“Hehe, I SAID BACK UP!”by Sunset Awesomness17ChaptersCircledShe-Demon’s Return“Hehe, I SAID BACK UP.”Golden ShimmerCircledAuthor's Note If you have already read the original version of this story, this chapter will not be necessary for you to read. It is merely just so that those who have not read the other version (whether it’s because it’s rated Mature or for another reason). This is really just the setting of the story, although it does have a little bit of a different ending than the rated Mature version. Circled Sunset walked through the halls after her embarrassing incident with Rainbow Dash. She hadn’t mean to act so irrationally like that, but what else was she supposed to do? Rainbow was just being a big show off and careless. “Ugh! It’s not my fault. It’s not like I’m the one showing off my mad guitar skills in the band.” She rolled her eyes as she let out a frustrated sigh. “I don’t know how much more of this I can take.” She focused her gaze on the floor, not really focusing on where she’s going. The halls were quiet as not very many students were inside, but rather they were outside busy trying to one up each other. She unconsciously moved to the darkest hallway, where no one’s ever went to because.....well it was old, the lockers didn’t really work, and the lights just never worked because of something with the wiring of the school that just screwed it up from the start. At least that’s what the principals have told us. She looked around her to make sure that she was alone, then she hid into the shadows of the hall. The wall made for a nice surface to lean against. Across from her she noticed a mirror that she had placed on one of the lockers. It was small, but big enough to see her face in. Course her facial features were shadowed by the lack of light in the hall, but Sunset didn’t care. Sunset Shimmer walked up to it and examined herself. She checked her face, her hair, and then fixed her lip stick. As she was putting away her lipstick, the unicorn turned human could hear some faint footsteps in the distance. Quickly and quietly, she went into the darkest part of the hallway, so dark you wouldn’t even know she was there if your weren’t paying attention. As she listened, she could make out that there was more than one person coming. The footsteps grew louder and louder, then once they rounded the corner she knew exactly who they were, The Dazzlings. Sonata, the dummy of the group who (as scary as it is) is a LOT like Pinkie Pie. She wore a nice pink and purple dress, with a minty green accent on the hips, a matching pair of boots, and tied her hair up in a ponytail. Aria, the mean bitch of the group. She had on a purple dress with a green skirt, purple and white......tights? and a pair of purple ankle boots. Then there is their pack leader, Adagio Dazzle. The girl could honestly give me a run for my money on her confidence level. She had one a purple dress with a tutu skirt and purple ankle boots. The most noticeable thing about them is their magenta eyes and their massive hair. Like, TALK ABOUT VOLUME?! When they rounded the corner, Adagio gave a hand signal at the other two girls, then she focus her gaze right on Sunset. The redhead knew that she couldn’t hide in the shadows any longer, and the way the leader just looked at her gave her goosebumps. Sunset flipped her hair to try to hide it. She was not about to let them see any sign of weakness in her, so she took a step out of the shadow. “You’ll never get away with this.” Sunset said in a low, warning tone. Adagio scoffed, “Why? Because you didn’t.” Sunset’s eyes flickered for a split second, but the redhead forced herself to stand her ground. Adagio caught it though, and advanced on the girl before her, her lackeys giggling behind her. The head siren began to circle around Sunset Shimmer. With a wicked grin upon her face, the head siren spoke began to talk down to her. “Oh, we know all about you Sunset Shimmer, you’ve got quite the reputation here at Canterlot High.” ‘Girl you better step back.’ Sunset thought to herself as she spat out the first thing that came to her mind. “I’ve changed! I’m in a much better place now.” She said bitterly, her anxiety getting the best of her. “Waiting in the wing while your friends have all the fun?” Aria threw in as she and Sonata joined in with their leader, circling around her. Sunset hated the feeling of being the fly caught in a web, but right now that is what she was feeling. “Too bad, so sad.” Sonata added. The girl just following along with the other two. Sunset felt a ping inside her, knowing that they were not wrong. Though she held on to her self control for as long as she could. The circling around and getting in her space was already enough to throw her into a tizzy, but to add in their taunts made it hard to bare. ‘Oh Sunset, don’t let it get to you.’ She said to herself. “Girl, you better back the HELL away from me.” Sunset warned. She could feel something brewing within her. Something that she thought she buried the night of the Fall Formal. It must have been an effect from putting that stupid crown on her head, and it was about to be unleashed. Though given that she was already in a crappy mood before these three showed up. “Oh yeah, you girls are so tight. And yet, they didn’t invite you to join the band.” Adagio continued. Aria added in some salt to that injury. “Probably afraid no one would want to see them play if she was in the band.” Then Sonata jumped in front of Sunset’s face. “Aww, boohoo.” did it, Sunset had enough of this play. The little redhead clenched her teeth, pushing Sonata out of the way roughly, and tried to walk off. She felt a hand grab her wrist and yanked her back. Sunset let out a surprised yelp and struggled to get free. “Oh no you don’t. You’re not getting away from us that easily.” Aria said. Sonata giggle. “Though you can try, silly.” She put in. Sunset heard the two girls laughing and giggling when she felt Adagio’s hot breath on her ear. “You’re coming with us.”The head siren said with a cackle. Sunset Shimmer growled low under her breath. In a serious tone of voice, she gave the girls another warning. “Bitch, you Better. Get. YOURE DIRTY LITTLE CLAWS! OFF OF ME!!!” The sirens laughed at her, not listening to her warnings. “Aww Sunset, can’t handle the truth? That your friends are fakes?” Adagio pushed further. “Or maybe she actually believe that anyone would ever be friends with someone like her.” ,Aria added. Sunset tried her best to pull away. The unicorn felt Aria pull on her leather jacket (which was already weakened and damaged by the events of the Fall Formal, though she had patched it back up herself with a needle and thread), then Sonata pulled on the opposite side of her fellow purple siren. The struggling girl felt a finger caress her cheek. “You’re struggling won’t get you very far with us, Sunshine. Though it is adorable.” Adagio said in a singsong voice, trying to work her siren magic on Sunset. Sunset Shimmer pulled even harder. Suddenly, a loud rip was heard throughout the hallway. Soon the redhead’s shoulders were met with a icy cold air as her jacket was ripped clean off her body. The girl stopped struggling for a second at the realization came to her, followed by pure anger and rage. She-Demon’s ReturnAs if a switch was flipped on inside of her, she literally snapped. With some supernatural strength, she grabbed Adagio’s arm which was tightly griped around her own, and yanked her to the ground. Aria ran towards Sunset with her fists ready to knock her out. “HOW DARE YOU TOUCH MY SISTER LIKE THAT!” The angry siren threw her first punch, hitting Sunset in the jaw as hard as she could. The unicorn girl cried in pain, before she bawled up her own fist, and managed to hit Aria in the same spot she was hit in. Then she used her right leg to knock her of the ground. “BACK. OFF.” Sunset retorted. Suddenly, all three sirens stopped in mid fight as they began to noticed a change in Sunset. Her voice had gotten deeper, louder, and it was.......demonic. Her eyes glowed with a vibrant dark blue-green, it was no longer aqua like it was before. Black smoke was radiating all around her, and her skin seemed as if it was turning a burning red. Her beautiful fiery hair had even seem to become alive! The girl was practically floating on air. Sonata, the one who had not yet thrown any punches toward Sunset, quickly backed away with a terrified expression on her face. The other two only smirked their wicked smiles, not really knowing what they just got themselves into. “LEAVE ME ALONE!” Sunset Shimmer’s voice came low and deep, though it was in a shout. Her body trembling from the intense power that she had conjured up within her. “Aw Sunshine, do you honestly believe you could scare us?” Adagio doubled with laughter. The siren did not know that Sunset isn’t really just Sunset anymore. Not really