Sunset walked into the restaurant, money in hand and what her eyes saw was like nothing she had ever seen before. The restaurant was very bright the sounds of people talking came from every side of her.

She approached the counter and looked up at the menu. The name wasn't lying, this place had coleslaw. The scanned the entire menu many times.

"There's so much to choose from. What do I pick?" she asked herself. She re-read the menu like four times already.

Suddenly a new voice Sunset could understand came in, "You having some trouble there, hun?" The voice belonged to a grown woman with hazel skin and dark brown hair, wearing a grey uniform with a name tag that read, "Orelda".

Sunset looked down at Orelda. "What? Oh, sorry. I just don't know what to pick," she said.

"I might be able to help out." She began to list what was on the menu, "We've got classic coleslaw, creamy coleslaw, crunchy nut coleslaw," Orelda went on.

"Those all sound good," Sunset's mouth was practically watering at this point.

"Oh yeah, and our new Coleson's Ultimate Meal with a side of fries and a large drink of your choice," Orelda finished.

"I'll take that one!" Sunset wasn't thinking now, she just needed food.

"Good choice, m'am. That'll be $14.99," Orelda said.

Sunset looked at her $20 bill and realised that she won't have very much money left. But she needed food now so she quickly handed Orelda the bill and she received her change and a receipt with a number highlighted in bold at the top. The number read 0305

Sunset looked back at Orelda, "What's this number for?"

"You see that screen right there?" She pointed to the large TV screen sitting behind her. Sunset slowly nodded. "If you look at the numbers, one of them is the same as the one on your receipt. So when that number goes over to the right side of the screen, that's when you know your order's ready. Then you come back here to collect your food," she explained further.

Sunset was beginning to understand now. She turned away and walked around the restaurant hoping to look for a table to sit at. She found one at the corner of the restaurant and quickly claimed before anybody else could swoop in and steal it.

~Later~

She sat there for almost twenty minutes. All she could do to prevent her from getting bored was to twiddle her thumbs. It was pretty fun at first but it got old almost immediately.

She was about to lose her patience but then Sunset looked back up at the counter and she saw that her number was on the other side of the large TV screen. She groaned and got up from her seat.

"Finally!" she said, almost shouting. "Starving to death here!"

She made it back to the counter and was greeted once again by Orelda.

"Sorry for the holdup," Orelda turned around and started yelling, "Some people can't work for five minutes without drifting off!"

"At least they finally got it done," Sunset whispered.

Sunset heard laughter coming from the kitchen after what Orelda had shouted.

She looked down at the tray Orelda had presented to her. There was a large plate of shredded vegetables soaked in mayonnaise, a box of french fries and a large empty cup.

She thought to herself, 'I'm having second thoughts about eating this.'

It wasn't the coleslaw she regretted ordering. It was the Coleson's Ultimate Meal she regretted ordering. She would've been fine with anything else but now she had to eat this mountain of shredded vegetables.

Orelda spoke again, "The drink machine is just over there." She pointed towards a large red box with a small screen and a dispenser sitting beneath it. "You can order either a soft drink or a more healthy drink, like orange juice."

Sunset turned back to the cashier and gave her a polite thank you. Then she walked over to the drink machine with her tray in hand. She placed it on the counter to the side of the machine and just stared at the little screen.

Sunset had no idea what she was doing. She looked around the machine for any buttons. She found one, it was just below the screen and it had a sticker that was shaped like a shiny cube stuck to it. Out of curiosity, she pressed it and held it. Out of nowhere, ice cubes fell out of the dispenser and onto the floor. Sunset let go of the button and stepped away from the machine. She turned back to see if anyone had noticed what happened but everyone was too busy either eating their food or talking to their friends. Even Orelda didn't notice, which Sunset was glad for.

She stepped towards the machine again and looked at the small screen.

"What do you want from me?!" Sunset growled. "How. Do. I. Get. You. To. Work?!"

She looked around the machine again. The button which released ice cubes was the only button that was on it. She began poking the machine randomly until her finger came in contact with the screen. Now it showed a collection of different drinks.

"Bingo," Sunset said victoriously.

She scanned through the different drinks and settled on a drink called "Cola". She tapped the screen and it now read, "Hold to fill". Finally, she was getting it.

