Twilight paced around her portal room, waiting for Sunset Shimmer to come through as she said she would. It seemed like something urgent was happening. Why would Sunset ask if they were still friends? Of course, they were! If something was making Sunset question her friendship with Twilight, it must've been a dire situation on the other side.
The tesla coils suddenly surged with energy and blasted open the portal. Twilight grinned as an increasingly bright white glow emanated from the portal, and a silhouette got closer. At the flash's apex, a familiar yellowish-orange pony with a fiery mane appeared, standing on her hind legs.
"Twilight!" Sunset cheered. "Whoa!"
"Sunset?" Twilight beckoned as Sunset lost her balance. She caught the disoriented mare as she tumbled down onto her forelegs.
"Oops!" Sunset said, blinking and readjusting herself to her pony form. "I was trying to hug you."
They smiled and shared a warm embrace, but it wasn't warm for very long. When they pulled away, Twilight's expression turned serious.
"So, what's been happening?" Twilight asked.
Sunset sighed. "Nobody remembers me. It's as I never stole the crown, you never came, and I was still the mean girl in school. I read their memories and saw for myself. Everywhere I was supposed to be… it was just blank. Like someone literally took a pencil and just erased me. And it just started today. Everything was perfectly normal yesterday. But now… I don't even know. It happened so suddenly. Furthermore, only I seem to remember that I've changed. The girls… they hate me again. Everyone does. Nobody remembers. It's like something out of a nightmare. Or maybe… it's like I've been dreaming that whole time and just now woke up. I don't know. It's so confusing, and I have no clue what to do or what could've caused it."
Twilight's expression was worried, which was not a good sign at all.
"Wow…" Twilight said. "That's… a lot."
"I'm sorry, Twilight," Sunset said. "But I have nobody else to turn to. All my friends are gone. You're all I have."
Twilight sighed. "This is really serious, Sunset. This is beyond anything I've ever heard of."
"Um… Twilight?" a coy voice said from outside the room.
Twilight turned her head to see Fluttershy poking her head through the door.
"Oh, Fluttershy!" Twilight said.
"I'm sorry, am I interrupting something?" Fluttershy asked. "Oh! Is this Sunset Shimmer?"
Twilight nodded. "Yep. She's here because of… an emergency."
Sunset blushed. "Yeah… sorry."
"Oh dear," Fluttershy said. "Well, I'll only be a second. I was wondering if you had any books with a spell for talking to animals. Coppermane and I were going to try it out."
"Wait… who?" Sunset asked.
Fluttershy smiled. "Coppermane. The most amazing stallion in Equestria and the wind beneath my wings," she said, spreading her wings and blushing with the biggest smile on her face. "I'm so lucky to have him. It's hard to believe it's been over a year since he first kissed me."
"…Coppermane?" Sunset said, looking at her quizzically.
"Sunset… you know Coppermane," Twilight said. "I was in your world when he and Fluttershy's counterparts started dating, remember?"
Sunset pondered for a moment but ended up even more confused than before.
"I-I don't remember…" Sunset said.
Twilight's eyes went wide. "But Sunset, you helped Fluttershy talk to him for the first time. I was there. You were there."
"Twilight… I honestly can't remember," Sunset said. "Although… the other Fluttershy mentioned that the only person who helped consistently at the animal shelter was her boyfriend… Coppermane. But I don't know anyone at Canterlot High called that."
Twilight gasped. "Sunset… call me crazy but… I think Coppermane was wiped from your memories too."
"But… how's that possible?" Sunset said. "Even the other girls didn't know Fluttershy had a boyfriend. How could only she remember?"
"Well, Sunset, how could only you remember changing your ways?" Twilight asked.
Sunset's eyes went wide. "Oh my gosh. Y-You're right."
"And if it's consistent with what's happened to you… I would hypothesize that Coppermane has been wiped from everyone's memory too," Twilight said. "It's kind of a stretch, but I think this might be worse than we thought."
Sunset sat down, staring at the ground. "What's happening? How is any of this possible? How can someone just selectively remove memories?"
"I don't know, Sunset," Twilight said.
"Gosh… I'm so sorry, Sunset," Fluttershy said, walking over to comfort her. Sunset seemed to
"I just don't understand," Sunset said. "Why me? And why this Coppermane guy? It seems so arbitrary."
Twilight seemed to ponder for a moment, before her expression went even more worried than it already was.
"What?" Sunset asked.
