The Gods of Highschool

Silence fell over the teachers, faculty, and all the remaining students inside the arena, their eyes glued to the two newcomers that had taken down the monstrous Hydra. Stunned to see such power and skill in two young men, but that silence was quickly broken by the outburst from one teacher

"Outrageous! You two have been gone for nearly the entire exam!" The teacher exclaimed

"Such reckless and uncouth behavior will NOT be allowed in such an honored tradition!"

"You two are nothing more than hoodlums!" Multiple complaints and insults were hurled at the two boys.

"Tough crowd, huh?" Ryu said while picking his ear.

"Meh, we should be used to it by now." Wu shrugged while balancing on his tail. Their attention was drawn back to the teachers when they felt the powerful magic aura from one teacher. A man with black and gray hair that reached down to his shoulders, a goatee, dark blue eyes, and pale white skin. He wore a red cloak with black robes and had an amulet with a green gem in it

"This exam is for students that have the potential and skill to enter Canterlot High, we only accept the elite into our school. Not common thugs." The man said while glaring down at Ryu and Wu.

Just as the two were about to voice their opinions, an even greater magical aura spiked making everyone in attendance silent.

The source of the magic came from the headmistress herself, Celestia. " Enough!" Her voice boomed filling the air and making many flinch.

"Have you ever seen Celestia snap like that?" Sunset whispered to Twilight

"Handful of times. Each time is always scary." Twilight whispered back as the two helped each other up.

"But they only showed up at the very end! All of us were fighting for our lives this entire time!" A student voiced his issues "Why should they be allowed to still be counted in?"

"Y-Yeah, he's right! All of us have been working our asses off for this day and spent the entire time proving ourselves! Why should they still be counted in?"

"It must've been a fluke! There's no way these two defeated the Hydra, they must've cheated!"

"Be that as it may, the rules of the exam state to pass you must score points to make the top one hundred. The rules do not state that late entries are not permitted, only that once you step into the ring if you are knocked out you are disqualified." Celestia said sternly. She looked to the examiners who spoke out recently.

"Hehehe, suck it!" Ryu laughed while flipping off the students who wanted them to be disqualified. Ryu and Wu started to walk off the dead Hydra and looked up at the teachers

"Is there anything else you all want to say? Or are we done here?" Wu asked with a smug grin on his face.

There was another flux of magical aura as Celestia stared down at the boys. "Don't think you two are off the hook. You two should have been here on time like every other candidate here."

"I fucking told you to set that damn alarm." Ryu whispered to Wu.

"Well maybe if you didn't spend so much time admiring your reflection, you could have done it yourself." Wu Kong whispered back.

Celestia stared at the two boys before settling down and pulling up the two boy's files. "If I'm not mistaken you are Ryu and Wu Kong?"

"Uh, Y-Yeah. I mean, yes ma'am. I'm Ryu Tsuchi." Ryu said while clearing his throat.

Putting his hands together, the boy with the tail bow. "I'm Wu Kong. We are really sorry for being late."

The headmistress took a moment to examine the two before her fingers tapped their photos. "Well putting the late arrival aside, you two showed both great strength and skills. I'm willing to award you two points based on what I saw."

With that, a magical monitor was projected for all to see. One hundred names were listed, and at the bottom Ryu and Wu's names could be seen. "You earned enough points to pass this year's exam."

Seeing their names appear on the screen filled the Ryu and Wu with great joy and a sense of pride. Ryu couldn't contain his excitement as he jumped with joy, flames appearing around him like a scarf

"WOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO! YEAH, BABY! LET'S GO!" Ryu cheered, completely forgetting that the headmistresses, the teachers, and other examiners were still there.

"Oh boy, that's gonna inflate his ego even more now." Wu Kong said while equally as excited, holding his hand to his chest and letting out a shaky breath. "For a second I thought we were out of here." He said silently.

"To those who passed you shall be expected on campus in two days!" Luna spoke out her voice echoed along the arena. "Know that the path ahead is filled with difficulties, that would make the hydra seem insignificant!"

Many of the now new students gulped in mild fear, while others were excited by the idea. "This concludes this years entrance exam!" Luna called out.

With that many students let out a sigh of relief that they were holding in and had their own small bits of celebration, talking with friends and congratulating each other on passing the exam.

"Twilight!" Spike flew straight towards Twilight and tackled her into the ground, hugging her while nuzzling her chest "I thought we were gonna lose you!" He said, clutching her tightly. Twilight gasped for air and looked down at Spike, smiling as she hugged him back just as tight.

"I know, Spike, and I'm so sorry. I'm so glad to see you." Twilight said, looking up to see the rest of their friends all running to her, hugging her.

"So good to see you two still kicking, I feared the worst when that hydra was bringing down his foot." Applejack said, her arm was wrapped in a sling made of sticks and vines, courtesy of Fluttershy.

"I was this close to slicing that overgrown lizard to minced meat!" Rainbow Dash said while glaring at the dead hydra.

"Let's just be thankful that you two are safe and sound." Rarity said while crying, being the most emotional, and dramatic, one of the group.

"I nearly had a heart attack when your shield broke, I don't think I ever saw it break before. Even Applejack couldn't break it." Pinkie Pie pointed out.

"She's right, but a hydra is one of the stronger creatures in the world." Fluttershy stated.

"Yeah, but something felt... Off about it." Sunset said.

