"...I was bluffing when I said I was going to destroy the portal." Sunset Shimmer said while in her demonic looking form. "I don't want to rule this pathetic little high school; I want Equestria! And with my own little teenage army behind me, I am going to get it!"

Mind controlled students just slowly approached the portal that Sunset Shimmer was leading them to. But Twilight Sparkle stood tall, not backing down. "No, you're not!" She retorted.

"Oh, please!" Sunset exclaimed. "What exactly do you think you're going to do to stop me? I have magic, and you have nothing!"

"She has us!" Rainbow exclaimed, standing with Twilight as the others followed.

Sunset Shimmer couldn't help but laugh at the sight before her. "Gee, the gang really is all back together again…" As she said that, she started to form a magical fire ball in her hands. "Now step aside! Twilight has tried to interfere with my plans one too many times already! She needs to be dealt with!" Sunset exclaimed before launching the fireball at Twilight. As soon as she did, Twilight's friends all came together and huddled tightly before the attack landed, causing an explosion. When it did, Sunset just laughed, believing she had succeeded… but when the smoke cleared, she could see that the six girls were completely unharmed and surrounded by a purple aura. "What!?" Sunset exclaimed in disbelief.

At first, Twilight was just as surprised as Sunset was… but she soon realized what this meant. "The magic contained in my Element was able to unite with those that helped create it!" Just as she said this, the crown that was on Sunset Shimmer's head started reacting, and the forms of Twilight Sparkle and her friends started to change. "Honesty! Kindness! Laughter! Generosity! Loyalty! And Magic!" Twilight exclaimed as all six of them began levitating in the air; all of them having transformed with pony ears, longer ponytails, and some of them with wings. "Together with the crown, they create a power beyond anything you could imagine, but it is a power you don't have the ability to control! The crown may be upon your head, Sunset Shimmer, but you cannot wield it, because you do not possess the most powerful magic of all: the magic of friendship!"

Just then, a rainbow-like beam shot at Sunset Shimmer, engulfing her in a spiral of rainbow. "No!" Sunset screamed. "What is happening?!"

"Here and in Equestria, it is the only magic that can truly unite us all!" Twilight exclaimed… Unknown to Twilight Sparkle and her friends, however, something was going on inside of Sunset.

Sunset suddenly felt an intense sharp pain in her chest… it was as if something was clutching onto her heart. Sunset soon found herself screaming; writhing in agony. W-what is this…!? It feels like I'm having a heart attack…!! Sunset thought to herself. One of Twilight's friends took notice of this as soon as she sensed it. "T-Twilight! Something's wrong!!" Pinkie exclaimed.

"What??" Twilight exclaimed, stopping the beam all together… When the magic dispersed, the six girls quickly ran over to the crater that the element of harmony created. But what they saw completely disturbed them all to their core. Lying in the crater, motionless was Sunset Shimmer who was reverted back to her normal human form… but had her hand clutched onto her chest. Her eyes were frozen in fear and shock with tears that ran down her face. But the most disturbing of the sight had to be the blood that was coming from her mouth. "N-no… No NO NO!!" Twilight screamed jumping into the crater, near Sunset's body. "Sunset please…! PLEASE GET UP!!" She screamed trying anything she could to revive her.

Rainbow quickly jumped in after. "Move over!" Rainbow exclaimed. She went up to Sunset's body, placing both her hands on her chest, pressing on it hard. Over and over. "Come on Sunset!!"

Twilight just stared at Sunset's body in horror before falling to her knees. "N-no… the elements of harmony… they aren't supposed to do this…!" Twilight stammered with tears starting to form in her eyes.

Rainbow kept doing her best at trying to revive her… after some time, she stopped and placed her ear on her chest to check for a heart beat… but there was nothing. "I don't think I can do anything else…" Rainbow said starting to tremble a bit. "She's… dead…"

"N-no… NOOOOOOO!!"

…

…

…

. . .

Where… Where am I…? The last thing I remember was Twilight and her friends using the elements of harmony… other than that-- Suddenly Sunset had a flashback to when she was writhing in pain. That's right… something inside me was causing me to feel a lot of pain… what in Equestria even was it? …Hang on, why can't I open my eyes or move?

