Author's Note

I wrote this opening after refreshing myself in the old games of Splinter Cell.

I planned on the first story of the series focusing on The Sirens teaming up with Principal Cinch in order to turn their devious melodies into a type of signal which could be transferred to other countries in order to provoke wars amongst Nations.

I wanted part one to focus on Sunset being a brand new spy for CHS, as she had hit and miss missions trying to find her footing.

I quickly felt overwhelmed that I wouldn't be able to write a decent Mystery/ Adventure/ Spy story.

So I quit pretty early on.

Shimmer Cell ( Splinter Cell Parody Opening Sequence. )

“Hurting yet!?” Rainbow Dash ran in place with a mocking fashion.

The sun basked the world below in a warm embrace. The school track was partly crowded, what few people hanging out amongst the bleachers or sitting in the vibrant green grass of the field were simply engaged in conversation not competition.

Though everything to the rainbow haired young woman was a challenge. She took great pride in pushing not only herself, but her friends to the limit of their physical endurance. Without breaking the slightest sweat, she had run a little over three miles and was hungry for more.

Her friend Sunset Shimmer was a different story altogether. The bacon haired girl drenched in sweat over an exhaustive workout, her sporty outfit of a tank top, shorts, and sneakers doing little to help her cool off.

The teenage girl could feel her lungs burn from overexposure to exercise. She didn't mind a quaint jog over to the mall, perhaps followed by a session of shopping. But to run six miles just for the exhilaration seemed like a practice in madness. Rainbow meant well she supposed, even if she was borderline abusive with her methods.

“Not a chance!” Sunset lied through her teeth quickly to lift a thumbs up in reassurance.

“Good, because I'm upping this session to ten miles!” The turquoise girl flashed a wicked grin to her friend followed by a devious gaze.

Sunset could feel her legs cramp from the mere suggestion of such chaos. With a loud thud the teenage girl collapsed to the parched black top in defeat, her chest heaving in place eager for a long overdue rest. Rainbow taking her time to walk over, those dark violet hues gazed down to her friend in smug satisfaction and perhaps disappointment.

“You can lie to yourself, you can lie to those around you, but you can't lie to me.” Rainbow offered a slender hand down to Sunset with a playful wink.

“I wasn't lying, just buying time.” Sunset took the hand being lifted to her feet, both her cheeks burned a rose red color in exhaustion.

Rainbow giggled behind her hand politely. Rolling her eyes for a moment as she tossed her friend a bottle of water that was latched to a belt on her wide hips. Sunset catching the bottle in her hand with ease, her lips pursed into a tiny pout.

“We all can't be champions.” Sunset retorted with a collected tone of voice.

“I never ask for perfection, just for my girl's best.” Rainbow was ready with her answer, gently punching her friend on the shoulder afterwards.

Sunset felt her teeth bite down on her lower lip in deep thought. Watching with unblinking translucent blue eyes, as Rainbow gathered up her duffle bag and other supplies for the afternoon.”Just ask yourself, Sunset ~ Did I do my best?” Rainbow spoke from a few feet down the field, soon vanishing from view.

Sunset left to a cavalcade of thoughts stampeding through her mind.

Did she really give her best?