Unforeseen Consequences - First victory in the campaign!

>You and Twilight enter to the classroom. You now know what you had to do, what you messed up before, and boy you weren’t going to fail these ponies again.
>As Twilight takes a seat with Lemon Drop, you stand somewhat proudly in front of the thankfully silent class. And then, you begin speaking
“Alright, I know that you guys are mad-“
>”No, you don’t! You can’t understand how it feels!” The brown filly raises her voice
>Here we go. You point to the filly with your left front hoof and nod
“And that’s correct! I don’t understand what you guys feels like but, I never insulted you by saying such awful thing, I just stated that I do know how you feel, that’s a different thing. Now, this time, I’m not here as the candidate or whatever, nope, I’m here as a pony, and as such, I just ask that you guys listen to me”
>The brown filly motions to her classmates to gather around, and after they form a closed circle and whispers something among themselves for a few minutes, they finally said their resolution
>The first one to speak was the orange filly ”Uhhhm…alright…b-but…”
>”But it better be good!” The brown filly interrupts her orange friend” Or we ain’t listening to anything more that you say, and you have to walk out and forget about us, deal?”
>You give the fillies a little smirk and nod
“Deal…”
>You take a deep breathe so you could calm yourself since that statement made you a little nervous…and…okay…you were ready
“Okay, you are angry, I know that. But instead of trying to give you a lecture or to scold you or to do anything that you have probably heard a thousand times… I’m gonna level with you guys. For what I get, you are always ignored, always on the shadows of my group, that would frustrate anyone…oh, right…”
>You let out a small chuckle
“I’m not really from around here, and you see, where I come from, we say odd stuff like anyone or everyone instead of anypony and somepony, so if you find that bothersome, then I apologize…but anyways, as I was saying…”
>You start walking among the fillies, looking at each one right in the eye
“You are angry, you are frustrated, and yes, my group is part to blame. I do know that there’s a lot of bad blood between our classes, and I can deduce that this a major reason for our situation. So I imagine that me, coming to YOUR group, just to tell you guys that “Ha Ha! We could place our candidate and you don’t! Eat that!” And to make things worse, I actually did it in the most patronizing tone known to pony kind wasn’t something that you were really looking forward to, am I right?”
>You see some fillies nodding, while others where a bit more vocal
>”Yeah, being always second kinda stinks…”
>”But he talked even worse! Like if we were a bunch of babies!”
>”Uuuh Blazing Tree… I think that he was kinda apologizing for that…”
>”Huh, really? Well…I dunno… what do you girls think?”
>”I think that you better shut up and let him finish!”
>”Hey! Don’t mess with her! I told you already that Cinnamon Roll is a bit slow!”
>”And you talk like a parrot! Shut up already and let him speak!”
>”No, you shut up!”
>”No, you!”
>”Everypony shut up or I’m gonna make you eat dirt!”
>”Y-Yes…”
>”Alright….but she started it…”
>You can’t help but to chuckle at that…but, time to resume your little speech
“Now, listen… I know that this is something that you won’t like… but we really can’t change the candidate. And yes, this sole thing must be frustrating, if it was for me, we should throw an election between the entirety of the fifth grade so we could have a nominee that both groups can agree upon, sadly, there are complications for that…”
>”And why is that?” The brown filly speaks up again
>You give her a little smirk and look at the filly right in the eye
“For starters, considering the current situation between our groups, and the fact that both have the exact same amount of students, we would never reach an actual agreement. Both candidates would have half the votes each. And the other reason…”
>You shrug
“There’s simply no time for that, we need to take action right now or else, we will lose the election before we can even place a candidate on it-“
>”Then what is your idea?” The little blue filly with the blonde mane finally speaks up
“To work together, all of us, the entirety of the fifth grade, not as two separated groups, after all we are weak on our own. No, we have to unite so we can be strong together! So I was thinking… while yes, it is late to have a candidate that both groups can agree upon… it isn’t late for you guys to vote for three ponies that will be an important part not only of this campaign, but also an important part after we win the election…”
>You walk in front of the group and look at them with a proud expression
“Yes, I know that the title of vice-president isn’t as flashy as president, but trust me, it is equally as important, furthermore, I will need a second campaign manager and a pony who can come up with solutions for the problems that we will face.”
