Sunset awoke that very morning. she was very tired after having that nightmare that night. She couldn't get the world being eaten out of her head. She slowly got out of bed and headed for the door. She slowly opened the door. She turned to her right to have her muzzle be pressed up against the muzzle of Princess Twilight Sparkle. Sunset had ran right into her. Sunset ears pinned back as she stumbled backwards.
"Twilight I'm so s-sorry." Sunset smiled backing up. Her eyes widened as she ran into Celestia who had been standing behind her.
"Sunset Shimmer, I was made aware this morning that you had returned to Equestria. And I must say I'm delighted to see you again." Twilight smiled trying to hide the fact that she was nervous. She wanted to be able to teach Sunset, but in the end it was up to Sunset on weather or not this would happen.
"Sunset Shimmer did you finally make your mind up about Twilight teaching you?" Celestia said in a soft and kind voice. Sunset stood still and quite for a good amount of time. She knew there was no way of Celestia taking her back. So she saw as if she had no other choice. Sunset slowly lowered her head.
"I....Sunset Shimmer vow and plead in hope that you would allow me to be your student." Sunset bows to Twilight sparkle. "Soooo I humbly except the honor." she sighs. as her knees wobble slightly due to her lack of sleep.
"Then we shall begin as soon as you get yourself some breakfast... I'm sure the chief can dish you up something." Twilight smiles as she slowly walks by Sunset Shimmer. Twilight was obviously trying her best to stay as serious as she possibly could. Sunset was rather hungry on the other hoof. She hadn't really thought about it until Twi had brought it up. Her lips quivered as her stomach growled. She wasn't going to stand there much longer. She had to stuff something in her face. Sunset looked around to make sure nopony was watching her. She wasn't exactly used to her pony body anymore. She wasn't used to all the feeling she was feeling. She began to slowly trot to the kitchen area. The slight trot quickly turned to run. She was to hungry to be taking her time. She eventually made it to the kitchen nearly running into the pony version of Flash Sentry as she entered the door. She stopped in front of the chief, she was panting very hard.
"Hello...Miss, may I interest you in something to eat?" The chief asked casually.
"Yes, yes you may." she breaths heavily. "I am starving." Sunset smiles at the chief.
"I'll take it a nice breakfast is what you need." The pony smiled back as he walked to go get he something he was willing to give without cost. He came out with an actually expensive item. A brand of sandwich that normally only the royals came and ate. "Here you go, this one is on the house." He smiles at Sunset.
"R-really your going to allow me to eat that without pay." Sunset shuffled her hooves in excitement.
"Of course I will, after all I know who you are" He smiles more . "Actually surprised you didn't recognize me, I was the chief when you were still Celestias Student."
"No way, Grease fryer, she didn't fire you yet." Sunset said as she recognized the pony giving her the food. Grease fryer had been the cook for sometime. Sunset was glad he was still here, she was happy to have seen more ponies she had known when she was here last.
"Yup, Somehow that princess finds me un-fire-able." Grease said as he tries to make up a word to fit the situation.
"Glad there are someponies here still. Well at least ones that I know." Sunsets horn starts to glow in an opal glow. she levitates the sandwich. Her eyes gleaming as she looked at it. She took a bite out of it. Her taste buds buzzed with excitement as she ate the rather good sandwich. She smiled at Grease and then turned to walk out of the kitchen. She ran right into Twilight again. They both clashed to the floor, Twilight ending up on top of sunset a pan somehow had wound up onto of Twilights head. Twilight used her wings to move the pan up a little so she could see.
"Oh S-sunset S-shimmer. I'm sorry I didn't see you there." Twilight smiles at her new student.
"N-no don't apologize, I should be the one apologizing." sunset had a huge blush on her face as she was starting to crush on the princess.
"Don't be silly, I ran into you~." Twilight giggles her right hoof covering her own mouth as she did. "Of course I'm going to apologize."
"P-princess Twilight I......" Sunset is quickly interrupted as Twilight puts a hoof over sunsets mouth.
"Please...just call me Twilight~." Twilight smiles brighter as she gets off of Sunset who was showing signs of being uncomfortable.
"W-well A-alright Twilight." Sunsets eyes start to hurt as she smiles. "Owwww~ I think I'm getting a head ache." Sunset put her amber hoof on her own forehead. "I think I need to go for a walk." she looked at the crystal floor of the castle. She was lucky that the chief followed Celestia everywhere she went because he normally was at the Canterlot. She was lucky for the simple fact she knew him. But she had to get out of there. "Please do excuse me." Sunset stood up and slowly walked out of the kitchen. Sunset could feel he own body heat rising to extremes. She wasn't turning back to convers with Twilight. She was getting to stressed over the sudden feelings she was feeling for Twilight. She couldn't shake the feeling of hate deep down inside her while at the same time she was crushing on the one who had caused her so much pain. Sunset quickly went into the closest room to her. She entered backwards closing the door. She slowly turned around to she The mirror that had caused her so much pain. Sunset heart dropped as she slowly approached it. She remembered so long ago when Celestia had shown this thing to her. That was the day she saw her own self becoming an all powerful Alicorn. The day she began her steep decent into insanity. Sunset reached her right hoof to it. Tears now uncontrollably streaming down her cheeks. Her hoof touched it and the mirrors glass turned red. her reflection turning into the Demon of her dreams. Sunset jumped back scared. Her ears pinned back as she saw her own reflection. The human like demon lowly turned into a pony version of itself.
"Sunnnnnnsssset~" it whispered as the door to exit could be heard locking.
"Noo~! I'm dreaming I'm dreaming." Sunset couldn't stand her own past.
"I am that all powerful alicorn you strive to beee~" The demon said as a red light appeared down the middle of the mirrors glass creating a split image. The demons face being half and sunsets being the other half. "Twilight will never love you...Because your me~!" the demon began to chuckle and laugh loudly. Sunsets eyes rolled back and she passed out, falling hard her head bouncing on the ground as she hit it, Her eyes rolled back facing forward. The whites of her eyes now black, The reflection of the demon started to come out of the mirror as a red mist entering into Sunsets head. Sunsets eyes started to glow completely cyan as the demon tried taking hold of her. That's when the door to the portal room began to open and the mist retreated back into the mirror and exiting Sunsets head. The mirror returned to normal in a millisecond. Twilight entering the room.
"Sunset~!" she quickly ran to the unconscious unicorn.