it stated in bright bold letters.
The unicorn brushed back his purple hair. He pushed at the black metal gates, to his surprise they swung open. "Okay slightly creepy." a black haired (Human) pegasus muttered from behind him.
Ace ignored his friend and walked in, shortly being followed by the pegasus. Once they were inside the gates slammed shut behind them with a big CLANK!! "EEP!" the pegasus yelped "Wait. Aren't they supposed to stay open for other stude-" The pegasus never got to finish his sentence as a harsh pain filled their heads.
"ACE!" the pegasus cried out as dots danced across his vision. Ace spun around, his vision swam and blurred until he could no longer make out any shape as the colors clashed together. The pegasus felt his mind get as jumbled as his vision and collapsed to the ground, shortly followed by the confused and unconscious Ace.
Ace blinked open his eyes. He found his head laying in his arms on a desk. The room he was in looked like a classroom, seeing it had three lines of wooden desks and chairs, a chalkboard on the opposing wall. Ace sat up, he sat in the second row. He quickly realized the pegasus was gone. He stood up and looked around, the windows were made of bulletproof glass, jammed shut by iron plates that were bolted into the sills, the sun shining through them was the only light source other than the doorway, on the wall left of the desks was a clock, Ace tried to read the time but noticed the clock glass was cracked in the circular frame. Ace noticed a note were his head had laid for the past time and picked it up.
Student Orientation in gym at 8:00
Ace looked at the clock and attempted to read through through the clock glass. 7:52 or 7:57 he couldn't be sure but worry filled his mind. "I'm going to be late!"
The boy shoved the note in his pocket and ran from the room, running down halls, some lined with lockers and others with classroom doors. To Ace's surprise the school was quite empty, not a teacher or student in sight. Soon he came across the entrance only to be met with shivers of fear. A large metal, vault like door sat at the entrance to the school. Ace forgot about the gym for a minute as he examined the door. It was made of titanium, a extremely hard metal that he'd seen plated on a couple tanks for extra protection though in this case it wasn't locking out danger, it seemed to be locking him in. The door was a good two feet away from were the hall opened into the main hallways full of locker lines walls and offices. Then he noticed a clock convienently placed above the vault. 7:59 it read. Ace remembered the note and ran down the hall, soon coming across a double door with a bold Gym sign above it. Ace looked at the clock above it 8:00 he pushed open the doors which led to a giant gymnasium.
"Finally."
"The 16th one."
"Took long enough."
Ace was greeted by an array of voices but one stood out to him "ACE!" the unicorn turned to be greeted with a hug, he quickly recognized the coal black wings and grey hoodie.
Black Cloud~ Level Racer
"CLOUD!" Ace hugged back, forgetting the others for a few seconds.
"Hey um..sorry to break up your little moment but...who are you?" Ace pulled away from the hug, fixing his glasses, he turned to the group.
"My name is Ace Amethyst." he looked at the others. "Well my name is Black Storm. Call me Storm if you like." Storm had spiky coal colored hair with a shirt that was grey, splattered with red, half hidden by his leather jacket.
Black Storm~ Level Athlete
Black Storm was an excellent athlete, competing in plenty of competitions, his best skill was running despite the fact he was a pegasus. Cloud was inspired to become a flier through Storm's inspiring races. "Well Storm. Wasn't suspecting you here." everyone turned to a boy with short brown hair and a caramel colored jacket, beneath it was a white shirt with a pattern of blue horse shoes in the center.
Caramel Apple~Level Rider
Caramel was well known for riding horses in competitions, being almost flawless in every competition, he had been rumored to be trying a hand at track competitions but no one knew for sure. "Well my friends and I are glad to see if that track competition rumor is true." a boy with slicked back flame colored hair commented, his clothing was ripped jeans with a coal black shirt that had fire designs put on it.
Flame Strike~Level Competer
Flame was excellent and competing, from card games to flying he was good, his best sport was being the fastest to ever win at a game of cards in the air. His skill had deaned him the title
King of Air Cards
Remind me never to place a bet with him Ace thought
"The Great and POWERFUL Trixxie shall introduce herself!" everyone turned to a girl with silver and blue hair, she wore a smooth faded bright purple jacket over a star covered shirt.
