I got Isekai'd as a Dragonborn

THE NEXT DAY

Spike, Ember, Thorax, and Pharynx had stayed up all night having a small scaled party for their musical achievements, they partied until they fell flat on their faces from exhaustion.

That was a couple of hours ago, after they awoke, they decided to head to their homes and freshen up.

It was now somewhere around 4 in the afternoon, Spike had gone for a jog to the nearby park, thinking that all of the partying had made him gain weight.

As for the rest of the guys, Spike had no idea, plus he didn’t really care, he wasn’t their dad, so he gave them their alone time.

Going back to topic, Spike had now successfully done 5 consecutive non stop laps around the park, which was roughly around 11 KM, when he decided to take a break near the soccer fields.

“Well, that was a good warm up…” Spike said to himself as he took a seat, he then proceeded to remove his headphones and take in the sounds of the park

“Well, it’s a lovely evening. It was a good idea to come for a jog to the park, the birds singing, children playing, owners walking their dogs, couples enjoying some quality time, the wind caressing my skin and making the trees dance, it’s really peaceful… almost too peaceful,” he said as he heard a disturbance behind him

“Hey, give us our ball back!” said a male voice

“Or what, you’re gonna run off to your mama and cry to get a new one?” said a female voice

“Why do you guys even need it, your not even going to play in the tournament,” said a male voice

At this point Spike had turned and had his eyes on the scene before him

“Yes we will, and this year we’ll be better,” said another male voice

“Oh, come on, we defeated you last year… in fact, was there a team that didn’t run you into the dirt?” said the female voice

When the boys on the right left side of the field didn’t answer back, she said

“That’s what I thought,”

“You know the rules, you can’t come to another turf to practice,” said the first dude

“Oh, come on, stop arguing, why don’t you run off and let the pros use the field,” she said as all of her friends started to laugh.

Spike had enough of it and decided to walk towards the field

“What’s so funny?” he said as he neared the group

“Oh, hey S, just some people not respecting the “No turf invasion treaty,” said on of them

“Oh, well, that does sound serious, not as much of a laughing matter,” said Spike as he turned to look at the other people on the field

“You should just give up, Crystal Perp. doesn’t stand a chance to achieve anything in the soccer tournament,” said the girl

“Well, that is not for you to decide Ms…?” Spike said with a fake polite tone

“Raegan Davis, you might know me as Rainbow Dash, the greatest ever athlete to ever attend Canterlot High,” she said full of confidence

“Wow, and I thought that only rich people of this city were full of themselves, nice to meet you Ms. Davis, My name is Sean Delsin Von Drake, you can call me…” said Spike

“Yeah, yeah, get on with it “S”, what do you want?” she said in an arrogant tone

“Well, you made various claims to my classmates here saying that our school doesn’t stand a chance in a competition,” said Spike

“But it’s true, you guys have never won a soccer tournament in your whole history,” said Dash

“And what makes you think that this time it would be the same?, not to mention that your historical information is wrong regarding trophies, for you see Crystal Prep. has won a total of 5 tournaments” asked Spike

“The fact that last year, your school didn’t even win a single match, or scored a single goal, unlike our school which destroyed you 12-0,” said Dash

“Oh, I take it you have played against us before,” said Spike

“Well… no, I’m a first year,” said Rainbow Dash

“Really? So… has any of you played before? Anyone?” asked Spike

No one answered or raised their hands

“Well, it appears we have ourselves a situation here,” said Spike

“What’s the big deal, you know for a fact that we are better,” said Dash

“The fact that you are using confidence in abilities and history that you all haven’t helped to write or demonstrate… that my dear friends is called Foolishness,” said Spike

This made all of them tick with anger

“So, how do you think we should solve this?” asked Rainbow Dash, knowing the answer already.

“5 people on your side 5 on our site, 5V5, you have 2 minutes to come up with a game plan,” said Spike

“Way ahead of you… NORMAN, ON GOAL, ROVER, FIDO, SPOT DEFENSE, LET THE FORWARD TO ME,” said Dash with fire in her eyes

“Can you give us a second?” said Spike as he called the other 4 guys towards him

“Dude, are you sure we can win this?” asked one of them

“Lance, if you continue with this negativity, we’ll never move forward,” said Spike

“He’s right, we can do this,” said another boy

“Glad to see at least someone is ready,” said Spike

“So what’s the plan?” asked Lance

“Mike, go on goal,” said Spike

“But, I’m not a goalkeeper,” said Mike

“Don’t worry, you won’t need to do anything,” said Spike “Bruce, you and Lance stay in defense, and Kalev, behind me,” said Spike

“Right!” they all said as they got ready

“I assume you;re ready to lose,” said Rainbow Dash

“Maybe, maybe not,” said Spike with a confident tone

Spike’s confidence began to get to Rainbow Dash, and so she had an idea

‘Let’s make a bet,” she said

“Ok,” answered Spike

“If we win, you will become our lackeys for the remainder of you school life,” said Rainbow Dash

“And if we win?” asked Spike

“Not that it’s going to happen, but… you choose the conditions,” said Rainbow Dash

“You stay out of our turf for the remainder of your school lives, and, you publicly apologize to us during the tournament for invading our turf,” said Spike

Rainbow Dash shrugged and said “Deal… can you take off your mask?” as she extended her hand

“You don’t need to see my face, let my feet to the talking,” said Spike as he shook her hand

“Are you ready?” she asked

Spike nodded

“Here, you guys start, to show you sportsmanship,” she said

“Oh, wow, thanks, I’m so touched,” Spike said sarcastically, angering Dash even more “To be on equal terms, you say GO,”

“GO,” said Rainbow Dash

As soon as she said that Spike kicked the ball directly into the net, entering right next to Norman’s head.

Everyone then turned to look at Spike

“That’s match, leave,” said Spike

“2 out of 3!” Rainbow Dash

“Suit yourself, you start, on you GO,” said Spike as he got into position

“Common Guys, let’s show them why we are the better team, GO!!!” she said as she dashed towards the opposite Goal and kicked the air “What the?”

“Looking for this?” asked Spike as he kicked the ball towards the other goal and placing it in the top left corner, far from Norman’s reach

“GAME!!” Spike’s team cheered

“Rainbow Dash, you better walk away, or are you too insecure to even look like a loser,” Spike said

“Come on Dash, they won, give it to them,” said Norman

“This isn’t over, we will trash you in the tournament, TRASH YOU!!!” she said as they left

“Wow, dude, that was amazing,” said Mike

“Thanks… so when does the tournament start?” asked Spike

“December 1st,” said Lance

“Why haven’t been any tryouts?” asked Spike

“Simple, the school doesn’t care much about soccer, they put more faith into the basket ball, cricket, baseball/softball, or rugby teams,” said Kalev

“Well, that is interesting,” said Spike

“Uhm, excuse me, Spike?” said a male voice

“Yes,” said Spike

“Hi, my name is Nolan Lawrence, you might know of me,” said the boy

“Yeah, you’re the DJ everyone is talking about, Neon Lights, was it?” asked Spike

“Yeah,” said Neon Lights

“So, what can I do for you?” asked Spike

“I want in,” he said

Spike looked at him with a confused face

“The band, Our Last Stand, I want to join,” said Neon

“Oh! Why are you asking me?” asked Spike

“Thorax, Pharynx, and Ember told me to ask you,” Neon said

“Those traitors, they know I don’t want to be the leader… Why?” asked Spike

“Well, I’ve been feeling that my music is lacking something, so I wanted to experiment with another Genre,” he said

“What other instruments can you play?” asked Spike

“Piano, guitar, I can also sing,” said Neon Light

“Well, if you want to join us, welcome aboard,” said Spike giving him a handshake

“Thanks,” said Neon lights

SOMEWHERE ELSE IN TOWN

“... and you are sure this is the place?” said Ember

“Yeah, this is the best shopping mall in town, the store you’re looking for is right inside,” said Thorax as he held the door open

“Thanks,” she said as she entered the mall, Thorax behind her.

