The Sunset and the Fox

by SuperSamYoshi

Rating: teen
Tags: Equestria Girls, Crossover, Sunset Shimmer, Main 7 (EqG), Profanity, Slice of Life, Dazzlings, Dark, Alternate Universe, Sad, Original Character
Length: 5949

After Sunset Shimmer finishes her work shift at the sushi restaurant, she goes home with a bag of Sushi for her dinner. She then meets a young red and blue fox boy with a hook for a hand and an eyepatch. She wants to help him.

After Sunset Shimmer finishes her work shift at the sushi restaurant, she goes home with a bag of Sushi for her dinner. She then meets a young red and blue fox boy with a hook for a hand and an eyepatch. The fox boy was shy around her, but soon trusts her and tells her what happened to him and his parents and why he didn't want to go to his drunk uncle. Feeling sorry for the child, Sunset decides to take matters into her own hands by giving him friendship and love.

If you must know, This Story Sam is not the same Sam as the His new home in Equestria Sam. This Sam is a completely different Sam with a different backstory.

Published 2020-09-13 19:20:00 UTC
Last updated 2020-09-22 21:50:41 UTC

Chapter 1: Encountering the Fox

“Ok I’ll see you later, guys!” Sunset Shimmer called back to the Sushi restaurant she worked at.

“See ya,” yelled back her manager.

It was a wet, and dark evening for the second day of the first week of October. The weather wasn’t raining too hard, but there was meant to be a storm later. But it was just spitting. Sunset Shimmer, who had red and yellow flamed hair, turquoise eyes, light yellowish orange skin, a magenta t-shirt with a red and golden yellow split sun symbol in the centre, a black leather jacket, an orange skirt with golden yellow and magenta streaks, and black boots with magenta fleur patterns, was on her way back to her apartment to turn in for the night. She was eating some of her sushi as she was hungry.

‘What bad weather this is this evening,’ she thought to herself, as the wind started to pick up. She took out her phone to text her friends about meeting them tomorrow afternoon.

“Hope they’re not too busy tomorrow. I could use some socializing,” she said, until her phone bleeped 12 times with 12 text messages. “Well, that was fast. ‘Okay, about to head home now. Talk to you all tomorrow. BFFs.’” Sunset then sent her text when she heard a small faint noise in an alley.

“Hello?!” she asked. “Is someone there?!”

She then shrugged her shoulders and started to walk away, until the sound came back. Sunset started to listen clearly and went to find out what the noise was. While she could see nothing, she ended up lost in the middle of the alleyway residential section in the city. Sunset started to hear the sound again, then suddenly, it started to sound like someone was crying. It was a little high-pitched, so she went to find out who it is and where he or she is, but she found out it was behind her. She turned around and put her hands on her lips gasping in shock and worry.

“Oh, my goodness,” Sunset said. She walked over to the sad person, turning out to be a 6-year-old anthropomorphic fox boy, he had red pants, red and blue fur, an eyepatch covering his right eye, a hook on his right arm and orange eyes. He also had bandages on his arms, legs and tail. His fur was soaked from the rain. Sunset knelt towards him and placed her hand on his shoulder. “Are you alright, sweetheart?”

The poor fox boy looked towards her and in fear backed off.

"P-P-Please, do-don't h-hurt m-me!" the little fox kid stuttered, tripping over a brick and landing on his tail, his eyepatch fell off and Sunset saw a deep scar and a blind eye.

Sunset felt her heart melt over how the kid was feeling. “Come here, sweetie,” Sunset said smoothly, the fox boy looked upon her in less fear. “It’s okay. I’m not gonna hurt you.” She picked up the eyepatch and handed it to the child. “Here,” she cooed.

The fox boy heard and putting the eyepatch back one, got up, and walked slowly and nervously towards her and hugged her with his arms around her shoulders. His tears were dripping on Sunset’s jacket due to him crying. She put one arm on his back and the other underneath his bottom. Sunset started to rub his back gently. “Shhhhhh... It’s okay. I’ve got you. Shhhhhh....” she said as she tried to calm his crying.

