Chapter 26.

Amora and Twilight flew to the school grounds where Twilight was going to take Amora back to Equestria. As Amora landed with Twilight in her arms she said to her.

“Are you sure there won’t be any surprises waiting for me on the other side Sparkle?”

Looking at her with a slight look of confusion Twilight replied to Amora.

“I don’t know if there will or will not be and why do you keep calling me ‘Sparkle’ when you know my name is Twilight?” Twilight said with a very slight look of confusion on her face.

“I call you ‘Sparkle’ because in the old days the days that I am from it meant ‘Honored royalty’ there for I am trying to show you respect unless of course you don’t want that which is owed to you.” Amora said with slight sneer on her face.

“I see very well but, when we are in front of my friends call me Twilight not sparkle got it.” Twilight said as she stepped through the portal.

Watching her go Amora half grinned as she watched Twilight disappear into the portal. Thinking to herself as the portal rippled and turned back into a solid piece of marble.

“You go ahead and think all you like that you can order me about Twilight once I am at my full power you will not be so….cocky as to order the likes of me around.” Amora thought to herself.

Amora stepped through the portal and soon found herself standing next to a purple colored alicorn pony who was looking around at what was left of her home in complete shock. Amora heard Twilight say as she too took in the sight’s of Arighith’s attack.  

“What happened here?” Twilight said as she looked around the ruined castle.

“This Sparkle….er I mean Twilight….this is what happens in war. This is Arighith’s doing I unlike you can smell that wyrms stench throughout this battle field.” Amora replied to Twilight who was starting to look around and take in the awful sight that lay before her eyes.

During all this Sunset was just getting into Luna’s van when she felt a gentle hand on her shoulder stopping her from getting into the van.Turning around to see who it was that had stopped her from getting into the van she saw that it was Pinkie Pie standing behind her. Pinkie said to Sunset as she removed her hand from her shoulder.

“You're not going.”

Sunset blinked a few times before she said to Pinkie with an almost blank look on her face.

“I don’t understand? Pinkie you told me just a few minutes ago that you wanted me to go Equestria, to fight for Twilight, save her home and bring Applejack back home. Now you don’t want me to do that?”  Sunset said as she stared at Pinkie.

Pinkie looked at Sunset then wrapped her arms around her tightly as she said to her.

“You're not going alone is what I wanted to say to you. I don’t want you to face this alone Sunset.”

Sunset hugged Pinkie back saying to her as Luna sat her in her van waiting to see what each of them were going to do next.

“I don’t want you over there honey, if war really has come to Equestria then you shouldn’t be fighting in it.”

Looking up into Sunsets teal colored eyes Pinkie said to her as she still held Sunset tightly by her waist.

“Doesn’t matter honey if you are really going to go over there and try to bring Applejack home then so am I. I care about you, I almost lost you once as is. I don’t want to lose you again. So no you are not going alone.”

Sunset ended the embrace with her girlfriend as she said to her.

“What gives you the right to go to war for me Pinkie to go to war for Twilight or for Equestria.” Sunset said as she looked into Pinkie’s sky blue eyes.

Lay her hand on to Sunsets chest Pinkie smiled saying to her as she felt Sunsets heart beating within her chest and watched as the disc on her chest glowed brightly.

“This, this gives me the right to fight by your side honey. To go to war with you. To save my friend and to help my lover.” Pinkie said while she kept her hand on Sunsets chest.

Sunset gently removed Pinkies hand from her chest closed her eyes as she said to Pinkie.

“I am sorry honey. I love you, please forgive me.” Sunset said as she slowly reopened her eyes.

“I don’t under…..” Pinkie started to say before being cut off by Sunset.

Sunset head butted Pinkie in her head the cracking of their skulls together was loud enough that Luna was able to clearly hear it while she sat in her van. Pinkie’s eyes rolled up into her skull as she dropped like a stone in front of Sunset. Sunset looked down at her girl friend then knelt down and picked her up. Sunset turned to Luna nodded then headed back into the house carrying Pinkie in her arms. As Sunset got back inside the house Sweetie Belle ran to her side saying to her.

“Sunset what happened to Pinkie?” Sweetie Belle said as she looked from Sunset then to Pinkie who was knocked out and being carried in Sunsets arms.

Walking over to a couch that was in the living room Sunset knelt down and laid Pinkie down on the couch.Then placed a pillow under Pinkie's head as she said to Sweetie Belle when she stood back up.

