From Xenoverse to Equestria

Parallel Quest Six

The New Student on The Block

Part Two

[Canterlot, Sunset’s Home, Tuesday]

Sunset’s alarm clock went off as she half tiredly tried to reach for the alarm. After a few failed attempts to hit the digital clock, she finally hit the snooze button on the top of it before letting out a moan and going back to sleep. Well, she would go back to sleep, if she didn’t hear the door to her bathroom open as Belle exited with towels covering her body.

“Nothing like a hot shower to make a girl feel and look brand new!” She said before noticing Sunset looking at her. “Morning Sunset! How did you sleep?”

“Do I….need to know why you’re covered neck to toe in towels?”

“Just like with my past, I'm not ready to talk about it yet,” Belle said before noticing Sunset slamming her face back onto the pillow she was using. “Stayed up all night?”

“Unlike you, I have to study for two quizzes and a class that gives out random pop quizzes at any time.” She said before peaking over at the clock which was seven ’o clock am on the dot. “Why can’t it be the weekend already?”

“Hey, I fall under the category of keeping up the appearance of a normal high school girl. Can't show off my abilities without them thinking I'm some kind of alien from outer space.”

“As comforting as that sounds, you pretty much don’t have to worry about graduating and grades. Plus you’ll be able to leave once that communication device of yours gets a signal.”

“Okay, you got a point there,” Belle said before seeing Sunset bury her face into the pillow again. “But let’s focus on today. You still got me and your friends who got your back if anyone tries to do something stupid. ”

“Given how fast you were from yesterday, I have no doubts about that.” She said before pulling herself up and scratching her hair. “How long have you been in there anyway?”

“Two hours. Had to clean up the blood and dirt from the first shower, then take a second shower to heal some of my wounds.” The Saiyan said as it caused Sunset to be Sunset fully awake from hearing that.

“....Please tell me that you have a second pair of clothes,” Sunset asked as the Saiyan was about to reply, only for Sunset to interrupt her. “And not the alien clothes that you said you have in those weird capsule things.”

“.....It’s a good thing I threw my clothes into your washing machine. Unless Rarity is finished with making my clothes to help me blend in.”

“And I doubt any of my clothes would fit you given your size...unless you're willing to wear-"

"I will burn them to ash if you suggest I wear those clothes you suggested yesterday."

"Well, you can't walk around school naked," Sunset said as she pulled herself up from her bed while reaching for her cellphone. She soon started to press a few buttons on it as it started to ring.

“Who are you calling?”

“Rarity, hoping she might have an extra set of clothes for you to wear.”

“I’m not going if I’m being forced to wear a dress.” She said before heading into the kitchen.

“You have no choice, seeing as Principal Celestia assigned you as my bodyguard,” Sunset said before hearing Rarity’s voice on the phone. “Rarity, you up?”

“S-Sunset? This is a bit of a surprise calling me this early in the morning. What’s wrong?”

“Please tell me that you have an extra pair of clothes for Belle? Because right now she has nothing to wear for school today and I don’t have any clothes that can fit her.”

“....How bad are we talking about darling?”

“Her clothes are in the washing machine for the second time. The first time was due to getting the bloodstains out, now she’s trying to get the smell out of them.”

“....I’ll be there in thirty minutes or less.” Rarity said before hanging up the phone on her line of the call. Sunset placed the phone on the nightstand next to her bed and headed to the bathroom.

“Well that’s one problem taken care of, but now onto a bigger problem. School.” She thought as she began to brush her teeth while looking over herself in the mirror. “She’s the new student in school, and knowing how the people in the school can be...they can easily assume things without getting the facts straight. She’ll be hanging around me more, and they might assume I might know her...or worse, they might assume I might corrupt her due to being a...demon.” She spat into the sink upon the word demon as she looked down at the sink in thought before shaking her head. “No, stop that. You got to stop thinking like that. Nothing bad will happen, and everything will be fine and normal...as normal as it could ever be.”

