(Insert catchy theme music)
Long ago, in a world of fire, the Shimmering Sapphire was forged in the deepest pit of the Planet Core.
Now, its powers have been reawakened in the form of a high school girl named...
Sunset Shimmer
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Across the magic door to Canterlot (na-na-na)
Destiny gave its gift and set its curse (na-na-na)
A new hero was made
And then the world was saved
Now all evil villains expect the worst (na-na-na)
Maho-Shojo Sunsetta!
Rising up to save us all
Maho-Shojo Sunsetta!
All the evil guys will fall
Maho-Shojo Sunsetta!
Brighter than the morning sun
Maho-Shojo Sunsetta!
You know she's the only one
Sunsetta!
(Theme song ends here)
Our story begins in the average life of a not-so-average girl with hair that makes it look like her head's on fire...
Sunset Shimmer woke up to the sound of bacon sizzling downstairs. Ever since she was unceremoniously stripped of her power, she had been staying over at whatever friend's house she could get. This time, it was Pinkie's house.
"Pinkie!" she called. "Don't eat it all like you did last week."
"I said i was sorry about that!" replied Pinkie. "But it's just so good. I wonder if they have bacon in Equestria..."
"Not at all," replied Sunset, walking downstairs in her Sunset Shimmer-colored nightgown. "Ponies don't eat meat."
"Oh. Well, they're missing out. OJ?"
"Yeah." Sunset sat down and took a sip of orange juice. She was glad that her friends were so understanding, but sometimes, she felt like she was a bit too high-maintenance for them.
"Pinkie? Do you think I'm bothersome?" asked Sunset. Pinkie shrugged.
"It depends. I don't mind you doing stuff, but do you really have to be so loud when you use the Internet? If it makes you that tired, you should just go to bed."
"Tired?"
"Yeah, you keep moaning and making weird noises whenever you go on there. That's not normal, and I should know; I'm an expert on not-normal. Sleep deprivation's really dangerous, Sunset. You ought to just skip school altogether and get thee to a bed!" Pinkie galloped across the room, imitating riding a horse. Sunset face-palmed.
Sunset arrived at school with Pinkie, and they headed to their first class together.
"Is this really necessary?" asked Sunset. Pinkie had insisted upon carrying a pillow around and accompanying Sunset everywhere.
"Of course!" she shouted loudly. "What if it happens again at school?! In public! You'd be all over the ground, barely able to keep it together, and I'd have to swoop in and be all like 'Sunset, that's enough! We need a bed!' and you'd be all like 'but I'm fine with doing it right here...' and then I'd have to drag you to the nearest empty room so you'd have some privacy, and it'd take you all day to get enough to finally be satisfied!!"
"She's talking about sleep!" shouted Sunset through the dead silence.
After school, Sunset decided to walk Pinkie home, if only to give her a lesson about assumptions, when suddenly, a massive migraine hit her. "Ack...headache...d'you mind if I crash on the couch?"
"Sure thing!" replied Pinkie. "But no internet."
Sunset rolled her eyes, stumbling after Pinkie.
Her headache hadn't gone away by the time they reached Pinkie's house, so Sunset assumed she was sick. "Go online and search up 'massive headache'," she said. "Maybe there's some easy way to get rid of it..."
"Okay," replied Pinkie. "I'll try not to make any moaning noises."
"I keep telling you, that's not because--"
The pink-haired girl disappeared upstairs. Sunset laid back on the couch, massaging her forehead and trying to get comfortable.
After an hour, it was starting to get dark, and Sunset's head had only gotten a little bit better. "I'm just gonna sleep down here," she said when Pinkie came downstairs. "If I can't go to school tomorrow, my homework's in the front pocket of my backpack."
"Okie dokie lokie!" replied Pinkie. "G'night, Sunny."
"I told you never to call me--argh, ow..."
The night was long and hard for Sunset, whose throbbing head kept her awake far past midnight. "This sucks," she said, standing up. "I need a drink..."
Sunset filled a glass of water and was about to exit the kitchen when a deep, feminine voice filled the room.
"Sunset Shimmer. I need your help."
The glass of water hit the ground, somehow not waking Pinkie. "Who'sat?" called Sunset. "Is there someone there?"
"I am the Sapphire Spirit," replied the voice.
Sunset blinked. "The what now?"
"Sapphire Spirit. I have an urgent message, Sunset! In exactly one minute, you will be blessed with unspeakable powers!"
"I tried that once," said Sunset. "It didn't work out so well."
"Well...um...nobody cares, you're getting unspeakable powers! But heed my warning, Shimmering One! The evil empires of the galaxy are going to want that power! In order to save the world, you must retrieve the original Tome of Time from its resting place in the Vault of...I forget the name, but it's a big, scary vault with, like, spikes and stuff..."
"Is it now?" said Sunset. The voice huffed.
"You're going to need to use the power of the Shimmering Sapphire to save us all! I cannot aid you any further, but I bid you good luck!"
"Wait, why can't you help me any more?" asked Sunset.
"I only get one phone call. Goodbye, future savior of Space!"
There was a flash of light outside. Sunset walked up to the window, only to see a gigantic ball of deep blue flames heading straight for her face. "Not the face!" she shouted, covering her face and bracing for impact.
Sunset woke up on the floor, with the sun almost blinding her. "Are you alright?" asked Pinkie. "You look kinda...not good."
"I'm fine," said Sunset. "Weird dream. Sleepwalking. Stuff."
"Oh, that's a relief," said Pinkie. "You must've also been sleep-hair-dyeing, too. I gotta say, blue doesn't suit you."
Sunset looked at her reflection in the window to find a single streak of sapphire blue hair mixed in with her usual fiery mane. "What? That's not..." Sunset shrugged. "You know what? I don't even care. I've turned into a raging demon and witnessed a group of singers nearly end the world. Stuff like this shouldn't surprise me anymore."
"Atta spirit, girl!" shouted Pinkie. "Also, we're gonna be waaay late!"
"Aw, buck, I forgot!" Sunset grabbed her backpack and ran all the way back to Canterlot High.