Forgotten Friendship (Chapter Preview) · 3:18am Feb 18th, 2018
I'm still currently working on my adaption of the Forgotten Friendship special, but in the meantime, enjoy this special preview!
“But what if I erased all of their memories from high school?”
An alarmed expression appeared on Sunset’s face, and she cried, “No, you can’t do that!”
“If you did… you’d be stealing their… memories of each other,” added Casey, who was trying his best to stop himself from glitching. “You have to listen to us!”
For a moment, Wallflower looked bewildered because she did not know what to think of the young teenage boy’s random glitches, but after shaking her head, she turned her lips into a deep frown. “All I know is that they’ll think of one another the way that you’ve thought of me, Sunset, which is not at all!”
Then, she was about to fire a beam of the Memory Stone’s magic towards all of Sunset’s friends, but for some reason, the stone was suddenly snatched out of Wallflower’s hands. “Wait, what-”
What did I say to you about going overboard?
A sinister voice was heard throughout the CHS parking lot, with a black swirl of magic appearing behind the magical object that was floating in the air, and while Wallflower gulped nervously, both Casey and Sunset shared a look of confusion and concern.
“Teenagers these days, honestly.” The swirl slowly transformed into the shape of an unfamiliar person wearing a black cloak, his face covered up by its hood, and he pointed with a gloved hand at the young green-haired teenager. “I’ll deal with your impatience later… and may I say what a pleasure it is to finally meet you.”
Sunset, Wallflower, and the human versions of the Mane 6 all looked over at Casey, who replied, “What is… that supposed to mean?”
“Well, it’s not every day that you get to actually meet one of the few individuals you despise so much meet a tragic end,” said the sinister figure, now floating only a few inches above the ground. “Only a matter of time until you’re gone completely… unless…”
He slowly made his way over to Casey, and the young teenager was about to say something, but then, his glitching suddenly increased, and a hidden smile appeared on the cloaked person’s face. “I suppose this works, as well.”
“Hey!” The unknown figure turned his head in Sunset’s direction. “I may not know who the heck you are, but leave my friend alone!”
“You still think of him as a friend? Someone who wasn’t even meant to exist in the first place?” He asked, though he was no longer moving, and Sunset nodded her head.
“Of course I think of him that way… and what do you mean he isn’t supposed to exist?”
Instead of answering her question, the cloaked figure simply backed away enough for Casey to only glitch occasionally, but he now looked a lot worse than he had a few minutes ago.
“Thank… you…” gasped an exhausted Casey, and it wasn’t long before he felt himself collapse, but luckily, Sunset was able to catch him before he got hurt in any way.
“Once I watch him vanish into thin air, I’ll be sure to do the same with the vigilante,” said the cloaked figure. “My only regret is that I can’t see it happen together.”
Casey looked up at him, and it was almost as if the dots were starting to connect in his mind. “You… are the reason why this is… happening to me.”
“Well, more or less, but yes,” answered the cloaked figure, and he gestured to the Memory Stone. “Amazing what this can be capable of after making a couple of major adjustments to it… such as restoring the balance of a universe to what it was originally meant to be.” He turned his attention over to Sunset. “To answer your question, my dear… if this were a t.v. show, I’d simply be erasing Casey from it because he’s only a self-inserted character that came from the mind of someone else… and does not belong in it whatsoever.”
While Sunset was trying to figure out how to respond to the cloaked figure’s statement, Casey was mentally calling out to the only person that he hoped would be able to help -
“There’s no use in trying to contact your beloved friend,” said the sinister man, as if he’d been hearing Casey’s thoughts. “His dimension is lightyears away from this one… and besides, his only existence are now in the pages of a book that Princess Twilight doesn’t even remember writing.”
He moved a few inches towards them, and as Casey’s glitching became more constant, a red ball of deadly energy appeared in one of the cloaked figure’s hands. “Let me ease the rest of your pain by putting an immediate end to your story… and I would say that you’d be reunited with your parents, but not even they exist anymore, so you will literally fade away into nothingness… also, I highly suggest that you move out of the way.”
Sunset was still holding onto Casey, and she took a moment to look back and forth from him to her nearby friends, but just as the sinister man was about to just fire his blast despite his warning, a familiar blue streak of magic shot towards him from behind, causing the figure’s energy ball to dissapear.
“What the hell is… you?!”
“You leave both of them alone.” The newly-arrived Starlight Glimmer was glaring at the cloaked figure in fierce determination, wearing a necklace that had a silver charm in the shape of a clock, and her horn was glowing brightly. “Or you’ll have me to deal with.”
Starlight! Wait.... even Stardust was erased... that means... oh no, Beck!!!
Something to suggest...I know they did not believe the photos, but what-if...?
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Rainbow Dash: I watched the Daring Do movie again.
Applejack: You really loved seeing that cameo of yours, huh?
Rainbow Dash: Yeah, so I watched it again, and when I saw our cameo scene again...Sunset Shimmer was in it,
Rarity: Are you sure?
Rainbow Dash: Yeah, I even rewound it just so I could see it again, and there she was, with us, in the same scene.
Fluttershy: I remember all of us were in that scene, but I don't remember Sunset Shimmer being there.
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Rarity: Something similar happened when I saw our music video online again. Look.
Rarity plays it on the phone, the Dance Magic Music Video with the Crystal Prep girls. They also see Sunset Shimmer singing and dancing.
Rarity: I know Sunset Shimmer can doctor photos and edit videos, but I doubt she's able to put herself in the video like that with us. And that costume, I know my designs anywhere, but I don't remember ever making it.
Pinkie Pie: You don't think...?
Applejack: She was telling the truth?
Twilight Sparkle: When I was Midnight Sparkle, how did I turn back to normal.
Rainbow Dash: Well, we saved you!
Twilight Sparkle: But I absorbed all your magic. So how did you?
Puzzled looks are shared by the group.
Pinkie Pie: Wait, and the Sirens. We called Princess Twilight, right? So, how did we do it again?
Rarity: Well, we used a book, right?
Applejack: But whose book?
Rainbow Dash: Well, the only other person we know who's from Equestria is...
"SUNSET SHIMMER!"
Applejack: C'mon, we need some answers.