Trixxie~ Level Entertainer Ace remembered the entertainer, she had performed difficult tricks and such, winning fame from her talents. She was also well known for stroking her own ego and destroying others.
"Well let's hope I don't have to deal with your air headedness in the future." the owner of the voice was a girl with purple and silver hair and a purple turtle neck shirt with a silver jacket over it, the shirt had a blossoming pink flower on the front.
Blossom~Level Thinker
Blossom was a legend among academies. Blossom was a excellent strategizer and she could solve equations faster than Princess Twilight Sparkle. Some rumored she was smarter then Princess Celestia and Star-Swirled the Bearded!
"Not to alarm anyone but we're trapped." a boy with bright blue hair and faded blue shirt and jeans, covered with a sky designed like a night sky.
Lightning Sky~ Level Astronomer
Not only was he royalty, he was excellent at navigating the stars, his knowledge of the night was as good as Princess Luna, some rumored he knew more than her.
Wait. We're stuck here! NOO What will my farm do without me!" the voice belonged to a orange haired girl in a bright yellow shirt and green skirt, her skirt was lined with carrot designed lace.
Carrot Top~ Level Farmer Carrot Top was known widely for her excellent fresh produce and for winning every fresh produce contest she ever entered, though Sweet Apple Acres was best for apples, Carrot Top was a great farmer, Her signature carrots were widely sold all over Equestria.
"I think your farm is the least of our worries!" a voice snapped "I cannot design under such conditions!" Ace stared at the speaker who had blonde hair, a green sweater with orange and white patterns on it, white rim glasses, and khaki pants.
Trenderhoof~ Level Stylist
Trenderhoof was an excellent stylist though he could be quite obnoxious when complimenting everything but his fashion wasn't all too bad.
" Your basically just saying the same thing but with you condition instead of her farm." The owner of the voice was a boy with blue hair and a white shirt with a shield and a blue lightning bolt on it. He also wore jeans and a black jacket.
Flash Sentry~ Level General
Flash was known for being the greatest general of Celestia's Army. Not much about him though.
"So......Is anyone else feeling warm in here? Its too warm for my liking."
Snowflake~ Snow Enthusiast
Snowflake was well known for being enthusiastic about snow, she knew everything about weather and like Pinkie Pie's pinkie sense, could tell when the latest storm was coming.
"Not really. If I had some of our apple cider though-" the voice belonged to one of the twins. They wore striped white and blue shirts and one had a mustache.
Flim & Flam~Marketeers the two were the most annoying marketeers in the world but they sold wildly to people anyway
"So....since we kinda know everyone who hasn't introduced themselves?" Ace turned tot he girl in the corner who hadn't spoken. She wore large purple glasses with black rims, a short white shirt that exposed her belly and short jean shorts, her hair was a similar color to Flash's.
"Name's Vinyl Scratch." she said quietly
Vinyl Scratch~ Level DJ Vinyl was the greatest DJ in Equestria, no one could compare and she was a music legend, some rumored she was dating a unicorn by the name Octavia but there was no such proof.
"Okay guys. Just to remind you. We are trapped. The windows are enchanted bullet proof glass, bolted shut with iron plates. The only thing I can trust is the rectangle wristbands." Ace noticed the band strapped to his wrist. "Also. The main entrance is shut with a titanium wall. I am pretty sure its also enchanted." everyone looked at each other
"Well now you guys know each others names!" a voice said and a person appeared on a stage set up in the gymnasium. He wore a suit, his skin was white, split by black. The suit he wore was white on the black side of his body and the black on the white side. His left eye was a black socket against the white skin but his right eye represented a red scar.
"Who are you!?" almost everyone said at once
"My name. Is MonoColt. Half hope and half Despair " he appeared next to Vinyl "And I am the New Principal." everyone stared at him
"Now I see you noticed I trapped you all here." everyone glared at him
"Why!?" he grinned "To Graduate of course. But there's a twist." everyone was silent and Ace was beginning to tremble. "You have incense with each others lives." everyone became panicked, Ace hiding it best he could. "MURDER?!" Flim screamed, grabbing Flam tightly. "Yes. poison, stab, burn, bludgeon any way is fine with me. The one to survive without their guilt being exposed graduates. Kinda like Hunger Games except you'll be executed if found out for murder. And ya don't have to survive in a arena with starvation at your throat. Also you must obey the rules given on your devices. A.K.A IDs." Everyone looked at the devices on their wrists.