taking the raging unicorn seriously, she continued. “You’re so fucking pathetic.” The yellow siren got up off the floor. “Come on girls, let’s show this bitch what we can do.” Aria nodded as she moved to position herself on Adagio’s left, just a few steps behind her leader. Sonata on the other hand did not move. Aria gave her an ugly look. “Ugh! Get over here, idiot!” Sonata glared at the purple siren. “What? Are you for realies? Like, no way!” It was Adagio’s turn to give the girl an death look as she proceeded forward towards Sunset with Aria following her lead, attempting to corner her. “SONATA, GET OVER HERE OR YOU WILL BE BANNED FROM EATING TACOS FOR LIFE!” Tears welled up in Sonata’s eyes. “N-N-NO MORE TACOS?!” Her lips trembling. Aria stepped up to her and smacked her on the side of her head. “Yeah! Now come on!” Reluctantly, Sonata caved in and joined them. She position herself on the other side of Adagio. Adagio smiled as she got her way once more and turned her attention back to Sunset, who was now backed up against the wall, fidgeting, and clawing through her hair. Repeating to herself over and over, “It’s okay, it’s going to be okay, I-it’s okay.”, in a low whisper. While the sirens were busy arguing, the redheaded girl was getting nightmare after nightmare, evil thoughts and horrible memories as the demon within her forced her to experience everything all over again and again. Which the Dazzlings had no idea of, as it was something only Sunset Shimmer was able to experience. Something that makes the girl truly regret that she ever laid good on that stupid crown. She had tears falling down her face. To the siren’s (well except Sonata, who for her part just had a feeling that this might be a bad thing to do.) the siren’s just saw it as a sign of weakness and saw it as a token of them finally breaking down their worst enemy. The head siren began to sing a tune, starting off softly and then gradually picking it up. Then Aria followed on after her, matching her pitch with Adagio’s. Sonata hesitated, but when she saw Aria’s giving her a threatening look, she two started to harmonize with her sisters. The dark black smoke coming from Sunset grew bigger and stronger. As the sirens sang their song, they watched in shock as they witnessed a very nasty angry scowl on her face. Her skin turning a dark red as the demonic version of Sunset Shimmer seemed to grow angrier just by the first melodies of their song. Though it didn’t not scare them, instead they smiled even wider, preparing for to receive a good amount of equestrian magic from this girl. Adagio gave off a signal for the other two to continue to sing without her. Then she advanced closer to Sunset. “Come on, Sunshine, don’t fight it.” She reached out and grabbed the girl’s wrist harshly. The she-demon girl’s head snapped from looking intensely at the wall, doing her best to destruct herself from the sirens, while her inner demon was getting stronger and harder to control. She looked at Adagio bitterly, and then she gave the siren one final warning, as she knew that this was going to get ugly if they do not stop. “ADAGIO! P-PLEASE! Just go away!” The girl said through her tears, her voice filled with urgency and seriousness which was masked slightly by the demonic voice. “And for the love of Celestia, LET GO OF ME!” The redhead tried to shake her wrist out of Adagio’s grip. Of course, the head siren did not listen to the girls plead. She continued her song as she pinned the demonic unicorn girl against the wall. Sunset’s body shook with such anger and rage, the fact that the sirens refuse to back off of her made it even worse. She could no longer think as her mind began to be taken over by the demon within her. The anger and hatred infecting her mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Without warning, Adagio was thrown across that hall with unexplainable force, tossing her over Aria and Sonata’s head and crashing into some lockers. Adagio looked up from her fall to see Sunset had just grown huge demonic wings from her back. Her eyes no longer had any white, but were not completely black, powering out glowing green smoke. The girl was no longer just floating in the air. Adagio could feel a horrible nasty dread, as she saw how the demonic girl was now looking at her. It smiled evilly at her. The air around in the hallway was now very hot. Like if they were standing in a fire. Sweat was pouring out of all three sirens, as her two lackeys quickly rushed across the hallway to her. Sonata hid herself behind her leader while Aria stepped bravely in front of them. “We’re not afraid of you!” She said boldly. Sunset who was no longer really Sunset anymore, did not respond. She did not flinch, she did not yell back, and she didn’t even lose her nasty smile. Instead, she slowly cocked her head to the side and then she vanished. All three sirens in the hall let out a sigh of relief, only to scream in horror as the demon girl reappeared right above them. The black smoke was no longer black, it was now a blazing fire. Author's Note PHEW! You guys will have to tell me what you think of this story when it’s complete. Hope you enjoyed this chapter, and thank you for reading! “Hehe, I SAID BACK UP.”Adagio, Aria, and Sonata looked up with horrified expressions, as they gazed up at an angry blazing, demonic Sunset Shimmer who smiled down at them. She got down to their level. “H-Hey! DONT YOU DARE GET CLOSER!” Aria shouted, trying to be brave, but her voice shook when she spoke. The demon laughed. Then she moved an inch closer. “Heh, I SAID BACK UP.” The response did not come out of the demon’s mouth. Instead it seem to come from all around the sirens and from their mind at the same time. A voice that did not sound anything like Sunset at all, but it was much deeper and it echoed. It was never a full on exclame or shout, but it was very threatening all the same. She opened her mouth and a cloud of smoke began to rush out of Aria’s body and into Sunset’s mouth. As if she was sucking the siren’s soul right out of her. “This is all your fault, Dagi, you shouldn’t have been so harsh on her like that.” Sonata whispered in her leaders ear. She had tears rolling down her face as she looked up at the beast before them. Adagio growled under her breath. She got up from her position and got in front of Aria. Then she pushed the demon away from her sister. She began to chanting her siren song again. Aria, weak from the physical draining that Demon Sunset had done to her, she to followed her her leader’s lead. With uncertainty, Sonata did as she usually does, and followed along, not really knowing what else to do. The gems around the necks began to glow again, a deep red. The demonic girl shook from the powerful dark chanting. Sunset Shimmer could feel her body growing warmer, so hot she began to scream from the pain. The nightmares become worse. In one nightmare , she saw herself being burned alive by her own demonic self. It was so intense that she could actually feel the intensity of the heat on her skin. The smell of her own flesh being burned alive scarily satisfying. In another, she saw herself burning Twilight Sparkle alive instead of herself, the five other girls had already been stripped of their lives. She felt sick to her stomach as she felt herself smile and cackle as Twilight Sparkle cried in pain. The next one, she found herself surrounded by the whole school, students, teachers, principals and all lifeless on the ground. All had been burned alive. Interestingly enough, there was not a single blood that was shed. Although all nightmares contained lifeless bodies of the people around her, they seemed to all transform into little demonic minions afterwards. Along with the horrific nightmares and conjured up horrific memories from her past about her childhood, her school days and with Princess Celestia, being thrown out of the castle and into exile, figuring out a world without magic and its bazar creatures, stealing the crown, her falling, and all the horrible treatment she received afterwards, the bullying, the humiliation, the harassment, the name calling, she sexual assaults, the horrible beating she’d get from the students and even sometimes rape which was always looked over. All of those memories played through her mind over and over, but somehow she could her and see everything that was happening in present day. The siren’s kept on with their song. Singing louder, their sirens forms coming on as they tap into all the power that they’ve obtained before then. Their melodies became stronger, hitting the demon redhead with hard blows. The sound waves somehow managing to push the girl down to the ground. The more the sang their song, the more it seemed to be working. Though that was not the case, it was actually fueling the demon even more as the darkness was actually sucking up all of the