//------------------------------// // Chapter 3 - The OTHER Twilight // Story: Sunset Shimmer - Rainbow Light Empress // by Woomod //------------------------------// Sunset done with parliament who had...somewhat come to their senses, and done with the open petitions now had to do what she was dreading, paperwork. She sighed walking down the halls towards her moth….her office. She reached the single door to the private study enveloping it in yellow light and pulling it open to be greeted by a heart warming sight. With a spring her step she galloped over to the desk and pulled in close. At first a slight peck on the lips, then a kiss on the cheek, then tiring of slowness Sunset grabbed the lavender Alicorn from behind and kissing her full on the lips. After several intense minutes the two stopped. “So rough day I take it?” Twilight Sparkle asked panting. “Yeah……...and I still have to do the paperwork…..I…..am not my mother.” Sunset sighed. “Sunset Shimmer, I thought you were done comparing yourself to Celestia!” Twilight looked at her seriously. “I can’t help it. I’m literally doing her job!” Sunset groaned. “So what did she saddle you with day one of the job?” “Ok that’s fair.” Twilight giggled. “She certainly didn’t saddle me with this much….Actually not anything for awhile, I actually started to doubt my status as a princess because of it as time went on.” Her tone became embarrassed. “Twilight? Doubt my mother? Now that I find unbelievable!” Sunset chuckled. “Hey, don’t mock it. I’m allowed to doubt too.” Twilight hmpfed. “You may be allowed, but you never do.” Sunset teased. “Oh i’ll show you.” Twilight chucked a book from across the room at Sunset who promptly fell onto her butt. “Hey, hey.” Sunset giggled. “I need to work.” “You aren’t your mother Sunset.” Twilight said to her without joking. “I kno…..I’m sorry.” Sunset replied back with a smile. “We need to work.” She rolled out the scrolls and made space beside her. Twilight picked up a pen and dipped it ink. “So what do we have to do?” “Well this mostly requires the royal signature and seal, but we need to also need to go over and stamp some requests from parliament…….” A few hours passed as they giggled and joked and finally Twilight spoke up. “Sunset I’ve been thinking.” The orange pony mmmmmed as she flipped through the documents. “I really don’t have a lot of royal duties, You have the charisma I don’t for doing the public speaking and executive decisions….And I have the organizational skills to do the paperwork which I’m going to be honest you don’t have the skill for.” “Are you suggesting what I think you’re suggesting?” Sunset asked. Twilight nodded. “I’d like you to send the day to day paperwork to my castle rather than canterlot.” “That’d be a big help Twilight.” Sunset replied almost as soon as Twilight finished. “I really am not my mother, I can’t run this country by myself.” Twilight nodded. “You aren’t you mother, You don’t have to.” Then reminded Sunset.  “You lectured her on the fact she didn’t have to before….” “Before I ripped off her horn yeah….I Don’t know how that happened.” Sunset spoke unsurely and apologetically. “Was I conceding by calling on the Rainbows Power and it was making sure I kept my word, Does it really just want me on the throne….Or did it respond to my own subconscious choice.” “You didn’t offer ‘It’s what she chose.’ to that list of possibilities.” Twilight stated. “My mother wouldn’t just dump me into the office and leave, I don’t buy that for a second.” Sunset stated with total commitment. “You're right she wouldn’t.” Twilight replied. “You know when dealing with these destiny things, I think if there’s multiple possible reasons, the answer is probably all of them.” “That’s not reassuring Twilight.” Sunset sighed. “I wish I knew where Mother had run off to, there’s so much I want to ask her, even with everything I’ve been taught there’s a million tiny details…..” “Sunset you have time, time to learn.” Twilight said soothingly. “Do I? I may have Parliament's support but the populace….” Sunset said before a guard entered. “My lady Sunset, Princess Twilight’s Student Starlight Glimmer is here along with…..Ummmm well…...Twilight Sparkle.” The Guard stated. “What?” Sunset asked. “We don’t suspect it’s a changeling because ummmmm…...I don’t think a changeling would be dumb enough to impersonate Twilight Sparkle before her coronation.” The guard. The two royal ponies looked at each other confused. Then Sunset sighed. “Let them in.” Twilight Sparkle’s student Starlight glimmer entered she had a lighter purple coat with purple and teal streaked mane, the same six pointed star of magic marked her but rather than being surrounded by other stars it was turning to dust.  A lavender unicorn who looked exactly like Princess Twilight meekly followed behind her, Except the lack of wings, the Regalia, and her own mark the six pointed star over a book. The other Twilight’s eyes sparkled upon seeing Sunset Shimmer, and her cheeks flushed she galloped over before tripping over unsteady hooves. Landing on Sunset Shimmer the other Twilight looked at her and began to bawl out everything “When you left it felt like something is missing, like something wasn’t right, Like part of me had left, my home wasn’t my home.” She said. “Then I realized it...I love you Sunset, I came her to tell you that I love you and wherever you go I’ll go.” And then she kissed Sunset on the lips. Sunset’s eyes widened in shock. The rage on Princess Twilight’s face was palpable. The other Twilight was violently pulled off Sunset before Princess Twilight spoke. “Sunset, Lemme just be absolutely clear, you didn’t have a relationship with or lead my doppelganger on?” “Ummmmm, No.” Sunset said still dazed. “Great Lovely, Now I know what so say. Twilight how old are you?” The princess said to her doppelganger. “Seventeen.” The unicorn responded meekly. “Well you’re an adult I guess, But do you know how old Sunset is?” Princess Twilight asked. “No...No. I assumed she was around my age she looked around my age.” She replied meekly again. “Sunset how old were you when you left Equestria?” The Princess turned to her still shocked