Going Out With A Bangby AnonomisChaptersBang (Edit)Aftermath (Edit)OPTIONAL (Edit)Bang (Edit)“Sunset, where's your phone,” an irate Applejack demanded “Right here, why,” Sunset asked withdrawing the phone from her jacket pocket “Explain how this showed up on MyStable,” AJ asked “I don't know. I deleted my account months ago and haven't remade one,” Sunset replied “Perhaps you have another email you used to make this ‘Anon-a-Miss’ profile then,” Rainbow Dash added “I only have my personal email,” Sunset said Before Sunset could turn to leave, Dash grabbed her wrist and forced her to turn around. Upon doing so, she was slapped in the face by her friend. Instead of heading to class, Sunset wordlessly left school and headed home. Later that day she grabbed a razorblade and made a single cut in her right forearm. If anyone asked she would say a knife slipped while she was cutting something. The next day, Fluttershy was the only person to actually talk to Sunset. “What's with the bandage on your arm,” Fluttershy asked “Making dinner and the knife slipped,” Sunset replied automatically Let's go ‘Shy. She doesn't deserve to hang around us,” Rainbow Dash said pulling Fluttershy away “I agree. Those images were meant to be private. Now everyone can see those horrible outfits I made,” Rarity said Throughout the day, other students pushed her around and stole her school supplies, making sure Sunset was miserable. “Give me that. You don't need that bag.” “Whore.” “Demon bitch.” “Learn any good secrets?” After having to pick up the contents for the umpteenth time that day, Sunset ditched her classes and headed to the library. Cheerilee didn't mind her presence there as Sunset kept to herself. Dear Twilight: my friends have started alienating me due to secrets I supposedly leaked to the rest of the school. Sunset, I'm sorry to hear that. If you did not leak any secrets, do you know who did? Unfortunately I don't. I'm about ready to end it all. No one will miss me. How are things on your end? I will. Maybe things will get better. I'm still a unicorn and Celestia’s student. Nothing really has changed here. Sunset waited for her friends to arrive to try and prove her innocence. Normally she valued privacy online, but she had to try something to show them she was telling the truth. “Look. This is my email account. That is the last time I've been on MyStable before I deleted it,” Sunset argued “Maybe you have another account you're not telling us about,” Dash replied “Why would I do that,” Sunset asked “Why did you think to ruin our friendship,” AJ demanded “They say a leopard can't change its spots; well a demon can't remove their horns,” Rarity said stressing the word ‘demon’ “That was the old me that ruined your friendship. The new, reformed me wouldn't do that,” Sunset said “Good bye,” Dash said as she left They left the library leaving Sunset alone again. Every student made sure their opinions were known by spray-painting Sunset’s locker or by assaulting her when they could. The teachers witnessed this happening, but due to some having their secrets revealed, deliberately chose to ignore the incidents. “Some help the teachers are. Whoever this Anon-a-Miss is has a way of getting information from others. Where'd the secrets from the teachers come from,” Sunset thought Every day for two weeks Sunset would carve another mark in her forearm, leaving no more room on her right and deciding to continue with her left. “When will this stop? I'm the actual victim here. Those photos were from my phone, but someone had to have stolen it. I'd remember posting pictures,” she said out loud She began to start selling off items in her house that were deemed unnecessary and headed to a bank to deposit the money. “Welcome back, Miss Shimmer. Another deposit,” the bank teller asked “Yes. I'm saving for the future,” Sunset replied The bank made no inquiries about the purpose, although secrecy would be made to ensure only the account holder can access their vault and it couldn't be done under duress. Sunset thought about leaving the money in her home, but didn't want anyone breaking in and stealing it. Sunset- it's been two weeks since you mentioned your problem. Has it gotten any better? Hardly. Every day I've been assaulted by the other students and the teachers turn a blind eye. I've been selling off my possessions and storing the money away. That's unbelievable. Teachers are supposed to protect their students, not turn away when they need help. Have you tried telling Principal Celestia? That makes no difference. She's heard everything and still hasn't tried to help. I've been debating about how to end it. Please don't. Even in the darkest of times, a small glimmer of light still remains. Thank you for your kindness. I hope there is some light that can be found in all this. Changing the subject, how are you doing? Celestia asked me to work on finishing a spell Starswirl the Bearded started, but I can't. I'm guessing she has something planned for when it's complete. If you don't have it done when I return, I'll gladly help you out. Thank you so much. Hopefully we see each other soon. Every day in school was another trip to hell for Sunset. After failing to reason with her friends, she took to deleting her online presence and even destroyed her phone so as not to have contact with anyone. No one believed she was telling the truth and made up ideas to how everything was still being posted. “You've set a timer to release the information at different times.” “You're using someone else's computer to post. Who'd you threaten to do so?” Gym class was another beating as the class made sure to play dodgeball in order to have a reason to hit her without being reprimanded. Sunset was even attacked in the locker room with everyone whipping her with towels. The marks of their damage was clearly shown across Sunset’s arms but no one cared. “Look at those scars.” “She's a coward for not ending her life.” “Just do us all a favor a die already, Anon-a-Miss.” Once the house was cleared of everything nonessential, leaving just bare minimum of furniture, she finally sold off her prized motorcycle before making her final bank deposit. Instead of leaving the money in the bank, it was decided to donate it to the animal shelter anonymously. “Can you please help me? I want this donated to the shelter in a few days, but I don't need anyone knowing about this,” Sunset asked “Of course. No one will know,” the worker said Deciding she was finished, Sunset began working on one final surprise for everyone. She started rigging up multiple timers that would be set up to a master timer to ensure simultaneous ignition. The next step was to buy multiple rolls of duct tape to seal off every window in the house. Thankfully her insurance would cover the impending damage. “This will be fun. I'll be going out with a ‘bang’,” she said After her thirtieth mark on her arm, Sunset went to bed knowing tomorrow would be different. While she was getting ready, she found an empty water bottle and poured two containers of rubbing alcohol inside. “I'll use these as part of the plan. I just hope Twilight doesn't get mad.” Before leaving, Sunset made sure to turn the gas on and set her timers for 9:00am when school started. On the way to school, she found a used matchbook on the ground. Inside were six left, although only one would be needed. “Well, isn't that lucky? The missing item I need to carry this out.” As she reached the school, her friends were blocking the entrance to the mirror portal along with the Cutie Mark Crusaders. The rest of the students and staff stood outside, with Luna and Celestia in front. “We're sorry Sunset. The three of us are Anon-a-Miss,” Scootaloo said sadly Sunset walked to each of the three and slapped them in the face. Having finally found the culprits, she wanted to take her pent up frustrations out. “Don't hit my little sister,” Rarity said angrily “How dare you slap Applebloom,” AJ demanded “What did Scootaloo ever do to you,” Dash asked “You are not permitted to assault another student,” Principal Celestia said “Why? Why the fuck did you do this,” Sunset demanded “Our sisters were spending more time with you, then their own families,” Sweetie Bell said “We wanted to embarrass you. Other students kept sending us information and we published it, without thinking,” Applebloom added “Can you forgive us,” Scootaloo asked “We forgave them for what happened,” Applejack said “Of course you'd forgive them. They're family! I tried to prove my innocence, but you didn't want to hear it! And as for attacking another student, these three deserve it,” Sunset yelled “That still doesn't excuse your actions,” Celestia said “One time I lash out. That doesn't mean shit for the times I've been attacked! Do anyone of you know how this has been going on for,” Sunset