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“Are you sure about this Bonny?” Lyra asked nervously as she and Bon-Bon stood in front of the school, their fellow students walking past them as school let out. “She barely agreed in the first place then got angry, I really doubt she’s going to join us.”
“Probably, but it would be rude of us to bail after you invited her.” Bon-Bon said leaning against a wall. “Plus, if she does decide to join us, then finds out we left without her, she’d probably be angrier with us.”
“I guess. Suppose we don’t want to give her another reason to be angry with us.” Lyra conceded, looking out over the crowd to see if she could find Sunset. “No idea how we’re going to interact with her.”
“You invited her, shouldn’t you have the plan?” Bon-Born raised an eyebrow at Lyra.
“I had expected her to agree if she had forgiven us or was receptive to the idea.” Lyra turned towards her girlfriend. “Having Sunset still upset with us wasn’t part of the plan. I don’t know if anything I do or say will make her angry.”
“Well, you’re gonna have to improvise cause here she comes.” Bon-Bon subtly cocked her head to the school entrance, Sunset walking through the doors and marching down the steps.
Lyra tensed in anticipation, waiting to see what Sunset's final verdict was. She tried to make herself seem inconspicuous, not wanting to look desperate, choosing to look at her phone.
“So.” The two girls looked towards Sunset, who had stopped in front of them with her bag slung over her shoulder. “Are we ready?”
Bon-Bon and Lyra gave each other a look, both surprised she had decided to join after all. Both were wordlessly urging the other to address her first.
Sunset frowned as the two of them just looked at each other blankly. “Are we still going or what?” Sunset said in an annoyed tone.
The two stopped looking at each other and turned to Sunset. “Oh, yes. We’re just surprised you took me up on my offer.” Lyra responded.
“I agreed to join, didn't I?” Sunset crossed her arms over her chest. “It’d be rude to bail without telling you two first.”
“Regardless, we’re glad you decided to join us Sunset.” Bon-Bon said with a friendly smile. “Did you drive to school? We’d offer to drive you, but we don’t want you to leave your-”
“I walked, I always walk to school. You don’t have to worry about my car.” Sunset said cutting Bon-Bon off. “And before you say anything, I’ll be buying for myself.”
Bon-Bon was a bit annoyed that Sunset had interrupted her and had shut her down so quickly, but decided it wasn’t worth making a fuss over it. “Alright, we’ll drive you there then.”
The three girls turned and made their way to the parking lot, Bon-Bon and Lyra walking next to each other while Sunset stayed a few feet behind them, making her feelings about this clear.
Bon-Bons phone rang and she brought it out.
Lyra: ‘Don’t offer Sunset shotgun, she’ll probably say “Whatever” in a moody tone’
Bon-Bon scowled at the text, growing annoyed with how presumptuous everyone was being… and that they guessed exactly what she was going to do.
She put her phone away as they reached the car and took out her keys. “Sunset, you can sit wherever you want alright?” Lyra gave her a small frown, thinking that was basically the same thing.
“I’ll just sit in the back.” Sunset declared as she opened the back door and got in.
Bon-Bon turned to Lyra and gave her a smug grin before getting in as well. She turned on the car when Lyra got in and drove off.
The drive to the Sweete Shoppe was awkward. Lyra and Bon-Bon made small talk and asked Sunset a question every once in a while, trying to coax her to talk with them, to which the redhead promptly gave a short and uninterested answer as she looked out the window.
Bon-Bon was thankful when they finally parked and made their way into the Sweete Shoppe, a moody Sunset once again giving them a wide berth. The three got their treats from the counter and sat down.
The three of them sat there awkwardly, Sunset staring down at her milkshake while the two girls stared at her.
“So Sunset.” Lyra finally spoke up, causing the girl in question to look at her. “You said you had a car right?”
“Yes, what’s your point?” Sunset raised an eyebrow at Lyra.
“You just struck me as a motorcycle gal is all. I’m surprised you’d have a car instead.” Lyra commented.
“That’s because I am, but you can only fit two people on a motorcycle. It’s not practical when driving around… friends.” Sunset's face fell. “Plus they’re more dangerous to drive, so...”
Bon-Bon noticed Sunsets demeanor and quickly thought on how she could change the subject. “Uh, so what did you do during Winter Break?”
“Went back home, didn’t want to stay here after what happened.” Sunset took a sip from her milkshake. “Twilight said I could stay there for the rest of the year if I wanted, but I decided against it.”
“Why didn’t you? I mean, I’m grateful you came back, but no one would fault you for staying home after what happened.” Lyra asked curiously.
“I wanted to, but I felt like I would just be running away from my problems.” Sunset answered, folding her hands together. “Just… seemed cowardly I guess.”