"Different how?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"I can't say for sure, but that hydra just felt stronger. Like something was powering it up." Sunset looked over at the hydra, suspicion in her eyes.

"It's dead now, no point in looking a gift horse in the mouth." Applejack said while standing up "But I reckon we should be giving those two a big thank you for what they did." Applejack pointed over at Ryu and Wu who were currently dancing with each other and cheering 'We did it!' Over and over.

"Alright let's celebrate our victory with some ramen!" Wu Kong shouted while doing backflips.

"Listen, we just wanted... We wanted to say thank you for saving us." Twilight said while bowing her head.

"Yeah, if it wasn't for you two me and Twilight would've been a messy stain under that hydra's foot." Sunset said, bowing her head as well. The rest of the girls bowed their heads as well as a sign of thanking Ryu and Wu for saving their friends.

"It's no trouble at all, and you don't need to bow. It kinda feels a little weird." Ryu smiled at them "We're just glad you two are safe. I'm Ryu Tsuchi, this is my best friend, Banana Brain."

Ryu received a quick slap to the cheek from Wu Kong's tail, sending the black haired boy flying. "That's Mr. Banana Brains to you punk." Wu Kong smiled back at the girls. "My real name is Wu Kong, but feel free to call me Wu."

"Is... He gonna be okay?" Applejack pointed at Ryu who had landed near the edge of the arena.

"Meh, he's felt worst. Oh hey we were about to grab some grub to celebrate our passing of the exam, would you guys want to join us?" Wu asked curiously.

"Only if you're buying. You stole my kill!" Rainbow Dash said while crossing her arms, Rarity quickly shoved her with her elbow.

"Behave yourself. Sorry, Rainbow Dash can be a bit brash at times. We would love to join you." Rarity smiled, she then gasped as she came to a realization "Where are my manners, my name is Rarity."

"Twilight Sparkle. This is my familiar, Spike." Twilight waved with Spike perched on her shoulder.

"Yo!" Spike smiled and held up a peace sign.

"I'm Rainbow Dash, the fastest mage in the world!" Rainbow introduced herself while hovering in the air.

"Applejack, pleasure to meet you." Applejack tipped her hat at Wu.

"Sunset Shimmer, but you can call me Sunset or Sunny." Sunset smiled at Wu.

"F-F-Fluttershy..." Fluttershy said, her voice barely above a whisper. Pinkie Pie rushed forward and grabbed Wu into a tight hug, lifting him up off the ground.

"HiImpinkiepiethankyousomuchforsavingourfriendsyouguysarereallystringhowdidyougetsostringdoyoulikecakeilovecakewhatsyourfavoriteflavor." Pinkie's words all mashed together into a jumble mess of a sentence.

Twilight quickly stepped up to defend Pinkie's actions "I am so sorry about Pinkie, you don't have to answer. Nobody can really understand her when she gets like this." Twilight apologized.

"Well it's no trouble, me and Ryu were happy to help. As for how I got so strong, I just trained really hard. And far as cakes go I do like them, my favorite is anything banana flavored." Wu Kong answered without hesitation.

"Like I said, you don't..." Twilight stopped after her ears fully registered what she just heard. Wu understood Pinkie Pie. Someone ACTUALLY understood Pinkie Pie. The sudden realization made Twilight's jaw drop, and not just her own. The others all had their jaws drop to the floor.

"YOU CAN UNDERSTAND HER?!" They all exclaimed in unison.

Wu looked mildly confused as he backed up a bit. "Ugh yeah? I mean she was speaking pretty clear just now, and she didn't mispronounce anything."

"But... How? Pinkie Pie's mouth moves faster than my dog when she hears it's supper time!" Applejack said. Pinkie Pie just squealed with excitement as she happily jumped in place, finally letting Wu go.

"We are going to be the bestest of friends!" Pinkie Pie declared. Before Wu could respond he was sent flying by a kick to the face by Ryu.

"Then how about you understand my foot in your face, you damn monkey!" Ryu shouted angrily.

Wu Kong's body slammed into a nearby wall, his head stuck inside while the rest of his body dangled.

Ryu couldn't help but laugh and mock Wu's current state "Hahahahaha! How'd that feel, you bastard!" He taunted. The girls all watched as Ryu laughed after he attacked Wu.

"Is this normal for them?" Spike asked out loud.

"Don't worry about him. Banana Brain over there can take a beating." Ryu told them "Like Wu said, we would love to have you guys join us. It isn't a party unless some beautiful women are there." Ryu smirked and winked at them. Making some of them blush.

Ryu's flirting was cut short when Wu Kong leaped onto his head, and began biting down. "I'll show you banana brains, you self indulging pretty boy!"

"Aaaaaahhhhhhh!" Ryu screamed in pain as he started running around the arena with his arms flailing about, Ryu then glared at Wu and lit himself on fire "Try this on for size, fur for brains!"

Wu Kong immediately released his mouth off Ryu's head, his tongue bright red as it took the heat. "Hot hot hot!"

He howled before jumping on top of his head and grinning. "Oh hey bud let me put that fire out for ya." With a mischievous smirk Wu Kong started to tap his feet down on Ryu's head, as he began to riverdance.

"Hey, ow! Ow! Damnit, ow! Quit it!" Ryu groaned as he felt the weight of Wu dancing on his his. Ryu reached up and grabbed Wu's tail, biting down on it.

"Yeow! Why you little!" The tailed boy jumped down and began to exchange punches with his friend. Both of which kicked up dust around them, making it hard to see what was going on inside. With only the original foot or fist pulling out before going back in.

