The Adventures of the Mysterious Mare-Do-Well!

SUNSETS APARTMENT

BEEP BEEP ...BEEP BEEP ...BEEP BEEEP

My eyes slowly crept open, taking in the ray of sunshine passing through the curtains. The alarm next to me bellowed, demanding me to rise from my slumber.

“Ugh...wha? What time is it?” Through groggy eyes, I stared intently at the alarm until my vision adjusted. Only to be met with shock at the information that was presented to me from the device.

“Son of a bitch. It’s ten in the morning. I’m late for school...wait. Does that say Friday? Oh shit.” I had been out for two whole days straight. The night after the fight with the Changelings, I didn’t remember anything. I don’t even remember how I got back home. Everything became a blur after I left the scene. Like my mind went on autopilot or something. When I attempted to move, my body felt sluggish and sore. As if every joint in my body had been encased in a tomb for over a hundred years. I slowly picked myself up from the bed, examining the state of my living space.

My bed was covered in blood and bandages. The sheets were just lying on the ground, also stained in blood. I looked over the railing of my lofts second story to the living room down below. On the countertop at the end of the room was an absolute mess. There was so much blood everywhere. Napkins, towels and bandages were scattered all across the countertop and floor. All stained with crimson red. Two empty boxes of surgical string and two bloodied needles were lying next to four empty bottles of whiskey, and an ash tray jammed pack with cigarette buds. I looked down to my leg, realizing that I was completely naked. Messy attempts at stitching were present all up and down my thigh. The gashes that were caused by Cercus’ claws were now stitched and white bandages were crudely wrapped over them.

“I guess I was just so drunk and buzzed, I don’t even remember patching myself up,” I thought to myself. I looked over to my night stand where my phone was, and with reluctancy, retrieved it. Bracing for the worst, I opened it up. Their were over a hundred missed calls and texts. All from Rainbow Dash and Applejack.

“Great...just great. Way to go Sunset. You just had to be a pussy and knock out for two days. Well damn, this is a mess.” My blood felt like it was rushing to my head as I got out of bed. It was so bad that I almost fell back down. First things first, I needed a mirror. There was a small limp in my walk that resembled that of an old lady, which sucked considering I was only eighteen. At least I believed so. Years were weird in this world; they were much shorter then back in Equestria.

Upon entering the bathroom, I was a little annoyed to see the state it was in. More blood and bandages were littered everywhere, along with my costume lazily thrown onto the floor. I assumed when I got home, I showered, got pissed drunk, tried to tend to my wounds and just passed out when I was done. The costume itself was in pretty rough condition. It was so stained in red at this point that you could barely even see the original purple colors. But given the dark hue, you couldn’t tell at night. At this point I should just buy another one, but chose not to. I didn’t want anything connecting me to this, so I wouldn’t buy things for it unless I absolutely had to. Besides, I think the costume still had some more fight in it, after a few more stitches of course. Speaking of which, the mask was absolutely shredded. The entire bottom portion from under the nose was ripped off. I could only hope that Applejack and Applebloom didn't get a good look at me in the dark. That or my mouth was completely covered in blood. I’d have to sew a whole new part for it later. The hat and cloak were in decent condition. A few tears and holes here and there, but nothing that warranted any kind of patch up. The worst of the damage was to the left leg. Cercus’ claws did pretty serious destruction to the costume. The entire pant leg needed to be replaced as the whole thing was pretty much shredded. I’d have to get on this immediately when I return home. Two days is too much time to be doing nothing. I need to get back out there, and get to work. The stakes are now getting higher.

The costumes damage wasn’t as bad as the damage present on my body however. I looked like hammered shit. There was a large, purple bruise all around my neck. I remembered the feeling of being choked by my own cape as I dragged my fingers across it. This, along with the bruise on my cheek and near my lip were going to be the harder things to explain. Thankfully, the rest of the damage was on my legs, shoulder and torso. It was awful to look at, especially my back. The whole thing was purple and red. The old wounds didn’t heal yet, so the damage must be severe. I was thrown into multiple wooden crates, a concrete wall and two forklifts after all. Not to mention being hurled through the glass of a second story window. I’m pretty sure something eternally was broken. But it didn’t matter how bad the injuries were. As long as they were concealable. And anything not on the face was concealable.

