Saturday. Most people work the entire week to get to this day. If you considered that fact and applied it to Sunset, she probably went through the worst work week of her life. After yesterday's incident, Sunset found herself at the doctor's office now. Celestia had insisted due to the massive amount of bruises Sunset had all over her body.
“Now doctor, I want you to examine her and tell me everything.” Celestia said in a demanding tone.
“I understand Miss Celestia but...could you leave the room for a second?”
“I...yes.” Celestia said as she stomped out of the room. Sunset gave a small frown and turned to the doctor.
“Sorry about her. She's uh...really angry at me.” Sunset said as she twiddled her thumbs. “Sorry.”
“It's fine. Though I have to ask, how did this happen to you?”
“Well...Let's just say I had a really bad day...”
Celestia sat down in the lobby. One of her fingers kept tapping in frustration as she continued to think about yesterday, 'I can't believe this happened. Okay, I can believe it. It's just...ugh. There has to be a way to make them stop fighting...'
Yesterday...
Celestia put her hand over her head in anger. “Let me get straight Fluttershy. You two left the shelter and we're attacked by Gilda?”
“Yes.” Fluttershy said meekly with a nod.
“Then Sunset beat Gilda...” Celestia pointed to Rainbow, “And you showed up to help them and beat Lightning Dust...” She pointed back to Sunset, “and Sunset fought Gilda again.”
“Yeah...that's what happened.” Rainbow said with a worried expression. “Sorry.”
“No. It's just...” Celestia leaned back in the animal shelter lobby chair. “I don't know. I'm honestly sick of this.”
“Sick of what?”
“The fighting! I'm sick of my students fighting!” Celestia yelled as she waved her arms in the air. Rainbow and Fluttershy looked at each other, Fluttershy had a large frown while Rainbow had a combination of fear and worry on her face.
After a small glance, Rainbow decided to speak up, “Um...Principal Celestia?”
“Yes?”
“Um...are you gonna punish us? I mean...I know we got into a fight and...”
“Stop.” Celestia immediately said, “Just stop Rainbow Dash. I'm not gonna punish you...at least not now. I just...” Celestia let out a groan and rubbed her hand over her face. “After Tree Hugger is done giving Sunset first aid, I'm taking her home. We'll discuss this later at school, understand?”
“Okay.” Rainbow said with a nod.
“Good.” Celestia looked at Sunset and let out a sigh. 'Sunset...' she thought, 'She did that for her friend...'
The Present...
A door swung open and the doctor popped his head out, “Miss Celestia! You can come in now!”
“Thank you.” Celestia said as she got up and began to enter the room. The doctor started to write on his clipboard as Celestia took a seat and stared at the beat up Sunset.
“Okay...she mainly has minor bruises on both of her shoulders, stomach and some in the chest area...” the doctor adjusted his glasses and stared at Celestia. “Has she had any previous injuries in the back of her head?”
“Yes.” Celestia said with a nod. “She had...an accident a month ago. A blow to the head that gave her amnesia.”
“I see...” the doctor scribbled some more on the clipboard. “Well...it seems she was only hit in that injury only once. The rest of her bruises are on her face. The blows on her face are...nothing major but she'll need some medicine. Otherwise, the bruises will heal very slowly.”
“That's fine.” Celestia said as she pulled out her purse. She glanced at Sunset, who had barely said a word. “You okay Sunset?”
“Yeah...I'm fine.” she muttered, “I...I'm okay.”
Sunset just sat there, barely responding. All she could think is, 'I messed up again didn't I? I promised no more fights...and then I go off fighting again. I didn't want to fight. But I had to...if I didn't...'
“Time to go Sunset.” Celestia said as she paid the doctor. “Come on.”
The duo left the doctor's office and proceeded to the car. There was nothing but silence in that car ride home. Sunset continued to tremble as the silence lingered all the way to the doorstep. As Celestia grabbed the doorknob, she stopped Sunset. “Sunset...we need to talk.”
