//------------------------------// // Sunset's Surprise // Story: Sunset's Gone // by sapphirebluez //------------------------------// Miles away, the figure jumped when she felt something shoot through her like electricity, sensing something was terribly wrong, she took out her amethyst gem from within her dark and thick cloak. She then began to mutter some words into the gem and it vibrated with magic, and within the gem, she could see and keep track of Sunset Shimmer, her eyes widened with shock and horror as she saw the events of Sunset’s kidnapping unfold as the was taken away by male hooded figures who had too, had concealed their faces. The video within the gem began to fade as the figure stood still shaking in anger and her hands balled up into fist as it squeezed its gem within its grip tighter. “ How DARE they abduct her friend. They better not do anything to her or they will be more sorry!” The figure thought to herself quietly raging with anger. She then thought of actually using her magic to teleport herself to confront the hooded figures, but that would reveal her identity as a creature of not the human world as she would also show her magical powers of teleportation. She sighed, stressful, as she began to take off as quickly as her feet could carry her, to track down where those kidnappers had taken Sunset and what were they to do with her and with the help of her enchanted gem, she would find the and make them sorry if they brought any harm to her friend. Sunset could feel herself being dragged along the sidewalk by her captors. She hoped and prayed that someone, anyone, would see her and rescue her. Sunset began to hyperventilate, her breathing was rapid and her eyes were beginning to become bloodshot as horrible and nightmarish thoughts came into her mind. Would they lock her away and demand ransom from her friend or family? What if they found out she has no family? Would they kill her on the spot? Or torture her? Are they too, magical beings from another dimension with dark desires and wish to use her? These horrifying thoughts began to make Sunset scream, but her screams were muffled by the sack over her head and she began to struggle, hard, against her captors. “Darn it! She’s a strong one!” Sunset heard one of her captors speak aggressively, his voice strangely familiar, but yet she couldn’t put her mind on where she had heard his voice before. “Listen Missy, you better stop struggling now! I’m telling you nicely!” Sunset heard another of her captor’s voice speak up, his voice not fierce but demanding and stern. His voice was too strangely familiar. Sunset ceased her struggling, there was no point, there was four of them and one of her, she sighed as she felt tears stinging the corner of her eyes as she whispered, not loud and clear but just enough for her captors to hear her through the sack over her head which muffled her voice: “Please don’t hurt me….please, I’m begging you!!” “We won’t hurt you if you don’t persist and come along with us without any questioning.” Sunset heard the third male voice speak to her in a calm tone. “Alright, I will follow you, just please don’t hurt me…” Sunset whispered softly and sadly through the sack which covered her head. She bowed her head sadly as she finally gave up struggling and followed her captors. “That’s a good girl.” The last male voice spoke happily his last voice was most familiar to Sunset as they continued to lead her away. Sunset sighed, she had walked a long way and where in the world were her captors taking her? She then heard a voice in her head: “Sunset are you okay?!! I found out everything! I am on my way to come and save you now!” Sunset recognized the voice with was speaking to her through telepathy, it was her hooded friend! “I’m fine, my kidnappers didn’t harm me, but instead asked me to follow them.” “ I will find them and stop them from kidnapping you Sun-“ But before the figure could finish her telepathic sentence she and Sunset heard one of the kidnappers speak up: “We’re almost here missy, just a heads up, there are some stairs ahead!” One of her captors said, excitement in his voice. “Sorry friend, but we must pause here, we mustn’t communicate much longer, but I want you to continue tracking us, and if you reach your destination, stay in hiding until I give a signal if I need your help.” “Understood Sunset, I will speak to you later.” And with that the figure stopped speaking. Sunset felt her feet hit the bottom of the staircase, she then started to climb up the stairs, her feet adjusting to the rhythm of the steps. “Okay missy, we’re here now.” Sunset felt a large amount worry on what was installed for her next. “Alright everyone, the boys are almost here with Sunset! Everyone! Get ready!” Rainbow Dash shouted out to her friends and the rest of the students of Canterlot High who quickly rushed to finish up their preparations to prepare Sunset for the biggest surprise of her entire life. Sunset huddled in the corner of a room which she was shut in, it was