//------------------------------// // Back To Equestria (Ch.1) // Story: Back To Equestria // by EldinKaiser //------------------------------// Well, today is the day that I go and talk to Princess Celestia about Sunset's return and after talking to her several times, today is the day that she decides whether or not Sunset gets to return. I stood in front of the doors to her chambers, looking up at them, trying to prepare myself for the upcoming conversation. "C'mon Twilly, what's the worst that can happen?" I hear my brother ask. He was unsure at first about me and Sunset being together, but seeing how well she has treated me so far in our relationship, he has decided to give a fighting chance to Sunset. "Well, aside from the risk of being sent to the moon, or being barred from coming back to Equestria, I guess you're right." I said, trying to joke around, but the knot in my throat making it apparent that I was terrified of asking. "Twilight, trust me. Princess Celestia won't do that to you. Besides, Luna and myself trust Sunset has changed. Hopefully with both of our referrals, Celestia will be more understanding." Cadence said. It eased my nerves knowing that I had her approval, but there was still doubt hiding deep inside of me. I nodded softly and then looked back up at the doors. "Well, here goes nothing." I said to myself, pushing the doors open to her chambers. Surely enough she was standing there, waiting on my appearance. She looked down at me, concern on her face. "Hello Twilight." She said, a smile forming along her lips. "What can I do for you today?" She asked. I gulped down any bit of doubt that I had in me. "Princess Celestia, I want to ask your permission to bring Sunset Shimmer back to Equestria." I said as bluntly as possible to try and hurry and get this over with. She stood there for a moment to collect her thoughts on what I just asked. "What makes you want to bring her back?" She asked in a slightly concerned tone. I blushed softly. "Well, if Luna nor Cadence hasn't told you yet, I am in a relationship with Sunset. She wants to come back here and resume her life as a pony here in Equestria with me." I said, hoping for the best. We stood there in silence, slight annoyance on her face. Finally, she gave a defeated sigh. "Twilight, please understand that she was never really barred from Equestria. She left on her own free will and I hope that you understand that you are making yourself vulnerable to her. If she wants to come back, then she can." Celestia said, lifting the weight of worry off of my shoulders. "Though I wish to speak to her myself when she arrives. I have arrangements that I wish to talk to her about and I expect them to be met." She said in a stern voice. "Y-Yes Princess Celestia." I said as Princess Celestia let herself out of the room. I turned to look at Cadence and Shining Armor with a big smile on my face. "Congratulations Twilight. It seems that you and Sunset will be able to be with each other." Cadence said, wrapping her foreleg around me. I returned the embrace and looked at the both of them. "Thank you and yes it does. Now I just need to go to the other world and tell Sunset." I said before rushing passed the both of them to my castle. ------- I sat there at my house, looking out the window at the other people running by with their daily chores. I sighed and sunk into my chair. "It's been almost a month since she's been back. I hope everything is alright." I said to myself, pulling a small, heart-shaped locket from my chest to show a picture of me and Twilight. "Thankfully, she's supposed to come back tonight." I said with a big smile. Suddenly there was a knock at the door followed by Dash and AJ letting themselves in. "Howdy Sunset. How are you doing?" Applejack asked. "I'm doing alright. I've just been rather preoccupied as of late with hunting for a job, waiting on Twilight, and preparing for graduation." I said, running my hand through my messy hair. "Well, it's been a while since we've seen you around, we were getting worried about you." Dash said, resting her head on AJ's shoulder. I couldn't help but to giggle at the two. "Awww, aren't you two just adorable." I teased to immediately get a reaction from both of them. "Sunset, we've been together for several months. Why are you still teasing us?" Applejack asked, blushing deeply. I smiled softly. "Because, it's cute seeing my two friends together and seeing how much of a perfect pair you two are." I said, grinning softly to see their faces light up more. Applejack finally gave a defeated sigh and looked up at me. "Listen, we're all going to the mall. We was wondering if you'd like to join us." Applejack asked. "I'm supposed to be waiting on Twilight. She told me that she was needing to talk to me tonight and that it was urgent. I don't want to be gone when she shows up." I stated, looking at the both of them. They stood there for a second, thinking of what else to say before Dash broke the silence. "Well, how about this. We all come up here and hang out for a while. Besides, Twilight is one of our friends as well." Dash said with her usual confident smile. I chuckled softly and shrugged. "It would be nice to have company up. Sure, why not." I said, getting up from my chair and stretched out. "Though when Twi get's here, if it's as urgent as she says it is, then I may need to step out of the room with her." They both nodded before AJ came up to me. "What do ya think she's wanting to talk to ya about?" AJ asked, somewhat concerned. I gave a heavy sigh, knowing that they're not going to want to hear what I have to say. "I may be leaving and going back home to Equestria." I said, looking at the both of them. They both stood there in silence, trying to come to terms with what was said. "W-Wait, you're gonna be leaving us?" AJ asked. Dash stormed