"I hope you'll make him feel welcome our newest member of the Canterlot Wondercolts with open arms. And Heat Blitz, I hope you have a wonderful time here at CHS," Celestia said.

"T-Thanks, mom... for everything," Heat stuttered. Celestia gave her son a warm smile and left the classroom to tend to her business in her office. Now that introductions were out of the way, Heat looked over at Ms. Cheerilee. "Excuse me, miss, where should I sit?" he asked.

"Let's see, I think there's a spot open right next to... Flash," she said, pointing to the blue-haired boy in the 2nd farthest row. Heat Blitz walked up to him and sat in the desk on Flash's left, then looked up at Cheerilee as she gave her lecture. Flash glanced at Heat and could clearly tell that Inferno was right about him not being the violent type.

"Hi there. Nice to have you with us. My name's Flash Sentry," he said, putting his hand out.

Heat looked over at Flash and shook his hand. "Nice to meet you," he replied.

“Heat?” Asked a femine voice. The new student to the source of the voice, and his eyes widened with shock and surprise. Sitting next to Flash on the right side of his desk, is Twilight, Sunset and Inferno staring at him with shocked expressions too.

“Twilight! Sunset! Inferno! You’re here!?” Heat said with surprise.

"We're surprised, too! I mean, I heard you were transferring to another school, but I never knew you'd transfer to CHS! Are you feeling okay?" Twilight asked.

“You are feeling okay, right dude?” Inferno asked also. “You’re not gonna run out of the room like last time.”

"Sorry about last time. I just panicked when you mentioned Timber. He and I have some pretty bad history that I'd... rather not talk about," Heat whispered. "At least, not right away."

“Well don’t worry Heat. We won’t try to force you.” Sunset stated.

"Thanks. I really appreciate it," Heat replied.

"Heat Blitz, is there something you want to share with the class?" Cheerilee asked, startling the new student.

"S-Sorry about that, it won't happen again," Heat said. Not wanting to anger his teacher, he kept his mouth shut. The others turn their attention to Cheerilee as she begins her lecture.

“Alright class, today we will be going our next historical lesson,” Cheerilee said, as she then turns on the class projector. Soon a projection appears on the white screen above the chalkboard. It appears as an image of a sword, it’s steel blade is in a blood red color. The class all stare at the projection and think in their heads of how awesome this sword looked like.

“Who can tell me what this image is?” Cheerilee asked the class. Everyone in their desks sat quietly, not saying a word. Some didn’t know what the image is, some were shy to answer, and two knuckleheads didn’t bother to pay any attention. Guess who? Snips and Snails. However a hand was raised in the air, as Cheerilee spotted it and called onto the person who rose it. “Aw yes. Mrs. Shimmer, could you tell us what this is?” Cheerilee asked.

“That, Mrs. Cheerilee, is the image of the ‘Red Dragon Sword of Shadows’,” Sunset stated. “You can tell by the blade and the detail of the dragon heads in the crossguard of the sword. Legends say the blade was forged by the strongest metal known in the Middle Ages and merged with a drop of blood of a powerful sorceress, who aided in its creation of the blade. But during it’s time, it was originally known as the Excalibur.”

The students in the classroom gasped in surprise. The Excalibur was once just an urban legend, a mere myth. Heck, in movies, tv shows, and books, it had many various looks and different designs to it. But now they’re all seeing the real deal. The sword that began the legend. But of course, they didn’t expect it to look like that. Soon out of nowhere, Heat raises his hand up and later Cheerilee sees it.

“Yes, Mr. Blitz. Do you have something to say?” Cheerilee asked.

"Yes Ms. Cheerilee. If that's the legendary Excalibur, then why does it have a dark appearance instead of a more pure one that was described in books or seen in movies?"

“That is an intriguing question, Heat.” Cheerilee replied. “Legends say that the sword was at first supposed to be forged as a symbol of strength and hope before the Dark Ages came to an end. But before it’s creation was completed, the sorceress summoned a powerful entity to enchant the sword and give it power. But the entity was not something she expected, it wasn’t an angel, though not a demon either. It was a more darker being said to be the servant of Harmony and Chaos. It was called the ‘Lord of Shadows’. But even though it was a being of darkness, it gladly enchanted the sword, giving it his power. And once it’s creation was completed, the Lord of Shadows disappeared, never to be seen again.”

Heat shivered a little just from hearing the name. "I'd hate to think of what would happen if he was here with us," Heat said.

“Not really Heat,” Inferno responded. Heat turns towards his companion and looks at him with confusion. “ You see, legends say that the sword possesses the power of the Lord of Shadows. And legends also say that he remains close to the blade, unseen by mortals, for all eternity. Guarding it until the day the sword is worthy to be claimed again. Just by looking at the blade, you can feel his presence. And rumors say that you can see his reflection off the blade, standing right behind you.”

"I don't think I want to even touch a blade like that, myth or not," Heat replied.

“Don’t worry Heat. If an artifact of that importance does exist. It would be locked in a glass case, safely guarded in a museum.” Twilight stated.

“Well Miss Sparkle, you are quite right,” Cheerilee responded, but then soon bears a disappointed look on her face. “But what you see on the screen, is just an antique replacement.”

“WHAT!?” Students shouted.

“Yes, I'm afraid.” Cheerilee added. “The real sword was reported stolen from the Canterlot Museum 2 years ago after its exhibit’s grand opening. Police searched for 3 months, but when they couldn’t track down the thief, they had the case closed.”

