Every Dark Night Turns Into Day

Sugarcoat

“You know what I just realized?” Indigo muttered as we sat on the bus quietly. Cadence had returned to ride the bus with us to the school after Celestia took her and Twilight home. At least I assume that’s what happened.

“That you’re super nice and kind?” Sour Sweet grumbled.

“Sarcasm isn’t necessarily Sour,” Indigo snapped. “We were the bad guys. We were like the worst people ever. And we lost to Canterlot!”

“Well they were better than us in a lot of aspects,” Sunny Flare pointed out as she shifted in her seat. “Competition, friendship and whatever it was we just saw. They even got Twilight and Coco to transfer schools!”

“At least Sunset and her band seemed pretty bad ass!” Lemon said as she bobbed her to her music. “Lyra and Bon Bon seemed to not like us that much. Vinyl was cool with me.”

“Probably because you’re both loud and obnoxious,” I muttered as I pushed my glasses up my face.

“Sugarcoat!” Sunny snapped. “That was unnecessary.”

“Truth hurts.”

“It’s whatever,” Lemon shrugged. “I enjoy being a loud obnoxious motherfucker. At least I’m not a socially awkward person who pushes all her friends away with truths about their personality that no one gives a fuck about or asked her for her opinion.” We all fell silent as the others stared at her with wide eyes.

“That was so rude,” Sour Sweet said after a moment. “Good job!”

“Seriously?” Indigo rolled her eyes. “Can you guys not fight for at least a few moments that’d be nice. I’d prefer if we could all get along.”

“Until we get home at least,” Sunny agreed. “So what then? We’re just going to go back to hating each other and wanting to rip each other’s guts out to be the best again till we graduate?”

“I mean it’s logical,” I shrugged. “It’s what we know after all. We don’t have anything in common except we’re a bunch of rude assholes who could have got a girl killed just because we wanted to win so badly for Cinchs reputation.”

“Gee thanks for the reminder,” Sour snapped. “We definitely needed it!”

“Would you five stop for crying out loud?” Cadence asked with an eye roll. Indigo jumped slightly as the older women stood above her. “I’d like to have a bus ride that doesn’t involve you guys screaming at each other.”

“We’re not!” Lemon exclaimed. “We’re currently debating about whether we should go back to wanting to kill each other at school unless it benefits us or if we should be friends.”

“I’d be down with friends with Lemon,” Indigo shrugged. “I don’t know what me and Sunny have in common or me and Sugarcoat.”

“We’re all shitty people?” I offered and slightly raised an eyebrow. Indigo instantly facepalmed and groaned as Sunny rolled her eyes.

“Not what I think she meant Sugarcoat. I think she meant interests and hobbies,” Sunny grumbled.

“We all go to the same school?” Lemon suggested. “We all had to deal with Cinch being annoying, uh yeah that’s all I got.”

“Well why do you want to be friends?” Cadence asked as she sat in the bus seat behind me and Sunny. We all looked at each other and shrugged.

“Takes too much energy to hate each other,” Indigo admitted and I gave a brief nod. She had a point there.

“Agreed,” I announced. “It’s very taxing on my energy.” Cadence gave a faint smile.

“Well go hang out or something. Try to find common ground. For example Indigo picks something she likes and you guys go do it and then rotate.”

“Maybe,” Sour said uncertainly. “Monday after school works?”

“Sure,” Lemon answered as she slipped her headphones back on and I cringed.

“That girl is going to go deaf one day.”

“Bowling,” Indigo said immediately as we stood at her locker. “We’re going bowling.”

“Of course you would like bowling,” Sour Sweet scoffed.

“What the fuck does that mean?” Indigo demanded as she slammed her locker shut. “Bowling is a fun activity.”

“It’s a dark room with dark carpet with swirly designs, nasty food and vomit,” Sunny said with disdain. “It’s disgusting.”

“It’s actually pretty fun,” I said as I shifted on my feet. They all stared at me with wide eyes.

“See even she agrees with me!” Indigo pointed at me. “And she finds nothing fun! She’s like the opposite of fun!” I rolled my eyes and glared at her.

“Just because I don’t show it, I’m perfectly capable of having fun.”

“Fine we’ll go,” Sour grumbled. “But it better be worth it!”

“Oh it’s a learning experience,” Lemon Zest grinned as she hung her headphones from her neck. “Oh uh hi Twilight.”

“Hi,” Twilight said quietly. “Can you let me get to my locker Sunny? If not it’s fine!”

“Of course dearie,” Sunny said nervously as she moved aside. Twilight held a large cardboard box with the initials T.S on it. She set it on the ground and opened her locker, setting some books inside it. “So you’re going to Canterlot High?”

