The Day My Life Continued

by Authora97


Chapter Twelve

Just a reminder, I added to the previous chapter. Go back and read it, just in case you haven’t already! It’s the only way this chapter will make sense.


Twilight and I chased after the boys, determined. There was a small bit of pride when one of them looked back and saw the look of absolute murder in my eyes. Snips ran a lot faster after that.

We couldn’t lose Cookie. She was going to be a part of the Stardust family. If anything happened to her, it would be my fault. Cookie was a small kitten, and Spike was a dragon. She wasn’t ready for stuff like this. This wasn’t what I wanted for her. Story, why was I so stupid as to leave her alone?!

While chasing the I felt a bit like a werewolf hunting down my prey, furious at the boys for touching what was a companion for my child. She was just a small kitten, and they put a hand over her muzzle?!

They thought they had made it home free when they met back up with Sunset. I stared the orange ex-unicorn down, absentmindedly noticing the natives followed behind Twilight and I.

Sunset smiled evilly at us, holding a sledgehammer above her head. “That’s close enough!”

The others stopped, but I took another step forward. Sunset raised the hammer a little higher.

“Do it. I dare you.” I challenged.

“Twilight!” Spike called out before the boys clamped a hand over his muzzle. The same for Cookie when she meowed.

Okay, I will admit, I let out a growl akin to a wolf when they did that. The ex-unicorn didn’t flinch, but her lackies did.

“Don’t hurt him!” Twilight warned.

“Harm one hair on her head, and I’ll rip you to shreds!” I shouted.

Sunset stood in front of the statue with the hammer. She was still smiling like she had won. “Oh, I wouldn’t dream of it. I’m not a monster, Twilight.” She glanced back to the boys, but kept the hammer ready for smashing. “Let them go.”

The boys exchanged a look, then shrugged. The dog and cat were lowered to the ground, each running to their respective owner.

I hugged Cookie tightly to me when she jumped in my arms. My hand brushed down on her fur, adjusting her bow so it was back to perfect. In thanks, the kitten purred against me.

I don’t know what I would’ve done if this cat had been hurt because of me. She was a part of the Stardust home now, I couldn’t stand the idea of someone hurting her. Cookie had been a shelter pet, abandoned.

“You don’t belong here.” Sunset said, reminding us of the bigger problem. “Give me the crown, and you can go back to Equestria tonight. Or keep it and never go home.”

Twilight gasped. I held Cookie closer to my shoulder, trying to think of a way to run at Sunset to get her to drop the hammer.

Sunset was giving her attention to Twilight anyway, it would be easy to slip past and grab the hammer. “Tick-tock, Twilight. We haven’t got all night. The portal will be closing on its own in less than an hour.” The three of us looked up at the moon, seeing the
three stars close together. “So, what’s your answer?”

Twilight lowered her crown, staring at it with shaky purple eyes. She turned to me, probably for assurance. I smiled, telling her I would stand by her no matter what decision she made.

The ex-alicorn took the courage to glare at Sunset. “No.”

“What!?” The antagonist screeched. “Equestria! Your friends! Lost to you forever! Don’t you see what I’m about to do to the portal?!” She shouted.

Twilight and I stood on our feet, still holding our animals close to us.

“Yes, but I’ve also seen what you’ve been able to do here without magic.” Twilight said, sounding more bad ass by the second.

“And we are not setting foot back in Equestria, until we have ended your hold on it.” I declared. “Cause no one should have to live in a world ruled by you.”

“Equestria will find a way to survive without my Element of Harmony.” Twilight said, not missing a beat. “This place might not, if we allow it to fall into your hands.”

Spike leapt out from Twilight’s arms, glaring at Sunset. Cookie hissed in her general direction, but stayed with me.

“So go ahead. Destroy the portal. You are not getting this crown!” Twilight finished by dropping the crown on her head, holding it down.

The ex-unicorn looked at us with her mint green eyes, trying to come up with a new plan. I glared at her with fiery amber eyes, challenging her.

“Fine. You win.” Sunset said, tossing the hammer at her lackies.

Rainbow came up to Twilight’s side. “You... are... so awesome!” She squeaked.

I laughed, until Applejack shoved my arm. “I can’t believe you were gonna do that for us!” Applejack said, tipping her hat to us.

“It’s no wonder you’re real live princesses!” Rarity added.

Bumblebee walked up next, looking a bit in shock.

“Oh. Right. Never explained that to you.” I realized with a blush. “Twilight’s a pony princess from Equestria. I’m a regular princess from a separate Earth, like this one except no one has the neon colors. The crown has magic stuff, so we need it back or else bad stuff will happen to Twilight’s world. Oh, and Spike’s a dragon.”