>”Really?” The brown pony speaks up, not really convinced about your words “Are you actually serious about this?”
>You look at her with a serious expression…so serious, that the filly actually took a step back
“The choice about who will join this campaign is yours, and those ponies’ opinions an ideas will be taken with all the seriousness and respect that they deserve…”
>You stomp your hoof on the ground and raise your volume a little, strangely, your tone came off with… more authority than you imagined…
“But if you think that I will stop there, you are wrong. As I have stated before, I have seen your anger and frustration and this is something that I cannot allow no more, regardless of the decision that you make, I will seek that you will no longer be on the shadow of anyone else. This isn’t something about being president or not, what you have suffered is something that concerns me personally.”
>You look at the entire class with a proud and powerful expression
“I don’t care if you throw me out right now, I don’t care if you still don’t like me. Being ignored and casted away for such a pitiful reason as not having the same achievements as someone else, is an injustice that I won’t tolerate.  The fifth grade group B won’t be treated as misfits. And the fifth grade as a whole won’t be divided any further. That, I swear on my honor as a Prince.”
>”Sheesh…now I see why you are supposed to be the son of Princess Celestia and Luna…” The brown filly rubs the back of her head “But…eeh… about what you said… I suppose that we could accept your offer… What do you say, girls?”
>The answer from the class doesn’t take too much to come… and thankfully, it was a positive answer
>”You kiddin’? After that awesome speech I’m all in!”
>”Yeah! I don’t even care about the last part, but wooohoo! We are actually being considered for something!”
>”I’m in too… and the Prince is kinda…dreamy…don’t you think?”
>”I swear you are super slow… I have had my eyes on him since he entered the room…”
>”Stop lying, you bimbo brain! You were the first one to jump into the hate wagon!”
>”Girls, girls! SHUT UP! We still have to come up with an answer!”
>”If Blazing Tree is slow then you are deaf! It is obvious that-“
>”Alright…” The brown filly rolls her eyes and turns to you with a smile “I think that is kinda obvious that we are saying yes… so congratulations, you won us over…”
>You shake your head and gently place your hoof on her shoulder
“You are wrong my friend, it’s all of us who won, you included…”
>You see a slight blush on the brown filly face as she slaps your hoof away and takes a step back “D-Don’t you dare to use your prince mind-powers with me! I-I said t-that you won me…US! You won US over! A-and it’s final, alright?!”
>You chuckle and nod
“Alright, alright! Don’t need to get so mad, Miss…”
>”Bubble Cup, and drop the Miss, my mom always calls me like that, seriously, if you call me like that then I will erase that little grin of yours!”
>”D’aww” The orange filly with the huge glasses comes in “How sweet! How are you doing that? With a kiss?”
>”Flower Blossom! S-Shut up!” Bubble Cup was now red as a tomato “W-Whatever! We have work to do!” The brown filly starts to push her orange friend, but before they go to join the rest of their class, the brown filly turns to you once more “G-Give us a day, alright? W-We will have our t-t-GOSH!” the filly slaps herself “Just give us a day!”
>You nod and chuckle, replying with a friendly sarcastic tone
“W-Whatever y-you say… Miss Cup…”
>Bubble Cup makes a disgusted face as she turns around, waving her hoof in a threatening way at you ”Bleh! That’s how my Dad calls me! Say goodbye to your stupid smirk!”
>”Ooooh!” The orange filly jumps in excitement “Are you going to kiss him now, Bubble Cup?”
>And that made any threat to go away, as Bubble Cup starts to push her orange friend again ”AGH! F-Forget it! S-see you tomorrow!”
>You laugh a little and wave your goodbyes
“See ya tomorrow, Miss Cup…Oh, and don’t worry, I’m already taken”
>”Agh! Like I care! B-but don’t you dare to get any fuzzy ideas!” The filly screams from her seat “A-And don’t call me Miss Cup! I’m Bubble Cup! BUBBLE CUP!”
>”Well” Lemon Dust finally stands up and claps her hooves together “Now that you made your name pretty clear to the class, why don’t we resume the amazing explanation about the secret mathematics behind friendship that Princess Twilight was giving us?”
>But the response of the class was clear “Noooooooo!”
