31. Magical Girl Sunny!
Captain Shining Armor didn't really know what to expect on the way to Crystal Prep High. He always kept his promises and coming here as soon as he could was one of them. A few grim scenarios that appeared in his head were instantly dispelled as soon as he arrived.
The huge crowd of bystanders was kept at bay by combined forces of paramedics and firemen, though thankfully he didn't see any of them being too busy with their actual job, instead concentrating mostly on keeping the crowds away from the victims, creating a barrier of cars and warning tapes. The mood around was generally uplifting, a news anchor nearby commenting on how everything got resolved peacefully, which was the information he hoped for the most. After crossing the barricade he saw a crowd of CP students sitting around the parking lot, shocked and scared but unharmed, with paramedics checking on them out despite no injuries. Some of the families and guardians were already at the site, hugging their kids with relief, while others were waiting, consoled by teachers who stepped up and took their counseling job seriously (even though some of them could use hugs themselves).
At the edge of the camp he saw a dozen of tied and gagged men in black uniforms, guarded by axe wielding firemen, not that they seemed like they were in any mood to escape in the first place.
Shining Armor quickly issued a few orders to his men to start doing their jobs, when he heard a familiar voice.
"You're late!"
He sighed with relief as he turned to Magical Girl Sunny. She sat next to one of the ambulances, where a nearby paramedic was treating her left arm. He expected her to be roughed up, but even then he couldn't help but cringe. Her magical girl outfit was barely there anymore, even her mask looked like someone else's purple scarf with hastily made eye holes (which it was). The dress was nowhere to be seen, replaced by track pants and so many bandages that she almost didn't need the borrowed opened sweater.
What stuck out was her left arm, held in a freshly made cast, which he could sympathize with the most. He had a similar one himself.
"Sorry. I got held up at the office. And I mean that literally, I was stuck behind my own overturned desk for a few minutes during the shootout. I need a new desk, heh." He chuckled, as he walked toward her, just in time as the doctor finished treating her and left. "I guess you managed without our help after all."
"Barely," she lifted herself from the foldable chair, wobbled a bit but held her ground "The Rainbooms got your message and got here in time, so thanks!"
"Well, good to hear I wasn't entirely useless," he scratched his head with his left hand. "Where are they now? I couldn't see them in the crowd."
Sunny pointed up. "On the roof. They wanted some fresh air, away from the crowds and stuff."
Shining Armor looked up at the roofs and noticed a few well hidden familiar girls, including his LSBFF waving at him. He waved back and went back to Sunny.
"Cadence. Is she...?"
"Not here, but she's safe. She's on her way here."
Shining Armor sighed heavily and nodded. He took a peek at all the ambulances, noticing something important. "From the looks of it I'm gonna guess there were no casualties?"
Sunny smirked. "Not a single one! And you?"
"Same. Plenty wounded, but not a single fatality on either side!"
"Nice!" Sunny said, nodding, but her good humor gave way to a wave of regrets. "Although Indigo Zap was shot by an anti-riot bullet. If it had been a real gun..."
Shining raised an eyebrow. "Just one? She of all people will walk it off."
"Y-yeah, but still..."
She was stopped by Shining Armor putting a hand before her mouth.
"Normally I should reprimand you – and especially myself – for having kids fight an adult fight, but old logic went out of the window back when magic started becoming a regular thing. You're not a normal teenager, your opponents are not normal threats and your allies... well, they seem like regular high school girls on the surface, but they are way more than that. I should've known they would jump at the first opportunity to get involved. It's okay to feel down on yourself, as long as you take a lesson from it. And never, ever be ashamed to ask for help, or take it from those who want to offer it when you need it most."
Her eyes went towards the cast that held his hand, where she noticed a very familiar looking wristwatch.
"Speaking from experience?"
He nodded. "Even before friendship became a part of the curriculum, teamwork was always important here. Although when I tackled my first terrorist attack it was AFTER I graduated the Police Academy! And they actually pay me for it, too!"
"Lucky you."
"Lucky me."
Then they started laughing, oblivious to all the weird looks they were given by the people nearby, most notably all the terrorists who were now wearing proper handcuffs and being escorted to the police van. They went on for a while, until Shining Armor cringed.
