Sunset Shimmer wandered the streets of Canterlot City, her eyes damp and her cheeks stained with tears. The girl was in a state that could be considered trance like, with a vacant, teary eyed stare. The sudden honking of a horn got her attention as she looked toward the source. "Get outa' the road!" The girl, frightened in her current state of mind bolted in the opposite direction. As she ran she began to think of the events that has led to her wandering the streets, and as she thought, voices began to echo through her mind.

"You secret stealer!"

'Shut up.'

"You're not our friend!"

'Shut up!'

"How could you do this?"

'Shut up! Shutupshutupshutup!!!'

"Yer not welcome her, Sunset!"

Sunset stopped dead in her tracks, hands trembling and heart aching. She sat down, leaning against the wall of the alley she had run into, tears began to flow once again. "Well, well, well. If it isn't the Anon-a-Bitch!" Sunset looked up, and through her tears she saw a group of 5 teenagers standing there. One of them walked forward, brandishing what appeared to be a pipe. "This is going to be fun." The teen kicked the girl in the chest before she began to repeatedly hit her with the pipe three of the others quickly following suit..

The next thing Sunset knew, she was lying on the ground, the snow around her stained red. She could just barely feel her arms and legs. "Gilda... What the hell is wrong with you!? You said we were just going to scare her!"

That voice... Sunset used most of what remained of her strength to croak out a single word. "R-rainbow?"

"You're still alive? Good." From her position on the ground Sunset couldn't see what was happening. "Finish it."

"What!? No! I'm not gonna-"

"Yes you are! Because if you don't you're gonna be joining her. Now take the pipe and cave her skull in!" Sunset heard the pipe fall to the ground, followed by the crunching of snow. For a moment the entirety of existence seemed to go silent. She didn't know how long it lasted but it seemed like an eternity before three simple words brought Sunset's heart to a momentary stop.

"I'm sorry Sunset..." Sunset felt the pipe collide with the back of her head head before seeing it fall to the ground beside her out of the corner of her eye. "What have I done?"* It wasn't a question. It was a statement. A statement that the polychromatic teen started to repeat over and over.

"The right thing. Let's go before someone sees. And don't even think about calling the cops or an ambulance Dash, they won't be able to save her at this point... Besides, the universe is better without her." The crunching of snow followed those words and Rainbow Dash muttered one more 'sorry' before she joined the group that had just left.

Sunset had no idea how long she laid there, but she didn't care anymore. She just wanted the her injuries and the cold to take her at this point. She closed her eyes and began to slip away, only for a slightly familiar voice to echo through the alley. "Hey are yo- Oh sweet Faust! Dagi! Call an ambulance! Aria help me get her into that store!" Sunset felt a pair of hands begin to shake her and pull her off the ground.

"Come on! Stay with me!" Sunset used the last of her strength to turn her head to the side. All she managed to see before darkness took her was blue skin.

A while later at Canterlot General.

Sunset slipped in and out of consciousness as she was being moved. "Give me the rundown on the way Redheart, if we don't get this girl into surgery now she,s going to die, and I don't intend to let that happen!"

"Her ID says Sunset Shimmer... Called in by a... Said that she found her in an alley... From a glance I see a broken leg and signs of hypothermia, she doesn't seem to be suffering from frostbite... From the injuries on her chest I'd say she got at least thirteen broken ribs... Whoever did this was most likely trying to kill her." Once more Sunset slipped into darkness.

After eight straight hours of surgery and seven more hours of rest.

Sunset groaned as she opened her eyes before trying to sit up, only to ha e a hand placed on her shoulder. "Stay still dear, you shouldn't move for a while. You don't want your stitches to act up do you?"

'Stitches?' Sunset's head was flooded with memories, only they also brought a great deal of pain with them, causing her to scream out and reach for her head, only to find out that she had been restrained. After a moment the pain subsided and Sunset's head dropped back onto the pillow she had been resting on when she woke up.

"There there dear, I'll be right back, I'm going to get Doctor Hoarse and Officer Shining Armor. They need you to answer some questions, ok?" Sunset managed to nod. "I'll be back in a moment dear. In the mean time, the girls that found you have been waiting here since you came in... If you want to see them I can let them in while you wait..."

"Do any of them look like the girls in the pictures I have in my wallet?" When the nurse shook her head Sunset looked away and sighed. "Alright." The nurse nodded and walked out of the room. Moments later a figure appeared in the doorway. A figure that Sunset had met before. A figure with yellow skin and a large fluff of hair.

"Long time no see Sunset Shimmer." Adagio walked into the room followed by the other Sirens before walking over to Sunset and placing a finger on the girl's lips. "Don't say anything, I know what you're thinking, and you're wrong. We're not here for revenge. If we wanted to hurt you we would have left you to die in the snow."

"Why didn't you? Why are you even here? You're here to mock me aren't you? Well go ahead and laugh it up. The big hero Sunset Shimmer has fallen, framed for a crime she didn't commit, abandoned by those she thought of as friends... " As tears began to we'll in the girl's eyes Adagio pulled a chair over to the side of the bed and sat down before running her hand down Sunset's cheek. "What are-"

"Shhh... Let it out Sunset. My sisters and I will listen." Sunset looked behind the Siren and saw the other two standing there, looks of genuine concern on their faces, though Aria was trying her best to hide it. Despite her using all of her willpower in order to try and not look weak in front of her former enemies, the flood gates broke and she began to sob. "Shhh it's ok... We're here for you..." Adagio began running her hand through her hair and allowed the girl to lean her head on her shoulder.

Rainbow Dash's house.

Rainbow looked at her mirror in horror at what she saw. "S-s-sunset..."

'Murderer.'

"No, Sunset, I-"

'You killed me. Why'd you do it Rainbow? Did you really hate me that much?'

"I had to! They would have-"

'No choice? You were the one with the pipe I your hands. You were the one to finish it. You could have turned on them and gotten help, but instead you murdered me... Princess Twilight couldn't have picked a better friend.' Rainbow's eyes narrowed and she threw a punch at the girl, shattering the mirror.

She looked at her bleeding hand and something clicked causing her sit down, hugging her legs to her chest as she cried. "I'm a monster..." Those were the only words she said as her mother came in and asked what happened. Scootaloo looked at her adoptive sister and in the back of her mind, she finally realized just what she and the Crusaders had done.

Author's Note

Sooo... Yeah... I've got a fucked up mind. Note that this is a prequel to The Tale of Team SASA, not a stand alone story.

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Yes I just did that... I repeat, I have fucked up mind.