Anon-A-Miss, the famous mystable cyberbully has ruined Sunset's life, and is inspired by a friend to fight back.
Sunset Shimmer's life was turned upside down by the cyberbully Anon-A-Miss.
After running away from the school and everyone she knows, she meets a friend or something more who inspires her to fight back against Anon-A-Miss and find out who they are to end the troubles at CHS.
With help from James and Twilight, together the trio will bring down Anon-A-Miss and clear Sunset's name for good!
But an evil is after James, but he will do all that he can to protect Sunset from the demons of his past.
Join them in a dangerous and adventurous game of life and death to escape the evils of their pasts.
Inspired by Finding Home and Making Family by Cirrus Sky. Along with Unexpected Allies and The Queen And Her Court by Eternal Sunset.
Anon-A-Miss, the famous cyberbully at CHS had been ruining people's lives and spreading their secrets. One person is blamed for creating the famous account and page. Who is this person? You ask?
Sunset Shimmer: A former pony-turned human and a reformed bully at CHS had just run away from her friends. Well now former friends that is.
"You're not our friend!" "Secret Stealer!" "She Demon! "Meanie!" "No one wants you here!"
Those were the last words Sunset heard before she broke down into tears and ran off out of the doors and school gates and back to her apartment.
As she entered her living room, or what was meant to be a living room she noticed her friend and secret crush James waiting for her as he stood against a wall. His back to it and his arms folded.
"Care ta tell me what happened? Ah can smell it on ya it doesn't take a bloodhound ta know what yer feelin, Sunny." He softly whispered as she ran into his arms and sobbed uncontrollably. Tear stains soaking his shirt although he didn't mind because he was helping a friend and and really cute girl. But no matter, she meant a lot to him and he would do everything he could to protect her.
"It-It was because of an account made to look like me! I didn't do it! I swear! You have to believe me!" Sunset sobbed again, letting more tears flow, the pain great in her heart.
"Sunny ah promise ya when ah find who hurt ya this way ah swear ta god ah'll make them regret what they did to ya. There's no two ways about it". James whispered softly, stroking her crimson red and gold hair, feeling it's smoothness and warmth through his fingers.
"You're a wonderful friend and you're someone I can always call a friend. Someone to trust, rely upon and someone who doesn't judge me too quick". Sunset spoke in between faint sobs and hiccups.
"There, there sunny, Ah promise ya that things are gonna be alright soon, ya hear me? Whoever the fucker behind this account is he's gonna have ta learn ta not mess with the wolverine because if he wants a fight then it's a fight he'll get." James growled, his adamantine coated claws bursting through his skin, muscles, bones and other internal body systems. He hissed slightly in pain, but never showed the pain he was feeling. He couldn't cry. Not now. Not ever. He had to be strong, for her.
Sunset began to think back to all of her memories with her mother, Princess Celestia. Every time she tried to make her mother proud of her and to spend time with her as she began to remember planning to take over Canterlot and Equestria.
Oh mom I'm so sorry. For everything. Sunset told herself in her mind. Soon she had an idea.
She knew that she had done more wrong than good in this world but was determined to fight back more than ever. Not just for the school but now for herself. She wasn't going to put up with Anon-A-Miss anymore. Now this is what she was going to do about it.
She wasn't going to allow Anon-A-Miss to ruin her life any further. She was going to be the princess her mother had always wanted her to be. She was going to bring Canterlot High back under fair control and orde but not like in her once bully days. To keep the school in order and safe for all the students.
"James, I have an idea". Sunset announced proudly, a large grin protruding on her lips. A glint of mischief in her eyes for a brief second.
James stood up before feeling a small half grin cover his own lips, a small bony canine like tooth exposed. He began to chuckle ever so slightly.
"Well what did ya have in mind?" He asked. Whatever she had in mind it was going to work. He knew that much.
"Well I'm going to become the princess my mother always wanted me to be so I can bring fairness, justice and order back to CHS to make it more safe for students. To make it a bright and cheerful school like it used to be." She grinned slyly.
"There's the smile ah always liked ta see on ya, ah've missed it sunny." James teased ever so slightly. She really was a sweet, kind, sexy, beautiful girl-Bad JAMES! BAD!" He thought in his mind. He couldn't have those thoughts right now. Not yet. There would be a time and a place for these sort of things.
"Well ah hope yer plan works Sunset and ah'm going ta be on yer side the whole time through this. Ya have my word. Ah promise on ya and yer mother's life that ah'll protect ya no matter what. Heck ah would even lay down mah life fer yours." He spoke clearly and concerned, but with a small smile.
"You really don't need to do that but I appreciate the sentiment. You're a wonderful guy." She playfully flirted towards him. "He really is handsome. He'd make a fine stallion to date and eventually marry, maybe even settle down with and raise a foal or two with-BAD! BAD SUNSET! BAD!" She chastitised herself. She could think about that later.
For now all that mattered was to bring back order and justice to CHS. They were going to hail Princess Sunset whether they liked it or not. After all in her mother's words. "Sometimes, doing the right thing is not always enjoyable nor easy to do. Sometimes you need to be harsh and mean to be fair and judicious."
All hail Princess Sunset Shimmer Soleil of Equestria. Heir to the throne and daughter of the princess of the sun.
The next day:
"ALRIGHT CHS! LISTEN UP! I am not Anon-A-Miss. But I promise you all I will find out who it is and restore order and justice to CHS!" Sunset declared pridefully, a large smirk on her lips. James standing at her side. His claws protruding through his wrists with a loud metallic *SNKIT!*.
The duo walked off to Principal Celestia's office to discuss with her a few ideas they had to track down Anon A Miss and clear Sunset's name for good.
Sunset and James walked across the halls to Principal Celestia's office to discuss ideas on how to fight back against Anon A Miss, clear Sunset's name for good and fight out who Anon-A-Miss was and why they did what they did.
In Principal Celestia's office:
"So you want to take control of the school and bring it under control and order again? Wouldn't that give the impression that you went back to in their words 'being an evil She-Demon'?" Celestia asked, a brow raised in worry and confusion.
All three of them sat on brown leather chairs, Celestia sat at her desk. Her fingers intertwined tightly.
"They can think what they want, but if they try and fight me they'll just submit to their queen, which is me. Because your alternate self is a princess, she controls the sun and I'm her daughter so I kinda possess the same power, although not as strongly. Give it time and I'll get stronger with training." Sunset stated nonchalantly, her mind focusing on ideas on how to keep the school in order.
"James do you agree with Miss Shimmer's idea? And since you're involved with the plan, what would you do?" Celestia asked.
"Well Principal Celestia, ta be honest, ah'd just look out fer sunset, guard her at all times and keep her safe. Besides ah have a much faster healing factor than any other human not ta mention havin an Adamantine laced skeleton along with it coating all twelve of my claws, the three in each wrist and three in each foot, as well as having reinforced organs ah'm basically indestructible and immortal. Unkillable." James added, a small smirk on his lips.
"I'm not so sure of this plan, but I'll let the two of you go through with it. Just be careful ok? You two are my top favorite students. I'm proud of you both." Celestia replied, a small smile gracing her lips.
James and Sunset blushed a deep crimson red at the praising statement.
"Thanks Principal Celestia that means a lot ta us. Yer one of the best principals that we have known fer a long time and ah'm just being honest there." James spoke with pride.
"Thank you Mr Howlett." Celestia replied, feeling happy that both the students in her office considered her in such a way.
"Also James could you leave the office for a second? I need to have a private word with Sunset." She asked.
"Sure. Sunset? Ah'll wait outside fer ya ok?" He asked as she nodded as he left the office, quietly and politely closing the door behind him.
"Now sunset, about the private word. The thing is I've always considered you like a daughter and I'd be happy if you could tell me where you live. I'm concerned for your wellbeing. Would you like it if my sister and I adopted you into our family?" Celestia asked, speaking softly to the teen in a gentle and motherly voice.
Sunset's eyes slightly watered at how maternal and motherly Celestia was being to her and began to think about it. Sure she had a mother in Equestria but maybe one in this world wouldn't hurt. If her actual mother the princess in Equestria agreed to this then she would have two mothers and a sort of bigger family.
"I mean I have a mother in Equestria but sure, I've always also seen you like a mother and yeah I'd like it if you adopted me because then I'd have a family in this world and in my other home." Sunset admitted, looking away bashfully.
"I'm glad to hear that. Now, I believe you have a friend waiting for you. Oh and Sunset? I know you're not Anon A Miss, I'm on your side and so is luna. We're all on your side." Celestia softly whispered to the bacon-haired girl, hugging her gently.
"Thanks Principal Celestia. I'm glad he's on my side and my friend. I've grown to really care about him. Even more than a friend." Sunset admitted as she blushed once more, thinking about a future with her and James as a family.
"More than a friend? I can see that and see you two together." Celestia whispered teasingly with a wink, making the teen look away in embarrassment.
Sunset got up and left the office, as James, who was waiting outside began to walk with her to their next class.
"Sister did you have that conversation with sunset?" Luna asked, as she sat next to her sister in her office.
"I did and she agreed to the idea. We need to ask our old friend if she can help us forge some adoption papers for her." Celestia replied to her little sister.
"Yay! An aunt! I can't wait to be a bad influence!" Luna stated, a large grin on her lips, and with that last statement, silence.
"Sunset, ya alright darlin?" James asked worriedly, his eyebrows and voice showing clear concern for her.
"Yeah, it's just after all I've done to show I've changed for the better now it's all been thrown away and gone to waste!" Sunset screamed. Tears streaming down her cheeks as she sobbed into his alabaster white vest singlet.
James softly placed a hand over her back as he held her protectively, letting her show what she was feeling as her sobs turned to hiccups which after a while turned into quiet hitches in her breath.
"Thanks for being there for me and sorry for ruining your vest." she whispered, looking away shamefully.
"Sunset it's fine it's gonna dry darlin ah've always got yer back." He softly spoke, his voice gentle and calming to her ears.
"Sometimes I don't feel I'm good enough. Not for you or for anyone. Not even Twilight." Sunset sniffled quietly.
"Sunset look at me". James softly asked as she looked at him, her aquamarine eyes looking into his own hazel brown irises.
"Never think yer not good enough. Sure you've done bad in this world ah won't lie about it but you've worked so, so hard ta redeem yourself and ta show that you've changed fer the better. Even if after this if people don't believe ya and are still harsh ta ya then we'll leave CHS fer good yeah? Yer perfect just the way ya are. Ah know that twilight, both Principal Celestia and Vice-Principal Luna are proud of ya. Ah know fer a fact that yer mother is proud of ya, and does miss ya ever so much. Even if ya feel she could never forgive ya ah know she has. Don't let what others think weigh ya down and bother ya. What they think about ya doesn't matter. How they see ya doesn't matter. All ya need ta do is believe in yerself and love yerself for who ya are. Ah know that yer special ta and loved by a lot of people. Ah care about ya so much as a friend, even more. Ah've always got yer back and will always be by yer side till the day ah die. Ah forgive ya. Ah already did after the Battle Of The Bands and even after the Friendship Games." James lovingly said, running his palm over her cheek and rubbing it softly.
That was the last straw for Sunset as her lip quivered. The betrayed girl dashed into his arms and slammed her lips onto his, kissing him deeply needing him before pulling away and taking deep breaths.
" James." She began. " I love you so much words cannot describe how much I love, need you and want you in my life. You're such a sweet, caring, kind, friendly and funny guy. You always find a way to make me smile and feel loved and cared for. I love you endlessly and always will until I die. Sometimes I dream about us together in the futur as a married couple and family. A happy future. Even though I know it's a dream it's somethingI wish to one day come true even if you don't feel the same way towards me. I will always love you." Sunset whispered softly, her eyes gentle and loving. Tears blurring within them.
James felt tears blur in his eyes. Never in his life had he felt so important to someone. So wanted, so needed, so cared for and loved by someone except his adoptive parents. But after Alkalis Transigen killed them in a house fire which was staged he had always felt alone and unlovable as a freak all because of his mutations. But now Sunset loved him. God, he loved her deeply. He always felt to happy around her. She made him smile constantly.
"Sunset ah've always felt the same way. Ah love ya too. Oh so much. Ah will lay down mah life fer ya. Ah would die fer ya. Ah swear ta the name of the mutant race and on mah life that ah will protect ya with everything that ah am and will love ya unconditionally with mah mind, soul and body." James spoke softly, his words caressing her ears with love and desire.
"So I guess this means that we're a couple now?" Sunset asked teasingly, a small grin on her lips as she chuckled softly.
"Yep darlin, Yes we are mah little sunflower." He teased as she kissed him gently and flicked her tongue against his teeth, asking for permission to enter as their kiss became a battle for dominance.
After a while both pulled away and just held each other, relaxing in each other's protective embrace. Never wanting to let go.
Sunset yawned sleepily, as she cuddled her head into James's chest almost falling asleep on him.
James chuckled softly and gently picked sunset up into his arms and carefully carried her up the stairs into their room. James laid her down into their bed as he clambered into it with her. Sunset sleepily pressed herself onto him, and cuddled up to him wanting to be near him as she laid her head on his chest along with her whole entire body laying on him. Her eyelids slowly shutting before she drifted off to sleep. Using him like a giant pillow.
James smiled softly before pressing a soft kiss to her forehead, making her smile and cuddle deeper into him.
"Goodnight sweetheart." He softly whispered before falling asleep after her.
James and Sunset peacefully awoke, enjoying the quiet and warmth it brought them.
"Honey, wake up, we need ta get up fer school." James whispered to Sunset in an attempt to wake her up, which failed.
"Mmhmn just a few more minutes." Sunset slurred sleepily, cuddling deeper into his chest, a small smile covering her lips.
"Come on sleepyhead, get up." He softly asked as he gently pushed Sunset off of him, waking her up as she noticed how she slept, a blush slowly covering her cheeks.
"Sorry honey. I was just so relaxed and happy and-." Sunset softly apologised, before being shushed by her lover who helped her get up, due to her muscles being cramped and tight.
"It's fine darlin, just warn me next time before ya use me as a body pillow." He joked as she glared at him. She blushed a deeper crimson red than before, making him fall back in laughter.
"Ok, ok, ah was just joking, jeez!" James laughed before receiving a soft kiss on his cheek and lips from Sunset, before clambering out of his bed, or what he now considered their bed.
"So." Sunset began, "mind if your room is now considered 'our room'?" Sunset asked, bashfully looking away at the thought.
"Sure honey, since it's now our room why not call mah bed our bed?" He teased lightly as sunset looked away again, this time mumbling something he could hear and heard every word she said yet he felt like teasing her.
"Ah'm sorry, what was that?" James teasingly asked.
"Yes please! If that's ok with you?" Sunset asked softly, ashamed at how needy she had become for him.
"Of course little sunflower, which is now by the way yer new pet name." He teased affectionately before she leaned into him and relaxed slightly into his arms, feeling warm, safe and protected by him.
"Come on slowpoke, we need ta get ready fer school." He chastitised lightly, earning a giggle from his new lover.
As Sunset and James walked through the now unfriendly halls of Canterlot High, they were approached by Sunset's and his former friends who had turned on them.
"What are you doing here She-Demon!?" "No one wants you here Sunset!" "Go back to Equestria Sunbitch!" "Meanie!" "Secret Stealer!"
