The Fall formal was about to start, sooner than it was planned. Due to Sunlight and his friends convincing Celestia to lauch it tonight. He was with them in the gymnasium, waiting for the event to start.
“Be ready, girls, he said. The final step of our plan is about to begin. For now, let’s have some fun until the Princess of the Fall Formal, which will be Sunset, will be crowned.”
The formal started a few minutes later. Sunlight and his friends danced, laughed while keeping an eye on Sunset Shimmer. After an hour or two, Celestia appeared on stage to announce the winner of the crown.
“Uh Hum, she said. It is time to crown the princess of the Fall Formal!! Since only one person postulated for the title, you are not surprise to know that the winner of the crown is Sunset Shimmer, for the fourth time in a row.”
“Yes!! She said. Finally.”
She grabbed the crown and put it on her hand.
“I have waited long enough for this moment, she said. And it finally arrived!!”
But nothing happened. The other students were looking at her with bored faces.
“Wait, i should be supposed to transform, now, she said. Why is it not working?”
She took the crown and realized it was a decoy.
“Hey, Sunset, said Applejack, holding the real crown. Is this what you are looking for?! Come and get it!!”
“You...Bitch!!! Said Sunset. Give me that crown!!”
Applejack and her friends started running outside the school, where Sunlight was waiting. Sunset joined them a few seconds later.
“Give...ME...this Fucking crown!!!” she yelled.
Applejack passed it to Rainbow Dash, who passed it to Pinkie Pie, who passed it to Fluttershy, who by mistake, passed it to Sunset Shimmer.
“Thank you for the crown, sucker!! She said. I have waited 4 years for this moment, 4 fucking years!! I lost my boyfriend and my brother in the process, but it doesn’t matter anymore!! "
She put the crown on her hand and started to transform into a demon, she then used her magic to mind control the students inside the school.
“The only thing standing in my way is you, she said. You will join me or die!!”
“We will never join you” said Sunlight.
“Then you will be destroyed!!” she said.
Sunset threw at his friends a magic ball that Sunlight blocked with a barrier.
“What? How?!” she asked.
“You might be in possession of the Element of Magic, said Sunlight. And you might be using it’s power, but you are not the only one who can use it’s magic. These girls on my sides showed me the meaning of Friendship, Let me...Let us show it to you...”
The Element of Magic started to glow. Sunlight and his friends started to grow pony ears and wings.
“What?! She said. How?!”
“The Elements of Harmony are not excusively for one kind or another, said Sunlight. Anyone that believe in friendship and turn to their friends, can use their power...Let me show you the most powerful magic of all, Sunset. The magic of Friendship...Blast her, girls!”
The Rainbow Laser stroke Sunset Shimmer and wrapped her in a tornado of magic. A few moments later, the light faded revealing a crater. Sunset was lying in the middle of it, in tears. Sunlight came to her, helped her to get up and finally hugged her. She then turned to the crowd
“I am sorry, she said. I am sorry for what i did to you, to all of you. I regret my doings, i just don’t want to be left alone anymore...I just want to be with you, to have friends...Can you and your friends teach me Friendship?”
Suddenly, the reality around Sunlight suddenly become white...
“Congrats, Sunlight, said Twilight. You passed the trial. Do you know why i sent you in this point of time exactly?”
“Yes, he answered.I always thought i could have helped my sister change her ways when she was evil. I was feeling guilty to not have been there for her when she needed it the most. But what are you doing here?”
“I am just astral projecting myself in this dimension. Said Twilight. Discord shared with me what he did. Tell me, do you know what your biggest fear is?”
“...Yes, he said. My biggest fear is to not living up to your legacy, to not being the legend, the hero that you are. I always feared to never be able to do what you accomplished, walk in your traces. But i realize now that i don’t need to walk in your traces, to live up to you feats and accomplishement. I have to trace my own path and establish my own legacy, so it can inspire others to create them at their turns.”
Twilight smiled.
