When Sunset Shimmer woke up that morning, she realized that she was late. That never happened. When she looked at her clock, she nearly freaked out. She jumped out of bed and raced downstairs. When she got downstairs, her caretaker, Sunshine Skies greeted her cheerfully.
"Good morning Sunset! Why are you still in your pajamas?" Sunshine asked
"Oh, whoops, I'll go change. Thanks Auntie!" Sunset said, even though Sunshine wasn't really her aunt.
Sunset ran upstairs to her tiny bedroom. She went into her closet to pick out an outfit, she picked out her Camp Everfree tee-shirt and a pair of jeans. When she got downstairs, she noticed that Sunshine had made her favorite: French toast. She thanked Sunshine and grabbed a piece as she was running out the door. When she got to her car, she remembered something.
"Backpack, right." She said walking inside.
When she got to school, she saw a banner on the door that said: Welcome new exchange students!
"Oh yeah, it's exchange week, or is it two weeks?" Sunset asked.
"I'm pretty sure it's two weeks." She heard her friend, Twilight Sparkle say.
"Oh, hey Twi!" Sunset said.
"Hey Sunset, do you know where you're going for the next two weeks?" Twilight asked.
"Actually, I don't. I believe we get envelopes that tell us where we're going today, then the busses take us there, I think." Sunset explained.
"Okay, can you show me to my locker? I still don't know where it is. If I can't find my locker here, I don't what I'll do at completely different school!" Twilight groaned.
"It's okay, I'll show you, I know the way by heart, after all, it is next to my locker!" Sunset said, smiling.
When the two got to there lockers, they both saw envelopes with there names on them. They decided to open them at the same time.
"What'd you get Twilight?" Sunset asked.
"Pine Lake High, the farthest school from here. What did you get?" Twilight asked.
"I'm stayin' here I guess. Looks like I'm going to be a student guide." Sunset answered.
"Oh, well, I'll miss you." Twilight said.
"I'll miss you too." Sunset said.
"Well, we should go to the gym for rules, exchange students and student guides." Twilight said, adjusting her glasses.
"Yeah, good idea, wouldn't want you to miss your bus!" Sunset said cheerfully.
"Well, let's go then!" Twilight said, nearly running to the gym.
"Good morning students of CHS! I hope your all excited for the next two weeks!" Principal Celsestia said in a cheerful voice.
The whole gym had a mixed reaction to the whole situation, some kids cheered, others groaned.
"Alright students, I will give out buss assignments, once you get yours you will head out to the school courtyard and wait for your bus, it may take a while for some busses to get here, so you can wait with your friends. Also, for the next two weeks you will still come here, but to catch your bus, does every body get that?" Celestia asked.
The whole gym nodded.
"Good, student guides, after the busses leave, we will have an assembly about that. Okay students, here are the buss assignments!" Celestia said.
As Celestia listed the buss assignments, Twilight and Sunset went to go find their friends to find out what schools they were going to. They found them at the bleachers with bored looks on their faces.
"Hey guys, what schools are you going too?" Sunset asked.
"I'm going to Cloudsdale High, even though it's in Canterlot City." Rainbow Dash said.
"I have Harmony Lake." Fluttershy said.
"I get to go to Hearst High!" Pinkie Pie said excitedly.
"Ah have my old high school, Orange Field." Applejack said.
"Oooh, you darlings are so lucky, I have to stay here and be a student guide." Rarity said.
"Don't worry Rarity, I have to stay here too." Sunset said.
"Attention students, the busses are here, so you can head on out, student, guides, you stay here." Vice Principal Luna announced.
"Bye guys, have fun! Meet us a Sugar Cube Corner after school, okay darlings?" Rarity said while waving her handkerchief.
"Bye!" Everybody said in unison.
When Twilight saw her bus, she noticed someone very familiar driving the bus.
"Shining Armor?" Twilight asked, surprised.
"Oh, hey Twily, long time no see, eh?" Shining asked.
"Hey Shining, how did you go from Crystal Prep P.E. teacher, to Pine Lake bus driver?" Twilight asked.
"Cadence and I transferred, just like you! Cadence and I couldn't handle Principal Cinch, so we transferred to Pine Lake, we couldn't get our old jobs, so we just took the only available jobs!" Shining Armor said.
"Okay, so you're gonna be my bus driver for the next two weeks?" Twilight asked.
"Yup! Now get in little sis!" Shining Armor said.
When Twilight got on the bus, she noticed only one other person on there. She had pale pink skin and purple hair done up in a high ponytail with turquoise streaks in it.
"Hi! What's your name?" Twilight asked.
She sighed and looked up at her with a slightly annoyed look on her face.
"My name is Starlight Glimmer. Now leave me alone!" Starlight said angrily.
"Okay, I'll leave you alone." Twilight said, feeling slightly frightened.
She took a seat in the very back and waited for her brother to start the bus.
"This is going to be a long two weeks." Twilight muttered as the bus started moving.
About halfway to the Pine Lake, Twilight started to notice certain landmarks from the bus trip to Camp Everfree.
"Hey, Shining?"
"Yes Twily?'
