Multiversal Crisis: A Equestria Girls Story
Chapter 17: New Steps
Previous ChapterNext ChapterSunlight and Sunset take a seat in The Dazzling's dressing room, Aria and Sonata come in too, and Adagio closes the door behind them. "Ok, now... who's gonna start explaining this whole thing? How does Sunset know you three? and what do you mean by trapped in this world?" Asks Sunlight, who's extremely confused about this matter. Adagio heaves a sigh and says. "Do you want me to tell you the long version story or a summary?" Asks Adagio with a serious face, she's quite more friendly than... ever towards Sunset. Sonata then heads to a mini fridge they have and throws a soda to Sunlight, then Sonata asks with a friendly voice. "Sunset.... do you want water? Or maybe a soda or..." maybe it's the fact that Sunlight's here that their behavior is so friendly towards Sunset. "Uhm... water's fine, thanks." Says Sunset, Sonata then hands her a water bottle, and then she walks to a couch and lays down next to Aria as she drinks her soda.
"I prefer the whole version, since you have a lot to explain, Adagio." Says Sunlight as she gets comfy in her chair, Adagio then takes another char and seats in front of Sunlight and Sunset, she then sighs and begins to say. "The truth is... WE are magical beings known as Sirens from Equestria, our motivation to live was to become more powerful by feeding from the negative emotions and discord we created among the ponies with our singing. But one day... a wretched unicorn known as Star Swirl The Bearded cast a spell that banished us to this world. Where we lost our power, and we had to regain our strength with the negative emotions of the people of this world, which was only a tiny bit compared to the magic we could gather back in Equestria. But one night we saw an ace of light coming from Canterlot High, and we knew right away it was Equestrian magic..." Said Adagio with a calmed voice, but Sunset then interrupts her with calmed expression.
"Equestria is the world I was born in and where I grew up, but then I had some misunderstandings with my teacher and I used a magical mirror that brought me right to this world... and then I began to mess things up." Sunset's expression changes and now seems more serious, but Adagio then says. "Oh! Should I stop and let you tell the whole story, or are you going to shut up?" Said Adagio with an angry expression, she can't hide her hatred towards Sunset... but Sunlight then interrupts. "Whoa! Let's calm down, shall we...? It was only an observation from her behalf, nothing too big to be so mad 'Dagio." Sunlight then looks at Sunset as she's scolding her with her gaze, Sunset only shrugs and drinks her water, letting Adagio continue.
"Ehem... As I was saying, when we arrived at Canterlot High, we pretended to be new students, actually... it was Sunset Shimmer the one who showed us the school, and let's just say that back then... she was pretty bullyable if you ask me."
"Only because I was trying to move forward from my past... also I was trying to be nice to you." Replies Sunset with a grumpy face, interrupting Adagio again, who sighs and continues. "Yeah... whatever, the thing is... we arrived at the exact same moment they were having a musical concert for charity I think... but thanks to the fact that we used our power and influence upon most of Canterlot High, we managed to create the perfect event to regain our power... The Battle of The Bands. We would've succeeded at it if it weren't to Sunset Shimmer and her friends, who used their combined magic to destroy our necklaces and leave us powerless in this filthy world for eternity!" Said Adagio with anger as she looks at Sunset, who seems to be indifferent of Adagio's feelings, since she and her friends did what they had to do to break their spell on Canterlot High and stop them from becoming more powerful than before.
"Don't you think you're overreacting, 'Dagio?" Asks Sunlight with a calmed voice as she tries to calm down Adagio, but Sonata then interrupts by saying. "Well, she kinda is... if we weren't stuck in this world... I would've never tasted a taco and that's something I can't imagine now."
"You're a glutton for food, Sonata, the only thing you care about is FOOD! Why don't you grow up?" Says Aria with a mocking voice as she looks at Sonata, who replies in outrage. "Hey! That ain't true and you know it! Maybe if you tried to live a single day without your grumpy face, you'd appreciate more this world." Says Sonata, who nows mocks of Aria as she gets clloser to her with a smirk, but Aria pushes her way gently with her hand and says. "Ugh! Whatever."
