>Canterlot High, 11:43 A.M.
>http://picosong.com/MiXR/
>You’re now Rainbow Dash.
”Hey girls, have you ever wondered why the new kid is always alone?” Rainbow Dash asks.
>The girls look at the quiet teen peacefully reading what it looks to be a book on the soccer pitch’s bleachers that are on the opposite side of the bleachers you and your friends usually hang out at.
>”Err, I dunno. He doesn’t talk much.” Pinkie Pie replies, “he usually leaves once classes end for the day.”
>”Come to think of it…I think he’s in my history class. He never utters a word unless the teacher asks him a question.” Rarity says.
>”And he always eats lunch by himself on those bleachers, never in the cafeteria.” Fluttershy adds.
”Huh…” you say while juggling a soccer ball with your thighs. “Weird.”
>”He doesn’t seem like a bad fella. Perhaps he’s just very shy.” Applejack says, “just like my brother.”
>”I always run into him on the hallways, and he always has his earbuds on,” Sunset Shimmer adds, “usually bobbing his head to the music.”
>You grab the ball in mid-air with both hands.
”Well, he looks like a totally chill guy. How long has he been in our school?”
>”About a month or so, I remembered how he introduced himself back in Ms. Harshwhinny’s class. He was so nervous and stuttered a lot.” Rarity says with a smile, “he looked kind of cute.”
“What’s his name again?”
>”Anonymous,” Rarity replies, “or Anon for short.”

>You’re now Anonymous.
>You raise your head a bit and suddenly spot the most popular girls in this high school looking at you.
>Oh no!
>It looks like they’re gossiping about you.
>They start giggling once your eyes meet their gaze.
>It always hurts…
>They are probably telling each other how much of a loser they think you are.
>You can’t talk to another person, especially a girl, without getting anxious.
>These five weeks have been an absolute nightmare for you.
>You wish you could go back to your old hometown.
>At least some of the students of your former high school shared the same interests as you, and accepted your anxious nature.
>The few times you’ve tried to communicate with students over here they usually feel uncomfortable by your presence and speech.
>That’s it, you’re getting out of here.
>You pack up your things and leave the bleachers.

>You’re Rainbow Dash again.
”Aww…he’s leaving already?” Pinkie Pie says, “I wonder what’s wrong with him, he looked real sad once he saw us.”
>You ponder a thought for a second, and then you snap your fingers. 
>You kick the ball hard enough to travel from your location to his.
”HEY!” You yell at the newbie. ”Would you mind passing me the ball back?”
>The ball lands a few feet away from him.
>“Umm…okay!” he says.
>He walks up to the ball and kicks it real hard.
>The ball flies back to you real quick...
>”WHOA!” you say before dodging the ball, fearing it would hit you in the face.
>Sadly, the ball hits Fluttershy in the face instead.
>”EEEP!”
>You and friends freak out.
>”Fluttershy? Fluttershy! Are you okay?” Rarity asks.
>Fluttershy tries to hold back her tears, but fails in the end, sobbing in quite a disheartening way.

>You're Anon once again.
>Congratulations! You’ve done it again you imbecile…you’ve ruined yet another simple request.
>”What’s your problem Anon?!” Rainbow Dash angrily yells at you.
“I-I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to kick the ball that hard!” You yell back.
>You really want to get out of there, but your conscience tells you to go check on Fluttershy and apologize.
>https://youtu.be/qK6jbwgayoM
“Oh my goodness, I’m so sorry.” You uncomfortably say, “a-are you okay? I didn’t mean to hurt you!” 
>”What on Earth was that Anon?!” Rainbow Dash yells, “why did you kick the ball that hard?! What’s wrong with you?”
“I-I’m so sorry Rainbow Dash! I-I wasn’t thinking straight, I just…kicked the ball and-”
>”And look at what you did you psycho! Letting out your frustrations like that isn’t-”
>”It’s okay Rainbow Dash…” Fluttershy says in that sweet and compassionate voice of hers. ”He didn’t mean to do that, it was just an accident. Right Anon?”
>Wow, Fluttershy doesn’t look mad at you.
“Of course it was an accident! I’m so sorry…”
>Fluttershy wipes away some tears with her fingers, while Rarity pulls a handkerchief out of her purse to wipe away the dirt on her face.
>”Don’t worry about it Anon.”
>”Lucky you Anon.” Rainbow Dash sighs, “Anyways…do you mind explaining to us what made you kick the ball like that?”
>You let out an awkward chuckle.
“Well I…uh, I guess I went back to my days as a soccer player.”
>”Wait what? You used to play soccer?” Rainbow Dash asks.
“Yeah, back in Junior High…not anymore though.”

>”Oh yeah? Why’s that?” Rainbow Dash says.
”Because whenever I had the ball and wanted to pass it to my teammates the ball always landed at our rival’s feet. I uh…kind of made my team lose several times.”
>”Really now? And what happened?”
>You recall painful memories you thought you had suppressed.
>[“We lost once again thanks to you Anon!”]
[“I-I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to-“]
>[“You are useless! Why do you even bother coming to practice?”]
>[“Useless…USELESS!”] 
>”Anon? ANON!” Rainbow Dash yells.
“Ah? Oh, sorry…I drifted a little bit back there. Long story short, I was kicked out of the team even though I wasn’t that bad.”
>”Really now?”
“Yeah, although I was good at doing other things like dribbling the ball, shooting and running very fast.”
>”Well then…show me.”
“Show you what?”
>”How good you really were obviously.”
>Rainbow Dash smirks and places the ball on the grass.
>”You and I, whoever scores five goals first wins.”
“But I already told you I made my team lose several times.”
>”Yeah, but we’re gonna play one against one, you won’t need to pass the ball.”
>Aww, what did you get yourself into?
>It’d be real embarrassing to lose against her.

>”Our game will serve me as warm up for my team’s next match coming up in three days.”
“Your team?”
>”You didn’t know sugarcube?” Applejack says, “Rainbow Dash is the captain of our school’s soccer team…”
“Really? Huh.”
>”Yep! I sure hope you didn’t lose practice…because that shot was really fast!”
>”And painful…” Fluttershy adds.
>”I’ve never seen such speed like that before, you probably have a hidden talent waiting to resurface. Come on, let’s play already! Or are you afraid to lose to a girl?”
“…Very well then.”

