Berry arched her back and gave a scream as she pulled Sunset's hair. Sunset crawled out from between her legs and laid her head on the pillow next to her. She reached up and took the gag out of Berry's mouth who instantly started panting.

"I needed that. Thanks, Sunshim." Berry gave her a kiss and ignored the taste of herself on Sunset's lips. Most people might be turned off by that, but Berry secretly enjoyed it and Sunset knew that just enough to take advantage of it.

"I did tell you I'd fuck you six ways till Sunday for how you helped me steal the crown so." Sunset said smirking. "And your amazing distraction skills with Celestia."

Berry rolled over and faced her.

"So what now?" she questioned.

The door opened and Cherry walked in.

"Berry? Are you okay I heard screaming and-." Her words trailed off as she took in the sight in front of her.

She turned bright red and slowly walked backwards, running into the wall before correcting and walking out the door.

"I'll leave you two alone." Cherry stammered as she shut the door.

The two looked at each and laughed.

"I forgot she was here honestly." Berry mumbled, bright faced.

"Me too." Sunset admitted sheepishly.

"Hopefully we can fix the issue between Sea Swirl and Shoeshine." Berry said hopefully, still in the afterglow.

"They seemed pretty angry with each other." Sunset admitted. "What is with Shoeshine and her getting angry when someone insults pitbulls?"

"Well she's always loved them and called them cute. Which they are adorable animals. She volunteers everyday when she isn't busy at the pitbull acceptance animal shelter. The one she adopted was killed for being a pitbull by a neighbor so it's a sore spot." Berry explained. "A very sore spot. She goes off on anyone about it." She added after a pause.

"And Sea Swirl doesn't know?" Sunset pressed.

Berry shook her head.

"Not at all." Berry said.

Sunset frowned.

"I have an idea on how to fix this." She said confidently.

Berry nodded as she flipped Sunset on her back and laid on top of her.

"Your turn." Berry grinned up at her.

"We need to find out where that damned crown went and who found it." Sunset stated, pacing the room.

Shoeshine nodded leaning back in her chain with her boots kicked up on the desk, Sea Swirl sat on the ground playing with her shoelaces and Berry sat on a table drinking a pop.

"Sunset, could you tell Sea Swirl I'll look into who took the crown please?" Shoeshine asked, ignoring the girl on the floor.

Berry groaned quietly. The two had been doing that since the argument and ignoring each other and asking Berry and Sunset to relay messages instead of telling the person directly.

Sunset rolled her eyes but obliged.

"Sea Swirl, Shoeshine is gonna find out who found the crown." Sunset grumbled.

Sea Swirl nodded.

"Thanks Sunset. At least you and Berry are good friends." She said coldly.

A low growling sound came from Shoeshine's throat as she started playing on her phone.

"Let's not argue right now, we got work to do." Sunset immediately dispelled the negativity to get the two to focus.

"Fine. What should I do?" Sea Swirl asked.

Sunset thought for a moment and pressed a finger to her chin.

"You're good at spying, you check the social media's. Maybe someone took a picture that day of the statue. If we get lucky, we might be able to get a picture of the person with the statue." Sunset stated. "Octavia likes to post pictures of the statue on her way out of school, try her Facebook first please."

Sea Swirl nodded. "It will be done."

She pulled out her phone and started searching.

"What can I do?" Berry eagerly asked.

"Well, what would you like to do?" Sunset asked.

"Well Shoeshine is good at intimidation, Sea Swirl is good at espionage, you're good at leadership and aggression. What am I good at?" Berry mumbled.

Sunset frowned and placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Optimism." Sunset said finally. "You keep us going. Without your beautiful, fun loving personality, we'd be over before we began. Everything we do is get revenge for how you got treated and for all of us to be at the top. Especially you."

Sunset gave her a quick kiss, which Berry was happy to return.

"I guess I do get pretty excited." Berry admitted.

"And you're really good at cooking and baking." Shoeshine piped in. "Plus we were friends way before this, so I can already tell you that you're important to me. You and Sunset are my closest friends."

Sea Swirl gave a wince at that and tried to hide it with a smile.

"Yeah, what she said." Sea Swirl said in a pained tone.

Berry shot her a sad look and mouthed the words "I'll talk to her."

Sunset clapped her hands.

"Group meeting adjourned. We have our tasks. I need to find Snips and Snails. After I go get us milkshakes with Berry." Sunset said.

Shoeshine and Sea Swirl nodded as they each got up. Shoeshine quickly ran out the door to avoid Sea Swirl. Sea Swirl hung her head down as she exited the room and gave a long sigh.

"Sea Swirl?" Sunset called out and Sea Swirl slowly faced her.

"Yeah?" Sea Swirl asked in a forced happy tone.

"She will come around, I promise." Sunset promise, flashing her a smile.

Sea Swirl gave her a sad smile in return.

"I hope so." She mumbled and continued walking out the room.

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"Are you sure you saw nothing?" Shoeshine demanded as she approached Starlight.

"I saw nothing." Starlight shook her head nervously.

"Are you sure about this? Your picture you posted placed you at the school when Sunset's crown went missing." Shoeshine pointed out.

"It's not really her crown." Starlight mumbled.

Shoeshine glared at her and slammed her hand on the locker, making the girl jump.

"What was that?" She demanded.

"Nothing. I went the other way thirty minutes after. When it went missing, I was with Velvet Sky." Starlight mumbled. "We were picking up gardening supplies for our gardens back home."

"I hope you're telling the truth, for your sake." Shoeshine snapped. Her phone dinged and she pulled it out and opened her messages.

Sunset: Go see Roseluck. She's at lunch right now and has information.