Adagio only slaps her face and says. "And on top of that, I'm stuck here with these two... can you even imagine any worse kind of torture, Moonlight? or should I call you by your real name... Sunset Shimmer?" Said Adagio with a serious voice, the whole place got silent all out of sudden, Sunlight widens her eyes as also does Sunset, Aria and Sonata stopped arguing and looked at Sunlight, who seems nervous and also surprised of what Adagio said, "How does she know? I've never told them about whom I truly was..." thought Sunlight, but thankfully... Sonata broke the silence. "Oh! Right! When were you gonna tell us about it, Moony?"
"Uhm... erm... tell you... what exactly?" Asks Sunlight as she smiles nervously, but Aria then replies. "The thing about YOU being Sunset Shimmer's counterpart?" Sunlight then tries to evade the question by lying.
"Girls, I don't know what you're talking about..." Sunlight's then interrupted by Adagio who says with a calmed voice. "Oh c'mon! We shared our secret with you because we're friends, and you deserve to know it, don't you think it's time you tell us about your true identity?"
"How did you even learn about that?" Asks Sunlight confused, if she's going to tell them, she has to know how exactly they knew about this matter. "Remember that time we went to the bar you were working? We sit and share a few drinks with you but after a few drinks, you were already drunk."
"Wait... really? But... how is that related to this?" Asks Sunlight, who's now more confused, and ashamed, since she doesn't remember that night. "We began to chat, but it was only a matter of time before you began to tell us your story... in fact, if I remember right, you said... If I ever see that wretched Sunset Shimmer again, I'll beat the living shit out of her for taking away my life."
Sunlight then shrugs even more due to the shame, she only remembers sharing a few drinks with them, but her mind blacked out after that. "It was surprising at first, we never thought that there would be such things as counterparts, but after we knew that Star Swirl existed in this world, it was more than obvious that this world and Equestria are two sides of the same coin, they're similar in some ways... but also different." Replies Aria, who's now much more calmed, in fact, not even Sunlight or Sunset have seen her this calmed before.
"So when you told us that Sunset Shimmer took your identity, it could only mean that you're also Sunset Shimmer... but ironically..." Adagio said as she now looks at Sunlight and with a smile says. "Thanks to a Sunset Shimmer, we're stuck in here... but thanks to other Sunset Shimmer, we kinda like being here."
"Awww... it's that true?" Said Sunlight with a moved voice, since it's the first time someone tells her such words. "Realsies, Moony! You're like... the ONLY person in this world we actually like to hang out with." Says Sonata with a cheered voice as she leans forward with excitement. "For the first time, Sonata's right... we don't like people from this world, at all... but you Moonrise... you're the only exception." Replied Aria with a slight smile as she crosses her arms and looks at Sunlight.
"Awww! C'mere you three!" Said Sunlight as she stands up, followed then by The Dazzlings, whom now hug Sunlight with affection, Sunset can't help herself but to smile... as she feels relieved that Sunlight isn't alone at all, as they stopped hugging. "You're the best friends I've ever had!" Said Sunlight with a soulful voice, they cut the hug and Sunlight grabs Adagio's hands and asks with a smile. "Do you think you can give her a chance... I'm sure you might get along well." Says Sunlight, referring to Sunset, Adagio sighs, but she looks at Sunlight's face... the only person that treated them as common folk instead of adulating them, helped her get along better with Aria and Sonata, spent the night with them and shared her stories with them, kept them company when they were having bad times adapting, and also taught them how to sing properly... Sunlight's the only person that made her feel truly... loved, Adagio smiles as she shakes her head and says. "Fine! We can give her a chance, but we're not going to forgive her, is that clear, Sunset?"
"I can give her a chance, but please tell me you beat her up when you two first met. I was craving for that moment." Says Aria with a smirk as she looks at Sunlight, whom hesitates in answering Aria but she finally replies, a bit of shame can be heard in her voice. "Well... let's just say... yeah... we had a fight and she lost the fight, but I don't feel proud for doing it... actually, I feel a bit bad every time I remember that moment." Says Sunlight as she remembers her fight with Sunset at the forest, it was a moment where Sunlight truly hated Sunset, and she almost killed her, if it weren't for Master Chief and Galen who arrived on time to save Sunset.

"Maybe you don't feel good about it, but that's enough for me... I think we can finally say now we're all even, Sunset." Replies Aria with a mocking voice. "As long as we all can have fun, I don't care if it's Sunset Shimmer or anyone else." Replies Sonata with a cheerful voice, Sunlight then looks at Sunset and asks with a smile. "So... they all agreed to give you chance, what about you?"
