Chapter Five.

The next morning at C.H.S Luna was sitting at her desk going over some paperwork as she continued her investigation into the whole Anon-a-miss thing. Looking at some files on her desk she noticed that Sunset’s file came up with an unexcused absence from school. Picking up her phone she dialed Sunsets number and waited for her to answer.

““H...Hello”? Sunset answered in a shaky voice.

“Miss Shimmer why are you not at school?” Luna replied in a stern tone.

“I don’t want to be at school today not with how I feel.” Sunset said as she began to sniff.

“Tell me where you……” Luna tried to say.

*CLICK*

Hearing the dial tone beeping on the other end Luna sighed and hung up her phone thinking to herself as she put her phone back onto her desk.

“Well that could have gone by better. She must really be upset over this Anon-a-miss stuff”

Pulling open her top desk drawer but, as she was about to take out her remote control to flip on the security monitor in her office she heard shouting coming from the hallway. Getting up she walked out of her office and found Lemon Chime and Honey Bear Blossom arguing with each other.

“I can't believe you would would do that to Rainbow Dash Lemon Chime what fuck is wrong with you?” Shouted Honey Bear Blossom.

“I didn’t do anything to Rainbow dash you're delusional if you think I would hurt our schools soccer captain like that.” Lemon Chime snapped back.

“Then how did Anon-a-miss post that report that Rainbow wrote wind up online last night? Lemon Chime you were the only one that had access to that report after Rainbow told you to get rid of it”? Honey Bear Blossom snapped back.

Luna had heard enough and loudly cleared her throat to get both Lemon Chime and Honey Bear Blossom’s attention. Once both girls stopped fighting and turned around to see the Vice Principal standing behind them they both groaned out in irritation. Luna looked at them then spoke grimly to both girls.

“The two of you will come with me right now”. Luna said grimly.

Both Honey Bear Blossom and Lemon Chime lowered their heads and followed Vice Principal Luna into her office. She motioned to them to take a seat both of them did and Luna took her seat behind her desk then looked at Honey Bear Blossom first before speaking.

“Ms. Blossom you have a chance here to avoid getting suspended for this fighting can you tell me what caused you and Lemon Chime to fight”? Luna said as she stared into Honey bear Blossom’s eyes.

Honey Bear Blossom looked over at Lemon Chime sitting next to her then looked back at Luna before saying to her vice principal.

“Were you caught the two of us fighting was not where the actual fight took place Ma’am it took place actually in the library. You see there was a post about Rainbow Dash on the Anon-a-miss Mystable site.”

“I see and I can assume you either looked at or read the post in some way”? Luna asked.

“Yes Ma’am, Rainbow had written a report about school one that I was told she didn’t get a good grade on so she gave it to Lemon Chime here and told her to get rid of it”.

“What so upsetting to Rainbow about this report of hers that she would want to get rid of it”? Luna asked as she stared at the two girls.

“It was a report on how the Wonder Colts do our cheer leading and how we practice our moves. Rainbow gave me the report because she didn’t want to look at it any more. Knowing that she had written something that might hurt her school was too much for her to take. So she wanted it to be tossed. I put the report into my binder to get rid of it latter on yesterday and now that report is gone.”

Sighing to herself Luna looked at each of the girls Luna spoke to them sternly.

“OK, This is what I am prepared to do. I am going to assign each of you two days of detention for fighting. Now before you leave here can you tell me who was in the library with you when this happened?” Luna asked as she got up from her desk to let the two students out of her office.

“Well I can but, I don’t see what has to do with anything”? Honey Bear Blossom said as she looked blankly at Luna.

“It has everything to do with this if that report has wound up online thanks to this Anon-a-miss person it might cause more trouble in the long run of things. As well as cause Sunset to get blamed for it as well I for one do not believe she did this but, I need proof of this.” Luna said as she stared coldly at Honey bear blossom.

“Well since you put it that way. Let's see there was myself, Lemon Chime and oh, yes Applebloom was on the computer next to mine.” Honey bear Blossom said as she tapped a finger on her chin.  

“Alright thank you both. Now go to class and no more fighting ok.”

“Yes Ma’am” both girls said in unison as the got up and headed out the door of her office.

Luna put a finger to her chin and tapped it lightly against her violet colored skin. She opened the top draw of her desk and pulled out the remote control that controlled the security cameras in the school. Pressing a button on it she turned on her security monitor and flipped through the video recordings until she came to the library recording. Watching the video she saw that Applebloom was indeed sitting next to Lemon Chime and Honey Bear Blossom. As Luna watched the video play out she saw Applebloom look over to Lemon Chimes and Honey Bear Blossoms general direction. Once the two of them had both gotten up and left their backpacks and folders at the computer they had been working on. Luna saw recorded on the tape that Applebloom took the aforementioned file from Lemon Chimes folder scanned it into the computer she was using and put it back into Lemon Chimes backpack. Applebloom was seen pressing ‘Enter’ on the keyboard just as Lemon Chime and Honey Bear Blossom got back to there computer. Applebloom was also recorded making a hasty exit from the library as soon as Lemon Chime sat back down. Picking up her phone Luna called up her sister Celestia to talk to her about this latest development.