up to me, anger in her eyes. "Why didn't you tell us about this?!" I backed away about, knowing that I expected this. "Because, where Twilight is a princess in our world, it isn't fair to her to leave and come back every other week. Though, we will come and visit everyone. I promise that." I said with a reassuring smile. They both eyed me down for a second. "Sunset, we're happy for you, but what about everyone here?" Dash asked. "Rainbow Dash, Applejack, please, listen. This isn't my natural home. I miss the way things were back in Equestria. I miss my magic. I miss my abilities. But out of everything that I miss the most is Twilight. She means the world to me. I'm going to miss everybody here and we'll be back as often as we can to visit you all, this is just something that I need to do." I said with a heavy heart. Applejack understood what I meant and where I was coming from. Dash on the other hand was livid with me, but claims to understand. "Well, you better keep that promise. Otherwise, all of us will be over there to visit you." Dash stated, looking over at me. I chuckled softly and nodded. "Understood." I said before there was another knock on the door. I looked at the both of them and sighed. "Please don't say anything to anyone else. I know Pinkie and Fluttershy is going to be devastated from hearing this." I said before opening the door to see Twilight standing there. I smiled and quickly wrapped my arms around her and held her close to me. "Hey, Twilly." I said before leaning in to kiss her to only see her withdraw a bit. "Sunset, we need to talk real quick." She said in a stern voice before walking passed me and into the other room. I stood there, slightly confused and looked over at Dash and AJ who were as lost as I was. I followed Twilight into the kitchen to see her hiding something from me. I rose a brow and shot her a suspicious look. "Okay, what's the news?" I asked. Her serious expression quickly changed into an overly-excited smile on her face. "She said yes! You can come back!" Twilight said before running up to me, wrapping her arms around me in a tight embrace. I stood there, confused at first, but a wave of joy quickly overwhelmed my body. "Seriously?!" I said with a big smile. She nodded softly, though her expression changed a bit. "There is one catch though." She stated. I felt my heart sink as she said that. "O-Okay, what is it?" I asked, preparing for the worst. "Princess Celestia is wanting to speak to you." Twilight stated, a slightly worried tone in her voice. And the feeling only got worse. "W-what is she wanting to talk to me about?" I asked, a hint of fear in my voice. "About arrangements upon your arrival. Other than that, I don't know." She said, looking up at me. I nodded softly and then looked out the door to see Applejack and Dash making themselves at home. "Give me a second." I said before walking out of the kitchen and into the living room. "H-Hey guys, I got a proposition for you two." I said, the both of them looking up at me from the couch. "Alright, let's here it." Applejack said as Dash rested her head in AJ's lap. "If I do leave, I'd like to allow everyone to come here and hangout whenever they want. That way when me and Twilight do come back to visit, we don't have to run around trying to find a place to stay." I said, hoping not to have sounded rude in my request. They both looked at one another and smirked softly. "Well, if that's the case. Can we stay over night here while you're away?" I heard Dash ask. Applejack rose a brow and looked down at her. "What are ya getting at Rainbow?" "Seeing as how Granny has prevented us from staying with each other over night, it'd be nice to be able to sleep in your arms again." Dash said, looking up at Applejack. AJ's face automatically lighting up. "Y-Yeah that would be nice to have my girlfriend back in my arms every night again." AJ said, blushing more. "Awww! So cute!" Twilight called out as she entered into the living room, resting her head on my shoulder. Immediately getting a reaction from the both of them. I smirked and looked at them both. "I told you two." I teased before wrapping an arm around Twilight to pull her close to me. AJ looked at us and smirked. "Well what about you two love birds?" She tried to tease back. I looked at Twi and smirked playfully before placing my thumb and index finger on her chin to lift her face towards mine. I leaned forward, tightly pressing my lips against hers. As we broke away from each other, I looked at Twilight to see a giddy smile on her face. "T-that was unexpected." Twilight said, blushing deeply. I looked back at Dash and AJ to see them with a sly smirk. "Awww, well isn't that cute." Dash tried to tease. I looked at Twilight to see her turn away bashfully, her face almost as red as my hair. I laughed softly and wrapped my arms around her. "It's alright Twilly, they're just picking on us." I said, holding her close. She nodded and smiled, resting her head against my chest. "So, do you want to head back tonight, or head back tomorrow?" Twilight asked. I shrugged softly. "I figure that we probably do need to tell everyone else what's going on. Besides, I figure it might be fun to play around with these one more night before we head back." I teased, holding up and wiggling my fingers in front of her to see her face light up again. "And on that note, we're gonna get going." Dash said, sitting up from Applejack's lap. "Eeyup." Applejack agreed, standing up and grabbing Dash's hand. "Alright you two, we're all going to the mall. If you want, you two can tag along or do your thing." She said, smirking at me and Twi. We looked at one another and shrugged softly. "Sure, why not. Like she said, we probably need to tell the others what's going on." Twilight said, stepping ahead of me, dragging me behind her as we left.