At the moment, Celestia realized she had two choices. Either she could slam the door in Sunset’s face, or she could act like she had no idea what the girl was talking about…and then slam the door in her face. Celestia decided to go with the third option.
She sighed slightly and gave her former student a small smile. “Yes it has my former student…I have to know was I really that obvious?”
Sunset smirked slightly. “Well, to be honest…I kind of cheated. I may have gained a few abilities since coming here. You sounded a bit nervous when you first saw me.”
Celestia froze slightly. Telepathy? That was a rare trait among unicorns. But now it made sense. “I see… well I shouldn’t be too surprised considering-” The wind was suddenly knocked out of her as she felt Sunset almost slam into her. It took her a moment to realize that the girl was hugging her. “Oh…um…”
“I know…this is awkward isn’t it?” Sunset asked.
“Well…I didn’t imagine we’d meet under these circumstances,” Celestia sighed. “You might as well come in so we can explain ourselves.”
Sunset pulled away for a moment. “Wait a minute…you mean it’s you and…?” Celestia just smiled as she led her inside.
“Who’s at the door sister?” Luna peered around the corner near the kitchen and saw the two of them. “Oh…she found out didn’t she?”
“It would seem so,” Celestia said. “Sunset, I don’t believe you two have properly met.”
Sunset couldn’t believe it. “So that’s really-”
“Yes.”
Sunset bowed rather clumsily. “I-It’s an honor to finally meet you Your Majesty.”
“That won’t be necessary,” Luna said with a smile. “As far as we’re concerned, I am merely a Vice-Principal of Canterlot High, nothing more. It is a pleasure to finally meet you as well Sunset Shimmer. Celestia always spoke highly of you and I hope she did the same while I was…absent.”
“Oh uh…”
“…Your hesitation is disturbing…”
“N-No she said nothing bad!” Sunset said quickly but then she saw that Luna was smirking. “Oh…you were messing with me. Speaking of which, where are Principal Celestia and Luna?”
“I think we should sit down before we get into that story,” Celestia said as the three of them sat down on the large couch. “As it turns out, apparently this world’s Luna wanted to…see what was on the other side.”
“Seriously?” Sunset asked. “I didn’t think they’d care for that.”
“I’m surprised my counterpart even agreed to it,” Celestia said. “Needless to say, they apparently made it to Equestria in one piece.”
“Let me guess…they ended up in Ponyville?”
“Oh yes.”
“Did Twilight freak out?”
“Indeed,” Luna replied. “My sister felt it was necessary to come at once, much to her dismay.”
Sunset snorted. That sounded like Twilight alright. “And you decided to come here?”
“We figured it was an opportunity to understand each other’s worlds better,” Celestia said. “I…wasn’t anticipating running into you and when I did I became…worried.”
“You thought I’d think you were here to take me away?” Sunset guessed.
“How did she-?” Luna began.
“She’s telepathic now sister.”
“Seriously?” Luna’s eyes widened. “But that’s…it’s a very rare talent even amongst the greatest of mages.”
“Well, it’s not just telepathy,” Sunset said. “When I touch people…I can see into their memories.”
The two sisters looked stunned. “This is incredible,” Celestia said. “Wait…before…did you-?”
“Oh no, I didn’t,” Sunset said quickly. “I can control it a little better now. I probably should explain but I’ll give you all the condensed version: we found a cave that contained these small geodes and I’m guessing they harness the same power as the Elements.”
“Interesting,” Luna pondered. “Was this…in the Everfree Forest by chance?”
“Yeah, just like in…” Sunset went quiet for a moment trying to process everything.
“It seems the Elements’ reach extends that of Equestria,” Celestia concluded. “And it would seem here that Sunset herself has become an Element…but of what I wonder?”
“They didn’t have a sign so I have no idea,” Sunset said.
“Well, I’m going to head to my room, I’m sure you two have a lot to talk about,” Luna said as she got up and left the room.
It was silent for a few moments. “So um…how is Twilight?” Sunset asked.
“She’s doing well, all things considered,” Celestia said. “She came to a crossroads just recently when it came to her own student.”
“Oh that’s right, she mentioned that before,” Sunset said. “So uh…are you planning on taking another student?”