“Talk?” Sunset gulped. “Um...”
“I'm sorry about how I've acted since yesterday.” Celestia said in low tone. “It's just...I'm frustrated Sunset.”
“I know, I-”
“Not at you.” Celestia put her hand in front of Sunset's face. “I told you that if you got into another fight, I would suspend you. However...” Celestia rubbed the back of your head. “You...you did everything you could to save your friend. And...I...”
Sunset just stood there, her body still shivering. She was ready for Celestia to tear into her, yelling at her for fighting. Instead, Celestia looked down at the ground for a moment. Then, her head lifted and shined a huge smile. “I'm so proud of you Sunset.”
“Wha?” stuttered Sunset. Celestia walked up and hugged Sunset.
Sunset froze up like a statue as Celestia continued to squeeze. “I'm sorry Celestia.”
“Don't be Sunset.” Celestia said in a calm, caring voice. Celestia released the hug and stared at Sunset with a shining smile. “You did what your heart told you to do. That's all I can ask for.”
“It...it is?”
“Yes.” Celestia nodded. “You protected your friend. Isn't that what you did?”
“Yeah...”
“See? You have a good kind heart.” Celestia said as she gripped Sunset's shoulders. “Now, let me guess...you've been constantly thinking that you messed up again, didn't you?”
“I...uh...yeah.”
“You didn't mess up Sunset. You're not a failure.” Celestia hugged her again. “Don't ever think that, okay?”
Sunset wanted to say no, but couldn't. All she could do was say, “I...I won't think that anymore. I promise.”
“Good.” Celestia released the hug and grabbed the doorknob. “Now, before we have lunch...I have one more thing to tell you.”
“What's that?”
“Unless you have to, don't ever get into another fight. Got it? Violence is never the answer.”
“I understand.”
“Do you promise?”
“I promise.” Sunset nodded.
“Good. Now, Let's have some lunch. Shall we?”
“Yeah!” Sunset said with a small smile.
The two went inside and the rest of the day was filled with nothing but joy. They ate, talked, and had some fun together. Before Sunset knew it, it was time to go to bed. After the usual hygiene and other parts of the night routine, Sunset found herself in her room. She checked the book, only to see that Twilight hadn't wrote anything. Sunset decided to write a few sentences.
Dear Twilight,
Sorry, but I've had a long day. Would you mind if we talk tomorrow instead?
A few minutes later, a response came in.
Sure. In fact, I have to study for a big test from Princess Celestia tomorrow, so could we postpone it till Monday?
Sure.
Sunset put the pen down and closed the book. Her head laid down on her pillow as a long sigh escaped her breath. 'Ahhh...' she thought as she made herself comfortable. 'Let's just hope next week will be much better...'
The next Monday...
Sunset walked down the hallways of Canterlot High, her face completely pale. Her legs shook like jello as she went down hall after hall. Finally, she reached the door she was looking for. The door to the principal's office. Her hand slowly gripped the doorknob and silently turned it. There, she entered the room, only to see four chairs in front of her. Three were already occupied. Her heart sank into despair as her eyes looked at each person in the room. The chairs' occupants were Rainbow Dash, Lightning Dust and Gilda while Celestia was sitting behind a large desk. Standing beside her with her arms crossed was Luna.
“Hello Sunset.” Celestia said in a monotone voice. “Please sit down. We have a lot to discuss.”
6603633 That's the point of this story...
Oh crep
Whoo! First review! I loved the Celestia moments
Hope your feeling better
6603652 ?
6603659 First review?
Welp... Sunset was bruised and battered but hey, there's still the... Sunrise tomorrow right? I mean, even though the sun hasn't set yet, it's still too early to call it quits.
I don't even know what I'm typing anymore right now.
Suddenly Sunset takes us boxing.
There's something I don't understand. Why Rainbow is in trouble if she did the same thing that Sunset did? You know, protecting her friends.
