Equestria Girls: It's Showtime: Game of Thrones

War

A state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state. These conflicts often involve bloodshed, torture, deception, and all manner of horrible things. To be thrust in war is the day all innocence is stripped from you and in order to survive, one must adapt.

That is how it was for a group of young teenagers, who suddenly found themselves thrust into a world not of their own, and immediately had to learn the hard way just how awful war truly is.

But of course, as always, I’m getting ahead of myself. In order to understand, we must go back to where it all began…

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The air blew crisp and cool upon a clear fall afternoon in Canterlot City. Leaves of all different colors blanketed the landscape of the peaceful city. In the heart of this great city lay a high school known as Canterlot High, where children come to learn the basic principles necessary to navigate through life. Inside this learning establishment, there was one student in particular, who was brilliant far beyond her years… but also naïve in her youth.

Twilight Sparkle walked through the many mountainous columns of books in the school library. A free period for her at this hour, she did what she’s always done best whenever she had a moment of freedom: Paying a trip to the library. While many students took this opportunity of freedom to hang with their friends or catch up on their sleep, Twilight always preferred a good book and the knowledge they each held.

Currently, however, she wasn’t here for pure enjoyment of knowledge. She had a history report due for Mr. Cranky Doodle’s class strictly on Medieval Equestria. She needed to find the right books in order to prepare for it. And so here she was, scanning the shelves for the exact books she needed.

“Hmm… let’s see now,” She pondered, adjusting her glasses. “We’ve got ‘Equestria: A History’, ‘The Canterlot Chronicles’, and ‘Through the Eyes of Equss’.”

As she read off the names of all the books, she checked their names off a piece of scrap paper after placing each book safely into her backpack.

“Now… the only one left should be ‘Tales of Equestria’s Past’.”

Once more, Twilight scoured the many shelves and columns of books throughout the library. Until at last, she found the section she’d been looking for. Scanning across the many different assortment of chronicles of vast knowledge, she uncovered the final book she’d been seeking.

“Ah, there you are!” She smirked.

Reaching out to grab the book, she pulled… but it would not come loose. There were so many books packed into one section, it was difficult to pry it out. Twilight grabbed the book with both hands, giving it a few good yanks, but still it would not budge.

“Come on!” She groaned, pulling.

After a few more attempts, she finally had enough. Grabbing the book tightly, placing one foot along the bottom of the column, she pulled with all her might. The book slowly started to come loose until finally it popped right out of the column. Unfortunately, it also pulled the whole row of books with it and they all piled atop of Twilight. The purple bookworm girl groaned in pain as she shoved the books off her and resumed her full height. Dusting herself off, she looked down toward the huge pile of books cluttered all over the ground.

“Aww man, Ms. Cheerilee’s going to be so mad when she sees this!”

Twilight quickly placed her book into her backpack, picking up the other fallen books along the way. She just started placing them back on the shelf, in alphabetical order, before Ms. Cheerilee, the school librarian, arrives and saw the huge mess. As she placed the books back on the shelf, she noticed something odd about the shelf itself. On the back, there seemed to be a loose section of the shelf wall that had been shifted and there looked to be a hidden compartment.

Twilight tilted her head to the side in confusion before turning to her sides quickly, making sure she was completely alone. Seeing no one looking her way, she slowly reached forward and pulled the loose section away to see what lay in this compartment. To her surprise, she noticed what resembled a really old-looking leather book stashed away. Reaching for it, she pulled the old book out and examined it. There was a large amount of dust and cobwebs covering it. She brushed it all away until she could make out the title printed on the front.

‘A Song of Fire and Ice’

Twilight gazed upon the old leather-bound book curiously, wondering why it was hidden away. Clearly it had been put there for a reason. She didn’t have much time to wonder about it thought, as she heard footsteps approaching. Thinking quickly, Twilight put the old book in her backpack and quickly got back to picking up the other book. Thankfully, she finished just in time as her boyfriend, Timber Spruce, came around the corner and smiled at her.

Twilight smiled at the sight of her boyfriend of the last couple months. After the recent events of their Camp Everfree adventure, she and Timber had begun going out for the remainder of the summer and even continued on back at school. Originally when they met, Twilight thought the forest green-haired boy was a little self-centered. But as time went on, she quickly realized just how fun loving and sweet he really was. Eventually one thing led to another, and they’ve been together ever since.