The two girls shared a look before looking back to Sunset. “Sunset. We never… asked how hard Anon-A-Miss was for you.” Bon-Bon reached her arms out and cupped Sunsets right hand. Sunset tensed and debated on whether or not to pull away. “Do you... want to talk about it?”
“I don’t know what there is to say really.” Sunset gently pulled her hand away.
“Well, perhaps if we had a better idea on how you feel, it could help in earning your forgiveness.” Bon-Bon offered.
Sunset groaned in annoyance. “Here we go again. Forgiveness. Everybody just wants my forgiveness.”
“Well, I mean, yeah. That’s how making amends works.” Lyra added.
“Gee, thank you Lyra, I had no idea that’s how that worked.” Sunset gave her a small glare.
“Sunset, come on. It’s been a month and you’re not even trying to work with any of us.” Lyra said in an annoyed tone. “I get you’re angry, but we really are sorry.”
“Are you?” Sunset snapped. “How do I know that? How do I know you all just can't handle the guilt? How do I know you actually care that you all hurt me?"
"We're all apologizing aren't we? What more proof do you want?" Lyra challenged.
"Apologies aren't enough." Sunset growled.
"It's what you did!" Lyra leaned forward, the other patrons looking over at the escalating situation.
"I did more than apologize!" Sunset stood up and slammed her hands on the table. "I worked my ass off trying to make it up to everyone, especially you."
Lyra was about to retort before she saw that Sunset's eyes were watering. Her eyes softened, having not expected Sunset to cry. "Sunset?"
"Do you have any idea how much work went into making a fake Fall Formal for you? How humiliating it was to admit to the entire school I sabotaged you? How difficult it was to convince both of you that it wasn’t a trick?" Sunset shook angrily as tears started falling down her cheeks. "And how did you thank me? By writing 'Cuntshit Shitter' on my locker."
Bon-Bon gasped. "Lyra! Is that true?" Lyra opened her mouth to answer but was stopped by Sunset.
"You asked how hard it was for me during Anon-A-Miss?” She turned to address Bon-Bon now. “It was worse than being blasted by a rainbow and falling to rock fucking bottom.”
The tears flowed freely now, Sunset's anger replaced by barely contained grief. “I worked so hard to make it up to all of you, to prove I had changed.” She wiped her eyes. “After the sirens I thought I had earned everyone’s trust and forgiveness. I was happy for the first time in a long time.”
By now all the patrons were looking over and watching the three girls, Mr and Mrs cake silently arguing on what to do. “But all it took was an obvious frameup and two posts for my friends to abandon me. Three for the entire school to turn on me.” Sunset sat down and slumped in her chair. “It was like all my hard work was for nothing. That no one will ever truly forgive me. That no matter what I do…” Sunset crossed her arms over her body like she was hugging herself. “My past will always haunt me.”
Sunsets sniffled lightly for about a minute as the two girls opposite of her absorbed her words. “I’m sorry, I can’t trust you. N-not anymore. I want to trust you, I want to believe that this will never happen again and you all are truly sorry…” Sunset's turned away from them. “But I can’t.”
A long silence reigned over the table, broken up by the murmuring from the other patrons. Sunset finally remembered they weren’t alone and looked up, finding that everyone was staring at them. Mortified, she stood up and quickly made her way to the exit.
“Sunset, wait!” Lyra called out as Sunset pushed past the door and disappeared from view. Lyra gave a frustrated huff and turned away from the door. “Well, that could’ve gone better.”
“... Cuntshit Shitter? I had no idea you were so vulgar Lyra.” Bon-Bon declared, eliciting an annoyed groan from the girl beside her.
Applejack double checked the horses feed, making sure she hadn’t forgotten any of them. When she was done, one of her favorites nudged against her arm, practically begging for attention.
She chuckled and reached hand out, slowly stroking her mane. After a minute, a frown grew on her face, her mind wandering to a certain someone. While Sunset had made it very clear the differences between her and Applejacks’ horses, she couldn’t help but think of her unicorn turned human friend.
And how royally she and her friends had messed everything up. Sure Apple Bloom and her friends were the masterminds behind Anon-A-Miss, but that was little comfort to the cowgirl. She could still remember the palpable fury on Princess Twilight's face when she was told the whole story. And just how loud that girl turned out to be.
It was a surprise to the Rainbooms when Twilight, despite everyone’s protests, demanded they give Sunset her space. Saying the redhead needed time to think things over.
Applejack could only grimace at the implications. For all she knew, Sunset was done with her and the Rainbooms and that was Twilight's polite way of informing them.
It wouldn’t be so bad if Applejack didn’t feel like a liar. She genuinely meant it when she said she considered Sunset family, and now that she wasn’t here it felt like a part of her family was missing. But given how fast she turned on Sunset, she started to doubt whether she believed that in the first place. Family has more trust in each other don’t they?
