• Published 7th Feb 2017
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Mirage Shimmer - RedPegasus



After defeating her own darkness, and a group of singers manipulating minds, Sunset must face her biggest challenge. Show the friendship, to an unexpected person.

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New Old Faces

Author's Note:

I speak Spanish, I'm sorry if my translation is not entirely accurate.

This story is developed after my fic "Silent Dazzling" but it is not necessary to read it to understand the story.

A girl stands in front of Canterlot High School, checks her white shirt and blue skirt, adjusts her glasses and takes a deep breath.

"Okay, calm down Twilight, it's just, a school, you just have to go in, collect data, and try not to get anyone's attention" she looks at the floor "... It's not as if that were difficult for you ..."

After a sigh shakes his head and with a determined look enters the school.

"Courage!" Shout to herself "This is your chance, just act normal, avoid anyone who can realize that you are not a student... and stop talking alone..."

The time change bell makes her jump out of the fright, but she calms down as she sees the students leave their classrooms and start flooding the corridors.

"Well Twilight" Speak to herself. "Just, mix between them, it's a school, no one will notice that you are not a student, just, mix."

With that he begins to walk down the hall, the other students do not seem to pay attention to him while they are dedicated to their own subjects.

"So far so good, now, the only question is, where to start looking? The easiest thing would be to check the structure of the place, but to ask someone would give better results, but I can not go around asking everyone, I would make me look suspicious, and the teachers could discover me, I think I better investigate the place, Then I'll see what to do with the students."

"WATCH OUT!!!"

To cause the scream, Twilight and all the students in the aisle flip. You see the mounted Crussaders on your scooter go down the aisle without control.

Each student moves away as fast as he can.

The scream of the girls joins the Twilight when they are about to crash against her.

An instant before the impact someone takes Twilight by the arm and gets her out of the way. The girls go ahead and get lost behind a corner.

"Those girls are going to kill someone one of these days."

The voice of a girl is heard, Twilight looks up, meeting a young woman with the hair of fire.

Sunset turns to find the surprised face of the girl.

"Twilight? What you doing here?"

The girl with the glasses stays static and takes a step back.

"How you know my name?!"

Sunset is surprised, both by the question, and by the tone in her voice.

Is about to speak when she notices certain details.

Glasses, pony tail, different clothing.

Realizing this, an idea comes to his head. She instantly becomes nervous.

"Damn, I screwed up!" Thinks and scolded herself internally.

"... Who are you?"

"I... I..."

The bell rings at that moment.

"Oh the bell I have to go to class see you goodbye!"

She turns and hurried away, Twilight looks at her in disbelief and then looks suspicious.

Sunset turns in a corner and leans against the wall releasing the air contained by the nerves.

"She is ... but ... why? There is already enough with one! And now what am I going to do?"

*Mirage Shimmer*

Later, Sunset manages to find a moment to stay in a corner of the schoolyard.

"I must calm down, this ... is not a bad thing, nor is it a problem, right? I just ... I have to tell the others that the Twilight they don't know is in school ... but ... when did she arrive? I don't remember any notice of a new student coming, I missed something ...?

So deep was the girl in her thoughts, that she did not notice when someone came up to her side.

The person touches Sunset's shoulder slightly, causing her to turn and being received by the image of a tiger that roars with force, with a cry of terror the girl falls to the ground, and when looking up she realizes that the "tiger" , Is in fact a girl with a mask.

"Ha ha ha ha ha you would have seen your face!" Exclaims the girl as she laughs at Sunset's reaction.

"Sun! That's not funny!" Exclaim the former equine.

The joker maintains her laughter while taking off her mask, Sunset sees her own face, reflected in the girl in front of her.

"Speak for you, I had a lot of fun ha ha!"

Sunset exhales a snort and looks away.

"Ha ha, awwww, c'mon little sis, don't be mad"

"... you know that we aren't sisters."

Her human version helps her get up and then puts her arm around her shoulders.

