The Kingdom of the Sun - A New Crystal Heart

Canterlot High would be one of the rising schools when it came to academics and sports now that the school pride had been restored; either by magical powers or victories and championship in sports, nobody was happier than the students that roamed the halls every day due to their new accolades.

But not everything was peaches and cream for the people studying and working on the school, after all, they knew that magical mayhem and dangerous monsters could arrive once again to do whatever they wanted to the world. Is safe to say that they weren't that worried that those same dark creatures could win; they knew that they could count on several students to protect the sanctity of their school… even though there were always some kind of explosion or part of the school that had to be repaired after such shenanigans. So far the school had to repair of the front walls and a new Woldercolt statue, thankfully the school had a great insurance so no questions were asked.

Either way, all the students knew that no matter the danger they will always have their protectors, girls that for some reason were capable of using the magic of friendship to defeat all monsters; and it was quite ironic that the student that had been the first monster was now the one they all depended on. From simple things like help on homework to advice about a difficult life matter, even about repairing some piece of equipment -just like the AV club members found out when Sunset repaired a digital camera as if it was nothing- they would be able to count on the number one redhead in the school.

Sunset was strong, fast, intelligent, kind and a great friend; she was the pride of Canterlot High and every Monday afternoon it wasn’t weird to find her at her favorite spot on the school library with a thick book, this particular one focusing about human history; apparently a topic Sunset found fascinating.

Usually Sunset had people around her to help her study either with homework or an important quiz but this time she was by herself which was peculiar for the one in charge of the library, Miss Cherilee. Since the teenage girl’s redemption with the Sirens, Sunset Shimmer had been welcomed with open arms by the student body but they also understood when the girl wanted some quiet time.

Looking at the clock Cherilee got everything in order on her desk before getting ready to leave for the day, she wanted to get back home to rest for a while, and with everything ready she walked to the desk where Sunset was sitting down.

“Well, you know the drill by now Sunset, don’t forget to close the doors, the keys are on the same place.” she said quickly noticing that Sunset seemed a little too focused on her book, but that didn’t mean that she didn’t answer back to her.

“I-I won’t forget Miss Ch-Cherilee.” Sunset had a small blush on her face.

“Are you alright Sunset? You seem a little flushed; there have been several students already that came down with the flu so don’t forget to take care of yourself.” the redheaded girl was nodding while trying to breathe slowly to calm down.

“Yeah, I’ll probably go to bed early to-today.” Sunset said before a shiver went through her body while her eyes widened considerably “I think I will go back to my home early too, I feel a little tired” she finally said almost slouched on her chair.

“I’ll say that it is a good idea, don’t forget to take a lot of fluids and don’t worry about missing classes if needed, your teachers will understand, see ya.” Cherilee finally said before walking out of the library; she never took notice of the way the air under the desk Sunset was sitting down seemed weird, it was simply a stealth spell that Sunset had thrown in a blind panic after Cherilee had started to walk on her direction.

The spell finally collapsed showing Rarity buttoning up Sunset’s jeans before crawling from under the desk; the usually prim and proper girl took a napkin from her bag that had been left on the desk before checking her makeup and cleaning up any fluid still present on her face, she then gave Sunset a peck on the cheek and sashayed her way out of the library. The redhead was still trying to recover her breathe and make her heart pump at its usual speed not without noticing the way Rarity’s hip moved from side to side. She still didn’t know if this was a curse or a bless.

The ex-pony girl turned the key on the lock finally closing down the library, after spending some time opening the windows so the room could be aired  properly; Sunset then started to walk in the direction of the principal office to leave the set of keys so she could go back to her house and maybe sleep a little, lately she had been losing sleep for several reasons, and one of those reasons was the fashionista who seemed to get off by finding new places she could give a nice little ‘surprise’ to her favorite girl.

Last time Rarity decided to do something like that was the last time she had been a guest on her house and Rarity had left the door unlocked. Just hearing the voice of the fashionista's mother outside of the door asking them if Sunset would stay for dinner almost made her heart jump out of her chest, but Rarity simply took out what she had on her mouth at the time and answered her mother that indeed, Sunset would have diner with them.

Still with Rarity’s kink for exhibitionism in mind Sunset nearly crashed against some of her friends, although considering the frontal proportions of both girls Sunset would have bounced off anyway.

“Hi Sunset!” the always smiling girl of their group said waving her arm on the arm even though Sunset was already in front of them, she was always that active and hyper but it was a trait that Sunset had come to not only accept but enjoy, there was never a dark day whenever Pinkie was present.

“Hey girls, why are you at school so late? You two are usually the first one to leave for your jobs.” Sunset said asking them.

“Well, I asked Pinkie Pie to teach me how to cook, I wanted to learn how to make cupcakes so I could make some for my parents, is their anniversary this week and… well… I also wanted to do some for my friends.” the other girl at the side of Pinkie said with more force in her voice much to the joy of Sunset.

Fluttershy has always made honor to her name being someone that could easily be pushed aside, and Sunset felt to her eternal shame that she had done it on purpose in what seemed a lifetime ago. Now the girl seemed to brim with confidence and there was nothing more beautiful than seeing the big smile on her face, it also made her feel a little conflicted knowing well where the new confidence of Fluttershy came from.

“Like Big Mac would say EEYUP! This girl was like a veteran in the presence of flour and baking soda, Auntie Pinkie feels so proud of her student.”

“I’m a year older than you.”

“Details, details, so, here you go, some extra cupcakes for our favorite girl so you can get some sugar on your diet.” the rambunctious girl said before basically shove a paper bag on the redhead’s hands.