negative energy that the sirens had. With amazement, they saw the hot blazing fire around her body bolt away from Sunset and shot right into them. They were thrown back by some dark force, it’s black tongues licked their skin. It was so hot, it left red marks on where it had just been before, leaving being little tiny stings, like little paper cuts. Then they became engulfed by it. Sunset Shimmer screamed at the top of her lungs. She had green glowing tears running down her face, which the sirens never heard because what came out of her was a demonic laughter. So what Sunset was experiencing, the siren’s experienced something totally different. Suddenly Sunset heard a voice in her head, followed by a new vision, one of what was happening in present time. “Hehe, how pathetic, look at them on the ground crying.” Said a demonic voice in her head. “Watch them burn.” Sunset saw the sirens screaming in pain, tears falling down their face. They were not yet completely in fire, but they could feel the heat of the flame, and although it was not burning their skin, it certainly seem to feel like it was. “No! NOOOO! Let the go!” Sunset protested. She wanted to turn away from the scene but she was held by against her own will. She her the voice cackle. “Oh haha! After what they did to you? They don’t deserve to see another day.” “They don’t deserve this! No one does! Please leave them alone!” Sunset said angrily. To her dismay, the voice did not respond and suddenly she felt left alone again. Trapped in her own demonic body. Suddenly an idea came to mind. She smirked as the idea grew. “Actually, I don’t think you seem to understand me. I said, LET THEM GO!” The voice laughed. “Ha! And why would I do that?” The little unicorn smiled, “because the element of harmony are here.” ,she said. She could hear the voice booming with laughter. “HAHAHA! What a joke! That was a joke right? I don’t see any of your so called friends here.” It said. ‘Please for Celestia sake, please let this work.’ She thought to herself. Sunset closed her eyes. She began to think of happy thoughts, rainbows, cotton candy, new clothes, leather jackets, slick motorcycles, and more. Then she thought about Principal Celestia and how she has helped her through a lot over the past 2 months since the fall formal. She thought about how happy it made Fluttershy when she finally agreed to allow the girl to help her choose a pet, of Pinkie Pie when she invited her over to help her bake cakes for a baby shower, and of Dash when she tried to coach Sunset into becoming a better swimmer. She thought of Rarity when the girl made her an adorable new dress, and of Applejack when the the two worked together to mend broken fences. Then she remember how Twilight Sparkle help sent her in the right direction, knocking her flank out of the sky and showing her the right way of things instead of leaving her to a never ending fate. Sunset could feel a change in the atmosphere, the hot burning feeling that was on her skin was lessening, and she could her the sound of her own voice being heard from her own mouth for the first time since she got sucked back into the darkness. The blazing fire that was swallowing the sirens had begun to cool down. Then in her mind she called out to the Elements of Harmony, something she once read in Celestia’s forbidden library. “BY THE POWER OF THE ELEMENTS OF HARMONY, I CALL UPON YOU TO COME TO MY SIDE NOW!” Suddenly, a familiar voice could be heard from outside the hallway. “SUNSET SHIMMER! WHAT IS GOING ON!” Author's Note Wow! This chapter.....was pretty intense for me. Heh, I’d like some feedback on this one as well. Tell me what your thoughts are, and do you think that this story needs to be rated “M” for the scary part? Or do you think it’s not that bad, cause I really don’t know.🤷♀️ Anyways thank you for reading this far! Golden ShimmerSunset could not see who it was, but she knew exactly whose voice that was. “TWILIGHT! HELP!” She heard a bunch footsteps running towards her. “Don’t worry Sugarcube, We’ll get you out of this!” Came Applejacks voice. “I’m so sorry!” Sunset said, her voice laced with the demonic tone. “I didn’t mean to! I just couldn’t control my temper and, and.....” the demonic tone flickered for a moment. “....IM SO SORRYYYY!” She wailed. “Oh shut up, you pathetic, bitch!” Came the voice inside her head. Sunset shook her head in an attempt to get the voice out of her mind. “Don’t you worry your pretty little head about a thing, Darling! It’s not your fault.” Rarity in a reassuring. “We are partially to blame, and a certain rainbow-haired band member wasn’t much help either.” Sunset couldn’t see it, but she could just imagine Rarity giving Rainbow Dash one of her signature glares. “SUNSET, CAN YOU HEAR ME?! IM PINKIEPIE!!” Pinkie Pie shouted in Sunset’s demonic ear. Which the redheaded demon cringed under the unusual volume. A smack could be heard in the hallway. “PINKIE! She’s not deaf, and SHE KNOWS WHO YOU ARE!” Came Rainbow’s voice. Then her tone changed as she focused back on Sunset. “Hey Sunset, I’m sorry for how I acted towards you earlier. I’d understand if you didn’t want to be friends anymore.” “No, it’s okay, Dash. I may have been a little irrational. I’m probably partially at fault.” Sunset pushed her words out as she began to feel a little hot again. “Sunset, I-“ Rainbow started, only to be caught off by Sunset Shimmer screaming as an intense heat overcame her once more. More glowing tears falling to the ground. Sunset could only hear a tiny squeak from Fluttershy before she felt herself being sucked back into her demonic self. The mane 6 could see how bad things were getting. The urgency to help Sunset fight her demonic self becoming more and more apparent. They too began to feel a 1/4th of the heat that was coming from both the sirens and Sunset Shimmer herself. The first blaze was still surrounding the sirens, the intense heat growing stronger and stronger. Adagio attempted to get out from under it, only to be dragged back into the flaming heat of smoke. As Sunset became overtaken by the heat once more, the heat of the smoke around the sirens intensified. They were using all the magic they had to build some sort of barrier around them, but it did little to aid them. The burning heat mixing in with their own dark magic, making it even harder for even them to control and bear. Sunset felt herself sinking back in, but she was not about to fall down that hole again. She scratch and kicked back, fighting for her sanity. Around her, Twilight began to hold hands with the five girls that surround Sunset Shimmer. She closed her eyes and dug into the deepest part of her, concentrating the strong friendship she and her friends shared. “Sunset, I-“ Twilight began. She was thinking about the many friendships she has and how no matter what they would be strong. No matter which world she was in, she knew that from this world to the next, that they were inseparable, and that bond grows every second shes with them. That magic is something very special to be able wield within them. Then she thought about her times with Sunset Shimmer, how even though the girl did many things that are hard to forgive, she knows in her heart that friendship is the key to the answer. She smiled at the thought of seeing Sunset Shimmer smile along with all her friends and all the new ones that are sure to come. “Sunset, I know that what you going through is hard for you. It is never going to be easy, you have a lot to learn, and you must listen to those around you. You are very polite and you never try to cross a line with anyone, even if you wanted to. Even now, in this state, you have called upon the elements of harmony and summoned help!” The demonic eyes flickered from demons eyes to normal Sunset eyes and back again to demon. It seemed to have been in surprise to here what Twilight had just said. “We were looking for you yes, but it was the element of harmony that led us to you. You did that yourself!” Twilight’s voice raised. Next to Twilight, Applejack was thinking that same things. Only she was thinking of how she loved working out on the farm with Sunset Shimmer. No one had ever given any interest in farm work as much as the fiery haired girl did. To think she used to claim that she hated country folks is now pretty hard to believe. “Sugar, you make me lucky to know that I have new friend like you. You have really changed how I look at others, and I like when you share honest things about yourself to me. That trust is not always easy to earn from anyone.” Alongside Applejack, Rarity was thinking about how she made Sunset Shimmer smile for the first time when she showed her the brand new dress that she made for her. The girl lost her favorite dress in the fall at the Formal. So she knew it would be her right to only make her a new dress that she’d love even more. “Darling, you