"I remember that case. My oldest brother, Blue Flare, was on the case. He told me that the case was closed mostly because of lack of evidence, but he said it was just a cover-up because they found the thief in a... disturbingly decapitated state when my brother saw his body," he explained as his body turned a little pale.

"Are you sure, Heat Blitz?" Flash asked.

"Positive. He witnessed it with his own eyes. He was against the idea of covering up the truth, so he told me and the rest of the family," Heat replied.

“Well hate to break to you pal, but. Judging from the paleness in your face. I think it was a bad idea for him to tell.” Inferno stated.

"I'd have to agree. Plus, that seems like incredibly sensitive information that even the legal system would want to keep hush-hush. So why would he bother telling you that information?" Sunset asked.

"He's against the idea of... hiding the cold-hard truth. I thought he should keep that sort of info to himself, but he refuses. Anyways, we're probably getting way off-topic right now." Heat said.

Cheerilee’s eyes widen with shock. The class was discussing about a past police investigation that she had forgotten about her lessons. “Oh my! Must have forgotten. Thank you Mr. Blitz, for reminding me.”

"Y-You're welcome, Ms. Cheerilee," he replied.

“Alright then, let’s carry on shall we,” Cheeliee stated. She clears her throat and then proceeded with the lesson. “So after it’s creation, the Excalibur became the powerful artifact known to pretty much all of mankind. But it’s powers is what also made it a dreadful curse. Soon as days went on, many kings and brave warriors gather to wield this great sword and bring order to the world. But one by one, as each king or warrior grasped the blade only once, it’s magic corrupted their hearts in an instance. The sorceress and her mentors Merlin and Starswirl feared that the sword will never fulfill its duty. But then one day, a miracle came to them. A young prince from the great kingdom of Camelot, came to the warlocks and sorceress. The three took a glimpse through the young boy’s soul, and what they see is that his soul was pure and soon he spoke to the sorcerors that he wishes to seek in creating a kingdom of peace and tranquility, where all are welcome and unjudged by their heritage or lifestyle."

Right away, Heat's color in his face quickly brightened up and a warm smile replaced his frown.

“As his words were true, the sorcerers can see how pure his heart is. With the belief that he is the one who is worthy, they promised the young prince that his kingdom would come and so they bestowed the cursed Excalibur upon him. As the prince grasped the sword, he wasn’t cursed like the kings before him. Legends say that the sword had a soul of its own, and could have seen into the prince’s soul and his intentions, and willingly chose the young boy as it’s true chosen wielder. Thus the young prince’s promise was made true. And the kingdom he dreamed of, became a reality. And with the sword in his possession, no threat or tyrants beyond the kingdom ever dared to challenge him. Then 5 years later, the young prince was crowned king of the new kingdom and his name was forever remembered throughout history. King Arthur Pendragon of Camelot. The Bringer of Harmony. But even the greatest of leaders have to meet the end of their journey. As time snuffed out his light, the Great Kingdom mourned for the passing of Arthur and buried him right in the center of Camelot. But as for the sword, after its owner had passed away, it never accepted anyone who tried to wield it. When one of the nobles of Camelot tried to claim it, the sword’s magic killed them.”

Everyone in the classroom gasped in horror. But not as much as Heat. He never thought the
Sword would grow attached to its original master and kill anyone who tried to wield.

"Now I REALLY don't want to hold such a dangerous weapon," Heat said, his body trembling.

“The sword doesn’t just kill anyone who just picks it up, Heat. Legends say that the sword chooses who is worthy to wield it,” Sunset stated. “It’s powers came from darkness and evil, but when used correctly, it can be used to bring hope to all. That’s why it chose Arthur. Because it saw how honest and generous his soul was. And his loyalty and care for his people. But to others who wishes to use it for power and conquest, it rejects them.”

“That is correct, Miss Shimmer.” Cheeliee said as she soon started to get back to the story. “When the sorceress witness how the sword behaved resentful towards others. Without the guidance of her mentors, she didn’t know what to do. So she once again summoned the Lord of Shadows and wishes him to destroy the blade. But the Shadow said that ‘what has been made, cannot be unmade’, which brought a loss of hope to the sorceress. But the Shadow provided her solution. She would take the sword beyond the land that is known, and place the sword where none can ever wield it. So the sorceress did what the Shadow said and took the sword away from the land, and hidden it where no mortal can ever find it. And for years the Excalibur remained in hiding for many generations. Until today.”

"Well, wherever it is, I hope no one goes looking for it. I don't want anyone to suffer such a gruesome death," Heat said.

Before anyone could reply to his comment, the school bell rang telling everyone that the current period as ended. Twilight and Sunset had P.E for next period and surprisingly Heat did too. Inferno however had technological engineering class, so he separated from the others. Flash Sentry had to attend a music class with his band member. After they changed to their gym clothes, Twilight and Sunset walked out of the girls locker room and joined their class so they can begin their lesson. They sat on bleachers next to Rainbow Dash who’s also part of their class. As they sat for a while, it wasn’t long til Sunset was tugging at her gym shirt. Apparently it was maybe a little…. Too tight. Soon Twilight and Rainbow notices this and checked their surroundings to make sure no one was watching them.

“Sunset, what’s the matter?” Twilight asked her friend who was still struggling on her shirt.

“Nothing Twilight. The shirt’s just a little tight. that’s all,” Sunset replied while putting on a fake smile. But that didn’t stop Rainbow for giving her a playful smirk.