“Sweetie Belle I may not be able to fully forgive you for what you and your friends did to me. However if you want to try to earn my forgiveness then please take care of Pinkie for me. I do not know if I will ever see her again.Tell her for me that I love her and that I am sorry.”

Before Sweetie Belle could say anything Sunset walked out of the house then walked over to Luna’s van got in saying only one word to Luna as she closed  the passenger door.

“Drive.” Sunset said as she started to stare coldly out of the van’s front window.  

Luna was about to say something to Sunset when she was cut off as Sunset said to her.

“Luna I know you more than likely don’t like what I did to Pinkie but, you need to understand that this is war we are talking about. I know how to fight this war, Pinkie doesn’t. I can not and will not take the risk of her going to Equestria and getting herself killed. I love her too much to allow that to happen.” Sunset said as she looked coldly out the front window of Luna’s van.  

Luna backed the van up then slowly pulled out of Sweet Apple Arcs as she drove Sunset to the school and the portal she asked Sunset.

“How is it possible that you know how to fight a war when you are only eighteen years old? I don’t see how that is possible.” Luna said as she drove Sunset towards the school and portal.  

Sunset closed her eyes then slowly reopened them as she replied to Luna.

“First Luna I am not eighteen years old. Although I look like I am between the ages of sixteen and eighteen I am actually twenty four. I don’t really know how or even why the mirror back in Equestria made me into what you see before you. All I know is that I love Pinkie and to keep her safe I did what was needed. Second Luna the reason I know how to fight this war is because when I slept at night Amora would teach me all about war and conquest within my dreams. I never recorded these dreams in my journal or in the journal that Twilight and I share. I didn’t want anyone to think I was still well..... evil.” Sunset said as Luna drove the van.

Twenty minutes latter Sunset stood in front of the portal she turned to Luna saying to her before she stepped through it.

“You need to know I am going to block the mirror so that only I or Twilight can get through it.” Sunset said to Luna who watched as Sunset started to step through the portal.

Sunset’s body slowly disappeared into the portal and was soon gone from sight. Luna walked over to the steps of the school sat down took out her phone and called her sister. When Celestia answered her phone Luna said to her.

“Tia it’s Luna you need to know that Sunset has gone back to her home. Applejack from our world as also gone over to Equestria and Sunset is now free of that demon. I am not sure what to do now. Should I come find you or should I stay here at the school?” Luna said to her sister over the phone as she looked out towards the statue and the portal watching it change color.

The statue’s base went from a snow milky white in color to a dark charcoal grey. As Luna watched this happen to the statue Sunset had made it safely to the other side and was using her magic to cover the glass of the mirror with boards and other forms of debris. Once she was done she looked around then saw Twilight standing next to a demon whom she knew to be Amora. Growing angry at Amora for the hell that she had put her through Sunset charged her horn and let loose a fire ball hitting Amora in the back. Amora screamed out in pain  as she felt the fireball strike her in the back. Just as Amora fell to her knees Twilight spun around and saw Sunset standing behind her with tears running down her face. Twilight yelled out to Sunset just as Sunset fired another ball of fire at Amora striking her in the side causing Amora to fall over on her side onto the cold hard ground.

“Sunset Shimmer stop your attack this very instant!” Twilight yelled to Sunset who started to sob as Sunset cried out in anger and pain to her.

“She put me through hell Twilight I am simply returning the favor.” Sunset shot back with anger in her voice.

“I need her, Equestria needs her, please back down let me help her and you too. I can help both of you if you will just back away please Sunset.” Twilight said as she tried to step in front of Sunset only to stop when Sunset yelled at her.

“I HATE HER TWILIGHT, I HATE EVERYTHING ABOUT HER. DON’T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?” Sunset shot back with pure rage beaming through her voice.

Twilight realized the only way to get Sunset to stop her attack was to actually step aside and watch as the events unfolded themselves to her and to Sunset. Stepping to the right Twilight said to Sunset as Sunsets horn began to glow and Amora was just picking herself back up off the ground.

“OK Sunset if you think that killing her is what is best and that it will relieve you of your pain and hate then….go ahead and do it.” Twilight said as she caught Amora’s bewildered stare at her.

Sunset’s horn turned from orange to red then just as she was about to fire her attack at Amora Sunset suddenly fell to the ground and buried her face into her hooves. Sunset said as she cried in her hooves.

“I can’t do it I can’t kill her. I hate her so much but, I can’t kill her. I just can’t do it.” Sunset cried out as Twilight placed a gentle hoof onto Sunsets head then lowered her hoof under Sunsets chin.

