I didn’t know how long was I knocked out for, maybe it was for some hours, maybe even less than that or maybe more. But I could feel my head hurting and I didn’t even get to see what the hell that damned girl hit me with. I had almost no magic powers, my head was hurting and it felt like I was tied up or something like that. My situation was not the best, as anyone may conclude. But my loyalty for Lord Tirek wasn’t going to fail now, even without my powers, I had to get that amulet and, somehow, destroy it. And get the hell out of there, of course.

Slowly, I tried to open my eyes. And the more I slowly woke up from my faint, more my head hurt. But, surprisingly, I wasn’t in some crazy scientist’s lab or anything. I was still in the bedroom, but now I was sat on the computer desk chair with my hands tied up. It was dark already and no one was in the room, the lights in the room were on. Twilight probably put them on for me.

As it was already dark, I realized I missed the class. Whatever, I didn’t need to have it anyway. I shrugged. That wasn’t my responsibility right now.

I then realized I should try to get out of the chair, but before I could do anything else the door opened. It was, obviously, Twilight Sparkle. I sighed loudly. I narrowed my eyes at the girl that walked into the room like nothing was wrong, I thought of shouting something, but that was not what I did. I was going to front her by myself, who knows if someone could notice that I was a demon? Maybe if I did scream, then that crazy girl would catch the rest of my magic and leave me to die in the human world with my original demon look.

“Enjoying your first day?” I said in a sarcastic tone between my teeth. Twilight only put her things back on her pack and turned to me.

“I already it, I’m sorry it has to be this way.” She once again began to excuse herself and let out a sigh. “I just… don’t know how that thing works… I wish I did.”

“Oh so you now wanna excuse yourself and say that those people that were supernatural creatures who got their magic sucked wasn’t your fault? You know what? Screw you!” I finally let it out. Ah, how I love to say that for people. “I mean… You did something that you don’t even know how it works! Are you stupid?”

“I-I didn’t do that alone, alright?” Twilight said with a slightly louder tone, shutting me up. She looked around and then gone to lock the door and the windows and then sat on her bed, in front of me. “I was not making that alone. I just wanted to understand magic, I wanted to prove everyone that… ‘monsters’ aren’t such monsters and that magic really does exist. And… Janitor Discord, a kind friend of mine, helped.” I frowned and then she continued, “He, for some weird reason, knew how to help in some ways. He actually built the core of that thing, and the core is probably where the magic is.”

“Can’t you just talk to that Discord guy?”

“He was fired at the beginning of this year. I actually am in my second year here and Discord helped a lot, even if he was… a little chaotic and he loved to prank Principal Celestia,” Twilight let out a soft laugh. “I have no idea where he is now. My friend, Fluttershy, and him do talk to each other sometimes. They are great friends, but she says he doesn’t want to say where, and Fluttershy doesn’t want to lie to him so she also doesn’t tell anyone. He never liked people invading his personal space, even if he liked to do that to other people.”

“Oh, how great…” I rolled my eyes.

Twilight narrowed hers at me. “Well, I just… wanted to be sure of your intentions here. I want to know why you’re here. Most of the creatures next to me are… another case. But what about you? I feel like there something weird about you… no offense.” She let out a little nervous giggle and I stared at her for some time.

I sighed heavily. “Alright, so you really want to know? Okay. Because of your little magic sucking toy there I was sent here to kill you, Lord Tirek sent me. You know… devil stuff. Nothing personal, though.” I shrugged and she widened her eyes.

“You are a demon?” I nodded. “Oh… you… I never saw one. By what I know the only ones with the same classification are werewolves…” Twilight gnawed her nails for a moment. “Why would he send you here?”

“Guess what? You did get some magic from demons, duh. And we kind of have some problems with vampires, past wars and hate with them, and when you get power from us it really goes down. You know… we always need to be strong. Without power, we’re nothing.” I explained with a monotonous expression and Twilight looked surprised for knowing that. “Lord Tirek doesn’t like people that takes power away from him. Tsk tsk, and he sent me here.”