>”Wonderful!” Lemon Dusts clapped her hooves again again “And since all of you are being extra-cooperative, I will even throw extra homework!”
>”Nooooooooo!” Yelled the class in unison
>”Actually, Lemon Dust…” Twilight intervened; a slight expression of discomfort was drawn in her face “Could I speak with Anon for a moment? It will be just a second, promise…”
>You hear the fillies sigh in relief…that is…until Lemon Dust replied
>”Of course I don’t’ have a problem! You are supposed to be part of the royal family, am I right? I’m sure that whatever you have to say is super important…” Lemon Dust turns to her class with a bright smile…so cheerful and wide…that it came across as super creepy “Meanwhile, we will all be taking a super, ultra surprise test as a reward for the wonderful attitude that the class has had!”
>”Nooooooo!” That made you chuckle a little, but well…it was time to go…
>You follow Twilight outside the classroom… you can’t help but wonder… what does she want to talk about?
>Twilight was standing in front of you, holding a cheerful smile on her face “Anon, let me say that what you did back there was…well…it was pretty impressive…” The purple pony pokes your chest and giggles “I’m going to be honest; I didn’t expect that, buuuuuut…WOW! You actually did it!”
>Feeling your cheeks go red, you take a step back, let out a small nervous laugh and adjust your little glasses.
“T-Thanks Twilight… I just… I just…”
>You clear your throat and give Twilight a serious look
“I just did what I had to do, Ma’am. I took consideration in their concerns and did what I thought was the best…you know… I did what my moms would have done…what my mom Luna told you to…”
>”I can see that your dear mothers are a big influence on you, and I can certainly relate to that, trust me, Princess Celestia is a GREAT example to follow, I have like a thousand books on her, but…” Twilight pokes your chest and gives you a proud smile “I would say… that this wasn’t just Luna or Celestia’s speaking. I think that most of it was Prince Anon’s own way of dealing with things…”
>You raise an eyebrow and look up to Twilight… why does she have to be so… attractive to the eyes?
“You think? I-I mean… You flatter me, ma’am! Are you sure about what you are saying is true?”
>”Oh, Anon! You can now drop the formal tone” Twilight lets out a small laugh “it’s adorable and all, but c’moooon, we are friends, right?”
>You blush and rub the back of your neck
“Aahh…well…yeah…yeah, you are right, we are friends Twilight…”
>You let out a sigh in defeat
“Sorry…it’s just that…”
>”Don’t sweat it!” Twilight pokes your chest and giggles “You can be sure that I won’t tell anypony about your crush on me!”
>You take a step back, your face red as a tomato
“I-I don’t have a crush on y-you! I-I don’t know where you got that idea!”
>”Reeeally, now?” Twilight takes a step forward… with a super sexy sultry smile to boot
>Ooooooh…. You were sweating now…. But you frantically shook your head
“Y-Yes! I-I don’t!”
>”Whatever you say Anon…” Twilight gives you a smirk as she wiggles her eyebrows “Whatever you say…” The purple pony then shrugs and sighs “But that isn’t what I wanted to talk about… in reality, I just wanted to say…” The sexy purple princess gently caresses your mane “You have grown a lot since I first met you, and truth to be told, I couldn’t be happier to see that it was for the best, soooo… I kinda wanted to ask if you have read…you know…”
>You tilt your head in confusion… what was Twilight talking about? Read what?
“I’m afraid that I don’t follow…”
>”You know…” Twilight makes a circular motion with her front right hoof “the thing that I gifted you…”
>Was she talking about that book? Well, you read like thirty pages of it… and it was like one of those lame books for self-improvement that you could get for like two dollars in any subway station… but you had to admit… it was fairly well written…
>Wait…there was another thing inside the book, wasn’t it? And last night you talked about that thing with Aegia … what was it? Hmmmm… OH YEAH!
