"Remember, we need to keep certain people apart. We don't want any fights and arguments at her party." Rarity warned Pinkie, "So be sure to keep them apart from each other."

Pinkie scribbled down Rarity's instructions, going over the guest list for Sunset's secret surprise party.

The pink girl held up the guest list and showed it to the others.

"Did you add everyone to the list?" Rainbow asked Pinkie.

"Yep. Seeing them here, along with everyone else and us will make Sunset really happy!" Pinkie sang jovially.

"Because when they're here, it will remind Sunset that she means a lot to this school and everyone here. So she'll know we're sorry for what we did to her during Anon-A-Miss and that we do truly forgive her." Fluttershy enthused.

"That's the most important thing here." Applejack stressed with a firm look, " We have ta remind her that she's welcome and wanted here. Not that we're keeping her around because we have ta."

"Is Princess Twilight invited?" Rarity asked. Making sure Sunset's first best friend was invited so that she didn't feel alone.

"Yepperoni!" Pinkie Pie said. "I wonder if we're forgetting someone." The usually bubbly girl's scratched at her chin and searched her mind for anyone they might have missed.

Another happy smile grew on her face. "We forgot about Sunset's family."

"Does Sunset have a family?" Rainbow asked, frowning.

The group fell into silence at the thought.

"I'm sure she's mentioned them at least once or twice." Rarity mused in thought.

"Who are they?" Fluttershy asked Rarity. The fashionista's face became more pensive at the question.

"No, she really hasn't mentioned them at all." Rarity muttered quietly.

"I think I can help." They all turned around and saw Flash coming into the room with a smile, holding a box with a gift inside for Sunset.

"What's that ya got?" Pinkie asked happily in her usual bouncy self.

"Just a gift I got for Sunset." He said with a shrug.

"Do ya know about Sunset's family?" Applejack asked the rocker.

"Not exactly." Flash said. " A week ago after getting back with her I talked to her about my family and asked about hers."

"And?" Applejack interrogated. An uncomfortable and nervous frown formed on the rocker's face.

"Enough about me. What was your family like back home?" Flash asked. Flash had taken her out for a meal thinking she would love it.

The bacon-haired teen looked down at her plate uncomfortably.

"Sunset, is everything alright?" Flash asked softly, looking at her with concern.

"I... didn't really have that many relatives to be close with." Sunset said with a sad frown. "I cared more about myself than anyone else."

"What about your parents?" Flash asked gently, not wanting to pressure her in any way.

"My dad... I didn't ever really know my dad." Sunset muttered sadly, feeling that same pang of loneliness as she always did after Anon-A-Miss.

Flash put a gentle and loving hand on Sunset's shoulder. "I'm sorry I asked."

"My mom...I was a terrible and selfish brat." Sunset said, her eyes wet. "I was so mean to my mom, no matter what every nice thing she did for me." Her eyes darted back and forth nervously in hopes that they could change the subject. "And I ignored her once I was deep into my studies in hopes of becoming a princess."

"Sunset, I want you to listen to me." Flash's voice was both strong and soothing. "I know you did mean and selfish things in the past. But you changed and became better. If your mom was here-"

"She'd find out I bullied all the students, became a literal demon, blew up the school and had community service twice." Sunset replied.

"Sunset I-" Flash tried to reach her shoulder and give it a gentle comforting squeeze.

"I caused the entire school to hate me, and if they still do then so will she." Sunset muttered, looking away sadly.

"You've stopped the sirens, saved the school and worked hard to make it up to-" Flash tried to reason.

"I failed her." Sunset sniffled with certainty. Hiding her depression from Flash. She felt her eyes water more and tried to blink them away.

"So how's the new job going?" Flash said with a gentle smile. Sunset smiled at him, grateful for changing the subject quickly.

"That explains everything." Applejack muttered. Feeling worse for the way she had treated Sunset during Anon-A-Miss.

Rainbow looked at the farmer. "What do you mean?"

"Remember that talk ah had with Sunset?" Applejack asked. Rainbow nodded confusedly. "Sunset was being mostly truthful, but there was somethin' that she didn't talk ta me about."

"What didn't she tell you?"