But first came the part I dreaded the most, and ironically, it wasn’t the eagerness to jump back into Hell and fight the low lives. It was going back to school. The pessimistic side of me kept telling myself that no one would care about the state I was in. But I don’t think that would be the case. What I really needed to know was how the girls were doing. The notifications from Applejack told me she was okay, and I prayed to Celestia that the same was for her sister, Sweetie and Rarity....Oh Rarity. The memory of her being beaten to a pulp crossed my mind. How could I let such atrocities happen? This is all because of my dumbass. Hopefully the authorities were able to contain Cercus. I’ll have to check on that later.

Figuring there was nothing to lose, I decided to shower and clean myself up before I went to school. When I was done, I quickly put on an outfit with some level of thought. No skirt today. Not with my leg looking like a bloody mummy. So, I put on a pair of blue jeans tucked into my boots. To hide my neck, I decided to wear a black turtleneck sweater. There was no way I could hide the damage on my face, nor explain my absence. So, I was going to have to use an excuse that was pretty extreme. One that I didn’t want to use so early on since it was only believable for one time. But I didn’t have many options.

Satisfied with my appearance, I put on my leather jacket, grabbed my book bag and headed out the door. Though, the grumbling sounds coming from my stomach told me I should stop to get some breakfast. I hadn’t eaten for two whole days after all.

CANTERLOT HIGH

I hated being around Principal Celestia. Absolutely despised it. Not because of her herself, but because of the memories talking to her brings me. Principal Celestia was as kind and caring as Princess Celestia back in Equestria, and just like back home, I was a hot-headed closed-minded fool with her.

“Sunset Shimmer, care to explain why you were absent for the past two days?” She asked, leaning forward in her chair with her fingers crossed on her desk. Her stare was stern, yet comforting as paradoxical as that sounds. I had my arms crossed in defiance, building up a wall in front of myself like I always did around people. Especially her. I didn’t answer. Not because I didn’t want to, there was just nothing I could think of at the moment. She sighed and leaned back in her chair, relaxing her eyes to an almost tender expression.

“You okay Sunset? Everything okay at home?” Her voice was almost motherly. It was a little hard not to crack in front of her. Me and Principal Celestia haven’t been on the best of terms. Ever since I arrived in this world and began cold heartedly tearing apart the students of this school, I was pretty much immediately at odds with her. Early on, I pushed Fluttershy into a locker and one of her friends snitched on me. Celestia gave me detention afterwards. That was actually one of the first reasons why I wanted to destroy the girl's friend group. That and they were clearly the most capable students to get in my way. After that I was given numerous detentions by her and Vice Principal Luna for bullying, vandalism and cheating. Though I never served them. After I tried to kill the girls, brainwash the school and blew a big fat damn hole in the schools front entrance, boy did she lose it. After the big dance, I was in her office being chewed out by her and Luna. I never met Luna back at home since she’s banished to the moon, so that was the first time I’ve ever heard her shout. Though with Celestia, it was painfully familiar. It took me right back to my last day in Equestria, and I guess I just completely broke down that night because of it.

She was pretty set on not only expelling me, but getting the authorities involved. But for some reason, after she talked to Twilight in private before she left, she had a change of heart. I personally believe she didn’t get the cops involved because, well, how the hell are you supposed to explain all the stuff that happened that night? But what I don’t get is why she didn’t expel me. Not only that, but she wasn’t as harsh with me as before. We still didn’t get along, but at times it genuinely seemed like she was trying to reach out to me. I bet Twilight gave her some kind of sob story, and now Celestia thinks I’m some troubled kid who needs guidance or some bullshit like that. Well to hell with that, I don’t need the sympathy. I’m doing just fine.... or at least I'm trying to convince myself that I am.

“Everything is just peachy Principal. I don’t imagine you called me in here to discuss my personal life.” I really tried not to be so hostile with her, but at times it was hard. It was Celestia after all. All this did was confirm to me that I was not ready to face the Princess if I ever went back home.

“I just want to know how you’re doing. Those injuries look new. Another bike accident or act of clumsiness I presume?” She asked with a raised eyebrow. There was only so many times such ridiculous excuses would past by her I suppose.

“Don’t worry about it. Is there anything else you need?” I responded.

“Look Sunset, I know I can’t force you to get aid for whatever it is you’re going through. I wish I could. But not only are you legally independent, you have no personal identification, no background and you’re a magical pony from another world. So, believe me, I’m aware I can’t just simply call CPS or anything like that. But that doesn’t mean that I don’t regard you as my student. You may be in a peculiar situation, but I will not give up on you, just like I won’t give up on any of the students here. I take responsibility for the wellbeing and safety of the students at this school.... including you miss Shimmer.”