“Hmm…that’s an idea I’ve pondered for awhile now actually,” Celestia said, a finger to her chin. She then smirked slightly. “You wouldn’t possibly be asking for me to be your teacher again are you?”
“W-What no!” Sunset almost yelled. “I mean, no I didn’t think about it because…well…I kind of blew it the last time.” She sighed slightly. “You know…ever since Twilight got me back on the right path I’ve…felt terrible about what I did and what I said. I really took your teachings and wisdom for granted. I’m so sorry…”
“Honestly, I feel we’re both to blame,” Celestia said as she put a hand on Sunset’s shoulder. "When I saw that you were striving to be better I admit I…saw a bit of my sister in you and as such I became more controlling, even when I told myself I should’ve been more open-minded. If I had only just talked to you instead of prohibiting you things could’ve been…different.”
Sunset suddenly chuckled. “You know…for awhile I always did think what would’ve happened if I had stayed as your pupil. Maybe I would’ve been a princess after all, maybe not…but after everything Twilight did for me, I realize know I probably couldn’t have done half the things she accomplished so…maybe this was supposed to happen.”
Celestia smiled. “I think it also shows me that not even I can teach someone everything…”
“So um…are we okay now?” Sunset asked.
“I think so,” Celestia smiled as the two shared another hug. “And for the record, there was never a time where I was going to come in and snatch you away.”
Sunset grinned. “I know…that wasn’t your style anyway. So…how long are you two going to be here?”
“I told those two we’d return before sunfall,” Celestia said. She looked at the clock and saw it was only after eleven. “Hmm…it almost feels like time here goes much slower…”
“Well…that would give us some time to catch up right?” Sunset asked.
“Indeed, especially since the cat is out of the bag.”
“I just can’t believe you’re letting those two run Equestria.”
“It was an off day…besides we pretty much showed them the basics of magic use. It shouldn’t be an issue.”
“There’s just one other thing that’s bugging me,” Sunset pondered.
“What’s that?”
“How the heck did you two drive back here from the school?”
Meanwhile at the school, what was left of the statue outside of Canterlot High stood quiet as time passed. The portal suddenly started to ripple and it turned a red color. The rippling started to increase more and more, a sign that something was coming through. The light grew brighter and brighter until someone finally came through.
“-yooooouuuuuuuuu Summmmeeerrrrrsssssss-!” the woman screamed until she suddenly hit the ground hard. Groaning slightly, the woman looked around slightly before getting to her feet. “…This isn’t Maretropolis.”
The woman wore mostly purple, purple slacks and a purple jacket which contrasted with her green exotic-looking hair. She looked around and realized the area was completely foreign to her. “I see Matterhorn…you thought you could get rid of me by banishing me to another dimension.” The woman started to chuckle which soon broke down into hysterical laughter. “You fools! By ridding me you’ve doomed this entire world! But I suppose I should be thankful. Now then…there’s much to be done! Ahahaha!” The woman laughed as she ran out of the parking lot towards downtown Canterlot.
For the next half hour, Celestia and Sunset conversed about what had been going in Equestria and this world as well. Celestia had been very impressed by what she had seen so far, especially with technology. Sunset couldn’t believe her former teacher was able to teach herself to drive a car so easily.
“Well when you’ve been the princess of Equestria so many generations,” Celestia said somewhat smugly. “You tend to pick up on things rather easily.”
“Uh-huh…so how’s that phone treating you?”
“…I’m working on it…”
Sunset then decided perhaps it was time to get to know the Princess of Night herself. Of course, she brought nothing up about Nightmare Moon and neither did Luna, but then again she was slightly distracted at the moment.
“Are you kidding me!? You own all this!?” Sunset exclaimed as she stared around Luna’s room.
“Well, technically it’s Vice-Principal Luna’s but she never said I couldn’t play.”
“Wait…what’s your username?”
“TheDarKnight1000.”
“No way…I’ve been playing with Luna all this time and she never told me!?”
“Her collection is quite impressive I must say. Now then Sunset Shimmer, as Princess of Equestria, I offer you a challenge…if you can best me in this challenge I promise I will make sure all of Equestria will remember your name: Sunset Shimmer, heroine of worlds!”
Sunset grinned devilishly. “I accept your challenge Princess.”
“Then let us begin!”
