Sunset Shimmer, was completely exhausted. It was an evening after class, another long day of her penance to fix the school.
She wasn't the only person out there of course. Other students volunteered to move rubble and help get the bricks back in place. There were a few kindly carpenters and masons who also had a hand in the restoration. She did often stay the latest and this was one of those nights.
Even through her hard work, the only friends she made were AppleJack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity.
After the long work day, Sunset used her towel to wipe the sweat on her forehead. Finishing off her water bottle and then resting by the horse statue in front of Canterlot High. It was almost time to go home and take a shower and get ready for the next day. Pushing against the statue in order to get back on her feet Sunset felt the texture of the statue and the cement underneath her disappeared in a foggy haze.
How could cement turn into air? It was nowhere near time for the portal to activate for it's passage to Equestria. WHY AM I FALLING?
Sunset hoped this was some sort of odd dream. Fade to black.... Sunset had passed out.
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This part of my diary will be about a mysterious place where people and things often go when they are lost. I will record the events that happened here, even if it's so far fetched that no one would ever believe it.
- From the Diary of Sunset Shimmer.
Sunset Shimmer woke up with the sun shining down upon her face. She blocked the light with her hooves and took a look around the room. It was a small single use room with a plain tatami style floor, a sliding door was the single exit. "Wait.... Hooves?"
Sunset had hooves, she looked at her hooves and barrel in shock and she was indeed a pony again. She checked her magic out by levitating the blanket off of her. She stood up and the sound of her hooves made a slight crunching sound as she walked around her room.
She noticed her backpack-turned-saddlebag by the table and levitated it onto her her back. Opening the door she stepped out into a long hallway with various doors along the passageway.
A short human female dressed in an outfit she couldn't describe quickly came up to her and started chatting very quickly. "Oh you up dearie, welcome to out village, stay as long as you want. Your room is on us." The human female was quickly walking away. "Sorry got lots to do, have fun"
A slightly confused Sunset continued down the hall and found the exit. Looking around the village, Sunset was greeted with new sensations. Outside where it was brighter she was remembered the outfit was a kimono of some sort. The people in the village waved as she passed and apparently a unicorn was nothing new to this village. She was a bit confused. Did she somehow appear somewhere in Eastern Asia? Walking to the side of the dirt pathway, she figured she'd check her saddlebag. She was shocked earlier and events seemed to be more calm than before.
A school nearby was letting out, and a person in a blue dress with a box-like hat was approaching. Her silver hair had some blue in it. "Ah good afternoon. My name is Keine, and I'm the local school teacher. I'm sure this is a very weird experience so am going to answer any questions or concerns you may have."
Sunset asked where she was, and how she arrived here.
"Ah you're in the human village, possibly the only human village in Gensokyo." Keine noticing Sunset's confused look decided to elaborate further. "It a secton of land that is similiar to fuedal Japan. As humans skill in technology grew, they stopped being scared of ghosts and monsters. Instead of reaching out to these people, these youkai decided to make a paradise of the time and place similiar to where they lived."
"For your second question, Mokou found you near the bamboo forest of the lost. She's a bit of a hermit and she noticed you didnt seem to dangerous. She brought you to the human village since we know unicorns arent a type of yokai that prey on humans. I myself am a were-hakutaku and do not prey upon humans as well."
"Would you be willing to tell me more about yourself?"
Sunset Shimmer responded that she wasnt a Yokai. She was from two places. A school for humans called Canterlot High and the second place being the land of Equestria. She asked if there was a way to return to either of her homes. Finally she asked what in this world was a were-hakutaku.
"Hmm you may not be a yokai, but in time you may change to a humanoid form. I can take you to Mokou. I do know my way around that part of the forest. Perhaps we can think of a solution together. A hakataku is yokai that is good with history. The were part is describing a lunar transformation."
Sunset thought it over and agreed. So they made their way to the bamboo forest of the lost.