are beautiful inside and out! You just don’t see it just yet.” Pinkie Pie bounced in place next to Rarity. She had the biggest smile as she remembered how Sunset helped her bake all those cakes for a baby shower. She just loved to see Sunset having so much fun, and she wasn’t even a bad baker either. “SUNNY!” She exclaimed. “YOU HAVE THE BEST SMILE WHEN YOU ARE HAVING FUN! I LOVE BAKING WITH YOU AND I WISH TO DO IT MORE OFTEN! I’m so sorry for not doing it before the Fall Formal. I was, just afraid, and I know you can’t really excuse what you did, but now I I AM SO HAPPY TO GET TO CHANCE TO HAVE FUN WITH YOU TOO!” She giggled. Little colorful streaks of glowing lights begin to come out of each girl. After Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash spoke up. She flew up into the sky as she to ponies up. She remember enjoying the time she spent with Sunset, teaching her how to swim and giving her tips on ways to make her a better runner. “Ah yeah, Shimmer! You’re the best when it comes to movies and video games! You’re really good at basketball, and you’ve got some nice soccer kicks. I love joggin’ with you. Having the same gym class as you is my favorite thing about school now. I used to hate your guts, but now I love hanging out with you!” And finally, Fluttershy stepped forward, a small smile on her face as she looked up at Sunset’s demonic self. The shy girl thought about how she gentle Sunset Shimmer actually was to all the animals at the shelter and on the streets. Fluttershy loved to enjoy a nice nature walk with the fire-haired girl. She especially liked the part that the girl just looks so cute when she sees all the woodland creatures during the walks. “S-Sunset? The girl spoke. I like being able to talk to you about anything. No matter what it is, you always seem to have an answer for it. You are always encouraging me to follow my dreams and now I am working on my dream to build an animal sanctuary in the here in Canterlot!” As the final element came to life, a golden spark within Sunset began at the tip of her head. The intense flaming heat around the sirens had begin to dissipate, Sunset could start to feel the darkness grow smaller. This allowed her to be able to speak again. “I-I don’t know where to begin. I can’t see any of you right now, but I know now that you will always be by my side to help me get through my struggles.”,she began. A new found confidence that she had not felt in such a long time began deer inside of her. The dark demonic glow of her eyes disappeared. “I am so sorry for everything I have caused you girls. For all the bullying, the pain, and all the inexcusable treatment I have you all. For stealing your crown, something that I now regret ever putting a hand on, I am sooooo sorry.” She black in Sunset’s eyes disappeared, and she could now see everything clearly. Her beautiful aqua eyes could be seen once more, making her friends smile more. “I know now that friendship is not just some made up thing that ponies and humans created just for the heck of it. It is very much real, and I am so lucky to start my journey to friendship with all of you!” The unicorn girl said. The intense heat disappearing. “Fluttershy, thank you so much for helping find a new best friend! I love him sooo much, and I never would have found him if it wasn’t for you. You are always so kind do me, even when I don’t deserve it! Rainbow Dash, you are an amazing athlete, and now because of you, I have become an amazing swimmer! I love playing games with you, and I like when I win them, too.” Sunset giggled. “You are so loyal to me, even when I am difficult to understand.” “Pink, I LOVE YOU RANDOMNESS! I’ve needed it in my life all this time and I never even knew it until now. Seeing your beautiful smile makes me smile too! I couldn’t ask for anything more!” Sunset began to grow a genuine smile. Her demonic form started chip away. The red smoke around the Dazzling was gone. “Rarity, that dress you made me is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever had! It’s become my newest favorite. You give soooo much not to just the community, but even to someone like me, who treated you so horribly for 2 years straight! You really are an amazing friend!” “AJ, working on the farm is something I’ve never experienced and never thought I’d ever fall in love with. I never thought I would think that a pink little piggy would be so cute! Tell Miss Piggy I said hi when you get home, and thank you for all of your honest opinions and advice. Having things sugarcoated didn’t help me much, and having an honest answer when I need it really helps! Thank you!” “And Princess, you are an incredible leader! You are so strong, smart, and you know how to deal with difficult situations, such as myself. The magic of friendship literally glows from within you all the time and that’s what makes you special. I like being able to consult with you and I am lucky to have met such an amazing princess. I know that what ever comes your way, that you’ll do great in it.” “EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HAVE GIVEN ME SOMETHING NEW LOOK FORWARD TO! Something I never thought in a million years that I would EVER have a friend. Let alone 6! You girls are the best thing I’ve run into and I don’t know what I’d be doing with my life if it weren’t for you. I don’t deserve any of this, but I’m very thankful anyways. I know now that our friendship will only begin to grow more and more. THANK YOU!” Sunset Shimmer finished off, tears streaming down her face. “FRIENDSHIP REALLY IS MAGIC!” She added. Then all ways silent for a second. Then Sunset was suddenly engulfed in a beautiful golden glow. It surrounded, lifting her high in the air, spinning her around. *POP!* A bright light shot from the glowing girl as the golden light vanished, leaving behind a ponified Sunset Shimmer in its place. She a brand new dress that complemented her complexion well. It was long and silky, barely weighing anything as it clung to her skin. Beautiful knee high boots warmed her feet, and her hair was thick with volume. Her beautiful curls were enhanced and bounced around as her head moved. That was not the only thing, she also grew a beautiful pair of flaming wings, like the wings of a Phoenix. She smiled brightly for the first time ever, a smile not one of her friends had seen before. It was confident, strong, but it was of true happiness. The harmony within her glowed just as bright as it did all of her friends, if not more. Her demon form was no more. “FRIENDSHIP IS THE MOST VALUABLE AND THE MOST POWERFUL MAGIC THERE IS!” She exclaimed. Then she looked over to were the Dazzlings where no longer suffering from intense fire heat, all the little red marks from the tendrils had disappeared, and they were now recovering from the event. She looked down at them, though this time not with a scowl or a glare. She looked at them with stern look. “And as you now can see, yes we are very tight.” She glanced over to her friends then back at the siren’s. “But our bond goes far beyond Amir little imperfections.” With that, Sunset Shimmer would out of the hall way with her head up high, surrounded by all of her best friends. ‘Mmm, yes, this is the start to a long journey; but I could not be happier with the friends I have today.” Back in the hallway, the sirens got up off the ground. Angry at the fact that things did not go according to her plan, Adagio began to March out of the dark place. “Come on girls, it’s our turn to go up on stage.” “B-but-“ Sonata started, but she was cut off by Adagio. “Shut your mouth, you idiot!” Then the yellow siren felt a hard smack across her face. “No! You are the idiot! Did you not just see that girl just whooped our asses? ALONE?! She could have FUCKING KILLED US IF IT WERE NOT FOR OUR MAGICAL GEMS!” Aria shouted angrily. Adagio smacked her back. “How dare you hit me! I’m your leader!” “Well if you don’t stop trying to get us killed, I’ll do it again!” Aria continued, Sonata hiding behind her. “Well go up on that stage with you just because we’re up next, but after that you better get your shit together, bitch!” She then turned to Sonata. In a softer tone she says, “Come on, Sonata, let’s go. We’ll meet her backstage.” Then the two girls left their leader to her thoughts. Adagio thought about it, for a moment she wondered if maybe Aria had a point, but as stubborn as hardheaded as she is, she was determined to give it one last try. “Ugh, I know it will work. It had to.” Once satisfied with herself, she followed the path that the other sirens walked off to. ——————-The End———————- Author's Note IM SO SORRY FOR HOW LONG THIS CHAPTER IS!!! I tried to make it short, but it was hard. I hope you guys enjoyed this alternate version of this story. Let me know what you think and tell me which one you liked best. I’d love some feedback on this. (Even if it may be a little harsh). Thank you so much for reading my story!