“What’s your name, honey?” she asked the boy.

“I-I’m Sami. Sami Markson,” he said nervously.

“That’s such a nice name, Sami,” replied Sunset. “My name is Sunset Shimmer, but you can call me Sunset.”

Sami rubbed his eye and sniffed. “It’s nice to meet you, Sunset,” Sami said.

“Are you lost or did something happen?” Sunset asked. Sami then started to look down in sorrow, until he hugged her again. Sunset patted his back gently. “Shhhhhh... If you don’t want to tell me, that’s fine. I just want to help you.”

She then thought of something in her mind, ‘Where are his parents? Shouldn’t they be looking for him?’ Until he was resting his head on her chest for warmth, she grabbed his trunk. “Hey, Sami? You wanna go with me? A storm is due tonight,” Sunset asked. “You can sleep there, too if you want.” Sami nodded and firmly held on to the gentle teenage girl.

Sunset and Sami soon arrived at Sunset's apartment, once inside Sunset placed a sleepy Sami on her couch as she got their dinners ready.

Few minutes later...

“Sami, your dinner’s ready!” Sunset called to Sami.

Sami gave out a big yawn and rubbed his eye. Then, he got up and went to the kitchen and saw his plate full of sausage sandwiches. He went to the sink to wash his hand and hook and then came to the table to eat his dinner.

“Sunset, can I have some ketchup please?” Sami asked.

“Of course, honey. Just give me a second,” Sunset acknowledged, as she took the ketchup bottle from the fridge and put it on the table. Sami thanked her and squirted some ketchup onto his plate and screwed the lid back on. Then he ate his dinner, while Sunset made herself a chicken salad with Italian dressing.

After they finished their dinner, Sunset took his plate to the sink and then found out that Sami started to yawn. “Aww... Look at that.” Sunset cooed at him. “Looks like someone’s getting pretty sleepy, huh?” Sami nodded and started to rub his eye. Sunset lifted him up and from his armpits and carried him upstairs with his trunk.

“Okay, Sami. This will be your bedroom for now. It’s just until I find your parents or whatever happens later, okay?” Sunset said. “Go ahead and change into your pyjamas. I’ll be back to tuck you in.” Sami nodded as she left the room to let him change into his stained pyjama shirt and pants. ‘I wish my clothes were treated fairly,’ he thought to himself as he began to have tears fall out of his eyes.

After he finished changing into his pyjamas and brushed his teeth, Sunset came back to check on him and found out he was already ready for sleep. “Okay, I guess you’re ready to be tucked in,” Sunset said. She walked over to him and gently pulled the covers over his shoulders and stroked his fur. “How about if I give you a bath tomorrow morning, and we can have breakfast together?” she asked.

“I’d like that.” Sami said, then he thought for a quick moment. “Sunset?”

“Hmm?” Sunset responded.

“Thank you for saving me back there.” Sami said.

Sunset started to feel her heart melt in those kind words. “You’re welcome, Sami. You just needed some help,” Sunset said. “Besides, no one as cute as you should ever be out there in the middle of the night, even if a storm is happening.”

Sunset smiled warmly at him, Sami smiled back and gave her a hug, then she hugged him back. They broke off the hug as Sunset gently laid Sami back down on the bed and cover him under the warm blanket and gave him a small kiss on his forehead.

“Come on, get some sleep.” She started to walk out the door but stopped for a moment. “By the way, if you need me, I’m next door.” Sami nodded and finally got tired. “Goodnight, Sunset.” he replied. “Goodnight, sweetheart. I’ll see you in the morning.” Sunset said as she shut off the light and gently closed the door.

Sami began to realize how nice Sunset was to him. ‘She seems kind to me,’ he thought to himself. ‘I wish I has a mother like her.’ He then closed his eyes and fell asleep.

The rain hammered down upon the windows of Sunset's bedroom as the lightning flashed, lighting up the bedroom where the bacon-haired girl slept peacefully. She had donned her sleep wear, light purple top and sweatpants with her symbol in the centre of her top.