"Fine by me, I'd feel much better if we can close this old wound and move on, if you still hate me later, I won't judge you, but you'd feel much better if you have a few more friends, don't you think?" Says Sunset as she stands up and walks forward, standing in front of Adagio, they give each other an unfriendly face, but Sunlight then uses her arms to pull both of them towards her and with a smile and excitement, she says. "Great! This is gonna be awesome!! We definitely have to do something, the five of us together or maybe Sunset can call her friends and then we can all go party together, waddya think?"
"Well... first, let me give you the money we owe you." Adagio then takes off Sunlight's arm and heads to a metal box in a locker, she then takes a small wad of dollars and hands them to Sunlight, who takes them and keeps them in her pocket. "So, how are we going to have fun tonight?" Asks an excited Sonata, who's now hopping from excitement, Aria places her hand on Sonata's shoulder and calms her down, Sunlight then thinks for a bit and says. "I think I have something in mind... maybe we can go to a karaoke or... do you know of any night other nightclub you'd like to go party?" Asks Sunlight, but then her watch starts ringing, it's Kylo Ren... Sunlight widens her eyes and steps back a bit, so that Kylo doesn't see anyone else but her, she takes the call and a hologram of Kylo Ren appears on her watch.
"Sunlight... you've gone for almost three days by now, have you completed the mission I assigned you?" Asks Kylo with a serious voice, but his expression is much more serious than anything Sunlight's ever seen, but she hides her surprise and says. "Yeah... your little experiment at that Halo made some of those creatures take one of our portal machines and begin to mess throughout the multiverse, and they ended up causing an outbreak in MY world. *sigh* But you can rest assured that I've dealt with it, but I had to ally with YOUR enemies to make that possible."
"I see... I appreciate that you've dealt with it swiftly, and what about the other issue you mentioned me?" Asks Kylo as he looks at Sunlight, who replies with a serious voice "Well... I'm almost done with it, but it'll take me until tomorrow to finish it completely, do you need me for anything?" Asks Sunlight expecting the worst, if Kylo teleports her now, he'll find out she's doing something behind his back.
"Yes... but I can wait for you to complete your task... there's a major plan going on and you're going to be an important part of it. Right now, we're on a planet named Exegol, according to Darth Vader, there's something useful for us deep in this planet." Kylo's expression suddenly changes and now shows confussion, he then turns around and looks at the girls, he can't see them, but his gaze is upon them directly, Sunset and The Dazzlings feel an extreme pressure sorrounding them, "(Those eyes... they give me nothing but chills... how can someone have such an evil presence?!)" Thought Adagio as she looks at Kylo directly, but they can't stand this pressure any longer, but Sunlight then deviates Kylo's attention. "Hey! What's gotten into you? Everything fine?" Kylo then looks down and replies. "I... sensed... fear... are you alone?" Asks Kylo with a deep voice, as he's now suspecting of the situation, luckily, Sunlight managed to remained calmed as she replies. "As far as I'm concerned, I'm all alone here, do you think there might be someone watching?"
"Probably... but I'm not sure, it's a dim feeling... but all I can suggest you is to stay sharp, we don't want any surprises and don't wait too long to contact me." Replied Kylo with a serious voice as he now looks at Sunlight, but he now ended the transmission, Sunlight heaved a sigh of relief and says. "That was close, now... back to the..." Sunlight raises her sight and sees everyone's shocked expression, she can't help but to ask. "What? Is there anything wrong?" Adagio then said with a concerned voice. "How do you know that person, Moon?"

"Yeah, he's like... super scary." Replies Sonata as she comes out from behind Adagio, as she was hiding behind her. Sunlight then tries to make the story as short as possible, she sighs and then says. "Well... *sigh* it's a long story, but he comes from another universe, and he used my sorrow to convince me of joining his cause and made me look for magic, and I found a cave with crystals, some weird creepy stuff happened when I took a fragment of the biggest crystal and now I have a necklace like Sunset's, but mine is much more.... violent... if you want to call it that way." Said Sunlight as she recalls the events, as trying to be as brief as possible, but Adagio's concerned face doesn't fade away.
"Uhmm... does... anything else concern you?" Asks Sunlight as she shrugs as it seems she hasn't relieved Adagio's worries.

