//------------------------------// // Bonus Chapter (1): Sunset of the Seven Seas, part 2 // Story: Sunset Shimmer's Magic Adventures, Volume 1: A new timeline.. // by Justafanfictioner //------------------------------// The group had been swimming for a while, following Sunset. This one was trying to contact Chuck, her whale friend, with her telepathic powers. “He can’t be too far away” said Sunset. “It has been barely 3 hours since i left him...” Her efforts finally paid off, but not in the way she expected. Instead of Chuck, it was the group of sharks she met not long ago, that came to her. “She’s back!!” said one of them. “And with friends!!” Applejack and Rainbow Dash took a fighting stance. Rarity immediately casted a barrier to protect herself and her friends from the predators. “Stay away, you man-eating monsters!!” said Rarity. “Us, monsters? That’s mean...” said another shark. “We don’t even like human flesh...It’s too fat and hard to digest.” “Let me and Fluttershy handle this” said Sunset. “I know them” Rarity let Sunset and Fluttershy get out of the barrier. Sunset and Fluttershy merged their magic together to allow everyone to understand each other. ”I’m back” said Sunset to the group of shark. ”Sorry for being rude with you last time...” ”It’s okay...” said the smallest shark of the gang. ”We’re used to it” “So, you’re not gonna eat us?” asked Rarity. ”As long as you don’t bleed...” answered the biggest shark of the gang. Applejack stared at him. ”Nah, i’m just kidding!!” he said, laughing. ”Calm down, blondie!” ”I like this one!!!” said Pinkie Pie, hugging the big shark. ”What’s your name!! Mine’s Pinkie Pie!! Cause i’m pink and love pies!!” ”I’m Brutus” answered the big shark. “Because i’m big and intimidating” Rarity noticed one of the shark’s impeccable look and got interested. ”You look so good!!” said Rarity to the shark. ”That skin is so smooth, so clean! What’s your secret!?” ”Lots and lots of sand baths” answered the shark, with a gay-sounding voice. ”I knew it!!” said Rarity. “I’m bathing in mud at least once a week to keep my skin smooth!! I never thought a shark would understand the importance of looking good!! What’s your name, Dear? Mine is Rarity!!” ”My name’s Eduardo!” said the shark, with a smile. When the introductions were done, the leader of the gang briefly discussed with his buddies. ”So, what can we do for you?” asked Fluttershy. “We’ve heard rumors about a big, terrifying monster living in the abyssal depths of the seas.” answered Freddy, the leader of the gang. ”That monster apparently eat anything he want, from the smallest fish to the biggest whale...Our group had a seventh member...We believe he was killed by that creature.” ”You think it might be a creature from Equestria?” asked Sunset to her friends. ”Likely” answered Twilight. ”But it could also be a sea creature from this world that have been exposed to Equestrian magic. You certainly remember those carnivorous plant on that small island where we found a magic portal leading to Equestria, right?” ”I do” said Sunset. “It’s also a possibility. Anyway, do you know where that monster was last seen, Freddy?” ”30 miles South-East from our location” said the shark. ”In the deepest point of the abysses.” ”That’s why Chuck told me not to go in the abysses” said Sunset. ”Alright, girls, we’re going in the abysses...and don’t worry about the intense pressure, our pearls will shield us from it.” ”Let’s go!!” said Rainbow Dash. “Let’s kick that monster’s ass!!” ”Or reason with it” said Fluttershy. Sunset and her friends followed the group of shark to the location the sea monster was last seen. Half an hour later, they were arrived at destination, all that was left was to go in the deep abyss. ”We wish you best of luck” said Fred to the girls. “Avenge my brother, please” Sunset and the rest of her friends smiled to them and started diving in the abyssal depths of the sea. It only took a couple of minutes for the girls to get there. At the exact moment they were exposed to the darkness, their geodes started shining brightly, lighting the area around them. “That should draw that monster straight to us!” said Twilight. “Let’s get deeper, girls...” They continued diving deeper, until they touched the floor. They explored the surrounding for a couple minutes. “I found something, everyone!!” said Twilight. “It look like the entrance to a submarine cave” “That’s probably our monster’s lair” said Rainbow Dash. “We should explore it...” “Agree” said Applejack. “Maybe there is a magic artifact inside, or a portal...” The girls entered the huge cave and explored it for over an hour, before arriving to the end of