Sunset Shimmer's New Groove

by PrimalEmperor626

Rating: everyone
Tags: Sunset Shimmer, Twilight Sparkle, Alternate Universe, Human, Vignette Valencia, Comedy, Adventure, Equestria Girls
Length: 10098

When Sunset Shimmer is betrayed by her vice president and changed into a beast, can she get her throne back and turn over a new leaf or will she end up stuck as a beast for all time?

Sunset Shimmer rules Canterlot High School like a spoiled empress, with the ego to match. Sunset is the reigning Princess of the Fall Formal for three years running, the president of the school, and is the daughter of Principal Celestia to boot, increasing her influence- and her ego. All that changes when Twilight Sparkle, a new student, comes along in addition to the takeover schemes of her (soon-to-be-former) vice president Vignette Valencia, followed and aided by her bumbling yet optimistic henchmen, Pinkie Pie and Bulk Biceps.

After a botched attempt to off Sunset, which instead changes her into an animal, Sunset ends up in Twilight's household and they (along with her new friends) get off on the wrong foot until they come to an uneasy truce until Sunset gets her throne and her body back. Meanwhile, Vignette plots to take the school presidency and the Fall Formal crown from Sunset so she herself can rule the school with an iron fist. Along the way, Sunset gets a much-needed reality check on what is really important in life. Will Sunset learn a new groove, or will she spend the rest of her days in a beast's body...?

Published 2019-04-27 11:10:01 UTC
Last updated 2019-10-30 02:06:19 UTC

Queen of the World

Sunlight hung in the air of Canterlot High School. The air was crisp, the birds were chirping, the leaves were turning to pretty colors, the students were entering the school in droves and so far the day was a bit of a bore for everyone. Well, almost everyone.

At the stage of the gymnasium, where a special event called the Fall Formal was taking place. A young girl with cream-yellow skin, blue eyes, and teal-green hair in pigtails, and wearing a shoulderless purple dress and black high heels came up to the stage, cordless microphone in hand.

"Ladies and gentlemen!" The girl, Juniper Montage, announced with great enthusiasm. "I give you all, your class president, and the three-year princess of the Fall Formal, the one, the only... SunseEETTTT SHIIIMMMMEEEEERRRR!!!!"

And out of the curtains came a girl of sixteen, with pale blue eyes, amber skin, and red hair with yellow streaks. She is wearing a dress of fabulous design. The dress is black with a transparent red fringe over her waist, a single strap over her right shoulder while the left is bare and a Yin-and-Yang-style sun emblem in red and yellow over the chest and the bottom half is black with flames and also a red fringe on the bottom edge. She is wearing black stylish dancing shoes with rims.

"BOOM, BABY!" She shouted with pride as the audience roared with applause. Walked up to Juniper's spot, and took the mic she offered and started. "HELLO, CANTERLOT HIGH! I am really glad that once again, you, student, faculty, and staff alike, nominated me, a jack-of-all-trades and an intellectual peer, as both your school president and still the Fall Formal Princess for the third time in a row. How wonderful for all of you."

Welcome to my fanfiction! Isn't it great? See that ravishing beauty in the red and yellow? That would be me! Life at school was wonderful. I am adored by the whole school and waited on hand and foot. And when your competition is an arrogant boaster like Trixie or a Grade-A showoff like Rainbow Dash, it's really not that hard to win an election. What more could I really want?

How 'bout a friend? You could really use some company!

GAH! Pinkie Pie! Don't do that! Wait, why are you here? I'm the star of this fanfiction!

I know, but I get narrations, too! It's in my contract! See?

...No comment.

Anywho, don't you get a little lonely?

No! ... Okay, fine, a little. Let's just get back to the story at hand, okay?

Then she looked right to see a grown woman with skin pale as alabaster, purple eyes, and wavy, aurora-colored hair, and wore a nice suit. She is also waving a foam #1 finger on her left hand, much to Sunset's embarrassment.

"I'm so proud of you, my little Sun!" She hollered, causing Sunset to blush and facepalm and the students to chuckle and snicker at her expense.

"You're despicable." she grumbled. Celestia kept smiling, regardless. Despite her annoyance, she was smiling on the inside, too.

Oh yeah, the woman with the aurora hair? She happens to be Celestia, principal of Canterlot High school... and my mom. Don't get me wrong, I love her to bits, but she tends to embarrass me. A lot. And in front of my fellow students, too.

Among the student body, some were whispering about Sunset in general.

"Glad she's not my mom." A girl named Blueberry Cake said to a red-ponytailed girl named Rose Heart.

"Me too. How embarrassing!" Rose Heart whispered.

"Can that gal's ego get any bigger?" asked a student by the name Applebloom. "At this rate, she'll eclipse Trixie and even Rainbow Dash in that department. She'll need a mirror the size of a tractor to see half of herself by then."

"You're telling me, dudette." said a tomboy named Scootaloo with a snicker.

"Clearly her parents dote way too much on her." A pale girl named Sweetie Belle added.

Soon Sunset left the gymnasium, surrounded by the staff. She wandered the hallways, admiring the posters that advertised her elections. And it certainly helped that her mother, Celestia, was the principal. This may have given her a little influence, but it had also inflated her ego a little bit, so not everybody is all that happy with it.

Yeah, the slogans of "Join the club!" and "Reap the fruit of your labors!" on my election posters? Yeah, not my best handiwork. But that's what campaign managers are for. Speaking of whom...

A yellow girl with wavy light lavender bob-cut hair and wearing a white t-shirt, pale denim shorts, short boots, and a sleeveless leather tasseled vest stopping below her knees came up to Sunset, dark purple phone with a white face in hand. An entourage followed her and joined Sunset.

"Sunset," she called out.

"Yes, Vignette? What is it you want?" Sunset asked.

The social media nut job here? That's Vignette Valencia, blogger extraordinaire. Bit of a pompous sneak, but mostly harmless. Turned up a year back and jumped right into my presidential and royal campaigns. Don't know why, but she promised to help me achieve and maintain my status as both senior class president and Fall Formal Princess, and she came through, so don't care. Also, she is my vice-president nowadays.

"I got some rules I'd like you to greenlight and we got a couple new clubs waiting to be approved by you and some current clubs are being updated as we speak." Vignette said to her.

"Good, more mingling. So, what new clubs do we have waiting for us?" asked Sunset.

"One involves the study of genetics and the other revolves around paleontology." answered Vignette.

"One new club's about DNA, and the other's about fossils. Why does that sound familiar?" Sunset pondered.

"Maybe it has to do with a certain book and movie?" Vignette teasingly asked.

"That's not funny," growled Sunset. "You know I'm a fan of Jurassic Park. Let's get some lunch."

Soon they were in the cafeteria. There was a big line, but that did not stop Sunset. She and Vignette made a beeline past them.