That was the last straw that broke the camel's back as Sunset felt her lip quiver and tears start to burn in her eyes as she sobbed into james's chest, who held her lovingly and whispered soft, gentle nothings to soothe her, before gently rubbing her back and hugging her against him tightly.
"James, why are you on the She-Demon's side!?" Rarity questioned sharply, her eyes narrowed at the both of them.
"Why are you siding with Sunbitch here!?" Rainbowdash screamed out, only pissing him off more adding the fuel to the fire that was burning inside his inner animal.
"Hey, Rainbitch, why don't ya fuck off and go play okie dickhead somewhere else?!" James replied back with even more aggression than he had ever used in his life. the Adamantine claws protruded through his fists with a loud metallic SNIKT!. The stinging pain fading as the healing factor went right to work and healed the damaged skin in-between his fingers and knuckles, knitting the flesh back together as the pain faded away altogether.
The huMane five backed off in fear as he snarled and wrinkled his nose. Sniffing the air his heightened senses alerted him of danger in front of, around and behind him as he growled dangerously towards them all. His eyes narrowed in pure and unadulterated fury.
"Fuck off. GO!" He commanded as the group left in fear of him, before he pulled back his claws, the skin reopening as the blades quickly retracted back into his wrist. Snugly housed between his Ulna and Radius bones.
"Ya alright Sunset?" He asked, his voice soft, warm and comforting as she nodded silently, before hugging him tightly in her vice-like grip.
"Yeah. Thanks for protecting me. That's another reason why I love you." Sunset replied, as she ran a thumb over his cheek, feeling how smooth and soft it was.
"Anytime honey. A'm always gonna be at yer side no matter what." James stated solemnly, as if he was making an Ulysses pact to her.
"Anyway we need to go to Principal Celestia's office again, she needs to ask me something quite important." Sunset began, as he raised a brow in confusion and concern.
"Which is?" He asked, looking at her worriedly.
"just my living situation." She replied nonchalantly, looking at him with a loving smile Her eyes filled with pure adoration and care. Only to be ever shown towards him.
"Well ya can say that we live together, if that's able ta work fer ya?" He asked softly, his voice soothing to her ears making her feel almost slightly sleepy.
"Are you sure? Wouldn't that be seen as-I don't know-weird because I'm not living with my parents?" Sunset asked, worried and fearful on what could happen. The only records she had were the school ones which were forged in the school library. If anyone decided to dig deeper and find nothing then her life would be over.
"Sunset darlin, it's not weird at all. Trust me. Of course ah'm sure. Ah love ya and ah'll always keep ya safe from any enemies that may come after the both of us now or in the future." James replied ever so gently, his tone soft and alluring.
"C'mon let's go". Sunset giggled as the two headed to her office.
"So Sunset, I've been worried about your living condition. If I may ask, where do you live exactly?" Celestia questioned, her brow raised in confusion, yet also concern.
"I live with my best friend, boyfriend and lover James. We have a house together." Sunset replied calmly, although deep down that was far from the case, she was worried on what Principal Celestia might do.
"Does he take care of you? Treat you well? Look after you? Keep you safe?" Celestia questioned again, worried for Sunset as if she were her own daughter. She would be in a day or two thanks to the help of her old friend Chrysalis.
"Yeah he does. He always makes me feel safe and protected around him. He may seem aggressive and unfriendly at times but on the inside he's a quiet and gentle guy. He means the world to me and I would never lie to him or betray him." Sunset replied. Now starting to think about him.
"Do you two perhaps sleep in the same room? And the same bed?" Celestia asked teasingly, yet also wanting to know about how close her soon-to-be daughter and her boyfriend was.
"Yeah. Last night was blurry but I remember embarrassingly falling asleep on him and using him like a giant pillow." She admitted bashfully whilst looking away.
"Here's my number so that I can be someone to talk to when you need help or advice." Celestia offered as Sunset gently picked up the card and pocketed it.
"Thanks, I'd like that." Sunset admitted quietly as she left the office, james standing with his back against the wall as the duo began to walk off to the next class together.
"What took ya so long?" He asked her.
"Not much. I told her about our living situation and she also wanted me to have her number to stay in contact with her in case I need help or advice." Sunset admitted, she would never lie to him, she could never bring herself to do it.
James didn't question her on anything else they might have discussed as he couldn't detect that she was either lying to him or keeping anything from him.
The duo headed off to their next class of the day, unaware of what would happen to Sunset tomorrow.
James and Sunset left their last class quickly in an attempt to try and not be seen or considered once again the cyberbully of CHS, Anon-A-Miss.
"ah need ta be more open with Sunset. After all, she doesn't know about mah past with the Alkalis Transigen program and what they did ta me. Sure Sunset's done bad stuff, and so have ah. Because ah've been forced to kill for Transigen. When they would douse mah enemies and targets with the Trigger Scent formula. God, ah hate mah past. Ah was such a fuckin monster yet ah know it weren't mah fault all the way. It was Transigen who did this ta me, who put this metal on mah skeleton, made me immortal, gave me all mah abilities due ta those goddamned painful experiments. Ah'm so glad ta not be there anymore." James though to himself as he reminisced in his past.
Sunset looked over at him, she noticed how sad he looked then, and how heavy his breathing had become.
"James, honey, are you okay?" Sunset asked softly, as she softly laid a palm down his cheek and lovingly rubbed it.
"Ah- Ah'm fine Sunset, nothin' ta worry about, just remembering." He spoke quietly, filled instantly with sadness and pain.
"Remembering what, sweetheart?" She asked carefully, not trying to bring up personal ground or say or do anything that could provoke him.
"It's, well, ah'll tell ya once we get home Sunset." James replied quietly, a small hint of sorrow in his voice.
James sat down on their couch, he grabbed one of the old rectangular metal tags, as he remembered his adoptive parents, Heather and Frederick Hudson, even his brother, Michael. The pain of losing them those eight years ago still fresh in his mind.
He could feel tears creeping into the corners of his eyes, wanting to cry but held them back. He refused to cry right now and show weakness. He didn't want to admit the fact that he would have to open up to her, the fear of the idea slightly infected his mind like a mental sickness.
"James? What's wrong, honey?" Sunset asked softly, running a hand down his shoulder, her touch causing him to internally jolt from the contact and the feeling of the warmth and softness of her fingers. The soothing way it caressed and soothed him.
"Sunset, whatever ah say ta ya now, whatever ah tell ya, ya cannot tell anyone else. Not Twilight, not anyone. All of this is dark, sad and true, and ah want it ta be kept secret from everyone else except ya." James requested to Sunset softly.
"Okay? What's so dark, sad and true about whatever you're about to tell me?" Sunset asked confused, but also curious.
"It's about mah past. Ah've never told ya about what ah went through, what's been done ta meh and what ah've been forced ta do."
"Ah was orginally born James Howlett-Grey, Son of James Logan Howlett, mah father, The Wolverine, and mah mother, Jean Grey, The Phoenix, nicknamed the 'Mistress Of The Phoenix Force.' At birth, ah was given to the Hudsons by James, or as he called himself in those days, Logan. Ya see, Logan knew someone, had an old friend who was an officer, who was married. Logan gave me ta them and then they adopted me, hence mah name was changed ta James Hudson, and as ah grew up ah thought they were mah biological family, and felt the same towards mah adoptive brother, Michael." James began.
"One day, we were coming back from visting other family members, and as we got back, ah had a sense that something was going ta go wrong. Ah had a weird blurry vision of a house fire. The house was mah home on fire, but mah sense was right. Mah parents, well, adoptive parents, fer that matter, entered the building. It went up in flames and immediately Nine-One-One was called to help out. Ah mahself went inside of the blaze and tried get mah folks out the house, which ah did, but then it was too late. The ash and smoke had filled their lungs, killing them slowly by asphyxiation, and they died in mah arms. Mah brother, Michael also had smoke in his lungs but was quickly rushed to the hospital and survived, but died a month or two later from Lung Cancer." James continued, the memories flashing through his mind.
"Shortly after that, a secret mutant creating company called Alkalis Transigen who were pretending under the guise of a Cancer Research company kidnapped me, and combined the powers of other mutants like Marie D'Ancanto, or as she was nicknamed, Rogue." James added.
"Transigen also grafted an indestructible and rare metal called Adamantine onto mah skeleton and claws, which caused me ta go into Cardiac Arrest and it temporarily killed me. But a minute or two later ah awoke and mah healing factor had slightly slowed down, but over the next week there it boosted and worked much faster. They did these experiments ta me whilst ah was awake, and ah felt every cold and sharp blade poke at mah skin. Ah felt them cut me open. They tortured me and didn't use surgical anesthetic, and that's because it's hard ta get me under with anaesthesia. So they decided ta keep me awake so that ah would feel everything."
"Ah felt every cold blade slice through mah flesh. Every ounce of pain, every cut and slash across mah body. Oh, god, the pain. It hurt so damn much. They wanted me ta suffer fer what mah father did ta the head of Transigen's father, Dr Dale Rice, who originally owned Transigen, formerly the Weapon X Program, grafted Adamantium, the weaker version of pure Adamantine ta mah father's skeleton and planned to erase his memories. But mah father woke up before they could erase them, and after breaking out of the lab they had him in, a piece of the glass from the tank hit Doctor Dale Rice and injured him by hitting one of his organs, killing him. Years later, his son Doctor Zander Rice continued the Weapon X Program and named it Transigen. He used mutant remains ta create mutant children from cells taken from the dead mutants, and the cells became a fetus, which were inseminated inside of Mexican women, who no one can find anymore."
"Transigen used genetically modified crops like corn which would be consumed by other mutants, the modified crops were used ta slowly eradicate the X-gene which is a gene in our DNA code that allows us ta gain our powers naturally or through traumatic events which then trigger the power's activation after laying dormant since birth. And ever since, almost all the mutants are dead, mostly due to The Westchester Event, but also due ta what Alkalis Transigen have done, only mah biological sister, Laura and mah father, mah real dad, Logan and Professor Charles Xavier are alive and living, wait, no. Charles died."
"Charles died by that clone of mah father which was called X-24, and that clone was worse than mah father ever was. X-24 was grown from cells in one of the labs and had no soul. It, killed Charles, someone who ah loved like a grandfather figure. And that thing a few days later killed Logan in one of the forests on the border of another country called Canada. A few survivors of the Transigen Program, Laura and ah were going ta cross over ta which was called Canada, which is Logan's home country and where ah'm naturally from." James told the bacon-haired teen.
"Hence ah'm Canadian through ancestry. But when Transigen kidnapped me, ah was taken ta this other country called Mexico, and the Transigen children, Laura and ah were crossing ta Canada. Logan died saving our kind by allowing X-24 ta drag and impale him on a fallen branch. Me and laura tried saving him, but it was too late, he died in our arms, telling us his last few words. We gave him a burial and a eulogy." James said softly.
"Who was Charles Xavier exactly? And what did you mean by the Westchester Event?" Sunset asked softly, albeit curiously.
"Charles Xavier was a mutant like me, and there were thousands of us. Charles was a telepath, and knew that one day his brain would go haywire and his powers would hurt people. He tried preventing it his entire life through switching bodies in which he would transfer his conscious and brain into brain-dead patients. It worked most of his life, up until late 2025 and early 2026, in which Charles's power paralyzed and killed all the mutants, referred ta as the X-Men in his school which was called 'Charles Xavier's School For Gifted Youngsters.' Charles had one or quite a few degenerative brain diseases, ah think they were ALS, also known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, as well as having Alzheimer's and Dementia. He had a seizure which killed them all except Logan due ta his waning healing factor, which was weakening and slowing down. He was a wonderful professor and teacher. Ah'll never forget him as long as ah live." James replied, remembering as much as he could.
"I'm so sorry sweetie, I know that he would be, and is proud of you. He would want you to be happy." Sunset softly soothed, her voice full of loved and ever so gentle.
"Thanks, ah'll continue from here." James replied quietly.
"They also combined other mutants like Jean's telepathy and telekinesis, and other powers into mah body and DNA code, ah'm considered a demigod by the powers, as well as mah heightened senses, berserker rage, claws, healing and metal skeleton and claws. Not ta mention longevity naturally."
"Transigen used these six powerful stones from across the universe, and those stones are called The Infinity Stones, which are Mind, Power, Reality, Soul, Space and Time. They've also given me control over the stones, and ta use them without requiring the stones at all, meaning that ah can control the flow of time with the Time Stone, shift reality with the Reality Stone, take or give someone's soul with the Soul Stone, look into someone's mind and memories with the Mind Stone, and increase mah power and strength with the Power Stone."
"Oh, God, I'm so sorry for what they've done to you, baby." Sunset whispered lovingly, tears trailing down her cheeks at the story.
"It's fine, ya see, ah was born in 2018, meaning ah was 11 at the time of this all happening, in the year 2029, which is the year ah'm naturally from, but somehow ah was brought ta this city, in this version of Earth, in this universe in this other dimension in another timeline, so ah've aged seven years faster and have mah mind and body aged ta eighteen."
"Wow, must have been weird hearing a different voice and seeing yourself aged." Sunset chuckled dryly, earning a light grin and chuckle from James himself.
"Yeah." He replied. Then grabbed her hands and squeezed them gently, before looking into her eyes.
"Sunset, what ah am about ta tell ya could possibly ruin and end our relationship, please don't hate me fer this, or even leave me." He asked softly. His voice quivering and his breath hitching sharply.
"Ya see, due ta them also layering mah skeleton with tiny things ta stop my skeleton and mah claws from being rusted by the Adamantine, the stuff they layered it with are called Nano-Healing Particles, which also help keep me healing and eternally young, meaning that ah'm immortal, both engineered and naturally, naturally through birth and the Nano-Healing Particles on mah skeleton and mah claws thanks ta Transigen, meaning that if you were ta want ta still date me." He started. His voice clear and sharp, sorrow and pain filling his tone.
"You'd be immortal like me, either through a child if we ever were ta have one down the line, it would activate a healing factor through ya, as well as pass the Adamantine skeleton through tiny particles. Ya would also grow you bone claws in yer wrists and feet, just like me, which would also coat in Adamantine. Those cells would pass through reproducing cells of the Nano-Healing Particles. It would pass down my heightened senses and mah natural and engineered immortality along with mah natural eternal youth, or also getting all that through a blood transfusion."
"And the other sad factor is that if we were ta ever have a kid, he or she would possess mah abilities and yers, which would also mean the kid would be immortal. They'd have ta outlive his or her friends and so many other people they'd know."
"Ah don't want ta do that ta ya make yah suffer eternally like me because you and ah would both watch our friends and loved ones die around us. Ah can't put ya or our future kid through that pain, ah just can't! It' ain't fair on both of ya, so if ya want ta leave me, ya can." He finished sadly, the feeling of being all alone again and unknown was slowly breaking his heart and getting to him.
Sunset held his hands with her own, squeezing them gently in an act of comforting him as she looked him deep into his eyes. Filled with sadness, regret and fear.
