Reunion with an old friend (Updated 1/18/2023)
It was a rainy Thursday evening at Sunset’s apartment. Sunset was busy working on some homework she needed to get finished before Monday. She was just about finished with it as she turned off her computer after a hard day's work.
“And done! Now that I’m done with that I better get ready for bed.” Sunset replied as she yawned and looked at her clock which read 9:15 p.m.
After using the bathroom and changing into her pajamas she went up to her bed to get some well-deserved rest. She kissed Ray goodnight and was off to bed. But just when she was gonna turn off the lights she heard a vibrating noise. She knew it wasn’t her phone as she put it on silent earlier that evening. That's when she noticed the glow coming from her backpack. Sunset soon realized that she was getting a message from Princess Twilight!
She then hopped out of bed and grabbed her journal as she sat down on her bed reading the message she got from Princess Twilight.
Dear Sunset,
I hope you're doing well this evening. Sorry, I couldn’t let this message wait till morning as I wanted to share the news as soon as possible. With the School of Friendship going on spring break tomorrow Starlight is going to take some time off as headmare and she was wondering if you’d be fine if she can visit you again. It's perfectly fine with me. All I need to know is if you’ll be fine having her spend a few days with you.
After Sunset finished reading the message she was surprised to hear that Starlight wanted to see her again. She kinda figured since they were good friends and that they hadn’t seen each other in a while. So Sunset wrote back saying she’d love to have Starlight visit again since it's been about a year since they had last seen each other.
Fantastic, thank you Sunset! She’ll be arriving tomorrow around 3 pm. Which I believe is when you're done with school. Have a good night.
Your friend, Princess Twilight.
After Sunset put her journal away she tucked herself under the covers as she thought about tomorrow seeing Starlight Glimmer again. She was excited and hoped that she could think of the perfect plan for what they’ll do this time and that it’ll be something Starlight will remember for a lifetime during her second visit to the human world.
The next day Sunset was awaiting outside CHS not long after school ended for the day. She said goodbye to her friends a few minutes earlier and was waiting next to the portal for Starlight to arrive.
After about five minutes of waiting the portal activated! But the first person to come out wasn’t Starlight Glimmer. It was Princess Twilight.
“Hello there Sunset. It's great to see you again.”
“It's great to see you as well Twilight,” Sunset said before hugging her.
“Why didn’t Starlight come out of the portal? Is something wrong?”
“Well, she wanted me to tell you something I forgot to mention last night.”
“Really? What is it?”
“I know it's been a while since you’ve both seen each other and she has made friends during her last visit. But this time Starlight wants to spend it with you. Your both are good friends and since she’s been stressed a lot since becoming headmare of the School of Friendship, she'd rather spend her time off with someone she can relate to. Is that ok with you?”
Sunset wanted to comment on it but after Starlight told her about her past on how she’s still adjusting to friendship and learning everything about it from Princess Twilight, Sunset figured she can go one weekend to spend time with her good friend Starlight. And that this time they wouldn't be dealing with any equestrian magic on the loose.
“Not a problem Twilight. Thanks for telling me this ahead of time. I did have stuff planned with the others, but I think they’ll understand.”
“Thank you Sunset. I appreciate it.”
They came in for another hug before Twilight had to get going back to Equestria.
“Well, I better be going now. Thanks for allowing this Sunset.”
“Your welcome Twilight.”
“Oh, and there’s one last thing I need to tell you.”
“What’s that?”
“Congratulations on your relationship with my counterpart. I’m so proud of how far you two have come. I just want to say I’m very proud of you for how much you’ve changed. You two are gonna have a good future ahead of you I just know it!” Twilight said as she placed her right arm on Sunset’s shoulder, smiling at her friend feeling proud.
“Thank you Twilight, it's all thanks to you.”
“Well, I better get going. Have fun with Starlight.”
“Bye Twilight!”
And just like that Princess Twilight reentered the portal heading home to Equestria.