"I just had an idea, but you might not like it," Twilight said.
"I'll do anything to get my friends back, Twilight," Sunset cried.
"There's one pony I who might be able to help," Twilight said. "But I don't know if you two will want to see each other."
"Who?" Sunset beckoned, before her face went pale at the realization of who Twilight was talking about. "Oh… Princess…?"
"…Celestia," Twilight said, wincing.
Sunset bit her lip. "Twilight… are you sure you don't know anything?"
"I'm afraid not," Twilight said. "She might be our only hope, Sunset."
Sunset sighed. Her old mentor, whom she betrayed because she was impatient and selfish… and mostly the reason why she hasn't visited Equestria more often.
"Oh dear," Fluttershy said. "You don't look so good, Sunset."
Sunset groaned. "Well… I guess I have no choice. I need to get my friends back."
"Don't worry!" Twilight said, perking up. "I'll be with you the whole way!"
"Thanks, Twilight," Sunset said.
"Oh! But before we go…" Twilight said, leaving the room briefly. The sound of books rustling could be heard before Twilight, levitating one particular book with her magic. "This might have what you're looking for, Fluttershy. It's magic involving pets."
"Oh, thank you so much, Twilight!" Fluttershy said.
"Fluttershy!"
Fluttershy perked up at the more masculine voice coming from down the hall. Sunset looked to see a white stallion poking his head into the room.
"Coppermane! Hi!" Fluttershy said as she galloped up to him, giving him a nuzzle and a kiss.
"Did you get a spellbook we could try?" Coppermane asked.
"Yep, Twilight has it," Fluttershy said.
"Here you go, Coppermane," Twilight said.
"Thanks!" Coppermane said, using his own magic to levitate the book, exchanging with Twilight. He looked over and noticed Sunset. "Oh, who's this?"
"This is Sunset Shimmer!" Fluttershy said. "This is who Twilight talks to with her magic journal."
"See, Sunset?" Twilight said. "He's real in this world, which means he's real in yours."
Sunset's eyes went wide. "Oh gosh… Fluttershy was right."
"What are you talking about?" Coppermane asked.
"Twilight, we need to leave now," Sunset said, looking noticeably shaken. "I don't care if I have to see the Princess! We need to figure out what's going on! I have to get my friends back!"
Twilight nodded. "Let's not waste any time then."
In a flash, Sunset and Twilight galloped out of the room, leaving Coppermane and Fluttershy alone.
"What just happened?" Coppermane asked.
"Well… apparently Sunset's friends' memories have been wiped clean," Fluttershy said. "I don't know for sure, but they don't seem to remember her."
"Oh…" Coppermane said. "That's… wow."
"I know," Fluttershy said. "I hope everything turns out alright."
"Me too," Coppermane said. "You wanna take a look at this book now?"
"Yes!" Fluttershy said, giving Coppermane a kiss on the cheek before walking out with him.
It had been hours since Sunset made amends with Princess Celestia before being brought to the restricted section of the royal library—a dark, cylindrical room with a desk in the center flanked by dusty books on all sides. While Twilight couldn't be more excited to browse the volumes that had been hidden from her, Sunset was finding it to be taxing on her already stressed brain. It felt like she was cramming for an exam as Twilight continued to bring books down for her to check out. The books formed pillars on the desk as Sunset's eyes grew heavy. She let out a mighty yawn, closing the cover on a tome that had so many pages that it was taller than it was wide, and had no leads whatsoever to what was happening.
"Did you know Chancellor Puddinghead tried to pass a law mandating that Earth Ponies drink carrot juice at every meal?" Sunset mumbled. "I do… know that… now."
"Aww, sounds like you got to read all the fun books!" Twilight said, yawning herself. "I should probably take a break from looking…"
Sunset sighed, moving the books off the desk, looking dismayed and tired.
"…because I found something!" Twilight cheered, levitating a strange small chest over to the desk. "You're familiar with The Seven Trials of Clover the Clever?"
"Obviously," Sunset said. "Why?"
Twilight opened the chest, revealing a scroll inside. "Well, first of all, these date back to before the founding of Equestria." She carefully unraveled the scroll with her magic. "Look at this."
Sunset examined the parchment, noting the illustration of a strange, small, tablet-like stone with a glowing blue iris in the center and runes all over.
"The Memory Stone! That sounds promising," Sunset said.