"She certainly is an odd one…" said a male voice I didn't recognize.

...Odd? I can't be that strange… Wait who even is that??

"And have you ever seen hair colored like that? So bizzare…" said another unfamiliar voice.

Now they're making fun of my hair? Really?

"It doesn't matter what she looks like…" another voice said, female this time. "I'm sure she'll grow into an extraordinary demon."

…

…

…

What did she just say…!? Sunset thought to herself before slowly forcing her eyes open. When she did, she could see a few people in front of her. She looked around and could see that she was in an old looking house. She saw that there were two men and one woman in front of her. What's going!? Where's Canterlot High!? She tried to open her mouth to speak, but the only thing that came out was her own crying. ...Why can't I speak!? Is that me crying!?

"Look, she opened her eyes!" a female voice said cheerfully… Sunset stopped crying and turned her head toward a woman who was holding Sunset in her arms… at the same time, Sunset focused her attention on the two glowing horns that were on the woman's head. "You have beautiful eyes, Rina…"

R-Rina…? Who's Rina? Is she talking about me…? Sunset said to herself in her mind before she physically started crying again.

"Don't worry, there is nothing to fear…" The woman holding Sunset said, trying to comfort her.

Nothing to fear!? There's plenty to be freaked out about! Where is everyone I actually know!? As Sunset was trying to grasp her situation, the woman who was carrying her stood up and walked outside with her. Sunset Shimmer was soon met with a bunch of people that she had never seen before. Looking around even further, it looked like she was in a small village. Okay… calm down Sunset… think back! What exactly happened that brought you here?? Sunset thought to herself.

Unfortunately, she was unable to keep her train of thought for long as other people started approaching her. "She is very beautiful, Kira." said one of the men in the village. "What will you name this child?"

"I've already given her the name Rina." Kira nodded with a smile.

But I already have a name!! My name is Sunset Shimmer!! Sunset thought to herself, unable to keep her cool.

Suddenly out of nowhere, Sunset could feel a surge of some sort coming out of her… and before she knew it, the woman who calls herself Kira held Sunset tightly into her arms. The only thing that Sunset could see was Kira and a spiral of fire that surrounded them. "You're… a-already able to use your magic…?" Kira let out.

My… magic…? Wait, is she saying that I'm the one who made this fire!? I need to stop! I need to calm down!! But instead of calming down, Sunset just panicked even more. When she did, the flames that were surrounding the two only grew.

"Huma!" Shouted a male voice from outside the fire. Just then, a water like barrier surrounded the two before it was released on top of them, soaking them both. After that, the fire seemed to have stopped.

Looking around to see where the voice came from, Sunset could see a man with dark purple hair as well as two glowing horns coming out of his head approaching them. "That was incredible…" said the man. "She's able to use her magic like that at such a young age?"

"It's astonishing…" Kira said holding Sunset up. "It's still not be as impressive is your daughter, Ram though… She's able to use powerful wind magic with just a single horn."

"Even so, your daughter's potential can't be ignored… I'm certain that one day she will grow strong and make our race proud."

Hearing these words, Sunset Shimmer couldn't help but struggle and flail wildly trying to get out of Kira's hold. "H-hey!" Kira exclaimed. "What's gotten into you??" She said before finally putting Sunset down onto the ground.

Looking scared, Sunset just kept darting her eyes around at everyone around her. This isn't right… No, this isn't right; I shouldn't be here!! Sunset screamed in her mind trying to crawl away. However, as she started crawling, she stopped when she saw something glowing nearby. She looked down at the puddle that was created only moments ago. She could see in her reflection that she had been reduced to the size and age of an infant.. her hair color was still the same, but her eyes were red. She also noticed that her skin was more pale than it was when she was in Canterlot High… but the things that stood out the most were the two glowing horns that were sticking out of her head.

. . . WHAT IS GOING ON!?!? Sunset screamed in her head as she physically held a freaked out expression on her face.

"That's odd…" The male said.

