Twilight Sparkle and Sunset Shimmer. Once were the worse enemies and bitter rivals, now became the bestest of friends... and quite possibly, even more.
For while after the Battle of the Bands, they have been writing to each other ever since then. Writing about their lives, what they did, and sometimes their most personal secrets; like the one time Sunset told Twilight about her past and her crumbling relationship with her mom: Princess Celestia, which shocked Twilight big time. She told her that after Twilight and their friends reformed her at the Fall Formal, Sunset felt intense guilt for betraying Celestia, the mare who gave her love and care, and in return, spited her and ran away.
Sunset thought that she could never be forgiven but Twilight tells her that Celestia felt worried about her, she even kept asking the purple mare that if she was alright 3 times in a row. Twilight even told Sunset that Celestia would be grateful if she was able to come visit her in Equestria. This warmed the teenage girl’s heart.
Sunset was also even shocked that, her mom got engaged with Discord of all ponies. Twilight stated her that they began dating after her coronation as Princess of Friendship and after the day of Tirek’s defeat.
She and the girls were happy for them, but it took 5 weeks for everypony to get used to them as a couple. For Twilight’s brother Shining, it took a whole year.
And so on, every day they would share stuff about their lives, what they did and more of their personal secrets.
But there was one secret they both have, one that they never told each other. Was that, Sunset has a crush on Twilight and Twilight has a crush on Sunset.
That’s right! For awhile, the two Equestrians developed romantic feelings for each other. And for some time, neither of them could confess their feelings to one another. Sure Twilight had a tiny crush on Flash Sentry during her last two visits to CHS, but it wasn’t anything compared to her new feelings towards Sunset.
Most of the time the Alicorn would skip out of her duties as princess so she can have time to write to the red and orange haired girl. The two journals they both have not also magically sends messages to one another, but also emitted the essence of their emotions for the other to feel.
At first the emotions from the messages she received from Sunset we’re happy and with love, but in the past two days the emotions from the messages, started to emit pain and despair.
For Sunset had wrote to Twilight about the crisis she’s dealing with at the school. That a blogger on MyStable known as Anon-A-Miss who has been posting embarrassing secrets and hurtful gossip about everyone at CHS. And later they accused her as the culprit and everyone easily turned on her, including her friends.
After receiving the messages, Twilight couldn’t help but feel worried for Sunset and anger towards her friends and the students. But Twilight never let her anger get the best of her and eventually she wrote back to Sunset, saying that “Sometimes, all you can do is stay strong. Stay yourself. And find your family.” Hoping that it was helpful.
Until the day came where Twilight’s anger, finally got to her. And that day came early than as it was expected.
Walking down the long empty hallways of the Castle of Friendship, Spike just came back from the kitchen, with pancakes stuffed with gems.
Eventually he walked past the doors that lead into the castle’s library, and that’s when he heard....
“WHAT!!!! HOW DARE THEY!!!!!”
A loud scream of anger and explosion came from the library, so loud that it startled the dragon which made him drop his pancakes. And it clearly sounded like Twilght was having another rage episode... again. He decided to check on her to see what’s going on.
As Spike burst through the doors to see what was going on, what came into sight... shocked him. The entire library looked burned to the crisps, books turned into ashes, the smell of smoke in the air.
What’s most weird, is that on the floor, at the center of the brunt library, was the journal he and Twilight use to contact Sunset, opened up to a specific page with a new message sent from her.
To his curiosity, Spike walked towards the journal, picked it up with his claws and read what the message said:
”I’m sorry Twilight! They didn’t believe me, not even when I tried to, they just wouldn’t let me speak in my defense! I know you told me to ‘stay strong’ and ‘find my family’ but... I DON’T HAVE A FAMILY HERE NOR ANYWHERE HERE TWILIGHT!!! Once more the other students have been physical with me these past few days. They always shove me violently in the hallways and sometimes they would... beat me violently too! I JUST CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE TWILIGHT!!!! PLEASE I NEED HELP!!!!!!!
After reading the message, Spike felt either worry or anger in his mind. He can even feel the Sunset’s pain emitting from the message.
And then all of a sudden, the journal was then engulfed in a magical turquoise aura and soon it was then yanked out of his hands. As Spike looked towards the pony who took the journal from him, but what he saw, was something he wished he didn’t see.
Standing next to the portal that separates Equestria and CHS, was Twilight. But she was... different and her features looked very different as well.
Her lavender coat was ever so slightly darker. Her wings were that of a vulture's, dark and purple with a thin line of turquoise running through them. Her horn looked a little like the Changeling Queen's but instead of uniformly dark, it was glowing turquoise. Her mane and tail were a mess, somehow floating up above her head. Her eyes were turquoise with contracted purple pupils. Her hooves glowed turquoise. She was wearing a dress of purples and pinks that made her look great and scary all at once. On her neck, she wore a purple necklace with a pink, six-pointed star on it. But the worst part, the very worst part, was Twilight's cutie mark. It was no longer a pink star with a white background star and five small white stars surrounding it. Instead, it was a six-pointed ninja star.