Everything was awfully quiet. The silence was broken when a faint scream was heard. Sunset shot awake to the sound and ran to Sami’s room. She flung the door open to see the kid panting, tears glistening as they streamed down his cheeks.

Sunset walked slowly towards the child, but Sami crawled away from her, clearly scared of something. "What's the matter, buddy?"

Sami merely whimpered in response, he wanted to get way, but a soft hand stop him from backing any further. Sami slowly looked up at Sunset, shivering with each breath he took. When the lightning flashed, it lit up Sunset’s face and for a split second, Sami saw a devilish smile with sharp teeth on her face.

"Come on, Sami, what's wrong?" Sunset urged, as she crouched down to the floor on her knees. Her turquoise eyes lit up by the Lightning, her shadowed face in worry.

Sami let out a hiccup, stumbling forward and wrapping his arms around her waist, dropping the pillow in the process. He buried his face against her neck as he began to sob freely.

Sunset said nothing, instead, she pulled the kid into a tender hug and gently rubbed his back. Sami cried, pausing every so often to wipe at his face, grasping the folds of Sunset's clothes with his hand. Sami wanted to cry. He needed to; this the girl knew. So, she sat in the darkness, murmuring words of comfort into a lullaby. The young boy sniffed heavily as Sunset held him close, and after many minutes of tears, he pulled himself up from Sami's neck.

She brushed Sami’s fur to soothe him, wiping away a tear that trailed down his cheek. "Sam, are you alright, now?" she whispered after the storm had passed.

Sam glanced into the darkest corner of the room, refusing to let go of his protector. His eyes dilated in fear, but he remained still on Sunset's lap. "Yes," he stuttered, uncertainty creeping across his tone.

Sunset managed a tight-lipped, yet relieved smile. "What happened?" she asked softly, rocking the child back and forth, like how her mother used to soothe her. "Did you have a bad dream?" she gently stroked his hair, closing her eyes.

"Y-Yes," he finally choked out, hardly above a whisper. "A really bad dream, Sunset," he hugged her tightly again, only relenting when Sunset pushed him back.

"What was it about?" she asked again, never ceasing her rocking.

Sami took a deep, shuddering breath. "I-It was dark. I don’t know where I was, but it was dark and stormy. I tried to get up, but my legs were shackled with chains. I was inside of a cage and my head was hurting really hard," he whispered.

Sunset hummed in reply, bringing him closer to her chest.

Sami rubbed roughly at his eyes. "And-and then I heard a scary laugh. I got scared and I-I tried to move, and I called for help, but nobody came. The laugh got louder than before. Then a big, scary monster appeared from the dark, glaring at me. Once the lightning flashed the monster’s face lit up and it looked like you. I started to cry and then the monster a blast of fire at me, and I died!"

Sunset drew in a sharp breath, pulling back to look at the kid. "You died?" she asked, her eyes wide.

Sami nodded solemnly. "Yes. I did! And I was really scared and couldn't move. Why would that happen to me?" he cried.

Sunset shook her head hard, shushing his sobs. "No, no. sweetie, no, it was a dream. Of course, That would never, ever happen to you," she reassured, her voice tight.

Sami sniffed. "But..."

"No," Sunset repeated firmly, rubbing his back. "Never, Sami. If someone wants to hurt you, I will always be here for you, got it?"

“Y-You will?” Sami stammered; his tone filled with hope, “so I-I can trust you?”

Sunset smiled warmly at him and nodded.

Sami was silent for a moment, the only sound being the racing of his heart. Finally, he gave her a soft grateful smile and hugged her.

Sunset let out a breath she didn't know she had been holding. "There. There, it's alright now, okay?" she murmured. Without hesitation, Sunset gently lifted him into the air, carried him to her bedroom sat him on the bed.

Sami looked up at her face, his eyes filled with hope. "C-Can I... s-s-sleep here... with you... p-please?"

Sunset let out a mix between a laugh and a sigh. "Of course, sweetie," she said, sliding across the warm bed sheets, and laying out a pillow for Sami. He gasped, scrambling over and under the blankets, hiding from his fears.