Upon looking up at the mirror, Sunset’s eyes widen in horror upon seeing her demon self in the mirror standing behind her. She quickly turned around to see if she was there, only to see nothing but the bathtub. She looked back at the mirror with a sigh and slight chuckle from her mind playing tricks on her.

“Yeah, I can’t wait until the winter break starts,” Sunset said as she started brushing her hair while making her way out of the bathroom. Once in the hallway, she soon heard a knock on the door to her room followed by a familiar voice from a certain seamstress. Walking over to a window, she saw Rarity standing in front of the door to her house along with a taxi cab driving off into the distance. “Wow, I’m a bit surprised she came here so quickly like that.”

“Oh, I hope she didn’t fall back to sleep. Maybe I should call her?” Rarity said as she knocked on the door again. Before Sunset could say anything, she noticed the door opening. Rarity's eyes widened in surprise upon seeing Belle covering most of her body in towels “....Um...Belle….is that you? Why are you covered in towels?”

“Welp, this is going to be an interesting morning.” Sunset thought as she pulled herself back inside and headed downstairs. As she made her way down the stairs, she could hear the two of them talking. Mainly Rarity trying to pull the towels off of the Saiyan's body. Well, the ones that were covering her arms, legs, hands, feet, and neck.

“Darling I know you’re from a different planet, but here on earth we don’t wear towels like this.”

“I have my reason, so stop trying to pull them off me!” Belle said as she lightly smacked the seamstress’s hand away from her.

“But this is unladylike, not to mention a waste of towels.”

“Not happening. So back off lady!” Belle said as she continued to playfully smack Rarity’s hand away from her each time she tried to reach her. Sunset couldn’t help but let out a small chuckle from this as she decided to chime in on what was going on.

“Maybe it would be best if you don’t try to tick off the alien from another world that can move as fast as a bullet Rarity?” Sunset suggested as Rarity turned her attention to Sunset and moved her hand away from Belle.

“Good morning Sunset...not to be rude, but you look like a mess.”

“I did an all-nighter...again.”

“I...notice. Anyway, you said you needed an extra set of clothes for Belle, right?”

“Yes, seeing how we’re trying to make her look as normal as possible. Like I said over the phone. I don’t have any clothes that can fit her due to her size, and her clothes are in the wash due to them being covered in the smell of her blood...which I’m surprised we didn’t notice when we found her.” Rarity placed a hand to her chin as she looked over at Belle for a moment before going into her bag to pull out a set of clothes that were about the same size as her, but a bit slimmer.

“I’m still working on something for her, but I think this should be able to fit just fine.” She said as Belle walked over to grab the set of clothes and began to look over it.

“This isn’t a dress of some kind is it?” Belle asked as the seamstress shook her head.

“Those are clothes that I was planning on giving to a client, but he canceled it due to money issues. He hasn’t said anything about it in the last three months, so I figure why not give it to you until I have time to get your outfit done.” She said as Belle started to make her way upstairs. Once she was out of earshot, Rarity looked over at Sunset with a concerned look on her face. “Is there a reason why she wrapped herself up like that?”

“I can only assume she's hiding some scars covering her body,” Sunset answered, which caused Rarity to gasp.

"You don't think it's from when she crashed here? Is it?"

"Don't know. Given the answer I got when I ask why she's covered herself in towels, I can only assume they're scars from her past that she's hiding."

"Well if that's the case, then I can provide her with something to cover them up if she finds them uncomfortable."

"I think we should wait a bit before trying to do that. At least until she's comfortable around us to openly talk about her past."

"She doesn't trust us?"

"I believe she trusts us a bit. Mainly because we haven't done anything to hurt her. All I'm saying is that we just need to wait a bit before doing anything that would be called invading her privacy."

"Fair enough. I won't prob into matters that I don't know of yet. We'll just try and get her adjusted to earth culture."

"Thanks, Rarity...question, the clothes you gave her...isn't a dress...is it?"

