The Darkness Before Twilight
Chapter 7
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"Well the gangs almost all here." noted Applejack.
"Yeah." agreed Rainbow, "Now we just have to wait for..."
"Wait for who?" asked Pinkie.
The others jumped as Pinkie seemed to materialize out of thin air.
"Where did you come from?" asked Rainbow.
"My house silly." answered Pinkie.
The group rolled their eyes.
"So, who are you waiting for?" asked Pinkie.
"Well we where waiting for you Miss Pie." answered Rarity.
"I'm here now!" declared Pinkie.
Pinkie pulled out cupcakes.
"I made these this morning." noted Pinkie.
The others took the cupcakes.
"It's a new recipe." added Pinkie.
The others tried the cupcakes.
"My. These are delicious." said Rarity.
"They're awesome!" declared Rainbow.
"These are the best dang cupcakes I've ever had!" cried Applejack.
"I like them too." said Fluttershy.
"Thanks." said Pinkie grateful.
"Oh that reminds me, are you still going to help me pass out flyers for the animal shelter Rainbow?" asked Fluttershy.
"Sure. I don't back out of a promise." answered Rainbow.
"Thank you." replied Fluttershy happily.
"hey, it ain't too bad." said Rainbow.
"Have you considered a pet?" asked Fluttershy hopeful.
Rainbow scratched her head.
"Maybe." answered Rainbow.
Fluttershy smiled hopeful.
"Well, I still I hope you shall be helping me as well." said Rarity.
"Oh yeah." confirmed Applejack.
"How can Applejack help you?" asked Rainbow confused.
Applejack shot Rainbow an offended glare.
"Applejack will be assisting me with new design ideas." revealed Rarity.
"She wants to base 'em on my farm clothes." added Applejack.
"The country bumpkin look is?" asked Rainbow snickering.
Applejack shot Rainbow another offended glare.
"Wow! Rainbow is really good at sticking her foot in her mouth!" exclaimed Pinkie.
"The country look is in and I requested help from Applejack as she is an expert there." explained Rarity.
"We're still on for the sleepover at my house on Friday?" asked Pinkie.
The others all agreed.
"I can't wait!" declared Pinkie, seemingly standing on thin air.
As the others questioned how Pinkie could defy all laws of physics, Sunset Shimmer approached the school.
"Hi Sunset!" cried Pinkie.
Sunset silently marched by bumping Pinkie a she did so.
"Hey!" cried Pinkie.
Sunset ignored her and went inside.
"We someone's a Grumpy Gus." said Pinkie.
The school bell rang.
"We better get going." noted Applejack.
"Relax, there's an assembly before class." shrugged Rainbow.
All of the Canterlot student body gathered in gymnasium/auditorium. Rainbow, Applejack, Pinkie, Rarity and Fluttershy sat up close. Sunset Shimmer did the opposite sitting in the back. Sunset spotted Gilda nearby and the two shared bitter glances. Trixie at a row in front of Sunset with Snips and Snails. Flash was up closer to the stage with his band mate. Finally, Principal Celestia took the stage. Sunset was still uncomfortable dealing with another Celestia.
"As you know, our illustrious Vice Principal of many years retired after last semester and the position was left vacant when this year began." started Celestia.
Celestia gulped concerned.
"I've never seen my Celestia this tense." thought Sunset.
"However, that position has been filled." revealed Celestia.
This led to gossiping among the students.
"I would like to introduce you to our new Vice Principal..." began Celestia.
A tall woman walked out onto stage.
"My sister Luna!" declared Celestia.
"Sister!" cried Sunset surprised.
Sunset heard Trixie giggle at this
"It is a pleasure to meet all of you." began Luna nervously.
"If this Celestia has a sister than my Celestia should have a sister." thought Sunset.
"As Princess Celestia noted, I am her younger sister and now your Vice Principal." continued Luna.
"Of course that bitch Celestia wouldn't tell me she has a sister." thought Sunset angrily.
Luna carried out for a few minutes talking about herself and how happy she was to be here.
"In conclusion, I hope to get to know you all and that this is the beginning of a great relationship between staff and students." concluded Luna.
"Nepotism is alive and well." muttered Sunset.
The assembly ended and everyone dispersed.
"It's so cool that Principal Celestia's sister is our Vice Principal!" declared Pinkie.
"Always good to see family working together." agreed Applejack.
"Just don't throw her a party Pinkie." warned Rarity.
"Yeah. Last time you threw a party for a teacher you got a week of detention." laughed Rainbow.
Meanwhile, Sunset was rubbing her chin.
"I need to do some research on Luna." decided Sunset.
The students left and began their classes. Sunset Shimmer was still thinking about Vice Principal Luna...the sister she didn't know existed.
She was still a tad bitter with Celestia for not telling her she had a sister. Finally, the study hall period arrived. Sunset went to the library. Sunset saw the computer and sat down. Luckily, Bulk Biceps sat near by and went online to search for protein shakes. Copying what he did, Sunset was able to get online.
"Okay, that was bad. I should be able to get the hang of this computer thing." thought Sunset.
Sunset managed to find the school's home page.
"Find out about our new Vice Principal." read Sunset.