"Are you kidding ?! If we have the same blood, literally, of course, I grew up in a beautiful and laughing field and you next to a sun goddess, but just as we are like family."

"In fact we are the same girl, but different worlds."

"That's what I said."

"Hey wait, what are you doing here ?! Nobody can't see you, if you see that there are two of us-"

"Relax sis, I'm like an expert ninja, nobody saw me coming here I assure you."

"umm, well..."

"Hey, when you introduce me to your pony friends? I want to know them."

"It's not ... so simple ... I don't know how I could explain to them that you're here."

"Why not? They know that you are a magic pony from another world, they must imagine that I exist, and on how I arrived, you just have to say that it was chance, is the true."

"Even so, I'm afraid they may be too surprised, and..."

"what?"

"This morning, I saw the Twilight of this world at school."

"Twi? The princess of friendship?"

"Yes, but ... I don't know what she's doing here, she's not a student at school, and I do not remember nothing about a new student would arrive.

"Well, we'll have to find out what she wants."

"ugh... is a lot of problem."

"Well, if you introduce me to your friends, it will be a problem less to worry about."

"... I suppose so..."

"It's arranged, at the end of your classes we will make our entrance, it will be fun."

"You're ... so lively."

"Life has to live the little sis."

Sunset denies with her head and her double laughs under, when the bell rings that finishes the recess both say goodbye and the student returns to class.

*Mirage Shimmer*

School ends for the day. Five of the six friends meet in their practice room. After a few moments of waiting they were all beginning to wonder about the whereabouts of they equine friend.

"Has anyone seen Sunset?" Asks the young farmer.

"I saw her this morning, but when I greeted her she didn't answer, she seemed worried about something." Responds the dressmaker.

"I had history with her today, but she didn't even pay attention to the class, it's kind of weird, she's usually always applied to it." Comments the sportswoman.

"Oh dear, I hope nothing serious has happened." Says the shy girl with clear concern

The sportswoman frowns at a thought. "Hmm ... Better than the Dazzling are not doing something fun."

They all look at her in surprise. "Do you really think they-?"

"I just know, that we can't trust those three, at any moment they could try something, and when they do, I'll be ready to give them their due."

"We can deal with that later, now maybe we should call Sun-"

Before the farmer can finish her sentence, the door opens and Sunset enters smiling.

"hello my dear friends!" Exclaims very lively

"Sunsie is here!" Exclaims Pinkie just as lively.

"Of course I'm here, I wouldn't miss the afternoon of practice with my dearfriends."

The dressmaker looks closely at the newcomer, and notices that her usual clothes had been replaced by a black skirt and white shirt, in a black hooded sweater and her hair was tied in a ponytail.

"Darling, did you change your look?"

Sunset seems puzzled by the question. "eh? Oh yeah! If you like?"

"Mh, something out of fashion, but, I suppose it's fine."

"Wait a minute!" Says Rainbow suddenly "I saw you in class before and you didn't wear that, when you changed?

"Oh well, I'll tell you a secret. I learned to use my pony magic on my own."

Before all said they are surprised.

"Really?"

"Of course! I can even do a double of myself."

Applejack looks suspicious. "A double of you? Really?"

The pink girl lets see her emotion. "I want to see I want to see I want to see!"

"Very well" She begins to move her hands erratically. "Uwaaaaaaaaaaaah! Mamasasen Mamasama Makusa! Hiya!"

Sunset points to the door, making everyone look over to see... to Sunset... enter.

"Hello" Greets them with one hand.

The Rainbooms look at both of them in surprise and no matter how hard they try, they cann't articulate words. Except Pinkie.

"Wiiiiiiii! Now you have to rain chocolate!"

*Mirage Shimmer*

"As all you can imagine, I am the Sunset of this world, to avoid confusion, call me "Sun"."

"We met by chance the other day and well, you can imagine what happened." Says Sunset watching her double now sitting on a desk.

"so now there are two of you." coment Applejack. "that confused."

"Are you also registered in Canterlot High?" Ask Rarity to the new Sunset.