Bumblebee paused, glancing over at Twilight. My friend waved, embarrassed at the sudden attention. The yellow teenager turned back to me, starting to smirk.

“Okay.” He shrugged.

“Seriously, you’re totally alright with this?” I asked, surprised.

He nodded, running a hand through his hair. “Yeah. I think you have a more chaotic life than I do.”

I smiled, feeling like giggling. Would it be that easy explaining it to Bee? Why was I even thinking about that? I’d barely known either of these guys two weeks!

“Oh, yes, they’re so very special!” Sunset snapped.

She leapt at us, knocking Twilight and her crown to the ground. I was able to kick the crown over to Spike.

Thus, began one of the most intense game of Hot Potato ever. Spike passed it to Rainbow, who passed it to Fluttershy, who dropped it and was picked up by Snips, it was grabbed by Pinkie, then Rarity, then Bumblebee, and then back to Twilight.

The alicorn tossed it back, and I was about to grab it when Sunset shoved me to the ground. I held Cookie tightly to my chest, hoping she wouldn’t get hurt.

Sunset laughed diabolically as shrouded the crown over her head. “I’ll take that!” She started laughing madly.

Bumblebee helped me to my feet, and I put a protective hand over Cookie. The kitten was shaking against me, burying her face in my shoulder.

“At last! More power than I could ever imagine!” Sunset dropped the crown on her head and I waited for it to glow sickly green.

And waited.

And waited.

And waited.

And waited.

“Why isn’t this stupid crown working?!” Sunset yelled.

I’m an idiot.

“Twilight!” I yelled, reaching into my Infi-purse.

The purple human turned towards me. “What?”

“I’m an idiot.” I stated.

“Huh?” She and the other five girls asked. Sunset was busy trying to get the crown working.

I reached into my purse, trying to find the object I had placed here two days ago. It can’t have gotten that far. Ah! There it is!

“Found it!” With that, I pulled the object out of my purse.

The Element of Magic. “What?!” Twilight and Sunset yelled.

“Raspberry when did you get that!” Twilight yelled.

“If that’s the crown then what am I holding?” Sunset asked.

“It was very tricky, Sparkle of Twilight and Sunny. It all started about three months ago-”

“Raspberry!” Twilight snapped.

A snort fell out of my mouth, matched with my frown. Picky, picky, picky. “I switched my fake crown for the real crown three days ago then hid it in my bag.” I sighed. “Take the fun out of everything, why don’t ya?”

“So you’ve had the crown this whole time?” Twilight asked angrily. I nodded. “And when were you planning on telling me this?”

“When you stopped hurting my feelings, and fixed the broken friendship caused by Sunny over there.” To make my point I pointed at the fire haired girl. “Friendship is magic, Sparkle of Twilight. Haven’t we been over that?”

“Stop calling me Sunny! And give me that crown!” Sunset yelled, charging at me.

Nope.” I side stepped, Bumblebee stepping with me. I smiled as Sunset looked like a raging bull. “This crown belongs to my friend. Hey Twilight, happy birthday!”

I tossed the crown over to her, only to have Snips leap up and grab it. “Oh, not this again.” I rolled my eyes. “Give it back!”

Snips grinned darkly, only to remember he was surrounded by the Mane Six. He gulped, tossing the real crown to Sunset like it was a frisbee. Dang it, a perfectly good plan ruined by that little boy. Story, if this was the colt Snips he wouldn’t have recess for a month!

“Finally!” Sunset laughed, raising it to her head. “More power than I could ever imagine!”

She dropped the crown, and this time it worked. A sickly green haze of magic burst from the crown, covering Sunset in bright mint green rings. They covered her whole body, spinning her around like Dorothy in the tornado. The sky filled with dark purple and black clouds, hovering over the school.

Bumblebee reached for my hand, Cookie curled herself tighter into my arms. I squared my shoulders, looking to Sunset with determination. Just wait for her to be stopped by Twilight and the humans...just wait for her to be stopped by Twilight and the humans...

The other students walked out from the school, staring up at the green vortex with confusion and fear. I could make out Sunset’s face, cheeks caked in tears. All of that power in her head, it must’ve been painful. She was still spinning around, her body changing with the magic.

It faded in a white light. She looked like a demon crawled out of Hell, and didn’t have time for fix their clothes. Her skin turned ruby red, with deformed red bat wings and sharp talons. Her dress had changed to a more fiery one, yet still tattered. Her hair and tail were matching red and yellow locks, blown back to look like actual fire. She had fangs in her mouth, and her eyes didn’t have any white to them.

She had the Darkness inside of her now. Any anger that I had directed towards her in the past five minutes vanished in a pop. I knew what that was like, how could I have failed so spectacularly? Why didn’t I do more to stop this?

Bumblebee squeezed my hand.

