Chapter Four.

Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle and Applebloom all sat at a table in the lunch, they had all gotten to school almost an hour before any of their sisters did. Each in turn were talking about their feelings about Sunset Shimmer and whether or not they should get rid of her in order to get their sisters back. Scootaloo was against the idea of posting stuff online that she knew would hurt her step sister Rainbow Dash. Whereas Applebloom was very much for it regardless of how Rainbow Dash would actually feel about it. Sweetie Belle was on a more of a fifty, fifty path with her thinking about this issue that her two friends were talking about. As she sat there at the table she listened intently to Applebloom talk about her plans to get rid of Sunset Shimmer.

“Look you guys if we post stuff online about our families and our secrets it should be just enough to get rid of her and get our sisters back.” Applebloom said as she looked at her two friends.

“I don’t know about this, I mean I don’t trust Sunset just as you two don’t but, there is no reason to do this. Besides what happens if we get caught what then”? Scootaloo said.

“If we get caught you guys, then the most we would get is maybe a week of detention nothing more and nothing less”. Said Applebloom.

“I don’t want to post stuff about Rainbow that might hurt her I love her and I don’t want to lose my step sister.”Scootaloo replied.

“Oh, come on Scoots you really think your sister would actually dump you just because you posted a few things about her online”? Applebloom said angrily to Scootaloo.

Scootaloo sank into her seat and placed her head onto her bag then sighed as her two other friends talked about how to go about doing this. Not saying anything else on the subject she sat there while she listened to her two friends go on about their ideas to stop Sunset’s friendship with their sisters.

“Look here is what we do. We each make a post on the MyStable website and act as if we didn’t know anything about it when our family talks to us about it .” Applebloom said as she held up her phone showing the others what she wanted to do.

On her cell phone was the My stable website looking at the screen both Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle could see that she had already chosen a screen name.

“Anon-a-miss” is what was displayed on her screen under the Mystable website login name.

Looking at the screen Scootaloo said to Applebloom

“Ok, if we do that how are we going to truly make it look like she is responsible for these postings. I mean one post isn’t going to end her friendship with our sisters. In fact it might make it stronger than it is right now. If that happens we really will be left out in the cold. So I am not sure about doing this. I really don’t want to get into trouble over this and I really don’t want to cause any fighting with my sister and me.” Scootaloo said as she sat there looking at her two friends.

“Not to worry I know of a post that can use and will get this whole thing started. All I need from you two is this. are you two in or out, yes or no” Applebloom said with a slight smirk on her face.

“I am sorry but I am out I will not doing anything to hurt my sister and you know what you are doing is wrong.” Sweetie Belle said as she got up from the table to leave.

Turning to Scootaloo, Applebloom sighed and looked at her friend who was still slumped over her backpack just staring off into space. Thinking to herself.

“Rainbow has been spending a lot of time with Sunset lately and I have missed more than one opportunity to spend time with her. She was suppose to take me to a ball game last week but said she couldn’t due to needing to spend time with Sunset and her…. friends.” Scootaloo thought to herself.

Appleblooms percent jabbing in her ribs snapped Scootaloo out of her trance and brought her back to reality. As Scootaloo got up from the table to leave the lunchroom Applebloom called out to her.

“Well yes or no are you going to help me with this or not. I can’t do it all on my own you know”.

Scootaloo looked at her young friend then sighed as she spoke to her.

“You shouldn’t be doing this at all you know, But, you are right Rainbow has forgotten all about me. I really do want her back in my life and for Sunset to just…. leave. Alright I will help however you will in return for my help will fully agree to shut it down once Sunset leaves got it.

Nodding her reply and hearing the bell ring Applebloom got up from the table she had been sitting at. She pulled out her phone and began to type in her text for the MyStables website. Typing on her phone in text message style she typed then sent it to all her Mystables friends online.

“Did you guys know when A.J. was little she loved playing with her pigs on her farm. OMG! she sat in the mud for hours. Her whole family calls her ‘Piggly Wiggly’ cause she loves them so much. What a pig.”