pitch black with darkness only to embrace her. After her captors had arrived with her to their destination, they took off the sack which covered her head, and before her eyes could adjust to anything, she was shoved into a dark and empty room and they locked the door. Sunset wondered how long she was going to be trapped in this room as she hoped she wouldn’t be stuck in there for all eternity. Her question was answered and the door open which filled the dark room with light. Sunset looked up to see her hooded captors had arrive to say something to her. They had blocked the doorway preventing her from escaping or even seeing beyond it. Two of the male figures were slightly shorter then their other two companions. As one of the male figures began to slowly approach her carefully and cautiously. Sunset squirmed more into the corner, afraid of that one figure approaching her. “ Don’t be afraid of me.” He spoke to her in a gentle tone as he squatted down to face her. “ Why should I not be afraid of you?! You just kidnapped me! Anyone of the right mind would be terrified!!!” Sunset spat as she glared at him but deep within her mind, she knew that voice somewhere. “ I won’t hurt you, I promise.” He replied to Sunset his voice still gentle. Sunset looked up at the hooded male, her eyes locking with his within his hood. “Why should I trust you?!! You and your brutes just kidnapped me!!” She spoke with venom in her voice. The hooded figured winced at Sunset’s harsh response before looking back at his companions and back to Sunset again. “Because I am a friend.” The figure said pulling down his hood revealing it to be Flash Sentry, her ex-boyfriend who stared back at Sunset with his kind sky blue eyes. Sunset was shock as her mouth was hanging open and when she looked past Flash, she saw that the other figures had pulled down her hood and it revealed to be Snips and Snails her two former minions and one more boy with pinkish skin, dark brown hair and a beanie, in which she was not too familiar with but she knew that his friends called him ‘Normal’ Norman. The gears in Sunset’s head started process as she slowly put the pieces together within her mind. “No wonder their voices were so familiar and they were so gentle with me even when they abducted me!” She thought to herself in a rather surprised way. “Look Sunset I know we’ve all been pretty rough on you since the Battle of the Bands and the Anon-a-Miss thing but as I have said earlier, you’ve got to trust us on this one. Please Sunset?” Flash asked gently in an almost pleading way. Sunset remained quiet as she looked at Flash and his companions, each of them bored a guilt-ridden look on their face as they looked towards the ground sadly like a child that had been caught with his hand in the cookie jar. Sunset closed her eyes and she thought to herself: “Should I trust them after they way they treated me? I guess giving them this one chance won’t hurt, after all I have her to help me out if they try anything on me….” “Alright fine, I will trust all of you on this one, but you better not lie to me!” Sunset said hastily. Flash and his companions looked up, slowly, one by one they began to bear smiles on their faces. “Thank you Sunset, we won’t let you down, we promise. Now could you please follow us down the hallway to the auditorium? My friends and I have something special we’d like to show you.” Flash asked Sunset happily. “Since I said I trust you now, lead the way and don’t break my trust” Sunset said. Flash and his gang pumped their fists in the air with a ‘Yes’ accompanying it. They then began to lead Sunset out of the door and into the school hallways of Canterlot High….. Sunset walked down the hallway of her former school, accompanied by Flash, Snips, Snails and Norman who were bearing pleased smiles on their faces. She suddenly stopped by the girls restroom along the hallway and clutched her stomach painfully. “S-Sorry guys I need to go the bathroom for awhile. I’ve got a tummy ache and need I to do a big business. Please wait for me o-outside. I-I won’t take too long though.” she groaned uncomfortably. “Sure thing Sunny! We’ll wait for you, just take you time!” Snips said as he and his friends huddled up together to chit-chat amongst themselves happily. Sunset quickly rushed into the girls bathroom and into a cubicle. She then proceeded to speak through telepathy in attempt to communicate with her special friend. “Sunset’s here, are you there?? Hello? Hello?” Sunset thought and after a few seconds, she got a respond. “ Hello, Sunset? Yes I am here, now what is it you need or have come to tell me?" She heard her friends responding voice. “Friend, I bring news, it turns out that my kidnappers are the students from my old school Canterlot High. Flash, Snips, Snails and another one which goes by the name of Norman, and they’ve convinced me to follow them to the school auditorium for some reason.” Sunset told her friend in a serious tone within her mind. “I’ve bet they’ve come to apologize to you Sunset. I’m