It laughed, cruelly, looking over it’s new body. Our friends gasped, hiding away. Twilight, Spike, and I stood strong for the fight.

Sunset held her arms up high, them glowing with black and green light. The crown did as well, sending out two blasts to Snips and Snails. For some reason, the demons Pain and Panic came to mind while looking at them.

Snails hissed at us. “This is gonna be so cool!” Snips said, staring at me with his red eyes.

The humans were frightened of the development, with the exception of Rainbow Dash and Bumblebee who took fighting stances. The latter having to let go of my hand doing so.

Twilight and I glared hatefully at the now demon. Our attentions were taken away when students began screaming, trying to run from the school.

The demon flew closer to them, Twilight’s crown glowing on it’s head. “I’ve had to jump through so many hoops tonight just to get my hands on this crown, and it really should have been mine all along.” The demon said to it’s classmates. Snips and Snails flew over us, flying to stand behind her.

I growled, taking a step forward. Twilight grabbed my wrist, holding me back. That crown belonged to Twilight, not that thing!

“But let’s let bygones be bygones.” The demon said in a sickeningly sweet voice. “I am your princess now, and you will be loyal to me!”

It’s hand glowed with that mint green light, as well as the entrance to the school. I watched in terror as it curled it’s fist, destroying the front and tossing it aside like it weighed nothing. It unleashed a spell on the students, trapping them all under it’s power.

My mind starting thinking of counter spells to restore the wall, and keep the students safe. My magic was as weak as Twilight’s here, and I left the Reality Watch at the Centre. That thing was so in for it in a couple minutes!

I was suddenly reminded that I was standing with Twilight before she and the others became the Elements of Harmony again. There was now a bit of hesitation on my part. Could I even be a part of the Elements of Harmony? Was it possible for someone to just, walk in and be a part of it?

Twilight leaned over to me. “Raspberry, please tell me that we can fix this.”

I eyed the crowd, glancing at the demon. “Sparkle of Twilight, you can definitely fix this.”

She turned to me, just as I took a step back. “I can? Raspberry, aren’t you going to help?”

“I don’t want to mess it up.” I admitted, making Twilight and Spike frown. “It has to just be you six, I’m not even sure it would work with me there. I can’t be reckless this time, I can’t risk it not working.” I turned away, walking towards Bumblebee.

Twilight reached back, holding my hand. She pulled me back, making sure I was looking at her. She was looking at me with pleading purple eyes. “Raspberry Stardust, I trust you.”

‘And just like that, my heart melted.’ My eyes watered slightly, so I quickly pulled my hand from Twilight’s grasp to wipe them away. She wanted my help, actually wanted it...Twilight believed I could do it. Twilight Sparkle believed in me.

Spike and Cookie were placed on the ground, for their safety. The kitten tried to follow me, so I gave her a small smile.

The demon turned to it’s lackeys. “Round them up and bring them to the portal.”

It flew to the entrance, where Twilight and I were now standing ready to fight. It smiled smugly. “Spoiler alert. I was bluffing when I said I was going to destroy the portal.”

“We know.” I shouted at it, feeling more confident in my place than before. The demon hissed at me. “And we stand by what we said. We’re not going back to Equestria until we’ve rid this world of you!”

It scoffed. “I don’t want to rule this pathetic little high school; I want Equestria! And with my own little teenage army behind me, I am going to get it!”

In the crowd, I could see Flash. A small squeak from my right told me Twilight saw him too.

“No, you’re not!” Twilight said with determination.

“Oh, please!” It scoffed. “What exactly do you think you’re going to do to stop me? I have magic, and you have nothing!”

It’s hair burst into flames. The Element of Magic was glowing with so much more of the dark magic Sunset had filled it with.

“They have us!” Rainbow shouted.

The five of them formed a line on opposite sides of Twilight and I. ‘Merciful Storyline please let this work.’


“Gee, the gang really is all back together again.” It wiped away a fake tear, claws glowing brighter with magic. It’s eyes changed to full mint green as it prepared what could be the final attack. “Now step aside! Twilight and Raspberry have tried to interfere with my plans one too many times already! They need to be dealt with!”

I reached over with a free hand to grab Twilight’s. She gripped mine back tightly for assurance. The demon threw a fireball at us.

My body jumped in to block Twilight’s..


There was nothing but pink surrounding us. I felt it over my skin like a warm blanket, holding me tight yet loose enough not to choke me. The demon was laughing after it’s supposed victory. It’s jaw dropped in shock at seeing the seven of us alive.

It took us all a moment to realize none of us were dead. I had my hands joined with Applejack’s and Pinkie’s, holding tightly to help protect Twilight. The alicorn in the centre stood taller, taking notice of her friends. She smiled warmly at me. It felt like I had been hit by Cadence’s love spell. I squeezed Applejack and Pinkie’s hands tighter, smiling back at Twilight proudly.