Over with Twilight and her friends they all stood by and watched as the two boy who had saved their lives continued to beat one another.

"We sure that them beating the hydra wasn't a fluke?" Rainbow Dash questioned.

"I'm still questioning that." Sunset said "But they seem nice enough."

"Uh... So do you guys wanna come and eat with us?" Twilight asked them, making Ryu and Wu stop with Wu pulling Ryu's hair while Ryu bit his arm.

Both took a moment to meat each other's gaze before looking back to the girls. "Sure." They both said in unison.

"Woohoo!" Pinkie Pie immediately grabbed Ryu and Wu into a hug and jumped with joy.

"We actually know this really great ramen shop in the city. We can give you all the address and you can meet us there." Ryu suggested.

"Sounds like a good idea to me, need to get my arm checked out, anyways." Applejack said while pointing at her injured arm. Ryu got loose from Pinkie's strong grip and dusted himself off.

"Applejack, right? Come here for a second." Ryu told her, Applejack was a little confused but did as he told and walked up to him. Ryu placed both of his hands on her injured arm and took in a deep breath, his hands igniting in flames. Applejack was about to pull away until she felt that the flames weren't burning her. They felt warm, like a warm blanket wrapping around her. The flames covered her forearm and Applejack could feel the bones in her arm somehow beginning to mend back together, not even feeling the slightest bit of pain in the process. Ryu then pulled away and panted a bit, smiling at her. Applejack took off the makeshift sling and rubbed her arm, it still felt sore, but now she could move it.

"H-How... How'd you?" Applejack gasped.

"Just a little thing I can do with my flames. It can take a lot out of me, but I can still patch up simple injuries." Ryu explained. Applejack smiled and flexed her arm.

"That's a mighty fine skill you got, Ryu." Applejack complemented him.

"Hey, it's the least I can do for someone as cute as you." Ryu winked, Applejack blinked a bit in surprise as her face got a little red, not expecting to be flirted like that. Ryu then told Applejack the address of the ramen shop to meet them later on.

"Alright Romeo let's move it before I lose my appetite." Wu Kong moved in from behind, and began to push his companion forward as they all left the arena.

"They definitely are interesting." Twilight said as they watched Ryu and Wu walk away.

"I think they're funny." Pinkie Pie giggled.

An hour later the girls met up at the address Ryu sent them. When the got there, they saw that the two looked more beaten up than when they had left. "Hey girls glad you can make it." Wu kong called out.

"Are you two okay? You look like you both were wrangling a couple of mad bulls while wearing all red." Applejack said as she noticed their appearance.

"Oh yeah yeah were fine, this is normal for us." Wu Kong smiled waving the situation off. "We were just settling our earlier dispute and came to a draw."

"So you two kicking each other's asses is normal?" Rainbow Dash laughed while taking a seat.

"Pretty much, that's how I got stuck with this dumbass." Ryu ruffled Wu's hair and chuckled.

"How did you two meet?" Twilight asked as she sat down, Spike resting on top of her head. Looking down at Ryu and Wu as he was intrigued to hear about how the two met.

"Well that's a story for a different time, right now it's ramen time!" Wu Kong held up the menu and looked to the shop keep. "Hey pops I'll have my usual. Niboshi ramen, with no green union, soft boil egg, extra chasu pork, and extra bamboo shoots."

"I'll have pork ramen with extra pork, fried egg, and soy sauce." Ryu ordered.

"Of course, boys. And you ladies?" The shopkeeper asked, the girls and Spike all gave the man their order and sat down at the counter. Taking this opportunity to learn a bit more about Ryu and Wu.

"So, why exactly were you two late for the exam? It's not something that can just slip your mind?" Twilight asked.

"There was a few reasons why, but the main reason was that we were too excited for the exam." Wu Kong added blushing slightly. "Either way we were lucky to have made it with time to spare."

"I know, right? I never ran faster in my life than today." Ryu chuckled "How's the arm?" He asked Applejack.

"Much better, it still feels a little sore, but nothing I can't handle. Working on my family's farm helped making me sturdy." Applejack flexed her arm, showing that she was well-toned.

"Thanks again for saving me and Twilight. We really appreciate it." Sunset thanked them and smiled.

"Always good to play hero." Ryu chuckled "Although good looks doesn't apply to Wu."

"Who needs good looks when you have charming personality?" Wu Kong smiled playfully, before eating his ramen. "So are you girls excited for school?"

"I'm pumped more than ever! Especially since I got the highest kill count!" Rainbow proudly boasted.

"Uh, I think you mean the SECOND highest kill count." Applejack smugly corrected.

"You're joking, right? Did you see how fast I was moving? I took down way more monsters than anyone!" Rainbow Dash argued.

"But did you see how many I took down with just one swing? I cracked down way more than you." Applejack countered. The two arguing with each other over who had the most kills.

"It's like the girl version of us." Ryu joked as he playfully shoved Wu.

"Yeah, my money is on the blue one though." Wu smirked as he nudge his friend with his elbow. "I already saw you hitting on the farm girl Casanova."

"And I saw you flirting with the dragon tamer." Ryu whispered, chuckling a bit.

"When did I do that?" Wu asked confused, looking skeptical at Ryu.

"Guess pretty girls can also be really smart too." Ryu quoted Wu's exact words he told Twilight back when they saved her and Sunset.