The mall was in it’s usual late Saturday afternoon rush, teens and young adults on dates, rushing for the movies, or to a store trying to get a good sale.

“I hope we don’t call attention on ourselves,” said Ember

“Ember, it’s been a couple of hours, no one knows of us,” said Thorax

“Actually our song has reached 5 million views already,” said Ember as she showed him the video on her phone

“Ha, whaddya know,” said Thorax

“Not to mention, I’m a dragonborn and you are a changeling, some people might not like us,” said Ember

“It’s a free country, plus, it shouldn’t be their problem,” said Thorax as he and and Ember continued walking

Surely enough, they did cause some heads to turn, but so far they only saw smiles and waves, with the occasional scoff from a rich looking person.

But they ignored them until they got to the store they were looking for

When they entered they noticed many beautiful garments and accessories, as they began to look around, they noticed a group of kids around their age, the group consisted of 2 boys and 4 girls, who were eyeing them in a disgusting way

“Eww, we should get out of this store, I didn’t know they allowed trash inside,” one of the boys said, making the other ones laugh, minus one of the girls.

“I know right, Rarity, whatever you do, if you want to be respected in the fashion industry, don’t allow their kind into your stores, you wouldn’t like to… ruin the view,” said one of the girls with long auburn hair, putting her arm on the girl mentioned as Rarity who just nodded, as everyone laughed minus that one girl at the back of the group.

“This is why I didn’t want to come,” whispered Ember

“Ignore it, Spike had to endure this for far longer, plus, this just shows you their ignorance, don’t let them ruin your day,” Thorax whispered back, putting a comforting hand on her shoulder

“Oh, look, they’re on a date,” said the other boy

“Hey, I wonder… What do you get when you mix a freak with a monster?” said one of the girls

“I don’t know what DO you get?” said another girl playing along

“A freaky monster!” said the girl making everyone in the store laugh, even the employees and other customers laughed; the girl named Rarity, did smile but didn’t laugh, and the girl at the back of the group looked at the floor in shame.

“Let’s go, maybe they carry some strange disease,” said the girl with long auburn hair, and with that the group left, Rarity turned to look at them but didn’t say anything, but the last girl, who had long pink hair, walked up to them and said

“I’m really sorry, My friend Rarity, she knows better, but… she wants to fit in with the “Rich” class,” she said

“It’s ok,” said Ember

“Yeah, don’t worry about it, worry about your friend… I feel bad for her,” said Thorax

The girl nodded and left

Just as she exited the door, the manager of the store came out of his office and walked up to them

“Hey, folks…” said the Manager

“Don’t worry, we’re leaving,” said Ember

“Leaving? Of course not,” said the manager

This caught Ember and Thorax by surprise

“I saw, what happened, and in the name of the company, I want to apologize, today, all you buy is on the house,” he said

“Are you sure, sir?” said one of the employees

“I am, as for the 3 of you, we’re going to have a conversation in my office when I’m done with them, let’s see if you want to laugh after that,” said the manager

The three employed gulped and looked to the floor in shame

“ARE you sure?” asked Ember

“Of course, your kind save my family, I am forever in debt with the Dragonborns and Changelings,” said the manager “Plus, the owner of this shop is a Changeling,”

“Well, were only here to buy a jacket for her,” said Ember

“Well, take your time, if you need anything come to me,” said the manager as Ember went over to the jacket section, while Thorax remained in the jewelry displaces

While looking at the jewelry the manager came over to him

“So, are you guys on a date?” he asked

“Yeah, we’re dating in secret from our friends,” said Thorax

“Oh how lovely, my eldest daughter is married to Changeling, the nicest man I’ve ever known,” said the manager

Thorax went back to looking at the jewelry and then noticed a necklace with a red ruby on it

“How much for that one?” asked Thorax in a whisper

“The necklace with the red ruby on it?” said the manager

He nodded

“$50,000,” said the manager

“Excellent, I’ll take it, where do I pay?” asked Thorax

“Oh no, I couldn’t…” said the manager

“Sir, it’s $50,000, I’ll be robbing you if I took that for free,” said Thorax

The manager looked at him and went over to the cash register

“Debit, Credit or cash?” asked the manager

“Debit,” said Thorax as he paid

“Thinking of giving her that as a present?” asked the manager

“Yeah, better get my christmas shopping done early,” said Thorax

“This is the jacket I was looking for,” said Ember

“Really? How much is it?” asked Thorax

“$500,” said Ember

“Well, let’s pay for it and go, wouldn’t want to waste anymore of your time,” said Thorax as the manager as he scanned the tag and Thorax paid

“Thank you for your patronage, please come again, and once again I’m terribly sorry for what happened,” said the Manager

“Thanks,” said Ember as she and Thorax left

The manager then turned to the employees “Office, NOW!” he roared

A FEW MINUTES LATER, OUTSIDE THE MALL

“Sorry about what happened,” said Thorax

“It’s fine, you aren’t God, you can’t control people,” said Ember

“I just hope you enjoyed our first date,” said Thorax

“Well, it could’ve been worst,” she said as she gave him a kiss on the cheek and left

Thorax stood there for a few seconds, before jumping up and down, and running home with a big smile on his face.

ELSEWHERE IN TOWN

Pharynx had decided to do some much needed R&R by going to the local arcade.

It was massive, 3 floors of continuous video gaming, separated by genre and difficulty.

The first level was basically meant for little kids, floor 2 was for the more challenging games, and the 3rd floor, well, that was the level you wanted to be on if you wanted to be called a pro.

After charging a couple of credits into his game card, he rushed to the 3rd floor to begin playing.

He played all of his favorites, Colt Crisis, Night of the living Mares, Laser Tag, Indians and Cowboys, Speed racer, Power Bike, he even tried his luck with the Claw Crane, setting many new records as he did.

After a while Pharynx noticed that there was a massive crowd gathering around one particular video game

“Huh, what is all that about?” he said as he walked over

When he got there he noticed that the game’s name was called “Band Simulator”

“Hey, what’s this game about?” he asked a fellow gamer

“Oh, this is a game that allows you to show off your bass or guitar abilities, you can play solo, or with friends, or like in this case, challenge someone to see who is better,” said the boy

“Interesting, and who is winning?” asked Pharynx

“They’re tied, but my money's on the Red and Orange haired girl,” said the boy

At this point Pharynx used his height to look over the crowd and noticed 2 girls sitting side by side.

One of them had long Red and Orange hair, and by the looks of her, she was around 6 ft tall, and was somewhat of an athlete, as for the other girl, she had long green hair, and was also wearing a pair of light red headphones.

