"Ok, so do you mind telling me what we're doing here?"
Flash tried to look anywhere but at Sunset, who was staring at him with the bluntest look on her face with her arms crossed. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea...
"I told you, I needed some help with a project..."
"Which is why we're sitting on a bench in a park, and not the library, and why you asked me of all people to help you instead of one of your friends."
"Ummm...."
"And why you didn't bring any books or school supplies of any kind."
"I brought a pen." Flash said weakly. Sunset wasn't amused.
"Flash. we may not have spoken for over a year, but I can still tell when you're flat-out lying to me. Now either tell me the real reason you dragged me out here or I'm gone."
"Hey, I didn't force you to come out here!" Flash said angrily.
Sunset shrugged. "Good point. See ya."
"No! Wait." Flash said as Sunset began to stand up. She sat back down and cocked and eyebrow. "Ok, I ....I may have heard that.... you had a way of contacting Twilight."
Sunset rolled her eyes. Of course he wanted to contact his girlfriend! She reached into her bag and pulled out the enchanted journal. "Next time, just ask."
Flash's eyes lit up as he took the journal. "Wow! So... you just write to her and, she writes back?"
"When she has time. She is a princess, after all." Sunset explained. "Just find a blank page and start writing."
She stared idly a the afternoon sky as she heard pages turning. But then they stopped turning, and she became suspicious when she didn't hear the sound of pen on paper.
"Hey, it looks like Twilight's been trying to get in touch with you." Sunset felt a slight chill. "Why haven't you written back?"
"If you're just going to pry into my personal business, you can give that back right now!" Sunset snapped. She had her own reasons for not writing back, reasons she didn't want to think about right now, reasons he had no business knowing.
"Ok! Jeez! Excusing me for expressing concern! I mean, isn't Twilight supposed to be your friend?" Flash asked, cringing at her sudden anger.
"Oh please! Like you actually care about my relationship with Twilight! Just write your stupid love note so we can both leave." Sunset grumbled.
Flash blushed a deep crimson. "It's not a love note! It..." His shoulder slumped slightly. "I wanted to apologize to her."
"Apologize?" Sunset asked incredulously. What did Flash Sentry, Mr. Squeaky Clean Poster Child himself, possibly have to apologize for?
"Yeah. I...kinda said some stuff to her during the Battle of the Bands. Stuff that really hurt her."
"Now there's the bad girl we all love to hate!" Flash said derisively, a cruel smirk on his face. The students immediately burst into cruel laughter.
Sunset tightened her fist in her lap. "You don't say?"
"Yeah. I didn't even get to say sorry before she left." Flash smiled sadly. "I mean, Twilight's....she's amazing, you know? She's smart, she's funny, she's brave, she..."
"Barely knows anything about you."
Flash looked up, confused. "Huh?"
"And you barely know anything about her. Seriously, when have you actually talked to each other? I mean really talked? Do you know her favorite song? Her favorite food? The fact that she's actually a pony?"
"I...."
"Exactly. And as princess, she has important duties back in Equestria. Meaning she doesn't have time for inter-dimensional relationships with boys she's barely spoken to."
She didn't know why she was telling him all this - Flash could've dated a carrot for all she cared. But it was something he'd find out eventually. Better he hear it now and save himself a lot of grief.
After a short pause, she heard Flash let out a bitter chuckle. "This is just like you, Sunset."
"Excuse me?" Sunset asked angrily.
"Every time I like a girl...every time...you manage to find some way to ruin it. Scarlet, Minty...hell, Candy wound up transferring schools-"
"That was not my fault!" Sunset yelled, her cheeks crimson.
"And now it's Twilight! Seriously, it's been a year, Sunset! Why don't you just grow up and get a life already?!"
Pursing her lips as tightly as she could, Sunset stood up and began to walk away.
"Oh sure, walk away! Go throw a temper tantrum because you didn't get your way!" Flash huffed. "See, this is why we broke up. You haven't changed at all. And you wonder why everyone thought you were Anon-A-Miss."
Almost as soon as the words passed his lips, he knew he made a terrible mistake, even before he saw Sunset freeze.
Flash sighed. "Look, I'm sorry. That was uncalled for-"
"You son of a bitch."
Flash felt himself pale. "...Sunset?"
Sunset whirled around, and Flash resisted the urge to cringe. He had seen Sunset angry before, but the look she had now....it was downright murderous.
"You BASTARD!" Sunset roared. "How DARE you judge me! You have NO IDEA what I've been through! What I've had to endure from everyone and their damn dog just to get them to speak to me without contempt! Not to mention everything I went through to save your sorry asses from the sirens. And you have the nerve to say I haven't changed?!