“Oh yeah Sunset. It’s quite nothing. Knowing that you’re shirt is tight on your breast.” Rainbow said. Which

“Rainbow! Don’t say that. This is not the perfect place right now.” Twilight scowled. Sunset kept on pulling on her shirt but it’s still tight around her G-cup breasts. She then wrapped her arms around them and the three girls put on fake smiles as a boy student walks by the bleachers.

“Argh. I was told these were going to fit. I guess I was just lucky that my gym shorts could fit but not my shirt!” Sunset said. Then she cupped her hands on her face to hide her embarrassment. Twilight places her hand on her friend’s shoulders, trying to comfort her.

Soon after her arrival, Heat Blitz shows up, wearing a Wondercolt t-shirt and jogging shorts. His eyes were more focused on the gym around him.

"Wait, so you girls are in P.E the same as me?" Heat asked, coming out of the boys' locker room, clueless on what they're helping Sunset with.

“Maybe I can ask Coach Spitfire to hand you some bigger clothes.” Rainbow said.

“Rainbow! I already asked her and she said that’s the only size they got.” Sunset stated.

“Well...uh, I guess we’re out of luck,” Rainbow said. Before she can hear anything Sunset or Twilight, she spotted Heat coming to their direction. This is gonna get embarrassing fast.

“Don’t turn around, but Heat’s coming our way. 12:00!” Rainbow whispered. Sunset quickly gasped and almost turned around completely, giving Heat a glimpse of her knockers. Though the girls turned her away from him, Heat yelped when he saw how big her chest was from a certain point of view, then turned away himself.

While neither of her friends knew it. Twilight couldn’t help but feel embarrassed herself. Heat had just seen her friend’s large chest and now Sunset is now more sheepish of the situation. This was not how she thought this day would start off.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I promise, I didn't mean to stare!" he said, trying to hide his face behind his hands and bangs. Twilight and Rainbow tried to calm the boy down, and what’s worse is that the other students and Coach Spitfire were now looking at their direction. But then the fiery-haired coach blows her whistle and shouted at everyone to shoot some hoops while she walked towards the four next to the bleachers.

“What’s going on here! And I expect a clear answer!” Spitfire asked.

"I... I just... I didn't..." Heat said, shaking like a leaf as he stared at his coach with fear.

"I think what he's trying to say is that he panicked when he saw my... massive chest bump and tried to hide his eyes, saying he didn't mean to peep on me. Go easy on him, he didn't do anything wrong, coach," Sunset replied.

"Hmm..." Spitfire said, looking at the cowering boy. "And what did you girls say his name was?" she asked.

"His name's Heat Blitz. He's the new student... and Celestia's son. He's a little shy," Twilight said, placing a hand on his shoulder, tapping it gently.

“Mmmm…” Spitfire continues glaring at the four. Then she began laughing which confused them. It wasn’t long until she stopped laughing and wiped away tears of laughter in her eye. “Oh is that it then, well why didn’t you say so in the first place so we could avoid this situation.”

"Heat, now would be a good time to cover your ears if you can," Sunset replied. Then Heat places both his hands on each of his fingers. Then Twilight guided him 6 feet away from the bleachers, leaving Sunset and Rainbow with Spitfire. "It's hard to avoid the situation because the shirts here don't fit me, not even the largest size fit me because of my breasts. I'd need one that's less tight and more comfortable."

“Oh so that’s what this is all about,” Spitfire said. “Well I’m sorry Sunset, but we might not have any shirt that could be able to fit you.”

Before Sunset could even reply, she then spotted two boys about 10 feet away, who were looking right at her. Then she soon realizes that her conversation with Spitfire had left her exposed. She raised her arms quickly as she could and covered herself again. But the damage was already done. She blushed with deeper embarrassment.

While this situation was going on, the boys that were checking on Sunset are revealed to be Dumbbell and Hoops. And they soon talked about how big Sunset’s chest is.

“Whoa dude, did you see the size of those?” Dumbbell asked.

“Yeah man, her shirt looks like it won’t fit around them very much.” Hoops answered. As the two went on and on, Dumbbell then felt something placed on his left shoulder. And looking at his buddy, Hoops show signs of complete fear.

“Didn’t think you were a perv, Dumbbell.” A voiced behind him asked.

“I-Inferno?” Dumbbell asked a voice behind him.

“Yes!” Inferno replied in anger. As he held a metal baseball bat which was the object placed on the jock’s shoulder. Hoops ran out of the gym while Twilight and Heat spot the Inferno threatening Dumbbell with a bat. Boy, it was a very tough situation

“Look man, I don’t want any trouble.”

“Well, should’ve thought about before you were checking my girlfriend out!” Inferno growled.

While he was dealing with the two perverts, Heat gulped a huge lump down his throat, fearing he might be next on his list. While Twilight walked over trying to resolve the situation. Soon Sunset and Rainbow saw what was going on and later got off the bleachers, sprinting towards the angry boyfriend and pervert.

“Inferno, just calm down. I know Dumbbell is a pervert and he shouldn’t have done what he did,” Twilight said.

“Then you do understand why I need to break his arm.” Inferno replied.

“Wait, what!?” Dumbbell said.

“Oh, now that got your attention?” Inferno asked.

“Uh huh.” As Inferno kept Dumbbell at battering range, Sunset and Rainbow finally joined up with Twilight and soon Heat followed, but stood behind the girls, not wanting to face Inferno’s wrath instead.