Twilight raised Sunsets head up so their eyes met as tears ran slipped out of Sunsets eyes and ran down her cheeks Twilight said to her.

“Shhhh, It is going to be ok Sunset. It is going to be ok, you don’t have to hold in your anger any longer I know you have been hurt badly both by Amora and by Celestia. I want you to know that I will do all that I can to help through this.” Twilight said as Sunset sniffed.

“R...Really Twilight you're going to help me through my pain and anger. You're not going to punish me for attacking Amora like that? Even though she put me through hell?” Sunset said as she sniffed again while rubbing a onx hoof over her eyes wiping her tears from her eyes.

“Of course I am not going to punish you Sunset. Yes Sunset I really am going to help you as best as I can. I understand that Amora hurt you badly and I know that you didn’t really want to kill me at the Fall Formal. If you had I more than likely wouldn’t be here right now. You never once asked to be treated how you were by either Amora or Celestia for that matter. I understand fully now what you meant when you told us Rose Cherry was the only other pony that you let see you cry. You were talking about Celestia she was the other pony that got to see you cry.” Twilight said as she helped Sunset up off the cold hard ground.

Sunset dried her tears as Amora looked at her then over at Twilight before saying to Twilight.

“Alright if she is done attacking me and if this whole scene of ‘I did this so you need to do this for me’ is over we need to leave this area.” Amora said as she raised her right hand up into the air.

Amora’s right hand glowed bright red then she lowered it back down and snapped her fingers as her whole body glowed red. She turned her attention to Sunset who stood there still looking sad and angry at her as Sunset heard Amora say to her.

“Oh, Sunset that attack you did to me although it was painful really didn’t hurt me. If you really want to kill a halfling such as myself then you need to use something a lot……sharper.” Amora said as she smiled wickedly at Sunset who in turn look unimpressed at her.  

“Speaking of sharp which I am assume you are implying that your sword is what you are referring to as to the item that can kill a hafling. Where is your sword Amora I mean you have your armor, the trinity bracelet, the alicorn amulet and the dragon heart crown. Yet you do not have your weapon with you I thought when you got your armor you would also get your sword as well.” Twilight said as Sunset finished drying her tears and stared coldly at Amora who in turn looked back with a slight grin on her face.

“Perhaps you failed to notice my body is glowing red or the fact that my right hand was also glowing Twilight. Now if I were either of you I would step back right about…...NOW!” Amora said as a loud thunderus boom was heard.

Sunset realizing what was about to happen pushed Twilight to the ground. Much to Twilight's shock just in time as Amora’s sword appeared out of thin air and flew towards her. Amora reached up grabbed her cursed blade by the handle spun it in a three hundred sixty degree circle twice before placing it on her back. As she placed the sword onto her back Amora looked at Twilight and Sunset with a smirkish look on her face. Both Sunset and Twilight climbed back to their hooves glaring daggers at Amora who looked back to each of them  with a smirk on her face as she started to sniff the air. Amora had caught the scent of Fluttershy and while growling out only three words as she took off towards the Everfree forest. Leaving Sunset and Twilight to run after her each with a concerned look on their faces.

“Vampire this way.”

Getting to the edge of the forest Amora heard Sunset yell out to her.

“Amora stop, if there is really a vampire here let us deal with it.” Sunset yelled out to her as she saw Amora entering the forest.

Twilight said to Sunset as she and Sunset both got up to the forest.

“It’s Fluttershy that demon is going after Fluttershy! We have to stop her. Quickly Sunset use your magic to stun Amora before she gets out of sight.” Twilight said in an almost panicked tone of voice.  

Without a word to Twilight Sunset charged her horn causing her horn to glow bright red and let out a magic fireball hitting Amora in the back. Amora having been hit in the back by Sunsets attack screeched out in anger. Spinning on her heels as she turned to face Sunset, Amora reached up to draw her sword just as an arrow flew towards her striking her in the hand. The silver arrow went through Amora’s hand as she spun back around just in time to see Applejack nocking another Arrow and taking aim at Amora’s chest. Sunset seeing that Applejack was about to fire her arrow at Amora launched another fireball only this one went between Applejack and Amora. As the fireball hit the ground and exploded both Amora and Applejack looked at Sunset who growled out to them both.

“Amora back down, NOW! Applejack un-nock your arrow and step back!” Sunset growled out to both of them as her horn started to glow red again.  