“Do you mean the letter? Yes, I read it… And I gave some thought to it…”
>”That’s great!” Twilight waves her front right hoof in an excited manner, but before her emotions gets to her, she quickly calms herself down and starts talking in a much more formal tone “So, just to be clear, I’m not placing any pressure on your answer or anything like that, I just wanted to make sure that-“
>You hold your front left hoof to interrupt Twilight as you gave her a little smirk
“And the answer is yes… I think that you are right, Twilight. We haven’t really talk to each other that much, and I don’t know how much that family statement-thing is true since my knowledge about that stuff is… not that much… but I do want to know you more… “
>”Yay for honest letters of apology!” Twilight starts to clumsily hover above you…sheesh, flying really wasn’t her forte “So, does that mean that we can also discuss about Starli-“
>You immediately cut-off Twilight before she said that name...
“Listen, I don’t really feel like talking about Starlight right now, maybe in the future, but not right now… can we just… talk about how we have been doing and that kind of stuff?”
>”Oh…” You can see Twilight’s mood to start dying off as she stops hovering and clumsily lands on the ground “Sure… I-I would like to talk about Starlight too b-but…” Twilight sighs “No, you are right, I’m going way over my head…” she then gives you a soft smile as the purple pony pokes your chest “I would love to have a friendly chat with you, Anon. Say, are you free tomorrow after school? We could go to my favorite restaurant in all of Canterlot!”
>You could saw the sorrow in Twilight’s eyes when you neglected her proposition of talking about Starlight, and you know that yes, by accepting it, you would have made her happy AND also gotten useful information for you and Aegia to piece together the puzzle that the whole situation with Starlight is, but…
>But you felt… you felt that just using Twilight like that… manipulating her to your own goals…as if she was nothing more than a paw in a chess board… was not something that your mothers would approve of and more importantly… it wasn’t something that you would approve of.
>You want to prove to yourself and everyone else that you are worthy of being called a prince, that you can live to the expectations of having the wonderful mothers that you had… and using other ponies like that… you were sure that this wasn’t the proper way to achieve that…
>And on a more personal level… it just… bothered you… the sole idea of manipulating others so you can achieve your own goals was something that bothered you deeply for some reason…
>what kind of jerk would do such thing? Who would be so cruel as to see others by how useful they can be to him instead of just appreciating them regardless of how they were? That wasn’t how harmony works, you were sure of that
>So you happily nod to Twilight and even gave her a smug smirk
“Sure! That would be super awesome because… well… I still have to learn my way around Canterlot… I spent a little too much time inside the castle and… yeah… I still don’t know the city that well and hey… maybe I could teach you something about magic, I mean, you have seen how cool I have gotten, right?”
>”Of course I would love to show you around!” Twilight cheerfully exclaims “And yes, I saw it, you must be the second most talented unicorn in magic that I have ever seen!”
>You raise an eyebrow and look at Twilight with some pride
“Only the second? Pray tell, Twilight, who would be the first?”
>”Heh…” Twilight gives you a smirk “That would be me…” and then, she starts teleporting all over the place, every time she did it perfectly and incredibly fast too, and when she finished teleporting, Twilight casted an actual magical shield in front of her “Ta-Da!”
>You were speechless…. Holy cow… you thought that you got awesome but this… this just meant that it wasn’t over! You were going to practice even harder! You are not going to get defeated at magic!
>But before you can say a word, Twilight pokes your chest once more and opens the door to the classroom, never letting go of that smirk of hers “I would love to give you some lessons, but I have a class to teach, see you later Anon…” And with that, the purple pony enters the classroom, closing the door behind her…
>Oh yeah?! OH YEAH?! Well, just you wait and see! You will beat her at magic! Even if she was…the element of magic… and an alicorn… and you knew that you still had A LOT to learn…
>And… hey… weren’t you supposed to do something else? Hmmm… let’s backtrack… showing Twilight who’s boss…no it’s not that… something, something about not being a manipulative jerk…errr… OH YEAH!
>You need to go back to your class! You turn around; thankfully the fifth grade classrooms were in front of each other…
>When you enter your classroom…and ace the secret test that Sunny Hill had in store for you…and enjoy one of her little spazzing moments…
>You gather around the whole class and tell them most of what occurred. Explaining in detail the situation of that other group and the deal that you have reached with them…and after all that, you asked for their opinion
>”Awwww, so we have to work with them?” Gale Breeze was the first to speak up, not sounding very pleased “Are you kidding me? Please tell me that you are kidding me, because I simply can’t imagine myself working with those… ewww…”
>”Yeah… they aren’t very smart…” Comet Trail follows up “I know it sounds mean, but hey, it’s not our fault that we actually do our job, and do it better than anypony else…”
>”Mmhmm! Those ponies are just jealooous of us! They can’t sing as well as us either!” Melodica chimes in…
>And so, you laid back on your chair as you listened to the barrage of complains…
>”Nuh-Uh! I ain’t going to be friends with those uglies!”
