Sunset Shimmer and friends had all gotten together for a sleepover at Pinkie Pies. Applejack and Rainbow were pushing each other in attempts to mess up the other in a videogame just like the last time they had gotten together for a sleepover. Pinkie Pie and her sister Maud were making candy necklaces with Fluttershy. Pinkie did everything she could to teach Fluttershy the correct way to make candy necklaces but it was confusing, for her and Maud and Maud knew what she was doing. Pinkie really needed to learn to make things less, complicated. Sunset couldn’t help but laugh as Fluttershy tried to hide behind her necklace. Sunset looked at Rarity who had spent about ten minutes trying on different pairs of pajama’s. “Seriously Rarity, how hard is it to choose sleepwear?” Sunset thought as she strummed her guitar.
Sunset couldn’t help but wonder how any of the girls in this room got along as well as they did. It didn’t really matter but it didn’t hurt to wonder. Sometimes it felt like a miracle that any of them got along. Pinkie was hyperactive, Rarity was such a snob when it came to looking good, Rainbow Dash was as cocky as they come, Fluttershy could hardly defend herself, and AJ could be brutally honest. Sunset, she felt out of place with all of these girls, even Maud and she tried to feed a rock. Sunset had been evil at one time, why wouldn’t she feel out of place. It felt like moving from one world to another but worse. She was with a group of friends and yet didn’t really know any of them the way she should. Even know she would mess up being a good friend and end up hurting them in some way. Still, despite every flaw, the group accepted each other and most importantly for Sunset, accepted her.
Sunset finally had people around her that weren’t her minions that only did things for her out of fear. Most importantly, she had friends that genuinely cared about her and didn’t let her past “boo boos” as Rarity put it, get in the way. Sunset had never been so happy and in a way, she wished that she could have shared what she learned with Adagio and her friends. “At least that whole mess helped me get closer to everyone and a certain pony princess.”
“What was that darling?” Rarity asked as she finished up brushing her hair. She couldn’t possibly go to bed with a rats nest for hair, it just wouldn’t due. If she did, her hair would be a huge mess in the morning. The knots would never come out with brushing.
Sunset looked up toward Rarity and chuckled. “It’s nothing Rarity. I was just thinking about Adagio and how much closer I’ve become with all of you.” Sunset went back to playing her guitar when the sounds of Rainbow Dash and AJ complaining about the power on the T.V. going out; soon followed by the rest of the house. “We should probably head to bed anyway, don’t you think you two?” Sunset set her instrument down and then sirens were heard roaring down the street. She stood up and looked out the window and caught a small glimpse of the ambulance before it disappeared around a corner. “I sure hope that who ever it is, is ok.”
“I think it’s safe to say that we’re with you sugarcube but don’t worry about it too much.” Applejack let out a loud yawn and stretched. “Come on girls, let’s get to bed.” Sunset grabbed her jacket and put it on over her pj’s. She had to know who it was that would be in the hospital. Everyone gave her worried and confused looks. “What did I just say Sunset?” AJ asked.
“What, I have to know who it is and I want to help if I can. Even if it means just wishing who ever it is good luck.” Sunset ran out the door, down the stairs and outside to her motorcycle. She wanted to do good by people. After all the fingers pointed at her for her wrong doings even when trying to help; she wanted to help people and hoped that one day, she could be liked by more people. She didn’t need to be liked just not given the cold shoulder every time she walked into a room. She accidently knocked her helmet off the handlebars and hopped on her motorcycle. She didn’t bother grabbing her helmet off the ground; she decided to leave it and started the engine. The engine roared to life and off she went into the pouring rain and strong winds.
The rain poured down and the wind sent chills up Sunset’s spine. The rain soaked right through her jacket and pj’s and made her shiver even more than the wind. Her clothes were now stuck to her skin. Her hair was soaked and stuck to the sides of her face. She was beginning to wish that she had changed clothes first and put on a helmet. She could see her breath as it blew in front of her face and behind her. Soon Sunset came to a bridge where the ambulance had just been moments ago. She had to wonder why the ambulance had been away from the hospital. “I-I g-g-guess it doesn’t m-m-matter.” Sunset shivered in the wind.