After another few minutes of waiting the portal activated again signaling Sunset that Starlight Glimmer had arrived.
“Finally, I was starting to get worried.”
But just as Starlight came out of the portal, Sunset wasn’t expecting her to come out like a bullet train!
“Ahhh! LOOK OUT!!!!” Starlight cried.
Sunset tried to get out of the way but was soon hit by Starlight before they both fell onto the ground like a pair of dominos.
“So this is what Princess Twilight told me about from past experiences. Should have figured,” Starlight said as she slowly regained her consciousness.
“Hey Starlight, glad to see you again. But do you mind getting off me? I wasn’t expecting this to happen when you arrived?”
“Hehe, sorry Sunset.”
After getting up and off of each other the first thing Starlight noticed was Sunset's appearance. She had since gotten a new look since she last saw her and just looking at it, Starlight seemed very impressed, even if she hardly ever wore or was fascinated with clothing.
“I like the new look Sunset. It's nice.”
“Thank you Starlight. I’d say the same about you but you're still wearing the same outfit as when you first came through the portal. Um, no offense.”
“None took Sunset.”
As they began walking toward Sunset’s apartment they caught up with each other on what events had happened since they last saw each.
“Oh, my Sunset. That Memory Stone incident sure must have been horrible. I’m sorry you had to go through it.”
“Yeah, and I’m sorry you had to suffer what that girl Cozy Glow did to you.”
“It's fine, she’s where she belongs now. Turned into stone for what she did to me! As well as Tirek and Chrysalis for their crimes as well. Other than that, what did you have planned during my stay?”
“Well, since Twilight told me you just wanted to spend time with me, I’d figured I show you a few places around the city. Along with some other fun stuff I enjoy doing you might like.”
What the girls didn’t realize while they chatted away, a car was coming their way with a huge muddy puddle right where they were walking. Seconds later, the car came down the road towards them. And when Sunset saw it coming and the muddy puddle from the recent rain, she knew that the car was gonna get them wet!
“Sounds great, what will we do for-”
“GET DOWN!!!”
The car soon sped by them before they were covered from foot to tow of muddy rainwater.
“Well, I wasn’t expecting that to happen,” Starlight replied, removing her beanie and whipping her face clean.
"On the bright side, the rain stopped yesterday and we only got wet from a puddle,” Sunset commented while she removed something from her hair.
“But we're now soaking wet!”
“Don’t worry, we can get cleaned up when we get to my apartment. You can borrow a pair of my clothes. I'm sure we're the same size."
“Ok, then Sunset. Hope I don’t catch a cold from this. It is quite chilly out here.”
While Starlight was right on the weather, they weren't far from their destination.
"Come on, my apartment isn't far from here, it’ll be another few minutes til we're out of these wet clothes.”
After arriving at Sunset’s apartment they stripped their dirty clothes and put them washing machine to get cleaned. They took turns taking shows to get cleaned up after getting soaking wet from a puddle of rainwater.
Starlight was still adjusting to the human body and wearing clothes when she had to take a shower. But she got used to it quickly as this wasn't the first time she's done this.
After they both had changed into a warm and dry pair of clothes they sat down on the couch together. Sunset had set a pot of water on the stove in the kitchen heated up for some tea to enjoy.
Starlight was wearing Sunset’s outfit she wore when Starlight visited the first time, while Sunset was wearing the outfit she made with Velvet during Christmas break.
“Thanks for letting me borrow some clothes Sunset. I’m sorry that this had to happen,” Starlight said, feeling down.
“It wasn’t your fault. It could've happened to anyone. And since you're my guest you’ll be needing some when needed. And on a side note, you look good in that outfit.”
“Why thank you. I’ve never been a big fan of fashion, but it's still nice. The same goes for the one you're wearing.”
“Thx. Twilight’s mom helped me make it. I wasn’t a fan of fashion either il Rarity started making some for me. I’ll still never forget the time when she helped me choose out the outfit you're wearing when I decided to change myself.”