Shoeshine: You got it.

Shoeshine scowled at the other girl.

"Get the hell outta here." She ordered and the other girl took off running down the hall. Shoeshine gave a smirk as she started heading to the lunchroom. She quickly spotted Rose, Daisy, Lily and Micro Chips at a lunch table.

"Oh boy, here comes Shoeshine." Lily grumbled as she rolled her eyes.

Daisy stopped with her sandwich halfway to her mouth. "What's wrong with Shoeshine?" She asked before taking a bit.

Lily rolled her eyes again.

"She's one of Sunset's soldiers, remember. The intimidating one." Lily pointed out.

Daisy stared at her confused.

"We're in highschool, not the army. How can she be a soldier?" Daisy reminded her.

Lily groaned. "Some gangs call their members street soldiers or just soldiers."

"How on earth do you know this? Are you in a gang and didn't tell us?" Daisy asked nervously.

Lily raised an eyebrow. "No, I'm not in a gang. I just watch lots of documentaries on them." She glanced at Micro Chips who sat there silently.

"Hell, if Lily was in a gang and not such a jerk, we'd take her in a instant." Shoeshine coughed to get their attention. She glared at Micro Chips. "Get the hell out of here so I can talk to the Flower Power Girls."

Micro Chips frowned at her. "I was here first."

Shoeshine glowered at him and grabbed him by his collar, yanking him back and onto the floor. She picked up his lunch tray and dumped the contents on him. He stared up at her before getting up and walking off to the bathroom. Daisy gawked at her as Shoeshine smirked and sat down.

"Now that he's been taken care of, where were we?" She focused on Roseluck. "That's right, we need to have a conversation. Sunset sent me."

Lily looked between her sister and Shoeshine.

"Absolutely not." She declared and Daisy nodded her agreement.

Shoeshine rolled her eyes and waved a hand.

"Please, I'm not gonna hurt her. Sunset said she's off limits. You two are as well, but I'm sure I can convince Sunset to change her mind about you two." She said with a threatening undertone as she pulled her phone out.

Rose held up a hand and smiled at Shoeshine.

"That won't be necessary." She reassured her. "Let's go by the vending machine, it's nice and quiet there. I'll be right back, girls." She told her sisters.

"What does Micro Chips even do when he sits here?" Shoeshine asked.

"Why do you care?" Lily shot back.

"Curiosity." Shoeshine shrugged.

"Literally just sits there and eats quietly and reads a book till the bell rings. Never says a word to any of us. Me and Rose tried to talk to him but no luck. Today's the first day we heard him speak." Daisy admitted.

"I thought he was a mute at first." Rose said.

"Huh, what a nerd." Shoeshine mumbled.

Lily slammed her hands down on the table.

"Be nice to him. He's a very nice person." Lily snapped.

Shoeshine raised a brow and smirked.

"Someone's got a crush." She teased. "How lame." She sneered.

Lily looked like she was about to explode from how red her face was.

"I don't have a crush on Micro Chips." She finally snapped.

Shoeshine stared at her.

"If you say so. Anyway, let's go talk." Shoeshine turned the Rose. The pair walked to the vending machine and stood in the dark shadow. Shoeshine folded her arms as Roseluck pulled her phone out.

"Well? What is it you have?" Shoeshine asked, tapping her foot.

"I saw the wildest shit last night. I was chasing after the dog I was puppysitting when I saw a crown come flying out the statue. First I thought I was half asleep till I saw it hit this girl in the head and she took inside to Principal Celestia." Rose explained. "I got it on video too."

She rotated her phone to face Shoeshine and pressed play. The video showed Rose calling out the dogs name and checking bushes till she got to the statue. Then it showed a girl standing in front of it suddenly sit down and get hit in the back of the head with the crown and take it inside the school. Shoeshine's eyes widened slightly and then narrowed.

"Send me that." Shoeshine took her phone out and handed it to Rose. "Put your number in." Rose quickly nodded and did so, hitting send on her phone till Shoeshine's gave a ding. Rose quickly handed it back. Shoeshine gave a quick gruff nod.

"Thanks. I'll walk you back to your sister's." Shoeshine announced. The two walked back where Daisy and Lily had been watching the two the entire time. Shoeshine and Rose quickly sat down.

A tapping on Shoeshine's shoulder got her attention and she spun around and gave a sigh.

"Snips, Snails. Aren't you supposed to be following Velvet Sky and finding dirt for us to use against you." Shoeshine questioned while Daisy and Lily shifted in their seats.

"Well yeah but we found something better." Snails began.

"Something really good." Snips added. He showed Shoeshine his phone and pressed play. Loud moans instantly came from his phone and Shoeshine's eyes widened. Lily looked at the three and raised an eyebrow.

"Are you guys really watching porn during lunch?" She asked rolling her eyes.

"How did you get a video of Scribble Dee and Norman having sex?" Shoeshine demanded in awe.

"Luck." Snips admitted. "Right place, right time."

"What did Sunset say about it?" Shoeshine asked.

"To ask you what to do. She wants to use it. Sea Swirl is against it and says we should save it for later." Snails piped in. The two looked at her curiously. Shoeshine took a deep breath.

"I can't believe I'm gonna agree with that bitch, but save it. Post a ten second clip of it at most but not the full thing." Shoeshine ordered. The two boys gave her a salute and sped out the lunchroom. Shoeshine turned around and saw a shocked look on Daisy's face and a disgusted one on Lily while Rose had no expression. Shoeshine glanced at Rose.