Seeing that the onyx colored unicorn in front of her was not playing around. Applejack slowly backed away but, kept her arrow nocked in place as she lowered her bow. Amora snarled at Sunset who replied with only five words to her.

“Don’t even think about it.” Sunset said to Amora as her horn glowed brightly.

Amora slowly backed away while she pulled out the arrow from her hand. Holding her hand up she could see a dime sized hole in her hand. Grinning to herself as she healed her hand Amora said once her hand was healed to Applejack.

“Oh, Applejack I do hope you where not planning on getting that arrow back.” Amora said with a bit of amusement in her voice as she broke the arrow in two.

“You little bitch what did you have to go and do a thing like that for?” Applejack said as she stared coldly at Amora.

“Because it was fun why else would I do it?” Amora replied while snickering to Applejack.

“ENOUGH!” Twilight yelled out causing everyone to turn and look right at her.  

Applejack seeing Twilight and Sunset in their pony forms for the first time quirked an eyebrow as Sunset walked up to her saying to her.

“Look Applejack I am sure you want to know who it is that you are talking to right now. But, we don’t have time to prove oursel…..” Sunset started to say but, stopped when Applejack raised her bow and pointed her arrow right at Sunsets chest.

“Applejack please don’t kill don’t me! It’s me Sunset the one next to me is Twilight.” Sunset yelped out as her eyes shrank to pin needles seeing the sharp arrow pointed right at her.

“If it really is you Sunset and not another shadow demon then tell me. What was it I said to you when I grabbed you by your shoulder back at Sugarcube corner.

Seeing that Applejack was serious about what she just said to her Sunset lowered her head and said to Applejack as she let a tear slip past her teal colored eyes.

“You told me and I am fully quoting you here. ‘Oh, quit faking Sunset! I didn’t even grab you that badly’ you said that to me after you grabbed onto me and I screamed out in pain.” Sunset said as she slowly raised her head back up to meet Applejack’s eyes.  

“So it is true, then you were cutting yourself. Sunset how could you even consider doing something so foolish? You could have done real serious damage to yourself. What could possibly make you consider doing something so foolish?” Twilight said as she looked at Sunset with both sadness and anger in her eyes.

Sunset lowered her head again then replied to Twilight with sadness in her voice. As Applejack began to realize that the two ponies in front of her really were Twilight and Sunset.

“I am standing next to the reason why I did it Twilight.” Sunset said as Twilight looked from Applejack then back to Sunset before Applejack said to her.

“Twilight you're the reason Sunset did what she did to herself. In fact I would actually say that we ALL are the real reason she cut herself.” Applejack said as she looked from Twilight then to Sunset who she reached out and picked the the onyx colored pony up in her arms hugging her tightly.

Sunset felt the love and concern for her while she was being hugged by Applejack as Applejack said to Twilight who looked bewildered and confused.

“I can see by the look on your face Twilight that you do not understand so let me try to explain it to you. Sunset here likes you as a friend and more than likely looks up to you. When we used the magic of friendship on her back at the Fall Formal we not only changed her back to her human self. We also took away her confidence in herself. She became scared of us and that fear lead to her cutting herself. I am sure after a few weeks she didn’t want to do it any more yet she was becoming addicted to it. Like anything that is bad for cutting can at times act like a drug. It can feel like it is helping when in fact it is not.” Applejack said as she felt wet tears on her neck from Sunset crying in her shoulder.

“Sunset when we get back from this war I am going to do all that I can to help you.” Twilight said to Sunset as she heard Sunset cry out to her while being held in Applejack's arms.  

“I am such a disappointment to you, how can you consider me your friend when I am nothing but, a disappointment to you?” Sunset cried out to Twilight as Sunset was being held in Applejack's arms.

“Oh, Sunset you are not a disappointment to me at all. I care about you and I really do want to help you. I hope you know that.” Twilight said as she watched Applejack gently set Sunset back down on the ground and Sunset dried her tears.

“Oh grow the fuck up Sunset. So you lost your family and you lost two parental figures that both saw you cry, So what? Get off your damn flank unicorn and grow up. Let this make you into a stronger pony or person which ever you want to be. But, don’t sit there and cry you fucking eyes out to your friends whining about how you are such a disappointment to them. If you don’t want to be a disappointment to them then get off your damn ass and learn about true friendship. While at the same time you break the noise’s of those that treated you like shit.” Amora said as she stomped over to Sunset who had her head lowered.