"Oo Wow!" He grabbed his wounded hand.
"C-captain, are you...?"
"I'm fine, it's just, I'm not supposed to move it!" He massaged his right hand. "Don't worry, it was a clean shot. The bullet went in and out, didn't even touch the bone! The blood that splattered on my vest was a pretty gruesome sight, but it looked way worse than it really was."
Sunny blinked. "That sounds badass!"
"I know, right?" He smiled smugly. "What about yours?"
"Oh, that. It wasn't nearly as cool as your story. I, uh..." her face got covered in a deep blush "I fell on it." She said while blushing, which earned her a prying raised eyebrow. "I was out of magic when Sombra swiped a giant claw made out of shadows. I panicked, subconsciously teleported a few feet down which was another classroom, where I fell, broke my arm and passed out from pain for a few minutes."
Shining Armor blinked. "You teleported away from a giant claw made out of shadows?"
"Now that the adrenaline wore off, this sounds way cooler than I remember it!"
"We'll need to exchange our full stories in full. My house, over a dinner?"
"Just the two of us?" Sunny smiled smugly. "Are you hitting on me, captain?"
Shining blushed slightly, but quickly composed himself and countered. "You wish. My wife will be there to chaperone us. On that note, feel free to invite Miss Pommel, if you want to."
Sunny looked at the roof. Coco was right there in the middle of the Rainbooms and Shadowbolts, easily blending in the crowd yet easy to find when you were looking for her. Their eyes met, their gazes stayed connected, neither looking away, both smiling happily. That's when another car arrived and two police officers came out, as well as Dean Cadence, looking around everywhere, searching for Sunny knew who.
"I believe she's looking for you, Captain."
The large, bright smile on his face was unlike any Sunny ever saw from the Captain before. "I don't know how I will ever repay you, Sunny!"
"I like beef."
He turned to her. Their eyes met for a moment.
"Well, you're gonna keep her waiting?"
He definitely wasn't, as he nodded and rushed to his wife, as fast as his current health allowed. She noticed him halfway and glomped him with enough force and love to give Pinkie "Diane" Pie a run for her money. Almost immediately after hugging him she noticed his hurt arm and went into a cute panic, but a single armed embrace from her special person was enough to calm her down. They also kissed, in public, disregarding the onlookers, even students, teachers and police officers, who never saw their respective dean or captain display this much affection in public before. The pictures were floating over the internet for weeks and got memed to oblivion, but they didn't care (they cared a little two weeks later after it got stale).
Sunny Shimmy didn't have any regrets about her heroic path, nor the wounds or suffering she went through, but even if she did, that view alone would've been enough to make it all worth it. She looked over at the roof. I should go back to them already. Before she went to them, the paramedics escorted the last person, but this one had a different treatment.
Sombra was being carried on a stretcher, gagged and tied up with so many straps that even she wasn't sure if it was possible to teleport out of it. The ring was currently sitting safely in the box she got her wristwatch from, held by Sunny Flare for safekeeping for now. Sombra had regained consciousness a while ago, but was still dazed and not at all amused by his situation.
"Hey Sombra!" She called and got his apathetic attention. The paramedics stopped for a moment. "I got something to say!"
She stood up straight before him, legs slightly outstretched, right hand raised to her head, then forming a peace sign, saluting him.
"Sun'ya!"
Sombra blinked. Paramedics and anyone around did too. Sunny kept her smile and salute for a few more seconds...
...then she just walked away, giggling. She couldn't see the reactions of the paramedics or Sombra, but she could almost hear the eyeroll and it amused her way too much.
With the arrival of proper law enforcement, she was officially relieved of her superhero duties until another incident happened (which, if her life followed the usual tropes, wouldn't be until next week). She looked at the rooftop, where Diane was waving slightly more intensively than Lemon Zest, while the others were a bit more subdued and calmly awaited her arrival.
That's a long way up the stairs. She pondered. Some of my powers are back. Maybe it won't hurt if I just teleport there? So she tried it, and...
BUMP!
She missed her target by a few feet up, somehow at the wrong angle, falling on her butt and making her friends, both Shadowy, Rainbowy and Pommely alike, jump from her sudden appearance.
