Sunlight, Sunset and the rest of the crew were navigating for a few hours now. While Capper was taking a nap and the pirates were doing pirate things, Sunlight was having a rather interesting conversation with Celeano, He was even wearing an eyepatch and a pirate hat. Sunset was looking at them with boredom.
“I can do it, she thought. I can be mean to him. Just walk past him and say something mean-spirited, it’s not hard...”
She walked in direction of Sunlight.
“Being as powerful as i am, he said. It is hard to find someone of my caliber.”
“Are you not being a little full of yourself?” asked Celeano.
“I never lost a fight in my life” said Sunlight.
“That’s a lie, my dear, said Sunset. Didn’t you got the shit beaten out of you during your fight with Sombra? I can remember him beating the hell out of you. You only survived because Moonlight called him back.”
“He was cheating, said Sunlight. He used magic crystals to cancel my magic powers.”
“Yes, but even without that awesome mecha-armor of yours, you were still powerless, she said with a snarky smile. And remember who ended up saving the dream dimension? That’s right, it was me.”
“Wow, you really saved a whole dimension by yourself? Asked Captain Cealano. That’s impressive. Your sister is really interesting, Blaze.”
“I had the help of my friends, she said. I will admit, without them, i would not be the girl i became today. Not like a certain jerk of my knowledge. I even beat his edgy evil alter ego by myself...Thing he couldn’t do himself.”
“What is she doing, thought Sunlight. She is trying to ridiculize me in front of her. Habitually, she would tell how great i am...Why that change of attitude from her. It’s like she said that from pure hate of my person. I didn’t think she would be able to hate me, i must continue...”
“That Jerk saved your life on more than one occasion, said Sunlight. I can remember hearing you say how awesome, beautiful, powerful and great i am. I swear, if i was not her brother, that girl would literally be at my feet, begging for me to notice her.”
“Not anymore, she said. You want me to hate you? Then i will hate you so much that you will beg me to like you again, crying like a baby. I didn’t thought i would have to be a big meanie again, but for the sake of teaching you a lesson, dipshit, i will! The war has begun and i will obliterate your spirit.”
“You’re dreaming, said Sunlight. I can take anything hateful you might do to me, my self-esteem is unbreakable.”
“We’ll see about that, she said. By the way, I prefer Capper to you.”
“That cunning, lying, manipulative thief?” asked Sunlight.
“At least, he is well-mannered. Said Sunset. And i am going to join him right now...Have fun simping on the Captain.”
Celeano looked at Sunlight and saw that he was smiling.
“You seem rather calm and happy for someone who got roasted by his sister, she said. Shouldn’t you be a least a bit bothered or sad?”
“She thinks to highly of me, said Sunlight. I want to change it.”
“Why, asked Celeano. Why is that a problem?”
“Because the higher she is looking up to me, he answered. The harder it will be for her if i end up deceiving her. I am not stupid, i will deceive her sooner or later, and if she keep thinking so high of myself and looking up to me the way she does, and that i end up doing something that will deceive her image of me, she will suffer a lot.”
“Why don’t you just tell her the problem? Asked Celeano. By doing what you’re doing, you two will hurt each other more than you’d expect. I understand that if she doesn’t think high of you and you fail, she will not be as mad at you. But there is other ways to do so.”
“Because she won’t listen, he said. She is as stubborn as i am. Althought it would be easier to tell her not to think this high of me, it would be useless.”
Sunset was covering her mouth, having listened the conversation.
“So, that’s why you’re doing this, she said to herself. That’s why you’re treating me like dirt. And he is not wrong. I do idolize him a lot, and he know that he’ll end up screw things up. This is why he want me to start hating him. He does all of this for me, to protect me from my negative emotions. In this case, i have to have a talk with him”
“Hum, said Celeano, night is about to begin, mind taking the wheel for the night, Blaze?”
“No problem, Captain, he answered. I got this!!”
She walked to her quarters. Once she was gone, Sunset teleported near him.
“Sunlight, she said. Can i talk to you about something?”
He turned his head toward her and looked in her eyes. He immediately knew that spark in her eyes and knew what was coming.
“You heard what i said to the captain, didn’t you?” he asked.
“Yes, she answered. And your might be right. I do admire you a lot, and i realize that the more you idolize someone, the angrier at him you’ll be when he’ll end up disappointing you.”
Sunlight sighted and shuted his eyes down.
“You must look things in face, he said. Never look up to your heroes, they’ll always end up disappointing you.”
“I don’t admire you because you are a hero, she said. I am one too, you know, like all my friends. You could be a normal, powerless person and i would still admire you!! It is normal for someone to love their family, to support them. I am not looking up to you because you are a superhero, i am looking up to you because you are my brother. You failed at being a hero once when Sombra defeated you, but did i stop looking up to you?”
“No, said Sunlight. But still, either as a hero or a brother, i’ll end up disappointing you anyway. And when it happen, i don’t want you to be broken at a point of no-return. By making you hate me, i thought it would be easier for you to turn the page and get on your feet. I couldn’t support you being heartbroken because of my actions, this is why i came up with this plan.”
Sunset hugged him. Sunlight was surprised.