Twilight suddenly smiled, it all clicking together in her head. She turned to Sunset, still in the centre or our little ring.

“The magic contained in my Element was able to unite with those that helped create it!” Twilight shouted in explanation.

The demon gasped at the crown burst in pink light, joining with our group.

There was more whiteness. I was connected to my body, but there was a disconnection like just before you fall asleep.

Twilight was still talking to Sunset, but the power of harmony running through me

Once it faded, I looked around at my friends. They looked the same as before, only with ponies ears, pony tails, and (for Fluttershy, Rainbow, myself, and Twilight) wings. We were all floating up into the sky, all glaring down below at the approaching Sunset Shimmer.

“Together with the crown, they create a power beyond anything you could imagine, but it is a power you don’t have the ability to control! The crown may be upon your head, Sunset, but you cannot wield it, because you do not possess the most powerful magic of all. The Magic of Friendship!” Twilight said proudly.

“No!” It screamed. “But, Raspberry Stardust isn’t an Element of Harmony!”

“She’s our friend.” Twilight said simply. “Here, and in Equestria, it’s the only magic that can truly unite us all.”

There was a bright white flash. The seven of us flew higher into the air, forming into the outline of a heart. A rainbow beam (with a streak of dark pink) went down into the ground, encircling the demon possessing Sunset Shimmer.

As I came back from the all whiteness, I noticed a giant crater where the villain once stood. Getting to my feet was slightly shaky, but I managed. The wings were still on my back, proudly displayed like an alicorn’s would be. Glancing back to the statue group, I noticed Bumblebee hiding with the animals behind it. The three of them were walking back into the courtyard, unsure of it’s safety.

I walked up to my prone alicorn friend, helping her to her feet. Spike joined me, licking Twilight’s cheek to wake her up. Her purple eyes blinked open, bringing Spike in for a hug.

Cookie ran up to my boot, clinging her claws into it. I giggled at how adorable she looked, bringing her up into my arms.

My friend was on her feet, smiling at me, then pulled me down into the hug. I hesitated at first, then hugged the two of them back. We had done it. I had been a part of the Elements of Harmony and didn’t screw it up!

Bumblebee and I locked eyes. I smiled slyly at him adding a wink. Ending my hug with Twilight, I noticed a figure trying to climb out of the crater. Twilight noticed it too, watching the figure with wary eyes. I held my hand up to Twilight, shaking my head. This was something I needed to do. She glanced at Sunset again, then squared her shoulders. She nodded at me in affirmation.

Without further delay, I walked up to the poor girl. “You will never rule in Equestria. Any power you may have had in this world is gone.” I explained in a cool and slightly forceful voice. Cookie squinted at the orange girl. If she were a human, she might’ve even stuck out her tongue.

Sunset Shimmer, the real her, had a growing puddle of tears forming beneath her head. She sniffled. Twilight stood by my side, looking down at Sunset with sympathy.

“Tonight, you’ve shown everyone who you really are.” I glanced over to the crowd of free students, walking out into the courtyard to look at the devastation. I didn’t completely balem Sunset for what she had done, why should I? She was just going mad with power. The seven of us had helped her before she could go completely over the edge. “You’ve shown them what was in your heart.”

“I-I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.” Sunset whimpered, wiping her tears away with her balled up hands. Cookie hopped out of my arms, scampering over to stand by Spike. “I didn’t know there was another way.”

“The magic of friendship doesn’t just exist in Equestria. It’s everywhere.” Twilight explained to her, light in her voice. It reminded me of when she first learned of the powers of friendship, back at the Royal Pony Sisters Castle. “You can seek it out, or you can forever be alone. The choice is yours.”

Sunset cried, bordered on sobbing. She clung to the edge of the crater, like it was her only lifeline. “But... But all I’ve ever done since being here is drive everyone apart. I don’t know the first thing about friendship.” She whimpered, looking down at the ground as she cried.

Carefully, I held her hand. Helping her out of the crater, giving her hand a reassuring squeeze. I gestured to my ponified friends. “I bet they could teach you.” I offered. “They taught me.”

Sunset’s lips quivered, tears still leaving trails on her orange cheeks. She looked to the five girls, with only dislike on Rarity’s face.

“Those are my girls! Woo-hoo!” Spike cheered, clapping her paws.

Cookie tried, only to end up falling to her side. Her tail came into her eyesight, so she started chewing on it. Aww. That’s adorable.

“Did that dog just talk? Whoa. Weird.” A student remarked.

Spike gave him a look. “Seriously? The talking dog is the weird thing about all this?”

