Author's Note

I just want to ask you to ignore the spelling and punctuation errors. English is not my national language. So I'm aware that there may be errors

Day 1

Sunset Shimmer, a former student of Princess Celesti from the pony dimension of Equestria, stood outside the doors of the school where she had been a bully for the past three years. Passing students shot her hateful glances, some openly, others secretly. It wasn't new, it had always been like that, with the difference that today she starts a new life, she starts writing her story from the beginning and of course everything will be uphill. She didn't expect anything else.

The sound of the lesson bell pierced the air. The last latecomers ran into the building, and she was still standing in front of the stairs, clutching her bag in her hands. After yesterday's fiasco and the promise of change, Sunset wanted to show her best side today, she wanted to prove to the people at school, and most of all to herself, that she can change and wants to do it. She has been given a once-in-a-lifetime chance to do this and she certainly has no intention of wasting it. Unfortunately, it's hard to do this when stress is eating you up from the inside.

Adjusting the strap of her bag for the thirtieth time, she reconsidered her options. Option one, enter and prepare for the inevitable retribution from everyone in this facility. Option two, return to Equestri on your knees and beg Princess Twilight to give you a basement where she could hide for the rest of her life. And option three, bury yourself underground. Option three was her favorite, and she was only a few moments away from digging a hole with her bare hands.

She was very disappointed in herself. She promised to change, but how can she do it when she can't take that first step? She'll have to go in there eventually. She left her wallet in her locker, so she skipped breakfast today. Although that's a good thing, because if she were to eat something, she would have emptied her stomach long ago.

After twenty minutes of standing like a statue, she decided that it would be best to move today's revolution to tomorrow. Maybe in a week, yes, a week is a very good idea. In a week, the school will meet the changed Sunset Shimmer. With that promise, she turned her back on school, ready to go home and hide under the covers for the week.

"Sunset Shimmer," a rather familiar voice called to her.

Her whole body stiffened, deciding that today she would pretend to be a sculpture. When she was evil and mean, she could get away with everything, but of course everything went wrong when she decided to become good. This is just a paradox.

Slowly, almost in slow motion, she turned her head towards the school entrance. Principal Celestia stood in the aisle. Her expression showed no emotion, which only encouraged Sunset to run home. If it weren't for the fact that she can't move anything except her neck, she would have done it a long time ago.

"I've been standing in the hallway for over twenty minutes, wondering when you're going to come in," the woman said. She opened the door wider and with her other hand pointed to the corridor mentioned earlier in the conversation "Shall we go? It's your big day.

They looked at each other for a long moment. Celestia is waiting patiently for some reaction from the student, and Sunset is waiting for the moment when the woman blinks and she walks away. Unfortunately for her, Celestia seemed to have decided not to blink today. Letting out a resigned sigh, Sunset followed the principal to the classroom where her first class was held in room fifteen

When Celestia opened the classroom door, ten pairs of eyes tried to burn her alive as soon as she came into view. She didn't expect anything less, it was what she deserved after being a bully to all the students for so long.

The woman approached the teacher currently teaching the lesson and pointed at Sunset, introducing her as one of the stray sheep.

"Sunset Shimmer, please take a seat and open your textbook to page ninety-seven.

As she walked to the only available seat, she could have sworn that Celestia said "good luck" as she passed her. Swallowing the lump in her throat, she sat down right next to the window in the last row, just managing to place her textbook on the bench before she was bombarded with paper balls. The attack took place in silence so as not to be caught red-handed, but despite this she knew what everyone thought of her and for the first time in years, not counting yesterday, she wanted to cry.

*

Sunset's focus on answering questions in her textbook was interrupted by the recess bell. A moment passed and her stomach began its merry-go-round again. The nausea and stress returned.

Despite her reluctance to come to the lesson, she had to admit that it was bearable, and this was probably due to the teachers who kept the students in line during the lesson. Unfortunately, her luck has run out, the first break has begun, she will be alone, there will be no one to save her from the students' revenge.

She postponed leaving the classroom as long as she could, but unfortunately her teacher asked her to leave the classroom so that she could close the door for the duration of the break.

As soon as she stepped out into the corridor, there was silence. Everyone was looking at her, they didn't even hide their disgust at seeing her. She tried to ignore it as she walked down the hall towards the parking lot. She needed to get some fresh air.