Applejack and Twilight both stepped in front of Amora stopping her in her tracks Applejack glared at Amora as she reached for her throwing ax and Twilight said to Amora as her horn glowed pink.

“You stay away from her! She doesn’t need this from you right now. Every pony in the mirror world needs to be there for Sunset to show her love and support. But, Amora you don’t know the first thing about friendship or love. So stay that the tartarus away from my friend. Or I swear our alliance will come to an end right now and right here.” Twilight said as she glared at Amora who smiled back at her wickedly.

Sunset seeing and hearing Twilight standing up for her sighed then said to everyone.

“We need to find out if anyone survived. By the way what happened here Applejack?” Sunset said as she looked up at Applejack who replied sternly to her.

“Something attacked the village and reduced it to this Sunset. I think it was called Arighith and my horse that I foolishly brought here with me was no horse. It was in fact one of the four riders so now I am sure that all four of them are freed from where ever it is that they are. Yes there are indeed survivors thirty six of them all of whom are in the forest I will take you all to them. But know this if that demon tries anything and do I mean anything I will kill her.” Applejack said as she looked down at Sunset then looked at Amora followed by looking at Twilight then back at Sunset.  

“We understand and Amora will be on her best behavior while she is around Fluttershy. Unless of course you would rather I put you in the tantabus Amora.” Twilight said to Applejack and to Amora as she looked over at Amora who looked back her with a slight smirk on her face.

“Actually Twilight I won’t be going with you into the forest that is. I will honor my deal with you to fight by your side however I need to find the book of magic and use it to summon the Brak’lu from Tartarus.”

Just as Twilight was about to reply to Amora Sunset yelled to Amora.

“Are you insane Amora you can’t bring that army here! They will wipe out everything in there path no one will survive this war.” Sunset yelled out to Amora who just grinned at her saying in reply to Sunsets out burst to her.

“Oh, yes I can I can fully bring them here. Evil though they may be. They are the only ones that are loyal to me right now. Even though I lost my honor in front of them it was only six of them that killed me and sent my soul to the gatherer pits. From there I was sent to you Sunset after you put on Twilight's crown which acted like a key opening a gateway for both myself and magic to spill into the human world. If you had not been in control of me I would have killed Twilight. I saw her as a threat to my nest. I thought I was still in the pits back in Tartarus and thus used your magic and your body to go after one that was invading my nest. Now thanks to Twilight here I am free of you and you are free of me thus we can either go our separate ways or try to kill each other. The choice is yours Sunset. I have already trained you in war so you should be able to withstand a few of my attacks if you choose to fight me that is. If however you decide to walk away I will not hold it against you. Like I said the choice is yours to make.” Amora said as she watched Sunset carefully.

Sunset stood up then walked away from Amora as she entered the forest she could be heard saying to Applejack and Twilight.

“Applejack, Twilight let's go I will not waste my time trying to kill a demon born wyrm like her.” Sunset said as she started to disappear into the thick overbrush of the trees and outcrops of the forest.

“I have the book that you are seeking Amora and if you want me to give it to you then you need to follow us and keep on your very best behavior when you see Fluttershy.” Applejack said to Amora as she started to turn to enter the forest.

Amora growled lightly then started to follow Applejack and Sunset into the forest leaving Twilight behind as she also started to pick her way through the dense forest. Getting back to camp Applejack watched as Twilight ran up to Rarity and Fluttershy receiving a hug from Rarity as Rarity said to her.

“Darling when we heard that dreadful screech we all thought that dragon had come back. We are so happy to see you. We saw Applejack leap up from her sleeping area and run towards the edge of the forest neither of us could stop her from leaving. Tell us what happened?” Rarity said as she ended her hug with Twilight.

Fluttershy also hugged Twilight and said to Twilight.

“It is so good to see Twilight, But, please tell us who are your two friends?” Fluttershy asked as she ended her hug with Twilight who said to both Rarity and Fluttershy.

“Rarity, Fluttershy I would like you both to meet Sunset Shimmer and Amora the demon queen. Now to answer your question I was able to bring Amora the demon queen back with me. However I didn’t expect to see either Sunset or Applejack here. So that now begs the question what are you doing here Applejack?” Twilight said as she turned to Applejack who looked at her then at Sunset then back at Twilight.

“I came to restore my family name and to set right what was so very wrongly taken from my family. The blacksmith has already admitted his guilt to me and I am glad for it. As for Sunset being here I am sure it is because she doesn’t want me to fight in this war.” Applejack said as she looked at Sunset then back at Twilight.