"Well I was just making an accurate statement, it's not flirting when you are speaking the truth." Wu Kong said with a shrug as he popped soft boil egg into his mouth. "So now what should we do bro?"

"Enjoy our celebration, my friend." Ryu said as he started eating his food. "What about the rest of you? Feeling nervous about entering Canterlot?"

"I have been preparing for it my whole life, I'm not nervous at all." Twilight claimed with a smile.

"She stayed up late for the past week constantly going over scenarios from bad to worse again and again." Spike said before digging into his own bowl.

"Spike!" Twilight shrieked in embarrassment. The others couldn't help but laugh at Twilight's flustered expression.

"I am a little nervous, but I've been training for this moment for years. I'm more excited than anything!" Sunset said as she thanked the shopkeeper for the food.

"I'm just worried about the ones that didn't pass. They all tried so hard and gave it everything they had, too." Fluttershy said while looking down at her bowl. "I can only imagine how they must feel."

Wu Kong moves his tail to gently pat the pink hair girl's back, trying to calm her down. "Hey don't feel too bad, it's not like their chance have been snuffed out."

"What do you mean? They won't be allowed to enter Canterlot again." Fluttershy said as her heart ached for the ones who failed.

"Not true, they can't enter Canterlot this year." Wu Kong added. "They lost their chance to enter this year, but until they turn 18, they can always try again next year. Plus even then they still have options available to them as of right now."

"B-But still, this could break a lot of people's spirits. How can you be so sure that they'll still be able to try again, if they even want to try again?" Fluttershy asked him.

Wu Kong slurped some noodles before answering. "Because if this failure is all it takes to wipe away their ambitions, they have no right to be considered God candidates."

"He's right. If we all gave up each time we faced an obstacle or failed, none of us would even be close to where we are today." Ryu added while wiping off some sauce from his lips.

Fluttershy pondered on their words and a smile slowly formed on her face. "I guess I never thought of it like that. Looks like I still got a lot to learn." She said, her mood is much brighter than before.

"Huh, you two are wiser than you look." Rainbow Dash blurted out, getting hit with an elbow by Twilight.

"Rainbow Dash!" Twilight scolded.

"What? I would've expected to hear that from a Headmaster or someone old and wise, not two random guys!" Rainbow Dash tried to defend before turning to Ryu and Wu. "No offense."

Both Wu Kong and Ryu waved their hands as if not bothered by the remark. "None taken. Anyway if they are smart they'll seek out a master to train under." Wu added.

"Wu has a point, while it may be difficult there are plenty of mentors that may take some candidates under their tutelage." Twilight explained.

"Plus we did see that many of the other candidates were taken out only when the hydra came. I saw plenty of people with great potential fighting." Sunset added.

Pinkie Pie slurped up her noodles which nearly emptied the entire bowl in one slurp, her cheeks puffed up like a chipmunk before swallowing with a satisfied smile on her face. "You said mentors, you mean like teachers at the school?" She asked, licking her lips clean.

Something like that." Wu jumped in again. "Mentors are people who either failed at their chance at Godhood, or weren't strong enough to reach for it."

He tapped his companion's shoulder. "For example say Ryu here has the strength of the physical body, but lacks the magic. If he wanted he could teach someone like say Twilight. If Twilight can have great magical power along with great physical power her odds are boosted. Plus there is a benefit for the mentor."

"Really? Like what?" Spike asked, requesting another bowl from the shopkeeper.

"Well for starters, they would receive not only prestige, but they would be made into a Demigod." Ryu added as he ate the meat from his bowl.

"A Demigod? That's amazing!" Applejack said with amazement.

"That does sound like an enticing reward for Mentors, even if they couldn't attain Godhood they would still receive something incredible." Rarity said while she carefully blew on her noodles before eating them.

Wu Kong nodded. "Agreed, while you may not receive power and strength equal to a god, you would attain riches and a body that would never age."

"To share this beauty with the world forever is alluring." Rarity giggled.

"Unless you stare in a mirror forever like a certain pretty boy God." Applejack giggled, making the other girls stifle a laugh as well, except for Rarity.

Ryu and Wu chuckled as well. "Well either way, the fact is those who didn't make it today aren't out of the running yet. There is only one way for that to happen." Wu took his bowl and began to drink down the remaining soup.

"And that is?" Pinkie Pie asked.

"If they lose against their opponent in the ascension battle. After that it's all over." Ryu said, drinking the rest of his soup.

"Nothing will stop me from reaching the very top!" Rainbow Dash claimed while slamming her hands on the counter and standing proud. "I'll earn Godhood and I'll make sure the world remembers Rainbow Dash!"

"I hope you can remember to have some table manners, Rainbow Dash." Rarity sighed but had a small smile hidden on her face.

"Well good luck to you Dash, because you guys aren't the only ones aiming for Godhood." Wu Kong said with a cheeky smile, as well as his best friend. "We won't settle for being Demigods. It's Gods or bust."

"Damn right! I'm going to make sure that the Heavens, Earth, and Hell know my name!" Ryu shouted while standing on the counter, laughing.

"Oh Gods, you're multiplying." The Shopkeeper groaned as he not only had to deal with Wu and Ryu being eccentric, but also Rainbow Dash.

"Hey paps let's have the bill will ya?" Wu called out to the shopkeeper after finishing his third bowl of ramen.