“Yeah. Today is my last day,” Twilight answered as her eyes drifted over to us nervously. “Are you gonna yell at me or something?”

“No,” Lemon shook her head quickly. “We aren’t. I never yelled at you ever either, remember?”

“Just helped us coerce her into releasing all that magic she stole from those girls,” I muttered. Sour glared at me and subtly elbowed me in the side. “Sorry.”

“It’s okay,” Twilight slammed her head against the locker. “I did turn into something ugly and evil.”

“I’m not the greatest at emotions but you’re better now,” Sour admitted. “If anyone can help you, it’s those girls at chs. Especially Shimmer Sunlight.”

“Sunset Shimmer,” Twilight corrected instantly. An awkward silence fell over us with Twilight watching us nervously out of the corner of her eye as she continued filling the box.

“You hate us don’t you?” I asked suddenly as the others looked away or up. “I don’t blame you.”

“I don’t think I’m capable of hating anyone,” Twilight admitted as my eyes got slightly wide. “But I’m afraid of you all. Mainly Indigo. Lemon Zest is the one I guess I have the least problems with? She never was mean to me really. She just ignored me.”

“I’m sorry,” Sunny sighed and looked at Twilight nervously. “We really are evil people.”

“You didn’t turn into a demon that could have killed this entire world and Sunsets home,” Twilight whispered so quiet that I barely heard her.

“But you didn’t,” I pointed out.

“I guess. You guys wanna see something?” Twilight suddenly asked.

“Uh sure?” Sunny shrugged as she gave us a confused look.

“Any minute now,” Twilight muttered as she looked at her phone. “And right on time.” Professor Moondancer stood in the hallway with Lemon Hearts and Twinkleshine as two armed officers walked Principal Cinch down the hallway each holding an arm. The hallway got dead silent as students stopped and stared at her in hand cuffs.

“Woah,” Lemon muttered in awe. The two officers approached a third stern looking officer with blue hair and stripes on his shirt sleeves.

“Abacus Cinch, you’re under arrest for bribery, threats and coercion,” the sergeant announced loudly for us all to hear. “You two can take her to the car and transport her.”

“No fucking way,” Sour said in shock as the sergeant walked over to us.

“Someone has the cops after em!” Lemon hissed. “Don’t tell em what I got in my locker!”

“What the hell do you mean?” Indigo hissed back. “I’m not going down for your drugs.”

“I don’t have drugs! Just video games that I stole from Cinchs office that she confiscated from me!”

“Shiny!” Twilight exclaimed and hugged the officer.

“Twily!”

“Uh what?” Sour demanded. “You’re dating a sergeant in the CPD?”

“No this is my BBBFF Shining Armor,” Twilight explained happily.

“What?” I asked after a moment of confusion. A dog popped out of Twilights bag and groaned.

“I told you know no one would understand it. It stands for big brother best friend forever,” Spike explained.

“Never gonna get used to that,” Shining Armor chuckled. “At least he can tell me when he has to go to the bathroom now.”

“I suppose that’s an upside,” Sunny said as she looked at the two. “Cinch is going to jail? Who’s going to be our principal?”

“Me,” a voice behind us made me jump slightly. I made eye contact with Twinkleshine smiling warmly at us. “I’m the new principal. Cadence decided she wanted to be the dean and counselor still. She was the first pick.”

“Finally! I can have the astronomy class I’ve always wanted!” Moondancer exclaimed happily. “Me and Twinkle are going to co teach the class. We’re very excited.”

“And I have a baking class,” Lemon Hearts announced. “We have a kitchen we’ve never used in the upstairs near Twilights lab.”

“Speaking of the lab,” Twilight fished around her pocket and held up a key. “This is yours now Sugarcoat. You might be able to use it for something. I have some projects in there I haven’t got to finish.” She held out the key and I slowly took it.

“Thanks. I’ll give anything you left behind to Principal Twinkleshine,” I promised as I put the key away.

“We will miss you Twilight,” Lemon Hearts said quietly. “Stay safe, Twi. We will still see each other at your parents house. Plus I’m your neighbor so you can come over whenever you want.”

“We all will miss you,” Twinkleshine agreed. “You were my best student. Moondancer will miss you too. Take care of yourself out there Twilight. You have my number if you ever wanna talk.”

“I promise I’ll stay in contact Twinkle and Moonie,” Twilight quickly hugged the two. “You too Lemon.”

“Ready to go?” Shining Armor asked Twilight.

“Mhm!” Twilight announced as Moondancer picked up Twilights box of belongings.

Together, we watched the three walk out of the school.