Canterlot High School, Canterlot City, Human Equestria

Picking up where we last left off, Valt, Shu, Aiger, Twilight, and Spike cautiously enter the school's main lobby, which was surprisingly empty.

'Hmm, that's weird. A school's lobby should be crowded with students. Either school's out, or classes are still in session,' Aiger thought.

The Bladers noted that the main lobby definitely looks like a typical school; horse-related banners, doors, stairs, lockers, trophy cases... the list goes on. One particular trophy case near the doors in front of them get Twilight and Spike's attention. They rushed over to said trophy case (which prompted the Bladers to walk over) and checked for Twilight's crown. "What do you think, guys?" Twilight asked, looking back to the boys. The boys reached the trophy case (with Spike on its sill), getting a good look at its contents as Twilight scrutinized the case for her crown. "Other artifacts she's stolen from Equestria?"

Aiger looked harder before caving in. "Looks like the school's trophy case to me."

Twilight pulled away from the case to look at her reflection and herself. "I'll have to admit, I don't look too shabby."

"I know, right?" Valt chimed in.

Suddenly, the school's bell rang, and the lobby was immediately filled with students!

'So they were in their classes. Good to know.' Aiger remarked in his head.

Shu realized that they would be completely floored if they don't do something. He then saw Twilight being smacked to the ground by a smartphone in the hands of a light heliotropeish gray girl with pale light grayish violet and white hair, and light cerulean eyes. She wears a yellow jacket with a white neck collar under a black V-neck shirt, a white skirt under black leggings, and yellow boots with white cuffs. She also sports a silver bracelet on her right wrist, earrings and a necklace with a dark pink diamond, and a tiara hairclip at the right side of her hair. Luckily, Shu was able to grab Twilight's hand in time and pulled her back up to her feet. "You okay?"

"Y-Yeah, I am," Twilight stuttered.

"Good. Now, let's get moving," Shu said before moving through the crowd with Twilight in hand. Valt picked Spike up and held him in his arms before he and Aiger followed the duo. Eventually, the quintet were able to get out of the crowd without any issues and let out a sigh of relief.

"Finally... we made it..." Valt breathed as Spike jumped out of his arms.

"And in one piece, too..." Aiger added.

The quintet walked down the halls before... hearing music?

'What the... are we getting into a song number?' Aiger thought confusedly.

Song: This Strange World by Rebecca Shoichet (Twilight Sparkle)

(Twilight)
I've never seen a place
That's quite like this
Everything is turned around
This crazy world is upside-down

Getting on my feet
It's the hand that I was dealt
But I don't have much time with them
Got to learn all that I can

They don't use any magic or fly with any wings
I don't get these funny clothes, skinny legs or tiny nose
Everything's confusing when it seems so new
But I look a little closer and it starts to feel familiar too

What a strange new world
Valt, Shu, and Aiger
[Twilight]
I'm trying to make heads or tails of this strange new world
Valt, Shu, and Aiger
[Twilight]
Sorting through the small details of this strange new world

What a strange new world

'Huh, who knew Twilight was a talented singer? I wouldn't mind hearing her sing again,' Valt thought.

The quintet continued walking through the hallway while passing some students on the way, when suddenly, they heard a meek voice.

"Oh, I'm really sorry. I-I just found it, and-and I thought I should give it to her."

They peeked out of the nearest corner to find two teenage girls. The source of the voice has pale, light grayish olive skin, pale, wavy light grayish rose hair, moderate opal eyes, and light magenta-ish gray eyeshadow. She wears a white tank top, a light green skirt with a light pink trim and three differently sized and colored butterflies, pink knee-length socks, light green boots with white soles and borders, and a yellow backpack with three blue-bodied, pink-winged butterflies. She also has a light green-bodied, white-winged butterfly hairclip on the left side of her hair.

"I didn't know you had dropped it," the pink-haired girl said.

