Later on, the school day ended, and then Thomas, who was walking with Sunset, and the girls walked out of the building and parted ways so they could go home. Sunset then took Thomas to her apartment in a tall building the size of a house.
“This is it, little guy,” Sunset said. “Wow... just like... just like the orphanage,” Thomas said. “Hey, don’t worry about it. If it’s still bothering you, just try to think of a happy memory,” Sunset said. Thomas nodded with a soft smile, and then he and Sunset went inside the building, took the elevator to the 7th floor, and then Sunset took out her keys, and then as they entered, her apartment was huge with a wide-open space for visitors. “Why don’t you make yourself comfortable while I do my homework?” Sunset asked, Thomas nodded and then went to go take a nap in Sunset’s bed while Sunset started to do her homework.
Later on, Sunset ordered herself a macaroni salad and then got Thomas some chicken tenders with french fries on the side. Sunset suddenly saw Thomas softly frowning with sadness in his eyes, “You okay, sweetie?” Thomas sniffed, and then Sunset rubbed his shoulder, “Hey. I promise we’ll get you back to your mom and your family, okay?” Thomas nodded, and then they continued to enjoy their meal.
After dinner, they got cleaned up and Sunset put her pajamas on, which was a dark magenta long sleeve shirt with her red and yellow sun symbol, and dark magenta pants with golden yellow and light golden orange stripes, and dark magenta slippers on her feet. She let Thomas stay in his clothes, but wear some shorts she outgrew, which felt baggy on him, and her bathrobe, and she waited for him to finish brushing his teeth. They then sat down and watched a movie together, as Sunset wrapped her arm around him, and pulled him over to her so he could lean on her side, and he nuzzled himself against her belly and laid down on her hip and her lap. Sunset softly stroked his shoulder.
After the movie ended, Sunset got sleepy, and she saw Thomas falling asleep on her lap with his head nuzzled against her tummy. She stood up carefully and took him to bed with her, and as she laid him on the bed, Sunset laid down, and then she fell asleep.
While Thomas was sleeping he suddenly woke up and saw himself at the school, but he suddenly walked to the statue to see if he can go back, but as he touched it, nothing happened. “No! No! No, Momma, no!” Suddenly, symbiotic tendrils of blackish dark purple ink dragged him to another void, and he saw Fluttershy trying to reach for him. “Grab my hoof!” she screamed. “I’m trying!” Thomas said, and he tried to touch her hoof, but he felt nothing since she was a ghost, and then turned into ash. “NO! MOMMA!”
Thomas then felt himself being shook, “Thomas! Thomas! Wake up!”
Thomas then shot himself open and let out a scream, until he was hugged by something warm and squishy. He looked up and saw Sunset’s face with concern, and then he buried his face between her breasts and began to cry. “Shhhhhh... It’s okay, Thomas. It’s okay,” Sunset whispered, as she sat him between her crisscrossed legs, and hugged him closer to her torso, and then rubbed his back and stroked his hair. “Did you have a bad dream?”
Thomas nodded, “I-I-I was a-at th-th-th-the ssss-sch-sc-school... *sniff* but I w-wen-went to the st-stat-statue... *sniff* and then I was trapped here f-f-for-forev-ever and then a big monster took me when I tried to reach my Momma, but she was a ghost... *sniff* I miss her.” Thomas then buried his face back in her breasts and then cried again, until Sunset calmly rocked herself while she hugged him towards her chest. “Shhhhhh shhhhhh shhhhhh... It’s okay. It’s okay,” she said, rubbing and patting his back. “How about if you sleep closer to me? I’ll keep you comfy for the rest of the night.” Thomas nodded and then after they both laid back down, Thomas scooted closer to Sunset and then laid his head closer towards her breasts and then went back to sleep, until Sunset curled towards him, and then hugged him closer without suffocating him.
“Am I allowed to call you Auntie Sunset?” Thomas asked. Sunset smiled warmly, and then gave him a kiss on the forehead, “Of course you are.” Thomas smiled back and then went back to sleep, and then Sunset slept with him all night long.