it. They emerged their heads from the water. “Amazing!” said Twilight. “An air chamber!!” They got out of the water and turned back to normal. They quickly realized that they were wearing nothing down there. Pinkie searched in her hairs and took out of them the girls’ bikini bottoms. “Don’t ask” said Sunset to Twilight. Once the girls put their bottoms on, they walked until they discovered the cave was a dead-end. There was nothing around, just a wall. Pinkie inspected it for a moment, doing different tests. “Applejack, punch this wall, right now” said Pinkie. “Don’t ask” Applejack executed Pinkie’s request and punched through the wall. She removed her hand and Pinkie looked in the hole. “I knew it!!” she said. “There is a path behind this wall!! Get back, girls, i’m gonna blow it up!!” “I got a better idea” said Applejack. She punched the wall Jojo style, with such speed and precision that in less than a minute, the wall was completely destroyed. “Beat that, Rainbow Dash” said Applejack with a smug smile. “I will, trust me” she answered. The girls continued further down the path. They arrived to a room with a colossal treasure at his center. Tons and tons of gold and precious gemstones were composing it. Applejack and Rarity immediately started shoving gold coins and gemstones in an empty chest. “Applejack! Rarity!” said Sunset. “That treasure belong to someone!!” “So what?” Said Rarity. “That treasure is so big!! It’s owner won’t even notice that a small part of it disappeared! Beside, i need those gems for my new line of Celebrity dresses!!” “And i need those gold coins to repair and modernize my family’s farm!” said Applejack. The treasure started moving and shaking and from it emerged the body of a massive dragon. The creature looked at them with surprised eyes. It’s back and sides were red and it’s underbelly, red-orange. The wing and tips of the tail were covered of red, orange and yellow feathers. It’s legs were those of a dragon, but it’s feet, those of a bird of prey, with huge claws. The neck of the dragon was also covered of feathers and of it’s head, only the eyes had bird-like features. “I won’t bother asking how you got to my lair” said the red dragon, with a female voice. “Are you the monster terrorizing the sea?” asked Sunset. “No” answered the female dragon. “And are those your two friends stealing my treasure?” Twilight pulled Applejack and Rarity back with her magic. “Yes” answered Sunset, ashamed of their behavior. “And i’m sorry, they just lack judgement when it comes to gemstones and gold. Anyway, do you know anything about that monster?” The dragon was in reality Sunny Flame transformed. She immediately recognized Sunset and her friends and was tempted to attack them, then bring them to Grogar. But she didn’t want risking destroying the place or her treasure. Not even Moonlight or Grogar knew about this lair of hers, nor that she had 4 secret lairs in total. Her first one was located inside a volcano and was the only hideout Moonlight and Grogar knew the existence of. Her second hideout was located at the top of Mount Everhoof, inside the moutain. Her third hideout, the one Sunset and her friends were in, was located at the bottom of the seas, inside a cave. The last one was located at the bottom of a very deep and very long underground tunnel somewhere in the Middle East. The second reason she didn’t attack was due to Sunset’s presence. She couldn’t tell why, but something in Sunset was feeling familiar. That was the same thing for Sunset Shimmer. “I do” answered Sunny. “The monster you’re looking for is a Megalodon, it’s all i know” “Are you from Equestria?” asked Sunset. “Yes” answered Sunny. “Shouldn’t you be a dog, then?” asked Sunset. “Ponies become human in this world, and dragons become dogs” “Large, adult dragons aren’t affected by this phenomenom” answered Sunny. “Plus, i’m not a dragon properly speaking and...fuck it...” Under their surprised looks, the dragon shrank and turned into a woman approximatively their age. The girl was standing naked on top of the treasure pile. She didn’t seem to bother her nudity, but the girls did. “You’re...a...Human” said Sunset, staring at Sunny’s body. “First, she need to put something on, Darling” said Rarity. “Twilight, can you put that bikini on her?” Twilight executed her request and put the red bikini on Sunny. “I’m the result of a failed experiment, the product of a demented mind” said Sunny. “That crazy individual’s obsession was to turns ponies into a Chimera, a three-way hybrid creature. I was one of it’s victim, the product of the crossing between a dragon and a phoenix, with my pony body as the base...I was deemed