"Coming through, gangway, presidential status and royalty coming through, that's me, watch it, cowgirl, 'scuse me, captain, out of my way, wonder twins." said Sunset. She stopped in front of a blue girl with silver hair named Trixie Lunamoon.

I just plain enjoy this part. Watch this scene unfold.

"Hey, no cuts, Shimmer!" Trixie demanded.

"You didn't hear, Trixie? I'm both president and princess." Sunset boasted.

"So? Trixie is hungry, too, Bacon Hair." Trixie countered. Sunset snapped her fingers, bringing Vignette to run up to them and bring out her rulebook.

"According to school charter," Vignette read. "the senior class president may be given the privilege of instant access to school faculties to aid in decision-making capabilities."

As she finished Sunset picked up her tray specially ordered food, she pinched Trixie's nose, much to her irritation.

"So sit tight, Houdini." She added. Trixie grumbled in annoyance as they left.

To quote Rainbow Dash, who you'll see later on in this story, that. Was. Awesome.

The pair went to a table and discussed matters as they ate.

One year later...

It was the coming of autumn once more. The school life was abuzz like usual. Little do they know, things are about to take a turn for the freaky...

The double doors slammed open and the emerging person who did so? Sunset Shimmer, plugged into her music. Some assumed she was listening to "Thriller" by Michael Jackson judging by her movements. The students moved out of the way as she danced through the hallway. Some were glaring at her for being so bossy and spoiled, others just rolled their eyes and resume their businesses. As she turned a hallway, she did a backward moonwalk. However, another student was heading her way, struggling with her things in her arms, trying hard not to drop anything. She has mint green skin, brown eyes, and grass green unkempt back-length hair. She was wearing a long-sleeved turtleneck shirt with alternating horizontal stripes of two shades of beige, blue-gray jeans and gray clog shoes on her feet. In her arms was a box of electronics. She was headed for the computer room, but unfortunately, she did not see Sunset, nor the other way around until...

They bumped into each other, spilling the computer products in the process. Sunset's iPod was dropped out of her hands as a result, and she turned to see the person responsible for the interruption.

"You...you...yoooouuuu..." muttered Sunset, expressing her urge to strangle her.

"YOU THREW OFF MY GROOVE!!!!" Sunset bellowed. The green girl was nervous due to her temper. So were the watching students. They knew better than to disturb her groove because she gets mad pretty fast. Even Trixie Lunamoon knew better than that. She learned that the hard way when she pulled the water bucket overhead trick of Sunset, mistaking her for the Diamond Dawg Boys, which prompted her to toss her into the ladies' restroom.

The green-haired girl chuckled and sweated nervously. "Heh heh heh... would it make you feel better if I told you it was an accident?" she timidly asked.

-

She was thrown right out of an opened window from the second floor!

"SOOORRRRYYYYY!!!!!"

What? She disturbed my peace! I stand by my case.

That was rather petty of you in this scene, Sunset. Fortunately, in the end, you managed-

Pinkie, no spoilers!

Alright.

-

"Great. Let's meet the new clubs and see what they have to offer us." Sunset said. Vignette pulled out a whistle and blew into it, much to the discomfort of everyone's ears. Soon two people ran right up to the duo, saluting like soldiers addressing their commander. One is a big man by human standards, skin white as snow, shoulder-length pale blond hair and red eyes, the noticeable thing of him is his overdeveloped muscles. The other is a bouncing, normal-sized girl with light pink skin, deep pink poofy hair, bright blue eyes full of life, and a crazy grin on her face.

These two? They're Vignette's assistants. Every couple months or so, she gets a few new ones. The big guy's Bulk Biceps, a member of the athletes, and let's face it, he's not exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer. But his strength more than makes up for it. And the bouncy girl is-

The pink girl is me! PINKIE PIE! PARTY PLANNER EXTRAORDINAIRE!

Could you please not do that?! You almost gave me a heart attack! Now just please let me tell it, okay?

Okey-dokey, Smokey!

Oy vey... anyway, Pinkie Pie, as she just introduced herself so spectacularly, is the head of the party planning committee. She's harmless and loves to make others laugh, but she is rather... unpredictable, to say the least. Tends to store things in her hair (don't ask me how), and break reality- and the fourth wall, it seems. It's curious she tags along with Vignette, of all people, 'cause I recall Pinkie being friends with the ones called Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Fluttershy. Why Pinkie and Bulk work for Vignette and how the blogger puts up with these two, I'll never know. Guess Vignette needed some entertainment and muscle to get things done.

Well, now that you mention it, Sunset, Vignette promised me-

Pinkie Pie...

I know, I know, no spoilers.

"Did we miss lunch?" asked Bulk with worry.

"Already had lunch, and I really wanted some dessert! Did we miss it?" Pinkie whined.

"Nope. You two are just in time." Sunset assured him. She handed out a protein shake for Bulk Biceps and a big cookie for Pinkie Pie, who was panting like a dog at the sight. Sunset tossed them their way, prompting Bulk Biceps to jump to catch the unopened treat before landing flat on the floor like an anvil, grinning and giving a thumbs-up despite the discomfort. Pinkie Pie, on the other hand leaped to catch the cookie... with her mouth. She touched down on all fours, even put in a couple of barks, earning some laughs and groans from the students.

Yep, that’s Pinkie Pie and Bulk Biceps. My life at school and the home was wonderful but didn't stay that way for long, especially after a new student arrived...

Author's Note

Announcement:
In this alternate universe:

Sunset and (Princess) Twilight are native to the human world.

Principal Celestia is Sunset's mother.

there is no Equestria or Sci-Twi.

Juniper Montage and Vignette Valencia are CHS students.

Sunset Shimmer is not as mean as she was in the first canon installment of Equestria Girls, as in she is adored by the school, but is a lonely spoiled brat in need of a reality check- and an attitude adjustment.

and no Anon-A-Miss. Don't get me wrong, a handful of those particular stories are good, but most of 'em harsh my mellow- too much negativity, seriously.

So, my first fanfiction here on FiMfiction.net. Any constructive advice for improvement (pacing, grammar, development, mannerisms, etc) is welcome!

Also, I noticed there ain't any MLP or EqG fanfics adapted from The Emperor's New Groove (as far as I know). Sure some 'em feature the references, but I haven't seen any in the actual story style of the comedy flick, so I figured I might as well take a crack at it. And so, here it is.

Narrators:

Sunset Shimmer

Pinkie Pie

Twilight and Spike's First Day / New Friends

A car comes up to the grounds of Canterlot High. A door opens and out comes a girl of average build. She has lavender skin, back-length violet hair let down with a pink streak down the left side, and amethyst eyes. She is wearing a baby blue blouse with small puffy sleeves and a small red bow below her neck, a purple skirt with a hot pink six-pointed star on the left side, and a pair of purple boots with a magenta sock above each, a double diamond down the shins and black soles. She also has a blue backpack on her back.

