I can see in the dark

‘Where am I?’ Sunset internally asked as her mind slowly drifting away from its catatonic state. ‘What is this place?’

As she looked around from her blacked and fogged mind, never seeing any end or any kind of familiarity except for a faint sound. A constant beating like that of drum, slowly tickled Sunsets ears.

‘What is that? What is that? – Drums? Why am I hearing this?’ Questions plagued Sunsets mind as the beating sounds became louder and louder… and closer.

“I don’t know bout ya’ll but I’m waiten….ma friends in there, and am waiten.” A blurry voice speared through the blacked void, so distant and yet so familiar.

‘Who said that?’

“What happened!?” Another voice said, this one in distressed tone.

“Why would you do that to her?”

“We miss our friend so much.”

“It hurt to see her becoming that person again.”

“Sunset is a strong girl…. She will be ok.”

‘Sunset? - YES, Yes, Sunset-YES that’s my name, I’m Sunset,’ Sunset thought, hearing the blurry voices of different people conversing from somewhere. ‘Who are you people?’

“What. have. we done!”

‘What did you do exactly?’ Sunset, unable to move, unable to speak and unable to see.

“……stable and safe from the chemical poisoning.” Another one said, this one having a more masculine and more professional tone. As Sunset then heard the distinct sound of mirth and a sigh of relief.

‘Chemical poisoning? What?’

“It’s already irreversible. I’m sorry.” The voice said once again now in a more depressing tone.

“She’s blind forever…. Is that what you mean doctor?”

‘Blind? Who’s… blind?’ Sunset asked nobody, now struggling to find someone or anyone.

Sunset stopped, hearing the sound of opening doors and multiple footsteps coming closer…. And silhouettes?

‘Silhouettes. Those are silhouettes – ok…’

“Ohhh…Sunset, I’m so sorry, I failed you.” Sunset heard the voice subbing.

‘Who are you exactly?’ Sunset asked as she felt a presence beside her, standing and waiting solemnly, listening to bubbled quire of apologies and the unmistakable sound of misplaced determination in a form of a promise. ‘Now they’re just promising something. Who are you people?’

Suddenly, Sunsets vision changed in second as if being instantly sucked in vortex seeing the blacked void blurred bringing her to that nightmare place, her nightmare place, causing her to get dizzy.

Fogged, dark and eerie atmosphere mixed with a deafening silence. Rusty metals, dusty cements and the unused tools and machine surrounds Sunset standing alone in its foundation. The construction site.

“Why am I here?”

“So! You finally came.” In an instant cold wind ran down Sunsets spine as the voice spoke, the hair on her back and on her arms stood on its end. Her body shook and her hearts beats louder and louder… and faster.

That voice- deep, cold, and heartless chilled her to the core and probably anyone who ever hears it if given a chance, resonating again and again, as if multiple individuals talked at once like singing in a chorus. She heard her voice during the Fall Formal incident, when she turned into that flying demon, how her voice resonated, how it became little demonic, but this? This is different, it’s… sinister.

But also to Sunsets surprise, sensed a little familiarity to it.

“Who are you, why am I here.” Sunset replied, looking around, left and right at her surroundings and seeing nothing at all but the dark and foggy construction site and the equipment’s needed for constructions, as now sweat poured down her face and the booming sound of her rapidly beating heart drowned Sunsets senses.

“You know who I am Sunset.” the voice.

“No! No, I don’t.” Sunset screamed still trying to find the origin of the voice.

“No need to worry yourself Sunset, soon…. you will.” the voice said as cackled laughter followed.

Sunset gasped as the scene changed, now back inside the room once again with the silhouettes. Her heart still beating loudly and her hands cold as corpse.

Eight days have passed since Sunsets accident and was admitted to the hospital. Over that small span of time, a lot has changed.

An example of this was the confession of the CMC´s. Two days after Sunsets accident, rumours were flying, in its content was the watered down news, passed on by murmurs and whispering lips of what happened. The hunt for the true culprit was babbling up, but still, Anon-a-miss foolishly kept on posting secrets.

At first many did not believed Sunsets innocence and that this rumoured “accident”, as they say, was merely just cover up, Sunset had concocted in order to escape their “Justice”.

So the students started their own investigation, searching merits this rumoured accident possessed, and after 24 hours of their investigation, pictures of Sunset in hospital, lying on a bed with a mask on and bandages around her eyes started spreading around.