“Inferno, what are you doing here? Aren’t you supposed to be in your tech class?” Sunset asked.

“Yeah, our tech teacher kinda got sick and since there was no substitutes for him, we're taking advantage of our free time. So me and my classmates got a free period and I thought I could come visit,” Inferno replied “And then I find this asshole checking my girl out!”

“Please man! I won’t do it again! I promise!” Dumbbell begged. Inferno stood with the bat on the jock’s shoulders, ready to break it with one swing. Before he did, looked around the gym. Twilight, Sunset, and Rainbow’s faces were filled with worry and fear. But as his eyes laid on Heat who still was hiding behind Twilight. Inferno’s angry demeanor soon faded as he saw how scared the guy is. What was he doing? He is standing there, making himself look like a monster in front of the person that gave Twilight a chance at happiness. He wants his friends to be happy. But what’s he doing wasn’t helping.

Inferno took a deep breath and then slowly removed the bat from Dumbbell’s shoulder. Sunset sighed in relief and so did the others. Inferno turned to Dumbbell and dropped the bat on the ground.

“Get outta here,” Inferno said. Which only brought confusion to the jock. It really got Inferno quite impatient. “Go before I change my mind!”

And just like that, Dumbbell got the word and ran far away from the group. After he left, Inferno walked right out of the gym, breathing heavy deep breaths. Sunset, Twilight, and Rainbow started to become worried while Heat tried to process the situation in his head.

“Um, is he alright.” Heat asked the girls. But his question fell deaf in their ears.

“Twilight, Rainbow, could you tell Spitfire that I might be absent for an hour. I’m gonna go check on Inferno.” Sunset said. The two nodded their heads in agreement.

“Okay Sunset, just go make sure Inferno is alright.” Twilight replied.

“Yeah, try to help calm him down.” Rainbow added.

Sunset smiled at her friends and then proceeded to exit the gym and find Inferno. While she’s doing that, Rainbow told Twilight and Heat that they join up with their class. They nodded in agreement and then the three walked to the group of students sitting on the gym bleachers.

Heat was still confused about what happened seconds ago. Inferno was almost about to put someone in the hospital, but decided not to. And all of a sudden he walks out of the building, looking like he’s about to have a tantrum. As he and the two girls met up with their class on the bleachers, Heat leans against Twilight and whispered quietly as he can.

"Twilight, what was that all about?" he asked.

"Inferno can get a little protective of Sunset when people look at her the wrong way. In this situation, she doesn't like it how other guys stare at her chest because her shirt isn't large enough to cover her whole upper body," Twilight replied.

"Well... if she wants, she can have my old jogging suit. I can't fit in it because it's too big for me and too small for my older brothers to wear," he offered.

“That’s very thoughtful of you, Heat. I’m sure Sunset would appreciate it.” Twilight said.

"That's what friends are for," he shrugged like it's no big deal. "Maybe after P.E class, I'll get it out of my locker and give it to her."

"Sounds like a plan. Come on, we'd better get in some exercise or Spitfire'll have our heads," Twilight joked. Then a loud whistle got everyone’s attention.

“Okay slackers! Today we’ll start off our activity for today. And it’ll be as always…. Shuttle run!” Spitfire shouted. Everyone groaned in an unhappy tone while Rainbow shouted in commitment.

“Aw yeah! Shuttle run time!” Rainbow cheered as she then began to do some stretches.

“Hey Twilight. Why is everyone but Rainbow not happy about this?” Heat asked.

“Well because everyone knows that Rainbow always beats anyone at shuttle run. And when she does, she brags in everyone’s faces. A lot!” Twilight stated.

After Heat got filled in on what’s going on, everyone got off the bleachers and up to the starting point of the shuttle run, at the center of the gym court. And soon they all got into a running stance.

"Now, on your marks, get set..." Spitfire then grabbed her whistle and blew it. Rainbow quickly started off fast. But what she didn't count on was Heat Blitz, not only matching her rhythm, but also passing her. He seemed so calm and focused and the others were trying to keep up with him, too. He ran to the east wall of the gym, touched the end of the court and ran for the west side of the gym with Rainbow and everyone else falling behind him. He did the process back and forth 3 times before running to the center of the gym and touched the floor, ending his run. Then seconds later Rainbow came in second and soon everyone else fall in. Spitfire checked her stopwatch to see what time did Heat’s run took and when she glimpsed it, her eyes widened with shock. "Dang, 20.5 seconds. That's a new record!"

"It is?" Heat ask, panting lightly. "But... how?"

"That's what I wanna know, too!" Rainbow said, finishing her shuttle run.

"Sorry to tell you this, but... he's just a little faster than you, Dash," Spitfire said.

"I didn't think I was that fast. I was just doing it like I normally do," Heat shrugged. Then Twilight walks up to him, breathing heavily and sweating from her run. She’s quite exhausted.

“Good… *breath* job, Heat… *breath*” Then it wasn’t long 'til she passed out. Heat managed to catch her before she fell to the floor.

"Whoa! That was close," Heat said before picking her up and setting her down gently on the bleachers so she could recover. Twilight slept with pleasant dreams while Heat sat by her to watch over her while Spitfire had the class doing other activities. While watching over the nerdy girl, he never thought Twilight could be so adorable when she sleeps. So peaceful, so innocent. So…. He shook his head to pull himself out of his personal fantasy world. He shouldn’t be having thoughts like that, just by watching Twilight sleep. And knowing exactly who she went out with only made him want to wake up even quicker. So he got of the bleachers and left her to sleep for a while as he return back to the next activity for P.E.

