Author's Note

Or "Don't Make It Weird Sunset"

In Which Sunset Becomes a Meme

Sunset drove over to the school where Twilight was waiting for her. It was a good thing their hairstyles were different or else Sunset really would’ve had a hard time distinguishing the two. Twilight was almost surprised to see what she was driving.

“Okay, where did you get something like this?” she asked skeptically.

“Nice to see you too,” Sunset grinned slightly. “Why don’t you hop in and I’ll show you how this beats any carriage in Equestria?”

Twilight rolled her eyes slightly but smiled as she went inside. “Huh…this actually is kind of comfortable…wait is this leather!?”

“It’s faux leather,” Sunset deadpanned. “Seriously Twilight…”

“I’ve never even heard of that…but nevermind that. I hope you can explain a little more about what’s going on.”

“I’m not really sure how else to explain it,” Sunset said as she drove out of the school parking lot. “I think my magic is on the fritz, that’s probably the best way to put it.”

“Hmm…” Twilight thought for a moment. “If it’s that serious I think you need to see a doctor…an Equestrian doctor.”

“You know I can’t do that,” Sunset said icily.

“Why not?”

“Because…if it’s bad here what could happen if I go back?”

Twilight stared at her. “Okay…I can tell you’re hiding something. Does this have anything to do with what happened before you first came here?”

“What? No!” Sunset almost yelled. “It’s…look, you’re the magic expert here so do you think you can help me?”

“Well…I’m not really qualified to be a doctor but…I think I might be able to help,” Twilight replied. “But to do it we’re going to need to find a quiet place where you can be relaxed.”

“Well, I haven’t shown you my apartment yet.”

Once Twilight got a look at Sunset’s apartment, she was finally able to speak. “After all this time and there’s so much I still don’t know about you…”

“You’re going to ask me where I got the money aren’t you?” Sunset asked. “Let’s just say the exchange rate for gold here is pretty high.”

“You gave away Equestrian bits!?” Twilight looked about ready to strangle the girl.

“I had no choice,” Sunset shrugged. “Besides, they don’t care what the coins say as long as it’s real gold.”

“I’m going to pretend I didn’t hear all this since Princess Celestia is still wondering where that shortage of bits in the Treasury went.”

“How is she by the way?” Sunset asked out of curiosity.

“She’s good…even though she almost had another falling out with her sister but we were able to work things out,” Twilight said. Technically Starlight did most of the work but she wasn’t going to go into details, and she probably didn’t want to tell Sunset about Starlight’s “nightmare”. “You know…I think she’d be happy to see you again.”

“I know…I’d like to see her too but…”

“I understand Sunset, it’s not easy about confronting something from the past,” Twilight said as she put a hand on Sunset’s shoulder. “But enough about that. Let’s see if we can diagnose this little problem of yours.”

“What are you going to do exactly?” Sunset asked as she sat down on her bed.

“I’m going to try to do a similar version of a simple unicorn practice,” Twilight said. “Usually, two unicorns touch horns and- why are you snickering?”

“S-Sorry, continue,” Sunset snorted.

Twilight cleared her throat. “As I was saying, the two unicorns touch horns and can feel each other’s magical currents. It’s a lot easier to demonstrate than to explain.”

“Well we don’t have horns so…”

“I know, but I think I can still make this work,” Twilight replied as she sat on the bed next to Sunset. “But…before we do this…this may seem a little…intimate…so please don’t make it weird okay?”

“Uh…okay?”

Twilight then took a deep breath as she scooted closer to Sunset and put her hands around her face before nodding her head forward so their foreheads were touching.

“…Uh Twilight?”

“Don’t make it weird Sunset.”

“Right…should I close my eyes or something?”

“That might help.”

Sunset closed her eyes and allowed her body and mind to relax. It was then that Twilight could sense the current going through Sunset’s body. Even in this world, magic still coerced in her body. Everything seemed okay at first…but then Twilight realized some circuits were going in an opposite direction. No wonder she was having issues, her current was no longer in flux.

“Wow…you weren’t kidding,” Twilight said. “This is very odd…most of your ‘circuits’ as we’ll call them are working just fine but some are going backwards and its causing a dysfunction of sorts.”

“So…what should I do?” Sunset asked. “I don’t think meditating is going to do the trick.”

“Well normally this is where I’d bring in a professional to help you, but considering you’re not so willing to go back to Equestria I’m not really sure at this point,” Twilight said with much snark. “If Princess Luna was here she could try entering your dreams but even if we were in Equestria she’s out on a diplomatic mission.”