CircledAuthor's Note If you have already read the original version of this story, this chapter will not be necessary for you to read. It is merely just so that those who have not read the other version (whether it’s because it’s rated Mature or for another reason). This is really just the setting of the story, although it does have a little bit of a different ending than the rated Mature version. Circled Sunset walked through the halls after her embarrassing incident with Rainbow Dash. She hadn’t mean to act so irrationally like that, but what else was she supposed to do? Rainbow was just being a big show off and careless. “Ugh! It’s not my fault. It’s not like I’m the one showing off my mad guitar skills in the band.” She rolled her eyes as she let out a frustrated sigh. “I don’t know how much more of this I can take.” She focused her gaze on the floor, not really focusing on where she’s going. The halls were quiet as not very many students were inside, but rather they were outside busy trying to one up each other. She unconsciously moved to the darkest hallway, where no one’s ever went to because.....well it was old, the lockers didn’t really work, and the lights just never worked because of something with the wiring of the school that just screwed it up from the start. At least that’s what the principals have told us. She looked around her to make sure that she was alone, then she hid into the shadows of the hall. The wall made for a nice surface to lean against. Across from her she noticed a mirror that she had placed on one of the lockers. It was small, but big enough to see her face in. Course her facial features were shadowed by the lack of light in the hall, but Sunset didn’t care. Sunset Shimmer walked up to it and examined herself. She checked her face, her hair, and then fixed her lip stick. As she was putting away her lipstick, the unicorn turned human could hear some faint footsteps in the distance. Quickly and quietly, she went into the darkest part of the hallway, so dark you wouldn’t even know she was there if your weren’t paying attention. As she listened, she could make out that there was more than one person coming. The footsteps grew louder and louder, then once they rounded the corner she knew exactly who they were, The Dazzlings. Sonata, the dummy of the group who (as scary as it is) is a LOT like Pinkie Pie. She wore a nice pink and purple dress, with a minty green accent on the hips, a matching pair of boots, and tied her hair up in a ponytail. Aria, the mean bitch of the group. She had on a purple dress with a green skirt, purple and white......tights? and a pair of purple ankle boots. Then there is their pack leader, Adagio Dazzle. The girl could honestly give me a run for my money on her confidence level. She had one a purple dress with a tutu skirt and purple ankle boots. The most noticeable thing about them is their magenta eyes and their massive hair. Like, TALK ABOUT VOLUME?! When they rounded the corner, Adagio gave a hand signal at the other two girls, then she focus her gaze right on Sunset. The redhead knew that she couldn’t hide in the shadows any longer, and the way the leader just looked at her gave her goosebumps. Sunset flipped her hair to try to hide it. She was not about to let them see any sign of weakness in her, so she took a step out of the shadow. “You’ll never get away with this.” Sunset said in a low, warning tone. Adagio scoffed, “Why? Because you didn’t.” Sunset’s eyes flickered for a split second, but the redhead forced herself to stand her ground. Adagio caught it though, and advanced on the girl before her, her lackeys giggling behind her. The head siren began to circle around Sunset Shimmer. With a wicked grin upon her face, the head siren spoke began to talk down to her. “Oh, we know all about you Sunset Shimmer, you’ve got quite the reputation here at Canterlot High.” ‘Girl you better step back.’ Sunset thought to herself as she spat out the first thing that came to her mind. “I’ve changed! I’m in a much better place now.” She said bitterly, her anxiety getting the best of her. “Waiting in the wing while your friends have all the fun?” Aria threw in as she and Sonata joined in with their leader, circling around her. Sunset hated the feeling of being the fly caught in a web, but right now that is what she was feeling. “Too bad, so sad.” Sonata added. The girl just following along with the other two. Sunset felt a ping inside her, knowing that they were not wrong. Though she held on to her self control for as long as she could. The circling around and getting in her space was already enough to throw her into a tizzy, but to add in their taunts made it hard to bare. ‘Oh Sunset, don’t let it get to you.’ She said to herself. “Girl, you better back the HELL away from me.” Sunset warned. She could feel something brewing within her. Something that she thought she buried the night of the Fall Formal. It must have been an effect from putting that stupid crown on her head, and it was about to be unleashed. Though given that she was already in a crappy mood before these three showed up. “Oh yeah, you girls are so tight. And yet, they didn’t invite you to join the band.” Adagio continued. Aria added in some salt to that injury. “Probably afraid no one would want to see them play if she was in the band.” Then Sonata jumped in front of Sunset’s face. “Aww, boohoo.” did it, Sunset had enough of this play. The little redhead clenched her teeth, pushing Sonata out of the way roughly, and tried to walk off. She felt a hand grab her wrist and yanked her back. Sunset let out a surprised yelp and struggled to get free. “Oh no you don’t. You’re not getting away from us that easily.” Aria said. Sonata giggle. “Though you can try, silly.” She put in. Sunset heard the two girls laughing and giggling when she felt Adagio’s hot breath on her ear. “You’re coming with us.”The head siren said with a cackle. Sunset Shimmer growled low under her breath. In a serious tone of voice, she gave the girls another warning. “Bitch, you Better. Get. YOURE DIRTY LITTLE CLAWS! OFF OF ME!!!” The sirens laughed at her, not listening to her warnings. “Aww Sunset, can’t handle the truth? That your friends are fakes?” Adagio pushed further. “Or maybe she actually believe that anyone would ever be friends with someone like her.” ,Aria added. Sunset tried her best to pull away. The unicorn felt Aria pull on her leather jacket (which was already weakened and damaged by the events of the Fall Formal, though she had patched it back up herself with a needle and thread), then Sonata pulled on the opposite side of her fellow purple siren. The struggling girl felt a finger caress her cheek. “You’re struggling won’t get you very far with us, Sunshine. Though it is adorable.” Adagio said in a singsong voice, trying to work her siren magic on Sunset. Sunset Shimmer pulled even harder. Suddenly, a loud rip was heard throughout the hallway. Soon the redhead’s shoulders were met with a icy cold air as her jacket was ripped clean off her body. The girl stopped struggling for a second at the realization came to her, followed by pure anger and rage.
She-Demon’s ReturnAs if a switch was flipped on inside of her, she literally snapped. With some supernatural strength, she grabbed Adagio’s arm which was tightly griped around her own, and yanked her to the ground. Aria ran towards Sunset with her fists ready to knock her out. “HOW DARE YOU TOUCH MY SISTER LIKE THAT!” The angry siren threw her first punch, hitting Sunset in the jaw as hard as she could. The unicorn girl cried in pain, before she bawled up her own fist, and managed to hit Aria in the same spot she was hit in. Then she used her right leg to knock her of the ground. “BACK. OFF.” Sunset retorted. Suddenly, all three sirens stopped in mid fight as they began to noticed a change in Sunset. Her voice had gotten deeper, louder, and it was.......demonic. Her eyes glowed with a vibrant dark blue-green, it was no longer aqua like it was before. Black smoke was radiating all around her, and her skin seemed as if it was turning a burning red. Her beautiful fiery hair had even seem to become alive! The girl was practically floating on air. Sonata, the one who had not yet thrown any punches toward Sunset, quickly backed away with a terrified expression on her face. The other two only smirked their wicked smiles, not really knowing what they just got themselves into. “LEAVE ME ALONE!” Sunset Shimmer’s voice came low and deep, though it was in a shout. Her body trembling from the intense power that she had conjured up within her. “Aw Sunshine, do you honestly believe you could scare us?” Adagio doubled with laughter. The siren did not know that Sunset isn’t really just Sunset anymore. Not really taking the raging unicorn seriously, she continued. “You’re