A Lost Sunset

by KingJoltik


Another Morning, Another Class

Celestia looked back at the book, looking over everything Sunset and Twilight had wrote. As she read those words, a small tear appeared under her eye. 'Oh Sunset...I saw so much hope in you...and now...now you lost your memories...just...just what do I do? I know you were investigating the mirror but...is that where you ended up? Or maybe you're somewhere else in Equestira?' Celestia closed the book and let out a small sigh. 'Hmm...I need to weigh my options here...should I write to Sunset and tell her everything?! Well...I don't know where she is...if she's in another world...that's a big 'if'...'

Celestia turned back and looked at the door to where Twilight was. 'Or I could have Twilight keep writing to you...but then I would probably have to lie to Twilight...especially knowing her and her curious personality, she would want to know everything...I can't do that...I can't lie to her...what do I do?'

Celestia let out another sigh and entered the room. There, she could only smile at her student as Twilight continued to read a book with a huge grin. Twilight raised her head as she noticed Celestia reenter the room. “Oh! Princess Celestia! Did you finish your business?”

“Well...I'm not sure Twilight.” Celestia said with showing an unsure expression.

“Um...is everything okay?”

“Yes.” Celestia nodded. “Now, if you don't mind Twilight...I...um...I would like us to go ahead and do your lessons today. At the end of the day, I'll tell you about the book, is that okay?”

Twilight showed a huge grin and nodded. “Okay!”

Celestia showed her usual calm smile. 'Twilight...thank you. I'll figure out the answer before the day is done...I have to...'

Meanwhile...

Trixie had continued to drag Sunset all over the school until finally, they ended up in the middle of the gym. Trixie glanced around, seeing no one else was in the gym while Sunset tried to catch her breath. A few seconds later, Sunset tried to speak. “Look...*huff* Trixie, I-”

“Trixie knows!” Trixie interrupted, her eyes shining with delight. “You are new and you wish to help Trixie!”

“Well I-”

“The Great and Powerful Trixie will allow this! After all, Trixie is on her way to become the greatest magician ever!”

“Trixie, I-”

“And then Trixie will become famous and-”

At that moment, Sunset decided that the only way to get her attention was to do something drastic. Or yell at her. “TRIXIE!”

Trixie turned to Sunset with a huge smile. “Yes?”

“I...I...” Sunset realized she wasn't sure what to exactly say. “Listen here...”

“Trixie is listening.”

“I know...now...could I ask you something Trixie?”

“Sure.” Trixie nodded.

“One, please don't drag me again...and two, I never said I was gonna help you.”

Trixie's expression made a 180 as it turned into a complete frown. “You're not?!”

Sunset on the other hand, showed a deadpan expression. “You didn't let me finish...or let me respond to you asking me to help you.”

“Oh yeah...” Trixie's face became a thinking face. “Trixie supposes she did that...”

'Supposes?!' thought Sunset. 'Looks like someone has quite the ego...then again, what did she say about being a magician?' Sunset let out a small huff and said, “Say...you said something about a magician, right?!”

Trixie's eyes shined again. “Oh yes! Trixie is going to become the greatest magician ever! Does that mean you want to help?!”

“Uh...um...not yet.” Sunset tried to keep a straight face, “I was just gonna ask how that works...you're a student aren't you?!”

“Oh...right. You're new here...” Trixie's expression changed to a more calm look. “Let's just say Trixie is quite good at showing off and captivating an audience. After all, being a magician is a wonderful thing!” Sunset watched Trixie as she began to rant. “It's all about showing true wonder and spectacle to the audience! The Great and Powerful Trixie loves to do it no matter what! Trixie loves to show the world things they don't understand!”

'Well...' thought Sunset, 'I wonder why I suddenly asked about her being a magician...was it because I can't stop thinking about that magic book? Though its obvious she's not what I'm looking for in terms of looking for answers about magic...should I just tell her I don't want to help?' Sunset thought back to what Celestia said, 'She told me to make a friend...or did I already make that with Fluttershy...'

Sunset's eyes grew as she remembered that fact. 'Oh no! I was supposed to meet Fluttershy! I totally forgot!' Sunset looked at Trixie who was still ranting. “Um...Trixie?”

“Yes?” Trixie stopped with a smile.

“Could I give you my answer later? I know I'm being rude but...”

“That's fine!” Trixie said with a huge grin. “Trixie needs to get to class anyways.”

“Thanks.” Sunset nodded and began to walk out of the gym. 'Okay...Now I have to figure out how to say no to her...why do I feel like I would love doing that...wow...every time I think about doing something rude or mean, I get this feeling I would enjoy it...I wonder why?'

As soon as Sunset exited the gym, a bell rang. First class was about to start. 'Darn! Guess I'll have to find Fluttershy and apologize to her later...better get to class...and make sure I don't try to fight anyone...'

As Sunset tried to make her way to her first class, a younger student watched her go down the hallway. The student gave a slight giggle and said to herself, “So that's the new student, huh? She's not my grade but...she looks like a lot of fun to prank! This will be fun!” The younger student gave an expression of pure glee and began to dance down the opposite end of the hallway.

Sunset eventually found her classroom and the classes began to blaze by again. English, Science, Math, they all seemed so easy in her mind. 'Huh...second day and it already feels so easy...guess the only thing I have to look forward to is history...which for some reason I don't know along with my memories...' Before she knew it, it was time for lunch. Sunset shuffled her way into the cafeteria, there she met an unexpected face. As she got in line, right in front of her was Fluttershy.

“Fluttershy!” spurted Sunset. Fluttershy quickly turned around and gasped. “Sunset!”

After a few seconds of awkward silence, Sunset scratched the back of her head in embarrassment. “Hey...um...I just wanna say I'm sorry I didn't meet you this morning...something came up and...”

“Trixie caught and dragged you somewhere, didn't she?” Fluttershy said quickly.

“Yeah, how did you know?”

“Well...um...let's just say I saw her do it...” Fluttershy said as she began to twiddle her thumbs. “Trixie is known for trying to make random people...um...”

“Make them work for her?”

“Yes...” squeaked Fluttershy.

“You've had experience with this?”

“Yes...” Fluttershy let out a small sigh. “All my friends have...”

“Friends? Oh, you mean that girl from yesterday? What was her name...um...”

“Rainbow Dash.”

“Yeah! That's the one!”

Fluttershy nodded and showed her usual kind smile. “Um...could I ask you something Sunset?”

“Sure.” Sunset nodded.

“Could you...um...er...could you...come and sit with me after we get our food?”

“Um...sure. I mean, its not like I have anyplace to sit anyways...” Sunset began to think, 'That sounds really sad now that I think about it...'

Fluttershy showed a huge smile of delight. “Oh thank you Sunset! I can't wait for you to meet my friends!”