//------------------------------// // Chapter 13: The End of Anon-a-Miss (Apple Bloom) // Story: Through the Eyes of Anon-a-Miss // by sonicfan05 //------------------------------// Some time had passed at CHS until the bell rang, signaling the final class of the day was over. Many students walked out of the classrooms without a sound, while Apple Bloom slowly walked down the hall with her head hanging low. She was unable to focus any of her classes today. Her mind was on her discovery of Sunset being alone with no family and living in the library (most of the time) all day. She couldn't believe that Sunset was living like that that this whole time and no one noticed... not even her sister. And just when Sunset was starting to get better and opened herself up to her friends... Apple Bloom had to ruined that by being such a shortsighted, spoiled little brat with a major tantrum. Her guilt was too much to bear and she scolded herself for backing out on her confession to Sunset. She glanced at each student as she walked by and they almost had the same expressions: sadness, humiliated and anger. For the past couple of weeks, Apple Bloom ignored them and not let them distract her for the sake of her mission as Anon-a-Miss. But now, she couldn't ignore them anymore. And Apple Bloom felt more and more guilty as she saw the emotional pain coming from each student. This wasn't supposed to happen! She inwardly moaned. Ah only wanted her to get away from my sister and send her back the way she came! Ah didn't mean for this to happen! Mah friends warned me about this, but Ah didn't listen! How can Ah be both stubborn and stupid!? She sighed as she rest her head on her head. Sunset was right there in front of me... and I'm too scared to tell her the truth. And yet... I started this madness through a computer screen! ...I'm so pathetic! Suddenly, she heard someone run past her from around the corner. Apple Bloom looked up in time to see a familiar bacon-haired girl, who was running towards the school's entrance. "Sun...set?" Apple Bloom whispered. From what she could see briefly, Sunset had a book under her arm with a determined look on her face. And yet, Sunset also appeared to be distressed as well. There was also a tear coming from her right eye, as if she was crying eariler. Before she could analyzed this further, she heard loud angry voices from around the corner. "You better run Anon-a-Miss!" Apple Bloom immediately turned around the corner where that person's voice was. To her shock, there was a whole crowd of students standing in the hallway, probably about half of the students of the entire school. Each student had a very angry expressions on their faces, more angry than usual which almost sends chills down through her spine. But what shocked Apple Bloom the most was all the comments that was thrown at Sunset's direction. "Yeah, we all know it was you!" "You're not fooling anybody!" "Even your "friends" believed it was you!" Apple Bloom's eyes widened further she heard more terrible comments from the students and continue to get worse. "I always knew she was trouble!" "Yeah, that girl never changed! Once a bully, always a bully!" "You can act innocent all you want, we all know you are still evil!" "Her actions really showed her true colors!" "She's guilty of everything!" "You should've been expelled a long time ago!" "Or better yet, you should be sent to prison!" "Or maybe even a zoo since you're a horse you freak!" "Yeah! No one wants to hang out a freak who is also a She-Demon!" Apple Bloom felt hurt and angry for Sunset as she kept hearing countless statements from other students. While she wrote many not nice comments as Anon-a-Miss (which she felt ashamed of in hindsight), those were nothing compared to those horrible words coming from their mouths that no person should talk that way to another... human or not. But then, her anger had reached its boiling point when she saw a familiar person with blonde hair and freckles on his face. What he spoke next, was the most horrible thing that Apple Bloom had ever heard of in her life. "Face it DEMON, no one loves you! You better off just leave our school and never come back! Or better yet, you should just disappear and give our world– heck, our universe a favor! Filth like you belonged in the garbage!" That person's remark was the last straw. With an enraged look, she stepped around the corner and glared fiercely at the crowd. "SHUT UP!" She hollered, surprising all the students including the lead person, who turned out to be Garble. As the students stood in shock at the angry pre-teen, Apple Bloom angrily berated them, not caring about the consequences. "You all should be ashamed of yourselves! Pushing her around and treat her like she's trash! If anything, YOUR the ones who belong in the garbage!" Garble narrowed his eyes at Apple Bloom in annoyance. "What do you mean? She's Sunset Shimmer! She did all the bad things to us in the past, so what we're doing to her is justified! The crowd behind him voiced out in agreement while Apple Bloom