so fucking pathetic.” The yellow siren got up off the floor. “Come on girls, let’s show this bitch what we can do.” Aria nodded as she moved to position herself on Adagio’s left, just a few steps behind her leader. Sonata on the other hand did not move. Aria gave her an ugly look. “Ugh! Get over here, idiot!” Sonata glared at the purple siren. “What? Are you for realies? Like, no way!” It was Adagio’s turn to give the girl an death look as she proceeded forward towards Sunset with Aria following her lead, attempting to corner her. “SONATA, GET OVER HERE OR YOU WILL BE BANNED FROM EATING TACOS FOR LIFE!” Tears welled up in Sonata’s eyes. “N-N-NO MORE TACOS?!” Her lips trembling. Aria stepped up to her and smacked her on the side of her head. “Yeah! Now come on!” Reluctantly, Sonata caved in and joined them. She position herself on the other side of Adagio. Adagio smiled as she got her way once more and turned her attention back to Sunset, who was now backed up against the wall, fidgeting, and clawing through her hair. Repeating to herself over and over, “It’s okay, it’s going to be okay, I-it’s okay.”, in a low whisper. While the sirens were busy arguing, the redheaded girl was getting nightmare after nightmare, evil thoughts and horrible memories as the demon within her forced her to experience everything all over again and again. Which the Dazzlings had no idea of, as it was something only Sunset Shimmer was able to experience. Something that makes the girl truly regret that she ever laid good on that stupid crown. She had tears falling down her face. To the siren’s (well except Sonata, who for her part just had a feeling that this might be a bad thing to do.) the siren’s just saw it as a sign of weakness and saw it as a token of them finally breaking down their worst enemy. The head siren began to sing a tune, starting off softly and then gradually picking it up. Then Aria followed on after her, matching her pitch with Adagio’s. Sonata hesitated, but when she saw Aria’s giving her a threatening look, she two started to harmonize with her sisters. The dark black smoke coming from Sunset grew bigger and stronger. As the sirens sang their song, they watched in shock as they witnessed a very nasty angry scowl on her face. Her skin turning a dark red as the demonic version of Sunset Shimmer seemed to grow angrier just by the first melodies of their song. Though it didn’t not scare them, instead they smiled even wider, preparing for to receive a good amount of equestrian magic from this girl. Adagio gave off a signal for the other two to continue to sing without her. Then she advanced closer to Sunset. “Come on, Sunshine, don’t fight it.” She reached out and grabbed the girl’s wrist harshly. The she-demon girl’s head snapped from looking intensely at the wall, doing her best to destruct herself from the sirens, while her inner demon was getting stronger and harder to control. She looked at Adagio bitterly, and then she gave the siren one final warning, as she knew that this was going to get ugly if they do not stop. “ADAGIO! P-PLEASE! Just go away!” The girl said through her tears, her voice filled with urgency and seriousness which was masked slightly by the demonic voice. “And for the love of Celestia, LET GO OF ME!” The redhead tried to shake her wrist out of Adagio’s grip. Of course, the head siren did not listen to the girls plead. She continued her song as she pinned the demonic unicorn girl against the wall. Sunset’s body shook with such anger and rage, the fact that the sirens refuse to back off of her made it even worse. She could no longer think as her mind began to be taken over by the demon within her. The anger and hatred infecting her mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Without warning, Adagio was thrown across that hall with unexplainable force, tossing her over Aria and Sonata’s head and crashing into some lockers. Adagio looked up from her fall to see Sunset had just grown huge demonic wings from her back. Her eyes no longer had any white, but were not completely black, powering out glowing green smoke. The girl was no longer just floating in the air. Adagio could feel a horrible nasty dread, as she saw how the demonic girl was now looking at her. It smiled evilly at her. The air around in the hallway was now very hot. Like if they were standing in a fire. Sweat was pouring out of all three sirens, as her two lackeys quickly rushed across the hallway to her. Sonata hid herself behind her leader while Aria stepped bravely in front of them. “We’re not afraid of you!” She said boldly. Sunset who was no longer really Sunset anymore, did not respond. She did not flinch, she did not yell back, and she didn’t even lose her nasty smile. Instead, she slowly cocked her head to the side and then she vanished. All three sirens in the hall let out a sigh of relief, only to scream in horror as the demon girl reappeared right above them. The black smoke was no longer black, it was now a blazing fire. Author's Note PHEW! You guys will have to tell me what you think of this story when it’s complete. Hope you enjoyed this chapter, and thank you for reading!
“Hehe, I SAID BACK UP.”Adagio, Aria, and Sonata looked up with horrified expressions, as they gazed up at an angry blazing, demonic Sunset Shimmer who smiled down at them. She got down to their level. “H-Hey! DONT YOU DARE GET CLOSER!” Aria shouted, trying to be brave, but her voice shook when she spoke. The demon laughed. Then she moved an inch closer. “Heh, I SAID BACK UP.” The response did not come out of the demon’s mouth. Instead it seem to come from all around the sirens and from their mind at the same time. A voice that did not sound anything like Sunset at all, but it was much deeper and it echoed. It was never a full on exclame or shout, but it was very threatening all the same. She opened her mouth and a cloud of smoke began to rush out of Aria’s body and into Sunset’s mouth. As if she was sucking the siren’s soul right out of her. “This is all your fault, Dagi, you shouldn’t have been so harsh on her like that.” Sonata whispered in her leaders ear. She had tears rolling down her face as she looked up at the beast before them. Adagio growled under her breath. She got up from her position and got in front of Aria. Then she pushed the demon away from her sister. She began to chanting her siren song again. Aria, weak from the physical draining that Demon Sunset had done to her, she to followed her her leader’s lead. With uncertainty, Sonata did as she usually does, and followed along, not really knowing what else to do. The gems around the necks began to glow again, a deep red. The demonic girl shook from the powerful dark chanting. Sunset Shimmer could feel her body growing warmer, so hot she began to scream from the pain. The nightmares become worse. In one nightmare , she saw herself being burned alive by her own demonic self. It was so intense that she could actually feel the intensity of the heat on her skin. The smell of her own flesh being burned alive scarily satisfying. In another, she saw herself burning Twilight Sparkle alive instead of herself, the five other girls had already been stripped of their lives. She felt sick to her stomach as she felt herself smile and cackle as Twilight Sparkle cried in pain. The next one, she found herself surrounded by the whole school, students, teachers, principals and all lifeless on the ground. All had been burned alive. Interestingly enough, there was not a single blood that was shed. Although all nightmares contained lifeless bodies of the people around her, they seemed to all transform into little demonic minions afterwards. Along with the horrific nightmares and conjured up horrific memories from her past about her childhood, her school days and with Princess Celestia, being thrown out of the castle and into exile, figuring out a world without magic and its bazar creatures, stealing the crown, her falling, and all the horrible treatment she received afterwards, the bullying, the humiliation, the harassment, the name calling, she sexual assaults, the horrible beating she’d get from the students and even sometimes rape which was always looked over. All of those memories played through her mind over and over, but somehow she could her and see everything that was happening in present day. The siren’s kept on with their song. Singing louder, their sirens forms coming on as they tap into all the power that they’ve obtained before then. Their melodies became stronger, hitting the demon redhead with hard blows. The sound waves somehow managing to push the girl down to the ground. The more the sang their song, the more it seemed to be working. Though that was not the case, it was actually fueling the demon even more as the darkness was actually sucking up all of the negative energy that the sirens had. With amazement, they