And on signal, the timer went off for Sunset to check on the water. She soon arrived back with the tea a minute later along with some snacks in tow.
“Tea?”
“Why thank you.”
For the next hour, the two chatted with each other about some things that had happened to them recently. One of which was one of Sunset’s many dates with Twilight she’s had.
“Wait hold up, you both have been dating for how long now?”
“Almost eight months now.”
“How’s that been going?” Starlight asked taking a sip of her tea before helping herself to some crackers.
“It's been going great! Twilight and I have been getting to know more about each other and meeting most of her family. Even though I don’t belong in this world, I’ve made my decision to stay here and continue to live here and date Princess Twilight’s counterpart. Which she’s surprisingly ok with. Plus Twilight’s human family has allowed me to be a part of their family and they even know my secret I’m from Equestria.”
This caused Starlight to nearly choke on the cracker she was eating till she managed to wash it down with her tea.
“Yo- you told her family you're from Equestria? Wha- what did they have to say!!!”
“Well, it was something they were all shocked about when I told them but accepted who I am. I didn’t tell them about the Memory Stone incident where Twilight and her friends forgot I was their friend and still thought I was still the bully I used to be.”
“Yeah, that sounds like it was touchy. But you at least we're able to come clean with the girl who did it to you.”
“Yeah, Wallflower Blush. She only did it because she was always ignored and was jealous that I had gotten many friends since I changed my ways. She was always in the shadows like she didn’t exist. I still don’t one hundred percent trust her though ever since that day. It was by far the scariest moment of my life since the Anon-A-Mis incident last Christmas,” Sunset said as she moved a bit of her hair behind her ear.
“But what matters is that it's behind you. Water under the bridge. You have the perfect friends who love and care for you, a girlfriend, and a new family that’s waiting for you Sunset. Even if your original family is no longer with you, it's best to know you are not alone anymore. Just like how I was,” Starlight said, smiling before hugging her friend.
“Thank you Starlight. I needed that. Speaking of friends, how's Sunburst been doing? I bet it took a while to get adjusted after leaving the Crystal Empire to now working with you and Trixie at the School of Friendship.”
"He's still adjusting to it but is getting there. We're also dating now.”
“Wait wait wait. You two are dating???”
“Um yes,” Starlight replied as she blushed red, trying to hide it behind her glass of tea.
“Well, congratulations. Hope you both will do well together just like me and Twilight. Maybe if I ever get the chance to return to Equestria, I can see the school and meet Sunburst.”
The two girls soon giggled at each other before they took a look at the clock that read 6:09 pm. Did they spend the last hour and a half just chatting away? It sure surprised them both.
“Wow, would you look at the time? Guess we better get something to eat for dinner.”
“Yeah, I haven’t eaten anything other than those crackers since I got here,” Starlight said as her stomach rumbled.
“Well, why don’t we go out and get something to eat? I know a good sandwich shop not far from here.”
“Sounds good to me.”
After arriving back from the sandwich shop the two girls watched a movie while enjoying their sandwiches.
After their movie ended Sunset decided to talk about the sleeping arrangements.
“Ok Starlight, since you're gonna be staying here for the next few days I’d like to talk to you about the sleeping arrangements.”
“As long as it's good with me that’s all I want!”
“Ok, so you can either sleep on my couch, right here, which can turn into a bed but isn't the most comfortable. And the other option is you can sleep in my bed with me. It's got enough room for the both of us. I just need to know which one you’ll be ok with. If you don’t want to sleep with me that’s fine, I understand if you want a bed for yourself.”
Starlight thought to herself what she was like more during her second visit to the human world. Either sleep on an uncomfortable pull-out bed or sleep in a warm and comfy bed with Sunset. After Starlight thought it over she decided to share a bed with Sunset.
“Sounds good to me.”
“Great. Now let's get changed and ready for bed.”