This, of course initiated a violent reaction of the whole CHS body, student, teachers and staff alike.

This also caused everyone affected by the Anon-a-miss scandal to instigate a search for the real culprit, promising pain to the one behind of it all. Everyone accusing each other, there was no camaraderie, no friendships or bond being form in those days. In instant the school became worse than during Sunsets ruling days.

Also at that time, the CMC’s were starting to get paranoid, thinking everyone will find out that they’re the ones behind it all, the ones who created the infernal account.

And as more days passed, the guilt started to crawl into their very being, controlling their actions, plaguing their daily thoughts. After seeing the pictures of Sunset’s situation, the CMC’s finally cracked and confess their guilt to their sisters or in Scootaloo’s case her sister figure.

After that they confessed their guilt to the whole school causing a riot, everyone trying to get them but of course no harm was done due to Vice- Principal Luna’s strict warning.

“This school has caused to much harm and violence already, concentrated on probably the only one who is innocent in this whole insanity, Sunset Shimmer. I’ve already failed to do my job as a teacher and as a person in protecting that girl and in doing so I’ve ruined her chance at a normal life forever, no more…. Not on my watch, not ever again. Those who will inflict harm in any form to these three girls will be punished by automatic expulsion.” Luna warned in a very cold tone daring anyone.

“This three shall face the consequence of their action by the hands of their own guardians, by us and by the proper authorities.” glaring at the three girls and feeling no sympathy towards them.

The only thing the three could do was looked down and feel the hatred the whole CHS thrown at them, not even their sisters or sister figures looked at them anymore.

The sisters of the three only felt shame for what their sisters have done.

“A-Applejack I-I’m so-sorry, please l-look at me.” Apple Bloom cried trying to apologies.

“it is not me ya should apologized to Bloom, the one ya should really ask for forgiveness is the one who is in the hospital right now, blind…. forever because of ya and ya friends pity jealousy…. Am ashamed that your ma sister.” Applejack replied to a crying AppleBloom.

“As am I of you Sweetie Bell.” Rarity also said in shame to her also crying, sister.

“R-Rainbow?” Scootaloo trying to get Rainbow Dash’s attention.

“Scootes do you know what hurts me the most? Not being able to decide which hurts me the most Scootaloo. Whether I s-should be h-hurt that y-you, the little k-kid I started t-to see as a l-little s-sister, t-think’s I-I’m an i-idiot and you w-were willing t-to post it o-online, or that same k-kid b-betrayed m-my t-trust an-and caused one of m-my best friend to b-be blind forever.” Rainbow started crying as did the other Rainbooms.

“You t-took away, S-Sunsets eyes… my Sunset’s beautiful eyes.” Fluttershy said crying in front of the three girls causing them great distress.

“We’re s-so sorry Fluttershy, w-we’re so so-sorry.” the three started to cry more as they give their apologies to the older girls, faces wet from tears.

After that, the three were given proper punishments and of course, no one dared to hurt them fearing of the consequence they may acquire if they do so.

The three girls were also tasked to give their apologies to Sunset.

Many students also wished to have a chance in asking Sunset’s forgiveness but none was permitted to come close by the Shy’s and the authorities whose investigation was still going.

So, the other student resulted to only give get well cards, flowers, and other gifts.

“Sunset? Sunset if you can hear us, we’re very sorry for what we did to you.” Apple Bloom said.

‘I hear you.’ Sunset whispered in her thoughts as her body still laid down, unconscious and unresponsive to her commands.

“We know what we did was unforgivable but…. W-we’re still s-so s-sorry.” Sweetie Bell cried.

“Please Sunset! Please wake up,” Scootaloo begged “so we can properly apologize to you.”

‘Lies.’ Sunset hissed internally.

“Girls, time for you to go.” a blurry voice said, Sunset had a hard time recognizing it, but of course getting used to doing nothing all day but to listened and hear everything around, recognized Mr. Shy’s voice even from afar.

The three girls walked out of the room in resign. They were only given a few minutes to talk with Sunset.

Fluttershy took their place and sat near Sunset’s bed.

For the last couple of days, Fluttershy, the most insistent in staying by Sunsets side, every time she could she would spend her time near Sunsets bed, talking to her, trying to ask forgiveness and constantly expressing her love to Sunset.

And constantly holding Sunsets hand as long as she can.