Twilight nodded, slowly revealing more of the inscriptions. "It belonged to an evil sorceress who was practically invincible. With the Memory Stone, she could erase any memory from anypony. Even fragments of memories."
"Fragments like… memories of me being nice?" Sunset asked.
"Mmhmm! Or memories of an old friend like Coppermane," Twilight said. "Clover the Clever knew the sorceress had to be stopped, so he chased her across land and sea. But every time he got close, the sorceress would erase his memory and escape. But he kept finding her."
"How?" Sunset asked.
"These scraps of parchment," Twilight said, noting the other pieces of parchment in the chest. "He secretly wrote everything down so he'd know what had happened and where to go next. Like a trail of breadcrumbs."
"Clever. Ohhh, Clover the—yeah, got it," Sunset said. She examined the scroll, noticing the drawing at the end was the sorceress and Clover escaping through a portal of some kind. "What happened on the other side of this portal?"
Twilight unraveled the scroll further, revealing a torn edge of parchment.
"The last piece is missing," Twilight said. "Clover must've hid it to keep anypony else from finding the Memory Stone. Sunset… what if the Memory Stone ended up in your world?"
"And someone is using it to make everyone hate me again!" Sunset asked. "But… who? I can't think of anyone off the top of my head."
"Are you sure?" Twilight asked.
"Pretty sure," Sunset said. "I'd like to think I know everyone at CHS, and I don't recall any of the girls being mad at me beforehand."
Twilight sighed. "I'm sorry, Sunset. I wish I could help more."
"You've helped plenty," Sunset said. "I think I know enough to go back to my own world now. Maybe I can convince my friends that I'm telling the truth, now that I know what we're looking for."
"I'll stay here and search the restricted section top to bottom until I find a way to get your friends' memories back," Twilight said.
"If that's even possible," Sunset said, looking at all the books above her in the upper floors.
"Oh, it's possible! Even if I have to reorganize the whole library by subject. Or maybe chronologically! Oh! And fix the broken catalog machine!" Twilight said, quickly becoming excited by the prospect. She cleared her throat, restoring her focus. "I'll figure it out."
"Thank you, Twilight," Sunset said. "I just hope more memories haven't been erased."
"Coppermane… please…" Fluttershy whimpered, attempting to call Coppermane for the twentieth time.
"We've been out here for a while!" Pinkie said, standing in front of Twilight, Rarity and Applejack, who were lounging in the sun. "Time to reapply!"
Twilight and Rarity looked quizzically as Pinkie took one of her edible-sunscreen cupcakes and rubbed it on herself, much to the girls' disgust.
"I've been thinking…" Twilight said. "Should we be worried about Sunset Shimmer?"
"Yeah! Worried she comes back!"
The girls looked beside them to see Trixie lounging under a parasol with Snips and Snails close by, acting like her servants with Snips fanning her with a leaf and Snails waiting patiently.
"I think it's a shame the way she's treating you, pretending to be your friend. She's obviously up to something. Sunset thinks the whole school exists just to serve her. Water, please!" Trixie commanded, snapping her finger. Without missing a beat, Snails rushed up with a water bottle, pouring a quick stream into her mouth.
The girls didn't seem too interested in what Trixie was talking about, knowing how she usually is.
"You know, seeing as how the yearbook president seems to be having a little identity crisis, I believe that means the vice president takes over. And, why… that's you, Rarity!"
"If this is your way of asking to be made The Greatest and Most Powerful, the answer is no," Rarity said. "And didn't we have this conversation yesterday? I can't quite remember."
The girls shared looks, shrugging at each other, confirming that none of them could remember either.
"Maybe we did, maybe we didn't," Trixie said, walking over to the girls. "Memory is such a fickle thing. You never know when you'll forget something important. Like how Great and Powerful I am, which is why I need to be in the yearbook!"
Rarity grunted, clearly displeased. "I'll think about it."
"That's all I ask," Trixie said.
"Coppermane! Why won't you answer?!" Fluttershy screamed, drawing the girls' attention.
Trixie smirked. "Have a crush, I see?"
"Coppermane's not a crush! He's my boyfriend!" Fluttershy cried. Her eyes looked reddened as if she'd been crying. "I just can't seem to get ahold of him, that's all."
"Coppermane?" Trixie asked.
"Trixie, you know him, right?" Fluttershy asked.
Trixie raised an eyebrow. "I don't believe a Coppermane goes to our school."
"What?!" Fluttershy cried. "But… you kissed him! You were blackmailed to make it look like he was cheating on me!"
