//------------------------------// // Pure Rage // Story: A Lost Sunset // by KingJoltik //------------------------------// Sunset slowly entered the school and began looking around. She stared at all the students as they formed crowd after crowd in the hallways. She thought, 'Oh wow...I know Celestia told me there would be a lot of people but...this is a lot...' She looked down at the map Celestia gave her. 'Okay...my first class is English...just gotta get to this room here...' She began to walk down the hallways, looking at all the students passing her by. Then, as she turned a corner, she bumped into a girl. “Oh, I'm sorry.” The girl turned around and said, “Oh its fine...” Then the girl's eyes grew huge. Her mouth opened in an almost huge cartoonish fashion. “Hey! Are you the new student?! Huh?! Are you?!” “Um...uh...” The girl grabbed Sunset's hand and began shaking it up and down. “Hi! I'm Pinkie Pie! What's your name?!” “I...I...I'm Sunset Shimmer...” said Sunset as her whole body began to shake up and down from the handshake. “Sunset Shimmer huh? Nice to meet ya Sunny!” Pinkie said with a huge grin as she let go of Sunset. “Sunny?” “Yeah! I like to make nicknames of people I know!” “Oh...um...” Sunset kept trying to compose herself in front of Pinkie. However, the girl's boundless energy made it hard for Sunset to focus as Pinkie began asking random questions to Sunset like, 'Where are you from? Why are you going to this school?' and so on. Sunset took a deep breath and said. “Um...Pinkie Pie?” “Yes?!” Pinkie said as she gave an even bigger smile than before. “Could we...uh...talk later? I gotta get to my first class...” “Sure! See ya later!” Pinkie said as she turned and zipped down the hallway. Sunset let out a sigh and said, “Wow...that girl has a whole lot of energy...” Sunset looked back at the map and made her way to the classroom. Behind her was Gilda and her friends. Hoops then spoke up, “Ugh...that blasted crowd got in the way...looks like we'll have to try later Gilda.” “That's fine.” Gilda said with a smirk. “Besides, we have all day to give her the greeting...then again...” “What?” “I told you what happened last time, right?” “Yeah.” Hoops nodded. “Maybe she could join us instead...” Sunset's first class went by faster than she expected. She found that the subject of English came to her very naturally, which made her think, 'Hmm...its weird...it feels like this stuff is so...I don't know...easier than it should be...like I've already studied this a long time ago...but if that's the case...why was I found at this school?' Soon, the first class ended. Sunset found herself leaving the classroom and began roaming down the hallways again. Second class was Science. She found that she especially liked this subject more than English. Third class was Math, which Sunset found herself a bit bored by. Then lunch happened. As Sunset made her way to the cafeteria, a certain person appeared right in front of her. “Hey Sunset Shimmer.” the girl said with a huge smile. “Long time no see, huh?” Sunset just gave a confused look as she stared at the girl. The girl had white hair and was well built but Sunset didn't recognize her at all. “Um...do I know you?” “Do you know me?! What do you mean by that?! It's me, Gilda!” Gilda said with a slightly confused face. Gilda saw the expression Sunset was giving and quickly realized Sunset was telling the truth. “Whoa...you really don't remember? Aw come on, I'm unforgettable!” “Um...no. Though I think I've heard of you before though...” “So you do remember!” Gilda gave a huge grin. “Tell ya what Sunset, why don't you join me for a second and we can catch up, I mean, its only been a month since we last saw each other!” “A month...” “Yeah, don't you remember? We met here in the school a month ago! And I gotta say, you pulled a mean hook.” “A month...ago...” mumbled Sunset as the words escaped her mouth. “Yeah...a month ago...stop saying it like that, its creepy.” Sunset wasn't sure what happened next. All she could think about was when she was in the hospital and Celestia telling her that she had an accident at the school with a delinquent. As Sunset's mind put two and two together, a stream of anger began to rise. Sunset's hands