“Hey, isn’t that Lemon Zest?” said Pharynx to himself

Just then the song they were playing ended

“And the score is still tied, seems like you gals are going to have to play one last song to see who is better,” said someone in the crowd

“Ready to be destroyed?” said the girl with the red and orange hair

“We’ll see about that,” said Lemon Zest as the next song began

[POLYPHIA - AVIATOR]

“AND WITH AN OUTSTANDING SOLO, SUNSET SHIMMER IS THE WINNER!!!!” said the machine

“OH YEAH, I'M THE BEST, I’M ON FIRE, I’M THE QUEEN!!!” sang Sunset Shimmer making fun of Lemon Zest.

At this point everyone had cleared and gone back to playing their own games, but Sunset Shimmer was still mocking Lemon Zest

Pharynx looked at this and felt so much impotence until he remembered something

“HEY! Aren’t you a student at Canterlot High?” said Pharynx

“Yeah, So?” asked Sunset Shimmer

“And, aren’t you also a member of the soccer team?” he asked again

“Yeah, what of it?” asked Sunset Shimmer

“You know the rules, you or any student can’t go to another city that houses a rival of any sporting tournament, at least without authorization of the head master of said school,” said Pharynx

When he said this all eyes where on her

“You do realize that if word of your presence her reaches the head masted of both your school or our school, you can be banned to play on the tournament, that’s what the Pitch invasion treaty was about,” said Pharynx

Sunset Shimmer began to sweat

“Leave now, and I’ll keep my lips shut, as well as anyone here who is recording this,” said Pharynx looking at the cameras.

The look he gave the people recording made them immediately delete the videos.

Sunset Shimmer said her sorrys and left the arcade without further incident.

Pharynx then turned to Lemon Zest, who was still seated at the booth she was using to play, he could tell she had tears in her eyes.

He then proceeded to seat next to her

“Are you ok?” he asked

Lemon Zest didn’t answer

“Hey, we’re classmates, you now you can count on me, tell me anything,” said Pharynx

“It’s just that… I thought I was the best… I practice day and night… and i get defeated by her of all people,” said Lemon Zest

“Well, it’s only a game, in real life I’m sure you are way better than her,” said Pharynx

“No, I’m not, ever since we were little she’s been the better one at everything, then I find a passion and work hard to be awesome, just for her to come back and defeat me like if I was a noob,” said Lemon Zest

Pharynx, feeling bad for her, placed a hand on her shoulder “You know, when I was a kid, I was seen as a monster… heck maybe even now I’m seen as one… but that never stopped me for becoming the best me I can be, and so… you should let this types of things stop you either,” said Pharynx

Lemon Zest looked at him and smiled “thanks… what was your name again?” she asked

“Patrick Robert Chamberguard Humbolt, Prince of the Changeling kingdom, but you can call me Pharynx,” he said

“Pharynx… you’re a great friend, thanks,” she said as she gave him a hug

“No problem, that’s what friends are for,” he said as he got up

He was about to leave when he remembered something, he quickly dug into his backpack and pulled out something

“Hey, Lemon Zest…” he said, catching her attention “Here… this way you won’t forget about your talent,” he finished giving her a Guitar plushe he had won minutes earlier in a Claw crane.

Lemon Zest took the Plushe in her hands and hugged it, when she looked up to thank Pharynx, she was only able to see the outline of his body as he disappeared into the crowd of players and out of sight.

Lemon Zest looked back at the plush and thought “He really is cool… and handsome… WAIT WHAT I’M I THINKING!!!” as she got up and left in a different direction.

THE NEXT MORNING

“Good morning students, we have various announcements to do today; first, I would like to let everyone know that our school now is certified to do Augmented studies, which means that, if you want, you can increase your time in this school by 2 extra years and gain extra knowledge and abilities; the only bad note is that, you will not be able to participate in any sporting events, since by this point you would be playing for a professional side, that being the exception, if you would like to sign up please come to the office during your next break and sign the papers” said Princess Cadance over the loudspeaker

“Also, today is the day we do the Soccer team tryouts, if you are interested please head to the Crystal park after school and join the tryouts, I must remind all of you that the tryouts are today only, also, due to various issues, only first years will be aloud to join” said Shining armor

“In other news, today is Meatball’s day at the cafeteria, so come with big appetites and…” said Princess Cadance

Meanwhile in class A

“So, you gonna do the 2 year extension?” asked Thorax

“Yup,” they all said

“What about the soccer team situation?” asked Ember

“Oh, due to the terrible results from the team last year, added to various disciplines, second and third years weren’t aloud to join,” said Royal Pin

“I take it, they didn’t show up for training,” said Spike

“True, not even one, sometimes they didn’t even have a full squad for the tournament only having three subs, counting goalkeeper,” said Royal Pin

“That, and the turf war that happened against Colchester that caused 5 players to be sent off,” Sour Sweet

“Do you think we have a chance at the tournament this year?” asked Lemon Zest

“If we get a good captain, and a responsible team, sure,” said Sour Sweet

“Yeah, not like the band of rascals that Cinch put together last year,” said Lemon Zest

“What do you guys think? Wanna join?” said Pharynx

“Sure,” said Spike

“Why not,” said Ember

“Count me in,” said Neon Lights

Just then Ms. Kamelot called on Spike and his group of friends

“Spike, may you and your friends head over to the principal’s office, she says it’s urgent,” she said

Spike looked at his friends, but they all got up and headed there anyway

PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE, A FEW SECONDS LATER

“Any ideas on why we were called here?” asked Ember as she sat down on one of the chairs in the waiting area

“No clue, we haven’t really done anything wrong… Pharynx?!!!!” said Thorax

“WHAT? Every time it seems we are in trouble you blame it on me!” said Pharynx

As soon as he said that Shining Armor and Cadance walked into the waiting room

“Don’t worry, the 5 of you aren’t in any sort of trouble… yet,” said Shining Armor

“What do you mean YET?!” said Ember

“Guys, allow me to introduce you to Mr. Johannes Burton, he is the chief producer of this years soccer tournament,” said Cadance as she let a man walk past her

They just stared at him for a few seconds

“Well, nice to meet you all, I have to admit, I never imagined I was going to have the honor of meeting so many royals in one day, not to mention “The Perfect weapon” himself,” said Burton

“Nice to meet you too,” said Ember

“What can we do for you?” asked Neon Lights

“Well, I know you guys are probably thinking about playing in the tournament, so, I came here today to ask if you would like to make the soundtrack for the tournament,” said Burton

At the mention of this all of them went silent, they didn’t know what to say

“Doesn’t a pro band usually do that?” asked Pharynx

“Oh, I believed that, since you won the band battle last friday, you guys were professionals,” said Burton

“How many days to we have to do it?” asked Spike

“Until November 30, I know it’s last second, but we really would like you to do it,” said Burton

They all looked at each other and then Thorax said

“Before we give you an answer, how much are we talking about?”

“It’s a blank check, you write the price, the cost of the video will be separate,” said Burton

“Give us a second,” said Spike as they made a group huddle

“So we have to write a song, and produce it in just 10 days?” whispered Thorax

“Not to mention we also have to make the video,” said Pharynx

“Luckily for us, I wrote a song a long time ago that might work for this situation, we might just have to tweak it her and there,” said Spike

“So, that means, Yes, right?” asked Neon

“What do you think?” said Ember as she broke the huddle

“You got a deal,” she said

“Excellent, when will the song be ready?” asked Burton

“Tomorrow,” said Spike

Burton’s mouth hangs open “Are you sure?” he asked

“Yeah, we can start recording the video tomorrow aswell,” said Thorax

“Well then, no school for the 5 of you until you finish the video then,” said Shining

“We can tutor you all if you feel stuck when you’re done,” said Cadance

“Works for me,” said Spike

LATER THAT AFTERNOON

“Ok, welcome to this year’s soccer team tryouts, as you know, the league’s regulations states that each team must have at least 22 players, and at least 7 of each sex, now we are going to be enforcing this rule in the team, which means 11 male players and 11 female players will be taken into consideration, now, WHO IS READY TO BEGIN?!!!!” said Rommel as he turned to the crowd.