Sunset smiled at him comfortingly as she brought an arm over the small child, pulling him to her side. Sami trembled a bit, but his breathing slowed as soon as Sunset began to sing. Sami didn't know why, but he felt safe with her, like a bright light in the darkness. Even though they just meet, she had a comforting glow that made him feel safe.

Sunset continued her song, the smooth lilt of each word soothing over the child as he moved closer. His eyes slowly closed with every note the girl drew out. Sami ceased her song as her voice fell to a whisper.

"Don't worry, Sami. I’ll chase away your nightmares," she breathed in a motherly tone, kissing his forehead.

Sunset slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep as Sami snuggled close to her and rested his head on her shoulder.

Author's Note

Here's one of a few stories I be typing until I can think of a way to continue other my first few
Next up Sami meets Sunset's friends

Chapter 2: Meeting the Friends

The light of the morning sun shone through the windows of Sunset's room. Opening her turquoise eyes, Sunset let off a refreshed yawn before turning to see Sami snuggled up against her. Sunset couldn't help but lean over and stroke his furry back with a smile. This sight could be only described by her Rainbow haired friend as 20% adorable.

She sat up in the bed, and in a soothing tone, whispered into his ear. "Sami, it's time to wake up."

Hearing her voice, Sami carefully opened his eye and smiled at the bacon haired girl. "Good morning, Sunset," he said quietly.

Sunset lifted him and placed him on her lap. "Hey there, little guy. Did you sleep well?"

Sami nodded and laid his head on Sunset's neck.

"Good to hear. Would you like some breakfast?" Sunset asked as she ruffled his head.

"Yes Sunset. I-I’d like that," Sami replied, while his stomach grumbled. Sunset chuckled. With that, Sami hopped off her lap, and took Sunset’s hand in his little paw.

When the two arrived at the kitchen to have some breakfast, Sami gently sat in one of the kitchen chairs while Sunset went to the fridge to make something to eat. Sunset made herself a raspberry jam sandwich and for Sami a bowl of Golden Nugget cereal. Once she finished making breakfast, Sunset walked over to Sami with the bowl of cereal in her hands and gently set it in front of him with a spoon.

"Here you go, I hope you enjoy it, buddy," Sunset said to him, clinking the spoon and bowl.

Sami smiled softly at Sunset before taking a spoonful of the cereal.

"Thank you, Sunset. It tastes very good." Sami grinned, wagging his tail and hurriedly eating another bite.

Sunset patted his shoulder. "No problem, Sami, I'm happy that you liked it."

Breakfast continued as it would, with Sami finding cereal 'the best thing in the whole world'. He proceeded to then polish it off in less than a minute, to which Sunset found highly amusing.

Placing the dishes in the sink, she turned to Sami. "Hey, Sami, would you like to meet my friends later today?" Sunset asked.

Sami nearly tripped out of his seat in excitement. "Yes, I would like that, a lot. Are your friends nice just like you?"

"Oh, they are the most awesome friends I've ever met. Don’t worry Sami, you’ll like them," she gave him a wink.

"I hope so," Sami said lightly, yet his head lowered. "I've never had a friend before."

"Well, guess what? You already have one," Sunset said as she pointed at herself with her thumb.

Sami giggled, running up to Sunset and hugging her. Sunset blushed a little and hugged him in return. "But before we leave, is it alright if I take a shower?"

He gave her a small nod, before Sunset took Sami’s paw into hers and led him upstairs.

Once the two arrived in front of the bathroom's door, Sunset placed her hand on his shoulder. "You stay here, alright?"

Sami stood back. "Okay, Sunset," he agreed.

With a quick pat on the head, Sunset closed the door behind her, the shower kicking on a few minutes later. Slumping down to the floor, Sami waited patiently, playing with his hook. When the older girl appeared, she wore the same clothes from yesterday, still drying her hair with a towel.