“Well not per se. I mean the top part may look like a dress, but I’m sure the pair of pants I added to it will make up for it.” She said before hearing Belle’s footsteps coming down the stairs. Rarity along with Sunset looked over to see Belle making her way back. Upon seeing Belle, the Saiyan was wearing a white long sleeve shirt with an overall dress with a wavy vine and flower pattern on top of it, navy blue jeans, and rose & white color shoes.

“I won't lie...this feels comfortable,” Belle said before feeling herself a bit. "So soft and silky smooth."

"Well, I did use a special kind of material to make it comfortable for him.” Rarity said with a slight smile on her face. "A shame that he couldn't pay me for it, but it's nice to see someone else getting some use out of it."

“Was the guy a crossdresser or something?” Belle asked as Rarity shook her head.

"No, the guy was transitioning from male to female."

"Ah okay. Well, their loss for not being able to pay for this." The Saiyan said before heading off into the kitchen. "I'm going to get something to eat before heading off to school."

“You better not try and eat anything with my name on it!” Sunset said before getting a raised eyebrow from Rarity. “Long story short, Pinkie.”

“Ah, makes sense.” Rarity said before looking over at the kitchen doorway and then back at Sunset. “You sure she’ll be okay in school?”

“It’s not like she’s going to get into a fight. And besides, what’s the worst that can happen?” Sunset asked as Rarity just stared at her with a blank expression. “What?”

“You just jinxed it.”

“Excuse me?”

“Darling...here in the human world. When you say something like that...you’re just asking for trouble to happen. Especially after what happened with the fall formal...no offense.”

“None taken. But I’m sure things can’t turn out any worse than how it is now, right?”

“....Let’s….just make sure Belle doesn’t try and eat you out of house and home.”

(Canterlot High School)

The doors to Canterlot High School opened up as most of the students began to make their way into the building or were outside talking to their friends. While the students were busy talking among themselves, Belle, Sunset, and Rarity made their way into the school. As they entered, Belle’s stomach began to growl out of hunger for the most part.

“I hate this,” Belle said, grinding her teeth in irritation as her stomach growled again.

“Look, the school cafeteria has food for students that want to eat breakfast here instead of in their homes. So you can eat as much as you want to some degree.” Sunset said as she pulled out her wallet and handed Belle a ten-dollar bill. “Use this to buy whatever you want to eat."

“It’s not that, but thanks,” Belle said as she took the money and glared at Rarity. “I’m more annoyed that Rarity kept slapping my hand away from the food.”

“It had Sunset’s name on it. She specifically said not to take any of her food with her name on it. That and that piece of cheese had mold on it. So why would you eat something like that?”

“By cutting it off and eating the rest that didn’t have mold on it?” The Saiyan said as Rarity and Sunset stared at her. “Hey, I’m an alien. You don’t know what I can or can’t eat.”

“Just...Get something to eat.” Rarity said, causing the Saiyan to shrug and walk off to the cafeteria, leaving Sunset and Rarity to talk to each other.

“Seriously, she’s like a little kid at times.”

“Only when she doesn’t get food in her stomach from the look of it,” Sunset said as the two continued to make their way over to Rarity’s locker. “But other than that, she seems pretty down to earth...though it still worries me about trying to get her back home.”

“Have you tried to talk to Princess Twilight and see if she can help?” Rarity asked, causing Sunset to flinch upon hearing that.

“Um….n-not yet. We’re planning on having Belle try to contact whoever she knows through some kind of device she has brought along with her. If we don’t get anything within a month or two, that’s when we’ll try to go over to Equestria to see if using it there would work.”

“You sure that’s the only way to do it? Why not just ask Princess Twilight?”

“No!” Sunset yelled, causing Rarity to jump a bit from the sudden yell. “I mean, no. This way is fine with me. Plus I’m sure Twilight is busy with more important matters than this.”

“Are you sure about this?”

“Trust me Rarity. If things get out of hand, then I’ll send a message to Twilight. But for now, let’s just worry about more important things.” She said before they both stopped next to Rarity’s locker.

