My Three Friends: Me, Myself, and Who are you?!
Disclaimer
I would thoroughly like to point out that I own no part of the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic franchise but am just a fan. MLP:FIM is own my Hasbro and Lauren Faust. I only claim ownership of my created character within the story. Any resemblance between them and any official ponies or other fan made ponies is strictly coincidental.
My Three Friends: Me, Myself, and who are you?
“Mm another morning, another day of school, guess I better get ready.” Sunset Shimmer said as she awoke to the annoying sound of her own alarm. It had been well over a month since Twilight had left to go home to Equestria and nothing much had changed except for that she and much of the school were now considered friends. It was still strange to her; having some people who would look out for you because they liked her and not because they feared her. It was a bad feeling, just an alien one to her.
She decided that she had spent enough time mulling and decided to get her butt up and shower before she was late. Sunset hopped up from her bed and made her way to the wash room for a nice hot shower. She sighed in content as she entered the shower and felt the warm water hit her skin. Her mind began to wonder again. She thought well of her new friends but she didn’t feel like any of them were best friend material. She felt that in a way, they were only friends with her to appease some last wish of Twilight's before she left home. She needed friends of her own and that wasn’t going to happen with anyone around the school.
After the shower, Sunset rummaged through her closet and found some suitable clothes. A black top and some jeans with some red and yellow shoes to match her hair, a simple outfit but still a cute one she thought to herself. She made herself some toast and ate it on the way as she hopped in her dark purple convertible and drove to school.
Sunset parked in her usual spot sighed looking up at the school. She had remembered still what she did to everyone here and still it made her feel horrible inside. “If only I had some friends of my own. Some people who didn’t know who I was so I could get a fresh start.” She said to no one in particular, mostly just for herself. She made her way into the school and off to class. Her first class was Algebra. Man did she hate math, it was so boring and half of it made no sense to her. She usually prefers English or History. Those two classes were usually easy to follow and she could easily blow through but not Math. She slumped in her chair as the teacher continued the lecture. “It’s going to be a long day Shimmer.” She said to herself as she drifted off a bit.
In her Dream
Sunset Shimmer looked around the strange room she was in. There was nothing but four white walls, a chair, and a table. There was a note that read “PLEASE HAVE A SEAT.” To her this all seemed a little strange but she sat down anyway. A puff of smoke appeared across from her and another seat was there. Filling this seat was a man in a sleek black suit and wearing sunglasses. He seemed to have a thin build and gelled back black hair with pale skin.
“Sunset Shimmer?” he asked looking her directly in the eyes.
“Um yes that is me. Where am I? What am I doing here? Who the hell are you?!” she asked getting a little frantic.
“That is none of your concern right now. I am here on request of my superior.” The man said holding his hand up to clarify her would not answer.
“Fine then what the hell do you want with me?!”She asked more frustrated by the minute.
“The question here is not what I want, but what you want.” He said craning his fingers into a pyramid as he leaned on the table. “You do want a fresh start don’t you?” he asked raising her brow at the question.
Sunset Shimmer froze. Who was this man and how did he know things like this? Something didn’t feel right to her but she wasn’t exactly sure what. “So what if I do?” she said crossing her arms and pouting.
“Well, I can assist you with that. Call me a type of guardian who helps those that are truly in need.” The man said in a monotone voice. “What do you say?”
Why should I trust you?” She asked concerned.
“I’m not saying you should. I’m simply going to ask, do you want a fresh start?” he said seriously.
“Yes! Yes I want a fresh start okay!? I want a chance to make some friends who actually seem to like me and am not just doing this to appease someone else. Are you happy now?!”She said blowing her top.
“That’s all I need to here. We will be in touch Ms. Shimmer.” the man said as he got up and turned away.
“Wait! What am I supposed to do?” she asked not sure of what just happened.
“Just one thing, wake up!” the man said as he disappeared and his voice echoed.