She held the button on the screen and now, instead of ice cubes, a brown liquid came pouring out of the dispenser. Sunset immediately let go of the button so there wasn't another mess on the floor. She looked at where the drink had come and she could only imagine that was where she was supposed to place her cup. Sunset placed her cup down and held the button again. Finally, her cup was being filled and she was almost able to have dinner. She let go of the button right before her cup began to overflow, placed on the lid she was given and put the straw through the small gap in the middle of the lid.

Sunset picked up her tray and walked back to her table hoping it hasn't been stolen while she was away making a mess. Thankfully it hadn't been stolen. She took her seat once again and just stared at her food. Sunset did not expect her dinner to be so large.

She sighed, "I hope I don't regret this... Well, here goes nothing..."

She took her fork and stabbed the coleslaw. She lifted the fork slowly to her mouth and took a bite. Her world froze. Never before has she tasted anything this amazing. The flavours exploded in her mouth, filling her with nothing but pure delight. When she was brought back to Earth, she stared at her dinner with wide eyes and did not hesitate to scarf down the rest of her meal while only stopping to either take a handful of fries or take a large gulp of her drink.

~One mountain later~

The once spotless table was now covered in mayonnaise, the plate was now completely clean apart from a few vegetable shavings and a stuffed Sunset Shimmer sat there in delight.

"Money well spent," she said. "I'm definitely coming back to this place in the future." Sunset got up from her table, ready to leave.

Then she heard Orelda's voice over at the drink machine, "Hey! Who made this mess?!"

"And now I'm out of here." Sunset made her way out the door hoping to not gain the attention of Orelda.

~Canterlot High~

She walked down the streets leading back to the portal. Surprisingly, she remembered the way back.

Just as Sunset was about to head over to her bush, she noticed a light coming from the inside of Canterlot High. She tried the door again and it opened this time.

"Huh. Maybe I'll find a better place to sleep here," said Sunset.

She stepped inside and silently closed the door behind her, incase someone was still in the school. She walked down the school corridors, passing the hundreds of lockers and classrooms along the way. She had to admit it, this place looked quite nice. But she kept her focus on her main priority, finding a comfortable place to sleep.

Sunset halted to a stop as she heard a door opening and closing further down the hall. She heard footsteps getting closer to her. Sunset looked around for a place to hide and conveniently spotted a locker opened by a crack. It wasn't very big but she was able to fit herself in.

The footsteps got closer and closer and eventually walked right past Sunset. She climbed out of the locker when she felt like the coast was clear and continued down the hallway. Along the way, Sunset tried almost every door she passed but every single one of them were locked.

She was beginning to lose hope until she tried this one double door. She gave it one more try. Sunset pulled the handle down and she heard a click coming from the door. This was a sign that this door, this particular door was actually open.

"Yes! Finall-!" Sunset immediately slapped her hands over her mouth when she realised she shouted that. She turned around and prayed that no one had heard her cheer of victory. It was completely silent. She let out a hard sigh of relief and she entered the room. The door lead to a gymnasium.

"Seriously? The one door that opens, it leads to a smelly gymnasium?" Sunset said to herself. She was very disappointed of this outcome. She sighed, "Guess it'll have to do."

She looked around for a somewhat comfortable place to rest. All she did was glance around the room since this room was practically empty apart from the bleachers at one side.. She noticed that there was another door at one of the corners of the gym. She walked over to it and give the door a pull. It opened up and it revealed to be a small room with all the sports equipment layed out on the shelves and laying on the floor.

"There's bound to be something in here," she said beginning to look around.

It didn't take her long until she found a large crash mat on the floor. Sunset smiled with her find and layed down on the large mat. She took off her boots and layed them beside her new bed. She was comfortable but she felt chilly. Luckily for her, there was a large banner that could work as a cover for her in the other corner of the room. She went over, took the banner and layed it on top of her as she got comfortable.

She let out a peaceful sigh, "Tomorrow is another day." And with that, she closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep. Although this was only her second night in this new world, Sunset was doing well on survival.

Author's Note

Sorry if the story is very narrative. I couldn't think of many places to put speech where it would sound necessary.