-Down Town-

“Well, this was expected, but I didn’t think it would turn out this way,” Sunset said to herself as she was walking through town. Hundreds of people, mostly men, were checking out Sunset and the way her breasts and hips were stretching out her new clothes, yet still barely able to maintain their shape. For the women, they were checking her out with jealousy, gritting their teeth and wanting to have her already-flawless body.

Despite the attention, she still kept to herself and kept going about her merry way. Just then, this strange sensation in her head told her to watch out from behind. She leaped away in time and turned around to see this random man trying to slap her ass.

"Whoa! You've got some serious reflexes, girl. I like a girl with spunk," he said all flirty. Sunset cringed internally from this guy and how rude he was.

"Thanks, but you're not really my type. Besides, I already have a boyfriend," Sunset said before she turned away and kept going, but the guy persisted.

"What? Come on, what does your "boyfriend" have that a guy like me doesn't? For all I know, he might just be neglecting you for some other woman," he said. "But if you join me, I'll show you what a real man can be."

‘Someone clearly can’t take a hint,’ she thought to herself. "For one thing, he's modest and hates bragging. 2nd, he's more of a man and can whip your butt and so could I, so unless you want me to take out the trash, you'll buzz off and leave me the hell alone," she warned.

"Oh-ho, can you now? Well, listen, how about we get rough back at my pla--" just as he placed a hand on her shoulder, Sunset grabbed him by the wrist and tossed him over her shoulder and slammed him in the ground hard. But during the throw, she heard something pop out of place. The guy yelled in agony, gripping his forearm. "WHAT THE FUCK, LADY?! YOU NEARLY TOOK MY ARM CLEAN OFF!!!

"Don't… fucking… touch me, you creep!" Sunset said in a deep, threatening tone. He tapped the sidewalk to let her know he gave up. She loosened up and let him go. He got up and ran as far away from her as possible. Sunset picked herself up and dusted off her clothes before continuing along the path to get lunch, but felt shocked. "I don't know my own strength. Better not try that again on petty things. Makes me wonder how Eternal is doing.”

-Carousel boutique-

Eternal set Rarity down on one of the chairs and followed the scent of blood. "Please don't let me waltz into a murder scene! Hondo, Cookie, Sweetie, please be okay," he muttered to himself, trying not to panic. He stops and hides to the side of the doorway leading into the kitchen where the smell of blood is strong. 'Wait a second… what if… oh, please let me be wrong about this,' he thought to himself before listening to the sound of Sweetie's voice… muffled, as if something was covering her mouth.

"Shut up, you little brat! Unless you want a bullet stuck in your brains, you'll quiet and shut the hell up." a male voice said quietly.

"This is boring, why are we even robbing this joint anyways?" a 2nd male voice asked. “There’s nothing here but damned fabric.”

"Are you stupid or what? The owner of this place orders real jewels to use for accessories to some of the clothes she makes. Imagine walking out of the place with that kind of cash! Now just remember the plan. We force the bitch to load the bags, she gives us the goods and she gets her family back… and send them on a one-way trip to the next life," the 3rd guy stated.

Just then, Sweetie let out a muffled cry of fear. He sneaks a peek to see that Sweetie Belle and her parents were tied up with rope and had their lips covered with duct tape. Hondo was all bruised up and bloodied up from taking a beating. Eternal then saw one of the guys whack Sweetie upside the head and knocked her out. "Stupid brat! I told you to shut the fuck up!"

Cookie could only watch through tearful eyes at the state her family was in and all for what Rarity does for a living.

"Hey, while we're at it, why don't we triple team this bitch? She's kinda fine-looking with all that extra skin on her." Guy #1 suggested, dropping his gun while smirking.

"Hmm… why didn't I think of that? It's been a while since I had some fun with a lady," Guy #2 agreed, smirking at Cookie.

"Just so you guys know, I get her down there. You guys can take her ass or her throat. But remember, we also ditch the bodies, leave no evidence behind, got it?" Guy #3 said. The other two nodded before putting their guns down. They all then surround Cookie, which Eternal took this chance to make his move.

With one deep breath, he zoomed into the room and kicked one of the guys away from Cookie, then grabbed the other two by the shirt collars and threw them against the wall. "Touch one hair on my friend's mother and you'll regret the day you fuckers were born!" Eternal yelled.