Celestia helped herself to the fridge as she looked for something to eat. Truthfully, she really did crave a croissant at the café and wished she had just stayed and got it. She looked through and saw there was a large jug of orange juice inside and poured herself a glass. “I’ll pay her back…eventually.” She then saw inside that there was a large chocolate cake, a triple-decker by her guess and it was covered in chocolate icing and Oreo cookies.
Celestia found herself drooling already. “Oh come to mama you sweet thing…” She wasn’t going to eat the whole thing but she did cut herself quite the hefty piece. “Again, I’ll pay her back.”
The first bite was heavenly and she felt like her entire body was going to melt. “I haven’t tasted anything this amazing since…when was that sweet convention?”
She took another bite and wondered what Luna and Sunset were up to. Knowing Sunset, she was probably star-stuck that she got to meet Luna. Luna had that effect on others. She went over to Luna’s room, the door open this time and as she peeked inside she saw a scene she’d never forget.
“You’re going down Princess of the Night!” Sunset yelled as she wore a similar headset to Luna’s, the gameplay on the television showing explosions and carnage.
“Ah, you’re a worthy challenger Sunset Shimmer!” Luna yelled in return. “But there’s so much I can still teach you!”
Celestia just stared at the pair as they continued their game, laughing at one another and cheering when one of them got killed. She then slipped out of the room and went back to the kitchen shaking her head. “Maybe she would’ve done better as Luna’s student,” she wondered. She couldn’t help but smile a bit. “Now that would’ve been a nightmare…”
I gotta say I think Mane-iac would pop out in her catsuit but tailored to a human, not civilian clothes. I would think any pony wear clothes would be wearing those same clothes or equivalent when they exited the portal, same thing with armor. Ponies like Fancy pants would pop out wearing tuxes, royal guards in roman style centurion armor, the wonderbolts in flight suits, etc.
That was a great reunion.
Luna challenging Sunset into video game was funny and Celestia going for the cake was hilarious.
And huh ho, Mane-iac is on the loose.
Out of subject:
Those new features are pretty neat. you can now bookmark at certain paragraph and you can have them be read.
Found a couple mistakes.
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I don’t know if this is meant to be. I might be missing codex to have it properly displayed.
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I have no idea what that is.
Okay...FimFiction 4.0...interesting...certainly looks different, I’ll give it that much - why couldn’t they have added a ‘style switcher’, which changes the basic appearance of the site? “The Cave of Dragonflies could do it; server code differences?
Anyway...
You’re = you are
“You are hesitation is disturbing” is not correct. It is “Your hesitation is disturbing”, with a ‘your’.
There’s no opening quotation mark before “When” here.
Okay, who the buck is this supposed to be? Weren’t the Dazzlings/Sirens the last people banished to this world, and by Starswirl? Why would the Mane Six or human-turned-pony Celestia and Luna banish someone here, when they know full well what’s on the other side of the mirror?
...What was this supposed to be? It’s a black-diamond-with-a-? followed by a ‘f’. Somehow, I don’t think this is right...
Two words come to mind at the Mane-iac’s appearance “Plot Twist!”
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mane-iac might be the girl hince matterhorn........i wonder who else is going to show up.....could put a crossover tag if the author decideds to go that route
One problem: Sunset DOESN’T have telepathy. Her power only works with touch. HOWEVER, she’s very clever and could have figured out the signs still.^_^
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Oh come on, even if she bumped into Gloriosa and heard her screaming in her mind, that's telepathy.
Ah. Including Mane-iac? Interesting. Have you read the actual comic about the Power Ponies?
8212742 Yeah, but it’s only done by touch. How you were having them act was like she could do so from a distance. I guess it’d be a lesser form of such then.... But, other than that complaint, LOVED the chapter.^^
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I...read the synopsis.
Hmm.
I get a slight ‘rushed’ feeling out of the last few chapters, if not this story as a whole. Story seems just slightly be going everywhich direction, I think partially because the story never stops to ‘appreciate the scene’, as it were. Almost no stopping to appreciate what goes in each character’s head at any given moment, given how extraordinary their change of worlds probably should feel like. (Incidentally, the “sci-fi-roleplay” bit, jarring as it was storywise, was the the most thorough in setting scenery.)