The crowd cheered

“Ok, how many players-to-be do we have?” asked Shining Armor

“23, last head count… 11 males and 12 females,” said Spike

“Oh no, I’m not here to join as a player, I came here to volunteer as a manager,” said Moondancer

“22 then,” said Spike

“Well, that means that everyone present will be selected to join the team… now, we are going to run some tests to determine your overalls, ladies to the right, write your names and positions in the clipboard and follow Vice Principal Shining Armor,” said Rommel

All of the eleven girls went over to the clipboard and wrote their names, then they went onto the field, did some warming up and began running the drills.

After a full hour they were all finally done and were asked to sit on the sidelines, while they boys ran the drills.

For whatever reason, it took them longer to finish the same exact drills for they had to make the girls wait 1 hour and 10 minutes.

After another hour of waiting, Coach Rommel and Shining Armor came back to the group to give them their shirts and overalls.

“Ok guys, let me begin by saying, that in the last 5 years, you guys are the school’s team with the highest overall, therefore, congratulations, now, our school has always used a 4-4-2 (Diamond) formation, which means that whichever of you ends up playing as our Defensive midfielder must be someone with an amazing amount of stamina,” said Coach Rommel

“Now, we will give out the shirts for the starting 11, and I have to remind all of you, just because you were mentioned today, doesn’t mean that your position in the first team is guaranteed… so without further ado, our starting Goalkeeper and shirt 1 is Patrick Chamberguard, you have an overall of 88, which is excellent,” said Shining

“Right back, shirt number 2, and with an overall of 79, Ines Zadrozny,” said Rommel

“Center back 1, shirt 3, and overall of 73, Bruce Newark,” said Shining

“Center back 2, shirt 4, and overall of 73, Gemma Spencer,” said Rommel

“Left back, shirt 6, and overall of 77, Jason Allister,” said Shining

“Central Midfielder 1, shirt 5, and overall of 89, Terrence Chamberguard,” said Rommel

“Central Midfielder 2, shirt 7, and overall of 75, Susan Swanson,” said Shining

“Right midfielder, shirt number 8, and overall of 76, Laura Zaborowski,” said Rommel

“Left Midfielder, shirt 11, and overall of 85, Nolan Lawrence,” said Shining

“Striker 1, shirt number 9, and overall of 92, Elizabeth Draken,” said Rommel

“And lastly, striker 2, shirt 10, and overall of 95, Sean Von Drake,” said Shining

As Spike went over to take his shirt he whispered

“Don’t tell Twilight I’m here,”

“I won’t, but you guys have to talk sometime soon,” Shining answered

“I know,” said Spike as he took his shirt

“Now then, the bench will contain, Silvia Franco, goalkeeper 2, and shirt 12, you had an overall of 75, Sabrina Carson, central defender, shirt 13 and overall of 70; shirt 14 is for Markus Talend, midfielder, and overall of 77,” said Rommel

“Striker, shirt 22, and overall of 74, Tanner Hudson; Defender, shirt 15, Frederick Copperrich, overall of 70; striker, shirt 17, and overall of 69 Melody Richards; midfielder, shirt 16 Ronald Pierce, with an overall of 72” said Shining

“The 4 of you that weren’t mentioned, Michelle Paterson, Mike Vastuber, Lance Ferro, and Kalev Kirisakov, don’t be discouraged, work hard during training, and maybe you’ll be promoted to the bench or first team,” said Rommel

“This are your overalls and numbers:
Michelle Paterson, Winger/Midfielder, shirt 19, overall 67
Mike Vastuber, striker, shirt 20, overall 66
Lance Ferro, Defender, shirt 18, overall 69
Kalev Kirisakov, Midfielder/striker, shirt 21, overall 71

Remember that we will have a new overall check after the 3rd game of the season,” said Shining

“Ok, boys, and girls, time to choose our captain,” said Rommel

“We already did,” said Sour Sweet

“Who?’ asked Shining

Everyone turned to look at Spike who just pointed at himself and said “Me?”

Everyone nodded

“Why?” asked Spike

“You’re the highest ranked player,” said Sugarcoat

“Not to mention, the hottest,” said Indigo Zap

“I don’t think he is hotter than Pharynx… OK , I NEED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR ” thought Lemon Zest

“I wouldn’t go that far,” said Spike

“Plus, you are the student council president,” said Sugarcoat

When this piece of information reached Spike’s ears his mind went blank for a few seconds, he then turned to look at Sugarcoat and said

“I’m the student council president? SINCE WHEN?!!!”

“The elections were 2 weeks ago,” said Sugarcoat

“I didn’t write my name,” said Spike

“We nominated you, I mean, you protected all of us from Blueblood, not to mention, you are the only person in the school that has any real “self-made” status, perfect combination,” said Sunny Flare

“How thoughtful,” said Spike biting his lip in anger

“Anyway, let’s get you guys fitted and ready for the pictures,” said Rommel

“Oh, yeah, Spike, be thinking of who you are going to choose to be the co-captains,” said Shining Armor

A FEW MINUTES LATER

“Ok… and that will be it for the team picture… Spike, now it’s time for you and the captains’ picture,” said Rommel

With that Spike, Ember, Thorax, Pharynx and Neon walked forward and posed for the pictures.

Behind them whispers began to erupt

“Do you think we have a chance to win with them in charge?” said Trenderhoof

“Of course,” said Sugarcoat

“I see, so, Spike has chosen the strongest players to be captains… Does this mean that he only values strong allies?... I must prove myself as a capable ally during this tournament!” said Fancy Pants

“Ha, with Ember and Spike up front, we don’t have to worry about goals,” said Indigo Zap

“Actually, you guys are supposed to be the players that build the opportunities to score,” said Sour Sweet

As soon as she said that they hear coach Rommel calling for them to come closer

“Of guys, now that this is done, I will explain some details to all of you, first of all, I hope I don’t have to remind everyone about the importance of discipline, even if you haven’t been selected to play that match, please attend the match and bring your uniform, you never know; also, I know that our school soccer team is highly underrated and, for lack of a better frase, lacks confidence from the public, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t have the support from our classmates, so even if you don’t see any fans in the stands, don’t ever, EVER, feel alone, I know that we are trying to rebuild our image and that will be difficult,” said Rommel

“Also, I am aware that the training facilities for the team last year were terrible, therefore they are being remodeled as we speak and will be available tomorrow for us to start gym training… now, we are supposed to have a friendly match on Friday, but so far no team has accepted to play against us, stating that they want to move forwards and not backwards in their development, so, Spike, as captain, you are tasked on scheduling a match for us on Friday… without anything else to say, you may go home,” said Shining

Spike remained seated in place as everyone around him left, he was too confused to move, until Moondancer tapped him in the shoulder

“They said it was going to rain today, so, what do you say if we head home too,” she said with a smile.

Spike smiled back and got off the ground

While they walked back to the apartment district near the school, Moondancer made an effort to help Spike with the friendly match request.