"No, I don't actually attend any school, I'm a pilgrim."

"Pilgrim? How do those who eat pumpkin salad and dance in rounds?" ask Pinkie smiling.

"Ha ha ha, it means that I am the owner of my destiny."

The girl picks up her guitar and just starts playing.

(Note: "Becoming Popular")

Sun:

Listen carefully

I tell you someting now

This is my story, is my story

And you will to know

Play atention and

You will not get lost

This is my story is my story

And you will to know

In humility (humility) I born

And with joy (and with joy) I grew up

My family was sweet and strong

This is my story is my story

And you will to know

Being older I told myself

That the world had more to observe

To much to see to much to explore

This is my story

And you will know

In distant sea or the high mountains

My mark leave (leave) on my walk

The world had to much to show

This is my story my story

And you already know

This is my story

This is my story

This is my story

And you already know.

The 6 students applauded enthusiastically after the song ended.

"Thank you, thank you, you are a charming audience."

Applejack takes de word. "So you're a traveler, how do you get money?"

"Oh I work here and there, and every time I can promote the family business."

Rainbow question. "What business is that?"

"We have a ranch that specializes in raising, caring for, attending and training all kinds of animals, as well as the cultivation of herbs and plants that can be used for medicine, cosmetics, decoration, among other things."

"Wow, sounds awesome." Coment Rarity amazed.

"My family has a farm as well, although our specialty is apples."

"Our ranch devotes very little to the food industry, but we also have fruits and vegetables."

"And the guitar?" Question Rainbow.

"A little hobby, you could call it my personal brand."

"Well, that explains why Sunset can play so well."

This comment gains a pinch to the arm of the athlete on the part of the ex-villain.

"Excuse me? What is that supposed to mean?"

"Auh! Auh! Auh! I'm just saying, well, it's that you surprised us a lot when you told us that you could play, I didn't know you had musical talent."

"I was dating with a guitarist, I don't see anything weird."

"Very well" Speaks the twin of the equestrian girl. "I already showed mine, now I want to hear yours, touch something!"

A look and smile is shared among all and then take their positions to start playing.

Without realizing they activate their magic, Sun is filled with surprise and astonishment at seen they, when finishing the music the girl applauds with great enthusiasm.

"Wow I thought you were joking about the pony ears, but now I believe you, awesome!

The six friends smile, happy that their audience will enjoy their music

"Well, after a good moment, little sister, let's get serious."

"Yes, it's true, girls listen, something... strange happened."

Everyone present looks attentively at her friend and she prepares to explain what happened.

*Mirage Shimmer*

A curious-looking puppy sits placidly in his bed when he hears the sound of the door of the house.

"Spike! I'm here!"

The puppy barks excitedly and leaves his bed to greet his mistress, Twilight watches the little boy approach and run around waving his tail.

"Awwww also missed you."

The girl leans over and caresses the puppy, which responds rubbing against the hand of its owner.

"Were you a good guy while I was away?"

The puppy lets out a soft bark and smiles.

Twilight smiles at the little one and then sits down on the sofa in the living room.

"Mmh, I didn't find anything significant today, well, I couldn't wait to discover what happens in a single day, the only thing remarkable was..." She remember herencounter with Sunset. "How did she know my name? Umm..."

The girl gets up and walks followed by her dog, both go down to the basement where the low light leaves hidden much of the elements that lie there, the girl sits in front of a computer and after seeing some files find what she was looking for.

"Sunset, Shimmer, ummm, I think I should investigate a little more about this."

*Mirage Shimmer*

The next morning...

The six friends meet in front of the statue of the school. Taking up the topic said the previous day.

"Well, the Twilight of our world is in school, what's wrong with that?" Questions the athlete.

"I don't say, that it's bad..." The ex-villain answers. "Just, I find it strange, did you hear if there was going to be a new student recently?"

The girls look at each other and deny in unison.

"If Twilight lives in the city, and she did not change schools, what is she doing here?"

"It's certainly strange," says the farmer, "but it does not seem like much to worry about."

