The sounds of sirens wailed across the streets of Canterlot City. Police, firefighters, and ambulances racing through the now crowded streets packed with a few police officers and panicked bystanders. Down across the street, stood Canterlot High School. A once quiet and peaceful little school, now the loudest spot in town. Police barricades, yellow crime scene tape, officers everywhere.

In the background lay many bodies, some covered, some not. People behind the barricades struggled and jumped to try and get a better view at the carnage in front of them.

“Everybody please back away! Back away now! Nothing for you to see here!” yelled one of the officers. The officer looked back at the bodies behind him. This was definitely something nobody should have to see.

“Please miss. I know it’s very difficult, considering the shit show you and your friends just went through, but you gotta try and tell what exactly happened here tonight.” One of the police officers holding a small notepad asked a girl sitting on the front steps of the school. The girl had been mostly unresponsive since the officer approached her and put his jacket over her shoulders. Only responding with simple head nods and shakes when asked yes or no questions. The officer could hardly blame her though. He couldn’t imagine ever going through a nightmare like this. “Please Miss… Dash. Nobody’s going to hurt you anymore. It’s over now ok? So please, try to tell me what exactly happened here tonight.”

The rainbow haired girl finally looked up at the officer. The fear, the anger, the sadness, the guilt. The officer could see it all in her eyes. He felt like shit for even having to ask a clearly traumatized high school student to relive these horrible events, but he had to get a statement in.

Rainbow Dash opened her mouth, ready to speak. The officer got his pen ready to write. Dash had so many things going on in her mind. So many things she wanted to say. To scream. But the only word that she weakly managed to say was, “Sunset.”

One month ago

Sunset Shimmer eagerly picked the crown up from the ground. The thing she’d been after for so long.Weeks of planning, weeks of preparation. She will stop at nothing until she reaches true power. She will NOT allow any goody two shoe pony princess and her colorful friends to ruin her plans!

“Finally! More power than I can ever imagine!” Sunset eagerly shouted as she placed the crown on her head.

Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Applejack, and Rarity all watched in horror as Sunset began glowing and levitating. As she did, she began undergoing a transformation. Her skin became a fiery red. The sclera of her eyes became jet black. Her hair waving like flames. Huge demon-like wings shot out from her back, helping her stay off the ground.

Once the transformation had finished, Sunset looked down and admired her new appearance. She let out a sinister laugh that echoed through the night. Turning into a literal demon wasn’t really what she was expecting, but this power. So much of it! It was exhilarating!

“What do we do now Twilight?” Rainbow Dash asked. She looked over at Twilight, hoping for reassurance, but became even more worried when she saw the panic in Twilight’s face. However despite that, Twilight was able to stand her ground.

“I-I don’t know.” Twilight tried but failed to hide the fear in her voice. She really had no idea what to do. She didn’t have any magic. If only there was a way to get that crown back-

Her train of thought was interrupted by Sunset’s maniacal laugh. “Oh this feels amazing!” She shouted. “All the power I could ever dream of! Finally mine!”

She suddenly caught some movement out of the corner of her eye. She turned and saw some Canterlot High students coming out to see what the commotion was about. She was absolutely delighted seeing the look of terror on their faces.

“Ohh what’s the matte?” Sunset mockingly asked. “Did I interrupt your pathetic little dance?” Her hands began to glow and menacing black green aura, and in one swift motion destroyed the school entrance and tossed the ruble aside like a piece of paper. She floated over to the now panicked students attempting to run. How cute. They think they can escape. Now all she had to do was use her magic to control their minds and-

Kill.

What? No, not kill. All she wants to do is control them. To make her own army of mind controlled teenagers to rule Equestria with and-

Kill.

Kill.

Kill.

What’s happening!? Sunset thought. Why was she thinking about killing? That’s not what she wants to do! That’s not-

Her eyes locked on to a lone student on the floor, apparently too scared to move. A lone student. A lone prey, she thought. She levitated down to the ground. She then slowly approached the student. The student, Micro Chips, was too terrified to move. The big, evil demon was going to get him. He could only watch as Sunset got closer and closer. He noticed a lack of expression on her face. Before, she had a sinister grin, excitement, thrill, happiness, now suddenly vanished. Now there’s just nothing.