"Do you got the flower's? Sunset wants me to pick them up while I'm here." Shoeshine requested. Rose gave a quick nod and a smile and reached into her bag. She pulled out a bouquet of purple and red roses and handed it to Shoeshine. She took it and gave her a grateful nod. She reached into her coat pocket and pulled out sixty dollars. She slid it to Rose who stared at it.

"For your help and good work." Shoeshine explained. "There's twenty there for each of you."

Rose reached out and took it nervously as Shoeshine pushed her chair out and stood up.

"Thank you." She looked up at Shoeshine and gave her a grateful smile. "We really could use it." Lily shot her a dirty look while Daisy nodded slowly.

"Thanks Shoeshine." Daisy mumbled.

Shoeshine nodded and stopped before glancing at Daisy.

"Oh and Daisy?"

The girl looked up.

"Yeah?"

"Cute pitbull you got as your background." Shoeshine continued walking. Daisy and Lily stared after her in surprise at her genuine compliment.

"That was surprising." Lily mumbled as
Daisy stared after Shoeshine. Shoeshine pulled her phone out and texted Sunset a single word: Fluttershy.

"Oh, I'm really sorry, I just found it and thought I should give it to her. I didn't know you had dropped it." Fluttershy mumbled.

"Well I did and I was about to get it before you swooped in and ruined everything. You shouldn't pick up things that don't belong to you." Sunset snapped.

Fluttershy brushed her hair out of her eye. "It doesn't really belong to you either." She mumbled.

Sunset slammed her hand on the locker and made Fluttershy jump.

"Excuse me?" She snapped. Fluttershy started to slump down against the lockers.

"Uhm, nothing." She mumbled.

"That's what I thought. It's as good as mine and you know it. You really are pathetic, it's no wonder all your friends are stray animals." Sunset said coldly, smiling.

"How dare you speak to her that way." A voice came from behind Sunset.

Sunset slowly turned and glared.

"What did you say?" She demanded.

Norman started sliding away from the two along the lockers.

"I said, how dare you speak to her that way." The girl repeated as ahe and Sunset walked to each other. They stared at each other before Sunset smirked.

"You must be new here." She declared as she flicked the girls chin up. "I can speak to anyone any way I want." She strolled down the hallway and stared at Norman before stepping a bit towards him and he shut himself in the locker. She continued her way down the hall.

"I can't believe you did that." Fluttershy mumbled.

"Well, I couldn't just stand there." The other girl answered.

"But it's just nobody ever stands up to Sunset Shimmer." Fluttershy replied.

"Sunset Shimmer?" The other asked as she looked down the hallway as Norman popped out the locker and looked at Blueberry Cake across from him.

"You've heard of her?" Fluttershy asked surprised.

"Sorta." The other girl answered.

"I don't think I've seen you around before, did you just transfer to Canterlot High from another school?" Fluttershy questioned.

"Uhm yes another school. My names Twilight." Twilight smiled at her.

Fluttershy mumbled something.

"I'm sorry, what was that?" Twilight's edged closer. "It sounds like you're saying Fluttershy. How can that-?"

Spike stepped out from behind Twilight and Fluttershy's eyes widened.

"Oh my goodness. Who's this sweet little guy?" Fluttershy rushed up to Spike.

"That's Spike. My uh dog." Twilight stated as she regained her balance.

Fluttershy pulled dog treats out of seemingly no where.

"Oh he's so cute. Go on, eat up little pup." She held out the treats encouragingly. "How do you know what he's thinking?"

"Oh he usually just tells me." Twilight said nonchalantly. Fluttershy turned to her confused while Spike gestured at his throat for Twilight to cut it out.

"What do you mean?" Fluttershy asked as Spike barked a few times to get her attention.

"Oh uh nothing. Nothing." Twilight hastily said. "Sunset Shimmer said you found something. Something that belonged to her. It wasn't a crown, was it?"

"How did you know?" Fluttershy questioned, standing up.

"Uh, lucky guess?" Twilight said, looking away. "Do you still have it?"

Fluttershy shook her head.

"But you know what happened to it." Twilight pressed.

Fluttershy nodded.

"Mhm. This morning, I was passing out flyers for the animal shelter like I do every Wednesday when I got hit in the head with it. I have no idea how it got there. But I didn't want anything to happen to it, so I decided to give it to Principal Celestia."

"Principal Celestia?" Twilight asked confused. "Is she the ruler here?"

Fluttershy stood up. "You could say that. Technically I guess she and Vice Principal Luna do make the rules."

"Where is she now?" Twilight asked.

"Probably in her office." Fluttershy pointed out. Twilight and Spike ran in opposite directions before walking back to Fluttershy.

"Third door on your left." She said helpfully.

"Thank you." Twilight called out as she ran.

"Oh, wait." Fluttershy called out as Twilight stuck her bead back around the corner. "You're not really supposed to have pets on school grounds. Just tuck him into your back pack. It's what I do." She smiled as she unzipped her bag and a bunch of animals stuck their head out and jumped out.

"Oh. Okay, thank you." Twilight said, smiling. The bell rang and Fluttershy jumped.

"Oh no. I'm late for class." She scooped up the animals in one fell swoop and darted down the hall. Twilight turned around and ran into a lilac girl with two toned purple hair.

"I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to." Twilight stammered as she stood up. The lilac girl smiled at her.

"It's all good, I didn't break anything." She reassured Twilight. Twilight gave her a nod and kept running. Sea Swirl gave a grin as she watched her leave. She pressed a button down on her phone.

"....and saved." She said softly as she saved the video of the conversation she overheard to her phone. She texted Sunset to get the group in their normal meeting spot. Her eyes fell on Shoeshine's number and she gave a sigh. She quickly walked to the room and bumped into Shoeshine. Shoeshine snorted and stepped and gestured after you to her.