>You place your backpack on the bleachers and take off your jacket.
>Then, your usual warm ups.
>You work out from time to time by yourself; however, you haven’t touched a soccer ball in a long time.
>”Come on, what’s taking so long?”
“Hang on…”
>You stretch your legs next to the girls.
“Alright, I think I’m ready…”
>”Alright man, first one to score three goals wins okay? Another rule: no shooting outside the penalty area okay?”
“Okay…”
>Rainbow takes a coin out of her jacket’s pocket.
>”Heads or Tails?”
“Tails…”
>Rainbow flips the coin.
>”Heads! I win! Which it means I get to choose the goal and kick the ball first.”
“Alrighty then…”
>Rainbow chooses the goal and then trots to the middle of the pitch.
>She really seems eager to see how well you play.
>You won’t disappoint her.
>http://picosong.com/ww3P9/
>Rainbow kicks the ball and quickly dodges you.
>You follow behind.
>”Don’t be intimidated sugarcube! You can beat her!” Applejack shouts from the bleachers.
>Damn, Rainbow sure is quick!
>As soon as Rainbow reaches the penalty area she lifts her leg to shoot the ball.
>This is your chance!

>You’re now Rainbow Dash.
>You’re about to score the first goal.
(“This is easy”) You think to yourself.
>You are about to kick the ball.
>You look down and see…
“What the-?!”
>…Anon sliding and stealing the ball from your feet.
>http://picosong.com/ww3PX/
>It was a very clean slide!
(“IMPOSSIBLE! H-how did he-?!”)
>Anon quickly stands up and dribbles the ball.
>”Too slow Dash!” He taunts as he makes his way to your goal.
“Grrr…”
>Your friends cheer for the newbie.
>”Good job sugarcube!”
>You quickly run after Anon.
>He’s not as quick as you, so you catch up with him with ease.
“Who’s slow now newbie?!”
>Anon keeps dribbling the ball and puts his feet to work.
>He moves the ball in an expert-like way and…
“?!”
>He got past you?!
>Anon runs to the goal.
>You gotta stop him!
>Once he enters the penalty area he kicks the ball just as fast as he did before.
>It’s in…
>”Woah! I did it!” Anon says.
>”WOOO! Good job Nonny!” Pinkie Pie yells.
>This is totally not good…

“You were lucky newbie…”
>Anon doesn’t know what to say.
>”S-Sorry,” he hastily apologizes.
“Don’t be, let’s keep playing okay? Lunch break is about to end.”
>Anon nods.
>You both head to the middle of the pitch to resume the match.
>http://picosong.com/ww5fp/
>You kick the ball and head straight towards Anon’s goal.
>Anon does his best to catch up with you.
>You decide to taunt him by slowing down.
“What’s wrong? Feeling tired already?”
>You even walk around him in circles, dribbling the ball with your feet and thighs even.
>Anon, instead of trying to steal the ball away from your feet, heads to his goal.
“Psshh…like that’s gonna stop me,” You say as you raise your foot, “here you go!”
>As soon as you enter the penalty area you kick the ball as hard as you can straight towards the goal.
>Yep, it’s gonna go in!
>Anon doesn’t use his hands to stop the ball. Instead he…
“WHAT?!”
>He slid to prevent the ball from going into the goal. He blocked it with his lower leg.
>Anon immediately stands up and runs after the ball.
>It’s going out of bounds anyways…
>Anon prevents the ball from meeting Fluttershy’s face again, running at a speed you’ve never seen before.
>The girls cheer once again.
>Anon runs towards your goal, dribbling the ball.
>”What’s the matter Rainbow Dash? Can’t beat the new kid?” Applejack teases you.
“Get back here Anon!”

>http://picosong.com/ww5fG/
>That does it!
>You’re the Canterlot’s High Captain! You’re not gonna let this rookie shame you.
>You run after him and quickly catch up with him once again.
>He’ll get a taste of your more advanced skills.
>He doesn’t look afraid, instead…he looks somewhat focused.
>But that won’t stop you.
“Try to dodge THIS!” You say before sliding in a very aggressive way.
>Anon does a quick trick with his feet.
>What the-?! Where’s the ball?!
>Anon jumps over your legs while the ball lands right in front of him.
>He pulled off a successful chip?!
>As soon as Anon reaches the goal he kicks the ball, which quickly makes its way to the goal.
>”GOOAAAAL!” Pinkie Pie cheers, “that’s two – null Dashie!”
>You gotta be kidding!
>Anon doesn’t celebrate, instead he helps you get back on your feet.
>You sigh.
”That was pretty cool goal dude, you’re pretty good.”
>”Y-you too,” Anon uncomfortably says.

>You resume the match once again.
>1 more goal and you will lose.
>You quickly kick the ball and try do a chip over Anon’s head.
>Anon runs towards the ball and jumps, hitting the ball with the top of his head.
>Darn it! You didn’t kick the ball high enough.
>Anon runs towards your goal.
>You run towards your goal instead of trying to steal the ball from him. 
>As soon as you reach the area you’ll turn around and wait for Anon to shoot the ball.
>When you’re finally near the goal you turn around and see a ball about to hit your face.
>”Watch out Rainbow Daaa…“ Anon tries to say.
>The ball hit you right in your beautiful face, hard enough to make you fall on your back.
>Your face! It hurts a lot!
>Your friends quickly run towards the pitch to assist you.
>”I-I’m sorry Rainbow! I didn’t see you were there! A-are you okay?” Anon tries to apologize.
>”That had to hurt, a lot!” Pinkie Pie says.
>https://youtu.be/dzUDQQrUgu0?t=2s
>”It was an accident! I swear Dash!” Anon repeats himself.
>Rarity and Twilight help you get back on your feet.
>”Is it a bad moment to declare Anon the winner Dashie?” Pinkie Pie says, “the ball went across the line after all.”
“Wha-?”
>You turn around and see the ball inside the goal.
“Auuuugh…”
>You lost, fair and square against a mighty foe.
>How on Earth did the new kid get the best of you?!
>Anon lets out an awkward chuckle.
>”Yeah…so, no hard feelings Rainbow Dash?”
>You squint at him, but then you just let out a sigh.
“Sure…good game Anon, you’re pretty good. I guess I underestimated you by saying how bad you were. Was this your initial intention?”
>”Uhh…no, I was telling the truth! I swear!”
“Very funny Anon, don’t make fun of me like that…” you say as you dust yourself off.
>”I’m serious! I always screwed up big back in Junior High…yeah, I trained a bit to get better, but my teammates always outclassed me, and they ALWAYS got mad at me if I did something wrong.”
>Your rub your face to alleviate the pain.
>It seems Anon is quite tough on himself, although he’s pretty darn good at soccer.
>”Are you okay?”
“Yeah, I think I am…owie, that’s gonna hurt tomorrow.”
>”Sorry.”
>The bell rings, lunchbreak has ended.
>You’ll have to keep an eye on the newbie.
>He’s sooo gonna regret being so careless.