Before she could take even two steps, a purple boy with green hair and eyes leaped out of the car after. He is wearing a lime green t-shirt with a deep purple sweater, and gray-blue shorts, and white and purple shoes with two bright green straps. She turned to her brother, annoyed that he was going to follow her on the school ground.

"Spike," The girl chided. "you really gotta start mingling with other people your age. With any luck, this school may be better than the previous one."

"Hope the students here are warmer and friendlier than those preppers we left behind." Spike muttered. The window on the driver's side rolled down. The head of a woman stuck out. She has lilac skin, light blue eyes, and light purple hair with white streaks. This is their mother, Velvet Sparkle.

"I'll pick you up as soon as I can, Twilight and Spike." She called to the girl, their names now revealed to the audience of this story. "Make some friends while you're here."

"We'll try, Mom," Twilight replied to mom as they walked off, waving goodbye. "Love you!" They called out. Soon Twilight's mother closed the window and drove away.

Remember the new student I mentioned at the end of the previous chapter? This is her. Her name's Twilight Sparkle. Don't be fooled by her friendly demeanor. She played a role in my fall from grace. Oh, and the little guy's her brother Spike.

Twilight took a deep breath and walked on past the statue, only to feel a thump on her head. She looked down to see... a clog shoe? She picked it up, right when she heard a voice.

"Excuse me, new blood, that's mine." Twilight and Spike looked up to see the same green girl Sunset threw out. She clearly landed on the horse statue.

"Here you go." Twilight said as she handed back her clog.
Thank you." The green girl replied in gratitude. Twilight and Spike welcomed her in turn. Before they could take even two steps, the reality of the situation hit them like a hammer and turned back to lend a hand.

"Oh my gosh, are you alright?" Twilight frantically. The green girl thanked her again as she dusted herself off.

"What happened to you?" asked Spike.

"I... threw off President Sunset's groove." She confessed nervously. The siblings raised a brow.

"Her what?" Twilight and Spike asked in puzzlement.

"Her Groove. The rhythm in which she lives her life, her pattern of behavior. I accidentally threw it off, and she hurled me out the second-floor window as a result." The green girl explained in panic.

"She did that?!" Twilight replied in shock, looking to the second-floor window. "Harsh. Anyway, We're new here and we need to get our class assignments right about now."

"Head to Principal Celestia's office. You're more than welcome to ask the students and staff for directions, though." The green girl added, pointing her thumb to the doors.

"We'll do just that. Thanks." Twilight added in gratitude. Suddenly the green girl grabbed in the shirt collar in panic.

"WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T THROW OFF PRESIDENT SUNSET SHIMMER'S GROOVE!" She shouted in fear.

"Uhhh... duly noted." Twilight said, shocked by her response. The green girl released her grip and walked back to the school.

"Beware her groove!" The green girl added.

"You'll be okay, though, right?" Twilight and Spike asked in concern.

"Groove..." The green girl waved her hand ominously as she walked away.

"Ooooo....kay..." Twilight uttered in uncertainty. She shook her head and they got right to walking into the Canterlot High.

See what I mean, folks? Twilight may not look it, but she's trouble. But as bad as she is, Twilight's got nothing on Vignette. ...where *is* my vice-president, anyway?

In the hallway on her way to your presidential office.

Thank you for spoiling it, Pinkie.

You're welcome!

As Twilight and Spike wandered the hallways, the students around her were minding their businesses. She spotted a group and approached them. Among them are an adult woman with ghostly blue skin, long wavy ultramarine blue hair just past her butt, and teal-green eyes. She is wearing midnight blue pants, pointed white shoes bright purple designs on them, and a mulberry short-sleeved shirt with a white collar showing an indigo crescent. In her hands are a clipboard and pencil.

"Excuse us," Twilight called out. The teens and woman turned to see the new girl. "We're looking for the principal's office for our class assignments. We're new here and need directions."

The blue woman pointed to her left and told her "Down this hallway, take two lefts and enter the third door on your lefts."

"Thanks," Spike replied as they walked off in the advised direction.

"Hmmm..." The blue woman pondered the newcomers. "Been a while since we had new students coming here..."

In case anybody's wondering, the night-colored woman is Luna, vice-principal to Celestia, and she's my aunt. She's the more hands-on, and fiercer of the two, and her shouts would make Vikings proud. She's a no-nonsense type, as to be expected of her job. Not to mention aunt Luna's the least likely to embarrass me, so I got that going for me.

As they trekked down the (currently) student-filled halls, they started to hear a pair of specific voices, one timid, the other hostile. As they peeked around the corner, they saw Vignette talking down to another girl. She has flowing pink hair, baby blue eyes, light yellow skin, and is wearing a white sleeveless t-shirt, a chartreuse skirt with pink fringe and a pair of butterfly designs on it, and white-soled boots of the same color with pink polka-dot socks just below her knees.

The pink-haired one was backed into a locker wall. The reason? Vignette. The siblings scowled at the scene unfolding.

"Well, I did!" Vignette barked at her. "You should better than to take things that don't belong to you!"

Twilight and Spike sneered at the pompous blogger's treatment of the shy girl.

"The crown doesn't really belong to you, either. Sunset won it fair and square." She whispered.

"Excuse me?!" hollered Vignette as she slammed her palms on the lockers, startling the nervous nelly.

"Nothing!" she quickly answered as she slowly slid down.

"That's what I thought!" The blogger hissed. "You really are pathetic. It's no wonder your real friends are actual animals in that hovel of a shelter!"

Not taking it anymore, they decided to take a stand.

"How dare you speak to her that way!" Twilight called out to Vignette, who turned her head her way.

"What did you say?!" She asked demandingly. As the two girls and boy faced each other, faces a foot apart, a few other students back away slowly.

"She said, 'how dare you speak to her that way!'" Spike said defiantly. Vignette noticed the boy with her, then turned her attention back to Twilight with a frown, while turned into a smirk.

"You two must be new here." Vignette said, flicking her finger on Twilight's nose before passing the siblings. "With Sunset's influence, I can say whatever I want anyway I please." As she walked, she spotted a teenage boy with a beanie named Normal Norman, who closed himself in a locker when Vignette cast a hard glare. She moved on and turned a corner, followed by Norman leaving his locker once the coast was clear.

"I can't believe you two did that!" The pink-haired girl said in surprise and gratitude.

"We couldn't just stand here and do nothing," Twilight told her.

"It's just that nobody stands up to Vignette Valencia. Except for Sunset Shimmer, that is. Wonder where she is." She added. The mention of Sunset got their attention.

"The senior president of the school?" Twilight inquired. "Let me guess, Vignette back there," she pointed her left thumb the way she went. "is the vice president?" The shy girl nodded.

"I've never seen you two seen you around here. Did you transfer here from another school?" She asked.

"Yes, we did, from the city," Twilight answered. "My name's Twilight Sparkle, and this," she gestured to Spike. "is my little brother, Spike."

