Sunset Shimmer gripped at her sweatpants in discomfort.

“Keep looking up and stop moving, Sunset.” Luna’s stern voice commanded.

The redhead huffed before following her instructions, “It feels weird,” She whined.

“That’s make-up, dear. Don’t worry, I’m almost done.”

Sunset continued to do her best tolerating the gooey bristled wand’s assault to her eyelashes.

Eventually the torment paused before a new wave of torture was inflicted as the cool blue skinned woman began pushing pink power on the amber skinned cheeks.

“Are you dying my coa- skin pink?” The redhead asked with concern.

Luna giggled, “No, first you don’t dye skin, you paint it. Second, it’s just blush, it’ll bring some color to your cheeks.”

“Oh.. okay.”

Sunset may have decided to comply and let the older woman commit the next practically assaulting crimes but she wasn’t happy about it as the woman applied a shiny power to certain spots on her face a glittery goo to her lips.

Luna clapped her hands together and beamed in pride at her work, “There! You look as beautiful as the high moon!”

The former unicorn turned her head, looking in the mirror, taking in the sight of blended light purple and pink on her eyelids with shimmering gold flakes, her pink and shiny cheeks making her look blushing and… sick at the same time, along with a nude shiny gloss making her lips pop. Sunset had to give it to the humans again, she really did feel a new sense of pride in her beauty.

“I’m guessing you like it?” An amused voice said.

Sunset's smile wided, “Yeah, I guess it’s fine.”

Luna crossed her arms over her chest, resting a bit on her larger tummy, with a quirked brow and a smirk, “Huh uh, just fine,” the woman put her hands up in surrender, “I might not be the artist, but you can’t say I didn’t try.”

Sunset chuckled, “Speaking of which, I wanted to give you something.”

Both females stood, moving from the upstairs bathroom to the upstairs small living room.

The evening blue skinned woman placed a hand on her stomach as she slowly descended to the couch, waiting on Sunset to receive what she wanted from her room.

The redhead stepped back into the room with a canvas, the back facing the adult woman, “Alright, I hope you like it. Since the nursery is moon and space themed, I figured I’d contribute.” Sunset said before turning the canvas around, revealing the mare of the moon in flight centered in a white glowing moon with a rich navy blue night sky adorning with silvery stars.

Luna reached out to the bottom, barely touching the canvas, as she stared in awe, “Sunset…”

Sunset frowned, “You.. don't like it?”

Luna’s dark teal eyes looked at her in surprise, “Of course I like it! As a matter of fact, it's more that I love and adore it, dear.”

The woman stood up and gave Sunset a follow hand motion as she headed to the nursery. As the two entered, Luna grabbed a wall hanger from a basket. The two beamed with Luna’s soft, content smile and bright eyes and Sunsets grin as the painting owned its new home on the wall above the silvery crib, below a board laying empty soon to be filled with a chosen name.

The adult woman beamed, “It really completes everything,” she hugged the former unicorn, “Thank you, Sunset.”

Sunset smiled and hugged back, tightly, “Thank you, Miss Luna.”

As the two broke apart Luna pushed back some bang from the amber skinned girls face, “Come on, we’ve got about an hour to get you finished and ready.”

***

“Aw! Look at my girls!” A male voice said gleefully, “Oh, and Sunset!” Sombra could barely get out before bursting into laughter.

Luna rolled her eyes but smiled with Sunset deadpanned, “Ah yes, very funny, just like the king in Equestria.”

The history or even knowledge of the crystal empire was rare and scarce, even to the princess of the sun. Thanks to a couple of secret visits to the libraries restricted section, the former unicorn learned of it.

The man gave an astonished look, throwing his hand to his chest, “King?” He said in an awed whisper.

“Yes, a tyrant king that enslaved many ponies.”

Sombra’s mouth turned to a deep frown, “Oh..’

“It's okay, at least you are not the only tyrant in the house.” Sunset shrugged.