She heard the echo of footsteps behind her, someone was following her.

She didn't have the courage to look back and see who would be the first to pay her for her years of tyranny.

Her treacherous mind decided to play a game called "Who will be the first to punish Sunset Shimmer?

Her first choice was Flash, but he quickly disappeared from the list. Despite the many manipulations she subjected him to and the toying with his feelings, Flash was not a guy who took revenge on anyone. He will ignore her and give her the cold shoulder, he is out. Maybe it's Trixie? Or maybe it's Applejack and Rainbow Dash? Because of her, their friendship fell apart for quite a long time. She wouldn't be surprised if they wanted to spill applesauce on her or throw a basket full of sweaty towels on her. Princess Twilight may have asked to be friends with her, but grudges don't go away overnight. First revenge, the cold shoulder, and then finally forgiveness.

Sunset brushed her fiery locks. A dark scenario, even for her, but what can you do? She always had problems with positive thinking.

As each minute passed, her stress became more and more intense. She didn't know who was following her or what they had planned, but if the expressions on the faces of the students she passed were any indication, they themselves didn't know what was going on.

"Helpful, thanks" Sunset Shimmer's mastermind complained to who knows who.

Her incorrigible optimism changed to a moment of respite, she was now just in front of the door leading to the parking lot.

She heard the footsteps behind her seem to be getting closer, which only made her panic a little, and it made her forget about many teen movies and the effects of walking through doors. This was the biggest mistake of her life, she grabbed the door handle and, trying to escape from the students approaching her as quickly as possible, she fell straight into the trap. As soon as she walked through the door, she was pelted with leftovers from yesterday's lunch. The air filled with laughter from all who saw it.

She looked up and saw Apple Bloom and Scootaloo clutching the biohazard bin.

"This is your punishment for abusing my sister!" exclaimed the youngest Apple.

Sunset's eyes watered with tears. Even though she knew something like this was coming, it still hurt.

"Sunset Shimmer!

She knew that sugar-soaked voice all too well. Pinkie Pie appeared next to her and Fluttershy had wet wipes in her hands.

In her shy yet sweet way, Fluttershy tried to chastise the two younger girls' antics. Unfortunately, she spoke so softly that Sunset herself had difficulty speaking, even though the pink hair was right next to her face, helping to wash away yesterday's meal. So it was Pinkie Pie who took over.

Sunset wasn't entirely sure what she was shouting there. She spoke too fast and too many sentences at once.

"What happened here?

Rainbow Dash, Applejack and Rarity approached the girls. After seeing Sunset's condition, the young designer immediately helped Fluttershy.

A positively crazy member of the chocolate fan club turned to the new arrivals.

"Ask these two " she replied and pointed her finger at the perpetrator of all this confusion, who was trying to hide.

"Apple Bloom?!" exclaimed her older sister "You'r in trouble, my lady!

"We just wanted her to pay for everything," Bloom tried to explain.

"But not like this, you can't treat another person like this!" Rarity replied, pulling fish bones from Sunset's hair.

"And she could, right?

"If that's how you put it Scootaloo, then...

"Rainbow Dash!" there was a chorus of opposition.

The rainbow-haired girl scratched the back of her head.

A crowd began to grow around the girls. It didn't take long for laughter and mockery to come at Sunset Shimmer's expense. There were several people who captured it all on their phones. The teenagers tried their best to hide their fiery hair from the crowd, but to no avail. There wasn't a person on the school grounds who wouldn't be standing there right now and making fun of the former tyrant.

Sunset knew something like this would come. You could even say that she had been preparing for this since waking up today, but unfortunately it didn't stop the tears from flowing from her eyes.

As soon as the first drops of salty liquid ran down her face, the crowd's laughter became louder.

"Hey! "If you want to make fun of her, you have to take care of me first," Applejack called out and rolled up her imaginary sleeves.

"Exactly," Rarity, Rainbow and Pinkie replied in unison. Fluttershy only nodded, but was equally ready to defend Sunset's honor.

"What is going on here?

As if by a magic wand, the laughter stopped. Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna joined the gathering. The students moved so that both women could easily approach the scene of the commotion.

After seeing the state Sunset was in, Celestia's face changed dramatically. She looked like she was boiling with pure rage.

"Who is responsible for this?!

