Equestria Girls: Starlight's Story

[Scene 4: First Impression]

[INT. Crystal Prep Academy-Machine Shop Class-The City-Morning]

[Starlight Glimmer walks into Machine Shop Class. Other students are there at work tables, three at each one. Starlight sits at the available front table with Sour Sweet and Sunny Flare.]

Sunny Flare [whispering to Sour Sweet]: That's the new girl I told you about.

[Starlight turns her head and sees the two girls sitting next to her.]

Starlight Glimmer: Hello.

Sour Sweet: [sweetly] Hi, my name's Sour Sweet. Welcome to CPA.

Starlight Glimmer: Thank you.

[The two shake hands and Starlight looks down at her table, until…]

Sour Sweet [muttering]: [sourly] Witch's Pet.

[Starlight feels suddenly indignant to overhear that statement.]

Starlight Glimmer: What did you say?

Sour Sweet: [sweetly] Oh nothing, nothing at all.

Sunny Flare: Yeah. And I'm Sunny Flare, we've met before.

Starlight Glimmer: Oh yeah. My name's Starlight, Starlight Glimmer. And I so love meeting new friends like the two of you.

Sunny Flare: Glad to hear it. Now, can you excuse us for just a moment, sweety.

[Sunny Flare pulls on Sour Sweet's ponytail and huddles her head closer to hers.]

Sunny Flare [whispering, disgruntled]: What do you think you're doing?

Sour Sweet: [sourly] You told me she's with Cinch.

Sunny Flare: Yeah, but that doesn't give you an excuse to bad mouth about them. I thought we all agreed we're gonna start over.

Sour Sweet: [sweetly] I know, and I'm sorry. It's just…I can't help it.

Sunny Flare: Well you better. This is like Twilight all over again.

Sour Sweet: [sourly] Well excuse me for being so complex on the matter.

[Starlight overhears the two, and is surprised to hear the name "Twilight" again.]

Sunny Flare: Okay. If you get all antsy, just keep it to yourself. Alright?

Sour Sweet: [sweetly] Okay. [sourly] But I won't make any promises.

Sunny Flare: Fair enough.

[They turn back to Starlight, smiling, as Starlight is just a bit confused. Before she could say a word, the class teacher, Dr. Hooves enters the room. He has tan-colored skin with spikey brown hair and blue eyes. He wears a blue suit, brown trench coat, and a light green bowtie. He puts his coat on a nearby rack and sits at his desk.]

Dr. Hooves: Good morning, class.

Students: Good morning, Doctor.

Male student: What's up, Doc?

Dr. Hooves: Today, we'll be learning about the inner workings on a miniature generator. Now you all have the components on your workbench. But since we have new students today, let's go over the basics, shall we?

[As the Doctor turns around to draw a diagram on the chalkboard, Starlight looks down on the parts and schematics on her table. After the Doctor is finished, he turns back at his class.]

Dr. Hooves: Now, the first thing you need to reme—

[The Doctor, Sunny Flare, Sour Sweet, and the entire class look in disbelief to see that Starlight has completed her generator in a short amount of time, fully operational.]

Starlight Glimmer: Oh I'm sorry, did you say something?

Dr. Hooves: Great whickering stallions!

[INT. Crystal Prep Academy-Math Class]

[Sugarcoat has just finish a math equation on the chalkboard.]

Math Teacher: Correct. Thank you, Sugarcoat. You may be seated. [Sugarcoat replies.] Now who else would want to try a problem on the board? Anyone?

[Some students raise their hand as the teacher looks around.]

Math Teacher: Yes. You, Ms. Glimmer. Will you please come up?

[Starlight puts her hand down, gets up from her desk, and walks to the front of the class.]

Math Teacher: Now pick a problem from the book and do it on the board.

[Starlight looks at the open mathematics book on the teacher's desk and starts flipping through the pages. She seems to have flipped over a hundred pages, until something catches her attention. She turns back just a few pages and points at the page she stopped on.]

Starlight Glimmer: This one, right here.