"Ugh, or maybe not!" She massaged her back, as everyone started gathering around her. Silver lining- I didn't land on anyone!
"Maybe try acting like a normal girl for the next few days?" Sunny Flare suggested, appearing right in front of her and offering a helping hand, which Sunny Shimmy accepted.
"Meh, that's no fun."
"We do have stairs," Sugarcoat said from the back "that's how we all got here. We can wait."
"And waste time and energy on three stories high? Nah, this is still more efficient!" She said while wiping dirt from her butt. "Besides, even if this fall was worse I don't feel pain at this point."
That remark earned her at a dozen of disapproving looks.
"Don' even joke about this." Applejack remarked.
Shimmy laughed. "I'm not! I seriously don't feel pain right now! The paramedics pumped me with so many painkillers I don't feel my body from neck down!"
"Woah, really?"
"Yep! I'm so numb right now I probably wouldn't notice if my arm finally fell off... but I can still tell when someone is poking my behind... Diane, Lemon!"
The two pranksters giggled sheepishly and stepped away, apologizing quietly. Sunset Shimmer, the other one, stood slightly in the back with an open book in her hands.
"Princess Twilight said she will be here as soon as she can safely open the portal."
Shimmy nodded. They agreed that the longer Sombra's ring stayed in this world, the higher the odds were that it would eventually cause some disaster, one way or the other. Sci-Twi and Sunset Shimmer were no amateurs when it came to magic (especially on the disaster-causing kind), but it was still considered a safer idea to let Pri-Twi have a look at it, in an environment better prepared to handle it.
"You sure you don't want to keep it?" Sunny Flare asked, holding the box with the ring in front of her. "You never know."
"I see where you're coming from, but I'll pass. Besides, I don't think the ring likes me."
There were way too many mysteries surrounding the ring. Where did it come from? Who made it and why? Were there more? She was going to get some answers eventually, either from Pri-Twi or Sombra, but until then she didn't want to risk anything. She couldn't even hold it, because as soon as she got close to it it started going haywire and convulsing with power. Same thing happened when Indigo or Sunset tried holding it, but it was fine when Coco first took it into her hands and it was still silent when Sunny Flare held onto it. If there was a pattern they had no clue what it was.
"I'm not necessarily saying that you should be the one using it." Sunny Flare said.
"Oh, enjoyed being a hero?"
"I'd be lying if I said it didn't feel good to skewer bad people with a rapier for the greater good."
Sour Sweet leaned on Sunny Flare, smiling slyly. "So... do you wanna become the 'Shadow Girl'?"
"That name is trademarked, so no. I would've gone with Shadow Queen. That one's not taken yet"
"Actually yes it is," Lemon quickly said, looking up the internet (that was finally back) "no, wait, that's fanfiction, those don't count."
"Well, you won't be Shadow anyone unless Princess Twilight says it's safe. And knowing her, that is probably a big no. The less magical artifacts in this world, the safer it'll be."
"Fair enough," Sugarcoat said. "We saw enough tv shows to know how badly it could backfire. Unless it's one of those new age subversive shows, but from what I heard about the Rainbooms' earlier adventures it seems like we're stuck in a more traditional setting anyway where evil powers are just evil." Pause. Sugarcoat fixed her glasses. "Why is everyone looking at me as if I said something stupid? We all know the rules."
A few raised fingers, nervous chuckles and coughs were all the answers to that question.
Pinkie Pie huffed. "Wow, that was the most meta thing I ever heard in my entire life!"
Everyone looked around at each other, especially the Shadowbolts, who showed more or less regrets over passing by the opportunity to become a superheroine herself, but eventually relented. It wasn't their call to make. With one problem solved, Sunset brought up another.
"Also, Pri-Twi said she'll bring a dozen or so scrolls of memory erasing spells."
"Wait, hold on, "Sunny Flare interjected "there are memory erasing spells? That sounds like a very morally questionable thing to do. Even in a magical world of pastel ponies."
"You say pastel when this world is just as colorful..." Sunset Shimmer groaned. "They've been banned for centuries and kept under highest security, only ever accessible to the Princesses. But while they are absolutely forbidden to use in Equestria..."
"...there is no law against them in other worlds, is there?" Rarity asked, rolling her eyes. "Loophole?"