(Credits to rileyav, author of this drawing.)
"Moon, it only took me one glance at him to notice that he is... pure evil... and now you say he comes from another universe? If you ask me, nothing good can happen if you keep close to him." Said Adagio as she has a worried look in her face, Sunlight sighs and replies with concern. "I know, I know, it's just... I made really bad choices in the past, but now I'm a double agent in his army without him noticing, so I need to keep an eye on him... but I'll step out of it before the situation gets worse." Sunset then grabs Sunlight shoulder gently and says. "If he's planning something big, we have to tell Chief before something bad happens."
"Chief? Since when do you have a new boss?" Asks Sonata with confusion, Sunlight then replies with a calmed voice. "It's... complicated, but... he's a good friend of mine that comes from another universe, he's a super soldier in the army with the rank of Master Chief, but we call him Chief as a nickname or a friendly way to address him. But Sunset's right... *sigh* I think we'll have to postpone our little party for later, as we have to leave now." Says Sunlight, as she says goodbye to her friends with a hug to each of them. "Please... be careful out there... it'll be a pity if that beautiful face of yours gets hurt." Says Adagio as she gently holds the side of Sunlight's face gently, Sunlight chuckles with a confident smile, she then grabs Adagio's hand softly and replies with a warmth voice. "Heh... I will... but please... it's only my face what you find beautiful?" Says Sunlight with a smirk, Adagio only smiles back and replies. "Hehehe... you haven't given me enough options to make a final choice, don't you think?"
"Well, I can give you whole bunch of options if you wish, but you'll have to wait for the next time we see each other." Says Sunlight as she friendly touches Adagio's nose with her index finger, after that, Sunlight and Sunset say goodbye to everyone and leave the nightclub, once out, they realize night is already upon them, Sunlight then decides to take Sunset to her place, since it's the one most far away, the walk felt short since they had a lot of chit chatting on their way.

Now at Sunset's place, Sunlight takes a seat on the couch as Sunset wears on her pajamas and sits next to Sunlight, both sharing a glass of water, Sunset then asks with a smile on her face. "So... back there, do you wanna tell me what's going on between you and Adagio? I've never thought that she'd be able to show those kind of emotions." Sunlight chuckles and replies. "She was different when we first met, more mean... manipulative and all that stuff... but as they kept hiring me, we hung out much more often... with time, I taught them not only how to sing, but also how to get along with the people because trust me... back then, they weren't able to order a simple hamburger in a fast food establishment... they also began to treat me different, we went from a professional relationship, to a friendship, I was now like one of them, and they changed, their behavior is much more friendly and they've let go most of their bad habits, like harassing people, manipulation and they have no longer that degree of sadism they had, I mean, yeah they still have along way to go, but they're progressing." Says Sunlight with a reflective voice as she begans to remember all those past memories as Sunset looks at her with a smile.
"And what about what happened back there tonight?" Asks Sunset intrigued by the interaction Sunlight and Adagio had hours ago. "Oh! We often tease each other like that, but..." Sunlight said as her expression changes drastically, from calmed and relaxed to one of concern, Sunset feels like she messed things up and tries to fix things by saying.
"Hey, if you don't feel good talking about it, we can..." She's then interrupted by Sunlight who says with a reflective voice. "No no no... it's not that, it's just... that this time and in previous occassions... it was... different, I mean... there's always a comical intention behind, but... not lately, they've felt... true."
"Do you never show concern about each other?" Asks Sunset confused, Sunlight then sighs and replies with a reflective voice. "I mean, yeah... but, the words she used... she... uses them hardly ever... and..." Sunlight then holds her chest and continues. "If... her feelings towards me... are what I think they are... I don't think I deserve to be loved by someone, yet."
"Don't you dare say that!" Says Sunset with determination, startling Sunlight all out of sudden, who now puts her glass of water on the ground next to her. "You've gone through a lot Sunlight, what makes you think you're unworthy of such a things as love after all that has happened to you?" Asks Sunset with confusion since she can't understand why Sunlight says those words.
"Sunset... be realistic, how can I enjoy of such a blessing after all I've done? I've killed people, their blood is on my hands, I hurted you... the first person who wanted to help me, I still remember our fight at the forest... how you were shedding tears as I was punching you senselessly, I almost killed you, Sunset! That guilt will never be taken away from me... and all thanks to that... wretched necklace, if only I were wiser before accepting to help Kylo Ren and his crazy ideals." Sunlight then bows her head low as a sign of regret, Sunset then gives her a tip with a more friendly voice, maybe that'll help Sunlight.
