When the girls got to the mirror, Twilight wasn't there yet, luckily.
"Okay, guys." Sunset Shimmer said, getting everyone's attention. "Twilight and her friends originally beat Discord and Nightmare Moon with these. I'll put the necklaces on each of you, and I'll wear the crown."
At that moment, Sunset realized that she was going to wear the crown. At one time in her life, she had wanted it!
And now, she held it in her hands.
Sunset had to blush.
The first necklace she needed to was Pinkie Pie. "You're the element of laughter...that's pretty self-explanatory."
"Well, duh!" said Pinkie. When she got her necklace, she examined it. "Sparkly!"
"Rainbow Dash, loyalty. Applejack, honesty. Rarity, generosity. Fluttershy, kindness. And me...magic."
Right as she put on the crown, Twilight flew onto the scene, and hot on her trail was Vinyl Scratch in her car.
"Guys!" she yelled. "Twilight's been brainwashing everyone! They're after you!"
Sunset's face read "oh crap."
"Now what?" Whispered Rainbow Dash nervously.
"Uh, you need to put on your necklace." Sunset whispered back.
"Oh, yeah."
As everyone else put on their necklaces, they all ponied up! Pony ears and tails appeared, as well as wings for Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy.
While this was happening, Twilight was trying to brainwash Vinyl Scratch and Octavia, who were in Vinyl's car.
"Why is it not working!?" Twilight whined.
That was because Vinyl was using her headphones, which was blasting dubstep music in them. Octavia was also listening to music, but of a different kind.
"YOU CANNOT RESIST THE POWER OF THE WUBS!" Vinyl screeched in a tone deaf tone. It was so bad that Octavia, who was listening to her own music full blast, was startled.
Disgusted, Twilight gave up and turned her attention towards Sunset Shimmer, who yelled, "hey Twilight!"
Sunset was waving her hands toward the flying Twilight in the sky. "Try to brainwash us."
The girl rolled her eyes. "Really? Why would I even try? I'm too smart for that."
"Looks like she she's gonna be hard to reform," mumbled Fluttershy.
Sunset gestured to the girls' hands to hold them.
Then, when they held hands, they too floated into the air, reaching Twilight's level.
"Hey, what are you doing?" screamed Twilight angrily. She then blast a ball of purple smoke at them. Luckily, the girls were protected by an orb of light that ended up bouncing the purple smoke off it-and it went right back to Twilight.
"Ahhhhh!"
Just then, her wings vanished and so did her pretty outfit, leaving her a hopeless human in a garish uniform falling in the now afternoon sky.
"I've got her!" called out a voice from below.
It was Flash Sentry, ready to catch her.
The six girls floated back to the ground, turning back to normal right as they took of their jewelry. Sunset safely put them back in the box and pushed it through the mirror. She then started to write her letter back to Twilight.
Dear Princess Twilight,
Yay! We got Twilight back to normal! It's all thanks to you and the elements. Now it's time to talk some sense into her!
Your friend, Sunset Shimmer.
P.S. I saw Flash Sentry!
"Hey Twilight," said Flash to Twilight, blushing. "I hope I didn't catch you at the wrong time."
Twilight snorted, jumping from his arms. "Uh, yeah. About that."
Flash raised an eyebrow, curious. "What was going on back there? You were literally flying in the air. Was that apart of the games?"
"Uh-ah-no...I mean yes, on. Shoot! Where were you, though? I thought I brainwashed you."
"Well, I saw DJ and Octavia leaving the arena so I followed them. She made me jump into the backseat of her car and she handed me a music player and a pair of earbuds."
"Oh."
"Hey, Twilight!" Sunset Shimmer, at the time, finished writing her letter. "Why did you do that?" She said the last sentence more calmly, and seriously.
"Do what? Oh, that. I just wanted the Shadowbolts to win, that's all. I feel terrible if they don't. I'm sorry." she pouted.
"It's okay," Sunset smiled. "I did far worse things at this school, trust me." she giggled.
"I know. No off-"
"None taken."
Somehow, at the same time, both Pinkie and Vinyl yelled "group hug!"
Sunset turned around to look at Vinyl and Octavia. "When did you two get out?"
"Right as you were talking," said Octavia. "That took some time to do, right?" she looked at Sunset and Twilight affectionately.
Everyone nodded and did the group hug-even Flash Sentry.
"Now what about those awards?" joked Rainbow Dash. "I wonder who they go to, huh?"
Twilight looked flustered. "I don't think we're the winners today. I think you guys are. I realize that now."
Suddenly, Principal Celestia's voice was heard, echoing from the arena. "Alright, everyone! Time to hand out the awards!"
After that, everyone separated and were ready to go back to the arena.
"Time to not get those awards!" Shouted Pinkie, hopping on her tippy toes. "Woo-hoo!"
She then turned to the non-existent audience.
"Those guys didn't even realize that there's only four days left of school left!"