Friendship Tryout with Cuddling the Raven

After the fight against Photo Finish and Moonlight Raven, Shadow and the Dazzlings brought them back into the school to the nurse's office as they also called the Rainbooms and the two other Stand Users to listen on what the two new Stand Users can tell them.

"I don't believe there was a battle, and we didn't anything to help." Rarity pointed out.

"I suddenly feel so helpless that friends were being used for evil deeds." Applejack looked sad, tilting her hat over her eyes.

"Easy girls, not every hero gets to the main target some secret villains trying to destroy obstacle in their quest for world domination." Pinkie stated.

"Still wish we could've seen it, bet the battle was unexpected and bizarre." Rainbow Dash commented.

"You weren't wrong about either of those." Sonata said.

"How are you two feeling?" Sunset asked.

"Feel like I just gone through void of darkness, trap with no way of escaping and I couldn't move my body either because the darkness was keeping me in place, feeling the weight pulling me down from grace. There was nothing but silence until pulled me away from the darkness in defiance." Moonlight described how she felt when she wasn't herself.

"Well, we know you're doing fine." Pinkie smiled.

"I guess it's… kind of what she said, I couldn't feel anything. Blacked out from everything until you freed me." Photo looked at Shadow.

"You said something about an arrow, can you explain that?" Aria asked.

"Yes, I was meeting with Moonlight Raven to collect some pictures her sister Sunshine Smiles took to see if they would be good to add for the yearbook." Photo started the explanation.

"But just when I was about to hand her the pictures, something came flying at us and it was very sharp on my arm, and I saw the arrow pierced onto Photo too, good thing it didn't get the heart." Moonlight Raven finished the story.

"The wounds you got from this arrow, are they still on the spots where you got stabbed?" Blizzard asked.

Both girls look at each other for a moment thinking about the pain they felt when the arrow struck them, but now they feel just as healthy as two horses and not even feeling any sort of pain like a small sting feeling.

Moonlight Raven looked down at her right arm seeing a small hole, about the size of an average coin under her tattoo. Photo Finish also has the same hole on her body.

"I didn't think it was possible, but it looks like "It" is here somewhere in the city." Blizzard said in a soft serious tone.

"What do you mean it?" Fluttershy asked.

"Flash, Shadow, have you told the Rainbooms about the two ways for one to gain a Stand?" Blizzard asked the two boys.

"Yeah, it was either through inheriting the power through family or get pierce by a… arrow." Flash realized with his eyes widen.

"That's what has me worried." Blizzard said.

"Come on, it's not like this Stand Arrow has a mind of its own." Rarity said.

"Actually, it does in a way." Blizzard mentioned shocking Rarity.

"But it's more like an automated missile that only attacks specific targets, one with strong spirit energy of their souls." Shadow guessed.

"That's right, the arrow will only seek out and pierce the ones it feels to have a strong enough spirit energy to anyone who can handle the strain to begin with, and the wounds it leaves behind will heal coming a hole like on those girls." Blizzard explained.

"Whoa, hit by a spiritual arrow. Now that's wicked." Moonlight smirked.

"Wicked that you two are still alive and we should be grateful for that." Blizzard stated.

"I don't like the sound of that." Sunset concerned.

"You see, the Stand Arrow will only seek those with strong spirit energy, but it a person who lacks the spirit energy get pierce by the arrow… then they die." Blizzard revealed, shocking everyone in the room.

"Okay, I did NOT know about that." Flash gulped.

"The arrow would kill a weak souled person? Now I'm feeling extra worried." Applejack feared, she doesn't want to think about if she or her fears friends get hit by that arrow.

"But wait, there is something that's been bothering me." Sunset said doing some thinking.

"Were you also thinking if it's possible for the arrow to move on its own to seek those strong spirit people because I'm thinking of that too." Shadow shard his thoughts.

"While the Stand Arrow does move in a way when it senses strong presences, it's still that of a normal arrow and it needs help to be fired at the target from a bow." Blizzard stated.

"Which could only mean that somewhere was within or close to Canterlot High grounds and fired the arrow from where Moonlight and Photo were." Sunset figured out with a finger stroke on her chin.

"So, someone was at school and shot the arrow, but what was the purpose of making them into Stand Users and attack Shadow like that?" Fluttershy asked worry.

"Actually, there is something that comes to mind and it's back at after the Battle of the Band with Rat." Shadow mentioned, remembering Rat in his final moments before his mom literally kicked him to death.

"And here I was hoping to forget about that guy." Rainbow Dash exclaimed.