said “Not exactly,” Applebloom said “One month. I've kept count by adding another cut to my arms,” Sunset said removing her jacket “We didn't know what was going on,” Celestia said “Don't give me that fucking bullshit! You knew I was getting assaulted daily and you never lifted a finger. Not a single teacher gave a shit either. Gym class we played dodgeball just to make sure everyone could hit me without getting in trouble. The locker room wasn't any better as I had to endure getting whipped with towels constantly. The gym teacher and everyone saw the scars on my arms, knowing the damage it was causing and didn't care,” Sunset yelled Sunset withdrew her journal and wrote a simple message to Twilight before throwing it on the ground. I'm coming home. Don't bother responding as this book is going up in flames. She pulled out the water bottle and everyone watched as the entire book was drenched in rubbing alcohol. “What is that smell,” Rarity asked holding her nose “It's rubbing alcohol. I'd know that smell anywhere,” Fluttershy answered Lastly, a single match was lit and dropped on the book as it was engulfed in flames. “Move. Now,” Sunset ordered the five blocking the portal “Or what,” Dash taunted “I move you by force. Or perhaps I introduce you to the flames,” Sunset asked The girls reluctantly moved as Sunset looked at the clock above the entrance. The bell chimed 9:00am and Sunset’s final surprise would take place any time. “Before I leave, I have two last words for everyone. Fuck you,” Sunset said flipping off everyone Just as the explosion as her house went off, she dove through the portal before anyone thought about catching her. Sunset was glad to see Twilight waiting for her. “Welcome back Sunset,” Twilight said hugging her “What happened before you left and how did you get those scars,” Twilight asked “I torched the book, leaving no trace of it along with blowing up my house. As for the scars, those were both my attempts to commit suicide and a way of keeping track of how long I was bullied. I had fifteen on each arm, marking out an entire month,” Sunset replied "I'm sorry you went through all that. Now that you're home, you can help me with that project,” Twilight said hugging her As the two were talking, Celestia entered the room. She wanted to wait before making her presence known to her former student. “Welcome back, my dear Sunset,” Celestia said “All has been forgiven from your past incidents.” “Thank you princess. I'm sorry about having to return under these circumstances. I'll be glad to continue my training if you'll allow me,” Sunset said “Of course you can. You were young and made mistakes. Now you have grown up and deserve a second chance. And yes, the two of you can work together on finishing the spell ,” Celestia replied “What do we do now? I destroyed the book,” Sunset asked “Well, with no way to contact us, I just hope there isn't a problem that they need our help for,” Twilight said “I wouldn't care even if they did ask. Why should I help those who never trusted me when I was telling the truth,” Sunset replied Aftermath (Edit)“So, Sunset’s really gone? Maybe it was for the best,” Fluttershy said looking at the ashes of the book “We automatically accepted the apologies of our sisters, but ignored Sunset when she tried to explain,” Rarity said dropping her head “Twilight asked us to be her friends and we turned our backs on both of them,” Applejack said “She tried to commit suicide so many times. Gym was just torture to her,” Rainbow Dash added “We were really lousy friends. We turned her away when she needed us,” Pinkie finished summarizing everything “Scootaloo, Sweetie Bell, Applebloom, all the of you will receive one month of in-school suspension as punishment for the creation of Anon-a-Miss,” Principal Celestia said “Yes ma'am,” the CMC said in unison “As for everyone else, with a majority of the students and faculty taking part in the bullying, you won't be punished. Instead I leave you with this: ANY incident of harassment or physically assaulting anyone will immediately result in suspension or expulsion,” Vice Principal Luna added Later that day, the news reported the explosion at the house to be caused by a gas leak. Although parts of the timers were found, that was left out and reported as accidental, instead of deliberate. Fluttershy went to the animal shelter only to find a donation of $7,500 was made anonymously. “I know who did it,” Fluttershy said quietly “Thank you Sunset.” ● EQUESTRIA that same day ● “Sunset, are you sure you want to do this,” Twilight asked curiously “Once this happens, the portal may not work the same way again,” Celestia cautioned “I'm sure about destroying it. I wouldn't return even if they asked. With how I was treated, what do I get out of it,” Sunset answered “Very well,” Twilight replied Twilight using her magic to protect the rest of the room from damage as Sunset used her pyro magic to destroy everything related to the portal. With those gone, it was speculated the portal may go back to opening every thirty moons, but no one knew. The next day Celestia happily allowed Sunset to continue her training alongside Twilight. ● HUMAN REALM ● The last five months of the school passed quickly; but to Rainbow Dash and the others, it was an eternity. They were still ashamed by their actions that caused two friends to leave permanently. Without the book, Twilight couldn't be contacted and they had no idea if the portal would ever reopen. By the time they graduated, they were surprised when it was announced that Sunset would have been the school valedictorian. Principal Celestia kept Sunset’s diploma along with a photo of the seven girls in the awards cabinet so others could see it. “I wish Twilight and Sunset were here,” Fluttershy said “So do I. I would throw Sunset a party for being valedictorian,” Pinkie said “I wonder if she has, or will ever, forgive us,” Applejack said “I don't know. What do you think she would go into for college,” Rarity asked “Who knows. Maybe she would have just headed home? I'm sorry we abandoned her,” Dash said sadly “Agreed,” the others said “Let's throw a party to celebrate anyways,” Pinkie suggested “You're right. Maybe it could help cheer us up,” AJ said ● EQUESTRIA ● Over the course of nearly six months, Twilight and Sunset finally made enough progress to finish the spell. As a reward, Celestia decided to make both of them into alicorns. “Congrats both of you. I knew you could do it,” Applejack said “Darling, I have to ask. Where did those marks come from,” Rarity asked “For a month when I was human, I was bullied by your counterparts along with the rest of the school. Sweetie Bell, Scootaloo and Applebloom posted secrets under the name ‘Anon-a-Miss’ under the guise of it being me. After that I was assaulted daily with no one wanting to help. I grabbed a razor and started carving my arms, making one a day for the entire month. When the human CMC came forward, I slapped each of them and yelled. The book Twi gave me to contact her was torched along with my house,” Sunset explained "The Crusaders here did the same thing. They released secrets under the name ‘Gabby Gums’,” Twilight said “Why destroy your house,” Pinkie asked “I didn't belong there. True, I lived there for years, but I was considered an illegal alien as all I had was forged paperwork. I thought that by blowing up the house, the last trace of me would be removed. Honestly, I had a thought about just dying by letting the gas end me, while the explosion would destroy the remains. What’s worse, was about now I’d have graduated high school. My grades were high enough that I could have made valedictorian, or top of the school,” Sunset answered “Well, I'm glad you didn't. Besides, we wouldn't have two alicorns as friends,” Dash said hugging her “So am I. I wouldn't want to hear that you died,” Twilight said “Thank you everyone. I'm glad to be surrounded by friends that I can truly call family,” Sunset said as the girls shared a group hug “Perhaps I can throw you a party to celebrate the two of you becoming alicorns and you being top of your class, vale-what's-it,” Pinkie said “Valedictorian. And I'd love that. Thank you Pinkie,” Sunset said cheerfully ● TWO YEARS LATER, EQUESTRIA ● With their friends’ blessings, Twilight and Sunset were married. The portal would be opening soon and Twilight wanted to at least see the school. “Sunny, are you sure you want to go,” Twilight asked “I am. Besides, majority wouldn't recognize me,” Sunset said “Just remember you two, the portal will remain open for three days only. Whatever you need to do, I'd suggest not staying long,” Celestia suggested Twilight went first and was glad to see the school. She moved aside to allow Sunset to land without hitting each other. Together they headed inside the school before