Sunset's Possible Returns, by Princess Celestia

by Marwile


Counterparts, Voyagers and a Cake

Scenario MC-BC#41:

The mirror-portal activated and Sunset entered the throne-room through it. But she wasn’t alone. With her came a big, white alicorn wearing a flowing mane in the colors of half of the rainbow and golden regalia. If she didn’t know it better, Princess Celestia would think this is Princess Celestia.

“Ehm… Sunset, who is the pony with you?”, Celestia asked the obvious question.

“Don’t worry, princess.”, Sunset began. “The mirror leads into an alternate universe and there I met my new teacher. ‘Old’ Celestia meet ‘better’ Celestia. Yes, she is your doppelgänger from the alternate universe. But–”, Sunset levitated a stick to her side to point at ‘better’ Celestia. “–as you may already have noticed, her coat is four shades whiter, her horn is two inches longer, her wings are 0,0496% stronger and if you look closely, you can see a fifth color in her mane. She also knows exactly what I want and need. So, say ‘Hello’, Celestia.”

“Hello, Celestia!”, said the other Celestia.

Sunset looked around for a moment. “Well, actually bragging was everything I came for. And we still have much to do, so say ‘Goodbye’, Celestia.” Sunset then walked back through the portal.

“Goodbye, Celestia!” The other Celestia waved to her and then followed Sunset.

After a few moments of silence the princess finally responded. “I’m sure my coat is whiter.”

“Tia might have some self-esteem issues.”

Scenario DD-DD#3:

Sunset came through the mirror accompanied by… another Celestia.

“Celestia, I wanted to apologize to you.” Sunset looked up to the other Celestia, who just nodded to her to continue. “My actions were dumb and I didn’t listen to you. The other Celestia taught me my mistakes in the other world. And I’m really bad at this stuff here, too, as I don’t know what to say anymore… So, can you forgive me, please?”

“Of course, my little student.” Celestia nuzzled Sunset affectionately.

After a minute of nuzzling Celestia turned to her counterpart. “I should thank you, too, for helping my student.” She held out her hoof.

“The joy is on my side.” The other Celestia proceeded to shake her hoof.

Though the moment the two Celestia’s touched they got obliterated without leaving any trace.

“Huh… So that’s what happens when you touch yourself from another universe…”

“Interesting theory, if we wouldn’t have already proven it wrong…

“They...They did touch, right?”

Scenario AA-FP#2:

Sunset Shimmer came through the mirror.

“Hello Celestia. How have you been?”, she asked nonchalantly.

“Ehh… I’m fine… thanks for the question. But why are you back? And why are you so casual about it? Especially considering what happened between us…”

“Oh yeah, that… Don’t worry I’m over it. I’ve learned much in the other world. I’m visiting an academy full of heroes and other people with superpowers. We’re regularly fighting villains there… Actually we’re fighting one right now and that’s why I’m here. I have to spend like 4 hours in the portal and I’ll be rewarded with sunstones, which we can use to fight these evil giants, which will then drop iron ore, which I can use to go on level 1 skycycle-missions, which will give me arrows for level 2 skycycle-missions, that reward me with helmets for level 3 missions, from which I can get backscratchers for the level 4 missions, which drop traps, that give me the chance to fight the boss, who upon defeat drops pterodactyls, chest hair and space herbs to recruit a new hero and level him up. This in turn allows us to get more money from the mission board to… Oh… Someone used crystals to speed things up. I’ll probably be back soon. See ya!”

And Sunset ran back through the mirror. Meanwhile Celestia continued to look completely lost. “Uhh… What?”

“Who in their right mind would subject themselves to such a torture?”

Scenario CC-ST#17:

Celestia sat in her throne with piece of cake held in her telekinetic grasp.

“Mmmhh… Chocolate… My favourite…”

When she was about to take her first bite, she got disrupted by a guard, who called the princess for help in an urgent problem. Reluctantly she placed the plate with the cake on her throne. It won’t run away, she thought.

When Celestia was gone, suddenly a hidden door opened behind the throne and a fiery-maned unicorn stepped out of the hidden corridor.

“So? Where does this one lead to… WAIT!” Sunset tensed up, looked frantically around and then released a breath. “Phew… She isn’t here. Celestia would be mad, if she found out I’m living in the secret tunnels of the castle. Better go back before she sees me”

The unicorn turned around and walked back, closing the door. Then she opened the door again and levitated the cake to her and closed it again. As if on cue Celestia came back in this moment.

“Not sure if a handful of broken spears are so urgent, but at least I don’t have to deal with it later and can now completely focus on my… my… MY CAKE! WHERE IS IT?!”

Behind the hidden door Sunset was enjoying the cake as well as the sounds of Celestia frantically searching/destroying the throne room.

“How many hidden tunnels are in this castle?” Slightly frustrated Luna stomped a hoof on the ground. This activated a hidden trapdoor before the throne. “Uhh… I should keep that one in mind."

Scenario SS-CR#7:

Celestia sat in her throne doing nothing special. Suddenly out of nowhere a portal opened in the middle of the throne room. Out of it fell Twilight and Sunset.

“Ouch, Sunset. We really have to work on our landing. Anyways, where are we? It looks like Canterlot Castle. Are we finally home?”, asked the Twilight.

Celestia approached the two ponies. “Twilight, is that you? Didn’t you just went home? And is that unicorn with you… Sunset Shimmer?”

“I don’t think this is our universe.”, Sunset spoke up. “And I’m really not in the mood to deal with that problem, too. Even if it isn’t our Celestia.”

Twilight was quick to apologize. “I’m really sorry for the trouble, princess. The short explanation is, that we two are from an alternate universe and are using a device called the TBT–”

“The Talisman.”

“–to travel between the worlds. Again, we’re sorry for the interruption. It’d be best, if you just forget what happened.”

Twilight pressed a button on the strange device and a new portal opened up. Not wanting to mess up this world more with her presence she quickly stepped through it.

When Sunset was about to step into the portal, she turned to Celestia. “Don’t worry. If your Sunset is anything like me, she probably regrets her actions and will return someday.”

With these final words she walked through the portal, which closed shortly after. Celestia couldn’t help but smile.

“Who can come up with such crazy ideas?”, Luna wondered.