>”Yaaaah! And they are sooo dumb!”
>”And laaame tooo!”
>”They are just jealous of us…”
>”Oh puh-lease! Who wouldn’t be jealous of us!”
>You look at your class baffled and angered… this… this wasn’t what you were expecting… not at all… but at least you got the full picture of it…
>The reason as to why the two groups seem to dislike each other that much is actually rather simple, the class A always over performs in everything that they set out to do, and when they succeed, they are everything but gracious about it…
>The Class B, while fairly competent, can’t hold a candle against this other group, and that alone is frustrating enough, but the fact that after each defeat the other group rubs salt on the wound has made things much worse…
>And that… that is not something that you could allow, could you? This was YOUR group after all, and these fillies were your friends… they are wonderful, creative, unique. It breaks your heart to see them acting like… like a bunch of spoiled jerks…
>Heh, you thought of something funny, just like how Scrappy has this cute mission about “returning his Queen’s honor” or something like that, you were going to return your class’ honor… and you were going to do it right now.
>You stand up from your seat and narrow your eyes, looking at your class with a stern look.
“I can’t believe what I’m hearing…”
>Your tone… you tried to talk casually and all charismatic, you know, go easy on them…but… it came out as stern, serious…. And yes…. Powerful…
“Of all the ponies in this world, I never expected that you would say such things…”
>”But Anon-“ Gale Breeze tries to speak, but you quickly interrupt her with a strong
“Silence!”
>And… they actually go quiet… everyone was looking at you… even Sunny Hill… and they were… shocked to say the least…
>You glance at everyone’s in the room and stomp your right front hoof on the ground
“Is this how we plan to win the election? Is this how we plan to represent everyone in this school? By acting and thinking that we are superior to everyone else? What kind of leaders are we going to be then? Just another bunch of jerks who only acts for themselves? Isn’t that what the sixth graders always do?”
>This time, there wasn’t a moment of silence, no, this time, Gale Breeze didn’t hesitate to speak up ”Oh, c’mon Anon! You can’t be serious! We aren’t like those jerks at all, it’s just that… well…”
>You raise an eyebrow while you look at Gale Breeze directly in the eye
“Well, what?”
>”What Miss Breeze wants to say, Mr. Anon…” Sunny Hill puts down her book and gets up from her chair, walking towards you with an imposing look on her face “Is that we all see your point, but really now…” That ancient crook snickers “Those ponies are simply underperformers when compared against us; it is just natural that we simply won’t want to relate with them or their teacher!”
>Sunny Hill makes a disgusted face “I don’t even want to begin talking about her, thinking that we should be actually friends with the students instead of having a strictly professional relationship…” The old mare rolls her eyes and groans “I can’t believe that a pony like her got hired to teach in this institution, the thought of that…makes my blood boil”
>You glare at Sunny Hill for a moment before looking again at your class…. And they were actually agreeing with your teacher…
>”Yeah… I mean… it isn’t our fault that we are THAT good”
>”And I mean, they are kinda ugly tooo…”
>”Come on Anon! Just… forget about them, alright?”
>”Uh-Huh! They don’t deserve somepony as dreamy as you, anyways!”
>You feel your own anger to start rising up… why they wouldn’t listen?! How could they be this dumb and selfish?!
>Maybe you should give up on them and work with the other group instead, it seems like this class was the one filled with jerks!
>You glare at everyone and stomp your front hooves on the ground, huffing heavily
“OH YEAH?! WELL, HOW ABOUT I-“
>But then…
>But then you remember what Twilight told you earlier…
>You close your eyes for a second and remember… remember what your mother told to Twilight… they may stumble… they will fall… but you won’t… you have to be there for them, to guide them through their own darkness
>You want to prove yourself that you actually have what it takes to bear your title… “They will make mistakes” And it is your job to fix those mistakes… to help them realize the error in their ways…. To show them the light of harmony
>You open your eyes, do the stress-relieving motion that Twilight taught you…breathe… exhale…breathe…exhale….hey, this thing rocks! You now were more chill than liquid nitrogen!
