Sunset, Twilight, and Brian were all huddled in Sunset's dining room with the contract sprawled across the hard wood surface. Twilight read aloud what she had read before back in Equestria to them and made sure to stress every syllable of every word. Her magnifying glass was held close to the page as she leaned forward and squinted at the words reflected from it.

Contract

Upon signing this contract, you formally announce that your soul belongs to the Underworld, Tartarus. In exchange for your life, you hereby forfeit it for a greater cause: saving the life of another. The person you designate your energy to will be transferred when this contract is signed. Once signed, the spirit of the signee will forever be a slave in Tartarus to the person who presented this contract. As a slave, your ties to break free are eradicated. Now being dead, your afterlife is to serve the person who offered you this scroll to read and sign. For the rest of eternity, your spirit's fate is determined by the hands of that who owns you. Below, is the event of which this contract was signed to alter what was done.

On November 22, 1007 A.B, (A.B. as in After Banishment; referring to Princess Luna's return from the moon) around 11:54 p.m., former student and Princess of Friendship, Twilight Sparkle, along with the Elements of Harmony fought against the Sirens. Former student and foster daughter of Celestia, Sunset Shimmer, was passed out and struggling internally a dark magic Celestia injected into the fragment inside of her. The magic was killing her and she was in a live or die situation. Princess Celestia was trying to save her by conducting a slew of magical incantations to rid her daughter of the deadly power. However, that did not go on to be successful.

The dark magic rejected all of the ruler's magic and shot her back with a strong force of power. The magic took complete control of Sunset Shimmer's body and killed her. Twilight Sparkle sacrificed her soul to Sunset Shimmer with the knowledge of knowing that as a Draconequui Hybrid, Sunset could only survive on the souls of loved ones. Sunset regained her life just as Twilight died. In desperation and despair, Sunset committed suicide by stabbing herself with a knife that was the property of the deceased Siren, Adagio Dazzle. A funeral was held for both Sunset and Twilight three days after the event of November 22.

This is the Natural Fate, the turn of events that would've happened without the persuasion of magic.

Princess Celestia of Equestria signed the contract that changed the course of what had been done on November 25, 1007 A.B., at 9:12 p.m. The Alternate Ending, the events that happened due to the persuasion of magic, is as follows. Instead of Sunset dying, Celestia took the hit and died trying to take away the dark magic from Sunset's jewel. She successfully removed the evil power from her daughter but ended up absorbing the dark magic herself.

In this change of time, Sunset not having died is what saved Twilight from dying as well. Twilight had sacrificed herself for Sunset. Twilight, however, did not save Celestia due to the contract which forbade such an action from taking place. Celestia passed away on November 23, 1007 A.B. at 12:06 a.m. A funeral was held where Twilight took up her position as Regal Advisor and headed back to Equestria, and Sunset stayed behind in the human world to continue to preach friendship among those who needed advice.

The three of them stood in complete silence after they finished reading the thing. Both Brian and Sunset were completely stunned. Twilight took a deep breath as she tried to keep herself from crying. In a sudden fit of rage, Sunset screamed and kicked the table. She slammed her fists on the wooden surface over and over again. Immediately, Twilight and Brian grabbed her shoulders and tried to calm her down. However, Sunset had an adrenaline rush, making her stronger. Sunset furiously punched the wall and screamed in anger, sadness, pain...

"NOOO!!!" she yelled at the top of her lungs and she sobbed.

Practically destroying everything in her path, she raged on. A vase was thrown against the wall and it shattered. Dirt shot out everywhere on the floor. The angry girl slammed a chair into the wall and kicked it across the room. Both Twilight and Brian were frightened. Neither of them had seen Sunset ever act like that.

"GET OUT!!!!!" Sunset yelled at them.

When they hesitated she let out a shriek that would damage anybody's ear drums.

"GET OUT!!!!!!!"

Twilight and Brian shot out of the dining room and burst through the front door. It was a cool night out and they shut the door closed to avoid getting hit by any possible flying objects. A loud bang came from the other side of the door and Twilight felt herself jolt forward from the force. Before she could fall Brian grabbed her by the waist and pulled her down the steps into the lawn. The two of them could hear Sunset's muffled screams and could hear the windows vibrating slightly. Loud noises rose from nearly everywhere in the house.

In deep fear and agony, Twilight and Brian sat on the last step leading from the door. Twilight closed her eyes shut and covered her ears. Tears came down her face and restrained sobs came out in quick gasps from her mouth. Brian stayed close to her and looked around. He stood guard, as a sentry should. Brian looked up at the sky and saw stars twinkling in the night. Despite what was going on now, the stars seemed to be glowing happily. He scoffed and sighed.

Looking back at Twilight, he wanted to comfort her. but after what he just read from the contract he stopped himself.

In this change of time, Sunset not having died is what saved Twilight from dying as well. Twilight had sacrificed herself for Sunset

It was one sentence that stuck in his head. Other parts of the contract remained in his mind as well.

Twilight Sparkle sacrificed her soul to Sunset Shimmer with the knowledge of knowing that as a Draconequui Hybrid, Sunset could only survive on the souls of loved ones. Sunset regained her life just as Twilight died. In desperation and despair, Sunset committed suicide by stabbing herself with a knife that was the property of the deceased Siren, Adagio Dazzle. A funeral was held for both Sunset and Twilight three days after the event of November 22.

Sacrifice...Loved ones...Suicide...Funeral...

What he just heard...It wasn't just any 'friends to the end' kind of thing. No matter how much of a friend someone is, they'd never kill themselves for another to live unless that other person wasn't just some friend...It was someone they cared deeply about.

"Someone they loved..." Brian whispered.

He felt his legs weaken and he staggered back a little. It hit him so hard this realization. The two were in love. He quickly gathered himself back up and stood tall and straight. He would not let Twilight see him like that. He wiped tears from his eyes in a fast motion and let out a long, shaky sigh.

An hour later, the clashing and banging from inside the house ceased. Brian and Twilight had gotten so used to the sound that when it stopped, their heads swiveled toward the door as if something shocking happened. In a few seconds, the door cracked open and there stood Sunset. she was leaning against the doorframe. Her hands were bloody and one of her legs were cut. Her hair stuck to her forehead in ringlets and the sweat on her face was visible. Sunset's breath was fast and uneven. Without a word, Twilight wrapped her arms around her and buried her face in the older girl's hair.

Sunset stood there staring out at the night sky, looking more like a statue than a human. Brian looked at them. In complete surprise, he noticed something about Sunset. Her left eye was scarred and its color was a lighter green than the right eye. Brian hadn't noticed this before. He had always seen that both her eyes were the same color and no scar was visible...He squinted and found that her cheek was smudged with something powdery.

Makeup. Sunset wore makeup and a contact to cover it up. She looked so different now; an untamed beast that could snap at any second. A monster that had selfish intentions. There was nothing to be said at all. Brian looked at them and sighed. Without a word, he cried silently and stood there watching.