"Big mistake, pal!" Guy #1 said, reaching to grab his gun. He took aim, but Eternal acted quickly and dodged him before grabbing him by the arms and slamming his fist on it, making him yell in agony. He socked him in the face, knocking him out, then attacked the other two, drop kicking the 2nd guy in the guy, elbowing him on the head, knocking him out. Finally, the last guy was beaten to a pulp and piled on top of the other two.

"That… was for ganging up on Hondo," Eternal growled. Looking back at Sweetie and her parents, he went over and cut them loose from their ropes and took off the tapes from their mouths, checking their conditions. "Are you guys gonna be okay?" he asked, concerned.

“Yes we're fine,” Cookie said with a sigh. “I’m just glad you got here in time. Is Rarity with you?”

“Yeah, I brought her over and she’s downstairs,” Eternal added. “What happened when she left earlier?”

"We were just doing our daily routine. Cookie and I were watching the shop while Sweetie Belle was relaxing in her room. Then, just as we were about to go on our lunch break, these guys just barged in here and attacked us," Hondo said. "Well… mostly me, because I tried to stop them, but that didn't go too well. They tied us up and demanded us to know where the jewels were. However, none of us told them because Rarity keeps all her jewels locked up and secure. Even we don't know where she keeps them hidden! And then that's when you showed up and… saved us all."

“I was just taking Rarity home and I didn’t think I’d walk into a break in,” Eternal added. “Who were these guys anyway?”

“We’re not sure,” Cookie added. “We’re just glad you got here in time before they…” she trailed off as she didn’t want to think about any of what was about to happen in front of her own husband and daughter.

“Um Eternal,” Sweetie Belle asked as she tugged on his leg. “You look...different.”

"Uh… it's a long story, Sweetie, I'd rather not talk about it. But I'm glad to know you're safe and sound and still breathing," Eternal said. "Listen, what matters is that you’re all okay. Now, I need you guys to pull yourselves together and call the cops. I'll make sure these guys don't try anything funny."

"Thank you, deary," Cookie said before getting her phone out of her purse. She dialed 911 and asked for the police and paramedics. Meanwhile as they had their back turned, one of the guys who were beat up by Eternal, was slowly regaining consciousness. He looked up to see Eternal and saw that he had his back turned, and one of the guns on the floor. He was filled with rage and now wanted nothing more than to kill this ‘wannabe hero’ in front of him.

Just as he was cocking the gun, Eternal's senses kicked in. He turns around, seeing the guy about to pull the trigger. Out of instinct, he backflips towards the guy and stomps him flat, making him drop his gun and grunt in pain. Everyone overheard what happened and turned around to see that Eternal was now on the man’s back and the gun was on the floor before it fired.

“We didn’t even see him pick up the gun,” Cookie said in shock. “How’d you know?”

“Not sure, it's like I had this… weird feeling that I was in danger and my body just… completely acted on its own,” Eternal said to himself as he wasn’t sure what happened. He knew self defense, but he never thought that he would be this strong. Meanwhile the sounds of footsteps walking upwards got everyone’s attention. The door then opened to reveal that it was Rarity.

“Can anyone explain to me what that awful smell is?” She said aloud, but she then looked up to see the three knocked out males and the state her family was on. “What in heaven’s name happened here?”

“Some punks I beat up held your family hostage when they tried to break in and steal the jewels you gathered,” Eternal mentioned. “Even went as far as to smack Sweetie Belle when she was screaming for help.”

“HOW DARE THEY!!” Rarity exclaimed, full of rage.

"But, I taught them a lesson and subdued them. Your mother just phoned in the police and the paramedics for your father and Sweetie Belle. He took a serious beating trying to stop them and Sweetie took a nasty blow to the head," Eternal said.

“I’m just glad everyone is alright,” Eternal followed up. “We should wait until the cops and Paramedics arrive.”

“Good,” Rarity followed up as she picked up her sister and her mother helped walk her father downstairs.

-Meanwhile-

“Guess he wouldn’t mind if I stopped for something here,” Sunset said as she arrived at The Burger Joint and entered the building. The moment she entered, everyone stopped to look at her. She was glad that it was a slow day and saw that there weren’t many people there.