"James, honey, I can understand why you don't want me to suffer like you," She began, "And I'm glad that you're such a wonderful person, it doesn't matter if I become immortal like you, because I'd be there with you until death literally does do us part. And even if our future child possess the same claws, healing, immortality, and senses, we'd be together until the end of time. Sure, we'd have to watch people we love and care about die, but sadly death is a natural part of life. Even if it makes me, you and our future kid exceptions to that rule, we'll always be together, no matter what. I want to be with you when the going gets tough, when you feel you can't fight back any more, when you feel too worn down, old and tired to want to fight back, I'll fight alongside you and have your back just as you do mine, I love you, and I may possess the same abilities as you, and it will take time to get used to, but we'll be together and we'll be happy, because even though we'll have to see others perish, we'll make new friends over the years but we can and we'll be happy." Sunset started firmly, the love she had for him filled her heart and mind to it's limits as she noticed he was near to crying.
"I don't want you to have to carry the burden of immortality and suffering alone, I want to carry the burden with you and always be on your side no matter what." Sunset softly whispered.
"So please, make me immortal and eternally young like you, i don't want to see you suffer alone, I want to take the burden with you, and never force you to ever deal with it alone, becaus I love you. So, so much. You always make me happy."
"You've been there for me when I've been down and not at my best. You've been there to pick me up when I've fallen. Whenever life knocks me down, you're the first person to always help me get back up."
James felt tears leak down his cheeks, he'd rarely cried in his lifetime, and had never known anyone closely enough to let his guard down.
"It's ok to cry sweetheart, it's not a weakness, you can cry, it's ok, it's one of your main emotions, pain, sorrow, you're allowed to show it."
That broke his emotional barrier as he sobbed uncontrollably, all the pent up guilt, sorrow, pain and anguish he felt was being released from his body, mind and soul, because she was someone he loved, and could let his guard down around.
He decided to keep Sunset from knowing about the kills he'd been forced to do, the lives forcefully taken due to Transigen's rivalry with the once co-owner and founder of the company. Dr Zander rice and Lieutenant Donald Pierce.
James felt the last of his anguish leave him as he calmed down from the torrent of emotion he had just felt, and somewhat, it felt good!, it had actually felt good to release his emotions and show what he was feeling.
"Are you okay now?" Sunset lovingly asked, caressing his cheek with a thumb lightly and ever so softly rubbing it down his cheek, feeling how smooth it was, as if it was the skin of a newborn's.
"Yeah, ah'm sorry." He began lightly.
"For what? You've got nothing to be sorry for." Sunset worriedly replied, what else was bothering him that it gave him the need to apologise.
"Fer keeping mah past, the traumatic torture and everything else secret, ah didn't want ta lose ya, it's been weighing on mah mind fer a long time and ah've put up mental and emotional guards so ta not let anyone mess with mah head and mah emotions. Ta not let anyone play and use me anymore." He finished silently. Sunset gently snaked a hand behind his lower back and laid her head on his shoulder, lightly peppering his neck with soft gentle kisses in an attempt to relax him.
"Well, from now on then, we keep no secrets from each other, ok?" .Sunset asked softly, her sapphire blue eyes looking into his own cocoa brown.
"Agreed, thanks for taking it so well, ah thought ya were gonna leave me, and then ah'd be all alone again, just like before." He stated, finishing silently.
"Baby." Sunset softly cooed, lovingly stroking his cheek and peppering his neck, chin and face in soft gentle kisses.
"I'll never leave you, I promise." Sunset whispered to him lovingly, gently kissing him and just cuddling with him on the couch.
James got up off of the couch, and moved one of the cushions out the way to make more room for them.
"Jamie?" Sunset asked cutely, using her secret nickname for him, which would always make him blush whenever she teased him with it.
"Yeah Sunny?" He replied softly, his voice smooth, soft and gentle.
"Can we lay on the couch here and just cuddle up and watch movies for a while? Or should we just cuddle in bed?" She asked cutely. Her voice a warm and loving presence.
"Whatever option ya want." He replied lovingly to the bacon-haired teenager.
"Well, can we just cuddle up in bed and spend the evening and night relaxing without having to worry about Anon A mIss?" Sunset asked, "I could really use a break from this Anon A Miss bullshit."
"Sure sweetheart." He softly replied. He gently scooped her up into his arms, carrying her gently and slowly up the carpeted stairs into their room as he laid her ever so gently into their bed. He then climbed in next to her as she snuggled up next to him, laying her head on his shoulder. James grabbed the covers and pulled the sheets over themselves.
"I love you sweetheart." Sunset declared adoringly yet tearfully, although not out of sadness but out of pure joy.
"Ah love ya too Sunset." He replied, his tone wavering and his voice quivering.
The two engaged in a gentle kiss, enjoying it while it was going to last for them.
The duo drew away from their makeout session and laid back down to watch more movies together, revelling in the warmth and love the room was giving off.
James tossed and turned. He snarled as his nose wrinkled in anger. He growled, almost as if he was a wolf preparing to kill it's prey. The feral mutant roared and snarled as he suddenly awoke from the nightmare, sweating profusely.
Sunset awoke next to him. She leaned over to him and placed her hands on his comfortingly.
"James, I heard your nightmare, are you ok?" She asked softly, her voice full of love and concern towards him. Her ocean blue eyes gazing softly into his own hazlenut brown eyes, which were locked onto he own softly.
"Do ya have nightmares?" He asked. His voice hoarse and quivering ever so slightly.
"Yes, nightmares about the fall formal" She replied, as she could relate to having nightmares.
"Mine are different" James mumbled, looking away slightly
He began to sit up as he winced in pain. His eyes tightly closed as he picked up the Adamantine bullet, its cylindrical shape fitting between his thumb and forefinger.
"Ya know what this is?" He asked, as she nodded silently. "It's made out of Adamantine." he quietly spoke, not wanting to take another trip down memory lane. "It's what they put inside of me, and is what's gonna coat yer skeleton."
"That's why it can kill us" He finished. " It's probably what's slowly killing me now."
"Ah got this a long time ago. Ah kept it as a reminder of, what ah am"
"Actually ah uhh". He sighed. "Ah was thinking of shooting mahself with it. Like Charles said". He said, copying his father, Logan's words, from when they were hiding with the mutant children in North Dakota, or "Eden" as the kids called it, before they were headed off to Canada which was a safe place for mutants both old and new.
"I've hurt people too" Sunset stated sadly, regretting her past. Tears of pain and sorrow burning in her eyes.
"You'll have ta learn how ta live with that" He added, regretting every time he had to kill. Be it for interrogation, survival or war.
"They were bad people" Sunset added, remembering the harsh glares and insults students had given her.
"All the same" He finished, before laying back down to sleep, as did she. Every day, he had to live with the fact that he had seen people die. Good and bad people. He wanted to be better. He wasn't going to ever let Sunset die or be hurt. He was going to protect her, no matter what.
James sat at his desk, rummaging through every photo of every student in the school, in hopes of connecting the dots and figuring out who Anon-A-Miss really was to clear Sunset's name. He scanned through every mystable account and looked for any connections that might give him any answers he may have needed.
James then scrolled through the Anon-A-Miss page and wrinkled his nose in disgust, whoever the person, or maybe persons was behind this account he would make sure were found out, and dealt with by the CCPD and CHS.
"Oh fer fuck's sake! Why can't ah figure it out, there has ta be a connection somehow, someone has ta know something which could assist me, Sunset and the principal and Vice-Principal in finding Anon-A-Miss." James growled with annoyance.
The 'Piggly Wiggly', 'Closet Of Shame' and the 'Test Paper' secrets would have to be known by someone, perhaps a little interrogation would have to be set up. He couldn't allow Anon-A-Miss to run wild and ruin more friendships. Secrets were getting darker and worse, people were fighting and arguing. The school was now an unfriendly place to be in, it would take such a long time for the school's reputation to come back up once Anon-A-Miss was found.
Sunset came downstairs to find her beloved trying to track Anon-A-Miss, they still had no luck whatsoever on finding out who was behind the account and it had frustrated the both of them. Shining Armor was trying to help them the best he could, and the both of them would be eternally grateful to him for his assistance.
"Still no luck?" Sunset asked as she draped her arms over his back and hugged him from behind, resting her head on his shoulder and kissing his neck ever so softly.
"Nope." James stated, his tone laced with frustration and anger.
"I know you're trying to help find Anon-A-Miss, but you should take a break for a while and not worry about it. I just hope this shit stops so that you and I can be happy, and maybe the girls and I can be friends again." Sunset sighed sadly, leaning into his arms.
"Ah promise ah'll find them and ah'll make they pay fer what they did ta ya." james promised, his voice stern and firm, yet also gentle and soft.
"Speaking of which, shouldn't ya message Twilight and see if she can try and help?" He suggested with a brow raised in concern.
Sunset nodded, before grabbing the book from her bag as she brought it over, opening it's dusty alabaster pages. She picked up a pen and began to write, but paused as she saw the frantic, scribbled reply from Twilight.
Dear Sunset Shimmer:
OH MY GOSH! I'm so sorry I haven't replied! We were setting up the Hearth's Warming party, I was so busy that I forgot to reply to you! I'm so sorry that you've suffered like this Sunset, you're my best friend. After Anon A Miss is settled, why don't you come back to Equestria for a while?
Just stay strong, be yourself and find your family.
Love Twilight Sparkle
Sunset read the message and felt tears blur her eyes as she sniffled before sobbing into James's chest. He rubbed her back soothingly, whispering soft nothings to her, in an attempt to soothe his heartbroken sunflower.
Sunset left his embrace, now feeling much calmer and relaxed.
Sunset picked up a pen and began to write back.
Dear Twilight Sparkle:
Sorry I haven't been replying to you, things are still sour with Anon-A-Miss still about and tearing friendships apart. I have a coltfriend now, his name is James, he means the world to me and I don't know where I'd be without him. I'm eternally grateful that you believe me and that you're on my side as well. You're my best friend too, thanks for everything Twilight.
I'll think about it, but I don't know if I'm ready to face Princess Celestia again, not after what I said and did to her. Love Sunset Shimmer.
Sunset closed the journal, gently placing it back on the desk as she sat against James, resting her head on his shoulder. she giggled happily as he carried her softly up the stairs and to their room, enjoying each other's embrace.
James awoke to find another post from Anon-A-Miss.
"Fer fuck's sake, why are they always posting every second of every day?" He groaned tiredly. He pulled himself off of the bed as it gave off a sharp creak, the wooden frame bending inward ever so slightly.
Sunset awoke next to him, smiling softly, a smile full of love and warmth towards him. Only for him.
James felt his phone quickly vibrate as he recieved a messaged from his old friend, Mekarm. An old friend of his and Shining's. The guy had lost his left arm, but James had managed to build him an arm with advanced technology which would act like a real arm.
"Who was that, sweetheart?" Sunset asked lovingly, resting her head on his shoulder.
"An old friend of mine from work. He lost an arm during a drug bust that he, Shining and ah were involved in, pretty dangerous. The stuff in that lab was lethal and flammable, so we went and busted them. Got them behind bars without bail." James stated firmly, remembering what went down that day.
flashback
"FBI AND CCPD THIS IS A BUST! HANDS IN THE AIR NOW! YOU ARE UNDER ARREST!" James thundered to the fugitives. He pulled out his pistol and cocked it, he would only fire as retalliation if they shot first.
The trio of wanted kingpins pulled out their own guns. James noticed one of them had a grenade and was wary of their next move.
"DROP YOUR WEAPONS!" Shining ordered, however the criminals refused to drop their weapons and opened fire.
James quickly ran at the group, taking bullets left, right and centre. The wounds healing immediately. The group of thugs terrified as they watched him heal rapidly before their eyes.
"Shining, do ah have yer permission ta wound or kill these assholes?" James asked, his best friend, partner and lieutenant quickly, feeling a shotgun bullet go through his shoulder.
"Only hurt them, just a little." Shining replied. Not wanting to have to explain to the commander why a man had a claw like stab through their shoulder or leg.
James nodded, pinning one of them to a wall and punching the thug hard in the face, knocking him out. The impact of the punch sending him flying.
He then grabbed the other criminal's wrist and sprained it, the pain and shock causing the second criminal to pass out.
The third guy was also knocked out, but not before pulling out the grenade and throwing towards Mekarm, who managed to get away from the explosive before it detonated. Mekarm's left arm was completely blown off. Blood, bone and flesh crackling and burning to ash in mere seconds.
Mekarm screamed in pain as Shining and James rushed over to him and called for an ambulance.
"Hold on buddy, yer gonna be ok man, trust me, just hold on fer me, we've called fer a medic to get ya ta the nearest hospital." James pleaded to his friend, heartbroken at the sight of bone, flesh and blood flaking off or still stuck to him, the shlick and squelch of liquified flesh ringing in his ears.
Medics soon arrived, and he was rushed to the nearest hospital, then undergoing immediate surgery.
Days had passed, as James and Shining went to visit him in his hospital ward.
Mekarm was asleep, put in a medically induced coma as the two of them were told. He would be in a medical coma for at least a month.
"Poor guy lost his whole entire left arm due ta it being blown off. Ah managed ta build him a bionic arm, one that thoroughly functioned like a real human arm, took him a month of therapy to be able to move the arm." James said quietly.
"How is he now? And how's he taking the arm?" Sunset asked softly, deep down she was eager to meat Mekarm. He seemed like a nice guy and a possible friend beside Princess Twilight, as well as her lover James, someone she also trusted deeply.
"He's fine, he's recovered, he also had a psychologist to help him through the emotional trauma he had, he's been asking about ya after ah told him about Anon-A-Miss, says he wants ta meet up with us sometime, would ya like ta meet him? He's a close friend of mine, and someone ah consider and love like a brother." James replied gently, he and Mekarm had an almost brotherly friendship, he'd never kept any secret from Mekarm or Shining.
"Sure, how about... today at Canterlot Park?" Sunset suggested.
"Sure, let me just give Shining a call, and we'll meet up together, get ta know each other." James informed her.
"Shining, Mekarm, this is mah girlfriend, Sunset Shimmer." James introduced the two to Sunset
"Sunset, this is my lieutenant and best friend Shining Amor of the CCPD, and this is Mekarm, also a lieutenant, and mah best friend." James introduced Sunset to his friends and lieutenants.
"Hey Sunset, Twilight says hi, and thanks for saving her from Cinch during the Friendship Games." Shining added.
"Hi Sunset, I'm Mekarm, me, Shining and James go a long way back. Me and Shining and James, we're all on your side, don't worry, I'll try and figure out who Anon-A-Miss is, once I have a lead, I'll let you know." Mekarm stated, shaking her hand.
"So, anyone want ta just go fer a coffee or what?" James stated,
"I could do with a coffee, me and you need to catch up on a lot." Mekarm said.
"Sure man, sorry about what happened ta yer arm though, ah should have stopped the grenade and taken the hit, not ya." James sadly spoke.
"It wasn't your fault, the criminal threw it and I managed to get away from the detonation but at the cost of losing one of my arms." Mekarm retorted sharply.
"Now, how about that coffee?" Shining asked.
the quadtriple then headed towards the nearest coffee shop, catching up and remembering all the good times they had together.
Sunset had just gone out to the store to pick up a few things, such as tea packs and noodles for lunch for herself and James. She felt a cold presence behind her as she felt something strike her from behind, knocking her out cold.
Sunset awoke feeling numb and cold, she noticed her hands were tied by the wrists to some heavy duty rope, as were her feet.
"Well, well, well, Anon A Miss has woken up". A voice spoke coldly, looking up she noticed Dumbbell, Gilda, Hoops and Score, as well as many more students from CHS.
