As the snow falls............
It was a dark winters night in the city of Canterlot, the snow continues to fall as the first week of January has dropped. With the holiday season come and gone, it was now the start of the new year, but for some, their spirits were not in the brightest after the "incident that transpired last December.
Needless to say, no one was in the mood to enjoy the first month of the new year, hell no one even bothered to chant the famous line " 3,2,1 HAPPY NEW YEAR!". For some, there was no need to feel happy given the events of last year at the hands of three freshman from one of the local Highschool's in town. With a majority of the students and even the faculties most darkest secrets exposed to the public via a user on Mystable, non were in the jolliest moods, and given how private most of their secrets were, it wasn't gonna go away anytime soon.
Non of them even bothered to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or any of the other respected winter holidays after said events as there was no need to as most students even requested to either change schools or switch to online courses to avoid any negative feedback from their exposed secrets, and most of the faculty members quit due to the same reasons. But there was another reason............
Guilt
A majority of them were riddled with not only ridicule, but guilt as well, why you may ask? After their secrets were exposed, many of the students began a witch hunt for the culprit behind it all. And they soon put two and two together , pinning the blame on a certain fire headed teen , given her past behavior especially her almost takeover of their school. She was instantly suspect number one, with a majority of the student body giving the accusations that she only pretended to change her ways as an excuse to lower their guards down, thus making it easier to ruin each of their respected reputations.
Throughout the last week of school last month before winter break, the young teen suffered an entire week of bullying, taunts, beatings, her apartment broken into and vandalized, and to make matters worse, no one believed her pleas of innocence. Not the students, not the teachers, not the principles, and not even the five girls she thought were her friends. She had no one to defend her as she suffered a whole week of abuse at the hands of the students and faculty, she was even too scared to return home, out of fear of someone from school waiting to jump her the second she opened the door.
The students accusations and assault pushed the poor girl over the edge, but what really pushed her was the hurtful words that were written on the walls of her trashed apartment in red paint.......
"The world's better off without you, you magical bitch"
And sadly, the fire haired girl granted their wish just to make them "feel better". Eventually Friday came with the majority of the student body ready for winter break to commence, but alas some shocking new's transpired during a mandatory assembly in the auditorium. Everyone was in a state of shock at first when Principle Celestia announced that the "culprit" behind the Mystable page was found dead in her apartment this morning , hanging from her ceiling with a noose made entirely from her bed sheets. Their shock soon turned to silent relief that they no longer had to deal with the one girl responsible for their respected secrets getting exposed, all while thanking the lord that she got what she deserved. But they would soon change their opinions after hearing the real truth.
Riddled with guilt, the three freshman behind the secret stealing Mystable page came forward before the end of the school day and confessed to being responsible for not only spreading everyone's secrets, but for also causing the teen girls suicide. To make a long story short, all hell broke lose after the girls confession, and suffice to say, after last December, life in Canterlot High School will never be the same for anyone ever again.
We now cut back to a young teen farm girl trekking her way across the snow covered sidewalk as snowflakes continued to pour down on this moonlit night, there was no sign of any emotion on the young girls body as she walked towards her destination. Having snuck out by the time midnight approached, the young teen didn't even bother to change into a winter coat or even put any snow shoes on as her bare feet were met with icy cold ground all while the cold wind blew over her body. But given her current state, she couldn't care less if she contracted a cold or worse pneumonia, as it wouldn't have mattered anyways given her goal for tonight, and the fact that her brother , sister, and grandmother would have discovered her note in the kitchen once the sun rose by the time she reached her destination.
As she continued to walk down the cold path, passing by every house and store that she came across. The teens mind was riddled with nothing but guilt as she silently cursed herself for coming up with that dreaded idea last December which cost her everything.
After she and her friends confessed to being behind the incident last December, which has been labeled "The Anon a Miss incident" The young teen and her two friends /accomplices were soon brought to justice for their wrong doings, thankfully their respected families hired the best lawyers which saved them from either juvenile hall or even prison, but their troubles were far from over. Before winter break commenced, Principle Celestia expelled the trio not even giving them the chance to explain themselves whatsoever, and each member of the student body swore vengeance on them once the holiday season was over.