“Well there she is!” Timber smiled. “The most beautiful and smartest girl in the entire school.”

“Aww come on,” Twilight giggled. “You’re going to make me blush!”

Timber quickly walked up and placed a single hand upon her cheek softly.

“What a crime that would be,” He joked. “If it really was a crime, you’d be under arrest right now.”

Twilight giggled again at his teasing, while her cheeks turned a faint pink from blushing. She threw her arms around his neck, stood upon her top toes, and he in turn placed his arms around her while they shared a quick yet passionate kiss. When they pulled apart, they both just smiled at one another.

“So what are you doing here in the library, as if I didn’t already know?” Timber smiled.

“I have a history report due on Monday,” Twilight responded. “Needed to grab a few books in order to write it.”

“I see,” Timber nodded. “You know personally, I think Mr. Cranky Doodle could ‘really’ use a good party to put a smile on that grumpy face of his.”

“You always think that’s the answer to everything.”

“Hasn’t failed me yet.”

Twilight giggled once more before she again pecked his lips quickly.

“Should I pick you up for the party tonight around seven?” Timber asked.

Twilight scrunched up her face in contemplation of the question, which Timber always thought was adorable.

“I don’t know if I should really go,” Twilight answered.

“You have to!” Timber responded, whining playfully. “I’ve been planning this party for a week now. I’ll look like a total loser if my girlfriend doesn’t show up.”

“I know. It’s just that I have so much homework, and with this project I just…”

Timber quickly cut her off with another kiss.

“Come on, it’s Friday night,” He told her. “You have all weekend to work on this project. At least come tonight and have fun with the rest of us. You’re other friends are coming, not to mention your brother Shining and Flash.”

Twilight quirked a curious eyebrow.

“My brother’s coming?” She asked.

“Yep!” Timber nodded.

“Why?”

“Well… I may or may not have told him Dean Cadance would be there, wearing a nice-looking cocktail dress.”

That alone got a giggle out of Twilight. She knew full well of her big brother’s crush on the Dean of Admissions at her former school, Crystal Prep. It all started back when he actually attended the school, and they shared a few classes together. Soon as they both graduated, she became the Dean of Admissions and he started working as deputy for the Canterlot Police Department.

“Well you know, if Shining is there, you can forget about making the party go out of control,” Twilight told him.

“Never really had any intentions of it going ‘completely’ crazy,” Timber assured. “It’s just a couple people from school getting together and hanging out.”

Twilight smirked at him with that ‘really’ look.

“Remember the last party you threw?” Twilight reminded.

“It was just a little itty-bitty… city wide power outage,” Timber chuckled nervously.

“An Air Marshall had to land a jumbo jet on the freeway.”

“Hey, those passengers now have a great story to tell.”

Twilight rolled her eyes and made to pull away, but Timber kept her in his grasp.

“Come on, just come for an hour and hang out,” He nearly pleaded. “That’s all I ask. Do that, and I’ll go with you to that new planetarium exhibit you’ve been talking about.”

Twilight thought for a moment before playfully groaning and rolling her eyes.

“Alright I’ll come,” She relented. “But you also have to give me a massage in addition to the exhibit.”

“Only if I can make out with you at the party,” Timber countered.

“Deal!”

Sealing the deal with a kiss, they finally pulled apart and walked hand-in-hand out the library. The whole time they walked, Twilight looked down toward her bag and the strange book she found. So many questions filled her head: What was it? Why was it there? And more importantly…

Who put it there?

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Later that very same evening, Twilight Sparkle sat at her desk in her bedroom. The whole time she studied the old book she uncovered in the library. The moment she’d gotten home from school, she raced to her room to examine it. When she first opened the front cover, she noticed a bunch of symbols on the first page. The symbols included a three-headed dragon, a direwolf, a golden lion, and a stag. Any hope she had of trying to read the book was snuffed out upon discovering the text was written in some strange language. She tried to determine if it might be old Equish or some other known language, but she couldn’t find anything.

Now she sat upon her desk trying to figure out what it all meant. Thankfully, she’d taken a little break in between to fix herself up for the party. She now wore a simple strapless pink dress and a pair of bright white heels. Her hair had been slightly curled with two braids wrapped in the back to give off a rather pretty look. She even applied a tiny amount of makeup to really stand out.

“Twilight, Timber is here!” Her mother called.

“Coming mom!” Twilight called back.