His train of thought was violently interrupted as Sunset grabbed Micro by the throat and lifted him up with one hand, choking him in the process. All Micro could do was gasp for breath and pound his fist on her arm. Though his efforts were ultimately in vain. There was nothing he could do against this monstrosity.

Sunset looked into his eyes. The life slowly being drained from them. Her prey was dying.

Kill.

Kill.

Her thoughts were interrupted when suddenly Twilight and her friends all simultaneously jumped on top of her.

“We need to get that crown off her now!” Twilight shouted.

Sunset let go of Micro Chips. He dropped to the floor, gasping for some much needed air. A few more seconds and he definitely would’ve blacked out, or worse. He looked up, still holding his now sore throat, and saw that new girl and her friends now fighting Sunset.

“Run darling! Get out of here, quickly!” Rarity shouted at him. She suddenly felt a hand around her neck and in the next instance she was thrown into some nearby lockers. The wind was definitely knocked out of her.

“Rarity!” Applejack shouted. She turned to Sunset with a look of anger. She threw multiple hard punches that connected with Sunset’s face. The force of them was able to briefly knock some emotion back into her.

“What the? Get the fuck off of me!” She lashed out backhanded Applejack, causing her to also go flying, making her crash into Rarity, who was just barely able to stand up. She then grabbed Fluttershy by the face, causing her to let out a terrified, ear piercing shriek. Rainbow and Pinkie, now running on adrenaline, quickly moved in to save her. Pinkie grabbed on to one of Sunset’s pointed ears and Rainbow went behind her and grabbed both her wings. They both yanked as hard as they could.

Sunset yelled in pain. She quickly let go of Fluttershy’s face. No! There was no way these insects were hurting her. Especially when she has all this power! She then began charging a blast in each of her hands and looked over at Rarity and Applejack, who were leaning against the lockers trying to catch their breath. She smirked. Time to get rid of these pests once and-

“Now Twilight!” Pinkie Pie’s sudden yell distracted Sunset. But before she could even react, Twilight jumped up and grabbed on to the crown on her head. However, try as she might, she just couldn’t get it off. It’s like it was glued on or something.

Sunset screamed, both in pain and panicked. Without thinking she picked up Twilight and threw her across the hallway of the school. Making contact and sliding across the floor then crashing into some lockers. Sunset growled angrily. Enough was enough! Time to destroy these-

“No!” She exclaimed when she turned over to Twilight and saw that she was holding on to the crown. Somehow she managed to keep her grip on the crown as she threw her. “NO!!!”

In a sudden burst of light, Sunset transformed back into her normal self. Her clothes slightly torn and hair very messy. She dropped down to her knees. So many emotions were racing through her head. Anger, fear, embarrassment, shame, and… she couldn’t hold back the tears as she brought her hands up to her face and wept loudly.

*****

“You’ll look after her won’t you?” Twilight asked the other girls. Although she might already know the answer they’ll give.

“Hell no!” Shouted Rainbow Dash. “You saw what she did to us! She’s insane!”

“Honestly darling,” Rarity chimed in. “Even if we were willing to forgive her so easily, I’m not entirely sure she’d be open to the idea of friendship.”

“She’s right, Sugarcube.” Applejack said. “Ain’t no way she’d be willing to hang out and be friends, not just with us, but with anyone at this point.”

Everyone turned over to Sunset, who at this point had stopped crying and was standing near the ruined school entrance. If looks could kill, the glare she was giving them would definitely be enough to take all six of them out.

Twilight couldn’t really blame them. Aside from Tirek back in Equestria, this was most certainly one of her toughest battles. However, she knows these girls could still reach through to her. They can show her true friendship.

“Please guys. All I’m asking is to give her one last chance. Teach her the ways of friendship. I know there’s still good in her.”

