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// 24) The Death of Sunset 
// Story: The Ghost of Cozy Glow the Third Story 
// by SapphireRose87 
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{Norman}

Given that I had Jasper put the alarm watch on Sunset, she was bound to be angry with me. According to Jasper he gave her a taste of her own medicine by slapping her around a couple of times when he put the watch on. 

I had no idea how much Sunset hated me at the moment. I didn't understand why someone would hate someone that they care about just because I wouldn't stand for her abuse anymore. Thankfully, I had been training with Betty on how to get out of Sunset's attacks. Betty suggested I learn how to do this because Sunset might be crazy enough to try something to get me to submit to her abuse again. 

I knew the most common attack that Sunset liked to use was her Rope Attack. She used that attack on me a lot to tie me to a chair just so she could slap me around until I gave her what she wanted.

Little did I know, Sunset was going to show me how much she hated me by trying to kill  me today as I was sitting in the garden behind the castle writing another love letter. The love letter was to Jasper this time, and I wasn't really paying that much attention to my surroundings. I looked up when I saw Sunset's rope come out of nowhere. "What the-"

That was all I managed to say when her rope wrapped around my neck. I saw Sunset get a few electric shocks for the alarm watch, but she didn't seem to mind it. 

Sunset smiled wickedly. "Now that I have your attention, I'm going to tell you something before you die, Norman. I had every right to do what I did to you, and it was your actions that caused our problems with our relationship! Don't you see, and I'll go after Jasper next for the alarm watch on me and slapping me afterward."

She is so full of herself! I rolled my eyes and smirked even though I was being strangled by Sunset's rope. 

"Yeah, yeah, smile your last smile, Norman." Sunset sneered at me.

I used my Death Walker abilities to take out my sword that was always on my belt from behind my back. I turned it into a dagger and used it to slice Sunset's rope in two. I stumbled backward, trying to catch my breath. Good thing Betty taught me how to get out of Sunset's rope. I should've asked her to teach me this a long time ago!

Sunset had no idea how much stronger I've gotten since the last time I fought her in an actual battle. She also didn't know that I didn't summon Betty a lot just to have sex with her. I also trained with Betty, just in case something like this happened. Every time Sunset threw a barrage of attacks at me, I was able to deflect them effortlessly. 

"How did you learn to do that?" Sunset asked.

"Well, you see, it's very simple," I replied, "I've been summoning Betty a lot lately, and not just to have sex. I've been training with her on how to get out of your attacks and I should've asked her a long time ago! Given the way you've been acting, I think we should check you into a mental asylum! Mostly because you really seem to think that your abusive attitude towards me is correct. Not to mention you're trying to kill me."

Sunset gave me an evil smirk. "Trying to kill you? For the record, I'm going to kill you! That's all there is to it! And your guards standing by won't be able to do a thing about it!"

"Yeah, yeah, that's a nice fantasy and all," I said, "but since you insist on trying to make that a reality, I'm not dying today thank you very much! If anything, you'll wind up in a dungeon for treason!"

As the fight dragged on, the guards had summoned Jasper and Cozy Glow to come help.

"What's going on?" Jasper said.

"Princess Sunset is trying to kill Prince Norman!" one of the guards exclaimed. "Princess Sunset’s first move was to try and choke Prince Norman, but thankfully he got out of that, but because they're both Death Walkers and stronger than we are, there's not much we can do! Princess Sunset is determined to kill Prince Norman at all costs! She also told Prince Norman that she wants to go after you, Prince Jasper, for putting the alarm watch on her!"

"Why, that little witch!" Cozy Glow shouted angrily. "Now I know normally I can't use my arrows on Mom as target practice, but right now, I think this situation warrants it! Don't you agree, Dad Jasper?"

Jasper nodded. "I agree, but I don't have my arrows with me at the moment. I guess I'll just have to find a way to get behind her somehow and try to disable her. Although right now it doesn't look like Norman needs any help."

Cozy Glow stomped a hoof on the ground and snarled. "It doesn't matter if he needs our help or not! Dad is the ruler of Equestria and Mom's acting like an evil witch! She's just as bad as Aunt Betty's Mom was! Aunt Betty fought her Mom to the death and even though she didn't need help, Uncle Dae and Mr. Harmony were standing by to help her if she got into trouble. Thankfully, there's no one around to broadcast this, and if there was they would be punished to the fullest extent of the law!