Twilight quickly grabbed the big book and placed it in her bag before slinging it over her shoulder. Making her way down the stairs, her parents, Twilight Velvet and Night Light, stood waiting for her. Upon seeing their daughter climb down the stairs, Twilight Velvet smiled brightly at her daughter with tears forming in her eyes.

“Oh sweetie, you look absolutely beautiful,” She admired.

“Thanks mom,” Twilight thanked her. “Truth be told it’s really nothing special.”

“Oh honey, don’t be ridiculous,” Her mother responded. “You look stunning and don’t ever think otherwise.”

It was then time for her father to step in and say something.

“Now remember, your curfew is 10 o’clock sharp,” He said sternly. “I better not hear anything about you and Timber being alone with a door shut. Is that understood young lady?”

Hearing her dad give his ‘Overprotective Dad’ speech, Twilight rolled her eyes and yet she nodded.

“Yes dad, I understand completely,” Twilight responded. “Besides, there’s no way that would even happen anyway. Shining’s going to be there too; you know how protective he can be.”

Night Light nodded in affirmation as Twilight approached the front door and pulled it open revealing Timber standing there in a nice white button-down shirt under a leather jacket, clean dark blue jeans, and his signature beanie cap on his head. He stared at her for a moment in admiration before finally finding the ability to speak.

“Wow… you look… wow!” He said amazed.

Again, Twilight started to blush as she stepped out the front door while closing it behind her.

“You look really handsome yourself,” She responded.

Timber offered her his arm, which she gladly accepted, and he led her to his car. Sliding right inside, Timber and Twilight rode off down the street to Timber’s house, where no doubt the party was already in full swing. As they rode along, Twilight glanced toward her bag where the book laid just inside…

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Pulling up in front of Timber’s house, Twilight gazed out the window spotting flashing lights. She could hear the base of pulsing music coming from inside. Even though she couldn’t see what was happening, she already made a pretty good guess in her head. She was certain a few things had already been broken, at least two people had thrown up from having too much to drink, and surely one couple was in the bedroom upstairs doing who knows what? How Timber was able to hide the party from his parents, who were away on business, was a miracle to her.

Timber stepped out of the car and made his way to Twilight’s side. Opening the door for her, he casually helped her out. The two walked toward the front door and before they could even open it, someone pulled the door open and raced out toward the yard before emptying out the contents of their stomach upon the front lawn. Twilight faced her boyfriend with a stern look, to which Timber merely shrugged sheepishly.

“Well… at least all the planes are still in the sky,” He joked.

Shaking her head, Twilight rolled her eyes before walking inside. Immediately, she was greeted to a bone-crushing hug courtesy of Pinkamena Diane Pie a.k.a. Pinkie Pie.

“Twilight! So glad you could make it!” Pinkie said excitedly. “Can you believe this party? It’s fun, don’t you think? Then again, it pales in comparison to the parties I throw. Usually at my parties there’s cake, and balloons, and streamers, and games…”

“I get it Pinkie,” Twilight interrupted.

“Come on, come on, come on! Everyone’s in the living room!”

Pinkie quickly grabbed Twilight’s wrist and pulled her into the living room, past a sea of partying teenagers. When they finally reached the living room, they saw all their friends gathered around: Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Sunset Shimmer sitting casually along the couch.

“Then I said to him, ‘I don’t care how much you bench press, I can still beat you at arm wrestling!’,” Rainbow concluded her story.

“What happened next?” Sunset asked.

“Let’s just say he’ll need a new table… and a new arm,” Rainbow chuckled.

“Honestly Rainbow, I don’t understand how you could possibly be so barbaric,” Rarity scoffed. “Sometimes I wonder if you are even a girl at all.”

“I could very easily pull up my skirt right now and confirm it for you,” Rainbow responded, slightly slurred.

She began to giggle uncontrollably as she fell onto Applejack’s lap.

“Exactly how much ya had tah drink tonight, sugar cube?” Applejack asked her.

“Only two drinks tonight officer, I promise,” She giggled.

“Oh my!” Fluttershy gasped.

It was at that moment Flash Sentry walked in, along with Shining Armor.

“Some party huh?” Flash asked happily.

Shining approached Timber with an angry look on his face.

“I have half a mind to arrest you right now,” He said angrily.

“What did I do?” Timber asked defensively.

“Gee, where do I even begin?” Shining asked. “We’ve got multiple accounts of underage drinking, substance abuse, and indecent exposure from almost everyone at this party. Need I go on?”