“I was admiring Celestia like you are admiring me, she said. But i didn’t followed her example. I traced my own path, the path that made me what i am today. I might have inspired you, Sunlight. But you are the one who took the decision to be a hero. Like you said, everyone that turn to the magic of Friendship, to their friends in difficults situations can hold the Elements of Harmony. You could have defeated Sunset on your own, but you instead chose to ask for the help of my friends from C.H.S, your friends, just like i did. Nothing forced you to reunite them, but you did it anyway. Now, it is time for you to return back in your world.”
She disappeared and Sunlight too...He woke back in the middle of the park, confused by what happen. He looked around him as he saw all of his friends also confused.
“I don’t feel any change in my power, said Sunlight. Discord...Did you lied to us?”
“Of course no, but i should also have mentionned this was just a pre-test, he answered. Now, it is time for the real test, The Trial of the Elements. For this, i will pair you by team of two and send you in another dimension. You will have to work together to cross the many obstacles on you way...”
“Are we allowed to make the team ourselves?” asked Sunset.
“Ah, nope, said Discord. I will let the chance decide of that.”
Discord made a slot machine appear with two slots. He pulled the lever and the machine started. The first slot stopped on Twilight. He pulled the lever again and the roll stopped on Rarity.
“Twilight and Rarity will be the first team!! Said Discord. Let’s pass to the next one!!”
For the second round, the two slots stopped on Applejack and Sunset Shimmer. Then, in the third round, the slots stopped on Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash.
“So that mean i am with Pinkie Pie, said Sunlight. Oh great...Really great....”
“We are going to have so much fun together!! Said Pinkie. Come on!! Smile!!”
“I don’t feel like it right now” he answered.
“Just enter this portal, said Discord. Good luck!!”
The 4 teams entered in the portal. Sunset and Applejack woked up in the middle of a desert.
“Well, fuck..., said Sunset. We are going to die...”
“I bet you would have loved having Sunlight with you, uh? Said Applejack. He would have felt in his element here...”
Sunset was about to remove her jacket but Applejack stopped her.
“Don’t, she said. We need to keep our skin as fresh as possible. You don’t want yours to be turned into a crisp.”
She stopped talking for a moment to look around.
“I believe my super strenght won’t be super useful here” she said.
“And neither will be my psychic powers, said Sunset. Let’s hope there is an Oasis somewhere near.”
[...]
Rarity and Twilight had landed in the middle of a creepy forest.
“I hate you, Discord” said Twilight.
Rarity was having a panick attack. Twilight tried to calm her down.
“Calm down, Rarity, she said. Everything will be fine. We might be lost in the middle of the woods, but there is nothing friends can’t overcome together! So please get over yourself...”
“You are right, said Rarity. I faced my worst fear, i can face this problem. Tell me you have a tool that could get us out of here...”
“I don’t, said Twilight. I have nothing on me except my clothes.”
“Oh gosh.” said Rarity
[...]
Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash had landed in the middle of the ocean, on an small island.
“I could probably use my superspeed to run on the water, said Rainbow Dash. But who know how big this ocean is? Plus, i can’t abandon Fluttershy here...”
“Maybe i could ask to a fish or a bird if they can help us” asked Fluttershy.
“Supposing you can find one” said Rainbow.
“Don’t be so negative, Dashie, said Fluttershy. I am sure our friends are dealing with worse right now”
Rainbow Dash groaned.
“Right...” she said.
[...]
Sunlight and Pinkie Pie had landed in the middle of a white, bland space. With no horizon, sky or ground. Just a seemingly endless white room
“Okay, this place is boring, said Pinkie. No balloons? No confettis?”
“My powers will be useless there, said Sunlight. No vegetation, no light, no sun, no water, no ground, no wind...I could use magic using my own magic pool, but it would drain my energy.”
“There must be a way to get out of there, said Pinkie. I am sure there is a secret door or portal that will get us out of there.”
“We are not in a cartoon, Pinkie. Said Sunlight. The solution won’t come to us when we expect it the less...”
“Found it!!” she said.
“Son of a..., he said. You are very lucky, you know...”
“I know, said Pinkie. Let’s not waste time!!”
She jumped in the hole in front of her. Sunlight gasped and followed her in the hole.