Gilda grabbed a baseball bat and slammed it into Sunset's hip, fracturing the pelvic bone, she screamed in agony as they all laughed sadistically.
the troupe of students continued to beat Sunset black and blue until she passed out, her body bruised and severely wounded.
Sunset awoke, barely having enough energy to move or to try to figure out how to escape, she noticed with her left eye that was somehow still able to function, Gilda grabbing a branding iron, one that would be used on cattle and livestock, the group of students were surrounding Sunset as Gilda began to heat it up, once she had completed that task she slowly began to walk over, the smell of the iron rod getting stronger with each passing second.
"I-I'm not, Anon-A-Miss!" Sunset groaned weakly, her body too weak to fight back.
"We all know it's you! You had some sorta mark back in Equestria? What was it? A cutie mark? Well we're gonna give it back to ya, permanently." Gilda spat as she cackled darkly. The students held Sunset still as the rod was slammed into her right cheek. She screamed in uncontrollable terrorizing pain as she felt her skin bubble and burn, molding into the mark from the iron.
The rod was pulled away, her cheek glowing and slightly throbbing, Sunset passed out once again from shock and pain. The last thing she heard was police sirens and Shining Armor's voice. She swore she could hear James in the background, she gave up as her body went limp and everything went black.
Sunset was immediately rushed to the nearest hospital they could find. A heartbeat monitor connected by pads were placed on her chest. A cloth was layered with paper and tape was applied to try and stop the bleeding the best they could. the paper was stained with crimson blood. Sunset's blood.
"Stay with us, Sunset." Pleaded a nurse, tears brimming in the lady's eyes.
"We have several lacerations and bruises, and is that a brand mark?." The doctor asked disturbed by the sight, never in his life had he seen something so vile, this poor woman was covered in wounds and was near death.
James recieved an alert from Shining Armor and Mekarm, Sunset was at the hospital and about to undergo important surgery, he was confused as to why, but suddenly felt a cold, dreaded feeling in his stomach. He rushed downstairs, with only a pair of charcoal black jeans, a milky white tank top vest tucked in neatly into his jeans and a long- sleeved cerulean blue button down shirt undone over the vest.
James ran like the wind, getting tired but feeling his muscles regenerate and heal. Getting faster and more worried, he took a shortcut through a woodland park. He ran with everything he had. Breathing heavily, he remembered the forest battle back in Mexico. He growled and roared like the wolverine he was deep down inside. mimicking his father's berserker roar.
His roar shook through the forest, alerting any people within of something primal.
Anon A Miss had taken it too far, they'd brought out his inner animal.
His eyes had slitted, and two jagged canine teeth had formed in his lower jaw. He sped through the forest, claws out as he slashed at trees, marking them with his symbol. The symbol of the wolverine.
He ran as fast as he could to the coordinates of the hospital that Shining Armor had given him. He had a small backpack on with a drip bag full off his healing blood filled with small Adamantine and Nano-Healing Particles. He always kept a drip bag of it just in case he lost his healing factor as this was a backup supply to restore his healing factor should he need it whatsoever.
Soon, he had reached the hospital, slowing down and reaching the reception area as Shining Armor and Mekarm came through an elevator and informed him of what they had found in the warehouse that she had been taken to. And all the wounds her body that had been dealt to her.
James could feel tears prick in his eyes, his fists clenched in anger. He wanted to kill those motherfuckers left, right and center. They had not only pissed off his human side, but now the animal part of him was awoken. It awoke and roared ablaze with anger but whimpered for Sunset. The animal side of him loved Sunset dearly too. The animal may have been brash, rude and the part of him that he hated so much, but it was still part of him and his mind. The wolverine within him was overwhelmed with emotion. Worry, fear, anger, sadness, disgust, pain and self-hatred.
"Shining, this is all mah fault. Ah shoulda stayed with her. If ah had protected her none if this would've happened. Ah'm such a fucking problem fer people. Bad shit happens ta the people ah care about! Ah'm a terrible boyfriend." James quietly spoke, tears brimming in his eyes.
Sunset's operation had been finished. She was stabilized and placed in her ward. James walked in and sat down, clasping her hand in his own. Seeing her in the state she was in had broken his heart in two.
"Ah'm so sorry Sunset. This is all mah fault. Please forgive me. Ah love yah so much." James pleaded as he let go of her hand and intertwined his own, resting his chin on his hands as he closed his eyes and shook, overcome with emotion. Tears began to trail down his eyes as he sobbed uncontrollably. Hiccuping as he sobbed,
James realized he had the drip bag. He alerted Mekarm to hook it up. After explaining to a nurse he was a doctor in training which was a lie so that they would allow him to use his healing blood that had been extracted by Transigen. There was enough to thoroughly heal her. He gently placed the IV drip into her vein and artery within her left wrist, watching as the healing blood and Nano-Healing Particles went straight to work, undoing the repairs the surgeons had done. Soon everything internal was repaired to a new and fresh state. Every bruise and laceration healed within mere seconds. The surgical tape covering the wound had been taken off, exposing the wound. James wrinkled his nose in disgust as the wound knitted itself back together, repairing the skin and everything exposed underneath. He wasn't disgusted with Sunset's wound because of what it was, but because of whom had done it.
Her body had healed itself perfectly, all wounds were fixed as everything regenerated. Erasing any mark of a wound, the light crackle of flesh regrowing, pulling itself back together.
Sunset awoke, blinking slowly as her eyes adjusted to the bright light. James took notice, tears began to drip down his cheeks. Tears of love and joy.
"James. honey, what's wrong?" Sunset worriedly asked him, that's when she felt over her face for any bruises or the brand mark, finding fixed and new flesh instead.
"Ah had ta use it. Ah had ta do it. There was no other way." James whispered sadly, his voice breaking with every word.
"What did you have to do?" She asked softly, noticing him gulp out of fear and worry. The fear of being abandoned all over again.
"W-Well, when Transigen had kidnapped me, they took a giant blood sample which is compatible with any type as ah'm a type -O. They put it in a drip ta be converted into the Mutant Growth Hormone healing booster. However, they forgot and ah took it with me just in case ah needed it if mah healing however shuts off or begins ta fail. It means that yer now immortal. Ya have a healing factor like me. The Adamantine cells in mah blood have now coated yer skeleton making ya weigh something over two hundred pounds. This also means that ya may or may not have grown Adamantine-laced bone claws, possibly two or three in each wrist. As well as the same result in each foot. Ya have also gained mah feral senses, and ah think the Phoenix Force was passed ta ya as well. Ah still have it. The Phoenix Force bestowed itself upon ya. It chose ya as another user of it's power." James stated, saddened by the fact that she had to gain his abilities to survive.
"It was the only way. Ah'm so sorry." James added, sighing in self-hatred and sadness.
"I know it's going to be hard to get used to, but you saved my life. I'll always be grateful to you for that honey, I promise. It's not your fault this happened, so please don't think you are to blame for what happened to me. I love you so much." Sunset softly whispered. She sat up and clasped her hand in his own, looking into his eyes and seeing every memory he'd ever had, all the pain he had suffered and felt. She was heartbroken by how much self-hatred he was feeling because of what Gilda and her cronies had done to her.
Sunset leaned over to him and pressed her lips against his, kissing him softly and wrapping her arms around his shoulders.
The two parted their lips and fondly smiled at each other, gazing into each other's eyes.
"Shining and Mekarm also saved ya. They found ya beaten black and blue, covered in cuts, bruises, a broken nose, lacerations and a brand mark on yer cheek. Ya were rushed here and put straight into surgery. Ah arrived shortly after. And after seeing what those fuckers had done ta yah, ah knew ah had ta do this ta ya. It was the only way ta save and heal ya. Ah'm so sorry." James stated, looking away in shame.
"Stop feeling guilty. There was no other option but this one. It was forced upon you. Even though you made the choice to use your own healing blood it was a forced choice to make." Sunset told him in a firm but loving tone. He looked into her eyes, and as he did, a connection was created, their souls wrapped tightly around each other. Their minds opening and offering the other to see inside it. An act of complete love and trust. Within that, they could now communicate telepathically by hearing each other's thoughts.
"Ah also grabbed yer journal fer ya and a pen. Here." James said as he handed Sunset her oak brown journal, scrolling to the last page she'd written in, seeing a reply from Twilight, she was coming. She noticed the reply james scribbled down as he grinned sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment, reading what he had written as a reply.
"James, Twilight's coming, and so is my mother, Princess Celestia. I'm scared." Sunset whispered fearfully. She didn't want to face her mother. Not just yet at least.
"Why are ya scared, darlin?" He asked softly, his voice gentle and loving.
"W-We didn't part on the best of terms when we last met. I said and did some really nasty stuff, heck, I almost killed the girls and Twilight. I've done so, so many bad things. Perhaps she doesn't deserve me as a daughter." Sunset whispered, sniffling sadly, the guilt filling her up.
"Sunset like ah said before, you've changed, the others at CHS may not see it but ah do. Even if they never see it, ya have got me and Twilight. Even Mekarm and this world's Shining and Twilight. We've all got yer back." James stated firmly, love clear in his tone.
"T-Thank you." She sniffled. "I don't know where I'd be without you." She said through hiccups, her breath hitching.
"Ya have no reason ta thank me, ah'll always be here fer ya, no matter what, and that's a promise." James stated,
"Princess Celestia, please don't do anything rash! James is very protective over her. Don't do or say anything that could set him off. He's in the hospital with her. He hasn't left her side since. I've been wondering, would you be ok with having him move to Equestria with Sunset? He's a wonderful stallion- I mean man! He's like a brother to me. Please princess, for Sunset." Twilight pleaded with her eons old teacher.
"Twilight, from what you've told me he sounds devotional and protective. Which is what I like in a stallion. I think he meets my regards and is free to join us in Equestria." Celestia stated, her powers flaring, she loved her daughter. After hearing about the "jump" as the modern kids of this world called it these days, and all the injuries she had sustained, she declared that Sunset wasn't safe anymore in this world.
"Sunset isn't safe here anymore Twilight. Once we all head back through the portal, shut it down so that it functions every thirty moons please, my student." Celestia ordered the lavender skinned woman.
"Of course Princess." Twilight obeyed. Almost as if she were a dalek taking orders from its superior. Celestia and Twilight then walked into the hospital and to the designated room.
Sunset rested her eyes as james held her hand gently, deciding to stay with her for as long as he could. He heard a knock at the door to their ward.
"May we come in James? Sunset? It's me Twilight. And guess who else is here?" She quietly stated.
"Is my daughter here?" A regal, elegant voice asked with concern.
James went to open the door to find his best friend and someone he loved like a sister standing there. A sheepish smile gracing her features. Standing next to her was a woman with alabaster white skin and pink hair. A white dress blowing slightly from the open window, allowing cool air to fill the room.
"Mom?" Sunset asked, her voice hoarse, quivering and tears began dripping down her cheeks.
Princess Celestia, in the form of her pseudonym Sunny Skies, dashed over to Sunset and cupped her cheek in her palm, looking her daughter deep in the eyes.
"Oh, my little sunshine, I'm so sorry sweetheart. I should've checked up on you myself. Please forgive me." Celestia whispered heartbrokenly, "What did they do to you?" She sobbed. Looking at James for assistance.
"Ah'll show you through an illusion, it'll show ya exactly what they did ta her. But Celestia, the only way ta save her was ta give her a blood transplant using mah blood, as it managed ta heal her. Mah blood has mah rapid healing, feral instincts. immortality, claws and an Adamantine coated skeleton. Ah'm so sorry your highness, there was no other way ta heal her. It was forced upon me." James stated sadly, fear slightly showing in his tone.
He then looked Celestia in her eyes and placed a finger to the side of his head, talking to her through the mind, and showed her through the illusion what had been done. Celestia placed a hand over her mouth to stiffle a gasp of horror and disgust as tears blurred in her eyes.
Celestia saw all the cuts, lacerations and bruises she had sustained, and was that...her cutie mark? In the shape of a brand? Had a bunch of children done this to her daughter over some stupid account?
"Sunset, oh my sweet baby girl, I'm so sorry." Celestia whimpered as she hugged her daughter tightly, cocooning her in her motherly embrace.
"No! Don't be! It was all my fault mom. I was a terrible daughter. Selfish and a brat because you wouldn't make me a princess. I don't deserve to be your daughter. I've never been able to forgive myself, and I don't think I ever will be able to." Sunset whispered weakly, sniffling as tears trailed down her cheeks. The emotional pain within her being released. Celestia lovingly dried them, giving her daughter a soft smile as she hugged her.
"I forgave you a long time ago, my little sun. You will always be my daughter, my little baby girl I gave birth to all those years ago. Twilight's told me everything that you've done. You've done so much good here as well as bad, but moreso you've done more good than bad. You need to start forgiving yourself otherwise it weighs on your conscience forever." Celestia whispered softly, shushing her daughter as Sunset sobbed into her mother's chest, releasing every ounce of anguish and pain she had been holding back.
James watched with sadness seeing Sunset so hurt and broken. He hated seeing her in so much pain. It made him hurt just as much as she was.
"Sunset darlin, ah forgave you a long time ago too, ah'll always be here fer ya, no matter what, and that's a promise ah intend ta keep and never forget." James firmly told his heartbroken lover.
"James, my student Twiight tells me you're Sunset's coltfriend now? She's also asked me for permission if you could come and live with Sunset and Twilight in her castle, would you like to join us? Once we go back the portal will go back to opening every thirty moons as it used to." Celestia asked him, eyeing him for any reaction.
"Ah'll join ya in yer homeworld, and ah'm only going cuz ah want ta protect Sunset. Ah fear fer her safety just as much as ya do. But wouldn't it be weird fer a pony and human ta be together? And in Equestria no less?" James asked concerned, he didn't want to fuck up Equestria's government with the interspecies idea. He didn't know how others would take it.
"Others may have something against it, I won't lie. But you're a good colt for Sunset to be with, don't worry. I have to thank you James, for protecting my daughter during Anon-A-Miss. The kidnapping, or "foalnapping" as we ponies would say it, wasn't your fault." Celestia replied softly.
"I'll be heading to the portal with Twilight, you and Sunset can grab any belongings you need or wish to bring with you. That is if you would like to?" celestia asked.
"There's one thing on me that ah want ta bring, it's personal and it's important ta me." James stated as he pulled out two shiny rectangular dog tags with the names 'Logan'. 'Wolverine'.
"These belonged to mah biological father Logan, who's real name was James Howlett, as ah was named after mah father. Ah took these and kept them after he died. Ah want to carry his legacy and what he lived fer, ah won't let the history of mutantkind die. Ah'm gonna continue it no matter what." James informed, twirling the dog tags in his palm, the clink and clank of metal present.
"We'll be waiting by the portal, good luck. Thank you for everything, James." Twilight told her other best friend, who she loved like a brother, even though she had Shining as a brother, James had that brotherly side about him. She hugged him and Sunset. The trio smiling softly.
"Well, this is it. I'm going home, and I'm bringing you with me." Sunset stated as she kissed him deeply for the last time as a human, and dashed through the portal.
"Mekarm, ya ready man? This is gonna be probably painful and tiring, but let's do it anyway fer Sunset." James stated, as Mekarm nodded. The two grabbed hands and waited.
James quickly scanned the energy and used a cosmic teleport. The two arrived in Equestria. However he had still retained his human form, instead of either an earth pony, unicorn, pegasi or alicorn.
