//------------------------------// // Destined for each other? // Story: Distant Shore // by Artistkun //------------------------------// Sunset Shimmer was glaring at her friends who were slowly walking towards her direction. She growled and knew that she had to protect Lapis Lazuli. Twilight Sparkle has never seen this side of Sunset since the Friendship Games. That gem really changed her best friend. "Sunset, stop what you're doing! That girl is making you change!" Twilight yelled which offended Lapis Lazuli and only made things worse when Sunset was ready to pounce on Twilight. "You have no right to say those things to my precious Lazuli!" "Your Lazuli?!" "Yeah! My Lazuli!" "Sunset, you just met that girl in the mirror yesterday and now you're claiming that girl like she was your partner!!!" "I was the one taking care of it and making sure she deserves to be treated like a princess!" "Are you even listening to yourself?!" The girls were at the side eating popcorn as if they were watching a telenovela. Lapis Lazuli joins the girls but she is focusing on Sunset, who looks really cute when she's mad. To the gem's eyes, Sunset is like an angry horse defending her mate. Lapis didn't like the idea of her Sunset fighting her own friends. "Why are they fighting? Aren't they supposed to be friends?" Lapis asked Fluttershy who was watching the bickering fight between a former horse and a nerd. "Friends do fight sometimes but this.... it scares me". Fluttershy said with a scared tone and Dash wraps her arm around her childhood friend for her to be feel safe. "Give them a few minutes. I'm sure they will both get over it". Pinkie Pie pulls out some popcorn out of her hair and starts to eat while watching the drama between her best friends. The others were lucky that they had some snacks with them. Lapis Lazuli continue to watch as Sunset was ready to attack at any moment but she was good at controlling her anger towards Twilight. "ENOUGH OF THIS NONSENSE!!" Twilight finally had enough of her best friend. She uses her magic to levitate Sunset and crashes her into a rock. Lapis Lazuli immediately got angry and looked at the ocean. She lifted her hand up and she was squeezing her eyes shut, like she was trying to lift some of the ocean water. It took ten seconds for Lapis to give up because she remembered that her gem was cracked and that means that she couldn't control her powers. Sunset Shimmer weakly stood up and glared at Twilight Sparkle with furious eyes. Twilight quickly regrets attacking her crush and shakes in fear when she meets Sunset's gaze. "I-I'm so sorry! I didn't know what I was doing!" Lapis could tell that Twilight was getting scared as Sunset was running towards her direction. Storm clouds started to form as Sunset was running towards her best friend. "YOU BETTER BE SORRY, TWILIGHT SPARKLE!!" The girl's gasp when lightning had struck Sunset but it didn't affect her, it only gained her power. Sunset formed lightning around her left hand and Twilight couldn't move due from fear. When she saw Sunset's fist was about to hit her face, she quickly dodged it and continued to do so as Sunset was about to hit her. "We have to stop her, Applejack!" Dash shouted. "Ah'm on it!" Applejack gets in front of Sunset and grabs her right arm and swings her to the ground. Sunset stood up again and ran towards Twilight's direction but only to be stopped by her friends. "Sunset, stop!" Pinkie yelled as she was holding Sunset's torso but it was really hard because the former equestrian unicorn was strong. "This isn't like you!" Fluttershy shouted while helping Pinkie. "Deep breathes, darling!" Sunset Shimmer grew angrier and the girls quickly left her side as lightning struck down her body. Rain started to pour down on them and they all got in front of Twilight to protect her. Sunset had lightning around her body and was ready to charge at any moment. The girls shield Twilight from the moment that Sunset was about to attack her. "That's enough, Sunset!" Lapis Lazuli got in between them so that she could stop the fight. Sunset gasps and falls on the ground face first. The storm clouds started to clear out of the way. The girls slowly opened their eyes and saw that Sunset was on the ground. Lapis picks up Sunset like she was lightweight, which surprises the girls because Lapis was skinny. Sunset Shimmer's face was covered in sand and she looked tired. Lapis sat down and put Sunset on her lap so that she could clean her friend's face. The girls circled them hoping that their best friend was alright. Sunset opened her eyes and put her head on Lapis's shoulder. "Wh-What happened?" Sunset weakly asked. "You were about to hit us with lightning! I'm surprised that you still live after that lightning has struck down your entire body!" Rainbow Dash said. It made Sunset confuse. "Lightning? What are you talking about?" This only confused the girls and looked at each other before looking back at the former unicorn. "Ya don't remember?" Applejack asked. "All I remember is being pushed on the rock by Twilight's magic and blacked out... Did I do something bad?" Sunset asked in a scared tone. "Of course not!" Twilight nervously lied which made Applejack slap her own forehead and the others gave Sunset a thumbs up with nervous smiles on their faces. Sunset sighs in relief and looks at her friends with a sweet smile on her face which made Lapis and Twilight blush. "I'm glad that I didn't". Sunset yawned pretty loud and snuggled close to the gem. Lapis felt awkward when Sunset began to use the gem's shoulder as a pillow. "I guess the magic she had a while had worn her out, we should get her home". Dash said as she looks at the others. "Let's take her home". Applejack was about to grab Sunset but Lapis glared at them as she wraps her arms around Sunset protectively. "Um... Ms. Lazuli?" Lapis looks away and pats Sunset's head as she ignores the girls. "Oh boy..." Applejack sighed and signaled the girls for a huddle. The girls left Lapis and Sunset alone so that they could talk about what will they do to the two of them. "What are we going to do now? That Lapis chick got protective about us being near Sunset all of a sudden ". Dash said that all of them looked at Lapis and Sunset, who were cuddling each other for warmth. "Aw, they look so cute together". Rarity and Fluttershy said in union while Twilight was clearly jealous. "Two girls from two different worlds, destined for each other. This makes a great drama story don't you think, love?" Rarity asked. "Ah gotta admit, they seem perfect for each other". Applejack said with a smile on her face. "It's like their meant for each other". Fluttershy cooed. "Lapis seems harmless. We should trust her with Sunset". Pinkie said. "I don't think we should easily trust her, girls. I have a bad feeling about her being too close to Sunset". Twilight said in a jealous tone. The girls looked at each other and looked back at the jealous Twilight Sparkle, who was still looking at Lapis and Sunset. "We know you have feelings for Sunset but right now we should accept that Sunset needs that lazuli gem. Let's be there for her". Applejack said that this made Twilight cross her arms, debating herself whether she would accept it or not. "Come on, Twi. I hate to admit it but I'm siding with AJ on this one. We should be there for Sunset". Dash said as she puts her hand on Twilight's shoulder. Twilight sighed and still refuses to look at her friends. "Fine, but I'm only doing this for Sunset". Twilight said. It made the girls happy. They did a group hug for a while, before going back to Lapis. The gem sensed the girls and glared at Twilight. "Calm down, Ms. Lazuli. We mean no harm. We just want to take our friend back to her apartment". Applejack calmly said. "Why should I trust you after what you all did to Sunset?" Lapis angrily asked. "Look, Sunset wasn't in her right mind, we only did that to protect Twilight. Please, Sunset needs a proper place to rest". Dash said as she got Lapis thinking she should trust them. "She needs rest, Ms. Lazuli". Fluttershy said as she kneels down to gaze onto Lazuli's mirror eyes. Lapis slowly nods her head and stands up, carrying Sunset like a bride. "Okay, I trust you, except for that girl with a weird mirror attached to her eyes". Lapis said that the girls knew she was talking about Twilight. The nerd rolled her eyes and looked away. "Let's just get this over with". Twilight said in annoyance. Oh boy... Ah don't like where this is goin'