“What happened?” Sunset wondered only seeing a large branch on the side of the road. She looked around a little closer but could only make guesses as to what happened. She knew one thing for sure, the branch had been blown onto the road. If the branch was the cause of the accident, it was hard to tell. I could have had nothing to due with the accident, whatever the accident was. Thunder clasped and lightning flashed. The thunder and lightning was a good reminder that she needed out of the rain and wind. She started up her bike again and headed straight for the hospital.
Once she arrived, she ran in shivering and with teeth chattering. “E-e-e-excuse m-m-m-m-me.”
A pale looking person with light pink hair ran over to Sunset and pulled her over to her desk. She picked up her walkie talkie and asked for help immediately. Once some help was on the way, the nurse turned to Sunset and glared. “What were you thinking coming to the hospital on a motorcycle and in such clothes?”
Sunset’s teeth had stopped chattering but she was still freezing. She looked at the nametag the nurse was wearing and then answered. “Nurse Redheart, I have a sarcastic comment but now isn’t the time.” There had been no need to tell Redheart that she had a sarcastic comment but her mouth was faster then her mind. “Who just came in on the ambulance?” Sunset asked as doctors ran over and handed a blanket and a cup of coco to her.
“We don’t know her name but she was blue with light blue hair with dark blue stripes in her hair. If you want to see her, she is in room 118 on the second floor. We, wait a minute.” Redheart said as Sunset ran off.
Sunset couldn’t be sure if she had seriously just heard right. Was Sonata attacked? It wouldn’t be surprising but Sunset was sure that she was in that position after the fall formal. She couldn’t help but feel bad for the girl especially since she wasn’t the sharpest tool in the shed. Sonata may be a siren but it was possible that she was used right? “Nah, a siren is a siren no matter how smart he or she is. Still, this was going to far right?” Sunset ran until she came to the door and skid right into the door. Wet shoes and a waxed floor don’t mix well.
Seeing as no one came to the door when she hit it, Sunset could only assume that there was no one there. She stood up slowly to keep from falling on her rear again and jiggled the handle. The door opened to reveal a small room with a T.V. on top of a simple desk. There was a couch next to the window on the far side and across from the T.V. was the hospital bed where Sonata now lays. Around her head was a bloody bandage and there were wires connected to her arms and head. The monitor next to the bed showed her life signs. As far as Sunset could tell, she looked pretty good considering. She then heard a voice from behind her. “First off, I was going to tell you that I’m going to be taking care of her and so I could take you to her. Secondly, run off when someone tries to talk to you. It’s very rude though I’m not surprised considering who it is I’m talking to Ms. Shimmer. Now onto more important matters, her life signs are returning to normal. The hit to her head was pretty bad. We’re sure that she has a concussion but we aren’t sure as to why her pulse was so bad. I suppose it doesn’t matter though. She is recovering well enough that she could possibly leave by morning.”
“Here’s a question for you, how do you know all this if she got here like, five minutes ago.”
“I’m like, very good at my job.” Nurse Redheart mocked. “I am having some good people bring you something warm to drink and something to wrap you in.” She didn’t like Sunset but she took care of people and Sunset Shimmer was no exception.
Sunset ignored her mockery and smiled.“ Thank you and may I stay here until she wakes up?” Sunset asked and received her answer in the form of the nurse leaving. She walked over and sat down next to Sonata and smiled. “I don’t know why Sonata, not completely, but I’m glad that you’re ok.” Sunset was still freezing but leaned back chair and then noticed something odd on Sonata’s neck. It looked like it could be a problem. Sunset looked at the doors small window to make sure that no one was near and then turned Sonata’s head slightly to the side. She wanted to be sure that Sonata didn’t have some kind of growth forming on her neck. She didn’t want to attempt to see the entire object. To do see the object clearly would involve more movement then just turning her head slightly. The last thing she wanted to do was disturb Sonata. What Sunset saw was not what she was expecting. The thing she saw was, she could only guess was a siren inside a golden circle. “What the heck?”