"Nice to meet ya." He replied with a wave.

"I'm... Fluttershy." She finally introduced herself, though barely.

"I'm sorry, what was that?" Twilight asked, cupping a hand to her ear.

"It's Fluttershy!" She whispered as she backed away.

"Could you speak up, pretty please?" Spike pleaded with his puppy eyes, which won her over. Fluttershy relaxed and took a big breath.

"I'm Fluttershy." She repeated, albeit more audibly.

The pink-haired pacifist here? That would be Fluttershy. Bit of a doormat most of the time, but she's really good with animals. She's part of the Eco-Kids, a group dedicated to supporting the environment. I may not be all that namby-pamby with their ideas, but I approve of living in a cleaner, more sustainable world. One more thing, though: When pressed into action, Fluttershy has this "stare" that can pierce right into your soul. Learned that the hard way when I shouted at her rabbit Angel in agitation. Dunno what that bunny's problem is with me.

Suddenly, the bell rang, startling the three.

"Oh my gosh, I'm late for class!" Fluttershy exclaimed. "Do you know where the principal's office is?" The siblings explained they were already told as they went their separate ways... for now.

As Spike and Twilight reached the door, they knocked it thrice.

"Come in." a voice within responded. She opened the door and they entered the office. Celestia was currently focused on some paperwork in a file.

"How may I help you?" she asked, still not looking up from the file.

"Well, we... um... whew." Twilight stuttered. Spike rolled his eyes at her fumbling. Celestia then put the file down to focus on them, even giving an expression of "well?". Soon Twilight gathered her wits and got started.

"I'm Twilight Sparkle." She introduced.

"And I'm her brother Spike." He said.

"We're new here and came to get our class assignments," Twilight added.

"New students?" Celestia inquired. "Splendid! It's been quite a while since we had any new students enroll here." She got up and walked to the file cabinet to bring out their application papers. "Are you interested in running for Princess of the Fall Formal?"

The question surprised Twilight and Spike, particularly the former.

"Princess of the Fall Formal?" She inquired.

"It's Canterlot High's biggest event." Principal Celestia explained.

"Like the so-called Friendship Games Crystal Prep wins every four years?" Spike piped up. Celestia perked up at the mention of the name.

"Yes, but annually," Celestia answered. "Anyway, since you're new to this place, I will call in someone who knows this place like the back of her hand, second to me and Luna, that is." She held her finger down upon the intercom button.

Sunset, like the rest of the school, was currently on a break in her presidential office, playing Dino Crisis 2 during the Triceratops chase mini-game on her PlayStation 2. Suddenly the speakers screeched to life, getting the attention of not only Sunset but the entire school.

"Attention, Sunset Shimmer, please report to my office, for you have two new students to tour around the school. That is all." Celestia announced. The announcement of new students has created a stir in the student body and the staff alike. It had been two years since more students came to enroll at Canterlot High school. Sunset tunned off her game system and walked out of her office.

While the newcomers waited, Twilight and Spike took notice of three portraits, all of one person: Sunset Shimmer. Celestia looks in their direction.

"That's my daughter, Sunset Shimmer, and princess of the Fall Formal for three years." She explained to them. The two could not believe their ears.

"You're Sunset's mom?!" Twilight said in disbelief. "I thought she's the school president."

"Oh, my little Sunshine's both," Celestia said. Suddenly, a groan of irritation tore the air, and they turned their heads to see Sunset enter the office, dragging her hand down her face as she did.

"Please don't call me that, mother." She whined. "It's embarrassing!" Then she noticed the siblings. "Oh. You must be newbies. I'm Sunset Shimmer, school president and reigning Fall Formal Princess."

"Twilight Sparkle." She introduced herself, albeit apprehensively. "That's my brother Spike."

"How's it going?" He asked innocently.

"So! Let's get that tour in motion, shall we?" Sunset quickly said, urging the two out before her mother could embarrass her any further.

"Something tells me Sunset's time with Twilight will be quite the life-changer for her." Celestia said, shaking her head in amusement.

Oh Mom, if you only knew how right you are...

Author's Note

I admit I find Vignette to be interestin' in terms of design, but in her role as a villain? Not so much. Makes Juniper Montage look like a well-written antagonist (which isn't sayin' much). And I thought, what if I put Vignette in the shoes of EG1 Sunset? So, here it is.

The green girl will be a called that and her name won't be revealed until the end of the story. I bet some o' y' all had figured who that is by now, but please no spoilers.

And also in this alternate universe, Spike's a human instead of a dog, not that I mind. Here's the appearance I picked. https://www.deviantart.com/thecheeseburger/art/Human-Spike-Equestria-Girls-515911925

And no worries, I have another chapter underway.

Constructive advice for improvement is welcome. And no flames!

Twilight and Spike's First Day part 2

"...Here's the art class, a personal favorite of mine." said Sunset as she showed them the room's location. Suddenly, a man in his thirties appeared out of the closet with some art supplies for his class. He has gray skin, yellow eyes, wiry white hair and brows, and a beard hanging from his chin. His clothes are a little... eccentric, to say the least. A multitude of wild colors, and a few stains, indicating he was an art teacher. As he returned to his classroom, he spotted Sunset and the Sparkles.

"Oh, hey there, my little Sunspot!" He called to her. Sunset blushed madly and buried her face in her palms, groaning in embarrassment. A pair of girl students snickered the sound of her nickname.

"Not helping, Lyra and Bon Bon!" Sunset gritted through her teeth.

Okay, captain chaos here? That's Discord, Canterlot High's art teacher. Guy that free-spirited? Couldn't have landed a more fitting job. And to top it off... he's my dad. Oh, WHY do my parents have to embarrass me 24/7? Do they get some kind of sick pleasure out of it?! Still, what are the odds that my whole family works at the same school? Might as well have won the lottery at once. But I digress. The school tour was going very swimmingly so far. But it didn't stay that way for long. Let's just say the little green monster inside me started growing, and what came next... not pretty.

"Your old man's a riot!" The mint green girl hollered in laughter.

"Y'know, if you ever come to any parties, you should bring him around!" The girl with pink and blue hair added between laughs as they walked away, but not before noticing the Sparkles. "Oh, and bring your new friends, too! Oh! I'm Bon Bon!"

"Lyra Heartstrings!" The mint-green girl introduced herself.

"Twilight Sparkle." She said.

"Spike Sparkle." He said.

"See you both later!" They finished as they walked away.

"Your dad seems like a really fun guy, if a little chaotic." Twilight said with a giggle.

"Yeah, if you don't mind being embarrassed all the time." Sunset grumbled. "I love him a lot, but he tends to drive me crazy."

"And those two girls back there?" Spike asked.

"The wonder twins? They do pretty much everything together- best friends for life and all that. I wonder where Bon Bon disappears off to, though. She does that a lot for some reason..." Sunset told them.