"Coming right up." The shopkeeper smiled as he went over to the register. After a few seconds he came back and handed Wu and Ryu the bill, but it seemed a lot less than the price for all the food added together.

"Uh, I know you're getting up there in years, but I think you got this wrong?" Ryu said before getting smacked in the head by the Shopkeeper.

"It ain't wrong, you little brat! It's just that you boys passed the exam, so I figured I'd lighten your tabs a little bit." The shopkeeper said, starching his neck while smiling proudly at Ryu and Wu.

Both boys looked to the shop keeper with looks of surprise. Soon they both smiled and bowed their heads to the shop keep and spoke in unison. "Thank you!"

The girls couldn't help but smile at the sight of Ryu and Wu showing their respect to the shopkeeper, not knowing their history together, but could clearly see the gratitude and respect they hold for one another.

"Thank you for the meal, as well." Twilight said, bowing her head. The others followed Twilight's lead and thanked the man for the meal.

After eating their fill and paying their tab, the group left the shop all with full bellies. "Phew ah man that was the best." Wu Kong sighed in relief as he rubbed his gut. "Well I don't know about you partner, but after today I'm feeling up for some hardcore training."

"Any excuse to kick your ass." Ryu joked while playfully shoving Wu.

"It was a real pleasure to meet you both, and thank you again for saving me and Sunset." Twilight thanked them once more. "I'm going to head back home, gotta prepare for Canterlot."

"I'mma head home, too. Gonna celebrate with my family." Applejack said.

"Me too, but it was an absolute delight to meet you two. It was... interesting." Rarity said while bowing her head.

"I need to get home and start planning." Pinkie Pie said.

"Planning what?" Ryu asked, but all he got for an answer was Pinkie Pie giggling while bouncing away. "Should... Should we be worried?"

"Nah, Pinkie Pie is just... Pinkie Pie." Rainbow Dash shrugged. "Hope to see you two at school, I still wanna test your strength myself." Rainbow smirked before she used her magic to take off into the air and fly off.

"The meal was delicious, I-I hope to see you two a-again." Fluttershy shyly bowed her head and hurried off.

"Guess I'm heading off too, you guys take care. And thank you again for... Y-You know, saving us." Sunset said while brushing her hair back, smiling and waving goodbye to Ryu and Wu as she walked away.

Both Ryu and Wu looked to each other and grinned. "Looks like we made some potential friends/ rivals huh Ryu?" Wu asked a smile on his face.

"We have been told we are both likeable and punchable." Ryu joked. "But I gotta admit, they seem nice."

"Hopefully we get to see more of them in the future." Wu and Ryu made there way to their training grounds preparing for their first day of school.

Two days passed, and the new school year had begun. Students from freshman to senior, climbed the steps leading to the school on top of the mountain.

Many students were anxious with every step they took, but all had a look of determination and pride on their faces. Taking the steps down the path to Godhood.

Twilight Sparkle reached the top of the steps and looked around to see many stone seats set up for students to sit down, courtesy of some of the teachers. Spike was flying beside her shoulder to stay close as Twilight looked around and saw her friends already sitting down together and rushed over to them.

"Hey, girls!" Twilight waved at them while taking a seat.

"Can't believe you're the last one here. Out of everyone I thought Rainbow Dash would be the last one here for oversleeping." Sunset joked.

"Hey! Even if I did I would still be the first one here!" Rainbow Dash retorted.

"Anyway, have any of you seen Wu or Ryu?" Twilight asked.

"You don't think they're gonna be late like at the exam, do you." Applejack asked out loud, also looking around for Wu and Ryu.

"I hope that won't be a recurring occurrence with them." Rarity said while fixing her hair.

"They didn't leave a good impression on the teachers last time they did that." Fluttershy shivered at the memory of the teachers all glaring the two boys while scolding them.

"I'm sure they'll be here, but if they are late we can expect a super duper cool entrance." Pinkie giggled.

The sound of a loud gong rang through the area, grabbing the students attention.

Standing on a podium was Celestia, her sister and a few members of the faculty. She made a gesture with her hand for all watching to sit down.

The students did so and all were quite as she began to speak. "Good morning my students, and welcome to the road to Godhood. Before we start, allow me to congratulate all one hundred students who passed the entrance exam."

Every student there cheered as all of them were proud to have passed the exam and begin their journey to Godhood.

Celestia held her hand up to politely silence the crowd. "Now that we've all gathered, we must go over some key facts."

A magical monitor slowly appeared next to the headmistress, she gestured to it as large letters came into focus, GP. "As you may have been wondering, the currency that can be used here at our school or outside of the school for candidates, is know as God Points, or GP for short."

Soon human shaped figures appeared on the screen, and each one had the letters GP above them as well as numbers. "Students here can earn GP through events or battle other candidates for GP."

She gave the crowd a stern look, which made many freeze in fear. "Now don't go thinking you can go brawling at my school. In order for students to challenge each other for GP, a faculty member must referee the match for it to be legal."

With this information the students began whispering to themselves, some were a little disappointed that they couldn't go the easy route and just beat up other students to earn more GP, but others were a little excited to be able to test their skills and powers against others. Seeing it as an opportunity to get stronger.

"W-W-We have to fight others? Even in class?" Fluttershy hid herself in her sweater and was shaking with fear.

"Relax, Fluttershy. Like Celestia said, a faculty member must be present and I'm sure that you can say no to a duel." Sunset tried her best to calm down Fluttershy's nerves.

