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Rainbow Dash whirled around and pointed at a trio of girls sitting on the school steps. Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo were all looking at the Rainbooms expectantly.
“Fans!” explained Rainbow Dash. “I was going to show our fans some awesome guitar licks, but I kinda need all six strings to do that. Got any extra?”
Rarity rolled her eyes. Fluttershy shook her head. Pinkie Pie threw up her hands, and Applejack turned out her pockets. They were empty. But Sunset Shimmer was always prepared. She rummaged through her backpack and pulled out an extra set of strings for Rainbow Dash.
She handed them to her fellow guitar player. “But I’m pretty sure the music rooms are locked now. It’s the end of the day after all.”
“No problem!” said Rainbow Dash. She restrung her guitar and gave it a triumphant strum. “The acoustics in the hallway are perfect for power chords. C’mon, let’s go!”
“You coming, Sunset?” Applejack asked.
“I’ll catch up in a bit,” answered Sunset Shimmer.
The girls followed Rainbow Dash into the school while Sunset Shimmer looked up at the pony statue, disappointed. It was a portal to Equestria, but she had no idea when it would open again. She loved her new friends at Canterlot High, but sometimes she really missed Twilight Sparkle. When would they see her again?
Sunset Shimmer took out her magic journal. When she wrote in it, Twilight Sparkle could read her letter in Equestria. Sunset Shimmer was so busy writing that she didn’t pay any attention to the yellow bus rolling to a stop in front of the school. She didn’t notice when the doors slid open and a dark-hooded figure slunk out and slipped between the shadows to the statue.
The shadowy figure removed an electronic device that began emitting high-pitched beeps. For a moment, Sunset Shimmer looked up. What was that? But it was probably just feedback from Rainbow Dash’s guitar.
A needle spun wildly on the strange device and pointed directly at the Wondercolt statue.
Sunset Shimmer read over what she had written.
Dear Princess Twilight,
How’s life treating you in Equestria? Any cool new magic spells? It’s been pretty quiet here at CHS since the Battle of the Bands. We still pony up when we play music, which Rainbow Dash just loves to show off, but I still can’t quite grasp what it’s all about. I would love to hear what you think about it when you have a sec.
Your friend, Sunset Shimmer
Sunset Shimmer closed the journal and went to put it back in her backpack. But why was the Wondercolt glowing? Was the portal opening? How strange! That’s when Sunset Shimmer saw the hooded figure slinking into the shadows. “Hey!” she called.
Startled, the figure pointed the strange device right at Sunset Shimmer—and it went wild, beeping and buzzing and glowing. The figure shoved the device into a pocket and took off running.
“Hey!” Sunset Shimmer shouted. “Wait! Stop!”
Sunset Shimmer raced after the hooded stranger, but the person managed to cross the street just as the light changed and traffic streamed across the road. A car honked its horn as Sunset Shimmer stepped from the curb. A bus pulled up. Sunset Shimmer saw the hooded figure peeking out from one of the windows. Too late!
“Who was that?” she wondered out loud. And what were they up to? Sunset Shimmer was worried—but she was also a little bit excited. Could a magic adventure be about to begin?
The Name of the Game
Once the bus was far away from Canterlot High, the girl pulled down her hood and shook free a mane of dark purple hair streaked with pink. It was Twilight Sparkle—the very girl who shared a name with the famous pony from Equestria. Unlike the Princess of Friendship, however, she wore glasses and she didn’t seem to have a lot of friends. She was all by herself on the bus.
The bus pulled up in front of an ivy-covered brick building. A sign above the door said CRYSTAL PREP ACADEMY. Twilight hopped off the bus, bounded through the front door, and headed toward a science lab. She took her strange beeping device out of her pocket. She plugged it into an enormous computer. Lights flashed, the hard drive whirred, and the device started to glow. A printer spit out a long series of sheets. Twilight studied them carefully while a ball of light traveled from the device along a series of wires and cables to a small table in the middle of the lab.
On the table was a glass dome, and under the dome was another, smaller electronic device. It snapped open like an old-fashioned phone and sucked the ball of energy into itself.
Twilight checked off something on her clipboard, satisfied. It was working, whatever it was.
Twilight powered down the computer. She lifted the glass dome and removed the new device. Behind her was a bulletin board, and on the bulletin board were photos—of all the Equestria Girls.
CONTENTS
Cover
Title Page
Welcome
Dedication
PROLOGUE
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
CHAPTER 1
Brand-New Buddies
CHAPTER 2
Matching Mates
CHAPTER 3
Ready or Not, Here They Come!
CHAPTER 4
The Pony Posse
CHAPTER 5
Sixteen Signs You’ve Found Your Best Friend for Life
CHAPTER 6
Spike to the Rescue
CHAPTER 7
Pairing Up
CHAPTER 8
Cheering Chums
CHAPTER 9
Best Friends Forever
CHAPTER 10
Pamper Your Pals
CHAPTER 11
A Cranky Crew
CHAPTER 12
Truth Trouble
CHAPTER 13
You Gotta Have Friends
CHAPTER 14
Getting to Know You
CHAPTER 15
The Magic of Friendship
EPILOGUE
No One Gets Left Out
A Preview of My Little Pony: Equestria Girls: Friendship Games
Copyright
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First ebook edition: May 2016
ISBN 978-0-316-26698-7
E3-20160414-JV-PC