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While after the P.E class did their shuttle run, Sunset continues her search for Inferno hoping to calm him down before he winds up getting suspended or worse for beating Dumbbell into a bloody pulp. And after 10 minutes of searching through the hallways, she had finally found where Inferno was. He sat on the floor at the end of the hallway where it’s lights don’t work, leaving it dark.

Without hesitation, Sunset walked straight to where her boyfriend sat. Knelt down in front of him, she could hear his heavy breathing quicken with ease. She placed her hands on each side of his head and as she brought his eyes up to hers, what she saw surprised her. Inferno’s eyes were different, they were all black. Black as night. And little veins of black were spreading from them. And as Inferno looked into Sunset’s eyes and saw the worried expression she had on her face, his suddenly began to revert back to normal and the black veins that came from them disappeared, too. His heavy breathing finally started to die down, and Sunset then sat down beside him, and pulled him in for a hug, which comforted the young man. Inferno’s facial expression shifted from anger to grief.

“I almost lost control again, didn’t I.” Inferno asked. He obviously sounded like he felt sad about it and Sunset too felt sorrow for him.

“Yes,” She replied. “It’s the third time this week.”

“I-I thought that….” Inferno stuttered. “Ever since Twilight broke up with Timber, my anger is increasing at an unpredictable rate. I thought I could keep it under control. But I guess I let it get outta hand.”

"We'll think of something to help you with this. It just takes a little bit of time," Sunset said before she kissed him on the lips. It brought a small smile on his face, sure it wasn’t enough to get the situation off his mind. But it was a start.

“What did I ever do to earn a girl like you?” Inferno asked which caused Sunset to giggle at his question.

"You tell me: What did I ever do to land a great boyfriend like you?" Sunset retorted, nuzzling into his cheek. Then Inferno wrapped his left arm around Sunset and pulled her into a loving embrace, making her giggle. Inferno's rage was gradually fading away and was being replaced by love and comfort.

“Oh I can remember it like it was yesterday,” Inferno said. “I was sitting on the bench at the Canterlot Park, alone, on a beautiful snowy day. Griefing, dwelling in depression, and then all of a sudden this beautiful angel with hair that reflects the colors of the beautiful sunset that was setting down in the horizon, walks into my life. She sat down beside me and said, ‘Do you mind if I sat next to you?’ and then I said, ‘Sure.’ And we just sat there, saying only small words to each other, such as, ‘Hi’ and ‘Hello’. And then before you know it, I had the courage to ask her a question. I was like, ‘Hey, do you come here often?’ And she said, ‘This area is the best place to watch the sunsets when they’re absolutely beautiful.’ And soon after that, we found ourselves hanging out at the movies, having hot coco at the Sugar Cafe, and then sitting on a hill watching the stars as they shone brightly through the night.”

“And then what happens next?” Sunset asked. She had a warm smile on her face, like she knows what comes next. After she asked him, Inferno continued his story.

“I was walking her back to her apartment and while doing that, we talked and laughed about the fun we had together. And as we made it to her apartment door, she looks at me with her beautiful cyan eyes and said ‘We should do this more often,’ And I said to her, ‘Sure I would like that.’ And then, unexpectedly, she leaned closer to me and suddenly, she kissed me on my cheek. And after she did, she walked right into her apartment and then she was gone. Soon I left the complex, thinking about the girl that I had an amazing time with. The girl…. That saved me from my isolation.”

“I wonder who that girl could be?~” Sunset asked. Then she and Inferno brought their lips closer and kissed again. Love was radiating off of the two of them and Inferno's anger finally had been cleansed. They soon they broke their kiss and soon Sunset realizes that gym class was about to be over and the next class would begin soon. She and Inferno got up from their sitting spot and began exiting out of the hallway, and walked towards the gym.

“I gotta head to the locker room and change, class is about to be over soon.” Sunset said.

“Well in that case, I better get going,” Inferno replied. Before he left, he gave a quick kiss on Sunset’s cheek and then ran to get to his class. “Love ya! Inferno, I said it!”

Sunset giggle when he talked to himself after saying he loved her. And then walks into the gym locker rooms to change for her next class.

When she finished and everyone was walking out into the hallways in their normal clothes, Sunset is soon greeted by Heat Blitz, who ran up to her with some sort of clothing in one of his arms, neatly folded.

"Sunset, can I talk to you?" he asked.

"Sure, but what's the rush?" Sunset asked.

"Twilight told me you were having trouble finding the right gym clothes that'd fit you, so I was thinking maybe it wouldn't be so bad if I gave you this," he replied, giving her what looked like a jogging suit.

"H-Heat Blitz, are you sure you wanna do this? This is your jogging suit," she said, hesitant on taking the outfit.

"Sure, it's all yours. I tried it on a few times, but I couldn't get it to fit me because it's too big for me to wear. I tried giving it to my brothers, however it was way too small for them. So, I figured if you want, you can have my outfit," Heat offered.

“Thank you, Heat. I don’t know how to thank you.” Sunset said as she took the suit from Heat.

"You're very welcome. I gotta go, I have music class next. See ya," he said before turning around and walking off. Sunset looked at the jogging suit and from the looks of it, it looks like it’ll fit her perfectly.

"What a guy," she said to herself. "Won't Inferno be surprised to hear this." and so Sunset headed off to her next class: arts & crafts class.