“I, for one, think you’re adorable.” Rarity said, bringing him up into his arms. She scratched behind his ears too.

The dog sighed. “Oh, yeah.”

I smiled at the scene, seeing Bumblebee walk up to the front of the group. His expression was unreadable, or maybe I just didn’t like what I was seeing. My wings drooped, a little worried he wouldn’t like the wings. If he didn’t, what was the chance Bee would like my human form when the situation was reversed?

Again, I found myself wondering why I cared so much about a guy I’d only been on two dates with.

“I believe this belongs to you.” Principal Celestia said. Turning away from Bumblebee, I saw the rainbow haired principal place the crown on Twilight’s crown. “‘A true princess in any world leads not by forcing others to bow before her, but by inspiring others to stand with her. We have all seen that you are capable of just that.” She placed her hand under Twilight’s chin, lifting it up so Twilight was looking her in the eyes. “I hope you see it too, Princess Twilight.”

My friend nodded. “I do.”

I gasped, attracting Twilight’s attention. “Twi, I’m an idiot!”

She laughed. “Didn’t we already establish that?”

“Not hard enough!” Reaching for my bag (still around my shoulder), I began searching for my crown. I know it’s in here somewhere...could be next to one of Cookie’s toys. “Found it.”

“Please tell me I’m not wearing another duplicate crown.” Twilight joked.

“Nope.” I cheered, pulling my crown out of the bag. “I was forgetting about mine.”

The crown was similar to the one on my cutiemark. It looked silver, but closer looks would reveal it was platinum. The jewels varied, from sapphires to diamonds to rubies. It was shaped in a crescent setting, with intricate designs instead of firm sides. It was more of a tiara than a crown, [but I liked the sound of crown.

Placing the crown on my head didn’t have any of the magical effects like with Twilight’s. The crowd flinched away, as if expecting me to turn into a fiery demon like Sunset had. I smiled dopily at Twilight, who rolled her eyes and shoved my arm.

“What?” I asked innocently. “I wanted to look fashionable for the dance.” The emphasized words came out sarcastic, a fake snooty tone included with raising my nose in the air.

Someone tapped my shoulder. Twilight turned back, so I guess Flash was asking for his dance.

Bumblebee grinned at me, that Aladdin grin when he was talking about Jasmine. He put his hands in his pockets, leaving the thumbs out. “Our dance got cut off.”

“Tends to happen when demons show up.” I said, my tone teasing.

My date laughed. “Good point.” He held out his arm. “Have some time for one more dance?”

I smiled flirtatiously. My arm wrapped back around his. “Sure, yeah. I can squeeze you in.” I immediately blushed at the many ways that could be misinterpreted. “Uh. I mean, I can dance. Yeah, totally can dance with you.”

The human version of my coltfriend chuckled.


Around ten minutes before we left, after that photo had been taken, I started making final rounds.

Flying up to Rainbow Dash I pulled out a blue mini purse. She looked up at me and waved.

“Hey Raspberry.” She greeted, not pausing in her flying.

“Hey Rainbow, I have something for you.“ Handing her the small rainbow colored purse got her to a look at me in confusion.

“What’s this?” The athlete asked.

“A purse, also a thank you present. Inside is a collection of Daring-Do books, a series of books other you liked reading.”

Rainbow open the mini purse and pulled out the first Daring Do. “Huh, thanks Raspberry.”

“No problem.”


Skipping towards Applejack I pulled out a jar with three Apple stickers and rainbow jelly inside.

“Applejack.” I greeted.

“Hiya Raspberry, whatcha got there?”

“It’s my gift to you. In my universe I convinced Granny Smith gave me seeds to Zap Apple Trees along with some jam. The instructions are taped to the top. It’s a thank you for all your help.”

The orange skinned girl took the jar smiling at me. “Well, thank ya kindly Raspberry.”


Rarity was dancing with the dog Spike both looked happy. Pulling out the folded up dress. It was like the one from the Gala, but for a human and with a little Rarity flare to it. I tapped the purple haired girl in the shoulder

“I got a friend to make this for you.” I said quickly.

As I walked away I heard a girlish squeal.


Fluttershy wasn’t really doing much just being her usual shy self.

“Hey Fluttershy.” I said, reaching carefully into my purse.

“Raspberry, how was the dance?” Fluttershy asked.

“Great. Right now I’m just giving ‘thank you’ gifts for you guy’s help.” I pulled out a small pink backpack.

“Oh...um...Thank you, Raspberry.” Fluttershy said, her voice unsure.

I laughed. “It’s called a PetPack. You can place your pets inside it along with your school books so they aren’t crammed together. It also has a little pocket for treats.” I handed it to the butter yellow girl. “I noticed how you carry around pets in your backpack. I thought they would kinda like this more.”

