Sunset
I dodged Velvet Sky as I ran down the hallway as she gave me a confused look and I jumped over Micro Chips
“Sorry! Excuse me!” I called out as I rounded the corner. The two gave me thumbs up as I looked ahead and my eyes widened as I skidded to a stop.
I let out a frustrated groan at the large crowd of students in front of me. I inhaled a deep breath and stepped forward.
“Emergency, move it please!” I shouted as everyone looked at me nervously before making two rows and I ran outside. I jumped down the stairs and stopped at the statue, pressing my hand against it as my hand disappeared into it.
“Woah there Nelly!” Applejack said as she pulled me back. “Where ya headed sugarcube?”
“Equestria,” I said simply and pulled back. Rainbow, Pinkie, Twilight, Rarity and Fluttershy stood around me with worried expressions. I hadn’t had time to tell the others or my mom or girlfriend what was happening, just ran out of class when Sunburst had sent me an important message.
“Why?” Rainbow asked curiously as I sighed in frustration. I really didn’t have time for this.
“Sunburst sent me a message in class. Spitfire had an accident at practice and it’s pretty bad. I want to be with my sister so if you all will excuse me, I’ll be leaving now,” I said as I pressed myself against the statue only to be pulled back again. Now I was starting to get angry. “Seriously? What now?”
“Did you tell your mom or the others?” Fluttershy asked quietly as I shook my head. They all looked at each other and had a silent argument.
“Well it’s settled then,” Applejack announced as I raised an eyebrow.
“Uh what is?”
“Why, we’re coming with you of course darling!” Rarity exclaimed as she smiled. “You should have people around you with right now.”
“I appreciate it but I wanna do this alone. Besides, I’ll have Sunburst and Soarin.”
“Absolutely not,” Fluttershy said with surprising confidence as she hugged me. “We are coming with you and that’s that young lady.”
“I’m staying behind,” Twilight said and rubbed her neck sheepishly. “I’m a princess there or well, my counterpart is. I’d attract too much attention to us all. Rainbow and Pinkie are going to stay as well. Fluttershy, Rarity and Applejack will go with you.”
“Okay,” I said after a moment. “I never did get to take you girls to Equestria so this makes up for that.”
The others nodded as I gave a smirk.
“Hope you’re ready for a trip.”
I collapsed on all four legs as I hastily moved away. Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack tumbled out along with a green unicorn, a blue unicorn, a lavender unicron and a cream earth pony.
“Lyra? Bon Bon? Lavender? Trixie?” I asked in confusion.
“They caught up to us and refused to let us go without them,” Applejack explained as Lavender helped Trixie to her hooves. I inhaled and quickly cast a bubble spell around Rarity and Trixie’s horns.
“Uh why?” Rarity asked as she, Applejack and Fluttershy laid on their stomachs.
“So you and Trixie don’t destroy the place. Where’s Fuchsia?” I asked and looked around. I had thought she and Sweet Leaves would have jumped at the chance to see my brother again after a week without seeing him.
“Fuchsia went home from school sick earlier. She was throwing up in the bathroom. Food poisoning,” Trixie explained as she shakily stood on her hooves with Applejacks help.
The doors burst open and a stern looking black pegasus followed by a black unicorn that looked exactly like her in gleaming purple armor glared at us, leveling spears at us.
“That’s new,” Bon Bon muttered as she and the others backed against the wall nervously.
“Freeze!” The pegasus demanded as I stared at her with a raised eyebrow. If only they knew I technically was their boss.
“State your business and how you got in!” The unicorn demanded as I smiled.
“I’m Sunset Shimmer. Pleased to finally meet you two. This is Lyra, Bon Bon, Lavender Lace, Trixie, AJ, Flutters and Rares. And you are?” I asked as they gave each other terrified looks, their spears falling to the ground with a clang.
“I’m sorry ma’am!” The pegasus apologized hastily as she and the unicorn saluted, standing at attention. “We didn’t know it was you.”
“Honestly!” The unicorn added nervously.
“It’s alright. At ease. That’s the term, correct?” I asked with a smirk as they nodded. They stood on all four legs and breathed heavily.
“Uh what’s going on?” Rarity asked in confusion as the others inched forward nervously.
“I’m a member of the Royal Guard. These two are members,” I explained as they all stared at me. “I’m technically their boss.”
“I’m Berry Blast,” the unicorn pointed at herself. “And that’s my twin sister Blitz. We deeply apologize for what happened. What brings you here if I may ask?”
“My sister,” I said simply as I gestured for everyone to follow me. “She’s hurt according to my brother.”
“Ah Captain Spitfire. Yeah we were there for her show. She’s in Ponyville General,” Blitz said as she adjusted her helmet slightly. “Rainbow Dash has been begging to see her but she isn’t family so.”
“Makes sense. I love Dash but if Spits is as hurt as I was led to believe, Rainbow would just get in the way.”
“Precisely.”
I turned around slightly as Trixie and Rarity fell on each other.
“I do apologize darling. Not quite used to these legs,” Rarity apologized as I levitated her to her hooves.
“Trixie is okay.”
“So when exactly were you going to tell us about this whole military career you got going on?” Bon Bon asked expectantly as I felt my friends eyes on me. “And more importantly, does your family know?”
“Yes mom knows. I wanted to tell you girls but with Sunburst visiting and all, I just never could find a perfect time to sit you all down and explain,” I admitted and scuffed a hoof on the ground.
“We understand,” Fluttershy said softly as Lyra wrapped a hoof around me.
“Let’s get you to your sister eh?” Lyra commented with a faint smile. “Family matters after all.”
“We will escort you there,” Berry Blast said as she opened some more doors with her magic.
I gave her a grateful nod as we all stepped outside, making a mental note to meet the other Guards.