Sunset Shimmer slowly woke up, her blurry vision not letting her see clearly who was around her, and where she was.
"Oh, you finally woke up."
Sunset slowly turned around and saw her friends, except Rarity, standing nearby, all looking concerned at the teenager.
"Girls, you're here..." Sunset smiled a little. "How long have I been resting?"
"You've been resting here for a couple of days," Fluttershy answered. "Rarity would've come with us to see you, but after thinking about it a bit more herself, she couldn't just face you after she attacked you like that. Her words, not mine."
"It was really sad talking to her to see if she wanted to come with us," Pinkie Pie added, lowering her head. "She seemed... really dismotivated, as if she had lost the will to live or something. I mean, it wasn't that extreme, but it was still pretty bad."
"She's probably like that because she doesn't know how Sweetie Belle's doing," Sunset took a deep breath. "After what happened at the streets, I wouldn't be surprised if Sweetie Belle didn't return home."
"She didn't."
Everybody turned around and saw Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon entering the room with slight hesitation. And as they sat down, Sunset slowly but surely recognized them: "Hey, I remember you two! You were talking with Adagio when
"So you're her lackies, aren't you?!" Rainbow Dash asked, pounding her fists as she narrowed her eyes. "What did you come here to do? Try to make Sunset stay here for a bit longer!?"
Diamond Tiara rolled her eyes. "If by that you mean hoping she gets better, then yeah, that's what we're here to do."
"What we're actually here to do is let her, and all of you, know how Sweetie Belle's doing," Silver Spoone answered as she adjusted her glasses. "We've been hanging with the sirens for a bit to keep track on how Sweetie Belle's doing, and we're happy to say that things seem to be getting a bit more hopeful."
"Apple Bloom already attempted to get Sweetie Belle to forgive her," Diamond Tiara spoke. "And though she hasn't done it yet, Scootaloo already has an idea on what she could do to get Sweetie Belle to forgive her."
"Ah can confirm the first part," Applejack stated, tipping her hat. "We spent a while bakin' an apple pie so she could gift it t' Sweetie Belle. Ah don't think it was 'nough t' convince Sweetie Belle, though."
"I'm not surprised: if I was in the same situation as her, it would definitely take a lot more than just one gift to convince me to forgive her," Sunset answered, seemingly oblivious to how this statement made her friends lower their heads in shame as she turned to Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. "Anyway, you two have been working with the sirens, right? You're helping them try to get Sweetie and her friends to make up... why?"
"Because it never hurts to get a couple of people to owe you a favor," Diamond Tiara answered proudly, Silver Spoon nodding in agreement. "Besides, can you imagine the look on their faces when they realize they got back together thanks to the efforts of the people who brainwashed them and two of the people they cyberbullied?"
"It'll be hysterical!" Silver Spoon answered, holding back a chuckle. "Of course, we can't do it alone... and we were wondering if you'd be willing to help us."
"Help you!?" Rainbow snapped, stomping her way to the duo. "Sunset was the main victim of the entire fiasco! Why would she want to help those three get back together?!"
"The same reason she chose to remain friends with you, I guess?" Silver Spoon inquired, shrugging. "I mean, you were among the first to think she was Anon-A-Miss, from what Sweetie told Adagio."
Rainbow Dash flinched, but before she could snap at the girls, Sunset beat her to the punch: "You're lying!"
"W-We're not lying! We're just telling you what Adagio told us!" Silver Spoon replied. "If you want to get real technical: Sweetie Belle's the one who's lying."
"But why would Sweetie Belle lie about Anon-A-Miss?" Twilight asked, scratching her head. "She's a sweet girl: she wouldn't just lie about the incident so casually, right?"
"Maybe there's something she wants to keep a secret?" Diamond Tiara shrugged. "Besides, considering where she stands, if she can lie to make sure she can stay with the sirens and not go back to her sister, I don't think it's farfetched to think she would do it."
"If that's the case, then we need to find out more about it," Sunset stated. "And that will be our condition: we will help you and the sirens, but only if you setup a moment where we can talk with Sweetie Belle in private, and ask her why she's lying."
Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon, exchanged sneaky little smiles, and shook hands with Sunset.
"Consider it done."