"Yyyyes, that's why we're getting away with it this one and only time. We only have fourteen of them, one can make a person forget the last few days at most so it will cover the henchmen."
"Keep Sombra intact for now," Shimmy answered "he owes me some answers!"
"That's assuming everyone who knew was even here," Sugarcoat noted "he could have accomplices that weren't involved in the attack, or there could be a bigger picture we're not privy to yet."
Shimmy shrugged "There's not much we can do about it, so we'll have to live with it for now."
"There's one more thing." Sunset Shimmer said, pointing at the front of the school. "Not just the bad guys heard everything."
The area was still filled with people, most notably students who at this point were either reunited with their families/guardians or still patiently waiting, but nobody left home yet, possibly waiting for a police captain to make the call (and he was kept busy by his wife stuff). While everyone would no doubt receive their fair share of therapy (included in the scholarship), they seemed a lot less shaken than an average student would be after surviving a scarring event. Once again Magical Girl Sunny had to remind herself that this school had no place for the 'average'.
"So," Rainbow Dash started, leaning on the railing as she looked around everyone down "how many scrolls do we need for them?!"
"None," Shimmy calmly answered, also leaning on the railing with her one hand "we can leave them be. I... I think it's about time I started trusting other people." She smiled at everyone gathered on the roof. "It might be a stretch to believe in literally everyone here, but it's the one I want to make anyway."
The sentiment was universally appreciated, even if it did raise a few eyebrows. Shimmy turned back to the crowd and continued.
"Besides, I'm pretty sure the big brains down below would figure it out eventually, no matter how many times we wipe their memories. So instead of thinking about future problems that might never happen, I'd rather put my trust in them and hope for the best!"
The silence behind her painted a picture of a very confused, morally torn group of teenagers that struggled between cold logic and the unbeatable Power of Friendship. There were a few weak objections, but ultimately nothing came out of them and even Unicorn Sunset Shimmer, whose identity was endangered the most by this decision, couldn't help but support it. With that, all the current problems received a satisfying closure (or could wait for later), Shimmy was finally allowed to truly sigh with relief and just enjoy the moment of peace. There was no other lingering issue that couldn't wait until later.
Except for one.
"Are you sure about this?" Coco asked, leaning on the same railing, about ten feet away from her. "I'm all for second chances, but are you sure about everyone?"
She didn't say it, Sunny didn't ask, but both knew exactly who she was referring to. Among the crowds still waiting for the parent or guardian to show up, was one Suri Polomare. The one responsible for a lot of painful memories, while at the same time being the one who started it all for the two. This morning Sunny couldn't care less about 'Sally' and her well being but that felt like an eternity ago, too much has changed.
"Yes, I'm sure. She's young, she's allowed to make mistakes and act out of line... to a point. It's what she'll do next is more important."
Coco nodded. A moment passed.
"That was about Suri, right?"
Shimmy hummed.
"Yeah. Her too."
Coco nodded again, but didn't say anything else. For a moment everything around went completely silent, while the two girls leaned over the same railing, not more than a few feet apart, watching the same urban scenery while a soft wind flew through their hair. It could've looked awkward from another point of view, but it was anything but. A moment of calm silence was all they ever wished for and were content just knowing that the other one was right there and wasn't leaving anytime soon.
In fact, it went a little too quiet. Shimmy swore that both the Rainbooms and the Shadowbolts were still on the same roof, probably watching them in silence, waiting for their move. The fact that even Diane and Lemon went silent was telling. She could feel their gazes at her back, but didn't have the courage or energy to look around and tell them to stop and leave. While she would rather they were somewhere else, she also didn't mind them around, even at a moment like this.
Wait, what do I mean by 'a moment like this'? She thought, then shook her head. Argh, we all know what has to be done.
"Do you want to come ba-?" / "Can I come ba-?" The two said at the same time.
"Oh!"
They paused and turned toward each other, blushing with a smile.
"Do you want to answer on the count of three?" Sunny asked.
"Y-yeah, let's do that."
"Okay then, three, two, one..."
"Yes / Maybe."
Awkward pause.
"SUNNY!" Coco shouted, blushing furiously while Sunny Shimmy could barely stop her fits of laughter. A few seconds of pouting later, Coco sighed deeply. "Well, that's back to our normal, at least."