“But it wasn’t my fault. Can’t you just…” She sighed, “Of course you can’t. Your power is in there and we can’t open without getting the rest sucked. I also can’t destroy it, for some reason.” She bit her lip and I widened my eyes.

“What?!” I exclaimed. “Yo-you can’t? This means… even if I do kill you…”

“Yes,” Twilight nodded and got up. “The magic thing would still be on and who knows who could get it and what intentions this person would have?” She then massage her temples and turned to me, “Look I… I’m sorry. Again. But I don’t that you can destroy it either. I have been studying it and by my calculus only someone with great power can do it.”

“But wouldn’t it be sucked?” I asked.

“Yes, but not someone with such power, I think. Can’t you take it to Tirek? Can’t he do it? Maybe, if my theory is right, then he would be happy about it,” She asked with hands on her hips.

“Well…” I laughed a little, “Eh… kind of no. This isn’t just a regular mission. My destiny is in game here. My life is. If I don’t prove I can kill a human and end with a danger for us… then Lord Tirek will kick my butt out of Tartarus with no power,” I sighed. When you looked that way it was something really rushed, sheesh. “Guess it’s time for me to say it… Sorry, I guess.”

Twilight blinked for a moment. “But what if you discover only how to stop the danger? Isn’t that the most important?”

“If you look further then yeah, you are not the danger. The device is…” I got quiet for a moment. I remembered Tirek’s words about I betraying him. But my idea wasn’t of exactly betraying him, I would never. The idea was slightly better. “Then I think you are right. If I end with the device, then you can live. Then I would be considered a true hero! I would stay in Tartarus AND be a commander instead of a simple soldier!” I said in a excited tone, I could swear that Twilight saw stars in my eyes.

“But what are you thinking about?” She asked curiously, sitting back in her bed. She seemed not too excited. “I do not want to interrupt you demons or something anymore, I just want to learn about magic. So if you have a good idea, please say it now, I… I am listening.”

I smirked. “I will say it… But first…” I looked down to the rope that tied me up. “C’mon. I don’t have any powers to hurt you, and I’m sure you got the device somewhere so that it can’t suck my last powers that are for shapeshifting. Can’t you?”

“First of all, yes, the device is inside of the little black handbag and inside my other pack. It isn’t going anywhere and no one will have it except for me.” The girl explained and I sighed in relief. She wasn’t going to suck my magic after all! Still, she did looked like those crazy scientists that make fusions or something. “And… How can I trust you? I am locked in a room with a demon. I… We just met and I just got to know who you really are. So…”

“I can let you understand magic, I promise.” I finally said, interrupting her.

“W-what?” I swear I could see her eyes shine.

“Magic. I’ll show you. I’ll make you learn about it, everything you want. We will have three months to do it and destroy that thing,” I explained. “You want to understand magic, I’ll help you with that. I want that device dead and my powers back from it. You help me with that.” I smiled a little as I saw she was biting her lip, probably deciding. “I won’t try anything with you. I have no reason, since you’re helping me. I can talk with my Lord and solve that, as long as I break the device and come back with its pieces to prove it, I’m fine as wine… even if I prefer beer.” I added.

Twilight scratched her chin. “And you mean that you will stay here for a while? We discover how to destroy it, we do it, I learn about magic during that and then you go?” I nodded. “Well… and you only have three months…” I nodded again.

“You can be famous with you magic knowledge. You can prove it exists with simple stuff, but first… we will have to get out a demon of here, huh?” I gave her a honest smile.

Twilight took some time to think, not just some. Ten minutes, twenty. I was getting bored, but she was just making mental and even non-mental notes for herself in the meantime. But finally, she turned to me again. “Alright. You will stay here, you will teach me about magic and we will try to understand the device. Together.” She came close to my chair, with a scissor in hands and cut the rope. “There, now you can feel home again,” She joked as she put the scissor again inside a case and put the case back in her pack.