“What about Tall Tale High?” she said

“Our rivals in the tournament, they will learn everything from a team of rookies and destroy us in the tournament,” said Spike

“And Grasson High?” she asked

“They already declined, they have high expectations on their team this year to win the regional,” said Spike

“What about… I’m out of ideas,” said Moondancer

“Well, thanks anyway,” said Spike as his phone pinged

He fished it out and read the news article

“Uma Secondary continues their hot run of form as they destroy Coltchester Secondary 13-2, the Mareanese team is still looking for 1 final rival to finish their 5 game preseason camp in the Western continent; so far they have defeated Canterlot high 2-1, Cloudsdale Secondary 5-0, Las Pegasus High 8-2, and lastly, the aforementioned team. Who will be their final rivals,”

“Are you thinking what I’m thinking?” said Moondancer

“No, I’m thinking what I’m thinking and I’m pretty sure it’s different,” said Spike making Moondancer laugh

“You can call the coach of Uma High and asked them to play here on Friday, Coltchester is only 5 hours away by train, and 1 hour away by plane,” said Moondancer

“Oh, whaddya know, we were thinking the same thing,” said Spike causing Moondancer to laugh even more.

THE NEXT DAY

“So, what do you think?” asked Spike

“Do you like it?” said Neon

“No… I LOVE IT!!!” said Burton

“So, when can we start recording the video?” asked Spike

“Immediately, just go to studio number 2 and we’ll start to record,” said Burton

And with that Spike and Co. left the room and headed to the studio

“How long do you think it’s going to take us to record the video?” asked Neon

“If we do our parts well… 2 or 3 days,” said Ember

Just then Spike’s phone binged, he grabbed it and began to read

“Whats up?” asked Thorax

“Uma High have agreed to play against us on Friday,” said Spike

At the mention of this, everyone stopped dead on their tracks

“Uma high, THE UMA HIGH?!” said Ember as she got on Spike’s face

“I assume there is only one,” said Spike

“Are you retarded?” asked Pharynx

“I don’t think so,” said Spike

“Dude, Uma high, has won the eastern continent’s soccer tournament for the last 10 times, and for the last 4 years, they haven’t lost a single match, not even a draw,” said Thorax

“Cool,” said Spike

“No, it’s not “cool” we don’t have the team to play them,” said Neon

“Have some faith in your teammates, who knows what will happen,” said Spike

FRIDAY

Spike entered the changing room of the Crystal Stadium, and noticed many nervous faces, even coach Rommel was sweating bullets, like if had ran a 25 Km marathon non-stop

Spike then decided to walk up to the front of the dressing room and said

“Why the long faces?”

This caught everyone by surprise

“Well, if you forgot, we are playing against one of the best teams in the world,” said Jet Set

“No, I know that, I asked to play against us… plus they were the only team that accepted anyway,” said Spike

“Probably they just wanna relax, let the reserves and the bench play and rest their starting 11,” said Sugarcoat

“No, their starting 11 is going to play against us,” said Spike

“Great, we are going to recibe at least 20 goals,” said Gemma

“HEY!!! What is with all this negativity? Soccer is a sport where you never know what can happen,” Spike said

Everyone in the room went silent

“The reason why Uma High is so good, doesn’t have much to do with talent, but with teamwork, they know that, if any of them gets into trouble, there are 10 other players on the pitch ready to help, if we can do the same we can hold our own, talent or not,” said Spike

“What makes you say that? Heck I don’t even know if I want to play this match,” said Jet Set

“Jet Set, you are a damn good player, and you know it, but you are a lazy, self-centered asshole, you give up on challenges before they even begin, then you run back to your momma and dadda, and ask them to pay someone to fix it for you,” said Spike

This comment made Jet Set angry, and the rest of the people present giggle

“That is not true!” he said as he jumped up and got in Spike’s face

‘The prove it… on the field,” Spike said as he shoved a ball into his stomach

“Oh, I will, you and Ember better get ready to score some goals,” he said as he walked out of the dressing room to practice

Spike the looked at the rest of the team who were still seating, eyes glued on him

“WHAT? ARE YOU WAITING FOR A KISS ON THE CHEEK? GET OUT THERE AND START WARMING UP!!!” shoutes Spike

With this everyone got up and dashed into the field

“I must say Spike, you sure make a good drill sergeant,” said Fancy pants as he walked up to him

“Yeah, well, I only count on strong allies, if they are not up to my standards I cut ties with them,” said Spike

The moment he said this Fancy Pants ran off into the pitch to train, leaving Spike really confused

“Ha, I’ve never seen someone so desperate to practice,” said Spike

“Well, you did inspire everyone, like a real captain,” said Moondancer

“Thanks, you are an amazing moral support,” said Spike as he gave her a quick hug

This made her turn bright red

“Oh, sorry, I overstepped,” said Spike

“It’s ok… NOW GET OUT THERE AND TRAIN!” said Moondancer imitating him

“YES MA’AM!!!” Do I really sound like that?” said Spike as he ran into the field.

“Haha, he can be cute when he wants to,” thought Moondancer as she walked onto the field and sat on the bench.

15 MINUTES LATER

“Welcome, one and all, to this friendly game between Crystal Perp. and Uma High, I am your host Gideon March, and with me is former pro player Dante Van Der Gussen,” said Gideon

“A pleasure, as always, to be here with you today Gideon, wish I could say the same for Crystal Prep. not only are they going to play one of the best teams in the last half decade, but they have 0 moral and home advantage,” said Dante

“You are right Dante, Never had I seen a team so abandoned by their own fanbase, unfortunately, I don’t blame them, Crystal Prep’s soccer team has an image to recover since last season,” said Gideon

“That is correct Gideon, luckily for them, they have decided to start a new team, not even a single face from last year is present in this squad… it’s actually the only team in Crystal Prep. which contains only first years, since their basketball, baseball/softball, hockey, rugby, and football team contain, mostly, third years,” said Dante

“Another interesting fact about this team, is the fact that they count with 4 very powerful players: Sean Delsin Von Drake, the Dragonlands “Perfect weapon”, Elizabeth Draken, the princess of the Dragonlands and the twins Terrence Chamberguard and Patrick Chamberguard, the princes of the Changeling Kingdom,” said Gideon

“What do you expect from this game, knowing that these 4 are on the pitch today?” asked Dante

“I expect to see a game of wits, the best highschool in the eastern continent, vs the 4 strongest people alive in the western continent,” said Gideon

“I, on the other hand, what to see if these 4 skills are also good in soccer, maybe even a few goals,” said Dante

“Well, before the match begins, I have to re-state the fact that Crystal Prep’s team is completely at the mercy of Uma High; from the 100% of the spectator watching this match through the tv, 98% are watching us from the eastern continent, and 2% are watching from Equestria, but, none of this spectators are in the Crystal Empire,” said Gideon

“Well, then, what is your score prediction?” asked Dante

“If Uma High are merciful, I’ll say… 15-0 for Uma High,” said Gideon

“Wow, even with those 4 in the pitch today?” asked Dante

“4 people can’t win a war without a team they can rely on,” said Gideon

“Well, in my case, I also thinking that Uma High will win, but I think a 8-2 is more acceptable,” said Dante

IN THE CHANGING ROOM

“Ok, guys, I know that we are seriously outnumbered…” said Spike

“No kidding,” said Sour Sweet

“Yeah, the only supporters we have are our reserve players,” said Sugarcoat

“...regardless, is our responsibility to go out there and play our best match… I kind of promised them a challenge, so what do you say… team?” said Spike

No one in the changing room smiled or looked inspired, which worried Spike

“Listen! I know that fan support is important, but right now, we have to go out there and prove everyone in this city, and everyone in the world, that we are not the same team from last season, we’re a new team, with better ambitions, and if, after all this, after many good results, they still don’t support us, then FUCK THEM, play for you… play form me… play for your brother and sister seating right next to you… if we don’t have fans form outside the team, the we’ll be our fans… that… and having fun, are the only things we should be worried about… now… Who’s with me?” said Spike as he moved his hand forward.

