• Published 30th Apr 2016
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Unfinished Story Settings with Sunset Shimmer - SamRose



A compilation of story ideas I've had that I'm not sure if I will finish, but wanted to share. Feedback or ideas might let me finish them though.

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A different type of SunLight - Prologue

Author's Note:

Of the story settings I've come up with but have no real planned story for, this one is both the newest and probably the most unoriginal of them. Don't get me wrong, I still like the idea, there's just something charming about a girl who is forced into the shoes of a mother and owns up to it and does a great job, creating moments of genuine happiness, sadness, love, worry, all that jazz! There's just one problem.

I am TERRIBLE at keeping up ideas for that kind of a fic without wanting to either turn it into a heavy drama, or introduce some sort of action element to it. Not to mention I'm pretty sure an idea like this has been done a few times, this would just be my own specific twist on it.

It's a story I would love to read for the 'dawww' factor and the 'I wonder how she'll handle this' factor, but I doubt I could write this story. Out of all the 'setting but no story' fic ideas presented in this compilation, this is the one I'm most willing to give to another author who could actually do something with it.

Prologue

“I don't CARE if he started it, the fact is that YOU caused this mess! I don't ever want to see your face here again!” The boisterous store owner yelled, after having thrown his now former employee out the door. He grabbed hold of the handle and slammed it shut in her face.

“Well FINE!” The fiery red-head shouted back, throwing the hat of her uniform down onto the ground, “Your burgers taste like ass anyway! I didn't need this worthless job!” Her nostrils flared and she grit her teeth, letting out a growl before storming down the sidewalk.

She marched several blocks before frustration began to set in and she slammed her hand against the wall, turning to lean in and rest her head against her arm. That was the fourth job that she had been fired from now, and she needed the money to keep a roof over her head. Not that she particularly cared for the shoddy hole in the wall that she called an apartment, but it was better than degrading herself further at the homeless shelter or bumming out on the street.

Now she had to go job hunting again and she wasn't looking forward to it. Her place had terrible free wifi and the only thing she could fill out forms on were her phone, and for some reason none of the websites were ever properly formatted to work on the stupid thing. And she needed the phone or else she couldn't apply to work anywhere, because for some reason everyone in the world no longer took applications in person, it was online or nothing.

“That job sucked but it was in the perfect place...” Sunset grumbled to herself before letting out a sigh. She was content to just stand there for a while longer and just wallow in her own mystery, but fate had other plans for her that day.

“What's wrong miss?” A young, squeaky voice spoke up to her. The fiery redhead blinked in confusion, before lifting her head up and looking down at her side. There was a young girl, looking to be about the age of ten, staring up at her. She had hip-length purple hair with twin stripes of pink running down it, light lavender skin, and deep purple eyes that matched her hair staring up at her. She was wearing a light blue blouse, a knee-length purple skirt, and matching knee-high boots. “You look like you're upset about something.”

“Just got fired from my job, that's all.” Sunset turned around and pressing her back against the wall, leaning her head back against it. “It was completely stupid and not my fault, but now I gotta find a new job and just...” She lifted a hand up and waved it around, not wanting to take her frustration out on a little girl, “It's stupid adult stuff.”

“I know how stupid adult stuff can be. Adults like to say a lot of important sounding things and seem better than other ponies, but they're really just being selfish and want to make themselves more important.” The little girl huffed, crossing her arms with an angry expression on her face. The expression softened before she smiled brightly. “Some are actually really nice though! Like my mom or dad, or my teacher!”

Sunset couldn't help but let out a chuckle. “Ain't that the truth.” She shook her head lightly before looking down at the girl with a smile of her own. “What are you doing here anyway?” Sunset asked curiously, before looking up and around for any adults that would be with the girl. “Are you out with your parents or something?”

“Nah, I'm here on my own. Nobody knows I'm here actually... But it's a secret though.” The little girl lifted a balled up first to her mouth and made a shushing sound. Sunset raised an eyebrow curiously at that.

“Out on your own? I admire your adventurous spirit kid, but you really shouldn't be around this part of town on your own like this.” Sunset said, kneeling down to be eye-level with her. “If you don't know your way around you could run into people who would want to hurt you.”

“Why would anyone want to hurt me?” The girl tilted her head curiously. Sunset could only let out a sigh at the response. It really just reminded her of when she had first shown up in this world herself. She had been lucky enough to get to the homeless shelter and start learning how the world worked from there, but she had heard a lot of stories about the terrible things people would do to the naive or gullible. She really didn't want to see anything bad happen to a nice kid like her, so she needed to have her head home.

“Look, kid, it's like you said, there are adults that are really selfish, and a lot of them like to hang out in areas like this. If you don't know what they look like or how to avoid them, they'll just take what they want from you, understand?” Sunset tried to explain in the most kid friendly way she could.

“Mmmmm... I guess that makes sense.” The little girl said, balling up her fist and pressing it against her chin in thought. “They'd really be that mean? Even if I asked them not to be?”

'Have you never socialized before?' Sunset couldn't help but think to herself. “Yeah, even if you asked them not to they'd hurt you. So look, if you turn around and head home right now, I won't tell your parents you went outside without them knowing and everything will be cool, okay?”

“Okay miss!” The girl brightened up with a smile. “It's starting to get late anyway, so I should probably head home.” She then turned around and started walking off, Sunset watching her with a smile.

