She Saw the Sunlight at the End of the Tunnel

Chapters

the Accident
the Strange One
the Body Thief
the Betrayal
the Nightmare
the Fire andFlames

the Accident

The date had been nice. Twilight was finally comfortable enough around me to let loose. If i hadn't kept an eye on the time, I would have gotten her home late. Shining Armor made a special point of telling me "Sunset, get her home late, and we are going to have a problem."

Cadence of course told me to pay no mind. I still insisted that we leave burger king just that taddest bit early. We got on my bike, but not before i made sure Twilight was wearing a helmet. I wore one as well. Safety first.

Except tonight, that didn't matter. As I drove her home, i came across the first cooperative light. As I continued driving, she leaned up and said

"I love you Sunset."

I blushed and was surprised, because this was the first time.

"I- I love you too, twilight."

I didn't know that would be the last thing i would say to her. We got hit full on. We slid across the pavement a good five hundred feet. I was glad i wore my leather, because i was able to get up. She wasn't. I rushed over to her, ignoring the slight sting in my hip. Her helmet had fallen off.

She was hurt. Bad. Her forehead was busted wide open. A bone was sticking out of her leg. The road rash was severe. Save she wasn't breathing.

I called 911.

"Hello, this 911 what is your emergency?"

" my girlfriend and i were just hit on the intersection of everfree lane and draconequus avenue. She isn't breathing." i said in a panicked tone.

" we are sending an ambulance now. Just hold tight. The ambulance will be taking you to st. Magnet hospital. Do not worry, it's just a name. It has no religious affiliation."

I didn't care a damn horse feather about that. I just wanted her to be okay. " thank you."

I hung up and dialed the more dangerous number. Not caring about anything but her, i called cadence.

"Hiya sunset! How is yo-"

" there has been an accident. An ambulance is on it's way to get us... But twilight... She... She's not breathing. It will be taking is to st. Magnet... Just... Meet us there?"

"Already in the car." click.

I sat there crying over her. The ambulance eventually came and they put her on the gurney.

" relation to this woman?" one of them asked as i climbed in.

" girlfriend."

" does she have any allergies?"

" no medical allergies, no."

And we sped off.

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Hours passed in the waiting room. They rushed her to icu. Her brother had his head hung in his hands, while cadence told him it would be alright. I was pacing nervously, hoping that she was right. That twilight was just injured.

Dr. Nurse Redheart walked into the room, her head hung low. I knew what she had come to say before she even opened her mouth.

"I'm sorry to tell you... That... Despite our best efforts... She... She didn't make it. I am sorry for your loss."

I fell down to my knees. Shock overcame me. Horror, shock... Then finally, the worst of the feelings. Depression and guilt. I started crying. Shining armor and cadence were crying into each other.

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The next day at school, i couldn't pay attention. Lunch finally came, and i broke the news to my friends. They started crying. I cried to. We were, the entire school for that matter, was grieving over her death.

Except one individual who was smiling and talking to herself. I knew her, because rarity's sister had a crush on her.

Lotus Cake. How could she be happy?

I marched over and felt slight chill but payed it no mind.

"How can you be happy at time like this?! Don't you know friend just died? that my girlfriend just died?! how dare you smiling at a time like this? Why are you talking to yourself?" i demanded.

My friends came over to tell me to calm down. The while school had their attention turned towards us.

She simply smiled and took out a cigarette. She lit it up.

"I wasn't. I was talking..." she took a long drag and blew smoke out on the spot felt a chill. Slowly a familiar form appeared. Glasses, shy stance... It was twilight.

"To her." her smile grew, especially now that she had stunned the school, including the principal and vice principal. So much that they ignored the fact she just lit a cigarette and smoked on campus. She left it in her mouth as she took her tray the drop zone and left, singing lyrics to Disturbed's Haunted.

Twilight just stood and waved. As the smoke left, i saw her mouth at me, "i love you."

Then she was gone again. The entire cafeteria was silent.

And i felt hopeful.

Author's Note

There will be more. just... hang in there. It may take me some time (or none at all depending) for me to continue it.

the Strange One

Hi. My name is Lotus Cake. The rest of the story, or at least every other chapter, will be through my point of view instead of Sunset's.