“Hey, in my defense, I never brought any drinks or drugs to this party. I strictly sent away a bunch of people trying to sneak some in tonight… then a whole bunch of folks started showing up and maybe a few snuck some stuff in. I didn’t have anything to do with it.”

“Your party, your responsibility,” Shining glared.

The deputy then pulled out a bullhorn from the bag he carried with him and blared it throughout the house. All at once the music stopped and everyone was as silent as the grave.

“You all officially have five seconds to get our or I’ll have you all arrested!” He shouted out.

One drunken guy stumbled toward the deputy and decided to press his luck.

“Oh yeah? And what’re you gonna do about it… PIG?!”

He attempted to hurl a punch, to which Shining expertly dodged and threw his own punch which connected with the guy’s jaw and knocked him out. Shining proceeded to place handcuffs on him as everyone watched in fear.

“Anyone else wanna try their luck?” He asked.

Quick as a flash, everyone piled out of the house. Soon as everyone left the premises, Shining picked up the drunk guy off the ground and carried him to his police cruiser parked out front. Shortly after securing him to the back seat, Shining made his way back inside where everyone else remained in the living room.

“Unbelievable…” He sighed.

“Don’t be such a prude Shining,” Rainbow slurred. “We’re all eighteen now and we’ll be graduating this year. What’s the big deal?”

“The big deal is you’re all still in high school andunderage,” Shining responded. “You shouldn’t be doing stuff like this.”

“Believe me when I tell you darling, I would neverpartake in such events as this,” Rarity assured.

“I know you wouldn’t, Miss Rarity…”

“You are such a priss!” Rainbow remarked.

“I beg your pardon?!” Rarity asked appalled. “Some of us actually care about showcasing a sense of dignity and honor. Something a ‘real’ woman should know.”

“Wow… someone needs to get laid!” Rainbow shot back.

“Rainbow Dash!” Fluttershy gasped loudly.

“Oh, don’t pretend you don’t agree with me Flutters. She’s been that way since kindergarten!”

“Come on y’all, let’s all keep it cool,” Applejack said calmly.

“Aw, let them have it out,” Sunset scoffed. “In my experience, it’s the only way to clear the air anyway.”

“Well ah fer one ain’t lookin’ tah start some full-on bar room brawl in the middle of the living room!” Applejack shot back. “Especially since it ain’t our house!”

“ENOUGH!!!”

Everyone turned toward the lavender girl, who walked up and stood in the midst of everyone in the room.

“What’s happened to us?!” She asked seriously. “Ever since we left Camp Everfree and returned to school, everyone’s changed! Things have gotten so crazy lately and I’d like to know what’s going on?”

“What do you think?” Rainbow asked slurred. “We’re seniors now, Twi. Soon enough we’ll be graduating, then we’ll all likely move away, and start our new lives. Chances are we’re likely not going to see each other again so we ought to live it up now while we’re young.”

“Is that what you really think Rainbow?” Twilight asked. “Do you ‘all’ think that?”

No one in the room said a single word. They all either just looked toward the carpet or turned away all together.

“Guys, don’t you remember our promise?” Twilight asked assuredly. “No matter what the future holds for us, we’ll all stick together to the end.”

“Easy for you to say,” Sunset replied. “You already got your acceptance letter to Canterlot University. What about the rest of us?”

“Man, life was much easier years ago,” Flash spoke solemnly, sitting next to Sunset. “When we didn’t have to worry about life after high school~”

“Or a history report on Medieval Equestria on ‘Monday’,” Sunset giggled.

“Sometimes I wonder what it be like to live like how they did in the old times,” Timber chuckled. “Back when there was castles and horses, knights and fair maidens. Bet they never worried about stuff like today.”

“No… they had to worry about much worse,” Shining responded. “I’ve done my share of research when I was at school, and believe me when I tell you~”

As the conversation continued, Twilight felt a strange vibration stemming from her bag. Looking down, she noticed a strange glow emerging from her pack. With a yelp, she threw the bag onto the coffee table in front of everyone and the book slid out. It started to glow a brightly golden light, as it slowly levitated off the table much to everyone’s shock.

“What the hell is that?” Flash asked shocked.

*BOOM!!!*

The book flipped open toward the middle and a blinding radiance emerged, seemingly glowing brighter by the second. Everyone shielded their eyes, as the light grew brighter and brighter until finally…

Darkness…

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