Great chapter. Celestia was written well! Keep it up! Hope to see more soon. Get better too!
6603691 She still got into a fight regardless. That and...you'll see next chapter.
6603701 Thanks...
6603685 Sunset won't be taking boxing, or at least that's not in the plans.
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Okay.
6603789 Sorry for being vague but I can't show everything at once.
6603793
It's okay. Nobody likes spoilers.
6603802 Thanks for understanding.
I think you're more likely to get in trouble for BEING in a fight than starting a fight.
6603861 Depends on the perspective. You'll see next chapter.
Well in her defense she has amnesia so she doesn't know tempting fate like that is never a good idea...
6603878 Eh, I think even if she didn't have amnesia, she would try to tempt fate. Everyone does it at some point.
6603768 No prob.
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It's fine, take your time with updates. Anyway, good chapter!
Violence was the answer to being physically assaulted by Gilda and Lightning Dust.
"Violence is never the answer" is an objectively false statement that really needs to die.
Especially since it encourages the kind of doublethink needed to tell someone that an action is wrong IMMEDIATELY AFTER SAYING YOU WERE PROUD OF THEM FOR IT.
6603661 The end of the chapter.
6604218 Thanks.
6604749 Ah.
6604700 Violence is meant to be the last resort since it usually can be avoided, and usually merely breeds more violence. However, I highly agree with you in that the statement that it is never the answer is indeed false.
6603668 iwas the first person to leave a comment. Put the wrong word. It was a long day
6605735 Its cool. Don't worry about it.
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Whoo!
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6605950 Ahh...coffee...
6603691 Actually, none of them should be in trouble. Yeah, fighting on school grounds is punishable, but anything that occurs off the grounds is out of the school's jurisdiction. All Celestia and Luna can actually do is give them a lecture as "concerned adults", and nothing more.
Granted with all the anti-bullying laws and precedents, things might have changed from back in my day.
And the "violence is never the answer" philosophy still makes me cringe.
6603770 I vote for Akido, defeating a violent aggressor by out-maneuvering them and redirecting their own force back at them.
6606521
Hey, you're absolutely right.
And why's that?
6607014 Your emoticon (ponycon?) has me confused ... was it to show sarcasm, or was the question serious?
6607021
Was a serious question.
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6606521
I never expected there to be this much debate over this. Listen, the next chapter, they will get punished but only in a minor way. If this isn't realistic enough, I apologize. As for the 'violence is not the answer' part, she doesn't mean violence is always bad, she means its something that doesn't always solve every problem. I know that sometimes you have to fight, but she's trying to emphasizing that you don't always have to. Sorry if I didn't write the chapter good enough but this is how the story is going to go.
6607142
Sorry for bothering you. My question wasn't meant to be a discussion.
Oh, by the way, did you see the new tags?
6607332 Yeah...I might put EQ and Drama up...but I also wanna be lazy...
Don't worry about the discussion, I just don't want there to be an agruement that makes you all hate each other.
This bothers me because she wrote two sentences.
6607508
You should definitely slap on the Equestria Girls tag. That takes less than a minute to do to one story.
All you really do is mark an additional check box.
6609717 Most consider that to an opening and not a sentence.
6609730 But but...I wanna be lazy
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6607022
No problem. This is probably not the forum for a ethical/philosophical discussion, anyway
As for the violence = answer concern, the way it was worded struck me as an absolute stance rather than a conditional one. Sorry if I misunderstood what you were going for
6609790 I'll go into it further in the next chapter, don't worry about it.
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To me the opener is "Dear Twilight,", the first sentence is "Sorry, but I've had a long day.", & the second sentence is "Would you mind if we talk tomorrow instead?".
Though I think you might be able to change it into a single sentence by just changing the period into a comma.
6609790
It's alright.
6609858 Oh. Well, I'll just put it down few instead.
6617108 Thanks.
6620396 Thanks.