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// Catching Up Part 1 
// Story: Sunset Heritage 
// by luckyboys121 
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No one knew how long it had been, but eventually the group hug had split up as Sunset sat on the couch. Eda soon sat a plate of tea cookies in front of her saying, "Sorry it's not much, wasn't exactly expecting this today," as she sat on a couch opposite them.

"No we where not," said Dante as he sat down next to her before blinking, as he said, "Damn, I completely to forgot to ask who you are Miss," as he turned to the girl sitting next to Sunset.

"Oh, my name's Fluttershy and Sunset and I are dating," said Flutterhy as she awkwardly waved at them.

Eda gasped slightly before smiling as she moved closer saying, "Oh tell me everything, how did you two meet, how long have you been together?"

Dante then suddenly slammed his hand on the table and leaned forward looking somewhat threatening as he said, "What are your intentions with my daughter?"

Fluttershy flinched as she began seeing, "Well um-"

But was quickly interrupted by Dante smiling and chuckling as he said, "I'm just messing with ya," before reaching out his hand as he said, "It's good to meet you."

Fluttershy breathed a sigh of relief as she said, "Likewise," before shaking Dante's hand. She turned to Eda as she said, "We actually met in school, and have been dating for just a few weeks," she then looked towards Sunset with a smile as she smiled back and the two gripped hands as Fluttershy said, "Though we'd been friends for a while so it feels like longer."

Eda smirked at that letting out an, "Aww," while Dante simply smiled proudly.

Luz, who was leaning against the couch to their left, slightly blinked thinking, "I've never quite seen them act like this before... then again, I can't imagine how they must feel seeing her after so long." Luz smiled before saying, "Hate to but in, but how exactly do you know my mom?"

"Oh I was treated by her not to long ago," said Sunset simply.

This caused Eda to jerk slightly as she said, "Wait, Luz's mom... in the human realm!?"

Dante sighed as he said, "Well I guess that explains how you got the sword... how are Trish and the other doing?"

"Pretty good, they helped me fight this guy named Mundus and... Aunt Lilith," said Sunset as she scratched her head nervously.

"LILY TRIED TO FIGHT YOU!" said Eda as she stood saying, "OH! I swear to Titan I'll-"

Sunset then stood up as she placed her hand on Eda's saying, "She didn't actually fight me... or even try to, she just wanted me to join her in serving the emperor."

Eda looked down at the hand on hers before a slight smile overtook her face as she sat down saying, "Let me guess, you turned her down instantly and then you tried to fight her?"

"Pretty much," said Sunset as she smiled back.

Eda let out a chuckle as she sat back down and said, "That's my girl."

Dante then leaned forward saying, "How did the fight with Mundus go?"

Sunset glanced at him and got a somewhat cocky smirk as she said, "Better then with you apparently since I managed to put him down for good."

"Seriously," said Dante as he blinked for a second thinking, "I didn't even think that was possible... also she definitely spent some time with Lady if she's showing that attitude."

King then stood up in his place on the of the couch saying, "YES! With that pretender the throne out of the way the true demon king is ready to rise!" 

Luz chuckled at that as she picked him up saying, "Now's not the time for that buddy." 

She then sat him down as he awkwardly rested on all four paws for a moment before getting back upright as he said, "Yeah... sorry."

Sunset slightly chuckled at that before Eda leaned forward saying, "More importantly though... how did you end up in the human word?"

Dante then blinked for a moment before saying, "Yeah... we kind of avoided sending you there since we knew guys like that would be able to find you there."

Sunset awkwardly scratched her head as she said, "That's kind of a long story and... some parts of it I'm not exactly proud of." 

Fluttershy, sensing how uncomfortable Sunset was, then interrupted saying, "How about we start with something else, like how you two met or why you had to send Sunset away."

Eda once again lurched as she said, "That um..."

"Yeah, having to send you away Sunset... you deserve to know why we had to do it, but we aren't exactly eager to relive that," said Dante as he placed a comforting hand on Eda's.

Sunset looked back and forth between them as she let out a chuckle saying, "I guess problems run in the family."

"Looks like," said Eda as she chuckled somewhat awkwardly.

Sunset then let out a sigh as she said, "I guess I'll go first.... no you didn't send me to the human world. The world you sent me to was called Equestria and believe it or not I was a unicorn there."

Luz instantly gasped as she leaned next to Sunset and with a huge smile said, "OH DIOS MIO! THAT'S AWESOME! Did your horn glow with the dazzling brilliance of a thousand suns!?"

Sunset blinked for a moment before letting out a chuckle as she said, "Well it wasn't quite like in the Azura books."

Luz somehow became even more giddy as hopped up and down saying, "You read them too! Oh man, I can't wait to tell Amity we have a new member in the club."

Sunset smirked as she said, "Well not to toot my own literal horn, but I could make it glow as well as bunch of other stuff, but that's mainly thanks to help of my mentor and friend, Princess Celestia... she was the mare who raised me... as best she could."

"Woah, a princess," said Dante as he let out a whistle and then continued saying, "We where hoping you'd have a good life where we sent you but being raised by freaking royalty is way beyond what we could have hoped for."

Eda smiled, somewhat sadly, as she said, "I bet this place is nothing compared to where you grew up then."

Instantly Sunset placed her hand on Eda's again saying, "Oh mom no, this is great... honestly even though I've only been here for a while, it already feels like more of a home then the castle ever did."

"What do you mean?" asked Luz as she calmed back down.

