Robin suddenly punched Sunset as hard as he could, across the face, and tried scrambling away, screaming.
No! No! No teacher! Please no more teachers!" He begged.
Some students got out of the way, while others took a hold of the hysterical young man and tried calming him down.
Sunset wiped her now bloody nose and slowly got back up.
"Sunset darling! Are you alright??" Rarity cried.
"Go...get Principal Celestia NOW." Sunset said quietly and firmly. Rarity didn't need to be told twice, as she ran off.
"No teachers! No more lessons...no more." He broke down in body quaking sobs.
Sunset slowly approached him again. "Hey, it's ok. I'm sorry I even brought it up. No teacher is coming here."
"I need to find them." He whispered.
"We want to find your friends too." Sunset assured. "Is there anything else you can tell me?"
Robin was quiet for a while, before speaking. "Roy. Roy Gribbleston is the name of the man who kidnapped us."
Sunset took her phone out, and made a note in it. "Anything else?" She asked.
He gave a mirthless chuckle. "You wouldn't believe me even if I told you..."
"Try me." Sunset said, hoping he would say more...he didn't.
Sunset sighed. "Let me see then."
Robin looked at her with a confused look.
"Let me hold your arm. When I hold someone's arm...I can see that person's memories."
There was a long pause before Robin spoke. "...Wait, you're serious?.."
"Yes." Sunset confirmed, hoping he would believe her.
"If you are serious, then you really don't want to see."
"No, I probably don't." She agreed. "But I do believe I need to see it. Maybe I can find something to help us find your friends."
Robin nodded and gave a shaky breath. "Ok...but you're not going to like it." He held his arm out for her to take.
Sunset hesitated just a moment, before taking a hold of his arm.
Instantly, she was bombarded with memories.
There was a little boy, must have been Manny. He was being carried out of a house by a...hairy red creature. That must have been Harry. He was followed by a green...duck? Was...Was that Robin?
Finally, behind them, emerged a very angry looking man, shouting and cursing.
"You can't do this! He's my son! I'll call the authorities!" He threatened.
"You go right ahead and do that Roy." The red guy called back to him, still walking. "I'm planning on going to them anyway."
The little kid, Manny, was crying. "Why are you taking me from my dad??"
"We're gonna get you a better home than this, kid." The red guy, Harry assured.
"You won't get away with this!" The man went back into the house momentarily.
"Let's get out of here." Harry said. Robin fully agreed.
A door slammed. Footsteps approached rapidly. Robin turned around...and everything went black.
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Sunset saw other memories. Like how they woke up in a house not their own, on an unfamiliar land. How that evening, they decided to start a campfire outside, and...then something strange happened.
A sentient matchstick suddenly appeared and started singing to them about the dangers of fire. At first, it actually seemed cute and quite catchy...but then the matchstick lit itself, and started setting everything on fire.
The three friends started screaming and running, but the fire was spreading too quickly. It soon overtook them, and they were engulfed in the flames, burning alive.
All the while, the matchstick watched with a sadistic grin plastered on its face. Then, everything went black.