Sunset's Goodbye

by Quicksilvershimmer

The Last Page

Dear Friend,

Um, hi. You may probably already know me, but for the sake of formality, my name is Sunset Shimmer. I'd say roughly about six years ago, I was introduced to you as a rather selfish, cruel and snide girl with a thirst for a power I now realize was never mine to begin with. I lied, cheated, and blackmailed my way to finally try and steal this power for myself, and I almost succeeded.

However, I was stopped by a group of girls who I now call my friends. They defeated me, and had every right to punish me for the suffering I've put them and everyone at Canterlot High through. Yet, they chose to forgive me. To give me a second chance and show them that I truly regretted my actions. To this day, I have been doing just that.

Sure it hasn't exactly been an easy ride, not everyone wanted to believe I had actually changed at first. I didn't blame them. But eventually when we were all being threatened by a new magical catastrophe, I stood up with the help of the very same girls who stopped me so long ago and proved myself. Since then, I now knew who I truly was. I knew from then on I had every intention to protect everyone from the magic I had so foolishly brought to this world.

Together with my friends, we've saved the day to many times to count, met some rather familiar yet new faces, redeemed plenty of people corrupted from equestrian magic, actually me and my friends even discovered we have magic of our own, and before you ask, no it's not the magic of friendship. Well, ok technically it is. Anyway, my friends and I have had quite alot of fun and exciting adventures, we've sang plenty of songs along the way, shared alot of laughs and have had some pretty great memories.

Yeah I mean don't get me wrong, not all of our memories together are exactly good. But I'd like to believe that we all have moved on from the bad moments. We all have made mistakes, I have, the girls, you probably have made a few yourself, it's ok to admit it. No mistakes are ever comfortable for us to talk about, but none are beyond repair, no one holds a grudge forever. As long as you are willing to learn from those mistakes and willing to do whatever it takes to make up for them, you're always worth forgiving.

However, there's one final mistake I have made. Something I don't think I'll be able to forgive myself for, nor you. I'm afraid my and the girl's story are coming to an end. I'm sorry.

You're probably wondering,"Why? What's going on?", right? Well if I'm going to be honest with you, everything has to end at some point or another. All stories have their final page, and I wanted this one to be just for you. From me and all of us, we wanted to simply thank you. Without you we wouldn't have even had a story to begin with, one filled with so much joy, so much happiness and fun all throughout our journey and we appreciate you for it! We all love you for making us something so much bigger then we could have possibly ever imagined. You've done so much for us we could never pay you back for, and we are truly, eternally grateful for you joining us for this long ride we've been on.

Please don't see this as a bad thing. Don't feel sadness or pain just because our tale is ending. All we've wanted was to show you our little world and teach you the value of friendship, all while enjoying yourself every step of the way. So smile, be happy you're ready to move on to the next chapter of your own story. The book to ours may be closing, but know that we'll always be with you.

Through the kindness you show from your heart you've seen from Fluttershy. The times you make anyone laugh as hard as Pinkie Pie would. To the devotion and loyalty for the ones you care about Rainbow Dash represents. For every time you help others out of the selfless act of generosity from Rarity. Every word of painful honesty you say for the sake of morality you've experienced from Applejack. Then the messages and lessons of the magic of friendship you've learned over the years from Twilight Sparkle. Finally, for every mistake you make, for every time you mess up and work your absolute hardest to atone for it, every time you show someone who's made just as many mistakes as you the empathy and forgiveness they are truly asking for, I myself live on in each and every single one of those moments.

We are all immortalized through our elements, in you. For every element of harmony you show to others, to every new friend or acquaintance you make, we'll all be there together offering our hands in friendship right along with you. We all have faith that you'll be able to put what you've learned to the test, and be able to live your life independently with your own friendships. So, please don't cry. Trust me, we aren't really leaving you alone, our time of going on adventures and teaching you all we know has simply just come to the end. If it also isn't to much trouble, I'd like to ask two more things of you. For starters, please, no matter how long you live you're story for, don't forget us. Remember us for all of our good times, all the times we rocked out playing catchy songs, everything we've done to help those around us in need, all the parties Pinkie threw, all the dresses Rarity made, all the things that made you smile being with us. I don't want to go, but after some thought, I think I'm ok with It as long as you agree to one final request I have, a favor really. Let us live on through you. Make some friends, show them the special individual we all had the pleasure of meeting and always be yourself, spread the message of love and friendship for everyone to appreciate. When things do eventually get hard to deal with, trust that we believe in you, and we're here for you whenever. So really this isn't goodbye, It's only farewell until you need me, or any of us again. We'll be here when you do.