Cheerliee would shush Sunset who rolled her eyes.
"Let's see what we have." said Sunset.
Sunset scrolled through the section.
"There is nothing here." noted Sunset annoyed.
The mouse cursor was left over Luna's face.
"Dammit." said Sunset bitterly.
Sunset hit the mouse with her hand causing it to click.
"What the?" asked Sunset.
Sunset looked and noticed a list of actions popped up.
"So these computers have more secrets." thought Sunset.
Sunset looked at the actions and one caught her eye.
"Search for image." said Sunset interested.
Sunset did this and found more pictures.
"Okay, let's see what we've got." said Sunset.
Sunset looked at the links.
"A MyStable account." noted Sunset.
Sunset scratched her temple in confusion.
"What the hay is MyStable?" asked Sunset.
Sunset briefly looked through MyStable and was disappointed by the lack of an equine nature.
"Well that sucks." sighed Sunset.
Sunset returned to her search results finding something she recognized.
"A mug shot." cooed Sunset.
Sunset followed the link and found what she was looking for.
"So our new Vice Principal has multiple arrests." mused Sunset.
Sunset read the wrap sheet.
"Possession of marijuana. Underage drinking. Public intoxication. Driving While Intoxicated. Noise Disturbances. Resisting without violence." read Sunset.
Sunset Shimmer chuckled to herself.
"Well, our Vice Principal has a naughty side." said Sunset.
Sunset returned to the search results and found something that caught her eye. It was an image of Luna, but she was dressed like a punk rocker wearing a leather jacket complete with spikes, skull earrings and black makeup. She was holding a black and white guitar.
"The Dis - harmonies." read Sunset.
Sunset laughed to herself.
"What a stupid name." said Sunset.
Sunset noticed the members had their stage names under their pictures.
"Nightmare Moon: guitar." said Sunset.
Sunset shrugged her shoulders.
"Could have been worse." admitted Sunset.
Sunset rubbed her chin.
"I'm guessing this rebellious streak is why she's seemingly appearing out of the blue." deduced Sunset.
A thought then came to Sunset.
"If I can play them against each other, then I can run this place." said Sunset confidently.
The bell rang signaling the end of study hall. The students all left except for Sunset.
"Miss Shimmer, you need to go to class." noted Cheerliee.
Sunset closed out the browser.
"Sorry, I was so enthralled with what I was researching." replied Sunset innocently.
"Must have been interesting." mused Cheerliee.
"Oh it was." confirmed Sunset.
Sunset departed and went about the rest of her school day. Once school ended, she made sure to swipe a pair of disposable gloves from the science lab. That night, she swiped a half empty bottle of cheap rum from one of the homeless men living in the factory. She also grabbed a used piece of newspaper and used it as a makeshift cork. The next day, Sunset put the disposable gloves on then slipped into Vice Principal Luna's office and put the bottle in the desk taking the newspaper away. Sunset then casually made her way to the office of Principal Celestia ditching the gloves in trash can. Once she arrived, Sunset knocked.
"Come in." said Celestia.
Sunset shook her head and entered.
"Hello Miss Shimmer, what may I do for you?" asked Celestia.
"I hate to be a bother, but I went to talk with Vice Principal Luna and welcome her. But, she wasn't there." began Sunset.
"She is likely out doing something." shrugged Celestia.
"I figured, but that is not why I'm here." replied Sunset.
"Please continue." requested Celestia intrigued.
"I noticed a bottle of funny smelling. I think it was alcohol." said Sunset, with fake worry.
Celestia muttered to herself and stood up.
"Show me." requested Celestia.
Sunset led Celestia to Luna's office and pointed to the desk drawer.
"There ma'am." said Sunset.
Celestia opened the draw and pulled the bottle out.
"Rum." said Celestia sadly.
As if on cue, Luna entered her office.
"Here we go." thought Sunset giddy.
Celestia held the bottle of rum.
"What is this?" asked Celestia accusingly.
"I do not know." answered Luna.
"Don't lie to me." said Celestia hurt.
"Sister, I seriously do not know." replied Luna.
"Sunset, please excuse us." said Celestia.
"Yes ma'am." agreed Sunset.
Sunset left proud of her actions, but did not realize five other students had overheard.
"Damn. She's only been VP for one day and she's getting shitfaced on the job." mused Rainbow.
"Could please try and be less crass?" asked Rarity.
"Not really." answered Rainbow.
"Um guys, Vice Principal Luna talked with us earlier." noted Fluttershy.
"Yeah. She wanted to know about the pet shelter flyer you handed out." said Pinkie.
"I didn't smell alcohol on her breath." said Fluttershy.
"Come to think of it, neither did I." realized Rarity.
"Yeah. And she wasn't wobbling around or acting drunk at all." noted Pinkie.
"You don't think someone set her up." proposed Applejack concerned.
"I say it's more likely she's a drunk." shrugged Rainbow.
"Still. She's deserves a chance to defend herself." said Rarity.
The other agreed to this.
Author's Note
A/N: So that's where we'll end things for now. So Luna is here and she has a bit of rebellious past. Sunset is trying to use that to her advantage, but a group of five might derail her plans. Next time, the Humane 5 tries to clear Luna's name. Please review.
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