“Hello Luna how are you doing today”? Asked Principal Celestia on the other end of the phone.

“I am well my sister I know this might seem a bit out of my place but, I need to meet with you. Are you free at the moment”? Luna inquired.

“Yes I am, I was actually going to call you and talk with you about the Anon-a-miss issue that is plaguing our school.” Celestia replied warmly.

A bit shocked to learn that her sister was about to call her about the whole affair with Anon-a-miss Vice Principal Luna quickly cleared her throat then said.

“Y… you were? I mean you were doing your own investigation into this issue”?

“Yes and if you are doing one as well then we need to compare notes come over to my office right away so that we can get started.” Celestia stated as she sighed into the phone.

“I’ll be there in about five minutes and sister I really do hope that I am wrong with my conclusions as to whom is behind all this cyber bullying.”  Luna said.

Luna hung up and started to gather up the videotapes she had made of Applebloom and the others laughing when Sunset was left a crying mess in the hallway of C.H.S. She also took the tape of Applebloom scanning the report that Rainbow Dash had written as it was also evidence of Applebloom's misdeeds. Five minutes later Luna was sitting in her sister's office as Celestia spoke to her in her regale tone of voice.  

“My sister what is wrong you look so upset? I have not seen you this way in almost eight years. Please tell me what happened?” Celestia said.

Luna sat in her chair for a few minutes working out in her mind what she was going to say to her sister about the crusaders and about Anon-a-miss. Looking at her sister with a stern look in her eyes she spoke to Celestia.

“I think I know who is behind all this Anon-a-miss stuff my sister” Luna said softly not sure if her sister would believe her or not.

“Okay, tell me who do you think it is”? Celestia said with anger in her voice.

“Before I do you need to know that Ms. Shimmer won’t be coming in today sister I tried to call her to find out why she won’t be coming in, but she hung up on me. She sounded rather upset about this.

“I see, I can’t say that I am at all surprised by this. Maybe it is for the best that she stays away from school for a few days. Least until we find out what is really going on.” Celestia said trying not to sound accusing towards Sunset.

Luna looked down then back up and asked Celestia.

“Do you think Ms. Shimmer is at fault for this Anon-a-miss issue that has been plaguing our school for the past several days. Because if you do I think you couldn’t be more wrong about her. I think I know who it is that has been doing this.” Luna

“Why do you say that Sister and for your sake I hope this isn’t some sort of ploy to get Sunset Shimmer off the hook.” Celestia said while gritting her teeth together at the mere mention that it might three of the school's best students.  

“I think it might be….”

(Luna breathed in and slowly let out her breath before speaking again.)

“The crusaders. I think it might be Applebloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo who have done this.”

Hearing that Luna was accusing the crusaders of such an attack was almost too much for Celestia to hear. Gritting her teeth together she said very grimly to her sister.

“You damn well better have proof of this.” Celestia said through clenched teeth.  

“I have proof let me show you sister before you get upset and you also in turn need to show to me what you have about this whole Anon-a-miss thing”. Luna said as she stood up and held out the tapes to her sister.

Celestia took each of the tapes her sister held out for her to watch on the security monitor.  She placed them into a player and viewed them after she was done watching them she shut them both off. Looked at her sister and sighed deeply she was very disappointed with the crusaders actions of late. Celestia looked at her sister then spoke to her in a regal voice.

“All right Luna what do you think we should do? I have already suspended two students because of this whole Anon-a-miss issue”. Celestia said looking at her sister.

“Wait what two students what are talking about sister.” Luna asked in bit of shock to hear that two students have been suspended over this issue.

“It was Diamond Tiara and Silver spoon I caught them fighting fist to fist in the cafeteria this morning. They were fighting because Diamond Tiara thought Silver Spoon stole her necklace. Silver blamed Anon-a-miss for this. And as such the two of them got into a fist fight over it. I had little choice in the matter. So I will say again to you what is your plan to put a stop to this behavior and to proof beyond any measure that the crusaders are indeed the ones behind this."

“I will not say anything until you tell me what you have learned so far about this whole situation sister.” Luna said as she crossed her arms under her chest and stared at her sister coldly.

Sighing to herself and collecting her thoughts Principal Celestia spoke in her regale voice to her sister. Celestia knew that her sister once her mind was made up could be very stubborn at times and guessed that is why she was defending Sunset.

“Alright according to Diamond Tiara the only other two people that knew her necklace was gone was Applebloom and Silver spoon. A photo of Silver spoon wearing a necklace similar to Diamonds showed up on the MyStables account under the screen name Anon-a-miss. It was Applebloom who took Silver Spoons photo.”

“And this is not a coincidence to you sister?” Luna asked as she looked at her sister with concerned eyes.

“After seeing your tapes and hearing your thoughts on this matter I am beginning to see that you might be right about those three girls. You know I asked them how they felt about Sunset and none of them seem to like her at all. In fact Sweetie Belle seems to think that Sunset is using magic on her sister to make her sister remain friends with Sunset.” Celestia said with a light chuckle at the thought of her Sunset using magic to control someone.

“You know as well as I that she did that at the Fall Formal”. Luna said in a deadpan tone of voice.

“I know but, she has been a model student since up until now that is”. Celestia said in a stern voice.