Suddenly a slow smile spread on Sunset’s face. “Maybe there’s someone else who can help us.”

“Who?”

“Hold on, I’m going to get a hold of the girls.”

After making a number of calls, Sunset and Princess Twilight met up at human Twilight’s house along with the other girls. The only one who hasn’t shown up yet was Fluttershy. “Oh it’s so good to see you again,” Rarity said as they all gave their friend a hug. “But again it has to be under bad circumstances doesn’t it?”

“I’m getting used to it,” Princess Twilight grinned. She then turned to her human counterpart. “Sunset told me you might have a way to help her?”

“Well…the last time didn’t go so well,” Twilight replied. “Shock therapy doesn’t work for everyone apparently.”

“But surely you have something,” Sunset said. “What are those things called that measure brainwaves?”

“Oh an EKG?” Twilight asked. “I have one of those…but why?”

“I think I have an idea,” Princess Twilight said. “But…where’s Fluttershy?”

“I dunno, I’ve called her like three times and they all went to voicemail,” Rainbow shrugged.

“I hope she isn’t being swamped at the pet store,” Pinkie said.

“Honestly, she probably doesn’t want to talk to me right now…” Sunset groaned.

“Hold on, Ah think Ah see her coming,” Applejack said as she pointed towards a van coming down the road. “Huh…Ah don’t remember her ever driving that fast before…”

Apparently Fluttershy had her windows down as well as music was blaring out of her speakers…which again was unusual for her. The girls glanced at one another uncertainly as they went to the edge of the driveway. As Fluttershy pulled up, they could see that the poor girl looked exhausted and…

Sunset suddenly got a whiff of something in the van, a smell she immediately recognized. “Uh…Fluttershy? You didn’t by chance go back to Treehugger’s place and…you know…?”

Fluttershy glanced at her, her eyes slightly bloodshot and no amusement on her face. “What do you think?”

“Fluttershy darling, whatever happened?” Rarity asked, looking concerned.

Fluttershy looked over to Princess Twilight and offered a small smile but it quickly disappeared as she looked to the others. “Oh, you want to know what happened? Well, I was already running late and I was getting cussed out by my manager because the shop was suddenly swamped with people but as it turned out, it wasn’t because they wanted any pets but because they were asking me about the video.”

“Video?” Pinkie asked.

Sunset paled. “Wait…”

Fluttershy sighed. “Might as well show you…” She pulled out her phone and went onto the internet before showing them the screen. There was the van with Fluttershy driving and Sunset in the passenger seat. Suddenly, Sunset started jerking her body around as music began to play and it only got worse from there.

“Oh my…” Rarity said. “I didn’t know you were so…flexible Sunset.”

“How did this happen!?” Sunset almost shrieked.

“Apparently someone had their phone out and started recording it,” Fluttershy said matter-of-factly. Sunset couldn’t even look at everyone else’s face, especially Twilight’s.

However, both Rainbow and Pinkie were snickering. “This is hilarious!” Rainbow laughed.

“You two are an official meme!” Pinkie added.

“A what?” Princess Twilight asked.

“I’ll explain it later,” Twilight told her.

“Oh, you think it’s funny?” Fluttershy asked.

Rainbow had to wipe away a tear. “Well, yeah it’s pretty-”

“Fuck you.”

It suddenly got quiet as everyone stared at the normally quiet girl.

“W-What?”

Fluttershy suddenly got out of her van, staring Rainbow right in the face and looking like she was about to hit her. “I’m so glad you’re taking pleasure in the fact that I’ve been humiliated!” she snapped.

“What are you getting mad at me for!?” Rainbow snapped back. “Sunset’s the one that did all that!”

“Because she wasn’t herself and that was my fault!” Fluttershy then looked as if she was going to cry. “But I need a friend who’s willing to support me, not laugh and make me feel worse about it!” She paused and looked towards Twilight. “Can I…use your bathroom?”

“U-Um, of course,” Twilight said.

Fluttershy stomped off towards the house and went inside. It was quiet for a moment.

“That was uncalled for Rainbow,” AJ said quietly.

“Oh come on you too!?” Rainbow groaned.

“She’s right you know,” Rarity added. “Maybe for some of us we can shrug it off but her…not so much.”

“Yeah…I feel kind of bad because I was laughing too,” Pinkie said glumly.

Sunset sighed. “Well, there’s nothing we can do about it now. If we’re lucky, it’ll go away in a matter of days. But right now, let’s just give her some space.”

“Fine…” Rainbow muttered.

Princess Twilight could only stare at her friends. “Have I been missing that much?”