"True, Dad looks like he doesn't need help but we better jump in before he does! We need to nip this problem in the bud because if we don't, then there will be other citizens of the Royal Family that might try to do what Mom's doing right now. I hate to say this, but we might have to kill her in order to stop her. But hopefully, we won't have to do that, if we arrest her and bring her before the Royal Court, they will pass judgment on her, and I don't care if they execute her in the town square! You know what message that will send to other family members by punishing Mom for this?"

"What?" Jasper asked. 

"Don't f*king mess with the main branch of the Royal Family unless you have a death wish!" Cozy Glow snarled.

Jasper chuckled, "Well, then, let's go help already!"

Honestly, I wished I was able to listen to that conversation instead of being busy fighting for my life because I would've found it quite comical. Unfortunately, Jasper was having a hard time keeping up with Sunset, she was moving too fast for him to catch her. 

Cozy Glow hesitated at first and from what I gathered, she was trying to figure out if she should use her Death Walker weapon against Sunset or not. "Well, it's about time I got to use my arrows on a moving target. And this is self-defense, so it won't be a blunder, not by a long shot!"

Cozy Glow summoned her arrows and she did the same trick that Discord had been teaching her for a while now. I'd seen her practice it but I didn't think I'd see the day when she would actually get a chance to use it against someone. I never thought that Cozy Glow would have to use this attack against her own mother! 

Cozy Glow summoned one arrow to hang on each of her feathers on her wing. She aimed them at Sunset and, when she let down her wing, her arrows zoomed right at Sunset. Two of Cozy Glow's arrows wrapped around Sunset's ankles stunning her enough to hold her in place. Sunset looked over to see that the attack had come from Cozy Glow and she snarled. "Cozy Glow, let me go this instant, young lady!"

"No way!" Cozy Glow responded.

"You know your Dad needs to have some sense knocked into him!" Sunset growled.

"And for what?" Cozy Glow snapped.

"Because he's not letting me have things, like another child!" Sunset sneered.

"You know something, Mom?" Cozy Glow scolded. "I've seen many couples married while going to college and they don't slap their spouses around just because they want another baby! I've done some research into the subject and sometimes making a baby isn't as easy as having sex a few times a day. Yes, I found out what sex is based on that research, no thanks to you! That's something you should've talked to me about before I had my first time!"

My jaw dropped when I heard Cozy Glow say that she had her first time already. Although I shouldn't be surprised because I had my first time before I even graduated from school. "Uh, Cozy Glow? I don't think I needed to know that, but thanks for the lecture anyway."

Jasper seemed to find Cozy Glow's lecture funny because he couldn't stop laughing. It's a good thing Cozy Glow had Sunset stunned with her arrows or I'd be dead right now.

"Oh," said Sunset, her face turned red, "I didn't know it wasn't that easy to have a baby. After Norman Jr was born, it took years for me to get pregnant with Jacob. I saw a doctor about it and he said everything was fine as far as my reproductive system goes. I didn't think to ask the doctor about that."

"Really, Mom!" Cozy Glow sneered. "It took me stunning you with my arrows and lecturing you for you to realize that? Yeah, you need to be checked into a mental asylum because you have a screw loose if you think that slapping Dad around is the right way to go about this?"

As Jasper and I stood by listening, I could tell Jasper wanted to laugh at Cozy Glow lecturing Sunset as much as I did. But I tried my best to keep a straight face and Jasper was doing the same thing.  

Suddenly, Cozy Glow's arrows short circuited Sunset's alarm watch and gave her a third-degree burn up her arm. Sunset shrieked because of the pain.

"Serves you right!" Cozy Glow scolded. "Especially with all the pain you've caused Dad! Humph!"

For some reason, Sunset looked like she was being cooked alive, and I had a feeling it had something to do with Cozy Glow's arrows. We looked away because we didn't want to see Sunset's final movements. My heart broke with every breath Sunset was trying to get while being cooked alive. After a while, Sunset's lifeless body fell to the ground. One of the guards went over to her and checked her pulse. He frowned. "I'm sorry, Your Highness, but she's gone."

