Mahou-Shoujo Sunsetta II: The Tome of Time

Three months have passed. The Mikah-Hakim have disappeared, the Tome of time forgotten, and Mahou Shoujo Sunsetta hasn't done anything much since then.

Which is why we're picking up the story here, where it gets interesting.

Our story picks up in front of Canterlot High, recently after the events of Maho Shojo Sunsetta. Which you should read, because shamelessly advertising within the first few words of its sequel is such a good thing to do.

"This sucks," spat Sunset. Surrounding her was a large, hormonal semicircle of fans (and a few people who were only there because they wanted to fit in). "Can't I get a break?"

"Not likely," said Trixie. "But Trixie doesn't mind. Trixie adores being adored! Except when they follow Trixie to the restrooms. Then things get awkward."

"I'm just not entirely sure I'm ready to be some sort of celebrity," said Sunset. "Sure, I've always wanted to be accepted, but as a normal person, not some fire-wielding goddess!"

"Just be glad they see you as the good guys," said Featherweight from the crowd. "Remember the ending to Equestria Girls 1? Don't you agree this is better than a repeat of that?"

"You're just mad because Sunset's mind-controlled teenage zombie army broke your camera," said Trixie.

School was no longer under siege, but things were far from back to normal. No matter where Sunset went, a group of awestruck fans would follow her, touching her hair and getting in her way. They even sat through an entire three-hour lecture by Cheerilee concerning sigma notation, just to stare at her as she attempted to solve math equations comprised entirely of Greek letters.

In short, it was pretty annoying.

"I almost wish things were as awkward as the start of Rainbow Rocks," she said, having finally escaped long enough to talk to Rainbow Dash in peace. "This is completely unbearable!"

"Have you considered long-range offensive weapons?" asked Rainbow. "Seriously, though, it's just a phase. A weird, awkward, undesirable phase that every celebrity passes through before becoming crazy enough that people avoid them."

"But I didn't ask to become a celebrity!" replied Sunset. "The only reason I'm even in this position is because a meteorite decided my face would make an appropriate landing pad!"

"*snerkk* Don't worry, Sunset," said Rainbow. "I'm sure there's *snrk* nothing landing-pad-like about your face."

"Gee, thanks for the vote of confidence," deadpanned Sunset. "But what am I supposed to do? It's not like some magical relic from long ago is going to drag me on some secluded, world-saving adventure, where I'll have time to contemplate life while, at the same time, fighting off old enemies I thought were dead, only to find myself undergoing some kind of deep, emotional transformation of the soul."

"Why is your hand on fire?" asked Rainbow.

Sunset looked down.

"..."

"..."

"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAhothothothothothothothothothothothothot!"

Sunset emerged from the nurse's office with one hand wrapped in enough gauze and bandages to make it resemble a mummified bowling ball.

"What even was that?" asked Sunset to no one. "People's hands don't just catch fire for no reason. It's not normal."

"Sunsetta..."

"Who said that? Where are you?"

"Sunsetta, it's me...the Sapphire Spirit from the first story...I'm here to give you the gift of *hack-wheeze* sorry, coffee went down the wrong tube...*ahem* the gift of the Compass of Time!"

"The what nao?"

"It's a magical compass that'll lead you to the Tome of Time. Just go find the thing. Sapphire Spirit, out. Peace!"

Sunset found herself on the floor, curled in a ball. "What happened?"

"You kind of keeled over like you'd been hit in the back of the neck with a wet fish," said someone.

Oh, great, thought Sunset. Another thing that'll have people staring at me...

After school, Sunset decided to go home early and get some rest. "This day was one of my weirdest," she said to herself. "And that's saying quite a lot." She reached her house, unlocked the door, and walked inside. "The Tome of Time? Wasn't that the thing the bad guys were after? And if it is, what's it got to do with anything now? All the villains are either in prison or at the bottom of a pile of spaceship wreckage."

She opened the door to her room.

"..."

On the wall, written in red, drippy substance, was the message:

THE MIKAH-HAKIM DO NOT DIE

To Be Continued In The Next Chapter Of Mahou Shoujo Sunsetta II