“Wake up…… Wake up……”
End of Dream
“Wake up! Sunset Shimmer wake up!” came the voice of Apple Jack as she shook Sunset Shimmer. Shimmer jumped up.
“Who?! What?! When?!”She said looking around and sighed. “Uh what a strange dream, mm and why does my forehead hurt?” she said looking around to see that she was in the nurse’s office. “How did I get here?” she asked Apple Jack as she looked around.
“Well I saw you hit the desk in Algebra class and carried yah here sugar cube.” Apple Jack said smiling. “Couldn’t well out leave a friend blacked out on her desk.”
“Oh, thanks AJ I appreciated it.” Sunset said a little lost in thought. “That dream was so real but bizarre.” she said to herself quietly.
“What dream sugar pie? Want to talk about it?” Apple Jack asked sitting by her.
“No it’s fine AJ. It’s just a weird dream. I probably just need to get more sleep.” Sunset said laughing a bit and getting up. “So did I miss anything while I was blacked out?” she asked curious. She looked up at the clock and noticed she had been out about an hour.
“Oh yeah there was this big announcement. There are supposed to be six new students transferring in tomorrow. Principal Celestia said that they’d mainly just be shadowing someone for the next couple days to get a feel for the school before they start classes. A lot of people are already volunteering. I know it’s not normally your style but the principal asked me to see if you’d be interested in doing it.” AJ said laughing some and placing her hand on her shoulder.
Sunset felt her happiness explode. New people from another school who know nothing of what she’s done in the past! This was a perfect chance for her to make some friends on her own. A chance for a …… fresh start. Those last few words echoing in her head. Was this because of that dream? Sunset quickly shook that off. No it couldn’t be. Such things didn’t happen in this world, maybe in Equestria, but not in the human world.
“Um yeah sure AJ, I’d actually really like to show the new kids around.” Sunset said with a bright smile.
Apple Jack was a little taken back but nodded in response. “Okay then, I’ll go the principal to throw your hat into the ring then. See y’all later.” She said tipping her hat and leaving the nurse’s office.
Sunset let out a light sigh of relief. It was finally a chance at something new. A chance to have some real friends! Sunset couldn’t be more excited. She made her way out of the nurse’s office and headed to lunch.
After lunch the rest of the day just seemed to coast by. She joked with Pinkie in English class, conversed with Flutter Shy in history, and traded notes with Rarity and Rainbow Dash in Home Ec. Rainbow Dash needed them more than anyone.
Sunset stretched and sighed as she heard the final bell indicating she could go home. Tomorrow was a big day since she would be showing around the six newcomers and has a chance at making some real friends. She was and even thinking about much but that and didn’t even realize she was pulling into her drive way. Sunset laughed a bit at how badly she spaced and went inside. “Maybe I can invite some of them over sometime. Gets kind of lonely here sometimes with no parents and all.” She said to herself with a sigh and made herself some food. She just coasted through the rest of the day and took herself to bed.
The next morning came quicker than she had thought but Sunset decided the day before she needed to make a good first impression if she wanted to make friends with the newcomers. Unfortunately for her this wasn’t exactly going to be her day.
The first incident to start off a chain of unfortunate mishaps was that her alarm clocked had decided to malfunction which caused to wake up 20 minutes late. Freaking out, Sunset rushed to find clothes but realized she hadn’t put the clothes washing in the dryer last night and they were still wet. She hated that the only outfit she had left to wear was plain black t-shirt and some slightly ripped jeans that she mostly used when lounging around the house on off days.
When she got the car reality really struck her when she heard a familiar pitter from her engine and looked down to see her gas take was on empty. Sunset growled and slammed her face on the steering wheel. If she had been paying attention when she drove home she may have noticed this. She checked her watch, 15 minutes until the first bell. If she was lucky she would be able to catch a quick bus and be at the principal’s office with 3 minutes to spare.
Sunset dashed for the bus stop and looked in disbelief as she just missed it. Sunset couldn’t take it anymore and just fell to her knees crying. Why did this have to happen to her?! Why did she get all the bad luck?! It wasn’t fair! She sobbed into her hands shaking with sadness.
