> THE ARRIVAL (HALLOWEEN SPECIAL) > by Darkness Moon > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > The Beggining > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I barely remember what happened that time, it was less than a month after I went through the portal that took me away from Equestria. I remember that the first time it was difficult for me to take my first steps, literally. It was difficult for me to adapt to my new body, walking on two legs and wearing clothes; I haven't used them in a long time, but I still have it. Boots similar to the ones she wore during the fall ball. Orange pants, a purple shirt with a sun pattern on the abdomen, and a leather jacket with short sleeves. I didn't give up, I learned to use my legs, arms, and the customs of that place. It would only be temporary as the portal reopened, and I returned to claim the power I thought I deserved. I had to learn the hard way about the things that this world had in store for me, and my way of thinking at that time was not the best. The knowledge and power thirsty Sunset Shimmer, I was a total idiot in that situation: I ended up at a school called Canterlot High, but I wasn't interested, not at the time. I used to walk around to learn about human customs. At that time, the director Celeste was not there, only Luna. Maybe that's why I'm not interested. But the events that I will tell do not happen there; It all started when I wanted to drive those strange machines, cars. I remember how I tricked the instructor, she said she was going to the bathroom, and I thought it would be funny to run away, my mistake. I went too far from the city, I continued until it got dark, I remember ending up on a road, and near a forest. Then something very strange happened, I remember seeing something, or someone in front of the car. I couldn't see who it was, I just remember that he was very tall, I couldn't see his face either. I lost control and crashed. I woke up the next day, my car was about to fall, but there was another car that cushioned the blow. "Shit, stupid human machine" Sunset growled. I looked for things that could help me in this situation. There was only a video camera with a flashlight, porn magazines, paper, and a telephone. "Oh my~ my instructor is a schoolgirl lover, huh?" Sunset smiled, looking through the magazines. "I can use this to my advantage, but first, I'll get out of here." Even in that situation, he couldn't stop thinking about how to blackmail someone. I tried to use the phone but I had no signal, so I got out of the car and walked through the forest, I remember that there were some remains of a sign about the sale of land, and a telephone, but the owner's name was not clear. I ignored it and continued walking. I was complaining a lot about the hikes, I had boots on so it made sense. I found another abandoned car, it had nothing of value or use to me, so I continued. After so much walking I arrived at a house, a very large property. I also found a missing person's poster, for a boy named 'Charlie Matheson Jr.' I don't know why, but I took that poster with me. I entered the property and almost tripped on a piece of wood, and since she was my old self, I cursed the thing and kicked it. If she had been smarter, she would have noticed that it was a 'for sale' ad. There seemed to be no signs of life so I went inside; I got to the front door, and everything was old and dusty, clearly worn by time. The strangest thing is that there were drawings of a forest with someone very tall without a face. I checked each room and everything was chaos. I deduced at that moment that the house belonged to two women, a mother and daughter. "How fucking stupid" Sunset whispered, looking at a photo of the mother and daughter. The smell was so bad, and there were so many flies, she wanted to leave quickly, I would just steal some things and goodbye. But when I got to the bedroom, everything got worse. The walls full of papers with drawings and words that, at that time, were ridiculous to me. Meaningless writings and drawings that looked like they were written by a maniac, and again, that drawing of that faceless thing, or person. Suddenly a scream shook my nerves. screams of a woman, I looked through the broken window and the open door on the other side. Then come up with a deduction. Whoever was here jumped out of the window, fleeing from something or someone. I left the room to continue reviewing, nothing useful to me, notes and letters from a certain Kate and Lauren, if I had paid more attention, I would have known what was waiting for me. I got to the garage and the car that was there was not working, nor could I activate the light in the house. "Useless house" said Sunset. I went out to the patio to follow the direction of the broken window, I went into the forest to be able to return to the road, and the strangest thing is that the camera had a lot of static, if I had known that it was the sign that it was approaching. The only useful thing was a generator that I found, when