“Right. I can use a good night's rest after spending the last week grading papers and dealing with headmare staff at the school,” Starlight said yawning in reply.
After Sunset gave Starlight a pair of pajamas to borrow they went up to Sunset’s bed where they saw Ray the gecko in his cage.
“You remember Ray, Starlight?”
“Oh yes. It's nice to see you again Ray,” Starlight said as Sunset brought him out before he started climbing her shoulder.
“Glad you're doing well my little Ray of sunshine,” Sunset said as she nuzzled his face with Ray’s before. Starlight had a turn with Ray for a few minutes before Sunset put him back in his cage as they went to bed.
“So Starlight you ready for what tomorrow has in store?”
“Yeah. It’ll be nice to spend some time with you while taking a break from my new life as Headmare.”
“I bet Princess Twilight wants one after spending these last few months with her new role as Ruler of Equestria with Celestia and Luna retired.”
The two girls laughed just thinking about it as Sunset turned off the light and they slowly fell asleep.
Starlight didn’t know what Sunset had planned for her stay but she knew it was going to be a load of fun that she just couldn’t wait to experience.
Author's Note
Well that wraps up the first of this two-part chapter stay tuned for part 2 this weekend.
References:
Starlight in Sunset's previous outfit. Art was done by Emeralblast63
That's all for now and until next time I'm SciSetShimmerEvan and I'll see you down the line!
Starlight's Vacation! (Updated 1/18/2023)
It was Saturday morning at Sunset’s apartment. The sun showed its way through the windows, waking Sunset up every morning at the break of dawn. She considered getting some blinds to put near that one window that always woke her up in the past. But she always kept forgetting.
About an hour later, Sunset was up making breakfast while Starlight was still sound asleep. She soon awoke to the smell of the food Sunset was cooking hearing the sizzling of butter on a frying pan.
“Morning Starlight. Sleep well?”
“Yeah, it feels nice to wake up without having an alarm clock for once.”
“I see. Well, breakfast is nearly done.”
“That’s great but do you have any coffee? I can’t wake up without it.”
“Yeah. Help yourself.”
Starlight was relieved Sunset had some coffee. She couldn’t get fully awake each morning without a cup or two to start her day.
As Sunset placed their plates of pancakes on the table Starlight sat down with two cups of coffee for the both of them. Starlight proceeds to take a sip of her coffee savoring its delectable delights. While it wasn't like what she was used to, she still enjoys just about any kind of coffee that is available.
“Oh, that tastes so good to start me in the morning,” Starlight replied.
“Good to know. You are an adult mare in Equestria so I figured you wouldn't be happy if I didn't have any coffee. Since in this world, were technically teenagers.”
“Yeah, that’s the one thing I wondered about during my last visit. Princess Twilight has tried to wonder why at times but she never found the answer why.”
“Yeah, I’ve gotten used to it and a few months ago I was able to get human DNA thanks to Princess Celestia.”
This caused Starlight to nearly choke on the pancake, immediately taking a sip of her coffee to wash it down before burning her tongue in the process.
“Wait, you have Human DNA now. How?!?!”
“I’ll explain later. But the short version is now that I'm currently a seventeen-year-old teenager thanks to the potions she made me. I will be able to age like a normal human being, even though I wasn't born here.”
“Oh boy, that sure is quite the mouthful of information to swallow for just one morning.”
“Yeah. Many of my friends felt the same.”
After the girls finished their breakfast Starlight asked Sunset what their plans are for today.
“So Sunset. What did you have planned for today?”
“I’d thought you’d never ask Starlight. First I thought I’d show you around town and maybe grab a bite to eat. Do a bit of shopping at the mall to get some more clothes for yourself, and perhaps visit the Equestria Land theme park. How does that sound?”
“Sounds perfect!”
“Yep, so we better get going. Many of the places we’ll be visiting are opening soon. And just a reminder, there’s gonna be a lot of walking today ok?”