"Why was she willing ta leave her family behind fer a world she knew nothin' about." Applejack muttered under her breath. "Ah didn't want ta pressure her about it because ah didn't care at the time. Ah was concerned whether she was a lyin' snake in the grass." Her eyes widened in shock and sadness. "But how bad was their bond that she would leave her without a second thought?"

Fluttershy was in tears as they streamed down her cheeks. "Poor Sunset. She hated herself so much to the point she thought her mom wouldn't care." Not even she could fathom the idea of her reaching that severed connection with her parents and brother.

Everyone else felt just as upset at the revelation. Pinkie's hair had drooped and gone flat.

Pinkie's hair puffed up again, and her trademark grin returned. "I just had the best idea ever!" Pinkie pulled her party cannon and allowed confetti to cover everyone.

After managing to dust off the confetti from their bodies, the girls returned to their conversation.

Rainbow looked at the pink-skinned girl. "What's the idea?"

"Why don't we go to Sunset's locker, contact Princess Twilight and get her to help us find her mom, get Twilight to tell her all the good and heroic things she did and bring her with Twilight to the party!" Pinkie chirped joyfully. "Bringing Sunset and her mom back together would be the most beautiful and sweetest gift ever!"

Everyone couldn't help but smile at the though.

"That's...a pretty good idea." Applejack said with a wide smile. Everybody else was in agreement with her.

"RIght then" Rarity said with a smile. "It's settled. we get Twilight to help find Sunset's mom, talk to her and invite her to the party as a surprise for Sunset"

"When Sunset realises that her mom still cares about and loves her, she'll be really happy." Fluttershy gushed with joy as she smiled.

Pinkie grabbed her pen and added her to the guest list.

Everyone left the cafeteria and headed towards Sunset's locker.

An hour later...

The girls had Sunset's journal with them, all they need to do now was open it and find a clear page to write on to contact Twilight.

As they read through Sunset's past messages with Twilight, the group felt worse as they realised that she was truly innocent and never was Anon-A-Miss.

After wiping their eyes, they found a clear page to write on and began to contact Twilight in hopes of finding Sunset's mom so they could reunite them at the party.

They were waiting outside the portal for Twilight to come through with Sunset's mom.

As they had contacted Twilight, they had all found out that Sunset's mom was the equivalent of Principal Celestia.

Why didn't Sunset tell them she was royalty? DId she really think she'd betrayed her mother to the point where she felt she had to isolate herself from everyone including her own mother?

Was Sunset ashamed of herself to the point that she didn't want to see her mother again? Those thoughts caused Fluttershy to nearly tear up. She wanted to see Sunset smile again.

Seeing Sunset with her mother again would prove that she's been truly forgiven by everyone, and not being kept around because of Twilight.

The animal lover wiped her eyes and waited for Twilight to reply to them in Sunset's journal.

Eventually, Twilight landed through the portal next to them as another figure slowly walked through it after twilight.

Princess Celestia looked like her human counterpart but instead of wearing a suit she wore a white dress with gold high heels and a necklace with a sun-shaped pendant.

Twilight cleared her voice and spoke up.

"Guys, this is Princess Celestia. My teacher and Sunset's mother. Princess these are mine and Sunset's ex-friends." Twilight introduced calmly.

The group of friends led Twilight and Princess Celestia to the cafeteria in the school where every single student were waiting for her to surprise her as an apology after Anon-A-Miss.

Sunset arrived at the school as she parked her bike, locking it so it couldn't be stolen. She walked up the steps of the school and walked into the building, unaware of the surprise laid out for her.

Oddly enough, the school was silent when it was usually very noisy and busy.

Sunset eventually somehow made it to the cafeteria.

Why did I come here? To the cafeteria of all places? Sunset thought to herself, confused at why she subconsciously led herself to the room.

Sunset pushed open the doors to the cafeteria and walked in, unaware of the surprise she would recieve.

"SURPRISE!" A mixture of voices yelled out, as Sunset looked around in shock and confusion.

She checked her watch and noticed the date.

It was her birthday...

Why had the school done this for her? Didn't they hate her? They sure did when they attacked her because of Anon A Miss. As Sunset looked around she noticed a face she thought she would never see again.

"Hello Sunset, my sweet daughter. I've missed you."

Author's Note

This story will contain depression, suicidal thoughts and Sunset trying to commit suicide.

This story's second chapter will be a bad ending and sad chapter, whereas the following chapter will have an alternate happy ending.