Grinning to herself as she pressed the send button on her cell phone Applebloom walked out of the lunch room and headed for class. After first period Applebloom headed out into the hallway to look for Applejack. She found her sitting next to her locker talking to Sunset Shimmer. Seeing the two of them looking so happy Applebloom smirked as she was about to lay the trap to get rid of Sunset Shimmer. As Applejack talked with her friend she heard someone from the crowded hallway call out.

“Hey Piggly Wiggly”. A voice said from the crowded hallway.

Another voice called out from the same hallway as more students passed her by while she sat there talking to Sunset. Spinning around to find the person that just called her by her nickname Applejack heard someone else call out from the crowd.

“Onik, onik”.

Exclaiming out in anger that her family's nickname for her was now public knowledge Applejack exclaimed out to the crowed.

“Okay WHO SAID THAT”!!!

Hearing this Applebloom knew that now was her chance to set the bait and lay the trap to get rid of Sunset Shimmer. Running up to her sister and holding out her cell phone Applebloom called out to her while she ran towards her.

“Sis…. sis you have to see this…. LOOK”!

Applebloom ran up to her sister and held out her phone for Applejack to see. On the screen was a picture of the Mystables website and a story about Applejack's nickname. Sunset looked at the phone that Applejack was holding and said with concern in her eyes.

“Who’s this Anon-a-miss person”?

Applejack looked at her then at her sister and asked Applebloom.

“How the…. what the, Applebloom do you know who this person is”?

Applebloom saw her chance it was now or never.

“No, Why would I know who this person is sis? It got posted a couple of hours a go her profile was created the same time as the post…. no clue as to who she is sis”.

Applejack heard every one in the hallway oinking and calling out ‘piggly wiggly’ as she stared at the phone in her hand. Sighing to herself she said just as Pinkie Pie was walking up to the three of them and looking around with a look of confusion on her face.

W…. well I ain't going to let this bother me none, I can take some teasing and jeering from the students at C.H.S.”

The next bell rang out loudly and Applejack handed the phone back to her little sister then shrugged as she turned to leave for her next class. Sunset stopped her and said to her.

“Let us know if we can help A.J.” Sunset said as she laid a gentle hand onto Applejack’s shoulder before her friend left for her next class.

Sunset then turned to look at Applebloom and said to her.

“Alright Applebloom how did the student body learn about your sister’s nickname”?

Looking into Sunsets teal colored eyes Applebloom smiled slightly as she said to Sunset.

“Simple Sunset she posted it to your page and all your guys pages I am sure the whole school knows about it by now.” Applebloom said knowing she was lying through her teeth.

Sunset looked at her then over at her girlfriend Pinkie Pie. Who was standing by the lockers that lined the hallways on either side of the hallway that they were all standing in. Sighed to herself then started to walk away just as Rainbow Dash came around the corner. Seeing Sunset and Applebloom in the hallway Rainbow ran up to them holding out her phone. As Rainbow Dash got up to Sunset and Pinkie Pie she asked in a hurried voice to both of them with Applebloom still standing there.

“Do either of you guys know how A.J’s nickname got out and was posted online”? Rainbow Dash said as she heard some of the students passing by laughing.

Sunset stopped in her tracks and turned around to face Rainbow Dash then said to her.

“No neither myself or Pinkie Pie know what happened or how this ‘Anon-a-miss’ person got that information. Even Applebloom here doesn’t know how or why this was posted online.” Sunset said while holding her hand out towards Applebloom.

Rainbow looked at all three of them and stated bluntly to each of them in the hallway.

“Why would this person post something like this online that is just cruel not to mention wrong.”

Looking at Sunset then at Applebloom Rainbow asked Sunset.

“Sunset are you sure you don’t know what is going on”.

Sunset pinched the bridge of her nose then looked up at Rainbow Dash with a look of total disgust on her face from being asked such a accusing question.

“NO I do not know who or why or even how this got posted RAINBOW DASH! Now if you all will please excuse me I have a class to get to. Pinkie I will see you after school, As for you Rainbow I would suggest you rethink your question again.”Sunset said through grit teeth.

Sunset turned and promptly walked off leaving Pinkie Pie to talk with Rainbow. Pinkie looked at her friend then said while frowning to her to show her disapproval as she said to her.

“Rainbow Dash how could you even consider saying something like that to her. I mean come on Sunset is my girlfriend for god sake. You know I agree with Sunset you need to back up and rethink what you just stated to her.”