Twilight stopped. “Look, that's us,” Twilight said pointing at the picture “And that's my diploma. I actually would have been valedictorian,” Sunset replied “What brings you back here,” a voice behind them asked “Principal Celestia. We wanted to see the school,” Twilight said “I see that I was valedictorian. Thank you for keeping it,” Sunset replied “You earned it. I'm sorry about my inaction two years ago. I see you still carry the scars. If you'd like, there are a few people you might like to see,” Principal Celestia said hugging Sunset “Lead the way, Principal Celestia,” Sunset said She led the two to the band room where the girls heard music playing. Upon walking inside, the five members of the Rainbooms were there along with the CMC. “Long time no see,” Sunset said casually “You're back,” Pinkie said running over to her “We're sorry for leaving you years ago,” Dash said “And we are sorry about framing you, Sunset. Can you forgive us,” Applebloom said “I forgive you. I'll always carry the scars over it. The two of us are now alicorns,” Sunset said “And we got married not too long ago,” Twilight added “Congratulations you two. What brings you back,” Rarity asked “We wanted to see the school. Sorry we couldn't come back sooner, but the portal opens ever thirty moons,” Twilight said “This is for you,” Sunset said withdrawing a package Applejack opened the wrappings to find an identical journal to the one that was destroyed. They couldn't believe they had another copy. “How'd you do that? You burned your copy,” Dash asked “This is a new one we made. It still links to the book I have,” Twilight said “Why did you do it,” Fluttershy asked “Do what,” Sunset asked “Your house. Why did you destroy it,” Fluttershy specified “I sold everything nonessential and decided to donate it to the animal shelter as a parting gift. Considering I had near-daily beatings, my mind was in a dark place. The explosion was to have been what killed me, but I changed my mind,” Sunset explained “I'm glad you didn't. Thank you for coming back,” Pinkie said “We're probably going to head home tonight,” Twilight said “Nonsense. We're going to have a party at my house. Besides, you aren't going to be back for over two years,” Pinkie said That night the seven did have the party with the CMC in attendance to join in. Sunset was glad that everything was back to normal, although she knew the scars would never truly heal. OPTIONAL (Edit)Author's Note This chapter is completly optional to read. The characters being out of character was DELIBERATE OPTIONAL (Edit) “Well, they actually wrote to us. It's only been two-and-a-half years,” Sunset said “They did say they were busy with college. And it seems they've seen my counterpart,” Twilight said Twilight, Sunset, we just met your counterpart. In order to tell you apart, we've taken to calling her ‘Sci-Twi’. When does the portal open so you can visit? We miss you. “So, how do you feel about going there? Do you still resent them,” Twilight asked “Of course I still hate them. The only reason I didn't do anything was because my wife was there,” Sunset answered “I was thinking the same thing. I didn't do anything because you were there. I might be the ‘Princess of Friendship’, but they turned their backs on both of us. Yes, you did start out evil, but you changed.” “I agree. They turned their backs on you while we welcomed you back,” Dash said “I just find it hard to understand. All the work you did to change, and one incident destroys everything? They apparently were not the friends you thought they were,” Celestia said “Thank you all for the support. I'll head back alone to talk to your counterpart. We don't need the confusion with two of you there,” Sunset said “Take this. As you know, I thought about the two of us having a separate means of communication away from the others to talk in private,” Twilight said handing her a plain yellow journal Sunset threw the book in her saddlebag and headed through the portal. To her surprise, all her friends were standing by the portal. “Welcome back Sunset,” Dash said “Where's Twilight,” Sunset asked “Right here. It's nice to meet you, Miss Shimmer. I'm Twilight Sparkle, although the others constantly nickname me ‘Sci-Twi’,” Twilight said “Do you mind if we talk in private? I'd like to get to know you better.” “Of course. The school is empty, except for the principal and vice principal,” Sci-Twi answered The two made their way to the cafeteria for privacy. Sunset thought it would be nice to be away from the others. She noticed Sci-Twi was wearing a lab coat like a regular jacket, but kept her arms covered. “Do you mind telling me why you are worried about your arms? I won't judge,” Sunset asked “It was something I did when I was in high school at Crystal Prep. Someone calling themselves ‘Anon-a-Miss’ was spilling secrets about others. Because I was the school genius and an outcast, they thought it was me. My brother Shining Armor had secrets revealed about him and the dean at the time, Cadence. He distanced himself from me believing I was the cause. Cadence, his girlfriend, was the same way. I took to cutting my arms to relieve myself of the pain,” Sci-Twi answered pulling up a sleeve to show the scars “I thought I was alone. Anon-a-Miss targeted me and I carved both arms for the same reasons. Those five you saw turned their backs on me after your counterpart Princess Twilight asked them to help me. The entire school attacked me for a month before I left. I actually blew up my house in an attempt to kill myself, but decided against dying,” Sunset explained removing her jacket “I thought they were lying about a portal and another me until I saw you come out the statue. I have been studying the anomaly caused by the ‘CHS Demon’ to understand it. Those five were the reason I befriended them. That, and I want to know who Anon-a-Miss is to give some payback,” Sci-Twi said “The demon was me. As to your payback; Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo and Apple Bloom are the ones you want.” Twilight, I've met your counterpart and she's as much a victim as I am. Her school, Crystal Prep, thought she was revealing secrets about their students. She wants some payback. Let me talk to her. “My wife wants to talk to you. Just write in the book.” This is Twilight Sparkle. Apparently, Sci-Twi is a nickname the others gave me. I've been studying the magic that caused a demon to show up here at Canterlot High School. I managed to collect the energy from them and plan on releasing against them. I am Princess Twilight Sparkle of Equestria. I'd like you to promise not to cause any harm to our world. I can understand you want revenge for everyone turning against you. My mentor Princess Celestia has an open invitation if you wish to leave that world behind. That is a big decision to make. May I have some time to think about it? And yes, I do promise not to cause any harm to your world. The portal closes in two day's time. It won't open for another 30 moons. You have until then to make your choice. I'm sorry it's so short. “Princess Twilight allowed me to stay there if I want. I want to release the energy I've collected and use it against them,” Sci-Twi said “Go ahead. You and I have more in common then you think. I'll help you destroy them, if you want,” Sunset answered “Thank you. I'll try and call my brother to let him know,” Sci-Twi answered Sci-Twi pulled out her phone and called Shining and Cadence. Sunset excused her self to step out for the time her friend was on the phone. “They don't care. Even my parents, Night Light and Twilight Velvet never cared. The last time I saw them was at my graduation. Once I take my revenge, I'm leaving. They wouldn't care if I dropped dead in front of them,” Sci-Twi said sadly “I'm sorry about your family. That's hard to believe they want nothing to do with you. By the way, you can just call me Sunset.” “Sunset, if you'd like, you're welcome to stay at my house. I saw the news report about the explosion and they told me it was your house. What did you use for the explosive,” Sci-Twi asked “That was just a broken gas line and an ignition timer. Thank you for the place to crash.” After their meeting, the two headed home for the night. The next day at school Rainbow Dash and the others were joined by their siblings while Sunset was noticeably different in her actions. “What's wrong Sunny,” Pinkie asked “You're what's wrong.” “Are you still bitter about that incident,” Scootaloo asked “You're damn right I am! The only reason I never attacked you two years ago, was because my wife was present. Funny thing is, Twilight said the same thing. The Princess of Friendship doesn't take kindly about being backstabbed by others. Of course I'm not the sole victim in this,” Sunset said “What do you mean? You were the target,” Sweetie Bell