“Look sister I think I know how we can prove Sunset didn’t do this sort of thing.”

“Okay, How?” Asked Celestia with a questionable look on her face.

“leave that to me you just go back to your work and I will contact you once everything is in place.” Luna said as she got up and headed to the door of Celestia's office.

“Alright sister if you think this is best then I will leave everything up to you” Celestia said as she got up from behind her desk and closed her office door after Luna left to return to her own office.

“I can’t believe those three would do something so stupid like this what the hell where those three thinking. What would make them actually do something so foolish as to bully a student who had done nothing to them.” Celestia thought to herself.

Luna headed back to her office and paged over the intercom system for Lemon Chime to report to her office. About ten minutes later Lemon Chime was standing in her office not sure as to what was going on. Looking at the Vice Principal she spoke with a slightly shaky voice.

“Yes…. Vice Principal Luna what...c...can I do for you”? Lemon Chime asked.

“I want you to take this file and give it to Applebloom then come back here and report to me once she has the file whatever you do don’t read or look at the file itself OK.” Luna said as she held out a yellow file to Lemon Chime.

Lemon Chime took the file and smiled as she turned to leave the office she asked Vice Principal Luna.

“Do you think as I have begun to suspect that Applebloom and her two uh, friends are and have been behind the whole Anon-a-miss thing.” Lemon Chime asked.

“I can’t talk about that, all I can say is this. Do your absolute best to not tip your hand in this matter and make sure to give this to Applebloom and only to Applebloom got it?” Luna said as she sat back down in her chair.

Lemon Chime nodded again then trotted off with the folder in her hands. She didn’t have to search long for she found Applebloom at the library computers about to download some sort of paperwork. Looking at her and at the computer she held out the file to Applebloom and said to her while holding out the file for Applebloom to take.

“Here Applebloom Vice Principal Luna wanted you to have this file. I do not know what is in it. I was told to let you and only you have it and no other.” Lemon Chime said.

Applebloom looked up from her work then took the file and nodded to Lemon Chime who once she saw that Applebloom had the file in her hand walked away. Once Lemon Chime was safely out of sight Applebloom opened the file and smiled to herself when she saw what was inside of it. It was a report that Fluttershy had done that day detailing how to care for the rabbits and other animals at the shelter as well as a photo of Fluttershy. She was wearing a bucket over her head while the rabbits jumped all over her. The file itself was not all that embarrassing however the photo of Fluttershy wearing a bucket on her head looked at least in Applebloom’s mind that is to be something she might be able to work with. Texting her two friends to join her in the library Applebloom went about making the photo of Fluttershy ready to be put up to the MyStable website while she waited for them to show up. It didn’t take long for either Sweetie Belle or Scootaloo to show up.

Scootaloo said as she pulled out a chair to sit next to her friend Applebloom.

“I got some more good stuff here that might help us to get Sunset out of this school for good and away from our sisters.” Scootaloo said as she held up a flash drive she had brought from home.

Looking at the flash drive Applebloom smiled and said to Scootaloo.

“Cool what is on the flash drive scoots”?

“It's pictures of Rainbow Dash making a fool of herself on the soccer team”.

“Scoots how did you get these photos.” Asked Applebloom with a raised eyebrow.

“Never mind how I got them! Just upload them and then we can get to class.” Scootaloo said.

Sweetie belle also held up a flash drive of her own and said to Applebloom.

“Look instead of uploading those photos which we know will not get Sunset in trouble upload this instead.” Sweetie Belle said as she handed over her flash drive to Applebloom.

Applebloom took both flash drives and uploaded both of their contents to the MyStable website. Sweetie belle's flash drive contained photos of her sister dressed in a green silk dress with a blue bonnet on her head. She was holding in her hands a pink umbrella and looked none too happy to be in the photo. Once both Pictures were uploaded the three of them with smiles on their faces were about to head out of the library. When both Principals walked in. Luna walked up to Applebloom and said grimly to her.

“Young lady I think you and your friends need to come with us right now.”

Applebloom swallowed hard then turned around in her chair and looked at both Vice Principal Luna and Principal Celestia. Each of the crusaders realized that they had been caught red handed and that they were in big trouble. As each of them got up to leave the library Luna sat down at there chair. Then pulled out a flash drive of her own and put it into the computer after which she downloaded all the files of that computer to the flash drive. Luna then got up and said to the crusaders as she looked at them with saddened eyes.

“I am very disappointed in all of you. But, we will talk about this in my office after we call your sisters in there to talk about it as well. afterwards you three are going to have to come clean with what you all did.”

The crusaders each looked at each other with fear in their eyes as they were lead away to the Vice Principal's office. They each knew that their sisters were going to throw  fits about what they had done not only to Sunset but, to them as well. As they were being lead down the hallway Applebloom said.

“I am so sorry Vice Principal Luna for what we have done.”

Luna said nothing to Applebloom as she lead her and her three friends into her office then sat down and began to call the family members. Whom she had given all the day off of school due to one to many posting popping up and leaving each one a complete wreck from the teasing and bullying they had received.

