Sunset looked at Rarity with guarded skepticism as she sat down across from her. Heather was special to her as she had come through the portal with it on the first time she came to Earth. Sunset could see why Rarity had exclaimed like she had. Heather was looking a little worse for wear. She had dust and scratches all over from getting hit by the rainbow laser, as well as two holes torn in the back from her transformation into the she-demon.
"Sunset, darling. I meant no disrespect. It's just sad to see a prized possession look like that." Rarity said, holding her hands up in defence.
"It's fine Rarity." Sunset said dejectedly.
"It most certainly is not fine, darling, and I intend to right this wrong." Rarity said, unmasked excitement and determination in her eyes. "Now, I'll admit that I have no experience with leather, but I am willing to try. For a friend." Sunset looked at Rarity in surprise.
'Did she just say friend. How can she be my friend when I did nothing but hurt her in the past?' Sunset thought to herself. 'Must have something to do with that conversation they had with Twilight at the portal before she left.'
"Are you sure you wanna do that?" Sunset asked Rarity.
"But, of course, darling. It would be my pleasure." Rarity replied.
"Ok, here." Sunset said as she shouldered off her leather jacket and handed it to Rarity. "I have to get going now. Got a lot of stuff to do."
"Ok, darling. I'll see you back at school." Rarity said as Sunset walked off. After getting outside, she put her helmet on, straddled her bike and took off, unbeknownst to her, she was being followed by a pink convertible.
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After ten minutes of riding, Sunset finally got to her apartment building. She decided to park in the outside parking lot as she was planning on going out again. Suddenly her phone went off. Opening her text messaging app, she saw it was from detective Enigma. She opened it.
'Sunset Shimmer, your case number is 020914-14659. Use this when phoning your insurer.
Sincerely,
Detective V Enigma'
Sunset couldn't believe how quick they were at giving her the case number.
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Pinkie had just pulled up to where she had seen Sunset pull into. She had decided to follow Sunset, as she looked sad and needed cheering up. She climbed out of her pink Audi TT, that she had gotten with the money she'd saved up, and followed Sunset into the building. Suddenly, Sunset got a text, and smiled. Pinkie wondered what could have cheered Sunset up so quickly. She decided to investigate further.
Pinkie approached the door that Sunset had just gone into. She was about to knock when she heard Sunset talking on the other side.
"Hi, yes, I'd like to make a claim. Sunset Shimmer. Yes. My apartment was broken into. All the insured stuff needs replacing…"
Pinkie couldn't believe her ears. Sunset's apartment was broken into. She pulled out her phone and went to the text thread that she had with Rarity.
'hey Rares, when u spoke to Sunset, what did u talk abt?'
'hey Pinkie, nothing much. Just about her leather jacket, how she was and if I could fix her jacket for her.'
'oh, ok.'
'why?'
'her apartment was broken into yesterday. Just thought that maybe she told you about it.'
'oh, good heavens. She didn't tell me anything about it. Maybe all of us should meet to discuss it. She really needs friends right now.'
'yeah, maybe we should wait and see if she brings it up first.'
'agreed. See you on Monday Pinkie.'
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Sunset had just gotten off the phone with her insurer. All of it had gone well. The money to replace all the stolen items would be in her bank account within the next two days. The only problem was, she now had nothing else to do. She decided to go for a ride.
Sunset spent the next few hours riding, with no clear destination in mind. She came to the abandoned factory where she stayed for the first few months of being here. Seeing the place had jogged up memories of being in a foreign place, with no way to get by. All she had was what she managed to pack when she was still in Equestria.
It reminded her to take a look at her emails. She should have gotten a statement of her account by now. She had sold off a few bits to get enough money to start a new life here. She used some of the money to rent her current apartment and saved the rest in her account. She checked it and almost fell over. The balance brought forward was a lot, but not anything to write home about. She read the email again. She had two hundred thousand dollars in her account. She saddled up on her bike again, started it up, and took off again.
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Sunset got home a few hours later, made herself some food and sat on her couch to eat. She still couldn't believe that three people that she had done nothing but hurt for three years wanted to be her friends. She sat deep in thought until her food was finished. She got up and cleaned her dirty dishes, afterwards she showered. She then got into bed and tried to fall asleep.
After half an hour of tossing and turning, she finally fell asleep. She opened her eyes to see what could only be described as the moments before everything went to shit at the fall formal. She had the crown in her hands.
"No!" She shouted. She threw the crown as far away from herself.
Suddenly, there was a hollow laugh coming from all around her.
"Dear oh dear. Do you really think that would work for something that has already happened."
"Wh-who said that?" Sunset said, spinning around to try to see where the newcomer was.
"Hahahaha. So naive. Look behind you."
Sunset spun around and saw a mirror, but what she saw in it wasn't herself. It was the demon she had transformed into at the fall formal.
"Do you understand now. I am a part of you. No amount of magic from a rainbow laser can change that." The demon said as she grabbed Sunset by the throat.
Sunset tried to fight her way out of the demon's grip, but no matter how many times she kicked or scratched, she could not get free. The demon took off and threw Sunset to the ground. She hit the ground with a thud, tears in her eyes. The demon then flew at her, claws raised. She struck Sunset in the abdomen, blood starting to pool on her skin through the rip that was formed.
The demon made to attack again, but before she could strike, Sunset woke with a start. She felt on her face that the tears from the nightmare had followed her to the waking world, as well as a sharp pain in her abdomen.
'That's weird. Wounds from dreams aren't meant to follow to the waking world. But my abdomen isn't bleeding. It's just sore. What the fuck is happening to me.' Sunset thought darkly to herself