Pie in the Sky

It took two days for Sunset to come up with a plan. Then, it needed approval from Celestia. So it was decided that the diversion would happen on the next Monday. Hopefully, the seven of them would be able to stop Cloudy and Pinkie from truanting and force them to go to Canterlot High.

On Monday morning, Sunset's alarm went off at 4am, early enough for her to prepare. She got showered and dressed, ate a cereal bar and pulled on her coat and helmet. She left her house, locked the front door and started her motorbike. The engine purred to life and she drove to the block of flats where Pinkie Pie lived. Sunset checked her watch. 5am. Three and a half hours of waiting. She knew that Cloudy would head past here before 8:30, but she didn't know exactly when.

Rainbow Dash waited at the bus stop, ignoring the buses. She wasn't taking any of them. She was going to use magic to run after Pinkie. Her top speed would be enough to catch up with and even overtake a motorbike. She texted her friends,
Ready when you are, The Dash!

Pinkie Pie was pacing in her flat, angry. Angry because she had just seen a post on Grapevine about 'a crazy girl who gave it all for a boy who deserved nothing.' The user who posted it was TricksUpMySleeve2071. No surprise there. She just wanted to hear the sound of Cloudy's motorbike. If she didn't hear him coming, she would not be able to escape as quickly. Then she heard it. She looked out of the window. There he was. She pulled on her motorbike helmet and locked the door to the flat before sprinting down the stairs into the rain and jumped on the back of Cloudy's motorbike.

They did not realise that they were being followed until Sunset was right behind them.
"Go away," shouted Pinkie.
"If you go to school," replied Sunset.
"Bully!"
"That's a lie."
"You did nothing to help me!"
"Which is why I'm helping now. But, to help, you have to go to school."
"And get bullied? Let Cloudy get bullied?"
"You really think I would let that happen?" Silence, then Cloudy hit the accelerator. So did Sunset. As Cloudy put the indicator on to turn right, Sunset positioned herself so that they would have to go straight ahead. Cloudy swore.

Sunset trailed behind them, signalling to Rainbow Dash as they sped past her. She began to run towards them. Soon, Sunset was driving on the right of Pinkie and Cloudy, and Rainbow was on the left. The couple were forced to carry on until they reached Canterlot High.

Sunset sped ahead and forced Cloudy to turn into Canterlot's car park. He accidentally hit the breaks and the motorbike fell to one side, throwing him and his girlfriend across the concrete.
"Sunset!" screeched Pinkie Pie. She ran to a statue of a horse. "I'll go through the portal to Equestria if you don't let us go." She tapped the portal.
"Pony Twilight's closed it on her side," said Sunset.

An argument started, and students began streaming out of the school and they watched the fight break out. Something fell on the floor by Pinkie's feet. Her geode necklace. Cloudy picked it up, whispering something in her ear.
"No, Cloudy, I can't."
"Pinkie. They'll trap us here."
"I can't. Magic can change from good to bad in seconds. It can change people. It's hard to control."
"If you won't use your magic to get us out of here, Pinkie, I will. Get ready for the best adventure we've ever had, girlfriend." She was too late to stop him from slipping the silver chain around his neck and holding her hand.

The effect was instantaneous. A loud explosion of glowing magic. It formed a sphere in the air and swallowed them despite their efforts to escape. As the magic swirled menacingly around them, Cloudy Sky and Pinkie Pie tried but failed to resist its power. It changed their appearances and they forgot who they were. The students, having experienced this several times, began to run inside, knowing what would await them if they stayed. Applejack, Fluttershy, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Sunset Shimmer and Twilight Sparkle stayed. As the only students able to use magic properly it was their responsibility to keep everyone safe.

When the sphere of magic disappeared, the six girls still outside were stood facing two creatures who were human but not quite, with huge scaly wings. Their outfits appeared to be made of shards of stained glass, various colours of the rainbow for Pinkie and blue, grey and gold for Cloudy. Their now messy hair was blown upward by the magic they possessed and each of them had a scaly tail the colour of their skin. They held each other's clawed hands and sneered at their former friends.
"Girlfriend, remind me what we wanted before we used your magic," said the demon who had replace Cloudy.
"Boyfriend, isn't it obvious? We wanted to get rid of the bullies!" the evil Pinkie Pie cackled.
"Should we?"
"Well, you didn't use my geode necklace for nothing, did you! By the way, we don't need it any more, we have all the magic we need to stop ALL the bullies. Plus, it just reminds me of them." She pointed at the six girls. He took her necklace off and dropped it.
"Oops," he laughed ironically. "Now, where are the bullies? We want the ringleaders! Flash Sentry! Bolt and Volt Thunder! Trixie!" They flew towards the school and t used magic to tear a hole in the side of the CHS school building. Screaming could be heard.

"Hey!" yelled Sunset. "You forgot about us! We love feedback! What do you think of us?!"
Cloudy cursed. "You know how to deal with them, Pinkie. I'll round up the ringleaders, you deal with them." He kissed her quickly and flew into the school.
Sunset groaned. She had hoped to distract both of them. Instead, they had split up. She didn't let her frustration show, though. She shouted at the she-demon, "Hey Pinkie! Look at yourself. You have been bullied for weeks by a lot of people. But you know as well as I do that two wrongs do not make a right. You're turning into a bully because you're taking revenge. I have been a bully. Remember, before pony Twilight came here, I bullied everyone. But I was always alone, and you will be the same, unless you change."
Rainbow Dash, Rarity and Applejack stepped forwards. Rainbow spoke first, saying, "Sadness. Anger. Hurt. Fear. Anxiety. That's what bullying feels like, makes you feel. We all know, we've all been in your shoes when it comes to bullying. But the best thing you can do is stick with your friends."
"Revenge isn't right, dear," Rarity tried to shout, "but we know how it feels. You could give a bully all your possessions and they would laugh and say you're bankrupt. But the one thing you can give them is a question. Why are you doing this? I know why, and we all want to help you and Cloudy." More screams erupted from the school.
"But you need to let us help you and Cloudy," said Applejack. The three of them began to Pony-up.
"Look, three of the bullies have given up and apologised," called Twilight. "Think. We can help you. Using magic like this won't help. You have to use the most powerful magic of all. You know what that is. Honesty. Loyalty. Generosity. Kindness."
Something changes in Pinkie's eyes. "And laughter." she said. "But, but how? How do you let go of all the hurt and revenge?"
The other girls grew their ears, tails and (for Twilight and Fluttershy) wings. Sunset used magic to levitate and floated up to Pinkie.
"You listen to their apologies and you forgive them. We've been through so much that everyone here will apologise for starting this and forgive you for doing this. Now, what do you get if you cross a mathematician and a ton of pastry? Pi!"
Pinkie laughed. Her wings disappeared. "Laughter!" She used her magic to make herself look normal, other than her pony ears and tail, giggling at the sensation.
Then Cloudy flew out of the hole in the wall, holding Trixie by her hair.
"I don't have any more tricks up my sleeve! HELP!" she screamed.