said “You three posted secrets about Crystal Prep as well. They shunned me because they thought I was the cause of Anon-a-Miss. I took to carving my arms in an attempt to end it, but once it stopped, I had a renewed purpose. My entire family left me and had no care if I died,” Sci-Twi said removing her lab coat “We're sorry if we caused you harm. We never noticed anything was about Crystal Prep,” Apple Bloom said “What's your purpose for still living,” Rainbow Dash asked curiously “The five of you. You see, I spent years investigating how a demon showed up at this school and found all of you were the cause. I thought you'd like to see the fruits of my labor,” Sci-Twi answered putting her lab coat back on Luna and Celestia arrived in time to see Twilight become a demon herself. Sunset casually walked away while Twilight took out her frustrations on the others. They were left alive, but would be heavily scarred as a result. “Nice job. Even got these two,” Sunset said motioning to Celestia and Luna “They're alive. I wanted them to suffer like we have. I just hope the cameras didn’t catch it,” Sci-Twi responded “Don’t worry about that. I already wiped them when I stepped away. Let's go before anyone else shows up.” “Yeah. Thank you for everything,” Sci-Twi said Sunset made sure to take their “friends’” book with them so they can't contact Equestria any more before they headed through the portal. Sci-Twi looked at her appearance and saw she now had a horn and tail, along with the design of a flask on her rear end. Her hair was still in a ponytail and she was wearing her lab coat. “It's nice to meet you. I'm Princess Twilight Sparkle,” she said “This is yours. They don't need it,” Sunset withdrawing the book “Welcome, Miss Sparkle to Equestria. I am Princess Celestia. How did things go,” Celestia said “I turned into a demon due to the magic I collected and attacked them. The counterparts of the five of you and your siblings will live, but are going to be heavily scarred. I even attacked the principal and vice principal over their inaction to stop the assaults from happening,” Sci-Twi explained “Are you sure your family won’t miss you? It'll be two and a half years before you can return,” Princess Luna asked “I'm sure. They abandoned me and wouldn't care if I dropped dead,” Sci-Twi said “What happened when you left, Sunset?” “I was met by a girl named Wallflower Blush. She was the school's student gardener and apologized to me for everyone's treatment of me five years ago. She mentioned finding a rock that allows for the removal of memories and asked if I wanted their memory removed from the attack. Of course I said yes to it as I cut the cameras to the school,” Sunset explained ● HUMAN REALM ● Once Sunset and Sci-Twi headed back through the portal, Wallflower used her stone to remove everyone's memories related to the attack. After doing that, she casually called the police and left the scene, not wanting to be interviewed. “Hello, police? There's been an attack at Canterlot High School. I don't know what happened, but I'd like to remain anonymous,” Wallflower said over the phone The girls were taken to the hospital and doctors were surprised by what transpired. All ten of them received multiple wounds, with no consistency to relate them. “Uh, what happened,” Rainbow Dash asked sitting up in her hospital bed “Good to know at least one of you is awake. I'll inform the doctor,” the nurse said “And don't move around so much.” “I'm Doctor Redline and it's good to see you're awake. This is rather a strange case. A total of ten females, including CHS principal and vice principal, Celestia and Luna Faust along with your sister Scootaloo, Rarity Belle, Sweetie Belle, Applejack, Apple Bloom, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie were all admitted to the hospital after being attacked,” the doctor explained “What the hell happened to all of us,” Dash demanded “That's what makes it strange. All of you were attacked by what looks to be some sharp blade, but the wounds have no consistency in terms of placement, but amount,” Redline said “What do you mean,” Dash asked “Each of you have exactly thirty scars covering your bodies. Do you have any idea who might have done this,” Redline finished “No. I'm blank of the entire attack. The last thing I remember was the eight of us, except Luna and Celestia hanging out,” she said “I guess that's to be expected in a traumatic incident. If you remember anything, please let us know. Looks like all of you are awake,” Redline said before leaving the room The group was discharged from the hospital a few days later and headed to Celestia’s house to discuss what transpired and each were sworn to secrecy. Since the bandages were removed, the girls kept covered to hide their new scars. “So, we're all here to discuss what happened to cause our hospitalization,” Celestia said “All I remember was the eight of us were hanging out with Sunset and the other Twilight. After that, it's a blank,” Rarity said “So, we can remember the whole Anon-a-Miss incident, but not what happened a couple days ago? Sunset played a role in this. Each of us received exactly thirty scars. She sliced her arms thirty times,” Dash said “What about Twilight? Where does she fit in,” Applejack asked “I may be speculating, but its possible Miss Sparkle was bullied at Crystal Prep during the Anon-a-Miss incident by the three of you. She and Sunset may have that in common,” Luna said “But why can't we remember the attack itself, if we know all of this,” Pinkie asked “Memories have been known to be blocked when traumatic incidents happen,” Celestia said “I'm going to inform Twilight’s parents.” “Good afternoon Miss Twilight Velvet. I'm Canterlot High School's principal Celestia Faust. There was an attack against myself and my sister Luna, along with eight students. We believe your daughter had a role in the attack,” Celestia said “Why do you say Twilight had a part,” Velvet’s husband Night Light asked “Principal Celestia, may I explain,” Fluttershy asked “Go ahead,” Celestia said “The eight of us were hanging out with Twilight and another girl Sunset Shimmer when the Anon-a-Miss attack was brought up,” Fluttershy started “My friends Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom and I created Anon-a-Miss to humiliate Sunset when Twilight mentioned she was also attacked,” Scootaloo added “We believed Twilight was Anon-a-Miss because of our pressuring her to be the best and this was her way of acting out. Secrets about Shining were released that were private and we turned our backs against her. After it stopped, we hoped Twilight was innocent and paid for her dorm room,” Night Light explained “But what does Twilight have to do with Sunset Shimmer,” Twilight Velvet asked “Sunset Shimmer carved thirty marks in her arms. All ten of us received thirty cuts across our bodies,” Luna said “It's possible that they discussed what happened and both of them attacked us with knives. Unfortunately, we aren't sure as to the exact details of the attack,” Celestia said “Have you heard from your daughter lately?” “The last time was three days ago when she informed us of Sunset staying in her dorm,” Night Light said “We believed the two fled to avoid prosecution in the attacks,” Luna said ● EQUESTRIA ● As Sci-Twi tried to get used to her new home, the group was interrupted by Princess Twilight’s family. “Why are there two of you,” Shining asked “I'm the Twilight Sparkle from the other side of the portal. You can just call me ‘Sci-Twi’ to differentiate us. I'm guessing you're Shining Armor and that's Cadence. And the two of you are Night Light and Twilight Velvet,” Sci-Twi said “Yes, that's correct. Your family is the same,” Velvet answered “Was. They abandoned me after an incident were secrets were spread at Sunset’s school, but ended up hitting my school as well. I decided it was best to leave, after I took my revenge against those who harmed us,” Sci-Twi said “What exactly happened with your family,” Twilight asked “When I was little, they pushed me to be great. I wasn't allowed to have any grade lower then an ‘A’. During the Anon-a-Miss incident, they thought I was the cause of the leaks and turned their backs on me. Apparently something was said about my brother and he hated me over it. When I was in college, they must have had second thoughts about my involvement as they paid for my dorm room,” Sci-Twi explained “Well, we'll gladly take you in as our daughter. You need to have a proper family that will love you,” Velvet said “And you already have friends here that will help you out,” Sunset said “Thank you all for accepting me, Sci-Twi said That night both girls slept well, knowing the ones that caused them harm would suffer. “Thank you, Wallflower,” Sunset said "You're welcome, Sunset," Wallflower said, neither of them knowing what the other said