just stared back in disbelief. "Justified!? JUSTIFIED!? Y'all telling me that by shoving her, tripping her, calling her names and downright BULLY her... was justified!? What's wrong with you people!? Can't you see that what you're doing to her was just as bad, if not worse!?" Some students in the crowd looked at each other surely and had guilt expressions. Others like Garble just glared at Apple Bloom and wasn't affected by her words. "But she's Anon-a-Miss!" Garble roared. "Do you all have proof that it was her?" Apple Bloom challenged. Garble opened her mouth to speak. "Besides that profile from MyStable?" Apple Bloom added quickly. Garble immediately shut his mouth and grunted angrily, who gave Apple Bloom a chance to speak up again. "And even if she is Anon-a-Miss, Ah seen how you people treated her before and after her friends ditched her! Believe me... Ah was in the same position as you guys! Despising and resented Sunset for what she'd done in the past and wanted her to be punished. I thought for the past two weeks she deserved whatever punishments was coming her way, but really... she doesn't deserved any of that. In fact, she earned more than enough of her redemption! Y'all wanted to get back at her for treating you badly... and yet, you guys are doing the exact same thing to her like she had done to you pre Fall Formal! Don't y'all realized that?" "She's right!" Apple Bloom slightly turned her head around from the newcomer's voice. Her eyes widened in shock to see who it was. "S-Sweetie Belle?" Sweetie Belle didn't acknowledged Apple Bloom as she walked pasted her on her right side and stared at the crowd with narrowed eyes. "I also seen how you all treated her throughout these past two weeks! Some of you either used Anon-a-Miss as an excuse for revenge for her past wrongdoings or some of you just joined in this bandwagon for the sake of attacking her for no reason other than to make yourselves feel better... and that disgust me! I heard many of you said that you all hated how she bullied you and that you guys despite bullies in general! And yet... you all acted exactly how a bully acted towards Sunset and others, both in person AND behind the computer screens! And if you all think that what you did to Sunset for the past couple of weeks was "justified", then your badly mistaken!" "Yeah!" A new voiced added. Apple Bloom turned to her left and was nearly speechless of who she saw. "S-Scootaloo?" Apple Bloom uttered. She was even more shocked to see Scootaloo suddenly appeared by her left side as Scootaloo stood next to her and glared angrily at the students. "Not to mention, I've read the comments from you guys on Anon-a-Miss' account, encouraging this person to do more and even made suggestions on who's dirt to reveal next! You all laughed when that person was hurt and humiliated, yet when any of your secrets was out, you all turned to blame Sunset... even though you all practically took part of this in the first place! You're all nothing but a bunch of hypocrites!" Apple Bloom was in awe as her head turned side by side to towards each of her former friends to see if she wasn't dreaming. Her friends sudden appearance and stood by her side was unexpected, yet at the same time, she felt happy to see them again. While she wished she meet them again under better circumstances, but being together with them again felt like old times. Doing all kind of crazy things and fun times with her two best friends and stood up for each other or another person with occasion. If it weren't for the fact that they're all standing in front of an angry crowd, she would've hugged and apologize to them right then and there. Unfortunately, she was brought back to reality when she heard that arrogant bully spoke up. "Us? "Hypocrites"?" Garble scoffed with a laugh in his throat. "Don't make me laugh! Since when did I decided to use Anon-a-Miss to attack another student like some "coward" you made me out to be?" Scootaloo crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes. "Well why don't you ask Derpy Garble... or should I say, GarbleTheBeatPoet909!" Garble's face went pale as the students were mumbling to one another in shock from behind him. "By the way," Scootaloo added before Garble could speak up. "If you wanted to use your second account to hide your identity, here's a tip– scratch that, two tips: Don't use your real name as your username and try not to use the same profile image as your other one!" Garble growled in rage and began to stomp aggressively towards them, causing the trio to flinch back in fear. Once he was close, he yanked Scootaloo by the collar of her shirt and brought her up to his level. Apple Bloom gasped in fear for her friend. But then she felt confused when she saw Scootaloo just looking at Garble with a calm expression on her face. "How dare you expose me like that!" He seethed in his low voice. He then raised his fist over Scootaloo's face. "I don't know how you found out, but I'm going to teach you and your friends some lessons on not messing with–" "Do that, and I'll