"Sunset? Where are ya?" james asked worriedly.
"Over here sweetie." Sunset whispered softly.
James turned around and noticed his lover. She had a brilliant amber coat with a gold and red striped mane, god she was still beautiful as a pony just as much as a human. She even had a horn atop her forehead as she blushed, pawing the ground anxiously.
"Ugh, am I still human? Or pony?" Mekarm asked, his synthetic hand grasping the warm ground.
"Yep, still the same human ah remember." James chuckled, earning a punch from Mekarm.
Sunset chuckled and followed Twilight to the main kitchen, seeing her and Sunset as a pony was new for him, as it was the same situation for Mekarm. The duo following the mares in suit.
What they didn't expect was the pony versions of his and Sunset's former ex friends, he wanted to yell at them but didn't, they had done nothing wrong to him and Sunset ever in their lives.
"Oh! Um, Sunset, James and Mekarm, meet my friends. I know it's a bit personal with the Anon-A-Miss recently, but I promise these versions of my friends will never betray you. Ever." Twilight promised James and Sunset.
"Thanks Twi, ya know, you've been like a sister ta me. Ah love ya as a friend, ah really do but ah love ya like a sister, ah'm admitting that." James stated.
"Agreed, you've been on my side during Anon-A-Miss, and I can't thank you enough, you've been like a little sister to me, and I love you as a friend and sister." Sunset hiccuped, gaining a hug from Twilight.
"I love you both as friends but also like a big brother and big sister, I'd never betray you both, and James, you've done a lot for Sunset, thank you." Twilight softly whispered, tears brimming in her eyes as she hugged her bipedal friend.
"Twilight, since it's Sunset's birthday soon, I'm planning on having her ascend to an alicorn, she's deserved it. She's suffered so much during this Anon A Miss problem, and she's saved that world three times. It's now that she's deserving of being an alicorn, I'll need you, Cadence and Luna as well as myself present in order to cast the spell needed for ascension." Celestia asked her faithfull student.
"Of course princess, whatever you need!." Twilight answered her mentor and teacher. "I'll go set up the tree of harmony." She added.
"I want Sunset to feel that she can be happy, when she said she didn't deserve to be my daughter, that worried me, I don't know what's going on in her head Twilight and I'm so worried." Celestia asked her student, surely Twilight would know.
"Celestia ah know what's wrong. She's been so upset about meeting ya and reconciling. She's been feeling so much guilt and self-hatred ta the point she wanted ta kill herself. Ah talked her out of it and told her that you'd forgive her and always love her no matter what. She was so distraught and heartbroken, she feels she failed you, she thinks she deserves ta suffer for planning ta take over Equestria, and almost killing her ex friends and Twilight, she's been down ever since. She's been good at hiding it but she's been in so much pain. She needs ya now more than ever! She needs Luna, her aunt! She needs ta know she has family and is loved by you guys, you need to show that ya love her, just telling her won't work, she's a smart girl, she'll think you're pretending. She's not trying ta be mean by thinking that, she's just heartbroken and scared. She was scared you was going ta put her on trial and have her executed. It gave her constant nightmares that ah soothed, ah'm not mad at you, Celestia, ah'm just stating what's been going on inside her head. She loves ya but she's scared of being hurt even more. That fear and worry is taking over and causing a psychological condition called Depression, in which someone locks themselves away and emotionally, 'shuts down'. She needs therapy, a lot of it. She needs a lot of motherly love from ya and from her aunt, she needs ta know that she'll always be loved." James stated softly.
"How do you know what depression is, James?" Celestia asked curiously yet cautiously.
"Because ah've had it, lived with it. Ah've seen so many people die. Good and bad. People ah've loved like brothers and sisters, and someone a mother die by the hands of mah enemies. Everyone ah know goes away in the end. Everyone ah know like mah adoptive and biological family is dead, all my friends are dead, all mah allies are dead. Everyone in mah life is dead! Bad shit happens ta people ah care about! Everyone ah know is six feet under the ground! Never to feel, see, smell, hear and live ever again!" James stated. Recalling Logan's death by X-24 as the emotionless and soulless clone killed him, impaling him on a fallen branch.
"I'm so sorry for everything you've suffered, you never deserved it." Celestia whispered, placing a comforting hoof on his shoulder as she sniffled.
"These dog tags, as they're called belonged ta mah father Logan, who was killed by the Adamantium coating his skeleton which was always poisoning him, meaning his healing factor always fought it off."
"Over time his healing got slightly slower. When a company called Alkalis Transigen, pretending ta be a Cancer Research Study programn slipped Anti-Mutant chemicals into corn syrup and other things ta eat and drink, the mutant population plummeted within two years, and eventually we were driven ta extinction."
"The only remaining mutants were a guy called Caliban, mah father Logan, and another man who was like a grandfather figure ta me, called Charles Xavier."
"X-24 killed Logan and Charles, although Charles died first, then Logan. Transigen had been using mutant DNA samples taken from bodies and had mexican women raped and fertilised ta give birth ta mutants made from the remains."
"The children there were named Rictor, April, Bobby, Charlotte, Delilah, Erica, Gideon, Jackson, Jamaica, Joey, Jonah, Julie, Laura, formerly X-23, Mira, Rebecca, Stephen, Tamara, and Tomás. Laura is mah sister, and ah was known formerly as X-25, a combined mix of Laura and X-24's strengths and abilities."
"Ah was the perfect wolverine clone that they wanted. X-24's cells weren't pure, they had ta be altered, and Laura's Y chromosome was damaged ta the point the only other option was a female clone of Logan. Eventually they found me, kidnapped me and tortured me fer years since ah was ten years old."
"Ah'm getting off track. The only other family ah have left is Laura as ah don't know who mah biological mother is, so ah've had ta assume she's dead. Those dog tags are what keep me going and want ta keep on living. Because ah want ta honor mah father's legacy and continue it from where he left off." James stated, not mentioning the Munson's and what he had seen.
"Anyways, me and Sunset are off ta bed, see ya both in the morning, we're emotionally exhausted after what happened today." James said as he yawned before turning around and heading to his and Sunset's quarters. The two lovers cuddled up together in bed, sunset laying her head once again on his chest as she drifted off to sleep pleasantly. "Goodnight my love, I love you," She murmured as she nuzzled his chest. James drifted off himself a few minutes later, the two sleeping happily together.
The CMC, otherwise known as the Canterlot Movie Club were hanging out in their clubroom.
The trio of girls were looking at their phones on the Anon-A-Miss blog, all the students posting secrets and going behind each other's back.
"Girls, ah think we went too far with Anon-A-Miss. We've hurt so many students, broken so many friendships and we've hurt our sisters. All because we were jealous of them spending more time with Sunset than us, if ya ask me, ah want us ta confess." Apple Bloom said as she looked at her two best friends who were watching people send in requests to spill a secret they had.
"Yeah, me too, I don't like being this mean." Sweetie-belle added, tears slightly pricking in her eyes.
"WHAT!? Just like that you want us to stop? Fine, but if this goes south, I'm blaming this on you." Scootaloo conceded, as the trio decided to find their sisters and confess to being Anon-A-Miss.
"Apple Bloom! How could ya?!" Applejack yelled angrily, tears in her eyes. She couldn't believe that her sister wa the real Anon-A-Miss account along with her two friends.
"Sweetie Belle please tell me you're joking." Rarity begged. She didn't want to believe that her sister was part of Anon A Miss.
"Scoots you have to be lying for Sunset, she's forcing you to say this!" Rainbow Dash thundered at her young charge. She couldn't have been Anon-A-Miss. It was all Sunset! not these three! She needed Sunset to be Anon-A-Miss but she had no clue why.
"We didn't mean fer it ta go this far, honest!" Apple Bloom retorted.
"What have we done?" Fluttershy whispered, she was on the edge of a breakdown. She walked backwards and sat down, her back slightly slanted. She put her palms over her eyes and began to sob uncontrollably, the guilt taking over as she continuously sobbed.
Pinkie Pie's hair was deflated, she felt a tidal wave of guilt wash over her. She and the others had kicked Sunset out of their group in their belief that she was Anon-A-Miss.
"D- Did you guys hear about what happened on the news? My mom and I were at the hospital since you all know she works there and Sunset was rushed in, covered in cuts and bruises. And her cheek...Someone branded her cutie mark into her cheek. Oh God...So many wounds. But you set her up, Dash. You planned to have her beaten and killed didn't you? It's been rumoured around the hospital that it was you. A pair of detectives went to a warehouse where Sunset was found. There were DNA and blood traces, even the iron used on Sunset was left behind. There was rope and a knife! How could you Dash!? How could you plan to hurt and kill her!? You're wanted Dash, you're a criminal now, just hand yourself in. I hate you Dash!" Fluttershy screamed, tears trailing down her cheeks. Her fists clenched in utter fury.
"I-I don't know what I was thinking! Alright!? I was angry!" Rainbow retorted fearfully, which was rare for her as she rarely showed fear. Her arms and body shaking with anger and a sense of fear.
"Let's just go and see the principal and Vice-Principal. They need to know who Anon-A-Miss is. I'm sorry girls, it has to be done. You started this, and now you finish it." Fluttershy requested emotionlessly.
"I am so disappointed in you three! How could you do this to Sunset, your sisters and all the students?!" Principal Celestia asked, shaking her head in disgust and disappointment at the trio's actions.
The trio had their heads down in shame and guilt, faint sobs could be heard coming from the three teens.
"WHAT POSSESSED YOU THREE TO PULL SUCH A STUNT!?" Vice-Principal Luna thundered. The CMC now were shaking in fear as sobs wracked their bodies once again.
"We-we weren't thinking at all, we were so jealous and angry that it seemed like a good idea at the time." Apple Bloom whispered fearfully.
"Let's go to the auditorium, you three will admit to being Anon-A-Miss, and log into it before deleting it. You will also clean out your lockers as you are expelled from Canterlot High. You will be arrested shortly once a few members of the CCPD arrive." Principal Celestia commanded.
"Good afternoon CHS, we have found the culprit behind Anon-A-Miss, however, it is not Sunset, but instead the CMC." Celestia explained to the crowd of students as the trio entered the stage, huddling each other for emotional support.
The crowd, however only began howling with laughter at this, Sunset is Anon-A-Miss, they all thought.
"Stop lying Principal Celestia, we all know it's Sunset. She posts daily, it even looks like her! It's something she'd do!" A student yelled out.
"Actually, Sunset has not been in school for a few days. Which is funny because she rarely misses time off of school, and the reason is because as of recent a few fellow students kidnapped, assaulted and wounded Sunset almost fatally. She arrived at Canterlot Hospital covered in cuts, lacerations from rope, bruises and a mark of the sun burned into her cheek by an iron poker rod. How I know this? CCPD were given an anonymous tip on where Sunset was kidnapped, there were blood samples and the rod itself was left behind in a haste for the culprits to get away." Celestia informed the crowd.
The students gasped as slight sobs filled the room, many tried to make it seem she was lying. They were addicted to the idea she was Anon-A-Miss.
"Sunset will take months, if not an entire year to fully recover from her physical and mental wounds. The CCPD will be arriving now, and a message to those who assisted in the kidnapping, assault and attempted murder. You brought this on yourselves." Celestia coldly spoke. Some students had looks of fear and guilt on their faces, they were involved with the kidnapping. And she could tell that by their facial expressions and their body language.
"Lieutenant Shining Armor and lieutenant Mekarm will now take over." Celestia spoke.
Shining Armor walked over towards the three girls, watching them look at the crowd in horror, shock and sadness.
"Log in and delete the account now!" He growled, his anger prominent in his tone. "Sunset and James are here and will come in and show you what you've done to her. James is her emotional support. Oh, and a word of advice. Don't piss him off. If you do, see what happens. I dare you." Shining Armor spoke sharply.
Apple Bloom logged into MyStable, and deleted the account, but not before making a final post stating, "We are Anon A Miss."
The crowd's eyes widened in shock and disgust, how could those three do this to them and Sunset? That was when they realised that she truly was innocent, and everyone in the gym immediately felt waves of regret and guilt flood them. Some cried and sniffled, whereas others went silent, not knowing what to do or what to say. The crowd felt a flurry of mixed emotions.
Sunset walked onto the stage slowly as James used the illusion trick on everyone except Luna and Celestia. They had already seen the pictures of Sunset's now healed wounds.
The crowd gasped as they took notice of Sunset's apparent 'injuries', bruises and the lacerations slightly healed. The cuts slightly closed and had slightly healed, but would take a long time before it healed properly. They would leave small, faded marks once healed. Everyone then took in the mark on her cheek, they could smell rotting and decaying flesh, the metallic smell of blood now in the air. Many threw up whilst others broke down at the sight.
"Is this what you wanted to happen to me?" Sunset sobbed weakly, her voice sounding faint and dry. "Did you really want to hurt me that much? To the point I died?" Sunset asked, her eyes teary and filled with soul-crushing sadness. She then internally gave a smug smile before asking them something that would make them feel sick to the stomach and would show if they cared or not.
"Did you really want me dead? Did you want me killed? Taken away from my family? Away from my mom, my dad and my aunt? Did you really want to hurt them as well by killing me? Is that what you think is right? Killing me for revenge but unknowingly hurting my family?" Sunset asked as others broke and apologised profusely, even her ex friends did the same. They didn't let her listen, so she didn't have to listen to them either.
"It was lucky that Shining and Mekarm saved my life, otherwise I would have been abandoned shortly after and left to die." She added as she saw the ones who were there. She used the remote for the projector as it slowly hovered down for all the students to see.
The names of the students were listed above, the names of those who partook in the assault and attempted murder.
"Due to this being a cyberbullying case, the CCPD is now involved, those who partook please put your hands up and surrender. Don't complicate things or try to run away." Shining Armor commanded, as those who were not involved left the auditorium out of disgust and hatred for those who hurt her.
Those who tried to kill her had been detained and taken in for questioning. Sunset and James headed to the portal, they looked back at CHS for one last time as they heard and saw their ex friends run up to them.
"We're so sorry darlings!" Rarity cried as she tried to hug Sunset, only to be pushed away.
"I'm so so sorry Sunset, I wanted to believe you were innocent, but Dash persuaded me and it was so hard to choose." Fluttershy sobbed. James and Sunset couldn't help but feel bad for her, but she had turned on them, all of them did.
"Ah'm so sorry Sunset, please forgive meh." Applejack hiccuped as she tried to reach out for the bacon-haired teen. Only to be stopped by James as he only growled and snarled at her.
"I'm super duper luper sorry Sunset!" Pinkie wailed as she sobbed uncontrollably, covering her face with her hands.
"Ya know what hurts most Fluttershy, all of you? AH LOVED YA LIKE SISTERS! ah wanted to one day make you aunts for Sunset and mine's future kid! Heck, even godparents! But no, ya have all ruined that chance. Ah loved ya all more than anything like sisters. Ah considered you family! Is this how ya treat family? Hurt them!? Turn on them! Is that what family means ta ya guys!?" James thundered, tears dripping down his cheeks as to them it felt like being stabbed with thousands of tiny knives.
"We're leaving fer good. Don't expect me, Sunset or Twilight ta help ya and this school should there be any more magic based problems. Do it yerself. Good riddance." James snarled as Sunset dashed through the portal, he then used his cosmic teleport again and landed back in Equestria in Twilight's castle.