Sunset had woken up to her phone ringing that morning after she hung up her phone she looked around her abandoned derelict home. Not much had changed since the two sleepovers she had with both Pinkie pie and Rarity Belle. While looking around her eyes fell upon a photo that was framed in redwood and had the words ‘best friends forever’ written in silver on it. It was a photo that was of her and Pinkie holding a strawberry shakes in one hand and a coffee iced tea in the other. Both Sunset and Pinkie looked so happy and carefree in the photo. Sunset slowly climbed to her feet as she did her bones creaked and popped from lying on the cold hard cement floor of the gas station. She walked over to the photo with shaking hands picked it up and held it in her hands. Looking at it she fell back to the ground clutching the photo in her hands sobbing. The photo had brought back a time in her life that was full memories of happier days which to Sunset in her mind were now long gone. Remembering her love for Pinkie she got up again and stuffed the photo into her backpack saying to herself, as she was about to walk out the door.

“For our love to survive this, I will try again to show you that I am not ‘Anon-a-miss’. That I was not the one that did this to you Pinkie.”

Stopping by a newspaper display stand she looked at one of the papers seeing that it was Thursday. Sunset heard her phone chime out letting her know that a update to the My stables Anon-a-miss account had been posted. She didn’t feel like digging her phone back out and looking at it. She didn’t want to be reminded that someone was wrecking her life with these postings. The man that ran the newspaper stand looked at her with solemn warm eyes and smiled then said to her kindly.

“Would you like to buy a newspaper to read while you go to wherever it is that you are going to miss”? The man asked as he held up the paper that Sunset had looked at.

Sunset lowered her head. Sighed to herself and kept on walking she had slept through most of school so there was little point in going there. Knowing it was Thursday Sunset knew her friends would be at Sugar cube Corner once school had let out. She also knew this was her only chance to prove to her friends she wasn’t the one doing the Anon-a-miss postings. As she was ordering her food she heard the entry way door bell chime out and turned around to see all five of her former friends standing in the doorway all of whom had angry scowls on their faces.

“What in the hay are you doing here Sunset you need to leave NOW!” Applejack yelled angrily.

“I could ask you the same thing Applejack shouldn’t you five be in school right now”?

“Your not wanted here Sunset” Rainbow chimed in with just as much as anger as Applejack had in her voice to Sunset.

Sunset lowered her head as she tried to speak to her friends.

“Yes you could darling but, why we are not there is none of your business” Rarity chimed in.

“You guys please I am begging you, No! I am I pleading with you, just hear me out please! I am not the one that did this. I am not Anon-a-miss” Sunset said as her tears began to form once again in her teal colored eyes.

Rarity and Fluttershy moved past Sunset and walked up the counter to order some food for themselves leaving Applejack, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie to deal with their former friend.

“You come here and tell us these lies and expect us to take you back into our circle”. Yelled Applejack angrily.

“Yeah get out of here Sunset.” Rainbow said angrily to her.

“Applejack was going to invite you to her home and ask you to move in with her as her sister Sunset.” Pinkie said as she sat down at their normal table and began to cry.

Sunset’s eyes shot wide when she heard this from Pinkie. She looked at Applejack then said to her.

“Is...is it.. true Applejack is what Pinkie just said true. That you were going to invite me to your home for good as your…. sister?” Sunset said as she choked on the words trying hard not to cry.

Applejack pulled her hat down a little bit trying to hide her own tears and said to Sunset.

“Yes it is true what Pinkie Pie said was indeed true. I was going to ask you to move into my home so that you wouldn’t have to live on the streets any more. But, now I ain't going to do that someone as awful as you are Sunset deserves to be on the streets.” Applejack said to her angrily.

Sunset raised a hand to her mouth and slowly lowered it before speaking again.

“I am not the one who posted your secrets online you guys, please why can’t just one of you just believe me?” Sunset said as she raised a hand to her necklace that Pinkie had given her.

“We don’t believe you Sunset because you have taken away our trust in you. When you posted all that stuff you had about us at the sleepovers that we held for you.” Rainbow Dash said angrily to her.

Sunset laid her fingers on the necklace then swallowed hard as she looked over at Pinkie she tried to approach her. Only to have Rainbow Dash hit her in the left side of her jaw sending her toppling over and onto a table. Her backpack being already unzipped spilt due to her need to get what little money she kept in there to order her food. Opened and its contents clattered to the title floor of the diner. The picture of her and Pinkie shattered when it hit the ground. Sunset saw the broken photo and picked it up as she climbed back to her feet. Blood was trickling down her lower lip from where Rainbows fist had collided with her jaw. She slowly turned to leave placing the photo onto an empty table before reaching the door. As she reached out for the door she heard Pinkie Pie say to her.

“Why would you do this to us Sunset.”?

Sunset turned back around and looked at Pinkie whose hair was completely deflated and was sitting at their normal table crying. Rainbow Dash and Applejack seeing that Sunset was about to approach their sobbing friend. Stepped in between the two of them with Rainbow saying as he cracked her knuckles.

“We trusted you, How could you betray our trust like this you…. demon born bitch”?

Sunset ignored Rainbows insult to her as she said with tears beginning to fall steadily down her face.

“But, you guys I am innocent of this. I didn’t do this. I swear. I didn’t do this at all. You have to believe me. Please I can’t be alone anymore. Not any more.” Sunset said as she cried.