But her eyes... frightening as they where, are filled with anger and hatred.
“T-Twilight?” Spike stutters in fear.
”Spike, watch over the castle for me. I won’t be gone for long.” Twilight spoke in a commanding tone with icy venom in her voice.
And soon she placed the journal on the portal to activate it and strolled towards it.
“W-Where are you going?” Spike questioned.
As she stop about an inch from the portal, Twilight turns to face her #1 assistant, who was still cowering in fear at the sight of her. Her glaring demeanor slowly turned into a comforting smile.
“It’s nothing you should worry about, Spike.” She then gestured her hoof to the far left side of the library.“And by the way, I left you a little something to keep you busy.”
Then Twilight faced the portal and eventually went right through it, and was gone. Leaving the little dragon in the library alone.
Scratching his head in confusion, Spike started turning to where Twilight pointed at. “What did she mean by... HOLY GUACAMOLE!!!” Spike gasps in surprise.
Standing a few feet from him, was a towering pile of fire rubies! Gazing at his favorite type of gems in all it’s glory, made him drool in hunger and cleared his head of everything.
“You know, I think I’m gonna like the new Twilight... GERONIMO!!!!!” And just like that he ran and jumped right into the pile of rubies, and began chowing down.
~ By the statue, near CHS. ~
A half hour later, Twilight emerged from the statue base (which serves as the portal from that world to Equestria), in her now human form, but with her new features.
The winter cold air never affected her, for her anger completely had a hold on her mind. It was like a war was going on inside Twilight’s head, telling her to find the Rainbooms and deliver them the punishment they deserved. But it mostly told her to find Sunset and make sure she is safe, it would seems with all that anger and rage, there was still a little love and kindness in princess’s heart.
“Don’t worry Sunset. I will make sure no one will ever harm you again.” She said with empathy in her voice.
What she didn’t notice was that two students were walking by, both were male and laughing all of a sudden. She could hear them talking about something, so she decided to get closer to hear more. And as she did, she heard them very clearly now.
“Yo, Swift! Just got a text from Gilda. She said that they finally given that bitch what she deserves!” The first boy said. He then showed his phone along with the text he received.
As the second boy, now known as Swift observed the text message, he then chuckled. “Yeah Crimson, that’ll teach her not to screw us and the entire school over.”
“And what would be the reason for that!” A sickening voice came from behind them, making them shiver in fear.
As they turned around, only to see Twilight, hovering in the air, glaring down at them. Seeing her made the two students sigh in relief.
“Oh, it’s just Twilight.” Crimson chuckled while Swift continued to stare at the princess’s new form. As the two stood where they are, Twilight began to hovers closer to the two. As she got closer, a glowing turquoise blade made from her magic aura, slowly formed in Twilight’s right hand.
“So what brings you here, is it because of Sunset? Don’t worry she’s always been dealt with, so you can—ack”
After saying what he said, Twilight plunges her Aura Blade deep within Crimson’s chest and instantly killing him. As he looked at the blade that impaled him, Crimson drew his final breath and was then, no more. Twilight then pulled the blade out of his lifeless corpse and shoved it to the side, as her gaze fell towards Swift.
As Swift stood shocked where he was, Twilight then raises her left hand to grip his neck and raise him a few inches of the ground. He tried desperately to get out of her grasp, but her grip was too strong.
As the Aura Blade in her right hand disappeared into thin air, she then grabs Crimson’s phone which fell out of his hands when she killed him. She looked over the text message that Crimson said that Gilda sent him. What she saw was a photo of a beaten Sunset, with a black eye, bruises and scars all over her body.
What was most shocking was that on her forehead was the word: “She-Demon.”
Twilight... became really pissed, so pissed that she instantly crushed the phone in pieces, with her bare hands! She then glared at Swift as she pulled him close to her face.
”Where... Is... SUNSET!!!” She scolded as her grip on the boys neck, tighten even more.
As he began to suffocate, he later finally spoke, with fear in his voice and had trouble doing it. That’s what happens when a person’s hand crushes your vocal cord.
“At the... Abandoned factory... Just... Outside... Of town! That’s all I... Know! Please... let me... go... Twilight!” He pleaded.
As she finally had the information she needed, she then tightened her grip on him, even more.
“Only my friends call me that! I, am Princess Midnight Sparkle! And soon you, and all of CHS will face punishment for what you did to the love of my life... Sunset Shimmer!” She stated.
”And that is-“ *CRACK!* ”Death.”
Then with a sickening crack, she broke Swift’s neck, instantly killing him. Midnight then tossed him aside, laying dead on the ground. She was now done showing forgiveness, the inhabitants of this world proved that they don’t deserve any.
She finally knows where Sunset is, now she plans on getting her back.
So with her new dark magic she teleported herself to the abandoned factory where Sunset was now being held at. And you can bet that Midnight won’t show any mercy on her special someone’s attackers and the entire school.
Author's Note
Presenting Princess Midnight Sparkle
Art by Mauroz.
