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// Chapter 5: All Memories Restored 
// Story: Shadow the Hedgehog: Forgotten Friendship 
// by Pinkie Pie Sweets 
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Out at the back of the school, Wallflower is making her way to her garden in the woods close by. Sitting by and in the trunk of the truck, Twilight and the rest of the Main Six are talking among themselves. Manages to make their way to the back, Sunset and Shadow look around to find the one responsible for the memory erasing.

"Wallflower?" Sunset calls out.

Shadow and Sunset run across the parking lot together. Twilight and the others look to see Shadow and Sunset running towards each other. Then they stop beside the five girls.

Shadow whispers, "You go talk to her, I'll let those girls know what's going on."

Sunset nods her head. Shadow let's go and head towards the girl.

Twilight asks, "Shadow, what's going on?"

"Just listen to the conversation," Shadow simply answers.

Twilight and the others decide to wait and see what happen. Sunset continues to go after Wallflower.

"Wallflower, stop!" Sunset cries out.

Wallflower turns around looking surprised, "You remember my name?"

"I remember everything! The Memory Stone, how I acted, all of it!" Sunset says.

"What?! How?! I erased the whole afternoon!" Wallflower asks in shock.

The girls become shocked to hear the conversation. They remember what Sunset says about the stone, but never expect to see who is responsible for this. Shadow stays by them in case something happens. Wallflower blushes a little.

Sunset decides to try and reason with Wallflower, Listen. I used to be just like you. Sure, I was popular, but I was lonely."

"You're nothing like me, and I'm not lonely, because I have... plants!" Wallflower angrily says.

But realizing her mistake, she quietly says, "That sounded less lonely in my head."

"I'm sorry, Wallflower," Sunset says.

But Wallflower refuses to listen, "No, you're not. You're just trying to look good in front of your friends! And it's working! Gah! How am I supposed to get back at you if nothing I do matters?! I hate you!"

Realizing her confession, Wallflower quickly covers her mouth. Everyone becomes shocked to hear what she says. Even Sunset gasps in shock.

"I wanted to teach you a lesson by erasing your friends' good memories of you. But obviously that didn't work." Wallflower angrily says as she takes off her backpack. She then digs into her bag and brings out the stone.

Taking out the stone, Wallflower wonders, "But what if I erased all their memories of high school?"

This statement shocked everyone, especially Sunset

"Wallflower, you have to stop! I don't know what happened when Sunset is this biggiest meanie in the school, but what you're doing it's not fair to her after trying so hard to changing for the better! It's not fair to everyone because you got them involved! Don't do something that you're going to regret!" Shadow angrily says.

Sunset says, "He's right, you can't do that! You'd be stealing their memories of each other!"

But Wallflower doesn't listen, "They'll think of each other the way you think of me! Which is not at all!"

Wallflower then uses the stone's power to erase Shadow and the girl's memories.

"Nooo!" Sunset screams as she shed tears, and hurries to save them.

She gets in front of the magic and is zap instead of them.

The girls gasp in shock

Shadow screams, "Sunset!"

Struggling to sit up, Sunset says, "I've ruined their friendship once before. I'd rather give up my own memories than let it happen again!"

The girls and Shadow are stunned in shock to see Sunset has taken the hit. Soon the magic absorbed into her head, and streams of her memories are beginning to leave from Sunset's head and into the stone. Sunset grunts in pain, and scream each of her friend's memories that are coming out.

Shadow screams, "No! Wallflower, stop this! You're erasing Sunset's memories!"

But Wallflower doesn't seems to listen or notice. The memory stone continues to suck in Sunset's memories.

Shadows calls out, "Wallflower, you're making a terrible mistake! You of all people probably still feel hurt from what Sunset did in the past! And yet for some reason, you have the right to hurt Sunset and everyone just for them to see what you see in Sunset! How does that make you different from the 'meanie' you claimed she is?!"

Sunset struggles she she turns her head, "Shadow."

"I may not know what happened in the past, but I met the Sunset Shimmer that she is now! She cared about her friends so much that she decides to go to great lengths to save their memories! She even sacrifice her own memories for them! If this is the Sunset you think she is, then she wouldn't have sacrifice herself to save their friendship of each other," Shadow says.

Sunset smiles even though she is struggling with her memories being removed.

She reaches her hand out, and says, "Shadow… thank you… promise me that… you'll still be my friend and be… friends with mine."

Seeing and hear what Sunset says, causes Shadow to gasp in shock. The strongest memories pops into his mine. The little girl.

The girl says with a smile even though she is on the ground, "Shadow please promise me… that you'll help people… and be friends with them."

"Maria!" Shadow's voice screams.

"I'm sure you'll be very happy there Shadow. I only wish that I could come along with you. The world looks so beautiful from up here in space, but my grandfather says that the people who lived there have to face many problems. That's why you were created to help those people and to be their friend," the little girl, Mara says, showing a smile on her face.