"Hey! I may know a thing or two about dealing with your past, and I know that you and I had different experiences throughout our lifes, but I managed to realize that... thinking constantly on how you screwed up and all you've done won't bring you nothing but sleeplessness, and trust me... I hate when that happens..." Says Sunset trying to comfort Sunlight, but she only managed to make Sunlight raise her head and look at Sunset as she asks. "And what should I do? Everyone whom I try to help judges me by my past actions, but I mean... I can't blame them, can't I?"
Sunset then surrounds Sunlight with her arm and says with a compassionate voice. "Well, can't say you're wrong there, but let's be honest... not everyone blames you, Chief and I believe that you can change for better, so does Flash, and now Rainbow Dash does too... yeah, you've hurt my friends but it wasn't you the one who wanted to do it, it's not all your fault, but that's just how people work, only a very few people can see and judge someone by that person's potential to become someone else for good, instead of judging them by what they've done. Plus... there are special people that are there to support us... if you know whom I mean." Says Sunset with a reflective but friendly voice, Sunlight now seems to be better, she smiles and replies. "Y'know? This is quite weird, I mean... I feel like I'm hearing a younger version of me telling me how should I move on from my past."
"Heh... then you shouldn't understimate anyone by their age, don't you think?" Says Sunset with smile, it appears her words finally managed to calm Sunlight, at least for now. "But anyway... how can I be certain that Adagio actually... y'know... feels something for me? I mean... why am I even thinking, probably it's just her way to show her friendship... but everytime she looks at me with those eyes, her bad jokes that ironically make me laugh, the times we've sung together, it's like our hearts are connected, and I admit it, I have feelings for her but... I don't know if what I'm feeling is also what she's feeling, *sigh* aw man! Why is love so complicated?" Says Sunlight as she now lies on the couch and closes her eyes, Sunset smiles and replies with a friendly voice. "It's always a mess when you try to understand people's feelings without asking, sometimes it's obvious and sometimes it isn't, the truth is, we may never know... it's just... a leap of faith, if you want to see it that way."
"A leap of faith, huh? Guess I have to leave the First Order in order of making that jump, don't you think?" Replies Sunlight with a smile, she then stands up and says. "It's getting real late, I've been here for hours keeping you awake when you should get some sleep." Sunset then also stands up and after thinking for a bit as she sees Sunlight heading towards the door, she says. "Hey! You can spend the night here... if you want, obviously... I mean, you said it's getting late and your place is a bit far from here and I wouldn't want you walking alone in the streets at this hour."
Sunlight looks at Sunset and seems a bit reflective for a while, she looks down and after a few more seconds, she raises her head and replies as she looks at Sunset. "Well, you do have a point, plus... I rather be here with someone than in my apartment all alone." Says Sunlight with a friendly smile, she chooses to sleep in the couch despite Sunset's suggestion of making an improvised bed out of many blankets, the lights are off and both seem to be having a bit of sleep, but Sunlight now seems concerned about something else, something that can't let her sleep, she opens her eyes only to look at the ceiliing without a purpose, contemplating the emptyness of it, Sunlight then tries different positions in order to regain sleep, but her efforts seem to be unfruitful, she then removes the hair on her face and looks at the ceiliing again, noticing she's right where she started, she turns around and now looks through the window, contemplating the beauty of the moon showering the whole city with its light, Sunlight can't think of anything else to do, but she sighs before trying one last thing.
"Hey Sunset, are you... awake?" Asks Sunlight, despite the low volume of her voice, the apartment is big enough to make it sound like she's talking with a normal volume. Sunlight waits a few seconds and got no answer, she then hears a whisper coming from somewhere, Sunlight stands up worried, and asks. "Who's there? Sunset?!" Asks Sunlight with a more elevated voice, almost shouting, but she has no answer... she then walks upstairs to check on Sunset and sees no one on her bed. "What?!" Asks Sunlight confused and concerned, what the hell is going on? thought Sunlight, she's then wrapped by a dark whip and pulled downwards, crashing against the locker behind the couch, Sunlight falls to the ground and tries to catch her breath, as soon as she hears a voice.