"What do you mean?" Kira asked.

"I mean just look at her… it's like she's terrified of her own reflection." he responded.

That's because I am terrified!!

"On top of that, I don't think I've ever seen someone's child trying to get away from their mother after birth…" he added.

Mother…? Sunset thought to herself, looking back at Kira. Child…? Birth…?

"T-Twilight! Something's wrong!!"

"N-no… No NO NO!! Sunset please…! PLEASE WAKE UP!!

…

"She's… dead…"

Suddenly Sunset fell over, passing out. "Rina!!" Kira exclaimed.

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Dead… I… I died…?

I'm a demon…

Am I… in Hell…?

. . .

No… no this is something else… I know I'm not dead now. I feel as alive as I did before… Was I just reborn?

. . .

Sunset slowly opened her eyes again, only to find that she was back inside that small house she originally woke up in. "It looks like she's waking up again… thank goodness…" Kira sighed in relief as she held Sunset.

"Maybe you should stay inside with her for the rest of the night…" the male from earlier said… only this time he was accompanied by two little girls who looked no more than two years old. Their faces looked identical but one had blue hair and blue eyes while the other had pink hair and red eyes. Both of them were looking right at me.

"Maybe you're right… I have no idea what's gotten into her." Kira nodded.

If I were able to speak, I'd tell you!! Sunset thought to herself. But who am I kidding… No one would believe me even if I could speak… Is this my punishment for how bad I was?

Sunset continued to ponder this while Kira and the male were conversing. Or… was I given another chance?

. . .

Another chance… a new life… starting over as a baby… Maybe this really is my second chance at a better life… but… She stopped her thought process to look at everyone in the room again. ...Why as a demon? Is this supposed to be some sort of sick irony? She started thinking again. Well whatever the case may be… I have to do my best to adjust to this new life… this new world… I just wish I could go back and tell everyone that I was sorry…

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5 Years later…

"...Huma!" Sunset Shimmer exclaimed before calling forth a barrier of fire around her.

"Look at her… she's getting better everyday." One of the male villagers commented to another. "It's like she came out of the womb and knew how to cast magic right away."

"Well you saw what she did the day she was born, right?"

"Yeah… Still kind of hard to believe. And I saw it first hand!" the other man said before laughing.

While other demons were observing 'Rina's' ability, Sunset Shimmer mostly stayed focused while holding the Huma spell. It's been five years already… and so far I've learned how to walk, speak, read and write their strange language… which is odd considering the way we speak is the same. I've learned a few basic fire magic spells as well. Despite it being different from Equestrian magic, my past experiences with magic as a whole helped me learn this new magic fairly easily. Another thing I learned is that Mana is basically one's life force… If I completely drain myself, there's the chance that I'll end up dead… again. Frankly, I'd rather stay as far away as possible from situations that puts my new life at risk. Sunset thought to herself. Can't say that I don't miss the kind of magic I could do in my world… Teleportation… levitation… All the simple things. Sunset stopped her train of thought when she noticed Ram and Rem walking by. The two shared a glance at Sunset before continuing on their way.

Sunset just sighed remembering the words of a pony she knew in her previous life. "The magic of friendship…" Sunset said to herself. "Maybe it's time I actually start trying to make friends here…" With that, Sunset stopped using Huma and started following the twins to see where they were going. "I know they're two years older than me." In this world. "...But I'm sure we can get along."

Following the two, Sunset was lead to a sort of pond… at first she just stayed behind a bit to see what they were doing. The blue haired one walked up to the water and attempted to use water magic… however she is unable to keep the spell going for long. "Don't worry Rem. Just keep practicing." Ram said to her twin sister.

"But sissy… what if I can never use magic like you can? Everyone in the village adores you… when they see our family, you're the first one they turn their attention to." Rem responded looking down.

"Just because the demons in the village have high expectations for me, it doesn't mean you can't improve your ability as well." Ram said before turning to Sunset Shimmer's attention. "How come you're following us?"

Surprised that she had been seen so quickly, she just quickly approached the two. "S-sorry! I was just… curious about what you two were doing." Sunset giggled nervously.