“If you say so.” Rarity said as she opened her locker to grab a few books before closing it. “But I would suggest you do it sooner than later darling.”

“I’ll keep that in mind. But for now, let’s just focus on trying to get her adjusted to high school life.”

“Right...I still have my doubts about this if I’m being honest. I mean I only met the girl for a good twenty-four hours and so far she seems a bit...prideful. Almost as prideful as Rainbow Dash when competing or playing a game with her.”

“She’s not that prideful. At least she’ll listen to us when something is a bad idea and is willing to compromise.”

“True, but I still have my doubts about her acting normal.”

“Look, the day hasn’t started yet, Rarity. We’ll keep an eye on her and try to avoid trouble if it rears its head around the corner.” Sunset said as she moved over to get what she needed from her locker. “Besides, what’s the worst that can-” Before Sunset could finish, she felt Rarity’s hand cover her mouth.

“What have I told you about saying that!?” She asked before removing her hand away from her mouth. “Don’t you know bad stuff always happens when you say something like that?”

“Look, unless I see proof about not saying those words, then I’m going to keep saying it,” Sunset said as she closed her locker and began to walk to the cafeteria. “And right now, I don’t believe bad stuff will happen if I were to say ‘what’s the worst that could happen?’” Once they made it to the cafeteria, they saw Belle eating a mountain of pancakes on her tray. The students that were surrounding her were watching her in awe, amazement, and fear at how a small girl can eat this much without getting sick. Once the Saiyan was done wolfing down the pancake, she quickly made her way over to Granny Smith who was refilling her tray.

“Heaven’s to Betsy! Never seen a kid this hungry. Haven’t your parents given you enough to eat this morning?”

“I don’t have any parents….I um...live with Sunset as part of a group program thing that they had me sign up for.”

“Oh, you’re living with Sunset? How is she doing by the way?”

“She’s doing okay. Though she seems more tired than usual. Is there a reason behind that?” Belle asked as she noticed a concerned expression on Granny Smith's face.

"Might be because she has to make up for the work that she slacked off during her time here,” Granny answered as Belle raised an eyebrow at her. “Well, she was a bully that ruled the school with an iron fist before you came. So it’s to be expected that she would have ways to blackmail some of the teachers in this school. Don't know what caused her to act that way, but someone must've done her wrong to lash out at the world."

"By lashing out at the world, you mean to try to take over it with brainwashed teenagers?"

"Yep, I take it you heard about what she did?"

"Kind of hard not to when students are still whispering about it...and write it on her locker."

"Yeah, that's been going on for the past few months. I can understand that they're angry, but doing stuff like that won't help in the long run. If anything, it'll make them worse than she was." Granny said as she piled more pancakes on Belle's tray. "But it's nice to see that she's able to make friends with people who are willing to forgive her."

"How was she before the fall formal incident?"

“Poor thing was a jumble of anger and rage when she first came here freshman year. I was worried that Celestia might’ve kicked her out of the school after the fall formal incident.”

“Guess Celestia is more forgiving than most people?” Belle said as she noticed the stack of pancakes isn't as tall then last time. “Think I can get more pancakes?”

“Sorry sugar cube, that’s all you’re getting until lunch. Have to save some of the food for the other students.”

“Aw, and I was so enjoying eating food that didn’t taste...bland."

"Well, it's nice to hear someone enjoys my cooking."

"Who wouldn't enjoy food this good?" Belle asked as she picked her tray up and began making her way back to her table. "Welp, see ya around Lunchtime Granny Smith,” Once there, Rarity and Sunset take a seat next to her as the Saiyan begins to eat again.

“Do all Saiyans eat like this?” Rarity asked in horror at seeing the amount of food she was eating.

“More or less. It just depends on the person.”

“And here I thought Bulk Biceps eat too much,” Sunset said as she handed Belle a sheet of paper. The Saiyan stopped eating for a moment before looking up at Sunset with a confused expression on her face.

“What’s this?”

