Sunset was by herself as she waited for Twilight to finish her visit with her parents Night Light and Twilight Velvet. Trixie was showing off, Kasumi and Naruto were exploring the pony world and Captain Planet was doing his own thing. She's been wandering around Canterlot as it's been a long time since she been there.

Of course, the city was dirtier and more worn down thanks to all the funding going to the war effort. And the ponies were all staring at her as she's the only human around. But it didn't bother her as she took in the sights of the city that use to be her home. As Sunset did, she came across a familiar looking alleyway. Being drawn to it she walks into the alleyway, leading her to a dead end.

She stares at the dead end that caused her to have flash backs of her time of living on the streets. The dead end alley had a door leading into a building that was always lock and several trashcans. But she remembers it as it was before, it was full of old wooden crates. Which she used to make her...

"I'm home," Sunset said remembering that this was where she use to live. In a shack made from old wooden crates.

"You are home, Sunset," Celestia said appearing behind her.

"My first memories are of me living here. In this alleyway," Sunset said.

"I know, I tried to find out where you came from and never could find anything," Celestia said.

"Sometimes in other worlds. My parents just plain abandon me or died. Other times, I am your daughter. Other times I'm your sister's," Sunset chuckles. "Luna always made a better mother then you in those worlds."

"I had so much time to reflect on my past actions," Celestia said.

"Which means nothing at this point. I want action not words. But at this point there nothing you can do either. Make me your daughter, have a big grand display with you making me your heir? What's the point? You will never be the mother I needed, when it would have matter. Why couldn't you had even wrote to me?" Sunset ask.

"I...," Celestia began to say then couldn't think of a reason why she couldn't had written to her. She just kept putting it off and off.

"Couldn't even say you were too busy getting ready for Luna's return. At least I know what kind of Celestia you are. The ones who are always a bad mother. You act as a mother to everyone else but the one that actually wants to be your daughter. But you made sure that all of my attempts to be your daughter failed. Well you did it. You made it crystal clear to me that you never wanted me to be your daughter. And all of this is just an act for your subjects, to make them think you care, when you don't. What can I expect from a pony who banishes her sister to the moon when she had so many chances to prevent it from reaching that point. But she just kept putting it off till it's too late to do anything," Sunset said.

"I want to be your mother," Celestia said.

"I don't want to be your daughter," Sunset said back.

"What can I do?" Celestia ask.

"The Celestia's that did earn their Sunset's forgiveness had to do it themselves. Why don't you do it yourself. Or transform into Day Breaker like how Luna transformed into Nightmare Moon. You wouldn't believe how well your dark form is a mother to their Sunset's. As you are now you can't earn my forgiveness as you're still the same old mare who thinks she's always right. That's my test to you. Figure out how to earn my forgiveness. And have no help at all as you did to me and Twilight," Sunset said before she teleported away. (1)

Leaving Celestia alone in the alleyway dead end. The same spot where so many years ago she came across a small filly, during winter. She remembers how the filly had looked up at her and ask her one question that has haunted her.

"Can you be my mommy?"

1 - How about a contest? Write a story about Sunset and Celestia as mother and daughter. There are far too few of those stories around.