Every Dark Night Turns Into Day

Lightning Dust

I folded my arms and leaned against my locker, glaring at some Shadowbolts with Lyra. Neither of us were particularly enthused they were here.

“Look at em. Acting like they own the fucking place,” I growled. “Bitches.”

“I know,” Lyra sighed as she pulled her phone out of her skirts pocket. “Nothing we can do about it though. Other than ignore them and act better than them.”

“Unfortunately,” I grumbled and rolled my eyes. Some of the girls my friends had faced off against in the Friendship Games were walking down the hallway. The green haired one eagerly waved at us. With a huff, we looked away and turned our backs to them. The rest of my schoolmates gave the other Shadowbolts cold looks or ignored them.

“This is the history room,” Principal Celestia announced to the group of girls behind her. “Miss Cheerilee teaches it. She’s a good teacher. Hello Lightning and Lyra. These two are on our soccer team and our gaming club respectively. "

“Hello Principal Celestia,” Lyra said coolly. “How are you today?”

“I’m good and yourself?” Our principal asked with a smile.

“Other than an invasion of uniforms, I’m good,” Lyra shrugged. “Oh can we reserve the auditorium tomorrow? We got band practice and the Rainbooms got the music room.”

“Be nice Lyra,” Bon Bon walked up and elbowed her, leaning up to her ear. “We can talk bad about them when the principals aren’t here.”

“Sure Lyra,” Principal Celestia sighed. “Just please don’t be so loud like last time. Some of still have work to do.”

“Ooh can we come?” The green haired Shadowbolt asked hopefully as she slung her headphones around her shoulder. I cast a critical eye over her uniform before I made eye contact with Lyra and Bon Bon.

“Sorry Wondercolts only,” I announced as a faint smile tugged at Lyra’s mouth. “And band members.”

“Oh,” she sighed as her face slightly fell. “Maybe another time then.”

“Not that they could sound good,” a short one chuckled as some of her classmates laughed. I gave her a dirty look as did some of her classmates.

“I recognize you,” I said coolly as I could. “Sari? Siri? Yo Coco! What’s the short girls name who dropped the cake at the Friendship Games?”

“Suri!” The former Shadowbolt turned Wondercolt called out from her locker. “Suri Polomare!”

“Listen here Siri,” I said with a smirk. “I can certainly perform better than you. And I don’t need to cheat or steal like you had to steal Rarity’s clothing designs to win that contest. And yeah, we all know about that. Coco told everyone in the school everything.” The blue haired Shadowbolt with goggles and the one with short hair hid smirks behind their hands as the green haired one laughed openly.

“Okay Lightning that’s enough,” Bon Bon said sternly. “She gets the point, she sucks.”

“And swallows,” Lyra muttered under her breath as I snickered softly. “Ow!” She rubbed the spot on her head where Bon Bon had smacked.

“Remember what I said,” Bon Bon reminded her flatly. “Talk bad behind their backs. Besides, the principal is here.”

“See you all around,” I smirked and placed a hand on my hip. “Don’t get to comfortable. We’ve already had to listen to you guys complain earlier about being here before we even did anything to you all. Some of the others aren’t as nice or forgiving as I am. Mainly Aria and Adagio.”

“Let’s get on with the tour shall we?” Principal Celestia suggested as she shot me a glare.

“Lightning Dust, please report to Principal Celestia’s office,” Ravens voice floated over the intercom and I groaned, slamming my head into the desk.

“What did you do now?” Aria demanded as she spun her pen around on her desk.

“Who the hell knows,” I grunted as I stood up and left the room. I started walking down the hallway to the office and sighed internally. I pushed open the door to the office and nodded at Raven. “Hey. Celestia wanted to see me?”

“Principal Celestia,” the secretary frowned slightly. “But yes, she’s waiting for you.” I gave a thumbs up as she turned back to her computer. I opened the door and walked in.

“Hey what’s up?” I asked as I flopped down in a chair across from her. I noticed the same blue haired girl from before with goggles and groaned internally.

“Hello Lightning. We’re here to talk about your behavior towards our guests earlier. That is absolutely unacceptable. You can dislike them all you want but please don’t insult or harass them.”

“They started it!” I argued. “We all heard some of the others talking bad about us. We didn’t start it but we will sure as hell finish it.”

“Absolutely not. Come to me, Luna or Principal Twinkleshine or any of their teachers. They don’t tolerate their students starting drama with ours and we feel the same,” Celestia chided as she placed her hands on her desk. “This is Indigo Zap. I’m placing her in your care. You’re to show her around. She and her acquaintances will also be coming to your band practice tomorrow.”

“Let me tell you,” Indigo spoke up with a smirk and gleam in her eyes. “That was something in the hallway. I’ve never seen anyone bring down Suri so fast. She’s typically so confident and one mention of her stealing broke her down so fast. Truly impressive and it’s hard to impress me. You’re something Lightning.”

“Thanks?” I said in confusion. “Don’t you worry. I’ll make sure our guests feel right at home.”

And with that I stood up with Indigo and we walked out. If they were gonna come to our band practice, I knew just the song to play.