Funeral for a friend.

                                                                                                           Chapter seven.

                                                                  The ride home from the hospital.

Sunset slowly woke up seeing that Twilight was about to open the slit in her gown to see the mark that everyone was talking about she reached out and caught her by the hand. Saying to her sternly.

“I understand that you are curious and all. But let me be the one to do this okay?” Sunset said sternly to Twilight.

“I….I am sorry Sunset I know I shouldn’t have done that, I just wanted to see what all the fuss was about, If I have offended you in any way please let me find a way to make it up to you.”

“It is alright Twilight. I know you didn’t mean any harm and I know you are all curious as to what is going on. Which I will tell you but, not here not in the hospital.” Sunset released Twilight's hand and processed to toss the blankets and sheets off of herself when the doctor came in.

“Just what do you think you are doing young lady? I have not given you permission to leave here yet.” The doctor said sternly seeing that Sunset was about to leave with out proper clearance.

Sunset said nothing as she slipped out of the bed looked around for her clothing but, was unable to find them she turned to face him with a grim look on her face. All the while saying to him.

“Do you want me to leave here in my birthday suit? Or are you going to return my clothing to me?” she asked angrily.

The Doctor sighed to himself before he was able to give a full and cooperative answer to Sunset.

“What happens if you have another one of your umm, attacks and you need to be brought back here? What then? I think it would be best if stay here to make sure you are all right. Besides we have no idea why; you have what by the very looks of it is a Yin - Yang symbol burned into your chest. That now seems more like a poorly done tattoo rather than an actual burn.” He replied with an error of caution in his tone.

Sunset just raised an eyebrow to him. “Look what is happening is something that science and medical research can not explain but, it is indeed happening and this is simply something that I must face and face alone.” She replied sternly to him.

The doctor seeing that sunset was determined to leave with or without permission snorted out. “Very well I will sign you out, however you need to at the least get a checkup scheduled just to be on the safe side.”

Sunset had no intentions of following through with this request. She just wanted to leave the hospital as soon as she could without any further complaints from either her friends or this Doctor. A few minutes went by before a nurse came in with a bag of freshly washed clothing and placed them onto the bed then nodded to Sunset and left. Sunset looked through the bag of clothing seeing that her shirt that she had on that day was not in with the rest of her cloths she sighed to herself. She dug further into the bag and pulled out a pink shirt with a moon and star on it. Before she could complain about the awful looking thing, Rarity explained to her.

“Your shirt had a huge hole in it sweetie, the doctor had it tossed out and replaced with the one that you are now holding up. He also cleaned the rest of your clothing.” Said Rarity as sunset held up a pink shirt with a moon and star on it.

“Ugh this is SOOO not my color or my style of shirt.” She looked at each of her friends who were all still standing or sitting in the room with her.

“Umm a little privacy would be nice guys.” She said with a raised eyebrow.

“Sunset you can’t possibly think that we would?” Rarity started to ask.

But that is as far as Rarity got before Sunset cut her off with one single word.

“OUT!” Sunset screamed as she grabbed a hold of the curtain that was hanging next to her bed followed the track and covered her bed and room with it while she set about changing her clothing.

The others quickly left the room and waited out in the hallway each looking a bit worried about her not really knowing how to help or even if she actually wanted their help. As her friends looked at each other Rainbow noticed that of all the friends that sunset had at the hospital Fluttershy was nowhere to be seen. No body had seen Fluttershy slip away while they where all trying to decide if they should wake her up or not in order to get some answers from her.

“Uh guys does anyone know where Fluttershy is? I thought she was with all of us when they brought Sunset in?” Asked Rainbow Dash.

What no one knew was that Fluttershy had fallen in love with Sunset.  Seeing her buck and thrash about like that in the park was too much for her. So while every one else was talking to Sunset she quietly slipped out and headed for the lobby.

“Oh you know that girl can not handle stuff like this I mean what in tar'nation can that girl really handle other than well critters and the like there of?” Said Applejack as she crossed her arms and her legs lowering her head against her chest blocking the view of the nurses out of her vision with her hat

"Look you all stay here, when Sunset is dressed and ready to go, meet me downstairs in the lobby where we all met just before coming to her room okay?” Said Rainbow.

The others just nodded and Rainbow turned to leave. Upon leaving her friends in the hallway just outside of Sunsets room Rainbow walked to the elevator and pressed the button that pointed down. Figuring that Fluttershy had gone down stairs to the first level afraid to come up here and actually visit with Sunset.  Rainbow thought that should be the first place where she would start her search for her missing friend.

“DING”. Chimed the elevator as it made it’s way to the top floor and the blue metal door slid open. Rainbow stepped inside and pressed the button going down. A moment later she was in the downstairs lobby sure enough there was Fluttershy sitting in the waiting room. Rainbow walked over to her. Fluttershy had her head buried in her hands and she looked as if she was actually crying.

“UH Fluttershy?” Asked rainbow as she got up closer to her “are you alright?”

Fluttershy looked up her face wet from tears and nodded. Saying to Rainbow in a very timid voice. “I….I am sorry Rainbow Dash I was just so worried about Sunset I really want her to be okay.”

Rainbow Dash smiled very warmly at her and sat down next to her placing an arm around her pulling her into a tight hug.