I should probably explain three scene in the cafeteria first. I saw Twilight walk in behind Sunset, trying desperately to get her attention. Her, being a ghost, couldn't get the attention of the living. I, however, being both a vampire and related to Sombra, could see ghost's.
Like sunset, i came from Equestria. I come back here for the school years and am in ponyville for the breaks.
I'm sorry... Got side tracked.
I sat down with a delicious looking cheese burger, and motioned for twilight to come over. When she did, i turned to her.

"Why is everyone ignoring me? Doesn't she love me?"

"Oh honey... You don't know?" oops. My sarcasm leaked through...

" know what?!"

" you're dead. Dead as a door nail. Dead dave. Irredeemably, unmistakably, irrevocably dead."

The look on her face was priceless. I couldn't resist laughing. Which is what brought Sunset over. Twilight tried to hug her, but Sunset went right on through. If she didn't believe me before, she did now.

"How can you smile at a time like this?! The school lost a friend! I lost my girlfriend! And all you can do is smile and talk to yourself?"

Good! she's making a scene. I needed this. Her friends, including my crush's sister, came over. I pulled out my pack of cigarettes making sure i had the attention of the staff, who came over the second i lit one up.

"I wasn't talking to myself. I was talking..." pause for dramatic inhale of smoke. I exhaled in a special way on twilight, making sure that the smoke made the outline of her figure visible to everyone else. "To her."

The crowd was shocked. Boom. Missions accomplished. I picked up my empty tray and placed it in its appropriate place, leaving the cigarette in my mouth for accent.
Lucky for my advanced studies, i got to leave after lunch.
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I got home and went down to the basement. I hopped in the elevator and went way down. Upon reaching the bottom, i caught sight of Uncle Sombra playing with Steven, my giant pet worm. I'll have to tell you how i came to be in possession of a giant worm the size of a house another time.

"Uncle Sombra! Twilight died and i need help with something."

"Are you upset at her passing, Lotus?"

"Fuck no! Her girlfriend is all upset that she died. She feels guilty about her death, and i want to impress Sweetie Be- i mean, surprise her friends by bringing her back. Only problem is, I don't know a spell strong enough."

" library. Third shelf on the right. Center right top shelf. Just be careful? I lost your aunt and cousin the same way and for the same reasons. Promise you will stay safe?"

"I will. I promise."

I quickly made my way to my room. After setting my backpack on the bed, save grabbing one of the many peices of beef jerky and a mead that made up the contents, i rushed to the library on the third floor.

I quickly made my way to the desired book and pulled it down. After a few seconds of flipping through it, i found the desired page.

Ingredients: nightshade, vanilla, a petal of a lotus, a lock of the deceased's hair, and a censure in which to burn them.

Recite over the body, as you sprinkle the ashes of the above ingredients: like pheonix, rise from the ashes. I command this body to rise, calling the spirits of my ancestors to return the soul to this body. The power of the dead is at my disposal, and i choose to revive this body. So heed my call and bring life to this corpse.

After a full night, return and drip mortal blood onto the body. The body will have risen on the following night.

Great. Found the spell. Now to find the ingredients and steal a dead body. Should be easy enough. Assuming i can still call on Luna to become invisible.

Author's Note

Sorry if the story seems a bit... rushed... but please be patient with me. all will become apparent in due time. Also, Sombra references what happened in my other story, "sombra, rise to power". give it a read. thanks.

the Body Thief

I can honestly say that i am happy the author decided to continue to use me, her oc and the name sake of her account. This chapter, if she doesn't goof, shall be tres magnifique.

First, we need that body. The ingredients would be easy, but the body needed to be retrieved before the funeral prepetations or much decay...

The morgue was downtown, which was an easy walk. Especially with no one to gawk at my supernatural speed.

I stopped at the school when i saw Sunset and the girls sitting next to the portal. Of course i to listen, sitting on the statue quietly.

"We know you miss her darling, but that you cannot possibly think she could bring her back. We all saw twilight's ghost... For all we know she might be here, but without Lostus here to show us... I..."