Even though Cozy Glow's eyes were full of tears, she paused. I looked at her. "What's wrong?"

"Oh boy, I just realized something," Cozy Glow said. 

"I know what you're thinking, Cozy Glow," Betty said. 

We all turned when we heard her voice, surprised to see her standing there. 

Betty nodded. "Yes I know, did you forget that you summoned me for something today Cozy Glow?" 

"Oh yeah, that's right I did forget because of what just happened." Cozy Glow said with a somber look. "But what I want to know is, aren't Death Walkers free to roam the afterlife when they die?" 

"Only if they haven't committed a crime," Betty answered. "If a Death Walker has committed a crime before they died, then they do get sorted. Sunset's crime was no different than my Mom's crime. It premeditated murder, and the intent to carry it out. I killed my mother in self-defense so there's no way I would've been arrested for it. From what Headcouncilman told me, if a Death Walker commits a crime before they die, they go to Purgatory." 

Cozy Glow tilted her head. "Purgatory?"

Betty nodded. "Yes, Purgatory, in that place the torture is constant and there's no break from it. I'll look at the records to see if Sunset will get put in there. More than likely she will. No one has ever escaped from there; it’s impossible—even for a Death Walker!"

"Well, you were right about one thing, Cozy Glow," Jasper said with a smile.

"About what?" Cozy Glow asked. 

"Don't f*king mess with the main branch of the Royal Family unless you have a death wish!" Jasper chuckled.

I smiled and nodded. "Yeah, your Mom definitely had a death wish."

There was no making light of what just happened, even if what Cozy Glow just said was funny. My heartbreak doubled when we had Sunset's funeral.


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{Betty}

I was severely pissed off at Sunset for the very simple fact that she would go so far as to try and kill Norman just because she felt her abuse towards him was warranted. It was sad to me that it took Cozy Glow stunning Sunset and lecturing her to get her to see the truth. Unfortunately, that lesson came a little too late. 

It was a good thing that I taught Norman how to get out of Sunset's attacks, especially the rope that she would use to tie him up with. The only reason I knew how to get out of Sunset's attacks is that, before I sent her to Norman, I had an actual battle with her. I told her to use every single attack that she had against me. 

So once I saw that Sunset was up to the task of training Norman and Cozy Glow, I sent her to them to help them develop their Death Walker abilities. I didn't know of Sunset's abusive behavior until I was told about it. 

I checked the records, and Sunset did get sent to Purgatory, just like I thought she would. I actually breathed a sigh of relief when I found that out. Norman, Jasper, and Cozy Glow were relieved when I told them. 

Given the recent events, Norman and Jasper placed Robert on house arrest for fear he might try to do the same thing. They put bars on Robert's windows, inside and out of his bedroom, and they also put bars behind his bedroom door. 

He got fed three meals a day and was sent a servant once a week to have sex with. Most of the time, it was the same servant who agreed to be with Robert. If I didn't know any better, I'd say that the servant had feelings for him. This made the arrangement work out very well. Norman and Jasper made sure Robert's room was secure while he was on house arrest.

In the meantime, I was still practicing the Mirror Technique so I could stop Mr. Giggles before his ten-year timeline was up and he had to go back to his cave in the Afterlife. This would be the last time Mr. Giggles was going to be summoned if I had something to say about it.

The next time I met with Sawyer was a week after Sunset's death. He had me training on the ground this time and at a different obstacle course. The obstacle course was called The Straight Ground Obstacle Course. Normally, I don't train on this obstacle course because it's way too easy, just like fighting six hundred of Norman's soldiers. 

I rolled my eyes when I saw this. "Exactly why are we training on the baby obstacle course?"

Sawyer chuckled. "I know this obstacle course is a cakewalk for you, but I've upped the ante to Expert Level 12."

"And that's going to make it harder, how?" I said.

"Well," answered Sawyer, "I've added ten times more of the distraction for you and chosen ten of your elite soldiers to cause even more distractions for you as we train."

Although Sawyer assured me that this was going to be difficult, I had my reservations about it. I didn't have to tie my wings down because Sawyer said I was going to need them for this. 

