Author's Note

This wasn't originally something I was going to write but I read a blog from MythrilMoth who had an idea about this synopsis and of course I thought, "What the hell." I should warn you this is mostly for comedy and...yeah like I said things go downhill rather quickly. So hope you enjoy!

In Which Sunset Hears (More) Voices

It had been about two weeks since Canterlot High had returned from Camp Everfree and life has returned back to normal, for the most part at least. The girls had all finally accepted their powers, now knowing exactly where they came from and with summer vacation now in full swing, it was a time to sit back, relax, and enjoy the three month break.

However, not everyone was quite at peace with their powers. In the beginning at Camp Everfree, Sunset Shimmer had been hearing voices every now and then and once she realized what was causing these strange events to happen, she thought perhaps things would get better.

They haven’t. In fact, it’s only gotten worse.

Sunset was certain at first it was just her trying to get used to her new power and after all, it was only here and there and she was thankful she couldn’t read thoughts unless in physical contact with someone. Unfortunately now, no matter where she went, if there were people around she was bound to hear their thoughts. And not all of them were…appropriate.

Sunset however insisted to herself that she wouldn’t say anything to the other girls. They had their own schedules to keep track of and she didn’t want to bother them. Besides, if anyone could solve a promise, it would be a student of Princess Celestia. Or at least a former one.

Fast forward to the present has left Sunset very annoyed and very grouchy. While she didn’t intend it, some of the people she encountered had flashbacks to when Sunset Shimmer was Queen Bitch of Canterlot High. That only made her grouchy and depressed. But she wasn’t going to quit. She would figure this out, even if it killed her, although at this rate she’d either end up in jail or a mental asylum.

But there was…one other issue. Not only was Sunset hearing people’s thoughts, she was…feeling a lot more anxious than usual. Paranoid was probably the better term for it. She just couldn’t shake this feeling that someone was watching her almost nonstop, even when she was in the shower. Of course, maybe it was just the stress of the past couple of months getting to her but she never completely felt as ease.

Sunset finally made an ultimatum: she was going to put an end to this once and for all. If she had to ask her friends for help, so be it but she couldn’t go another week like this. She may have come up short on a solution but she was certain her friends had an answer. As the person currently reading this will probably have figured out by now, it doesn’t go well at all.

Sunset woke up, glancing groggily at her alarm clock and saw it was a quarter after nine. Groaning slightly she sat up in her bed and rubbed her eyes as she looked around her bedroom. The apartment she was living in wasn’t exactly one of the best on the market, but it was manageable and the landlord was a fair guy compared to others.

When she first came here, she had managed to bring some bits along with her but found out rather quickly the currency in this world was very different. However, since the money she did have was pure gold and since gold at the time was at an all-time high, she had managed to quite a lot of money in exchange, something she had neglected to inform Twilight about and probably never will. Needless to say, she’d be able to provide for herself for quite awhile and has been.

Once she dragged herself out of bed, Sunset went into her kitchen and grabbed a bowl, filling it over the top with cereal and poured milk on top from the fridge. She then went into her living room and turned on the TV, watching the morning news. Thankfully, nothing seemed to be happening, at least nothing related to Equestria. This was good mostly because she was in a bit of a conundrum. Apparently staying in her apartment kept her mind at peace, but staying inside all day everyday was going to drive her crazy. On the other hand, she knew the second she stepped outside she was going to hear them. Most of them were innocent, asking themselves what to do today or, should they go for the salad to save calories or just say screw it and go for that loaded burrito? Others, and it was mostly guys her age or younger, were not so innocent. She never knew guys could be so perverted and she knew if she even brushed up against one of those guys she’d be scarred for life.

Well, they weren’t all bad. After Camp Everfree, she had been hanging out with Flash a lot more often. They weren’t officially dating but they were working their way there. Flash at least knew she could read minds so he tried to keep his mind clear which worked most of the time but Sunset knew when he was alone he probably had at least one dirty thought of her every once in a while which surprisingly didn’t bother her cause yes, she was hot, whether she believed it or not.

Sunset checked her phone for any messages and saw that her notifications were clear. It seemed like everyone wanted some downtime and honestly, she couldn’t blame them. While that gave her an excuse to stay home all day, she still wanted to do something, even if she had to take the risk.

“Maybe I should go check out things at CHS,” she thought. The portal should still be working but it never hurt to check. Maybe she could take her bike out for a ride too. That always seemed to put her at ease too.