“hey don’t you worry. She is fine, the others will be here soon and so will Sunset. Now let's dry your tears and we can all talk to her about what is going on okay?, But no more tears alright?” Rainbow said as handed Fluttershy a napkin that she got from the inside her vest pocket. Prompting Fluttershy to dry her tears away. She didn’t dare tell Rainbow the real reason she had been crying.

A moment later the soft chime of the elevator was heard and the five friends all came out. Sunset looked rather glum about what had happened that day and knew that she had a promise to keep. Yet she was unsure if her friends could even truly grasp what was actually going on. Or if they fully could understand what that mark on her chest really meant. As she and the others walked over to Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy, Sunset began to think back on the previous night’s events. Thinking that she should more than likely start things off with telling them about the nightmare she had before all this started.

“Alright guys” said Sunset. “let's….go home”.

“Wait I thought you were going to tell us what is going on? And why you have that mark on your chest Sunset” Asked Rainbow dash with a bit of dark tone to her voice.

“I AM, going to tell you what is going on. All of what is going on! Everything that you need or maybe want to know. But as I stated upstairs I will not tell you here in the hospital. You can either come home with me, or you can stay here. Take your pick. I have no further time to waist on this!” Sunset shot back with just as much of a dark tone as Rainbow had used.

Fluttershy got up and started to walk towards the door and was quickly followed by Pinkie Pie and AppleJack. She stopped at the door turned and looked at Rainbow dash who was still seething daggers at Sunset.

“Are you coming or not Rainbow Dash? I for one want to know what is going on. And if there is anything we as Sunset’s friends can do to help.”

Rainbow looked at Sunset then at Fluttershy and back at Sunset, finally realizing she was outnumbered here she threw up her hands as if to say “i give up!”  and walked out the front door of the hospital.

As sunset walked by Fluttershy she stopped for a moment and looked at her with the most solemn kindhearted eyes that Fluttershy had ever seen. She leaned in and gently took hold of Fluttershy then lightly kissed her on the forehead whispering into her ear.

“I know!” Fluttershy’s eyes shot wide, her mouth about dropped to the floor.

“HOW!?.....how could sunset truly know about how I really feel about her…...how could she know that I am in…love with her?” Fluttershy thought to herself as she continued to walk out of the hospital.

Fluttershy had not told anyone not even Sunset that she was in love with her yet some how Sunset figured it out on her own. Yet how….how could she have figured this out all on her own without Fluttershy not saying anything to her. Sunset turned towards the door and proceeded to walk outside it was night time now and the air had a bit of a chill to it. Sunset looked around saw a nearby bus stop and was about to walk towards it to take the bus home when she heard a loud beep coming from her right. She turned to her right and saw to her amazement that Rarity was pulling up front in a white and purple painted car. The car itself had three brightly colored blue diamonds on either of the two front doors and a purple swath that looked just like her hair style on the hood of it.

“WHOA! Rarity when, no actually make that WHERE; did you get this beautiful car? Exclaimed Sunset as her eyes drank in the beautiful colors of the automobile.

“What this old thing? I have had this for oh... almost a year now. I just haven’t had a really good reason to use it... that is until now. Hop in I’ll drive us home? Replied Rarity happily.

Applejack and rainbow where both just coming out of the hospital when they noticed the car. Applejack commented to Rarity in a sheepish grin.

"You sure all seven us will fit in this thing Rarity? Asked Applejack as she too took in the awesome styling and detailing of the car.

“Oh phss! Yes ALL seven us will fit all I have to do is this” With that, she pressed a button on her center dash and within seconds the car turned into a minivan same colors same design on the doors and hood.

Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy both saw the amazing car yet said nothing as they climbed into the vehicle. The six friends all piled into the strange contraption and rarity revved the engine it purred like a newborn kitten. Sunset sat up front next to Rarity still not sure how to fully explain what was going on. Nor was she sure if her friends were really ready for this sort of thing. Behind her sat Applejack; sitting next to Applejack was Pinkie Pie followed in the next row Rainbow dash and Twilight. Fluttershy sat in the final seat by herself looking out the window as they drove up the street. Trying to figure out how Sunset knew that she was in love with her. When she had herself not mentioned this to anyone. As the minivan came to a light stop at a red light Fluttershy thought to herself, that maybe now would be a good time to finally tell Sunset how she felt about her. Just as she was about to open her mouth to say something aloud. She suddenly thought against this idea and kept quite for the rest of the trip back to Sunsets apartment. Once there the group got out of the minivan and Rarity again pressed the button causing the minivan to convert back into a car again.

“Okay sugar cube you have got to tell us how you did that? And where did you get that fantastic uh er um contraption?” Asked Applejack still a bit dumbfounded at what she had just seen with her own two eyes.

“I will tell you all where I got this car from and how it is able to go from a car to a minivan, but right now we have more pressing issues at hand.” Replied Rarity.

The group made their way up the sidewalk and into the lobby of the building.  Sunset fished out her key and swipe card. used them and let everyone inside the building. Once inside they made their way to the small elevator and headed upstairs to Sunsets room. The crusaders had long since been sent home by taxi and told to stay there until they were called for by Applejack. Applejack didn't think her little sister was old enough to fully grasp what was going on and didn't want to cause the little child to have nightmares so she sent her and the other two home.