"Ah know yer sister likes her... But somethin' ain't right about that girl..."

"I don't know what you mean applejack, her types of parties are my favorite! It's because of her you don't see to much pinkimena..."

" can we NOT talk about her and get back to talking to save consoling sunset?"

"It's okay rainbow... Rarity might be right about her not being able to bring her back..."

"I wouldn't be to sure girls" i piped up from my perch. " care to help me out?"

They exchanged looks, but it was sunset who talked first.

" with what?"

" why retrieving her body from the morgue of course! I will need it to bring her back, after all."

" YOU CAN BRING HER BACK? WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SOMETHING AT LUNCH?!"

" because i wasn't about to raise your hopes until i was sure."

Then rainbow dash blurted out what they all were thinking.

" how in the HELL did you get up there without us noticing and how long have you been there?"

" some things are better left unexplained for now. But i have been here since ms. Doubty pants tried to tell sunset i wouldn't be able to. Now are you girls gonna help or not?"

"Oooh! A breaking into the morgue party! I'm in."

" count me out. Raisin' the dead is just plain wrong..."

"I'm in. This will give me a chance to show you all my awesome ninja skills."

" there is absolutely nothing fabulous about morgues."

"I-i'm with rarity and applejack... Morgues are just plain scary..."

"I'm in. It's my fault that she died and by celestia i won't leave her dead when i can save her."

" you should say Luna in this case, sunny girl. It's her blessing that will help us. But i forgive you for being a faithful Celestia student. But Luna is my matriarch, and it is through her we will bring back Twilight."

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I had to slow down a bit so that Rainbow Dash, Pinkimena Pie, and Sunset Shimmer could keep up. This could take awhile longer, but i know i need the help...

"Here's the plan, Rainbow, you stand guard and discretely alert us if something or someONE is coming. Pinkimena and I will retrieve the body. Got it? Good."

" why does pinky get to go in?"

" she can move fast enough to disable the cameras without getting caught."

"Oh I'm not using that technique tonight lotus. I'm using hacking to loop the images. They might suspect that something is wrong if the cameras fail."

Rainbow just stared at pinky with an open jaw.

I picked the lock, a standard skill in Luna's royal guard back in equestria.

"What do i do?"

" you keep watch with rainbow. Texts are the preferred communication. Me and pinkimena are already on vibrate. You two should go ahead and do the same."

As they did, i finished the pick and sent in pinkimena. She quickly surveyed the the cameras and stayed to the blind spots. Moments later i got a vibration in my pocket.

It was text from pinkimena. You might be wondering the difference. Well to you shitsticks that didn't see her first and currently only appearance, pinkimena is psycho, dark pinky.

Now before you sperm stains get offended at the author, She designed me to be like Deadpool. Fourth wall breaks and sarcasm, hell, even the fun derogatory way of addressing you.

The text was a picture i thought funny. She had knocked out the guard and held a knife to their throat. The actual text asked if she could kill them and said test the cameras were looping.

I responded no she couldn't kill the guard. After that sent i rushed into the morgue and started reading the labels on the drawers. I found the body drawer that said 'Sparkle, Twilight'. As i opened it, i got a text that was adressed to me and pinkimena from Sunset. The guard for the next shift was on his way. I picked the body and quickly, but quietly, closed the drawer. I found the window and climbed out, using my magic to lock it back. Pinkimena undid the loop and came out another window. I met the girls out back.

"Meet me at my house tomorrow. We'll start the process then. But right now, run and ignore what you're about to see."

I used my vampire speed to get home. Fast.

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When i got home, i mentally kicked myself for getting them involved...

"Stupid! Worth it..." i said, appropriately quoting one of my favorite movies, ie, Deadpool.

I cleared a table in the library and set her on it. It wasn't until did that noticed the body was naked. The morticians sewed her up well enough, however, that she would heal once alive again. It was also at this moment, as i covered her in sheet, that thought about something. When bring her back... She might not be exactly the same. And that had three options. Give the ghost solid form, leaving her dead. Revive her with the spell and risk a semimindless zombie, or make another vampire.

Wait. Did Applejack say that my crush likes me?