"And since you bring up our break-up, how convenient of you to assume that I'm the only one at fault! I'm not the one who avoided me for a week without telling me anything was wrong! I'm not the one who broke up with me through a freaking text! You didn't even have the nerve to tell me to my face! You went behind my back and led me to believe that everything was fine! I may have been a bitch, but you're no Prince Charming either! So don't even try to pretend you're better than me, you sanctimonious asshole! SCREW! YOU!"
Sunset began to pant heavily, suddenly feeling very tired. Flash, after a moment, finally had uncurled from his fetal position on the bench.
"Well...." Flash chuckled nervously. "Can't say I was expecting that but....it's a start."
Sunset's brows furrowed, her anger replaced by confusion. "Wha...?"
Flash rubbed the back of his head. "Have to admit, kinda went a bit too far with that Anon-A-Miss comment. I'm kinda surprised you didn't punch me."
Sunset's eyes widened in horrified realization. "You tricked me."
Flash looked down at the ground guiltily. "...yeah. I did. Look, Sunset...I know we haven't been on the best of terms, but...the way you're acting...it's not healthy. You can't keep it bottled up like that."
Sunset's face twisted. "You set me up."
"I didn't know what else to do!" Flash explained. "You wouldn't talk to your friends, so...I just thought that-"
Sunset spun on her heel and began to walk away.
"Sunset, wait!" Flash grabbed Sunset's arm to get her to stop. She twisted to get away, but her foot snagged and she fell. She cried out in pain as her head hit the edge of the bench.
"Oh my God! Are you okay?" Flash asked, very alarmed, as he knelt down to help her. He stopped as Sunset looked up at him. There, just above her eyebrow, was a long gash that was bleeding freely. Her face was one of fear and anguish.
Flash felt sick. "Sunset, I'm so sorry! Let me-"
"NO!" Sunset screamed, pushing him away. She stood up quickly and began backing away slowly. "Don't. Touch me! You! Stay! AWAY from me!"
A single tear ran down her face as she turned and ran.
"Sunset!" Flash cried. Standing up, he ran his fingers through his hair as he paced frantically, trying to figure out what to do and mentally beating himself for being so stupid. He cursed himself for not knowing the phone numbers of any of her friends.
Suddenly, his eyes fell upon the journal still on the bench, forgotten by Sunset in her despair. Without a second thought, he took out his pen and started writing, not daring to stop. He prayed his message got through.
Unbeknownst to the frantic teen, a beautiful girl with large bushy hair was watching him from behind a tree with a smirk on her face, her phone in her hand....
Gonna be Krakatoa sized blow up aint it. Feels like it at this point.
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Like this?
7459043 Ah...noooo. That's a squid in a stupid hat. Mean the real Krakatoa eruption. Lol
hmmm on one hand i'm happy flash got her to vent but on the other hand i'm enraged at what he did....
7459051 Sunset Shimmer used Eruption! It was super dramatic!
The people from CHS really don't know how to deal with Sunset, do they?
Get rekt Flash
7459180 Not really. They're too busy wallowing in self-pity and guilt and ganging up on the CMC.
Dammit Flash! And worst yet Dagio ont he scene.
7459245 Then it's safe to say that things will go south?
Also, I know Sunset is very stressed about erverything... Yet... The way she spoke about Flash and Twily's "relationship"... I wonder... Does Sunset still care about Princess purple smart? Maybe more than a friend? If not... Oh well, let's just see the world burn!
7459383 Sorry. This isn't a shipping fic. You can interpret the characters' sexuality as you wish.
This was intended to show Sunset being blunt. Like, have you had someone going on and on about something that you had no desire to listen to, so you just straight up told them what you thought in the most straightforward, uncompromising way so they'll just shut up?
7459409 if that's the case then maybe Sunny should meet Sugar Coat, I bet that will make a nice pair of Blunt Honesty.
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I'm not even sure Sunset sees Twilight as a friend anymore, she seems to be finding excuses not to contact her, and she may think she not worth anyhing to her as a friend just a charity case at worst.
Oooh boy just hit me...Twilight coming and when she finds out............SHUDDERS!
Princess twilight would not be happy with any of them even sunset shimmer. I could see her saying:
"They gave you a chance should you give them a chance? The next choice you make is up to you. If I don't hear from you within a week I will shut down the portal."
And....like. You have my full attention. I await Sunset's inevitable eruption.
7459409 Hum... Okay. And yeah, I've been there. Sometimes some people can be extremely annoying and/or indelicate. You just want to slap them and yell: "SHUT UP!"
7459245 plus, think of all the secrets they've told each other. How can you trust someone knowing that others revealed them so easily using a scapegoat? How many actually feel guilt about their actions and how many don't?
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If you look at things from Sunset's pov, then it's entirely possible that she could consider a large portion of this to be Twilight's fault.
Sunset was on top of the world at one point.
