Equestria Girls: The College Years

On the other side of campus lie most of the remaining dorm buildings.  And it’s at one building where most of the guys are staying, the Hurricane Building.  It is here that Flash, Centaur, Blaze, and Steel return to their dorm rooms after a crazy afternoon, one that Centaur and Flash would like to forget.

“Come on, Centaur.  At least it’s better than what happen last time,” said Steel Horn.

“And what’s better about this one, because what I see happening is two girls fighting for me…AGAIN!” Centaur replied.

“At least it’s not some stupid bet like the last two girls,” said Blaze Lionheart.  “And when you look at it, you can see that one of them is sane and the other is not.  It should be an easy decision for you to make from the start.”

“I don’t know about that,” Flash responded.  “If Sour Sweet is that determined to win Centaur over, Applejack is one who won’t back down.”

The guys came in front of the doors to their own dorm rooms, opened their doors, and walked on in.  They made sure the bathroom doors were open when they went inside.

Blaze asked Flash, “Ok, what makes you think that Applejack won’t be one to back down against Sour Sweet?”

“You wouldn’t notice it from the start, but Applejack is stronger than she looks.  She spends her free time on that farm that her family owns.”

“Applejack told me that she worked on a family farm.  Sweet Apple Acres, she calls it,” said Centaur.  He went to grab his flexible wooden bow and leaned on it.  “It’s a surprise that they want me because of my archery skills.”

Flash sat on his bed next to the window, while Blaze and Steel just leaned on the walls.

“I can see that carrying apples is a lot of work, but she can’t be that strong,” said Steel.

“Oh she is,” Flash explained.  “When we were to have the Fall Formal back then, the entire gym was a mess.  The girls went to work on cleaning up so that we can have the Fall Formal on time.  When other students saw what was going on, they decided to help out.  Two students tried to carry a busted school table when Applejack was able to carry the same table by herself.  That’s how strong she is.”

Blaze and Steel’s eyes went wide open.  Steel said, “Ok, it’s not another cat fight waiting to happen.  It’s a dog fight instead.”

Centaur started at him and said, “Steel, shut up.”

It was then that they heard a knock on the window.  They saw a girl with white skin and long blue hair and glasses.  They could see that she was wearing a white coat with a daisy on the upper left pocket.

“Hey Flash, can you open the window, please?” Blaze asked.

“Sure.”  Flash went over and opened the window next to him.

The girl said, “Hello cousin Blaze.”

“Hey Daisy.  How was freshman orientation?” Blaze asked.

“It was fine,” Daisy replied.

“I’m sure you remember Steel and Centaur,” Blaze said, in which Daisy nodded.  “That’s Flash Sentry, Centaur’s roommate.  Flash, this is my cousin, Daisy Breeze”

Flash reached out to shake Daisy’s hand.  “It’s nice to meet you.  And I’m guessing the girl with the country hat is your roommate?”

Centaur knew whom he was talking about and yelled, “Gem Stardust, will you stop hiding from us?”

The orange girl with long red hair and freckles got up from her hiding spot.  She was sporting a white shirt and tan vest, along with her signature country hat.  “Gosh darn it.  How’d you know it was me?”

“Because you’re the only girl we know who likes to wear her country hat wherever she goes,” Centaur answered.

Blaze asked Gem, “So you have my cousin as your roommate?”

“Sure do.  Makes things easier for the both of us.”

“Just make sure you take care of her,” Blaze requested.

“I will,” Gem said.  “Unless you want Centaur to really take care of her.”

“Too late for that,” Steel said.  “She’s have to wait in line for the other two to give up.”

Gem looked at Centaur and asked, “Ok, who’s fighting for you this time?”

“A farm girl name Applejack, and a crazy bipolar girl name Sour Sweet,” answered Centaur.

“Damn.  Sounds like you got the real deal, partner,” said Gem.

“Don’t even start, Gem.  I hate to go through it again like last time,” said Centaur.

Gem asked, “So I take it that this here Applejack lives on a farm?”

“She does,” Flash answered.  “Sweet Apple Acres.  You heard of it?”

“Heard of it?” Gem replied.  “That place is home of the best apples in the nation.  No other apple farm can beat them.  I put them right next to Cheery Jubilee’s cherry farm.”  She turned back to Centaur and said, “You better go for that girl on the fly.  I bet ya she’s a real keeper in the long run.”