Suddenly, a low growling filled the air. Sunset looked to her stomach and turned to the Sparkle pair.

"You guys hungry?" asked Sunset.

-

The trio entered a really big room. There are rows upon rows of long tables, occupied by students eating their lunches while interacting with their friends. The chatter toned down when they entered through the doors, casting their attention their way. They have been eager with anticipation since the announcement.

"And Twilight, Spike, here's the cafeteria." said Sunset. As they walked to the lunch line, they noticed the looks the students were giving. Luckily for the newcomers, they were warm and friendly.

"There are groups you two need to know around here, guys," Sunset started off.

"You got the athletes." She pointed to the group in sportwear. "There's Teddy Touchdown, Cloudy Kicks, Tennis Match, Curly Winds, Heath Burns, Lightning Dust, and Gilda." All the aforementioned jocks and jockettes waved in greeting.

"Hey." Gilda replied simply.

"The Techies," Sunset pointed to some teens with their phones and even a laptop out. "Atomic Adam, Scribble Dee, Bright Idea, Wiz Kid, Micro Chips, and Velvet Sky."

"Hey you two, lookin' good!" Scribble said in excitement.

"How you doin'?" asked Velvet Sky.

"The Dramas." Sunset added. "Sophisticata, Golden Hazel, Watermelody AKA Drama Letter, Indigo Wreath, and Nolan North."

"Hey, what's happening?" Sophisticata asked with glee.

"The Eco-Kids." said Sunset. "Sweet Leaf, Sandalwood, Paisley, Captain Planet, Starlight, and Tree Hugger."

"Hi guys!" said Sweet Leaf.

"Twilight, Spike, yo!" Starlight and Tree Hugger greeted enthusiastically.

"The Fashionistas," added Sunset. "Rose Heart, Blueberry Cake, Aqua Blossom, Normal Norman, Scott Green, and Photo Finish with her assistants, Pixel Pizazz and Violet Burr."

"Nice to see you again!" Norman and Blueberry called out. Sunset was shocked to hear they met them already, but shook it off.

"And last but not least, the Rockers." Sunset called out to the group with musical instruments. "Valhallen, Ringo, Napalm Crimson, Brawly Beats, Thunderbass, the odd couple Octavia Melody and Vinyl Scratch, the Rocker Amazon duo Cherry Crash and Mystery Mint, and... Flash Sentry." She finished with a deadpan tone.

"Hey, Twilight, Spike!" Cherry called as she waved.

"Hi guys!" Mystery Mint.

"Moving on!" Sunset exclaimed suddenly. They gave the senior president raised brows as the three walked off to get their food...

Blue-hair in the leather? That's Flash Sentry. He's a pretty chill guy, very good with the electric guitar, and a decent friend. And he leads the rockers, and when he's absent, Cherry Crash takes over. She's the one with the green hair. Also, Flash... used to be my boyfriend... until he broke up with me. I'm still feeling bitter about it.

As they reached the line, the Sparkle siblings once again meet Fluttershy, who beckoned the two over.

"Already met Fluttershy, I see." Sunset commented. Now it was Twilight's turn to talk.

"You sure know a lot of people here," Twilight said to make conversation. "Guess it comes with the job."

"You bet!" Sunset replied. "So, how are you and Spike liking this place so far?"

"Very great." Twilight said. "The atmosphere of this place is definitely a lot warmer and more welcoming here than when we once attended Crystal Prep." At the very mention of the school, the place became silent enough to hear a pin drop. All eyes were on the siblings.

"Wait, wait, wait. You..." Sunset uttered. "you two, were students, at Crystal Prep? Our rival school?"

"For four mounths. It didn't really work out for us." Twilight nervously explained.

"Sure, we did great academically, but socially, not so much." Spike added.

"The students there were just too cold and prickly for our liking. All they cared about was winning, especially if they did so themselves individually. Not all that into team spirit unless it suits their desires." Twilight told her. "We'd be better off in the stone age compared to them."

"And don't get us started on that gargoyle of a principal, Abacus Cinch." Spike said with disdain. "She makes an ice age look inviting."

"I hear that, newbies!" A girl with gray skin, long blond hair, and most notedly, crooked amber eyes, complied in agreement. "Name's Derpy Hooves, by the way." Murmurs of aggreement spread throughout the cafeteria. Sunset started to feel increasingly upset at the attention the new students were getting. Yet at the same time, she fullheartedly agreed with the pair on their opinion of Crystal Prep's students and principal.

"By the way, I couldn't help notice the negative tone when you mentioned Flash. What's up with that?" Twilight pointed out, unwittingly striking a chord in Sunset. All was silent once more. Sunset shifted her eyes in panic.

"Let's just say it's personal. Leave it at that." Sunset insisted. But then a voice called out of the blue.

"Flash Sentry broke up with her two weeks ago." Sunset's face went red in indignation and turned to the source, as she knew the voice all too well.

"Are you kidding me, Trixie Lunamoon?!" yelled Sunset.

"Well, it's true!" Trixie boasted. "He broke up with you because you too were spoiled to care about anyone except yourself." The crowd inhaled sharply at the comment. Sunset was pretty flustered.

"Oh, if it weren't for the school rules and my moral standards, I'd kill you!" Sunset snarled, throttling Trixie's throat, making a scene in the process before stopping and releasing her grip and composing herself. "You know what? I don't have time for this! Let's just eat our meals, okay?!" As she led the new students to finish up with their selection, the resident students watched in suspense.

"Sheesh," Gilda whispered to her felow athletes. "who put a hornet in her undies?"

-

After lunch, the trio resumed their school tour.

"That there's the computer room," Sunset told them as she passed the door she just pointed to their left, followed by the classroom door. "And that's the math class."

"And at the end of that hallway is the gym." Sunset added as she pointed to the double doors ahead of them.

They enter another room. It was spacious enough to hold the entire student body and still have wiggle room. There is a stage with curtains at one side, some big paned windows on another, and a lot of seats... along with a lot of balloons and streamers overhead.

"And here's the auditorium." Sunset announced. A few seconds in, a voice called out.

"INCOMING!"

Suddenly, a rain of confetti and streamers came down. Sunset leaped aside to avoid the party rain. Twilight and Spike, on the other hand, were slower to react, and were covered in party decorations. Then out of nowhere appeared Pinkie Pie, the one responisble for the surprise. She plucked a balloon from her skirt, took a big breath, and blew into it. Sunset, Spike and Twilight approached her.

"Hi there, my name's Twilight Sparkle and this is my brother Spike." Twilight introduced themselves to the crazy girl, who turned to them with a grin after filling the new balloon. "We're new here."

"Ooh!" Pinkie exclaimed happily. She then narrowed her eyes and cupped her right hand to her chin as she looked closer. "I thought you didn't look familiar." Sunset rolled her eyes in amusement. "Then again, you're only two chapters into the story. But you'll have more appearances a few more chapters in. Assuming the author finds the time and motive for it, that is..." Pinkie winked to the readers. The Sparkle siblings raised their brows and turned to Sunset.

