The darkness within: The Demons return.

Sunset was at first a little confused as to why she was being called to the Principals office to her knowledge she hadn't done anything to warrant being called there. At least not anything major since her rehabilitation from high school grade A bitch queen to a model student that actually cared about her fellow students. Not really having time to think on the matter she took her backpack off then set it on the ground taking out her books for history and algebra. She then picked the bag back up turned to face her locker letting out soft sigh as she looked around. She quickly began to place her backpack into her locker and was just shutting the door to her locker door. When Pinkie from out of nowhere bounded up behind her. Pinkie was in her normal happy silly mood as was evident she suddenly placed her hands over Sunsets eyes happily squealing out in her high pitched voice.

“Guess who silly?”

Sunset smiled warmly she was happy to have a friend like Pinkie one that was random and would do almost anything to ensure her friend was happy.This meant from throwing large parties which Sunset didn’t really understand the need for but, was always happy to attend. To just trying to find something to make her smile today was no exception. Pinkie was in fully ‘pinkie mode’ and was very excitedly jumping and down behind Sunset.

Sunset shrugged giving her answer as she decided to play along to keep her pink skinned friend happy and her spirits uplifted.

“Uh, is it” She replied with slight hesitation to draw Pinkie on “Emerald heart?”

“Nope guess again” Pinkie beamed back happily “come on I like to throw parties”.

“Parties huh?” Sunset said with a slight smirk “Well in that case it you have to be” She bit down on her lower lip “Flower Dancer”.

Pinkie laughed then giggled replying with.

“Nope last guess”.

“OK, lets see your hands feel soft, like cookie dough and you have that wonderful high happy voice so you must beeee Pinkie right?”

“Yep it's me how did you know it was me Sunny?”

Pinkie let go of Sunsets face gently turning her around so their eyes locked onto the others. Sunset smiled even more warmly than before replying to her with.

“I knew it was you along, I just wanted to make sure to keep your spirits up and to make sure you were happy as always.”

“Aww, Sunny that is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me. Thank you”.

Pinkie brushed a tear of happiness away from her right eye then jumped around some more.

She waved her arms around like a chicken bouncing from one foot to the other happily as she replied to Sunset with.

“The new transfer students are here Sunny, are you going to meet with them in the principal's office is that why you were called there?”

Pinkie continued to hop about until Sunset finally had enough with a slight smirk on her face she reached out taking a hold of the pink skinned bouncing girl by her shoulders. Gently pushing her towards the lockers until Pinkie was forced by the small space between her and Sunset to stop bouncing around like a rubber ball.

“Pinkie first.” Sunset replied warmly to her trying to calm her excited friend down “I don’t know why I am being asked to Principals Celestia’s office. Second you need to calm down it won’t do you or the new students any good to have you bouncing all over the place like a rubber ball. Now where are these students transferring from?”

“Oh, that’s easy silly there from Crystal Prep.” Pinkie smiled widely to Sunset before continuing her hair was six times more fluffy than normal something that Sunset took notice of “From what I have been able to find out about them their parents couldn’t afford the tuition of that school so they are going to go to this school.”

“So I take it you're really happy that we have new students coming to school then huh Pinkie?”

“Yep” Pinkie replied happily as she continued to bounce around like a rubber ball.

“Well I need to get to the principal's office and you need to get to class I’ll catch up with you after school.” Sunset stepped away from her locker then stopped to look over her shoulder “Oh, do me a favor will you?”

“Sure” Pinkie stopped bouncing around for a second “what sunny”.

“If I give you a little money can you buy me an apple fritter?”

Pinkie grinned twice as wide as before Sunset handed over ten dollars then headed down the hallway towards the principal's office. Getting to the office a few minutes latter she heard voices inside the office one was unmistakably Vice Principal Luna the other she wasn’t sure about.

“Do you understand that while *WE** at Canterlot High School do appreciate what you have done for this school. However that still does not excuse what your daughter did last week".*

“While I have no doubt you are enjoying the money that my husband and I have so very graciously given to this school Ms. Moon. I still want to know if you are going to let my daughter come back to this school”.

