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// Good as Gone 
// Story: Return of the Dazzlings 
// by Fluttercordforever 
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            The bell rang loudly throughout the halls of CHS that told the students to move to their next class. Sunset Shimmer emerged from her last classroom and looked for her locker in the swarm of students. "Huh, I thought I locked my locker," Sunset said when she finally found it. She shuffled the things around her locker to find her textbook for Mr. Disc's history class. Then she noticed something.

''Where's my book? I could have sworn I left it in here," she said. 

"Sunset Shimmer? Are you alright? The bell is about to ring!" said Fluttershy as she walked up to Sunset. 

"I lost the book that i use to message Twilight with," she said. 

"I might be able to help with my awesome finding skills!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed as she walked out of a hallway. She was soon followed by the other three of the friends.

"What happened?" Pinkie Pie exclaimed. 

"Well, I-"

"Is it.. you were walking here to go find your books for next class, found them, then noticed that your book that you use to message Twilight back in Equestria with is gone?!" said Pinkie with a quick breath. The entire group's mouths were wide open. 

"H-how did you know?" said Sunset with wide eyes.

"Just a hunch!" said Pinkie with one of her signature smiles and bounced away.

"Don't worry Sunset, we will help you find your book," Rarity said. The bell rang loudly indicating that time was up to walk to your next class. 

"THE GREAT AND POWERFUL TRRRRIXIE SHALL NOT BE LATE FOR CLASS!" Trixie screamed as she ran to her next class. 

Sunset Shimmer slammed her head against her locker and slid to the floor with her head in the lap. "Ugh, I'll never find that book. Somebody must have taken it! But who?" 


~Meanwhile, 30 minutes ago~

Adagio's smile did not last long as she realized that they had to make their escape before somebody would get beat up. She put on her hoodie and shoved the book in the big pocket. She grabbed Sonata and Aria and they ran out of the school. 

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Sunset Shimmer was zoned out for the rest of the school day. It mostly consisted of watching Pinkie Pie blow gum bubbles, doodling in her notebook, and eating Cheetos as a snack secretly at recess. She placed her hand on the school's statue that had secretly been a portal for Twilight Sparkle. To her surprise her hand only touched cold metal, and did not transfer to a hoof on the other side. Sunset didn't know that in order to talk to her, Twilight would have to take the book out of the magical connection between Equestria and the Human world. "If only I could find my book. Where could it have gone?" 

"Ah' know how ya feel there, sugar cube," Applejack said as she sat down next to Sunset Shimmer. 

"You do?"

"Yup, I once lost ma dog Wanona when she ran off to whoey knows where. But in the end, ah found her with Granny Smith, Applebloom, and Big Mac by my side,"  she said.

"I'm just sayin', don't lose hope, in the end, it'll be the ones you love that help ya," Applejack said. Sunset thought about what her southern friend had said. 'I hope your right Applejack, I never checked Twilight's advice since the night I asked her for it. I wonder what those seven big stars meant...'