“I see so you thought it would be a good idea to get yourself killed for honor and duty thus leaving your little sister alone in your world is that it Applejack?” Twilight asked as she stared at Applejack who looked back to her with a coldness that almost froze Twilight's heart.

“I came here for the reasons that I have given you Twilight. If you can not accept my bow, ax or daggers at your side then perhaps I shouldn’t have come here for one that I……” Applejacks voice trailed off as she looked at Twilight as she realized that Twilight was right.

“I am sensing you want to say something to her yet you do not know if your friend will take it with kindness or as an insult.” The blacksmith chimed in as he walked over to the group.

Applejack closed her eyes then turned around and walked away from the group leaving Twilight and the rest with puzzled looks on their faces. The blacksmith nodded to Sunset who in turn nodded back to her then went after Applejack. While Sunset and Applejack both found a quiet place to talk together Twilight turned to the blacksmith saying to him as she bowed to him.  

“Thank you for all that you have done for us in our hour of need. But, I have one more request of you kind sir.” Twilight said as she bowed deeply to him.

“It will be done as you have not to ask of me do this Twilight Sparkle I will look after Fluttershy and the little ones for you while you and Amora, Applejack and Sunset go to war.” The blacksmith said as he looked at Twilight who said back to him.

“I would rather not have Applejack or Sunset get involved in this war thank you kind sir.” Twilight said to him as she continued to bow deeply to him.

“Be that as it may Applejack needs to talk with both the Applejack and Applebloom from this world. Who is right now in the canterlot city hospital. And without Sunset you will not win this war. I would like to make a suggestion to you if I may Twilight.” The blacksmith said as Twilight raised her head and looked at him in his amber eyes.

“Yes of course your suggestion would be most welcome to me right now.” Twilight said as she looked into the blacksmiths amber eyes.

“When Applejack of the mirror world is standing next to Applejack of Equestria refer to the one from the mirror world as HJ instead of ‘Applejack’ so as not to confuse the two of them. As for Sunset going to war well she will be doing that with or without your blessings. So why not just tell her to stay close to you. Amora has trained her well. She knows how to fight this war. Without her there is no way to win and Equestria will fall. So let Sunset help you win this war then take her home and let her marry the one she has fallen in love with.” The blacksmith said as he looked at Twilight who simply nodded to him in reply.

Applejack and Sunset had gone deep into the woods when they came to a clearing Applejack sat down on a stump near the edge of the forest with her back to the forest. She took out her throwing ax and began to sharpen the blade just as Sunset trotted up behind her saying to her.

“You sounded upset back there with Twilight. As you ended what you were saying to her it sounded as if you are in love with her.” Sunset said as she watched Applejack sharpen her ax.

Applejack continued to sharpen her ax as Sunset said to her.

“If you are in love with Twilight then that would really explain why you came here and why you got so upset with her at the hospital. You don’t want her to lose everything the way I lost it all. So tell me Applejack are you in love with her?” Sunset said as she placed a hoof on Applejacks hand stopping her from continuing to sharpen her ax.

Looking down at Sunset’s onyx colored hoof resting on her hand Applejack closed her eyes and said only one word to Sunset as she slowly stood up.

“Yes”

Applejack walked towards the edge of the forest then turned around and looked at Sunset who looked up into Applejacks forest green eyes. Applejack sighed and shuddered a bit both from being a bit cold and also not sure how to handle admitting she was in love with Twilight. Applejack felt something warm and furry nuzzle her on her right hip as she looked down she saw that Sunset was rubbing her head on her right hip. Applejack knelt down and hugged Sunset then said to her as she ended the embrace.

“Alright I get the message I will go to her and tell her how I feel about her. But, you're coming with me ok?” Applejack said with a nervous grin on her face.

Sunset beamed a smile to Applejack as she and Applejack both made their way back to camp. Getting back to camp Applejack saw that Twilight and Amora where just getting ready to leave when she called out to Twilight stopping her in her tracks.

“Twilight I have…..something that I need to…..say to you.” Applejack said as she swallowed hard.

Twilight turned around and smiled warmly at Applejack as she sat back down on the ground then watched as Sunset came up from behind Applejack. Applejack looked down at Sunset as Sunset nodded to her. Applejack returned her gaze to Twilight as Twilight said to her.

“Yes Applejack what is it?”   Next Chapter: Chapter 27. Estimated time remaining: 3 Hours, 30 Minutes