Fluttershy smiled as she took the bag. She gave me a hug. “Thanks Raspberry.”

I chuckled, joining in on the hug. “No prob, Shy, no prob.”


Pinkie was partying. This is no surprise. It took a little convincing to get her away from a large crowd.

“So Raspberry what are we gonna do? Are you going to-” Pinkie started before I lifted my hand to her mouth and covered it.

“No.” I immediately stopped the long speech. “I just wanted to give you something.” Reaching into the purse, I continued talking with the pink skinned girl. “You remember when Snips and Snails ruined the dance?”

“How could I forget? It gave us this amazing party!” Pinkie smiled.

“You said ‘If only I had some kind of party cannon’ remember?”

Pinkie concentrated for a moment, rubbing her hand in her chin. Her face lit up. “I did say that!” Pinkie cheered. Giggling, I pulled out my gift.

“Well, here ya go.”

Pinkie grabbed the piece of rolled up blue paper in my hand. I has asked Pony Pinkie Pie to let me borrow her party cannon design, so I could make a copy of it for Human Pinkie Pie.

“This isn’t a cannon.” Pinkie said, confused.

“Well duh! If I just handed you a party cannon it might break and you wouldn’t know how to fix it! These blueprints will let you do just that.” I smiled.

Pinkie gasped, holding up the blueprints to their full glory. Seeing them in a new light. “Thanks Morgan!” Pinkie said before wrapping her arms around me.

I laughed, hugging back, barely taking notice how she used my real name. Probably just another hunch.


This gift I would feel most proud in giving. It could very well change the receiver’s life, plus it would just be plain nice.

Before me, was a girl with golden skin. She wore a now cut up leather jacket, her flame colored hair was a wreck, the rest of her outfit was covered in dirt and tears. Her normally hateful green eyes were now full of constantly flowing tears. It made me feel a little sorry for her.

Sunset Shimmer.

“Sunset.” I called out.

The girl turned towards me. She still looked sad, but she tried sucking it up to save face. “What do you want Raspberry?”

“First, call me Morgue. I hate my friends calling me Raspberry. Second, I come bearing gifts.” I smiled.

“Gifts?” Sunset asked, doubtfully.

“Gifts!” I reached into the dark brown satchel, trying to find the gifts. “This took awhile to get Sunny. It took a lot of trees, ink and fire, but I finally made you...”

I revealed the transdimensional journal to the fire-head.

In my other hand I held a pen. There was nothing special about it, just a kinda of raspberry coloring with black ink on the inside. I think I got it from my mom’s desk.

“A journal?” Sunset asked, now confused.

“Not just a journal,” I lifted up the pen, nodding excitedly. “It’s got a pen too.”

Sunset’s face changed from confusion to ‘What the fuck?’. The leftover tears were almost gone, a few strays falling onto her jacket or the concrete flooring. She exchanged glances from the journal, pen and me as though silently trying to figure it out.

I went into hysterics, going in a full body laugh.

“Haha! I had you going there! Hahaha! Didn’t I? You should’ve seen your face! It was hilarious!” I laughed. Sunset gave a smirk to, shrugging. “You’re awesome!”

“Yeah, it was kind of funny.” She said, giving small smile. “So what are you really giving me? Not that I want to sound greedy, just wondering.”

“A journal and a pen.” I said, still shaking out some of the laughs.

“Wait, you were serious?”

“Yep! This journal is enchanted. The paper is now laced with a spell that when it touches fire it goes straight to Lilac (my dragon), like a cross-dimensional e-mail system. The covers are made to self-replicate so you never run out of paper. I can also send you letters by them appearing inside the journal, except where these pages are white, mine will be light yellow.

“You see, when Twilight moved to Ponyville after gaining the Element of Harmony, Princess Celestia assigned her a task of writing Friendship Reports (because Twilight is an egghead til the end).” This made Sunset smile. “So, when you said you didn’t know the first thing about Friendship, I thought I would make this for you. It doesn’t always have to be a friendship report, it could also be a ‘Hey how are you?’.

“But, yeah, it’s a journal.”

Sunset walked up to me, lightly taking the pen from my hand. “And the pen?”

“Just a pen I found lying about.” I shrugged. “I have, like, twenty of the exact same pen back home and stashed away in Equestria for pen emergency. You’d be surprised how often that happens.”

Sunset looked down at the journal, smiling with fondness. “You know, Princess Celestia made a journal like that for me.” She said, a hint of shame in her words. “I brought it with me, it’s probably in my locker.”

My smile dropped. “Celestia has a journal that can transmit writing to other dimensions, and she didn’t tell me?” I scoffed. “I told her about this and she just smiled! That knowing smile she has when she’s got a plan in the works. Reminds me of myself, which must be why I’m so annoyed right now.” I even stomped my foot, my wings ruffling.