Throughout their winter vacation, each member of the trio was grounded for a long while by their respected families, had every possession that they owned confiscated, and there was even some talk of one of em was to be shipped off to a boarding school out of state as punishment. While these justices shook the three girls to the core, it was nothing compared to the wrath they received from the former friends of the Anon a Miss victim.
Each girl received a harsh reprimanding from their respected sisters and their friends as well, with the rainbow haired girl straight up punching her adopted sister, not even caring if she got a black eye or a broken nose, and even going as far as to call her a mistake, the purple haired teen giving her younger sister the silent treatment, and as for the young farm girls family................lets just say their punishment towards her wasn't pretty. And given how the five of them received a harsh reprimanding from the princess of friendship, and having their respected elements stripped, this was to be excepted. But non took it more harder than the young farmer.
After that, the young teen was all alone. With her friends straight up abandoning and even blaming her for pushing them into this horrible idea in the first place, which was to be expected, given that she was the ringleader behind it all. Her older Siblings and grandmother continuing to give her the cold shoulder, the numerous death threats sent by her former peers at school, and being forced to take online courses next semester as to avoid getting jumped by the vengeful victims of Anon a Miss. As she continued her long trek, the farm girl silently scolding herself for coming up with this stupid idea in the first place, all while wishing that she could take it all back and erase what she's done, but alas, nothing can erase the sis that she committed last December and now she was all alone. No friends, no family, nobody.
Soon she reached her respected destination after what felt like an hour long jog across the city, her blank expression remained unchanged as she stumbled upon a crossing, her goal set in stone as she waited patiently for her "fate" to arrive. she looked down at her frost bitten bare feet, which already showed signs of turning blue from the cold temperature. But instead of pain or shivers, the young teen felt nothing but guilt as her tears began to form, dropping down onto the snow covered sidewalk as she continued to think back about last year.
"What have I done?" She said to herself with a sniffle. " Why didn't I think that was a good idea? I'm such an idiot! I should have grown up and realized that my older sister can't always spend time with me, but I didn't, and because of my stupid jealousy getting the better of me, I lost everything. My family, my friends, my peers, my reputation, I got nobody. No doubt ma and pa are looking down on me with full disappointment right now, and I wouldn't blame anyone for hating my guts right now...................."
Suddenly she was interrupted by the sound of bells ringing as bright red lights illuminated off of the crossing sign indicating that something was approaching. The young farm girl looked up as a long gate began to lower down, she wasted no time and stepped forward just as the gates closed, slightly trapping her in the middle. She then stepped onto the track as her feet made contact with the wooden panels, she turned her back towards the opposite direction, knowing that her "fate" was to approach from behind her. She didn't move a muscle as she patiently waited, soon a loud horn can be heard over the horizon as the track began to rumble slightly, indicating that something was coming her way. the blinding white light of the approaching vehicle can be seen beginning to illuminate the area to which she stood.
The sounds of the horn grew louder and louder as the light shown brighter and brighter, while the track rumbled bigger and bigger almost like a mini earthquake. The teen remained unfazed as the freight vehicle got closer and closer as the light completely illuminated the area where she stood, she didn't bother to look back or even to move out of the way as her "fate" was only meters away from her, as her tears spilled down onto the railroad tracks as the freight engine was now fully visible as it approached her direction, for the young farm girl, it felt as if time slowed down as she could almost feel the impact of the large vehicle as her life began to flash before her eyes before it was drowned out by the sound of a loud collision.
"I'm sorry Sunset"
Author's Note
Here it is guys, a next story crossed off my list. In case your wondering, this isn't my next main story, this one's gonna be a short 2 chapter as I'm taking a short break from writing longer chapter stories. And don't worry, the outcome of this tale isn't what you think, it will all come into fruition once chapter 2 is released. until then, have a good night everyone and I hope you enjoy the new story .