>An hour later.
>You’re in math class.
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZTlNehpLgc
>Ms. Cheerilee is giving a boring-as-always lecture.
>You wish you were outside, perhaps taking a nap.
>Anon looks really invested in the class however.
>Yeah, you haven’t been able to take your eyes off him.
>There’s no way in Earth someone like him could better you in soccer.
>”Does anyone know the answer?” Ms. Cheerilee asks.
>”x equals 315.13,” Anon replies.
>”That’s correct! Good job as always Anon.”
>Ugh, what a dork…
>Good thing Twilight isn’t inscribed in this class, otherwise it’d be a battle of the nerds.
>You chuckle to yourself.
>In that moment, the PA system rings up.
>[”Good afternoon students,”] Principal Celestia’s voice is heard on the speakers, [“We have a special guest that requires you all to be at the GYM to make a very important announcement!”]
>A special guest?
>[“That’s right, a special guest. Everyone, gather at the gym ASAP.”]
>Everyone looks baffled.
>”What would Principal Celestia want?” Bright Idea asks.
>”I don’t know…special guest? What did she mean by that?” Flash Sentry says.
>”Very well then…” Ms. Cheerilee says, “I think that’s enough math for today, you may leave.”
>Sweet!
>She even forgot to give you homework!
>Whoever this special guest is, you owe him one.
>Anon stands up and walks outside the classroom.
”Dude! Wait up!”
>You shove your stuff inside your backpack and follow behind.

>Minutes later.
>Every teen is waiting for the guest to show up.
>“I wonder what’s going on, Principal Celestia looks a bit worried,” Twilight says.
>”Indeed,” Rarity says, “look at all that sweat forming under her armpits. Two words: Guh-ross!”
>”Who could that ‘special guest’ be?” Applejack asks.
>”Maybe the President is doing a tour and he’ll show up at our school!” Pinkie Pie says.
>”Umm…I don’t think the President is gonna be here,” Sunset says.
>Anon doesn’t utter a word as usual.
>The lights go dim.
>”Shh…it’s about to start,” Fluttershy says.
>The lights focus on Principal Celestia, she walks towards the podium and taps the microphone with her finger to get everyone’s attention.
>”Is everyone here? Good…” Principal Celestia says onto the microphone, “Good afternoon Wondercolts! Are you ready to meet the special guest that is joining us today?”
>Nobody says a word…
>Awkwaaaard!
>”Very well then, here he is! Be sure to give a warm welcome to our guest: Superintendent Discord!”
>Principal Celestia walks off the podium and begins to clap.
>Nobody joins her of course.
>Superintendent Discord makes his appearance.
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jMFV55kTi8
>”Good afternoon students of Canterlot High!  How are you doing?”
>Silence again…
>Someone lets out a cough.
>”My my, quite the enthusiastic students you have Principal Celestia.”
>”Eheheh…you know how teens are Superintendent Discord,” she says in an apologizing manner before giving you all the stink eye.
>Superintendent Discord turns his head to the audience.
>”Students of Canterlot High, I’m sure you are all wondering why you’re gathered here in the first place.”
>Everyone starts talking to each other, asking questions.
>”Yes, I know you’re anxious to know. Well, here’s the reason why.”
>”Get on with it!” Flash Sentry yells from his spot.
>”Flash!” Principal Celestia immediately scolds.
>”Don’t scold the kid Principal Celestia,” Superintendent Discord says, “it’s obvious he’s DYING to know why he’s here, because it’s obvious he doesn’t come to school to learn something to make himself useful in the real world…”
>Ouch, that was a sick burn.
>Flash Sentry sits down, feeling quite embarrassed.
>”As I was trying to say, you Wondercolts of Canterlot High are formally invited to form part of the sixteen high schools that will participate in the 1st Annual Interschool Sports Competition!”
“Huh?”
>Everyone looks baffled.
>”Yes, this is a physical activation program made and approved by the State, and what’s a better way to do this than a friendly competition against Crystal Prep Academy and many other schools from this county?”
>Canterlot High will compete against Crystal Prep Academy? Your sworn enemies?
>This is interesting…
>“You will all compete against the best of the best for a big prize!”
>”A prize?!” Principal Celestia says.
>”Oh yes, there will be a lot more funding for the winning high school!” Superintendent Discord replies, “your school seems to need it the most.”
>A piece of plywood falls from the ceiling onto the basketball court.
>”Former-Dean-and-now-Principal Cadance is looking forward to the eliminatory rounds which will take place next week!”
>”N-next week?!” Principal Celestia says.
>”I know, Crystal Prep will host the competition, it’s not like your school could afford do it…and if it did the building would fall down for sure.”
>Vice Principal Luna squints at Discord’s unpleasant comments.