“I just need to get some food and get out,” she said as she walked forward. She had to ignore the stares her way as her curves bounced lightly. She went over to the cashier, who was a female and even she was jealous of Sunset's smoking hot body. But she tossed her jealousy aside to do her job.

"Welcome to the Burger Joint, miss. How can I help you today?" she asked.

"Let's see… umm," Sunset replied, trying to think… only to feel her stomach rumble extremely loudly, like she hasn't eaten in weeks. "Uh… I'll have two large triple decker combos and two large supreme spicy burger combos. All with garlic fries. 2 Orange sodas and 2 Coca-colas," Sunset said.

"O-Of course… And would you like that for here or to go?" the lady asked.

"To go, please," Sunset replied.

"Right. So, two triple decker combos, two supreme spicy combos, garlic fries, two orange sodas and two Coca-colas, that comes down to… $38.85." the lady said. "Will you be paying with cash or card."

"I'll be using my card," Sunset replied before reaching into her purse. She takes out her debit card and hands it to the cashier. She inserts the card into the chip reader and transfers the money into the register.

"Okay, you're good to go. Your order number is 69," the lady said, handing Sunset back her debit card. She takes it and puts it back inside her purse. Sunset then headed off to one of the tables and sat herself down by the window.

While she's waiting, the sounds of blaring sirens get her attention as everyone else's. She turns around and sees a group of police cars and an ambulance speeding by. "Hmm? I wonder what's tipped them off this time," Sunset said to herself.

In 10 minutes, Sunset heard her order number and walked over to the counter. She grabs her bag of food, thanks the cashier and leaves the building. She soon headed on her way to the boutique since she wanted to check on Rarity, but paused in shock with what was in front of her. The same police and sirens that she saw earlier, were in front of Rarity’s boutique. And Rarity's father and little sister were being taken in by paramedics with three other men being taken by cops. One of them were taking in by paramedics as well. Sunset rushed over to see what was going on, and saw her boyfriend and Rarity were here.

“Eternal! Rarity!” Sunset shouted, getting their attention.

“Oh Sunset, Darling!” Rarity said in shock.

"Sunset! Hey there," Eternal said.

"Eternal, what happened? Is Rarity okay?" Sunset asked.

"She's safe and so is her sister and parents. There was a break-in during their lunch break. Hondo took a nasty beating and Sweetie Belle got knocked upside the head. They're gonna stay overnight at the hospital to recover. I took out the bastards who did this and got them carted off to jail," he explained.

“What about that one?” Sunset said as she pointed to the one that looked like his back was broken.

"Oh, him… uh… I might've busted up his back when he tried to shoot me," Eternal said, scratching the back of his head. "Just ask my foot." Eternal said, shaking his left leg.

“Any reason why they wanted to attack you Rarity?” Sunset asked, turning over to her.

“They were after the jewelry I collected to create my dresses,” Rarity said. "And Eternal told me that the robbers were going to kill me and my family after they ran away with the jewels!"

“Guess we can add attempted murder to their list of charges,” a voice said from behind everyone. Sunset, Rarity, and Eternal all turned around to see who said that and found Shining Armor behind them in his police uniform. “Are you all okay?”

"Hey, Shining. Yeah, we're alright." Sunset said.

“I overheard everyone talking, I’m just glad you’re okay,” Shining added. He does look at Eternal and Sunset in confusion. “Why do you both look so different?”

“It's a long story, kinda difficult to explain," Eternal said.

"Yeah, we're not sure how we ended up looking like this. I guess we just… ate all of our food groups and exercised," Sunset said nervously.

"Y-Yeah, just like Popeye… we ate all our spinach," Eternal chuckled nervously.

“Ooooookay then,” Shining said in confusion. “Anyways, Rarity if you and your friends could come with me to the station, maybe we can talk about what you learned.”

“Oh, actually I just got here when I saw the cop cars,” Sunset explained “I was grabbing some lunch for me and my boyfriend.”

“Okay tell you what,” Shining said with a smile. “You guys can finish your lunch and meet me at the precinct.”

"Sure thing. Thanks again for all yourself… both of you," Rarity said to Shining and Eternal.

“Don’t mention it,” Eternal followed up.