............a new path awaits
The morning sun shined bright as the vibrant ray off sunlight illuminated the entire city as birds flew over the horizon , for some this was the start of a new day, but alas this day would bring not jolly spirits, but pure sadness , and the sounds of sirens echoing near the train track along with the hustle bustle of citizens whom were observing the scene fully explains it all. The mumbling and whispers of the crowd made the scene quite obvious that a tragedy happened last night as the paramedics made their way towards the train tracks.
As they stepped forward, both sides of the track completely blocked and freight services for the morning temporarily put on hold. A few of em almost gagged at the sight of what was originally a teenage girl, I'll spare you the gory details, but to make a long story short, the young farm girls body was completely unrecognizable after the impact between herself and the freight train, with the tracks and even the gate now dawning a sickening bright red color from said impact.
It wasn't long until camera crews and news reporters arrived on the scene to investigate this act of suicide brought on by said teen after her "goodbye' letter was discovered by her older brother an hour after she left the house. The crowd of onlookers had various emotions raging from sadness, nausea, and anxiety of what was once a teenage girl. But non took it more harder that the elder woman who cried uncontrollably at the sight of her dead granddaughter alongside her older grand kids who were just as heartbroken at the sight, especially with the girls bloodied bow hanging from the edge of the gate.
Aside from the girls family, a few of her former classmates and peers were amongst the crowd, but most of em didn't even mourn for the girl, with a few of em even going as far as to say she deserved it after the stunt she and her friends pulled last December. Amongst the crowd also stood the farm girls former friends who silently mourned for their fallen friend, wishing that things could have been different while wondering if it was their fault for abandoning her, all while the teens older siblings and grand mother wondered the same thing. And even the four other members of the rainbooms shed a tear at the sight of their farmer friends fallen sister.
As the paramedics began to clear up the mess, and to cover up what was left of her body on the track. the reporters were quick to give an in depth look on the scene the second the cameras started recording, the highlight of the scene fully summarized that a 14 year old girl, after getting expelled from her High school after a cyber bullying stunt last December which cost the life of another student Sunset shimmer, took her own life out of guilt. It was later reported that the teen had written her "goodbye" letter somewhere around 11:30 pm last night before sneaking out of her window once midnight approached, It was later revealed that her older brother discovered her note when he woke up at around 3am for a glass of water and immediately woke up his other sister and their grandmother who was quick to call the police.
Witnesses say that a few saw the teen walking past their storefronts before they shut down for the night, but most of em didn't give it much consideration and simply brushed it off as sleepwalking, while believing that she'd just wake up on her own or that her parents would come and find her. But alas their accusations were wrong, as the paramedics continued to clear up the mess, the young teens identity was soon discovered despite her body practically being unrecognizable at this point, with the headlines already exploding with the apparent death of the youngest member of the famous Apple family..........
Apple bloom
Speaking of Apple bloom, we find the young teen surrounded my a white abyss. The room completely void of anything whatsoever, she looks around to find no signs of life which gives the assumption that she's landed herself in the spirit world which was to be expected as the chances of surviving an impact from a freight train of that speed was slim. As she continues to survey the white abyss, Bloom begins to wonder how long it'll take until god or even the devil shall arrive to decide where she shall end up in. And to the farm girl, she wouldn't care less if she was sent down to the gates of hell as it's what she deserves for her wrong doings last year.
But she would soon get her answer, cause all of a sudden, a mysterious figure soon appeared right in front of her. His appearance was shrouded in a white fog which made it nearly impossible to identify him. Bloom took a long look at the figure wondering who it could possibly be? eventually the fog started to disperse as Bloom took another look at him, but to her surprise, his figure wasn't the shape of a human, but rather something bipedal. At first she figure that it was either god or the devil who made an entrance kind of like an anime character popping up during the soon to be battle, but this was indeed an animal.
Soon the mysterious beings appearance was completely visible as the fog dispersed, and to the young teens surprise, there stood non other than a dark grey furred unicorn donning a bark blue robe along with a wizards hat, with a beard which gave off Dumbledore vibes from one of her favorite book/film series Harry Potter. At first Bloom freaked out a bit at the sight of the mysterious creature, but given the various magical mishaps her older sister and her friends came across last year, this wasn't a surprise to her. She began to wonder if she was even in the spirit world if there was a literal unicorn right in front of her, but as she took a long look at the male unicorn, it instantly clicked that he must have been from Princess Twilight's world, given that she hails from a world of anthropomorphic ponies of various types and species.