Sami got changed and the two of them chilled around Sunset’s home for a bit before they went to meet their friends for lunch. Sunset showed Sami some of her favourite television shows such as The Ultraman Series and her favourite games such as the Mario Party games. They both played Mario Party 8 together, Sami was at a complete disadvantage with a hook for a hand but surprisingly Sami won.

Soon it was time to meet Sunset’s friends for lunch. The pair went downstairs, walking outside to the golden sunny day. As Sami held Sunset’s hand, Sunset glanced down at him with a twinge of worry. 'Something is wrong with him, but I can't put my finger on it. I hope everything goes well.'

Sami and Sunset walked down the street, the warn sun beat down upon the two of them.To many, Saturday is the best day of the week. There is no work, no school and nothing but a free day to do what you need to take care of or have fun with friends.

Some people, which were at the same age as Sunset, greeted her with a wave of their hands in which she returned with a wave or a thumbs up. However, there were some murmurs and stares from some people who saw the fox walking with Sunset. Sami noticed the looks he was receiving from the people. This made Sami very uncomfortable and he stayed as close to Sunset as possible, not wanting to be separated from her.

Sunset noticed this and turned to look at him with a warm smile. "Don't worry Sami, everyone's here are really cool. Nobody will hurt you. There is no need to be scared."

Sami nodded in reply as they continued their way through Canterlot. He continued to stay as close to Sunset as possible until something jumped in front of him, making him yelp in surprise not because he stood on his tail.

Standing in front of Sami was a bright pink girl, about the same age as Sunset, with a large poofy dark pink hairstyle and blue eyes. She was wearing a cyan vest with a white shirt and a pink heart in the middle underneath the vest, cyan wristbands on each arm, a purple bow belt around the waist, a big pink skirt with three balloons on it and cyan boots with pink bows.

The girl stared deeply at him with her large yellow eye. Her eyes continued to come closer, making Sami more scared and uncomfortable than he already was. With the eyes being closer than they should be, the pink girl spoke with incredible quickness.

"Hi! I'm Pinkie Pie! Who are you!? Are you new here!? I know everybody in Canterlot, but I don't know you!" – she then let out a big gasp – "So you must be new!! By the way, aren't you such a little wittle cutie!? You are so cute!! I could just eat you up! What's you name!? What is it!? Huh!? What is it!? What is it!? Tell me!! Tell me!! T-"

Pinkie Pie's crazy and childish rambling was cut off by a hand in her mouth. As for Sami, he quickly ran behind to the source of the hand. It was Sunset's hand.

"Pinkie Pie! You need to calm down, you're scaring him!" Sunset chided.

Sunset turned to look at Sami with a look of worry. The child was shaking like a leaf with small tears in his eyes while hugging tightly Sunset's leg. Now, he was extremely terrified of the pink gal in front of him.

Letting out a sigh, Sunset glared at Pinkie Pie. "Now look what you've done, Pinkie."

Pinkie's bubbly personality faded away when she saw the anger in Sunset's eyes. Then, she looked down at Sami and reached a hand to touch him, only for Sami to shy away from it. Pinkie's hair deflated like a balloon.

"Oh, I'm... I'm so, so sorry. I didn't mean to scare you," Pinkie said apologetically to Sami, “l-let me start again.” She cleared her throat and spoke in a much softer voice. “Hi, it's great to meet you! I'm Pinkie Pie! What’s yours?" she said cheerful, yet in a calm tone, Sami poked his head around Sunset’s legs, he could see that Pinkie was sorry for scaring him.

“S-Sami,” he responded quietly, he crept out slowly for behind Sunset’s legs. Then Pinkie pulled him into a big but soft hug and gave him a sweet kiss on the forehead as she whipped away his tears.

"I'm VERY sorry for scaring you Sami!” Apologised Pinkie, “I was trying to be your friend, but Pinkie was being a mean meanie pants to you instead! Would you forgive me?" “

Sami calmed down hugged her tightened his grip on Pinkie, Pinkie and Sunset where happy that Sami was now happy to meet Pinkie Pie.

“Now how about we go and meet our friends for lunch,” Sunset declared, Pinkie and Sami agreed. As Pinkie bounced in front of them, Sami looked up at Sunset.