saw the hot blazing fire around her body bolt away from Sunset and shot right into them. They were thrown back by some dark force, it’s black tongues licked their skin. It was so hot, it left red marks on where it had just been before, leaving being little tiny stings, like little paper cuts. Then they became engulfed by it. Sunset Shimmer screamed at the top of her lungs. She had green glowing tears running down her face, which the sirens never heard because what came out of her was a demonic laughter. So what Sunset was experiencing, the siren’s experienced something totally different. Suddenly Sunset heard a voice in her head, followed by a new vision, one of what was happening in present time. “Hehe, how pathetic, look at them on the ground crying.” Said a demonic voice in her head. “Watch them burn.” Sunset saw the sirens screaming in pain, tears falling down their face. They were not yet completely in fire, but they could feel the heat of the flame, and although it was not burning their skin, it certainly seem to feel like it was. “No! NOOOO! Let the go!” Sunset protested. She wanted to turn away from the scene but she was held by against her own will. She her the voice cackle. “Oh haha! After what they did to you? They don’t deserve to see another day.” “They don’t deserve this! No one does! Please leave them alone!” Sunset said angrily. To her dismay, the voice did not respond and suddenly she felt left alone again. Trapped in her own demonic body. Suddenly an idea came to mind. She smirked as the idea grew. “Actually, I don’t think you seem to understand me. I said, LET THEM GO!” The voice laughed. “Ha! And why would I do that?” The little unicorn smiled, “because the element of harmony are here.” ,she said. She could hear the voice booming with laughter. “HAHAHA! What a joke! That was a joke right? I don’t see any of your so called friends here.” It said. ‘Please for Celestia sake, please let this work.’ She thought to herself. Sunset closed her eyes. She began to think of happy thoughts, rainbows, cotton candy, new clothes, leather jackets, slick motorcycles, and more. Then she thought about Principal Celestia and how she has helped her through a lot over the past 2 months since the fall formal. She thought about how happy it made Fluttershy when she finally agreed to allow the girl to help her choose a pet, of Pinkie Pie when she invited her over to help her bake cakes for a baby shower, and of Dash when she tried to coach Sunset into becoming a better swimmer. She thought of Rarity when the girl made her an adorable new dress, and of Applejack when the the two worked together to mend broken fences. Then she remember how Twilight Sparkle help sent her in the right direction, knocking her flank out of the sky and showing her the right way of things instead of leaving her to a never ending fate. Sunset could feel a change in the atmosphere, the hot burning feeling that was on her skin was lessening, and she could her the sound of her own voice being heard from her own mouth for the first time since she got sucked back into the darkness. The blazing fire that was swallowing the sirens had begun to cool down. Then in her mind she called out to the Elements of Harmony, something she once read in Celestia’s forbidden library. “BY THE POWER OF THE ELEMENTS OF HARMONY, I CALL UPON YOU TO COME TO MY SIDE NOW!” Suddenly, a familiar voice could be heard from outside the hallway. “SUNSET SHIMMER! WHAT IS GOING ON!” Author's Note Wow! This chapter.....was pretty intense for me. Heh, I’d like some feedback on this one as well. Tell me what your thoughts are, and do you think that this story needs to be rated “M” for the scary part? Or do you think it’s not that bad, cause I really don’t know.🤷♀️ Anyways thank you for reading this far!
Golden ShimmerSunset could not see who it was, but she knew exactly whose voice that was. “TWILIGHT! HELP!” She heard a bunch footsteps running towards her. “Don’t worry Sugarcube, We’ll get you out of this!” Came Applejacks voice. “I’m so sorry!” Sunset said, her voice laced with the demonic tone. “I didn’t mean to! I just couldn’t control my temper and, and.....” the demonic tone flickered for a moment. “....IM SO SORRYYYY!” She wailed. “Oh shut up, you pathetic, bitch!” Came the voice inside her head. Sunset shook her head in an attempt to get the voice out of her mind. “Don’t you worry your pretty little head about a thing, Darling! It’s not your fault.” Rarity in a reassuring. “We are partially to blame, and a certain rainbow-haired band member wasn’t much help either.” Sunset couldn’t see it, but she could just imagine Rarity giving Rainbow Dash one of her signature glares. “SUNSET, CAN YOU HEAR ME?! IM PINKIEPIE!!” Pinkie Pie shouted in Sunset’s demonic ear. Which the redheaded demon cringed under the unusual volume. A smack could be heard in the hallway. “PINKIE! She’s not deaf, and SHE KNOWS WHO YOU ARE!” Came Rainbow’s voice. Then her tone changed as she focused back on Sunset. “Hey Sunset, I’m sorry for how I acted towards you earlier. I’d understand if you didn’t want to be friends anymore.” “No, it’s okay, Dash. I may have been a little irrational. I’m probably partially at fault.” Sunset pushed her words out as she began to feel a little hot again. “Sunset, I-“ Rainbow started, only to be caught off by Sunset Shimmer screaming as an intense heat overcame her once more. More glowing tears falling to the ground. Sunset could only hear a tiny squeak from Fluttershy before she felt herself being sucked back into her demonic self. The mane 6 could see how bad things were getting. The urgency to help Sunset fight her demonic self becoming more and more apparent. They too began to feel a 1/4th of the heat that was coming from both the sirens and Sunset Shimmer herself. The first blaze was still surrounding the sirens, the intense heat growing stronger and stronger. Adagio attempted to get out from under it, only to be dragged back into the flaming heat of smoke. As Sunset became overtaken by the heat once more, the heat of the smoke around the sirens intensified. They were using all the magic they had to build some sort of barrier around them, but it did little to aid them. The burning heat mixing in with their own dark magic, making it even harder for even them to control and bear. Sunset felt herself sinking back in, but she was not about to fall down that hole again. She scratch and kicked back, fighting for her sanity. Around her, Twilight began to hold hands with the five girls that surround Sunset Shimmer. She closed her eyes and dug into the deepest part of her, concentrating the strong friendship she and her friends shared. “Sunset, I-“ Twilight began. She was thinking about the many friendships she has and how no matter what they would be strong. No matter which world she was in, she knew that from this world to the next, that they were inseparable, and that bond grows every second shes with them. That magic is something very special to be able wield within them. Then she thought about her times with Sunset Shimmer, how even though the girl did many things that are hard to forgive, she knows in her heart that friendship is the key to the answer. She smiled at the thought of seeing Sunset Shimmer smile along with all her friends and all the new ones that are sure to come. “Sunset, I know that what you going through is hard for you. It is never going to be easy, you have a lot to learn, and you must listen to those around you. You are very polite and you never try to cross a line with anyone, even if you wanted to. Even now, in this state, you have called upon the elements of harmony and summoned help!” The demonic eyes flickered from demons eyes to normal Sunset eyes and back again to demon. It seemed to have been in surprise to here what Twilight had just said. “We were looking for you yes, but it was the element of harmony that led us to you. You did that yourself!” Twilight’s voice raised. Next to Twilight, Applejack was thinking that same things. Only she was thinking of how she loved working out on the farm with Sunset Shimmer. No one had ever given any interest in farm work as much as the fiery haired girl did. To think she used to claim that she hated country folks is now pretty hard to believe. “Sugar, you make me lucky to know that I have new friend like you. You have really changed how I look at others, and I like when you share honest things about yourself to me. That trust is not always easy to earn from anyone.” Alongside Applejack, Rarity was thinking about how she made Sunset Shimmer smile for the first time when she showed her the brand new dress that she made for her. The girl lost her favorite dress in the fall at the Formal. So she knew it would be her right to only make her a new dress that she’d love even more. “Darling, you are beautiful inside and out! You just don’t see it just