In all honesty, I was a little speechless. In my mind, I had always just assumed Celestia hated me. I was actually considering just dropping out, thinking it would take the stress away from her. No doubt having some bratty power-hungry bitch constantly in your school amongst innocent students wasn’t exactly a comforting thought. I’m not sure why I hadn’t just dropped out yet. Maybe deep inside, I didn’t want too. But what Celestia had just told me made me question some of my initial perceptions. Though, the cynicism in me convinced me the mask of kindness was just to try and ensure I wouldn’t go ape shit again. Either way, I did what I do best. Run away.

“Sure...Is there anything else?” Although my eyes stayed on the ground, I could envision the disappointment on her face when she sighed.

“No Sunset, that will be all. I’d give you detention, but I doubt you’d actually show up. Just remember something, I hope you take responsibility instead of shutting everything out. Not to account for your actions, but just so you can find some solace here at CHS, and not be tied down to your past.” Her final words were now going into deaf ears. I had already shut her out. With nothing left to say, I exited the office and headed towards the music room where the girls always hung out. Apparently, they're really trying to get that band Rainbow had proposed going. I hadn’t planned on seeing them, but I just needed to know that Applejack, Rarity and their two knuckleheaded sisters were alright. I also need to check on Diamond Tiara. Celestia only knows if that monster of a mother of hers did anything to her. I don’t think Spoiled is too happy after I kicked the ass of yet another one of her superhuman psycho’s.

When I got to the room, I could hear them talking through the door, relieved to hear the distinctive country accent of Applejack and fancy flair or Rarity. Taking a deep breath and quelling my nerves, I slowly opened the door and entered.

Suddenly everyone in the room fell silent as their eyes turned to look at me. Applebloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle were present in the room as well, thank Celestia. Ignoring everyone, I went straight to Applejack and Rarity. They looked awful. Applejack had bandages around her forehead, and a band-aid on the bridge of her nose. A black eye was formed around her right eye, and I could see bruises all around her arms. But she still looked as confident as ever. Standing up straight with a smile that could warm any cold person. Rarity was also looking quite disheveled. The whole left side of her face was swollen and bruised. She couldn’t quite sit up straight, no doubt because of those nasty kicks she took to the gut. One crutch was rested on the desk she was sitting atop of, probably to help her walk straight. But regardless of her physical injuries, she still carried herself as she always did. Her hair was still as kept and elegant as it has always been, and her sense of style was untouched. I didn’t expect any different of a reaction from either of the girls.

“Oh, thank Celestia you girls are okay. I’m so sorry for leaving you in the dark!” Truthfully, I met what I said. I was so happy to see them, to know that they were okay. I also felt terrible for just being away like that. Even if I didn’t consider myself to be their friend, I wanted them to be safe. Before I even let Applejack or Rarity respond, I looked over to their siblings. Thankfully, they didn’t look injured at all.

“Are you two, okay?” I asked with genuine concern. This was the first time I’ve seen any them since back at the warehouse. Applebloom and Sweetie Belle backed away from me cautiously. Sweetie avoided my eyes, and Applebloom glared at me with hate. I didn’t want to admit it, but it did hurt. A stark contrast to the girl holding me tightly, drenched in tears and covered in fear.

“We’re alright sugar cube. We got checked out of the hospital last night. Nothing to serious,” comforted Applejack.

“Yes, the whole ordeal has been a nightmare, but the police and hospital staff have been splendid. Everything’s okay Sunset dear,” added Rarity.

“What happened! I heard you guys got taken by some awful criminals!” I asked intentionally dumbfounded. But before anyone could get a word out, the shouting of Applebloom silenced the room. Took me by surprise too.

“Oh, be quiet! It’s none of your business!” Even Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle were taken aback by Appleblooms sudden outburst.

“Applebloom...please not right now,” muttered Applejack. Her voice wasn’t filled with some authoritative tone she had back at the cafeteria. It was low, quiet and lacked any form of energy.

“Nah sis. She doesn’t need to know what happened. Only my family does, and as far as I’m concerned, everyone in this room is my family except for her. She couldn’t even be bothered to check on you two!” she angrily declared while pointing at me. I could see that Applejack just didn’t have any fight in her to control her sister...or didn’t want to. Which I don’t blame her. The Apples have gone through enough the past days.