“Then maybe you should have thought about that before you posted all that shit about us”. Rainbow said as she hit Sunset again sending her to the floor once more.

As Sunset tried to get back up she felt Rainbow kick her twice in the ribs before Applejack was able to pull Rainbow Dash off of her and while a dinner clerk help keep Rainbow at bay. Once Sunset was able to stand up she placed a hand onto the side that Rainbow had kicked her at she again tried to approach Pinkie Pie only to have Applejack grab her by her left shoulder. Causing Sunset to scream out in pain as her shoulder still bore fresh cuts on it. She fell to the ground again holding her left shoulder with her right hand while blood came out of her shoulder.

“Oh, quit faking Sunset! I didn’t even grab you that badly”. Applejack said as she again reached out to grab Sunset by her arm this time.  

As Applejack hoisted Sunset up and to her feet again. Sunset looked at her with the most lifeless eyes Applejack had ever seen in her entire life. Reaching her right hand under her coat Sunset laid her hand onto her bleeding shoulder then withdrew her hand that was now covered in blood. As Applejack got Sunset up to her feet again Sunset wiped the blood off her hand on the lapel of Applejack's coat.  Applejack was about to escort Sunset out but, instead allowed Sunset to turn and face Pinkie when Sunset heard her say to her.

“I hate you Sunset, I hate everything about you!”

Sunsets eyes went wide when she heard that and said to Pinkie crying as she spoke to her.

“Pinkie please tell me you didn’t just …..” Pinkie interrupted her when she jumped to her feet tears falling like a water faucet down her pink cheeks screaming out in anger at her.  

“I HATE YOU SUNSET. I HATE YOU! I DON’T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH YOU. YOU ARE NOT MY GIRLFRIEND! NOT ANY MORE. YOU, YOU SECRET STEALER.” Pinkie yelled at Sunset who looked back with a look of a pure broken heart.  

“If…. that is…. how you…. really feel about me...P..P... Pinkie then…. you won’t be seeing me any more…..after friday. If you really ….want me out of your…... life for good ….then I will leave for good”. Sunset said as she cried.

Lowering her head Sunset turned and ran for the door. Pushing it open Sunset turned left then ran down the street and away from her former friends and now ex-girlfriend. Fluttershy and Rarity had been standing by the counter ready to order to their food and drinks during the fight with Sunset neither of them had wanted to get involved in the scene. After Sunset left Fluttershy noticed the picture Sunset had left on the table and picked it up. The wooden frame brought back memories of how Sunset had to ask for Fluttershy’s help with selecting the right color of wood tint to go with the photo resting inside the frame. Flipping it over and opening it up she took out the photo and looked at the back of it. It read.

“The best girl friend a girl like me could ever have. I love you Pinkie”

Looking around the dinner Fluttershy also found Sunsets cellphone. Although the screen was cracked it could still be used and it still worked. Picking it up she held the device in her hand and turned to face her friends just as the device chimed out with.

“Update from My stables has been detected, How do you wish to proceed”?

Pressing the button fluttershy raised a hand to her mouth and gasped when she saw what was on the phone. It was a school report about how the Wonder Colts did their cheer leading practices. Fluttershy knew that Sunset would never have seen this report because it was suppose to be locked up in Vice Principals Luna's office under lock and key.  

The girls had all been given the day off from school after a few too many post from Anon-a-miss left each of them crying because of the teasing and bullying each of them in turn had received. Sunset who was running all way back home to her abandoned gas station with tears falling like rain down her face didn’t know this and also didn’t know that Luna was investigating this whole situation  

“Girls you need to see this.” Fluttershy said as she held up Sunsets cracked cell phone for all to see what was on the screen.

“What is it Flutters”? Asked Rainbow Dash as she sat down next to her and took the phone from her.

Looking at the phone she suddenly got sick to her stomach when she saw what was on the screen. It was her school report of how the wonder colts did their cheer leading practice.

Rainbow stammered on her words as she held out the phone in her hand.

“H..how..how. did...sunset ...ge...get this”?

“She didn’t get it. look at the time it was posted” Fluttershy said pointing to the time stamp indicating when the last post was made.

Rainbow looked and saw that the time stamp read 1:00 pm then she got up and went over to the counter to talk to the employee.

“Excuse me sir what time did that girl who just left her get here?”

The man crossed his arms and stared coldly at her before saying to her.

“About ten minutes before you all showed up. And just so you are aware if you ever start a fight with someone in this restaurant again miss. I will call the cops and have the whole damn lot of you kicked out got it.” The employee said as he walked away.

“If Sunset didn’t do this then who did” Rainbow said to herself as she walked back to her friends.

Rainbow sat back down and looked at the phone in her hand again each of them had gotten there at 12:40 in the afternoon and Sunset had gotten there ten minutes before they all showed. The time stamp on the phone showed that the last post was made at 1pm. Sunset had been fighting with her and Applejack during this time. That alone proved that she wasn’t the one that did this. Now Rainbow needed to find who did this and why. Looking at her friends as Rarity came up the the table holding her tray of food in her hands Rainbow said to her friends while Rarity stood there holding her tray in her hands.