She began to wonder if she was sent to Twilight's world instead of heaven or hell as punishment, with the belief that Twilight herself felt that the teen spending the rest of her life as a pony would be a reasonable punishment, but given the fact that she was still in her human form, this theory was brushed off. The stallion remained silent for what felt like an eternity as Apple bloom began to wonder what his next moves gonna be, anxiety began to take shape as the teen nervously waited for the unicorn to make his move, with the fear of him doing something to her as punishment for her sins played out. But to her surprise, the stallion gave a genuine smile much to the teens surprise.
"Hello my child" He said in a warm tone, which surprised the teen even more, not expecting words to escape the ponies mouth.
She was in silent shock for a moment before replying. " Uh........howdy, not to sound rude, but who are you?"
A chuckle can be heard from the stallion before he answered her question. " Not at all, It's not too common that I get the same reaction. To answer your question, I am Starswirl the Bearded. But most of my comrades call me SB for short"
"Ok" Apple bloom awkwardly replied. " It's uh.....nice to meet you SB. So let me guess, your from Princess Twilight's world?"
"Hehe indeed" Starswirl answered. " How did you know?"
"Believe me" Apple bloom said. " After Twilight saved us a bunch of times last year, It's kind of hard not to tell which universe/world the magical beings my sister and her friends encountered came from, but wait. How come your still in your pony form SB ? Shouldn't you have become humanized like Twilight when she stepped into our world?"
"It's quite simple my child" He replied. " While Twilight's appearance alters whenever she or anyone else steps foot into your world, I'm an exception. You see, while Twilight Sparkle is an alicorn princess, I possess powers that could rival even the most powerful beings in all of earth and Equestria. With that being said, I'm able to keep my true form in tact regardless of any universe or dimension I come across on my travels"
"I see, so what brings you to my world then SB?" Apple bloom asked.
"It's quite simple my child" He replied. " You see, like Princess Celestia and her sister Luna, I look over all creatures across the universe. Whether they be from my world, or from another dimension/universe. After witnessing what transpired in your world last year, and the reaction from Twilight Sparkle when she found out herself, I knew you needed a visit from me right away, especially after..............last night" The teens expression changed as the elder unicorn had to remind her of her 'stunt' last night.
"Oh........I get it now" She replied as tears started to form. " Your here to decide my fate, am I right?"
Starswirl raised an eyebrow at the response from the teen. " What do you mean?"
"Come on old man, pardon my french" Bloom rebuffed. " You said that you look over all creatures regardless of where they're from, so you probably know what I did. You have no idea what I went trough last month, I lost everything because of my damn jealousy. All I wanted was for my sister to spend more time with me instead of leaving me out just to hang out with Sunset shimmer, and what do I do? I created a gossip column spilling ever single one of my friends and families secrets, and I made Shimmer take the blame for it just to keep her away from my sister, and I even dragged my friends into it. And look where it's got me? My friends hate me, my family hates me, and worst of all, Sunset took her own life because of me. There's no reason for me to live in this world any longer, nothing I can ever do will make anyone forgive me! If I have to spend my life in the gates of hell, then so be it! No one would miss me anyways, so just get it over with"
"There's no need for that my child" He reassured earning the teens attention before she even got a chance to shed a single tear. " I understand your pain, believe me I've done some things I'm not proud of myself when I was younger and it cost me one of my friends too. But you shouldn't beat yourself up over your mistake, don't get me wrong, what you did to your sister and even Sunset was inexcusable, but believe me when I say that taking your own life isn't the answer. It's never too late to redeem yourself my child"
Bloom was at a loss for words, as she wiped her tears away, she began to wonder if Starswirls words were true or not and whether or not she made the right choice. " But SB, you weren't there, you didn't see how pissed off everyone was at me. Even my own friends ditched me after I nearly talked them into it in the first place, and my own family acted like I don't even exist. How can I expect everyone to ever forgive me after I practically drove a girl to kill herself"
"It's simple my child" Starswirl replied. " There are ways to redeem yourself. Most of the time you either wait for forgiveness, or you simply just move on and start anew with the hope that you'll reunite with those you've wronged one day. But there is another option which I can put upon you"
"What would that be?" Bloom asked.