“Okay madam, let’s be on our way,” he said, guiding miss Rarity to his police car.

“Maybe we should get out of here and let the police do their job,” Sunset followed up.

"I agree… and I'm starving. Let's eat," Eternal nodded. Sunset and Eternal walked away and found a secluded place for them to eat. Finding themselves near the park with a tree over the bench proving shade, it was the perfect spot. The two of them sit themselves down on a bench. Sunset gives Eternal his lunch while she gets out hers. But then… "Uh… Sunset, why did you order two supreme spicy burgers? Are they for both of us?"

"No, actually… I ordered them both for me, same reason why I bought 2 large triple decker burgers for you. Both of our orders are combo meals." Sunset explained. "Besides, I think that spider bite enhanced my appetite. I'm so hungry I could eat a whole antelope."

"Hmmm… makes sense. I could eat a whole zebra if I wanted," Eternal said. "Thanks for buying us meals, babe." he said, making her smile. The two of them began enjoying their meals. Sunset was nearly devouring her burgers faster than a garbage disposal. "Whoa, slow down there, Sunset. It's not like anyone's gonna steal your food."

"Sorry, but it just tastes so good," Sunset replied while still munching. “It feels like I haven’t eaten in weeks.”

"Heh, don't come running to me if you burn your stomach with those spicy burgers," Eternal chuckled before going to take a bite of his burger, only to bite his finger. "OW! What the?" he said, looking at his hand, which only had a small piece of a burger bun. "What the hell? I was so busy lecturing I didn't realize I already ate all of my burger."

"And you tell me to slow down?" Sunset asked with a chuckle. "You're cute, you know that?"

"Me? Cute? Hah! This coming from the girl who's brimming with cuteness," Eternal said, stroking his girlfriend's soft, cute cheeks, which are puffed up from the food she's eating. She giggled and winked at him in response. "So, how was your day?"

“Well the walk through town was interesting as people wouldn’t stop staring at me and my new figure,” Sunset gestured, looking down at her cleavage. “Had to throw a creep that tried to slap my ass as well. Didn’t really know my own strength as he yelled that I almost took off his arm.”

"Damn, at least those combat lessons paid off… perhaps a little too well. I also got stares from the people while I was carrying Rarity home," Eternal replied.

“Hey, at least they worked,” Sunset added. “I didn’t even see him, I just felt someone was trying to make a move on me.”

“Huh, the same thing happened to me,” Eternal added. “I ended up reacting to a guy who tried to shoot me, and I backflipped and stomped on him, paralyzing him."

“Guess that explained why he was on a stretcher.” Sunset added with a sigh. “So who do you think those guys you fought worked for?”

"I'm not exactly sure. But judging from the heat they were packing, they were probably working for someone else. If they were petty, lesser criminals, they'd only have either pistols or knives. Maybe even crowbars." Eternal said.

“Makes sense,” Sunset said with a sigh. “Someone must have quite a lot of money on their hands if they're willing to go this far to attack one of my friends families like that.”

"It sounds to me like their boss is a sort of Kingpin. And if my hunch is right, his reach must be unlimited or something. It'll probably take the police years to find out who it those crooks' employer was," Eternal said.

“That would be nice if some of the cops weren’t so corrupt,” Sunset said with annoyance.

“What makes you say that?”

“I’ve seen some dirty cops back where I lived,” Sunset said in annoyance. “Pay them the right amount, they can either make people go away, destroy evidence, or even intimidate and harass people. I feel the only few decent cops are Dark Renegade and Shining Armor.”

Eternal's eyes widened in realization. "That's it! Maybe some of the cops are secretly working for this… Kingpin. If that's correct, then they'll probably delete any evidence linking to their so-called boss!" he said. "Sunset, this might sound crazy, but if push comes to shove… we'll have to take matters into our own hands and find him ourselves."

“Are you sure?” Sunset asked. “We don’t really know the full extent of what we can actually do.”

"Then after we give our statements, we'll go to the old abandoned warehouse to test out the full extent of our newest transformation, like we talked about earlier," Eternal said.

“Sure, after we’re done eating at least,” Sunset added. “So what precinct does Shining work at again?”

"I think it was Canterlot Central," Eternal replied before biting into his food.

