«I once believed that justice could be found in the court of law, and in the light of day.
But I was fooling myself.
The darkness only responds to darkness...»

The sun shone upon the city of Canterlot, despite the snow blocking its way. The birds were singing, and the citizens of Canterlot were heading to their destination; whether it was job-related or elsewhere.

It was rather... peaceful, to say the least.

It's a pity, that no one knew how it was during the night.

There was one place in particular, where everyone was truly enjoying their morning.

Canterlot high, a school for gifted students, was filled with chatter. Every student was simply having a good time, talking to each other, or simply listening to music.

Entering the school, however, two individuals were in a heated conversation

«So you've been alone on the holidays...for all that time?!» Applejack said, clearly stunned by her friend's words.

«Yep.» Sunset Shimmer said with a sad sigh.

'' 'cause I don't think I can find anyone who would want to spend time with me. A former bul-no, a former villian from another world who is now roaming in the streets at night, beating up criminals. What would possibly be wrong with that?'' Sunset told herself, half-sarcasticly.

«That's awful.» Applejack exclaimed, with a hint of concern in her voice.

It was.

Trying to get rid of the uneasy topic, Sunset said in a cheery tone :

«Don't worry about me. I've got you guys now!

__I'll See you later, AJ.

__Yeah... later sunset.

Making sure she was out of sight, Applejack started texting her other friends.

Darkness.

The only thing she saw, the only thing she felt, was darkness.

But nevertheless, she admired its beauty.

She always like dark places. Whenever she was feeling down, she wouldn't go and talk about it with others. She would go hide in a dark corner, until she was fine to come back.

Or someone found her. Mostly, it was the latter.

She would sit there, alone, and let her mask fall.

She was worthless.She wasn't worthy of being her dau-no, her student. She wasn't even worthy of being their friend.

She hurt so many people. On both sides of the mirror.

Just because she thought she was superior. That she didn't need anybody. She'd be just fine on her own. She didn't need friends, only servants.

She was a fool back then.

She wouldn't be one now.

She had a wonderful life. She had friends now. She was reformed. She was nice to everyone, and they've accepted her, right?

Right?

Sunset sighed. She couldn't help it. The fact she still had doubts about the whole... friendship thing. It felt... wonderful, to be honest. The Rainbooms were pretty warm and forgiving.They took her in, despite everything she had done, mostly to them.

And she was both thankful and ashamed for that.

But she didn't deserve them. She would never deserve happiness. She-

"Okay Sunset, you do not wanna go there again'' Sunset thought, ''It's all in the past. No need to beat yourself up over it''.

If it was that simple.

She could still feel the pain... The scars...

They were the reminders.

''I got a question for you, miss hero. Should I tell you or should I TELL you?'' a voice asked.

In her head.

And no, she wasn't crazy.

... yet.

However, It did stop her self-loathing.

Sunset sighed and told it: ''Whatever. I don,t think I can ever stop you from doing so''.

__How are you so sure that their your friend?

__Pardon?

__Well, look at it this way, Shimmer. The Rainbooms hated your guts already before the Fall formal. Then, the Princess Twilight shows up, like an angel coming from above, fixes everything, and tells them to take care of you. And guess what? Plot twist,They accept! They even become best buddies with you, all the while when every other person in Canterlot high wants you gone forever. But that doesn't mean they can't remind you of your past EVERY. SINGLE. TIME! Heck, they didn't even asked you to join their band until after the Battle Of The Bands. And for what? Did they even tell you the fucking reason?

__For fuck's sake, we had this conversation for about a thousand times, and I-

__Yeah, Yeah. People make mistakes, they,re humans, blah blah blah. Honestly, they disgust me. Not just them, but all the others as well. You should know better. You're the one who's always cleaning their filth.

__No one asked for your approval, dipshit.

__You hate me because I was your shitty past, your greatest form, or because I'm right most of the time?

__I'm gonna ignore that.

__Sure. Do what you want. But if I was in charge...

Sunset desperately tried to block her thoughts.

Sometimes, she wondered how is she still sane.

''I guess sanity comes with a price'' she groaned mentally.

Anyways, back to business.

Right now, she was on a rooftop of a building near Pinkie's house. She had nothing better to do, so she went there and waited for the others. The slumber party was gonna start in... 15 minutes.

''I should get out of the costume then'' Sunset reminded herself.

Five minutes later, she was in her usual outfit, standing in front Pinkie's door.

KNOCK KNOCK

She was surprised-like always- when pinkie pie opened the door and pulled her in for a bone-crushing hug.

«Hiya, Sunset! Areyoureadyforthemostsuper-duperawesometasticslumberpartyofyourlife?!» pinkie blurted out.

Sunset, barely understanding what her pink friend said, while also nearly choking from how strong her grip was, answered with all the breath that was left: «Pinkie... Can't... Breathe...».

«Whoops, sorry.» Pinkie apologized, though she was still grinning.

Sunset let out a chuckle and said: «It's fine. Just never do that again».

Walking to her friends, Sunset, clearly enjoying herself, let out a relieved sigh and thought: ''This couldn't get any better''.

She was right.

Hopefully, things will stay this way.

'Are you sure you want to submit a new account named ''Anon-a-miss''?'

The strange figure clicked on the obvious button.

'Yes'.

... And the truth is... I rather die as the devil
... than live as Sunset Shimmer».

Author's Note

Hello there, fellow bronies and pegasisters.
This is my first time writing a story, so the chances are high that I will fuck it up.
Please forgive me for that.

This is a prototype of what I have in mind. I just wanted to see how many people would want to read it. Hopefully, my writing will improve 'till some time and I'll start writing the story.
If you found any grammatical errors or even simple errors, please inform me in the comments below.
Feedback is also appreciated. This chapter was probably terrible, but next chapters will be good, I promise.
Thanks again, and I'll see you again next time.
EDIT: So, I changed the time of the story's actual release from summer. I don't have an accurate time for posting the chapters, but I'm pretty sure it'll be sometime after the release of Daredevil: Season 3.