“Hello, my love, did you miss me? Because I miss you, I miss your beautiful smile, your beautiful voice and especially your beautiful sparkling eyes, eyes that may never sparkle ever again.” Fluttershy lovingly whispered, grabbing Sunsets hand, doing her daily routine.

“I miss you Sunset, I miss you so much, please forgive me for the pain I caused you.” Fluttershy said trying to be strong for the person she loved.

“Yes, you and your lies,” Sunsets hissed. ‘As if your apologies can bring back my eyes.’

“Dear it´s time to go, you still have to go to school your mom and I still need to work.” Mr. Shy said being strong for her daughter and her other daughter. Even though his eyes moist, tears threatening to come out but have to endure.

“She will be fine love, well come back later, ok?” Mrs. Shy said, trying to ease the pain her daughter felt and also her own pain in seeing Sunset and her condition.

“Ok mom I have to give her my goodbye first.”

“Ok dear.”

“I have to go my love but I will come back, I’ll never leave you ever again.” Fluttershy said as she gets up and kissed Sunsets forehead.

“We will come later Sunset, we will take care of you don’t worry, WE will never leave you ever again Sunset.” Mrs. Shy said kissing Sunsets hand.

“Get better soon Sunset.” Mr. Shy said giving Sunsets red and golden hair a loving brushed as they all started leaving the room.

‘How long have I been listening to these liars, them and their deceits and how long do I have to hear more of it’

“Do you understand now little girl, do you understand now? The pain? The fear? The suffering?” a chilly voice asked Sunset, suddenly appearing out of nowhere. As if it’s in the room with her. It was the voice once again.

‘Who are you?’ Sunset hissed even though her heart was rapidly bumping and cold hand trembled once again.

“Be patient little girl…. be patient, as I said before, soon you will know but for now it´s time for you to wake up.” the voice said as it fades away.

‘Wait!’

‘Answer me!’ Sunset demanded again but no answer came.

Sunset’s left hand finger twitched as she waked up from her days-long slumber, taking in the dimension of the room as it is with the objects around her room, hearing the annoying beeping sound of the heart monitoring machine.

But the steady rhythm of beeps from the heart monitor was the one guided Sunset in making semblance of the room’s interiors.

“maarrk, maahhh, ma” Sunset murmured incoherently, still not fully awake.

“Good morning Miss Shy.” Cheerelie greeted, appearing behind a distracted Fluttershy.

“Oh! Good morning Miss Cheerelie, c-can I help you?” Fluttershy asked.

“Miss Shy! May I ask, how is Sunsets condition?” Cheerelie inquired, eager to know her favorites students’ condition.

“I’m afraid she’s still not awake Miss Cheerelie, why do you ask?”

“I would like to personally ask her to forgive me, for all that I have done to her, ignoring her situation before.” Cheerelie explained.

“You did nothing wrong to her Miss Cheerelie, you never did anything to her.”

“You are gravely mistaken Miss Shy, yes, I did nothing to her, I did nothing at all, just kept watching on the side-lines while she was suffering, getting beaten by the others….. No Miss Shy I did something to her by not doing anything at all.” Cheerelie said, sadden of the way she acted before, her ashamed of calling herself a teacher, teaching students how they should respect others, not applying it to herself.

“Oh…” Shy replied, sad herself for not being there for Sunset when she was bullied by another student.

“Please Miss Shy! Please tell me when she wakes up, I want to correct the mistake I made to her.” Cheerelie pleaded.

“Ok”

“Thank you so much, Miss Shy.” Cheerelie thanked as she started too walked away.

Fluttershy's phone suddenly went off, picking it up and looked at the caller's ID. It was her mother, curious of why her mother suddenly calling at that time of the day.

Fluttershy’s mother never called her at these hours, except for emergencies that is. Answering the call, Fluttershy’s eyes went wide with joy and huge smile formed in her lips, listening to her mother frantically talked trying to explain the good news.

“S-SUNSETS AWAKE, SUNSETS AWAKE” Fluttershy cried and screamed with joy after hearing the good news, her darling Sunset is finally awake.

Cheerelie stopped on her track, hearing Fluttershy’s screams of joy and telling the good news. As she too formed a smile at her mouth with tears appearing her eyes corners. Covering her mouth and looking at joyfully crying Fluttershy. Finally, Sunsets awake.