Celestia's day keeps Chaos away, but Luna's night is quite the sight
My name is Sunburst. I'm a mage studying magic in Canterlot under Perfect Circle. I don't have everything I could ever want, but I can't complain.
Her name was Starlight Glimmer. I spent my entire foalhood with her. We played, we fought, joked and talked. I knew all her secrets and she knew mine. I don't remember us ever being apart before I got my cutie mark.
We were best friends.
Now... we're nothing.
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This is quite the entertaining story.
I too hope that we'll get to see Starlight and Sunburst reunite as friends again, or at least have a cameo of him in the background.
6804948 A cameo background appearance would be a huge waste of potential imo, but yes.
I dunno, Sunburst, I think you might have been better off not knowing...
'Cos if you hang around her long enough now, she might actually admit that she nearly killed the entire planet out of spite as (what she attributed to) a direct result of you getting your cutie-mark, and frankly, you strike me as areasonable sort of chap who doesn't deserve the sort of guilt that'll bring up, even if she tells you you shouldn't feel it.
Personally, I would be a bit surprised if we do see Sunburst. (I mean, I'm still hoping that Starlight doesn't take a place in the main cast that really ought to be Sunset's, if anyponies, but even then, I should be a bit surprised if they dig him up. I won't say I hope for it, since I don't really want to see Starlight much, but if they actually did, then it would probably be worth doing. I'm just not sure it's likely.)
6805736 *shrug* The finale is a bit rushed, but so was Magical Mystery Cure (Twilight flying into the camera right after getting her wings), and if you say Sunset Shimmer's redemption wasn't jarringly fast I will punch you. By the time we reach season 6 I'm betting that they're going to jump back a bit and work a bit more on Starlight's character.
While I'm not thrilled to see yet another villain redemption, I think looking more into Starlight's backstory could make her motives and actions less...... well, utterly insane. As I said in the author notes, I think the incident with Sunburst was only the start. Or they could move her forward with the whole 'i nearly ended all life in Equestria' angle and make her actually work for her redemption. They did so with Sunset Shimmer, and they had even less to work with there. (and no, I don't want Sunset coming over to be with the mane cast. She has her own spin-off series that's doing decently and has most of her character development. Visits are fine, permanent residence less so)
On guilt: I don't see Sunburst blaming himself for his friend going nutso when he finds out that the reason she was crying like a baby was because her friend ran out on her that one time. Like you said, he's a reasonable pony.
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Sunset Shimmer got blasted by The Elements of Harmony... somehow, as that what a Rainbow Colored Energy Blast signifies in the show, just like Luna did as Nightmare Moon. And then Sunset WORKED for her forgiveness. Neither of those happened to Starbitch.
I really think they should have had a meeting with Sunburst in the montage at the end. But that's me.
Nice story, at any rate.
Are you making a sequel, or another chapter? I want to see how the end goes.
This story is honestly a welcome change, giving us some insight into Starburst's mind is great and lets in a bit more depth with his character. I'll be honest when I say that I loved this finale and what happened in it. For the time frame they had, they did their best and I'm grateful. Sometimes, like some episodes, another five minutes could have helped, but here, I still enjoy it. Favorite finale so far.
6806834 Rainbow Rocks was a separate movie that came out a year afterwards. In the meantime, many and I mean many thought her redemption was forced and that she was faking it. There were tons of fics on it, she garnered hate, and it wasn't until Rainbow Rocks did it let up.
The difference here is that Starlight's world wasn't shattered with a beam of friendship. It was shattered by actions, showcasing the ash world and Starlight realizing that everything she ever strived for, everything that ever mattered, who she was meant nothing and would hurt everyone she knew. That's why she snapped and took so long ripping the scroll.
Nor is it so strange to see a happy ending at a season finale.
season 3 had Twilight loving her role as a princess and flying. Yet, throughout season 4 and Equestria girls, we see her struggle with her role and her flight.
season 4 ended with Twilight rather content with her new castle, yet we soon see an episode early on in season 5 detailing how wrong it is to her and her sadness.
Twilight takes Starlight under her wing as insurance. Applejack herself voices the concern they all feel at the end, that they can't trust her to be left alone and Twilight agrees, willing to teach Starlight a different way so it won't happen again. The four ponies of the town were willing to give her a chance, since a part of them would have longed for the friendship they perceived originally instead of the lies it turned out. This doesn't mean they truly trust her, nor the whole of the town.
6806834 *Falcon-
Correction. None of those things have happened YET. And Sunset had the exact same complaints levelled at her before Rainbow Rocks came along: her redemption came out of left field and was too fast.
Yeah she didn't get blasted by magic but she did see that her actions were going to destroy the world, I'd say that's a pretty big impetus.
6806904 meh, i'm gonna leave that open for the show to do.
6807028 Unlikely. If I do it might be from Starlight's perspective, or I'd change up the writing style so that it doesn't sound like Sunburst's thought process.
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Aww, well, I hope you do!
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It's made very clear during the song that Starlight somehow wrapped up everything with everyone without needing to work for forgiveness.
That didn't happen with Sunset. Sunset's redemption may have been fast, but at least everyone didn't immediately accept her.
Wow! This story is extremely well written!
One particular sentence really stuck out to me.
I just really love the way you described this! Well done!
type type type type aaaaaaaand enter. There we go. Head cannon updated.
But seriously, awesome story and fav
6807358 Sunset had a scene devoted to her sobbing about how sorry she was and then went dancing with them; next movie she's a social outcast because mass mind control.
Twilight got a song about how everything would be perfect, and then it didn't happen.
I stopped watching the show due to funds issues and a lack of interest in whatever they actually do with Starlight, but I maintain that the song wasn't wiping away all her problems.
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*tilts hat* Thank you both. I try.
Nice story! Sunburst can be added to the character list properly, no tho. :)