“Okay, we’ll either have to take the subway or bus to get there,” Sunset added, taking another large bite of her burger. As she bit into it, hse felt something drip onto her chest. Looking down, she saw some ketchup form the burger she just bit into dripped onto her rather supple cleavage. “Oh great, as if I won't be getting enough attention as it is."

"Here, allow me," Eternal replied. He reached into his bag and pulled out a napkin before rubbing it against her ketchup-stained breast, only to receive a surprised moan from her. "Oh, sorry, are you okay?"

“Sorry, that just...felt weird…” she said, a light blush appearing on her face.

"Right, sorry. I guess having a bigger rack makes you twice as sensitive," he admitted, rubbing the back of his head. Afterwards, both individuals finished their meals and threw away the wrappers into the trash. Sunset let out a big burp before clearing her throat.

"Excuse me," she chuckled nervously.

"No worries, it's cute how you burp like that," Eternal chuckled.

“You jerk,” she said, her cheeks turning pink. “Anyways, should we take the bus or train to get to the precinct in Canterlot Central?”

"Sure, I've got some change in my pocket." Eternal said. He then handed Sunset some money just in case. "Here, now we both got bus fare."

"Thanks. Let's get going," she said. Eternal nodded and soon, the two headed off to the nearby bus station, heading on their way to the precinct.

“I think we should have just taken the car,” Sunset said with a sigh. The fact that Sunset even agreed to take a bus was silly since most people wouldn’t stop staring at her and her boyfriend Eternal. They were waiting at the bus station for the ferry to get there, but having several pairs of eyes on your back is annoying to no end.

"Perhaps you're right. I can handle a few stares, but not from a crowd this close.

“So we take the bus back home to get a car then?” Sunset said in annoyance.

"Yup. The sooner the better. You wanna drive or me?" he asked.

“I think I’ll drive if that’s alright with you,”

"Sure. The sooner we get home, you can get behind the wheel," Eternal replied. Sunset nodded and stood close to him. In a few minutes, the bus arrived and all the passengers boarded. But just as the doors were about to close, another group of people rushed to the bus in the knick of time before taking their seats.

"Next time get here a little early," the bus driver said before heading off.

“Guess they got lucky huh?” Sunset said as she and Eternal went to the back of the bus and sat themselves down.

"Apparently." Eternal replied. During the trip, everyone remained silent, even while some of the people kept looking at the hottest couple. The stares they were getting from nearly everyone was getting rather annoying as it was making them both uncomfortable in the process.

"Hey! Knock it off already! Try taking a picture, it'll last longer!" Sunset yelled. As if to add insult to injury, that was what happened as some folks started to take out their phones and taking pictures of the two, much to Sunset’s dismay.

“Me and my big fat mouth,” she groaned slumping into the seat while pinching the bridge of her nose.

"That was a figure of speech you jerks! So back the hell off right now or I'll show you what 230 pounds of pure muscle is capable of!" he warned before bashing his fist into the palm of his hand hard. By that point, everyone finally got the message and left them alone.

"Thanks, but it's only a matter of time before the pictures show up online," Sunset groaned, hiding her face in his chest. Eternal hugged her and held her for the remainder of the trip. Moments later, the couple arrived at their destination. They weren't directly at their house, but they were close by. So, hopping off the bus, they headed down the street to their home. However… Sunset and Eternal felt that similar

“Do you feel that?” Sunset asked in confusion. “It's just like last time.”

"Definitely. Be on your guard," Eternal whispered back. As they walked to their house, a small group of guys was following them, making sure not to get too close.

“Is that the guy?” Thug 1 said.

“Yeah that’s him,” Thug 2 said. “Hair and eyes match the description we got.”

“One of our guys managed to get an ID on him,” Thug 3 added. “Can’t believe he busted up our operation all by himself.”

“Yeah, well now our boss wants to send a message to make sure that he doesn’t butt into our business again,” Thug 4 added, patting a gun in his holster. “And if he doesn’t, anyone around him suffers."

"Including that thick chick he’s with right now?” Thug 1 said with a smirk.

“As much as a pain it is, yeah,” Thug 4 added.

The thugs keep following Eternal and Sunset, keeping their distance until the right time to strike. In just a few minutes, the couple finally made it home. "I'll be right back, babe. I'm gonna go get the car keys so we can take off," Sunset said.

