By the time I woke up the next day, Sunset had just finished working on the video of Twilight making an idiot of herself.

“Well, I’ll say this. If there’s an award for court jester, she’d win by a landslide,” I said.

“Then I’d say when my work was a success,” she boasted.

“Not really, she’s done a pretty good job making a fool out of herself since she got here,” I said.

Sunset gave me an annoyed glance.

“Fine, ya did good. Now let’s keep an eye on her to make sure she doesn’t succeed. Like I’ve already said, I don’t remember the exact details, but she does something to get the gang back together and unite the school. That’s the whole reason you lose after all, good thing you have me!” I said that last part smugly.

“I know. I’m not an idiot to think one embarrassing video will be enough, and stop acting like that,” she said annoyed.

“Awww, come on! Don’t tell me after a month you haven’t gotten at least a little attached to me?” I asked.

“You’re useful and by far the most tolerable person I’ve met,” Sunset clarified.

“I’ll take it!” I said.

I hugged her and ran off, leaving her confused and annoyed. Later during lunch Twilight and the human counterparts of the 5 started a musical number. This angered and annoyed me, and I wasn’t the only one. Spotting Sunset through the glass door, I snuck out while everyone was distracted by the song.

“Take those off!” she yelled at Snips and Snails.

“Seriously you two?” I asked.

They just looked at me and shrugged while smiling nervously.

“I have something I need to do,” Sunset said.

“I’m right behind you!” I responded.

“How good are you at altering photos?”

“Wait what? Oh. Yeah….I dunno how that stuff works. Got anything else?” I asked.

“Ugh, fine. Just make sure she doesn’t get too close,” Sunset ordered.

I nodded.

“Kay. Also one more thing, I saw someone do something similar in a movie. Be sure to dispose of any evidence proving the photos are fake. I suggest burning, to get rid of the evidence completely,” I told her before running off.

So I kept an eye on the 6 and they were doing nothing of note, this is pretty boring. When one of the students asked why I wasn’t wearing the ears or tail I responded with, “My old school didn’t do stuff like this, so it’d just feel weird. If you hear anyone get curious about that, just tell them what I told you.”

He nodded and left, then Sunset finally came back from faking photos.

“Hey Sunset! Did you follow my advice?” I asked.

She nodded.

“How did I not think of that? Just trashing them presents the risk of them being discovered and making my whole plan fall apart! I’m smarter than that!” she yelled angrily.

“Hey now, everyone makes the occasional mistake of missing the obvious, even when it’s right in front of them. Trust me, it's happened more times than I’d like to admit. Oh man, that’s embarrassing. It’s even worse when you ask for help and end up looking like an idiot in front of whoever you just asked,” I confessed.

Sunset looked unsure what to do, like she wanted to comfort me but didn’t know how. So she just patted me on the back.

“Thanks for that,” I said.

“You’re welcome, now we just wait a few hours and the crown will be mine!!!” she exclaimed.

“HAHAHAHAHAAA!!!” I said in response.

“You really like doing the stereotypical evil laugh, don’t you?” Sunset asked.

“I sure do! See you at the Formal!” I said before running off.

Later at night once the formal started, I was hanging out by the refreshments table with Sunset. I really wanted the climax to just happen already and was growing inpatient.

“So….uhhhhh, take it you’re not much of a party person either?” I asked.

“I’m only here for the crown, like always,” she said.

“Uh huh, what about the previous years where you won it? Did you actually dance or something? Or did you just show up for the glory of winning?” I asked.

“Just for the glory. That’s not to say I don’t enjoy a good ball or dance, I’d just prefer it to be under different circumstances,” she responded.

“Ok. Me personally, I’m the kind of person who stays away from this kinda stuff, even if it were all about me. Like for example if it were my birthday, I wouldn’t want a huge party or anything like that. I just prefer to not be surrounded by a lot of people,” I said.

“Fair enough, also is it really a good idea for us to be seen together?” Sunset asked.

“Everyone’s busy dancing, I think we’ll be fine. Plus if anyone gets suspicious just push me or insult me or something, easy peasy,” I said.

Then Principal Celestia finally made her way on stage to announce the winner.

“Attention everyone! Due to there only being one candidate for the Fall Formal Crown, our winner for tonight is once again Sunset Shimmer!” she announced.

Everyone started booing and demanding to know what was going on. Luna explained why she was disqualified, but various students explained how they saw her outside the gym at the supposed time the vandalism took place. One student even pointed out how easy it was to fake the photographs of her committing the acts. Another tried to frame Sunset, but since there was no evidence against her she was in the clear. Due to everyone standing up and supporting her, Twilight was once again deemed a valid candidate.