“Those things happen, she said. I know you are afraid of losing my love because of a mistake you’ll end up inevitably making. But you know i will find the power to forgive you. There can be love without hate, there is no perfect relationship. So just be who you are, and if you lose my trust, then work hard to gain it back...If i lost your trust, i would do anything to gain it back...”
Sunlight laughed.
“I hate it when you are right, he said. That was stupid of me to think that i could make you willingly hate me. You know what, you’re right. I should not worry about that. You should go to bed, don’t worry for me.”
“Look at the sunset, she said. Isn’t it beautiful?”
“Sunset looking at the sunset, said Sunlight. Pretty ironic. But it is not as beautiful as the one on my sides.”
Sunset blushed and looked away.
“Stop being so embarrassed, he said. I was just trying to make you feel happier. You always blush when i compliment you, are you admiring me that much to the point of being red when i said nice things to you?”
“May...Maybe, she said. I mean, you are rarely complimenting girls, and i am one of the rare you compliment. Of course i feel embarrassed. I feel like i’m special...I know, it’s ridiculous...”
“I would understand, after all, everyone hated you for 4 years straight. I would understand that all this attention and niceness is new to you. But you’ll get used to it.”
“I just feel like i don’t deserve being complimented, she said. Not after how bad i treated the other for 3 years. Of course, you are my brother, i shouldn’t be that embarrassed of compliments coming from you or for my friends. I know it sound weird, but you are just like Flash used to be back when we were dating. A really nice, caring and funny guy.”
“Are you saying that you would you feel more at ease if i was insulting you instead? Asked Sunlight, with a narky smile. You just have to ask...I got a long list of insults for you and your friends.”
“What? Said Sunset, shocked and pissed. You have what!?”
“Uh...Did i said that out loud? He said with an embarrassed laugh. If it can confort you, my list on you is the shortest of the bunch. Don’t be so mad, i am sure you have a list of insult concerning me. To come back to what you were saying, you deserve the compliments others, including me, makes to you. You are a beautiful person with a beautiful personality, well, except when you are playing video games...”
“I sometimes think the sole reason for why you care so much about me is because i am your sister, said Sunset. I know, i shouldn’t be thinking that. But i need to know, Sunlight. Do you only love me because i am your sister?”
“Being family sure play a big part in the love i have for you, i won’t lie, said Sunlight. But your personality is also a big reason why i like you so much. If you were not related to me, i would definitively make you my girlfriend, not gonna lie.”
“Really? Asked Sunset. So, you think weither we were related by blood, or not, you would care for me?”
“Definitively, i admit i have a thing for ex-bad girls” said Sunlight.
“So, this explain why you dated Trixie, Wallflower Blush, Vignette Valencia and Gloriosa Daisy...” She said.
“So, it’s becoming late, said Sunlight. We should probably get in our cabins and sleep.”
“Yeah, you’re right, said Sunset. Well, i’ll see you tomorrow, good night!”
She disappeared in her cabin by teleportation. Sunlight looked at the sun setting down and smiled.
“I’ll promise i’ll always be there for you, sis, thought Sunlight. As long as i live, i’ll protect you from any danger...If you die, i’ll never forgive myself.”
Meanwhile, in the human world, Moonlight was entering a bar in the hope of finding the 2 person he was looking for. Turn out that the two brothers in question were none other than Flim and Flam themselves.
“Wait, asked Moonlight, you are the two magicians my intel told me about? I thought you were shopkeepers.”
“Tadahhh, said Flim. Before you ask, it all began when me and my brother were looking for new valuables to sell to the highest price to guillable customers.”
“We were exploring the municipal garbage station, said Flam. Don’t judge us, you can find unexpected treasures in those giant dumps. While we were looking for technology...”
“I stumped on a book that was radiating of dark aura, said Flim. I immediately warned my dear brother. Turn out that book was in fact magic.”
“And full of dark spells, said Flam. We immediately had the idea to use it to make money. Most of the spells in the books were about magic illusions and summoning.”
“Things were going very well, said Flim. We made lot of money with our shows. But things got messy.”
“We got cocky, said Flam, And we paid the price...We used a spell that we were unable to control. The theatre was completely destroyed and hundreds of people were seriously injured...After that, we sold our shop in Canterlot and left town presto, in fear of retaliation from authorities or secret agencies or haters.”
“Do you still have that book?” asked Moonlight.
“No, we destroyed it, answered Flim. That book ruined our reputation and our lives.”
“Have you ever thought about a villain career? Asked Moonlight. You have nothing to lose, after all.”
“You mean, doing crime? Said Flam. No, never. But now, i admit that turning to crime is really tempting.”
“What kind of crime are we talking about? Asked Flim. Robbery? Murder? Illegal Traffic?”
“Causing destruction, mayhem, chaos and wreck havoc, answered Moonlight. Our sole purpose is to ruin the life of Sunlight, Sunset, and her annoying friends and i believe the 2 of you would make a nice addition to my team. Yes, that include that pesky Applejack. And that come with cool powers.”
“What kind of powers are we talking about?” asked Flam.
“Dark magic, answered Moonlight. The power of bending the fabric of reality and the laws of physics like they were made of paper. All you need to do is get rid of the good and let evil flow in your heart.”
The two brothers looked at each other and smiled devilishly, then looked back at Moonlight.
“We’re in” said both of them at the same time.
“Perfect...” said Moonlight, smiling devilishly as well.
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