[Starlight moves to the chalkboard while the teacher looks surprised at the problem she picked.]

Math Teacher: But this seems a bit advanced for you. Maybe you should try anoth-

[Starlight writes the problem and its equation on the board with such swiftness and ease; surprising the teacher, Sugarcoat, and the rest of the class. Then she has just finish drawing.]

Starlight Glimmer [cheerful]: Oops! Almost forgot.

[She then adds the decimal point she had forgotten, completing the equation.]

Math Teacher [dumbfounded]: Uh…correct.

Sugarcoat: Show-off.

[INT. Crystal Prep Academy-Science Lab]

[The science teacher is observing the chemical mixtures the students have concocted. He observes Lemon Zest's vile.]

Teacher: Good.

[Then he observes Indigo Zap's.]

Teacher: Good.

[Then finally, he looks at Starlight's vile.]

Teacher: Very good—What are you doing?

[He notices Starlight mixing chemicals in a separate beaker.]

Starlight Glimmer: Oh, I got bored after finishing mine. So I'd thought I use these excess chemicals to keep myself busy.

[She then removes the beaker from the Bunsen burner and gently stirs it. Then the concoction inside starts to glow with a phosphorescent light. This impresses the teacher, including Indigo Zap and Lemon Zest.]

[INT. Crystal Prep Academy- Cafeteria]

[The room is filled with round tables and chairs, and a cafeteria checkout counter. Students are sitting at those tables, chatting, enjoying the meals on their trays. On the other side of the counter is Gustave le Grand. He has light grey skin and a long black curly-q mustache. He wears a dark grey shirt with a white apron, a red ascot, and a white chef's hat. The Shadow Five have just got their lunches and are looking for a spot to sit.]

Sunny Flare: Hey, look.

[Sunny alerts the others that she notices Starlight is sitting all on her own.]

Sour Sweet: [sweetly] Aww. She has no one to talk to. [sourly] Probably had it coming the moment she walked into our school.

Sunny Flare: Sour!

Sour Sweet: I'm sorry, Sunny. But if Cinch has gotten to her, then she has to be so blind to apply here.

Sugarcoat: She has been rubbing her smarts in everyone's faces.

Lemon Zest: Yeah. But you remember Twilight was like that too, and look where that got her.

Sunny Flare: We were never there for Twilight. If this is anything like the last time, we better let her know she's not alone in all this.

Indigo Zap: Yeah. Let's go over there and give her a real Crystal Prep welcome.

[So the five girls agree to go over to Starlight's table. At her table, she is having her lunch while drawing in her notebook. Next to it is the photograph, facing down, which Starlight looks at with such sadness. She is surprised to see the girls sitting down at her table, going from her right; Indigo Zap, Sour Sweet, Sugarcoat, Sunny Flare, and Lemon Zest. She looks in confusion to see them at her table, smiling.]

Starlight Glimmer: Uh…hello?

Rest of the main cast: [various greetings]

[A moment of silence.]

Starlight Glimmer: Can I help you?

Sunny Flare: Oh we just noticed you sitting here all alone. So we thought you can use some company.

Starlight Glimmer: Aw that's really nice of you, Sunny Flare, right?

Sunny Flare: Yup, that's me.

Indigo Zap: Heya. We weren't properly introduced. I'm Indigo Zap, and that there is Lemon Zest.

Lemon Zest: S'up?

Indigo Zap: Guess you've already met Sugarcoat here.

Sugarcoat: You seem very chipper for someone completely clueless of what goes on around here.

Sour Sweet: [sweetly] Don't mind her. She just says whatever comes to mind. [sourly] Though getting her to shut up about it is the hard part.

Starlight Glimmer: Wow. You all seem so unique. So…"generic".

Indigo Zap: Okay? So we saw the things you did in class today.

Starlight Glimmer: So you did? How do you feel about that? Spiteful? Hateful? Disgusted? Inferior?

Sour Sweet: [sweetly] What?! No. Why would we think that? [They all stare at Sour with doubt.] [sourly] Okay, just a little. [sweetly] But you shouldn't think so hard on it.