Trixie giggled. "I'm pretty sure I'd remember something like that."
"But it happened!" Fluttershy beckoned. "I broke up with him that week, but then we were together again after the musical showcase. Wh-Why does nobody remember him?! A-And why is he not responding to me?!"
"Fluttershy, darling, come here," Rarity said, giving Fluttershy a hug. "Everything will be alright. I don't remember him personally, but if he loves you as much as you say he does, then you have nothing to worry about."
"Maybe his phone is dead?" Twilight asked.
"Maybe he's reeeaaally sleepy," Pinkie said.
"I… I suppose," Fluttershy whimpered, not fully convinced.
"Girls! I have great news!"
The girls' attention was drawn to Sunset Shimmer running back up to them.
"I figured it out!" Sunset said. "Someone's erased your memories with Equestrian magic! You don't remember, but we're still friends!"
The girls shared looks, once again shrugging and shaking their heads.
Sunset took a crude drawing out of her satchel. "This is the Memory Stone. Do you recognize it?"
The girls still looked confused, shaking their heads and putting on more defensive faces.
"Right… guess not. But look. See?" Sunset said, showing photos of the seven of them together on her phone. "This is proof! We are friends!"
Once again, the girls murmured and shrugged amongst each other. Sunset's heart grew heavy, seeing that even the most concrete proof wasn't convincing them.
"Oh, please!" Trixie interjected, approaching with Snips and Snails behind her carrying all her belongings. "This is the same girl who made flawless fake photos of your friend trashing the gym."
"Yeah!" Pinkie said, swiping Sunset's phone. "Wait a minute! Is this supposed to be me making such a ridiculous face? Ha! I'd never fake a face like that! Preposterous! Fake, I say!"
Trixie let out a surprisingly loud cackle. "Haha! My work here is done! Trixie… out!" Trixie threw a clump at the ground, creating a thick cloud of dust to conceal her. When the dust cleared, she was only a few feet back, and also left Snips and Snails in the dust coughing. "And don't forget, Rarity!" she called. "You promised to put me in the yearbook!"
"Wait! You did what?" Sunset beckoned. As she turned to glare at Rarity, she failed to notice that Rainbow's volleyball was right under her foot. She slipped, stumbling back and stepping on Twilight's selfie drone that was grounded behind her, cracking the lens and dismembering one of its propeller arms, causing the circuitry to smoke.
Twilight gasped in horror, rushing over to examine the damage with Sunset looking distraught, knowing how hard Twilight had worked on it.
"It was an accident!" Sunset said, noticing Twilight's eyes becoming shiny. "I can help fix it!"
"I think you've helped enough," Twilight sneered, her gaze growing as cold as ice.
Sunset flinched, Twilight's leer sending chills down her spine. She looked behind to see disapproving looks from the other five girls as well. As her heart grew heavier, she looked up to see Trixie smirking and walking away without a word…
A whole weekend of the complete cold shoulder from Coppermane. No answers, and nothing but empty reassurance from her friends. Not even Sunset Shimmer, the school bully who knew everyone in the student body, seemed to know who he was. Trixie didn't even know, and she was the reason Fluttershy broke up with him briefly. Rarity and Applejack didn't remember helping Fluttershy work up the courage to talk to him for the first time. What was going on? Why was it suddenly as if Coppermane never existed? And why has Coppermane not responded to any of Fluttershy's calls or texts? She must've tried calling him at least seventy times yesterday, and left voicemails on half of them. She even went over to his house to see him in person, but he never seemed to be home.
Frustration. Anger. Betrayal. Worry. Confusion. Those were just some of the words to describe how Fluttershy felt as she left her final class for the day. He could try to avoid her all he wanted on the weekend, but she knew she could catch him in person on Monday at some point. However, to her dismay, it was proving to be more difficult than she anticipated. She didn't have any classes with him, but she knew the routes they walked together in between. But he was nowhere to be seen. There was only one more place she could think of: his locker.
She walked as quickly as she could to his locker… and was delighted to see that familiar pearly white skin and coppery brown hair.
"Oh, thank goodness," Fluttershy murmured to herself, relieved to see that Coppermane was still here and alive.
However, something was… off. He was wearing clothes from back when Fluttershy first met him. All black with a big hoodie that hid most of his features. He also stood in a very defensive position, as if he was waiting for something to happen. Perhaps… bullies? But that didn't add up since he hasn't had bullies all semester. It's been a while since he's had any bullies since he's been able to ride the coattails of the Rainbooms' popularity by being with Fluttershy.