But everything began to crumble piece by piece after she came into contact with Twilight.
Twilight messed up her attempt at stealing the element of magic.
Twilight won the fall formal, more or less united the school against Sunset, and then knocked her from the top of the food chain after she got hit with the elements.
Twilight talked her into opening up and giving friendship and harmony a try, which worked for a while, but after Anon-a-miss, all it did was leave her even more broken and humiliated than ever before.
Twilight was just trying to help, but the fact remains that if they had never met, Sunset would technically be a lot better off than what she is now.
Combine that realization with Sunset's current mental state and I wouldn't be surprised if she outright hated Twilight.
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That last bit is bull, Twiight would never do that, and if she did she would fully destroy any bonds between them!
NightMare Sunny anyone?! It be worst then how Celestia neglect and denail to her sister's suffering which lead to her being NightMare Moon.
7460159 Sunset doesn't hate Twilight...she's just not in a very healthy or trusting mindset right now.
7459818 Come on, man. Twilight wouldn't be that cruel.
7460234 Intentionally, no. Twilight would never be that cruel intentionally. Unintentionally, however, is where Twilight can be cruel. And for those who want proof, look no further than No Second Prances.
7460646 .....point taken.
Sad thing is, Sunset bottling up her feelings is very understandable
A: She doesn't want to be reminded of the miserable time. It's often done as a coping thing.
And B: Deep down, she's afraid to share her feelings because of how quickly her friends turned on her. How is she supposed to know they won't do it again? How can she trust them when they refused to trust her?
Not to mention she was debilitately framed by the CMC simply because they weren't invited to a slumber party, which was meant for her, not them.
7459010 Krakatoa,my wing-feathers!
Try Krakatoa, Vesuvius and Mt. St.Helens all blowing their tops at the same time!!
Well, I can kiss you, dear author, for this!
7480321 From what I heard, some say that the latest episode; 28 pranks later, was an improved version of that episode.
7482711 only that they actually had them try to talk to Dash, in many ways it's way worse.
28 Pranks Later is an episode that should not exist at all.
Oh... oh dear author, how I like you now~ Hahaha!
Nice chapter, and damn Flash...
Poor Flash. He tried.
OH Boy.
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Yeah, can't possibly see how that would backfire at all....
I would've done more than punch him. Possibly involving a can of Aquanet, a Zippo, and a tube sock full of pennies.
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In some ways I don't she is. Twilight is more of a pen pal combined with a hero. Come you can't tell me that with all the time she has for her pony friends she can't spend some time with sunset. A pen pal is nice but someone actually there in the real world during good times and bad is more of a friend.
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Besides he needed to hear it sooner or later. Better sooner and get over the girl and move on than keep hoping for something that can't be. Even if he did try to date her it's the ultimate long distance relationship and long distance relationships don't always work out well.
Is this story just about Sunset not getting a break and everyone yelling at each other?
7460159
Its not Twilight's fault.
Sunset shouldn't gave stolen the crown in the first place and ran away from Celestia years ago
oh my.......
Reading this again, wasn't that line supposed to refer to Sunset in that scene?
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Uhmm...yes? It's a flashback to a scene from Rainbow Rocks.Sunset was trying to stop the Rainbooms from going Super mode onstage, but everyone thought she was trying to sabatage them.
And this is why you shouldn't try to trick your friends into learning a lesson. You hear that, Mare-Do-Well?!
I know am late but I think the problem of the episode was time passage.
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Nope. It seems they've never taken the time to know what kind of person, or technically pony, Sunset is. Instead, they just stuck to a single assumption, making it easy to use her as a scapegoat during Anon-a-Miss and difficult to properly interact with her respectfully during the aftermath. It's such a sad sight, especially considering how far and wide Sunset went to save them from the Sirens.
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I've never thought of it that way. If anything, this analysis of yours has struck me with a potential story idea.
Oh boy, Sunset is close to her breaking point. It seems that despite her best efforts, there's only so much she can take before she cracks from the weight of the Anon-a-Miss fiasco.
And yeah, Flash, your plan was not the best thought-out one. Way to go, jackass.
Oh sure, Flash, take the time to mention your need to apologize to Twilight while ignoring the fact that you've yet to apologize to Sunset. I get that she was a bitch, but at least an apology would potentially be the first step to make things right. 🙄
I'm not a Flash hater, I'm just annoyed at how dumb he seems to be at times. I mean, Sunset did have a valid point regarding him not knowing anything about Princess Twilight and trying to pursue a relationship with a princess who's often busy with her duties and responsibilities. I wish they had managed to do a better job dealing with that plotline throughout the series. But as I said, I'm not a Flash hater. I just wanted to point that out.
Looks like Adagio was watching the whole things between Sunset and Flash. With a character like her, there can only be trouble on the horizon.