Sea Swirl sighed sadly.

"How long are you gonna do this, Shoe?" She asked sadly.

Shoeshine locked eyes with her.

"As long as it takes." She replied coldly.

"Can we just stop this? I miss my friend." Sea Swirl pleaded. "Please." She added quietly.

Shoeshine sighed. "You offended me and insulted me. Sure you did it without knowing everything, but it still happened." She maintained eye contact, unwavering.

Sea Swirl found herself wanting to look away from the intense gaze but forced herself to keep staring back. Shoeshine always was good at strong gazes and glares when she wanted to be. It was one of the things that made her very strong and intimidating.

"I'm sorry." She whispered. "I really am, Shoeshine. I can't keep going like this, ignoring each other."

Shoeshine stared for a moment before slowly nodding.

"We can talk again. But don't be rude." Shoeshine stated.

Sea Swirl fought the growing anger.

"You were rude too." She pointed out.

Shoeshine frowned and nodded.

"I was. You're right." She admitted.

Sea Swirl smiled internally, Shoeshine didn't really apologize for her mistakes. Her saying she messed up was her way of saying sorry. Learning how Shoeshine communicated her feelings was a complicated task. Sea Swirl opened her arms and paused. She forgot Shoeshine wasn't that big into public displays of affection or being touched.

Shoeshine stared at her before sighing.

"Fine." She stepped towards Sea Swirl as Sea Swirl tackled her in a hug and wrapped her arms around her.

"This isn't as bad as I anticipated." Shoeshine admitted. Sea Swirl stared at her in confusion.

"You expected hugs to hurt?" She questioned.

"Well yeah. The last hug I got was in middle school from Derpy. I almost died." Shoeshine shrugged.

Sea Swirl grimaced at the memory.

"Okay, fair enough." She sighed. "Guess that works as an explanation."

A cough got their attention and they shifted their attention to behind them. Standing there was a grinning Berry and equally happy Sunset. Berry jumped down and hugged them. Shoeshine grudgingly accepted it.

"As much as I hate to break this moment up, we should get to work." Sunset chuckled after giving them a few moments.

Shoeshine nodded as Berry and Sea Swirl let go and the trio stood up. The three gazed at Sunset, awaiting orders.

"What do we need to do?" Shoeshine jumped right in.

"I want a word with her." Sunset said firmly. "Another one." Sea Swirl nodded.

"Do you want me to set it up or?" She hesitantly asked. Her eyes lit up when Sunset nodded.

"Yes. If you need aggressive negotiations, take Shoeshine." Sunset stated. The two girls nodded. Sunset glanced at Berry.

"Can you find out where the Fall Formal is being hosted?" Sunset requested. Berry eagerly grinned.

"Yes, ma'am." Berry giggled and planted a kiss on her cheek. Shoeshine gave a exaggerated gagging sound and Sea Swirl smirked.

"If Shoeshine is making gagging sounds at you two kissing, every thing is back to normal." She pointed out, still smirking. "Also, it's being held in the gym. Pinkie Pie is setting up for it. She just posted about it ten minutes ago. The country one should be delivering apple cider or something."

"Shut it Sea Swirl." Shoeshine grumbled.

"Text Snips and Snails to meet me at the gym." Sunset quickly got up and left the room. Within moments, she was at the gym. She and the others chosen that room as a constant meeting point due to how close it was to everything. Hearing running, she faced Snips and Snails panting in front of her.

"About time you two got here. We need to check out how things are for my Coronation." Sunset snapped. The three walked in and Sunset took in the decorations.

"This looks terrible." She declared. "There needs to be more streamers near the stage and less balloons." She jammed her finger into a balloon and popped it.

"Yeah! Streamers!" Snips shouted, holding a streamer above his head, trying to rip it in half.

"And more balloons." Snails piped in, squeezing a balloon trying(and failing) to pop it. Sunset gave an internal sigh and rolled her eyes.

"Fizzy apple cider? Eugh, this is my coronation, not a hoe down." Sunset grumbled as she held the bottom in disgust away from her.

"Well now, it ain't necessarily gonna be your coronation this time around." Applejack snapped. She flinched and leaned back as Sunset got in her face.

"Oh, is that so?" She demanded. She rotated Applejacks hat and covered her face with it. "You country folk really aren't all that bright." She patted the hat and walked away from her. "Obviously, it's gonna be my coronation. I'm running unopposed, Lyra and all the others decided they had other obligations that were more important than running."

"Not this time." Pinkie pointed out as she pulled a clipboard out of her hair and pointed to it. "The new girl just signed up." She sang the last part.

"What?" Sunset exclaimed. She snatched the clipboard and read the names.

"I know right? Her hand writing is really bad." Pinkie said. Sunset lowered the clipboard and glared at the two.

"Where is this Twilight Sparkle?" She grumbled. "Uh, I'm looking forward to meeting the competition." Applejack and Pinkie said nothing, just looked at each other.

"You two, make sure these two get my coronation the way I want." Sunset snapped, pointing to Snips and Snails.

"You got it." Snips nodded.

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Sunset stalked down the hallways, looking for her prey. She caught sight of the girl and smiled. She followed her till she turned and glanced down an area with an opened locker and flickering lights. Just as Sunset hoped, she took the bait and walked into it.

"Can't believe I didn't recognize you earlier." Sunset snapped, making Twilight turn around. "Should've know Princess Celestia would have sent her prized pupil here after my crown." She walked past Twilight, smirking. "And her little dog too." She added.

"It's my crown." Twilight retorted, pointing to herself.

