Unforeseen Consequences - Facing your own mistakes

>You and Moonlight were walking through the now calm school hallways and were heading towards the direction of your classroom.
>For a good chunk of the travel, you didn’t see any foal roaming the hallways… well, that wasn’t entirely true.
>The sixth graders were begrudgingly taking out all of Ruffle’s badly written propaganda while being strictly observed by a couple of teachers.
>You would love to say that you felt victorious and happy to see these jerks getting their rightful punishment, but actually, you felt at peace knowing that this whole mess was finally over and the school returned to normal.
>That said, you were also feeling awfully curious about something else.
“So, uh… I know that I shouldn’t be asking, but… seriously, mate, what was that?”
>You asked to Moonlight after the two of you turned at a hallway junction.
>Moonlight raised an eyebrow as she looked at you with a bit of confusion “What was what?” her eyes opened up more a bit when she realized what you were talking about “Oh, you mean what happened at the office?”
“Yeah! I have never seen you THAT mad before! You don’t reach those levels of anger even when the Guards start to slack off!”
>”You seriously got impressed by that? Puh-lease!” Moonlight let out a small giggle as she gently rolled her eyes “Here’s a little secret, little dude. I went easy on that featherbrain.”
>You stopped dead on your tracks for a moment as you gazed into an empty spot.
“W-What?!”
>You then quickly shook your head and continued walking alongside Moonlight as you let out a nervous chuckle
“Heh… N-nice joke there, Moonlight. I gotta admit that I almost swallowed it”
>”Oh, it was no joke…” She turned to you with a creepy smile on her face “If you don’t believe me, you can always ask one of your little changeling friends what happens when you actually manage to make me lose my temper. Bet they have many fun stories to share about me”

“Y-Y’know what? Let’s leave like that. I totally believe you…”
>“Oh, little dude! If you think I’m scary then take my word. Never make Luna angry at you, and I mean NEVER. Very few ponies have survived to tell the tale of her anger” She then let out a whole heartedly laugh “Like those Tattleworms’ contrabandists back at Fillydelphia. HAH! Luna really did an A+ job with them! Really, you should ask her about that. It’s what I’d call a family friendly adventure”
>You know… for some reason, you were beginning to understand why Eris was so scared about your moms.
“I… will consider that…”
>Feeling like you would fall into a dark abyss if you continued with this conversation, you decided to change the subject.
“A-anyway, changing the subject to something less…creepy. My…uh… my classroom is in this hallway.”
>”Right, and considering that you’re in fifth grade and you are pretty smart, theeeeen…” Moonlight pointed with her head at a nearby door “Your class should be there!”
“Yup! 5-A! That’s my classroom!”
>You nodded as you hurried towards your class
>”Hold up, little dude” Moonlight stopped you with her hoof and gently pushed you to a side “I want to meet your teacher.”
“What? Why?”
>”Because Luna asked me to have a word with her”
>Your eyes became wide open when Moonlight knocked at the door. Cold sweat started running down your face as a feeling of dread started to overwhelm you.
“O-Oh no”
>Moonlight taking notice of that, raised an eyebrow at you and asked “What? Oh…” She shrugged “Don’t worry, little dude. I won’t bite her head off… unless she deserves it… or your teacher turns out to be a criminal in disguise. I’m very good at telling that kind of stuff, you know? There was this time, back when I was still a rookie-“

>The door opened before Moonlight could continue her story. On the other side it was that artifact of Miss Sunny Hill who step out of the classroom as she closed the door behind her.
>The old mare gave a quick glance to Moonlight and then to you, then she pompously raised an eyebrow “I suppose you are here to pick up Mr. Anon’s saddlebag and discuss his behavior in more detail. Am I right?”
>Moonlight smiled as she leaned against the door frame “That’d be right, especially when your vice-principal wasn’t what I’d call helpful”
>Sunny Hill rolled her eyes in disgust “Let me guess, Bill caved in by Mr. Tanner’s ruthless behavior.”
>”So you know about that Tanner guy. Heh, seems like the dude really is famous around these parts” Moonlight closed her eyes for a brief moment as she gently shrugged “Or was until he crossed paths with me”
>”Mmm?” Sunny Hill rubbed her chin as she looked at Moonlight with curiosity “Could you be more specific?”
>”Let’s just say that “Mr. Tanner” is no longer the pony calling the shots”
>“I assume that you found a way to deal with Mr. Tanner’s brutish ways then. Quite impressive, not many ponies are able to confront him. Bill is a good example of that”
>”Yeah, that vice-principal of yours is not exactly the bravest pony I’ve met. He was going to expel Anon just because that Tanner dude wanted to”
>”Oh, Bill…” Sunny Hill shook her head and let out a sigh in disappointment “Always scared of your old school friend. I’m sorry for the inconvenience. While Mr. Anon’s actions were less than appropriate, that penalty is too much. Please, if you have any fears left. Mr. Anon is not expelled from our prestigious school, he will be merely suspended for the remaining of the week and disqualified for the school election”