“I think we may have made a horrible mistake about Sunset I don’t think she did this at all.”

“How can you say that darling I mean I know we all feel bad that Sunset has betrayed us but now you want to defend her what gives.” Rarity said.

Rainbow placed the broken phone onto the table top and pointed at the time stamp showing on the Anon-a-miss account. Saying to all present in a stern voice.

“This is my proof that she didn’t do this and that she couldn’t have done everything else that we all so very stupidly thought she did. So let's put the pieces together here before we do something foolish again like accusing her of this.”

Applejack picked up the phone looked at the time stamp then looked at Rainbow and realized that her friend was right Sunset was innocent. Saying to her friends as she sighed. No one seemed to notice the blood on her coat, no one other than Pinkie Pie that is. Seeing the blood on Applejack's coat Pinkie had wanted to say something yet choose to remain silent about it. She had made a promise to Sunset to keep the issue of Sunset cutting herself up like a turkey on Thanks giving day to herself. So Pinkie just sat there and didn't say anything about the blood that was now beginning to dry on Applejack's coat.

“Okay, Y’all what do you know that we can prove has gone down lately that will get Sunset off the hook for this” Applejack said as she set the phone back down.

“Well let’s see your story about your family nickname didn’t come out until the first sleepover at Pinkie Pie's house. It was your little sister that called and had said that nickname to us over the phone. Sunset was with us the whole night not once did she leave the room with her phone and when she did leave she didn’t bother to take it with her. In fact if I recall I think she plugged it in to let it charge that night.” Fluttershy said as she sat up more in her chair trying to show her assertiveness in this matter.

“Uh Fluttershy I don’t see what plugging a cell phone in has to do with Sunset being able to post this stuff online.” Rainbow said as she rolled her eyes.

“My dear Rainbow Dash, darling Sunset’s phone isn’t like ours she can’t use it while it is charging and if Fluttershy is right in this matter then Sunset wasn’t the one that made the posting about Applejack's family nickname. Rarity said as she went to set down her tray then sat down next to Fluttershy.

Applejack got up and went to the counter then came back with a cup of coffee in her hand.

“At the second party Rarity kicked her little sister out of her room so that we could hang out without her sister getting in the way. It wasn’t until we all got to school and we all had our first and second periods that the first posting to show up happened and it was Applebloom that showed us that.” Pinkie said as she too got up to get some drinks from the counter.

“What are you saying about my little sister there Pinkie? Are you actually accusing her of…..” Applejack was not able to finish her sentence before her phone rang.  

Looking to every one she picked it up sighed and answered her phone. Talking into her phone while the others waited for her to finish what she was saying Applejack started to look rather upset.

“WHAT! Are you sure about this? I understand…. yes we will be there as soon as we can. Thank you. Good bye.” Applejack hung up her phone then looked at her friends.

“Whats going on?” Asked Pinkie Pie as her hair slowly deflated.

“We need to go to the school right now each of our sisters are in BIG trouble. The call I just got was from Vice Principal Luna”

Each of the girls got up to leave the diner when Pinkie said as he walked out into the cold winter air.

“I hope this isn’t about Sunset, I can’t take anymore of this from her”.

“You're going to have to take a bit more Pinkie our sisters are in the Vice Principal's office each of them have confessed to being Anon-a-miss.”

“Darling please I beg you tell me that you are joking about this” Rarity said to Applejack as she started to walk towards the school.

“I wish I was kidding but, I ain't we need to go to the school and talk with both Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna about this.” Applejack said as she made her way to the school.

When each of the five got to the school they walked inside looked around then walked to Principal Celestia's office. Walking inside the office each of them could see that Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle and Applebloom had been crying. Sitting on Principal Celestia's desk were handwritten confessions from all three girls each stating how they framed Sunset Shimmer for the actions of Anon-a-miss. Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash all felt a small amount of dread. When they finally saw that Sunset was indeed innocent and at what they had done to Sunset because of the actions of their sisters. Celestia looked at all five of them then turned to her sister saying to her.

“Luna we have a lot to talk about with these eight young people. Please can you go get some chairs for them to sit in while we all talk about this.”

“Yes of course my sister I will also try to call Sunset again to let her know that she is no longer going to be blamed for this either.” Luna said as she left the her sisters office.

“Okay oh, please tell her that we will issue her a full apologize as well once this is all done and taken care of.” Celestia said as she turned back to face the three sitting in her office.

Luna left and came back with five chairs each of which she placed into the room then directed each of the five standing to take a sit. Celestia sighed heavily then looked at Applebloom and asked her. Luna looked at her sister then said to her.

"I was not able to get a hold of Ms. Shimmer it went straight to voice mail. I left her a message so I can only hope she gets it soon."

“Well Applebloom should I start or do you want to start”.

“No Principal Celestia I will start”. Applebloom said as she wiped away some tears from her eyes.

“Okay you can start by telling us all why you felt the need to bully Sunset Shimmer into losing her friends, you have yes already told me and my sister here this, but, you have yet to say it to your sister as well.”

“I did because Applejack was going to replace me with Sunset”. Applebloom said as she started to cry.

“Applebloom where in all of tarnation did you get a stupid idea like that in your head”? Applejack said as she stared at her sister.