"A rewind" He answered earning a confused eyebrow form the young teen. " I can take you back and you can reverse the Anon a Miss incident before it's too late, sort of like traveling back in time. The only difference is, a magic *Rewind* wont have the butterfly effect as does time traveling, but there is one downside. You only get one shot to reverse or should I say *rewind* any past incidents that you have condoned, after that you won't get another chance. So I shall give you a chance to rewind and fix everything before it's too late"
Bloom was yet again at a loss for words that the stallion was willing to send her back to fix everything that she did, after what felt like an eternity, she finally spoke up. " Really? You mean that you'll actually help me?"
"Of course my child" Starswirl replied. " Like i said, I look over all creatures, and I see now that your truly sorry for everything that you've done and wish to take it all back. So I shall help you out just this once. But before I do, I want you to promise me, whenever your feeling down or left out, don't go as far as to take action yourself to get rid of your problems. Let your sister and even Sunset know how you feel, trust me they'll listen. Your not alone Apple bloom, your sister still cares deeply about you, even though she may not be able to hang out with you often, she'll always be there for you no matter what. Can you promise me that my child?" Bloom thought for a moment as she lowered her head down slightly, until she lifted it back up as a confident smile formed.
"I promise SB" She said all determined. " I won't mess this up again, I promise"
Starswirl gave a nod of approval. " That's the spirit my child, I know you'll do the right thing" He then began to charge his horn and in a split second, a whitish aura illuminated from it. " Now is time for you to *rewind* my child, I know you'll make things right" and soon, Bloom found herself blinded by a white light as the unicorn finally unleashed his magic towards her.
"Awaken Bloom"
"Awaken"
In a flash, the young farm girl opened her eye's to see that she was back in her room, she looks down and rubs herself slightly to see that she was alive and well as the morning sun shown bright through her bedroom window. "I..........
I'm alive?" Her attention heeded towards her open labtop which rested neatly on her lap, but what caught her by surprise was the open tab of the Mystable site alongside the soon to be Anon a Miss page with the first post of her sisters Piggly Wiggly post still in the editing stage. " It wasn't a dream"
She then took a look at the date and time on the edge of the screen which read, 10/9/2014 7:03am. " This was the date I posted the first secret on the blog, he really did send me back" Suddenly she was alerted to a message in her email indicating that a new message has been sent, Bloom then opened her Gmail to find a message t sent by her friends Sweetie belle and was quick to open it.
Sweetie belle
Hey Bloom it's me, I managed to get one of my sisters secrets out of her diary last night while she was asleep, and Scootaloo found one of Dashes as well, give me a sec and I'll send it over to ya.........................
But Bloom however had another plan as she hastily replied back.
No Sweetie belle, DO NOT send me your sisters secret
Sweetie belle
Huh? Why not? Do you want me to find something Spicier?
No I don't want you or Scootaloo to send me any secrets period, the plans off
Sweetie belle
What? What do you mean the plans off?! It was your idea, this is the only way for our sisters to spend more time with us and your just chickening out on the last second before the first secret? WHY?
Because it's a stupid plan Sweetie belle, I love my sister and I do miss us spending time together. But after realizing it now, this plan will hurt not only her, but Sunset as well. If something happened to Sunset the second she was accused, i would never forgive myself, and I know my sister would never forgive me either if she found out, and the same goes for you guys sisters as well. And there's not telling how bad the hallways would be when everyone's secrets goes out in public, It'd be a literal warzone. I'm sorry Sweetie belle, but Anon a Miss is cancelled. I have to go I'll explain it to you and Scoots more when we get to school.