Sunset leaned against and waved a hand.

"Whatever." She taunted. "This is just a minor setback for me. You don't know the first thing about this place and I already rule it."

"If that's so, why do you even need my crown?" Twilight questioned as Sunset continued walking around her. "You went to an awful lot of trouble to switch it with the one that belongs here."

"Pop quiz, what happens when you bring an Element of Harmony into an alternate world?" Sunset questioned as Twilight looked away and rubbed her chin. "You don't know? Seriously? And you're supposed to be Princess Celestia's star student. Then again, what were the chances she'd find somepony as bright as me to take under her wing after I decided to leave Equestria. It's embarrassing you were the best she could do." Spike popped out of the bag and started growling and barking. Sunset recoiled a little but quickly recovered and smirked.

"Oh and I'd keep an eye on your mutt. Hate for him to be taken away from you." Sunset said, continuing her smirk.

Spike shook a paw at her.

"Is that a threat?" He demanded.

"Aww, of course not." Sunset said sarcastically. "But I'd cut down on the chatter if I were you, don't want everyone to know you two don't belong here now would you? You want to be a princess here? Please, you don't know the first thing about fitting in." She stepped around Twilight and walked out of where she had cornered Twilight.

She met Snips and Snails in the hallway, tied up in streamers. She gave an audible groan, grabbed both of them and yanked them free of the streamers.

"I want you two to follow her." She demanded, pointing back in Twilight's direction. "Bring me something i can use like the last girl who thought she could challenge me." They saluted her and nodded.

"You got it, Sunset Shimmer." Snips promised.

Sunset turned around and stood there. She folded her arms and sighed again, closing her eyes.

"When the crowns power is mine, Twilight Sparkle is gonna be sorry she ever set hoof in this world. Not that she was much safer in Equestria." Sunset mused out loud. She was taken out of her musing by confused laughter behind her.

"Yeah, in Equestria." Snips said confused.

"What are you two still doing here?" Sunset demanded. "Go!" She pointed down the hallway. They jumped and smacked into each other before running away.

"What is with people and having random musical numbers in various parts of the school?" Shoeshine grumbled as she watched the other students singing in the cafeteria. She and Sunset turned around to Snips and Snails dancing in hallway behind them.

"Take those off!" Sunset ordered and they hastily took off the tail and ears. Shoeshine grabbed them out of their hands and glared at them, throwing the items in the trashcan next to her.

"Seriously, what the fuck you two?" Shoeshine snapped. "Don't fraternize with the enemy."

Sunset scoffed and nodded.

"I have something I need you three to do. Do you two still have those pictures I asked you to print?" Sunset inquired. Snails quickly nodded.

"Yeah." He showed her them in his backpack and she grinned.

"Follow me." Sunset strode off towards to gym. "I need this gym messed up. Destroy some decorations, break a few tables. Nothing too serious. You guys understand?"

"Absolutely. Cause chaos pretty much." Shoeshine nodded and smirked, her hands on her hips. "We can do that."

"And take pictures of the destruction. We can cut out Twilight from those soccer photos and place her in the spot of one of you destroying stuff." Sunset stated. The three looked at each other and grinned. She left the three to do their work, she had some reading to do. Besides, it's not like Twilight could actually beat her. She ran things around here, her and her group. Forty five minutes later, Shoeshine found her in the library and handed her a file. Inside were the altered photos.

"Good work." Sunset flipped through the photos and her eyebrows raised. "I said cause some chaos, not this much. What the hell?" Shoeshine shrank a bit and rubbed her head.

"We kinda got carried away, I'm sorry." She admitted.

Sunset snorted. "Clearly. Let's go give these to Luna and get Twilight barred permanently from the Fall Formal." The pair quickly reached their destination. They saw the girl they were just talking about and Sunset smirked at her. She knocked on Luna's door and the women opened it.

"Vice Principal Luna, something terrible has happened." Sunset exclaimed.

"Isn't this just awful?" Sunset asked. Her and Luna stood in the gyms entrance, taking in the destruction. Luna's eyes widened in surprise as she stared into the gym.

"And after Pinkie Pie worked so hard to make everything perfect. Why would Twilight Sparkle do something like this?" Sunset continued.

Luna focused on the younger girl in surprise.

"Why would you think Twilight was responsible for something like this?" Luna asked.

"Because I have proof." Sunset explained as she holded a folder out to Luna.

"It's time to show that we got school spirit, raise your voice and let everyone hear it. It's time to show that we're strong."

Shoeshine slammed her head against the supply closest door.

"If I hear one more God damn musical number from those six, I'm going to kill myself." She groaned. Sea Swirl rolled her eyes.

"Yeah, it's pretty annoying but I don't think it's suicide worthy." She pointed out.

"Easy for you to say." Shoeshine shot back.

"Please, can we not start fighting again? We just quit one fight early this week." Sea Swirl grumbled. Shoeshine nodded.

"Okay."

"You three are lucky she was able to pull this off. Next time I ask you to make a mess of things, try to show a little restraint. I need this night to go off just as much as she does." Sunset snapped, giving pointed glares to Snips, Snails and Shoeshine. Snails was tossing a baseball up and down while Snips was sitting in the corner wearing a football helmet. Why the hell he was wearing it, none of the girls knew but they weren't gonna ask. Berry sat playing a game on her phone quietly, legs swinging under the desk.

"So whats the plan?" Shoeshine asked after a few moments of silence. "We heard half the school saying they'll vote for her. Blueberry Cake, Cloudkicker, Raindrops just to name a few."

Sunset pinched the bridge of her nose.

"I know. Give me a minute." She continued rubbing her nose till her eyes lit up.