"Alright. I'll be waiting out by the car," Eternal replied. Sunset gave him a peck on the cheek before heading inside. Now that Eternal was alone, he went and leaned against the car and waited patiently for his girlfriend. Just then, his senses kicked in just before he heard a gun cocking behind him. He looks behind him and sees 4 thugs, one of them pulling a gun at him and the other three surrounding him. "What's the big deal here?" he asked in a calm, serious tone, upping his guard.

"We heard you were the one who messed up our associates," thug 1 said.

"Associates? Are you talking about those goons who hurt my friend's family? You're lucky I even let them live. Next time, they should try a real job instead of this crime crap," Eternal rebutted, folding his arms.

"Yeah, yeah, talk smack all you want, but we've been told by our boss to relay a message. Stay out of our business or your loved ones'll get hurt!" thug 2 replied.

"And to be sure you cooperate, that little girlfriend of yours be made an example of," thug 3 added with a cocky smirk. Right away, Eternal's fists clenched, but the 4th thug caught on.

"Don't even try it! One wrong move and you can kiss high school graduation goodbye!" thug 4 said, getting closer and putting his gun right at Eternal's temple.

"Just one question…" Eternal said in a low tone. "...do you drink milk every day?" The other thugs were confused by his question, but then… Eternal gripped tightly on the 4th thug's wrist and threw him to the ground, making him slam against the concrete. "And a word to your boss: He has no say-so in who lives or dies. So unless he wants more of you bozos 6 feet under, he'll come face me like a man or I'll hunt him down myself!"

"Big mistake, buster!" thug 1 said before pulling out a knife. Thug 2 went and got out his electric baton, ready to rough him up.

"Yeah… big mistake… ON YOUR PART!!!" Eternal yelled before charging in. The two thugs took some swings at him, but he parkour dodged them before sweeping one of them by the legs and uppercutting the other by the chin. The thug was sent flying in the air and Eternal jumped up and landed a barrage of rough punches and kicks before knocking him out with one final kick to the jaw.

The knocked out thug landed face first, blood leaking out of his mouth while the other tries to get up from the leg sweep.

“YOU’RE FUCKING DEAD, PUNK!!!” thug 2 yelled

"I broke your partner's jaw, I can do the same thing with you… but worse," Eternal said, cracking his knuckles. The thug took a desperate swing at the big bruiser, but he caught his wrist and slammed his fist against the thug's rib cage. He yelled in agony before collapsing onto his knees and dropping his knife. Eternal delivered a roundhouse kick to the guy's other rib cage, but felt no collapsing ribs. However, he'll be feeling that one in the morning.

Eternal grabbed him by the shirt collar and by the hem, lifting him over his head. "I'm gonna give you to the count of 3 to tell me who your employer is and what he has to gain for wanting to shut me up!" he warned. "1… 2…"

"Compared to this, you don't know what he's capable of! Do you even know what he's gonna do to me if I give out his name?" the thug asked.

"Something… like this?" Eternal asked, slamming him against the wall of his and Sunset's house, but not too hard. The thug grunted in pain from the impact as blood trickled down his forehead. "And I'm just getting warmed up!"

"Oh yeah? Well guess what!" the thug with the gun shouted. Eternal looked back and saw the guy holding his wrist. "While you were busy with us, we snuck one of our guys into your house to deal with your little girlfriend personally!"

“YOU WHAT!!?”

"Yeah, that's right! Any minute now, she's gonna be--" thug 4 was interrupted when the thug who snuck in was literally kicked out of the front door. His face all bruised up and missing a few teeth and blood trickling out of his mouth. Not to mention the fact that both of his arms were broken as well.

"Next time you sneak into my house, I'll send you to prison in a body bag," she threatened. “And maybe that oughta teach you to keep your hands to yourself, asshole!”

“The fuck?” the thug said in shock.

“What, you expected me to be weak?” she said in annoyance.

"Oh, did I forget to mention the combat training I put my lady through? Yeah… if you know what's good for you, you'll relay my message to your boss: either he faces us like man… or we drag his ass straight to prison ourselves," Eternal said

"Grrr, you'll regret messing with us! You'll see! We know where you live!" the remaining thug said vengefully.