“You and I both know that is beyond my means to do so the school board…”

Sunset stood outside of the principal's office her hand trembling as she felt the cold steel of the door handle in her hand. She could hear shouting through the door.

“The school board! Don’t give me that! It was that other student that falsified your evidence against my daughter and now she has been expelled for something that she didn’t even do. Either you let her come back to school by this time next week or I’ll sue you and the whole school board.”

“Ms. Spoiled Rich, your daughter Diamond Tiara was lawfully caught with a firearm on school grounds. We had little choice in the matter and your daughter is DAMN lucky that expulsion is all she got she could have faced criminal charges for doing what she did”.

“My daughter was trying to win a stupid school election and was fouled by some little pip squeak snot that couldn’t find his way out of wet bag! My daughter did nothing wrong she was only going to scare the little ingrates into making her the schools.....”

“I think you have said more than enough it is time for you to leave”. Luna's voice could be heard interrupting Spoiled Rich.

“Oh, I’ll leave alright but, mark my words Ms. Moon I will be back and I will make sure you and that no good who…”

A loud sickening ‘whack’ came from behind the door followed by a dull thud against the door that shook the door itself. A light scuffle was also heard as Sunset listened a bit more carefully to what was going on within the Principals office. Luna’s voice was dull and dark she could clearly be heard almost snarling at Spoiled Rich.

“You listen and you listen well to what I am about to say to you. I am willing to put up with a great deal from the faculty, from the students and even from people like you. But, when it comes to my sister *NO** one gets away with calling her what you just tried to call her. Now get up and get the hell out of this office while you can still walk”.*

Sunset looked down saw that the door handle was turning not wanting to get in the middle of this little spat with Luna and Spoiled Rich she immediately took cover around the corner. Looking back while hiding around the corner she saw Spoiled Rich walk out in a half stagier holding her nose blood seeped out of her nose like a broken water faucet. Sunset thought to herself as she watched the woman leave the office.

“Crazy bitch got what she had coming to her bet that is the last time she calls Celestia a whore”.

"AND DON'T COME BACK!" Luna's voice came loudly from the now open door as she shouted in anger.

Luna took a moment to compose herself before coming out into the hallway she let out a tough sigh then looked to her right and noticed Sunset hiding around the corner. Sunset gulped hard something that Luna clearly noticed by the deadpan look she gave to her in return. Sunset slowly stepped out of her hiding place hung her head low and made her way into the office Luna followed shortly afterwards. Gesturing to a chair in front of her desk Luna replied to her with.

“Please take a seat Miss. Shimmer my, sister will be here in just a few minutes”.

Five minutes went by with the two not saying anything to the other before both of them heard from the office doorway as the door opened.

“Luna, my sister why was Spoiled Rich in the hallway holding her nose and swearing up a storm?”

Luna and Sunset both looked to the door of the office to see Principal Celestia standing there looking rather annoyed with her sister. She looked down at Sunset who was still sitting in the chair in front of Celestia’s desk.

“Oh, hello Sunset thank you for coming on such short notice.” Celestia turned her attention back to her sister who was just taking a seat next to Sunset. “Luna I will ask you again why was Spoiled Rich holding her nose and swearing in the hallway not more than a few moments ago?”

Luna swallowed hard then slowly closed her eyes as she replied to Celestia.

“Because my sister I...hit her.”

“I see, tell me sister.” Celestia cleared her throat. “And I want you to be perfectly honest with me on this”.

“Y..yes my sister, I will but, of course be honest with you. You know this”.

“Good because I want you to tell me how it felt to hit that no good stuck up bitch”.

Luna’s eyes went wide when she heard this reply from her sister. She had only ever heard her sister swear once before and that was at the Fall Formal shortly after Sunset turned into her demon form. Looking up at her sister and with Sunset looking just as surprised and even more confused that Luna herself was Luna replied to her sister with a half smirk on her face.