“Well, I guess today wasn't all bad. That cheered me up a little.” Sunset chuckled to herself, feeling good that she had helped someone that day. She was certain the little girl was gonna head straight home and never have anything terrible happen to her from that day forward.

“Oh, that's right!” The little girl suddenly spoke up, turning around and running back over to Sunset. Sunset blinked in confusion, looking back down at the girl. “I wanted to ask you for directions! I got kinda lost.” The little girl chuckled with a blush.

“Ah, so that's why you talked to me in the first place.” Sunset let out another sigh with smile, putting a hand to her head as she shook it. “I might as well escort you there, make sure you make it home safe then.” Sunset smiled down at the girl comfortingly, “My name's Sunset Shimmer. What's yours?”

“Twilight Sparkle!” The little girl beamed happily.

“Well Twilight Sparkle, I'll make sure you get home safe and sound.” Sunset said proudly holding out her hand to Twilight. Twilight looked at it curiously, before placing her own balled up fist against it cautiously. She then slowly unfurled her fingers and Sunset gently held her hand. “Do you remember your address?”

Twilight shook her head. “Hm... What about any street names near your house?” Sunset asked hopefully, only to be met with another shake. “Of course it wouldn't be easy...” Sunset hung her head with a chuckle. “Well, how about what's around your house? Do you have any landmarks I could work off of?”

“Uuuuhhh... Oh, I know!” Twilight brightened up happily. “It's near this big castle that has a pony statue out front!”

“Castle?” Sunset raised an eyebrow curiously. There certainly weren't any castles in Canterlot City that she could think of. But she did know where there was a pretty distinct horse statue in town, and it was in the middle of a neighborhood with families. “I think I have an idea of where to go, let's head out.” Sunset smiled.

“Okie dokie!” Twilight smiled back and squeezed Sunset's hand as the two of them walked down the sidewalk together.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

It didn't take them too long before Canterlot High School began to loom on the horizon. Sunset's job had been within walking distance of her apartment, and the school was within walking distance of that, so she knew the route pretty well. And having judged the direction Twilight had approached her, it made sense that she had come from the school's direction.

“Is that the horse statue?” Sunset pointed towards it as they neared the school's entrance.

“Yes! Yes that's it!” Twilight yelled happily, letting go of Sunset's hand and running over to the statue excitedly. Sunset couldn't help but chuckle at her childish antics, drawing closer as Twilight stared up at the magnificent statue in awe. “I can get home now!”

“Well that's good, I'm glad you're not completely lost.” Sunset chuckled, putting her hands in her pocket. “So, where's your house from here?”

“Oh... Uh...” Twilight fidgeted in her spot, pressing her clenched hands together uncomfortably. “Its supposed to be a secret...” She looked up at Sunset pleadingly. “I can't show you! You gotta turn around and not peak!”

“What? I helped you get this far and I'm not even supposed to make sure you make it home in one piece?” Sunset shrugged with a chuckle. Twilight only pouted harder, her eyes seeming to grow the size of dinner plates as she continued her begging face. Sunset let out a sigh of defeat. “Fine fine, you win kid.” She shook her head with a smile before turning around. “Just make sure you get home before the sun is finished setting, alright?”

“I will, thank you for everything Sunset!” Twilight called out before Sunset heard her little footsteps move away. Sunset was counting in her head, trying to gauge how long she should wait before sneaking a peak behind her to make sure she was heading home safely.

However, before she could even get past five, she heard a dull thud against marble, a cry of pain, and something falling against cement.

Quickly turning to the sound of distress, she saw Twilight sitting on the ground rubbing her forehead in pain. “Whoa, Twilight, you okay?” Sunset quickly stepped closer, kneeling down to the little girl.

The little girl quickly shook her head, before she looked up, a look of horror dawning on her face. Sunset couldn't help but stare in confusion before turning her gaze to look at what Twilight was staring at. Sunset blinked in confusion as she stared at the marble surface of the Canterlot statue. It carried a lot of significance for her, but why was Twilight staring at it?

“W-Where'd it go!?” Twilight whimpered out, suddenly getting to her feet. Sunset turned her attention back to the little girl, who ran up to the statue, pressing her hands against the surface. The same surface that had once acted as a portal for Sunset to come into this world. “It was here! It was right here!” The little girl's voice was beginning to grow panicked, tears welling in her eyes.

“T-Twilight...” Sunset tried to muster, barely able to stand up on her two feet as she stared at the girl in shock. “...Where... Where are you from?”

“I wanna go home!” Twilight slammed her tiny fists against the marble, no longer able to hold her tears back as they cascaded down her face. “Lemme go home! Take me back to Equestria!”

“Oh no...” Sunset whispered to herself, dread sinking in. Another pony had wandered into this world through the mirror, and just a curious foal at that. Swallowing hard, Sunset tried to bury her own emotions and walked up to the sobbing girl and placed a hand on her shoulder. Twilight's tear stained faced turn to look at her, those large saucer eyes staring back at her.

“Twilight... I'm sorry...” Sunset mustered, squeezing the girl's shoulder a little tighter, “The portal to Equestria is closed...”

The look of realization slowly dawned on Twilight's face. Twilight began to tremble, before turning and wrapping her arms around Sunset and sobbing into her shirt. Sunset leaned down and wrapped Twilight into her own arms, and let the little girl sob her heart out.

Sunset was at a loss of words as to what to do next. She had just lost her job, and now there was a frightened young filly who had just lost her home in her arms, and she was the only who knew what that was like.

For the moment in time, all she could do was let Twilight sob her heart out.