After she finished eating, she went to go take a shower and got dressed, wearing jeans and a t-shirt with her jacket on top. She grabbed her helmet and made sure to bring her mp3 player and headphones. “Just in case.”

She kept her headphones around her neck and put on her helmet once she got outside and started up her bike. The familiar growl of the engine always brought a smile to her face. “Look at me, a former student from a land of equines and I’ve practically become a grease monkey.” Not that she cared. She loved this bike and did everything she could to keep it in top shape. “They don’t teach you that at the university.”

She then got on, revving the engine mostly for pleasure and took off towards Canterlot High. It wasn’t a very long drive but she used it as an excuse to get the bike out and running at least once a week.

As expected, Canterlot High School was pretty much empty but since there was no front gate it gave Sunset access to where she needed to go. Considering what has happened, Principal Celestia probably decided to keep it that way. There were a few cars in the parking lot but Sunset assumed they were the custodial staff keeping the inside and outside of the school tidy.

As Sunset parked and went up to the front entrance, she saw that the horse which had been part of the statue and the school’s mascot was still gone. If she had to guess, maybe it would be back by this fall. As she went up to it and went around it, everything seemed normal. Anyone who happened to be nearby would probably be confused as to why a student was just walking around the campus but Sunset didn’t care. Whether she liked it or not, she was now a protector of this world.

She stuck her hand towards the statue and quickly saw that the portal was still in working order. She stood there for a moment as a random thought came to her. She could go through right now and she’d instantly be home. Where exactly she wasn’t quite sure considering there were two possibilities and if she appeared in the wrong one it would become rather awkward real quickly.

She could’ve written to Twilight real quick and she knew the princess would’ve been thrilled to have her come over. But she wasn’t sure if she was ready for all that. It had been almost three years since she had been in Equestria. And she wasn’t sure if she was ready to face Celestia. Knowing the princess, she wouldn’t be upset anymore so why was she so terrified? And why was she being so stubborn about all this?

“I’m being stupid,” she told herself. “Twilight can easily vouch for the things I’ve done since turning things around. But at the same time…I can’t forget the person I used to be.” She was never going back to that. Besides, with her current situation, if she went back now the whole experience would probably overwhelm her.

As she turned to walk away, she stopped in her tracks. She could hear them. It was muffled slightly but there was no doubt she was hearing them. She quickly looked around but there was no one in sight. What the hell was going on?

She turned around slowly towards the portal. It wasn’t possible. There couldn’t be anyone in there and besides, it was a gateway between worlds. She walked away towards her bike but still the buzzing was in her head.

“Alright fine, you want to be like that?” she asked. She put on her noise-canceling headphones, which muffled the voices even more but it was still present, like a gnat flying around her ear. “I can’t hear you if I got music blasting in my ear.” She needed something loud and she downloaded some songs that she figured people like Vinyl Scratch would listen to.

She started the track and turned the music up high, but not too high. She didn’t want to go deaf. Once the bass kicked in, Sunset quickly realized she wasn’t quite a fan of dubstep and somehow the voices were still trying to get to her. She couldn’t hear what they were saying exactly but now it was just noise. She growled loudly and ripped off her headphones. “CELESTIAFUCKINGDAMNIT!” She was thankful no one was nearby but it sure did echo across the campus. She sat down on the steps and put her head into her hands. It was times like these she just wanted to cry. But no crying yet. There was still hope yet.

She then looked up as an idea came to her. Twilight had her own lab equipment at her house and knowing her, she may have a solution for this. A possibly painful solution but right now she didn’t care.

Sunset took out her phone and tapped Twilight’s picture to call her. After a few rings, she finally picked up. “Sunset?” She sounded like she just got up.

“Um…hey…is this a bad time?” Sunset asked.

“Oh, no no I just woke up,” Twilight said. As if she sensed Sunset’s confusion she added, “I had a busy night last night.”

“Oh.” That wasn’t surprising. “Listen uh…I know this is kinda sudden but…are you busy today?”

“Hmm…no not right now. What’s up?”

“I think it’s better if I tell you in person. Is it alright if I come over?”

“Sure, I just need to get dressed and feed Spike. See you then.”

Sunset hung up and then got to her feet. If she had told anyone who was not in her inner circle about her situation, they would suggest two things: one, she needed to get to a hospital and two, she was probably going schizophrenic. “Bullshit” would have been her immediate answer.

She then got back on her bike and headed towards Twilight’s house which was on the other side of town. If anyone could help her, it would be her, she thought. Of course, she had no idea what she was getting herself into.