'Wow, she reminds me of Ken before he met Ben,' Valt thought, reminiscing about his friend, Ken Midori's time in Beigoma Academy.

"Well, I did, and I was about to get it before you swooped in and ruined everything! You shouldn't pick up things that don't belong to you," the second girl said in a much harsher tone. She has light amber skin, moderate cyan eyes, and vivid crimson hair with brilliant yellow stripes. She wears a purple shirt with a yellow and red sun under a black leather jacket with five silver buttons on each collar, an orange skirt with a yellow and purple vertical stripe, and black boots with a purple flame-like design on the tongue and toe caps. This was Sunset Shimmer.

'So that's Sunset Shimmer. Sounds like she's as bad as Twilight makes her out to be,' Aiger (as well as Valt and Shu) mentally remarked.

"It... doesn't really belong to you, either," The pink-haired girl said in a hushed manner.

Sunset did not seem happy at the pink-haired girl's comment as she slammed her hands onto the lockers, startling the pink-haired girl. "Excuse me?!"

The pink-haired girl slid down the locker door in what seems to be fear. "N-n-nothing..."

The quintet were infuriated by Sunset's actions, Aiger even more so. 'A bully and a thief is a double red flag for me. That's just not cool!'

"That's what I thought. It's as good as mine, and you know it. You really are pathetic. It's no wonder your best friends are all stray animals," Sunset insulted.

Aiger decided that enough is enough. He and Twilight got out into the corridor and exclaimed in unison, "How dare you speak to her that way!" Valt and Shu got out into the corridor as well with disapproving glares on their faces.

Sunset turned to the newcomers. "What did you say?"

Aiger and Twilight repeated their statement as they, Valt, Shu, and Sunset walked towards each other. "I said, 'How dare you speak to her that way!'"

The six just glared at each other until Sunset flashed a nasty smirk. "You must be new here," She flicked Twilight's head upwards before walking off. "I can speak to anyone any way I want." Aiger noticed that the students had scared looks on their faces as Sunset walked down the hallway. It's almost as if they were afraid of Sunset's presence. He even saw one student hide in a locker.

The quintet stared down the direction they came from before the pink-haired girl spoke up. "I can't believe you two did that!"

Aiger shrugged it off, feeling that it's natural to stand up to a bully. "Well, we couldn't just stand there and watch you get bullied."

"Well, it's just that nobody ever stands up to Sunset Shimmer," the pink haired-girl said.

This was a shocker to the quintet. 'Wait, no one's ever thought of standing up to her?!' Aiger mentally exclaimed. He already knew who Sunset was, but he decided to act like he doesn't know her. "Sunset who?"

The pink-haired girl decided to fill him in. "Sunset Shimmer. She popped up a couple of years ago. She was nice at first, but she got meaner as time went on. She even made us believe that she was gonna rule us all with an iron fist until we graduate."

Aiger looked upset. "That sounds horrible..."

The pink-haired girl nodded. "It is..." She then realized something. "I don't think I've seen you four around before. Did you all just transfer to Canterlot High from another school?"

Aiger nodded. "Yeah, we came from Beigoma, Japan. The name's Aiger, Aiger Akabane." He gestured to his friends. "And these are my friends, Valt, Shu, and Twilight. What's your name?"

"I'm... Fluttershy," the pink-haired girl, now known as Fluttershy, said quietly, but not quietly enough for Aiger to hear.

"Nice to meet you, Fluttershy!" Aiger said, holding out his hand. Fluttershy reluctantly took Aiger's hand and shook it. They let go and the hallway became silent... until Spike came into Fluttershy's view.

"Oh, my goodness!" Fluttershy rushed toward Spike like a speeding car, nearly knocking over Aiger and Twilight. Fortunately, they were able to regain their balance before they could fall over. "Who's this sweet little guy?"

Twilight answered as Aiger walked over. "That's Spike, my dog!"

