Sunset shimmer had ran as fast as she could to the statue that stood in front of Canterlot High School. When she arrived she attempted to walk through the portal side, she found it was solid.
Why isn’t the portal working, she thought to herself.
Sunset did the only logical thing she could think of at the moment, she called Twilight Sparkle.
The phone rang a few times before Twilight picked up.
“Hello,” Twilight answered.
“Twilight I need you to come to the statue in front of the school, the portal isn’t open and I need to talk to Princess Twilight,” Sunset replied.
“Alright I’ll be there with my equipment as soon as possible, see you soon,” Twilight responded.
“Alright Twilight, see you then,” Sunset hung up the phone.
As Sunset waited for Twilight she read and pondered over the words in her notebook. They seemed so ominous, but she couldn’t decipher their meaning. But the strangest part of the dream was the fact that Cheerilee had been in it. Cheerilee had been the one to ring the bell that the poem spoke about, and Sunset needed to know why.
Twilight arrived albeit a bit winded.
“I… huff… made it… puff,” said Twilight out of breath.
Twilight then took out her magic detector and started scanning the statue.
“The levels of magic in the statue seem to be normal,” Twilight said a bit confused.
“But if the portal is fine why isn’t it open,” Sunset replied slightly annoyed.
“I’m not certain, but maybe the other side of the portal is the problem,” Twilight suggested.
“I need to talk to Twilight right now, how am I supposed to do that if something is wrong with the portal!” Sunset exclaimed worriedly.
“Don’t you still have that book?” Twilight asked.
“Yes, I had forgotten about the book, I need to get home right now!” Sunset replied excitedly.
Sunset started running back to her apartment. All this running was probably going to be a problem for her tomorrow, but she didn’t care, she just needed to figure out what this dream was about.
Sunset arrived at her apartment complex, she got in the elevator and went up to the third floor. The elevator doors opened and she made her way to her apartment. She got out her keys and opened the door. Once she was inside she made her way over to her closet, and opened it. After a bit of rummaging around, she found the book with her cutie mark displayed on the front.
Sunset made her way over to her desk, reached for her pen, and opened the journal.
Dear Princess Twilight Sparkle,
This is Sunset Shimmer, I know it’s been awhile since we talked, but I’ve recently had a strange dream and I need to talk to someone about it. The contents of the dream have led me to believe that the dream is tied to Equestrian Magic, and I would like to discuss the dream with you in person if possible. I tried to enter the portal, but it appeared to be closed. Twilight examined the portal with her magic detector, and the magic levels appeared fine. I was wondering if anything had happened to the mirror. Please respond as soon as you have time.
Sincerely,
Sunset Shimmer
Sunset waited eagerly for a response. While she waited she thought back to the girl she saw in her dreams, She thought back to that dance, and kiss they shared. It’s been nearly five years since then, but Sunset remembers it like it had just happened. Sunset feels bad about leaving her like that, she almost wishes she could take it all back. But as she ponders more she realizes that going through that mirror lead her down the path that made her the better person she is today.
Finally Sunset is taken out of a daze by the sound of the journal vibrating. She opens the book to the next page and sees Twilight’s response.
Dear Sunset Shimmer,
The mirror is not broken, but the device that I built to keep the portal permanently stable is. I am not even sure what happened to it, some of the pieces are just gone! I need to find the pieces to fix the stabilizing device, but until then the portal will be on it’s normal opening cycle. The cycle occurs every thirty moons and stays open for one moon. The good news is I have done some research and concluded that one equestion moon is equal to three of your world's days. My research has also concluded that twenty-nine moons have passed since the last portal cycle. I am unable to fix the stabilizer at present, but the portal will open in one moon so if you can hold out for three days we will be able to talk then.
Sincerely,
Princess Twilight Sparkle
As Sunset finished reading Twilight’s response, she felt relieved. Ok Sunset three more days until you can talk to twilight, Sunset thought to herself. Sunset thought that maybe she should try to get as much help from this world as she can in the three days until the portal opens. So while she waits she decided that she should consult all of her friends and see what they think about the situation.
Sunset opened up her friend’s group chat and asked if they would all like to come over to her house for a sleepover. Once they were all together, Sunset could talk to them all about the dream, and see if any of them could make sense of it. Everybody was happy to have a sleepover and would be over soon.
Sunset Shimmer made a mental checklist of everything she needed to talk to them about. Which included everything about the poem and the dream, and her letters with twilight.
Sunset shimmer waited patiently for her friends to arrive. Finally There was a knock at the door, and Sunset walked over to the door to let the person in.