//------------------------------// // New Stand User // Story: Sunset's Bizarre Adventure: Friendship is Unbreakable // by StardustSprinkle //------------------------------// "Ok, here goes nothing," Sunset whispers as she stood in front of the classroom door. This is her first day of class after the prom. After her transformation to a demon and her defeat, no one, aside from Twilight's friends, is willing to talk to her. The door is half-open. Sunset pushes the door open, and a student screamed 'demon' as a bucket of water drops on her head. The whole class breaks out in laughter. I deserve this, Sunset thought, walking to the back of the classroom and pick a seat in the corner. "Good morning, class," Miss Cheerilee says before entering the classroom. However, a bucket of water drops on her head as she opens the door: "WHAT THE...WHAT IS THIS SUPPOSED TO BE?" What? Sunset thought to herself: am I dreaming? Since when did that bucket of water get back up there? Now to think of it, my cloth is dry. But how? "WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?" Cheerilee shouts as everyone staring at each other: "WHO DID THIS?" Everyone points towards Sunset. "You again?" "No! You have to listen to me! I... ' "You are coming with me, young lady!" "You have to listen! I walked into the classroom; a bucket of water dropped on me..." "That's enough," Celestia cuts Sunset off: "I've had enough of this." "Principle Celestia, please!" Sunset says, standing up from her seat: "I know this is bizarre, but didn't we just see me turning into a demon a couple of days ago?" "Sunset," Celestia says: "Your cloth wasn't wet when we first get here, now is it?" "What? No..." Sunset finds herself soaked before finishing her sentence: "What the..." "I see how it is," Celestia says as a humanoid figure emerges behind her: "Sunset, can you see this?" Sunset nods as she is too shocked to say anything. "Just as I thought," Celestia leaves her seat: "Sunset, you are a stand user." "A what?" "A stand user," Celestia explains: "Think of it as your guardian angel, but with special ability unique to your personality." "I don't understand..." "You will," Celestia says, putting both hands on Sunset's shoulder: "You have to." At the same moment, water on Sunset's cloth starts to flow downwards quickly, quicker than it should. Seconds later, her cloth is dry again. "What the..." "It has been a long day to you," Celestia says: "Why don't you take a break for now while I explain what happened to Miss Cheerilee?" "Would she even believe you?" "I'll try," Celestia says: "You can stay in my office. Actually, you should visit the Vice Principle Luna. She can give you some advice as to how to use your stand." "My sister texted me about everything," Luna says: "It's odd really; we haven't seen any students with stands. You are certainly the first." "Really?" Sunset replies with an awkward smile on her face. "Indeed," Luna says: "A person usually awakens his or her stand due to unique circumstances. Although the event a couple of days ago could explain a few things, it definitely doesn't tell us why your stand awakes now." "Whatever do you mean?" "There are a few ways one can acquire a stand," Luna proceeds: "One of them is to awake the fighting spirit within you." "I am pretty beaten now," Sunset explains while scratching her head: "After that event, I just feel horrible about everything I did in the past three, four years. Now I just want to be a better person." "I see," Luna says: "That could be a reason. Are any of your family members stand users?" "Nope," Sunset answers: "I wasn't too close with anyway." "I see," Luna nods: "What's your ability?" "Drying up cloth, I guess?" Sunset says, look down at her backpack. "It's more than that," Luna says: "It could take you a while to figure out, but do reach out to us if you need help." "How do you know it's more than that?" Sunset says: "I am a horrible person, and I surely deserve a trash stand." "Don't beat yourself like this," Luna responds: "You are trying to change, right?" "Yes?" "So you are not that bad after all," Luna says: "You want to change, and that's what matters. As a stand user, I've encountered a lot of bad people, and you can't even compare to them." "Really?" Sunset asks, letting out a slight, sad smile. "Indeed," Luna continues: "Your stand awakes now means your fighting spirit is awake. And you just said that you wanted to be a better person, right?" "Yes?" Sunset raises her head. "See, this is your chance," Luna says: "I have faith in you." "Vice Principle Luna?" "Yes?" "What's your special ability?" Sunset asks. "It's a bit hard to explain," Luna says: "Have you ever experienced sleeping paralysis?" "Yes," Sunset answers: "And it was horrible." "Sleeping paralysis occurs when your mind is awake, but your body is still asleep," Luna says: "In other words, you are in a realm between dream and reality. In this realm, all your worst nightmares come into existence." "That's your ability?" "Not quite. I can bring people into that state when they are asleep," Luna says: "and I would have complete control over them. I will learn of their worst nightmares and make it real. Also, what happened to them under that state would happen in real life ." "So you are like the sleeping paralysis demon?" Sunset asks. "You can say so," Luna shrugs: "But I typically use this power to eradicate one's worst nightmare." "What about Principle Celestia?" "She can change the density of objects," Luna explains: "Her stand is designed for close-range combat while mine is designed for other purposes." "What do you mean by for other purposes?" "You see, my stand can't fight in real life at all. Yet, it could either make or break one's spirit if needed." Luna says: "There are also long-range stands. Think of them as remote control toys. By the way, since a stand is the materialization of your spirit, you would get injured if your stand gets injured, and vise versa." "What the..." "I know this must've been a long day," Luna says: "Why don't you take the rest of today off and regroup a bit?"