Bang (Edit)“Sunset, where's your phone,” an irate Applejack demanded “Right here, why,” Sunset asked withdrawing the phone from her jacket pocket “Explain how this showed up on MyStable,” AJ asked “I don't know. I deleted my account months ago and haven't remade one,” Sunset replied “Perhaps you have another email you used to make this ‘Anon-a-Miss’ profile then,” Rainbow Dash added “I only have my personal email,” Sunset said Before Sunset could turn to leave, Dash grabbed her wrist and forced her to turn around. Upon doing so, she was slapped in the face by her friend. Instead of heading to class, Sunset wordlessly left school and headed home. Later that day she grabbed a razorblade and made a single cut in her right forearm. If anyone asked she would say a knife slipped while she was cutting something. The next day, Fluttershy was the only person to actually talk to Sunset. “What's with the bandage on your arm,” Fluttershy asked “Making dinner and the knife slipped,” Sunset replied automatically Let's go ‘Shy. She doesn't deserve to hang around us,” Rainbow Dash said pulling Fluttershy away “I agree. Those images were meant to be private. Now everyone can see those horrible outfits I made,” Rarity said Throughout the day, other students pushed her around and stole her school supplies, making sure Sunset was miserable. “Give me that. You don't need that bag.” “Whore.” “Demon bitch.” “Learn any good secrets?” After having to pick up the contents for the umpteenth time that day, Sunset ditched her classes and headed to the library. Cheerilee didn't mind her presence there as Sunset kept to herself. Dear Twilight: my friends have started alienating me due to secrets I supposedly leaked to the rest of the school. Sunset, I'm sorry to hear that. If you did not leak any secrets, do you know who did? Unfortunately I don't. I'm about ready to end it all. No one will miss me. How are things on your end? I will. Maybe things will get better. I'm still a unicorn and Celestia’s student. Nothing really has changed here. Sunset waited for her friends to arrive to try and prove her innocence. Normally she valued privacy online, but she had to try something to show them she was telling the truth. “Look. This is my email account. That is the last time I've been on MyStable before I deleted it,” Sunset argued “Maybe you have another account you're not telling us about,” Dash replied “Why would I do that,” Sunset asked “Why did you think to ruin our friendship,” AJ demanded “They say a leopard can't change its spots; well a demon can't remove their horns,” Rarity said stressing the word ‘demon’ “That was the old me that ruined your friendship. The new, reformed me wouldn't do that,” Sunset said “Good bye,” Dash said as she left They left the library leaving Sunset alone again. Every student made sure their opinions were known by spray-painting Sunset’s locker or by assaulting her when they could. The teachers witnessed this happening, but due to some having their secrets revealed, deliberately chose to ignore the incidents. “Some help the teachers are. Whoever this Anon-a-Miss is has a way of getting information from others. Where'd the secrets from the teachers come from,” Sunset thought Every day for two weeks Sunset would carve another mark in her forearm, leaving no more room on her right and deciding to continue with her left. “When will this stop? I'm the actual victim here. Those photos were from my phone, but someone had to have stolen it. I'd remember posting pictures,” she said out loud She began to start selling off items in her house that were deemed unnecessary and headed to a bank to deposit the money. “Welcome back, Miss Shimmer. Another deposit,” the bank teller asked “Yes. I'm saving for the future,” Sunset replied The bank made no inquiries about the purpose, although secrecy would be made to ensure only the account holder can access their vault and it couldn't be done under duress. Sunset thought about leaving the money in her home, but didn't want anyone breaking in and stealing it. Sunset- it's been two weeks since you mentioned your problem. Has it gotten any better? Hardly. Every day I've been assaulted by the other students and the teachers turn a blind eye. I've been selling off my possessions and storing the money away. That's unbelievable. Teachers are supposed to protect their students, not turn away when they need help. Have you tried telling Principal Celestia? That makes no difference. She's heard everything and still hasn't tried to help. I've been debating about how to end it. Please don't. Even in the darkest of times, a small glimmer of light still remains. Thank you for your kindness. I hope there is some light that can be found in all this. Changing the subject, how are you doing? Celestia asked me to work on finishing a spell Starswirl the Bearded started, but I can't. I'm guessing she has something planned for when it's complete. If you don't have it done when I return, I'll gladly help you out. Thank you so much. Hopefully we see each other soon. Every day in school was another trip to hell for Sunset. After failing to reason with her friends, she took to deleting her online presence and even destroyed her phone so as not to have contact with anyone. No one believed she was telling the truth and made up ideas to how everything was still being posted. “You've set a timer to release the information at different times.” “You're using someone else's computer to post. Who'd you threaten to do so?” Gym class was another beating as the class made sure to play dodgeball in order to have a reason to hit her without being reprimanded. Sunset was even attacked in the locker room with everyone whipping her with towels. The marks of their damage was clearly shown across Sunset’s arms but no one cared. “Look at those scars.” “She's a coward for not ending her life.” “Just do us all a favor a die already, Anon-a-Miss.” Once the house was cleared of everything nonessential, leaving just bare minimum of furniture, she finally sold off her prized motorcycle before making her final bank deposit. Instead of leaving the money in the bank, it was decided to donate it to the animal shelter anonymously. “Can you please help me? I want this donated to the shelter in a few days, but I don't need anyone knowing about this,” Sunset asked “Of course. No one will know,” the worker said Deciding she was finished, Sunset began working on one final surprise for everyone. She started rigging up multiple timers that would be set up to a master timer to ensure simultaneous ignition. The next step was to buy multiple rolls of duct tape to seal off every window in the house. Thankfully her insurance would cover the impending damage. “This will be fun. I'll be going out with a ‘bang’,” she said After her thirtieth mark on her arm, Sunset went to bed knowing tomorrow would be different. While she was getting ready, she found an empty water bottle and poured two containers of rubbing alcohol inside. “I'll use these as part of the plan. I just hope Twilight doesn't get mad.” Before leaving, Sunset made sure to turn the gas on and set her timers for 9:00am when school started. On the way to school, she found a used matchbook on the ground. Inside were six left, although only one would be needed. “Well, isn't that lucky? The missing item I need to carry this out.” As she reached the school, her friends were blocking the entrance to the mirror portal along with the Cutie Mark Crusaders. The rest of the students and staff stood outside, with Luna and Celestia in front. “We're sorry Sunset. The three of us are Anon-a-Miss,” Scootaloo said sadly Sunset walked to each of the three and slapped them in the face. Having finally found the culprits, she wanted to take her pent up frustrations out. “Don't hit my little sister,” Rarity said angrily “How dare you slap Applebloom,” AJ demanded “What did Scootaloo ever do to you,” Dash asked “You are not permitted to assault another student,” Principal Celestia said “Why? Why the fuck did you do this,” Sunset demanded “Our sisters were spending more time with you, then their own families,” Sweetie Bell said “We wanted to embarrass you. Other students kept sending us information and we published it, without thinking,” Applebloom added “Can you forgive us,” Scootaloo asked “We forgave them for what happened,” Applejack said “Of course you'd forgive them. They're family! I tried to prove my innocence, but you didn't want to hear it! And as for attacking another student, these three deserve it,” Sunset yelled “That still doesn't excuse your actions,” Celestia said “One time I lash out. That doesn't mean shit for the times I've been attacked! Do anyone of you know how this has been going on for,” Sunset said “Not exactly,” Applebloom said “One