Sunset's human world origin

CMS gym
Date: Sep 2nd, time: 8:10 am

*Sunset’s perspective*

Sunset was waiting in the gym for school to start. To her dismay, Sunset was approached by a mop of rainbow hair.

“Hey, so I heard what you did for Fleetfoot yesterday. That was really cool of you.”, Rainbow Dash said.

“I didn’t do it for her. Those creeps did the same thing to me the day before. That jus’ gave me excuse to pummel them again.”

“That’s still cool. That just means you’re an anti-hero.”

“A what?”, Sunset deadpanned.

“You know, someone who does heroic stuff for selfish reasons. That’s what you are.”

“Fine, whatever.”

Even though that was the end of their conversation, Rainbow Dash did not leave and was smiling at Sunset. “Why are you still here?”, Sunset asked.

“Did you forget we’re in the same class?”, Rainbow said jokingly.

“Do you have to wait right here?”

“Nope, but I’m gonna stick around until I break through that rough exterior of yours, and we become friends.”, Rainbow said, smirking.

“What is it with everyone and trying to make friends? Look, bit of advice, not everyone in this world, or any world, is your friend. You’ve got your family, the people you fight beside, the people who ignore you, the people who are nice to you or they’d be fired, and the people who want to hurt you. I don’t want or need friends. So, leave me alone.”

-

“Who hurt you?”

“The list would be shorter if you asked who didn’t hurt me.”

Rainbow Dash still didn’t leave, but at least she wasn’t smiling or even looking at Sunset.

Hallways of CMS
Date: same day, time: 3:05 pm

*Sunset’s perspective*

“Sunset, Sunset Shimmer.” Fake posh. Sunset turned around to see Rarity speed walking towards her.

“What do you want?”, Sunset said, annoyed.

“Well, Rainbow told me about how you helped Fleetfoot yesterday. I could actually use your assistance as well. Would you be so kind?”, Rarity said in her fake British accent.

“So, you need me to knock some heads?”

“That is a rather blunt way of putting it, but yes, I do. Lily Valley, she’s been waiting for me after school every day to call me names and has been saying some other rather unscrupulous things to me.”

“Okay, what do you want me to do to her?”

“I don’t want you to hurt her. I just want her to stop.”

“Okay, for your situation, you’re gonna need to deal with her yourself. If I’m the one to teach her a lesson, she’ll just target you when I’m not around. Now, what I want you to do is beat her at her own game. Yell at her, call her names, and swear like a sailor. As soon as she realizes that you aren’t going to be such an easy target, she’ll leave you alone.”

“Are you sure? I don’t want to hurt her.”

“So, it’s okay for her to call you names, but it’s not okay for you to call her names?”

“I see your point. I will try your method then.” Rarity was about to walk off when Sunset spoke again.

“Now, let’s talk about payment.”

“Payment?”

“What, did you think that my advice would be free? The world isn’t like that. I expect full payment once this Lily problem is taken care of. I accept payment in cash, candy, or lunch snacks.”

“Okay, will gummy worms work?”

“Gummy worms will work jus’ fine. I expect two full bags after four days of Lily not bothering you.”

“Okay, thank you, Sunset.”, Rarity said, running off.

Canterville Ice Rink
Date: Sep 7th, time: 3:30 pm

*Sunset’s perspective*

“I didn’t know you played hockey.”, Rainbow said.

“What do I need to do to get you to leave me alone?”

“Look, I get it. At school, I’ll leave you alone, but we’re playing on the same team here. I can’t exactly leave you alone.”

“Fine, but keep it at a minimum.”

“Great, let’s get on the ice.”

Once Sunset, Rainbow, and the rest of the team got onto the ice, the coach started laying out the rules and had the team do basic drills until the end of practice. Sunset and Rainbow were both assigned to the forward positions, and Rainbow was assigned as team captain.

“Okay team, that’d do it for this week. Next week, we’ll actually play a game. Good work.”, the coach said.

“You’re pretty good at this.”, Rainbow said.

“What did I say about keeping interactions to a minimum?”

“What, I can’t even complement ya?”

“No”

CMS lunchroom
Date: Sep 8th, time: 12:15 pm

*Sunset’s perspective*

Sunset sat alone, having a peaceful lunch, until it was interrupted by the appearance of friendship five.

“What do you want now?”, Sunset asked.

“Well, for starters, I owe you some gummy worms, darling.”, Rarity said and placed two bags of gummy worms on the table.

“Okay, so why are the rest of you here?”

“Because Rainbow told us about what you said about people hurting you, and we want to help.”, Fluttershy said.

“What she say?”, Sunset asked.

“Look sugarcube, we know what you’re going through. We’ve all gotten hurt too, and we want to help. Ah can tell ya from personal experience that having friends around is one of the best things to help with mental health.”, Jacklyn said.

These girls have a death wish. “You girls are dense. I don’t want friends. How many times do I need to tell you that? Leave me alone.” Sunset got up from the table, grabbing her payment, and sat down at the next table over. Those girls are never gonna leave me alone. I need to put an end to their meddling, but ‘how’ is the question.

Out front of CMS
Date: same day, time: 4:05 pm

*Pinkie’s perspective*

AJ, Rainbow, Rarity, Flutters, and Pinkie were walking to Pinkie’s house to hang out. Pinkie was happily skipping along, humming a little tune to herself.

“Is that Sunset?”, AJ asked quietly.

“Oh, yeah it is. Sunset always walks home this way. Although I’ve never seen her house.”, Pinkie said.

Sunset was several feet in front of them. So, she likely couldn’t hear their hushed conversation.