Just then, everything that has happen in Shadow's mind begins to flow back to him. Him being created, becoming friends with the blond girl that is the most important person in his life. And how the two come to an awful separation from each other when he escaped through a pod and the girl is shot with a gun. Finally, how the meteor hits the pod and causes his to become out cold, unaware that the pod is leaving the planet to this one.

He then watches Sunset as she loses one last memory. This one is a black screen with Shadow's picture on it. Once that pulled out, Sunset falls forward and is about to collapse, but Shadow catches her. Shadow frowns, and yet, has tears coming down his face. Shadow memories has returned, but it cost a memories of a friend. Now that he remember, he knows that he lost two dear friends. The girls and Wallflower are feeling sadness, concern, and shame for Shadow and Sunset.

Sunset manages to sit up, but gasps in shock.

She looks around and scaredly asks, "This isn't Canterlot. Where am I? Princess Celestia?"

The girls are stunned to see that Sunset's memories have been fully erased of everything in her high school years. Wallflower is the most shocked to see this. This isn't what she wants at all.

"What's happened to me?" Sunset asks herself looking at her hands.

She says in fright, "Somepony, help me!"

Shadow steps forward, causing Sunset to look up, and asks, "Who are you?"

"I'm Shadow. Shadow the Hedgehog. Your… friend," Shadow answers.

Sunset is surprised to see the hedgehog and what he has said. Shadow then gives Sunset a hug. Sunset doesn't react at first, but she then gives Shadow a hug back. Twilight steps forward to be in front of them. Sunset lets go of the embrace and look up to see Twilight.

Sunset asks, "Who are you?"

"We're your friends, just like Shadow" Twilight answers.

Applejack comes forward, and says, "We may not remember you…"

"But after seeing what you did…" Pinkie says.

Then Rarity says, "...the sacrifice you made for us…"

"...we'd be proud to call you…" Fluttershy happily says.

Then the six girls say together, "...our friend!"

Each girl put their hands on Sunset's shoulders to show their friendship to her. Suddenly, Sunset's necklace begins to glow, causing Wallflower to gasp in shock. Sunset, Twilight, and the girls' necklaces begin to glow, and their emblems appears on their cheek. Soon, Twilight, Sunset, and the girls begin to pony up and transform with new clothes. The bond of their friendship, even after their memories are gone is strong within the necklace is able to make all this possible.

Shadow is shocked and yet astonished to see Sunset and the girls transform and are floating in the air with sparkles surrounding them

"Wallflower! You have magic you do not understand! But it is nothing compared to the Magic of…" Twilight says.

But Pinkie interrupts, "Yeah, yeah, we get it."

Then Pinkie screams, "Light her up, ladies!"

All seven girls hold hands, and use the power of their friendship to create a powerful beam of magic that hit the memory stone Wallflower is holding. Soon it shatters to pieces, and the blast causes Wallflower to fall to the ground. Soon, Shadow and Wallflower are watching all the stolen memories go back to where they belong. After the memories have return, Sunset and the girls land on the ground, feeling a little hurt from the having their memories restored.

Sunset feels her head hurting a bit, but turns around to see Twilight and the others,

She calmly asks with a smile, Twilight... Sparkle?"

Twilight smiles back in excitement, "Sunset Shimmer!"

Sunset and Twilight pull each other to a hug. The others join in as well.

Twilight says, "We're so sorry about what happened yesterday?

"I'm just glad to have you all back," Sunset says.

Sunset looks down to see Shadow staring at her.

Sunset smiles, and says, "And I couldn't have done it without you, Shadow."

Sunset then gives Shadow a hug. She then looks to see Wallflower on the floor. Sunset lets go and walk over to the girl. Wallflower rubs her head and look back to see Sunset.

She turns back, and says in remorse, "I'm so ashamed. When I first found the Memory Stone, I only erased little things – awkward hellos, saying the wrong thing, literally any public speaking…"

Twilight walks over, and says, "I've had plenty of awkward moments I wish I could erase, too."

"But it's no excuse. I was so used to erasing memories that I got completely carried away. I'm sorry for everything," Wallflower guiltily says.

"It's okay. I'm sorry, too. I may have stopped being mean, but a Great and Powerful friend helped me realize I still wasn't very nice to you. Everyone matters, Wallflower. No matter how insignificant or invisible they feel," Sunset says.

Sunset reaches out to Wallflower for her to accept her friendship. Wallflower blushes with a smile, and takes Sunset's hand. Sunset then pulls Wallflower to a hug. The two girls let go of their embrace.

Wallflower blushes, and says, "You know, I guess I learned about friendship from you and your hedgehog friend."

"Yeah," Sunset says.

She then look down to see Shadow staring at the two, but something doesn't seem right.

"Sunset, I… I remember everything now," Shadow says.

Sunset and the others look surprised to hear what Shadow says about his memories, and decide to hear the whole story.