"No, silly Dashie. Shadow was talking about the words Rat said when he suddenly showed up on the stage." Pinkie giggled and Party Demon Pink appeared pulling down a projector screen.

Then a film started playing on the projector screen counting down from 5 and play the scene where Rat was talking about someone while holding Sonata hostage.

"Honestly, I thought I was gonna be crush by Alfred's gravity, but I managed to escape death." The film stopped and Pinkie and Party Demon Pink looked at everyone with shocked faces.

"How does she keep doing something… do random?" Sunset asked, even though she knows better to never question Pinkie Pie being Pinkie Pie.

"Easy girl, best not to think about it and just go with the insane flow that we know is Pinkie Pie." Moonlight pointed out.

"But that film definitely helps." Shadow said.

"It does?" Rarity confused a bit.

"Of course, did you not hear what that dying man just said in the film? He was speaking about another person, one who's a Stand User." Photo pointed out.

"Indeed, the man definitely spoken about another man and said this Alfred has the power of gravity which sounds very fearsome." Blizzard worried.

"But we can definitely say that these are the same people that came to the Dazzlings to recruit them for whatever purpose they want." Shadow stated.

"Yup, those two said something about their Master giving us new powers than our siren magic only after we completed our goal at the end." Adagio nodded.

"But we didn't." Sonata said.

"Now I see, because of their plan back then didn't work out because of the Dazzlings' defeat and we possibly know about one of them, they tried using one of our friends to attack." Sunset realized.

"And if they sent me and Photo to attack Shadow alone then they must've deemed him a bigger than threat the Rainbooms and their magic." Moonlight added her own conclusion.

"Well, he has proven himself to be the strongest Stand User we've seen so far." Pinkie believed.

"Doesn't matter, if they're looking for a beating then I'm going to give them one." Shadow glared with one fist up.

"Now the only question is what to do now?" Rarity asked.

"Huh, obviously we're going to right toward the enemy and kick their asses, so they never mess with us again!" Rainbow Dash declared as she jumps high.

"Good plan, does that mean you know where to even find this Alfred and where the fuck is his master hiding?" Moonlight asked raising an eyebrow.

Rainbow Dash pushed almost frozen in place when Moonlight just asked that question and pulled herself back from the excitement that she realizes she has no idea on how to find either of them, she felt embarrassed upon getting dramatic on wanting to kick the bad guy's butt.

"Okay, so we don't know where they are, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't try searching for them." Rainbow Dash stated.

"We could try searching through Rat's coat." Sonata suggested.

"What are you talking about?" Aria asked as everyone looked at the youngest siren sister.

"Well, when we were leaving that night when Shadow's mom made that cool entrance with the kick! I thought about bringing a souvenir to remember the night of the Dazzlings' reform path and new friendship with the Rainbooms." Sonata started to explain.

(Flashback)

Shadow, the Rainbooms, and everyone else were leaving the stage arena with everything that involves the Battle of the Band now behind them, they can relax and feel at peace though Shadow would still want answers from his mom.

All but Sonata stops for a moment as she looks down at the corpse of Rat and notices that he is wearing a nice short-sleeve coat.

"When I saw the coat, I get this feeling of mocking the guy by taking his coat away and using it as a reminder that victory is ours or something like that." Sonata mentioned.

Sonata let out a giggling sound before making her way to the dead Rat and took off the coat from his messy body, and she also reached into his pocket to take some other items within his body.

"I also took out some other things in his pockets like his wallet to use his money for our own things." Sonata added.

Sonata folded the coat and placed the items from the pockets into the pockets of coat then hurry out of there to catch up with the others.

(Flashback End)

"They're back at the house in our room." Sonata informed.

Everyone just looks at Sonata with shocked expressions that the silly sister of the Dazzlings just took something from a dead man right after the Battle of the Band and has been keeping those items of Rat since then.

"Sonata, why exactly didn't you tell us about having Rat's personal items on you back then as well?" Adagio asked.

"Well, we just went through a lot since the event and I could tell you and everyone else wanted some peace after that. So, I decided to keep it quiet until we won't mellow about it." Sonata answered as she chuckles nervously.

"But then other stuff happened with us and Shadow together, and I've… kind of forgot about the coat." Sonata admitted with her cheeks blushing red.

Aria just gave herself a facepalm on how stupid Sonata is right now as they couldn't found more information about the guy, and Adagio looked a bit disappointed that she gave Sonata a smack on the head.

"Next time, give us a heads up on taking things from the dead enemies." Adagio advised.

"Got it." Sonata nodded.

"Or better yet, don't take things from dead bodies. I know he was the enemy and all, but that just isn't right." Fluttershy stated.

"Hmm, but don't you think it's strange?" Flash asked.