Sunset sighed as she leaned back down saying, "Well like I said, Celestia did her best but... she had never even thought about having a kid of her own so she didn't exactly know what she was doing, and lord knows I didn't exactly make it easy on her... looking back I can see she was trying even when it felt like she wasn't." Sunset smiled as she thought back to that time, her newfound friendship with Celestia allowing her to see things she had missed before and causing her to think about their time together a little more fondly. That didn't last too long though as she let out a sigh saying, "That doesn't change the fact though that in the moment, our relationship wasn't great, combine that with the fact that I had a big talent with magic and lacked the maturity not to let it go to my head and well...."

She then sat for a moment trying to think of how to put it as Fluttershy gripped her hand tighter to urge her on. Sunset smirked at her before thinking, "Well there isn't exactly a good way to say power mad so... might as well just come out with it." Sunset sighed as she said, "Celestia isn't just a princess, she's an Alicorn. An immortal pony with incredible power and... I thought I deserved to be one too and when she disagreed I ran away to the human world."

Sunset prepared for a scolding, or at the very least a disappointed sigh, instead she was greeted by Eda groaning and saying, "Who is this Celestia so say my little girl isn't worthy!?"

Sunset blinked as Dante said, "Seriously... well if it helps you already have most of that anyway."

Sunset blinked as she said, "What do you mean?" 

"Well you've probably already gotten a taste of some of your power if you've had to fight, add near instant healing from wounds and slowed down aging from me and you've got something going there," said Dante as he smugly crossed his arms.

Eda let out a chuckle as she said, "Don't let Dante make you think you only got power from him and while not quite immortal." Eda then reached up as she grabbed her head with both hands and gave a strong yank, pulling it clean off her neck as she continued saying, "Witches can't exactly be put down in the conventional ways." 

Fluttershy lurched at the sight as Luz shivered saying, "It's always freaky when she does that."

Sunset blinked as she looked at the sight saying, "I can... I mean I can't-"

Eda's head still in her hands spoke up saying, "Now I don't want you messing around with this, like I said it's not exactly immortality. My head getting yanked off or cut with a normal sword no big deal, but if it got cut by a demon sword like the one you got strapped to your back or hit by magic, completely different story. Plus it's going to take some time to fully get a beat on your powers and figure out what you can and can't do," she then placed her head back on as she smiled saying, "Pretty cool though right?"

Sunset blinked for a moment before letting out a chuckle as she said, "Yeah.. it is," She smiled at that for a moment before letting out a sigh as she said, "That part wasn't what I didn't want to tell you though... after I came to the human world I was sorta kinda... was a total bitch to everyone."

Fluttershy then turned to her saying, "You weren't that bad."

Sunset didn't turn to look at her as she stared at her parents saying, "I was though... I manipulated and blackmailed everyone at school just so I could rule the place, I even threatened to hurt people when that didn't work out... but that's not the worst part. I did eventually go back to Equestria, only to steal the crown of someone who was worthy to be a princess and used it to try and enslave the school to be an army to conquer Equestria." She then looked towards her parents with tears in her eyes as she said, "I was an awful person... and while I'm trying my damnedest to be better that still doesn't change all I did."

"NOW WAIT JUST A MINUTE!" said Fluttershy as she stood up firmly and said, "Firstly you've saved our world not once, but twice already so you've more then made up for trying to take it over when you where corrupted by power, let alone for being a bully."

Sunset then turned to Fluttershy as she said, "But I"

Flutteshy blushed as she said, "Besides... even back then I could tell there was some good in you, there where lines you were never wiling to cross even if it meant things would be easier for you, after all you only ever threatened to hurt people, never actually did it."

"I guess," said Sunset smiling back at her slightly.

Before she could continue though she suddenly found Dante in front of her as he said, "Hey, you thought Nero, Trish, and Lady where pretty cool right?"

"Yeah," said Sunset.

"Well they all tried to kill me at one time or another," said Dante, almost laughing at that fact.

"Wait what?" said Sunset as she blinked at that.

Eda sighed as said, "Look sweetie everyone makes mistakes, and... I'm gonna be honest with you, our lives are pretty messed up so the mistakes we make are kinda bigger then most."

"But it sounds like in spite of it all, you still had a good heart deep down, and whatever you did doesn't matter compared to what you're doing now," said Dante as he gave her a small smile.

"Exactly my point," said Fluttershy as she crossed her arms triumphantly.

"Your girlfriends got a good head on her shoulders," said Eda, resulting in an embarrassed blush from Fluttershy. 

Sunset had a smile of her own as the tears in her eyes turned from those of shame and sadness, to joy at getting all this off her chest and having it be accepted. "Thanks mom and dad," she then leaped over and hugged them both saying, "You're both better then I could have ever imagined."

The two hugged her back as Dante said, "Same with you Sunset."

"We couldn't have asked for a better daughter," said Eda. 

This went on for a time before Dante let out a sigh breaking the three of them up as he said, "Well... I guess it's out turn then."

"You don't have to tell me today if you don't want to," said Sunset.

"No... you told us something that was difficult for you, we should do the same," said Eda as she looked down in thought.

Fluttershy spoke up saying, "Like I said before though, if it helps you could start by saying how you two met and build up to Sunset."

Sunset smirked at that as she said, "I would kind of like to hear that."

Luz once again jumped up and down excitedly as she said, "OH! I want to hear that too!" 

King shrugged as he said, "That was a pretty interesting day."

Dante let out a chuckle as he said, "Well I'd say it was interesting... well it all started with a motorcycle going through an ocean of demon blood." 

"Wait what?" asked Sunset in instant confusion.

Eda scoffed as she said, "Oh honey please don't exaggerate," before turning to Sunset as she said, "The demon blood only covered up the beach."