The Many Destinies of Sunset Shimmer

by ratedoni


Sunset Society: The Greatest Detective Part Two

The world for the three girls known as The Dazzlings had become so different since their defeat at the hands of the woman in front of them and her friends. Once full of pride and resentment, the once sirens-now-humans grew up with a chip on their shoulder which only grew in size after being beaten by Starswirl. That on top of being once again bested by mere humans -with two Equestrians mixed in all that- didn’t leave them in the best of places mentally speaking.

What came next was a series of fights, blame throwing and general unpleasantness that was not that bizarre among them. Fortunately, a helping hand found them, none other than the girl that had taken the magic out of them. If it wasn’t because Sunset had good reflexes and even better martial arts training, Adagio would have at least ripped some hair out of the redhead’s head. Instead, she was sent through the air with a quick arm throw.

With time, the Dazzlings had grown to like being human. They didn’t have to create chaos just to scrape enough food to survive. Yes, having to grow older as fast as a human sucked, but really, they had no desire to live for centuries, it just seemed to boring. So, after much dragging and whining, the three girls had grown used to be normal human beings, and then came Sunset Shimmer to twist their world once more.

All of that information about having magical powers once more was enough to send shivers down Adagio and the rest of the girls, but in a different way. Unlike their singing and dark feeding, these new abilities were completely new and unknown. There was some amount of excitement in all of that, but sadly plans had to be changed and here they were. They were all seeing Sunset Shimmer get ready to save a friend, just like always.

“I’m not saying it is surprising or anything like that, I mean, it is Rainbow Dash after all, but is everyone in your group now a super hero or something like that?” Adagio asked watching the multitude of monitors and the glass cases containing strange items inside.

“Not really, I don’t think Fluttershy would go for it, neither Twilight… both of them. Pinkie has no desire to be a hero too. She is all for bringing a smile to everyone so fighting crime is not on her mind, besides; can you imagine Pinkie Pie trying to maintain a secret identity?” The three girls shuddered at the idea of a super-hero -or villain-Pinkie Pie. It was not a good image.

“What about the fashionista and the cowgirl?” Adagio asked once more in control of the group. It was something she had done for so long that it was basically her automatic reaction to surprising stuff.

“Rarity surprised me; she has made quite a name for herself as part of a team, and before you ask, no, I had nothing to do with it. Applejack… she is a little bit more complicated,” Sunset said remembering the whole adventure Applejack and Sunset were part of that time.

“Wait, is that why she is a diplomat to that island? What was it called?” Sonata asked trying to remember the name of the place. She had seen it in television, but she couldn’t quite remember. While the Dazzlings tried to remember the name of the place -which they were sure, it had something to do with Greece- Sunset was putting the final touches to her suit. Armbands that allowed her to defend against melee weapons, legs and chest armor that could stop a great number of gunshots and most importantly, a belt she had designed and upgraded with months of practice and experience. It contained everything she may need and even allowed stuff that may seem strange or out of place, but the sheer usefulness of the simple looking belt could not be denied.

“She has her own responsibilities there, just like Big Mac, that’s why she couldn’t be there for Rainbow tonight. Sadly for those guys… this is my city,” Sunset said standing among the shadows. In her hands there was a mask that had haunted her since the beginning of her double life. She had been afraid of Thestrals, the bat ponies as they were called these days. It was a non-rational fear and she knew it. With a lot of work she had beaten the fear, so it was quite ironic and fitting to use the image of one. So there was the mask that had become such a part of her that she wouldn’t know what to do with her life without it.

With a swift move of her hands, the mask went over her head, hiding her face to the world and allowing that part of her, the darkest most dangerous part of her come to the front. It was not intoxicating, nor was it painful. It was simply Sunset leaving the world of light and friendship behind and instead becoming the hand of justice among the shadows.

Turning around, the mere sight of the now masked Sunset made the Dazzlings gasp in shock and take a step backwards. The eyes of the girl were so intense the girls were sure they were shining. It was such a complete transformation that left them breathless and speechless for a few seconds.

“Okay, I gotta say, you are creepy.” The ponytailed Dazzling said basically hiding behind her not so fearless leader.

“From you Sonata, I will take it as a compliment,” Sunset said… no, this was not Sunset anymore, even the voice sounded deeper, darker, hell, even huskier than before. No wonder everyone was talking about her in the news and in the streets.

Following the dark knight across the not-so abandoned subterranean building, they arrived at a new area they haven’t seen yet, one that was without a doubt the inner hangar and parking lot of the place. And among the different vehicles and strange stuff hidden under covers there was the most amazing thing Aria had even seen before. A car as black as Sunset’s mask was parked in the middle of the space and it was long and powerful looking, almost as if someone had created a war machine and mixed it with a muscle car.

“Sunset, I don’t know what happens tonight, but I need to have a ride on that thing!”

“Is that a proposition Miss Blaze?” The now dark and sensuous voice of Sunset left Aria speechless and a second later she understood the joke while her sisters laughed hard at her. Without even looking back, the dark knight went into her very special ride. With a couple of buttons everything went on and with the roar of motor and flames spewing from behind the car, Sunset left the building. Into the night and darkness she went, ready to continue her crusade.