“Sunset where are we going?” he asked.

“Didn’t I tell you?” Sunset asked in return, Sami shook his head, “we are going to Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza.”

Sunset, Pinkie and Sami arrived in front of a Pizzeria. Sami looked a bit nervous but Sunset and Pinkie assured him that there’s nothing to be afraid of. As they walked in, a woman at the front desk greeted them.

“Ah Good afternoon, Miss, Shimmer and Miss, Pie,” the girl greeted them, “Oh, and who’s this little sweetheart?”

“Hey, Mrs. Pizza,” Sunset greeted back, “This is Sami, Sami this is our friend Mrs. Hawaii Pizza, she’s the manager here.”

“Nice to meet you Mrs. Pizza,” Sami replied shyly, Mrs. Pizza leaned over her desk and patted his head.

“Nice to meet you too, my little topping,” Mrs. Pizza responded, “your friends are already here waiting for you two, so you three can go on in.”

“Thanks Mrs. P,” Pinkie yelled as the walking into the main dining room. Sami was amazed by what he saw. There were arcade machines, children drawings on the walls, Pizza and children playing with each other. There was also anthropomorphic animals preforming on stages. Sunset led Sami to a rather large table with a group of girls and anthropomorphic animals talking to each other.

“Hey guys!” Sunset called out to her friends, her friends heard her through all the shouting of children and saw Sunset with Pinkie.

“Hey, girls!” called back a girl with light blue skin and rainbow hair.

“What took you so long Lass?” asked a red fox.

“Sorry, Pinkie here scared my new friend,” Sunset looked at Pinkie who sank under her gaze.

“Oh? Who is this new friend of yours Darling?” a white girl with fabulous purple hair.

“Guys, and girls, I like you to meet…” Sunset looked down at Sami who was hugging her leg, Sunset patted his head, “don’t worry Buddy, they won’t hurt you.” Sami released his grip on Sunset’s leg, and she lifted him up to show him to the gang. “I you all to meet Sami”.

“O M G,” exclaimed an anthro chicken girl wit rosy cheeks and pink short shorts, “he is so cute!”

“Sami,” Sunset, introduced her friends one by one, “I like you to meet, Rarity, Applejack, Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, Foxy, Toy Freddy, Toy Bonnie, Toy Chica, Mangle, Baby, Ballora, Funtime Freddy and Funtime Foxy.”

“And don’t forget Bon-Bon!” Funtime Freddy exclaimed as he brought out his puppet friend.

“Right,” Sunset sighed, “and that’s Bon-Bon.”

Fluttershy let out a squee at the sight of the child. "Oh, Sunset! He's so cute!"

Applejack was the first one to walk up to him. "Well, well, well, what do we have here," the farm girl said with a smile as she knelt to Sami's level. "Howdy their little feller, mah name is Applejack and it’s a darn tootin’ pleasure to meet ya Sami."

Sami looked up at her with a small smile. "I-It's nice to meet you too, M-Miss Applejack."

Applejack felt her heart melt at his politeness, and she tipped her hat to him before walking back to the group.

Fluttershy was the next to walk up to the small child.

"Hi there, sweetheart," she said in a gentle, motherly tone.

The shy girl reached out a hand and tenderly stroked his left arm to ease his nervousness.

"It’s nice to meet you Sami." Fluttershy said in the softest of tones to not scare the boy. "I am Fluttershy."

Sami gave her a small smile. "I-It’s nice to m-meet you too Miss F-Fluttershy."

Fluttershy blushed. "Aww, sweetie, you don’t have to call me miss. That's very respectful of you, but Fluttershy is just fine, okay?"

Sami nodded as a blush formed on his cheeks at being called 'sweetie' and Fluttershy walked over to the girls.

Twilight started walking toward the little boy and sat on her knees as she adjusted her glasses.

"Hello, Sami, it’s a pleasure to meet you," she gave him a warm smile, reaching out her hands and clasping his hand in a handshake. "My name is Twilight Sparkle."