Pinkie left the hallway that she and Rainbow had been in and walked to class leaving Applebloom to deal with Rainbow Dash. Looking at her Rainbow sighed realizing that she had really messed up with her two friends.

“So about this Anon-a-miss person”. Applebloom stated to Rainbow as the two made thier way to class.

“Yeah what about her”? Rainbow snapped back bitterly.

“well the only people that knew about my sister's nickname was me and her friends.”

“What are you getting at Applebloom”? Asked Rainbow Dash as she and Applebloom walked into their classroom together.

“What I am getting at is this, I knew about my sister's nickname and so did you and her other four friends are you sure you didn’t let it slip or let someone other than Sunset know about this”? Applebloom said as she took her seat next to Rainbow Dash in class.

“Look Applebloom one, I am not the one that told that story to Sunset, your sister did that last night at Pinkie's sleepover party. Two I now that I actually think about it, do not believe that Sunset would have done this to your sister. But I can’t be sure however I will hold out any further judgement until something else is posted.”

“You do know Rainbow that the colors of the Anon-a-miss posting match Sunsets hair color right”?

“Yeah so what if they matched her color that still doesn’t prove she did this now I would suggest you drop it before you make me mad”! Rainbow said as she looked at Applebloom with eyes burning with anger.

“Okay, Okay. It was just a thought anyways.” Applebloom said as she threw up her hands and shook them side to side showing she gave up in her attempt to argue about this situation with Rainbow Dash.

The rest of the day was spent going from class to class as Applejack had to put up with students calling out ‘Piggly Wiggly’ or ‘oink” to her. Most of her time was spent just trying to avoid those students and trying to get to and from each class without further issues. Sunset however found herself in a bathroom stall alone with her stolen razor blade she gotten from Pinkie Pie's house. Holding it in her hand she cut her shoulder due to feeling upset over Rainbows accusations towards the posting that was caused by Anon-a-miss. Once her shoulder was a bleeding mess she put the blade back into her coat pocket and dug through her purse for some fresh bandages. Finding she had at least three left she used one to cover up her fresh wounds and then headed to her last class of the day. While walking to class she bumped into Vice Principal Luna who looked at her with stern eyes.

“Ms. Shimmer you should be in class you do know that the bell has already rung correct”?

Sunset faked a half smile and said to the vice Principal as she looked at her in the eyes.

“Yes I know the bell has rung Vice Principal Luna. But, I was taking care of some very personal issues that ummm concerns my uh, body. And I didn’t want it to become an embarrassment if someone else found out that it is that time of the month for me”. Sunset lied through her teeth hoping her Vice Principal wouldn’t catch her in the lie.

Sunset knew that if either Vice Principal Luna or her sister Principal Celestia found out about the cutting it could mean a whole world of trouble for her. This was something that she was not at all prepared to deal with. Luna said nothing further on the subject and simply directed Sunset to her class making sure that Sunset was now in her class she left to carry about her business. Two and a half hours latter Sunset found herself sitting outside in front of the pony statue writing in her journal about the day's events. She had collected her books and her magic journal from her locker as well as the book that Twilight lent her earlier in the day. Sighing to herself as she wrote in her journal Sunset wrote down in her personal journal.

“Diary,

I have had a very stressful day today. My friend Rainbow Dash seems to think that I know who or how someone online calling them self Anon-a-miss was able to get a hold of Applejack's family nickname for her. I have no clue how this happened, I don’t understand why this happened at all. I only understand that because Rainbow all but, accused me of this I cut myself up pretty bad today because of it. I can only hope that my day will go better once I get done with my homework and take a shower. I can’t wait to see Pinkie Pie today. I am sure she has had a bad a day as I have had and am looking forwards to spending some time with her. I really love the necklace that she got for me and I also love the other gifts each of the girls got for me as well. But, the very best gift of all was finding out that Pinkie had fully fallen in love with me. I guess dreams do come true after all. It was so nice to spend time with the girls I can’t wait to do that again some time."

Sunset looked up as she finished her entry for that day and saw that Pinkie was on her way to the statue looking a little sad but otherwise pretty active for Pinkie Pie to be in. She got up to the statue and looked at her girlfriend then spoke softly to her while looking her in the eyes.