"It's Pinkie Pie. Don't question it." Sunset insisted. "Trust me, it's best you just roll with it."

"Twilight and Spike Sparkle, meet Pinkie Pie, then vice versa." Sunset introduced them. Suddenly, the doors opened and in came another girl.

"Somebody ask for an order of apple cider?" She asked with a southern twang in her accent.

"Ooh! ME! Me me me!" Pinkie exclaimed in excitement as she ran over. This girl has creamky skin and white freckles on her cheeks, green eyes, blond hair, and is rather muscular. She wore a white shirt with a green from one sleeve cuff to the other, denim pants, and boots with a apple embroidered on the heels. Her most notable fashion statement is a stetson hat on her head.

Four others came in, Fluttershy among them.

The next girl to enter has white skin, blue eyes, styled and well-groomed purple hair. She wore a lilac t-shirt, a violet skirt with three diamonds on the left side, and stylish high-heel boots. She has a rather aloof air to her.

The last girl to appear was the most colorful, so to speak. She has light blue skin, violet eyes, and her most distinguishing trait was her hair in red, blue, yellow and green in a short ponytail. She wore a white t-shirt depicting a rainbow cloud with a lightning bolt coming out of it, a short blue sweater-vest, black pants with prismatic lightning bolt stripes along each leg, and bright blue sneakers.

"Could ya bring in the rest, Big Mac?" The farm girl asked a male student, his name revealed already, who just walked into the auditoruim. He is large by teenager standards, and has pinkish skin, green eyes, and light orange hair. He wore a simple white shirt under a red blazer with short sleeves, denim pants and white and red sneakers. Pinkie stopped by his side, boinging like a pogo stick on the spot.

"Eeyup." was all he said as he put the basket of apple cider down and left to bring more.

"Who are they?" Spike asked the president.

"The cowgirl's Applejack, the plum-haired one's Rarity, the colorful jockette's Rainbow Dash, and you already know Fluttershy." Sunset explained to them.

"Hey, senior president, why don'cha lend a hand?" She asked her. Sunset did not like being ordered around, but given her career, she had to get on with it. Part of her job, after all.

"Ugh, whatevs," Sunset groaned in annoyance. "Duty calls." She walked out the gym to help Big Mac out with the supplies. Then snapped her attention to the newcomers.

"Hey, I know you two." Applejack said.

"You do?" They asked in confusion. No way she knew them already. They just met.

"Yeah, you're the new kids who gave Vignette the what-for today." Said the cowgirl. Now they get it. She must have heard from the witnesses. "Name's Applejack, and the big fella back there's mah brother, Big Mac."

"Rarity. Pleased to meet you." Rarity introduced herself.

"Hiya! Rainbow Dash's my name, sports are my game!" She announced cockily. The other girls rolled their eyes at her in amusement and annoyance.

"And you already know me." Fluttershy added with a small wave.

"Hi there, girls. My name's Twilight Sparkle. And this is my brother Spike Sparkle." She announced themselves. Noticing the silence, she turned to Spike, who was spacing out at the sight of Rarity for some reason.

Okay, let's get you all up to speed on who's who. The blone with the hat is Applejack. She and her brother Big Mac, along with their little sister Applebloom, live at a farm just out of town. She's pretty much the muscle of the gang. She takes pride in honesty and can tell when you’re lying, though she tends to be a little stubborn at times. Also, her family provides the high-quality apple products we get.

The pale one is Rarity, Canterlot's resident fashionista. She has a knack for making stylish clothes. Heck, it's practically her calling, even has a job at a clothing boutique. Rarity claims to be generous, but tends to be a MAJOR prima donna. Seriously, she breaks a nail, she freaks out like she gonna face a crisis. She's not all bad, though.

And as for our physically colorful friend, Rainbow Dash? She's the captain of, like, EVERY sport team in the whole school! Can you believe that?! She often butts heads with Applejack and are pretty competitive with each other- in dance skills, who scores the most points in a game, everything. Rainbow can be pretty confident. Maybe TOO confident. Though she tends to compete by herself, her loyalty to her teams -and her friends- is commendable, so she has that going for her, I suppose.

These five girls are good friends, and their friendship was tested when some anonymous texts were sent to their phones, one to Fluttershy's silent auction, one to Rarity's Spring Fling, and one to Applejack's bake sale. When they met up with one another, they got suspicious. Fortunately, instead of assuming the worst in each other and cutting ties, they talked it all out, their friendship miraculously intact, though the situaions did put them on edge, understandably so.

While Applejack was in a staring contest with Rainbow Dash (again), Rarity and Fluttershy still pondered about who sent the texts and why. And Pinkie? She was back with Twilight and Spike. She just pulled a clipboard out of her hair and a pen out of her pocket.

"Uh, Twilight..." Spike started. "Not sure that's a good idea." Spike thought this was a bad idea to sign up for Princess of the Fall Formal.

"Relax, Spike," She assured him. "It's just for one day. Not like it's gonna kill anyone." Spike still wasn't so sure. Pinkie looked at the clipboard and was surprised by what she saw.

"Wow!" Pinkie yelped. "You have really good penmaship. What do usually to write with, a quill?"

"Uh, no? A modern pen like everyone else." was all Twilight could think to say. The others started to notice her actions.

"Um, darling," Rarity started. "tell us you didn't just sign up for Princess of the Fall Formal..." Twilight scratched the back of her head nervously.

"Uh, yeah..." Twilight replied nervously.

"Ah'd think twice about that." Applejack put in her two cents. "Sure Vignette'll come at ya all friendly-like." She picked up two balloons drawn with Vignette and Twilight's faces (the former of which Rainbow held) and changing her voice (poorly) to demonstrate her point. "She'll be all like 'The Pres and I are looking forward to the compete.' 'That's so good th hear.'"

"And then," Rainbow Dash added as she turned the balloon with Vignette's face around to show a thumb tack taped to the back. "here comes the backstabbing." She popped the Applejack's Twilight balloon to further drive their point home. "Trust us, it's best you stay outta their way. They're pretty possessive about the titles, Sunset especially."

"Vignette claims to be fillin' in for ol' Bacon hair, but lately we've been doubtin' that." Applejack added.

"Two years ago, Vignette jumped right into Sunset's presidential campaign, along with the ballot for the princess title. " Rarity added. "She managed to help her gain and even maintain her titles since, though for what ends, we can only guess."

"Lately, Vignette's been using Sunset's presidential influence for her own ends." Fluttershy pointed out. "As if she were the school president and Fall Formal Princess herself."

"Which makes us wonder why ya bother workin' for her, Pinkie." Applejack stated. The Sparkles could not believe what they just heard and turned to Pinkie.

"Hold up," Twilight spoke. "you actually work for Vignette?"