"Oh god, I missed this so, soooo much!"
Coco stared at her blankly, but relented and cracked a smile. "Yeah, me too." She giggled, regardless of the weird looks they were getting from the back. "Anyway, I just want to go back and pretend this silly thing never happened."
Sunny stopped laughing. She looked into Coco's eyes and all of a sudden the atmosphere was tense again.
"Yeah, about that. I can't just... forget about it. There's no turning back after everything we said and did. It's too much to ignore."
Coco swallowed. "S-sunny..." she didn't finish when Sunny put a finger on her mouth and went on.
"I know we only know each other for a very short time, but I considered you my best friend from the very start... well, only friend, but still, ehem! That's what I thought we were all this time, but... today I made more friends. Real friends, the ones that accepted me for being me and went to hell with me..."
"Awww, see? She still cares!" Lemon squeed from distance.
"Wait, then what are we? We've been there for her first!"
"Rainbow Dash, this is not a contest." Sunset deadpanned.
"I guess that makes you Rainbooms second league. As usual."
"Indigo, this is not a contest either!" Sunny Flare also deadpanned.
"Not a contest that we're WINNING!"
"You wanna fight about it?"
"Both of you shush, you're ruining their moment!"
Now not only Sunny, but Coco also looked awkwardly at the crowd in the back and wondered if she should politely ask them to leave, but she didn't. Sunny coughed and continued.
"...as I was saying, I now know what friendship really means and you... Coco, you're not like that to me," she said, getting all rosy red around her face, which also infected Coco and her heart "you-you're m-more... m-more than that... to me!"
Coco gulped. "S-sunny!"
"Th-the time I thought you were gone, I just, I lost it and I almost gave up. Multiple times. Each time I had to be reminded to keep going, but even then, when I heard your voice... when you told me to keep going, that's when I knew that I... that I... that I didn't want to live in a world wi-wi-without... without you..."
"Sunny, I..."
"Look, this might be exhaustion, hormones, blood loss, sugarless energy drinks, adrenaline rush, mana deprivation and morphine overdose combined talking, but... but I... I want to..."
"Y-yes, you want to?"
"I... I... I mean, Coco, do you wanna..."
"OH MY GOD JUST KISS HER ALREADY!"
The already shaky, questionable mood was officially killed by Sour Sweet, who was the one that shouted from the back. Coco and Sunny turned to her, annoyed and furious, respectively.
"DO YOU MIND? We were trying to have a moment here!"
"You've been TRYING to have a moment for weeks and I'm not gonna wait a second longer! Just kiss her and be done with it, how hard is that?!"
"Were you talking to Shimmy or Coco?" Sugarcoat asked.
"YES!"
Sunny Flare sighed then said. "Sour's right, you two are overthinking it! We're teenagers, kissing and dating is what we're supposed to be doing (even though all of us are still single)! So kindly let your hormones loose, smooch already and think about consequences LATER!"
Rarity coughed. "That's... not a very mature way to look at things."
"And this ain't how it normally goes." Applejack noted.
Sugarcoat shrugged. "Most adults hook up this way, if literature and TV is anything to go by."
"And none of us are normal!" Lemon Zest added cheerfully.
Rarity raised her finger and was about to object, but it was too true, so she went with the crazy logic and let herself be swept by her inner, outer and inbetweener romantic nature. And so did everyone else, all nodding and agreeing. Sunny Shimmy was torn over being glad to have so many supporting friends on her side and being annoyed that they dictated her personal life (even if they meant well).
"B-but, this is way too embarrassing-"
"L-let's do it!"
Shimmy blinked. She turned toward Coco Pommel, who despite burning red face and beads of sweat pouring from her head stood her ground firmly and refused to turn away. The brave and absolutely adorable little Coco made Sunny sweat too.
"I-if you want to, I-I mean..." Coco barely let out those words and Sunset was this close to having a heart attack. The good kind. "I-if it's you, then I..."
"Y-yes! I mean, I w-want... t-to... try at least..."
"O-okay then!"
"Well..."
The two closed their distance so they could hear their respective heartbeats. Sunny had to kneel slightly to see eye to eye with her "friend", holding onto the rails to keep the balance. The two looked into their eyes for a while, until...
