Fluttershy stared at her lamp tiredly, snuggled up in her covers with Sunset sleeping next to her soundly.
The girl had been in the shower for over an hour, Fluttershy having almost gone over to check to see if she was alright and hadn’t...
Fluttershy shook her head, she really needed to stop thinking like that. Sunset had assured her she wasn’t going to kill herself.
Still, she couldn’t get rid of the nagging feeling that the moment she looked away, Sunset… Sunset would be gone.
Perhaps she should worry about something else to get her mind off it. Like how she was going to protect Sunset from their fellow students, how she was going to get her other friends to come around (especially Rainbow), what their cover story was going to be, what to do if Sunset was living out of an abandoned factory-
Wait, no, it’s night time. She needs to stop worrying and get some sleep! She can’t help Sunset if she's dead tired!
Thankfully Fluttershy was pulled from her thoughts when Sunset began twitching and murmuring in her sleep. Fluttershy sat up and placed a hand on Sunsets shoulder, gently shaking her. “Sunset?”
Fluttershy let out a startled eep of surprise when Sunset suddenly shot up, panting heavily and gripping at the covers. Sunset didn’t say anything as she threw the covers off her and threw her legs over the side of the bed, placing her feet on the ground, rested her arms on her knees, and began rubbing her temples.
“Nightmare?”
“That obvious?” Sunset said with an exhausted sigh. “Sorry for waking you up.”
“Oh, no, I was already awake. I don’t think I’m used to someone sleeping in my bed.” Not a total lie, that was part of the reason she couldn’t get some shut eye. Fluttershy crawled across the bed and sat next to Sunset, gently rubbing her back. “You want to talk about it?”
Sunset sighed. “Do I have a choice?”
“Not particularly.” Fluttershy said with a small smile. “Was it about… you know?”
“Yeah, that was definitely part of it.” Sunset rubbed her eyes. “But I wasn't, like, the demon. I was on the ground watching everything go down and it... I uh… I-I succeeded in killing all of you. There was… there was nothing left but a smoking crater where you used to be. I tried to block it, hoping it’d take me instead, but it just went through me.” Sunset took a deep breath and exhaled. “Then I watched it go through the statue and… fuck…” Sunset straightened her back and rubbed her eyelids. “It just… it… I…” She groaned and rested her elbows on her legs.
“I take it the demon killed everyone on the other side?”
Sunset nodded. “And it was… so bloody. She ripped them apart without mercy one by one. Then she took great pleasure ripping off Celestia's wings and horn, leaving her for last.”
“Celestia?”
“Uh, other Celestia. My Celestia. She used to be my mentor.” Sunset huffed in annoyance. “Before I fucked everything up.”
“So, you saw what would’ve happened if you won.” Sunset said nothing, just staring at the floor. “Did… anything else happen?”
“Well, now I'm pretty sure I’m schizophrenic.” Fluttershy gave Sunset an odd look. “After it was done, I collapsed to the ground crying and the demon asked what was wrong and looked at me. Then it began mocking me and saying this is exactly what I wanted while I tried to deny it. I don’t think nightmares usually work like that, so, like, I’m a bit worried that I now have some sort of mental illness on top of everything.” Sunset looked to Fluttershy. “I-I know it’s cliched and dumb.”
“Hey, it’s not dumb. You went through a traumatic experience, it only makes sense that you’d have nightmares about it.” Fluttershy rubbed Sunsets back. “Give it some time, the nightmares will slow down. If they don’t, I’m sure there’s some kind of medicine out there that blocks dreams.”
Sunset didn’t say anything for a moment, slowly beginning to nod her head. “Yeah, I...Yeah. You’re right. Are you… traumatized at all after tonight?”
“Are you kidding? I was given magical power and helped shoot a rainbow laser. I’m probably the farthest thing from being traumatized.” The two girls shared a small giggle. “Now come on, we really should get some sleep.” Fluttershy said as she began moving back to her side. She noticed that Sunset was still hesitant, awkwardly staring at her own side of the bed. Fluttershy briefly thought of what to do and her eyes widened when she came up with something. “Hey.” Sunset looked over as Fluttershy grabbed a stuffed unicorn and threw it over. “Thats Mr. Snickerdoodle. You can use him tonight to keep the nightmares at bay. Worked for me when I was young.”
“Um, thanks.” Sunset said as she studied the Unicorn. “I’m not sure how much he can really help me though.”
“Can’t hurt right?” Fluttershy countered as she turned over. “And unless you want to snuggle me tonight, and something tells me you’re not the snuggling type, he’s your best bet.”
Sunset did have to concede that it’d be awkward for her to snuggle Fluttershy, and laid down, pulling the covers up and snuggling the Unicorn. She took another deep breath, exhaled, and closed her eyes.
Lyra shot up panickedly, gripping her blanket to herself and panting heavily. Seems Sunset Satan wouldn’t leave her alone even in her dreams.
‘Whatever, that dumb Satan worshipping whore is gonna be expelled after today. If not, we’ll all just tell Celestia what she’s done over the years.’ She would’ve preferred they’d be able to just kill Sunset outright (after all she can turn herself into a demon), but she doubted the cops would believe that Sunset is a Satan worshiper who can turn into a demon and mind control people. She already tried telling them earlier and was told not to bother 911 again.
Maybe somebody else can kill her, but it wasn’t going to be Lyra. Won’t be her problem when Sunset’s gone anyway.
Not unless she turns into a demon again…
Lyra groaned and grabbed her phone, calling up Bon-Bon and putting the phone up to her ear. “Lyra?” Bon-Bons tired voice came over the phone. “Sweetie, it’s 4:00 am, what do you want?”
“Yeah I know Bonny, I’m sorry. I just couldn’t sleep.”
“Nightmare?”
“Yeah, guess who’s it about.” Lyra said mockingly.
“I’m going to guess a certain red haired bitch who turned into a demon earlier?”
“Bingo. She sacrificed me to her satanic cult, ripped my heart out and everything. Are you having nightmares too?”
“Can’t say I am, though I don’t remember any of my dreams anyway.” There was a small pause. “You sure she’s a cult member?”
“Of course she is, how do you explain the whole turning into a demon thing?”
“Well, those other girls seemed to have some magic too. Plus she was super obsessed over that crown so maybe it was magical?”
“That makes no sense, Bonny.”
“Less than a satanic cult that can turn its members into demons?” Lyra didn’t respond. “Look, those girls seem to know what was going on, maybe we can ask them on Monday and see whether or not Sunset is a satanist.”
“I guess, but my money’s on she’s a cultist.” Lyra said stubbornly. “There’s no other logical explanation.”
“What about any of this is ‘logical’ to you? I say she’s an alien.”
“Since when can aliens turn into demons?”
“I’m sorry, I didn’t know you were an expert on aliens and unicorns.” Bon-Bon let out a small laugh. “Hey, maybe she’s a unicorn in disguise! You’ve always wanted to meet one right? Cause they’re totally real?”
“Laugh it up, but when Unicorns are finally discovered I’m going to lord it over you and my siblings for the rest of our lives.”
“Sure you will.” Bon-Bon said dismissively. “Look, I’m tired and I need to get back to sleep. I’ll see you later alright?”
“K, sorry for waking you. Night Bonny.”
“Night Lyra, don’t let the alien Unicorn satanists bite.” Bon-Bon said as she hung up, Lyra rolling her eyes in response.
She snuggled back into her covers and smiled. She wouldn’t have to worry about Sunset at school anymore. ‘Monday’s going to be a great day.’ She thought to herself before closing her eyes.