"Further information about the earnings of GP and use will be discussed later on. However, as many of you may already know, the primary use for GP is simple." Many of the students smiled as it was common knowledge. "To purchase an entry ticket to a tournament of the gods. There you shall face other candidates eager to win themselves. It is this school's responsibility to train you for when you decide to take that first leap."

"You think it's true that the Gods actually help those candidates that they're interested in?" Rarity asked in a hushed tone to Twilight.

"Not in tournaments as they want to see if the candidate truly is worthy or not." Twilight explained just a tiny bit to satisfy Rarity's curiosity.

Celestia gave her hands a few claps to regain everyone's attention. "But as I said we shall go over that in time. For now, however, we will receive a speech from the VIP from this year's entrance exam."

The mention of a VIP caused a small commotion among the students, none of them hearing about a special speaker coming in for the ceremony.

"Did you know about a VIP?" Sunset asked Twilight.

"This is the first I'm hearing about it." Twilight told her, just as curious as the others.

"As to who I'm referring to, I speak of a candidate who participated in this year's entrance exam." Celestia clarified as she looked at the crowd of students.

"Someone from the exam? Was there some sort of secret candidate we didn't see?" Spike questioned.

"This suspense is killing me!" Pinkie Pie quietly shouted while gripping the stone seat, nearly cracking it by how strong she was.

"Actually this year we have two, both of whom defeated the boss monster this year. Shall we greet them?" Celestia points her hand upwards making everyone look up.

High in the sky they could see the outline of a large bird, before suddenly watching it dive down.

The students gasped as they watched the eagle suddenly combust into flames as it dived. Many thinking it was attacked. But their looks of fear turned into awe as just before the eagle could crash into the ground, it pulled up and began to fly in circles.

The eagle screeched as it flew faster and faster, creating a pillar of fire. The bird blended in with the flames, and soon two figures could be seen within the flames.

One of the figures snapped their fingers, and suddenly the spinning pillar of flames disappeared. Revealing both Ryu and Wu Kong, standing back to back both smiling.

"No fucking way..." Rainbow's jaw dropped as she was flabbergasted by the two's entrance. The girls and the rest of the students all stared at Ryu and Wu in disbelief, not thinking those two would be the VIPS today.

"Hold this pose for an extra ten seconds. Gotta reach maximum coolness." Ryu whispered to Wu.

"I would, but you accidentally set the tip of my tail on fire." Wu Kong whispered through clenched teeth as he tried to hide the pain. If anyone were to look they would see some smoke coming from behind the two.

Ryu used one hand behind him to try and put on the fire, still trying to keep up the pose while muttering under his breath. "Hold the fuck still, damnit." While trying to grab Wu's tail.

"Are... Are they okay?" Fluttershy whispered to her friends.

"I don't think so." Applejack said while holding back a giggle, able to see what was happening.

Celestia who could see the whole thing from the podium smiled, holding back a giggle of her own. She gently nudged her sister who nodded.

Luna carefully aimed her finger and fired a ball of water at the burning tail. Causing Wu Kong to sigh in relief.

"Well now that we have our VIPs with us, perhaps they would like to share a few words of encouragement, for their fellow students?" Celestia said gesturing to the two.

Ryu was the first one to step up and look over at all the students around them. All eyes on him, all ears awaiting to hear their words. Ryu cleared his throat and smiled.

"I just wanna say that from here on out, all of you are battling for second place. Because We're not stopping until we reach the very top!" Ryu laughed.

Wu Kong gently nudges his friend to take his turn. "We could give a heartwarming speech saying that we hope you all do well. But we aren't that sappy and wanted to let you guys know that this place , and all of you are just stepping stones to our path to Godhood."

Both then spoke in unison. "So come at us with all you got, because we ain't gonna lose!"

"... They've lost their minds." Twilight groaned while silently screaming into her hands. To the surprise of no one nearly every single student there roared out in anger and annoyance at Ryu and Wu's speech.

"You two are arrogant morons!" One student shouted.

"Just you wait till school starts, I'm kicking both of your asses!" Another student challenged.

"You two aren't worthy of becoming Gods with that shitty attitude!" One student shouted.

Ryu smiled and looked over at Wu. "I think that went well."

"Oh yeah, we secured our entertainment for the next couple of days." Wu Kong said with a cheeky smile.

As both boys left the podium to take seats next to glaring classmates, Celestia shook her head and sighed. "Well, that was definitely a um....encouraging speech. So with all that taken care of, you may all take your leave for your first classes."

"You think this was their whole plan? To piss off the whole school?" Sunset asked her friends.

"It looks like it, but I just can't comprehend it." Twilight groaned, rubbing her forehead. With the ceremony coming to a close every student began to stand and walk down the steps to start their first day of school. All while glaring daggers at Ryu and Wu, who were just having a casual chat together like it was no big deal.

Sunset and her friends all ran and caught up with them. "Are you insane or do you just get a kick out of making an enemy out of everyone?"

"Hmmm... No." Ryu shrugged.

"We just wanted to make sure that we wouldn't be bored here." Wu Kong sighed as he leaned back to lay on the now vacant seats. "See we wanted to make sure we didn't have to worry about a lack of potential rivals. Plus if some of them want to challenge us for GP, that would be an added bonus."

"I can't tell if the both of you are smart or evil. Or both." Sunset said before giggling.

"I don't think that Celestia and Luna are pleased with your speech. And probably none of the teachers, either." Twilight said, looking over and catching a few teachers glaring at Ryu and Wu.

