Lyra
We all stared at Sunset in shock as Sea Swirl grabbed her shoulders with her hooves.
“Sunset! Have you lost it?” Sea Swirl demanded as she looked around with a scared expression. “That’s treason! They could execute you for that if they found you guilty! They contemplated it with one of the guards until Luna stepped in and pardoned her!”
“If it happens it happens,” Sunset sighed as she gently pushed Sea Swirl away.
“I’m not letting them kill my friend!” I snapped angrily and stood in front of her. Bon Bon and Fluttershy joined me with the others quickly following as they all shared my angry look. “What about Derpy? Your family?”
“They would have to understand.”
“No it’s you who doesn’t understand,” Rarity slammed a hoof into Sunset’s chest. “We are going to exhaust every option first. Then we commit treason together.”
“She’s right,” Applejack jumped in as Sassaflash nodded. “You’ve always taken all the risks by yourself. Not anymore.”
“God you all are stubborn as hell,” Sunset grumbled under her breath. “I love you all but you really are more stubborn than Rainbow Dash and I quite honestly did not think that was possible.”
We all rolled our eyes as we continued out of the hospital.
“So that’s why you had me come along,” Berry said casually. It was a bit weird seeing her without any armor on. Everytime I’ve seen her, she had been on uniform. She was pretty nice though, we talked a bit. “Because I’m the only one who knew how to safely do a blood transfusion out of all the guards and take Princess Celestia’s blood.”
“Precisely. Besides, you could help hold her down if she woke up and tried to fight me. There’s no way in Tartarus we could all beat Celestia. She is way too strong, plus Princess Luna and half a million royal guards. We wouldn’t stand a chance.”
I froze for a moment as I pondered that. That was a part I didn’t think of. I like how I was instantly on board for committing treason in a whole different while everyone else is like hold the hell up for a moment. I have been spending way too much time with Lightning Dust and Rainbow Dash.
“So what now?” Applejack asked. “How do we get to Canterlot? Walk?”
Bon Bon and I both chuckled as Sassaflash grinned.
“We can fly, take a train or teleport. But teleporting takes a lot out of my Sea. We usually take the train or she rides on my back. Train is this way.”
Trixie took off like a bat out of hell after Sunset. She had apparently surprised herself by being good at actual magic but she promised me to not tell a single soul.
I sat lazily on the train cushion as Bon Bon snored next to me. Sunset had woven this insane tale about some dying family member of ours and how we desperately needed to get on the train.
I was more surprised the stallion actually believed her and let us all on the train without tickets. Applejack had been more annoyed than the rest of us about lying while Sassaflash had been very impressed by Sunset.
“I’m so excited!” Rarity gushed as Applejack lifted her hat slightly. “It’s one seeing Canterlot from the portal but seeing it in person? You can’t tell me you aren’t excited to see what our city is like in a different world!”
“Okay Ah’m a mite curious but not that much. Besides, it’s just another town. Ain’t nothing special.”
“Nothing special?” Rarity echoed as she stared at her. “Fluttershy, what do you think darling?”
“I think you’re both right.”
Trixie and I chuckled as the two others grumbled. Sassaflash had been asleep next to Sea Swirl as they wrapped their tails around each other. Curiously, I placed my tail over Bon Bons but nothing really seemed different. I assume it’s their equivalent of holding hands.
“We’re here,” Sunset said as the train slowed to a stop. She had been pacing back and forth along the train car. Berry Blast had been unsuccessful in trying to get her to sit down. She would learn later that when Sunset got this way, we just stayed out of her way. Nothing can stop her from pacing.
I can relate to it. Pacing helps me think. It’s very common to walk into the house and see me pacing around the kitchen or the dining room.
I nudged Bon Bon as she opened her eyes and stretched her forelegs and hindquarters out.
“What time is it?” Bon Bon mumbled as she stood up.
“About seven pm according to the clock.”
“Oh fun,” Bon Bon muttered as the doors opened and Raritys eyes widened.
“It’s spectacular!” Rarity gushed as Applejack joined her outside the train car.
“Wow,” Applejack said as Fluttershy looked around in awe. “It’s better in person. Still like my small town though.”
“It is pretty cool,” Berry Blast chuckled as she and Sea Swirl joined us. Sassaflash hovered above us as Sunset stretched. “This is only my second time coming here.”
“Maybe Rarity can stay with the princess but we have to hurry,” Sunset said as we all nodded. “You better get ready.”
Rarity opened her mouth to speak as Sunset’s horn glowed. A loud popping sound later and we all tumbled onto the floor of the castle, Sunset being the only one on her hooves.
“Think I’m gonna vomit,” Fluttershy whispered as she pressed a hoof to her head. A lavender earth pony with a blonde mane and dark purple glasses galloped around the corner with a white earth pony with a light brown mane and black glasses.
“S-Sunset Shimmer?” The white one stammered as their eyes widened.
“Hey Raven, hey Grace. Girls, meet Raven Inkwell and Grace Manewitz. They are Celestia’s royal advisors,” Sunset explained as she pointed to both mares in rapid succession. “Look, I need to see Princess Celestia. It’s an emergency.”
“We need identification. Go back to your house and get it please,” Grace said coolly as Sunset glared at her.
“I will break your foreleg in nine different spots. Just because you follow the rules to the letter, which I usually respect isn’t benefiting me right now. So please just go tell Celestia and I’ll give you your favorite wine in return. Deal?”
Grace nodded as she and Raven turned around to gallop into the room in front of us.
“Grace is a bit of a stickler for the rules. Raven is a bit more of the prankster of the two,” Sunset explained as a bunch of ponies came out looking frustrated.
“The princess will see you now,” Raven said with a smile as she and Grace held the doors open.
Sunset inhaled and nervously trotted through. After a moment of looking at each other, we followed her.