month. I've kept count by adding another cut to my arms,” Sunset said removing her jacket “We didn't know what was going on,” Celestia said “Don't give me that fucking bullshit! You knew I was getting assaulted daily and you never lifted a finger. Not a single teacher gave a shit either. Gym class we played dodgeball just to make sure everyone could hit me without getting in trouble. The locker room wasn't any better as I had to endure getting whipped with towels constantly. The gym teacher and everyone saw the scars on my arms, knowing the damage it was causing and didn't care,” Sunset yelled Sunset withdrew her journal and wrote a simple message to Twilight before throwing it on the ground. I'm coming home. Don't bother responding as this book is going up in flames. She pulled out the water bottle and everyone watched as the entire book was drenched in rubbing alcohol. “What is that smell,” Rarity asked holding her nose “It's rubbing alcohol. I'd know that smell anywhere,” Fluttershy answered Lastly, a single match was lit and dropped on the book as it was engulfed in flames. “Move. Now,” Sunset ordered the five blocking the portal “Or what,” Dash taunted “I move you by force. Or perhaps I introduce you to the flames,” Sunset asked The girls reluctantly moved as Sunset looked at the clock above the entrance. The bell chimed 9:00am and Sunset’s final surprise would take place any time. “Before I leave, I have two last words for everyone. Fuck you,” Sunset said flipping off everyone Just as the explosion as her house went off, she dove through the portal before anyone thought about catching her. Sunset was glad to see Twilight waiting for her. “Welcome back Sunset,” Twilight said hugging her “What happened before you left and how did you get those scars,” Twilight asked “I torched the book, leaving no trace of it along with blowing up my house. As for the scars, those were both my attempts to commit suicide and a way of keeping track of how long I was bullied. I had fifteen on each arm, marking out an entire month,” Sunset replied "I'm sorry you went through all that. Now that you're home, you can help me with that project,” Twilight said hugging her As the two were talking, Celestia entered the room. She wanted to wait before making her presence known to her former student. “Welcome back, my dear Sunset,” Celestia said “All has been forgiven from your past incidents.” “Thank you princess. I'm sorry about having to return under these circumstances. I'll be glad to continue my training if you'll allow me,” Sunset said “Of course you can. You were young and made mistakes. Now you have grown up and deserve a second chance. And yes, the two of you can work together on finishing the spell ,” Celestia replied “What do we do now? I destroyed the book,” Sunset asked “Well, with no way to contact us, I just hope there isn't a problem that they need our help for,” Twilight said “I wouldn't care even if they did ask. Why should I help those who never trusted me when I was telling the truth,” Sunset replied
Aftermath (Edit)“So, Sunset’s really gone? Maybe it was for the best,” Fluttershy said looking at the ashes of the book “We automatically accepted the apologies of our sisters, but ignored Sunset when she tried to explain,” Rarity said dropping her head “Twilight asked us to be her friends and we turned our backs on both of them,” Applejack said “She tried to commit suicide so many times. Gym was just torture to her,” Rainbow Dash added “We were really lousy friends. We turned her away when she needed us,” Pinkie finished summarizing everything “Scootaloo, Sweetie Bell, Applebloom, all the of you will receive one month of in-school suspension as punishment for the creation of Anon-a-Miss,” Principal Celestia said “Yes ma'am,” the CMC said in unison “As for everyone else, with a majority of the students and faculty taking part in the bullying, you won't be punished. Instead I leave you with this: ANY incident of harassment or physically assaulting anyone will immediately result in suspension or expulsion,” Vice Principal Luna added Later that day, the news reported the explosion at the house to be caused by a gas leak. Although parts of the timers were found, that was left out and reported as accidental, instead of deliberate. Fluttershy went to the animal shelter only to find a donation of $7,500 was made anonymously. “I know who did it,” Fluttershy said quietly “Thank you Sunset.” ● EQUESTRIA that same day ● “Sunset, are you sure you want to do this,” Twilight asked curiously “Once this happens, the portal may not work the same way again,” Celestia cautioned “I'm sure about destroying it. I wouldn't return even if they asked. With how I was treated, what do I get out of it,” Sunset answered “Very well,” Twilight replied Twilight using her magic to protect the rest of the room from damage as Sunset used her pyro magic to destroy everything related to the portal. With those gone, it was speculated the portal may go back to opening every thirty moons, but no one knew. The next day Celestia happily allowed Sunset to continue her training alongside Twilight. ● HUMAN REALM ● The last five months of the school passed quickly; but to Rainbow Dash and the others, it was an eternity. They were still ashamed by their actions that caused two friends to leave permanently. Without the book, Twilight couldn't be contacted and they had no idea if the portal would ever reopen. By the time they graduated, they were surprised when it was announced that Sunset would have been the school valedictorian. Principal Celestia kept Sunset’s diploma along with a photo of the seven girls in the awards cabinet so others could see it. “I wish Twilight and Sunset were here,” Fluttershy said “So do I. I would throw Sunset a party for being valedictorian,” Pinkie said “I wonder if she has, or will ever, forgive us,” Applejack said “I don't know. What do you think she would go into for college,” Rarity asked “Who knows. Maybe she would have just headed home? I'm sorry we abandoned her,” Dash said sadly “Agreed,” the others said “Let's throw a party to celebrate anyways,” Pinkie suggested “You're right. Maybe it could help cheer us up,” AJ said ● EQUESTRIA ● Over the course of nearly six months, Twilight and Sunset finally made enough progress to finish the spell. As a reward, Celestia decided to make both of them into alicorns. “Congrats both of you. I knew you could do it,” Applejack said “Darling, I have to ask. Where did those marks come from,” Rarity asked “For a month when I was human, I was bullied by your counterparts along with the rest of the school. Sweetie Bell, Scootaloo and Applebloom posted secrets under the name ‘Anon-a-Miss’ under the guise of it being me. After that I was assaulted daily with no one wanting to help. I grabbed a razor and started carving my arms, making one a day for the entire month. When the human CMC came forward, I slapped each of them and yelled. The book Twi gave me to contact her was torched along with my house,” Sunset explained "The Crusaders here did the same thing. They released secrets under the name ‘Gabby Gums’,” Twilight said “Why destroy your house,” Pinkie asked “I didn't belong there. True, I lived there for years, but I was considered an illegal alien as all I had was forged paperwork. I thought that by blowing up the house, the last trace of me would be removed. Honestly, I had a thought about just dying by letting the gas end me, while the explosion would destroy the remains. What’s worse, was about now I’d have graduated high school. My grades were high enough that I could have made valedictorian, or top of the school,” Sunset answered “Well, I'm glad you didn't. Besides, we wouldn't have two alicorns as friends,” Dash said hugging her “So am I. I wouldn't want to hear that you died,” Twilight said “Thank you everyone. I'm glad to be surrounded by friends that I can truly call family,” Sunset said as the girls shared a group hug “Perhaps I can throw you a party to celebrate the two of you becoming alicorns and you being top of your class, vale-what's-it,” Pinkie said “Valedictorian. And I'd love that. Thank you Pinkie,” Sunset said cheerfully ● TWO YEARS LATER, EQUESTRIA ● With their friends’ blessings, Twilight and Sunset were married. The portal would be opening soon and Twilight wanted to at least see the school. “Sunny, are you sure you want to go,” Twilight asked “I am. Besides, majority wouldn't recognize me,” Sunset said “Just remember you two, the portal will remain open for three days only. Whatever you need to do, I'd suggest not staying long,” Celestia suggested Twilight went first and was glad to see the school. She moved aside to allow Sunset to land without hitting each other. Together they headed inside the school before Twilight stopped. “Look, that's us,” Twilight