Fluttershy continued to fawn over Spike. "Oh, he's so cute!" She then brought out a dog treat and held it out to Spike. "Go on, eat up, little pup!" Spike took a bite out of the treat before devouring it! "Oh, wouldn't you just give anything to know what they're really thinking?"

"He usually just tells me," Twilight nonchalantly said. This caused the Bladers' eyes to shrink to pinpricks and Fluttershy to become curious.

"Twilight, what are you doing?! You're gonna get our cover blown!" Aiger hissed into Twilight's ear.

"Oh, w-what do you mean?" she asked

Twilight just dismissed the question. "Oh, uh, nothing!" She chuckled nervously. "Never mind. Sunset Shimmer said you picked something up. Something that belonged to her. It wasn't a crown, was it?"

Fluttershy shot straight up. "How did you know?"

"Uh, lucky guess?" Twilight answered nervously. "Do you still have it?"

Fluttershy shook her head. "Mm-mm."

"But you know what happened to it."

This time, Fluttershy nodded. "Mm-hmm. This morning, I was passing out fliers for the animal shelter like I do every Wednesday."

Earlier...

The scene shifts to the school's courtyard which is full of students. Fluttershy is shown holding a lot of fliers. "Canterlot's animal shelter needs more volunteers. Won't you help an animal that can't help itself?" she said in a voice so quiet that no one heard her. When no one heard her, she looked disappointed before plopping to the ground, disheartened, dropping all of her fliers, and burying her head in her face, whimpering. That was until Twilight's crown smacked her behind her head. "Ow!" she rubbed the spot where the crown hit her before spotting the crown and picking it up.

Present Time

The scene shifts back to present time as Fluttershy pets Spike and finishes telling her story. "I have no idea how it got there, but I didn't want anything to happen to it, so I decided to give it to Principal Celestia."

Twilight was confused at Fluttershy's terms. "Principal Celestia? She's the ruler here?"

"Makes sense," Shu commented. "The principal is usually the first person you want to give the lost item to in school."

"You could say that. Technically, I guess she and Vice Principal Luna do make the rules," Fluttershy replied.

"Can you tell us where her office is, Fluttershy? We need to get enrolled for school," Valt requested.

"Sure thing. It's the third door on your left," Fluttershy answered.

Valt turned to his friends. "You heard her, guys, third door on our left!" He turned back to Fluttershy. "Thanks for the help, Fluttershy, appreciate it!" He turned back to his friends. "Alright, let's go!"

The quintet took off, but Fluttershy stopped them before they could go any further. "Oh, wait!" she said, the quintet peeking out the corner. "You're not really supposed to have pets on school grounds. Might wanna tuck him into your backpack. That's what I do." Her bag opened up to reveal a white rabbit, a white cat and a red bird. The animals jumped out of the bag and calmly surround Fluttershy. "They just get so lonely when I'm in school all day."

Aiger nodded. "Yeah, I can imagine," he said. He then mentally said, 'Hah, I knew camping near the animals in Beigoma Academy wasn't a crazy idea!'

Twilight accepted the advice. "Oh, okay! Thank you!"

The school bell then rung, signifying that the next class was about to start! This worried Fluttershy. "Oh no, I'm late for class!" She scooped up the animals into her bag, put it back on, and ran off to her next class.

"Now it's our turn. We've gotta see Principal Celestia if we wanna get Twilight's crown," Shu said.

"Right!" The others said in unison. After getting Spike in Twilight's bag, they walked towards Principal Celestia's office, ready to get Twilight's crown back.

TO BE CONTINUED...

POV: Aiger Akabane

Next time, on Beyblade Burst Turbo:
Elements of Laughter and Honesty! Pinkie Pie and Applejack!

Author's Note

Ending theme: Credits - Beyblade Burst Turbo

Aaand that wraps up Chapter 2! The quintet has met Fluttershy, but who else will they run into? Tune in to Chapter 3 to find out!