“We know you don’t usually eat sweets but I thought that some cupcakes would be nice from now and then.” the adorable girl wearing the yellow sweeter told Sunset making this one sigh knowing well that she would not be able to say no to the treat, not like she planned to do it; if Pinkie said that Fluttershy was a natural in the kitchen who was her to deny herself the pleasure of tasting those cupcakes?

“Thank you both, I will enjoy them.” she said hoping her face showed how much the gift meant for her and by the similar smiles of the other girls she did it. Fluttershy simply nodded her head before starting to walk away but Pinkie stood behind with Sunset to whisper something to her ear.

“I also packed a little surprise just for you Sunny.” she said with a playful grin on her face before skipping on Fluttershy’s direction. For a couple of seconds Sunset stood rooted to where she was knowing well the kind of sense of humor Pinkie Pie had, it was very well known how much of a prankster the hyperactive girl was, and even more when a certain rainbow haired girl joined forces with her.

Taking a deep breathe to prepare herself for what was going to happen she quickly opened the bag and closed her eyes expecting something to come out flying of the paper bag but after a couple of seconds nothing happened, noticing this Sunset opened her eyes and checked inside it finding the cupcakes protected by wax paper and also Pinkie’s surprise: a pair of women’s undies.

One pair was black with an almost translucent fabric while the other was yellow cotton with a small butterfly printed on it and a ribbon on the front.

Quickly turning her head to the hall where Fluttershy and Pinkie had left she found out them also looking back: Fluttershy’s face was completely engulfed in a blush while Pinkie Pie had the same playful grin, the only thing different was the kiss she blew to Sunset before both girls continued their walk. Sunset’s new… addition was already tenting her jeans after that kind of surprise.

Sunset was sure that her life had taken a turn, either for worst or best she wasn’t quite sure, but she knew exactly who to blame for it, oh she knew well.

(A couple of weeks before)

The redhead had the urge to pinch herself on her cheek to check out if she was sleeping just like in all those comics she had read since arriving to this dimension, because there was no way she wasn’t dreaming considering that sitting down at her bed was one of the most beautiful women she had ever seen, and not only that, she had a set of huge translucent wings that made it obvious how crazy the situation was.

Sunset tried to remember what she had been doing but could come up with nothing except that she had been studying for a while for Prof. Doddle’s exam next week, maybe she had found it boring or maybe she was extra tired this time, but after a couple of painful pinches she realized that she wasn’t dreaming this time.

“I suppose my presence was quite the surprise for you, but I decided that this time wanted to talk with my savior face to face.” the woman said in a calm voice that seemed to be made out of honey and velvet with how sexy she sounded, and the rest of her body wasn’t far behind. Her long ebony like hair flowed over the woman's back and fell on top of her bed while her body was barely covered by a white almost ethereal dress showing every curve that it had.

“Your… ah… what?” the woman simply giggled making Sunset blush in embarrassment before a hand was placed on her cheek.

“No, none of that please, I was not laughing at you so don’t feel bad, I was simply laughing because I was finally capable of meeting you, and yes, you are my savior, you not only returned power to me but saved me from complete extinction.” she said with a look of pure happiness that made Sunset’s heart skip a beat.

“I haven’t done anything like that, I just… stopped Twilight… wait… who are you? How do you know that?”

“It was obvious you would have those questions but is a nice surprise to see you make them; I am Harmony.”

“Wait, harmony? As in the Elements of Harmony?”

“No and yes at the same time, I am the essence of Harmony’s magic in this world; when you arrived here you finally woke me from a deep slumber and with your constant actions of protection to your new world you also saved me; the trio that wanted to corrupt me and the lost girl that was close to unmake me are proof of how powerful my new guardian is.”

“I’m pretty sure I also put you in danger with how I acted back then.”

“Maybe, but the way you rose up and became my guardian shows the kind of power that lives on your heart.”

“I’m pretty sure you didn’t just materialize on my room to shower me with praise.” the usual rebel side of the girl finally seemed to wake up after the surprise and embarrassment and it seemed that Harmony enjoyed that side of her if her smile was any indication.

“Sharp as ever my dear, is true, I just didn’t came here to throw honeyed words at you; I came here with a mission, a request if you want.”

“And what’s that?” to say Sunset was more than a little curious about that so called request, who wouldn’t if the physical form of Harmony itself suddenly appeared in front of you? Princess Twilight would probably be surrounded by dozens of parchments and quills ready to take note.

“I need your help to create this world’s Crystal Heart.” Harmony answered back with a small illusion of said crystal on the palm of her hand.

“Wait, what? You mean the artifact that protects the Crystal Kingdom in Equestria? Is that even possible?”

“Indeed the same artifact and indeed it is possible, but I cannot do it alone, I need your help Sunset Shimmer, you’re my only hope,” she said with a perfectly straight face before starting to giggle at her words “I’ve gotta say, I never thought I would be using human pop culture like that.” she said infecting Sunset with laughter for several seconds before both controlled themselves.

“Wow, anyway, in what way I can do that? I mean, this is such a powerful artifact, how do you start creating a Crystal Heart.”

“By gathering a huge amount of love, usually with the power of harmony involved on it, that’s how the original Crystal Heart was forged and how it is repaired time and time again.”

“And how can I get that amount of love? Make a festival like the Crystal Empire?”

“Oh no, that is just to charge it with energy, there’s an easier and extremely fun way.” Harmony said making Sunset sag with relief “I want you to get as many lovers as you can.” the dark haired woman said with a huge grin on her face while Sunset could simply stay in shock at those words.

“SAY WHAT?”!