"Oh really?" Sunset asked confidently, before knocking them out. “I’m gonna go inside and call the cops.”

“Good call,”

And so after another set of goons were carted off, Eternal and Sunset were escorted to the police station as a precaution in case anymore thugs show up.

"We can't thank you enough for helping us out with this, Shining," Sunset said.

"Think nothing of it, Sunset. It's the least I can do for my sister's best friends. Sorry you got followed back to your house,” Shining said with a sigh.

“Some asshole got butt hurt that I kicked the asses of his goons,” Eternal groaned. “Hope this gets my message across next time.”

“Noted, if you’re this tough, then I’m glad that Twilight has a boyfriend with a tough sibling to look after them,” he said with a smile. “Anyways, does your mother know about your...changes?”

“We haven’t really told them yet,” Sunset admitted. “Figured that it might be a growth spurt.”

“Well I’m sure that they’ll be surprised to see you like this,” Shining added.

“Speaking of surprises, what’s gonna happen to the guys we beat up at Sunset’s place?” Eternal asked.

"Considering how they followed you guys there, and for intimidation no less, we'll probably arrange a speedy trial for them. Hopefully, they'll be placed under lock and key," Shining said.

“And you already have witnesses as well,” Sunset added. “Also given the injuries we gave them, does that mean we’ll be affected in this too?”

"No, your actions were justified as self-defense, so you'll only need to give your statements," Shining reassured.

“That’s good to hear,” Sunset added. "By the way, how's Twilight doing so far?"

"She's alright. I heard she went out for ice cream with Heat Blitz. I even saw the little music box he gave her. He's got a good head on his shoulder. Kinda like your boyfriend, Sunset," Shining pointed out. “Also Eternal, we contacted your family to let them know what happened.”

"That's fine. They deserve to know everything," Eternal replied.

“We’re almost at the precinct,” Shining said. The rest of the trip, Shining, Sunset and Eternal said nothing and waited to get out. Soon, Shining parked his patrol car in the parking lot and climbed out. He unlocked the door and let Sunet and Eternal out of the back seat.

They followed Shining inside the station while his partners brought in the thugs who followed the couple to their home.

“So glad they won’t be bothering us anytime soon,” Sunset said with a smile.

“I wouldn’t be so sure,” Shining added. “We may have to put you all in witness protection if this keeps up. So as a necessary precaution, You're gonna have to stay with Celestia and have a patrol car parked outside, guarding you just in case. You'll be guarded until the trial ends." he explained, to which they nodded.

“I plan on locking my door when I go to pick up some things anyway,” Sunset followed up. Around that time, the door to the precinct opened to reveal Twilight Sparkle, Heat Blitz, Celestia and Luna. Celestia was at the front desk, looking extremely worried, hoping her son was okay.

“Where is he?” Celestia asked frantically, shaking one of the officers. "Please tell me my son is okay, I have to know!"

"Ma'am, please calm down!" officer #1 said while being shook.

"I have to know if my son is alright or not! If he's hurt I--" Celestia said before getting cut off.

"Mom, I'm over here," Eternal called out. Celestia turned his direction, gasping. She felt relieved to hear her son's voice. She didn't even hesitate to run over and hug her son. But… when she felt her son's body, she noticed that something seemed… off. He felt… bigger… and taller. And when she looked at him, she was surprised to see that he might've had a major growth spurt.

"Honey… wha… what happened to you?" Celestia asked in shock.

"It's… a long story," Eternal said hesitantly. Meanwhile, his aunt Luna took one look at him and instantly fainted. Twilight checked both him and Sunset out and instantly got a nosebleed. Heat, on the other hand, dropped his jaw.

"I was so worried about you. I thought I'd lost you!" Celestia said, hugging him again.

"I'm sorry. But I'm okay now. Me… and Sunset." Eternal assured.

“What happened to you guys yesterday?” Heat asked in confusion

"Like Eternal said it’s a long story, but we should really give our statements to Shining after he stopped a break in and stopped us from getting assaulted,” Sunset followed up.