“Sis?” Applejack was broken out of her (admittedly) mopey thoughts when Apple Bloom walked in.
Applejack turned towards her sister. “Yeah Bloom?”
Apple Bloom stopped and stood there awkwardly for a few seconds. “Uh, Sunset came up to me earlier and offered to help out on the farm this weekend. She said she’d be here at 9:00.”
Applejack raised an eyebrow. “She did? Why did she go to yah and not me?”
“She said she still isn’t comfortable talking to yah, but hopes that working on the farm will eventually lead to the two of yah talking things out.” Apple Bloom explained. “So she wanted me to deliver the message so yah aren’t surprised when she shows up.”
Applejack’s eyes widened and her heart raced. “Oh, well, That’s... good. Do yah perhaps know which day she’s coming?” Applejack couldn’t help but feel elated at the news, hoping she would show up tomorrow.
Apple Bloom shook her head. “No, and Ah’m sure if she gets busy she won’t show up.”
Applejack nodded. “Alright, Ah’ll make a schedule for her chores.” Applejack placed her hands on her hips. “Now, don’t yah have some of yer own chores to do, Anon-A-Miss?”
Apple Bloom nodded and turned, walking towards the barn door. Applejack turned away, a big smile on her face. She was excited to finally be interacting with her friend after so long, and even more excited she had come of her own volition. Her mind raced with the possibilities of what this could mean for the two of them, planning every detail of the day.
Apple Bloom meanwhile curled her hand into a fist and punched the palm of her other hand, a victorious smile on her face. “Phase two complete.”
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Another great chapter!
I don't think it's overdramatically sad at all. Sunset’s feelings were justified, considering what had happened to her during the Anon-a-Miss fiasco. 
After that... friendly meet-up, let's hope Lyra and Bon Bon truly understand Sunset’s pain and actually tried to make up to Sunset because they wanted to, not just out of guilt.
And Apple Bloom... I don't know what she was up to, but let's hope she didn't make things worse.
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Her plan may work or may not work.
We have to see what ever it is, but she better be careful setting up some sort of meeting between Sunset and the others may rub her the wrong way.
And back fire badly, or it could go right but still not fix anything.
You are one of the few authors who remembers that the Rainbooms initially defended Sunset. Good job.
I sincerely hope AB's plan works, or else this could end badly for all parties involved...
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....Huh?! what are you talking about?
Sunset I get but the Dazzlings you do remember they never stuck around they fled and disappeared.
So it pretty hard to get them in a lot of trouble if they weren't even around in the aftermath.
Two how is the CMX getting arrested making the students retaliate, against who the cops?
I remember that image used on the cover for this fic.
Always break my heart when i think of it.
Fits the theme of the story, Sunset's past what help frame her for Anon A Miss, though adding the Rainbooms betraying her made it worst.
Why should Sunset forgive them, if they can't forgive the CMC for being Anon-A-Miss.
If they can't forgive the CMC now, it might also mean that the student body can't forgive Sunset's past actions pre-formal.
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Not exactly. Think about it this way, a student bullied and broke multiple laws for three years and gets away almost scot free. You do the same thing, but either get arrested like the cmc or scolded like the student body, looking at it from REALISTIC perspective you don’t think the students are gonna talk back or celestia and luna out?
I'm not sure sunset will like applebloom plan to make her talk with her friend when she not ready to forgive them. This could work out well or backfire so badly she doesn't want anything to do with the rainboom. I don't know which I like more, sunset explode or give them a chance
.My pick for sunset explode
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The sirens used magic which probably isn't the rules because then people would ask questions that would lead to trouble as for sunset she was a school bully but as long you didn't get on her bad side you were safe. Plus I doubt that the police would as lenient as the school.
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Yeah I'm betting it won't end great for applebloom because she already in trouble and she lying to try to help makes things better and doing the wrong thing for the right reason never works out well Plus her sister is trying to figure out how she went so wrong when she believed in sunset only to throw her away when it looked bad.
There it is. Hopefully now Lyra and Bon have an idea why Sunny's so gun-shy when it comes to letting everyone back in.
And then there's Bloom's little scheme. Sorry, but her lying to Sunset and AJ isn't going to end well. If there's any slip, it's going to make things worse.
Applebloom, you're a little kid so you've probably seen plenty of movies where this scenario is play....how many of them actually work? Also wasn't it your whole planning thing that started this mess?
Also enjoyed the outburst in Sugarcube, didn't think Sunset would cry, figured she'd mostly just be angry rather than crying but whatever. Nice chapter.
(... Yeah, Applebloom, there's no POSSIBLE way that this manipulation could go poorly... none at all.)