>”These will be the events for the eliminatory rounds at Crystal Prep Academy,” Superintendent Discord says as he takes a bunch of flash cards out of his suit’s pocket.
>Unfortunately, many of them fall on the floor.
>Flash Sentry starts to laugh.
>”Did you see that jerk?!” Flash says, laughing even harder, “he dropped his notes!”
>This is so awkward.
>”I can’t believe that guy used to have a crush on me,” Twilight says.
>Principal Celestia looks like she could crack Flash Sentry’s skull right now.
>Superintendent Discord clears his throat.
>http://picosong.com/ww5JM/
>”I did that on purpose, it’s not like I needed to use them. For these eliminatory rounds there will be four events in a row and four schools, yours being amongst them, will participate. The winner will get 200 points each round, 2nd place will get 150, 3rd place will get 100 and last place will get 50, adding to those points there will be extra ways to rate your athletes’ performance to get individual awards!”
“I-Individual awards?”
>”That’s right young lady, there will be awards as well as prizes for those who stand out from their teammates. A team will consist of ten boys and ten girls, five teens for each event, they will participate in the four rounds, I’d recommend forming an A+ team with a captain strong enough to ensure your survival in this tournament.”
>Everybody present looks at you.
>”Yeah, Rainbow Dash HAS to be the captain!” Microchips says.
>”Totally! Perhaps we will be able to win something…I mean, the best we could make last time was tie the Friendship Games,” Pinkie Pie says.
>”Yeah…also that whole thing with Twilight becoming an evil princess and almost destroying and tearing the fabric of realty apart did a number on our school,” Blueberry Cake says.
>Everyone turns around to give Twilight a very rude glance.
>Except for Anon, although he looks quite confused.
>”Excuse me, what was that?” Anon says.
>Twilight lets out an uncomfortable chuckle.
>”Yeah…sorry about that,” Twilight apologizes.
>“Ignore them Twilight, they’ll get over it.” Sunset Shimmer comforts her.
>”If you’re done talking to each other…” Superintendent Discord says, “I’d like to announce the events and then the rules…blergh.”
>You all listen to him.
>”Very well then; the events are Cross Country; Swimming; Relay Race and lastly Diving!”
>No soccer? Lame…
>”Five members, no matter the sex-“
>”Hehehe…he said sex,” Snails says.
>”It’s the correct term, I would’ve used gender…but it would fall into a grey area; anyways. Five whatevers will compete in the first event, then another five and so on. If someone decides to participate in multiple events that’s okay, they will compete for the Most Valuable Player award.”
>”Will there be another awards?” Derpy asks.
>”Oh yes, there will be more such as Most Aggressive Player-”
>”That’s totally Rainbow’s award…” Snips says.
“Now what did you mean by that you jerk?!”
>Everyone laughs at you.
>How embarrassing.
>”Most Technical as well, and last but not least Most Carried…heh, except that isn’t an award, your whole team will get points deducted if a member doesn’t participate at all. So Captain!”
“Huh?”
>”Choose your teammates carefully…”
>Principal Celestia nods.
>”And…what about the big prize?” She asks, rubbing her hands.
>”That’s a secret Principal Celestia, but the potential teammates for that young lady I’m seeing here really are quite disappointing…I don’t really expect someone from here to make it above last place.”
>Vice Principal Luna looks quite mad.
>”The eliminatory rounds will take place at Crystal Prep High next Saturday, EVERYONE should go cheer for your team! Go Wondercats or whatever…”
>Superintendent Discord steps off the podium.
>”It’s actually Wondercolts…” Principal Celestia says, “well, that’s Superintendent Discord everyone, say bye with a thunderous applause!”
>A few claps are heard.
>”Well, that was the big announcement, go back to your classes.”
>Everyone talks to each other as they leave the bleachers to head back to their respective classrooms.
>”Man, what a waste of time…”
>”I dunno, I kind of want to participate…”
>”Meh, if Crystal Prep alone can kick our tails then I don’t want to know how we will face other two schools, let alone twelve more!”
>”Where’s your school spirit?! GO WONDERCOLTS!” Pinkie Pie yells.
>You feel someone tapping your shoulder.
>You turn your head around and find both Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna standing right behind you.
>”Rainbow Dash, may we talk in private?” Vice Principal Luna says.
“Oh, s-sure. What do you want to talk about?”
>”Head to my office, we’ll join you there in five minutes,” Principal Celestia says.
>Fifteen minutes later.
>http://picosong.com/wwBLN/
>Principal Celestia’s office.
>11:33 A.M.
>You’re sooo bored.
“Where are they? They said it would only take five minutes!” You say, wondering where the sisters in charge of this crazy high school might be.
>You turn your head around your shoulder as soon as you hear the sound of the door opening behind you.
“Finally! What took you two so long?!”
>”Oh nothing dearie, we just had to get something out of the archives.” Principal Celestia says.
>You see Vice Principal Luna carrying a large box that says “Dash, R.” on one of its sides, she looks quite fatigued from carrying the heavy looking box.
>She hastily places the box on Principal Celestia’s desk, slamming it with a loud THUD.
>”Rainbow Dash, are you having a good day?” Principal Celestia asks.
“I was…” you say, briefly recalling how the new kid humiliated you in the court, “what’s this about? What did you call me for?”
>Principal Celestia clears her throat.
>”We wish to discuss with you Superintendent Discord’s invitation to the tournament that will take place next week against other schools right?”
“Yes, and I guess I’ll be the captain, no one was really excited for the tournament though.”
>”Don’t mind them…it’s nothing a little motivation can’t fix. I talked with Pinkie Pie in the hallway earlier and she’s now the current cheerleader of our team.”
>You hear an explosion nearby.
>That must’ve been her party cannon.
“Well, that’ll get them motivated for sure…however I don’t think we’ve got enough time to train, I mean, one friggin week? How am I supposed to form a good team in such short notice?”
>Both Principal Celestia and her sister look at each other.
>”We believe in you, and I think I know the way to motivate you to work twice as hard!” Principal Celestia says.
>Work twice as hard? You don’t even do your homework!
>”Rainbow Dash, you are a very special student, this box says so…not only you are the most gifted athlete in our high school.” Vice Principal Luna says.
>Principal Celestia opens the box.
>”You’re one of the most troublesome students as well…”
>She grabs a folder full of reports.
>”This is your permanent school record…it has everything you’ve done in the past,” she says before clearing her throat, “wow, would you look at that…a neat suspension! Flooding the junior high school you attended to and causing several damage to it.”
>Oh crud…
“It was just a prank sis!”
>”Another one, you caught cheating in math,” Vice Principal Luna says.
“Hey, that’s not my fault. Ms. Cheerilee just doesn’t know how to teach well.”
>”Altering grades is a serious offense Rainbow Dash, you didn’t think we were going to notice?”
“Uhh…”
>”Fighting not against one, but three students?! Oh my goodness…”
“Hey, Dumbbell and his gang deserved it! They were picking on Fluttershy back when we both attended Cloudsdale Jr. High!”
>”And-“
“Alright alright! I get it! I’m a terrible human being, what are you gonna do about it? Sue me?!”
>”No…we want you to win the tournament,” Principal Celestia says.
“…Huh?”
>”With a record like this you can completely forget about attending a decent college! However…we’d like to -ehem- motivate you to give your 110%.” Vice Principal Luna says.
“Go on…”
>”As you have seen, our school is going through real hard times. Our grades are falling because we can’t provide our students with updated learning material, our computers are still running Windoors XD, our cafeteria has grade F meat and our furniture is quite old…”
>Just as Principal Celestia finishes saying that, a leg of her desk breaks and the heavy box finishes the job by landing on Vice Principal Luna’s foot.
>”AAAAAAAAHHH!” She yells.
>”See?! We’re counting on you Rainbow Dash…so, about this little box, if you form a winning team and win the tournament some of these papers might end up getting lost forever and you’ll enter a good university, perhaps an Ivy League one, what do you say?”
“Isn’t that…like, illegal or something?”
>”Well, perhaps you really don’t care about your future, I hope you don’t mind being stuck in an awful job for the rest of your life…” Vice Principal Luna says, “add this to the list sister: ‘lack of cooperation’ and-.”
“Alright alright sheesh, I’ll do it…”
>”Excellent! We’re counting on you Rainbow Dash…remember, the competition will be-”
“Next Saturday, got it!”