"...Rina." Ram started.

"Y-yes, Ram?"

"Don't you have your own important tasks to be focusing on? Seems like a waste of time to let your curiosity take over."

"Well… to be honest, I really came over because I wanted to be your friend. Both of you."

"What?" Ram asked a little surprised.

"Both of us…?" Rem added. "You can't possibly mean that…"

"Why wouldn't I?" Sunset asked a little confused by Rem's response. "Honestly… you remind me of someone else I used to know, Rem." Sunset Shimmer said referring to Fluttershy and her… well… shy personality.

This time Ram just looked at me even more confused. "Aren't you five years old?"

Whoops… right, I shouldn't talk about my past life… come on, think of something 'Rina'...

"It's someone in my family… she used to visit us a lot but for some reason I don't see her anymore." Sunset responded.

"I… guess that makes sense…" Rem responded.

Sunset just looked at Rem for a moment. "If you need help with your magic Rem, I could help you out?"

"But... don't you use fire magic?"

"I do… but I learned that there are similar spells that work with both fire and water." Sunset replied.

Rem just looked down and sighed. "Someone younger than me… is offering to help me improve my magic…"

Ram just stepped in front of Sunset with a near emotionless expression. "Thank you for wanting to help, but I think you should just let us worry about it."

"Oh… alright…" Sunset responded looking down for a moment. "Well… maybe we can be friends just for the sake of being friends then?" Sunset asked trying to regain her composure and hopefully not lose the trust of the two twins.

Ram just stared at Sunset for a moment. "Why do you want to be our friend exactly?" Ram asked.

"Well…" Sunset thought for a moment. "It was your father who stopped me from losing control when I was a baby, right?... M-my mother told me."

"That's right. We were told that as well… he told us that if you weren't stopped right away, you might have burned the village down." Ram responded.

"Eheheh… well I'm more used to my magic now so I promise that won't happen." Sunset chuckled nervously.

I feel like I'm seriously striking out here… What kind of girls are they??

"So the reason you want to be friends with us… is because something our father did five years ago?" Ram asked.

"N-not only that but I think that both our families can be closer too!" Sunset let out.

Ram just looked at me closely again. "I guess that's true." She responded which made Sunset sigh in relief. "Alright… we can be your friend." Ram said which made her sister look a bit surprised.

"Awesome!" Sunset cheered slightly.

Sunset, not wanting to interfere with Rem's practice just stood by Ram and watched for now… although, Sunset sort of felt bad for Rem as she was struggling. She didn't want to upset her sister but she felt like she had to do something…

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Later at Night…

Sunset, rather than going to sleep that night, snuck out of her home while her mother and father were asleep. She did so by going through the window in her room. When she got out, she started making her way to where Rem and Ram were… but to her surprise, before she even got to the house, she could see Rem making her way to the pond where they spoke earlier.

Weird… but at least this simplifies things for me. Sunset thought to herself before following Rem at a distance.

Eventually Rem got to the pond. Sunset however stayed behind to observe what Rem was going to do. Suddenly Rem's horn came out and a pillar of water slowly started to rise out of the pond… only for it to come collapsing down soon after. Rem just sighed in disappointment.

"Hi Rem." Sunset finally said which frightened the blue haired demon as she turned to Sunset. "Don't worry! It's only me."

"Rina…? What are you doing here?" Rem asked.

"I could ask you the same." I responded which made Rem look down for a moment. "I saw you walking outside all alone so I got worried."

"...Why is a five year old worrying for me?"

Ugh… this is so annoying! To be fair, it is true that I have the body of a five year old… But in reality, I have the mind of a 23 year old.

"That's what… friends do for each other, right? They make sure their friend is okay." Sunset answered smiling a bit.

Rem just looked at Sunset for a moment before turning back to the water. "I'm alright Rina… thank you though." She said before trying to make the pillar of water again… but just like before, it collapsed.

"You know… I could still help you with your magic." Sunset said watching Rem practice.

