After dinner, Sunset did her homework at the dining room table and then she got a text. She picked up her phone to see who texted her.
Rarity: Hi darling, I know your on a good will tour. I was wondering if you could help me model some of my new fashions. Hit me up
Sunset: Where would we do the modeling?
Rarity: My house why?
Sunset: One minute.
Sunset walked into the den and Luna and Chrysalis were watching TV. Sunset cleared her throat. Luna and Chrysalis jumped and turned around.
“Is something wrong honey?” Luna asked.
“Mom, Aunt Chrys I got a problem.” Sunset said.
“What’s up kiddo?” Asked Chrysalis.
“How am I going to finish my good will tour now?” Sunset asked.
“Well I will go with you to the shelter on Saturday.” Chrysalis said.
“Well Rarity wants me to help her with modeling a few of her outfits this week.” Sunset stated very timidly.
“Usually after school I wouldn’t let you leave this house, but as long as I can arrange a pick up for you, you can do it.” Luna stated.
“Thank you mom you're the best.” Sunset launched herself into Luna.
After wrapping her in a big hug Sunset ran back into the phone and texted Rarity.
Sunset: Mom said it’s ok what day you want to do this?
Rarity: Friday Night work for you?
Sunset: Not too late I have to finish my goodwill tour by volunteering at the shelter on Saturday.
Rarity: Then you're done?
Sunset: Yep Helped Applejack, Rainbow, and Pinkie Pie. I will help you Friday, then Fluttershy on Saturday and I am done.
Rarity: How about you spend the night here? First let me see if mom or dad will drop you off at the shelter Saturday.
Sunset: Let me check with mom. I’ll let you know at school Monday.
Rarity: Okay Ciao.
After that Sunset went back to doing her homework, finishing it up late Saturday night falling asleep at the table in the dining room. It dawned on Chrysalis and Luna that they hadn’t seen Sunset in a while. Luna was concerned as it was getting late.
“Have you seen Sunset in the last 3 hours?” Luna asked.
“No I haven’t. Let’s see where she is.” Chrysalis said switching off Saturday Night Live that Luna and her had been watching.
Luna’s heart melted seeing her daughter asleep at the table. Chrysalis started cleaning up her school books, then an evil smile crossed her face. Luna looked at Chrysalis with concern Chrysalis slammed the books down (not real hard) right by Sunset who shot up from her sleep.
“That wasn’t funny Aunt Chrys!” Sunset shouted rather annoyed.
“It was hilarious.” Chrysalis said laughing.
Then Chrysalis looked at Luna who was standing there with her lips pursed and arms crossed. Looking at Chrysalis with a look that could have soured milk. Chrysalis sighed. “What?”
“That was a sweet sight. I was gonna pick my daughter up and carry her to bed. You ruined it.” Luna scolded her.
“Luna relax, it was just a joke, what is up with you?” Chrysalis asked.
“I was gonna do something sweet with Sunset.” Luna shot back.
“O.K. I’m sorry damn.” Chrysalis said walking down the hall, went into her room and slammed the door. Sunset got upset and started crying almost as if on cue.
“What’s wrong?” Luna asked.
“It upsets me when you and Aunt Chrysalis fight. I’m afraid you're gonna fight and she’s going to go one way and your gonna go the other way and I’m gonna lose my aunt.” Sunset said tears in her eyes, and voice breaking.
“Oh my little worrybug.” Luna said wrapping Sunset in a big hug.
“Mom it scares me, because you’re something good, so is Aunt Chrysalis and it scares me, because nothing good in my life ever sticks around.” Sunset told Luna.
Luna understood exactly what Sunset was saying. Sunset was the best thing to ever happen to Luna and Luna everyday was scared knowing one day Sunset would leave her. Sunset assured Luna she would stay in town.
Luna was trying her best to be a mom to Sunset while she was there. Luna admitted this was all new and scary to her. Being a mom she had no idea how it worked. She learned to feel her way through this and put the pieces together as you go.
“Sunset we’ll talk to Aunt Chrysalis in the morning, and you can voice your concerns to her. But now I see why you get so upset, when we fight.” Luna said.
“Exactly, I love you and Aunt Chrysalis, and the Rainbooms and I even like Trixie. It is nice to have everything I thought I would never would. Family and friends, I just wish I knew why Gilda thinks killing me is a good thing.” Sunset said.
“Sunset your different, technically an alien. Human nature is people fear what they don’t understand, fear what is different.” Luna explained.
“Wish I knew where Gilda was.” Sunset said.
“You and me both.” Luna said putting her arms around her.
Earlier in the day at Canterlot State Prison…
Two FBI agents were investigating the breakout of Gilda Griffon. They had found no evidence on how she vanished. One of the agents did have a theory.
“Mulder, do you really think this was an alien abduction?” Agent Dana Scully asked.
“Scully we went over this cell, it’s like she just vanished. I am out of ideas.” Agent Fox Mulder replied.
Scully went over the cell again when she noticed something .The grill in the back of the cell had been bothering her. She walked over to it.
“Scully what did you find?” Mulder asked.
“You said alien abduction. I say she went and dug the grill out of the wall and the area around it and with cardboard and paint made a fake one.” Scully said giving the crate a slight kick and the cardboard fell down to reveal a hole. The guards never noticed because the cardboard had been painted to look like the wall.
“I think we got a gopher, she probably went up the ventilation shaft.” Scully said.