"C-can we get a little privacy here? It's stressfull enough without a dozen pairs of prying eyes!" Sunny turned to the audience, but was swiftly rejected.
"So you could teleport away the moment we leave you out of our sights?" Sunny Flare asked, raising an eyebrow. "You two are not the only ones who suffered for this moment, we expect results and we want to see them!"
"YEAH!" The other four Shadowbolts nodded.
The Rainboom looked wide-eyed at Shadowbolts.
"Sheesh, you weren't kidding about the zealous nature of this school!" Sunset noted.
"I know, right?" Sci-Twi nodded.
Shimmy swallowed and looked away from them. "I-I wouldn't do that! Probably...
"Sunny, it's okay!" Coco said, drawing her attention to her beet red face. She was sweating like crazy too. "I-I don't my-mind..."
"C-coco..." Sunny Shimmy's temperature was reaching boiling point and she was afraid she'd either pass out or subconsciously teleport to the floor below in a desperate act of self-defense, like she did once before when her mind was losing it. "I-I don't know wha-" she tried saying something, but was stopped when two hands reached her cheeks.
"I-it's okay! I got this!"
And that's how it happened: Coco closed her eyes and gently pulled Sunny toward her, until their lips finally met! At first Shimmy was in shock, eyes wide and panicky... for about two seconds, before she calmed down almost instantly, closed her eyes and let things happen on their own. She could've sworn there were some noises next to them- maybe cheers, whistles or squees, but all of it was just white noise while she was locked in their own world, enjoying the kiss and the plethora of new feelings that she failed to describe with words.
Who knows how long after (11 seconds for those who counted), their lips finally separated and they slowly went back to their original positions, with only a string of their mixed saliva connecting their mouths for a short moment. As they finally opened their mouth, they were no longer panicked like they were before. Scared? Embarrassed? Confused? A little bit of it all. Ashamed? No longer. Calm? Yes.
...happy?
"S-so..." Sunny chuckled "that happened!"
Cocough. "Y-yeah, it did."
Pause. The two said nothing and remained like they were, Coco's warm hands still embracing Sunny's face.
"Coco?"
"Yes?"
"Was that your... first...?"
Coco nodded, smiling sheepishly. "A-and your?"
"...yes." She admitted nervously and the two had a little chuckle about that together.
"So... do you wanna try aga--"
"YES!"
And they did so again, this time without any need to force it on either part, just two lovebirds enjoying themselves, while their friends watched and cheered from afar.
"Oh My Gosh, that's so cute!"
"Woohoo, finally!"
"Yay!"
"It's not creepy when they know about us, right?"
"Try not to think about it."
"Sunset, doesn't it feel weird, you know, watching basically yourself kissing another girl?"
"I thought I'd be weirded out a little, but I'm not... huh."
Meanwhile, the Shadowbolts exchanged fist bumps in the background, gladly putting this unnamed operation under the "Finished" label.
"Did you get all that?" Sunny Flare asked Sugarcoat and Lemon Zest, both of whom held their phones out in the open.
"Every second of it." Sugarcoat confirmed.
"It's already in the cloud! I missed our wi-fi!" Lemon Zest added with a laugh.
The two were stared down by a very confused (and slightly terrified) Fluttershy, who was the only one who noticed them. Their eyes met for a moment.
"Wanna link?" Lemon Zest asked, but only got a 'meep' in response. She got it later anyway.
The second kiss ended up being slightly longer than the first one and most definitely more wholesome, signifying the new change in status quo.
"Are we a couple now?" Sunny asked more cheerfully.
"Only if you want to?"
"Cool!" She smiled at her, before turning back to the gathering grinning from ear to ear. "Hey girls, I have a girlfriend now!"
"Y-you don't have to brag about it!"
The audience only nodded and laughed heartily, all of them happy to see a good ending to this episode, making the last few days go away as nothing more than a bad memory. And as expected, the one most happy about it was none other than Pinkie Pie.
"Wooo, oh yeah, this calls for a party (at a later date)!" She announced as she bounced around the area, throwing around pink envelopes (that somehow didn't fell off the roof), way more than there were people gathered on the roof but since when was Pinkie Pie subtle?