“Not unless Sour Sweet gets to him first,” said Steel.  “She might be crazy, but she can really take the heat.”

“I just hope that Fluttershy doesn’t have any problems with having her as a roommate,” Flash added.

“Oh, I know Fluttershy,” Daisy said.  “We both share the same major and guidance consoler.  She’s really nice and loves to tend to animals.”

“That’s my Daisy,” said Blaze.

“By the way, just got a text message from Sea Spray,” Gem said.  “He and Crab Hammer are going to be running late.  Turns out, there was a major wreck that closed the road on the outskirts of Manehattan, not far from where I lived.  Told those two to leave early before the roads became busy, but they wouldn’t listen.”

“That’s what you get for living close to the docks,” Blaze said.  “Let’s hope that Silver doesn’t need any major help into her new apartment.”

Flash asked, “Friends of yours?”

“Yep,” Centaur replied.  “Sea Spray plays for the swim team, and Crab Hammer is more of a worker than a talker.”

“Sounds like Applejack’s older brother, Big Mac,” Flash said.  “He doesn’t talk much, but works hard.  He’s now in charge of the farm’s workers while his sister is here.”

“Actions speak louder than words,” said Centaur.

“And Silver Justice is moving into an apartment for the first time,” Blaze said.  “This is her third year here.  And it was her that helped Centaur get out on the mess that he was in with the last two girls.”

“Not to mention telling Professor River Song about what happen after he started to act different,” Gem added.  “She had to explain what lead to his depression.”

“Last thing I want to get into again is another crazy dating game,” said Centaur.

“I know how you feel,” Flash responded.

“Did this…happen to you?” Daisy asked Flash.

“It’s more…compacted,” Flash replied.  “I rather not talk about it now.”

“Well, I just hope Silver doesn’t boss us around with carrying her stuff,” said Blaze.

“You know her.  She’s always strict about everything,” said Steel.

“Any word from Rocky, Needle, and Soul?” Centaur asked Gem.

“Soul Heart just checked in.  Nothing on Rocky or Needle at the moment.”

“I guess you two will have to do the heavy lifting if needed,” Centaur said, pointing to Blaze and Steel.  Centaur’s cell phone buzzed and he looked to see a text message.  “Silver just made it to the apartment and is waiting for us to help.”

“Well, let’s get this over with,” said Steel.

“I’m just going to stay here for a while, Centaur,” said Flash.

“I was about to recommend that,” Centaur responded.  “Might be best to meet Silver on easier grounds.  Otherwise, you’ll just get an earful from her while helping out.”

“We’ll go check on Soul Heart and see if she’ll help out as well,” said Gem.

“Good idea,” Blaze said.  “You know where her apartment is?”

“Sure do,” Gem replied.

“Then we’ll see you over there,” Blaze said, and Gem and Daisy left from the out window.  Blaze and Steel went back to their room to lock up before heading out.

Centaur grabbed his keys and said, “I should be back later today.  You have my number, right?”

“Yep.  Take care,” Flash said as he waved to Centaur, who was leaving the room.

Flash closed the window and lay down on his bed.  He started to think about the earlier conversation, which reminded him about Princess Twilight in the other world.  He grabbed his cell phone and decided to call Sunset once again.

“Oh hey.  Just one moment,” Sunset said on the phone.  A moment later, she spoke.  “Sorry about that, Flash.  AJ was in the other room helping Twilight and Sugarcoat.  I’m surprised you wanted to talk with me some more.”

“Just needed to get something off my mind,” Flash said.  “You still keep in touch with Twilight…I mean the other Twilight.”

“So that’s why you called,” Sunset said with concern in her voice.  “I plan to write to her tonight, so if you need to get it off of your chest, I got enough time to listen.”

“Well…”

On the outskirts of campus, Centaur Archer, Blaze Lionheart, and Steel Horn were able to join Gem Stardust, Daisy Breeze, and Soul Heart at Silver Justice’s new apartment, helping her in getting her stuff out of the trailer that was attached to an old brown van.  Blaze and Steel got stuck with the heavy stuff.

“Silver, why do you have to pick the top floor of the building to have your apartment room at?” Steel said as he was holding on to the bottom end of the small couch, trying to get up the stairs to the third floor.