“Made it up on the roof then, but then where did she go from there? Shooting down the drainpipe?” Mulder asked.
“May have had some supplies bed sheets or whatever to make a rope, you can get anything you want in prison, including something to dig the grate out and the wall around it.” Scully informed him.
“Well we should report this and also call agent Chrysalis. She’ll want to know about this.” Mulder said taking out his cell phone.
Chrysalis just entered her bedroom and saw she had a voice message from Mulder. She heard how Gilda got out of jail and that she was still on the run. Chrysalis armed her security system, took her gun and put it in it’s holster. She hung it on the one bedpost closest to her resting slightly on the headboard.
She knew Gilda was out there but wanted to be left alone right now. She was ready to move on. Luna was never going to want her romantically and while that broke Chrysalis’s heart she had to come to terms with it.
Chrysalis got her Ipod out from one of her drawers and listened to some break up songs and literally cried herself to sleep. It was time for her to move on. But where she was going was not sure.
Luna was feeling terrible too. She looked at her phone for some reason. She was surprised to see a text from Apple Cinnamon. All the text said was he had some big plans and he would let her know more when the time came. Luna went to sleep wondering what big plans there were and what was in their future.
Sunset fell asleep and awoke or so she thought surrounded by a white light then everything went dark around her. The demon Sunset Satan appeared before her floating in front of her and laughed maniacally. Sunset covered her ears as she hated that ominous sound.
“What do you want with me??!!” Sunset yelled at her.
“HAHAHA Oh Sunset this is too precious, you and Luna and Chrysalis all together one happy family isn’t that so cute. Too bad it will be ripped away one day real soon.” The Demon replied.
“You will not harm my family!! You hear me, I stopped you once I will stop you again!!” Sunset told her.
“You stopped me? Check your facts little girl. Twilight and her friends stopped you. You know the ones that consider you their charity case.” The Demon corrected Sunset.
“No they are my real friends in fact in six days time I will be done with my goodwill tour and they will see I have changed.” Sunset replied back forcefully pointing at the demon.
“Oh really? They feel sorry for you. Nothing more than that.”
Sunset clenched her fists and scowled at her demon form. It took everything from her. But it gave her friends and a family she was going to defend everything that she held dear at any cost.
“I have seven friends, a mother ,two aunts, and a much better life. That all came because of you. So if anything you blessed me and didn’t destroy me. Besides you are in my past, and my past does not define me, because my past is not today.” Sunset told the demon confidently.
“HAHAHA you are made to suffer. I gave you power and you threw it away. We are linked Sunset and you know it. By day I dog your steps by night I haunt your dreams. You can never be rid of me. Because I am you, you’re true from. You’re not a human or a unicorn you are me!!” The Demon replied back confidently.
“Why me, why are you picking on me??” Sunset demanded.
“I’m telling you the truth little girl. You’re just afterbirth, slithered out of your mothers filth. They should have put you on a glass jar on the mantelpiece.”
“No it’s not true!!!” Sunset sobbed.
“Now to prove it to you.” The Demon said as she lunged for Sunset.
“NOOOOOOOOO!!!” Sunset Screamed out in her sleep.
Luna flew into Sunset’s room followed by Chrysalis. Sunset sat on the bed with her knees up to her chest, her head on her arms that were resting on top of her knees crying.
Luna sat down on the edge of the bed and tried to console Sunset. Chrysalis sat on the other side of Sunset rubbing her back. Chrysalis felt so bad for her niece, this made her want a daughter, but what are the chances of a girl from another world falling into her lap like Luna. Chrysalis knew it was none.
Chrysalis got up and left the room and went to get something to drink. She felt out of place with Luna holding Sunset. She went out to the kitchen and got a flavored water and sat at the kitchen table. After a few minutes she decided it was time to go back to bed.
Walking back to her bedroom Chrysalis saw the light go out in Sunset’s room but Luna didn’t come out. Chrysalis walked down the hall and peeked in there was Luna laying in bed with Sunset. Holding her in her arms and both were already asleep or so it seemed. Chrysalis sighed and went back to bed.
The next morning Chrysalis was awoken by a knocking at the door. She looked at the clock it was 9:00 and knew no one would be knocking with any good news.
Chrysalis quickly threw on a robe and looked at the peephole. It was a man and woman in suits and a police officer.
“This can’t be good.” Chrysalis thought. Luna was coming down the hallway when Chrysalis opened the door.
“Sorry to disturb you this morning, but we need to speak to Sunset Shimmer.” The man said.
“Who are you?” Chrysalis said as they entered the house.
“We are from DCF. Department of Children and Families. We have reason to suspect that Sunset Shimmer who is here is or has been abused.”
“You gotta be shitting me pal.” Chrysalis said.
“Ma’am step aside.” The police officer said shoving Chrysalis aside.
“You don’t shove me aside, mister.” Chrysalis said.
The officer turned to her and said “Listen lady I don’t know who you are…” The officer began.
“Special Agent Chrysalis United States FBI.” Chrysalis told him.
“Yeah ok whatever.” The Officer said.
By this time Sunset Shimmer had been woken up by the commotion and walked groggily out into the living room where Luna and Chrysalis were talking with what looked like two officials and a cop.
“What the hell?” Asked Sunset.
“Miss Shimmer we’re going to need to ask you some questions.” The lady said.
“Who are you?” Sunset asked.
“We are from the Department of Children and Families.” The lady replied.
“They think I’m abusing you.” Luna said sarcastically.