guarantee that you'll get a one-way ticket to expelling from our school!" Garble froze from the sound of an angry woman and immediately dropped Scootaloo. With a gulp, he turned and saw Principal Celestia who was standing there with hand on her hips and narrowed eyes. As for Apple Bloom, she now understood why Scootaloo was acting so calm. She realized that Scootaloo saw Principal Celestia came out of her office at some point and was baiting Garble to get himself caught in the act. Clever girl! Apple Bloom thought. "P-P-Principal Celestia!" Garble stuttered nervously as sweat was poring down from his face. "It... i-i-it's not what it's looks like! W-w-we we're just–" "Save it Mr. Garble!" Principal Celestia said angrily. "I heard everything... including all your wonderful comments you and the others had said about Sunset. And I also knew how you all... "accidentally" bumped into her every time she walked down the halls. And just now... I saw you were about to punch one of those three young underclassman to the face! You're in serious trouble young man!" Principal Celestia then brought her face a little closer to the trembling bully. "I want you in my office at once! We will discuss about your unacceptable behavior... as well as your punishment!" She lingered her glare at Garble a little longer before she turned to address the crowd, who made each student trembled in fear. "Don't think any of you are off the hook. I will call your names over the intercom and have a discussion with each of you tomorrow morning! The rest of you will go home at once! If I hear another incident involving bumping into a certain student or worse, well... let's just say, that you'll get to spend time in detection during winter break as your early Christmas gift! Am I clear?" Not wanting to face their Principal's wrath any longer than necessary, everyone nodded. "Good!" She stated firmly until she smiled in a pleasantly disturbing way. "Now... have a good day!" The crowd immediately dispersed, leaving the school with their tails between their legs. Once the students left the scene, only Principal Celestia, Garble and the CMC's remained in the hallway. Principal Celestia turned towards the young trio and gave them her concerned expression. "You girls okay?" she asked. Apple Bloom nodded. "We're fine Principal Celestia... thanks for saving us!" Principal Celestia smiled. "You're welcome Apple Bloom! But next time, try to report of what you saw and heard to me or any of the teachers, instead of confronting a mob of angry students head on!" "...noted!" Apple Bloom answered with a sheepish smile while her friends nodded in union. Principal Celestia then turned towards Garble with a deep frown, causing the latter to wince from her angry expression, and then pointed at the door behind her. "As for you! My office... NOW!" Garble mumbled in defeat as he headed inside of Principal Celestia's office. Principal Celestia was about to follow after him, until she heard Apple Bloom spoke up. "Um... Principal Celestia?" Principal Celestia turned towards the young pre-teen. "Yes Apple Bloom?" Apple Bloom was about to say something, but backed out at the last second. "Never mind... it was nothin'." Principal Celestia just stared at Apple Bloom, not believing the young girls statement, until she sighed through her nose. "Very well then," she relented. "But if you need anything, my door is always open!" With a quick wave, Principal Celestia stepped into her office so she can begin having a "discussion" with Garble and closed the door behind her, leaving Apple Bloom alone with her two (former) friends. While Apple Bloom was glad that the danger was over, but it left a major impact in her mind. She knew the state of the school was bad, but what she witnessed with the way the students acted towards Sunset just now was even worse than before. She can't let this go on any longer, she needed to put to stop to this madness once and for all. She just need to apologize to everyone she wronged before she can fix this mess... starting with her two former best friends. Apple Bloom slowly turned to face her friends and winced from the way they were staring at her. Her reunion with her former best friends was... awkward, to say the least. Last time she saw and spoke to them was that day at the school's playground when she pushed Sweetie Belle to the ground and then threatened Scootaloo that she'll rat her out with the lockers. That particular memory not only made Apple Bloom cringe, but also made her feel extremely guilty from her behavior. She had a feeling that they didn't forget that day either and that they're still mad-- scratch that, furious at her for what she'd done to them. Despite that horrible memory, Apple Bloom needed to apologize and make amends with her friends, even if they decided to never forgive her. "Um... thank you for backing me up Sweetie Belle... and Scootaloo," she said awkwardly with a grateful smile before giving them her guilt expression. "Listen, girls... Ah'm–" "Save it Apple Bloom!" Scootaloo growled bitterly as