"Shoeshine, can you get me the sledge hammer from your dad's shed?" She asked.

Shoeshine nodded with a confused expression.

"Yeah, of course. But what for?"

Sunset waved a hand.

"Extra measures." She explained. "Leave it by the portal, please." She pointed at Snips and Snails.

"You two, steal her dog when she gets distracted. Bring him to the statue. Shoeshine, Sea Swirl and Berry, enjoy your night inside. We got this. You three deserved it and earned a break." Sunset smiled. "Have fun."

"Absolutely not." Sea Swirl stood up and exclaimed. "We're helping you." Shoeshine and Berry nodded their agreement.

"We've started this together, we're ending this together." Berry stated firmly. Sunset shook her head to their frustration.

"Trust me, it'll be fine. Enjoy the party. We will be inside after we get done. No problems." Sunset promised.

Shoeshine glared at her. "Fine, but if shit goes south, you come and get us or text us, no exceptions."

Sunset rolled her eyes.

"If I get the chance, I will." She promised again.

"Good." Shoeshine allowed a small smile on her face. Sunset smirked as she peered out the door into the gym, watching Twilight with the others.

Berry sat in a chair, watching the other students dancing as she sipped a cup of punch. Shoeshine sat next to her, observing Twilight. Sea Swirl handed her a cup and she gratefully took it and sipped, making a face.

"This is strong." She admitted before taking another sip.

"Anybody see Sunset Shimmer?" Twilight asked her group.

"Maybe she was too embarrassed to show." Rainbow suggested. "She has to know you've won by a landslide." Shoeshine let out a soft growl as she heard this and a Sea Swirl placed a hand on her shoulder, making her sit back.

"There'll be time for that later." She whispered.

"Maybe." Twilight replied to Rainbow, unconvinced. The music died down as Celestia and Luna took the stage.

"First off, I'd like to say how wonderful everything looks tonight. You all did a magnificent job pulling things together after the unfortunate events of earlier." Celestia announced.

Shoeshine gave a soft snicker at that, earning her a glare from Lily. Roseluck rolled her eyes at her sister and shot Shoeshine a smile. Daisy quickly looked away after smiling at Shoeshine.

"And now, without further ado, I'd like to announce the winner of this year's Fall Formal." Celestia continued as Luna approached her with a box and slip of paper. "The winner of this year's Fall Formal is Twilight Sparkle." Shoeshine groaned in frustration and Sea Swirl shot the students a dirty look as Berry gave one the middle finger. Twilight stepped onto the stage and Celestia placed the crown on her head. The doors opened and Sea Swirl noticed Snips and Snails enter the gym, wearing their over their top hats in her opinion.

"Looks like Snips and Snails are executing their part of the plan." She pointed out.

"Excellent." Shoeshine smirked.

"Congratulates Twilight, you earned it." Celestia smiled down at her.

"Twilight! Help!" A voice called out. Snips held a growling dog in his arms who pushing his face with a paw. Snails gave the dog a punch and shoved him into Snips arms again and ran out the room.

"They got Spike!" Twilight shouted as she jumped off the stage and gave chase. She slammed into a locker and glanced up at the others following her out. She jumped over Trixie at the vending machine and followed the pair to the portal.

Sunset stepped out from behind the portal, holding the sledge hammer Shoeshine had placed against it earlier in the night above her head.

"That's close enough." She ordered as Twilight and the others slid to a stop.

"Twilight." Spike snapped before Snails grabbed his muzzle and held it shut.

"Don't hurt him." Twilight demanded.

Sunset smirked.

"Oh, I wouldn't dream of it. I'm not a monster, Twilight. Let him go." She ordered the two boys. They stared at her before releasing him. Twilight fell to her knees as Spike jumped up and hugged her.

"You don't belong here. Give me the crown and you can go home to Equestria tonight. Or keep it and never go home." Sunset threatened. Twilight stared at her for a moment.

"Tick tock Twilight. Don't got all night." Sunset taunted. "Portal will be closing on it's own in less than an hour. So what's your answer?"

Twilight stood up.

"No." She firmly said.

"What?" Sunset's eyes widened. "Equestria! Your friends! Lost to you forever! Don't you see what I'm about to do to the portal?"

"Yes. But I've also seen what you've been able to do here without magic. Equestria will find a way to survive without my Element of Harmony, this place might not if I allow it to fall into your hands. So go ahead, destroy the portal. You are not getting this crown." Twilight put the crown back on her head.

"Fine, you win." Sunset announced as she let the sledge hammer fall to the ground with a thud.

"You are so awesome." Rainbow squeaked out.

"Gee Twilight. Ah can't be ya do that for us." Applejack said.

"It's no wonder you're a real life princess." Rarity fawned over her. Sunset clenched her fists together.

"Oh yes. She's so very special." She snapped. She jumped towards Twilight and tackled her to the ground, the crown rolling away. Sunset climbed over her and reached for the crown as Twilight grabbed her leg. Spike jumped on Sunset's head and grabbed the crown in his mouth, running away.

"Get him, you fools!" Sunset snapped at Snips and Snails who started to chase Spike. Sunset started running and pushed her two lackeys out of her way. She chased Spike up the stairs of the school. She quickly cornered him and reached out for him.

"Spike! Spike!" Rainbow shouted, waving her hands. Spike threw the crown out of his mouth as it sailed through the sky. Rainbow jumped up and caught it as Snips rushed her and he grabbed the crown. The two yanked back and forth on it till she pushed him aside. Snails snuck up on her and she slammed her hand in his face, keeping him back.