>https://youtu.be/dDLGeYjbrWw
>Classes have ended for the day.
>You and your friends are hanging out near the school’s statue.
>”Gee Dashie, how are you gonna form a team good enough to compete at Crystal Prep Academy?” Pinkie Pie asks, “a week just isn’t enough!”
>You sigh.
“I don’t really know Pinkie…how was your ‘motivation session’?”
>”It went great I think?”
“What do you mean?”
>”Yeah, everyone said they support you. But I don’t think they mentioned something about being a part of the team.”
“So girls…I really have to think this through, say…Applejack, do you want to-”
>”Of course I want to be in your team sugarcube, I’m down to help in any way I want.”
“Heck yeah, you being the second best athlete in Canterlot High…it’s only natural you want to participate”
>Applejack squints.
>”I want to participate as well,” Sunset Shimmer adds, “what do you think Rainbow Dash, do I have potential?”
“Of course you do Sunset! Well, we are off to a great start!”
>”Maybe you should host some tryouts. So we can see which students will be up to the challenge!” Twilight adds, “oh this will be so much fun!”
>She takes a chronometer and a calculator out of her backpack.
>”I’ll take multiple stats of each student and then pick the best using advanced math and statistics!”
“Yeah, you do that Twi, however…it’s not always about stats, but heart. And what about the rest of you guys?”
>”O-oh my, I-I’m not sure Rainbow Dash,” Fluttershy says, stuttering as usual, “you know how I get in such events.”
“Yeah, true…Pinkie Pie?”
>”I’ll be the one cheering the team up Dashie, and Fluttershy will join me, isn’t that right Shy?”
>”Ummm…what?”
“Well then, how about you Rares?”
>”And get sweaty and dirty? Heavens no dearie!” Rarity says while crossing her arms.
“Well then, how about you design our uniforms then? It really would be embarrassing to be seen in our regular outfits while the others schools have professional equipment, especially Crystal Prep Academy.”
>Rarity’s face glows with happiness.
>”I’m already ahead of you Rainbow Dash!” She says, quickly placing a notebook in front of your face filled with uniform and swimsuit doodles for both male and female players.
“Wow…these designs are great! When did you do draw these Rares?”
>”In Mr. Cranky Doodle’s class, he really doesn’t care if students pay attention or not.”
“Perhaps Principal Celestia was right. This school is a TLC.”
>”Is a TLC? Perhaps you meant that it needs TLC, as in tender, love and care?” Applejack says.
“No, I meant that because it’s a totally lost cause…why are we even doing this?”
>You spot Principal Celestia, standing inside her office near the window; you watch her getting a paper in your permanent record while squinting at you.
>You gulp.
>”Rainbow Dash?”
>You raise your head a bit.
“Flash Sentry, what’s up?”
>”I was just wondering if you needed another player,” he awkwardly says.
>He tends to be like that when Twilight is around.
“YES! Oh, I mean…yeah, sure. We have four girls already, we need six more girls and now with you in the team we’ll need nine more boys.”
>”A-awesome! My buddies and I will be glad to help.”
>Flash Sentry, Brawly Beats and Ringo huh? Neat!
>”I insist we should conduct some tryouts,” Twilight suggests.
“Relax Twilight, if they want to join the team then they’re already in! Who else should be in the team?”
>You spot the newbie coming out the school’s front door, listening to music as always AND reading a book as well.
>Your friends look at you.
“Ugh…fine. ANON!”
>He takes off an earbud, looking quite confused.
“Get over here!”
>”Me?” He says.
“Are there other Anons around?!”
>”Anon? Are you sure about this Rainbow Dash?” Flash Sentry asks, feeling quite skeptical.
“I have no idea…”

>You are now Anon.
>Rainbow wants to talk to you again.
>She looks quite mad.
>Oh no…
>You can only hope she’s not mad at you because you hit her in the face earlier.
>You can picture it now…
>Perhaps she asked that Flash Sentry guy and his friends to show you a lesson.
”W-what is it?”
>”Anon, we need you in our team.”
>…what?
“Excuse me?”
>http://picosong.com/w3qcA/
>Flash Sentry and his friends look baffled.
>But the girls look supportive.
>”Him?” Brawly Beats asks.
>”Yes him, listen up Anon…I-I’m kind of in a hurry, I need to find players for the upcoming eliminatory rounds, and I believe you’d be a great addition to our team.”
“Me? Why me?”
>Rainbow Dash looks away.
>”Well…you know, because-“
>”-You totally beat her in soccer!” Pinkie Pie says much to Rainbow’s dismay, “how could you forget Nonny? You were there after all.”
>”Pinkie!” Rainbow scolds feeling somewhat annoyed.
>”Whoa…are you serious?” Ringo asks.
>”Yep! 3-0! Nonny pulled some serious pro moves! He’s not as fast as Rainbow but he’s quite talented!”
>You let out an awkward chuckle.
>”That’s impossible!” Flash Sentry says, “Rainbow losing at the thing she excels at?!”
>”Alright alright! We get it! Anon got lucky, I wasn’t playing well…whatever! Are you gonna join us or not?” Rainbow Dash says.
“No.”
>”HUH?!”