she turned away from her. "Just because we saved you, that doesn't mean that we forgive you!" Sweetie Belle said nothing and also turned away well. Unlike Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle didn't faced Apple Bloom out of spite, it was because she was still hurt and betrayed from their last encounter. Apple Bloom felt even more guilty as she watched Sweetie Belle held her arm where she was injured from the playground that day in a subconscious manner. The way they rejected her apologies nearly broke her heart, but she couldn't blame them for that, considering from the way she acted and treated them throughout the Anon-a-Miss fiasco. Heck, she wouldn't even blame them of they decided to not speak to her ever again once this whole mess is over. "...Ah understand," Apple Bloom sighed sadly, while trying to hold back her tears. "By the way... has any of ya seen where Sunset was heading? Ah need to find her so that Ah can apologize to her and finally undue this mess!" Both Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo were staring at her with shocked expressions, which Apple Bloom took notice. "...what?" She asked. "N-nothing!" Scootaloo answered hastily before clearing her throat. "It's just... this is the first time I heard you addressed Sunset Shimmer by her first name for once!" Sweetie Belle nodded. "Y-yeah! Not only that... you decided to come clean and put a stop to Anon-a-Miss... even though you were dead set on continuing this madness the last time we spoke! ...what changed?" "Let's just say... Ah had a self-reflection," Apple Bloom answered vaguely, which only confused her friends in the process. "A-anyway... she seems to be distressed after she was nearly attacked from the students... and Ah don't know where she went! Got any ideas?" There was an awkward silence between the three of them for a moment until Sweetie Belle spoke up. "Well... maybe she was looking for her friends?" Sweetie Belle guessed. Apple Bloom stroked her chin with a thoughtful look. While Sweetie's idea where Sunset might be very logical, but also flawed. On one hand, after she spoke to Sunset, she made it clear that she won't be able to talk to them without getting proof of her innocence. And even if she did, it would be difficult for her to convince her sister and the rest of the Rainbooms to hear her out due to them believing that Sunset is the culprit. But on the other hand, they were having some doubts that Sunset is guilty and Apple Bloom noticed that their doubts grew stronger every day. If she could find her sister and the others, not only she'll be able to apologize to Sunset, but she can also apologize to her sister and the gang and cleared Sunset's name. It's two birds with one stone! "Well, it's a long shot... but Ah'll give it a try," said Apple Bloom. "Hopefully, Sunset is with them. Ah just need to know their location." Sweetie gave Apple Bloom her confused expression. "Why don't just ask your sister through text?" "Ah couldn't," Apple Bloom said sadly. "AJ is getting worse! She wouldn't talk to me or anybody in mah family to the point of keeping things to herself out of fear of trust. Which is why Ah had to fix this!" She grabbed Sweetie's shoulders with a pleaded look. "Do you know where yer sister is Sweetie Belle?" Sweetie Belle sighed and looked down sadly. "No... Rarity haven't spoke to anybody either... including me! She's even more distinct from me now more than ever!" Apple Bloom drooped in defeat. There was no way she could ever find them now. "I know where they are." Apple Bloom turned towards Scootaloo in shock. "Y-you do?" she asked in hope. "...I might," Scootaloo answered with a stone faced expression. "Where?" Apple Bloom asked in desperation. "Where can Ah find them?" Scootaloo was silent for a moment with the same expression, making Apple Bloom feel more anxious by the second. Before she could ask again, Scootaloo finally spoke. "Before I answer... give me one good reason why I should tell you!" Scootaloo said coldly. Both Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle stared at Scootaloo in shock. "Scootaloo! She said she was gonna–" "Stay out of this Sweetie Belle! I need to hear it from her!" Scootaloo snapped while not taking her eyes off of Apple Bloom. Sweetie Belle flinched from her Scootaloo's tone, but she reluctantly complied. Once she knows that Sweetie won't interrupt again, Scootaloo continued to press her former friend. "Were you really telling the truth that you'll apologize to the people that you wronged and make up for everything you did... or are you lying just so you could get more dirt from them and make things worse?" Apple Bloom stared at her friend's piercing gaze. While she could never blame her for being skeptical and not trusting her, but time was on the essence to find Sunset and fix her mess as fast as possible. But in order to do so, she has to convince Scootaloo that she really changed and that she really is sorry for everything. With a deep breath, Apple Bloom looked at Scootaloo right in the eye. "Listen..." She