My Little Pony: When Friendship Shimmers

Sunset and Starlight took the next few days to get to really get to know one another. For both, it was kind of an ironic moment, getting to know the one person that neither one got to know until that point. For Sunset, it was understanding the pony that her brother called "Glim-Glam". For Starlight, it was getting to know the big sister Sunburst always said he had but never introduced the two.

"Do think things would've turned out differently if Sunburst had introduced us to one another?" Starlight asked.

"Maybe. And then maybe I wouldn't have been so verbally hard on him." Sunset said. "And then maybe he wouldn't have gone missing..." She trailed off a bit there.

"Stop." Starlight said. "I don't blame you for what happened. From what I understand, you said that he was failing pretty badly and was in danger of being downgraded after the mid-terms if he didn't pass." She added.

"Maybe, but I certainly didn't help." Sunset said.

"I don't think it would've mattered. Sure it didn't help but...maybe he just felt like he'd always be in your shadow and just could not take that any longer. Especially considering you were Princess Celestia's first student." Starlight said. "...Though I am a little curious as to why you decided to become a big sister figure to Twilight Sparkle." She added.

"It just felt right. I saw a lot of myself in Twilight: Somepony who wanted to do great things one day. And sure enough, I was right. And with the progress Twilight has made, I have to say, I can't be more proud of her." Sunset said. Speaking of her, Twilight then came right in.

"I see you two are getting along just fine." Twilight said. "I just wanted you to know Sunset, Princess Celestia is still looking for leads on her end, but so far no luck." She added.

"My brother must be a really good hider is no one has heard ANYTHING yet." Sunset said.

"You'll find him Sunset. I don't know how you will, but you will. Call it personal intuition." Starlight said.

"I was wondering if you would be moving into Ponyville Starlight; that way at least you could keep in touch with Sunset whenever you like." Twilight said.

"That...is a very good point. Plus I would like to try to get to know everyone here." Starlight said.

"That's a good plan. Especially considering some close friends of ours are also living in this area." Sunset said.

"I saw. I kind of overheard and seen somethings while I was passing through the area." Starlight said.

"Just so long as you stay true to yourself, you'll fit right in with each of them." Twilight said. "It'd be like you've always been part of our circle." She added.

"That does sound nice, being part of a circle of friends for a change..." Starlight said.

"Have you had troubles making friends?" Sunset asked.

"You...could say that." Starlight said.

"Well Sunset and I are still learning about friendship ourselves, so I think we can help one another out where needed." Twilight said.

"That's a great idea. Plus, it'd really help Starlight out too. Bonus!" Sunset said.

"Heh...if I didn't know any better, you two should be sisters." Starlight said.

"Hmm...gives me an idea for something. I'll have to do some research though." Twilight said.

"Just be sure you don't overwork yourself and end up staying up all night." Sunset said. "I do NOT want to wake up and find you with your head on the table and drooling because you stayed up all night for like the fifth time since we've been here." She added.

"You really take this big sister role seriously. It's nice that you'd do this sort of thing." Starlight said.

"Well I try." Sunset said. "I do promise you, no matter how long it takes, I will find my brother. Because now I have two people I'm searching for: You and my own mother." She said.

"I would like to meet your mother sometime. She sounds nice." Starlight said. "Well I think I should look to see what houses are available right now. Talk to you later." She added before leaving.

"Do you really believe you can uphold that promise?" Twilight asked.

"I have to. For my mother, and for Starlight." Sunset said. "It's a promise I can't afford to break." She added.

"I know." Twilight said.