“In that case, everyone who is voting for Sunset Shimmer raise their hand,” Celestia said.

Only Snips and Snails did.

“Now everyone who is voting for Twilight Sparkle raise their hand,” Celestia said.

Almost everyone’s hand shot up, apart from the obvious 3. I decided to remain neutral.

“Alright. Without further ado, the winner of this year's crown and princess of the Fall Formal is Twilight Sparkle!!!” Celestia announced.

Oh man, the glare Sunset was giving Twilight was terrifying. Glad it wasn’t directed towards me.

“Time for Plan B,” Sunset said venomously.

Snips and Snails nodded while she ran outside. She didn’t clue me in as to what Plan B was so I just observed and decided to intervene if necessary. As Twilight was receiving the crown, the 2 goons snatched Spike. Man this was weird, I couldn’t remember how things played out in the original timeline until they already happened. As the 6 ran out I followed behind them. We all ran out towards the statue portal and-

“HOLY SHIT!!! SUNSET’S READY TO BASH THE DOG’S HEAD IN!!!!” I yelled.

“Don’t hurt him!” Twilight said.

“Oh I wouldn’t dream of it! I’m not a monster, let him go,” Sunset said.

“That’s a relief,” I said.

Sunset proceeded to threaten to destroy the portal. Twilight took off the crown and hesitated, before responding with “No,” and saying stuff about how Equestria would be fine without her, and how Sunset was bad enough without magic here, blah, blah, blah. As the others complimented Twilight, Sunset lost it and lunged for the crown. It was tossed back and forth between everyone, until it landed at my feet. I picked it up and heard various cries of “Throw it!” and “Over here!” were let out. I smiled and chuckled before tossing it to Sunset, then my chuckle became full of evil laughter.

“AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!! FOOOOOOOLS!!!! I PLAYED YOU!!!! AND YOU FELL RIGHT INTO MY TRAP!!!!” I yelled.

“He was working with Sunset the whole time!?!” Twilight yelled.

“CORRECT!!!” I yelled.

Meanwhile with Sunset, “At last! More power than I could ever imagine!”

She put the crown on and was engulfed in a pillar of magic, the other students came out and witnessed the spectacle before us. As burst of magic dimmed down, I could make out Sunset’s new form.

“Right! That’s what ended up happening! This is way more awesome in person,” I told myself.

Also I didn’t say anything, but was glad when I heard Sunset laugh evilly. It wasn’t as loud or dramatic as mines was, but she still did it, and that’s what counts.

She then-

“Wait what?” was all I could say as a beam of magic flew towards me.

What I proceeded to feel was indescribable, the best way I could summarize it was “This is the best I’ve ever felt in all my life!”

When my vision cleared, I could feel energy surging throughout my whole body. Looking down at myself, I was now made mostly of electricity. Oh, how hilarious that was. I launched myself into the sky and yelled, “WE’RE GONNA HAVE SO MUCH FUN!!!!”

The students started panicking and ran into the school. Sunset started monologuing but I was mostly focused on moving around as fast as literal lightning. I surrounded the 6 and zapped them all. Not enough to be deadly, just enough to render them immobile.

“STUNNED THEM!!! WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO NOW!!!??” I yelled.

“Could you tone it down a bit?” Sunset asked, slightly annoyed.

“SORRY!!! I’M JUST SOOOOO EXCITED!!!!” I yelled as sparks popped all over my body.

“Well. Now that I have my army ready and those 6 are down, it’s time to conquer Equestria!” Sunset exclaimed.

“Not yet. You’re gonna execute one of them to render the elements null and void. They won’t work with only 5. I say only kill 1 so we have prisoners of war, you know, keep them for entertainment,” I told Sunset.

“You bring up a good point. Very well,” Sunset said as she drew her attention back to the 6.

“Now…who to execute? I got it!” Sunset said before firing an attack at the unlucky victim.

As we traversed through the portal, I made sure to bring up something important.

“Keep the pony versions alive, you’re gonna want the elements to lock up a certain chaos god. Just threaten their families to make sure they don’t turn against you,” I said.

“I’m so glad I have you around! I’m proud to call you my one true best friend!” Sunset said.

Author's Note

For the part where the 6 get zapped, they got electrocuted before they could huddle up together and activate their elements. Remember just how fast electricity can move. Also I left it ambiguous as to who she executed on purpose. Whoever your favorite is, is who she executed. Also due to being made of electricity and not having a solid form, he can manipulate most of his body. And I tried uploading an image but couldn't, could someone help me with that