“Because I like the view from up there,” Silver responded.  “Now quit your bragging.”  The white lady with the long blonde hair would usually wear her gray suit, being a future lawyer and all, but settled for at white t-shirt, blue jeans, and tennis shoes instead.  She was carrying some of her personal stuff up to her apartment.

“Told ya that you would be doing the heavy lifting,” said Gem.

“Crab Hammer is so going to owe us for this,” said Blaze.

Centaur walked up of her apartment and looked over the railing.  “Hey Silver, Daisy wants to know where in the kitchen you want to place the dishes and glasses.  And I need to know where the cable ports are in the house so I can hook up your TVs.”

Silver yelled, “Be right there.”

It wasn’t long before Silver showed the cable ports to Centaur in the living room and bedroom.  Centaur had a way with the high tech that old people would be clueless to understand.  Silver then went to the kitchen to help Daisy and Soul with the dinnerware.  Blaze and Steel finally got the couch up and into the apartment and set it down facing the living room TV, before sitting down to rest.

Silver saw them resting and yelled, “Did I say you can rest?  You still have the coffee table and cushion chair to bring in.”

“Why do we have to lift those in here as well?  We already helped with the bed and dresser,” said Steel.

“Because I was kindly enough to bring in the dinner table and chairs,” said Soul.

“That’s because it wasn’t heavy like the others,” said Steel.

“Oh my.  Giving up already?  I thought you were tougher than that.”

Silver looked out from the kitchen to see a familiar lady with puffy orange hair.

“Adagio!”  Silver went up and gave her a hug before releasing her from their hug.  “It’s been a while.  Everything find since we left for the summer?”

“It’s been alright,” Adagio replied.  “I got the rest of the day off, so I figure I come by, since you text me that you were here.”

Silver noticed something about Adagio and started to pat her down her down, giving the former siren a strange look.  “Have you been working out?  Eating well?”

“Is it showing?” Adagio asked her.

“Just about,” Silver replied.  “I guess Sonata’s cooking has been a blessing in disguise.”

“It certainly has,” replied Adagio.

Gem and Centaur came out of the bedroom where they were busy getting the TV working in there.

“Hey Adagio.”

“Hey Gem, Centaur.”  Adagio noticed Soul and Daisy in the kitchen.  “Blaze, is that your cousin Daisy?”

“Yep.  It’s her first year here,” Blaze replied.

“And where are the others?”

“Well…” Just then, Gem’s cell phone buzzed.  She looked at the text message and smiled.  “Looks like the road’s now open.  Sea Spray and Crab Hammer should be here in a couple of hours.  Don’t know about Rocky Smash and Needle Spike.”

“Aria just called me as I was coming over.  They just checked in to their dorm rooms,” Adagio responded.

“That’s good,” said Blaze.  “I hope we have everyone here soon.”

“Good, because the professor wants to talk to all of you later tonight.  I’ll make sure she knows that the last two will be coming late.”  Adagio then focused her attention to Centaur.  “I heard that you have some new love interests out there.”

Centaur rolled his eyes, crossed his arms, and said, “Really?  The last thing I need is for you to get involved in this.”

“Love interest?” said Silver.  “I hope these girls are better than the last two I had to punish.”

“Oh they are,” Adagio responded with a grin.  “I know that the farm girl, Applejack, is a tough girl to face.  And from what I heard from Dean Cadence, Sour Sweet is more of a complex girl, but I think you can break through her with time.”

Centaur started at her and said, “You’re not helping.”

Soul walked up to him, placed her hand on his shoulder, and said, “Oh come on, Centaur.  Maybe this will be better than last time.”

“Last time was a cat fight.  This might be more of a dog fight that he’s facing,” said Steel.

“Well, one of them is…magical than the other,” Adagio said as she was twirling her hand.  “But the other one is more tempted than the first.”

“So she’s one of the…” Silver stopped mid-sentence when Adagio raised her hand and nodded, knowing what was about to be asked.  “I guess we could be one step closer to getting the help needed to handle our problems.”

“No sense dragging them in right now,” Blaze said.  “We don’t know if they can be of any help to us.”

“Well, it better be soon, because I don’t know how much longer we can keep this up,” said Centaur.

Adagio said, “Leave that to me and my sisters.  You just focus on what you’re doing for now.”

“Let’s talk to the professor before going forward, once everyone gets here,” said Blaze.  “We need to make sure we’re ready for what’s to come, and hope that one of them can help us in resolving our problem.”