Author's Note

Yes. That happened. And the chapter name is a reference to Anne Rice's "Tale of the Body Thief". And if you had ever read that particular book, you'll note that this chapter does not have anything to do with it. Minus vampires.

the Betrayal

So, after a bit of a giddy excitement, i realized i needed sleep. Tomorrow would start early, most likely, and i would have to wake up with time enough to drink some blood before they get here.

I first fed and pet Steven, my giant pet worm from chapter two. I thought to myself on the ride back up that our elevator needs music. Not that crappy elevator music you get in businesses, but the real thing. I'm talking full on Disturbed blaring, Volbeat blasting, good ole metal music.

I climbed the stairs after exiting the elevator. My room being on there second floor, it was ideally placed between the bathroom and the second floor kitchen. Not to mention i had my own minifridge next to my coffin.

No. I didn't need a coffin like those fucking stereotypes say. I happen to like how comfy the silk bed and satin pillow felt. And the need of a blanket was nonexistent what with the lid to block out wind and trap in the air to warm it up. The cracks in the wood were large enough to support a flow of oxygen, while also causing the carbon dioxide to escape, while small enough to not keep me cold.

I laid down, almost dreading tomorrow...

Before i closed my eyes, my phone went off. It was sunset, pinkie, and rainbow in a group message.

What else do we need besides her body?

I took a moment, trying to remember.

A lotus blossom, nightshade, and vanilla. I may be forgetting something at the moment, but i am EXHAUSTED...

After that sent, i went to sleep. It was the usual dream sequence. Remembering my adventures, living them all again. The other sweetie belle... So beautiful and pure, even the red of my blood on her face was gorgeous...

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The next morning was... Eventful. It started with the girls coming over earlier than i had expected. I never specified what time they should appear, so they came about nine... I woke up after the events and had to explain. I got downstairs, and to my dismay, pinkie, rainbow, and sunset had gotten a glass of what they thought was Kool-Aid. Before i could say anything, they toasted and took a sip. Let me just say, they were not chestnut, nor were they sweetie belle. That is to say, until the author writes that story, they knew what it was, and they did not like it. Well, pinkie found it humorous and continued drinking. But the other two set the glasses down.

"Um... Lotus? Why do you have blood in the refrigerator in a pitcher?!" Rainbow Dash inquired.

"I-is there something you need to tell us?" Sunset added.

While pinkie was muttering to herself that she couldn't believe she fell for that again, i was trying to figure out how to respond.

"The truth would be a good place to start. You want them to trust you and your intentions, Lotus." Twilight said from behind me.

I took a breath and sighed. "I'm a vampire. I was turned back in Equestria when i joined the New Lunar Republic. It's mandatory by the decree of her majesty Luna that any military personnel be something immortal, and connected to the night do that we are closer to it. I chose to be a vampire. I could have been a werewolf, or a demon, but chose to be a vampire. In order for me to not go into a blood frenzy, i keep blood on hand. I didn't want to scare you girls off, so i didn't tell you. Pinkie knew as well because you can't hide anything from her..."

"Wait... You're from Equestria? But I SAW you attend school here for the longest, and you never go near the portal... How?" Rainbow Dash stated confused.

Smirking, i replied, " Yours isn't the only portal. I come here for the school year, and home in the summer. This mark? This is the eye of the moon. I got it as my cutie mark for finding and activating an ancient portal that led here. Of course, it deposited me in Egypt, hence the symbol. The rest, well, i use that portal often. It puts me where i need."

Sunset was shocked, Rainbow Dash was dumbfounded. Pinkie was smiling with her blood stained teeth.

Sunset face palmed and started digging through her bag. She brought out baggie containing the rest of the ingredients.

"How do we start?" Sunset asked, hope filling her eyes.

"With her dying" Sombra said as he grabbed me from behind as i felt cold steel pressed against my head.

Author's Note

Sorry it's been so long for an update. Some explaining is needed. First, her dream is reference to a role-play I am in. In it, she turned her party members into vampires. When sweetie belle appeared, she turned her into a vampire as well, because sweetie belle wanted to join the NLR. Second, Lotus Cake's cutie mark is the Egyptian eye of the moon. If you don't know what that is, you can google it. Next chapter will show lotus in pony form as the chapter image. But it will not be her exactly. It will be explained as it happens.

the Nightmare

"OH. FUCK. NO." I said.