“It felt good I mean you are right she is a stuck up bi...” Luna stopped looked at Sunset then back at her sister. “Er..I mean person and I know I shouldn’t have done it, but she made me so mad that I just well...I..lost my temper”. Luna looked down a look of pure shame slowly etched it's way over her face she swallowed hard again as she started to get up to leave. “Your mad with me so I will go now if you need me I’ll be in my office until the end of the day my sister”.

“Oh, I am plenty mad about this, my sister. But, I am more mad believe it or not that I was not the one to do that to her. Now why don’t we tell Sunset why we asked her here. Then you and I can have our tea and lunch alright”.

Luna took her seat again leave Celestia to walk in front of her desk after she had shut her office door. She took up a small stack of papers tapped the lightly on the desk placing them into an ‘out going’ box on her desk. Before taking her seat and leaning forward looking right into Sunsets eyes. Something that suddenly made Sunset feel very uncomfortable.

“Now Sunset” She replied to her sweetly “The reason you are here today is I wanted to know if you would be willing to help us show the twelve transfer students around school campus?”

Sunset’s face lit up like a Christmas tree she beamed a great happy smile and a soft sigh of relief.

“Yes of course I will help out, Principal Celestia.” She replied happily “Where do I go? Who do I talk to? How many students will I be showing around? Do you think I should bring them to Applejack's bake sale? Perhaps in doing so it might help them to make new friends here? How many…”

“Whoa” Principal Celestia chuckled lightly “Hold on there Sunset let us answer one question at a time”.

Sunset blushed lightly nodding her reply she still had a happy smile on her face Celestia also smiled back to her warmly. Sunset looked next to her at Luna who also had a light smile on her face if one could actually call it that. She looked more like she was frowning but, to her she was at least happy that Sunset was willing to help out.

“Ok, your first question ‘where do I go’ to answer that you need to go the cafeteria there you will find all twelve students.” Celestia replied kindly “Your second question ‘Who do I talk to?’ well that one my sister will handle she will be the one that you talk to about who you will be showing around”.

Sunset again nodded her reply then looked over to Luna who also nodded to her as well.

"Yes" Luna replied in her normal deadpan tone "I have already told Victor Van Helsmoon and his sister Anna Van Crestlur that you will be showing them around school today."

"Ok, so I take it I will meet both of them in the cafeteria when I get there then?" Sunset replied.

"Yes they should be there now" Celestia chimed in "Look for a student wearing all black and his sister should be wearing red with a short dark ocean blue waist coat with a phonic on the back of it".

Sunset nodded to this but, did little else. She sat in her chair eager to help out in any way she could. Sunset looked from Luna then to Celestia as she started to get up to leave she stopped when Celestia held up a hand saying to her half sternly.

“Just a minute there is one more thing we want to talk with you about before you leave my office Sunset”.

Sunset felt all the color in her amber skin drain out of her she sat back down looking a bit frightened to her Principal.

“Y..yes and..that w..would be?”

“We both my sister and I that is want you to have good time at the bake sale today. And I wanted to return a...special item of yours in person before you left my office.”

Celestia stood up from behind her desk. She turned to her right and went over to a small walk in closet opened it and took out a black leather guitar case handing it to Sunset. Sunset looked at the case then at Celestia and back at the case in her hands. Sunset took the case from her looking it over with interest on the handle of the black leather case were her initials. On the rim of the case itself were the words ‘music is the key to life, life is the key to music. Music to my ears’ rock on rock on!’ Sunset quickly looked up at Celestia who offered her a warm smile saying only.

“Go on you go rock this world and show the new students what you can do Sunset. For I believe in you and so does everyone else. You just have to show them that there is indeed another side to you”.

Sunset got up thanked both Luna and Celestia then headed out of Celestia’s office with her guitar in her hands. She stopped by the music room dropping off her guitar then headed for the cafeteria getting there a few minutes later she found Fluttershy talking with a new student that she hadn’t seen before. Letting out a soft sigh she was about to walk away and talk with the other students when from behind her. She heard Fluttershy’s soft angelic voice call out to her when she had noticed Sunset standing there.

“Oh, Sunset..c..can..I..I..s..speak with you.”