Rule 1~ All students must spend the rest of their days in this school
Rule 2~ Students can move freely through the school at any time
Rule 3~ 10:00pm to 7:00am is considered "night time" water will be turned off and areas will be off limits
Rule 4~ Tampering with cameras and violence against Monocolt is prohibited
Rule 5~ Sleeping anywhere other then dorms will be considered sleeping in class
Rule 6~ Breaking any rules will result in severe punishment
Rule 7 The criminal who kills a fellow student can leave as long as they hide punishment from others
Rule 8 additional rule will be added if necessary
"So yeah. Follow the rules and everything will be fine. Night time is in two hours. I want to see you process this." and the colt went silent
I am certainly screwed. I may just get murdered tonight.
Everyone stared at each other. Not planning on moving from the gym yet. Flim glared at Monocolt. "You...You twisted bastard!" he screamed, throwing himself at the person. "Flim!" MonoColt spun around to face the boy as he was pinned to a wall. "I am gonna crack your head open!" Flim screeched, raising a fist to bring down on MonoColt's head. But to everyone's surprise, MonoColt exploded in a burst of flames, sending Flim flying across the gym. Everyone watched as he slammed into a wall, a loud Crack! echoed through the gym as pink splattered across the wall. Monocolt stared "Welp broke the fourth rule. Enjoy your dinner in the cafeteria! BYE!" and he vanished in a cloud of dust. Flam stared at his brother in horror, running up to him, only to stop halfway there. "Oh my...god..." everyone walked over to their horror. Flim's eyes were slammed shut, his limbs splayed out awkwardly and pink was leaking from his hair and the back of his head. "Flim!" Flam ran to his brother's side, shaking him "Flim! Flim wake up! Wake up please!" Ace quickly grasped what the pink liquid was. Blood Monocolt had colored blood pink, a color Ace knew to calm the mind, now dripping from Flim's body. "That's so twisted." Lightning muttered, watching Flam cry on his dead brother's shoulder. One of us is already dead...... Ace thought, to much of his horror. He looked at everyone else. Vinyl wasn't even looking at the corpse of Flim. Ace walked over to Flam, planting a hand on the marketer's shoulder. "Come on." and the students headed to the cafeteria.
Ace stared at his hay burger. Everyone was doing the same, with the exception of Vinyl whose glasses had decolored the whole ordeal. Flam was crying, Snowflake attempting to comfort him. "If I ever get the chance I will gut that stupid MonoColt." Flame growled from beside Ace, his hands clenched in fists. Ace remembered how he had been skilled at hunting as well. Ace stood up and walked into the kitchen, he noticed a knife, a sharp knife, one that belonged to a hunter or a very useless kitchen knife, except for dicing meat..or stabbing someone Ace thought. I should hide this. I can't have anyone get any ideas. Ace picked up the knife and slipped it into his pocket. I hope no one accuses me of attempted murder, at least I have self defense. "What are you doing?" Ace spun around, Blossom stood in front of him, staring at him. "I wasn't hungry....." Blossom narrowed her eyes "I don't think anyone wants to eat after that ordeal." Ace nodded Honestly who could eat after seeing that "But that doesn't explain the sense I am getting from your left pocket." Ace felt fear speed up his heart. If Blossom attempted to call him out for attempted murder, he was screwed. Before Ace could even open his mouth to respond the knife flew from his pocket, surrounded in a flowery aura. "A knife? Wonder why that is in your pocket. You don't look like one who would have guts to kill. Honestly you seemed ready to vomit when Flim's head caved in." Ace felt his stomach tighten at just the reminder. "Don't worry. I won't tell. Just...don't kill anyone." Ace stared at Blossom for several moments before nodding and sliding the knife back in his pocket. "May as well get some sleep." he muttered, walking through the dining hall "Night guys! See you all tomorrow."he said in an enthusiastic voice heading straight to his dorm. It was decorated with purple and blue. Ace didn't care much, seeing his now pink blood would probably be spilled across it soon. Ace pulled off his glasses and the knife, setting them on the desk and looking at the shelves aligned on the wall. His room was also connected to a bathroom and had a mahogany nightstand next to a bright purple bed. Ace noticed a paper on his desk and picked it up.