“Fair enough. I’m sorry for asking Applebloom. You’re right, it isn’t any of my business.” I calmly replied. The young girls face softened a bit at this. I don’t think this was the response she was expecting. I was about to take my leave, satisfied in knowing the girls were okay, until Rainbow Dash spoke.

“What happened to you Sunset? You look awful,” she said. The other girls nodded their head in agreement as they eyed me down. I guess now was the time to use that excuse I’d been saving. It was an extreme excuse that I couldn’t use again, but it was one that wasn’t entirely false.

“Oh, I got jumped after school two days ago. Guess I got hit in the noggin really hard because I passed out pretty much immediately when I got home. Didn’t wake up until this morning,” I said nonchalantly. I wasn’t sure what kind of reaction to expect, but maybe I shouldn’t have said it like it was no big deal. The faces of everyone in the room looked horrified. Even the three little girls had looks of concern.

“What? You got beat up? From Who? Oh my gosh, oh my gosh. Are you okay Sunset?” Pinkie suddenly bombarded me with questions.

“I’m fine Pinkie, really. I don’t know who it was, since it was dark out, but some guy just cornered me in an alley and beat the tar out of me. Stole some change, nothing much,” I said, yet again speaking as if this wasn’t big deal. It was a lie after all, well most of it anyway. I did get an ass beating after all.

“Are you serious? Did you go to the police? We have to inform Principal Celestia and the authorities Sunset,” added Applejack. I quickly shook my head, raising my hands up dismissively.

“Nah, don’t worry about it. It was just fifty bucks,” which is what it will cost me to get more medical supplies and another bottle of alcohol.

“Are you actually joking? Please tell me you’re joking. Because if you’re not taking what happened to you seriously then we’re going to have big problem. I can’t believe you’re just blowing that off and chopping it up to some money being lost. You could’ve been killed!” shouted Rainbow Dash. She left me speechless for a second. The concern and pain in her voice was crystal clear to me.

“I’m fine Rainbow...” I managed to retort, getting a little irritated. “I’m not dead so it’s water under the bridge. I just wanted to see if the girls were okay. I don’t need to know the details about it because Appleblooms right. I'm not her family and I’m not her friend, so it’s none of my business. Just like what happened to me isn’t any of yours. So just back off, okay?” My voice was beginning to raise at this point. I don't know why, but anytime anyone showed concern for me, it just pissed me off. A look of guilt was on Appleblooms face as she stared at the ground and rubbed her arm, probably because of what I just said. I don’t know why, it’s not like what she said was wrong. I was just reaffirming her wishes to have shit all to do with me. Their safety was the Mare-Do-Wells business, but it wasn’t any of Sunset Shimmers. If anything, she seems to be the only one here that has the damn decency to treat me like the piece of shit I am. At this point I was starting to get mad at everything, especially myself for acting this way. But I needed to stop. Because I was starting to get the same feelings I use to have. The same feelings of anger and hatred. So, I took a deep breath, calming myself down, and averting my gaze from Dash, who was now glaring at me with anger.

“I’m sorry...I didn't mean that...I just -” I was interrupted by the voice of Celestia speaking through the Intercom, which was impeccable timing for me since I felt tears swelling up.

“Good morning Canterlot High, this is Principal Celestia. My apologies for interrupting your day, but I and Vice Principal Luna ask you all to join us at the gym for a very important announcement. I repeat, we ask you all to head to the gymnasium for a very important announcement. Thank you.” I stared at Dash with a confused look, and she gave one back at me. An awkward silence filled the room, and Rainbows eyes softened. Eventually Fluttershy of all people broke the silence.

“Uhm...I’m sorry, but we should probably go to the gym now...if that’s okay with everyone...” A voice so soft yet so loud at that moment. Dash sighed, relaxing her body and looking at me with a look of sadness.

“Yeah, you’re right Flutters. Let’s go to the gym.” She turned away and walked out the door with the rest of the girls behind her. Sweetie Belle helped Rarity off the desk and supported her other side as they walked towards the door, but not before stopping to look at me. Rarity placed her hand on my shoulder and gave me a weak smile, before exiting the room with the rest. But Applejack and Applebloom stayed behind staring at me with different looks. Applejack had stern look on her face, as if she was analyzing me or something. But Applebloom just looked sad.