Bloom then exited out of the Gmail tab not even bothering to wait for a reply from sweetie belle or even Scootaloo, She then clicked on the Piggly Wiggly pic on the post page and immediately deleted it, she then moved the cursor towards the profile tab and immediately found the "delete account?" button. But before she could click on the icon, her door swung open startling her a bit as Applejack entered the room.
"Apple bloom!" She said. " Don't spend too much time on your labtop now, we only have 30 minutes to get dressed, eat breakfast, and head out"
"Oh! ok sis" bloom replied, but before her older sister could walk out the door, she called out. " Um actually sis, could we talk real quick?"
The older teen stopped in her tracks after hearing this. " Sure sugarcube" She then made her way towards Blooms bed and soon popped a squat. After a short silence, AJ broke the ice. " So what is it that ya'll wanna talk to me about?"
Bloom then took a deep breath before answering her sisters question. " Sis.......It's no secret that I've been feeling left out lately. You and I used to hang out more often, but ever since Sunset came into the picture, I started to feel a little jealous. And a part of me still felt suspicious especially given her past actions towards you guys, And I'd be lying if I said that I didn't fully trust her back then even after she redeemed herself after saving us from the Sirens, but now I know that sunsets a changed gal and that she fully regrets what she's done to us. That's when I finally started to trust her, but that's until you guys started to hang out with her more often, like I said I started to feel left out especially when you wouldn't even let me or even Sweetie belle or Scoots go to any of your sleepovers"
"It's almost as if I was invisible to you and that you valued Sunset as sister instead of me...........but, now I realize that I was nearly exaggerating. I now realize that we can't always hangout all the time as you have your friends and I have mine, while it still hurts that we can't hang out most of the time, I have to grow up and realize that you have a life outside the farm as well. So if you want to hang out with Sunset, even if it means that we can't from time to time, I'll respect that . I just want you and even Sunset to be happy, cause like you said, she's not just your friend, she's also family" There was a short silence in the room as Apple bloom finished her statement, and in a split second, the older teen brought her little sister into a warm embrace.
"Thank you sugarcube" She replied with a warm smile as she continued to embrace her. " That means so much to me, and l'm sorry for not realizing that you've been feeling lonely lately. But listen, even though we may not hang out as much as we used too, that's not gonna stop me from loving you. Your still my little sister and nothing and I mean nothing will ever change that, I'll always have your back sugarcube, just like Dash and rarity will have their sisters backs too"
The young teen tried her hardest to hold back her tears as she returned the embrace, after what felt like an eternity, the hug ended as the sisters stared at each other. " Thanks sis"
"No, thank you for letting me know how you feel sugarcube" AJ replied earning a smile from Apple bloom, she then got off the bed to head back downstairs but not before turning back first with a grin . " You know......... aside from the sleepover this saturday, me and the girls are planning on having a pre holiday outing at the mall. If your interested , I'm sure we'd be kind enough to invite 'three others" as well"
"Really?!" Bloom said with excitement.
"Mhmmmmm" AJ nodded. " Now come on, lets go have breakfast"
"Sounds good, just let me log out and I'll meet ya downstairs" Apple bloom reassured earning a nod from her older sister as she exited the room. The young teen then turned her attention towards her labtop screen before moving the cursor towards the "delete account?" button, and just like that, she clicked on the button and smiled warmly as the Anon a Miss account vanished into the depths of the network, never to catch the eyes of any potential onlookers.
"Thanks Starswirl"
Author's Note
And another story done
The beginning part was originally gonna be in chapter 1, but I ended up reliving a moment from my previous story where I was too tired last night to include it. So I decided to add it onto Chapter 2 instead making it the perfect setup before Blooms meeting with Starswirl.
Fun fact: In the original script, the trio were gonna be the main protagonists, and the time traveling was to to be brought on by not Starswirl, but from Twilight's spellbook that she accidentally left behind near the statue after scolding and stripping the main 5 from their elements. And Scootaloo was the one to come up with the idea to use the time travel spell from the book to go back and stop themselves from coming up with the anon a Miss idea in the first place.
But anyways, i hope you guys enjoyed this short tale. So now I'm officially gonna take a break from writing for a while
but don't worry, I shall have my next main story out later this year, until then, I'll see ya'll around