Everyone in the locker room smiled and quickly added their hands to the salute

“3...2...1… CRYSTAL PREP!!!” they all yelled as they headed for the field

Coach Rommel and Shining Armor stood there with proud smiles and some tears in their eyes

“They grow up so fast, don’t they?” said Rommel cleaning his eyes

“If only last year’s team had been smart,” said Shining

“Well, only 2 keds from last year cared about soccer, but they moved to the hockey team,” said Rommel

“Anyway, Spike’s right, this IS a new team, and by the looks of it they do care about this team,” said Shining as they headed into the field

TV TRANSMISSION

“And we’re back folks, ready for the match to begin, but first, let’s take a look at the lineups shall we?” said Gideon

“Well, Crystal Prep. presents itself with their new 4-4-2 formation, with Patrick “Pharynx” Chamberguard in goal; right back, Ines “Indigo Zap” Zadrozny; center backs, Bruce “Bengal” Newark and Gemma Spencer; Left back, Jason “Jet Set” Allister; central midfielders, Terrence “Thorax” Chamberguard and Susan “Sour Sweet” Swanson; Right Midfielder; Laura “Lemon Zest” Zaborowski; Left midfielder, Nolan “Neon Lights” Lawrence; and strikers, Elizabeth “Ember” Drakken and Sean “Spike” Von Drake,” said Gideon

“Sounds powerful,” said Dante

“Yeah, SOUNDS powerful, let’s hope they are,” said Gideon

“On the other hand, we have Uma High, from Osacolt, and they come here with their 4-3-3 formation with, Takeka Yusukashi on goal; right back, Kanera Narunokoji; Center backs, Maddison Blue and Amber Kimidoka; left back, Ramiro “Cartusianho” Da Silva; Defensive Midfielders, Mumuro Tokinako and Anashi Niyama; Attacking Midfielder and captain Ogakuwa “Oga” Minoru; Right winger, Horikuro Hikafumi; Left winger, Yashikita Mamosaburo; and striker Tatsugita Akidaira,” said Dante

“As for Crystal Prep.’s bench, we have Silvia “Spirit” Franco, who is the other goalkeeper of the team; Sabrina “Sugarcoat” Carson, Markus “Messy” Talend, Tanner “Trenderhoof” Hudson, Frederick “Fancy Pants” Copperrich, Melody Richards, and Roland “Royal Pin” Pierce,” said Gideon

“The Uma bench, looks like this, Shotanda Aramomi, substitute keeper; Yashigisawa Sukesumu, Kagabi Asato, Okahara Akonami, Hiroragi Kyukoji, Towata Kosu, and Kobashige Uredori,” said Dante

“The referees for this match will be Antonio De la Sierra, as main referee, Daniel Parma and Emma Finberssen and assistant referees and Harold Bierges as fourth referee,” said Gideon

“There we have Sean Von Drake and Oga Minoru making the respective salut and side selection… Well, it seems that Crystal Perp. will kick off the match,” said Dante

KICK OFF

“And the ball starts rolling, Spike back to Sour Sweet, Sour Sweet to Lemon Zest… OH WHAT A MISTAKE BY SOUR SWEET, BALL INTERCEPTED BY NIYAMA… she rockets past Thorax… evades Bengal’s tackle… SHOOTS!!!... OH JUST BRILLIANT, WHAT A SAVE BY PHARYNX! CORNER KICK FOR UMA HIGH!!!”

“This is what I want to see in this match, Uma’s speedy counters, this match is going to be thrilling,” said Dante

“Corner kick taken by Minoru… and into the save hands of Pharynx… wasted opportunity for Uma high,” said Gideon

MIN. 6

“Lemon Zest has the ball… she flies as fast as she can glued to the side line, Narunokoji and Toninako keeping their marks on her, not giving her much room to maneuver and… OH! Beautiful back heel pass to Jet Set, he dashed in-field, heading for the Uma goal… Jet Set, to Neon… Neon passes the ball to Ember… she gets rid of Maddison, evades Cartusianho… prepares to shoot and… OH, BEAUTIFUL TACKLE BY KIMIDOKA, SHE HAS DISPOSED EMBER OF THE BALL CLEANLY…” said Gideon

“Uma High begin their well known counter strikes, Kimidoka to Niyama… Niyama to Hikafumi, who begins to use her speed to avoid the Crystal prep. Defenders… she outruns Jet Set… she continues in-field at full speed and is closed down by Gemma… OH NUTMEGGED AND LEFT HER IN THE DUST... Hikafumi is getting close to the enemy area… OH JUST SUPERB, Thorax rushing in and making a superb tackle getting nothing but ball out of it, as possession changes feet,” said Dante

MIN. 17

“A very vibrating quarter of a game, both sides doing their best to keep possession and open the scoreboard… Minoru with the ball, marked closely by Spike who isn’t giving him any freedom to move… desperate lobbed pass from Minoru to his offensive teammates… Akidaira and Gemma rushing for the ball at the edge of the area… OH! BIG HIT ON GEMMA FROM AKIDAIRA, WHO MANAGES TO HEAD THE BALL OVER THE BAR… I hope Gemma is ok…” said Gideon

“Yeah, she landed a bit uncomfortably on that right arm… although she is now on her feet, the referee is asking her to head over to her coach to get checked out,” said Dante

“We now head over to our field level correspondent Amy Turner, Amy, anything regarding the injury?” asked Gideon

“As far as it seems, it’s a minor sprain, Gemma has given consent to play the rest of the first half, but regardless of this Fancy Pants is warming up in case the pain is too much,” said Amy

“Well, thanks for the information Amy, we’ll get back to you in case you spot any new developments,” said Gideon

MIN. 20

“... Gemma has the ball, she passes it to Indigo Zap… WHO IS DISPOSED BY MAMOSABURO WITH A CLEAN TACKLE… he dashed to the side of the area and makes the lobed pass searching for Minoru’s, Akidaira’s, or Niyama’s heads… Minoru is unmarked in the center… HE JUMPS… CONNECTS AND… OH!!!! OFF THE WOODWORK AND OUT OF PLAY… Uma High are getting closer and closer to that sweet first goal,” said Gideon

MIN. 25

“Gemma, gives the ball to Thorax… Thorax to Indigo Zap… Indigo Zap to Spike… Spike back to Sour Sweet… Sour Sweet to Lemon Zest… Lemon Zest controls the ball and heads up field again, making an effort to breach the Uma Defense… back pass to Jet Set, who passes the ball to Neon Lights… Neon Lights keeps possession while fighting off Maddison and Kimidoka… passes the ball to Ember who SHOOTS… the play will not count, offside the final benedict,” said Gideon

“Well, this is definitely a new Crystal Perp. this team does show a hunger for victory,” said Dante