“I’m...I’m sorry Sunset. I didn’t mean to say those things...I’m just, mad, I guess. It’s been a rough couple of days. I know I’m kind of at odds with you, but that doesn’t excuse my behavior,” she said. Honestly her apologizing for her comments upset me more.

“Don’t be kid. You didn’t say anything that was wrong. Don’t worry about it,” I said coldly, still staring at Applejack. Applebloom looked back down at the floor with a sad look, before slowly walking out the door. I don’t think that’s what she wanted to hear. Still not in the mood, I asked Applejack what was wrong.

“What’s up Applejack? Something on my face or something?” I crudely joked. But Applejack continued to stare at me sternly while crossing her arms and squinting her eyes.

“Nah, just something about your voice when you were spouting utter nonsense to Dash just seemed...familiar I guess,” she said. I gave a light chuckle before turning around to the exit.

“Oh, believe me, nothing about what I said was nonsense. As for anything about me sounding familiar to you, well, that was just a bit of my old side coming out right there. Won’t happen again,” I said. Applejack hopped off the desk and followed me out the door.

“If you say so Sunset...” I heard her whisper to herself.

AT THE GYMNASUIM

The gymnasium was full of students, all mumbling to each other in confusion. The girls also talked amongst themselves, asking each other what this gather up could all be about. The entire time though, I was staring across the room at Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon, relieved to see the young girl was okay, and didn’t have any new bruises or scars.

“Thank Celestia she didn’t take her anger out on you,” I mumbled to myself.

“What was that Sunset dear?” Rarity asked, somehow catching what I said amidst the noise.

“Oh nothing. I see Celestia and Luna going onto the stage. Let’s see what this is about,” I responded. The Principal and Vice Principal both stood at the front center of the gyms stage, looking out into the crowd of students that were below them. Celestia walked up to the microphone, and removed it off its stand. Tapping the mics grill, the sound coming from the speakers quieted the banter amongst the students, and everyone had their attention on Principal Celestia.

“Good evening students of CHS, I apologize for interrupting your busy schedules, but I unfortunately have matters to address of great importance,” the principal started. “I wish that I did not have to resolve the issue at hand in such an extreme manner. But me and Vice Principal Luna are running out of options. So, I regret to inform you that the purpose of today's meeting will not be a pleasant one. I’m sure that all of you are aware of the individual going by Gabby Gums, who has been terrorizing and harassing students by creating awful gossip and exposing personal information”. I heard a light gasp next to me, and I turned to see Applebloom and Sweetie Belle with terrified faces. Looking back across the room, I saw Diamond Tiara with an equally terrified expression.

A part of me was relieved however, because now I knew that the girls followed my directions and didn’t inform the police on why they were targeted by the Changelings, or else they surely would have notified Celestia. The other night, I didn’t want the girls informing the police that the reason they were attacked was because of the video they took exposing Spoiled Rich, for fear of unwanted attention. I don’t imagine Spoiled Rich would want to connect herself to any of this, and having the Changelings involved could distance herself from the entire fiasco. Assuming she had ways of keeping the five Changeling members silent. Having the police department know that the girls have such valuable information of Spoiled could be problematic. All it takes is one dirty cop to spill the beans, and since it didn’t seem like the Changelings had any knowledge of why they were after the girls, it’s safe to assume that Spoiled didn’t tell anyone else. Besides, the whole thing was for me. Still, better safe than sorry. But now, with Celestia and Luna still bent on finding the culprit, which to be fair, the girls did hurt people, this was going to be an issue. Especially after they had gone through such a traumatic experience. Plus, Diamond Tiara would get in a lot of trouble too...probably have her parents informed about it too. Shit. It’s too dangerous for Spoiled to suspect anything, even if it is baseless. Knowing her, she would just convince herself that Diamond would tell Celestia and Luna everything. Who knows what she would do with that thought. Vice Principal Luna took the mic from her sister.