Sugarcoat: You were making those around you looking like a bunch of pansies.

Sunny Flare: Actually. The things you did, they were kind of…impressive.

Starlight Glimmer [confused]: It is?

Lemon Zest: Well, yeah.

Starlight Glimmer: Huh, well that can't be right.

Indigo Zap: Don't sweat it. We're just trying to be nice. If you got a problem, we'll be there to help you out.

Starlight Glimmer [smiling]: Oh, really? Well, don't you think I'm the one who should be helping you?

Sugarcoat: Say what?

Starlight Glimmer: Oh don't you worry. You're just a bit confused. A lot people are once they got to see the truth?

Sour Sweet: Truth?

Starlight Glimmer: Let me explain; you all seem to be good friends, right?

Sugarcoat [confused]: I suppose so.

Starlight Glimmer: But I know what you need, what everyone needs. The only way we can all be great friends is if we are all exactly the same.

[There's a moment of silence on the lunch table, until it is broken by Indigo Zap letting out a burst of laughter for Starlight's remark. Starlight just stares at her with a blank expression, which puts the laughter out.]

Indigo Zap: Are you serious?

Starlight Glimmer [cheerful]: Oh don't feel so bad. I have no judgements. In fact, don't you want to change your ways in the first place? I've heard about your "impressive" winning-streak, but then you decided it should be better to treat everybody as equals. I admire that, really. And that's what I'll be helping the people here at this school to learn.

[She takes Lemon Zest's headphones off her head and gives her an MP3 player with its own earbuds. So Lemon puts both buds in her ears, and Starlight hits the 'Play' button.]

Starlight Glimmer [voice from the earbuds]: In sameness, there is peace. Be your best by never being your best. You're no better than your friends. To excel is to fail. Free yourself from your-

[Lemon Zest quickly takes off the earbuds, and feels a big chill.]

Sour Sweet [whispering]: Is she for real?

Starlight Glimmer: You see, I do not want to flaunt my special talents because I believe no one should have special talents to flaunt. Now that I see it, you five were all on the same team during the Friendship Games. So isn't it about time for you to experience "true friendship" for the first time?

[As the girls start pondering what Starlight spoke to them, two students are already at the lunch counter. One is Party Favor; with light blue skin, blue curly hair, light blue eyes, and a pin of a pink balloon animal on his uniform's lapel. The other is Sugar Belle; with pink skin, dark purple curly hair with a light blue ball hair band, magenta eyes, and a pin of a purple cupcake on her lapel. The two just got their lunches and are about to find their seats, until Party Favor sees Starlight at her table. Sugar Belle notices him looking off with a frightened expression.]

Sugar Belle: What's wrong, Party Favor?

Party Favor: Sugar Belle, is that who I think it is?

[He points over at Starlight, allowing Sugar Belle to see what has her friend so spooked. She notices Starlight with the same reaction.]

Sugar Belle: No way. It can't be!

[Back at Starlight's table, the Shadow Five are still thinking about what she said.]

Sugarcoat: Well it—wait. If you don't like "flaunting your talents", the why are you doing so well in class.

Starlight Glimmer: Oh, I'm only doing that to impress Cinch.

Shadow Five: [various complaints]

Indigo Zap: Ugh, not Cinch!

Sugarcoat: That woman is the most repulsive thing here in this school.

Sour Sweet: [sourly] I knew she would be another pawn.

Sugarcoat: You are so gullible. Principal Cinch is an arrogant, glory-grabbing creep who'd do anything to get her way. Even exploiting her own students and threatening their entire future if they don't comply. All she cares about is her precious reputation and the influence that comes with it.

Starlight Glimmer: Really!?

Lemon Zest: If you ever need anything, go to Dean Cadance. She's the one who's truly in charge. She cares deeply about all her students.

Sunny Flare: Listen to me, Starlight. You can't trust Cinch with anything.

Starlight Glimmer: Of course I don't trust her. That's why I'm using her.

Sunny Flare: Well you really shouldn't—Come again?!