"Well we aren't here to please anyone, we're here to grow stronger and learn." Wu Kong said with a smirk. "Besides regardless of our intro, I'm sure people still wouldn't like us, after we showed up late to the exam."

"What makes you say that?" Pinkie Pie asked as she bounced alongside Wu.

"Me and Wu aren't exactly what you would call the "popular kids"." Ryu vaguely explained.

Noticing Wu's tone and the atmosphere around the two boys the girls knew that it wasn't right to pry any further.

Here Twilight spoke up. "So, you guys know your first class?" She asked.

Both Wu and Ryu looked at each other and pulled out papers that told them their classes. "Looks like we both have magical studies with Professor Hooves." Ryu said.

"Really? So do we!" Pinkie Pie said gleefully.

"Guess we're still stuck with you two." Sunset giggled as she crossed her arms.

"Lucky you." Ryu chuckled "Now Wu is also your problem." He laughed.

Wu rolled his eyes as the group made their way to the school. Despite looking like an ancient Japanese temple, the inside of the school was modern, and long wide hallways for many of the students to pass through. Many of them shot glares at Ryu and Wu as they passed.

Soon they arrived at their destination, a large classroom built similar to a college lecture hall.

Ryu, Wu, and the girls all took their seats in the back row just as their professor came in.

The professor had light brown hair and wore a tan coat and dark brown pants. Setting his briefcases down at the desk that was facing the class, he turned to address the students. "Good morning students, I shall be your professor for this year's magical studies."

He walked to the blackboard behind him, picked up some chalk, and began to write a name. "My name is Professor Hooves."

"Hooves? What, are we learning about horses?" Ryu whispered, holding back a laugh.

"Horses?" Fluttershy perked up with sparkles in her eyes.

Rainbow, Applejack, and Pinkie Pie also laughed a bit at Ryu's joke.

Ryu received a strong jab to the side from Wu's tail as he hushed him.

"Now then since this is the first day of the new school year, you won't need to worry about homework. But we will go over the basics for anyone who has a possible question." The professor added.

"Why would we need to go over the basics if all of us passed the entrance exam?" One student asked while raising her hand.

"A very good question. To which I shall answer with another. Can anyone tell me what it means when I use the term, subclasses of elements?" Professor Hooves asked.

Twilight was about to raise her hand and answer but Sunset stopped her, reminding her to not take over a professor's class. Again. Other than Twilight nobody else answered the professor.

The professor sighed and shrugged his head. "May I please have Ms Applejack and Rarity please come to the front of the class?"

"Us?" Applejack and Rarity both looked at each other before shrugging and getting up to the front of the class.

Once the two girls stood in front of the class, Mr.Hooves cleared their throat. "Now class when it comes to magic what do these two have in common?"

The rest of the class all glanced away, looked at each other, or tried to hide themselves to avoid answering. Twilight once again tried to answer but was stopped by Sunset.

"The answer is that both use earth elemental attacks, my dear students." The professor answered with a smirk.

"Wait, back at the exam she used Gem magic and she used rock magic. How are they both the same? Last I checked a gem was valuable and a rock is a rock." One student pointed out.

The professor clapped his hands for a moment. "Very good observation, however, you'd be wrong in your reasoning."

He gestured a hand to Rarity first. "While it's true Rarity's magic looks a bit more glamorous than Applejack's, you failed to think what is a gemstone exactly."

He drew on the chalkboard to show a rock pointing to a gemstone. "A gemstone is just a refined piece of earth, for gemstones are minerals, and as we should all know, minerals come from what?" He asked enthusiasm.

"The ground?" A student asked hesitantly while raising her hand

Shaking his head and signing, the professor points to the drawing of earth on the chalkboard. "They come from the earth. Despite their appearance gemstones are a subclass of earth. Which is why we will be covering this subject."

With his explanation, many students actually sat up straight as this was actually knowledgeable information. Ryu and Wu were even a bit more interested than they were before.

"Now then, every element has its own subclasses, but I shall give another example for Earth." The professor drew something else, it looked like many smaller rocks grouped together. "Sand is another sub-class of earth that one could learn. Subclasses can be a valuable investment when studying new spells for your arsenals."

"Can anyone study any form of magic, even if it's something completely different from your main one?" Rainbow Dash asked while raising her hand.

"An excellent question my dear!" Professor Hooves said with pure delight. He turned to erase everything on the board but the symbol for earth. He drew a few more symbols next to it. "Now then as we all know there are different elements. Earth, Fire, Water, Air, Light, Darkness and more. And each of us is born with a natural affinity, for one of these. Now granted just because you are born with one element doesn't mean you can't learn another. "

Ryu looked at his hand and let out a few sparks of flames as he looked back at the professor, writing in his notepad to remember the lecture.

The professor summoned a ball of water hovering over his open hand. "Take myself for example, my birth element is water, however through extensive training I was able to learn a second."

Holding out his other hand a ball of fire was summoned. "I learned to use fire magic as well. With two elements at my disposal a new realm of possibilities has been opened."

He then looked to Ryu. "Mr. Ryu, might I have you come down to the front for a moment?"

Ryu looked back and pointed at himself to make sure that Hooves had called for him. Seeing that this is the case Ryu slowly got up and headed to the front of the class.