“What if we follow her?”, Rainbow suggested.

“And what would that serve to do? If you ask me, that would just serve to aggravate her more.”, Rarity said.

“Yeah, I know, but if we want to become friends with her, we’re not gonna accomplish that by gently prodding her. After what happened to me, Fluttershy needed to, basically, break into my room and not leave until I opened up to her. I get the feeling, that’s what we need to do for Sunset.”, Rainbow said.

“Does anyone even know what happened to her?” AJ asked.

Everyone gave variations of ‘I don’t know’.

“Well, we’re not gonna find out anything if we do nothing. So, are ya with me?”, Rainbow quietly cheered.

“Do we have a choice?”, AJ asked.

The girls kept their distance from Sunset, but stayed close enough that they didn't lose track of her. The girls walked past Pinkie’s house and continued down her street. Soon they were no longer able to see Pinkie’s house. When they were two blocks away from Pinkie’s house, Sunset crossed the street and went into- “The witch's house.”, Pinkie said, scared.

“The what now?”, AJ asked.

“That’s the witch’s house. My grandpa said that the woman who lives there practices magic, makes deals with the devil, and is a witch. She’s so evil, I even wrote a song about her.

She's an evil enchantress
She does evil dances
And if you look deep in her eyes
She'll put you in trances
Then what will she do?
She'll mix up an evil brew
Then she'll gobble you up
In a big tasty stew
Soooo... Watch out!”, Pinkie said.

-

“Yeah Pinkie, I don’t think she’s an evil enchantress.”, Rainbow said.

“And how would you know she’s not?”, Pinkie asked in an accusatory manner.

“Because magic isn’t real.”

“That’s just what the witches want you to think.”

“Pinkie, darling, have you ever met this woman before?”, Rarity asked.

“Well, no, but you don’t need to meet a lion to know they’re dangerous.”, Pinkie retorted.

“But, she’s not a lion.”, Fluttershy said.

“Fluttershy is right. All you have to go off of is the ramblings of your, Ah’m gonna be blunt here, crazy grandfather. This is the same guy who thinks the government is putting tracking chips in vaccines.”, AJ said.

Pinkie opened her mouth to speak but said nothing.

“Ah say we go over there and introduce ourselves. We’ll see if she actually is an evil enchantress or not.”, AJ said.

Pinkie tried to protest, but seeing none of the other girls were listening to her and were now walking across the street, Pinkie just decided to shut up and follow. Walking up to the house, the girls saw nothing that would indicate anything out of the ordinary. The majority of the front yard was covered in rocks with some bushes and a four foot tall fence. The house was also normal looking. A two story tall, mostly beige, house with a covered archway. Rainbow rang the doorbell. The girls caught a glimpse of movement in the kitchen window. Pinkie wanted to bolt, but AJ grabbed the back of her collar to make that impossible. Soon the door opened, and a tall, Greek woman was standing on the other side.

“Hello girls, can I help you with something?”, the woman asked in a very soft and pleasant voice.

“Howdy ma’am, my name is Jacklyn and these are my friends. We’re classmates of Sunset. We were wondering if she’d be willing to hang out.”

The woman looked behind her and then turned back to the girls. “I’m sorry girls. Sunset doesn’t want to hang out, but before you go, let me get you something for your stomach, Pinkie Pie.” The woman disappeared into the house and came back with a small bottle filled with a goldish brown liquid. “Drink this when you get home, and your stomach should feel better. I’d recommend staying within sprinting distance of a working toilet.”

Wait a minute, is she like me? “Thank - you”

“You’re welcome. I’d recommend you get home now. Your parents must be wondering where you are.”

“Yes ma’am.”, AJ said.

The lady closed the door, and the girls turned to leave. The girls hadn't even left the yard when AJ spoke. “What was that about?”

“I’ve been constipated for a while now. That’s why I haven’t been eating much, Applejack.”, Pinkie said.

“Again with that stupid nick name. Pinkie, my name is Jacklyn.”

“I dun kno. The name’s pretty accurate, Applejack.”, Rainbow mocked.

“Uhg”, AJ groaned.

“Didn’t you say you never met this woman before? How did she know your name?”, Rarity asked Pinkie.

“I think she’s like me.”

“Wait, you mean like, psychic.”, Rainbow said.

“Yeah. I wonder if Sunset’s psychic too. She does seem to be able to predict where I’m gonna pop out from.”

“Now, that is impressive, but if she’s psychic, couldn’t she tell that we’re trying to help her.”, AJ asked.

“Maybe that’s exactly why she’s so guarded. What if she’s scared of forming bonds because she’d been hurt by people who she thought of as friends, and now she no longer trusts her abilities?”, Fluttershy said. The other girls looked at her with surprise. “Or maybe not. Forget I said anything. Never mind. I’m sorry.”

“No no Fluttershy. That sounds like a really good idea. We were all just letting it all sink in. right girls?”, Rainbow quickly said.

“Yeah, there’s not a lot of genuine research on this stuff, but what I could find is that people with psychic powers are inherently more sensitive. You’re probably spot on Flutters.”, Pinkie said in an upbeat manner. Pinkie could just catch a smile behind Fluttershy’s hair.

Minerva’s kitchen
Date: same day, time: 4:20 pm

*Sunset’s perspective*

“Is there any particular reason you didn’t want to hang out with those girls?”, Minerva asked.

“I find them annoying.”, Sunset said.

“Is that all?”

“I don’t want to make friends. That’s just not the type of person I am, and they can’t seem to drop it.”

“I’d like to think we’re friends, and what about Fleur?”

“Can you just drop it, please?”

“Alright”