“Disqualified…”
>That word pierced your heart. It’s not like you didn’t expect this from the moment you accepted to fight Ruffle, but it was still disappointing nonetheless.
>You couldn’t help but to drop your head and ears and let out a sigh
“Ah… Guess that’s really it for my campaign, huh? Dang… I actually wanted to win the election. Bet everyone thinks I’m the worst now”
>”Actually, Mr. Anon. I wouldn’t be so sure about that last part. Sure, our class is out of the race and that’s always disappointing, but I wouldn’t say that they hate you for it. I wouldn’t say they hate you at all if I have to be frank”
>You rolled your eyes as you let out a groan.
“C’mon, we both know that can’t be true. Most of the school put their faith me and I failed them miserably. There’s no way they don’t hate me now”
>Sunny Hill gently shook her head as she let out a chuckle ”Perhaps, this is a situation where showing will be better than telling” Sunny Hill stepped to a side and motioned you to enter “So Why don’t you go there and see it for yourself while I have a word with your tutor?”
“I dunno…”
>Moonlight placed her hoof on your shoulder and gave you a tug “Do what your teacher says, little dude. Even if she’s wrong, you have to pony up and face your friends like a stallion”
>Dang… she was right. Even if your classmates hated you or thought you were a weak wimp for losing so miserably against Ruffle, that was no excuse to avoid the consequences of your actions.
>Running away from your problems… That’s not the stallion you want to grow up to be
“Alright… I’ll do what you say…”

>”No need for the long face, Mr. Anon” Sunny Hill said as she opened the door and stepped away for you to pass “You only need to act less like a ruffian”
“Yeah, yeah, let’s do this”
>You let out a sigh as you walked into your classroom. When you stepped in, Sunny Hill closed the door. You heard her say “Now, let’s discuss what happened at Bill’s office, if you don’t mind”
>But you couldn’t hear more, since Gale Breeze immediately galloped at you and gave you a big warm hug “Anon! Thank Celestia you are fine! I was soooo worried!”
>Melodica happily hopped in ”Me too! I couldn’t stop thinking about how bad you got beaten and… and…” then she joined the hug “GROUP HUG!”
>Comet Trail walked to you as she held a curious look on her face ”I’m not sure that Anon is actually fine as in completely fine, I mean, that swollen eye looks bad… kind of like a bad boy” She blushed for a brief moment before she frantically shook her head “Err… forget I said anything”
>Despite the fact that your friends were glad you were okay… and a couple of free hugs don’t hurt anyone… you had to break the mood with a question that was lingering in your mind.
“You’re really not mad at me?”
>”Huh?” Comet Trail tilted her head with confusion “Why would we?”
>”Yeah! We were worried, and now we’re happy! Why did you think we would be angry?"
>”Mmmm…” Gale Breeze rubbed her chin before looking at you “Were you worried that we would get angry because you lost that fight? Because trust me, we’re actually surprised and happy that you went through such over-the-top lengths for us…” Gale Breeze then gave you a sultry look “Your beautiful friends”
>You took a step away from Gale Breeze, trying to shrug off that last advance on you. Then you slowly shook your head and looked down at the floor.
“No, that’s not it. I’m asking if you ain’t mad at me because I got disqualified from the school election”

>”Oh…That. Well, it’s kind of disappointing that we lost before the election even started but…” Gale Breeze said with surprise before shrugging “There’s always next year, right?”
“But…”
>”Anon!” Melodica placed her hoof on your mouth “Don’t worry about it, a’ight? As Breezy said, we can try again next year! We’re just happy that you’re alright!”
>”And I mean, it’s not like we don’t have next year’s election in the bag” Comet Trail placed her hoof on your shoulder and smiled at you “With what you did today, you practically won over the entire school… and yeah, it’s like Melodica said, I’m just happy that jerk didn’t hurt you… much”
>You felt a great weight lifting from your heart as a bright smile started to get drawn across your face… along with some… eh… liquid pride.
“You girls… you’re the best!”
>”And the most beautiful”
>”And the smartest”
>”And the happiest!”
>You spent some moments talking with your classmates about what happened. How they felt when the sixth graders captured them. What happened after you were taken to Mr. Neigh’s office and… well… a lot of stuff.
>Sadly, so sadly, this moment had to come to an end, and while your classmates weren’t exactly thrilled to see you go, they understood that you were suspended for the remaining of the week and so, with a bittersweet goodbye, they handed you your saddlebag and sent you on your merry way.
>When you stepped out of your classroom and closed the door behind you. You saw Sunny Hill and Moonlight having a quite pleasant conversation.
>Sunny Hill raised an eyebrow as a smile started to appear in her face “So you single handedly took care of Mr. Tanner and the grip that he had on Bill? Am I understanding this correctly? Because believe Mss. Shadow, this sounds too good to be true.”