Sunset Shimmer was ready to admit to herself that she had never had to experience the stresses of moving before, and this time would also be no exception. At least when it came to logistics.
When she was a filly, and was taken as Princess Celestia's protege, her bedroom suite was fully furnished with everything a bright young mind could possibly need. Then when she came over here, and got this apartment, it was also furnished. So there was no buying a pile of boxes and three rolls of packing tape. She just had to figure out which belongings she wanted to take back with her to Equestria.
The first two choices were clearly obvious; her pet gecko Ray, and her guitar. Both had brought her so much joy during her time living here. She had told Twilight she'd likely be bringing a box or two with her through the portal, but Ray and her guitar were the certain luggage. The Princess of Friendship had told her that she'd make a trip to the store for a pack of gecko food, but to also prepare for the possibility that her pet might transform into something else upon going through the portal.
That thought had sent Sunset's mind racing. What could her little guy change into? It wouldn't even have to be even remotely related to the same genus, seeing as how Spike went from a dragon to a dog when he crossed over. An even more pressing question was, would he be able to talk? That would be absolutely incredible, to be able to talk with her pet.
A knock at the door pulled her out of her thoughts, and she got up from her PC chair to go answer it. She opened the door, and there stood Rainbow.
"Hey there, Sunset. Got your text, and I came to help," Rainbow said, as Sunset stepped aside to welcome her inside. "So what can I do for you?"
"Well," Sunset began, walking them back towards her PC setup. "I've already ruled out taking back any electronic devices, save for my guitar. So when I'm done with my final farewell stream at the end of this month, I figured I'd let you have first crack at this," Sunset told her, waving a hand across her entire streaming and gaming setup.
Rainbow's eyes widened. She had been primarily a console gamer, and while she did some streaming on the side, she had nowhere near the audience that Sunset did. Heck, she was a guest on Sunset's channel more than she broadcast on her own channel.
"Are you serious?" The girl asked, stunned.
"Well, I figured out of everyone, you'd get the most use out of it. I figure I could either pass my channel onto you, or you could keep growing your channel with this equipment. PC gaming is another beast, Rainbow, and you'll love it, once you get used to mouse and keyboard."
"Y-Yeah, I've heard how PC players have modded Skyrim to insane levels. But, taking over your channel? I don't know. That is an audience that you earned. It wouldn't feel right just taking it." Rainbow replied.
"Well, it wouldn't be just 'taking it'. You've been my most frequent co-op guest an partner on my channel, and it's either that, or it dies completely. I'd rather it continue in the hands of someone like you," Sunset countered.
"Well, when you put it that way, yeah, you make a pretty good point. Alright, if you and I do a stream where you can say goodbye to everyone and pass it over to me, we can do that. But one thing..." Rainbow said, walking over to the front of the desk. She reached up, and took Sunset's 500,000 Subscriber plaque off of the wall, and turned back to her friend.
"Take this with you. You spent a long time building up the following that you have gotten. You're funny, entertaining, and pretty skilled at games you stick with. Might as well, take something to show for it."
Rainbow held out the golden award to its owner, and Sunset took it into her hands, seeing that it needed another dusting. She smiled when she saw her reflection in the metal, and turned and put it on top of her guitar case, which served as her 'Going' pile, compared to everything else which would have to go.
"Deal," Sunset told her. "So if we're partnering up for my last stream, what do we play?"
"Halo on Legendary? Or we could really screw with each other and do Guitar Hero," Rainbow joked.
Sunset laughed, shuddering. Nothing compared to the real thing.
"Halo it is."