“We have tried to find the culprit but to no avail. So unfortunately, we must resort to this. If the culprit does not come forward by the end of the day, we will suspend all major events for the rest of the year. That includes the musical showcase, prom, the Friendship Games and the school field trip to Camp Everfree.” I felt so relieved upon hearing this. All the girls had to do was ignore the request, and no one would ever know, I mean who gives a shit about school events. I had thought this was the best news all week, but for my fellow classmates, that didn’t seem to be the case. The students of CHS were prideful, especially after Twilight united everyone. So, school events were an important subject for the students here, and the whole school was looking forward to them after the new sense of school pride. Especially the girls that were eager to play in the musical showcase. That’s when I looked over to Applebloom and Sweetie Belle, who looked to be on the verge of hyperventilating. I was being so selfish and narrowminded. Of course it all seemed so easy to me. I was looking it through the eyes of a suicidal, low self-esteemed costume crime fighter. The Mare-Do-Well was all I had going in my life. But that wasn’t the mindset of the girls of course. To them, the school and their classmates were their lives, and this must’ve been a huge weight that had been thrusted onto them. Especially after the traumatic event they had gone through, the last thing they wanted was to be ostracized...like me. Diamond Tiara looked just as freaked out as the other two.

I looked back at Applejack and Rarity, who were trying to calm their sisters down. But to no avail. The look of panic and uncertainty present on both of their faces broke my heart. I knew this wasn’t easy for them. I knew that both girls knew the right thing to do was to come clean. Not just for the sake of the school, but for the victims of Gabby Gums. But, how could they put their little sisters in the crossfire after what happened the other night? Same with Diamond Tiara. She may be a bully, but the nightmare she experiences at home is enough torment, and if she was outed as part of the whole thing, Spoiled would know and undoubtedly take her anger out on the poor kid. Or worse.

As I was lost in my thoughts, I heard Applejack whispering something in her sister's ear, which caused tears to stream out of her eyes. Her face alone begged her older sister to stop whatever it was she was about to do.

“Applebloom, we have to. It's the right thing to do,” I heard Applejack say. The other girls were speechless, clearly not knowing what to say or do in this situation. Lost in their morality on the whole thing. What happened next seemed like it was in slow motion, and my mind went to autopilot. I saw Applejack turn to face the front, and she raised her hand in the air, high above the heads of all the students. With a loud, shaky voice, she yelled.

“Principal Celestia I have something to-”

“I’M GABBY GUMS. IT WAS ALL ME!” I found myself interrupting. The whole gym went quiet as all eyes were on me. The girls stared at me; mouths opened in shock. Applebloom looked dumbfounded especially.

“Sunset...what are you...” she mumbled. But I didn’t look at any of them. My mind was already set. This wasn’t the right thing to do, I know that. But I’ll be damned if I’m letting these girls get into more trouble. My reputation was already beyond repair anyways. What’s adding another shitty action to my list going to do. Besides, the way I look at it with the Mare-Do-Well, I’m already dead in the grand scheme of things anyways.

“I’m Gabby Gums. It was all me, and me alone. Please don’t punish the rest of the school,” I pleaded as I stepped out of the crowd and walked towards the front of the stage. I felt the heat from the angry glares piercing my back as I looked up to both Celestia and Luna. The whispering of the students from behind me made me feel so small.

“I knew it, of course it was Sunset shimmer.”

“We all saw it coming, no doubt she was trying to regain her power back. It's pathetic.”

“Hopefully they expel her. I hate her still being here with us.”

To my surprise however, I heard other whispers not as confident as the rest.

“That doesn’t make any sense, why would she post something about herself if she was Gabby Gums?”

“I’ve never even seen Sunset enter the news room, is it really her?”

But I blocked all of it out. I didn’t care, there was no going back anyways. Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna looked at each other, both showing uncertainty. Could they also not believe me? There was no way, I was sure it would have been believable. After a while, Celestia grabbed the mic from Luna and cleared her throat before speaking.

“That will be all. You are all dismissed for the day, please go back to your classrooms or other activities. We thank you all for your time,” she announced. The room was quiet for a bit, before students slowly started to make their way out the doors. I peeked over my shoulder to see the girls standing by the door in confoundment. Applejack just shook her head, and Rainbow looked pissed. I don’t think either girl was happy with what I just did. Sweetie Belle and Applebloom stood by them with stupefied looks. Applebloom straightened up, and was beginning to walk over to us with a determined face, but Diamond Tiara grabbed her arm from behind. She looked at her bully with angry eyes, but Diamond was saying something to her. After she was done, Applebloom looked back to me with sadness, before walking back to her friends with her head lowered. Tiara was looking at me as she walked out the door. I couldn’t tell if she was angry, or sad. It didn’t matter though. That's when Celestia spoke up.

“Sunset Shimmer, my office, now!”