“Oh, come on! Applejack I know you would rather have Sunset as a sister than your damn flesh and blood. I over heard Granny Smith saying you wanted her to move in as your.... sister!” Applebloom cried out in anger.

The fully realization of that conversation Applejack had, had with her grandmother that night when she had wanted Sunset to come over for Christmas dinner hit her like a sledgehammer on a brick wall. Applejack looked at her little sister who was fully crying now and said to her softly as she reached out for her sister pulling her into a tight hug.

“Applebloom you're my family I could never replace you with Sunset even though right now I might be sorely tempted to. But, family doesn’t work like that Applebloom. Family is suppose to watch out for each other and make sure they are kept safe.” Applejack said as she took a hold of her sister in her arms and let her cry on her shoulders.

Turning her attention to Sweetie Belle Celestia said softly to her.

“And what about you Sweetie Belle, why did you partake in this”? Celestia said turning her attention to Sweetie Belle who was also crying now.

“I did it because I thought that my sister didn’t love me any more and wanted to spend all her time with Sunset. So I got upset and jealous of the love that Rarity was showing to Sunset instead of showing that same love to me.” Sweetie Belle said as she sobbed.

Rarity laid her hand onto her sister's shoulder and said to her softly.

“Sweetie Belle I do love you I love you so much I would never stop loving you, But what you have done is wrong you need to show your sorry for that.”

Celestia turned her attention to Scootaloo who was not crying any more and looked more angry than anything else.  

“Scootaloo why did you take part in this?” Celestia said gently.

Scootaloo sighed then looked at Rainbow and pointed to her saying to Celestia angrily.

“Why don’t you ask Rainbow about the birthday she missed because she was paying to much attention to Sunset and that stupid band that she formed to celebrate my 10th birthday with me. Why don’t you ask her about all the times she was suppose to hang out with me so I could learn new skateboarding tricks from her. Or the times when she said she would be there for me but never showed up. You all talk about family yet none of you know what family is you don’t know that I was without a family for so long. So when the Dash’s wanted to actually adopt me as their daughter and I started to hang out with Rainbow Dash here I felt like I had a actual family again. But, then along came Sunset and she took all that away from me. I HATE HER!” Scootaloo screamed out her last words just as Rainbow fell to her knees pulling Scootaloo into a tight hug.

“Oh, squirt I am so very sorry for what I have missed out on in your life. Please can you forgive me for this.”

Scootaloo couldn't hold back her tears any longer and fully sobbed into Rainbows shoulders saying as she cried.

“I just wanted us to be a family again. I am so sorry. Can you forgive me for wrecking your friendship with Sunset.” Scootaloo said while crying in to Rainbows shoulders.

“It is going to take some time. But, yes I can forgive you for this. However, you like the others need to come clean about this.” Rainbow said as she held the crying girl in her arms.

Principal Celestia looked at all that were in her office then said softly to each of the three girls that had caused all this to happen. Celestia spoke to each of them as she sighed deeply.

“Alright I want you all to know that you have violated our zero bullying policy and have missed used school equipment for acts that have caused a great deal of harm to this school. I am well within my rights to expel each of you right here and right now. Tomorrow you three will go before the school student body and confess what you have done then I will make my decision not only in front of you and your famliy, But also in front of the entire school body as well. And just so you know I will be turning all of this over to the police they may want to have a few words with each of you about this as well as with your famliy members as well. Now I would suggest you all go home and you three think real hard about what you did to Sunset Shimmer as well as to this school. " Celestia said angrily to the crusaders.    

As they all got up to leave Pinkie couldn’t keep Sunset’s secret any longer and began to cry as she called out to her friends as they all started to leave the office.

“Wait you guys there is more that we need to talk about.” Pinkie Pie said as she cried in anger at not telling them about what she was about to say earlier when she first found out about it.  

“What is it Pinkie more is there that we all need to talk about.” Asked Fluttershy as she stepped up and to a hold of Pinkie pulling her into a tight hug.

“Sunset has…..been cutting herself”Pinkie said as she cried into Fluttershy’s shoulder.

“SHE BEEN DOING WHAT!?!” Screamed Rarity stopping dead in her tracks at hearing this information.

Pinkie pointed to Applejack's lapel and said as she cried.

"If you don't believe me then look at Applejack's lapel on her coat is all the proof you need.

Every one turned and looked at Applejack's coat on her right lapel was a smear of dried blood. Applejack looked at her coat then up at her friends before speaking again in whisper to them.

"So she wasn't faking when I grabbed her by her shoulder back at Sugar cube corner. Oh, god what have we done"?

Every one starred in cold silence at Applejack as they drank in her words before she said to them as she took her sister by her hand to lead her to the front door of the school.

“We need to find her make sure she is OK.” Applejack said as she took a hold her of sisters hand  

Applebloom looked up at her sister as fear streaked across her face realizing what her actions might bring Sunset to do.

“Does anyone here know where she is living I mean I know she has been living on the street, but does anyone know where she is currently living while she lives on the street.” Fluttershy asked.

Celestia looked at her then at every one else and said in a stern voice.

“Fluttershy what do you mean Sunset has been living on the streets” Celestia said sternly to her as she got up from behind her desk.