MIN. 30

“Cartusianho has the ball, he sprints all the way from his side of the field to Crystal Prep.’s, he leaves Lemon Zest in the dust… he dribbles around Sour Sweet and Thorax causing Sour Sweet to tackle Thorax making him fall to the floor… he continues with his mad dance of speed… dances around Gemma leaving her behind and confused… he’s getting near the Crystal Area… it’s just him against the keeper… OH BUT WHAT IS THIS!!! BOTH Spike and Bengal have appeared out of nowhere before him and are closing him down… Cartusianho tries to out play Spike… but fails and Spike manages to kick the ball away from him in as he fell to the floor,” said Gideon

“Cartusianho realizes this and makes a run to regain control of the ball, but he loses the race against Bengal who protects the ball with his body and… OH! Cartusianho goes down, and the referee has blown for a free kick… AND IT’S A YELLOW CARD FOR BENGAL!” said Dante

“An elbow to the face of Cartusianho, obviously accidental, but nonetheless, that counts as dangerous play, so he is now in the refs book,” said Gideon

“And this is going to put a lot of stress, not only on the play, but on the whole team, being a defender he is now the weakest link of the team,” said Dante

“Sugarcoat and trenderhoof began to warm up in the Crystal Prep.’s bench,” said Amy

“Well, the 2 obvious sub-out’s are Gemma due to her injury, from which she is seen hurting, and Bengal, who is now walking a tightrope,” said Dante

“AND WE HAVE ACTION ON THE PITCH… QUICK FREE KICK PASS BY NARUNOKOJI TO HIKAFUMI, WHO HAS OUTRUNNED ALL OF THE DEFENDERS AND IS NOW FACE TO FACE WITH PHARYNX… She’s still going, but now Pharynx has come out of the goal to rush her… she seems nervous and hits the ball, but Pharynx skillfully catches the ball,” said Gideon

HALF-TIME

Inside the crystal Prep.’s dressing room.

“Wow, we are playing well today,” said Sour Sweet

“Well, we ARE playing better than usual, but… Gemma, Bengal… you guys are being subbed out,” said Rommel

“Why?” asked Bengal

“Gemma, I’m not going to risk your injury anymore than this, plus, if you do, you will start to concentrate mostly on the pain that on the match losing even more balls and not focusing on defense,” said Rommel

“As for you Bengal, you have lost various ball throughout the game, giving Thorax and Sour Sweet even more work, not to mention, you have a yellow card,” said Shining

“Fair enough,” said Bengal in defeat

“Sugarcoat, Fancy Pants, get ready to play, you guys are coming in,” said Rommel

They both nodded and removed their training jackets, as the rest of the team headed to the field

“Good luck to 2 of you,” said Spike as he left

“Right!” they both said, Spike’s words clinging to Fancy Pants’ brain

“well, I only count on strong allies, if they are not up to my standards I cut ties with them,” Spike kept saying in his mind

“This is my chance to prove myself as worthy and capable ally… not just to Spike, but to everyone,” he said as he entered the pitch

TV TRANSMISSION

“Well, we confirm now, 2 changes in the Crystal Prep. side, Fancy pants to replace Bengal and Sugarcoat to replace Gemma,” said Gideon

“So far nothing to report from Uma high,” said Dante

“Oh, Spike is calling everyone over for a last second team huddle,” said Gideon

HUDDLE

“Ok guys, they might be onto us, they might’ve even found a way to defeat us… so, I guess it’s time we begin to use our teamwork skills and be creative… what do you guys think?” said Spike

Everyone smiled and nodded

“Ready?... break!” said Spike as everyone rushed to their positions

KICK OFF

“And the ball starts rolling again, what might happen in this second half I wonder?” said Gideon

“Well Gideon, my friend, we are about to find out,” said Dante

MIN. 47

“Tokinaka has the ball… she passes it to Niyama who passes it to Mamosaburo… Mamosaburo to Minoru… Minoru to Hikafumi, who forces her way through Indigo Zap, and passes the ball back to Minoru… Minoru sprints towards the goal defended by Pharynx… OH HE IS DISPOSED BY SUGARCOAT WITH A SUBLIME TACKLE… Fancy Pants has the ball… he dashes towards midfield, dribbling past Akidaira… passes the ball to Neon Light… who passes it to Indigo Zap… Indigo Zap to Lemon Zest, and back to Indigo Zap… she passes it towards Thorax, who does a forward pass to Spike, who has taken the defenders by surprise… HE ONLY HAS THE KEEPER TO BEAT… and he passes the ball down to Ember who just has to tap it in to score… GOOOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLLL! FOR CRYSTAL PREP. 1-0,” said Gideon

“This is getting interesting,” said Dante

MIN. 48

“Well, the ball is rolling again after Ember’s opening goal… Akidara back to Minoru, Minoru back to Maddison, WHO HAS FALLEN ASLEEP IN POSSESSION, AND HAS LOST THE BALL TO SPIKE AS HE HITS THE BALL HARD AND LOW TO THE LEFT BOTTOM CORNER! GOOOOOAAAAAAAAAL! 2-0 Crystal Perp.,” said Gideon

MIN. 54

“Corner kick for Uma High, hoping to reduce the difference, corner taken by Minoru… head out of the area by Fancy Pants, into the feet of Thorax, who begins a one man counter strike with only Narunokoji and Kimidoka standing on his way… Kimidoka moves forward, rushing Thorax, who skilfully out dribbles her, and beings a mad sprint towards the enemy goal, while being pressed by Narunokoji, who is finally out played by Thorax and left in the dust… now all he has to do is beat Yusukashi… HE CHIPS IT OVER HIM AND… GOAL! GOOOOAAAAALLL! For Crystal Prep. 3-0,” said Gideon

“Oh how things have changed,” said Dante

MIN. 59

“Handball in the area, penalty for Crystal Prep. and yellow card for Maddison… who is also benign subbed out of the match and being replaced by Akonami,” said Gideon

“Ridiculous move by the young defender, she tried to cut the lobbed pass with her body, but placed her hand in the way of the ball as it passed next to her,” said Dante

“Ember to take the penalty as Spike gave the ball to her… she takes a deep breath… POWERFUL MID HEIGHT SHOT TO THE LEFT POST, NOTHING TO DO FOR YUSUKASHI WHO FLEW THE OTHER WAY, 4-0 for Crystal Prep. and second today for Ember,” said Gideon

“Substitution for Crystal Prep. Ember is heading out and being replaced by Royal Pin,” said Dante

“Yeah, making sure that she stay fresh for the opening day of the tournament,” said Gideon

MIN. 63

“Corner kick for Crystal Prep. after a wonderful save by Yusukashi… Lemon Zest to take the corner… WAIT IS THAT PHARYNX DASHING UP THE FIELD?!!!!” said Gideon

“Corner kicked by her… right into the path of Phraynx’s head and… GOOOOOAAAAAALL!” said Dante

“This is a first for me, a goalkeeper dashing up the field to score a header while in regular time, beautiful cross by Lemon Zest, and what a header by Pharynx, 5-0 for Crystal Prep.

MIN 68

“Another penalty for Crystal Prep… and another yellow card for Uma High, NarunoKoji tried to tackled the ball off of Royal Pin but he connected with his heel, bringing him down inside his own area,” said Gideon

“And Narunokoji is being subbed out due to this, in comes Sukesumu, she is an ex-track and field athlete and possibly the fastest player on the team, Crystal Perp. beware,” said Dante

“Spike gets ready… AND GOAL, PANENKA STYLE, THE BALL LOBBED OVER YUSUKASHI WHO DIVED LEFT! 6-0 for Crystal Prep.