“… Is this how you want to go through life? Do you really want to shrug away everyone who struggles with something that you don’t? Listen to me, please. Equestria might not be the place where I was born, but I have a pretty good idea about the ideals that it stands up for…”
>You smile… you smile because this is something that your mothers told you a lot of times, because this is something that Equestria had over Earth….
>You smile because you remembered the words that Celestia’s used to calm the fears of everyone after Eris’ little debut… the thought of that… the thought that no matter what, your mothers would be behind you, put a smile on your face and gave you the confidence and inspiration to continue with your speech
“Honesty, generosity, kindness, laughter, loyalty and friendship, together, these values are what makes Equestria the magical and beautiful place that it is. And…and I can’t let you, my classmates, my friends, to forget this magic. Pride has made us blind to the suffering of others, and this same arrogance is making us forget what we are supposed to stand for…”
>You let out a sigh as you look at your class with an awry smile
“I know how intelligent, how beautiful, how talented and how great all of you are. So, please, I know that you can throw away that arrogance and help others, help that other class, that you can bring harmony to them and to us. Please…show me and everyone else how kind and generous you, my beautiful friends, actually are.”
>Gale Breeze as always was the first one to speak up, she walks to you and giggles “You can fool me, you know? My dad is the editor in chief of the “Canterlot News” and I know that speech is almost the same one that Princess Celestia gave in that weird carnival a few months ago…”
>You let out a chuckle and nod
“Well, I suppose that I’m not really good at hiding my influences, am I? So, what do you say? Are you in with this?”
>Gale Breeze nods and gives you a quick hug , which you return whole-heartedly “Of course I am…” she then breaks the hug, her face was now completely red  “Heh, I got to hug the Prince! B-b-but y-yeah, you are right…” the little filly turns to the class and nods “And we support our Prince, right girls?”
>The whole class nods and responds with the biggest enthusiasm that you have seen them since… this morning “RIGHT!”
>You smile at them and offer the whole class a bow
“Thank you, my beautiful friends…I swear, I will do my best, for you and this school and everyone else. I won’t let you down, promise!”
>You stand up and give your class an awkward smile as you rub the back of your neck
“Err…now that this is settled…how about we start thinking about winning over the rest of the school? I’m saying this…because… well… I honestly have no idea where to go next…”
>The entire classroom gave you a stoic look as if everyone wanted to say to you “Really?”
>You let out a nervous laugh and an equally nervous grin
“T-that’s why I know I can count on you! Because you, my beautiful friends surely will know what group should we talk to next! And…you know… how the ponies of that group are! Yeah! Because… err… I have no idea about that either… “
>”Well, you are in luck that you have us…” Comet Trail walks to you and handles you a notepad “Because I have actually thought about your lack of… well…” the filly pats you on the head and smirks “lack of knowledge about our school, so I came up with this plan…”
>You roll your eyes and groan, but try to reply in a polite tone
“Good…thanks Comet Trail… lemme see…”
>You start reading her notes… okay, first you are going with the first graders and then all the way up to the sixth graders, so far so good, but there was a little problem
“Come Trail! This doesn’t say how the groups are or what am I supposed to do!”
>”Of course not! That is YOUR job! I just came up with the schedule!” Come Trail barks back as she crosses her front legs and huffs
>You slap your face and sigh
“Okay…. Okay… You are riiiiight…. It’s just that…. Meh, forget it, you are right, this is my job and-“
>”And we will be right behind you!” Melodica chimes in “Whenever you feel bad, you can count on us, right girls!”
>A cheerful “Yeah!” was the response of your group. Which basically meant, “you are on your own on this”… wonderful….
>It didn’t took long after that for the recess bell to ring… your class decided to not go out as usual… but this time… well, you couldn’t just stay here, could you? You actually had to go out and start doing your work as the candidate….
>And your class seemed to be okay with this since they actually kicked you out of the classroom the moment the bell rang… how considerate…. But as you start glancing at the hallways that were now starting to fill up with foals of all ages… you started to become more and more nervous
>Oooooh boy…. Here we go…