“Sunset how was your day today honey”? Asked Pinkie Pie as she started to feel more like herself now that she was talking to her girlfriend.

Sunset smiled warmly at her put away her journal and said to Pinkie as she stood up from the cold hard ground beneath her. Sunset looked at her girlfriend then said to her.

“My day was um, er, okay how…. was your day sweetie” Sunset said rubbing her right hand behind her head hoping Pinkie wouldn’t want to see her shoulder.

Pinkie had been trying to keep an eye on Sunsets cutting since she had found out about it. Although Sunset was happy that someone actually showed general concern for her. In some ways it actually made her feel worse when Pinkie has offered to help her and in other ways it made her feel good to know that Pinkie loved her enough to actually want to get her help. As she stood there with a sheepish looking grin on her face Pinkie sighed then reached out and squeezed Sunsets left shoulder causing her to wince in pain. Pinkie looked at Sunset with stern eyes a look that Sunset didn’t like at all in her girlfriend before she said to her.

“I thought so. Honey you need to stop the cutting it’s not healthy for you”. Pinkie Pie said as she took a hold of Sunset by the waist and hugged her warmly.

Sunset swallowed hard then embraced her girlfriend in a warm hug as well while saying to her.

“I know it isn’t healthy for me. But please honey try to understand that I have been doing this since the Fall Formal and I really don’t know of any other way to deal with my pain or anger. I did the new ones today not in an attempt to punish myself. But, because I felt like Rainbow was accusing me of being the person or persons that posted that stuff about Applejack.” Sunset said as she hugged Pinkie Pie.

The two of them stood there hugging each other for almost six full minutes before Pinkie ended the embrace and spoke to Sunset again.

“You know I will help you to get the help that you need honey, But for now how about we go over to Rarity's for a second sleep over”? Pinkie said as she let go of Sunset and looked at her with eyes filled with both love and concern for her.

“Wait what sleepover at Rarity's? Pinkie what are you talking about”? Sunset asked with a look of confusion on her face.

Pinkie smiled and took Sunset by the hand leading her over to the bus stop across the street once the bus came they both boarded it and headed over to Rarity's for a second sleep over. It took them about twenty minutes to get to their destination and another fifteen teen minutes of walking to reach her home. Getting to her home and entering the house they were led upstairs by Sweetie belle who wanted to talk to them about school and other things.

“Hey guys I was wondering if you if you wanted to talk about school and other stuff today”? Sweetie asked as she lead Sunset and Pinkie Pie into her sister bedroom then sat down on the floor next Rainbow Dash.

Just as Sunset was about to answer Rarity and Applejack walked in after Rarity picked her up from school. Fluttershy shy looked at Rarity then over at her little sister and began to explain to her that Sweetie belle had been the one to invite them in. And was also about to talk about her day with the rest of the girls. Rarity looked at her little sister and smiled then said to her as she started to lead her out of her bedroom.

“Yes well, I’m sure you’ve been lovely sweetie but, isn’t it past your bed time now”?

Sweetie balked at the notation of being put to bed at 7:30 pm on a Sunday night.

“WHAT? NO IT NOT! AW COME ON, SIS I CAN BE COOL TOO.”

“I am sure you can be little sister but, your big sister needs to spend time with Sunset and with her grown up friends. Now you run along now and I will talk with you latter.”

“But I don’t want to go, I want to stay and hang out with you and your friends and do all the things big girls do.”

“I am sure you do, however I need to have some quality time with Sunset and the rest of my friends so scoot.”

With that Rarity shoved her little sister out of her room and promptly closed the door. Putting her ear to the door to listen in on what was going on in her sister's room Sweetie Belle thought she had heard Sunset talk about a spell book. This caused her to think that Sunset really was evil and needed to be stopped from casting spells on her family. Sweetie belle thought to herself.

“If I go back in there now and accuse that…. that sharlinton of spell casting upon my sister it would go badly for me. Sunset has to be stopped I need to get in contact with Applebloom and Scootaloo about this.”

Sweetie Belle left her sister's door and headed into her own room picked up her phone from her nightstand and texted her two friends.