a failure and abandonned. I found a portal to this world and stayed in it since. From Ancient Egypt all the way to modern times, i’ve witnessed everything and maybe played the divinities. I also had lots of fun as a dragon, especially in the Middle-Age...” Twilight was in awe. “Anyway, can you leave my hideout, now?” said Sunny, who was getting undressed. “I’ve told you what i knew about the creature and i would like to continue my nap. Oh, after you exit that cave, head North to find him” She turned back into a dragon and dug a hole in the gold and gemstone mountain. Sunset and her friends left the room and headed for the water tunnel. Arrived there, they removed their bottoms and turned into mermaids, before jumping in the water. They swam all the way back to the entrance and headed North. Sunny transformed back into a human, only keeping her wings, then put the red bikini on. She flew to the ceiling of the cave and pushed a hidden button. A long tunnel, going all the way to the surface, appeared. It was large enough to let her fly freely and she flew all the way to the surface. Once she arrived at the surface, she used her portal key to return to Grogar’s castle. “I know we have a pool” said Sunny to Grogar. “But i prefer the sea to it” “I don’t care where you’re passing your free time” said Grogar. “I’m just asking you not to cause trouble” At the bottom of the sea, Sunset and her friends arrived to the Megalodon’s territory. Twilight didn’t notice a source of magic in the area and came to the conclusion that he must have swallowed a magic artifact. “Here he comes!!” shouted Rainbow Dash, pointing at the Megalodon. Rarity casted around her and her friends a spherical barrier. The giant shark swallowed it, with the girls inside. “Bingo!” said Twilight. “He swallowed us!! Like i was hoping he would!” The ball arrived in the stomach of the shark. Rarity turned the ball into a platform where her and the other could stand on. They looked around, searching for a magical artifact. It was Pinkie Pie who found the artifact first. It was radiating an intense magic aura. Once it was done, Rarity covered the platform with a dome. “Now, let’s get out of here!!” shouted Sunset. “Fluttershy!! Use your magic and command him to swim close to the surface!!I tried to communicate with him, but he’s completely mad!” She concentrated and was able to take control of the Megalodon’s brain. She told him to head to the surface and maintained her influence on him all the way up. She then ordered him to open his mouth and leave it that way. Twilight then moved the dome all the way through his throat and finally got out of the beast. Immediately, the Megalodon started shrinking and shrinking until he became a regular-sized Great White shark. “Aw man...” said the shark, confused. “What happened to me? The last thing i remember is eating a glowy thing...” Sunset did a brief summary of the situation to the Great White. Not far away, the gang of Great White sharks arrived to welcome the girls. Freddy had a shock when he saw his brother alive and well. “Dave!!” shouted Freddy “Fred!!” shouted Dave After the touching reunion between the sharks, Sunset showed to Freddy the artifact responsible of Dave’s transformation into a supersized Megalodon. She then explained to her friends how she put two and two together when Sunny told her the monster was a Megalodon and when Freddy told her his brother disappeared. When she saw the artifact inside the beast, she had her answer. “Thank you” Said Freddy. “If you ever need our help one day, we’ll come to your rescue!!” The girls and the sharks parted ways. Sunset and her friends arrived to the beach at dusk. They turned back to normal humans, put their clothes on and headed to their respective homes. Sunset contacted Twilight and showed her the artifact she got from her adventure. One hour later, this one came back with informations on it. “The artifact you found is a powerful one” replied Twilight. “It’s called the Prime-Globe and It return a magic creature’s power to it’s prime. If Tirek used it, he would gain back the same power he’d have if he stole the magic of the Alicorns. In no case this artifact should fall in evil hands. Bring it to me and i will enchant it with a protection spell preventing magic from stealing it.” Sunset left her apartment, then ran to the portal and jumped in it. Once on the other side, she continued running until she found Twilight. This one immediately casted a magic spell on it and asked Spike to put it in safety. After that, she invited Sunset to a party she organized to celebrate Spike’s birthday. Sunset accepted with pleasure and followed her.