I snatched his wrist and broke it. I kicked the gun away. I flipped him in front of me, my rage filling my body. I rushed to my room while he was groggy to retrieve my swords. I got back to find a knocked out Pinkimena, complete with butterfly knife, a collapsed Rainbow Dash, equipped with a black eye and bloody nose, and a cornered Sunset Shimmer.

I felt the change starting. I felt it engulf me. It had been to long since i felt her power course through my veins. The horns grew against my will, not that i would have stopped them. The wings grew from my back gently and quickly. I raised from the ground about a foot. My hands were engulfed by my signature black, with silver trim, flames.

I used my energy to snatch him back. I slammed him into the wall. As he tried to get up, i flung a sword at him. The blade embedded itself into his shoulder, forcing him to the wall. He was pinned.

"YoU dOnE gOoFeD, BITCH! YOU ATTACKED MY FRIENDS AND TRIED TO KILL ME! NOW BEFORE I DESTROY YOU, WHY?!" Nightmare Lotus said. (she and i are one, but i tend to treat her seperate beings for sake of things like was it said insanely or not.)

He removed the sword and ran me through with it.

" because your heart is the final ingredient needed for me to bring them back!" he said with tears in his eyes.

I punched him in the mouth. He slammed into the wall. I removed the sword and shoved it into his heart, using the other one to keep him there. I eyed his necklace. In Equestria, it would have been his horn. I used the sword that was in my hand to tap it.

"YOU. FUCKED. UP. I'M TAKING THIS NECKLACE AND REALIGNING IT'S MAGIC TO TWILIGHT. I HAVE FOUGHT ZOMBIES, WORMS, CATS STRONGER THAN YOU! I. HATE. YOU." Nightmare Lotus hissed. I slit his throat and snatched off the necklace in the same motion. Before Nightmare Lotus left me, i used her to attach the magic tendrils to Twilight.

I fell to the ground and passed out.

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I woke up later in my coffin. Pinkie was pinkie again, but her eye was locked on her butterfly knife with disappointment. Rainbow Dash was holding a steak to her eye, smiling at me. Sunset was crying over twilight's body, which had been moved to my room while i was passed out.

"Glad to see you awake. Thanks for saving our asses, Lotus. I- i think rarity would let you date her sister after this." Rainbow Dash said.

"H- how did you know about...?" i stumbled over my words.

She blushed and replied, " you... Uh... You talk in your sleep. Like... A lot. Most of which was about sweetie belle."

"Yeah! It was super duper sweet!" pinkie added.

"I... Should not have gotten my hopes up..." Sunset piped up.

"What was that, sunset?" i asked her.

"I found your uncle's codex. It... It said that it needed your heart. The spell we were about to do. Without you dead, i will never see her again. I... I can't ask that of you."

"I know another way or two to bring her back. But i'll need to discuss it with you in private."

The other two left the room at that cue.

"Here are the ways we can do it" i started.

the Fire andFlames

"You mean to tell me we can still bring her back? Even though that spell was designed to kill you to save two souls?" Sunset inquired, doubt and hope showing on her face like a well aimed money shot.

"Well, first i need something from the one active voodoo queen in this world. she will no doubt have what i need to perform this. Just... Try to keep her intact? I mean, you accidentally knocked her eye out moving her here... And then there is the slight decay and body damage from the crash. Make sure she doesn't take any more damage?" i said as i got up and got dressed.

i dressed in the outfit i saved from the other human world i visited. the one where i found Steven. I dawned my black leather pants, a black cloth long sleeve button up shirt, leaving the top open to show off the girls a bit, and my black stetson. i swear, if i had been trying to get with anyone in the apple family, all i'd have to do is dress like this. and be part of the family. but, moving on. i had a random thought enter my mind. i would need my swords. I went to the kitchen to retrieve my swords, and was not surprised to find them exactly where nightmare lotus left them. I was mildly amused that his body was becoming smoke, however. Not taking any chances, i took of his head and put it high on a shelf.