"Yep!" She bluntly replied. "Me and Bulk Biceps."

"Who's that?" asked Twilight and Spike.

"Oh, another Athlete. Six foot tall, very muscular, blonde hair in a mullet, red eyes, not the sharpest knife in the drawer, you can't miss him." Pinkie answered with a grin on her face.

Suddenly, Sunset came back into the gym, carrying a few baskets of cider by hand truck, accompanied by Big Mac.

It was then Sunset noticed the clipboard in Pinkie Pie's hands. Suspicions were rising fast in her mind.

Brace yourselves, folks. This is where my jealousy erupts.

"Pinkie..." She started. "That clipboard, is that what I think it's for?"

"Oh, Twilight Sparkle here just signed up for the ballot for Princesse of the Fall Formal." Pinkie replied openly. As Sunset snapped her attention back to Twilight, her right eye twitched, her suspicions confirmed.

"YOU DID WHAT?!?!?!?!"

Told ya.

And what followed was no prettier.

Not helping, Pinkie!

Author's Note

I am SO sorry for the late update, everybody! A LOT of real world happened. I went on a trip to Orlando in the final week of May, I was recoverin' from hemorrhoids and diarrhea, I had to help my Ma with her front garden, had a couple hospital appointments, tryin' to find a good, trustworthy way for sell my books. So yeah.

So, the idea of Discord bein' Sunset dad? I confess, I got the idea - dunno 'bout inspired - from Terminal Chaos. Very good read, that one.

Anyway, if there's any flaws at all I must correct in terms of characters, pacing, etc, let me know. Seriously.

Vignette's Coup

"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DID THAT, TWILIGHT!!!" Sunset bellowed as she shook Twilight like a rag doll. "WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!?!?!?!?!?! "THAT TITLE BELONGS TO ME! NOBODY ELSE! I! ME! MINE!" Sunset ungripped Twilight and turned to Pinkie. "Pinkie! Pillow! Now!"

"Okey-dokey-lokey!" Pinkie answered. She ran up to Sunset and pulled a pillow out of her hair and handed it to her. Sunset grabbed the pillow from her hands and screamed into it. After doing so, Sunset handed it back to Pinkie, who stuffed back in her hair.

"Let's wrap this tour up already, shall we?!" Sunset barked. She stormed off, the Sparkles following close behind. Then another door open, in came Bulk Biceps.

"Yo, Pinkie, boss wants us to find her a mug that doesn't show President/Princess Sunset's face on it." Bulk said.

"Okay!" Pinke replied with a salute.

Meanwhile...

While Sunset was giving touring the Sparkle siblings around the school, Vignette was lounging in Sunset's chair, wallowing in her luxury as if she were the senior president herself. A knock on the door was heard.

"You may enter," she told whoever was behind the door. Said door was opened to reveal a handful of teenagers. And not just any group- the rockers, starting with Flash, followed by Cherry and Mystery, then Thunderbass, then Ringo, then Brawly Beats, then Valhallen, and last but not least Napalm Crimson.

"We're to see President Sunset."

See what I mean now? Since the start of the new year, Vignette's been running my career behind my back, as if she were the president/Fall Formal princess, herself, and I thought, this has gotta stop.

"I can care less if you're short on- what was it again?" Vignette insisted meanly.

"Strings and drum skins for our instruments?" was Flash's answer.

"NMP." Vignette replied coldly. Over time, the school came to understand Vignette's acronym talk. It still annoys them, though.

"You sure seem rather comfy in your position, Vignette," Cherry said bluntly. "I also can't help noticing you've been, quote-unquote, "filling in" for Sunset, whom, by the way, we haven't seen by your side for quite a while."

"Last time we checked, Sunset's the president and Fall Formal Princess. Not you." Flash firmly stated.

It was then, the door opened in came Sunset and the Sparkles back from their school tour. Her frown deepened upon seeing not only Vignette at it once again, but the sight of her ex-boyfriend again. Then returned her glare to her vice-president.

"Tell me you're not doing my job again!" Sunset said in agitation. Before Vignette could say anything, the door opened.

Suddenly Bulk and Pinkie entered with a mug.

"Hey, Vignette! We found a mug for ya without Sunset's face on it!" Bulk said happily.

"And this mug says 'I heart dumb mugs!' Isn't that funny?" Pinkie added before noticing the hard, unamused looks from Sunset and the Rockers.

"Is this a bad time?" They asked at once.

"Vignette, my office, in private, now!" Sunset hissed. The two teens headed in, while the group waited.

"So, do you guys heart dumb mugs?" Bulk and Pinkie asked eagerly. The Rockers and the Sparkle siblings gave the duo odd looks.

In Sunset's Presidential Office

"Please, SS, you needn't worry your pretty head, I was only dealing with meaningless matters..." Vignette ranted.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. You were pressed for time, it was a minor detail I could take care of myself, didn't want your adoring public getting antsy, heard it all before. Yadda yadda yadda... Wait...

*zooms in on Vignette teeth, spotting a piece of spinach among them.*

What the hay! Is that spinach in her teeth? Start flossing, Valencia.

After a few minutes of hearing her rambling, Sunset finally spoke up.

"You're fired." Sunset firmly told her.

The sound of a record scratch fills the air. Vignette could not believe what she just heard.

"Say again?" Vignette uttered in disbelief.

"Let me put it this way:" Sunset started. "You've been let go, you're part of outplacement, you've been voted out, you're being downsized, you get the boot. Need I go on?" Suddenly the intercom buzzed.

"President/Princess Sunset, your literature class is coming up. Please come immediately." The person on the intercom told her.

"I'll be right there. Princess Sunset out." She replied.

"I understand you can't be here, so skedaddle on outta here. Places to go, things to do, folks to see." Sunset said to Vignette, jerking her thumb to the door before walked out. Vignette, still feeling peeved about the downsizing, stormed out grumbling as she went, followed by Sunset.

Before the school president left the office, she turned to Twilight and Spike.

"So, if I were you, I'd take my class assignments right about now."

"But we haven't had our classes determined yet." Twilight pointed out.

"And just how will we get to our classes on time at this point?" Spike asked in annoyance.

Sunset put her finger to her chin in thought. "Don't know, don't care. How's that?" With that, she walked out without a care.

"Is she usually this much of a brat?" Twilight asked the rockers still here, who nodded in response.

"Heh heh, so you got canned, huh? Not that I was eavesdropping or anything!" Bulk said as he followed Vignette out of the office, Pinkie in tow.

Sunset walked to her class, while Vignette, Bulk, and Pinkie went elsewhere in the opposite direction. The former cracked her knuckles in stretched arms, whereas the latter mumbled bitterly.

Oh yeah, baby! At this point, everything was going my way!

A Sunset mug was smashed on a cinderblock by a mallet... in Vignette's hands. Vignette, along with her two hench-people was in a corner of the maintenance room, and Pinkie offered a cinderblock a few mugs, and even the mallet from the inexplicable confines of her hair.