“That won’t be a problem Sunset. I’ve gotten used to walking on two feet, so I’ll be fine.”
Sunset giggled a little before the two girls left to start their day together.
Starlight was enjoying their morning walk. She saw many things she's never seen before. From tall skyscrapers to parks. Many cars and motorcycles going by. She even got a little scared by them at first. But Sunset told her she was perfectly fine as long as she paid attention when crossing the street.
After two hours of walking, they stopped at an ice cream shop. It was really hot that day and they both could use something refreshing on a hot day like today.
After they got their ice cream they went over to a nearby park. When they got there, they spotted a group of children playing hide and go-seek, while some parents were talking away on some benches.
“So Starlight, how have you been enjoying the day so far?” Sunset asked as she licked her raspberry ice cream cone.
“It's been pretty good. I mean, sure what I did last time was great and all, but not having to deal with equestrian magic makes it even better.”
“Yeah, I still am wondering where all this magic is coming from. Hopefully, my friends and I will be able to find out its source. Eventually.”
“Well you maybe have had trouble, but you'll be able to fix this soon enough. Especially since you’ve decided to stay here and continue your second life here Sunset.”
“Yeah, but what if I might never figure it out?”
“Sunset, take this from someone who used to be a student of Princess Twilight. Take it one day at a time, and the answer you seek will appear beyond you sooner than you’ll think.”
This caused Sunset to smile.
“Thank you Starlight. Seems like we do have more in common than we thought.”
“I mean, if it wasn’t for Princess Twilight, we both wouldn’t have come this far and accomplished so much.”
“Yep. I’m hoping to pay her back someday. Friendship has brought so much great things for me to experience. Kinda makes me wish I never went down that path to become an alicorn.”
“Yeah, I still have nightmares every so often now that Twilight wasn't able to stop my plans for revenge against her. I’m just glad to be here with you, making me feel nothing but positive thoughts.”
Sunset soon started to laugh at Starlight after she finished speaking.
“What?”
“I’m sorry, but seeing you with ice cream covered all over your face is bringing back the time when it happened the first time.”
Starlight soon laughed a bit before Sunset helped clean her face off of the melted ice cream.
“Well, that was delicious. Haven’t had a good ice cream like that in a while.”
“And it cooled us down too. Now then, let’s head over to the mall now shall we.”
When arriving at the mall it was incredibly busy. Many people were walking with bags in their hands, food from the food court, students chatting with one another, and people working hard to make the customers happy.
As the two girls were about to enter their first store a voice caught Starlight’s attention.
“Starlight is that you?”
And low and behold it was Juniper Montage.
“Juniper Montage?” Said Sunset and Starlight.
“Oh it's so great to see you again Starlight, how are you?”
“I’m doing great, how about you?”
“Been doing pretty well since we’ve last spoken.”
“Such as what Juniper?” Asked Sunset.
“I’m in a relationship now. And my Uncle Zoom might allow me to volunteer with him again for the films he has planned for the future. He still hasn’t one hundred percent gotten my trust back, but it's one step forward than I was last year since what I did to the recent Daring Do movie,” Juniper replied, looking away for a moment. Remembering the fact she sabotaged the film and caused confusion and delay.
“Well, what matters is you are doing well and improving. I know it's hard to often let go of the past,t but you’ll get through it. I know you will my friend,” Starlight said before hugging Juniper.
This caused Juniper to blush in happiness. She was glad to have a great and caring friend, knowing what pain she'd gone through.
“Thank you Starlight. That made me feel better.”
“Just doing my best.”
They soon parted ways as Juniper had to start her next shift at work while Sunset and Starlight entered their first store to start their shopping.
Starlight was amazed by the fashion this world had to offer and instantly fell in love with it. She tried on many different clothes that caught her desire. Sunset said she looked great in many of them. She then decided on an outfit and some other clothes to get for the coming days of her stay and was soon prepared for the remainder of her stay.