said pointing at the picture “And that's my diploma. I actually would have been valedictorian,” Sunset replied “What brings you back here,” a voice behind them asked “Principal Celestia. We wanted to see the school,” Twilight said “I see that I was valedictorian. Thank you for keeping it,” Sunset replied “You earned it. I'm sorry about my inaction two years ago. I see you still carry the scars. If you'd like, there are a few people you might like to see,” Principal Celestia said hugging Sunset “Lead the way, Principal Celestia,” Sunset said She led the two to the band room where the girls heard music playing. Upon walking inside, the five members of the Rainbooms were there along with the CMC. “Long time no see,” Sunset said casually “You're back,” Pinkie said running over to her “We're sorry for leaving you years ago,” Dash said “And we are sorry about framing you, Sunset. Can you forgive us,” Applebloom said “I forgive you. I'll always carry the scars over it. The two of us are now alicorns,” Sunset said “And we got married not too long ago,” Twilight added “Congratulations you two. What brings you back,” Rarity asked “We wanted to see the school. Sorry we couldn't come back sooner, but the portal opens ever thirty moons,” Twilight said “This is for you,” Sunset said withdrawing a package Applejack opened the wrappings to find an identical journal to the one that was destroyed. They couldn't believe they had another copy. “How'd you do that? You burned your copy,” Dash asked “This is a new one we made. It still links to the book I have,” Twilight said “Why did you do it,” Fluttershy asked “Do what,” Sunset asked “Your house. Why did you destroy it,” Fluttershy specified “I sold everything nonessential and decided to donate it to the animal shelter as a parting gift. Considering I had near-daily beatings, my mind was in a dark place. The explosion was to have been what killed me, but I changed my mind,” Sunset explained “I'm glad you didn't. Thank you for coming back,” Pinkie said “We're probably going to head home tonight,” Twilight said “Nonsense. We're going to have a party at my house. Besides, you aren't going to be back for over two years,” Pinkie said That night the seven did have the party with the CMC in attendance to join in. Sunset was glad that everything was back to normal, although she knew the scars would never truly heal.
OPTIONAL (Edit)Author's Note This chapter is completly optional to read. The characters being out of character was DELIBERATE OPTIONAL (Edit) “Well, they actually wrote to us. It's only been two-and-a-half years,” Sunset said “They did say they were busy with college. And it seems they've seen my counterpart,” Twilight said Twilight, Sunset, we just met your counterpart. In order to tell you apart, we've taken to calling her ‘Sci-Twi’. When does the portal open so you can visit? We miss you. “So, how do you feel about going there? Do you still resent them,” Twilight asked “Of course I still hate them. The only reason I didn't do anything was because my wife was there,” Sunset answered “I was thinking the same thing. I didn't do anything because you were there. I might be the ‘Princess of Friendship’, but they turned their backs on both of us. Yes, you did start out evil, but you changed.” “I agree. They turned their backs on you while we welcomed you back,” Dash said “I just find it hard to understand. All the work you did to change, and one incident destroys everything? They apparently were not the friends you thought they were,” Celestia said “Thank you all for the support. I'll head back alone to talk to your counterpart. We don't need the confusion with two of you there,” Sunset said “Take this. As you know, I thought about the two of us having a separate means of communication away from the others to talk in private,” Twilight said handing her a plain yellow journal Sunset threw the book in her saddlebag and headed through the portal. To her surprise, all her friends were standing by the portal. “Welcome back Sunset,” Dash said “Where's Twilight,” Sunset asked “Right here. It's nice to meet you, Miss Shimmer. I'm Twilight Sparkle, although the others constantly nickname me ‘Sci-Twi’,” Twilight said “Do you mind if we talk in private? I'd like to get to know you better.” “Of course. The school is empty, except for the principal and vice principal,” Sci-Twi answered The two made their way to the cafeteria for privacy. Sunset thought it would be nice to be away from the others. She noticed Sci-Twi was wearing a lab coat like a regular jacket, but kept her arms covered. “Do you mind telling me why you are worried about your arms? I won't judge,” Sunset asked “It was something I did when I was in high school at Crystal Prep. Someone calling themselves ‘Anon-a-Miss’ was spilling secrets about others. Because I was the school genius and an outcast, they thought it was me. My brother Shining Armor had secrets revealed about him and the dean at the time, Cadence. He distanced himself from me believing I was the cause. Cadence, his girlfriend, was the same way. I took to cutting my arms to relieve myself of the pain,” Sci-Twi answered pulling up a sleeve to show the scars “I thought I was alone. Anon-a-Miss targeted me and I carved both arms for the same reasons. Those five you saw turned their backs on me after your counterpart Princess Twilight asked them to help me. The entire school attacked me for a month before I left. I actually blew up my house in an attempt to kill myself, but decided against dying,” Sunset explained removing her jacket “I thought they were lying about a portal and another me until I saw you come out the statue. I have been studying the anomaly caused by the ‘CHS Demon’ to understand it. Those five were the reason I befriended them. That, and I want to know who Anon-a-Miss is to give some payback,” Sci-Twi said “The demon was me. As to your payback; Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo and Apple Bloom are the ones you want.” Twilight, I've met your counterpart and she's as much a victim as I am. Her school, Crystal Prep, thought she was revealing secrets about their students. She wants some payback. Let me talk to her. “My wife wants to talk to you. Just write in the book.” This is Twilight Sparkle. Apparently, Sci-Twi is a nickname the others gave me. I've been studying the magic that caused a demon to show up here at Canterlot High School. I managed to collect the energy from them and plan on releasing against them. I am Princess Twilight Sparkle of Equestria. I'd like you to promise not to cause any harm to our world. I can understand you want revenge for everyone turning against you. My mentor Princess Celestia has an open invitation if you wish to leave that world behind. That is a big decision to make. May I have some time to think about it? And yes, I do promise not to cause any harm to your world. The portal closes in two day's time. It won't open for another 30 moons. You have until then to make your choice. I'm sorry it's so short. “Princess Twilight allowed me to stay there if I want. I want to release the energy I've collected and use it against them,” Sci-Twi said “Go ahead. You and I have more in common then you think. I'll help you destroy them, if you want,” Sunset answered “Thank you. I'll try and call my brother to let him know,” Sci-Twi answered Sci-Twi pulled out her phone and called Shining and Cadence. Sunset excused her self to step out for the time her friend was on the phone. “They don't care. Even my parents, Night Light and Twilight Velvet never cared. The last time I saw them was at my graduation. Once I take my revenge, I'm leaving. They wouldn't care if I dropped dead in front of them,” Sci-Twi said sadly “I'm sorry about your family. That's hard to believe they want nothing to do with you. By the way, you can just call me Sunset.” “Sunset, if you'd like, you're welcome to stay at my house. I saw the news report about the explosion and they told me it was your house. What did you use for the explosive,” Sci-Twi asked “That was just a broken gas line and an ignition timer. Thank you for the place to crash.” After their meeting, the two headed home for the night. The next day at school Rainbow Dash and the others were joined by their siblings while Sunset was noticeably different in her actions. “What's wrong Sunny,” Pinkie asked “You're what's wrong.” “Are you still bitter about that incident,” Scootaloo asked “You're damn right I am! The only reason I never attacked you two years ago, was because my wife was present. Funny thing is, Twilight said the same thing. The Princess of Friendship doesn't take kindly about being backstabbed by others. Of course I'm not the sole victim in this,” Sunset said “What do you mean? You were the target,” Sweetie Bell said “You three posted secrets about