Right as i reached the door, the other three were already there.

"Girls, I need to do this part alone." I said.

"I'm driving us all there. Argue and see Pinkimena." said a seriously stressed pinkie pie.

"Fine... She lives in the closet swamp." i replied.

We all piled into pinkie's tardis of a car. I mean, seriously, how does a tiny pink electric car fit four full grown women?! We sat silently for the trip. None of us wanted to speak. Well... At first.

"Hey... um... what was that back in your house?" Rainbow asked.

"What do you mean?" i asked, feigning innocence.

"You know exactly what! the demon thing! We've only seen two people like that! Sunset and Twilight are the only women we've seen do that!" she replied.

"Finally addressing the elephant in the room then? That was nightmare mode. Only elite warriors in the NLR get them. There are only six of us, and the squad is commonly referred to by the rest of the army as the 'suicide' squad. We each represent an element of harmony in our world." I explained.

"The elements of what now?" She asked, confused.

"Remember when i was still queen bitch? I stole a crown from princess twilight? that was an element of harmony. more specifically, magic." Sunset offered up, "the other five are loyalty, generosity, honesty, kindness, and laughter."

"which one do you represent in that squad, Lotus? i bet it's magic." Rainbow said.

"Actually, I represent kindness." i returned.

"Kindness? You?!" She guffawed.

"What is so hard to believe about that?"

Rainbow Dash started to reply, but was interrupted by Pinkie saying "We're here!"

"You girls stay in the car. I'll be right back." I got out and began navigating my way down the path to her shack.

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"I know that you came to ask, but first i must inquire your task?" Zecora said in her beautiful African accent.

"I'm here to reunite lovers. There a problem with that?" i replied, trying to be vague.

"Not at all, if that tale were not so tall. You know that they suffer from a barrier, and by that i mean you need to bury her!"

"Zecora. I'm getting that potion, with or without your permission. I will not deny them this. Neither will you. Now hand it over, or I'll get violent."

"To bring those swords you were right, because you will not get that potion without a fight!"

She lit her fist aflame, as green as a leaf with a black smolder to the edges. She threw the fireball. I flipped over it, coming down at her head with a drawn sword. She raised a shield made of some energy. It flung me back, slamming me into a wall. I got up, unsheathed my other cavelier sword, and crossed them in front of me as another fireball came at me. Fortunately, these swords were made to last through worse. I jumped at her again, adding a spin to each swing. It was all she could do block them. I drove her into a corner, her back to a wall. She raised her shield again, obviously tired from the endless defense i forced her into. I used this as a chance to show off. I jumped onto the shield, using the force it exerted on me to send myself into a back flip. I readjusted my grip to have the blade pointed down. I fell back onto the shield, this time, however, threw swords went through and got her in the eyes. Her body slumped to the ground as the last screams died with her.

I took my swords back, and headed to the shelf she kept her voodoo supplies on. I grabbed the potion i needed, clearly labeled zombie.

As i exited the building, i carried the dead Zecora out with my magic. As the red aura sat her down, i set the building alight with another spell. I used my aura to rip her to peices, taking the bones from her. I threw the flesh to the wildlife, and set about grinding her bones to a powder. Which promptly got dumped into the water to dissolve or spread to far apart to find any evidence. I dawned my best horror struck face and ran back to the car.

As pinkie drove, i began to spiel out how the hut caught fire when i grabbed the potion. I lied, explaining that she had mislabeled the poison as tea and drank it. Her head hit the table and knocked over a candle, setting her home on fire.

"It was all could do to get out alive!" i offered in my best horror struck voice. Of course, sunset and rainbow dash bought it. Our gracious driver looked at me the rear view, but i didn't see anger at my lies. Nope. I saw Pinkimena laughing her ass off!

When we got in my driveway, Pinkimena pulled me aside, motioning for the other girls to ahead.

When they were out of earshot, she turned me and said, "I can't believe they fucking bought that!"

I smirked and replied, " like discount pesche."

Author's Note

Well... There goes my plan. I started doing this story on my phone and had planned to finish the same way, but i finally got access to a computer. So... Yeah. Hope you like the new chapter...