‘What really annoys me is that I can tell that journal will be used in the future, maybe even the second movie. I probably went through all this work for nothing! Why do I have all my best ideas stolen by a corporation I’ve never met?’

I scoffed, having another realization. ‘Merciful Storyline, what if someone finally writes an episode with us as Comic Book heroes! I’m paying to see that!’

The girl laughed. It was nice to see her happier now. “So, why are you doing this? Are you trying to pull something Rasp-Morgue?”

I stared at her for a moment, processing that she just asked if I was pulling a prank on her. “No. I hate pulling emotional pranks. I do mature pranks, like taping a sign that says ‘Voice Activated’ on toasters and hand dryers, invisible ink, dye packs and smearing people’s face with whipped cream.”

“That’s so mature.”

“In my Home, those are the Mature pranks. So is taking the guy’s bed and sending it into a lake. They wake up somewhere in the middle of it. It’s funny.” I giggled, remembering when I pulled that prank on Darcy. “I know what it feels like to be made fun of on an emotional level, it scarred me for life. I still have trouble keeping my emotions together when I think about it.”

Without thinking, I hugged Sunset Shimmer. I continued talking to her. “Anyone can make friends Sunset, even a freak like me.” Pushing the girl back, I looked her in the eyes. “And believe it or not, I went through what you went through. Demon monster thing in your head, kinda ruins your life. If not for those six...I doubt I’d be standing in front of you.”

Sunset seemed a bit surprised at the revelation. “Really?”

I nodded. “Give them a chance. Once you let the Mane Six into your head, it’s impossible to get them out.” I waved at her, walking off back to the dance. “I would stay and help, but I left Cookie with Pinkie and things are gonna go so wrong so fast. I’ll talk to you later!”

After some hesitance, Sunset waved back.


Bumblebee met me by the portal. It was five minutes before the portal closed, so I had time for him and then the others.

“Do you have to go?” Bumblebee asked, sadness in his gold eyes.

I took a calming breath, reaching my hand out to his. He took it, and it was at that moment I felt it shaking. “There’s someone on the other side that needs me, I can’t leave her behind. Not again.”

Bumblebee frowned in acceptance, reaching up to scratch at his neck. “Uh. How long until you can come back?”

“Two and a half years.” I answered. Bumblebee was hurt by the news, but hid it well. The conversation was feeling awkward. “But, I have a feeling I’ll be back sooner than that.”

Ah, and there was that spark of hope I loved...seeing in people. It wasn’t a thing I loved about Bee. Not that there aren’t things I love! I’m going to stop talking now.

“But, yeah. This was fun. Really fun.” I fumbled on my words. “Enjoyed it, really-”

“Have you now?” Bumblebee grinned.

“But this world has it’s own Raspberry Stardust.” I said, holding Bumblebee’s hand. “Go find her. Who knows? Maybe she’ll find you.”

Bumblebee smirked, though it was held back. “You think just anyone can find me?”

“That’s how the other you met me.” I said, without realizing. “Uh. Yeah. He...you know, I’ll just let you do it.”

“There’s a version of me in your world?” Bumblebee asked. “And, and he looked like me?”

“Yeah, a lot.” I said, my cheeks heating up. “Except, ya know, he’s a pegasus.”

“And the other, other me looked like this?” Bumblebee gestured to himself.

His questions were starting to worry me. “Why wouldn’t he?” I asked warily.

“Cause of my contacts.” My date answered, confused.

“Contacts?” I asked. Bumblebee reached up to his eye. I turned away. People have been gutted in front of me, but seeing someone take plastic off their eye was still disgusting. Looking back, I saw an eye of bright neon blue. “Contacts...”

“Yeah.” Bumblebee said, pulling a contact case out from his pocket. He put the first one away, keeping his head down as he pulled out the second. “I was kinda on the run when you met me, had to wear this disguise thing. You caught me, so I had to keep it on longer than I thought.”

The teenager was flustered at the rush of information. “I wasn’t gonna say all of that. Any of that.”

It made me laugh. “You’re good. I’m wearing a disguise too.” I admitted. Bumblebee tilted his head, arching his brow. “On my Earth, I have pale skin covered in freckles, and my hair is black.” My hand tapped on some of my feathers. “And I don’t have these.”

My date laughed. I got a glimpse of the girls coming out from the gym over his shoulder. With small relief, I saw Twilight holding her’s. His laughter faded when he noticed my line of sight, and he looked at me with seriousness. “So, I guess you’re going home now.”

“It’s just the way it is.” I answered, my hands fidgeting on my bag strap. “I have a life on the other side of that portal. I can’t abandon it.”