Sincerely, Sunset Shimmer

Author's Note:

I made this do to the amount of controversy surrounding Equestria girls lately, partly as sort of some closure in case it really dose end before the end of season 9 and sort of my way of honoring this little side series we've all come to know and love. After all its been with us for quite some time now and has given us plenty of memorable moments, I'd say it deserves it.

PS: Also really wouldn't mind constructive criticism, I did my best editing but if theres any errors I missed feel free to let me know and I'll fix them as soon as I can.

Comments

[Draxonos135]

*clutches chest*

I feel... like my heart just got a hole.

Now that you bring it up, I haven't heard from Equestria Girls lately. Not a movie, tv show, tv special, and... so on.

But, oh well, everything had to end. Otherwise, the magic will leave before we do.

Keep up the good work, and thank you for this simple, yet wonderful little tale.

[diablo4000]

I heard they will show the fate of the Sirens special. Hope that is real.

[Quicksilvershimmer]

9661068
Well I appreciate you taking the time to read it, so thank you! I've been hearing alot of mixed news, but whats apparently solid is the last short that is listed on everyone's sources is called "Find the magic" I believe. Even though apparently there was supposed to be more promised after that particular one, but honestly im just waiting it out to see.

[Altlus]

9661485
some say that the wiki is outdated and other believe that it is the last short

[Quicksilvershimmer]

9661579
Well heres hoping your right and we get at least a bit more. I think it'd be seriously kind of messed up if it did end with just some random short without any sort of real closure for the series. Especially since the main shows obviously probably gonna have some. Yeah EQG hasn't been around as long but id say six years of content without a satisfying ending would be kind of a middle finger to the fans who like it. I mean it dosent have to be as complicated, it never really was meant to be anyway, I just think it'd be ashame to see it end incomplete.

[twience]

I’m not going to lie, when I say I cried. It’s beautiful, and I think I feel more sad than I was before. Yet, this time, I feel happy as well. You contributed to Sunset Shimmer’s inner voice so perfectly, it was actually like she wrote that letter. I’m going to follow her words of wisdom.

Overall, great story! <3

[worldoflyoko109]

This was beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.

[Quicksilvershimmer]

9661776
Thank you very much, I mean sorry if it actually made you cry, but really thank you. I tried making it sound close to something she would probably say so seeing you say that makes me happy lol.

[Crack-Fic Casey]

9662012
Stop making me cry harder I did not deserve to be personally attacked in this way

[4428Gamer]

This...This was nice.

In these last few seasons, I felt like I was falling away from the show, despite still being around the fandom stuff, but it's things like this that make me fondly remember MLP. And, hopefully, I'll always be able to remember MLP like this even after the show fades from the spotlight.

Thank you for this story. It was a good read.

[The Blue EM2]

Equestria Girls got me into MLP. And I'll never cease loving it, even if it does end.

[J_Q]

Despite the grammar mistakes, this was great. Here’s hoping that the EQG storyline will somehow continue, or at least Sunset Shimmer.

[Orrm]

Decent. 7/10.

[Quicksilvershimmer]

9662844
Thanks for the honesty, believe me when I say I've been trying my best to edit this but it really doesn't surprise me if theres still some things wrong lol. I'm glad you still found it enjoyable.

[Quicksilvershimmer]

9662549
Same for me actually, that's actually part of the reason I decided to make this, I figured hey everyones making sad goodbye stuff for the main show but what about EQG? To me I think It's just as important, despite them not being around as long I'd say the main 7 girls gave us just as many memorable and great moments as what the main 6 have. They deserve their own closure too.

[The Blue EM2]

9663167
My hope is that it acts as a bridge into G5.

I'll say little about G5 as we don't know much about it yet.

[KukriRyuTsukino]

I could see an SFM of this so damn clearly. Unfortunately, I lack the programs to do it and the experience to do so.

[Wilddog88]

9663167
There might be another equestria Girls left. Right now it’s up in the air. The rumors are it is either going to be a Halloween special or a Christmas special

[Quicksilvershimmer]

9797247
I think I'd approve of either honestly, they're both fun ideas considering Equestria's holiday lore. I've always been curious if the human worlds are similar to ours or like an odd version of Equestria's. Maybe I'm thinking to much about it

[The Blue EM2]

9797247
Footage of Holiday Unwrapped has surfaced.

[redandready45]

This is beautiful.

[CjShimmer]

...I'm not crying, your crying!

[Pete100]

I literally had to pause from reading to avoid crying.