---

Soon, after Sunset arrived at her class, she was greeted with a surprise hug with her energetic party planner friend, Pinkie Pie. "HI SHIMMY!!!!!" she exclaimed. She nearly fell backwards, but caught herself and returned Pinkie's hug.

"Nice to see you too, Pinkie. Ready to unleash your creativity again?" Sunset asked.

"I sure am. By the way, what was it that Heat Blitz gave you earlier?" Pinkie asked.

"Wait, how did know I was talking to Heat?" Sunset asked, confused.

"I saw you from afar, silly. Plus the writers thought it'd be funny if I mentioned it," Pinkie said, shrugging like it's no big deal.

"Wait, what writers?" Sunset asked, quirking an eyebrow.

"Oh, it's nothing. Anyways, let's go! I don't wanna miss making another masterpiece!" Pinkie pulled Sunset in and then closed the door. The girls took their seats at their respective desks. Meanwhile, most of the other students were arriving after they did. Once the classroom was full, the arts teacher stood up and cleared his throat.

"Hello everybody! Welcome to the incredible world of Arts & Crafts, I am Discord, everyone's most favorite arts teacher in all of Canterlot High! How have you all been this fine day?" he asked enthusiastically.

"Pretty good, thanks," almost everyone said.

"Wonderful! Absolutely splendid! Now then, before we begin, I would like to make an announcement for all of you. As you all know, the Arts and Crafts show is a couple of months, so for those of you who would like to enter, feel free to come and talk to me after class and I will hand out a form to each of you. Now just remember, as long as your art is school appropriate, you may put it on display, no matter what form you create it in," he explained.

After his announcement, Fluttershy, who also happens to be in arts & crafts, raised her hand to ask a question.

"Yes, Fluttershy?" he asked.

“What about the theme of our artwork? Are we allowed to display that?" she asked.

"Absolutely, as long as it's age appropriate and family friendly," Discord assured. "Now that we've settled that, I'd like all of you to come over here and grab one of these big sheets of paper and then take them to your desk. Your assignment is to draw something that best describes the thing that is troubling you or has been troubling you for some time now, whether it's been dealt with or not. You may begin now."

The students all formed a single line, walking over to Discord's desk and grabbing their sheets of paper and taking them back to their desks. After Sunset and Pinkie got their papers and sat down, they started drawing their pictures.

Sunset demonstrated her remarkable sense of creativity by carefully drawing a picture of her friend, Heat Blitz. First, she started with a sketch, then gave it some color. And due to the fact that her trouble revolves around her friend, she drew him in the state he was in when Timber was mentioned: panicked, petrified and pale. Next, wrote some creative bold red letters that said "No More Bruises." and then added a spotlight centered on Heat Blitz.

As for Pinkie, well…. She just demonstrated her love of parties, with drawings of balloons, confetti, a disco ball, and groups of people looking like their dancing. Cause mostly, the girl doesn’t pay attention to any troubles or situations around her.

"Pinkie, how do you not have anything that's troubling you? Wasn't there ever a time when something happened to you that made you sad... or angry... or depressed?" Sunset asked. "I'm not saying it's bad, I'm just curious."

“Nope, I just like to remain on the positive side of things. Unlike the writers.” she said.

"Pinkie, sometimes I just don't get you at all," Sunset chuckled. Pinkie giggled and resumed working on her masterpiece, as did Sunset with her picture.

While Fluttershy, she demonstrated her creativity by creating a remarkable artwork of a little bunny, with its fur covered in dirt. It’s facial expression looked depressed and it’s body looked thin almost like it’s going through starvation. And it’s eyes were filled with sadness. Next, same as Sunset, she wrote some bold words above the rabbit, saying: “No Life That Is Precious, Should Never Have To Suffer.” Then she colored in the background with shades of dark gray and above the bunny, she placed a few sparkles of light. Even though it was a picture, she couldn't stop the tears that poured out of her eyes.

When it was almost time to leave, Discord banged his desk repeatedly like a drumroll. "Aaaaand that's time! For those of you who have finished, you may bring your pictures to me. If you need more time, you can leave them in your desks and finish them tomorrow," he said.

Pinkie sprang up from her desk and zoomed past all of the other students, delivering her picture to Discord, first. Sunset delivered her picture to him next and Discord was fascinated by the art she had presented and created.

"Very good, Sunset, and you too, Pinkie. Although your picture doesn't display any sort of thing that's troubling you, I do like the artstyle, so I'll give you a B. Sunset, I'm most intrigued by the fellow you drew in here. Tell me, what is it about him that's troubling you?" he asked.

"Well, Mr. Discord. He’s a new friend Twilight made two days ago, and he also happens to be Principal Celestia’s youngest son,” Sunset explained. “Yesterday, my friends and I met him at the Sugar Cafe. He is a really nice and understanding guy when we talked to him. But then we also found out that he’s also bullied by Twilight’s ex-boyfriend. When we mention his name, Heat said ‘No more bruises.’ and panicked. My friends and I had never seen him that scared.”

Immediately, Discord's chipper smile went away. "You say this is Celestia's youngest son and he's a victim of bullying?" he asked. Sunset nodded. "Hmm. I'll have to have a talk with his mother about this important matter. Perhaps if she's told about this, we can do something about this whole ordeal."

"That would be nice," Sunset said.

Discord nodded and put on a confident smirk. "Now run along to your next class and I'll take care of everything on my lunch break," he said. And so, Sunset allowed Discord to carry on with his business while she left his classroom. Sunset breathed a sigh of relief knowing that at least luck would be on her side and Heat's. Let's just hope it wasn't all for naught.