He straightened himself up, placing his hands on his hips, “A king is a king!”

Luna and Sunset glanced at each other before simultaneously rolling their eyes. The woman then began to fan the two out of the house, “Let’s get going! We still need to have a photo session! Sunset help me remember to take photos of you and Twilight during the dance.”

Sunset looked back at her while stepping into the driveway, “Photos? Isn’t that a prom thing?”

Luna handed her camera to Sombra as she started to climb into the passenger seat, “Consider this the trailer for that occasion.”

The redhead laughed, “Oh no.”

***

Pulling up to the school, Trixie and Starlight Glimmer and the twins were spotted. The anxiety stirring in Sunsets chest, in which she was proud for successfully hiding, slightly dispelled and was replaced with giddiness at seeing her friends.

As the redhead walked up she witnessed Trixie perform a magic trick by pulling a bouquet of light blue, purple and white roses from behind Starlight’s ear.

“Hey guys!” Sunset greeted with a wave of her hand and a bright smile.

Trixie beamed, her outfit being a violet purple dress with a heart lined top and ruffled skirt with gold glimmering belt around the waist and the same gold edging the ends of ruffles. Her shoes were a pair of platform wedges with moon cutouts in the heels and hair wore a purple rose pinning back her bangs and silver glitter.

With Starlight Glimmer at her side, she glowed in the dress Trixie chose in the shop, that being a light brown form fitted ribbed top that turned into sparkly cream brown fanned skirt. She had a white bow holding up her half ponytail.

The twins wore the same dress that was off shoulder and a short ball skirt in pump heels, in different colors, with Lavender Lace in the light pink and Fuschia Blush in light blue. The two both worn silver chokers.

“You guys look great!” Sunset complemented.

“Oh, Trixie knows.” The light azure skinned woman said, “You look amazing too, I have to say Trixie has never seen a dress like that! It only makes sense that Trixie's amazing friends look the best.” The magician continued.

Suddenly two identical males with maroon skin and dark gray and green streaked curly hair walked up standing next to Lavender and Fuschia. One of the males had light pink spots adorning his skin in various places, Fuschia wrapped her hand around his arm. This immediately dusting out Sunset anxiety towards the two boys.

“Well, let's head inside!” Trixie exclaimed, placing her hand of Starlight back, heading to the school doors.

“I’m actually gonna stay here, Twilight should be here soon.” Sunset said, smiling.

The illusionist and her partner nodded to her, returning her smile.

The red head stepped off the side, watching the other students pass her, entering the dance. Most minded their own, others struggled to keep their eyes off of her, whether that was out of the events of the fall formal still following her or the events of the past number of months also.. still.. following her, she didn’t know. Sunset sighed before checking her phone, seeing Twilight's reassurance of her soon to be arrival. Unfortunately, the young scientist lived a bit too far due to her living close to the heart of the city.

Her heart pumped faster in her chest. Sunset new she would have anxiety towards this but the reminder of the passing students side eyes, the cleaner bricks surrounding the new front door and barley there difference in the new grass and old grass from a certain crater, brought her back to the intense pain of being controlled by the fiery demon that terrorized the school on a night so similar to this.

At this point very few students were left and disappeared in the school. Sunset treaded slowly to the wondercolt statue facing the side where the portal laid. The redhead breathed in deeply repeatedly in an attempt to calm her nerves, ‘Get yourself together, Shimmer. No freaky demon is gonna show up and hurt you, or your friends. Remember what Mr.Light says, it’s in the past, stay in the moment.’

Sunset blinked back tears not wanting to mess up the make up her human, well only, mother had worked so hard to place.

“Sunny?” a beautiful, brighter than the moon that brings lights to the dark sky, voice asked with concern.

