Celestia
I propped my head up with a hoof as I stared at the old pink unicorn in front of me. This mare was driving me up the wall.
“Miss Perfection, I can assure you the fact that there is another world out there is not a concern to us. They bear no real threat and the holes you saw in the sky are evidently not there anymore,” I said as one of my guards let out a snicker behind a hoof.
“Well how exactly do we know that?” Sheer Perfection demanded as she stared at me. “How do you even get there?”
“How you get to this world is a state secret that only a few are allowed to know. Which you unfortunately, are not one of the select few. Any other questions?”
The doors swung open as Grace and Raven galloped in. I raised an eyebrow slightly as the two stood next to me, panting.
“Uhm you have Sunset Shimmer and some other ponies with her requesting to see you. They say it’s an emergency. Do you want me to just let Sunset in Princess?” Grace asked as my eyes widened.
I didn’t know Sunset had came back. Normally Twilight either tells me she is here visiting or I feel Sunsets magic entering Equestria.
“Send them all in please Grace. Everypony out, day court is over!” I called out as I gestured for my guards to escort the nobles out. They looked annoyed but complied. “My guards as well please. Grace and Raven too. Thank you.”
I forced myself to not grin as Sunset trotted in with Sea Swirl and Lyra Heartstrings along with her other friends.
“Princess Celestia,” Sunset said as she bowed with the pegasus, Sea Swirl and the other unicorn.
“Woah,” the blue unicorn muttered as I stared at Rarity, Applejack and Fluttershy. I wasn’t expecting them here. Sunset smacked the blue unicorn with her tail and the others hastily bowed.
“You can stop bowing now,” I said with a faint smile as Sunset nodded. “Sea Swirl, Lyra Heartstrings. I haven’t seen you two since you were fillies.”
“She knows your name,” the pegasus whispered in awe into Sea Swirls ear.
“This is the other world’s Lyra Princess,” Sunset answered as my eyes widened slightly. That explained a bit. “Along with the other worlds Applejack, Trixie, Rarity, Fluttershy and Bon Bon. The pegasus is Sassaflash and the other unicorn is Berry Blast.”
“What can I do for you Sunset?” I asked curiously as she inhaled before running at me.
“What are you doing?” Sassaflash hissed Berry Blasts and Sea Swirls horn glowed. I raised an eyebrow as Sunset hugged me and I hugged her back.
“I’m so sorry. For being such a bitch and trying to force you to make me a princess.”
“I know,” I said as the two unicorns horn quit glowing. “It’s good to see you again and properly talk to you. And you shouldn’t call yourself that.”
“You’re not banishing me?”
“Woah!” Lyra cut in and stepped in front of Trixie angrily. “If anybody is getting banished, I’m going too!”
“Same here!” Rarity chimed in with a frown.
“Me too,” Bon Bon agreed as she nudged Trixie.
“Ugh fine Trixie too! But banish us somewhere warm please where there’s nice alcohol. Preferably a beach.”
I burst out laughing as I hugged Sunset tighter.
“Oh, nopony will be banished. If I wanted you banished, you already would have been,” I chuckled as I nuzzled Sunset. “Now what do you need? We are family after all.”
“Spitfire is injured. She uh needs a blood transfusion but only you and Princess Luna have the blood type of all three. I understand if you don’t-”
“What do I have to do?” I interrupted her. “Spitfire is technically my family too as well remember?”
“Right,” Sunset said as she gestured for Berry Blast to step forward. “We need about five gallons. That’s all the doctor’s said Spits needed. I tried to force them to take mine but well, they refused.”
I chuckled again as I let Sunset go and Applejack hid a grin behind a hoof.
“That was so adorable!” Rarity squealed as I checked the glass windows. Okay, still intact.
“We will never speak of that outside of this room,” Sunset grumbled as she turned bright red.
“Oh of course sugarcube.”
I laid on a bed with a needle sticking out of my foreleg. Berry Blast was sitting next to me along with Applejack, Rarity and Fluttershy as the guard was continously checking the bag.
“Two more gallons to go Princess,” Berry said as she and another doctor looked at me. I gave a nod as Sunset sat nearby laughing with Bon Bon, Lyra and Trixie.
“I know what you three did,” I said coolly as Applejack jumped. “To Sunset. Twilight had been very disappointed in you when she came to me after she came back for advice on how to help Sunset.”
“Ah can see that.”
I narrowed my eyes slightly as the farmer flinched.
“Don’t ever hurt her again. Or you’ll have me to deal with. And I put my enemies in stone by the way. Now what is your problem? You seem distraught.”
“It’s just we are Sunset’s friends right?” Fluttershy said as I nodded. “I love Lyra and the others, don’t get me wrong but it just feels sad.”
“Sad?” I inquired as Rarity opened her mouth.
“We were assigned to Sunset. But we all agreed that we would have befriended a few weeks after to make sure she was honest. She spends time with us and is close to us. Very close, in fact but she just has a closer bond to Lyra and her other friends than us.”
“Can you blame her?” Sassaflash snorted as Applejacks ears flattened. “I don’t know entirely how the internet works but that was screwed up of you all.”
“We know. We haven’t wanted to talk to Sunset about it because we don’t wanna offend. We just wish we had a stronger bond together.”
“May I remind you that you all saved the world with Sunset?” I pointed out. “I watched from my personal quarters. I had been so proud of Sunset. She has a very strong bond with you all regardless of who she spends time with most. And she may always be a bit closer to Lyra and Bon Bon and the others, but she wouldn’t just up and abandon you. Sunset is a better pony now.”
“Ah hope so. Ah really do.”
“And we’re done!” Berry Blast said as she tied off the bag and placed it in a container with the Equestrian Red Cross symbol on it. “Thank you.”
She slapped a band on the entry point and put the needle in a trash can.
“We need to hurry and get back. Teleport?” Berry Blast asked as her horn glowed.
“Yeah go,” Sunset nodded and the other unicorn disappeared with a pop. “Can I come visit again Princess?”
“You better hope so,” I said casually as I hugged her again. “Go to her. I’ll drop off a notebook with Twilight to communicate with me.”
Sunset walked away to Lyra as I focused on Applejack.
“You need to stay with her. She’s going to need you girls very soon. She is going to have a lot happen in her near future.”
“Like what?” Sea Swirl asked curiously as I chuckled.
“I can’t say. It’s her path to discover. I can’t give intervene or change their destiny, I can only offer advice.”
They teleported away as my horn quit glowing. I closed my eyes as Luna entered my room.
“Was that Sunset?” Luna asked curiously as I nodded. “I’m proud of you. That most likely wasn’t easy.”
“It was easier than expected. I expected her to hate me. And she would have been completely justified. I was too hard on her growing up.”
“I’ve seen her dreams. She had the exact same fears. I did my best to calm them down but I can only do so much. She has to do the rest. I will let you know if anything changes tonight.”
“Thank you.”
Luna draped a blanket over me and pressed the tip of her wing to my forehead. Everything went dark as I felt myself fall asleep and go to Lunas realm.