Starlight Glimmer: I knew that Airhead Cinch was too clingy to that "Crystal Prep reputation" garbage. From the moment I spoke with her, I can tell right away she must had something to do with making this school the most hated place in the world. So I figure if I can get on Cinch's good side just long enough for her to put me in a better position, I'll turn that miserable hag's career against her.

[The girls look dumbfounded at Starlight.]

Indigo Zap: Whoa.

Sunny Flare: You're declaring war on Principal Cinch?

Starlight Glimmer: If I must. I just have to keep squeezing her until she's ready to see the light. Once she realizes feeble her efforts truly are, she'll finally understand what we're trying to accomplish. There's just one little thing I would like to ask.

Sour Sweet: What?

Starlight Glimmer: Who is Twilight?

Sunny Flare: Wha-what do you know of her?

Starlight Glimmer: Only that she was on the same team as you during the Friendship Games. I saw the picture; purple girl, glasses…you spoke so highly of her, and yet, I didn't see anyone like that while I'm here. So tell me, who is she?

[A long pause.]

Sour Sweet: Twilight Sparkle…she was one of us. At least, we never thought she was then. She used to be the top student around here.

Lemon Zest: She was the brightest student that ever comes out of CPA, always getting the top scores on all her tests.

Starlight Glimmer: So, you really admire this girl, don't you?

Sunny Flare: Well yes…and no. For all her time here, she never got close to anyone. She really cares about her studying, but we…we didn't really care much about her.

Starlight Glimmer: Oh?

Sunny Flare: Well, you see…we-um, we sort of—

Sugarcoat: We treated her like dirt. She was being a very nice girl, but we were just awful to her because we thought she was better than us for being the best student. So we insulted her, belittled her, putting so much pressure on her, and Cinch manipulated her into joining the games with us. But we kept listening to Cinch when we were up against Canterlot High, which only made things worse. But she was doing terrible, we aided her in forcing Twilight to help us win, which led to a horrible disaster. And if it wasn't for Midnight Sparkle, we wouldn't hav—[She suddenly stops talking, and notices Starlight raising her eyebrows in curiosity, and the other girls giving Sugarcoat signals to not mention that moment.] Sorry.

Starlight Glimmer: Midnight Sparkle? Who is that? Is that Twilight's sister or something?

Sour Sweet: Eh…you can say that.

Starlight Glimmer: So what you're saying is…this girl, Twilight was the smartest girl at this school, and you just treated her like garbage for it?

Indigo Zap: I guess we did.

Lemon Zest: All we ever wanted was to be the best.

Starlight Glimmer: And without thought about how it affected her. Such selfishness. [The Shadow Five seem to feel bad about what they did.] Aw but don't fret, she probably didn't know how her accomplishments affected you. I'm curious - what ever happened to her anyway?

Sour Sweet: She transferred to Canterlot High after the games.

Starlight Glimmer: Ah, I see. So you're saying, your actions drove her away. Am I right?

Sunny Flare: We could've been good friends with her.

Indigo Zap: None of us want to make that mistake again.

Starlight Glimmer: But in a world where everyone is the same, no one will ever feel terrible because there are no losers and no winners. Everybody wins!

Indigo Zap: I don't know. That doesn't sound right to me.

Starlight Glimmer: Oh I don't blame you for being confused. It's quite obvious you all have been blinded by the false promises this school had to offer. [She gets up from her seat; and grabs her tray, her notebook, and her photo.] I'll give you all some time to think it over. By then, you'll understand what I'm telling you. I got big plans for this school, and I would love for you to join me. I'm looking forward to your decision.

[She walks away from her table, dumps her garage in the trash bin, places the tray on top of it, and leaves the cafeteria. The Shadow Five look at each other with confusion, and then stare at the doorway Starlight just walked out of.]

To Be Continued…

This is the longest chapter I have written so far. It was meant to be extended, but had to be shorten to fit in with the story's timeframe. So be prepared for any chapter with a maximum number of pages, for I may resort to cutting a few details so the story can relate to the original films.