“Ugh,” I stretched. “Much better!” I gave her a little smile. “I guess that… we will be friends?”

“Oh… yes... I guess.” A awkward silence filled the room after her words. “Eh… sorry for hitting you with a frying pan.”

“A pan? Why the hell-”

“Pinkie Pie gave me. She says it’s good to have one in hand for protection, even if it did  look more like a Disney princess thing.” She giggled, I stayed quiet. “But… we are friends if you want to. I don’t know… I guess it would be better if we get to know each of us better.”

“Well, you already know me. Sunset Shimmer, sixteen years, long lived demon, I like rock. Pleasure to meet you, again.” I mocked Twilight as she unlocked the door and the windows, giving her a honest smile. “But about the whole friendship thing… No.”

“Why don’t you want to-”

“We are gonna pretend, okay?” I threw myself onto my bed, because my back hurts. “Tomorrow, at night we gonna search for Discord. Not today, I’m tired because someone that I know tied me up and my back is hurting like fuck,” she blushed, I didn’t know if it was because of my swearing or the fact I said what she did to me. “We are going to be friends while we do that! I’m not used to it, but I’ll do just that just because I need to. We do our plan, I leave and you forget about me, forever, even if you knowing about magic because of me gives you fame. Capiche?”

Twilight frowned for a minute, but sighed and sat in her bed, turning to me. “First, why do you want Discord? I have no idea where-”

I giggled, “Oh don’t be stupid, we can easily find him! That friend… Fluttershia or something will say it to us! She can do it, maybe she can give his number or something to us and we can talk. Huh? Isn’t it easy?” I said, laying back with a little smile.

“But what if she don’t? And it’s Fluttershy, not Fluttershia.” Twilight gave me a frown.

“She will, I’m sure, she will. My charm will convince her to do it,” I gave her a smirk, wiggling my eyebrows and she rolled her eyes.

Twilight suddenly widened her eyes. “Tomorrow night won’t be the best time...”

“Wha- Why?” I sat on my bed with a frown.

“I promised Pinkie Pie and my friends I would go to her party tomorrow night and… bring whoever was my roommate. That was this morning, of course, I didn’t knew who you were and when I got my paper I saw Pinkie’s name on it so I thought that I wouldn’t be bringing anyone else,” She got quiet and stared at me for a moment and widened her eyes. “Ooooh. Now I get why I saw your name instead of Pinkie’s.”

“Magic, babe.” I snapped my fingers with a smirk, but my mocking face was gone once I realized what was going to happen. “Wait a second… I’m not going into some stupid friend party of yours, okay? I said we gonna pretend, but… don’t you think we are going to fast here?”

“Fluttershy will be there, we can talk with her.” She explained. “Even get Discord’s number and talk to him. Saturday we, of course, don’t have classes and maybe we can meet him if we get to convince him to help us. I believe he can do it,” Twilight explained and I got interested. “So…? Fluttershy is… well, shy, I guess you will have to know her a little before she does talk to you,” She gave me a soft smile.

“Alright, we’ll go to that party, but only pretending, I’m not turning into anyone’s friend.” I said clenching my teeth and then turned to her with a predatory smile. “So we won’t pretend we are friends…” She rose a eyebrow. “We are going to be BESTIES.” I exclaimed.

“If it’s for the greater good, then I’m up to it.” Twilight shrugged. “I just don't want to interrupt anything else in between those demons, or supernatural creatures. And I just want to know about some magic, that is. A simple girl’s wish.” She blushed a little.

I smiled. I was filled with determination only for knowing that I was going to do that plan and make Lord Tirek proud, making my life ten times better. Isn’t being Sunset Shimmer just amazing?

Author's Note:

Yay! Now things are going to go downhill from here

I bet Sunset won't enjoy it a lot, but I'm sure enjoying it myself and I bet you guys are going too! Once again, thanks Articuno, Vital and Exterminate for the editing

Check out them and Vital's stories :3 Anyways I hope you liked it and I see you in the next chapter!