"Fluttershy!" Rainbow called and tossed the crown to her. She gave a meep sound as it hit her. She caught it and her eyes widened as she saw Sunset and her two allies running to her. Applejack grabbed some roop and tossed it around Fluttershy, yanking her out of the way and the crown flew out her hands. Snips caught it mid air and held it up. Pinkie grabbed it put his hands and tossed it to Applejack. Applejack quickly handed it to Rarity and she threw it to Twilight. She blindly threw it over her back as Snips and Snails grabbed her.

Sunset caught it.

"Finally! I'll take that." She gloated. "At last, more power than I could ever imagine." She placed the crown on her head as it started to glow. A blue light enveloped her as Sunset grabbed at it. Rainbow looked away from the bright light as Sunset was lifted into the sky. The doors opened and Norman stared at the sky. Sunset's eyes shot open as the crown transformed her into a devil looking creature. She raised her hands and blasted Snips and Snails with magic and watched as they transformed.

"This is gonna be so cool." Snips snickered.

Rainbow spun around and raised her fists. She slowly started backing away with the others. Sunset heard screaming and spun to the entrance of the school.

"I had to jump through so many hoops tonight to get this crown when it really should have been mine all along." She snarled. "But let's let bygones be bygones. I am your princess now! And you will be loyal to me!" She clenched her fist and threw aside the entrance of the school. Sunset flew into the school as she noticed some students trying to leave. She pressed her fingers to her head and the students faced her, eyes glowing green.

"Round them up and bring them to the portal." Sunset ordered. She faced Twilight.

"Spoiler alert, I was lying when I said I'd destroy the portal. I don't want to rule this pathetic little high school. I want Equestria. And with my own teenage army, I'm going to get it." She snapped.

"No, you're not." Twilight retorted.

"Oh, please. What exactly are you gonna do to stop me?" Sunset shot back. "I have magic and you have nothing!"

"She has us." Rainbow snapped as she stepped forward with the others.

Sunset gave a laugh and wiped a tear out of her eye.

"Gee, the gangs really is all back together again. Now step aside, Twilight has tried to interfere with my plans one too many times already. Shoeshine, Sea Swirl grab her!" She turned around confused at no response. She froze when she saw the girls in question wandering among the students, their eyes matching the others. Her blood ran cold when she saw who was next to them.

"Berry?" She whispered. Twilight saw an opportunity and looked to Rainbow Dash.

"This our chance, quick." She shouted as a ball of magic launched at her. The girls instinctively hugged her and a shield formed around them.

"This isn't ya Sunset." Applejack pleaded. "Look around ya, sugarcube."

"The magic in my Element was able to unite with those who created it. Together with the crown they create a power beyond anything you could imagine, for it is a power you don't the ability to control. The crown may be upon your head, Sunset Shimmer, but you cannot wield it. Because you don't possess the most powerful magic of all, the power of friendship." Twilight announced. A rainbow launched out of the six and slammed into Sunset. The girls looked away from the bright and slowly lowered to the ground. Twilight glanced at the crater and stood at the edge, staring down at Sunset.

"You will never rule in Equestria. Any power you may have had here is lost forever. Tonight, you showed everyone who you really are." Twilight announced. Sunset lifted her head and stared at her.

"I'm so sorry. We needed to get back at them." She pointed a finger at the students. "All of them."

"But why?" Lyra asked. "I never even knew you."

Before Sunset could reply, she heard her name being called.

"Sunset!" Berry pushed her way through the crowd and slid into the crater. She jumped on Sunset and hugged her.

"I was so scared." She whimpered. Sunset quickly rubbed her head and hugged her back.

"I know. I didn't mean to mind control you, Shoeshine or Sea Swirl. Just the other students and staff. I'm sorry." Sunset sighed.

"I wasn't scared for me, I was scated for you. It looked painful." Berry mumbled as Shoeshine and Sea Swirl slid into the crater too and knelt down next to her.

"It's okay Sunset." Sea Swirl coaxed.

"We can regather and figure out a new way to punish everyone else here. It's what they deserve, they don't deserve free will." Shoeshine snarled as she glared up at a Twilight. Twilight held a hand down to Sunset. She crawled out of the crater and slumped onto her stomach. Sea Swirl, Shoeshine and Berry joined her.

"Alright back inside everyone. Now." Luna ordered. She held out a brick trovel. "You will rebuild the entrance, Sunset Shimmer lucky you aren't arrested."

She had her face filled with the face of a light blue girl.

"If she's getting punished, we are too." Shoeshine snapped. Luna raised an eyebrow but nodded. Sunset and the others walked to the entrance and started working.

"Who is that?" Twilight asked, pointing to Berry.

"Ah ain't sure. She's been hanging out with Sunset this whole year. " Applejack admitted.

"I'm gonna talk to her." Twilight announced as she walked to them.

"Can I speak to you?" She asked Berry who instantly looked nervous.

"Absolutely not." Shoeshine snapped. "Youre not hurting her." Twilight held up a hand.

"It's just a conversation, why would I hurt her?" She asked confused.

"Probably because you associate with those who do. By saving the students, you saved the ones who are evil. Therefore you support them." Shoeshine snarled.

"She wouldn't need to have saved us if you hadn't helped Sunset." Bon Bon's angry voice came from behind them.

Shoeshine rolled her eyes.

"And here comes another supporter." She grumbled.

"Supporter of what?" Lyra demanded.

Sea Swirl glared at them while Sunset stared at them dejectedly.

"You all harassed and bullied Berry for being a single mother and having a drinking problem. You did this to yourselves, no one else." Sea Swirl snapped. "You deserved to be mind controlled."

Twilight quickly separated them.