"Isn't this the route to Camp Everfree?" Twilight asked.
"Yes I believe it is." He answered.
"Interesting, maybe I can go see Timber sometime." Twilight thought out loud.
"Who's Timber?" Shining asked.
"Nobody!" Twilight said.
"Okay..." Shining asked.
When the bus finally arrived to Pine Lake, Twilight was happy that she didn't have deal with the boring, silent bus. She quickly grabbed her backpack and ran off the bus a little to quickly. She slipped off the last step on the bus, she braced for impact, but instead, felt something warm catch her. She looked up to see a very familiar face staring down at her.
"Timber?!" Twilight asked, surprised.
"Twilight?!" Timber asked, surprised as well.
"Wait, you two know each other?" Shining asked.
"No?" They both said, obviously not wanting to feel the wrath of Shining Armor.
"You two definitely know each other." Shining Armor said, giving Timber the death stare.
"Hehe, you can put me down now, Timber." Twilight said while blushing.
"Heh, good idea." Timber said, blushing as well.
"Move it lovebirds!" Starlight said, pushing them out of the way.
Shining told the three students move out of the way and to get to the gym for orientation. Twilight waved as he drove off.
"You know him?" Timber asked.
"Yeah, he's my big brother, actually." Twilight said, still blushing.
"Oh, cool! I think." Timber said, still blushing as well.
"So, are you a student guide?" Twilight asked.
"Yes, actually! Can I be your student guide?" Timber asked.
"Sure, why not?" Twilight said.
"Good. Now, let's go, wouldn't want to keep principal Pine waiting." Timber said, leading Twilight to the school.
Heh, maybe this next two weeks won't be so bad after all! Twilight thought.
Orientation Day, Part 2: Cloudsdale High/ Harmony Lake High
As Rainbow Dash got on to the bus for Cloudsdale High, she felt nervous. It was a feeling that she had never felt before. She felt nervous because she new that Cloudsdale was a very competitive school, and was even more athletic than Crystal Prep! She took her seat in the front of the bus and put her bag in the seat next to her. Slowly, the bus started moving in the opposite direction than any of the other busses. She pressed her face up against the window as if she was trying to escape and go back to her old school. She then grabbed her phone from her bag and texted Twilight, no answer. She then texted Fluttershy. Luckily, she answered back.
Hey Flutters, are you nervous for Harmony Lake?
What do you think?
Yes?
Exactly, I've heard it's even more academic than Crystal Prep!
Well, good luck then!
Thanks, I have to go now, the student next to me wants to talk. I'll text you when I can, okay?
Okay, bye!
Rainbow put her phone back in her bag and looked out the window again to see that they were going into the richer part of Canterlot city. This made her feel even more nervous. Why? Because she figured that all of the students there were going to be as snotty as those Crystal Prep students. She then wondered if she was going to make any friends at all. The bus soon came to a stop and Rainbow realized that she was at Cloudsdale High. She quickly grabbed her stuff and jumped off of the bus, landing on her feet. She quickly ran up to the student guide stand to quickly get this whole thing over with. When it was finally her turn, there was only one student guide left. He had pale blue skin, navy blue wind-blown hair, and emerald-green eyes.
"Hey, I'm Soarin Skies. It looks like I'm going to be your student guide! What's your name?" he asked.
"I'm Rainbow Dash, nice to meet you Soarin." She said, keeping a strait expression on her face.
"Okay then, let's get you to the gym for orientation, but first, do you need anything?" He asked.
"I'm fine, now let's go before we're late!" She said, dragging him inside.
"I believe, I'm the one who's supposed to drag you inside." he said.
"Well then, why aren't you doing that?" She asked.
"Uhhhh, because you're dragging me?" He answered, immediately regretting his answer.
"And that's why you should never let your guard down.!" She said.
"You're not making any sense at all." He said.
Rainbow Dash gave him a look that could kill a bear. The two found themselves inside the huge main hall of the school.
"Uhh, which way to the gym?" Rainbow asked.
"Here, let me lead you, after all, it is kinda what I'm supposed to be doing." He said with a slightly dorky grin on his face.
"Fine, you lead me, but don't act like you're the boss of me!" She said, not wanting to let her guard down.
"I won't, but I'm gonna have to tell you what to do for a while!" He said, the big grin on his face getting bigger.
"Why are you smiling at me?" Rainbow asked.
"I am?" He asked.
"Yeah, how does your face not hurt? Your smile is huge!" She asked.
"I honestly have no idea." He said.
"Okay then." She said.
"Hehe, oh look, there's the gym, let's go." Soarin said.
Fluttershy was scared. Why? Because she was going to a completely different school. She looked outside the window as the bus started to pass Harmony Lake, she new that they were almost there. She then looked at the student sitting next to her, she had mint-green skin and pink hair with white streaks done up in pig-tails. She wore a light pink tee-shirt with a long white skirt. She said that her name was Minty and that she was from Pine Lake and was friends with this guy named, Timber Spruce, a senior. Of course, after hearing this, Fluttershy tried to tell Twilight, but she wouldn't answer her texts. The bus soon came to a stop, and Fluttershy looked out the window to find that they had arrived at Harmony Lake. She and Minty got off of the bus and headed toward the student guide table. Minty got this guy named Noteworthy and walked over to the gym. The girl at the desk noticed how pale Fluttershy was and had an amazing idea.