As soon as the bell rang, Sunset left the class, roaming the halls toward her next class, which was another one of her expertise, which was Music class. On her way there, Inferno showed up and walked next to Sunset.

"Hey there, Shim-Shim. How’s the wonders of art class today.” Inferno asked.

“Good, how was your science class.” Sunset asked.

“Well, I might've accidentally created a small explosion during my class assignment earlier.” Inferno said, “Nobody got hurt, and instead of getting detention, I got an A+ for showing how chemical combustion works."

"At least you got off the hook this time. It could've been worse," Sunset said.

"You got that right. Also it wasn’t that worse. My little mistake caused Zephyr to wake him up from sleeping in class…. And lose his hair.” Inferno chuckled.

"Oh my god, that's so funny," Sunset guffawed.

“Yeah it is,” Inferno said in amusement, but then his facial expression turned to worry. “Do you think Fluttershy would be mad at me for that?”

"I don't know, but it'd certainly make Rainbow laugh for weeks," Sunset said before both of them were close to the music room. Before they could walk in, there was a lot of chatter coming from the students walking out. It was normal for them to chat after class was over, but the subject... was all about Heat Blitz.

"I didn't know Celestia's boy had vocals like that," Student #1 said.

"Neither did I. I'm surprised he ain't thinking about having his own record," Student #2 said.

"Are you kidding me? All the fame and glory would go to his head. He's an awesome singer, but don't praise him too much. The guy's still the principal's son, he might end up getting a big-ass ego along the way," Student #3 said.

"Nah, not him, the guy's too humble. He knows where his roots are at. But still, Heat Blitz is still quite the soloist," Student #4 said.

All this chatter about Heat Blitz got the two lovebirds stunned with surprise. "I suppose Heat Blitz is a singer apparently," Sunset said.

“Yeah, I mean why else would everybody be talking about him right now?” Inferno replied.

“INFERNO! SUNSET! OVER HERE!” A voice shouted. The two look towards the source and see Pinkie, along with the rest of their friends, waving them over to where they sat.

"Hi again, Pinkie!" Sunset called out, waving to her.

“And Pinkie. Lower the volume!” Inferno said, as he had one of his hands cover his right ear.

"Oopsies, sorry Inferno," Pinkie said, sticking her tongue out and lightly bonking her head.

"What's the latest scoop you two dug up, today?" Rainbow asked.

"According to the other students coming out of Music class, Heat Blitz is apparently a natural born singer," Inferno said.

"He is?" Twilight asked. "I didn't know that. I wonder why he never told us."

“Probably, he didn’t want to brag about it.” Sunset said. “Maybe we should have him teach Dash the ways of not bragging all the time.”

"Ah agree. We can only handle one egomaniac in the group," AJ gave Dash a sly smirk after she said that.

"Hey, what's so wrong with a little self admiration? I can't help it if I'm so awesome," Rainbow said with a confident smile. Everyone in the ground laughed it off and Rainbow shook her head, still keeping her smile on her face. But one person, Inferno, didn’t laugh along with the girls. Instead he simply gave her an annoyed expression.

“Well, Rainbow. The last time you went ‘awesome’, I had to go and replace a whole entire shed of ammunition!” Inferno stated. “We were just lucky that it didn’t do any real damage to all kinds of public property.”

“Hey! That wasn’t my fault, alright. Besides, my practice stage dive while doing a guitar solo, was rock on!” Rainbow rebutted.

“Yes, and while doing that, you knocked out one of the stage lights, which crashed into a canister of gasoline, which caused a small explosion of flames, which also heated the ammunition inside the shed, for them to go off. Shall I go on?” Inferno responded.

"Alright, alright, you've made your point. Sometimes being "too awesome" can be a bad thing," Dash said, putting her hands up defensively.

"Okay dearies, if we're done talking about Rainbow's excessive performance, shall we enter our music class?" Rarity asked.

“Yeah, the last thing we need is to be tardy," Twilight said. Everyone in the group all nodded their heads in agreement. So the group walked into the classroom and sat down at their respective seats. After the girls and Inferno sat down in their seats, the class waited for their teacher to enter the room.

Soon, in walks their music teacher: A woman who's considered an angel among musicians. And that woman was none other than AJ's mother, Pear Butter.

"Howdy there, class. How is everyone doin' this fine day?" Pear asked as she walked towards her desk. The whole class tells her they're doing alright. "Wonderful! Because today. Ah've got a special treat fer all o' ya. Today, y'all's assignments are to pick a love song an' sing it in front o' the whole class.

Inferno raises his hand in the air, to be called on by the teacher. “Ah yes, Inferno.”

“Well Mrs. Pear Butter. I speak for all of us in this classroom, and I like to say congrats on winning ‘Teacher Of The Month’ for the 10th time in a row. Can we get a round of applause here.” Inferno said, and soon the students and the girls mumble in agreement, and later gave their teacher a round of applause, they also gave a few compliments to Pear Butter. Which caused her to blush a little.

“Aw, why thank y’all for the kindness an' support. But Ah should let y'all know that it ain't the plaque that makes a great teacher, it's their resolve to help students excel," Pear said.

“Oh, and back to the question. Does this assignment have to be duets or solo?” Inferno asked.