"Now then I shall demonstrate the usage of two elements on Mr. Ryu here." The professor took a few steps away from Ryu before holding his arms out. "I heard your early comment about my name, so I think it's only fair you be taught a personal lesson." He said calmly.

"And that lesson is a stand-up routine together?" Ryu chuckled while summoning a ball of fire in his hand.

"You have one shot to hit, if you can successfully land that punch on me, I'll give you 100 GP, but if your attack doesn't connect." The teacher smiled as he pulled a white cone hat out that had the word "Dunce" on it. "You'll wear this hat for the rest of the week in my class. Deal?"

"Oh ho, you got yourself a deal, Teach! Don't back down now!" Ryu grinned as he ignited his entire fist. He got into a stance, his left foot back with his right leg bent forward, his left hand extended outward and his right fist brought close to his chest. He took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

"Fire Fist!" Ryu lunged forward and stretched out his clenched fist at Professor Hooves.

As everyone gasped that Ryu would attack without hesitation, the professor didn't move away. Instead he stood still hands behind his back with a smile.

Soon Ryu's fist would go through the teacher, shocking both him and his classmates. However, Ryu's fist didn't go through the man in a sense as he just killed him, but rather like there was nothing there to hit.

Ryu's body fell forward straight through Mr. Hoove's body.

Ryu face-planted the floor and slid a good foot before stopping. Laying there in silence for a few seconds before speaking.

"... Did I hit him?"

"I'm afraid the only thing you hit was air young man." The professor said as he placed the dunce hat on Ryu. "Care to take a guess as to why your attack phased through?"

"Uh... Magic?" Ryu slowly said while picking himself up.

"That much is obvious, my naive student." He then gestured for Ryu to sit back in his seat. "For those of you who didn't see, I used both fire and water magic, to create a mirage image of myself. That is what Mr. Ryu ended up attacking."

Ryu sighed and rubbed his head as he went back to sit down at his seat, Wu chuckling at him.

"Is it possible to combine other magic like that other than fire and water?" A student asked raising her hand.

"There is my curious student." The professor smiled as he erased all the symbols except fire and earth. "What do you think you would get from combining fire and earth magic class?"

"Rock candy?" Pinkie Pie blurted out, a bright look in her eyes.

Everyone turned to look at her with a deadpan look, causing her to blush and lower her head.

Twilight would raise her hand which did get the teacher's attention. "Yes, Ms. Sparkle?"

"Sir, the results of adding fire and earth magic will be magma." Twilight explained.

"Correct! Combining elemental magic isn't all that complex, you simply need to look at nature and you have a key point of reference."

The professor then clapped his hands, soon books were summoned on each student's desk. "These will be for you to keep. In these books are guides to learning an element that isn't your own. For the next month, we will work to help you develop your skills in using another element."

"Aw, man." Rainbow Dash grumbled under her breath. "It's the first day and we already have a month-long homework?"

"This information can be very helpful in our journey, Rainbow. Maybe you could add another element to your wind magic." Twilight told her.

"But it's still so booooooooring." Rainbow Dash buried her face in the book, grumbling.

"Ms Dash I believe you misunderstood this assignment." Professor Hooves spoke up. "As I said I'm not assigning you any homework on the first day." He held up a copy of the book he passed out. "If you wish to get stronger this book is something you'll need. Are you content with being overshadowed by others, who master more than one element, while you are left behind knowing only one?"

With those words repeating in her mind Rainbow Dash looked down at the book and held it, with new vigor and determination in her she saw it as more than just a boring book. This is a tool to help her ascend to Godhood.

"I'm not getting left behind." Rainbow Dash said, grinning.

Smiling Mr Hooves nodded his head. "That's good. If any of you truly wish to become gods, you require ambition. If you lack ambitions and determination you may as well sleep through my class."

From there the students all spent the rest of the time reading their new book. Most were eager to develop a second element, while others struggled to grasp the concept.

Soon the school bell rang signaling the end of first period. "Ah, that concluded our first class together. Be sure to practice when you can students, even a smig makes all the difference."

"Thank Gods he forgot about that wager." Ryu thought to himself as he gathered his books and stood up, walking towards the doors with Wu and their new friends.

"Oh and Mr Ryu." Professor Hooves spoke up stopping the young man before he could exit the door.

Ryu flinched at the sound of his name and slowly turned around, smiling nervously.

"Yeah, teach?"

"Even though you didn't wear that hat today, know that I'll have a new one waiting for you tomorrow." The professor shot Ryu a confident smirk. "Don't go thinking I've forgotten our bet that you lost."

Ryu slumped his shoulders and his head as Hooves in fact didn't forget the wager.

"Yes, sir." He groaned as he turned around and walked out. Leaning on Wu's shoulder. "Wu, my best friend, comfort you wounded comrade."

Wu Kong patted his friend's shoulder. "Don't worry buddy a week will fly by. Could have been worst, he could have forced you to wear it everywhere."

"Or he could've made you write "I will pay attention in class" a hundred times on the board." Rainbow Dash said, grumbling at her own memories of said punishment.

"Still, what Professor Hooves said is right. This book, his class, it can definitely play a vital role for all of us. We can all learn a thing or two." Sunset said, smiling while she was still reading her book.

"Hey Sunset, im curious. You already know two types of magic don't you?" Wu Kong asked curiously.

"Yeah, fire and light magic." Sunset told him while letting a few sparks appear in her hand.

"Guess the class won't be too boring." Ryu said with a goofy grin on his face, all of them heading off to continue their first day of school.