MIN. 74

“Royal Pin gets the ball and begins to venture into the enemy area, he dribbles Akonami… nutmegs Tokinako… and makes a run for the enemy area… ONLY TO BE PULLED BACK BY KIMIDOKA, indirect free kick for Crystal prep.,” said Gideon

“And final substitution for Uma, Uredori for Akidaira,” said Dante

“Spike gets ready to kick the ball. Remember if the ball goes in, the goal will not count, it must touch any player, apart of Spike, to count,” said Gideon

“Spike gets ready… kicks the ball… OFF THE CROSSBAR, AND INTO FANCY PANTS PATH, JUST FOR HIM TO HEAD IT IN!!!” said Dante

“GOOOOOAAAAAAL! For Crystal Prep. 7-0,” said Gideon

MIN. 76

“Ball rolling once again into Sukesumu’s feet… she passes it to Kimidoka… WHO LOSSES THE BALL TO LEMON ZEST… SHE GET TO THE EDGE OF THE AREA, SHOOTS AND… GOOOOOAAAAAL! 8-0 for Crystal prep.

“Of the woodwork and in, no chance for the Uma goalkeeper to keep that out,” said Dante

MIN. 80

“So, Dante, any thoughts about the game we just witnessed?” asked Gideon

“To be honest Gideon, I am flabbergasted, I came here to see an amazing soccer match, and that I have witnessed, I never expected to see Crystal Prep. destroying Uma high, one of the top 3 soccer schools in the world,” said Dante

“You and me both, Dante, I thought Crystal Prep. was going to be the one receiving the goals, but they have… WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!” said Gideon

“It’s another goal for Crystal Prep., Royal Pin scored the goal after intercepting a lose ball after Akonami tackled it out of Spike’s feet,” said Amy

“Well then, 9-0 for Crystal Prep.” said Gideon

“I think that Uma high must be wishing for the game to be over soon,” said Dante

MIN. 86

“Lemon Zest recovers the ball… she passes it to Sour Sweet, who plays it back to Sugarcoat, she controls the ball forward and gives it to Indigo Zap, who makes a hard forward pass into Neon Light’s path, giving him enough space to outrun the defenders… he hits it low and… GOOOOOAAAAAAL! 10-0 for Crystal prep.”

MIN. 89

“Another corner for Crystal prep. And all of the defenders are marking Fancy pants, Thorax and Spike since they are the tallest players, as for Pharynx, has stayed back on his area,” said Dante

“Jet Set takes the corner… off the head of Spike… headed out by Sukesumu, headed back in by Indigo Zap, into Sour Sweet’s path… she kicks the ball and… GOAL! A SIMPLE TAP IN BY THE MIDFIELDER, 11-0 for Crystal Prep.” said Gideon

MIN. 90+3

“Last move of the match, it is a free kick for Uma, Minoru is ready to take it… BLOCKED BY THORAX… the ball bounces to Royal pin, who passes it to Indigo Zap… back to Sugarcoat… Sugarcoat to Spike… Spike to Neon… Neon to Jet Set, who is flying down the wing… he is closed down by Sukesumu… he passes it back to Sour Sweet, who returns it to Jet Set who is already inside the Uma area… He gives it a small tap and… GOOOOOAAAAAL!!! 12-0 for Crystal Prep. and this has to be it!” said Gideon

“There is the final whistle, Crystal prep. Has completely obliterated Uma High today, and have proven to all of us that they are serious contenders for the tournament,” said Dante

“Maybe, I’m still a bit dubious about that fact, but you never know… I can already see the headlines of tomorrow's paper,” said Gideon

“Well, that was all for today folks, I hope you all enjoyed it, and we’ll see you next time,” said Dante.

THE NEXT MORNING AT CANTERLOT HIGH

“Morning all,” said Rainbow Dash

“Morning Applejack,” said Twilight

“What’s up,” said Sunset

“Morning, Dear” said Rarity

“Good morning Rainbow, hope you had a good sleep,” said Fluttershy

“I did, where are AJ and Pinkie?” she asked

“Applejack is getting breakfast at the rotunda, as for Pinkie… I don’t think she is here yet,” said Sunset

Just then Twilight, whose face was glued to the school’s newspaper, spitted out her coffee in surprise

“What? What is it Twi?” they all asked

“Read…” was all Twilight was able to say

Rarity grabbed the newspaper and began reading

“Crystal Prep. DESTROYED Uma high during their friendly match yesterday by a total of 12-0…”

“The goals were scored by Elizabeth “Ember” Drakken, on 2 occasions, Sean Delsin “Spike” Von Drake, on 2 occasions, Terrence “Thorax” Chamberguard, Goalkeeper Patrick “Pharynx” Chamberguard, Susan Swanson, Laura Zaborowski, Nolan Lawrence, Frederick “Fancy Pants” Copperrich, Jason “Jet Set” Allister, and Ronald “Royal Pin” Pierce,” read Sunset Shimmer

"The Crystal prep. team was guided by the power and brains of the "4 TERRORS" during the game, SInce, Von Drake, Drakken, and the Chamberguard twins are all of razes, previously hated by the empire, Dragonborns and Changelings," read Rainbow Dash

“Although, not everything went smoothly for Crystal prep. Gemma Spencer, starting Center back was injured during the game and won't be able to play for 3 weeks due to a level 2 sprain in her right arm,” read Fluttershy

“You’re bullshitting me, right?” said Rainbow Dash as she fished out her phone

“What do you mean?” asked Fluttershy

“There is no way, they defeated Uma High, we couldn’t defeat them,” said Rainbow Dash as she searched for articles about the match online

“Nope, it actually happened,” said Applejack as she appeared while eating a bacon and Egg English muffin, and some coffee.

“Hey all, did you girls see the news about Crystal Prep,” asked Pinkie as she walked up to the table

“Yeah, Twilight her was so taken aback she spitted out her coffee,” said Sunset

“Yeah, those self-centered maggots actually won,” said Rainbow Dash as she showed everyone the highlights of the game

“Well, they have improved since last year,” said Applejack

“I know, last year, this team would’ve been so afraid to even come near Big Mac,” said Rainbow Dash

“Dash, Darling, you have to remember that, it’s not the same team, this time they are even more fearless than last year,” said Rarity

“You’re right, but we’re going to defeat them anyway, I made a promise to this Spike fellow… why does his name sound familiar, Von Drake… I heard that before,” said Rainbow Dash

“Hey, don’t burn the few neurons you have left so early in the morning,” Sunset Shimmer joked making Rainbow Dash angry

Meanwhile, Twilight had stayed frozen in place, she wasn’t surprised by the result, but by who was in the paper, and she wanted to let her friends know, that, the Spike she had been talking about since middle school, was the one on the paper, but they didn’t catch it

“What’s wrong Twilight?” asked Pinkie Pie

Twilight was about to answer, when Pinkie interrupted her

“Don’t worry about the newspaper, we’ll win the match and the tournament… plus this just gives me extra motivation to do a good job as a goalie, so don’t worry… it’s going to be an interesting tournament!” said Pinkie with a big smile

Twilight looked at her and thought “You’re right, it’s gonna be an interesting tournament… this is my chance to talk to him… I have to,”