clinched into fists as she tried to remember what happened to her. But...there was still nothing. No memories, nothing about her or that day. Just anger. Rage. It all kept building as she continued to think about it. “Hey Gilda...” she said in a very sour tone. “Yeah?” “What happened when I met you last time?” “Oh...um...we, uh, had a fight and you put up a great front!” Gilda gave a half smile, half frown. “That’s why I wanted to talk to ya again, you know, maybe we could hang out since you're such a great fighter and-” WHAM! Sunset immediately grabbed Gilda and slammed her into a wall. Gilda yelled in pain as her back began sliding up the wall behind her. “Urgh...what...the...” “YOU!” yelled Sunset as fire burned in her eyes. “YOU DID THIS TO ME!” “Did what? And get off of me!” screamed Gilda as she kicked Sunset off of her. Gilda cricked her neck as she prepared herself for another fight. But Sunset just stood there, staring daggers at Gilda. Her eyes showed true rage, just about to be fully unleashed. “Uh...Sunset...whoa, calm down...” “You...you're the reason...why...why I can't remember...” Sunset put both of her hands on her head, grabbing her cranium as she tried to contain her rage. “You...you...why? Why did this happen to me?! WHY?!” “What are you talking abou-” POW! Like a bolt of fire, Sunset suddenly punched Gilda right on the nose, causing Gilda to scream in pain. “Yow! Why you little-” SLAM! Before Gilda could react, Sunset had pinned her to the wall again. “You...don't get...to talk...” Gilda quickly pushed Sunset away and punched Sunset in the gut. Sunset quickly walked back a few steps from the blow. “You...you...” Gilda glared at Sunset as she clinched her fists. “Try that one more time and I won't go easy on you.” But those words fell on deaf ears. Sunset clinched her fists as well and said. “You did this to me...” “What are you talking about?! You were the one that wanted to fight me!” Sunset heard those words. At that very moment, Sunset froze. She couldn't move after hearing that statement, she only think. 'What...I...I started the fight? No...no...you did this...' Sunset began to take a step forward towards Gilda, her eyes completely on fire. Then, as if on cue... “ENOUGH!” yelled a voice. The two turned their heads, only to find vice principal Luna staring directly at the two of them. The face Luna was giving was something far from pleasant or kind. “Okay, you two...tell me, what do you think you're doing?! Hmm?!” “Uh...” said Gilda as one of her legs shifted, showing she was ready to run away. Sunset, on the other hand, just stood there. Sunset's fists turned back into hands as she faced Luna, showing a face of both anger and sadness. As Luna glanced at the motionless Sunset, Gilda quickly made a break for it and ran as fast as her legs could take her. Luna turned and yelled, “I'LL SEE YOU IN MY OFFICE GILDA! Why that little...I oughta...” “Um...Miss Luna?” “WHAT?!” Sunset went stiff after hearing Luna yell back. Tears began to go down her eyes as she tried to talk. “Uh...um...I...” As Sunset tried to produce words, Luna just stood there for a second. She watched Sunset slowly break down and gave a huge sigh. “Sunset Shimmer...look...” Luna began scratching the back of her head. “Just...go get yourself some lunch in the cafeteria and come to my office. We'll discuss what just happened there, okay?” Sunset gulped as tears went down her face. “Okay...” “And be quick about it, alright?” Sunset nodded. “Yes! I'll be as quick as I can!” “Good.” Luna turned around and slowly walked back to her office. “Ugh...I need more coffee...” Sunset entered the cafeteria and after a little wait, got her lunch. She was glad that the cafeteria was serving vegetables that day. For some reason, every time she looked at meat, she couldn't help but think it was wrong for her to eat it. As she grabbed her tray of food, she was thinking, 'Wow...I really messed up, didn't I? First day here and I got into a fight...I hope Miss Luna doesn't expel me...' Sunset slowly walked out of the cafeteria and stopped moving. She could feel a bag of guilt and fear enter her gut as she thought to herself, 'I don't know where Miss Luna's office is...and she wanted me to be quick...'