Lyra and Bon Bon were doing okay until they brought up forgiveness, still now that they've seen just how hurt Sunset is they can work towards truly earning her forgiveness. As for Apple Bloom's little "plan" it's gonna blow up in everyone's faces badly.
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Given how Apple Bloom is going behind her sister's and Sunset's backs again, I don't see things working out too well.
Loving it but I feel like appleblooms scheming will back fire.
Hard
Depending on how mean the girls where to sunset there's no saving that friendship.
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That would be messy.
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There aren't many AaM stories that point this out.
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We don't know if she did break any laws besides unless the school or someone else turned them in police don't care about school problems. They rather toss the trouble in jail then deal with it even if a little kid. Besides the police definitely notice bullying leading to death. Celestia as long as she didn't get complaints has no way of knowing what is going on beyond what she sees.
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Point out what?
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We’ve seen her break the law three times in the movie. Plus, it shouldn’t take a genius to know something is wrong.
I'm guessing she wants your loyalty girls, not your guilt. Just a thought though.
And redundant. You used the same insult twice in the same name. You can do better girl.
They are both adorable, so there is that. Although the comparison would be more apt if you had a pony.
I love it when Twilight's a good friend.
Nice to see her acknowledge her mistakes, and questioning her motivations. That can be a good start to becoming a better person and a better friend.
This isn't going to end well.
What are you up to Apple Bloom?
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The magic isn't against the law even she did try to destroy students with it and you have to be more clear on what exactly did she do. Gossip sadly is legal. She didn't destroy anything until she brainwashed the students and stealing the what is supposed to be a cheap fake crown from the prom queen isn't something that the police would care about.
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Sunset is complicit in cyberbullying and bullying. I honestly find it hard to believe Celestia is that useless.
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Sunset getting a light punishment for her three years of terror whilst the school comes down on anybody who targets her like a ton of bricks.
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The bullying unless someone reported she can't do much about unless she sees it somehow. As for the video nothing worse than some mudslinging before an election politicians say plenty of similar stuff and still free speech as no actual harm happens.
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And considering Twilight technically wasn't a student.
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Dude, even before the fall formal she did illegal things.
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Well, her pony counterpart is so who knows?
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That’s because the sunset stans/simps don’t like to talk about it.
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Eh.
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Simp?
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I don’t think it matters if she’s a student or not.
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True, true.
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Do you not know what that means?
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Sunset along with Snips and Snails had to help rebuild the front of the school that was destroyed when she was in a demon, plus she was ostracized by the entire school except the human five for the whole time between the fall formal and the battle of the bands. She did not get off scot free.
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For as flawed as the source material is, it is dramatic and raises questions. Were the Rainbooms truly Sunset's friend? What motivated everyone to turn so quickly on Sunset? Was Applejack lying when she called Sunset family? Should Sunset build up her emotional barriers up again so she can stand up for herself?
Probably not.
The source material is vague on many key points. How far did old Sunset go as a bully and manipulator? What boundaries did she respect? How old was mean Sunset, and how long has she spent in the human world? How does an illegal alien from another dimension support herself? How serious were the secrets shared by Anon-a-Miss? How long did Anon-a-Miss go before the true culprits were exposed?
There are a lot of good stories that can be written, based on this terrible source material. This is probably the lowest point we see in Sunset's life, which is really the best time for her to make a change.
In these sorts of stories... Suicide attempts often bring her living arrangements (usually homelessness) to light and lead towards custody/adoption arrangements. School transfers and moves can bring about new friendships. In any case, we'll often re-examine the nature and basis of the friendships with the Rainbooms, and correct the flawed relationships one way or another.
I am liking the self-respecting, hurt Sunset in this story who has put up some understandable emotional barriers. She's certainly heard her share of insincere apologies ("no offense"). It looks like we'll get some perspective on trust, forgiveness, and proper/sincere apologies.
I want Applebloom's plan to blow up in her face. But I also want Sunset to choose to forgive in the end, if just so that she doesn't have to carry that heavy emotional baggage of hate and resentment anymore.
Hrm
Nooooooooo!!!!!
Pain and suffering…..
…..I know this is going to end badly
Fuck off you bitch.
Seriously though I hope things take a turn for the worse.
Seriously how the bloody hell does she think this is going to end well and not making everything ten times worse
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Because she is a Kid that thinks she is doing the right thing?
I did things that weren't thought trough when I was a Kid.
Ok ok, I see your plan applebloom.
But it will need time to completely work.
And it might fail completely
We all know that this is gonna end badly, seriously applebloom, you really are a late bloomer in anything regarding your brain aren't ya?
No, I think you wrote her reactions subdued well enough. If I had written that scene, there would've been a lot of expletives and at least one table getting flipped.
Bloom, what are you up to?