“It's true Sunset is homeless and she is living on the streets”. Applejack said as she lead her sister out into the hallway.

Celestia and Luna both followed as did everyone else. Celestia Asked as she shut the door to her office once every one else was out of it.

“Does anyone know if she has her phone with her.”

“You mean this phone”? Fluttershy said as she held up Sunsets broken phone in her hand.

“Great, just great how the hell are suppose to find her now?” Rainbow Dash said as she started to walk towards the front doors of the school.

“I don’t know I will give you each a copy of her photo and we each can split up from the school grounds and head out from here. Each of of take a different direction and come back here in about three hours. As for Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, and Applebloom they should head home in case Sunset goes to either of your homes. I know that is a long shot but, it is the only shot we have right now.” Luna said as she walked up to the double doors of the school opened them and headed outside.

The main five did as Luna instructed with Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash taking each of the kids home. Once they had dropped off the kids they then headed out  looking for their wayward friend. Because Sunset didn’t have her phone with her and that her phone was badly broken Fluttershy knew that finding Sunset was next to impossible. Canterlot City was huge everyone once they had gotten outside had taken off in a different direction. Celestia and Luna had both gone North driving in Luna’s car. Applejack had gone West. Pinkie Pie and Rarity had gone East while Rainbow and Fluttershy had gone South. Three hours went by and none of the girls were able to find Sunset each of them had also called the crusaders at each of their homes. Only to learn that Sunset had not shown up at any of their homes. With the sun setting and the cold wind beginning to blow Celestia felt she had little choice but, to call it. Saying to each of Sunsets former friends as she sighed deeply to herself.

“Every one it is getting dark I want you all to head home I will call you if I find her, but for now please head home and get some rest. Your sisters have a big day ahead of them tomorrow they are going to need you all to be at your fullest in strength. You can’t get that if you are sleepy from looking for Sunset which is why I will remain out here and continue to look for her.” Celestia said as she got out of Luna's car.

“Are you sure about this sister? I mean it is going to be cold tonight”. Luna said as she got out as well and opened the back door of her car to let the others in so she could drive them all home.

“Yes I am sure my sister please take Applejack and the rest home I will remain behind I have my own car in the parking lot and will use it to get home. Now go on you too will need your rest.”

Looking at her sister with solemn eyes Luna sighed and finally began to drive away with all five of Sunsets former friends in the car with her. Luna knew that it was going to be a long night and it would be very hard to find a young girl who more than likely didn’t want to be found. Celestia walked over to her car and was just about to get into it when she heard a voice call out to her from behind her. Turning around she saw a security guard standing behind her smiling to her. Before she could ask him his name he said to her.

“Go to the abandoned Gas station on 45th and Cherry Blossom street you’ll find Sunset’s home there.” The guard said as she tipped his hat then walked away whistling to himself.

Celestia shook her head a moment then got in and started up her car. Headed out of the parking lot and headed for the address that the guard told her her about. Praying she was not too late already to prevent a tragedy from happening. Getting to the gas station Celestia looked around but, couldn’t find Sunset outside of the station. Heading inside she was not able to find her there either. Turning to leave her foot hit Sunsets journal picking it up and reading through it only caused her break down crying as each entry in it got worse and worse. It was the last entry that she turned to that finally made her realize how badly Sunset really needed love and friendship in her life. Reading the entry Celestia read.

“Diary,

I don’t want to stay here any more I have to leave. My friends have all turned on me, Pinkie hates me and Rainbow Dash gave me a split lip and maybe some broken ribs as well. I don’t blame her for attacking me. I would more than likely have done the same thing to her if she had done what I was accused of. I never posted any of that stuff online I don’t know who did and I don’t care. I my shoulder is bleeding right now I have made several more cuts since I got back from Sugar Cube Corner. It doesn’t matter any more I have no friends and no family. Applejack had wanted to take me in as her sister. This I very much do believe she was lying about. I mean I can’t foresee anyone actually wanting a homeless piece of trash like me in their house. You know I was actually looking forward to having a big Christmas dinner with everyone. But, all that is gone now. I am alone as I deserve to be. Rainbow is right I am just a demon born bitch. I don’t deserve to be happy and I don’t deserve to be part of a family. I deserve to be alone on the streets forever alone. So tomorrow I will make my final cuts and end my pain once and for all. I can’t live like this any more. I can’t be alone any more. The pain is just too much. I am so tired of trying to prove myself to people that don’t care about me at all. So it is simply better for me to end it tomorrow and be done with my pain once and for all.”

Celestia would spend the next five hours looking for Sunset but, was not able to find her. She drove from broken down apartments to abandoned hotel rooms, to broken down homes all while trying to find Sunset Shimmer. But, it was all in vain. Celestia was unable to locate her missing student. With the hour approaching 3 A.M. in the morning she headed home. Her heart ached and she wanted to stay out all night but, being tired wouldn’t help her at all. So climbing the steps to her home she unlocked it and headed upstairs to her bed then went to sleep. Thinking she would try again tomorrow after school to find her again and would keep on trying until she found her no matter how long it took to find her and bring her…… home.   Next Chapter: Chapter 6. Estimated time remaining: 15 Hours, 40 Minutes