Sami gave her a soft smile. "I-It’s good to m-meet you too Miss T-Twilight."

Twilight returned the smile with one of her own and walked over to the others.

Rarity was next as she kneeled, she cooed upon the sight of the little boy. "Oh my! Aren't you the sweetest thing I've ever seen?" Rarity said, beaming at the sight of the kid.

Sami only blushed at the comment. To ease his nervousness, Rarity carefully reached out her hand to stroke his little paw.

"Please don’t be afraid dear, I’m not going to hurt you," Rarity said in an elegant, yet soft voice. Then she gave him a kiss in the forehead. "Well, Sami, it’s a great pleasure to meet you."

Sami gave a light smile as he looked up at her. "I-It’s nice to m-meet you too, M-Miss R-Rarity,"

Rarity returned the smile. "Aww, such manners you have Sami. But you don't have to call me miss, Rarity is just fine."

Rainbow Dash was the last to walk up to him and gave him a big, friendly smile.

"Hey there, little guy, my name is Rainbow Dash. It is a pleasure to meet you," she said, placing her hand on his shoulder. "Like Sunset said, there is no need to be afraid. We are all pleased to meet you."

Sami gave them each a soft smile. "I-It’s nice to meet y-you all."

Sunset then took him to the Fazbears, who d’awwed at the sight of him. Chica picked him up and placed him on her lap.

“Hello there, little buddy,” Chica said softly, “It’s nice to meet you, I’m Chica.”

“Hello Miss. Chica,” Sami replied, Chica placed her feathery fingers on his cheeks.

“No need to be so formal dreary,” she chuckled.

"Sunset, I didn't know you have a little brother or cousin," Ballora said as she gently ruffled Sami's furry head.

"Yeah, ya don't talk about yer folks too often," Applejack added with everyone else nodding in agreement.

Sunset bit her lower lip and shook her head. "Actually, he's not my brother or cousin."

"No?" everyone said in confusion.

"Ummm, well, you see..." Sunset began explaining what happened yesterday. As she anticipated, her friends had a frown on their faces.

"But what about his parents?" Baby asked.

That question caused a deep frown to creep across Sami's face. Sunset's face saddened a little as she reached out her arm and put it around his shoulders. Chica gave Sami a soft hug to calm him.

"I don't know," Sunset replied as the Fazbears took it in turns to stroke Sami's fur. "I haven't asked him yet. But something bad must happened to him hints the eye patch and hook. I think is better to ask him when he's ready."

Fluttershy, feeling bad for the little fox, Toy Bonnie gave him to her, and she pulled him into a tender hug. She lifted his eye patch and saw his deep scar.

"Aww... You poor little thing," she said soothingly.

Sami trembled a little bit of being close with someone else besides Sunset, but then calmed down in the shy girl embrace. She leaned her head toward him and gave him a gentle kiss on his forehead.

Applejack walked up to Sunset and patted her on the shoulder.

"Ah am impressed of ya, Sunset. That's probably the most selfless thing ya ever done," she gave her a smile.

"Well, I just couldn't leave him alone," Sunset replied, returning the smile.

Just then five more anthropomorphic animals came over with a lot of pizza. One was a green and yellow frog, one was a purple hippo, one was a brown bear with a lazy eye, one was a pig with one blue and one green eye, and the last was an orange elephant.

“Greetings friends,” cried the Elephant.

“We got your pizzas,” the frog responded, as she placed to pizzas on the table, she saw Sami, “Holy Lilypad’s! Who is this young cutie?”

Sunset sighed happily to see the happier bunch in the pizzeria, “Sami, these are Happy Frog, Mr. Hippo, Nedd Bear, Pigpatch, and Orville Elephant. Guys this is Sami our new friend.”

“Well, it’s mighty fine to meet you laddie,” Nedd Bear exclaimed.

The group of friends enjoyed their pizzas, and Sami enjoyed the shows performed by his new friends, and even made new friends like the Rockstars, Springlocks and Glamrocks. Soon it was time to go.

“Ok Sami, time to go home!” Sunset called out.