Sunset turned her head towards the voice, seeing the human incarnation of beauty as her lavender skinned girlfriend wore a midnight blue form fitted dress with silver off the shoulder straps and a skirt that subtly fanned out with silver, purple, and pink layers stacked on top of eachother. The layers moved in a diagonal with the peak being covered with her pony counterpart’s cutie mark. The dress was obviously thankful to be worn as it showed off Twilight’s petite pear shaped body. Her hair was worn in two space buns with the rest of her long hair in waves down her back. Her neck wore a silver chain shining choker and a gem beaded silver star resing just below her sternum.

Twilight’s violet eyes looked her up and down and smiled, showing off those love spell casting dimples, “You look beautiful. Rarity really knows what she's doing.”

The ensemble the redhead wore was a magenta clavicle high dress that came down to a slight ball cropped skirt that had sharp diagonal ruffles, half way through the skirt the magenta turned to a vibrant dark blue highlighted by a identical under layer of light blue. She wore black combat boots with her cutie mark on the sides and a large tucked black blazer that wrapped around her hips and hung off her shoulders. Sunset’s tongue felt tied, “Um,” she shook her head, “Y-yea, you look amazing, Sparkes.”

A giggle emitted from the girl, “Thank you,” Twilight blushed, “Is everything okay? You looked panicked earlier.”

“I-” Sunset let out a breath, “I was, I just let my head get to me a bit.”

Gentle lavender finger tips pushed back a few loose crimson locks, “Anxiety?”

The former unicorn nodded her up and down her head.

That same lavender hand cupped the amber cheek, “I understand that completely. I promise everything will be alright.”

Sunset nodded again, “I know, I trust you more than anyone. You make me feel invincible.” The redhead lightly chuckled, “Jeez, listen to how cheesy you’ve me.”

Twilight giggled, “Lucky I like cheese.”

Sunset rolled her eyes laughing, “Yeah I know how much mac and cheese you had that one night a while ago.”

Lavender cheeks turned red, “I thought we decided to never mention that again. My stomach is still queasy just thinking about it.”

A shrug came from the other female, wrapping her arm around her waist and leading the two inside the school.

Opening the glass door, Sunset entered after Twilight meeting two girls that she recognized as Lyra String-something and Octavia. The two never really made themselves known to the former bully so she never bothered them. Recently she found herself wanting to reach out in possibly making more friends. Her anxiety of their possible uncomfort and anger towards the redhead always stopped her.

It seemed that was justified as bright amber eyes died a bit with a smile at the sight of Sunset.

“Hello Sunset Shimmer,” Octavia said slowly, almost in a cautionary way.

Twilight stepped up to the table, “Hello, we’d like two tickets please.” She requested holding two fingers up. Sunset let out a breath and puffed her chest up in an attempt to rebuild her confidence.

Lyra smiled brightly, “Of course Princess!”

“Actually not princess, just normal homospain Twilight Sparkle.” The scientist corrected the girl.

“Got the homo part right.” Sunset said not so quietly.

Twilight nudged her in the side as they walked down the hall toward the gym with the tickets and her hand around Sunset’s arm.

The censored hip hop dance music began to bounce into the girls ears. Entering the gym the dark atmosphere and flashing coloring lights along with many dancing students brought an unfamiliar adrenaline to Twilight’s chests and a large smile grew on her face.

The indigo haired girl grabbed the redhead's hand, running to the dance floor. As they hit the center Twilight made her dance skills known as she flung her elbows up to the sides in the air and threw her arms back out repeatedly in an attempt to meet the beat of the music.

Sunset bursted out laughing at the image.

“Hey!” Twilight yelled in mock offense placing her hands on her hips.

As the redhead came back down from the hilarity, smiling at her girl friend fondly before grabbing onto her hands, “Here, babe, let me help you out.”

Twilight blushed and Sunset guided the two gently dancing leading up to a twirl of Twilight to the up-beat bouncing music.

“Oh, you darlings look so beautiful!” a posh voice suddenly entered, “I must say, I outdid myself yet again!” The tailor wore her own light magenta ruffled ball gown.