“Your class schedule. Seeing how you have the same classes as I do, I might as well give you a copy of it so you won’t get confused as to where I am.”

“Wouldn’t it be a smart move just to follow after you?”

“Yes, but there will be times where I might be called to the principal office or something. So you’ll have to know where to go after the first period and so on.”

“Fair enough I suppose,” Belle said as she continued to eat her meal quickly.

“Honestly darling, can’t you eat like a proper lady and not like...well...what you’re doing.” Rarity said, looking a bit disgusted at how the Saiyan was eating. Belle lets out a loud burp upon finishing her meal as she uses her sleeve to wipe some of the crumbs off her face. “Use a napkin, not your sleeve!”

“Hey, I’ll eat how I want. You’re not my mom.”

“True, but if you’re going to stay here, you’re going to have to act normal.” Rarity said before Belle noticed a girl with crossed eyes eating a muffin sloppy behind the fashion girl.

“Right...I make no promises. So where are the other girls?”

“They would be in their first-period class right now, seeing how classes start in about fifteen minutes or so. Speaking of class, best be ready for Mr. Cranky Doodle.” Sunset said as the Saiyan raised an eyebrow at her. “He can be strict at times...well a lot of the time. You can’t goof off in that class or else you want extra homework, and be prepared for him to call on you...a lot.”

“Why me? What did I ever do to a guy I never met?”

“He always goes after new students in his class. Especially given how you’re not from Canterlot and your alibi is that you’re from a different country.” Sunset answered as Belle rolled her eyes at this.

“Well luckily for me I know how to cheat my way out of things like this.” Belle reached into her pocket to pull out an oval shape item. “Never thought I would be using this again.”

“What is that?” Rarity asked as the Saiyan activated the item as it formed into a visor and placed it over her eyes. “Are those glasses?”

“You could say that. They kinda help me cheat and study for certain things that I have no idea what is. All I need is the book so I can scan it, and I’ll be ready just in case he gives me a surprise pop quiz or something along those lines.” She said as Rarity and Sunset stared at her with mixed expressions on their faces.

“Normally I wouldn’t condone cheating. But given the fact that this is Cranky we’re talking about, I guess I wouldn’t judge on how you do things.” Rarity said as she carefully looked over the visor-like headphone device. “Does that do anything else than just help you cheat?”

“It’s mostly used for scanning, looking over documents of certain things involving history tracking during the time patrolling, and at times downloading stuff like music or videos.

“Just make sure that you don’t get caught doing that with Cranky. Because you won’t be getting it back until the end of the year.”

“I’ll just say these are special glasses that I need to read or something.”

“And if he asks for a note?”

“Celestia will vouch for me on this one seeing how I am Sunset's bodyguard.” She said as the bacon-haired girl deadpan. “What, I am trying to be normal like you. Why do you think I’m hiding my ears underneath my hair?”

“What’s wrong with your ears?” Rarity asked which caused the Saiyan to look at her for a moment before responding.

“Nothing...forget I said anything about it.”

“Um...okay...anyway, we should get going before the first bell rings. Don’t want to get another lecture from Cranky on how children shouldn’t be distracted by their phones and cartoons.” Rarity said as she, Sunset, and Belle stood up from their seats and began to make their way out of the cafeteria. Rarity looked over at Belle and paused upon seeing the cafeteria tray she was carrying with her. “Um, darling. You’re supposed to put that tray over there through the window next to the trash can.”

“Oh, okay.” Belle looked over at the window where Granny Smith was as she waved. The Saiyan took a step back before tossing the tray over to her. The elderly lady along with some of the students that were inside chatting to each other took notice of this as the tray landed perfectly next to the cafeteria lady. Everyone in the room blinked in surprise at this as the Saiyan looked over at Sunset and Rarity with a smile before walking past them and heading down the hallway. Rarity looked over at Sunset with a deadpan expression as if she knew what she was about to say.

“This still proves nothing,” Sunset said as she and Rarity quickly followed Belle down the hallway.