A week passed and it was finally the day of the road trip. Since Pinkie isn't specific like EVER, I don't know how long the road trip will be so I packed A LOT of clothes. But there will probably be dry cleaners somewhere. We're all gonna meet by the school and we're using our tour bus. And since all of us except for Twilight have a license, we're gonna all take turns driving. Pinkie has the first shift. We met at the Wondercolts Statue. Then, Pinkie and Applejack arrived driving the bus.

"SQUEEE! WHO'S EXCITED FOR THE BEST ROAD TRIP EVER?!"

"Oh this is gonna be fabulous!" Rarity said.

We all then got on the bus. I was sitting next to Twilight, Rarity was sitting next to Fluttershy, and Applejack was sitting next to Rainbow Dash. Pinkie started driving.

I picked up my book where I keep in touch with Princess Twilight. She was writing to me.

Sunset, your parents came to my castle and asked me where you were. I told them that you were in the human world. They went to go find you. They seemed demanding. And they took some magical source. I don't know if I did something wrong. But sorry if I got evil in your world.

I panicked. I started having memories of being neglected in Equestria. I remember being left home alone for days sometimes. And now they're back after me. I was shaking. I started writing back.

Twilight. I'm not saying this was your fault but my parents did not do the nicest things to me growing up. Now they're after me most likely.

I hugged my knees. Twilight looked over at me. "Are you okay?" I nodded my head. "You sure." "Yeah. I'm fine."

But the truth was that, I wasn't fine. I went to Celestia because my parents never payed attention to me. Now all these memories are coming back. I was never close to my family because I was neglected. They didn't care. I tried to get my mind off of it.

"Oooh this is my jam!" Pinkie was saying. A song was. I actually liked this song.

"GOT 80 DOLLARS AND A FULL TANK OF GAS! SOMETHING GIRL'S SPENDING AT THE HOUSE! CRUSIN' DOWN THE SHOREWAY CONCRETE HIGHWAY, WE'RE SURE GONNA HAVE SOME FUN!" Pinkie and Rainbow were singing at the top of their lungs.

I was looking out the window. So many memories ringing in my head. I never told the others about them. Once Applejack asked about my parents and I just replied that they were in Equestria and we weren't all that close growing up. It wasn't something I liked talking about. Who would want to talk about having neglectful parents though?

I felt like I was gonna cry. But I didn't want to cry in front of my friends. I just held back my tears. Then 15 minutes later, we got to a rest stop. I went into the bathroom. I looked at myself in the mirror. My confidence definitely improved since the Fall Formal and the Battle of the Bands but I still don't have 100% confidence. I still see many flaws in myself. And I still had major anxiety. Tears were streaming down my face. My parents are after me!

Then there was a knock on the door. "Sunset? You've been in the bathroom for 15 minutes. Are you okay?" It was Twilight. "Yeah I-I'm fine! I just uh- don't feel good."
"Really? I know when you're lying."
"Yes really." I unlocked the door and came out.
Twilight gave me the 'I don't believe you' look and we walked out of the gas station.

When we got back on the bus, it was Applejack's shift. Afterwards, I got a text.
Unknown Number: Liar. You're hiding something! And I'm gonna tell all your friends that you have secrets! I know all of your secrets. But sorry. I don't share my sources. ;)

Who is this? I texted back.

Me: Who are you?

Unknown Number: Sorry. I don't give out my identity either ;)

I should be clear. My parents isn't the only secret I've been keeping from the others. I also hide from them that I'm depressed and I sometimes have suicidal thoughts. It's not as bad as it used to be but it's still there.

"WHERE ARE WE GONNA STOP FIRST?!" Rainbow Dash asked.

"I was thinking Niagara Falls." Applejack said.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

After 3 hours of driving, we arrived at Niagara Falls and registered for 1 night at the hotel. We had to get 2 rooms due to the fact that there were only 2 king sized beds in each room. So me, Twilight, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie got a room and Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Applejack got another room. We went to set our stuff in the hotel. I sat on the bed and Twilight sat beside me.

"Sunset. Something's clearly bothering you. You're acting distant."
"N-No I'm fine. Just doing a lot of thinking. I'm quiet when I think. Don't you get quiet when you think?" I said, nervously.
"No. You're acting more different than normal."
"It's fine Twilight!"
"Okay.... But if you need to talk to someone, I'm here."

We decided to go to an amusement park first. I was actually excited. I enjoy amusement parks. This might be a good distraction. After a few hours of rides, we all decided to get something to eat.

"Let's go to the Rain Forest Cafe!" Rarity said.

"OOOH! I HEAR THEY HAVE YUMMY DESSERTS!" Pinkie Pie said.

"LET'S GO ALREADY!" Rainbow screamed.

We walked into the cafe. It was crowded. We went up to the lady.

"Sorry ladies. You have a 10 minute wait. We're out of tables."

"WHAT THE HAY?!" Applejack said.
"Um. Calm down. Let's just uh, wait the 10 minutes." Fluttershy said.

We went to go wait the 10 minutes, then we finally got a table. The waiter came to get our orders. Then the waiter got us our food. Blah blah blah. Then we went back to the hotel.

That was a nice distraction. I actually had a lot of fun! Then I got another text from the Unknown Number

Unknown Number: Don't have too much fun, because your secrets are still there ;)

Me: I don't know who you are or what you want but LEAVE ME ALONE!

Unknown Number: Well I guess since you won't tell your friends, I'll tell them that you have the secrets, so you have no choice BUT to share them. ;)

Me: NO! DON'T!

Unknown Number: Too late. Sending them right now.

I threw my phone on the bed. And I proceeded to get in the shower.

Author's Note

I hope you liked my first REAL chapter. It gets better I promise. Also I'm going to give hints about my story in every author's note and try to reference a song in every chapter. Also I had the idea about Sunset's parents randomly when I saw a theory video about Sunset's parents and the person said that they think that her parents were neglectful to her growing up so that's why she went to Celestia to study magic. But I decided that I should do an adventure story. And since I have a VERY dark mind, my stories are rated Teen.

Soooooo here are the hints and songs!

The song I referenced was Crusin' by Otis and the Shoreway Saints. I can't put a link because it's NOWHERE on the internet. The band isn't that popular though.

Also HINT!: The Unknown Number tortures more than Sunset in the next few chapters but MAINLY targets Sunset. Also Sunset KNOWS the Unknown Number but doesn't know that it's them. Any hints on who it is? ;)