Sunset kept her hand on Twilight's lower back as they turned to Rarity and her farmer girlfriend.

“It’s no surprise, Rarity. Thanks for this in such short notice.” The former unicorn said gratefully.

The ivory skinned designer moved her hand up and down dismissively, “Oh please, darling don't mention it. It was my pleasure.”

“You two look amighty good together. I have yet to formally introduce mah self to you, Twilight Sparkle.” Apple Jack said, greeting the indigo haired female. Soon the other past virtues joined the group, with Fluttershy clearly trying to the side as Rainbow Dash greeted loudly and Pinkie Pie lounging into a hug with Sunset- who clearly seemed startled before relaxing. The other girl spotted the human Twilight and quickly made themselves known to her as well. Twilight flicked her eyes quickly to Sunset, seeing the other girls nod, she decided to be friendly back, “Nice to meet you too.”

Twilight had to admit her weariness towards the students that had attacked her girlfriend before they met. Especially the girls Sunset had once trusted. She of course knew Sunset was reconciling- or at least accepting apologies, from the girls. The scientist already decided to support her in the decision but her experience with the Crystal Prep students had taught her to keep her guard up. Thinking more on that… maybe that wasn't healthy. Twilight made a mental note to get advice from her father.

Twilight felt Sunset flinch as a puff of random blue smoke appeared beside them, clearing to reveal a proud looking Trixie and a dazed looking Starlight grabbing her head, “Alright we need to work on that a bit still.”

“At least there were no tables involved this time.” Trixie said boldly.

As if on cue someone shouted, “Hey what happened to the buffet table!”

Trixie huffed, “Nevermind.”

Sunset and Twilight giggled before the redhead patted the illusionist on the back in reassurance, “Don't worry, I had teleportation mastered as a young filly. I'll give you some pointers.”

“Trixie supposes she’ll take you up on that.” The light blue skinned girl smirked. She turned to the farmer and designer, “Oh hello you two, I see my competition has entered the fray.” Trixie said, referring to her and Rarity being princess nominees.

“Yes, darling. You're looking lovely may I say.”

“Trixie knows.”

A microphone coming on gathered the students attention as the sister principals stood on stage tall with Celestia in a regal pale pink dress that made her look like a graceful queen and Luna in a silvery thin strapped long flowing dress, showing her medium baby bump.

“Good evening Students, I hope you all are having a wonderful time.” Celestia's warm, regal voice greeted before students creed and whooped making their enjoyment known.

Luna took over for a moment, “It might appear funny to some but putting the buffet table in the bathroom is a mid-prank. I expect it be returned within the next hour and half.”

Sunset and Rainbow Dash along with other students laughed while the others giggled as Trixie blushed.

While Celestia made her next points in the speech talking about the gratitude of the dance’s success, Sunset quietly backed towards the empty area of where the table once was, using her practical magic with a red glow of her hand, she had teleported the return the table. Satisfied as everything on the table before was still there she walked back, returning to Twilight's side.

“As the mid way of this dance approaches we are elated to announce the Spring Fling Queen and King. This time around, there were many contestants from the spots in which were voted for. I advise all to remember this was a fair vote.” The principal said. Many students cheered in excitement.

Though she knew she didn't mean it in a malicious way, Sunset couldn't help but hear the call out.

“Alright Canterlot high, your spring queen and king are-!”

Suddenly a large crash came from the ceiling as debris and a small figure fell onto the stage.

“Hello Canterlot High School! You have a student that has something I want!” A child’s voice called pointing a blue glowing staff at Sunset Shimmer.

As the dust cleared the same salmon pink skinned female with blue streaked hair in ringlets from days earlier was revealed.

Author's Note

Hiiii

What took so long?? Hmm idk I’ll get my rep to get back to you on that :P

I hope you enjoyed ^-^/ the next few chapters are going to be pretty fun as we come to a close.