Don’t get me wrong, I really really want to like this story (love the premise), but the fast storytelling combined with seemingly random scene-jumping leave me feeling... off.
Following for further updates, as I am curious where this goes anyway :)
Hmm... Can Celestia and Luna use their magic here?
I mean, they are quite powerful and magic is leaking in.
Though, it'll be pretty redundant to add Mane-iac then seeing that it would be easy as eating cake to defeat her.
Really, really, easy to defeat cause they do move celestial bodies everyday.
Even if they don't have magic, I'm pretty sure they can give some great advice.
P.S. - No offense but, could you perhaps go back and add more foreshadowing to other chapters? With only that one chapter as a foreshadowing chapter, the Mane-iac arc seems a little tacked on.
(Just saying, cause either way, I love this story.)
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I get what you mean but I’m pretty sure sunset is an Empath, she can understand the feelings of other and see the memories related to those emotions through touch.
I’ve got a feeling that poor Mane-iac is going to end up being pounded into the ground by the Seven. After that, I guess Celestia and Luna are going to have to decide whether to find some way to send her home or, perhaps, see if she is willing to find a new path in the new world in which she has been exiled. Camp Everfree needs a few more counsellors, I think!
The reunion between Celestia and Sunset was very nice and heartwarming, and Sunset’s interactions with Luna were funny! (and Celestia loves cake in any universe!)
I didn’t see Mane-iac coming! (So, the portal is with some crossed wires...) (I wonder if she looks more like the EQG version of the comics or Sunset’s costume in Movie Magic...). Looking forward to see what you will do with this plot!
Hoping to see more shenanigans that the Principals are up in Equestria.
I don't know, I kind of lean more towards Sunset having what is called tactile telepathy. It is a kind of telepathy that is used by touching someone else. Though with Sunset, she could always expand on it the stronger she gets with it. Empathy, that is more emotion based and I don't believe that seeing any kind of scenes would be possible. Seeing a scene would fall more under the telepathy category as empathy would pretty much just cause Sunset to feel the emotions of someone else which if it got strong enough could possibly end up effecting her own emotions making her go a little crazy until she learned to block it out, That all depends on if she developed it beyond the tactile form from the movie.
Then again, I'm not the author so it is pretty much up to them to tell it from how they see things as all of this is pretty much debatable until the end of time as one person's perspective can and will be wildly different from another's. So pretty much is best to just kick back and enjoy the story,, as it is a great one so far. Keep up the great work here!
In TVTropes’ page for Sunset, her power is called Touch Telepathy.
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I always thought the royal gaurd would come out with ceramic plate combat armor or equivalent.
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Tactile means touch. So Touch Telepathy is Tactile Telepathy.
All I could think of upon seeing this chapter was: “Sunset Shimmer, Heroin of Worlds”... Knowing this fandom, that seems legit.
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Arguably, “psychometry”?
Everything went better than expected.
Well, nearly everything. There’s trouble incoming... let’s see how the humanized alicorns handle it. Or how flabbergasted will they be when Sunset & the girls take care of business eventually
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Language is funny that way, you can say one thing in like 5 ways.
Mane-iac? When seven teenage girls have just gotten superpowers?
RAINBOOMS, ASSEMBLE!
More food here too
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Pfbt!
8214001 Arguably, Sunset is a Vulcan
I'm pretty sure it's "beat" not "best".
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Either is correct. To best somebody in a challenge is to outperform them. To be bested is to lose.
no tia, the night mare would been if sunset was luna student at the same time twilight was being yours.... and the two of them hate each other
Holy shit! Someone go make Sunset Shimmer Luna's apprentice someone!! O.O
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THE GAMER HAS BEEN DOUBLED!
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To best someone at something is basically an old fashioned way to say you beat them
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Best means being greater or more impressive that something of that is more or less the same.So no they ment best and Luna would mostlikey say that than beat.
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Kube is that you?RELEASE THE PINK GODDESS AT ONCE AND NO THE THE HORSE CANDACE THE HUMAN ONE THAT'S IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Heavy is feel funny. Heavy is wearing pink pony costume, and you are still biggest idiot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcuasHAGfkk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8REVZE-REw
My mane smells lavander and my horn grants wishes. Is that understood?