"So as revenge for how they treated, you grouped them all together and punished everyone?" She asked.

"Yes." Sunset softly said. "Can't believe the princess of friendship would support that."

"I don't." Twilight firmly said. "There is a better way though."

"Certainly darling." Rarity agreed, having approached them. "We would have stood up for her if we knew."

Bon Bon nodded.

"We would have too." Lyra sighed. "We aren't all bad."

"I need to get going now. It'll be thirty moons before I can return." Twilight announced.

"That's not true." Sunset admitted. Twilight and all present stared at her.

"You can use Celestia's version of the journal to create a machine to allow the portal to stay open." She explained as Twilight's eyes lit up.

"You're a genius." Twilight exclaimed.

"So what now? You take me back to Equestria for execution?" Sunset asked as the others gasped. Berry quickly got in front of her.

"Firstly, I'm Berry Punch. I'm her girlfriend but you can't tell the others. Lyra and Bon Bon and the others present right now would probably spread those rumors to get us harassed. Secondly you are not taking Sunset." She said coolly.

Lyra rolled her eyes.

"Me and Bon Bon are dating. We wouldn't do that to you two." She grumbled.

"I am not taking you to be executed. I wouldn't be a decent princess of friendship if I did." She sat next to Sunset. "Sunset Shimmer, as an Equestrian Princess, I pardon you from all crimes. I grant you full amnesty and give full authority to all the students to visit Equestria as long as you are present or give me a warning." Twilight smiled warmly. She stepped down and was followed to the portal.

"This isn't goodbye forever, it's just bye till next time." She promised as she and Spike disappeared through the portal.

"Sunset? I'm scared. All the others are gonna bully you, Sea Swirl, Shoeshine and me now. I don't wanna be bullied anymore." Berry whimpered.

"You won't be." Fluttershy said firmly. "I know about being bullied and such. None of us will allow that. Especially since we know they were just standing up for you. But in the wrong way."

Lyra nodded.

"I'm sorry. For not noticing. For not standing up for you. It will never happen again." Hers and the others eyes flicked to Sunset.

"It'll take me a bit to trust you, Sunset, but knowing why you did what you did this past year, I understand." Lyra said softly.

Pinkie grinned.

"We got a surprise for you two." She sang as she grabbed Sunset's hand and dragged her and Berry to the gym.

Lyra smirked at Sea Swirl.

"You and Shoeshine better come to." She said, continuing to smirk.

"Why are we in the gym?" Sunset asked nervously. "Are we about to get jumped."

Rarity rolled her eyes.

"No darling."

"We didn't get our Fall Formal dance." Berry admitted as she placed her phone down after turning on a song and grabbed Sunset's hand. "I'm owed one dance." Berry placed a hand on Sunset's waist and shoulder and spun her around. She gave Sunset a quick kiss and smiled.

Lyra and Bon Bon smiled watching this.

"They are cute, to be honest." Bon Bon admitted.

Rarity sighed.

"Aren't they just adorable?" She mumbled as she watched Berry lead Sunset around the floor.

"You know, she was the first person Sunset met here. One of her few friends along with me and Sea Swirl. Sunset lives with her." Shoeshine smirked. "She helped Berry quit drinking alcohol. If Ruby likes her, we all do."

"Ah ain't know nun of this. Shocking." Applejack sighed. Sea Swirl pulled her phone out and showed the group a picture of Sunset and Ruby asleep together on Cherry's couch.

"She's a completely different person at home." She smiled.

"Aww." Fluttershy gushed at the little baby Sunset was cuddling in the picture.

Rarity shook her and pointed to Berry and Sunset.

"I think Berry is about to say it." She exclaimed.

"Uhm say what?" Fluttershy questioned nervously.

Bon Bon smiled.

"You'll see." She teased.

Berry laid her head on Sunset's shoulder.

"You know, if you wanted a teenage army, you could have asked me and I'd willingly have gone along and helped you." She mumbled.

"I didn't want an army. The crown manipulated my anger towards Princess Celestia. Why would you even offer to do that?" Sunset demanded. Berry lifted her head and stared at Sunset.

"Because I love you." She said simply and turned bright red.

Sunset stared at her in surprise.

"You love me?" She whispered.

Berry rolled her eyes and nodded.

"I do." She kissed Sunset again and twirled her tongue around Sunset's tongue.

"I love you too." Sunset answered after Berry pulled away. The two remembered they had an audience when Rarity squeeled in excitement. Sea Swirl grabbed Shoeshine's hand and yanked her.

"Hey! What are you doing?" Shoeshine demanded nervously. Sea Swirl rolled her eyes.

"I didn't get a Fall Formal dance either and who better than the girl I've loved since ninth grade?" Her face turned bright at her accidental admission. "I'm sorry, I'm stupid and never should have said-" She was cut off by Shoeshine kissing her.

"Are you sure you want this grumpy, annoying and loud person?" Shoeshine asked as she let a true smile on her face for the first time in years. Sea Swirl nodded and gave her a kiss

"Does that answer your question?" She asked.

Shoeshine nodded. "Just so you know, I am a horny mother fucker at times so."

Sea Swirl smirked as she placed a hand on Shoeshine's waist.

"Guess what?" She whispered. "Me too. Wanna know what my favorite thing is?" She leaned in and whispered in Shoeshine's ear. Shoeshine turned bright red and Sea Swirl snickered.

"I'm yours if you want me." She kissed Shoeshine's neck. Shoeshine nodded and kissed her back.

Applejack grabbed Rarity's hand.

"Let's give these four some space, yall." She quickly forced them others out the room and smiled.

Author's Note

This might be the longest chapter yet.