companion. “Twenty….Three?” She said hesitantly. “Add four years, and Twenty Seven. Ten years. Now I don’t blame you for falling in love with Sunset Shimmer, She’s smart, fun, charismatic, has an absolutely fantastic body. But perhaps she’s a little old for you don’t you think?” Twilight sparkle asked before finishing with. “AND SHE’S MY GIRLFRIEND WHICH SOMEONE HERE SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU BEFORE YOU TRIED KISSING HER.” Her eyes turned to Starlight glimmer who was still standing at the doorway. “Not to interrupt your death threats of me, I mean they are ever amusing, but I absolutely did.” Starlight explained. “Oh well then good to know, You get a gold star.” She smiled before turning back to her Doppelganger and dropping her to the ground. “So you thought to just barge in here, confess, and kiss someone else’s girlfriend? Really?!” The other Twilight said nothing and bolted, a palpable silence descended upon the room, no one had seen Twilight get like that. Finally Sunset spoke up. “Twilight was that really necessary? And where did you learn that?!” “Ummmmmmmm…..Cadence.” Twilight replied. “That explains everything.” Sunset said before trotting towards the doorway. “Where are you going?” Twilight asked. “To find my friend, whose probably a crying wreck right now after what you did.” Sunset replied blithely. “She’s seventeen that’s more than old enough to….” Princess Twilight stated. Sunset shouted back. “YOU’RE TWENTY ONE, And seventeen year olds aren’t considered adults in her society, they aren’t expected to have their lives together. Ok? So I’m going to go find the child whose heart you just stomped on.” Sunset turned around to give an angry glare at Twilight before trotting after her doppelganger.  “Oh.” Was all Twilight could say. “Soooooo, What can I even do with all these gold Stars anyways Princess.” Starlight glimmer said, hooves up on coach clearly meant for Princess sized occupants with some popcorn. “Starlight?” Twilight stated coldly. “Yes Princess?” Starlight asked. “Shove It.” ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mistletoe walked into the side room of the embassy reserved for this the “Servants quarters”, all the staff had been gathered up. As he stepped in the servant changed the orientation of the last communicator and Queen Chrysalis appeared. “Mistletoe, get out of that ridiculous form, I can never take you seriously.” Chrysalis sighed. “No, these shades look stupid when I change back.” Mistletoe replied back telekinetically adjusting his shades. “You’re a changeling, why do you care how you look.” Chrysalis face hooved. “I’m a changeling….” Mistletoe started back. Chrysalis interrupted. “Ok before he finishes could one of you.” A green glow wrapped itself around Mistletoe’s neck. “Oh thank you. Fine keep your stupid pony form….What’s your report.” The changeling dropped Mistletoe and he began to speak. “I need you to cancel your next plan in Equestria.” Chrysalis broke into laughter. “Someone grab him again, this time make it hurt.” Green energy wrapped itself around Mistletoe’s neck again tightly. “Now, WHY should I do that? Furthermore are you spying on me?” “Of course I’m spying on you. You don’t tell me half your missions into Equestria.” Mistletoe gagged. “Well you cancel too many.” Chrysalis replied. “Well Relations are strained and the reparations will be a huge….” Mistletoe gagged. “Ever the diplomat Mistletoe, never the general. Now why should I stop this mission.” Chrysalis glared. “No, this mission has…”Mistletoe coughed out. “Changed substantially in it’s parameters, the plan was fine….if you actually consulted me on specifics.” “Is this true.” The changelings nodded. “Well If they are all in agreement, drop him. Now explain what’s changed.” Chrysalis looked at mistletoe. Mistletoe rubbed his neck. “Celestia has abdicated, her and her sister have left, there is a new Sun Queen.” “She is actually claiming the title of Queen?” Chrysalis raised an eyebrow. Mistletoe nodded. “Well she was crowned it.” “About time Equestria had a Queen.” Chrysalis nodded. “So What information do you have on the new Sun Queen this is extremely abrupt and does not look good on you to not know of such a thing.” “It does, but it may have been a plan long coming. It’s Sunset Shimmer, Celestia’s daughter, she’s back.” Mistletoe explained. Chrysalis rubbed her chin for a moment. “That would leave them magically weak without Celestia and Luna, but there’s Discord…” “Don’t consider an invasion, By every account Sunset can at least make up for the Sisters when it comes to heavy hitters. Possibly she rivals or exceeds discord.” Mistletoe stated. “HOW!” Chrysalis shouted. “How could she possibly have that kind of power?!” “You remember how when Tirek attacked Princess Twilight and her friends attained a higher form of magic with the power of the elements? Sunset shimmer has attained that state on her own and from what was said about her battle with Celestia and what we saw in her crowning she can access an even higher state.” Mistletoe closed his eyes explaining. Chrysalis slumped, her carefully laid plans lay in ruins both in that Equestria’s beloved princess was gone, but if she attempted to take the new Sun Queen any soldiers she sent would be incinerated with a thought, even without Luna’s combat ability that kind of raw power was a threat. There was her throne the center of the hive, their ultimate defense, It could stop discord she knew that much...but she was unsure if it could stop the elements and if Sunset’s power was akin to theirs…. “I’ll call off the mission, thank you Mistletoe.” “I am at your service my Queen.” he bowed. “I want you to monitor the political situation, hopefully this will cause political turmoil we can take advantage of to gather information and harvest love.” Chrysalis immediately refocused her attention on how take advantage of this. “I’m certain it will my Queen, I’ll contact you with anything you need to know.” Mistletoe turned one of the communicator bugs. One of the other drones spoke up. “You didn’t tell her about the Other Twilight or the Other world.” “She doesn’t need to know.” Mistletoe replied flatly.