Looking at him now, though… it was like Fluttershy was staring into the past, back when Coppermane was more innocent and scared of the world. It almost hurt to look at. Maybe this is why he wasn't responding? Did he regress overnight?
Fluttershy took a deep breath, trying to calm the storm of conflicting emotions in her mind before walking up to him. It was time to get answers.
"Coppermane!" Fluttershy called.
Coppermane flinched at hearing his name. "M-Me?" he asked, looking at Fluttershy.
"Of course," Fluttershy said. "You were quiet all weekend. I'm glad you're safe, but you and I need to talk."
Coppermane looked at her quizzically. "Wh-What are you talking about?"
"Coppermane… I called you so many times," Fluttershy said.
"You were calling me?" Coppermane asked.
"Yes, I was," Fluttershy said, her tone becoming stern. "And you didn't answer any of them. I was so worried."
"Why were you calling me?" Coppermane asked. "I-I don't even know you."
Fluttershy gasped, feeling a chill engulf her heart. "Coppermane… I-I'm your girlfriend."
"What?" Coppermane asked. "I-I don't have a girlfriend."
"Yes, you do," Fluttershy said. "Me."
Coppermane's expression became defensive. "N-No you're not. What's really going on here?"
Fluttershy grunted. "Coppermane, stop this. I'm really not in the mood."
"I don't know what you're talking about!" Coppermane said. "Wait… the jocks put you up to this, didn't they?"
"That's enough, Coppermane!" Fluttershy yelled. "I'm not messing around anymore! I don't know if this is a prank you have the entire school in on, but it's not funny! I was worried sick all weekend!"
"How can I play a prank on you when I don't even know you?!" Coppermane yelled back.
"You do know me!" Fluttershy screamed. "I'm not doing this, Coppermane. You're coming with me right now!"
She grabbed his hand, but he instantly pulled away. His eyes were wide as he backed up.
"What is wrong with you?!" Coppermane beckoned. "I told you, I don't know you."
Seeing the genuine fear in Coppermane's eyes, Fluttershy's heart felt cold.
"Coppermane…" Fluttershy said, her voice coming back to normal. "Please stop. It's not funny. I hate having to yell at you, but you're just being so stubborn today."
Coppermane sighed. "If you're so sure… show me proof."
Fluttershy sighed, taking her phone out to show photos of them together. "Do you remember these? This is us," Fluttershy said, scrolling through the photos. "The musical showcase… the formal… our ten-year anniversary… at the beach… at Camp Everfree… at your house… I took this one last Friday! What about this one at the hospital? I visited as much as I could several days a week when you were injured from camp! You also made me this bracelet. You said it's a reminder of how much you love me. Coppermane… we were voted Cutest Couple in the yearbook! We've been through so much together. Do you remember none of this?"
Fluttershy studied Coppermane's expression… and he didn't look convinced. Mostly… he looked freaked out.
"How did you know I was in the hospital?" Coppermane asked. "Nobody visited me. How did you get those pictures?"
"I was there!" Fluttershy cried. "All my friends were too! We were there for you while you healed."
Coppermane shook his head. "Look… Fluttershy, was it? I have no clue how you know so much about me, much less how you go those pictures, but we've never talked until now. I don't remember dating you at all. Why is a girl like you even interested in me?"
"Because you're the most amazing guy I've ever met!" Fluttershy said. "You're so sweet and kind. You make me feel safe and beautiful. You were my first kiss! You were also my first… lover."
Coppermane's eyes went wide. "I definitely don't remember that."
"How?!" Fluttershy barked. "Why are you doing this?! Stop with this game, Coppermane! It was never funny!"
Coppermane shook his head. "I have no idea what you're talking about. This is no prank, Fluttershy. I'm telling the truth. I don't remember being involved with you ever. Besides… I-I kind of have a crush."
"Wh-What?!" Fluttershy beckoned, feeling her heart beginning to pound. "On whom?"
"None of your business," Coppermane said. "Fluttershy, I don't know how you got all those pictures, but… just stop, okay? You're creeping me out."
Fluttershy felt tears welling up in her eyes. "B-But… I-I love you… you're my everything, Coppermane."
"We've never even met," Coppermane said. "Please, just stay away from m—"
Fluttershy suddenly grabbed him and pulled him in for a kiss, but it wasn't long before Coppermane pushed her away.