Crystal Prep as well. They shunned me because they thought I was the cause of Anon-a-Miss. I took to carving my arms in an attempt to end it, but once it stopped, I had a renewed purpose. My entire family left me and had no care if I died,” Sci-Twi said removing her lab coat “We're sorry if we caused you harm. We never noticed anything was about Crystal Prep,” Apple Bloom said “What's your purpose for still living,” Rainbow Dash asked curiously “The five of you. You see, I spent years investigating how a demon showed up at this school and found all of you were the cause. I thought you'd like to see the fruits of my labor,” Sci-Twi answered putting her lab coat back on Luna and Celestia arrived in time to see Twilight become a demon herself. Sunset casually walked away while Twilight took out her frustrations on the others. They were left alive, but would be heavily scarred as a result. “Nice job. Even got these two,” Sunset said motioning to Celestia and Luna “They're alive. I wanted them to suffer like we have. I just hope the cameras didn’t catch it,” Sci-Twi responded “Don’t worry about that. I already wiped them when I stepped away. Let's go before anyone else shows up.” “Yeah. Thank you for everything,” Sci-Twi said Sunset made sure to take their “friends’” book with them so they can't contact Equestria any more before they headed through the portal. Sci-Twi looked at her appearance and saw she now had a horn and tail, along with the design of a flask on her rear end. Her hair was still in a ponytail and she was wearing her lab coat. “It's nice to meet you. I'm Princess Twilight Sparkle,” she said “This is yours. They don't need it,” Sunset withdrawing the book “Welcome, Miss Sparkle to Equestria. I am Princess Celestia. How did things go,” Celestia said “I turned into a demon due to the magic I collected and attacked them. The counterparts of the five of you and your siblings will live, but are going to be heavily scarred. I even attacked the principal and vice principal over their inaction to stop the assaults from happening,” Sci-Twi explained “Are you sure your family won’t miss you? It'll be two and a half years before you can return,” Princess Luna asked “I'm sure. They abandoned me and wouldn't care if I dropped dead,” Sci-Twi said “What happened when you left, Sunset?” “I was met by a girl named Wallflower Blush. She was the school's student gardener and apologized to me for everyone's treatment of me five years ago. She mentioned finding a rock that allows for the removal of memories and asked if I wanted their memory removed from the attack. Of course I said yes to it as I cut the cameras to the school,” Sunset explained ● HUMAN REALM ● Once Sunset and Sci-Twi headed back through the portal, Wallflower used her stone to remove everyone's memories related to the attack. After doing that, she casually called the police and left the scene, not wanting to be interviewed. “Hello, police? There's been an attack at Canterlot High School. I don't know what happened, but I'd like to remain anonymous,” Wallflower said over the phone The girls were taken to the hospital and doctors were surprised by what transpired. All ten of them received multiple wounds, with no consistency to relate them. “Uh, what happened,” Rainbow Dash asked sitting up in her hospital bed “Good to know at least one of you is awake. I'll inform the doctor,” the nurse said “And don't move around so much.” “I'm Doctor Redline and it's good to see you're awake. This is rather a strange case. A total of ten females, including CHS principal and vice principal, Celestia and Luna Faust along with your sister Scootaloo, Rarity Belle, Sweetie Belle, Applejack, Apple Bloom, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie were all admitted to the hospital after being attacked,” the doctor explained “What the hell happened to all of us,” Dash demanded “That's what makes it strange. All of you were attacked by what looks to be some sharp blade, but the wounds have no consistency in terms of placement, but amount,” Redline said “What do you mean,” Dash asked “Each of you have exactly thirty scars covering your bodies. Do you have any idea who might have done this,” Redline finished “No. I'm blank of the entire attack. The last thing I remember was the eight of us, except Luna and Celestia hanging out,” she said “I guess that's to be expected in a traumatic incident. If you remember anything, please let us know. Looks like all of you are awake,” Redline said before leaving the room The group was discharged from the hospital a few days later and headed to Celestia’s house to discuss what transpired and each were sworn to secrecy. Since the bandages were removed, the girls kept covered to hide their new scars. “So, we're all here to discuss what happened to cause our hospitalization,” Celestia said “All I remember was the eight of us were hanging out with Sunset and the other Twilight. After that, it's a blank,” Rarity said “So, we can remember the whole Anon-a-Miss incident, but not what happened a couple days ago? Sunset played a role in this. Each of us received exactly thirty scars. She sliced her arms thirty times,” Dash said “What about Twilight? Where does she fit in,” Applejack asked “I may be speculating, but its possible Miss Sparkle was bullied at Crystal Prep during the Anon-a-Miss incident by the three of you. She and Sunset may have that in common,” Luna said “But why can't we remember the attack itself, if we know all of this,” Pinkie asked “Memories have been known to be blocked when traumatic incidents happen,” Celestia said “I'm going to inform Twilight’s parents.” “Good afternoon Miss Twilight Velvet. I'm Canterlot High School's principal Celestia Faust. There was an attack against myself and my sister Luna, along with eight students. We believe your daughter had a role in the attack,” Celestia said “Why do you say Twilight had a part,” Velvet’s husband Night Light asked “Principal Celestia, may I explain,” Fluttershy asked “Go ahead,” Celestia said “The eight of us were hanging out with Twilight and another girl Sunset Shimmer when the Anon-a-Miss attack was brought up,” Fluttershy started “My friends Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom and I created Anon-a-Miss to humiliate Sunset when Twilight mentioned she was also attacked,” Scootaloo added “We believed Twilight was Anon-a-Miss because of our pressuring her to be the best and this was her way of acting out. Secrets about Shining were released that were private and we turned our backs against her. After it stopped, we hoped Twilight was innocent and paid for her dorm room,” Night Light explained “But what does Twilight have to do with Sunset Shimmer,” Twilight Velvet asked “Sunset Shimmer carved thirty marks in her arms. All ten of us received thirty cuts across our bodies,” Luna said “It's possible that they discussed what happened and both of them attacked us with knives. Unfortunately, we aren't sure as to the exact details of the attack,” Celestia said “Have you heard from your daughter lately?” “The last time was three days ago when she informed us of Sunset staying in her dorm,” Night Light said “We believed the two fled to avoid prosecution in the attacks,” Luna said ● EQUESTRIA ● As Sci-Twi tried to get used to her new home, the group was interrupted by Princess Twilight’s family. “Why are there two of you,” Shining asked “I'm the Twilight Sparkle from the other side of the portal. You can just call me ‘Sci-Twi’ to differentiate us. I'm guessing you're Shining Armor and that's Cadence. And the two of you are Night Light and Twilight Velvet,” Sci-Twi said “Yes, that's correct. Your family is the same,” Velvet answered “Was. They abandoned me after an incident were secrets were spread at Sunset’s school, but ended up hitting my school as well. I decided it was best to leave, after I took my revenge against those who harmed us,” Sci-Twi said “What exactly happened with your family,” Twilight asked “When I was little, they pushed me to be great. I wasn't allowed to have any grade lower then an ‘A’. During the Anon-a-Miss incident, they thought I was the cause of the leaks and turned their backs on me. Apparently something was said about my brother and he hated me over it. When I was in college, they must have had second thoughts about my involvement as they paid for my dorm room,” Sci-Twi explained “Well, we'll gladly take you in as our daughter. You need to have a proper family that will love you,” Velvet said “And you already have friends here that will help you out,” Sunset said “Thank you all for accepting me, Sci-Twi said That night both girls slept well, knowing the ones that caused them harm would suffer. “Thank you, Wallflower,” Sunset said "You're welcome, Sunset," Wallflower said, neither of them knowing what the other said