Dear Student
I thought you may want to know about your dorm.
~Water is off during Night time
~All rooms have locks that are unlocked with the key provided
~ Boy's bathrooms don't have locks but girl bathrooms do
~ Only one student and sleep in a room at a time
~ There is a tool set in drawers of the boy's rooms and sewing kits in girl's rooms
Anyway good luck surviving.You'll need it
Principal Monocolt
Ace looked at the tool set. Its probably just to kill people with. Sicko. I just hope Cloud gets out .Ace crawled onto the bed, as his eyes closed one thought coursed through his mind. Please Celestia don't let anyone die tonight
Ace was abruptly woken up by a loud noise that he was sure was going through the entire school, but as he woke up he realized it was someone speaking
Rise and Shine! Its 7:00!!
For a moment Ace hoped he was only dreaming about the ordeal, until he noticed the iron plate nailed into a window.
" It was all real..." he murmured, getting out of his bed and grabbing his glasses. He opened the closet and pulled out clothes that MonoColt probably got from his house, or just made them appear. Ace went to his bathroom, brushed his teeth, took a shower, and combed his hair before putting on the clothes and headed to the cafeteria. Everyone was eating hay bacon and eggs. As Ace sat down he was greeted by several hellos.
"Looks like you were right about seeing us all today." Blossom commented with a smile but then Ace realized something. Not all the students were there. only 14 students were there.
"Guys....Cloud's not here." Flam quoted and everyone froze.
"Neither is Carrot Top!" Caramel called out, the students began to panic.
"Guys there's a little fair set up in the back of the school!" everyone spun around to see Flame hovering in the hallway. Everyone got up and followed him to the back.
"Guys? What if....Someone...murdered them." Trixxie asked, now worried for her safety. But when they reached the yard they saw a carousel, broken and beaten. Ace walked around the carousel only to be met with a terrible sight.
Cloud was sprawled on the ground, blood dripping from his head. But what was above him was even more terrifying.
It was Carrot Top, hanging from the top of the carousel by a leather noose around her neck. Her fingers were stuck underneath the pink stained rope as if she had attempted to free herself. Her side was impaled by a loose object. Her eyes were wide and glazed as she stared at Ace with dead green eyes. In front of the whole disaster sat Cloud, unconscious and his hands were covered in blood.
"Cloud!" Ace yelled and everyone ran to him, only to see the disaster.
"C-Carrot Top!" several people gasped and there was a groaning from Cloud.
"A-Ace?" Ace leaned down and helped his friend up.
"W-What happened Ace?" Ace helped Cloud up, blood dripping onto Cloud's already bloody shirt.
"I thought it would take forever for you to kill someone!" and everyone spun around to see MonoColt grinning like a happy moron.
"What did you do to her!?" Caramel snapped, attempting to grab at MonoColt but was held back by Flam.
"What's the point of the Class Trial if I will kill you myself? Were's the fun in that?" MonoColt asked with a cocked eyebrow.
Makes sense Ace thought to himself It probably is more entertaining to watch someone kill someone who trusted them
"So. We'll have a Class Trial at 12:00 in the gym." MonoColt said, still grinning like a idiot.
"Class Trial?" Trixie asked and MonoColt groaned
"You amatures are gonna investigate and try to find out who killed Carrot Top. If you find the one who killed her they get executed! But if you choose the wrong one. They get the right to leave and you all bite the bullet!" With that, MonoColt vanished.
"Guess we begin investigating?" Flash suggested and everyone nodded turning to Cloud
"Do you want help?" Vinyl asked and Cloud shook his head.
"I-I can walk.." but as he attempted to walk he staggered "S-Sorta." he muttered and Vinyl walked over
"I'll help you. Don't want you falling and getting yourself killed right?" Cloud nodded and a smile creased his face
"yeah. Thanks." and the two headed to the dorms.
Ace stared at the body before walking around to the side. Carrot Top's side was apparently pierced through by what looked like a mangled board.
"So it looks like that caused the most damage." Ace said and Lightning nodded
"But...How did someone get her-up there?" Lightning asked and pointed at the top of the carousel.
"I don't know. We'll find out later." and Ace continued the search.