“Hey, you good red?” came a kind of upbeat voice from behind her. Sunset sniffled and turned around to see who it belonged to. It was a boy about her age and height with one side of his head shaved and the other with his hair draped down. His hair was white as snow except for the ends which looked dyed red. He had a white hoodie on with some grunge jeans and the new pair of Hoof Trotter sneakers. Getting a better look at his face showed his skin was pale and he wore thick shades sort of like Vinyl’s.
“Um no not really, this day kind of turned to shit on me.” Sunset said sadly as she really saw no point in lying about her situation. “Worst of all I’m going to be late for a meeting at the school.” She said sadly.
“Well shoot that sucks. Hey, I’m headed to something at the school myself. Why don’t we go together and I can just say you were late cause you were helping me out?!” the boy said with a bright grin.
Sunset looked at him like he was crazy. She had never been treated so nicely just off hand by anyone. The boy helped her up and dusted her off. “Now come on red, let’s hustle. “She said grinning and stepped ahead her doing The Hustle a bit. Sunset couldn’t help but giggle at his goofy antics.
“Now that’s what I like to hear. Sweet laughter of a lady, fuels my day.” He said grinning brightly. Sunset smiled a bit. This guy was alright and kind of funny. She needed that laugh badly. “So red, got a name?” the boy asked her to snapped her out of her space out as they walked.
“Oh yeah, I’m Sunset Shimmer.” She said smiling a bit. She didn’t realize she had been spaced out and walking. That seemed to happen a lot recently.
“Cool name! I am the master of Disaster and the most rocking dude this side of Canterlot. I am C-Note.” he said smiling some.
“Hmm it’s nice to meet you C-Note and um thanks for making me laugh. I really needed that.” Sunset said smiling a bit.
“Oh anything to see a sweet lady like you smiles. Smile make the world go round.” He said grinning heavily.
Sunset smiled and before she knew it, they were at the school. She looked down at her watch and saw they actually still had five minutes. “How in the hell did we get here so fast?” she asked before realizing she was out of breath.
“Oh, you were so keen on following me and junk, you didn’t even realize we were sprinting the whole way here. I’m surprised you kept up with me wearing these.” He said pointing out that the soles of his shoes had wheels in them. C-Note went over the vending machine and got some water. “Here! You look out of it.” He said handing it to her.
Sunset nodded and took the water, chugging it like it were the last bottle in the middle of the desert. “Thanks *huff* *huff* I needed that.” She said smiling some. “So um, where did you need to be?” she asked a bit curious of why he was in rush.
“Oh I was supposed to be shadowing some student around with my siblings since we’re new and all.” He said grinning
“What?!”She said out of pure shock. He was one of the new students she was to show around. She didn’t truly mind it at all but to think she would meet one of them so quickly. “Um, I’m actually the one you’re supposed to be shadowing.” She said laughing a bit. She then looked down at herself. “Sorry I don’t look more professional.” She said embarrassed.
“Oh please you look fabulous darling.” C-Note said in an extremely flamboyant voice that had gotten another giggle fit out of Sunset Shimmer. “Booyah, two in one day, already off to a good start.” C-Note said laughing with her. “Come on, let’s go.” He said taking her hand and walking them to the principal’s office. When they opened the door Sunset’s eyes went wide at the sight of five other individuals that she had never seen, two more males and three girls, and really none of them looked related at all. C-Note dragged her into the office and had he plop down next to him. “Hey guys, sorry I took so long.” C-Note said grinning
“As expected from you so no real shocker on our part, but please do try to be on time next time.” Said one of the females sitting by them, her gaze soon hitting Sunset Shimmer. “Who have you bought with you Note?” she asked curious.
“Oh um allow me to introduce myself. I am Sunset Shimmer and I will be your guide around Canterlot High.” She said smiling nervously.