After their shopping was done, the two girls exited the mall with Starlight in a new look. Her new outfit consisted of a dark black shirt with light blue lining on it. A skirt almost similar to Sunsets with her cutie mark on it. And a smaller pair of boots as well.
Starlight liked this outfit more than her previous outfit and it was so far her favorite part of the day.
At last, after their long walk, they arrived at Equestria Land.
The place was packed with many people all around and they were ready to have some fun.
They first started with a few carnival games winning many prizes and even running into Flim and Flam again. Sunset fortunately didn't spend a lot of time playing their game to win a prize this time as it took a huge toll on both her money and Twilights.
Starlight later met Vignette Valencia who she became friends with quickly, despite the fact of learning about what she did to Sunset and their friends. Nevertheless, Starlight enjoyed her visit to the theme park.
As the weekend went by Starlight had an amazing time with Sunset. She was glad to be spending some time with Starlight. Starlight felt happy to be spending her spring break with one of her closest friends. Their friendship had grown even more since they spent more and more time together compared to the first time during the Mirror incident.
It was now Starlight’s last day as both she and Sunset arrived back at CHS so Starlight could head back home to Equestria.
Starlight was sad she had to leave but promised Sunset she’ll come back again when she has time off.
“This sure was an amazing weekend of fun with you Sunset. I enjoyed it. While I wish I can stay longer, I already made plans for the remainder of spring break with Sunburst.”
“It's fine Starlight, I’m glad you did get to spend some more time here with her. It's not every day I get to hang out with someone I have so much in common with. I enjoyed spending my time with you and getting to know you more. You almost feel like a sister to me.”
“Maybe in the future you and your twilight can come and visit if you’d like?”
“I’ll have to talk to her about it. It'll take some begging, but I'm sure she'll want to see Equestria at some point.”
After a minute of silence, Starlight was ready to get going.
“Thank you for everything Sunset. Especially with finding this new outfit for me.”
“Your welcome Starlight. You still want the other outfit? I can hold onto it if you’d like for future visits?”
“No, no Sunset it's fine. I like this outfit a lot so you can have that one. And the beanie too.”
“Thank Starlight. I’ll think about you whenever I wear it.”
“And I’ll think about you whenever I mention it to my friends and Sunburst.”
“Well, then Starlight you better get going. Tell Princess Twilight I said hi."
“Goodbye Sunset, see you next time.”
And with that Starlight entered the portal and soon was gone in a flash.
The next morning, Sunset awoke in bed all by herself instead of seeing Starlight next to her. The one she had seen sleeping beside her the last two days.
She was glad she got to visit again and was already planning on asking Twilight if she’d like to join her for a future visit to Equestria.
It was gonna take a lot of begging for Sunset but Twilight was gonna go with her whenever it happens.
As Sunset got ready to leave her apartment to meet her friends at Sugarcube Corner she decided to wear Starlight's outfit today. Not only to surprise them but also tell them Starlight gave it to her as a gift.
She liked the outfit, even if it wasn’t her color or style. It was a reminder of one of her friends from Equestria she had a lot in common with.
As Sunset grabbed her bag and adjusted the beanie she looked around her apartment thinking of the fun she had with Starlight Glimmer that past weekend. Although it was now over, Sunset appreciated spending her time with Starlight and couldn’t wait for her next visit.
She left her apartment to go and see her friends for another day of fun and see her girlfriend Twilight Sparkle. Or commonly known as Sci Twi.
Author's Note
References:
Art made by EmeraldBlast63 & Lhenao
Starlight's new outfit.
Sunset in Starlight's other outfit.
And with that, the two-part story is over. I enjoyed this story and hope many others will too before I leave I want to give a little update that my next story might not be out for a while I'll be starting my next semester of college next week and I've been trying to find a job. I'll try and see when I'll post my next story but until that comes you'll have my other stories to read and enjoy. That's all for now and until next time I'm SciSetShimmerEvan and I'll see you down the line!