"I still want to know what's going on."

"Why do not we ask she?" Suggests the most lively of the group.

Raqinbow supports the idea. "I agree, it's our school after all, it's our right to know what you're doing here."

"But ... it would be bad to go all, you could be scared ..." says the shy girl of the group.

"Umm yeah, and if she gets scared she will not tell us anything, well, then let Sunset go and ask her." Proposes Rainbow.

"What ?! Why me ?!"

"Well he already knew you." Says Rarity

"You'll be the least suspicious." Coincides with Rainbow.

"And you said that you would teach new students the school, you can use that as an excuse to approach you." Adds Applejack.

"…but…"

*Mirage Shimmer*

Later...

Twilight enters the school, her attention on her phone while checking certain information.

"... it is strange, no parents, no relatives, no records of a house before that department, all the information that the school has about it does not coincide with judicial information, there is no real data of it anywhere, it is How, if it did not exist, who is this girl? "

"My name is Sunset, nice to meet you."

"Wah!"

The girl with glasses lifts back and falls to the floor releasing her phone.

Sunset is surprised, but soon reaches the phone and sees his personal information on the screen.

"... wow."

Twilight seeing the situation rushes to speak. "It-it-it-it's not what it looks like! I did not hack the school computer to get your information and know about your life!" She hits her face with her palm. "Why I'm talking?"

"... well, I have a stalker."

"N-n-no! You see, ah, I'll see you-"

Sunset gives a mocking smile "hey if you wanted to know about me, you could invite me to dinner, you did not have to get to this."

Twilight blushed with embarrassment "I'll tell you that's not what I wanted to be ... well ... you'll see ..."

Sunset starts to laugh. "Ha ha ha, calm down and just kidding, let me help you."

He reaches out to help her, Twilight looks at her for a moment and then shakes her hand. Sunset helps her get up and returns her cell phone.

"Well, now the presentations, I'm Sunset Shimmer, although you already know that."

"Am ... I'm Twilight, Twilight Sparkle" responds and then thinks to herself. "Although it seems you already know."

"Well Twilight, welcome to Canterlot, I say it because I realize you're new."

"Oh yeah hehe, I'm ... new here hehehe ..."

"And why did you come to Canterlot? If you would let me ask."

The girl is silent for a moment, as if she were thinking about her answer.

"... this school, it's hiding something."

"hiding?"

"For some time I've detected very strange energy signals, I came to find out that they are."

"Energy? I'm afraid I do not understand."

Twilight is looking for something in her backpack. "A few months ago I detected a very drastic climate change in this area, and when I investigated, I noticed an alteration in the electromagnetic field as well as a seismic reaction on the ground, it did not last long but since then I have noticed certain phenomena."

The girl finally takes out of her backpack some graphics and notes quite diverse, the ex equina approaches to see them with curiosity.

"Small signs of an alteration in the atmospheric fields have been seen here, although none have been significant, they are fairly constant, they almost always occur between 3 and 5 o'clock in the afternoon."

Sunset thinks to herself. "3 and 5 ... are you talking about practices?"

"Finally there was a clear signal, a few weeks ago the atmospheric pressure underwent a change too large, also detected a source of unknown energy emerging from nowhere, I even managed to draw this graph, almost as if the energy acquired, a form."

The scientist shows her companion an image that could be described as a spot of colors with a particular shape.

"I'm still not quite sure of its pattern, but I looked at old astronomy files and noticed that they are similar to nebulous storms of the 19th century, so I have the theory of-"

"Looks like a horse." Comments the ex-equine interrupting her explanation

Twilight is surprised by the interruption and comment. "... a ... how a horse? Where do you get that looks like a horse?"

To answer the question, Sunset takes the graph and turns it to show it to its companion, the scientist notices that the image now of head resembles to a type of equine, which causes a brief silence of its part.

"... well ... if it seems, a ... equine ..."

"I told you, it's interesting, I did not know that these things happened here."

"What ?! You've been studying in this school for years and you never noticed this?"