Coco grabbed one of them, opened it and together with Sunny they read the title of the invitation:
Congratulations on becoming a couple, SunCo! alone with a high quality manga style depiction of the two of them embracing. It was signed "Commisioned by PP; signed: W-Melody".
"When did she make those?" Sunny asked.
"Umm, Pinkie? How long have you been holding onto them?"
Pinkie Pie smiled, slightly tilting her head. They could swear her eyebrow twitched.
"Too long, Pommy! Too. Long!"
Once it was about time to leave and finally get some rest, the Rainbooms bid everyone farewell and left the school, leaving the Shadowbolts and Coco to their dormrooms. Sugarcoat's room was on the way, so they stopped briefly to gather Coco's stuff, said goodbye to her temporary roommate (and promised they'd hang out later) and finally reached their room. First thing they encountered was the door broken out of its hinges, lying on the floor before them.
"Okay, this might be a little problem." Sunny sighed.
"Sorry about that!" Coco smiled sheepishly. "It's kinda your fault too!"
Sunny just shrugged. "Oh well, we'll fix that later."
Sunny went inside first, turned and motioned Coco to follow her. She did so, fidgeting before saying.
"So... Honey, I'm home?" Coco said almost all with a straight face, but then blushed almost as much as she had just few minutes ago. Sunny just shook her head, exacerbated.
"Yyyyyeah, leave the bad jokes to me."
Coco sighed. "Fair enough."
They left the few bags of Coco's stuff on the floor, deciding to sort them out later. At this point both of them just wanted to chill, drink some tea and let this day end, but they were too tired to put the kettle on. Sunny looked at her impossibly unkempt bed and was decidedly against cleaning it at the moment. She turned toward the other bed. Other than a few wrinkles that must've happened when she teleported Coco here (and thankfully her aim was true!) it was much tidier and inviting than before. She sat and lied on it before, but that's when it wasn't the bed of her... girlfriend.
This will take some getting used to! She hummed and smiled. I should start right away!
"Coco, can I crash on your bed today?"
"Uh, sure, I don't mind, I guess I'll-"
"Kay Thanks!" That said she went toward the bed and basically dropped herself onto it so she'd land on her back, but grabbed Coco along with her!
"EEEP!" That was all her tiny girlfriend could do before she fell down, somehow ending up on Sunny's side, under the embrace of her girlfriend's arm. Her head was leaning on her just over the latter's chest, which was the closest she'd ever been to it to date!
"S-Sunny, what are you...!"
"Please, let's stay like this," Sunny said tiredly, with eyes already shutting "just for a... moment...zZzz..."
Coco was in a little pinch. On one hand, she was here (slightly?) against her wishes, had a lot of cleaning to do (maybe do something about the door?), maybe take a shower (wet wipes only got her so far) and she wasn't even an hour into her first relationship, which was WAY under the suggested minimum time to wait before sharing a bed with someone. But at the same time, not only it would've been rude to wake her up after everything she'd been through, but it was way too comfortable! Plus, Sunny's chest was just as soft as she had hoped and being embraced by the arm that just saved her life, feeling her warmth, hearing the heartbeat and slow breathing- all of this was what she always dreamed of and fought for with her own life, literally!
"Now that you mention it... a nap sounds... nice... zzZz..." and she too fell asleep. For the first time in a long time, and not for the last either, she finally knew what the world "wholesome" really meant.
"Coco, you forgot your pillow." Sugarcoat's voice could be heard from the outside. "Sorry for not knocking, but the door is on the floor and I..." the triple-tailed girl stopped talking when she entered the room, stunned at the view of the two sleeping together on the same bed like true, innocent angels. She went inside, put the pillow on Coco's desk and quietly retreated without saying another word.
...she came back after a few seconds to take a single photo of the two, sent it to everyone (sans Coco, who still had no phone) and finally left them alone with their dreams.
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Awesome.
I re-read the last two chapters before this, and it felt right. A good cool-down after the intense action.
The development of their relationship was a bit quick, and there might be a few issues. Hero-syndrome and all that.
And there are a lot of bad guys out there.
One word: SEQUEL!!!!
This was awesome! Well done. Though what was even more awesome was the way you managed to find all those different titles for the different chapters.
