The Beginning of a Shimmer

“So where’s dad?” Sunset Shimmer asked. Celestia and Sunset Shimmer were walking down the main hallway of the Canterlot Castle. Sunset Shimmer’s father had been missing for a long time, and the only pony who knew where he’d gone was Celestia.

“Shimmer. …I think it’s time I told you the truth,” Celestia began, “your father did not go off to protect another empire…..he had been turned to stone, by me, and I hid him…..in a place where nopony would find him.”

“What?!” Sunset Shimmer yelled. “Why?!?”

“Because Sunset, if I had not done this, our kingdom would’ve been a living nightmare. I wanted to protect our subjects, I wanted to protect you.”

Tears filled Sunset Shimmers eyes. For her father, Discord, was always there to cheer her up when she needed him. And the one thing she last remembered him say was, “And remember this, Sunset, chaos is what makes us unique. All your flaws, and the disharmony found inside you, is what makes you, you.”

“You knew how much I loved him, and how much he loved me, why would you take him away!?”

“He was cruel and dishonest, Sunset. If I had not imprisoned him in stone he would’ve brought chaos to our word! He would’ve destroyed everything! You even!”

“But chaos is what makes us unique!” And with that, Sunset Shimmer ran off to her bed room, without saying another word.

"Sunset Shimmer, come back! COME BACK HERE NOW!!!” Celestia had yelled at the top of her lungs, using her Equestrian voice even. She had never used that voice ever since she was little, because when she was little, she was told to only use that voice when addressing her subjects if they had done something wrong. But her subjects had never done anything wrong, because they always obeyed their sun princess.