“Okay then, roll call everybody!” C-Note said loudly and grinning, “You already know me of course. Let us turn our attention to the eldest male.” C-Note said pointing out one of his brothers.
The man looked about a year older than C-Note and was definitely a lot bigger. He had to be at least 8 and a half feet tall. He had short brown hair and tan skin with dark brown eyes and just a blank expression on his face. He wore a brown shirt and what looked like an old west duster over it with long black pants and thick boots. “Name’s Coal Dust.” The man said in a deep voice that could shake a mountain.
“Um nice to meet you Coal Dust and may I say you are terrifyingly huge.” Sunset said without thinking quickly covered her mouth. Coal Dust looked at her and gave a thunderous laugh.
“Yeah I get that one a lot around new people.” He said with a light smile. He looked big and threating but he seemed just to be a big old teddy bear.
“Allow me to introduce myself.” Came a silent and slightly frightening sounding voice. Sunset turned to the last male. “I am the middle brother, Clarence. I understand my name may sound unusually plain but it is my own.” He said smiling a bit. Sunset shivered at his smile as it showed his teeth had been filed sharp. All around, Clarence creeped her out; He was about 4 inches taller than her with skin as pale as the dead. He had long black hair, the bangs of which covered the left half of his face. The one eye she did see had a red iris like that of a demon. He wore a black leather trench coat with a fishnet shirt under it and a tank top over the fish net. To match the red he had long leather pants and slick shoes. “It’s a pleasure to meet you.” He said with a slight hiss in his voice. It didn’t sound like the hiss someone gives off out of distain. It sounds like he naturally did it.
Sunset gulped and nodded a bit. “Nice to meet you too Clarence.” She said shaking a bit. She turned to the girls. “And who are the lovely ladies?” she asked trying change the subject away from Clarence.
One of the girls hopped from her chair and over to Sunset. The girl was at least 4 feet even. She had short black hair and thin glasses. Her face was like that of a doll, small and round and she wore a white shirt with a black vest over it and some plain black pants and shoes. “Hello, I am the youngest sister. I am Smart T Pants.” She said holding out her hand and adjusting her glasses. Sunset smiled and shook her hand.
“Well nice to meet you. Can I call you Smart T for short?” she asked giggling a bit.
“Well if you insist, then I will allow it.” Smart T said with slight sigh.
“I believe it is my turn dear sister.” said a soft, almost angelic voice from the group. The nest girl was an inch or two shorter than Sunset herself and had on what appeared to be a kimono. The kimono itself was beautiful, seeming to shine in the slight light and decorated with cherry blossoms. The girl’s skin was like porcelain and her hair long and black, the edge of it rested just above the small of her back. Sunset took her in features and soon noticed to things. The girl kept her eyes closed and carried a folding cane. “I am Powder Puff, the middle sister, named so for my soft voice and fragile appearance.” The girl said bowing a bit. “It is nice to meet you Sunset Shimmer.” She said smiling softly.
“Um nice to meet you too and if I may ask, are you blind Ms. Puff?” Sunset asked looking mostly at the cane.
“Oh yes, I was born blind but have managed many ways to work around my non-existent sight.” She said with a bright yet soft smile.
Sunset nodded and turned her attention to the last sister. She was about six foot two and wore a very nice aqua blue sundress. She had light skin and long silver hair with crystal blue eyes. Sunset blushed a bit when she realized how long and hard she was staring at her. “Oh um sorry, I didn’t get your name.” she said laughing nervously.
“I am Aquarius. It is a pleasure to meet you.” She said with voice that could spark fire. It was sensual and at the same time elegant. Sunset felt her body shiver a bit and shook it off quick. “What the hell is wrong with me?! No Sunset don’t let this happen. You remember the problems you dealt with in Equestria with your mare loving.” She thought to herself and sighed.
“So um it’s very nice to meet you all. Shall we begin the tour?” Sunset asked smiling brightly.
The siblings simply nodded and began to usher themselves from the room. It was going to be a long day for Sunset Shimmer.