"They won't trust you! They'll wait for the first mistake you make to turn their back on you!" Sunlight raises her sight and sees Kylo Ren standing in front of her, but he seems different, his eyes have the same signs of corruption she showed when overusing her necklace's magic. "Wha... Kylo?!" Says Sunlight as she stands up and steps back confused and afraid of Kylo, who ignites his lightsaber and says.

"You have to come with me, Sunlight! I am the only one who can help you become something more, instead of chasing this delusion of a better life!" Says Kylo with a deep and angered voice as he points his lightsaber towards Sunlight and walks slowly towards her, Sunlight then walks backwards and says. "You're wrong! I know I can have a new life, I have new friends!! You won't take that away from me!" Said with anger as she feels something heating up in her hand, she looks and sees her necklace glowing violently. "You'll serve me, as you watch all your friends DIE BY MY HAND!!!" Kylo said as he raised his lightsaber in the air. "NOOO!!!" Yelled Sunlight as she embrace her dark magic, letting it flow throughout her body and creates a dark blade, clashing with Kylo's lightsaber.
"No matter what you try, everything will bring you back to ME!!!" Said Kylo as he swung away his lightsaber and pushed Sunlight with the Force, crashing with Sunset's desk, destroying her computer and shelve her had in there, bringing down all the books and bringing down her fridge and microwave. "I'll never bow before you, NEVER!" Sunlight as she stands up and then charges and swings her blade, but Kylo dodges easily and pushes Sunlight await with his hand, making her slash the column beside her, then... the whole upper part begins to crumble along with the stairs, Sunlight dodges it by rolling away, and she began to clash blades with Kylo, slashing the couch, TV, even the wardrobe, Sunlight can't get it, how is Kylo here? Why he looks different? Where's Sunset? Those are questions tormenting Sunlight right now as she tries to defeat this dark illusion of Kylo Ren, who now lands a dark punch in Sunlight's stomach, knocking her away and crashing through the bathroom's door, destroying it along with the bathtube and cracking the wall behind her, "(I won't defeat him by fighting in his terms, I'll have to fight up, close and personal...)" Thinks Sunlight as she stands while catching her breath, she sees herself in the mirror of the bathroom, scratches on her face and cloth, as blood running down from her forehead and her left eye seems consumed by dark magic, turning pitch black and glowing with the purple magic of her necklace, as the signs of corruption appear, but that's meaningless now, she then eliminates her dark blade and creates her dark bracers and shinguards, as she sees Kylo's crimson blade approaching from the smoke, she jumps forward at a high speed, clashing her fists with Kylo's blade, although for some reason, she feels her right arm slower, as if something is pulling her, Sunlight then quickly hits the air behind her with her elbow, which seemed to help since she doesn't feel her arm slower.
Sunlight feels how her blood begins to boil and an unstoppable rage fills her body, she then managed to kick Kylo into a wall, stunning him, and with her hand, she pierced through his chest and the wall behind him, but insted of seeing any blood, she sees... nothing, and Kylo begins to laugh diabolically, confusing Sunlight even more. "What are you?!!" Asks Sunlight with rage as Kylo keeps laughing madly, Sunlight looks away for a bit and when she looks at Kylo again, there's no one there, then takes she her hand off the wall and begins to think of what just happened. "SUNLIGHT!!!" She hears behind her, quickly she draws out a dark blade and points it behind her as she turns around, but... it's... Sunset, who steps back in order to avoid the dark blade's tip, she seems hurt, not with severe wounds but many scratches around her body and a bruise on her face.
"What? Where have you been?! Did you see Kylo?!!" Asked Sunlight with despair and confusion. "KYLO?!! What do you mean?!! How did you get so injured?!! " Says Sunset as she takes away Sunlight's blade and grabs her by the shoulders, Sunlight then sees around and realizes the chaos she's done, all the destruction that happened in her battle was... real, she destroyed Sunset's place, the dark mark in her eye begins to fade away, as Sunlight realizes she's wearing her necklace, which she left at her home.
"I-I-I'm not sure... I heard some whispers and I called your name! But I had no response..." Sunlight then collapses and falls slowly on her knees as she leans her back on the wall behind her as Sunset grabs her to not let her fall abruptly. "... I went upstairs to check on you... but you weren't on your bed, then Kylo Ren pulled my with a dark whip, he began to say that he'd kill all of you and that I'll become his servant... we begun to fight and... caused all this mess... where were you?" Asks Sunset with confusion as her cracking voice reveals that she was afraid of what might have happened to Sunset.