"Aww, he really needs to go," Twilight playfully cooed as she scratched behind his ear as he enjoyed it like a dog would earning a giggle from everybody.

"Sorry, guys, but we will come tomorrow at Sugarcube Corner. How does that sound?" Sunset said.

The girls and Fazbears nodded in agreement.

"That's a good idea, Sunset." Rainbow said before looking at Sami. "Goodbye little guy. It was a pleasure to meet you."

"Bye, everyone," Sami said as he wrapped his arms around her in which she returned the hug.

"Bye girls. See you tomorrow," Sunset said and then she turned to Sami and gently took his hand into hers. "Let's go, Sami."

Sami nodded at Sunset before turning to the girls with a soft smile. "G-goodbye everyone. S-See you t-tomorrow."

"See ya tomorrow," the girls waved at them as Sunset and Sami went straight to home.

When the two arrived at Sunset's house, the day was coming to an end. The sun was already dipping behind the horizon, but the light still lingered in the air. The sky was painted in hues of fiery red and crimson.

Once they went inside, Sunset heard Sami's stomach softly grumble.

Sunset gave the boy a teasing smirk. "Looks like someone's hungry."

Sami blushed and nodded.

"Alright, buddy, what would you like for dinner?" she gently asked.

"C-Could you make the s-same thing from y-yesterday? I r-really liked it," he smiled softly at her.

"Of course, bud," Sunset replied, gently took his hand into hers and both went to the kitchen.

When the two arrived at the kitchen, Sami sat in one of the kitchen chairs while Sunset started to make the dinner. After several minutes, the bacon haired gal walked over to Sami with two plates of two fried sausage sandwiches and carefully set it in the table with two glasses of lemonade.

Once Sunset sat down, the two ate their dinner with smiles on their faces. After finishing their dinner, Sami let out a soft yawn.

"Oh, looks like someone's ready for bed," Sunset said with a soft smirk.

"S-Sunset?" Sami began as he let another yawn.

She looked down at the sleepy child. "What's up, Sweetie?"

"C-Can I sleep... with you again?" Sami gently asked. "I-It just..."

He was cut off when Sunset gently picked him up from under his armpits. Then she rubbed the top of his head gently with her hand.

"You don't want to have nightmares again, right?" Sunset gave him a warm smile.

The kid gave her a simple nod in reply.

Sunset simply shrugged her shoulders. "Meh, that's fine by me."

Sunset walked upstairs with the child on her arms to her bedroom. Once they arrived at the bedroom, she walked up to her bed and placed the kid on it.

"Don't worry, buddy, I'll be right back," Sunset said reassuringly.

She went to the drawer where she pulled her sleeping clothes before walking out of the bedroom to go to the bathroom to get changed. While Sunset was getting changed, Sami stared out the window, watching the moon in the dark blue canvas as the sky was filled with shiny stars.

Just then, Sunset entered the room, now clad in her sleep wear from yesterday. She went to the other side of the bed, climbed up and laid down beside Sami. She brought her arm over the small child, pulling him to her side and began to stroke his hair with her hand.

"Ummm... S-Sunset? C-Can you s-sing me a l-lullaby?" Sami asked quietly.

Sunset smiled down at him warmly. "A lullaby, huh?"

Sami nodded. "Yes please."

She closed her eyes before letting out a soft sigh and started to sing a very familiar song...

Hush now, quiet now
It's time to lay your sleepy head
Hush now, quiet now
It's time to go to bed.

Driftin' off to sleep
Leave the day behind you
Driftin' off to sleep
Let the joy of dreamland find you.

Hush now, quiet now
It's time to lay your sleepy head
Hush now, quiet now
It's time to go to bed.

As Sunset sang, Sami's eyelids got heavy and let out a yawn. When the song ended, the fox fell asleep with a small smile on his face.

Sunset gave a gentle loving smile at the sleeping boy, leaned her head down and kissed him on the forehead. Then, she closed her eyes and fell asleep with Sami snuggling against her.

With the light of the moon shining through the window of the room, the two slept like if they were mother and son.

Author's Note

here chapter 2