"...And then he just barely caught the books from tumbling on me. That's when your mom sent him to Canterlot. Which was just outright unfair." Starlight said, telling Sunset about the day Sunburst was forced to leave.

"Mom actually forced him to leave? Ugh...she did the same thing with me. But at least I actually WANTED to go. My brother though...as soon as I arrived in Canterlot, I had a weird feeling in my gut that my brother wouldn't be able to handle that kind of autmosphere. I really wish I could've told mom to keep him down with you. Maybe then he wouldn't be missing." Sunset said.

"She's not the one that caused him to leave, and I don't think you did anything that caused him to leave either." Starlight said.

"I certainly didn't help; telling him repeatedly to get over a toy not realizing he was talking about a living breathing pony." Sunset said.

"You simply did not know at the time. And besides, I don't think that as a contributing factor." Starlight said.

"Why are you so sure?" Sunset asked.

"Because your his sister. It'd take something much more major then you getting him upset more over the fact he can't see me everyday." Starlight said.

"True. Though...there is one thing related to me that could have played a big part in his disappearance." Sunset said.

"What could that possibly be?" Starlight asked.

"I think you were the only real friend my brother even had." Sunset said. "Because while I was still back home, people were always seeing him as the baby brother of the filly who had a lot of magic in her." She added. "Which made it hard for him to have friends." She concluded.

"Oh. I see. Guess that would make him feel a bit overshadowed. You really think that's it though? That he left everything because he felt that so long as he was attached to you, he'd never get any real friends?" Starlight asked.

"Something like that." Sunset said.

"Yeah I guess I can see that. Still, is that really the most you could come up with?" Starlight asked.

"Let's be honest with ourselves: We both have no clue why he split. I've covered every possibly theory in my head, but ultimately, I won't know the answer until I find him and ask him. It's been so long..." Sunset said. "...Will I even recognize my own brother when I see him?" She asked.

"I have a good feeling you will." Starlight said, hugging Sunset; causing the Orange Mare to smile.

"...I think I understand why my brother saw you has his best friend so much now." Sunset said.

Twilight arrived, with some furniture.

"Phew...Spike is over with Sweetie Belle and I got some more stuff for Starlight to be able to sleep here." Twilight said.

"I wonder how my brother will react to me becoming a surrogate sister?" Sunset asked.

"I think he'll understand." Starlight said.

"I suppose your right." Sunset said.

"Your only older then her by two years. You think her and your brother will get along?" Starlight asked.

"They kind of have to. If they don't and my brother forces me to choose between the two of them, then I will go with Twilight." Sunset said. "I love my brother, don't get me wrong, but he's the one who went missing for going on 12 years now and everything like that." She added.

"That's interesting, and I can understand that." Starlight said.

"I'm surprised your okay with that." Sunset said.

"He's been gone for twelve years like you said. At this point, Twilight is more your sibling then he ever was. But I don't think Sunburst would do that to you. If he does, that's just mean." Starlight said.

"Provided he's even still alive." Sunset said.

"Nothing has proven he isn't alive." Starlight said.

"True. But every day that passes lowers the chances more and more." Sunset said.

"Maybe, but even if the odds are against us for finding him alive and well, Sunburst won't go down so easy." Starlight said.

"Good point." Sunset said.

Author's Note

Just a wholesome chapter that is also a bit shorter then normal. I was struggling to keep going with this one anyways.