This was a great story thank you.
But... does this mean Pony Sunset is into girls too?
Well, I do like me a happy ending.
First, like everyone else: Finally!!!
Second, it feels kinda unreal to see this story end after over three years, wow. Magical Girl Sunny was a great story and I enjoyed every chapter update. I love your style of humor.
Looking forward to whatever you come up with next. (You have to admit, the ring reacting to Indigo of all people screams sequel hook)
Oh and lastly, please tell me you finally finished Little Witch Academia.
What a wonderful, adorable, and thoroughly deserved finale.
This has been quite a ride, one I quite enjoyed each and every episode of. Thank you for this, it was fantastic.
Nice wrap-up.
And SO CUTE!
--Spade
A fitting end to a fantastic fic. I gotta say though, I really hope you follow up on that sequel hook. This is one show that could use another season.
An awesome ending to an awesome story!
Don't blame them.
Good.
Memes, do get stale pretty fast.
I'd smash the ring, honestly.
Seriously?
... Wow. Tomorrow morning's gonna suck when they wear off.
Smart.
Shadow Girl is trademarked?
She, has a point.
Huh?
Ah, gotcha.
Fair enough, I suppose.
Smart move, Sunny. Very smart.
And let's hope she makes the right choice.
Sunny!
THANK YOU!
That's, a fair point.
Oh wow.
Bah, you're no fun.
Daaaw!
That's fair.
Well, it's great to see this wonderful story reach a satisfying conclusion after all these years, and to hear that you have a few more bonus chapters planned. That said, I can't help but feel like this is the end of an era and this will be your last pony story.
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If there's one thing fanfiction has taught me, it's that all ponies are homosexual and the continuation of the species is an unsolved mystery.
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Well Sunset only hangs out with girls, only dated a human for popularity and to fit in, not because she liked it, and she seems to have taken a mentor role to Science Twilight in canon.
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Word of god (some writer on twitter) said that Sunset Shimmer in the show was always meant to be bisexual. Whether this is pulling a Rowling (Dumbledore was gay) or it's true is up for debate, but in this fandom everyone is pansexual unless written otherwise.
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At one point I did have a plan to make a sequel to this, but it would've been three times longer than this and there is no way I have enough life in me to go with it. As for this plot hook- it's less important who the ring reacts to, but who it DOESN'T! I'll probably give a little summary of what it was going to be at some point.
As for Little Witch Academia, uhm... well... darn, I knew I was forgetting stuff
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As much as I hate to agree, this will probably be the last pony story I will write, at least for a while. The ideas are still there but the passion to actually sit down and type it is not the same as it used to be. At the very least whatever comes next will be of a much smaller scale than this. Time will tell.
Will we get to see Princess Twi show up for the ring in a future bonus chapter? Also I loved this chapter it was great!
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Well, if this do end up as your last words of pony, thanks for the ride, all the fun and all the great times.
I do hope you will find the joy in writing ponywords again though, I have enjoyed your work very much.
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Yeah, I get it. I lost the motivation to follow through with writing the story I was planning years ago and have gradually lost motivation to read and discover new stories as well.
Oh well, it was fun while it lasted and life goes on. There's always something new out there so losing interest in MLP is hardly the end of the world even if it has been an important part of our lives. It isn't the first franchise I've drifted away from and I'm sure it won't be the last. There's always something else that's worth investing time in, so it's best to keep moving forwards and see what the future holds.
Good ending. I haven't been commenting much, but I've still been reading and I enjoyed where the story went.
The ending felt a little rush, but it was great to see this come to a close and to see Sunset and Coco finally become a couple that they were destined to be. great job on completing the story oh, what a crazy and an emotional ride this was.
If this is your last pony story (at least for a while), do you have an account on ff.net or AO3 that has stories I can fallow? I would love to see more of your work. You have a unique writing style, have amazing action scenes, and are hilarious.
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Nope, this is literally the only place I write anything. Wasting my talents and all.
Nicely done. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into this.
This is by far the best Human Sunset story I've ever read, the characterization was great and I really enjoy seeing character developement about people we haven't seen much of!
This last chapter was sweet, even if it dragged on way too long.
Absolutely awesome story!
This needs a sequel
YES GIRL!