Sunset Shimmer, an orange and yellow unicorn, that used to be a formal student of Princess Celestia, decided to return to Equestria and ask for forgiveness as for what she did to steal Princess Twilight's crown. She had just passed through the portal and was now in the pony version of Equestria. It was around midnight and she was now roaming the corridors of the Canterlot castle, every now and then a guard would pass by and she would hide.
Sunset soon became lost. She was wandering the castle's long halls and then, while walking into another corridor, she bumped straight into a guard.
Oh no!
“Halt!” the guard yelled.
Sunset began to run and hide so that she wouldn't get caught and mistaken for trying to steal Princess Twilight's crown again. She didn't also want to questioned why she was even here.
She soon got cornered by five guards and they were starting to slowly advance toward her. Sunset thought she was going to get caught and then taken to Princess Celestia but then realized that she was a unicorn that could use magic. She could teleport out of here! Her horn started to glow a bright orange aura and then, she teleported with a bright flash of light outside of the castle into the small town of Ponyville.
Good, I teleported into Ponyville. Hopefully Twilight will be around here
It was beginning to become morning. Sunset Shimmer was close to the Everfree Forest and Ponyville's borders. Little did she know that a certain cyan pegasus with a rainbow mane was spying on her from the sky.
Hey…that orange unicorn looks familiar to me…where have I seen her before?
Rainbow Dash flew from her hiding place and went to the Golden Oaks Library where hopefully Princess Twilight Sparkle and Spike were there. When she arrived to the library, she knocked on the door and a six foot, muscular, purple and green dragon answered the door.
“Hi Rainbow Dash! Are you here to return your Daring Doo book?”
“No Spike. Is Twilight here?”
“Yeah, she's here, reading as always.” Spike rolled his eyes afterwards.
“Good, may I come in? I need to tell Twilight something.”
“Sure”
Spike opened the door completely for Rainbow Dash to enter the library. Spike closed the door behind them and Rainbow Dash saw Twilight reading a thick book that most likely was an interesting book to her.
“Hey Twilight…” Rainbow Dash called out to her.
Twilight didn't answer.
Rainbow Dash came closer to her.
“Hey Twilight, Spike is eating a whole bucket of ice cream.”
“Okay, that's nice.”
Rainbow Dash got impatient. She saw three little ink bottles that were organized neatly in a straight column. She lightly tapped on it and Twilight became alert.
“Wha…?”
“Twilight listen to me. Do you know an orange and yellow colored unicorn?” asked the cyan mare sternly.
Twilight thought for a moment while placing the ink bottle back where it was.
“Well, the only unicorn I know who is orange and yellow is Sunset Shimmer…”
“Isn't she the pony who came from another dimension and tried to steal your crown?”
“Yes…Why do you ask?”
“I think I saw Sunset Shimmer near the Everfree Forest…”
Twilight became silent before ordering Spike to come with her to the Everfree Forest.
“Thanks for the information Rainbow Dash. Come on Spike!”
The cyan mare left the library while Twilight and Spike went to meet up with Sunset Shimmer near the Everfree Forest.
Sunset Shimmer was still near the Everfree Forest, taking a rest before she left the area to search for Twilight and tell her that she was sorry. Unknown to her, Twilight was about to come in contact with her.
Twilight spotted Sunset first and came closer to her but with caution.
“Sunset Shimmer, what are you doing here?” asked Twilight menacingly.
Sunset started to back off a little from the lavender alicorn.
“I came to ask for your forgiveness.”
“My forgiveness?” replied Twilight while arching a brow.
“Yes. Can you please forgive me? she said with saddened tone.
Sunset looked at the ground now. Feeling very horrible for what she did to the alicorn.
She probably won't forgive me for what I did. I don't deserve an…
“I forgive you Sunset.”
“You do?” asked the orange unicorn.
“Yes, but you must prove yourself that you want to be forgiven for your actions.”
“How do I prove it?” Sunset asked with concern.
“That, Princess Celestia will decide on how to prove yourself.”
Sunset Shimmer's eyes became small with fear. She didn't want to be near the white alicorn, fearing that she may be banished to her dimension again or worse, threatened to be executed!
“No, please. Don't tell Celestia!” she pleaded.
“I must tell Princess Celestia. If you want to be forgiven, you must be forgiven from my friends and the princess”
Sunset Shimmer sighed.
“Alright.”
Twilight asked Spike if he would forgive her.
“She may have caused lots of trouble but as long as she regrets what she did, I'd say that I forgive her.” replied the drake.
“Thank you Spike. It means a lot.” Sunset replied back to the six foot dragon while smiling.
“Come on Sunset, we must take you to Princess Celestia to decide what you should do to prove yourself.”
Twilight then teleported Spike and Sunset Shimmer outside the castle. The trio soon entered to the castle to meet up with the ruler of Equestria.
Sunset Shimmer was scared of the princess. She didn't want to face the white alicorn because she didn't want to be justified and then banished before she was given a second chance.
The trio entered Celestia's spacious and luxiourus throne room and then Twilight spoke up.
“Princess Celestia, Sunset Shimmer has returned to ask for forgiveness. She also asks on how to prove that she really wants to be forgiven.”
The white alicorn stared at the orange unicorn sternly for a long time before facing Twilight.
“I have decided that Sunset Shimmer should live with you for some time. She must learn the true value of friendship, must have a good character and show that she has changed. If I she truely does re-form to good, I will decide if she deserves forgiveness or not.”
Sunset Shimmer looked at the alicorn and then said that she accepted the punishment.
Celestia asked both Twilight and Spike if they would also accept the challenge to re-form Sunset Shimmer to good.
The dragon and lavender alicorn accepted as well.
“It settled then, Sunset, you will have my decision once I'm convinced that you have changed.”
She then turned to Spike and Twilight.
“As for you two, you shall teach Sunset Shimmer everything that she must learn so that she can earn my trust and forgiveness.”
She turned to the orange unicorn once again.
“My son will keep me informed about your progress. If everything seems good on the reports that he sends me, I'll might give you my forgiveness before you know it…”
“Your son…?”
“My son is Spike.” replied Celestia.
She then looked at the trio and said that they were all dismissed.
The trio then left and stood outside of Celestia's throne.
Sunset Shimmer looked at Spike before asking him that if he really was the son of the ruler of Equestria.
“Celestia is my mother. She found my egg and raised me the first few months before I was given to Twilight.” the tall dragon then looked at Twilight with a smile.
Spike then asked Twilight if they could go back home. Twilight's horn then started to glow a lavender aura and they teleported back to the library.