>http://picosong.com/w3q9z/
“Listen…sports aren’t really my thing,” you try to say in the most polite way possible,  “I was just average at soccer and that was it, only because my parents forced me to join the soccer team back in Jr. High.”
>”B-but Nonny! What about-”
“-I got somewhat good at it, however I couldn’t keep up with my former team’s skills and my teammates hated me. I’m sorry, I don’t want to take part on this. I’d be a dead weight just like I was to my former team.”
>Rainbow Dash looks upset.
>”W-well then, we don’t need you! No wonder your team lost everytime with such a useless and whiny player like yourself.”
>Ouch…
>Her friends gasp at Rainbow’s cruel comment.
>”RAINBOW DASH!”
>Huh?
>”What’s the matter with you?!” Rarity scolds, “didn’t you hear how poor Anonymous had to deal with total jerks? It’s obvious he tried his best and they always downplayed him!”
>”So what? It’s obvious he isn’t-“ Rainbow tries to say, before being interrupted by Rarity again.
>”You did witness how great he was at soccer, didn’t you? Because he won fair and square against the so-called best athlete of Canterlot High!”
“R-Rarity…”
>Rainbow Dash looks away, still looking somewhat disappointed at you.
>”If I say so myself, I’d say Anon here might be the key to our success…he’s nothing but potential.”
>She believes you can mark a difference! No one has ever had faith in you before.
>”Eeeyup!” Applejack says, “the way Anon slid to prevent Rainbow scoring a goal? Hoo boy! It was so exciting!”
>”Of course! Like…that chip, Wowie! He looked like he could fly!” Pinkie Pie adds.
>”Anon, you might not know this but…no one has ever defeated Rainbow Dash at a 1v1 Soccer match before!” Sunset Shimmer adds, “if you were in our team you’d be everything but a burden!”
>These girls…are they for real?

>Rarity walks slowly towards you.
>http://picosong.com/w3qLW/
>”Anon darling, I don’t know what sort of bad experiences you had back in Jr. High… however we’d love to have you around to help our team win the first place next Saturday.”
“Well…”
>”You might not know it yourself, but we believe you would do marvelous things for our team…wouldn’t you reconsider your decision?” She says, batting those pretty eyelashes of her.
>The other girls nod their heads, except for Rainbow Dash, she only rolls her eyes.
“Alright, I’ll do my best Rarity!”
>”WOOHOO!” Pinkie Pie yells, “we’re SOOOO gonna win this event!”
>”I know you will dearie. Now…Rainbow Dash?” Rarity says while turning her head around her shoulder.
>”What do you want?” Rainbow Dash says.
>”I do believe you owe Anon an apology…”
>”Aww what?!”
>Rarity squints at her.
>Rainbow Dash sighs.
>”Alright alright…look, I’m sorry okay?”
>”That wasn’t a sincere apology!” Rarity says.
>”Well what do you want me to do?! Kiss him?”
>That wouldn’t be so bad actually…you think to yourself.
>Rainbow Dash gives you another look, then sighs.
>”I-I’m sorry Anon…I’m very stressed, I never asked for this anyways.”
“It’s okay Rainbow, you didn’t mean it did you?”
>”Nah, I gotta admit, I kind of hoped you said yes at the first time. I got angry when you said no because I thought we were gonna lose if I didn’t find another good player like yourself…”
>So she does believe you’re quite talented as well huh? Neat!
>”Well then, I still have to find more players…I’ll need you here tomorrow at 6:00 A.M. so we can start training okay?”
“Very well then! See ya tomorrow!”
>You leave the school premises, looking forward to give your 110%
>If a girl as pretty as Rarity actually believes in you and how you can make a difference, you won’t let her down!

>”How did you manage to convince Anon to join the team?” Rainbow Dash asks Rarity.
>She lets out a giggle.
>”You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar darling…”

>https://youtu.be/NroHYIKJKMw
>You wake up after having a nice dream, involving you and the team winning the qualifiers.
>With Rarity giving you a kiss to congratulate you.
>You let out a sigh.
>It felt so real.
>You take a look at your alarm clock.
>5:00 A.M.
>However, you can’t believe how early you have to get up.
>6 A.M?  Is Rainbow crazy? Why can’t you and the rest of the team train after classes are over?
>Well then, let’s get this over with.
>Firstly, your morning routine, go to the bathroom, take a dump and then take a shower.
>When that’s done you take a look at yourself in the mirror.
>Well…you haven’t done this in a while, you think to yourself as you grab a razor.
>You shave off your shitty beard that you have let grown since you entered high school.
>Perhaps Rarity will like you more if you start taking better care of your looks.
>You put on a tracksuit and stuff a change of clothes in your gym bag and then you grab your backpack as well.
>It’s been a while since you’ve done this…
>You hope to be not so out-of-shape.
>You get out of your room and walk down the stairs slowly to not disturb your parents’ slumber.
>You have a light breakfast and before you leave for school you pet your dog.
>As you take a look at your watch which tells you that you have only ten minutes left to meet the others, you lock the front door of your house with your keys and get going.
>The sun starts to come out of the horizon.
>Yeah, it looks like it’s gonna be a good day.

>5:55 A.M.
>You’ve arrived to school, two hours earlier than usual.
>At least you’re well rested.
>You spot Rainbow Dash near the soccer pitch’s bleachers, hanging onto her feet upside down from a pipe doing crunches.
>”205…206.”
>Wow…
>As soon as she spots you she waves at you.
>”Hi Anon! You’re early…”
“Hey Rainbow,” you say, still amazed at the complex way Rainbow trains.
>”Don’t mind me, I’m still warming up…you should do the same as well.”
“Gotcha.”
>You follow her advice and start stretching your body just like when you used to do back in Jr. High.
>Jeez, Rainbow Dash sure does not joke around when it comes to exercising.
>”221…222.”
>You wonder what kind of training she’s up to.
>Sunset Shimmer, Applejack and her big brother Big Macintosh arrive to the pitch, and they wave at you as soon as they see you stretching.
>”Howdy y’all…” Applejack says, followed by Sunset Shimmer who only says, ”Hi!”
“Heya!”
>”It sure is cold today huh?” Sunset Shimmer says while rubbing her arms with her hands.
>”It is, don’t worry sugarcube, you won’t feel cold once we start training, Rainbow Dash?”
>“Yeah?”
>”When are the others gonna show up?” Applejack asks.
>”They should be here any moment now.”