"Sunlight... there was no Kylo Ren... I woke up the moment you shouted my name, and I saw you right in front of my bed, your eyes were... glowing with dark magic, as I saw you had your necklace again, then you thrusted yourself towards my locker, then... you began to shout as if Kylo was there... I called your name many times but you didn't hear me, and when I was about to go and grab my necklace, you said that you'd never bow before him and then my bed fell and I crashed my face against the ground as all my stuff fell on me... I managed to get out and I saw you thrusting yourself to the bathroom, destroying everything!! I called your name again but then you jumped out and began to punch nothing and I was trying to help you but you hit me with your elbow and you only stopped when you pierced the wall with your hand." Said Sunset as she tries to calm Sunlight, who seems to have fallen victim of panic and holds Sunset's hand tightly, in a sign of seeking for help, as she tries to understand what exactly just happened.
"Sunset... I'm sorry... I know you might not believe me... but I swear, I saw Kylo Ren, and he was attacking me... I swear it was real... but lately I can't tell what's real and what's not... I hear voices... they try to take control of my body... I've only lost a fight against them... and the result was what you saw in that recording Chief showed use... when you told me the necklace might consume me... I took it away so that the voices stop for a day... and they did, but now... my necklace appeared back in my hand..." Says Sunlight as she grabs her necklace with hate, she then closes her eyes as tears run down, and says with a sobbing voice. "...I think it's haunting me... I-I just don't want to lose any of you... I don't want to go back to being full of anger, hatred and sorrow... I don't know what's happening to me, Sunset... I don't know if I can handle this." Sunlight then finally lets go of her tears and Sunset hugs her with a concerned expression, not even she knows what's going on. "You don't have to do it all alone, we can help you... I can help you."
Sunset now feels much more concerned about Sunlight, this is not normal, it's because of her necklace that this has been happening to her, but they'll have to do something about this before it's too late.
Now at the Eclipse, Kylo Ren is sitting in a mediation chamber, his necklace glows and surrounds him and the chamber with red dark magic, which also changed his necklace's color.

Kylo's dark red aura caused by his necklace fades away as now the door in front of him opens and Vader comes in and asks with a serious voice.

"Did it work?" Asks Vader as he now stands in front of Kylo, who stands up and replies with a calmed voice. "Yes... she might hate me, but we can't afford loosing her at the hands of The Resistance... to be honest, when I tried to control her only with the Dark Side of the Force, she managed to fight against it, but with the dark magic of these necklaces and the Dark Side, it's been a much easier task."
"And what if she finds out you're gaslighting her?" Asks Vader as he crosses his arms, questioning Kylo's plan. "She won't, she'd be too busy blaming her necklace, and when she realizes... I'll make her pay... she thinks that she'd be able to plot against me... but I'll show her no one crosses me... this little theatre she's built up will be her own demise." Replies Kylo with a more serious voice, as now both him an Vader walked through the halls of The Eclipse.
"So, you're planning to use everything she's done against her?" Asks Vader with a more calmed voice, he seems a bit surprised of Kylo's plan. "Partially, yes... after all, I needed countermeasures to assure her staying on our side, but... all the pieces are now set in motion, so we'll only need to do a few moves to declare our victory." Replies Kylo with a calmed voice, Vader and Kylo arrived at the bridge and Vader asks. "How long do you think it'll take?"
"Not much, it's only a matter of time before the security video of Sunlight going berserk we sent through the Resistance's emergency channel gets to the ears of the right people, after all, this is war... and they won't let such an evil being like Sunlight be amongst them... their fear will be their doom." Replies Kylo with a serious voice as he and Vader watch their new fleet, now armed with the technology to travel around the Multiverse, Vader watches with a serious expression as Kylo can't help but to smile with pleasure as his plans are now finally working.

END OF CHAPTER.
Author's Note
Hi everyone! Finally, another chapter done and released. I know it took me a lot of time to release it, but I had other things going on in my life. I really hope you liked this chapter as much as I loved writing it, I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this new chapter, and as always, thanks to all of you who keep reading my story, I appreciate every single one of you, see y'all next time.
-DReep.
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