...Or... so I thought.

"Sunset can't just give me the boot! Does she not (a little to the right, Bulk) know who I am?!" Vignette ranted. Bulk shifted the mug as she commanded.

Smash.

"Yeah, you'd think she'd turn out any better," said Pinkie Pie.

"I gave the best two years to make the whole school ours, and just like that, she fires me right out of the gate!"

Smash.

"Well, to be fair, boss, " Bulk started. "you were running her job behind her back."

"You saying this my fault?!" Vignette barked at him.

"Uh, no! It's just that, Sunset's the school president and Fall Formal Princess, not you." Bulk pointed out.

"At least you're taking your anger out on these mugs instead of the real Sunset." Said Pinkie. "She'd hit you like a ton of bricks."

"Yeah, it would be quite the one-two punch." Bulk added.

Vignette was about snarl at Pinkie when she stopped as the wheels in her pretty head turned and she got an idea. A wonderful idea. A wonderful, awful idea. A wicked grin formed on her face.

"Pinkie, Bulk, you're geniuses!" Vignette said as she grabbed the two and shook them up, dropping the mugs in the process. "I'll get rid of Sunset Shimmer!" She cackled with delight.

"The real Sunset Shimmer?" They asked in confusion. Vignette stopped her laugh and looked to her hench-people.

"No, Queen Elsa." Vignette quipped. "Of course the real Sunset Shimmer! Do you not see this? With Bacon hair out of the picture and no one opposing, I'll take over and rule the school with an iron fist, hang with the jet-set, mingle with the cool crowd, maybe even take over the world. Brrrrilliant!"

Pinkie and Bulk clapped dumbly but soon stopped.
"One problem with that, Vignette." Pinkie told her. "Sunset's the princess and president. Not you."

"And how's that work with you now that you're fired?" asked Bulk.

"A problem I intend to remedy," said Vignette. "The only ones who know about that are the four of us," Vignette held up four fingers before pressing her pinkie finger. "soon to be the three of us."

"And I'm one of those three, right?" Pinkie held up the three fingers with a goofy open smile.

"To the secret lab!" Vignette commanded. They ran to the auditorium, and onto the stage where there was a pair of levers. Pinkie and Bulk stood by said levers, while Vignette stood on the trapdoor unwittingly, confidence in her posture and a devious smile on her face.

"Pull the lever, Bulk!" She commanded. Bulk did so... which suddenly opened the floor under her feet, causing her to float on thin air for a couple of seconds before she dropped!

"WRONG LEEEVVVEEERRR!!!"

"Oops!" exclaimed Bulk. Soon Vignette returned to the stage... with a mop bucket on her head.

"Why do I even HAVE that lever?!" Vignette groaned in agitation as she tossed the bucket back down the hole before it closed. She marched grumpily to the levers.

"Told ya we should've labeled them." Pinkie told her.

"OMW!" Vignette snarled. She pulled the lever next to Pinkie, which caused the wall they standing by to revolve like a door and spun until it stopped and they were out of sight.

The trio ran to what looked like a rail car. It looked like the kind you would ride at an amusement park and looked to be fashioned after a bumper car. The petty blogger sat up front, while Bulk and Pinkie sat in the back. The duo was hopping in their seats with wide grins, Vignette has a stoic face as she licked her hand and slicked her hair back. The speakers screeched to life.

"Please remain seated and keep your arms and legs inside the car at all times. Remember to smile and enjoy the ride! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA" Stated the recording of Pinkie's voice.

"I regret letting Pinkie record for this." Grumbled Vignette. Then the railcar down the track which sloped diagonally and entered a loop-de-loop and turned a hard right.

"I'M ABOUT TO LOSE MY LUNCH!!!" Bulk shouted.

"DON'T YOU DARE PUKE IN THIS CAR!" Vignette demanded.

"WHEEE! SHOUTING IS FUN!!!" shouted an ecstatic Pinkie.

Then the railcar crossed some panels with bullseyes on them, which caused it to jump off the track and onto the next five bounce bullseyes. Left. Left. Right. Left. Right. Then they took a left turn and crossed a green circle with a roundabout arrow within, causing them to continue... backward.

"What was the point of that turning feature again?" Bulk asked puzzledly. The railcar jerked to the right and then another right and then left before riding over another green turning circle, setting their railcar forward once more. Just in time, too because they entered a winding track as you ride on roller coasters like SeaWorld's Kraken and Islands of Adventure's Dueling Dragons!

"VIGNETTE, PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR! WHOOO-HOOOO!!!!" Pinkie shouted with glee, hands in the air as did Bulk. They left winding track and rode along a track with glowing arrows pointing forward, which caused them to speed up, their hair, lips, and eyelids flapping from the gust of speed. Ahead was the entrance to the secret lab.

When they reached the end of the ride, they leaped off into the lab... all three wearing goggles and lab coats, one of which is little stretched taut due to Bulk's frame. Pinkie's hair, for some bizarre reason, changed to the style of Frankenstein's bride.

It goes with the mad scientist vibe.

Not gonna ask.

They hive-fived one another and ran into the lab. Vignette stopped in front of one of the tables with tubes and bottles full of who knows what substances.

"Now..." Started Vignette. "how do I pull this off?" Then a bulb lit up over her head.

"I got it!" She exclaimed. "First, I turn her into a gerbil, then I put that gerbil in a box, then stuff said box in a bigger one, then mail the box to myself, and when it comes to my doorstep, MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I run it over with a lawnmower!"

"Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant! Hashtag: Evilgenius!" She said as she accidentally knocked a small vial from a table she was next to, spilling the fluid into a storm drain in the process. The three were dumbfounded at the sight.

"Orrr... to save on postage and shipping, I'll simply slip this minor poison in her drink!" Vignette added with a grin.

"Discord almighty, poison?!" Said Pinkie and Bulk with shock.

"Relax, it's not deadly." Vignette assured them. "This vial contains a weakened strain of chickenpox. When she drinks this concoction, she will gross out student and staff alike before running out of the school, then be shunned when she returns!

"Take it, Bulk!" Vignette said as she handed the vial to her henchman. "Feel the power!"

"I feel it, alright," said Bulk.

"My moment of triumph is at hand! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Hashtag: It'schowtime!"

"Yay!" Pickie squealed as she clapped in excitement.

Little do they know, things wouldn't turn the way they hoped.

You could say her scheme bucked up!

Not funny, Pinkie!

Author's Note

For anyone wonderin', the roller coaster cried to the lab scene was based on the catacomb level from the Emperor's New Groove action game. Try playin' it if you can get it. Pretty fun game, that one.

Here's the translation in Vignette's acronym talk for those puzzled about it.

NMP: Not my problem

OMW: Outta my way!

If there's a need for improvement, let me know! Friendly advice and constructive criticism are welcome!