“She’s right guys.” Fluttershy finally spoke. Twilight turned and gave the shy girl a warm smile while the rest of the girls looked dumbfounded. Out of all of them, she was probably the closest one to dying. Yet here she was, willing to forgive the one that almost ended them. “It can’t hurt to try right?”

Rainbow Dash quickly smiled. That’s Fluttershy for ya. Arguably the most kindhearted person on the planet. A heart of gold without a doubt.

“Well that settles that!” Pinkie excitedly chimed in. “Looks like we’ll be making a new friend!”

Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Rarity were still pretty skeptical, but ultimately decided to agree. Maybe Sunset could turn over a new leaf. That’d be interesting.

Sunset stared out at the girls standing next to the statue. Looks like it was almost time for Twilight to return back to Equestria. Good riddance to her! Though that should’ve been her going through that portal! She had the power. It was all hers. If only that damn nerd hadn’t distracted her she could’ve-

Kill.

A sharp pain in her head suddenly hit her. There it was again. That same malicious feeling she felt when she was a demon. Why was this happening to her? All she wants to do is rule, not kill. The pain slowly but surely started getting worse. She heard footsteps behind her and turned to see Vice Principal Luna walking toward her with what appeared to be a trowel in her hand. Upon reaching her, she handed the tool over to Sunset. She looked up at Luna with a confused look on her face.

“The hell is this for?” Sunset asked coldly.

“To clean up, Miss Shimmer.” Luna replied. Sunset could practically taste the venom from her words. She was NOT happy. “I hope you don’t have any plans later tonight, because you are not leaving until you’ve cleaned up this mess!” Of course that wasn’t really true. Psychotic or not, they couldn't keep a student here all night. However, she was going to make sure that she stayed as late as possible.

“You’re out of your damn mind if you think I’m gonna spend my night cleaning this shit up by myself.” Sunset almost let out a chuckle. The audacity of this old hag telling her what to do.

Luna was unfazed. She expected her to say something like this. Even before tonight, Sunset had always been very difficult to work with. Even when she got humbled and defeated, she still had the nerve to think she was still “in control” so to speak. It was almost quite amusing.

Luna crossed her arms and stood her ground. “You will and that’s final! You’re lucky Twilight insisted on not having you expelled. Or even arrested for that matter.”

“Yeah?” Sunset’s anger was now boiling over. “Well you’re lucky i don’t-”

Kill.

The pain in her head returned. Now even stronger than before. She yelled out in pain as she grabbed her head, hoping it’d ease the pain. “No!”

Kill.

Kill.

Luna looked on confused. Was she about to throw another tantrum? Seriously? “That’s enough Sunset Shimmer! You can’t cry and scream your way out of this. Now get to-”

Before she could finish her demand, Sunset suddenly fell to the ground. Her body violently spazzed out as she still held on to her head. Luna dropped to her knees, now worried about her student. “Sunset? Sunset, what's wrong? Sunset!?” She looked over to the group of friends near the statue. “Twilight Sparkle! Come quickly!”

Twilight and the others looked over and saw Vice Principal Luna kneeling next to Sunset. After hearing her cries of pain they quickly rushed over to see what was wrong.

“What is it? What happened?” Twilight asked frantically.

“I don’t know! One second she was fine, then the next she was in pain or something!” Luna was now terrified. She’s known Sunset long enough to know when she was throwing a hissy fit to get her way. This wasn’t it. This was something else. Something serious.

Twilight also kneeled down next to her. “Sunset Shimmer? What’s wrong? Tell me!”

Sunset let out a terrifying scream as she held onto her head, which now felt like it was about to explode. It was hard with the minimal lighting, but Twilight could almost see Sunset’s cyan eyes turning dark. Almost black.

Kill.

“No!”

Kill.

No!!”

Kill.

“NO!!!”

Author's Note

Yes, I realize the start of this is sorta similar to Phoenix, but like, come on LOL
This will be my main focus for the next month for obvious reasons. Maybe hopefully I'll get a new chapter out for Broken, Phoenix, and maybe even Blazin. We'll see!