"What do you mean?" Applejack wondered what Flash is talking about.

"I believe I may know the answer. Flash is talking about the timing of the enemies coming to our school and making our two friends here into Stand Users in order to take Shadow Joestar out of the picture, which during this time happens to be the tryouts for the Friendship Games." Rarity explained.

"That just shows how they see Shadow as a threat whether or not he attended on participating in the games." Blizzard pointed out.

"Well, guess there's only one thing left to do." Shadow said.

"Go buy star shape candies to make you feel sparkly?" Pinkie asked excitedly with a wide smile.

"I don't think Shadow is thinking about candy, Pinkie." Sunset settled Pinkie down.

"Nor was he thinking about tacos, Sonata." Adagio said just as Sonata was about to raise her hand, but she set down her hand.

"I'm going to sign up for the Friendship Games." Shadow revealed his plan which surprises everyone.

"Are you for real?" Aria asked.

"I am, if those guys are trying to keep me away from the Friendship Games, then they're gonna have an even harder time once I'm in it." Shadow cracked his knuckles.

"Hold on, doesn't this seem suspicious that the Stand Enemies are most likely students from Crystal Prep?" Rainbow Dash asked with an angry look.

"Crystal Prep?" Sonata confused.

"I'll tell you about it later." Shadow said.

"I don't know, Dash. Sure, those snotty fancy students from that school have been getting on our nerves with always beating us every game, but there's no way they would ever stood low to using their Stands against us." Applejack stated. She's not defending Crystal Prep, she just thinks they wouldn't bother themselves with cheating since they're so good at, well, everything.

"She's right, I've watch two of the Friendship Games since it only happens every four years, and I haven't notice anything odd or anything that could involve Stand power." Flash vouched.

"But all of this is center around the Friendship Games!" Rainbow Dash pointed out.

"You're right about that, which means there must be some big plan cooking up." Blizzard theorized.

"That means we gotta be there to put a stop to it." Sunset is determined to stop whatever evil plan is going on involving the Friendship Games.

"Is there still time for the tryout?" Shadow asked and then the final bell rings.

"Oh shit, that's the final bell and that means the tryout is about to begin!" Rainbow Dash gasped.

"Come on, we can still make time to get into the games!" Sunset said as mostly everyone went out of the room to make their way for the tryout.

"Are you not going for the tryout?" Moonlight asked Blizzard who is still in the room.

"No, I believe it would be best to have at least some allies outside of the games in case some outside source tries anything." Blizzard answered.

"Perhaps we should do the same, at least to make up for how we almost hurt Shadow." Photo suggested.

"Sure, that's fine. But there is still one more thing we need to tell the others." Moonlight said.

"And what might that be?" Blizzard asked.

"I think there was another Stand User that has power over grass or at least some planets considered Shadow and the Dazzlings freed us from those mind-control grass." Moonlight pointed out.

"That's right, that means one was trying to kill Shadow using us." Photo gasped.

"That also means we have to be ready for those enemies should they show themselves at Cantetlot High again." Blizzard advised.

"If you don't mind, could you and the others help train in using our Stand powers? We want to help as much as we can." Photo asked.

"Of course, it would be an honor to have you with us." Blizzard nodded.

(Later)

The Friendship Games tryout wasn't that much difficult for Shadow and the others as they have cleaned through the tryouts such as physical tests to see how much they can push their bodies, and some intelligent part which some were about to pass while others were having some trouble. But they wouldn't give up that easily.

Once the tryout ends, Vice-Principal Luna informed the students that the roaster list will be put up momentary.

"Hey, Shadow, do you mind if we talk for a moment?" Moonlight asked.

"You three go on ahead, I'll catch up." Shadow said to his three lovers as they went on ahead.

"I wanted to thank you for saving me, it was so bizarre, I can't even find any other words for that." Moonlight said.

"I guess bizarre would be the perfect word." Shadow commented.

"Anyway, Photo asked Blizzard if you and the others can train us and I also wanted to let you know on something." Moonlight walked up closer to Shadow.

"And what might that be?" Shadow asked.

"Trained me well, and I'll give you a strong confront with my darkness." Moonlight leaned her face closer to his and gave him a kiss on the lips for two seconds before leaving him.

Shadow was shocked at first and then just let out a chuckle that he somehow drawn another girl into his life.

Author's Note

KO a new chapter is done and hope you all enjoy it!

Now Shadow and the Rainbooms have been informed about the Stand Enemies trying to make Moonlight and Photo attack him, but this gave them the chance to be prepared for anything when the Friendship Games comes and with two new Stand Users helping them out.

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