There was chaos everywhere. Looking up, Sunset Shimmer could see the recently transformed Twilight Sparkle laughing maniacally, and rip open another portal to Equestria. I've got to stop her!, thought Sunset. No sooner had the thought gone through her head when Twilight directed a blast towards her.
BOOM!!!
Sunset barely jumped clear of the blast and landed face first a short distance away. Ouch, she thought dazily. Sunset raised her
head too see the magic locket responsible for Twilight's transformation. She picked it up as she stood too her feet.
"It had the power to change her once," Sunset muttered to herself. "Maybe it can change her again." With a look of fresh determination
on her face, Sunset turned to face Twilight, but was stopped by the shocking sight off to her left. Twilight had opened a huge portal too Equestria, but it wasn't the portal that frightened her. It was the sight of her friends struggling to keep from falling through said portal. Luckily, Twilight's former teammates from Crystal Prep were assisting Sunset's friends. I knew that they couldn't be that bad
Sunset thought proudly. Sunset brandished the amulet towards her friends, but received nothing more than a quizzical look from Rarity.
"Come on you stupid locket, DO something!", Sunset shouted angrily as she shook the magical object. Unfortunately, her words attracted the attention of Twilight Sparkle, who stared down at Sunset in triumph.
"Mwahahaha!", Twilight laughed malevolently. "Where is your friendship now?", Twilight asked mockingly, placing venomous emphasis on the word friendship. With purple energy radiating from her form, Twilight lifted Sunset off the ground with a magical grip, and sent her sailing backwards into a pillar. With a sickening thud, Sunset's body collided with the pillar, and Twilight snickered as Sunset struggled to rise.
"Stay down!", Twilight shouted, using her magic to send Sunset Shimmer careening back to the ground. This time, Sunset did not get back up. However, Twilight wasn't done yet. "Oh, you are not getting off that easy Sunset," Twilight intoned evilly. twilight began to charge her dark magic for another attack, but failed to notice that despite everything, Sunset still grasped the magic locket.
Off to the left of the beatdown, Sunny Flare was busy calming down.....oh what was her name? Fluttershy, that's it.
"Fluttershy, I need you to keep it together, okay?", Sunny requested of the pink haired girl before her. Unfortunately, Fluttershie's only response was to burst into tears....again.
"Bu--But what about Sunset?", Fluttershy stuttered hysterically. "Twilight's going too ki--mph!!". Fluttershy found her statement cut short as Sunny threw a hand over the terrified girl's mouth.
"Sunset's going to be fine", Sunny said in her most reassuring voice. A glimmer of hope appeared in Fluttershy's eyes right before a loud THUD! caused her to bury her head into Sunny's shoulder. Sunny turned her head to see Twilight, dark energy coming off of her as she used her magic to ragdoll a bruised and battered Sunset Shimmer with contemptuous ease. Tears started to fall from Sunny's cheeks as she saw the jacketed girl being brutalized. Then, she came to a terrible conclusion---This was her fault. Well, at least partly. She had helped the bitter Principal Cinch drive Twilight to the dark. She and the other four girls had harassed and degraded Twilight at both there own discretion, and Principal Cinch's.
"How could I have been so blind?," Sunny whispered to herself as the tears began to flow freely down her cheeks. No more, Sunny silently promised herself. This time, I'll do what's right. For once in her life, Sunny Flare was going to be a force for good. She wiped her eyes and rose from her knees. However, just as she was about to move away, she felt a tug of resistance on her skirt. She looked down to see Fluttershy staring up at her with heartmelting innocence.
"Please don't leave me!", Fluttershy begged, lip quivering.
"I'm sorry dearie", Sunny said with genuine kindness. Sunny gently pushed Fluttershy's hand away, and walked off. This caused the sorrowful girl to bundle up into a sobbing ball. As Sunny made her way around the portal crater, she took a moment to locate her teammates. The good news was that as far as she could tell, the four were scattered about assisting Fluttershy's friends and the other students. She could see Sugercoat and Sour Sweet helping a limping Applejack, and she spotted Lemon Zest trying to cheer up a boy with a broken leg by sharin her headphones, which were no doubt blaring Lemon's favorite type of music--Rock n Roll
Where is Indigo Zap?, Sunny puzzled. Her silent question was answered moments later when she nearly tipped over the goggle--crowned girl.
"OW!" "Watch were you're going Sunny!", Indigo exclaimed hotly. Sunny bit back a sharp retort, and analyzed the scene before her. Indigo had returned too looking over a whimpering, blonde girl with a lazy eye, whose head was almost fully wrapped in bandages.
"I'm keeping an eye on her while Rarity gets some more medical supplies", Indigo explained.
"Well, I'll leave you to it", Sunny said as she turned to leave.
"Hold up!", Indigo shouted frantically as she shot to her feet. "You can't seriously be going to do what I'm thinking you're going to do...right?"
"If you're thinking that I'm going to try and stop Twilight, than the answer is yes", Sunny replied calmly. Indigo's eyes went wide at this statement.
"But that's crazy talk!", Indigo exclaimed. "Her power is freaking insane Sunny!".
"Then help me", Sunny said.
"What?", Indigo questioned with wide eyes.
"It's our fault Twilight became what she is now", Sunny stated. "If we work together, I'm sure we can atone for that mistake."
Before Indigo could respond, the blonde girl on the ground started moaning again, and Sunny's teammate turned back to the girl and knelt over her once more.
"I'm sorry Sunny, but I can't just leave her....you're on your own", Indigo said in a voice of regret. With a sigh of regret, Sunny continued around the portal crater, and Indigo continued to loyally guard her ward....for now.
"I'm so sorry Sunny", Indigo whispered to herself.