Rem just kept her face turned away from Sunset. "I don't understand… how can someone so young seem this experienced with magic…"

"Honesty!" Twilight's voice suddenly rang in Sunset's mind.

"...Rem… There's something I have to tell you… do you think you can keep a secret?" Sunset asked.

Rem turned back to Sunset a little confused. "What is it Rina…?"

Sunset just took a deep breath. "The reason I'm learning magic so easily is because before I was born, I was a--"

. . .

Suddenly, it was as if time had completely stopped for Sunset Shimmer. Everything except her mind was frozen. W-wait… what's going on…? She asked herself before feeling a sudden sharp pain in her chest. G-Guh…! What the heck is this…!?

. . . Sunset then fell onto the ground, clutching her chest. "R-Rina!" Rem exclaimed running over to Sunset. "Are you okay!?" Sunset panted hard while holding onto her chest. Wait… no I felt that pain before… it was the same pain I felt right before I died…! "Rina…??"

Rem slowly helped Sunset back to her feet. "I… Don't know what happened…" Sunset let out.

"Come on, I'll help you get back home…" Rem said, starting to walk Sunset home. Eventually after a long silent walk, the two got to the door. Rem was the one who knocked on it. "Are you feeling better…?"

"Yeah… I can stand." Sunset said as Rem slowly let go of her. "Thanks…"

Soon the door in front of the two opened as they were met with a groggy woman, rubbing her eyes. "Do you have any idea how late it--... Rina!?" Kira exclaimed before looking over at Rem. "And… Rem?? what are you doing out this late!?" Kira exclaimed grabbing onto Sunsets arm forcefully. "You know how dangerous it is at night!"

"I'm sorry mother… I… I was just…" Sunset stammered.

"She was worried about me…" Rem finished.

"What do you mean?" Kira asked still holding her grip on Sunset.

"She saw me leaving my house alone… so she followed me because she was worried."

Kira just looked down at Sunset, still looking a bit mad. "Next time you see something, tell me or your father… is that understood?"

"Yes mother…" Sunset nodded before Kira let go of her. Sunset looked over at Rem who was just giving her a serious expression… before slowly smiling, giggling slightly.

Sweet Celestia, she actually smiled… Sunset thought to herself before smiling as well. "As for you." Kira said to Rem. "You better get back home before your family notices you're missing."

"Alright… I'm sorry for making you worry, Rina." Rem said to Sunset before starting to walk home.

"...Where did you go, exactly?" Kira asked Sunset, giving her an unchanged serious expression.

"Well… I saw Rem going to the pond nearby and that's where I followed her…" Sunset answered.

"Just the pond…?"

"Yeah… why?"

"You reek…"

"Wait, huh?" Sunset asked tilting her head.

"You reek of the witch's scent…" Kira added.

"...Witch's scent?" Sunset asked.

That's the first time I'm hearing about this…

"Hmm…" Kira thought to herself for a moment. "I'll tell you more about it in the morning… for now, get some sleep."

"Yes mother…" Sunset nodded before running to her room with Kira looking at her intently.

Sunset made her way to her room and just got into her bed, going under the covers. I wonder what she's talking about… Sunset thought to herself before closing her eyes to sleep.

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"Sunset!! Please get up!!"

Twilight...

"She can't really be dead… can she…?"

Rarity...

"What in tarnation are we supposed to do!?"

Applejack...

"As horrible as she was… e-even she didn't deserve this…"

Fluttershy…

"We have to tell someone!! We can't just leave her like this!!"

Pinkie Pie…

"Are you crazy!? Who would we talk to about this!?

Rainbow Dash…

. . .

All that could be seen was a silhouette in the darkness, holding a finger to her face.

"Shhhhh…"

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"AAAAHHH!!" Sunset screamed waking up from her sleep, sweating a bit. She quickly sat up and looked around to get her surroundings. "I-I'm still in the demon village…" She said to herself before holding her head. "What was that??"

Author's Note

Hi everyone! I hope you enjoyed the first chapter of my first story on this site! I was so bummed when I saw that there were no Re:Zero stories (that I've seen) on here! So I got a cool idea for how it would start!