Sunset hid behind a wall as Rainbow passed by. "Enough is enough. I waited too long for Rainbow Dash to tell us herself what the matter is but it's just time to force it out of her," Sunset muttered under her breath as she smiled cunningly. She grabbed Rainbow's arm, stopping Rainbow Dash in her tracks.

"Hey, what's the big idea?! Let go of me!" Rainbow yelled as she tried to pull back but Sunset's strong grip was keeping her from it. Sunset held onto her arm, waiting for her mind reading powers to work but nothing happened.

"Huh? What?" Sunset muttered as she let go and touched Rainbow Dash's arm again. And again. And again one more time. Nothing happened. "What's going on?! WHY AREN'T MY POWERS WORKING?!" Sunset panicked.

"Uh huh, I'm gonna go now," Rainbow said, uncaringly, as she walked off, leaving Sunset to panic about her broken powers.

"Rainbow Dash, wait!"

"Goodbye Sunset," Rainbow said whilst rolling her eyes, without looking back at Sunset. It took a while for Sunset to get a process what had just happened before she ran down the hallway, towards her friends.

"It is true! My powers are broken! They really are!" Sunset exclaimed.

"It can't be broken!" Twilight said.

"Then how do you explain what the heck just happened back there?! It's not working. I'll show you!" Sunset grabbed onto Pinkie's arm and nothing happened. "I can't read Pinkie's mind either!"

Twilight said, "Okay don't panic, I'm sure that-"

"Hey guys! Sorry I'm late," Lilac said as she approached them all, "Hey, um you guys alright? You all seem so worried."

"Sunset's powers aren't working!" Fluttershy said.

"Wait a second, we haven't used our powers recently. Why don't we all check if they still work?" Applejack asked.

"Good idea," Twilight replied. The five friends all tried using their powers but failed. Just like Sunset did.

"It's not working!" Rarity gasped.

"That is strange. I wonder what could have happened?" Lilac said.

"Hey we haven't checked with Rainbow Dash. Let's go see if her powers still work," Pinkie said. The six of them ran off, leaving Lilac who was smiling maliciously.

"Powers not working, huh? Now, I wonder who was responsible for that," she chuckled as she picked up a flower and spun it by its stem. "Now, to befriend Sunset..."

Lilac hummed as she walked to her locker. "Lilac," A voice spoke from behind. Lilac turned around to see Rainbow Dash leaning against a wall, raising an eyebrow.

"To what do I owe this pleasure?" Lilac mocked, snidely.

"If your not gonna give my powers back then at least give my friends powers back," Rainbow said, approaching Lilac.

"Oh Dash, I'd just love to do that but I'm afraid I just can't," Lilac teased.

"They had nothing to do with this, you monster!" Rainbow spat, aggressively as she curled up her fists. Lilac wasn't at the least bit frightened or affected. She just smiled back, enjoying every second of this.

"Monster? Can't say I am. But if you're talking about your "friends" then I have to agree."

"My friends are NOT monsters."

"They replaced you, didn't they? They chose to me to be your replacement as their friend. Admit it. You think the exact same thing. Heck, they might even let be join the Rainbooms!" She laughed.

Rainbow's eyes widened. "Wh-what?" She asked.

"Well, would you look at the time? I can't stop and chat, sorry. I've got more important matters to attend to," Lilac said as she pushed past Rainbow Dash, on purpose, leaving her rival to ponder.

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Lilac sat next to Sunset, with an eager smile. "So, did Rainbow have her powers?"

"No, she said she didn't either," Sunset muttered.

"Hmm, interesting. What you gonna do then?" Lilac asked, caringly.

"I um don't know yet, but I've got to go now," Sunset said as she stood up, trying to run off to the portal to Princess Twilight.

"Wait!" Lilac said, stopping Sunset. "Before you go, I've got to show you something first."

"I'm sorry Lilac but I need to urgently go now," Sunset said.

"Do you have a minute?" Lilac asked coldly, beginning to lose her temper. Sunset sighed and reluctantly followed Lilac.

"So what do you wanna show me?" Sunset asked, rolling her eyes as she walked behind Lilac.

"Well, I saw something suspicious fall out of Trixie's bag which might have something to do with you losing your powers," Lilac explained, grabbing Sunset's attention.

"Wait, what?! Trixie? What did you see?" Sunset asked, confused. Lilac stopped walking and pointed to a bush.

"I didn't have much time to hide it before someone saw me so I quickly stuffed it in this bush," Lilac said as she knelt down and stuck her hand in the bush, rummaging for the item. She finally took something out and showed it to Sunset. "Here." Sunset stared blankly at the small chunk of emerald stone in Lilac's palm as it glinted in the sun.

"Uh, it's just a stone," Sunset said, scratching her head.

"Ugh, no. Hold it and you'll understand," Lilac handed over the crystal and Sunset held it. Nothing happened for a few seconds until the piece of emerald started flickering and sparking, trying to do magic but failing. Sunset's jaw dropped open.

"It's...magic!" She gasped. She turned to look at Lilac. "You found this fallen out of Trixie's bag?"

"Yeah, I held it and I felt it's magic. Magical items like these obviously mean trouble," Lilac said.

"Yeah. This might have been used to suck in our powers!" Sunset exclaimed, breathing heavily. She hugged Lilac quickly. "Thank you so much for all your help! I need to go now. Bye Lilac!" She ran off. Lilac smiled to herself, knowing that Sunset was softening up with her because of her discovery. Lilac reached into her own bag and took out a big emerald stone, which had a small chunk cut off. The small chunk which she lied about Trixie having. But the real stone belonged to Lilac, who had used it to suck in their powers.

"So what if they have the small chunk of emerald? It's too weak by itself and it won't even work on it's own. But this stone is the real danger," Lilac muttered to herself, boasting about her successful plan.

Author's Note

Sorry for the late update.

I've just finished my really annoying exam week at school

I probably have more time to write now so the updates might not be as late (or they could be. Just don't get your hopes up )