“You were right Applebloom Sunset is evil and needs to be stopped what shall I do to help you get rid of her”? Sweetie Belle texted her friend Applebloom.

Scootaloo was the one to reply with her own text.

“Hey there Sweetie I am over at Apple Bloom's tonight Applebloom wants to know where Sunset is right at this moment.”

“She is upstairs with my sister and the girls I think she might be casting a spell on them I overheard her talking about some sort of book written in her native language.”

“OK, here is what Applebloom wants you to do. Don’t interfere in what Sunset might be doing it could go badly for you. You need to tell us does she have her phone with her?”

“Yes I think so but, I am not sure.”

“Okay here is the plan if Sunset is enjoying this sleepover and it is her first or second one she might want to capture this on her cell phone picture and video settings. Therefore we need you to get her cell phone and download all of it’s context to us so that we can post it all to the My Stable website. Remember the more the embarrassing the photo or the video is the better it will be for us to use to get rid of Sunset”. Scootaloo texted back to her friend.

Seeing the instructions and knowing that if Sunset did indeed have her phone with her she would more than likely keep it with her at all times. Sweetie Belle chose to wait until midnight and allow everyone to fall asleep then she would get Sunset’s phone. Meanwhile the sounds of singing and dancing could be heard coming from her sister’s bedroom.

Pinkie, Rainbow and Fluttershy were all dancing each holding a brush and pretending it to be a microphone as they all sang and danced. Sunset was busy recording this and Rarity asked her while Sunset was recording the little adventure.

“Darling are you recording them”?

“Yes I want to capture the good memories here. You girls have been so very good to me I want to always remember this night. Oh oh it looks like Pinkie is about to do a stage dive.” Sunset replied as she looked back at her girlfriend who was hopping up and down on Rarity's bed.

“OH, She wouldn’t dar….” Rarity wasn’t able to finish what she was about to say.

Pinkie dove head over heels into the air and came crashing back down into Rarity's closet. Rarity sighed as the others went over to help their friend out of the wreckage. Seeing inside the closet there were a lot of clothing and other outfits Sunset asked Rarity.

“What are all these cloths Rarity”?

Rarity pursed her lips together as she spoke to Sunset trying not to get annoyed that they had found her closet of shame.

“Darling that is my (clears throat) ahem… my closet of shame. It is where I placed all my clothing that I thought would work out or would be beautiful yet turned out to be a complete waste of money and or time.” Rarity said as she

“Oh okay”. Sunset said as she looked at the clothing in the closet.

Not wanting to be a prude Rarity decided to let her friends try on each outfit that she had in her closet. The rest of the evening was spent with the girls laughing and giggling about each outfit while Sunset took snapshots of each one on her. Before she finally went to sleep she wrote to Twilight in Equestria about her day.

“Dear Twilight,

My second slumber party with the girls and already I feel so much closer to every one! I haven't felt so loved and so accepted in well…. for ever. I feel like I finally have a family again. Without all of you to help and support me I would be, I’d be….. well you know what I’d be! Anyway I really should get some sleep. But, I wanted to let you know before I do. I love you all.

Your friend,

Sunset Shimmer.”

Sunset closed her book then went to sleep thinking she would write about this in her journal the next day. Latter on that night Sweetie Belle with a flashlight snuck into Rarity's room found Sunset’s bag and rummaged through it to retrieve Sunsets phone. Upon finding her phone and seeing that Sunset never activated the security lock out  she opened it up and downloaded everything to Apple Bloom's phone via e-mail. Once this was done and seeing Sunset was starting to stir she very quickly placed the phone back into Sunset’s backpack. Then left the room with a wicked grin on her face at what she had just done. Thinking to herself as she climbed back into bed.

“Now all we have to do is wait and see what my Rarity and her friends think of Sunset and her little choice of taking pictures and video taping that awful video of Rainbow and Pinkie and Fluttershy dancing. Oh, I can’t wait to see the looks on their faces when they think it is is her doing this.”

The next day Sunset was coming to school and headed to her locker only to see all of her friends standing in front of it. She saw that each of them had rather angry looks on their faces when they all saw her coming up to them. No one knew that Sweetie Belle, Applebloom and Scootaloo were all just around the corner waiting to see that Applejack and her friend were going to to do about Sunsets photos that had been posted to the Mystables website. As Sunset approached her locker she called out to her friends who all just glared daggers at her.