began sadly. "Ah know what Ah did to you guys and this whole school was unforgivable! And you have every right to be angry at me... Ah've been a horrible friend! Creating Anon-a-Miss is the worst mistake Ah've made in mah life... and hurting you guys... is mah biggest regret... and Ah wished that Ah could take it all back! Ah thought Ah was trying to take out the biggest bully who deserved an overdue punishment! But instead... Ah became the biggest bully– NO... a monster! And everybody suffered because of me!" She sniffed. "You two were right... we–AH should've stopped this a long time ago! Dat's why Ah have to fix this! Ah'm confessing everything Ah've done and clear Sunset's name... but Ah want to apologize to Sunset... my sis... and the rest of her friends first before Ah tell Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna. Ah'll even leave you two out of this mess... but Ah can't do that without yer help!" Apple Bloom was crying at this point, but kept going. "And after dat... y-you and S-Sweetie Belle... c-can continue to h-hate me and you... you don't have to s-see me ever again.... and dat's fine. B-but know dat Ah... Ah'm so sorry... fer everthing..." Unable to speak any more, Apple Bloom shut her eyes and sobbed. Sweetie Belle just stared at her grieving friend in concern while Scootaloo still had an unreadable expression on her face, but there were also some confliction from her eyes. After a moment of silence, Scootaloo spoke in a firm tone. "Apple Bloom... did you really mean everything you just said... that you're sorry for everything you have done... and wanted to make up for it?" Apple Bloom sniffed as she wiped her eyes with her arms before looking directly at Scootaloo again. "I meant every word! Ah rather turned mahself into stone... than to hurt everyone else, including you guys ever again!" Apple Bloom and Scootaloo continued to stare at each other for a long time as if they've been staring for like an eternally. Scootaloo in particular was trying to see if she could find any deception from within Apple Bloom's eyes. Any signs of the possibility that Apple Bloom was lying throughout her long sappy apology. There was none. All Scootaloo could see within Apple Bloom's eyes was guilt, sadness and sincerity, instead of emotionless and uncaring eyes from days prior. She lingered her stare into Apple Bloom's eyes a little longer in deep thought, before she turned away with a sigh and crossed her arms. "I overheard Rainbow Dash talking to Fluttershy about meeting the others to the usual place to hang out... or in this case, to sulk again as always," Scootaloo revealed quietly. Apple Bloom blinked before she lightly facepalmed. "Of course... the Sweet Shoppe! Why didn't Ah think of this sooner!" She lowered her arm and gave both her former friends her grateful but sad smile. "Thanks you guys... Ah mean it! And Ah promise Ah'll make this right!" Apple Bloom was going to say something else, but she figured she took enough of both her former friends time and probably wanted her gone. Plus, she had to go and find Sunset and the others right away. "Well... Ah gotta go!" She said softly as she gave them her final wave and began to walk away. Before she could make a step, she was suddenly stopped from one of her friend's voice. "Not so fast Apple Bloom!" Scootaloo exclaimed in an angry voice. When Apple Bloom turned to face her with a questioned and frighten look, Scootaloo marched over towards her with an angry expression. "While it's about time that you realized that you messed up big time and that you're going to face the music, but there's one thing in your sappy speech that I refused to let you do!" Scootaloo stopped in front of Apple Bloom and paused, confusing the young apple farmer further. Then, to Apple Bloom's surprise, Scootaloo revealed her playful smirk. "You're not apologizing and taking blame alone! I'm coming with you!" Apple Bloom widened her eyes in shock. She wasn't expecting this from her former friend, especially from someone who supposed to hate her guts and refused to have anything to do with her. Before she could questioned Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle spoke up. "Not without me! I'm coming too!" Sweetie Belle declared. Apple Bloom stood there with her mouth agape, couldn't believe what she just heard. Just a few seconds ago, they were angry at her and refused to speak or even look at her. Now, they suddenly wanted to come with her and confessed to the others along side with her. Was it because they felt responsible for everything they done as well? Apple Bloom shook her head. "But girls, if ya confessed... you'll get in big trouble too! Besides... Ah was the mastermind! The blame should be on me!" Scootaloo sighed and rubbed her arm. "Yeah, well... you're not the only one who made mistakes and regrets throughout this operation. I'm as bad as you are when I spread other students secrets. Heck, even when I tried to fix things by telling that one jerk off... which turned out to be Garble, I ended up making things