>7:04 A.M.
>The last players, Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk, arrive to school.
>”About time you two!” Rainbow Dash says; “you’re both an hour late!”
>”Whoopsie, sorry…I like, totally overslept,” Sonata apologizes.
>Aria rolls her eyes.
>”Well, you and everyone else! Apart from Sunset, AJ and myself…like, if I tell you to come here by 6 AM, you’re supposed to be here! Heck, even the newbie got here first!”
>You take a look at the team.
>Guys: Flash Sentry, Ringo, Brawly Beats, Big Macintosh, Bulk Biceps, Sandal Wood, Curly Winds, Heath Burns, and of course…yourself.
>Girls: Rainbow Dash, Sunset Shimmer, Applejack, Cloudy Kicks, Tennis Match, Trixie Lulamoon, Lyra Heartstrings, Sweetie Drops, Derpy, Sonata and Aria.
>”Wait a minute…there’s only nine of us guys here. Where’s the tenth one?” Flash sentry asks.
>”The tenth one?” Rainbow ponders, ”oh right…”
>”Wait! WAIT FOR ME!”
>”-HIM!” Rainbow Dash says feeling quite annoyed.
>https://youtu.be/D5O_W8yDig4
>A weird looking guy sporting a man bun runs towards your location
”Who’s that?” You ask Sunset Shimmer.
>”That’s Fluttershy’s little brother Zephyr Breeze…Rainbow Dash doesn’t like him very much.”
“Really now? How come?”
>”You’ll see why very soon…” She says while squinting at the guy just as she crosses her arms.
>”Heeeya Rainbow Dash, you guys haven’t started yet?”
>“We were waiting for all of you to show up, you’re late…as always.”
>”You can’t rush perfection sweetie…I’m already here anyways.”
>”Yeah, thanks to you we missed an hour of training already! Everyone thank Zephyr Breeze for that!”
>”Boooo!” Everyone but you says at the same time heard.
”If she doesn’t like him at all, why is he on the team?” You whisper to Sunset Shimmer.
>She giggles.
>”He begged Fluttershy to let Rainbow Dash accept him into the team…”
“Oh…”
>Well, there goes your morning.

>”Well then, since we don’t have enough TIME,” Rainbow Dash says while leering at a very uncomfortable Zephyr Breeze, “we’ll focus on two of the four events…cross county and relay race.”
>”Uhh…we don’t have a track where we can run,” Ringo says, “nor a swimming pool for us to swim.”
>”But we have a sidewalk, so everyone will have to run five laps around our school, I’ll keep track of the time you make on the way back here for each lap to see who’s the fastest and the slowest. As for the swimming pool…I guess we’ll have to use the public swimming pool that’s near downtown.”
>”Awww…that place sucks! Kids pee inside the pool!” Trixie says.
>”Well, you got any other idea genius?” Rainbow Dash says.
>”…Crystal Prep Academy has a swimming pool, perhaps we can ask Principal Cadance to-“ Derpy suggest before getting interrupted by Rainbow Dash.
>”Heck no!” She yells, “we are not gonna bend over to those snobs! It’s the public swimming pool or nothing.”
>Everyone sighs and moans.
>”Oh shush you…alright, form a line along the sidewalk and when I blow on this whistle you start to run understood?”
>Everyone nods.
>http://picosong.com/w3ZQm/
>Rainbow Dash blows her whistle immediately, catching all of you off-guard.
>”Wh-what?” Flash Sentry says.
>”GO! COME ON!”
>Everyone starts to run, Trixie bumps onto Derpy and Sonata bumps onto you.
>”Ugh…this is gonna be hard,” Rainbow Dash says to herself.
>Zephyr Breeze stays behind, running into place next to Rainbow Dash.
>”What the-?!”
>”So…I’m gonna show you what this MAN is made of! If I end up winning this event will you go out with me this-”
>”GET MOVING!”
>”Y-yes Ma’am.”

>Minutes later.
>http://picosong.com/w3Zzv/
>”Good job everybody minus one…I got all your times written down. It’s a mixed bag seriously, but I think we can lower these times by the end of the week.”
>Most teens present groan.
>”Can we take a break now?” Sonata asks.
>”Hold on, we are not done yet. I’m starting to notice a pattern within the numbers, I’ll be sure to give Twilight this time sheet and see which ones of you are gonna make it for the Relay Race event since it’s about speed and which ones are gonna run in cross county since it’s about endurance.”
>Phew…your heart is beating so fast.
>You really outdid yourself out here.
>However, you were known as the slowest one on your team…
>”Anon was the fastest of all, congratulations dude! You’re on the Relay Race team.”
>Everybody cheers for you, except for Zephyr Breeze, he only rolls his eyes.
>”So…which team will I be on Dashie?” Zephyr Breeze asks.
>”Zephyr…you fainted in the fourth lap! You’re not gonna be in any of those teams!”
>”W-wait Dash! I know I know…I’m not the greatest athlete, however I’m great at swimming! I’ll show you my skills later today okay?”
>”Ugh…Fine! Well then, you did great I think, however! The running track on Crystal Prep Academy is way larger than the sidewalks around our school so…you gotta be faster.” 
>”AAAAUGH!” Most of the team complains.
>”I think The Great and Powerful Trixie is gonna pass out…” Trixie says.
>Rainbow Dash rolls her eyes.
>”You all knew what you signed up for…the only way from now on is forwards!”