"Ah, good question. Y'all have the option to sing a love song, whether as a solo or in groups. An' if ya like, y'all can pair up in big groups to earn a lil' extra credit," Pear said. Then suddenly, Pinkie raises her hand quick enough before the class could begin.

"Yes, ya got question, Pinkie?" Pear asked.

“Let’s have Inferno go first!” Pinkie said.

“Uh, what?” Inferno replied.

“C’mon, darling. Sunset has always told us you sang for her one time on one of your dates. And she said it was breath-taking. So we want to see if she’s right.” Rarity replied

"Is that so? Well then, Inferno, would ya care to share one o' yer favorite love songs fer our entire class?" Pear asked. But before Inferno could answer, Sunset raised her hand in the air.

“Yes, Sunset Shimmer.” Pear asked.

“Can I join with Inferno, as a duet?” Sunset asked.

“Why, sure! The more the merrier.” After receiving the teacher’s answer, Sunset gets up from her desk and walks up right next to Inferno, in front of the class. The two were then given microphones, after.

“So Inferno, what would be today’s class entertainment?” Sunset asked her boyfriend. Inferno gave her a smile and then whispered into her ear. The class, not even Pear Butter heard it, but whatever it was, it caused Sunset to smile as well. Soon she whispers the same thing to Pear, which caused the teacher to giggle in excitement.

Pear Butter then later turns on the classroom music player. As the music plays, the couple turns away from their classmates and faced into each other’s eyes. And Sunset was the first to sing. Then after she sang her part, Inferno sang.

The entire class was awestruck at how well Inferno could sing. Pear Butter placed a hand over her heart, watching the young couple demonstrate their excellent teamwork. As for the couple, they were lost in their singing and their minds cleared of anything. Soon, the song came to an end and the class gave Sunset and Inferno a round of applause. They took a bow before taking their seats.

"Very wonderful. Y'all did a very good job, you two," Pear said. "Ah gotta be honest, seein' you two like that reminded me o' the day when Ah confessed mah love to Bright Mac." Pear sighed. "Those were the days."

AJ chuckled at her mom reminiscing about her and her father when they confessed their love to each other. "Ma, you an' Pa are one in a million," she said.

"Ah just can't help it. He just gave them good feels," Pear said before giggling. "Anywho, how 'bout we git back to our class assignment. Who else wants to give us a good show?"

Everyone in the room, never said a word, not one person has raised their hand. However a light purple hand of a certain nerdy girl, rose in the air. It wasn’t long until Pear Butter spotted Twilight’s hand and called on her.

“Yes, Twilight Sparkle, come give the class an excellent show.” Pear said. Then Twilight got up from her seat and walked towards the front of the class and stood in front of her peers. Before she started, she strolled to the classroom music player, searched and picked the song she was about to sing and went to her original spot, facing her classmates. She didn’t know why she was doing this. She never thought she could ever sing a song involving romance. After all, she is still recovering after her breakup with her ex-boyfriend. But then she started to think about Heat, thinking about how kind he is, how understanding and caring he is. With these thoughts, she suddenly felt a little warm in her soul. And as the song’s music filled her head and combined with the warmness in her soul, Twilight finally had the spirit to sing from her heart.

Everyone blinked in surprise. Though everyone knew Twilight had an amazing singing voice, her choice of love songs was what really got to them. Especially her friends, even after the terrible break-up with that douchebag ex-boyfriend of hers. Inferno however, was recording the performance on his phone, planned to show it to a certain Blitz. Most of the class was being driven to tears from how passionate she sang it. None more than Pear Butter, who is shedding waterfalls from her eyes.

And once her song came to an end, the class all applauded her, along with Pear. Twilight’s friends cheered louder than everyone in the classroom and Pinkie pulled out a merch gun which instead of clothes, it fires out confetti.

"Oh, Pinkie! Did ya have to fire that thing in class?" AJ asked.

“What!?” Pinkie answered with a bright big smile on her face.

"You got loads of talent, Twi. But now it's time for a real singer to strut her stuff," Rainbow said, standing up.

“Uh, Rainbow. Twilight is a real singer,” Inferno responded. “You on the other hand, care more about fame than passion. Uh, maybe that’s why no one really liked your ‘Awesome As I Wanna Be’ song.

"Oh is that right? Well then, you'll love this song. I practiced this song just for Soarin," Dash said, walking up to the front of the class. She strolled to find her song and then selected it before finally picking up the mic and started singing.

Everyone become so surprised about her performance. Her singing soon got everybody dancing in their seats. The girls were also surprised that their friend was putting more passion into her song. As for Inferno, simply shrugged his shoulders and just shook his head to the music. Pear Butter, on the other hand, found herself shaking her hips, dancing to the song. Shaking in a way where she could seduce her husband and make him want to get frisky with her.

And once her song came to an end, everyone applauded her, making her smirk and wave to the crowd, taking in the attention.

"What did I tell you? I knew you'd love what kind of song I had in store for you," Dash gloated.

“Okay, Okay, I take it back.” Inferno said, with an enthusiastic tone.

“Yeah, Rainbow. It was so good that you made Mrs. Pear Butter dance so frisky.” Pinkie said. Which caused Pear to blush.

"Now now. No need to give out the specific details there, young lady," Pear said.

“Next time we see your mother dance like that. We seal Pinkie’s mouth with duct tape.” Inferno whispered to Applejack.

"Ah'd greatly appreciate it," AJ replied.

Then Inferno gives her a wink and a thumbs up. Then the two chuckle for awhile as the class continued on with the day.

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