//------------------------------// // Prologue - Letters Between Friends // Story: Sunset Shimmer - Embodiment of Light // by Woomod //------------------------------// Dear Princess Twilight, School was fine today, nothing of note really. I don’t see why you want me to write everyday anyways, i’m not gonna have lessons to report that often. Your faithful student         Sunset Shimmer P.S. : You uh didn’t look at any of the old stuff in the exchange diary did you? Dear Sunset Shimmer, Time Dilation, I only get a letter every eight days and they are one of the highlights of my week, even if you don’t have a lesson to give me I just want some correspondence from a friend it’s hard knowing that you are so close yet so far. Also, please don’t call me princess I really don’t like it when my friends call me that. You don’t need to call yourself my faithful student either. And uh no, Celestia made it very clear what would happen if I started snooping in your past together. Actually I’m trying to make a third book and see if I can hook it into the enchantment. I think I can redirect a book for me through Celestia’s link to yours. Then I   won’t be tempted. Your friend,         Twilight Sparkle ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Princess Twilight, Sorry Princess, but you got a crown and you got the title, someone has to keep you humble. But I’m happy to call you friend. Also right time dilation, you know if i had known about that things would have gone a lot differently I think. This is what i get for toying with unknown magic, I really should have listened to Celestia’s warnings about the mirror. But yeah, I’ll write to you every day, just to keep in contact with a friend. Your friend,         Sunset Shimmer Dear Sunset Shimmer,         I really am not comfortable with my friends calling me Princess, and I just can’t see how doing so would “Keep me Humble”. It makes me feel like I’m somepony special and not just the same old Twilight I always was. Besides, you don’t call Celestia Princess. Your friend,         Twilight Sparkle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Princess Twilight, I never called Celestia Princess, not once, honestly calling her Celestia feels weird too. But dealing with Principal Celestia has made it not too weird. Your friend,         Sunset Shimmer Dear Sunset Shimmer,         Wait, what did you call her then? Your friend,         Twilight Sparkle --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Sunset Shimmer         You haven’t written to me recently, is everything ok? Did something happen? With concern,         Twilight Sparkle Dear Princess Twilight, I’m sorry, I well I learned some lessons I guess but I don’t really feel like talking about them. I met your counterpart on the other side, and it wasn’t a pleasant experience, it made me worry how alike you two are and I know I shouldn’t but I do. Anyways me and the girls are having a post rainbows sleepover. Your faithful Student,         Sunset Shimmer Dear Sunset Shimmer, It’s okay that you’re worrying. I probably would, too. But remember, despite the similarities, ponies aren’t the same as their counterparts. Experiences alone ensure that, if nothing else. I’d like to hear about my alternate though, if you’re comfortable talking about it. I’m curious. Your friend,         Twilight Sparkle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Princess Twilight, Graduation was a blast! Really looking forward to summer vacation, just nothing but hanging out with my friends, and yes Pinkie is insisting on a sleepover, i swear she likes lives for those things. Your friend,         Sunset Shimmer Dear Sunset Shimmer,         Hehehehe, well it is like a party! I kinda wish my Pinkie was as slumber happy as yours. It kinda gets lonely in the castle at night, I wish I had a friend with me sometimes. Your friend,         Twilight Sparkle ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Princess Twilight, After Summer Vacation ends Rarities going to Europe, Rainbow Dash got herself an Athletic scholarship, and Fluttershys is going to veterinary college. Only Pinkie and Applejack will remain in town. I could stay at the school, teach magic, Principal Celestia has offered me the job twice now, wouldn’t even need a degree because I am and I quote “Uniquely qualified for the position.” But i dunno. Your Friend,         Sunset Shimmer Dear Sunset Shimmer,         Honestly Sunset, I know I should be advising you but I don’t really understand this whole college thing so you are going to need to explain it to me, I guess it’s like Celestia’s School for Gifted Unicorns, but you are making it sound a lot more permanent. Your Friend,         Twilight Sparkle ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Princess Twilight, It’s stupid, college is stupid, everyone moving away is stupid, this whole world is stupid, in another week that’s it, poof friendships gone. It’s just so...i know they aren’t ponies, and i know i wasn’t the best pony when i was one, but still just every instinct in me tells me it’s wrong you don’t just split up and go your separate ways. I hate hate hate hate hate it. Your friend Sunset Shimmer Dearest Sunset Shimmer, You could come home. With all my Love,         Princess Celestia Sunset looked at the words on the page, she could come home. She COULD go home. What reason was there to stay without her friends? But back there. She had Twilight there maybe she could be Twilight’s court magician or something, and Twilight’s friends were older than hers sure and not the same if by experience alone she knew that herself, But Twilight made friends with hers easy based on that connection why couldn’t she. But...Mom. Mom was back home. Could she deal with that? I’ll send you a letter tomorrow when it’s time. Tomorrow for me.