"Get off me!" Coppermane shouted.
Fluttershy felt a tear run down her cheek, staring at Coppermane's cold, leering eyes, sending chills throughout her body. His eyes were usually so warm, like melted chocolate chips in a freshly baked cookie. The unfamiliar ice in his eyes left Fluttershy stunned. And that kiss… it was the emptiest kiss Fluttershy's ever felt. No passion… no heat… no love… just emptiness.
"Stay away from me," Coppermane said. "Please."
Fluttershy's heart began to crumble as she realized that her feelings were truly one-sided.
"So… everything we've been through… y-you're just… forgetting about it?" Fluttershy cooed, sniffling.
"How can I forget something that never even happened?" Coppermane said.
"Coppermane, please don't do this," Fluttershy said. "We can start over."
Coppermane shook his head. "I told you, I like someone else. So please… leave me alone."
"Coppermane, please!" Fluttershy cried as Coppermane turned around and walked away, leaving her alone.
Fluttershy collapsed to her knees, deteriorating into a puddle of tears. What was happening? It seemed like ever since Saturday, her world completely changed. How could he forget everything they've been through? The theory that it was a prank was instantly debunked by the undeniable emptiness of that brief kiss, the deathly cold iciness of which eviscerated her heart. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she sat against the lockers, alone in the vacant halls. All she wanted was the embrace of her boyfriend. Or rather… her ex-boyfriend.
"Fluttershy?"
Fluttershy looked up and flinched when she saw Sunset Shimmer standing over.
"G-Go away," Fluttershy said, sniffling.
"Was that Coppermane?" Sunset asked.
Just hearing his name was enough to intensify Fluttershy's crying. All she could manage was a simple nod.
"I saw what happened," Sunset said. "I'm so sorry, Fluttershy."
Fluttershy shook her head. "Please… just go away."
"Fluttershy… about Coppermane," Sunset said.
Fluttershy gasped, feeling the sudden boil of rage within her. "Are you the girl he has a crush on?!"
"Wh-What?" Sunset beckoned.
Fluttershy stood up, wiping the tears from her cheeks. "Did you steal Coppermane from me?! He's supposed to be MINE!"
"Fluttershy, no!" Sunset said. "I was going to say I believe you now!"
"About what?" Fluttershy barked.
"You and Coppermane being together for as long as you said," Sunset said. "I don't remember him all that well, but I realized that I should… and that you two should be together."
The rage in Fluttershy's heart instantly melted away. "Y-You believe me?"
Sunset nodded. "Listen, you probably won't believe me, but I did some research and discovered something." She took out a drawing of an artifact from her bag. "This is the drawing I showed you at the beach. This is the Memory Stone; an Equestrian artifact"
"M-Memory Stone?" Fluttershy asked.
"It has the power to wipe out any memories, even fragments," Sunset said. "Fragments like me being nice, or…"
"…Coppermane," Fluttershy said.
"Exactly," Sunset said. "I think someone is using this stone to make you forget about me being your friend and make me forget about you and Coppermane being together."
Fluttershy looked at Sunset quizzically. "I-I don't know, Sunset."
"I know it sounds crazy, but it's the best lead I've got," Sunset said. "And it seems to line up with what's happening. You remember being with Coppermane when nobody else does, and same thing with me being your friend and becoming nice."
"I-I guess…" Fluttershy murmured.
"Fluttershy, I know you don't believe me, but I'm your friend and you can trust me," Sunset said. "If we find whoever has the Memory Stone, we can turn everything back to normal. We can be friends again, and you can get your boyfriend back. Also, think about this. I had pictures of all of us together, and you didn't believe me. You showed Coppermane pictures of you two together… and he didn't believe you."
Fluttershy gasped. She was right. He ignored the evidence just like she did with Sunset. Sunset Shimmer was undoubtedly the meanest girl in school. She yelled at her for accidentally finding the formal crown. She had earned the reputation to not be trusted by anyone. Then again, the look in Sunset's eyes was genuine. And the alarming piece of evidence… Fluttershy's pictures were brushed off just like Sunset's were. On top of that, all these anomalies started on Saturday, as well as every person except for one remembering.
It was all consistent.
Fluttershy sighed, feeling chills in her heart again. She could hardly bear the fact that she was single again.
"I miss Coppermane so much already," Fluttershy whimpered. "Okay… I'll help you."