"Hi, what's your name?" The girl asked.
"Flu-flttershy." She said.
"Okay, yes, I see your name right here. Hmmm, let's see, who should I put you with? Ah, yes, Discord? Could you come over here?" She asked.
"Ugh, fine. I'll come over here!" Discord said.
When Fluttershy looked at Discord, she nearly screamed. He almost looked frightening; he had grey skin with floppy, dark grey hair. He wore a leather jacket with a brown shirt under it, his pants legs were two different colors, obviously sewn together, and his shoes were mismatched as well.
"What did you want me for, Flower Wishes?" Discord asked.
"You're going to be pared with this very nice girl named Fluttershy, she's from Canterlot High! You be nice to her, she's very shy." Flower Wishes said with a smirk.
Discord looked at Fluttershy for the first time. He noticed that she looked kind of cute. He quickly shook the thoughts out of his head. He then noticed how scared she looked. This was going to be fun.
"Oh, yes, I will be very, very nice to her. C'mon, Fluttershy, let me show you to the gym for orientation." Discord said as he was showing her to the gym. He turned his head around and smirked at Flower Wishes. She face-palmed and turned around to finish her job.
"Next."
Author's Note
What a chapter! Now, before I start getting comments saying: Discord can't be in high school because he's over a thousand years old, and I see that, but notice the "Alternate Universe" tag, and I couldn't pass up a chance to write about Fluttercord! I thought it would be funny to make Discord the "rebel" type. Be prepared for a wild and crazy ride!
Orientation Day, Part 3: Orange Field High/ Hearst High
Applejack was excited. Why? Because she got to go back to her old school, Orange Field. The reason why she had transfer was because back when she was a freshman, she lived on her parent's apple farm. Then a few months in, her parents got into horrible car crash and passed away. Applejack and her siblings were sent to live with their grandmother at Sweet Apple Acres in Canterlot City. Applejack had to transfer schools because it was too far of a drive out too Orange Field. She got on the bus and took a seat in the front of the bus, so she could experience all of the scenery sooner. The bus started to move and Applejack started to get really excited. Soon, the bus finally arrived at her old school. She was so excited, that she pretty much jumped over all of the steps, and stuck the landing! All of the students around her looked at her with amazement. she saw the exchange guide stand and walked over to sign in. When it was finally her turn, she noticed that one of the student guides looked a little shy.
"Hi! What's your name?" The girl at the desk asked.
"My name's Applejack."
"Ah, yes Applejack, good to have ya back here!"
"Thanks, do I still need a guide?"
"Well, it's been two and a half years since you've been here, so, I think you might need one." She said.
"Okay, pair me up then!" Applejack said.
"Alright, hmmm, let's see, how about, Caramel?"
"Okay!"
"Caramel, could you come over here?"
Applejack noticed that that Caramel was the shy looking boy of whom she noticed earlier.
"Hello, Caramel, this is Applejack, you probably won't need to show her around too much, because this is her old school, but it has been a while so, yeah."
"Okay, do you remember where the gym is?" Caramel asked.
"Yes, let's go." Applejack said.
"Okay then!" Caramel said.
Pinkie Pie was really excited. Why? Because she's Pinkie Pie. That, and the fact that she was going to try a new school. As the bus started to move, Pinkie Pie almost jumped out of her seat. She was the only person on the bus, so she felt free to ask the bus driver as many questions that she could think of. Luckily, for the bus driver, Hearst High wasn't that far from CHS. When the bus finally arrived at the school, Pinkie Pie pretty much teleported to the line. When it was finally her turn, she remembered what she was gonna do to introduce herself. She grabbed one of her containers of sprinkles, and reached into it and tossed the sprinkles everywhere creating a slight explosion. Everybody stared at her in astonishment.
"Hi! I'm Pinkie Pie and I'm a magical superhero!" She said.
"Let's assign her to Cheese Sandwich." The girl at the desk said.
"Good idea, a lunatic with a lunatic." Another girl said.
"Cheese Sandwich, we're going pair you with this girl named Pinkie Pie." The first girl said.
Cheese Sandwich was a boy with orange-yellow skin and brown, curly hair, he wore a yellow shirt with tan cargo pants. He looked serious when he was walking up to Pinkie, but when he arrived and reached out to shake her hand, but when their hands touched, he jumped off of the ground and did a flip.
"My Cheesie sense says that you're a super-duper party person!" He said.
Pinkie Pie gasped. "You have a Cheesie sense? I do too! Except it's a Pinkie sense!" She said.
"COOL! Let me show you to the gym for orientation!" He said.
"Let's go then!" Pinkie said.
"See what I mean, a lunatic with a lunatic." The second girl said.
Author's Note
Sorry for the short chapter guys, but the story isn't going to focus on AJ and Pinkie as much as other characters, but that doesn't mean that they won't play an important part in the story