“Hey...girls uh, what is…. going on”? Sunset said as she got near her locker.

Applejack pinched the bridge of her nose together with her fingers then asked Sunset.

“Sunset did you…. have you lost your phone at all since last night”?

Sunset was a little taken aback by this question and very quickly dug her phone out of her coat pocket the razor she used to cutting herself was in the inside left coat pocket. There was no need to worry about spilling the beans to her friends about the cutting that she had been doing. She also knew Pinkie wouldn’t have said anything to them not since she took her oath about it when she first found out about it. So pulling her phone out and holding it up for all her friends to see she said to them while they all glared daggers at her.

“No I have not lost my phone it is right here with me and has been with me the entire night.” Sunset said holding up her phone.

“THEN EXPLAIN THIS!” Yelled Applejack as she thrust her own phone into Sunsets chest.

Taking the phone in her hand Sunset looked at the screen and saw all the photos she had taken from the previous night displayed on the MyStable’s website. Looking through each one she stammered on her words as she was left with utter shock as to how her photos got onto the website.

“I….. I don’t…..I don’t understand….. How did Anon-a-miss…. get our photos.”

“They are NOT our photos Sunset, those photos are yours. You took each of those last night at the slumber party that you were at.” Rainbow Dash said through clenched teeth.

“WHAT? NO I DIDN’T DO THIS!” Sunset exclaimed when she realized what Rainbow was accusing her of.

“Fess up Sunset you took the photos and you downloaded them to Mystable”. Applejack said grimly to her while pointing a finger at Sunset's chest.

“Applejack I swear to you I didn’t do this”. Sunset said as she felt tears begin to swell under her eyes.

“Darling I would like to believe you and I am sure Applejack would as well but, you did do this you are….” Rarity didn’t bother to finish her sentence the thought of which was too much for her.

“You are the one posting these things to Annon-a-miss’s website on MyStable.home because of you our secrets are all over the web Sunset.” Pinkie said as her hair deflated.

“Please you guy you have to believe me I didn’t.” Sunset was cut off by Applejack.

“SAVE IT! You can post all of our dirty little secrets if you like, Hell post everything you want to about us but we don’t have to listen to your lies about this Sunset.”

“W….. w...what are you saying girls please I BEG you I didn’t do this.” Sunset said as her tears began to fall from her onyx colored cheeks.

“What do you think we are saying Sunset. We are not your friends, NOT anymore, not after something like this.” Rarity said.

Sunset feel to the ground holding her face in her hands sobbing as the five girls she once called friends walked away from her leaving her a crying, sobbing mess in the school hallway. Scootaloo, Applebloom and Sweetie Belle each left the area they were in and found a place to let out their wicked laughter at the mere sight of Sunset crying on the hallway floor. Unbeknownst to them a camera had been recording them spying on the six girls as they had been taking their anger out on Sunset Shimmer. Luna was watching this all play out yet couldn’t really do anything about this not, until she had more evidence that would prove Sunset was innocent of this. Luna’s heart ached for Sunset but, she knew she would have to wait to get more evidence about this before going to her sister with this. Sunset picked herself up off the floor and headed to the girls bathroom. She needed to cut she needed to end her pain that she was feeling at that moment. Getting into the bathroom and locking the stall door she took out her razor then took her coat off and placed it against her shoulder Thinking to herself as she raised slid the blade against her skin.

“I need this now more than ever, This is no longer about my punishment it is now about ending my loneliness and pain that I am in.”

Several minutes later with her shoulder a complete mess of blood and sliced up skin she slid her coat back on and head to class. She didn’t even bother to cover up the wounds and let them bleed themselves dry. With a dead look in her eyes she entered her class and took her seat. The rest of her day was spent hearing people around her jeer and shout out about other postings that Anon-a-miss made. After school she headed over to Rarity's was greeted by Sweetie Belle and collected her things then headed out the door and headed back to her abandoned gas station for the night. When she got there she collapsed on the cold hard floor and cried herself to sleep. Next Chapter: Chapter 5. Estimated time remaining: 16 Hours, 19 Minutes