James, Sunset, her mother, aunt and her father, Discord travelled through the portal to the managed to human world in order to interrogate Anon-A-Miss, who were actually the CMC.
James teleported through the portal with a thud as he rolled forward and landed on his right knee that would bring a tear to any sergeant's eye. Sunset ran through the portal and almost fell, but was caught by James as he grabbed her hand to help her up.
Discord tumbled through the portal, as he had never used a human form before, Luna and Celestia did the same, although Celestia managed to land on her feet.
"Wow, so this is what this world looks like." Luna said in awe, her mouth agape and her eyes wide in shock.
"Yeah it is, the only ones we need ta interrogate are the CMC, and maybe Sunset's ex-friends, everyone else we leave alone." James stated, focusing on his task on finding the CMC.
He could smell Apple Bloom due to the smell of apples and horses on her. He could smell the perfume on Sweetie Belle and the sweat from Scootaloo. Having advanced senses really helped tracking people.
He walked into the school with Sunset, everyone turned to look at them in shock and fear as they moved out of the way to let them through. James snarled at the students who had physically assaulted Sunset, disgust and anger burning in his eyes.
The duo walked into their old clubroom, Sunset's family in tow.
James had managed to find the CMC and the rainbooms together, requesting they follow him as the matter was quite important, and it involved all of them.
"Let us make this room more like home." Celestia spoke in a voice of authority, the princess of the sun then sprouted pony ears, a long horn and white angelic wings. The room slowly shifted to match that of the throne room. The white quartz walls only paling slightly. The floor shifting to alabaster white quartz and a crimson carpet leading towards six golden thrones.
James and Sunset sat in the two middle thrones, with Celestia and Luna on Sunset's right, and Discord on Sunset's left, Twilight standing at her friend's side.
Sunset's clothing began to reshape and shift into a beautiful red dress, a sceptre slolwy forming in her hand, its tip was sharp and shaped like her cutie mark, Gold but had a side of red on it's right side.
Celestia and Luna summoned a sceptre for themselves.
Twilight copied the spell and soon had a sceptre of her own in the shape of her cutie mark , a purple six pointed star with sharpened tips. Discord, not having a cutie mark, summoned a staff.
James summoned the Murmasas's blade, the Adamantium sword had a merged piece of his and Logan's soul, their agony, and hatred. If it struck either of them, they would take two days to heal from the wound inflicted upon them by the blade
James's clothing began to change into a white Royal Navy guard unform lookalike along with a jet black tie that had been done in a windsor knot. The Golden tassles on the wrists slowly atomizing into existence, his pants were now white pants, almost as if they were made from the finest silk. Gold stripes slowly snaking their way up to his shoulders upon his royal attire. His shoes were black leather boots, polished thoroughly and were as shiny as glass.
The RainBooms and the CMC gasped in awe at the royal family.
"Will Apple Bloom, Scootaloo and SweetieBelle please step forward?" Celestia requested as the three terrified pre-teens stepped forward towards the royal family, shaking with complete and utter fear. This was not the anger of a leader. Oh no, this was the anger of a mother whose child was hurt.
"Tell me why you tried to hurt my daughter! What made you three think it was a good idea to embarass your fellow peers, and allow Sunset to take the fall for what you did causing her to suffer whilst you got away with it?" The princess asked the three, her eyes narrowed down in anger towards them.
"We were jealous of how much time our sisters were spending with Sunset instead of us." Sweetie-Belle whimpered fearfully.
"We were also doing it to get back at Sunset for what she did to our sisters, she wasn't punished enough!" Scootaloo added, giving Sunset a cold, harsh and unfriendly glare.
"But we soon saw that the secrets were getting worse, there were a few we didn't use because they were too dark and dangerous, we used the ones we thought would help us get back at Sunset." Apple Bloom added in.
"Attacking a member of the royal family is a very serious crime, Apple Bloom. The punishment at worst is death or banishment by far." Celestia spoke firmly towards the culprits that hurt her daughter.
"My sister banished me to the moon for a thousand years." Luna stated.
"I was turned into stone and placed in the royal gardens". Discord added in to his sister-in-law.
"I turned on my mom, escaped to this world and was exiled." Sunset butted in with her aunt and father as she blushed, scratching the back of her head in embarrasment.
"As you can see, they were all fairly punished, and have learnt from their mistakes." Celestia finished sharply.
"Do ya three think that having a grudge against someone justifies the right fer them ta be hurt? Ta suffer? Fer them ta die?DO YA!?" James roared, his claws protracting throught his fist with a metallic SNIKT!
"W-What kind of monster are ya?" Apple Bloom asked fearfully.
"The Wolverine." James growled, his voice aggressive and unfriendly. He felt Sunset's hand intertwined with his own. He retracted the claws back into his wrists between the Ulna and Radius bones where they were stored.
"I need to get going, I need to keep the portal ready for when you all come back." Twilight stated, before getting out of her throne as it dissolved into space and time. James quickly teleported her to the portal as she crossed through it. Once that was taken care of, he teleported back to their old bandroom which was now a royal hall.
"Mind if I have anything to say about this?" The human version of Twilight, or Sci-Twi as she was known asked them. She walked into the room with an unfriendly frown, eyeing the RainBooms for any responses.
"Crystal Prep may be too orderly, prideful and has a terrible and evil principal, but at least they didn't let Cyber Bullying ever happen at their school. Or cause a scapegoat to blame a student who did nothing wrong, or cause some students to become suicidal or killers and let the students turn into heartless criminals for attempting assault and murder on an Innocent girl!" Sci-Twi thundered at the five now afraid girls.
"And what did you five do? Instead of finding real evidence, or act rational, even ask questions before pointing fingers and staying as a true and loyal friend, you all acted incompetent. Having the balls to cast her out of your group so far up your asses, some of the students gained Mob Mentality! You should be ashamed of yourselves!" She spat angrily.
"And you Rainbow Dash, should be in prison and rot in there for years to come, like the filthy scum you are! For planning to assault an innocent girl and set her up! What? You think you are in the right to do that in the first place? Then clearly you spend so much time as a brainless athlete that you didn't get educated on how the real world works, knowing about the police, cops, detectives work and how they operate. The definition of morality or the famous quote 'crime doesn't pay' should be known to you. I'm ashamed of you, Rainbow Dash." She added, as Rainbow Dash looked down in shame.
"One more thing, I heard about the battle of the bands with the sirens. And considering that they caused hate, anger, misery, despair and betrayal, I think you should let those three to join your little band if you want to replace Sunset so badly because you five are fit to be the new dazzlings!" She finished. Even James and Sunset were in shock at how far she had gone. They had never in their lives heard her go that far at all.
"Now that I've said my piece, I'll be taking my leave. You five are failures as friends. You don't deserve to have her if that's how you treat your friends. Cast them aside, almost get them killed, make them feel unsafe and unwanted wherever they go! You are sick Rainbow Dash, and not in the good way! How can you be so heartless that you want to kill someone you think is a cyberbully when in fact she's innocent and it was clearly someone trying to get her hurt? Because from what I've been told, the old Sunset would never do something like this. She'd come and tell you in person she knows your secret, not over some fucking sloppy account that's meant to look like her! How dumb are you Rainbow Dash? Honestly I don't know. I hate you Dash, I fucking hate you! I can never forgive you for what you allowed to happen to Sunset. I'm calling my brother Shining Armor and telling him what you did, or you can hand yourself in now and make it less hard on yourself." Sci-Twi threatened hatefully.
"Twi that's far enough, even a little bit too far, ya don't want ta be known as the next Sunset, or be like ah was. Ah was a selfish, unloving, unfriendly asshole who was angry, sad and scared fer a lot of reasons. Try being friends with them Twi." James suggested softly, he'd never yell at Twilight, because he didn't want to recreate what happened during the neared end of the Friendship Games, after he and Sunset had yelled at her.
"And you five, ya all betraying me and Sunset hurt us deeply. Ya were like sisters ta her, like family ta us!" james yelled as a lone tear cascaded down his cheek before drying up in mere seconds.
"We'll be taking our leave. Sunset sweetie, would you like to stay here for a little while longer, or would you like to come home and have the portal locked away?" Celestia asked softly, gently running a hand through her daughter's hair.
"Well Principal Celestia and Vice-Principal Luna did need to speak to me, so I would kinda like to stay here a while longer and talk to her to find out what they need me to help them with or whatever they wish to talk to me about." Sunset retorted.
"Alright sweetie, just let us know through the journal if you would like to come back at any time, you're always welcome to come home no matter what." Celestia asked her daughter softly, hugging her gently.
"Ah'll stay with Sunset ta keep her safe. You can trust me yer highnesses." James promised the immortal deity before him.
"Thank you James for everything. You've been there for Sunset since this problem began. Once you both come back to Equestria you'll be coronated as the next prince and princess of Equestria." Princess Celestia stated, shaking his hand and leaving the clubroom along with Luna and Discord.
"Now if ya excuse me and Sunset, we have business ta take care of." James growled seething with rage internally but was keeping a straight face and calm personality for Sunset's sake. He then protracted his middle claw as if he was giving them all the middle finger. Sunset cackled behind him holding her side, feeling it ache as she leaned on James to stay upright.
"Ah, hello James, hello Sunset, I wish to talk to you Sunset in my office, it's something that only needs to be discussed between me, you and Luna." Principal Celestia asked her soon-to-be daughter softly.
"Of course Principal Celestia, please wait here okay James? I'll be back in a few minutes sweetie." Sunset cooed softly as she pecked his cheek before walking off with the principal.
"So Sunset, what I wanted to talk to you about was this." Principal Celestia stated as she pulled a file from out of her desk, the file had Celestia, the human version of Discord and Luna's names signed on it, and a small line for Sunset to sign underneath.
She held the file out to Sunset who took it carefully in her hands, not wanting to damage or ruin the document.
"Th-This is..." She stammered happily, finishing signing the document as tears cascaded down her cheeks, Principal Celestia noticed the document was signed, as tears of her own began to trail down her cheeks. Principal Celestia gently pulled her now adoptive daughter into her arms and lovingly held her in a motherly embrace.
"You're now the daughter of my sister and her fiance, not to mention now my niece!" Vice-Principal Luna stated joyfully as she joined in on the hug, holding her new niece in her arms next to her sister.
"Celly? Are you here beautiful?" The human version of Discord asked, and noticed his fiance and his soon-to-be sister-in-law holding his now adoptive daughter.
"I'm so glad I'm now a father, it's something Celestia and I have wanted for a long time Sunset. We could never find a child that we wanted to adopt, but now we do, and that child my beautiful daughter, is you." Discord whispered lovingly as he joined in on the hug.
"I love you guys, mom, Aunt Luna, Dad." Sunset hiccuped between sobs of joy as she dried her eyes.
"I need to find James, we're gonna head back to our place, you're welcome to come over sometime." Sunset stated, hugging her new adoptive family.
"Stay safe sweetheart, we all love you our darling daughter." Discord called out to his new daughter, feeling his new fatherly instincts emerge from the back of his mind.
"So the whole reason she needed ya was so that she could adopt ya?" James asked incredulously to Sunset, who was cuddling up against him in their bed as they had decided to stay in the human world for a little bit longer.
She giggled before kissing his cheek and couldn't help but smile.
"Yeah, I'm so happy, I've got two families. One in Equestria and one here, I couldn't ask for anything more." Sunset whispered happily. She had slowly grown to love her new adoptive family.
"Ah'm glad that yer so happy, ah love seeing that gorgeous smile of yours." James teased as the two fell asleep happily, Anon A Miss was finally over.
Their peace and happiness was rudely interrupted by a knock to their door. James went downstairs and opened the door to find Doctor Zander Rice and a few Transigen guards, the ones that had tortured him for years.
"Hello, X-25, or should we say James Howlett-Grey, as you seem to go by now. We've been looking for you."
"How the fuck did ya find me?" James questioned angrily, as the Adamantine knives protracted from his wrists with a sharp metallic SNIKT!
"Get him and bring him back to our lab in the truck!" Dr Zander Rice ordered to his men as James slashed their chests open and took their guns, keeping them as weapons for self-defence in the future.
"Come back with us peacefully, and we'll leave everyone you care about alone, I promise you that James." Dr Zander Rice spoke sincerely.
"How do ah know ya won't hurt, kidnap or kill them? You've done it ta people ah care about before! Hell, you killed mah adoptive parents, past friends who were like brothers and sisters ta me! And ya killed mah other friend who was like a mother ta me!" James roared hatefully, his animal side nearly taking over completely.
"I apologise for what some of our workers did, we did not intentionally kill them to hurt you, they chose to do it themselves." Doctor Zander Rice explained, but James knew he was lying to him.
"Oh really? Because due ta mah excellent hearing, YOU ordered them ta be killed so that ah had no one ta look fer me or care about me! Ya fucking allowed them ta torture me with shock sticks, and even let X-24 rip out mah organs just ta watch them regrow! Ya made me suffer and now you'll die by mah claws." James growled, the claws in his feet protracting with a sharp SNIKT! Due to what Transigen had done to him, he had also gained three six inch claws in each foot, which made him deadlier than his sister, Laura, formerly X-23.
"Release X-24, NOW!" Dr Zander Rice thundered to his men as James ran over to the van, but was tackled by X-24. The two beasts lunged at each other. James had managed to severely wound X-24, the cuts and gashes were not healing on the failed clone as it just snarled and growled at him.
Hand-to-hand, claw-to-claw. The two battled it out until either would get severely tired and weakened.
X-24 managed to get a few good hits on James, who looked to have passed out from exhaustion. He felt every single memory flash through his mind.
The memories flashed by within seconds, bringing out the animal he had been hiding for years.
James's eyes turned a deep crimson red as he let out a guttural berserker roar. Slashing once more at the failed clone which was now covered in cuts, gashes and bruises. This thing was a pathetic, failed creation. It may have had Logan's feral side and aggression, but not his healing. This gave James the advantage he needed to win the fight.
James smirked as he pulled out a katana made from Antartic Vibranium, which was also known as the Anti-Metal of the universe.
James used the Murmasa's Blade and the Antartic Vibranium katana, slashing X-24 again and again with the two blades. the Murmasa's Blade effectively wounding the failed clone.
James teleported the Murmasa's Blade back into his and Sunset's home. He then picked up the katana made from the Antartic Vibranium which he had named Reaper, and slammed it through X-24's arms and legs, severing them from the clone's body. Now X-24 had been left immobile.
James pulled out his pistol and shot X-24 through the skull with an Adamantium bullet, shattering the weaker Adamantium on X-24's skull, blowing it to pieces as the clone fell forward and died.
James then used the magic he was taught by Dr Stephen Strange and opened a small pocket universe, telekinetically transporting X-24's carcas into the portal.
Transigen, Dr Zander Rice and his men were burnt to ash, joining the now dead clone in hell within the pocket universe, never to be opened or seen from again.
James breathed a sigh of relief, and headed back to the house, making sure to clean up the fire, ash and the blood from the fight. Erasing the memories of everyone around him except Sunset, who had seen the whole thing.
"Sweetheart are you ok? What did that monster do to you?" Sunset asked worriedly, checking him over for any injuries to find none.
"Sunset darlin ah'm fine, ah won and saved ya from being hurt, kidnapped or killed by them, and ah saved this world and it's people from their evil hand." James stated, before closing the door and locking it.