“Exactly, so if you would both follow me,” Shining mentioned as he opened a door to another room. Eternal and Sunset walked with Shining leaving the rest of the family to wait outside. Meanwhile, Heat's phone vibrates and he takes it out. He sees that he got a text from Summer Solstice, saying she'll be coming back after studying abroad.

Heat texts her back, telling her he'll be waiting, then puts his phone away.

Right now, Shining has now arrived in the interrogation room and is currently interviewing Eternal Flames.

"Alright, let's get this show on the road. Tell me everything that happened up 'till now," Shining said, recording everything on his digital recorder.

During the interrogation, Sunset watched from outside, as did a couple of police officers. Even after taking down a bunch of thugs, she was still shaken up about the whole thing. This whole incident just made her feel less safe in her own home. Even if they do get convicted, what's the point if their boss knows where they live? At this point, she might just have to move to a new place, but she can't. Not with her current budget.

“Hey, what’s wrong?” a voice said getting her attention. She looked up to see Vice Principal Luna talking to her.

"Oh, hi Luna. I'm just… I'm a little worried. Some goons followed us home and now I don't feel safe there anymore. They might have told their boss where we are now. What if he sends an entire army after us… or worse. What if… What if he comes after our friends and family?" Sunset asked, rubbing her arm, trembling a little.

"I see," Luna nodded in understanding. "Look, there's no need to worry. Shining's already taking care of the situation and he'll probably open up an investigation on whoever their boss is. Give it some time and before you know it, he'll have taken him out”

“Well with whatever Shining may have planned, I can’t exactly go back home now,” Sunset added. “I really don’t have a place to stay at the moment.”

"You're considered family, so you could always stay with me and my sister for the time being. We have plenty of room at our house," Luna offered.

“A-are you sure?” Sunset asked. “I-I mean I don’t want to be a bother.”

“Nonsense, we never turn our backs on one another. I can't recall the many times you helped us and now it's time we helped you," Luna said, patting Sunset lightly on the shoulder. Sunset wasn’t really worried about staying where her boyfriend lives, it was that Luna, if angered, can be very scary sometimes.

“I guess I can take your word for it,” Sunset added. Around that time, they both heard the door open next to them.

“Thank you for your time Eternal,” Shining said with a smile. “I’ll also make sure that the ‘other Problem’ is taken care of.”

“Thanks Shining,” Eternal said with a smile.

"You're welcome. Okay, Sunset. It's your turn," Shining said.

"Coming," Sunset replied. Eternal waited patiently, leaning against the wall while Sunset waved to him as she walked inside. Her boyfriend nodded and waved back at her before the door close

“So what’d you talk about with Sunset?”

“I offered her a chance to move in with us,” Luna said with a smile.

“Just promise that you don’t scare her,” he said with a sigh.

“Why would I scare her?”

“No offense auntie, but you tend to get a little intense. Remember that heated argument you had with mom because she ate your slice of cake?” he brought up.

"You are never gonna let me live that one down, are you?" Luna asked, rolling her eyes.

"I don't like doing it, but when you deny it, I have to bring it up. But then again, I guess I could lay off a little," Eternal said.

“Fine, I’ll try to take it easy,”

"That's all I ask. Thanks, aunt Luna," Eternal replied before hugging her. “So Sunset will be moving in with us as of today?”

“Yes, hopefully we can take care of everything when this is over,” Luna added with a smile. Eventually the door behind them opened up and Shining and Sunset stepped out of the room.

“Thank you for your time Sunset,” Shining said with a smile.

“Thanks Shining Armor,” Sunset followed suit.

"No problem. Now that I've gotten both statements, you guys are free to go home. But I recommend you stay away from your own home for a while, at least until the heat dies down or when the trial ends," Shining said.

“That’s nice, I already found a place to stay anyway,” she said with a smile looking at Celestia and her family.

“We should probably get going then,” Celestia added. “You can tell us what’s going on when we get home. We do have a spare bedroom you can use.”

“Alright,” Sunset said with a smile.

“Oh and Twilight, I’ll see you at home,” he added with a smile. The group then walks out of the precinct, and Shining armor would be doing what he does best. Sorting through paperwork.

Author's Note

That's another chapter in the works, and ready for the next chapter later down the road. Anyways, we hope you're enjoying this series. Credit goes to Israel Yabuki with the ideas and funny moments for this chapter as well as the action scene.