Rise of the Shimmering Sun

by Sollys


Chapter One: I'm Sorry

"I-I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I didn't know there was another way." Sunset said sobbing, crawling out of the pit in pain and despair.

"The magic of friendship doesn't just exist in Equestria. It's everywhere. You can seek it out, or you can forever be alone. The choice is yours." Twilight said sternly, her back to Sunset.

"But... But all I've ever done since being here is drive everyone apart. I don't know the first thing about friendship." Sunset sobbed, trying to climb her way out of the ditch. As she tried grabbing onto the pavement, a hand grabbed her's firmly.

"I bet they can teach you," Twilight said, pointing to the smiling group of girls.

☀️ 1 HOUR LATER ☀️

The group of colorful girls huddled next to the portal. They were all hugging Twilight and saying their goodbye's.'I really messed up'. They turned their heads towards Sunset Shimmer, as she cowered behind the wall. Twilight went through the portal, and it closed shortly after she left. She looked behind her for she had heard some footsteps.

"I suppose you can start cleaning this up Miss Shimmer," Vice Principal Luna sighed as she looked at the massive hole in the wall and crater. She turned her head back to Sunset Shimmer, who looked terrified. "This should keep you distracted for the rest of the night." Luna sighed as she walked away from Sunset, tears still running from her eyes.

'Yeah, I really messed up. I should probably start by saying sorry to those two goons.' "Snips, Snails, I have something I would like to tell you," Sunset said putting down the shovel Luna had given her. "I know I need to start handing out apologies, so I might as well start with you two. I'm sorry, alright?" She said, her head hanging low.

"It's really no problem Sunset." Snails said looking at Snips for support.

"Yeah, it was actually kind of fun being a demon thing and all!" Snips sighed with a small smile on his face. Sunset sighed and continued to cry silently as she picked up bricks. Her back was killing her as if someone had just put a knife in it, and she was filthy. The jacket she adored was torn from the bottom and at the shoulder, and her hair was even worse. Sunset sighed, "There goes my favorite outfit."

I few hours had passed since she worked on the entrance to the high school, and she was getting weaker and more tired by the second. She picked up most of the rubble and stones that had been surrounding the entrance. 'I'm actually pretty proud of myself, and look at the bright side Shimmer, this night could not get any worse. So I guess this isn't so bad.'

"I think you've done enough, for now, Sunset Shimmer." A soft but stern voice said to her. Sunset turned around to see her formal mentor staring at her, arms crossed. Snips and Snails had already gone home an hour or so before Sunset, and she was exhausted. Sunset sighed, and put down her shovel and the brick that was in her hand. She started to limp away, which is something that the older woman noticed. "Sunset, would you like a ride home?" Celestia called out to Sunset. Just then Sunset panicked, she didn't want Principal Celestia to see where she lived, she could get into even more trouble, and that is something that she did not want to do at the moment.

"I'm fine....thanks though" Sunset sighed as she continued to limp away, trying her best to look fine in front of the older woman.

"If that is what you wish Miss Shimmer, I expect you to know already that you will be suspended for one week, only for your safety. And have detention for 3 months after that, we will discuss it more after your suspension, have a nice night Sunset Shimmer." The principal said to Sunset, her voice cold but still comforting to the young teen.

'Heh, she reminds me of Princess Celestia when she got mad at me for casting that one spell.' The pony turned teen continued her walk to the shabby building she called home, slowly but surely she would get there.

Celestia continued to watch Sunset until she had gone out of her line of sight, she turned to her sister who was standing nearby. "What are we going to with her sister?"

"I would have called the police if Princess Twilight Sparkle didn't explain that she wasn't really from here either," Luna responded her voice cold, and full of anger.

"We can just tell the construction people it was a gas line explosion and that's that." They both continued to look at the gigantic crater that Sunset was sitting in just a little bit ago. "She seemed pretty frightened when I mentioned giving her a ride home, did you see that too?"

"Maybe she was afraid that you would talk to her parents, not like we weren't going to do that anyways." The smaller sister said dryly.

Celestia pondered this for a while, but then she realized, "Something is telling me if Sunset came alone here, that she really doesn't have parents either," Luna looked at her with slight concern in her eyes, but quickly turned away before her older sister could see.

"She couldn't have gone far, maybe you should follow her home to make sure she has a place to sleep and get there safely, I know how sneaky you can be at night." The Principal turned to her sister, a slight grin on her face from the compliment.

Luna continued to grin but didn't let her elder sister see. "If you think it is necessary then I will do so, but I still don't like that child she had been trouble ever since she entered this world."

Luna walked off and walked to the parking lot into her black car. It blended into the night, and she liked it like that. 'I don't understand why my sister cares so much about that little brat. ' She pulled away from the staff parking lot and began to drive in the same direction that Sunset had been walking in.