The two went back to their room and held each other tightly in a protective embrace, never wanting to let the other go.
"I love you James." Sunset whispered breathily, tears of love and joy pooling within her eyes.
"Ah love ya too, Sunset. More than ya know." James responded to his lover, gently running a hand through her hair, lulling her to sleep as her eyes began to droop tiredly. Today had been a long and tiring day for the both of them. They didn't have to worry about Anon-A-Miss, or other-worldly threats anymore. For now, it was just the two of them together.
Who knows what the future might have in store for them.
A week had passed since he had dealt with Transigen and his past, now that they were gone for good he started to feel more emotional about it, the grief of the pain and torture they inflicted on him when he was younger.
James awoke to his door being gently tapped, he walked downstair quietly as not to disturb Sunset, and opened the white steel door to find his birth mother, Jean Grey standing there. Tears burned in her eyes, her coral hair was combed down and tidy, she donned a jumper, black jeans and a pair of coal black boots.
"Do ah know ya?" James asked with a brow raised in confusion, pretending to not know who she was. He already knew who she was, yet felt anger and disgust towards her for giving him up to someone else, it made him feel unwanted. It made him angry.
"James? My baby, is this really you? My, you've grown, and you look so much like your father." She whispered desperately in a motherly voice, gently placing a hand on his cheek and rubbing it softly.
"Why?" He began.
"Why did ya leave me? Why did ya not want me? WHY!?" He roared as tears streaked down his eyes. "YA ABANDONED ME! YA DIDN'T WANT ME! YA GAVE ME UP TA PEOPLE WHO TOOK ME IN BUT DIED WHEN AH WAS ONLY FUCKING TEN YEARS OLD!" James screamed, his fists clenched and shaking in pure, unbridled, uncontrollable anger.
"James, my baby, it wasn't like that. I did it to protect you, for your safety. I didn't want to have to do it." Jean whispered softly as she tried to soothe him. She hated seeing her son so distressed and upset, it tore at her heart to see him in such emotional pain.
"You are not mah mother! Ya gave me up, and because ya were doing it ta save me? Ya and Logan could've raised me and been mah actual parents! But no, you decided ah wasn't worth it and was given ta one of Logan's old friends as a charity favor!" James thundered hatefully, the hate he had for Jean was never ending, he could never forgive her for giving him away.
"Believe me, I wanted that more that anything in the world. But we had enemies who wanted to hurt you, who wanted to kill you, me and your father." Jean tried to reassure him lovingly.
"Oh really, was it now? Are ya sure it wasn't because of Logan and Scott's rivalry over ya? Ah'm sure it was!" James snarked angrily.
"They may have had a rivalry, but Scott cared too, and still does, I want you to come home with us, let us be the proper parents we should've been years ago. Please, just give us one chance to set things right, we can be a family again, me, you, Logan and your sister Laura, a happy family." Jean tried to persuade to him in a futile attempt to try and get him to consider her as his mother.
"No, ah have a life here, a girlfriend, a good education, friends and people ah care about! Ah'm happy here. Ah'm not leaving this world behind just fer yer sake. Ah'm staying here and that's final. This is mah choice and you can't stop me from thinking otherwise." James retorted sharply, escorting Jean to the door, a blank emotionless look on his face.
"So you won't give me another chance for me to show you that I do truly love you? Please sweetie, give me a chance. I'm so sorry. I am so, so sorry for what Transigen did to you. We tried to look all over for you once Laura told us what happened back in Mexico-"
"Do not bring up what those assholes did ta me, it's personal shit ah don't want ta ever talk ta ya about, ya aren't important ta me in mah life, so leave now. Goodbye." James stated, as she left the building sniffling, teleporting back to his old universe which was no longer home to him.
"James honey, who was that?" Sunset yawned, rubbing her eyes and gave him a concerned look.
"It was mah birth mom, ah refused ta trust her and want her in mah life, not after how she gave me up and didn't look fer me fer years." James whispered, a faint tear in his eye which evaporated quickly.
"Won't you give her at least half a chance, or let her live in this world with your biological family? Help them get a place, jobs, and accounts here as well as records so that they can survive here?" Sunset asked him in an attempt to get him to see reason.
"Sunset, yer mother raised ya, mine didn't, she gave me up ta one of Logan's old friends as a form of a charity favor! That's why, and because Jean's ex boyfriend Scott had a rivalry with Logan. Ya don't get how much it still hurts me, it's why ah don't like ta talk about mah family often, it hurts too much." James retorted quietly.
"Please James, do it for me." She pleaded, giving him the biggest and cutest puppy dog eyes to persuade him to rethink his choice.
"Sunset ah-ah don't know if ah want ta trust her, she's not been there fer most of mah life, ah don't want her in mah life now, she's missed out on it too much." He responded sadly, tears burning in his eyes as Sunset lovingly cuddled him to soothe him.
"Hey, shh, it's alright sweetie. I'm not trying to force you, I just don't want you to have a strained and failed relationship like I almost had with my mom. I only want you to be happy, seeing you so sad and hurt like this makes me hurt too. You're special to me, you're someone I'll never give up on, you're the star in my night sky. You've always been at my side and looked out for me, protected me and helped me stop Anon A Miss. I just want you to be happy and not have to be in so much sadness, anger and grief anymore. Please give her a chance, try to patch things up with her, let it slowly heal and form a relationship." Sunset reasoned.
"Ah don't know, ah don't know what ta feel anymore." James whispered, the stress of having to deal with more past issues overwhelmed and confused as to how he really felt.
"What do you mean?" She asked softly, gently holding his hand and rubbing his shoulder in an attempt to comfort him.
"It's just that, ah'm overwhelmed with emotions. So many emotions and ah don't know what ta feel anymore. Ah don't know if ah can trust her. If she's truly sorry, what if she walks out on mah life down the line? She's missed enough of it, she didn't protect me, she didn't come looking fer me so how can ah say she won't do the same again?" James sadly asked, his voice cracking slightly and his throat tightening.
"Is that what you're scared of? Being abandoned again?" Sunset asked softly.
"Yeah. Ah'm angry, scared, confused and sad and ah don't want ta be abandoned, all alone again. like before, when ah managed ta escape from Transigen and their forces, ah had no one ta ask fer help, no one ta give me a place ta stay, no one ta keep me safe and hidden from them." James replied sadly, recalling how much he suffered all those years ago.
"Oh baby, my sweetheart, I'm so sorry I didn't know sooner." Sunset cooed softly, wiping his eyes and leaning into him, wrapping her arms around him to make him feel better about it all.
"It's not yer fault, ya didn't know, because ah hadn't told ya at the time." James replied, feeling some of his guilt. sadness, anger and pain leave him, like a weight being lifted off of him. For years he had hidden much of his past and buried his emotions.
"I know, and I'm glad you told me, please don't keep these sort of secrets from me. You matter so much to me, whenever you feel like this you can always tell me. I'm always here to listen and help you. You know that, right?" Sunset softly asked him, a gentle loving smile gracing her lips as she hugged him gently.
"Why don't you go and try and find her, reconcile, patch things up and slowly work through the pain and everything else you feel towards her?" Sunset suggested lovingly, her voice gentle and caring.
"Ah guess, since when did ya become so wise and smart in the relationship problems department?" He teased softly, earning a giggle from her and a quick kiss.
"Because you taught me all this, you're such a tease, another reason to love you". She herself teased, lightly pecking his cheek. "Now go find her, and try reconcile, it'll help the both of you, I know it may seem frustrating or scary, but it's going to help you in the end." She added, gesturing a hand to the door with a playful smile.
"Ah guess yer right." He muttered, earning a soft giggle from her as she rolled her eyes and gestured to the door. He got up and left the house to go find her.
Jean was on their roof sitting with her head on her knees.
She must have given me the illusion she left, sneaky woman. James thought in his mind as he teleported onto the roof, and sat next to his birth mother, who wiltered under his gaze.
"If it helps, ah'm sorry fer my outburst. So much hurt and anger and stuff, y'know? Ah still don't trust ya, ah'll admit, but ah want ta try and patch things up, and try and create some sort of bond between us. Ah'm not doing this fer you. Ah'm doing this fer myself and fer my girlfriend, nothing else." He stated softly,
"It's fine, I should've known you'd be that angry, I didn't mean to give you up to hurt you. I wanted to raise you myself, just me and you, and maybe Logan if he would actually stay around often instead of leaving all the time to go place-to-place twenty four seven." Jean stated, gently rubbing his shoulder.
"Ah'm not calling ya mom yet, not until we get ta that, or until ah feel ah can trust ya enough and actually want ta call you it. Ah want ta at least have ya in mah life, at least fer when ah get married or have kids." He replied calmly.
"I know, I want to be able to show you that I do truly love you, and that I always will love you no matter what happens." Jean replied in an almost loving motherly tone.
"Thanks." He simply replied to the coral haired woman.
The two spent an hour discussing about their lives in an attempt to catch up for lost time, and start the journey of repairing and forming their bond between mother and son.
Today was Sunset's birthday, and Twilight, Princess Celestia and Luna had been planning her party for a few hours.
James teleported through the portal, a small tremble of a shockwave following.
"Is it ready yet?" James asked, his voice gentle and friendly, a small smile prominent on his face.
"Soon, we just need to finish up the last additions and wait for everypony else to arrive, including Sunset. However you need to keep her busy and distracted for us to buy us some time to finish things up." Twilight replied, a wide smile on her own muzzle.
"Thanks for everything you've done for Sunset and I. we cannot thank you enough for your hospitality and kindness." James stated, lowering himself to one knee and hugging the alicorn whom he loved like a sister.
"There's no need to thank me, she deserves to be happy, and so do you, both of you have suffered enough, Sunset had to deal with Anon A Miss whereas you dealt with years of torture, and loss-oops! Sorry for bringing it up James!" Twilight shrieked, earning a small chuckle from the wolverine's almost doppleganger.
"Twilight, it's fine, ya don't need ta apologise, and yer right, ah've suffered enough, seen too much darkness and hate, ah don't wanna go down the same path mah dad did, ah remember how he died in front of me and Laura that terrible day." James whispered sadly, feeling at the dog tags on his neck, the clink of metal made itself known.
flashback
Laura protracted her claws, as did James. The brother and sister frantically cut away at the branch to free the dying man, but it was already too late, the old mutant groaned and yelled in pain as he slid down the fallen branch. The loud squelch of flesh and blood followed behind logan.
"No!" Laura sobbed, tears slowly streaking down her face.
"They keep coming-coming, ya don't have ta fight anymore." Logan whispered faintly, his old voice gravely and dry.
"Don't be what they made you." He faintly whispered. Barely being able to talk in his normal voice anymore.
"Ah, so, this is what it feels like." Logan said with a small sad smile, the light starting to fade from the old wolverine's eyes as he died.
"Daddy." Laura sobbed once again, running her hand through his thin and aged brown hair as the other mutant children walked over, witnessing Logan die once and for all.
James snapped himself out of the heartbreaking memory. Laura was affected worse than he was, he began to remember what she said at the makeshift funeral they had done for the old man.
"A man has to be what he is joey, can't break the mold. There's no living with a killing, there's no going back. Right or wrong it's a brand, a brand that sticks. Now you run on home to your mother. You tell her, you tell her everything's all right, there's no more guns in the valley."
Those words made him think deeply about the kills he had made in his life, those soldiers may have hurt and tortured him, in his eyes it was a justified act, but to others it would have been considered quadriple murder. He would have to live with the fact he had killed people for the rest of his life. He promised to himself and Sunset that he would never expose their future child to murder and torture.
hours later
Sunset had arrived through the portal, on request by Twilight and Princess Celestia. The bacon-haired girl was confused, why was she summoned? And where were they all? She wondered. She walked through the halls until she found the ballroom, and slowly walked into the darkness surrounding it, not noticing a light being switched on.
"SURPRISE!" Everypony in the room shouted excitedly, this world's version of her ex-friends, her mother Celestia and her aunt Luna, her father Discord and her best friend and soul sister Twilight. The amount of people and the love she could sense within them overwhelmed her bringing her to tears, as James teleported through to the room and comforted her, letting her sob into his chest.
"Ah love ya Sunset. Happy birthday." He whispered softly, running a hand through her mane gently.
"Thank you so much! I love you too! Please don't leave me!" Sunset begged, clinging onto him.
"Ah won't ever leave ya, ah promise ya that, ah'm always gonna be here ta protect and love ya no matter what happens." He promised lovingly, letting her calm down against him and let her bond with her family for a little whiile.
Seeing Sunset so happy had made him happy, he'd missed her smile, that beautiful, elegant, sweet and loving smile, she'd been under so much stress since Anon-A-Miss had finally been deleted and shut down.
For the first time in a long time, Sunset was truly happy and he could not have asked for more.
Sunset was led outside to the Tree Of Harmony by Twilight, Celestia and Luna, but in order to ascend Sunset into an alicorn, Cadence had to be with them in order to channel enough magic intro the tree to combine their's with the tree's magic. The tree housed the Elements Of Harmony, which was also the nickname of Sunset and James's ex-friends.
"We just need to wait a little bit longer for Cadence to arive, she should be here shortly". Celestia stated softly.
The small group waited, chatting amongst themselves.
"Ah, here she is, James this is Sunset's cousin and my niece, Princess Mi Amore Cadenza. Mostly known as Cadence." Celestia introduced, pointing a wing at Cadence.
"Nice ta meet ya, ah'm James, and Sunset here's coltfriend, as yer kind would call it." He stated in a friendly tone.
"It's very nice to meet you too." Cadence stated, getting a good look at him.
"That's not the only genetic gift ah have." James retorded as he pulled out his Adamantine claws, the SNIKT of the metal blades protracting from his wrist, tearing through everything internal. The healing factor quickly repairing the damage caused by the sharpened metal bones.
Celestia, Cadence, Luna and Twilight gave him a look of shock as he felt over the blades, retracting the claws in his left hand and slowly retracting the ones in his right hand, the slits in his fist reopening as the blades slowly were pulled back into his body, the wings following suit, deatomizing back into his skin.
"Well, let's get the ascension ready. You've earned this, Sunset." Celestia whispered to her daughter lovingly, pulling her to her giant barrel with a wing.
Celestia, Cadence, Luna and Twilight activated their horns as they prepared the spell to turn sunset into an alicorn. The bacon-haired teen pony felt her skin and body tingle, an almost ticklish feeling.
Everyone's eyes except Sunset and James's went a bright white, the tree glowing along with them.
Sunset felt a surge of magic rush through her, wings slowly developing on her body, starting to form the wingtips, skin and fur.
The transformation was slowly beginning to finish, the last changes being added. Her horn extending and growing slightly.
Everything around them began to come back into view, smoke surrounding the bacon-haired girl. Sunset's eyes opened as two alicorn wings extended from her body.
Sunset looked at both her wings, admiring her new look. Ruffling the new appendages ever so carefully.
"What do you think?" Sunset asked her lover, looking away bashfully, her cheeks buring a deep crimson.
"Beautiful, which ya will always be ta me no matter what." James softly spoke, running a hand down her cheek.
The two spent the day in their temporary chambers before heading back home through the portal.
James awoke to Sunset snuggling into his chest, a small sleepy grin on her lips. He smiled down at her and kissed her forehead before going back to bed to sleep for a bit longer.