Silence replaced the echo of laughter and mockery. No one was able to answer Celestia's question. Everyone knew that their principal had tantrums, but what was presented now looked like a pure tantrum. Steam was almost coming out of her body, which was the result of the blood boiling in her body. Even Luna herself stood in silence and prayed for the student who would have to deal with this anger. Despite her actions, Sunset was her sister's favorite. When the former tyrant got into trouble for her behavior, Celestia expressed no disappointment, only pure sadness.

"They were...

"It's pure coincidence" interrupted Trixie Sunset "The cook wanted to make her job easier and threw the leftovers out the window. I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

No one expected such a response, especially the perpetrators. They were sure that Sunset would sell them at the first opportunity.

It was obvious that the management didn't believe Sunset. Before they expressed their objection to the girl's truthfulness, she fled the scene as quickly as possible. She had five girls on her tail, calling her name.

*

They caught up with Sunset Shimmer at the Canterlot high monument, and that was only because she tripped over her feet.

"Honey, are you okay? " Rarity asked worriedly.

"Why do you even care? You're only doing it anyway because Twilight told you to.

The fiery haired girl pulled her legs closer together, trying to make herself as small as possible. Her cries became louder by the moment.

She wanted to atone for the wrongs she had done, she would do anything. But if this is what every day is supposed to look like, she would rather disappear from the face of the earth of both worlds.

"She ordered it? She asked us, first of all" she heard Applejack's voice above her "Secondly, if we had done it under duress, none of us would have run after you. And thirdly, and most importantly, you regret your actions and that's enough for me to give you a chance.

"Exactly, honey. And besides, you have a big plus for covering Apple Bloom and Scootaloo. You could have spent it but you didn't and that is the first step to changing your behavior.

"Maybe I didn't spend them, but I wanted to. I wanted to boast so much that they would get punished but... but...

She was lost for words. For the first time in her life, she didn't know what to say. Her mind went blank. When Celestia approached, she wanted to tell who was responsible. She derived great satisfaction from the thought of the punishment the two younger girls would receive for mocking her in front of the entire high school. But that thought quickly disappeared. She felt like someone else was taking control. Her anger towards the girls did not go away, but it was suppressed by a small question asked in her subconscious " What would I feel if I were in their place?

Then, for the first time in years, she decided not to follow her head, but rather her heart, which, as she wrongly assumed, had become insensitive to other people. She didn't know what exactly was happening to her, but before she could process it, she stood up for the younger girls, and then the run and the current situation.

"You want to change not only in the eyes of others, but also in your own eyes" Fluttershy guessed. She sat down next to her, gently combing the crying woman's wild hair.

"And what you said shows that you're on the right track" Rainbow added.

"I said I wanted to, and that's as bad as doing it.

"Girl, can't you hear yourself? You just admitted that you defeated your demons! You overcame your desire for revenge!" Pinkie Pie cheered.

"Pinkie's right. No one becomes 100% good within the first day of life reform, especially after so much time of being the biggest nag at school" Applejack winked at her and sat down to her left.

Without knowing when, the tears stopped.

If you think about it, Pinkie is actually right. She overcame her desire for revenge in front of the entire high school, maybe this will be the first step she needs to prove that she wants to change and that she will succeed. It is obvious that one such situation will not change the perception of it differently. But step by step, the first one is done, there are still a few hundred more to go.

*

Sunset Shimmer said goodbye to today's school day with tears in her eyes. If it weren't for the girls' support, she wouldn't have been able to survive those hateful glances. What's more, thanks to them she is ready for tomorrow, because she knows that even if something happens, they will support her.

After leaving the school grounds, she was exported home. They said they wanted to see her off and arrange a meeting tomorrow. As if they couldn't do it at school.

The thing is, it didn't look like walking a friend home. It looked like taking a crown witness to court. Rarity and Fluttershy led the group, Applejack and Rainbow Dash walked on either side of them, and Pinkie Pie trotted behind them. They all seemed to be having a conversation, but the vigilance in their eyes showed that they were ready to defend their new friend.

As soon as they arrived at her door, a truck magically pulled up, driven by Big Mac, with Apple Bloom sitting next to him. The youngest Apple wasn't looking at anyone, her eyes were fixed straight ahead.

After looking at Applejack, Sunset knew that a difficult conversation lay ahead for both girls.

She said goodbye to the girls and went inside. Today has passed somehow, now we have to wait for what tomorrow will bring.