"Oh, and one more thing," said Sawyer, "you'll be fighting me also."

I rolled my eyes again. "Uh-huh, yeah, this will be difficult, indeed."

Sawyer cracked up. "Yeah, I can see your skepticism. Now, remember, when you see an attack coming, you decide whether or not you want to copy it or go a different direction. Now, let's begin!"

Once Sawyer used his powers to turn the obstacle course on, several different distractions came my way. I barely kept up with everything, and that included my soldiers that Sawyer had chosen for this. A couple of times, everyone I was fighting got a couple of good hits on me. After one of my soldiers landed a kick to my stomach, Sawyer decided to end the training session. I was on my back on the ground, trying to catch my breath. 

Sawyer dismissed the soldiers and came over to me and helped me get to my feet. He had a grin on his face. "I'm sorry, what baby obstacle course again?"

I grit my teeth. "I'm not saying a word."

"If it's any consolation," said Sawyer, "you did pretty good for your first time training on this. Not bad, kid!"

I rolled my eyes. "Last time I checked, I'm not a kid."

"Okay," said Sawyer, "we'll do this again next week. Oh, and I heard you trained in the Land of the Living by taking on six hundred of Norman's soldiers, how was it?" 

I laughed. "It was way too easy! According to Norman's stopwatch, I finished in under five minutes flat!"

Sawyer laughed. "Well, duh! Of course you finished in under five minutes! I don't why Norman would feel he needed a stopwatch for that."

I shrugged. "I don't know, probably because of the heat of excitement. And then Norman Jr and Otis decided to do a mock fight in tribute to it."

Sawyer found this funny and couldn't stop laughing. It seemed like forever as I waited for the laughter to stop. When it did, he said, "Wow, even the children look up to you, isn't that sweet?"

"Yeah, Otis has been lecturing me on how I should accept compliments. And if you start laughing about that-" I stopped talking because Sawyer started laughing again. "Fine! I'll work on it! Just stop laughing already!"

Sawyer composed himself. "Well, like I said, we'll do this again next week. I must say it's wonderful knowing that you learned the Mirror Technique as fast as you did. Which doesn't surprise me because you are a Legend and all. Well, until next time, see ya!"

I was surprised that Sawyer didn't die laughing as he grabbed his robes and walked away. But since he's already dead, it's not possible to kill him again.


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After Sawyer left, I just stood there annoyed with his laughter. Norman and Dae came up to me.

"Why do you look annoyed right now?" Dae asked.

"I'm annoyed because it seems like every other thing I do is hilarious all of the sudden," I responded. "This is funny, that's funny! Ha, ha, ha! I wonder if Headcouncilman has been replaced by a robot and someone set his settings to laughter mode?"

I facepalmed as Norman and Dae burst into laughter. 

"I'm sorry, Betty, but Headcouncilman is correct," said Dae, "you are very entertaining, maybe you should try your hand in show business?"

I rolled my eyes. "Yeah, no, I think I'll keep my day job thank you very much!"

"Oh, I forgot to mention," said Norman, "that my guards and I found a possible lead as to where Mr. Giggles might be living now. I sensed his power coming from a trail that leads into the Everfree Forest. It leads in the exact opposite direction of the Castle of The Two Sisters, which makes sense because the castle is protected by a magical barrier that Mr. Giggles can't get through. It's the same type of barrier that Discord helped me set up to put around the Castle in Canterlot."

"So why do you think it's a possible lead?" I asked.

"Well, since my tracking powers aren't developed fully," said Norman, "I need your help to verify it."

I smiled and nodded. "It's about time we figure out where that stupid clown lives! I think it's time we go pay him a visit, and he's not getting any more food from Equestria because we're going to kill him if it's the last thing we do!"

Norman nodded. "All right, I'll let Cozy Glow know. Where are we going to meet up?"

"I say we meet up at the drawbridge near the entrance of the Castle in Canterlot," I replied, "and we should probably do it first thing in the morning."

"Alright, that sounds like a plan," Norman said. 

I felt much better knowing that there might be a lead as to where Mr. Giggles lives. I'm going to kill that clown if it's the last thing I do!