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SpQ1CWi8sQ
>You look at your teammates.
>They seem…tired.
>”Ugh…I think I’m gonna barf,” Sweetie Drops says.
>Bulk Biceps sits down and rubs his tiny legs. 
>If you all make it through the qualifiers you can only hope there’s a weightlifting event in the near future because he would win it for sure.
>Big Mac looks tired as well.
>”You too Mac? Seriously?” Rainbow Dash nags.
>”He takes things easy Rainbow Dash…you know that,” Applejack steps in to defend her brother.
>”Can we have breakfast now Rainbow Dash?” Derpy says, taking a muffin out of her backpack.
>”Urp!” Sweetie Drops covers her mouth with one hand to prevent her from vomiting all over Derpy’s muffin.
>Derpy looks at Sweetie Drops and tears her muffin in a half to share it with her.
>”Want some?”
>Sweetie Drops runs away from Derpy, looking for the nearest bush to…oh that’s just nasty.
>”Ugh…this is totally lame! Seriously folks? Do you expect to beat Crystal Prep Academy and those other two high schools with THAT performance?!” Rainbow Dash scolds, “like; is that the best you can do?”
>”We’re really tryin’ Rainbow Dash…” Applejack says in a defensive manner, “it’s a shame we don’t have a proper track to train on, all we got is the soccer pitch.”
>”Yeah…you’re right. I wonder why our school doesn’t get enough funds like the other schools. I mean, why do those fancy snobs at CPA have tons of things we can’t even afford?”
>”Well, Crystal Prep Academy is a private institution and ours is a public one…for starters,” Sunset Shimmer says, “like, we don’t even pay an expensive admittance fee like they do.”
>”Psshh…yeah right. I feel like Principal Celestia is just being a big and fat cheapskate, emphasis on the fat,” she says with a wink.
>You all gasp.
“Uhh…Rainbow Dash?”
>”And she’s behind me right now isn’t she…?”
>You all nod.
>Principal Celestia clears her throat.
>”Rats…”

>”Ehehe, P-Principal Celestia, Vice Principal Luna…what are you doing here so early?”
>You can see how annoyed Principal Celestia looks at Rainbow Dash.
>Vice Principal Luna however, lets out a giggle.
>”So, this is the team you formed right Rainbow Dash?” Luna says.
>”Y-yes ma’am. These were the only volunteers…and we just finished training for the first time.”
>”I…see.”
>Luna takes a look at the team and when she notices you she whispers something to Rainbow Dash.
>(”Yeah…he’s new.”)
>(”He doesn’t seem tired…”)
>Rainbow Dash shows Luna the chart.
>”…Impressive! You!”
“Huh?”
>”What is your name?”
“Uhh…A-Anonymous.”
>”Keep up the good work! And to the rest of you!” She says while addressing the rest of the team.
>They all look at Vice Principal Luna.
>”Your efforts will not go unrewarded, however…we need you to WIN!”
>”Hmm…” Zephyr Breeze ponders, “what’s in for us?”
>Vice Principal Luna takes a look at the chart.
>”I’m sorry Zephyr Breeze, I’m afraid you’re not fit to participate with the rest of the team.” Vice Principal Luna says.
>”Aww what?”
>”Yes!” Rainbow Dash pumps her fist in the air.
>Principal Celestia squints and takes a look at him, then at Rainbow Dash.
>http://picosong.com/wnV6s/
>She puts on a shit-eating grin.
>”However…you look like you need special intensive training. So I’ll assign Rainbow Dash to be your personal coach!”
>”What?!” Both Vice Principal Luna and Rainbow Dash say.
>”YES! I-I mean, yeah…I need some training alright, to be on top of my game once Saturday arrives,” Zephyr Breeze, “with Rainbow Dash by my side I’ll get hard as a rock…if you know what I mean.”
>”Eugh…” Sunset Shimmer says.
>What did he mean by this?
>”C-come on Principal Celestia, I’m already busy training the rest of the team!”
>”Sister, I don’t believe Zephyr Breeze will be able to progress in less than a week, look at the chart once again!”
>”Nonsense! All I see is a student that needs to be motivated. Zephyr Breeze didn’t join the team for nothing, he did it to win the contest isn’t that right?”
>”Ugh…fine.”
>”Very well boys and girls, train as hard as you can!” Principal Celestia says, “goooo Wondercolts!”
>”…”
>Big Mac coughs.
>”Ugh…I hope Pinkie Pie gets here as soon as possible to cheer your indifferent faces, let’s go Luna.”
>”Good luck everybody,” Vice Principal Luna says and then winks.
>”Don’t worry about us!” Zephyr Breeze says, waiting for the sisters to enter the high school’s building.
>Once they are inside Zephyr Breeze approaches Rainbow Dash.
>”So…about that special training.”
>Rainbow Dash looks miserable.
>Poor girl.

>Hours have passed.
>And now it’s lunch time.
>Your teammates look fully recovered now.
>As Rarity suggested, you all sat on the same table to share your thoughts about the upcoming qualifiers, mostly to know and encourage each other.
>This is the very first time you’ve spoken with this many people ever since you got transferred into this school.
>And you’re doing great.
>These are your impressions so far.
>Big Mac, he totally was dragged to the event by Applejack. Cool guy, doesn’t talk much.
>Bulk Biceps, you wish he wasn’t that loud.
>Your ears still ring from the last time he yelled YEAH! And that was like, four hours ago.
>Sandal Wood has done nothing but bore you to death with his bullshit talk about how consumerism leads to global warming.
>Curly Winds can’t stop texting his buddy Wiz Kid.
>And Heath Burns is just sitting there, listening to all of you.
>You wonder what product he uses to keep his hair like that, it’s unnerving.
>They look like they don’t like attract much attention to themselves, so they’re just like you.
>Flash Sentry and his buddies, they’re okay in your books. Flash looks to be the leader of said gang, however…you can tell he really wishes he wasn’t here right now, and not only by the button he pinned on his jacket stating that fact, but you’ve got a hunch that he must be doing it for somebody else, just like Zephyr Breeze.
>As for the girls.
>Applejack, she looks like the closest friend Rainbow Dash has, they seem to be competitive between each other.
>Really, those two are the best members of the team.
>Along with Sunset Shimmer it looks like Canterlot High has an actual chance.
>Trixie is the funniest of them all.
>Boastful, arrogant, self-centered, yet she manages to be cute and clumsy.
>Yeah, you like her a lot.
>Cloudy Kicks and Tennis Match, not much to say about them, they seem to be like Curly and Heath.
>Derpy, aww…she’s just as cute as a button, that innocent smile itself could stop wars.
>Lyra and Sweetie Drops, yeah…you know what’s going on already.
>They look very tough!
>It’s better not mess with them.
>Sonata and Aria.
>Aria is just a grump and she tends to fight a lot with Sonata.
>Sonata doesn’t mind her insults, instead she loves to tease Aria a lot.
>You can picture Aria beating the crap out of the player that dares to hurt Sonata.
>”So Anon…why don’t you tell us more about yourself!” Sonata says.
“Uhhh…”