sure they’ll really mean it especially since Applebloom told them the truth that she’s the one behind Anon-a-Miss and they probably feel horrible for they way they’ve treated you.” Her friend spoke in a calm and amused voice. Sunset let out a frustrated huff as she rolled her eyes before speaking sarcastically: “Yeah, sure, let’s see us how well their apology game is…” Her friend then let out a light chuckle which echoed from within her head. “Don’t worry Sunset, like I said they probably truly mean it and besides they wouldn’t have gone all the way to just kidnap you, literally, for no apparent reason. They probably are truly sorry for their actions Sunset.” her mysterious friend said, attempting to convince Sunset that her friends and the students were truly sorry for their actions. “We’ll see, we’ll see….” Sunset said angrily within her mind, still unconvinced. “Anyways I need you to get something for me is it possible?” Sunset then asked the figure. “What is it that you want me to retrieve Sunset?” The figure asked Sunset in an interested tone from within her mind. “Well…..” Flash and his gang stood outside the hallways waiting for Sunset while she was in the bathroom. “Boy that girl can surely last a long time in that bathroom!” Norman stated as he tapped his foot with his arms crossed. “Yeah, she probably had a really, really bad tummy ache” Snails said as he glanced at the girls bathroom. Just as the door of the girls bathroom opened up and Sunset walked out, all the boys pinched their noses as if there was a nasty stench coming of the bathroom. Sunset rolled her eyes. “C’mon boys it WASN’T that BAD…” Sunset laughed. “Really?!, because I swore my nose was on a minute ago..” Flash joked as he pretended to act like his nose had just fallen off, which earned a cheerful laugh from his friends, including Sunset. “Alright guys ya had me. Now shall we continue? For I would like to see what you guys have to show me.” Sunset giggled. “Yes, c’mon Sunset we don’t want to keep everyone waiting, especially since you’ve planted a bomb in the girls bathroom.” Snips said hastily. Everyone shared a happy laugh and for a moment Sunset wondered if what her otherworldly friend said was true and her Canterlot High friends were truly sorry for their actions for they were treating her more friendlier now. As they reached the entrance of the auditorium Flash grabbed hold of the handles of the doors keeping the auditorium shut. He then turned to face Sunset. “What you are about to see here is something no mortal will ever witness except you” he said in a serious and dark tone to bring up the suspense. “Bring it!” Sunset said bravely with a smirk and with that, Flash pushed opened the door and Sunset saw what was a shocking yet amazing sight before her. Within the auditorium were streamers, colorful paper-cutouts, balloons and beautiful decorations which matched Sunset’s skin color, hair and cutie mark and to top it all off there was a giant banner with glittery words written on it: WE’RE SO SORRY SUNSET!! Sunset stared in awe at how magnificent the decorations within the auditorium were, they all matched her in the most amazing ways possible. She also saw that all the students within were in their respective groups. The Eco-Kids, Techies, Fasionistas, Athletes, Dramas and Rockers were all standing together which confused her a little, but before she could ask, Sunset felt someone tug her jacket lightly grabbing her attention. “Come with me” Flash gestured as he held out his hand in a gentlemanly way to Sunset. Sunset giggled as she took his hand and Flash walked her over to what looked like to be a large throne. Sunset felt several students coming over to her with what looked like a beautiful robe of white accompanied with black spots around it, a shiny golden crown which looked like it was almost made of pure gold itself and a jeweled encrusted scepter ( with fake jewels of course) with gems that matched her fiery red and orange hair like the fire itself. The students then put the beautiful robes on Sunset, placed the golden crown on her head and gave her the scepter which made her look fairly like royalty. Sunset, of course, felt really flattered and she started to blush as a bright shade of pink appeared on her cheeks. “C-Come on g-guys is this really n-necessary?’ she stammered shyly trying to hide her blush. “Of course, a princess must always look beautiful before she goes for a show.” Flash encouraged. He then guided her to the throne and gestured her to take a seat. “For the lovely Princess Sunset Shimmer.” “M-me a princess?! D-Don’t you think that’s a tad bit too much? Especially for an unpopular person like me?” Sunset babbled. “Hush now, a princess does not say such things about herself!” Flash said sternly and once more gestured her towards the seating within the throne. “Now, please take a seat.” Sunset sat on the throne obediently still blushing shyly before Flash announced : “HER HIGHNESS PRINCESS SUNSET SHIMMER. LET THE SHOW OF HER TRIBUTE…BEGIN!!!”