worse! So... I want to fix things too... the right way this time!" Sweetie Belle nodded. "Um... even though I was out of this scheme for the most part... I still played a major role of targeting the Rainbooms... just to spite my sister! And I also let things happen instead of putting more effort to try to talk you guys out of it... like how a friend should act! So... I wanted to set things right as well!" Scootaloo gave Sweetie her apologetic look, who responded with a smile, before turning back to Apple Bloom. "The point is Apple Bloom... we all started this... so now we're going to end it... together!" Seeing her friends supporting looks, made Apple Bloom teared up. "G...girls," Apple Bloom sniffed, wiping her eyes with her hand. "Does that mean... that y'all forgive me?" Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo turned and looked at each with unsure expressions. Their silence only made Apple Bloom nervous with some anticipation. A moment later, they both nodded and turned back to Apple Bloom. "How about we focus on following through with apologizing to others and fixing everything first before we answer," said Scootaloo while Sweetie Belle nodded. "Alright... fair enough," Apple Bloom sighed with a dejected look. It wasn't the answer she was hoping for, but at least they didn't say "no"... yet. Still, Apple Bloom swore to herself that she'll do everything in her power to make everything up to her two best friends. Even if they decided to not be friends with anymore after this. "Alright then... let's go!" Apple Bloom cried as she and the others rushed out of the school together and headed towards the shoppe. After about twenty minutes of running, the trio eventually reached the Sweet Shoppe and watched Sunset talking to the Rainbooms through the entrance's windows. They can only hear parts of the conversation, but they all knew that she was trying to convince them again about her innocence. Judging from the skeptic looks from the Rainboom's faces, they only partly believed her. The trio stood in front of the entrance for quite some time, feeling nervous, worried and scared about confessing their deeds to their respective sisters (sister-figure in Scootaloo's case) and Sunset Shimmer. They all knew that once they entered the building, they can't turn back and will have to face whatever consequences is coming their way. Despite their fears, they knew they can't stand outside forever and that everyone inside the building deserved to know the truth. That... and it was also because it was freezing cold outside right now and they can't stay out any longer. On top of that, they also forgot to take their coats with them due to their haste, which made their predicament even worse. Scootaloo turned her head towards Apple Bloom. "W-we're r-r-really d-d-doing this... a-a-aren't we?" Scootaloo asked with a bit of stammer from her voice, whether she was nervous for the upcoming confession or shivering from the cold, Apple Bloom wasn't sure. Apple Bloom was quiet for a moment before nodding. "Y-yes... we are." She let out a somber sigh. "It's time to finally come clean with everything we've done... starting with our sisters and Sunset." "E-even if they... ended up hating us after this?" Sweetie Belle asked timidly. "...even if they hated us," Apple Bloom responded somberly. As Apple Bloom continued to watched the scene in front of her, with Sunset now showing off that same book she carried from earlier, a small part of her tempted her to just back out and let the Rainbooms continue to believe that Sunset is to blame and have her sister to stay with her forever. But then, all the memories of what happened in the past two weeks flashed through her mind. The memories of her creating Anon-a-Miss and then posted her sister's secret for the first time. The memories of the faces of each student's anger and suffering each time she walked by. The memories of her horrible treatment and betrayal towards her best friends. The memories of her witnessing Diamond and Silver Spoon's friendship falling apart. Her memories of her sister's emotional suffering throughout this whole mess. Her memories of meeting her demon self from her dream. And of course, the memories of Sunset's endless amount of emotional torment... all because of her. Apple Bloom narrowed her eyes with determination. She had made her choice. "...let's do this," she said. With a deep breaths, the trio pushed through the doors and entered the shoppe, alerting the Rainbooms and Sunset Shimmer. The older teens turned towards their direction with shocked expressions on their faces, except for Sunset Shimmer, who had a mixture of knowing and a disappointed expression. Sweetie Belle crossed her arms with a sad expression as she looked up at her sister and Scootlaloo awkwardly held the back of her neck and looked down in shame, not wanting to meet her idol's face. As for Apple Bloom, she sighed sadly through her nose and looked up towards the Rainbooms, particularly at Applejack and Sunset Shimmer, with a deep guilt expression. "Yeah... it was us."