I turned it on, the area lit up. I forgot this area had a construction area nearby, I followed the light and ended up on top of a hill. I walked long distances for a long time, and as was my personality back then, I was upset and tired. The atmosphere wasn't good either, besides that constant static. I crossed the river on an almost broken bridge, I arrived at an abandoned house, I remembered something about a house that burned, I wish I had paid more attention. "Maybe there is something useful here" What a stupid decision, I barely stepped foot inside when I felt a heavy atmosphere. Like when in Equestria I used to enter the forbidden forest and haunted places. I was so confident that in this world I would find none of that. I will never forget that moment; I turned my head and there he was, a white being wearing only underwear, he looked like a small, malnourished child, talking nonsense, he was on his back in the corner. I approached him to make sure if this was real. As soon as she tried to touch his shoulder, a series of flashbacks attacked me. Images of darkness and terrifying shadows, and others of a happy family. When I came to, he had disappeared, I left the house as fast as I could, and ran, ran as hard as I could until I reached the construction site, one that seemed to never end. She was tired, and there was still static in the chamber. "What the hell was that?! What was that thing?!" Sunset said in shock. I continued walking away from the area, and I remember that other place, a shack that was owned by a park, called Oakside. I wanted to get out quickly, I looked everywhere for something to help me escape, when I entered the employee room, I saw 'Find me Lauren' written on the wall. "The girl from before... who is Lauren?" Sunset whispered. It wasn't my problem, so I just left to continue through the forest, and to make matters worse, something was stalking me, I kept hearing whispers. I crossed a wheat field and came to a wooden building, it was almost broken, and there it was... that note... I wish I had never taken it. "What with these doodles?" she said, looking at the paper. It was an old notebook page with drawings of the forest and a very peculiar figure of something as tall as a tree. I began to feel a loud noise inside, it was my own heartbeat. I walked faster away, ended up at a park map sign, and found another note; This one said something this time, 'Always observe' a circle drawn with 'X' imitating eyes, the other text said 'No Eyes' I picked it up like the other one and continued on my way. I continued along the wheat path, helped by the light of the camera flashlight, I stopped. And I could notice something in the distance, whatever it was was in my path. The old me would have passed with that smug attitude, but she was too scared. But go ahead, just don't look at it. Thinking that if the last note, he didn't have eyes, so if he passed by quietly he wouldn't be able to notice me, right? A very stupid assumption, but when I got to the end, it wasn't there. I continued through the forest, but the static was stronger, I diverted my route because I understood everything. That thing, when it's close, affects the camera, distorting the view. I quickened my pace to get away, but she was following me, her steps were getting closer. I ended up at the car from before, that truck had another note. I took it, without stopping, it said: ''Help Me'' I didn't stop and continued. Now I found one of the canoes in the park, and the following note from the tree. That thing, he drew her as a faceless being, tall and wearing something like a suit. with words on the sides 'No No No No' I continued until I reached another abandoned construction site, and out of the corner of my eye, I could have sworn I had seen it. Continuing to avoid eye contact, I entered the area, only to find another note, same forest, same thing, with the word 'Follows'. "How many more notes there?" Sunset thought, sweating and desperate. The sounds were more intense, she no longer knew what to do, just move forward and move forward until she found something, anything to get out, but no. Now there was an abandoned camp, and another note. 'Leave me alone' she said. I followed the river path and I don't know why, if I knew, I looked back and there it was, I turned around quickly cursing how stupid I was! A wire fence blocked my path, he was still there, I returned to the forest without looking up. Suddenly a public bathroom stall in the middle of nowhere, and there were no notes. But the next thing I found, on the water tower was another note: 'Don't look... or it will take you away' and more scribbles. I walked away, but the distortions were more constant, and to make matters worse, I didn't know where I was. Now I was running, I reached some containers and less than three meters away I had him on the right. I turned quickly to avoid him attacking me. While I was sneaking away, I found what I hoped would be the last note, and her message made me more desperate than I was: 'You Can't Run' I ripped it out and didn't stop running. I wanted to get away, but I couldn't move, felt like something was turning me so I could see that thing, the distortion became stronger, and before focusing my eyes on it, I ran away. I felt like I was forcing myself to watch it, but I wouldn't let it get to me. My vision was getting worse, it seemed that the closer we got, the more we changed areas. The last thing I saw was reaching a light tower. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What happened next seemed unreal. I opened my eyes and woke up in the middle of the forest, it was already daytime. I woke up sore, it seems that in the chase I fell off the edge and landed here, incredibly, I didn't break anything. Walk towards the light of the forest and end up on....the road. "But how...? If there was friendship from the forest..." Sunset said confused. Notice that the car she had now looked old and rusty. I noticed I had the other pages, I didn't think twice. I took the lighter from my jacket and burned the leaves and let the wind carry the remains away. "Fuck that thing, and everyone who lived like that," Sunset said, regaining her bitter personality. I walked away through the forest and walked back to the city where I ended up. I won't lie, this situation was strange; From the middle of the forest, how I ended up on the road where it all began. I didn't care, I just kept walking until I could find civilization. And luckily for me, that's how it was. I found an old gas station, with a bar inside. But what caught his attention the most was some parked motorcycles. He noticed that those inside were partying, drinking and drinking with women. I know what I had to do, but I didn't know how. After a lot of thinking he had an idea, he noticed one of the motorcyclists, a fat man who was drinking with a girl sitting on his lap, and another who was next to him smoking, he noticed that they had different designs on their jacket, implying that they were rivals. With a perverse smile I approached through the window where they were, took a piece of cloth and placed it in the fat man's pocket and set it on fire, I hid and waited for the magic to happen. And as expected, the man got scared and everyone laughed, the man hit the smoker next to him and thus, chaos, fights and destruction began. While I went to the motorcycles, of all the ones that caught my attention the most was a BLACK Italika Chopper motorcycle. And to prevent them from following me, I punctured the others' tires; The owner left the helmet, I just had to turn it on and it was easy. That is my favorite memory, when I walked away from the place, watching in the rearview mirror how the motorcyclists left the bars furious. "What idiots...HAHA!" Sunset smiled, speeding up. Despite the horrible experience I had, I realized that it was not safe to leave the portal, so it would be best to stay at that school. I think, at that time, after surviving a supernatural creature, adding to the horrible personality he had back then; I became more conceited than I already was. Anyway, back to where I started. school, I parked the motorcycle in front and was thinking about how to get in, without my magic I can't forge documents, I barely learned to use my new limbs and walk on two legs, suddenly, a thought came to my head, in my jacket I had a card with an address and a name: Waylon Park, I started the engine and drove to the address. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To begin with, the first human I met when I arrived was Mr. Park, he offered me help and I rejected it, still, he gave me his address. It cost me a lot, but I swallowed my pride and accepted his help. That family atmosphere was disgusting to me, however, I began to appreciate it. Living with his children, helping his wife at home, and the study sessions that Waylon gave me. I admit that I was a horrible person, but when I lived with them, I was different, I was serious, but kind to them, I experienced the family atmosphere for the first time. However, my ambition did not stop me, I was going to recover my magic, and return to Equestria. IN less than a year I found a place to live and managed to enter Canterlot School. At that time, I turned the school into a pyramid, placing myself at the top. Not to mention that I modified my ''new'' motorcycle, changed the color to a dark cherry red, changed the license plates since it was reported stolen. To finish with this, now that the fall dance was approaching, it would be my third consecutive year that I would win, I was so confident, I just had to wait for the portal- "And so to have, what was always mine..." Sunset smiled, looking at her book with the history of the elements of harmony. "Now I just have to-" "SUNSET SHIMMER!" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The pony girl came back to herself, she was standing next to the place where she kept the trophies in her room, she was holding the note with the word "Follows" and behind it was the poster of little Charles's disappearance. Quickly, he hid everything and left her room. "What happen?" asked. "You promised to help with the decorations!" she said happily, the little blue siren. Then she remembered, she helped the dazzlings escape from the asylum and they have been living with her for the past few months. "Decorate?" Sunset asked, confused. "For Halloween!" Sonata smiled, happy. "Aria already helped me decorate outside." "She did it?" Sunset said. "It's her favorite day, come on" said Sonata. She watched how Sonata came out of the house to help Aria, she was more confused until felt someone next to her, when she turned around, saw that offered her a caramel apple. "Are you alright?" Adagio asked. "I...yeah, I'm sorry, I was just thinking about something" Sunset smiled, accepting the candy. "Will you be like this at the party Aria is organizing?" Adagio asked. "I'll be fine, I just need my costume" said Sunset. "I can't wait to see it～" Adagio smiled. "You said you would also invite two friends of yours, who are they?" she asked. "Old friends of mine, you'll like them" Sunset smiled. "Thank you, now let's help your sisters with the party" Sunset smiled, eating the candy. They both left the house, while Sunset called her friends. Moments later everyone had her costume on. Sunset in pirate costume, Ursula's Adagio (from the little mermaid). Cleopatra's Aria, and Vampire Sonata. The house was decorated and ready for the party that Aria organized. "Now wait for my friends to arrive" said Sunset. "And how trustworthy are those friends?" Aria asked. "Very trustworthy, don't need to pretend anything, they are aware of equestria and magic" said Sunset. At that moment, there was a knock on the door. "If it's another brat throwing eggs I'm going to-" "Calm down Aria, they're probably my friends" said Sunset. She opened the door, and yes, it was her friends, Lemon Zest and Lemonade Blues. They both dressed up as pirates too, only Lemon used a hook, and her brother a wooden leg. "Welcome" Sunset smiled. "Nice costumes" she said. "Thank you Shimmer, or should I say, Captain?" Lemon smiled. "That's it sailor, haha, come on, I want to introduce you to my new friends" As soon as they arrived at the room, Sunset was about to introduce them, but Aria and Sonata were surprised by their guests. "But if is the Taco girl! i'ts been a while" Lemon smiled. "And if is the bitter girl from before~" Blues said. "You..." Aria said angrily. "Eh... did you already know each other?" Adagio asked. "Yes! I remember, you were that kind girl who gave me her tacos" said Sonata, surprised. "And you're the idiot who made me lose" Aria said, angry. "And how did you meet?" Sunset asked. "Long story!!" said the four. "I can't wait to hear~~" Adagio smiled. "Me too," Sunset said. After briefly explaining how they met, they continued with their party. But Sunset kept remembering that experience in the forest, wondering how she survived. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MONTHS BEFORE... Sunset tried to get up, but she was knocked down by a blow to the face by one of the boys, a kick to the abdomen by the other young man. "You're so stupid to think you could escape from us" the girl said smiling. "We've wanted to do this for a long time" said one of the boys. "Now that Rainbow and the others have you under control, you're not so tough anymore, huh?" "How does she feel about being the abused one now?" the girl smiled again. "Oh! I'll show you how she feels" the taller boy said, approaching Sunset, taking off her belt and unbuttoning her pants. Sunset was bleeding and biting her lip out of helplessness, of all the bad things, what they were going to do was already a crime, she heard their laughter, getting closer, Sunset couldn't take it anymore, she was so angry that she closed her eyes, she was furious, she looked to his attackers and his world went dark. Only to light up again, her eyes turned black and her eyes shone like that demonic being. "What the fuck?!" scream the girl in the group. Not only her eyes, her skin turned red, her arms and hands lengthened, into huge, sharp claws. "I-It can't be" one of the boys started to back away. "C-Calm down, she wouldn't dare, if we yell-" the tall boy stuttered trying to button his pants. But Sunset's eyes shone brighter, and with her magic she froze the trio of abusers. "You wanted the demon... well here I´m here~~" she showed her sharp teeth. She could only see how the guys were trembling and crying with fear. "You've been bully on Sunset for a long time... but that's over... like you brats" the demon said furiously. Then he spread his wings and took the three boys. and she flew great distances only to end up in that forest, where that tall being in a suit was waiting for her. As she approached the ground, she dropped the three bullies, leaving them knocked out. "You've messed with Sunset mind, I told you I'd bring you fresh meat~" The being looked at her new prey and teleported with them. The demon smiled and flew away from the forest.