"Mhmm I love you honey." Sunset whispered cutely as she slept.
"Ah love ya too, Sunset. More than ya know. Ah will never forsake ya." He replied, whispering softly to his lover.
2 years later
It had been 3 years since James and Sunset had graduated from CHS. The day was an emotional one. Many of the students decided to stay in contact with one another.
James had become a lieutenant due to Shining Armor becoming the Chief Of Police of the CCPD. Sunset had now joined the CCPD and worked alongside James in drug and trafficking ring busts.
Sci-Twi had become a scientist who would talk at universities and colleges teaching the students much of what she had learned during her younger years.
AppleJack had remained on her family's farm after deciding to live and work there.
Pinkie Pie became the owner of the Sugarcube Corner Cafe and had started dating a nice man called Cheese Sandwich.
Rarity had become a well known fashion designer and a celebrity. She'd opened many stores across Canterlot and Manehatten.
Fluttershy became a veterinarian, deciding to help sick and injured animals as well as take care of them and find them loving homes forever.
Rainbow Dash had become an athelete and had won many of the olympics which took place only every four years. She'd also started to train the new recruits of the WonderColts.
"Ah have a surprise for you, sweetheart." He whispered playfully, carrying her to his car, a Nissan GTR, the latest version and series model.
"Where are we going?" Sunset asked excitedly, as if she were a small child going on a trip with her parents.
"You'll see." He grinned softly.
The two soon arrived at a small hillside, the sun was starting to set and becomes the bacon-haired girl's namesake.
The two climbed on top of the hill with ease, as soon as they found a place to sit, Sunset sat down and watched the start of her namesake.
"It's a beautiful sunset, don't you think?" She asked him lovingly, gazing at her namesake as she leaned into him.
"Yeah, it really is. Reminds me of home and an old song ah used ta listen ta." James stated, flicking through his phone until he found the song he wanted.
"It's a beautiful song, it's so inspiring and sounds so nostalgic." Sunset whispered softly.
James lowered himself to one knee and pulled the small black box from his pocket, opening the lid revealing a gold ring with a diamond welded to it.
"Sunset soleil shimmer." He began. "Will ya marry me?" He asked nervously.
Sunset's own eyes brimmed with tears as she lunged herself at him, tears of joy flowing down her cheeks.
"YES YES YES! A THOUSAND TIMES YES!" Sunset screamed as she giggled and kissed him frantically.
" Ah love you, Sunset. More than life itself"." He admitted firmly. Tears in his eyes.
"I love you too! So much!" She softly spoke, snuggling into his arms for a while before they got back to the car and headed back home to tell Celestia, Discord and Luna the good news.
two months later
The two had decided to get married, and start a family, at such a young age it seemed foolish to the rest, but the two sweethearts decided it was what they truly wanted.
James was wearing black dress pants with a white button up shirt, a red bowtie and a black blazer jacket.
A day had passed and by marriage rules, the bride and groom weren't allowed to see each other as it was considered bad luck. According to tradition.
An hour had passed and it was now time to officially start the wedding.
James noticed his lover and his jaw dropped.
Sunset was in a wedding dress that fit her frame perfectly, her sapphire eyes glowing with love and joy. She was nervous but excited nonetheless. She blushed bashfully at him.
This was it, the big moment, and he was sure he could hear sniffling, but he didn't mind, weddings were meant to be emotional. The piano and harmonic music that was played in all romance movies that included weddings was now playing.
"Today, we are gathered here for the unition of James Howlett and Sunset Soleil Shimmer, who wish to spend the rest of their life together for eternity." The pastor spoke sharp and clear to the crowd of friends and family watching. And for a faint second, James thought he could see the ghosts of his adoptive parents and his brother, all who were smiling at him.
He smiled back faintly but blinked and noticed they were gone, he felt hurt at the thought but realised that they were given permission from those up in heaven to see a second of the wedding, and it made him smile and nearly tear up, but he kept up his strong composure as he usually would.
He then heard in his head the wise words that Charles had told him and Logan all that time ago.
"This is what life looks like, a home, people who love each other, safe place. You should take a moment, and feel it, you still have time."
James looked to the crowd and saw the ghost of Charles, the old telepath looked much younger and healthier, although still bald, Charles smiled at him, and he smiled back. Both had tears in their eyes as they smiled to one another.
"Sunset Soleil Shimmer, when ah first laid eyes upon ya, ah saw a heartbroken girl with no family or friends that cared about her. A poor, broken girl controlled by her anger, hate, jealousy and pain. But, ya changed yerself fer the better, which ah admired and still do, eventually, after we confessed ta one another how we felt we immediately started dating and our bond deepened every time we went on a date. Eventually ah revealed mah abilities ta ya, which ya yerself will permanently have if ya wish ta marry me and be mine fer all eternity, fer me ta cherish and love until time itself comes ta a close, ah will lay down my life fer ya no matter what. Ah will protect and guard ya with mah mind, soul, body and everything ah have." James spoke lovingly, his voice warm and gentle.
Sunset was crying pure tears of joy as she listened to what her fiance was saying.
"James Logan Howlett , when I first laid my own eyes upon you, I was immediately drawn to you, and quickly fell for you, for who you are as a person, your soft voice, how kind, caring, friendly, helpful, honorable, courageous and protective you are, and your looks and voice, I will always love, cherish and care about you and my life on the line for you as you would do for me. You mean everything to me, you're the reason I'm always happy, cheerful and who I am. You are my world, my one and only. My heart, my soul, my everything." Sunset spoke happily, tears trickling down her cheeks.
James could feel his eyes watering, he had never felt so needed by someone save his parents, both adoptive and birth, but, he smiled as he placed the engagement ring on her ring finger as she did his the priest asked them what a priest would ask before marrying a couple.
"Do you James Howlett, take Sunset Shimmer Solaris to be your lawfully wedded wife? To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish until death do you part?" The priest asked him warmly.
james replied softly, "Ah do."
"Do you Sunset Shimmer, take James Howlett to be your lawfully wedded husband? From this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish until death do you part?" The priest asked Sunset softly.
"I do." She stated. Those two words nearly brought her to tears, this was really happening. The happy ending she'd always wanted to have.
"Then I pronounce you, husband, and wife. You may now kiss the bride." The priest spoke with gentleness and joy.
The newlywed couple passionately made out, cheers and whistles erupting behind them.
The newlyweds decided to join everyone else at the party that had just started, all thanks to Pinkie, being the caring friend she was. The couple giggled at her antics.
James heard what Charles had told him, and took it to heart, deciding to live by it from now on.
"Ah am feeling it Charles, ah'm feeling it. It feels wonderful. Thank ya." James whispered out to Charles, wherever he was now.
a few months later
The now married couple were home in their room, thinking about the future.
"James?" Sunset asked softly.
"Yeah?" He replied, waiting patiently to hear what she had to ask him.
"Have you ever thought about having kids?" Sunset asked, giving him seductive bedroom eyes.
"At times. Why?" He replied, noticing her enticing look.
"Our room. Now." Sunset declared, closing their room's door and pulling him onto their bed.
twelve months later
Sunset screamed in pain as she gave a final push from her body. A newborn's first wail began to make itself known as Sunset looked down at her arms to her baby girl. The new parents had tears dripping down their cheeks as they held their baby in a protective embrace. Sunset cradling her gently in her arms as the healing factor went and repaired the internal flesh from where the umbilical cord was cut.
"What do you wanna name her?" Sunset suggested, noticing how much the infant looked like her, from her new hair to her skin, facial features and her eyes. She could easily pass as her mother's doppleganger.
"Sunrise, like the dawn of a new day, because she's a new life in the world." James stated, chuckling as the little girl cooed and grabbed her dad's fingers. pulling them slightly.
"I like it, your name is Sunrise, my little angel, yes it is! Oh yes it is!" Sunset cooed to her daughter, nuzzling her face gently, earning a giggle from the infant.
"Ah promise ya Sunrise, ah will never let ya suffer how ah have, ah promise ta be the best dad ah can ta ya." James promised his baby girl, who looked at him with innocent curiosity, her beautiful sapphire eyes, like her mother's full of wonder and pure angelic innocence.
For now, it was just him, his wife and his daughter.
Once Sunrise's blood sugars came back normal, and was diagnosed a healthy newborn baby, the new family were discharged from the hospital.
James had ordered them a taxi instead of driving, so that they could keep an eye on their daughter to protect her.
Once the family got home, Sunset held the infant in her arms, cradling her and holding the child to her body protectively. She smiled at her little girl, gently rocking the child in her arms until Sunrise had fallen asleep.
The happy new parents smiled at each other, kissing softly for a few minutes before taking their daughter to the new nursery that had been done for her.
Sunset tucked the infant into the crib gently, placing the lavender blanket over Sunrise's tiny body.
"Sleep tight, my little one." Sunset cooed to her daughter.
"Goodnight Sunrise, mah little angel." James softly whispered to his daughter, a small and happy smile on his lips as he watched his daughter for a few seconds, making sure she was sleeping safe and sound.
13 years later
The year was 2029, the year of the future, technology had advanced over the years, Sunset and James were now in their Thirties. Thirty four to be exact.
Sunrise had grown up into a beautiful and smart young woman, and she looked exactly like her mother except for her eyes which looked like her father's own. She even had a small tinge of black hair at the front of her hair.
"Sunrise sweetie, auntie Twilight's coming over!" Sunset spoke to her daughter with a gentle and loving smile.
"Is it the princess twilight?" Sunrise asked with excitement knowing she had two aunts of the same name and look. One was a pony princess and the other a human scientist.
"Yes it is, and she's bringing along your uncle Shining Armor and auntie Cadence, a small family reunion, grandma Celestia, grandpa Discord and great Aunt Luna will also be arriving soon." Sunset informed her daughter.
"Yay! I love you mom." Sunrise happily spoke as she hugged her mother.
"I love you too, sweetheart, you're one of the best things that have ever happened to me." Sunset lovingly cooed to her daughter, running a hand through the scarlet and gold hair.
"Yer grandma Jean's also coming, and so is yer aunt Laura." James told his daughter lovingly, kissing her forehead and letting her hug him.
an hour later
The family were now at the portal, waiting for Twilight to cross through it. The quartz statue of the horse at CHS had been rebuilt after the Friendship Games, and was still standing tall and proud.
Suddenly, the portal began to swirl and glow, a lavender hand leaving the portal as Twilight walked through it.
"Auntie Twilight!" Sunrise squealed, hugging her honorary aunt. Who hugged her back. Twilight smiled down at her honorary niece.
"How's my beautiful niece doing?" Twilight asked curiously, wondering if her niece's powers had started to awaken yet.
"I've been doing fine Auntie Twilight, dad's been teaching me to control my "inner animal", as he phrased it." Sunrise stated, moving her fingers for quotation marks, making Twilight laugh softly.
"How's my favorite best friend and honorary sister figure?" Sunset asked, hugging her oldest best friend and sister figure.
"I've been doing fine, Flurry Heart's magic is improving, she's grown into a fine young mare, you should bring her here sometime, as a family." Twilight suggested.
"I'd like that, Twilight, it sounds like a great idea, I'd like for me, James and Sunrise to stay in Equestria for a little while as a family, maybe see our friends over there, maybe go down to Silver Shoals to see mom and Aunt Luna." Sunset asked her best friend.
The group then got back in the car and headed back to their home, once they got inside their home, Twilight told them all about her new School Of Friendship and the Friendship Council.
The home was a large brick home that had been built around early 2010, the family home was surrounded by hunreds of acres of land. S.H.I.E.L.D had gotten in contact with James, and had offered them the land for free, as well as the offer of protecting and covering them.
The land was of a similar look to Sweet Apple Acres and the Rambo farm from the Rambo movies. The house itself was like Clint Barton's house, inspired by it.
two hours later
Principal Celestia, Judge Discord, Vice-Principal Luna, Principal Cadence and Chief Of Police Shining Armor had arrived at the estate house.
"Hello Sunrise, how's my granddaughter doing today?" Celestia asked her granddaughter softly. Sunrise looked to be an exact doppleganger of her mother, the only difference was a slight tinge of jet black hair and and her having her father's brown eyes.
"I'm fine grandma." Sunrise retorted. Hugging her grandmother softly.
"She's got mah healing, claws, senses and immortality, at least she has some of mah qualities." James spoke, although he whispered the word 'immortality' to Celestia as to not have Sunrise ask him what it was yet. He didn't want her to find out just yet that she would outlive her human counterparts of her grandparents and aunts. He didn't want her to have to deal with that sort of loss just yet, he had been put through enough in his younger years, he wanted Sunrise to have a better life than he had.
Sunrise's own claws ejected from her wrists slowly, the loud metallic SNIKT! making itself known. She winced in slight pain, her healing factor quickly healing any and all internal damage.
"You've got three in each hand Sunrise, just like me, and ya have three in each foot, which are harder ta bring out, trust me." James softly spoke to his daughter, wiping away the tear in the corner of her eye.
"It's ok ta feel pain, yer allowed ta show yer hurt sweetie, ah don't want ya ta hide your emotions from me, understand?." James asked his daughter softly.
"I know dad, it always hurts, and it only lasts for a few seconds, why?" Sunrise questioned her father, she was confused, the pain only lasted a second before she felt a calm and pleasant feeling in her wrists which was actually her slightly faster healing factor. The torn skin in between her knuckles automatically repairing itself.
"Kid, it's because it's one of mah abilities you inherited at birth, you have the same claws as me, six inch claws, that is. a healing factor that heals you instantly in mere seconds, and you have mah sharp animalistic feral senses. All of which you inherited from me." James explained to his inquisitive daughter, hugging her lightly.
"How did you get those abilities?" She asked curiously, her brown pools looking into his own.
"Ah'll tell ya when yer a little bit older." James responded, kissing his baby girl's forehead lightly.
"Thanks dad, I love you." She softly said to him.
"Ah love ya too kid, ah will always be here fer ya, no matter what. Whenever ya need help, ya can always come ta me or yer mom. We'll always be here fer ya if ya need us, no matter what. And that's a promise." James gently uttered to his daughter, who snuggled into his chest, smiling at the warmth and comfort it brought her.
many hours later
Everyone had gone home, and now it was time for bed for the family. Sunset lovingly tucked her daughter into bed, although to others it would've been seen as weird, disgusting or creepy, Sunset did it out of pure love for her daughter, her maternal instincts were as sharp and strong as ever.
Sunset made sure that Sunrise was tucked in safe and sound, making sure she was comfortable and safe.
She gently bent down and gave her daughter a goodnight kiss on the forehead and cheek, Sunset then hugged her baby girl gently, letting the teen doppleganger fall asleep in her arms.
"Are you cozy and comfortable?" Sunset asked the girl softly, lovingly smiling at her.
"Yeah, I love you mommy." Sunrise sleepily slurred, not knowing she said that. Sunset chuckled softly and gave the girl a soft motherly smile.
"I love you too, my little phoenix. Sweet dreams! Sleep tight!" Sunset whispered softly to her little girl. Her motherly instincts nagging at her gently. She then left the room as James quietly entered his daughter's room.
He lowered himself onto his right knee and kissed her forehead softly, watching her lips tug up in a content smile as she started to drift off to sleep.
"Goodnight Sunrise, mah little sunflower." James softly cooed to the teen girl. Rubbing her forehead lightly before leaving the room along with Sunset.