yet.” Pinkie Pie bounced in place next to Rarity. She had the biggest smile as she remembered how Sunset helped her bake all those cakes for a baby shower. She just loved to see Sunset having so much fun, and she wasn’t even a bad baker either. “SUNNY!” She exclaimed. “YOU HAVE THE BEST SMILE WHEN YOU ARE HAVING FUN! I LOVE BAKING WITH YOU AND I WISH TO DO IT MORE OFTEN! I’m so sorry for not doing it before the Fall Formal. I was, just afraid, and I know you can’t really excuse what you did, but now I I AM SO HAPPY TO GET TO CHANCE TO HAVE FUN WITH YOU TOO!” She giggled. Little colorful streaks of glowing lights begin to come out of each girl. After Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash spoke up. She flew up into the sky as she to ponies up. She remember enjoying the time she spent with Sunset, teaching her how to swim and giving her tips on ways to make her a better runner. “Ah yeah, Shimmer! You’re the best when it comes to movies and video games! You’re really good at basketball, and you’ve got some nice soccer kicks. I love joggin’ with you. Having the same gym class as you is my favorite thing about school now. I used to hate your guts, but now I love hanging out with you!” And finally, Fluttershy stepped forward, a small smile on her face as she looked up at Sunset’s demonic self. The shy girl thought about how she gentle Sunset Shimmer actually was to all the animals at the shelter and on the streets. Fluttershy loved to enjoy a nice nature walk with the fire-haired girl. She especially liked the part that the girl just looks so cute when she sees all the woodland creatures during the walks. “S-Sunset? The girl spoke. I like being able to talk to you about anything. No matter what it is, you always seem to have an answer for it. You are always encouraging me to follow my dreams and now I am working on my dream to build an animal sanctuary in the here in Canterlot!” As the final element came to life, a golden spark within Sunset began at the tip of her head. The intense flaming heat around the sirens had begin to dissipate, Sunset could start to feel the darkness grow smaller. This allowed her to be able to speak again. “I-I don’t know where to begin. I can’t see any of you right now, but I know now that you will always be by my side to help me get through my struggles.”,she began. A new found confidence that she had not felt in such a long time began deer inside of her. The dark demonic glow of her eyes disappeared. “I am so sorry for everything I have caused you girls. For all the bullying, the pain, and all the inexcusable treatment I have you all. For stealing your crown, something that I now regret ever putting a hand on, I am sooooo sorry.” She black in Sunset’s eyes disappeared, and she could now see everything clearly. Her beautiful aqua eyes could be seen once more, making her friends smile more. “I know now that friendship is not just some made up thing that ponies and humans created just for the heck of it. It is very much real, and I am so lucky to start my journey to friendship with all of you!” The unicorn girl said. The intense heat disappearing. “Fluttershy, thank you so much for helping find a new best friend! I love him sooo much, and I never would have found him if it wasn’t for you. You are always so kind do me, even when I don’t deserve it! Rainbow Dash, you are an amazing athlete, and now because of you, I have become an amazing swimmer! I love playing games with you, and I like when I win them, too.” Sunset giggled. “You are so loyal to me, even when I am difficult to understand.” “Pink, I LOVE YOU RANDOMNESS! I’ve needed it in my life all this time and I never even knew it until now. Seeing your beautiful smile makes me smile too! I couldn’t ask for anything more!” Sunset began to grow a genuine smile. Her demonic form started chip away. The red smoke around the Dazzling was gone. “Rarity, that dress you made me is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever had! It’s become my newest favorite. You give soooo much not to just the community, but even to someone like me, who treated you so horribly for 2 years straight! You really are an amazing friend!” “AJ, working on the farm is something I’ve never experienced and never thought I’d ever fall in love with. I never thought I would think that a pink little piggy would be so cute! Tell Miss Piggy I said hi when you get home, and thank you for all of your honest opinions and advice. Having things sugarcoated didn’t help me much, and having an honest answer when I need it really helps! Thank you!” “And Princess, you are an incredible leader! You are so strong, smart, and you know how to deal with difficult situations, such as myself. The magic of friendship literally glows from within you all the time and that’s what makes you special. I like being able to consult with you and I am lucky to have met such an amazing princess. I know that what ever comes your way, that you’ll do great in it.” “EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HAVE GIVEN ME SOMETHING NEW LOOK FORWARD TO! Something I never thought in a million years that I would EVER have a friend. Let alone 6! You girls are the best thing I’ve run into and I don’t know what I’d be doing with my life if it weren’t for you. I don’t deserve any of this, but I’m very thankful anyways. I know now that our friendship will only begin to grow more and more. THANK YOU!” Sunset Shimmer finished off, tears streaming down her face. “FRIENDSHIP REALLY IS MAGIC!” She added. Then all ways silent for a second. Then Sunset was suddenly engulfed in a beautiful golden glow. It surrounded, lifting her high in the air, spinning her around. *POP!* A bright light shot from the glowing girl as the golden light vanished, leaving behind a ponified Sunset Shimmer in its place. She a brand new dress that complemented her complexion well. It was long and silky, barely weighing anything as it clung to her skin. Beautiful knee high boots warmed her feet, and her hair was thick with volume. Her beautiful curls were enhanced and bounced around as her head moved. That was not the only thing, she also grew a beautiful pair of flaming wings, like the wings of a Phoenix. She smiled brightly for the first time ever, a smile not one of her friends had seen before. It was confident, strong, but it was of true happiness. The harmony within her glowed just as bright as it did all of her friends, if not more. Her demon form was no more. “FRIENDSHIP IS THE MOST VALUABLE AND THE MOST POWERFUL MAGIC THERE IS!” She exclaimed. Then she looked over to were the Dazzlings where no longer suffering from intense fire heat, all the little red marks from the tendrils had disappeared, and they were now recovering from the event. She looked down at them, though this time not with a scowl or a glare. She looked at them with stern look. “And as you now can see, yes we are very tight.” She glanced over to her friends then back at the siren’s. “But our bond goes far beyond Amir little imperfections.” With that, Sunset Shimmer would out of the hall way with her head up high, surrounded by all of her best friends. ‘Mmm, yes, this is the start to a long journey; but I could not be happier with the friends I have today.” Back in the hallway, the sirens got up off the ground. Angry at the fact that things did not go according to her plan, Adagio began to March out of the dark place. “Come on girls, it’s our turn to go up on stage.” “B-but-“ Sonata started, but she was cut off by Adagio. “Shut your mouth, you idiot!” Then the yellow siren felt a hard smack across her face. “No! You are the idiot! Did you not just see that girl just whooped our asses? ALONE?! She could have FUCKING KILLED US IF IT WERE NOT FOR OUR MAGICAL GEMS!” Aria shouted angrily. Adagio smacked her back. “How dare you hit me! I’m your leader!” “Well if you don’t stop trying to get us killed, I’ll do it again!” Aria continued, Sonata hiding behind her. “Well go up on that stage with you just because we’re up next, but after that you better get your shit together, bitch!” She then turned to Sonata. In a softer tone she says, “Come on, Sonata, let’s go. We’ll meet her backstage.” Then the two girls left their leader to her thoughts. Adagio thought about it, for a moment she wondered if maybe Aria had a point, but as stubborn as hardheaded as she is, she was determined to give it one last try. “Ugh, I know it will work. It had to.” Once satisfied with herself, she followed the path that the other sirens walked off to. ——————-The End———————- Author's Note IM SO SORRY FOR HOW LONG THIS CHAPTER IS!!! I tried to make it short, but it was hard. I hope you guys enjoyed this alternate version of this story. Let me know what you think and tell me which one you liked best. I’d love some feedback on this. (Even if it may be a little harsh). Thank you so much for reading my story!