There was just this moment of intense eye contact between us. He had such bright eyes. I loved the blue more than the gold, it was official. Now I just had to get my Bee to take off his.

This could explain all of the secrecy. Fake name, fake eyes, new home. He was running away! He ran away from home, and was worried someone would find him. That’s why he hesitated on the fake name, he was creating it as we talked!

Again, now I had tell of this to my Bee without freaking him out.

Cookie ran up to me, leaping up to my chest. The surprise nearly caused my crown to fall from my head. I laughed as she purred, rubbing her head against my chest. Bumblebee laughed too, scratching at his neck. Pinkie dragged me into the group hug. I winced at the sudden contact, then hugged some of them back. The others were all giggling, holding tightly to Twilight and myself.

Off in the distance, Sunset was hiding behind the rubble of the entrance. I frowned, holding Cookie tighter to my chest.

Twilight noticed the ex-unicorn. “You’ll look out for her, won’t you?” She asked the humans.

“Of course we will.” Rarity assured with a wave of her hand. “Although I do expect some sort of apology for last spring’s debacle.”

“I have a feeling she’ll be handing out a lot of apologies.” Twilight said. Sunset looked away from us in shame, but I gave her a warm smile. She gave a shaky one back. Vice Principal Luna came up behind Sunset, handing the ex-unicorn a trovel. Snips and Snails came up behind her with a wheelbarrow full of bricks.

I looked up at the sky, elbowing Twilight. “We’ve got less than a minute.” I reminded her.

Twilight looked back to the others, eyes watering. “I know we’ve only been friends for a short time, but I’m gonna miss all of you so much.” She sighed.

They all turned to me. I squared my shoulders, gently lowering Cookie to the ground. The kitten excitedly tried clawing at her bow. “I’m not good at saying goodbye. So...until we meet again.” They smiled. I gave a look to Bumblebee, one last smile to hold him over.

With that, Twilight and I turned around towards the portal. Spike and Cookie walked alongside us.

“That crown really does suit you, Princess Twilight.” Spike teased.

Twilight “You know what, Spike? I am starting to feel a little more comfortable wearing it.”

“And the wings?” I asked.

“I’ve been walking on two legs and picking things up with these!” She waved her hands in my face. I laughed at the bizarre move. “At least in your world I had magic too! Wings? I’m thrilled that’s all I’ll be dealing with back in Equestria!”

“Why did you say that?” I groaned, facepalming. “If we walk through the portal, and everything is on fire, I will blame this conversation.”

Twilight and Spike laughed.


Stepping onto the crystal floors, I looked back to find my saddlebag clipped to my sides under my wings. Twilight fell to her hooves from standing on her hindlegs. I gave a small chuckle.

The ponies gathered around us. The girls all gave excited shouts at having us back, bombarding us with question after question. With a hint of joy, I noticed Lilac hiding in the back.

“Lilac!” I cheered, rushing over to my daughter. She stood impassively by the wall. I wrapped my hooves around her, her claws slowly hugging me back. “Merciful Storyline, I’m so glad you’re okay.”

She didn’t say anything, just kept me in a complacent hug.

“Sunset Shimmer, is she alright?” Celestia asked, worriedly.

“I would say so, we left her in good hands.” Twilight said, winking at me.

“Hands?” Rainbow Dash said questioningly.

Two more creatures came from the mirror. One, a purple and green dragon with green slitted eyes. The other was smaller. She had a mostly brown body, her front claws were like eagle talons. Her face was snow white with hints of sky blue at the edges, some was around her forest green eyes to look like eyeliner.

She was a griffon.

“Uh...” I stammered.

The little griffon lifted her head up, her eyes searching for something. She stopped when she saw me. “Cookie?” I asked her, hesitant.

“Mom, who’s that?” Lilac asked, sounding hurt.

“Cookie.” I answered, still confused. “She was gonna be a gift to you, cause I didn’t let you come with me.”

The griffon’s head turned, her green eyes looking at us all again. Her eyes landed on me again and nodded.

“Cookie, is that you?” I asked again.

“Mama...? Wha-How-I can talk? I can talk!?” The griffon lifted up her claws. “What happened to my paws?!” She looked back and noticed her wings. “What happened to me?!”

I glanced at all my friends and co-rulers. “This might be my fault.”

“Where am I?” The apparent Cookie asked everyone.

I gently placed a hoof on the confused griffon’s feathered face. “Cookie, Cookie I’m gonna need you to take a deep breath please.”

The little cub/chick/whatever-griffon-young-are-called looked at me with fear. “Trust me Cookie, everything is fine. You’re gonna be safe. You’re okay.” I tried.

The griffon wasn’t having it. “I wanna go home!” She cried.

This was gonna be a fun...