"Emh, I have other things to worry about, but it's interesting though I doubt you'll find anything, there's sure to be an explanation for all of this."

"That's what I want to find out."

"why?"

"Because I want to know that he is hiding in this school, and I want to know what kind of energy this is, I do not want to give myself much hope but, if it turns out to be an unknown source of energy, and ... if I discover how to control it, Completely the world we know! " He exclaims with emotion. Then lowers the voice. "So finally, I could stand out and be something more than a rare girl who is locked in her basement and speaks alone ..."

Twilight lowers his head and his gaze becomes melancholy, Sunset seeing her puts a hand on his shoulder.

"Hey, take off that long face, come on as you're new I'll show you the school, then we can keep talking about those magical energy things whatever."

"It's not magic, it's just a kind of unknown energy."

"It's the same, come on."

Taking her from the doll Sunset begins to guide the scientist.

The tour runs smoothly, except for the need for Twilight to analyze each room they entered with a strange machine.

"And here-"

His sentence is cut off by the school bell which indicates the current time.

"Oh, time to go to class, what's your classroom? I'll walk you there."

"Ah... my classroom? Ha ha ha, don?t worry, I can get there by myself. You should go to your own class."

"It doesn't bother me to be a little late."

"No way! Education and punctuality are important, I can go it alone from here, thank you for your help, goodbye."

With that she turns around and begins to walk, Sunset observes until losing it of sight.

From a corner appears Sun and approaches Sunset.

"Did you discover anything?"

"Apparently, she came to investigate the manifestations of magic that were in school."

"Like when you became a shedemon and the magic horse?"

"...Yes."

"Would that be a problem?"

"I don't know, this world doesn't understand magic so, I don't know what she could do if she discovers it."

"And what will you do?"

"... if she's as stubborn as the Princess Twilight, she will not stop until she gets what she wants."

"Umm, then maybe you should tell her the truth. "

"The truth ?! You're not serious."

"I think it will be better that way, the only thing that you will achieve is that you go around the school doing your weird things, and don't forget that you have it in your sights, it is a matter of time until you start to investigate the others too, and either Can identify its magic or not, will be somewhat annoying, believe me. "

"... maybe ... you're right."

"I have it ... well ..." she patted her on the back. "Think about that meanwhile I take your place in classes, good luck sis."

Sunset after recovering from the blow rolls her eyes "... we are not sisters."

*Mirage Shimmer*

As was said, during the course of the morning Sunset kept a certain watch on Twilight, while Sun impersonated her during the classes.

There was not much to emphasize during that time, was notorious the fact that the scientist did not achieve anything with their search, going through each room taking extreme care that they did not see it, checked the walls with a kind of meter, from time to time did Some notes but his constant sighs and defeated look indicated his little luck.

"ugh! This doesn't work, whatever causes these anomalies, it is clear that is not in the building, I wonder ... may be that someone belonging to this school, who will have and control that mysterious energy?"

Sunset who watched the girl from behind a corner is slightly altered and by reflection is hidden more.

"if it were so ... agh, I would have to investigate every student teacher and manager of this school, I do not have time for that, there must be something I'm missing, that's it! There must be something that I'm not taking into account" Look at the time on her cell phone. "it's almost time for the class change, I'll go out before someone sees me, I'll go home and review my data, and then...! maybe I can stop talking alone ..."

At a rapid pace the young scientist proceeds to leave the building, while she remains in her thoughts, she passes by the statue and it is then that she notices something, turning her eyes to see that at the base of the statue have begun to grow small purple flowers , Curiously bends down to see them better.

"... are these... Ipomoea Purpureas? But, these plants do not originate from this area ..."

The girl stares at the flowers until the sudden rush of school takes her out of her thoughts.

"I-I'm better off"

With that trot away and is lost sight of, Sunset then leaves the school and goes to the statue, looking for the girl but does not see.

Sighing "what am I supposed to do?"

In that he notices the flowers at the base of the statue and changes his look to one of curiosity.

"those flowers were there earlier?"