Somewhere in Canterlot City, after departing from CHS.

Isaac was still sticking to his freelancing jobs that required an engineering background. To make things a little better for Carver, knowing he just got the job as the police officer yesterday after showcasing his knowledge of law and police protocol. Along with several hours of physicals, knowledge and physical tests. He would still need to prove himself in several other tests, but for now, he was given a junior state until he could become a full-time officer. Carver got a badge number first because they had their own police suit and it's his first day on the job, they three went back to the Terra Nova first to get suited up before heading to the police station.

Carver is already in his Riot Security suit, or in other name is the Police suit. To make things bloody right to wear that suit is that Carver already got his number badge, number 1002 (for the irony is that Isaac ever wore that suit with that number in the Sprawl). The number badge on his uniform can be noticeable by looking at the back of his helmet or looking at his right shoulder guard. Isaac still in his Hacker suit, Randall, however, was wearing his patrol suit knowing he already got his police badge from the CPD like Carver did, his numbers were 1302, and he was assigned for patrol duty, and some engineering fixing back in the station.

After they reached the station, they have been given their task by the captain of the police station and do their jobs as best as they can. Isaac, as the freelancing engineer, he was tasked to do some massive fixing in the computer and server sections of the station because someone literally dropped something like a liter of unknown liquid to it. Carver and Randall, on the other hand, were traveling around the roads with Copper and Kurt. For their first assignment of the job, Randall and Copper will patrol around the roads from Hooves St. until Grape St. by Kurt's SUV. Carver and Kurt, on the other hand, we're helping with the traffic jam at Coldy St. and walked on the side street on foot while watching the whole area around them sharply, they both were heading to a specific location of criminal activity on foot. While at the same time earning the glares of pedestrian around them both to their amazement on Carver's riot police suit.

"Well, we are getting attention right now, Carver," Kurt commented as he looked around them and greeted some strangers on the way. "Thanks to your suit."

"I know, me along Isaac and Randall better show ourselves slowly to the public," Carver said with a shrug. "Bad idea but that might work."

"Sounds better that way," Kurt replied as he looked at him while walking forward.

"And why would you let Copper and Randall drive your car?" Carver asked confusedly. "I thought that was your car."

"Why not give them the car if they are on patrol duty?" Kurt asked back with his hands raised beside his shoulders. "It would be tiring if they patrol around the city just by walking, it's not like we're doing a marathon or something."

"That makes sense," Carver commented in understood. "If you're doing the job I did in the future, you might be confused."

"What do you mean by that?" Kurt asked, wincing his eyebrows in confusion.

"Remember what Isaac said about Zero-Gravitation area?" Carver asked, and Kurt nodded. "I remember this one mission we had to eliminate the enemies around the engine section of the ship. The engineering section was literally a Zero-G area, so we're like flying in outer space. Mix that up with a shootout with some terrorist, much sick to you. More than that, I remember after we cleaned the area up, we landed on a surface of a platform with the help of our Zero-G boots. But one of my men landed on the wrong surface because he was confused on which is the platform and which is not."

"So where did he landed?" Kurt asked.

"On an engine turbine," Carver replied, which made Kurt surprised and laughed.

"Shit, dude, I don't even want to know what happened with him," Kurt said in sarcasm.

"Nah, he's alive, but he got his punishment because he 'accidentally' destroyed the turbine," Carver said as he raised his hands in front of him and bent his index and middle fingers down on his both hand. "I heard he dropped a fucking grenade into the turbine, and you know what happened next."

"Damn, that's a sick way to have financial problems," Kurt commented in amazement. "At least that's what I think."

"Damn straight," Carver replied as he points his finger at him. "That time I was glad he didn't blow the whole ship up."

They both chuckled while walking on, then Kurt asked him. "Hey, I was wondering. You ever traveled a lot in outer space, right?"

"Yeah," Carver replied as he looked at him. "Why?"

"Does outer space is really as beautiful as what the satellites pictured?" Kurt asked. "It's not like I don't believe it, but I'm just wondering."

"Very beautiful to be honest," Carver replied, then took a deep breath for the good air he smells. "Never-ending space with planets scattered around the space. I wish my kid were here with me to see it."

Kurt's ears were sharp when he heard him said 'kid,' he then looked at him again in curiosity. "You have a family?"

"Yeah, but they're dead," Carver replied with sorrow. "Those Unitologist killed my son, Dylan, and my wife, Damara. And after that, I had to kill my own son and wife again because they were transformed into Necromorphs."

Kurt left his mouth open after listening to the tragedy that had happened to him, he felt sad, pity and sympathy. "I'm very.... sorry to hear that. That must've been hard."

"I know," Carver replied with a sad nod. "If I were quicker, they would still be alive. You never know bad things would happen to you either sooner or later, we just need to prepare for it to happen."

They both then silent for a moment, then Kurt asked him again. "Where were you living before going along with Isaac and Sunset?"

"On planet Uxor along with my family," Carver answered as he inspects some data via holo-projector. "It was one of the most beautiful planets before we had a Necromorph outbreak there."

"Really?" Kurt asked in surprise. "Man, I'm starting to wish to see it myself along with Copper."

Carver looked at him again, after hearing him mentioned Copper. "You had a relationship with Copper, aren't you?"

Kurt was a little embarrassed to answer, but he answers anyway as he looked at him with a grin. "Kind of, actually. She's a tough girl and a good partner I've ever met."

"At least you don't have trouble with that," Carver commented as his hands were behind his back, and Kurt gave a glare at him.

"Do you have trouble with your family?" Kurt asked.

"For being an asshole," Carver replied as honest as he can.

"Ouch," Kurt asked, felt mentally hurt on what he said.

They kept walking on, and Carver heard something. This one was not something he heard around them. When he heard that voice...

"Why did you do it, Carver?

Damara.....

"Why?"

"No... you're dead," Carver answered.

That's it? The only I want is only for us to be together again and you let that away? Do you even feel any remorse for killing your own wife and your own son?"

"I had to," Carver answered softly. "I don't have a choice."

"This is all your fault, you made me and your son die because of you were too late to do anything for us. You let us become monsters, you selfish bastard."

"I'm sorry."

"THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!"

"I said I'm sorry!"

"Hey, you're alright?" Kurt asked quickly after hearing what he was talking about, quickly gained Carver's attention. "Who were you talking to?"

Carver then slowly looked around them, some of the people were staring at Carver in both confusion and fear. Carver then looked back at Kurt.

"Sorry, I..." Carver paused for a moment. "I suffered from dementia. Damara...."

Kurt was pretty worried about this. "You'll be alright?"

"Don't worry, I'm fine," Carver replied, they then proceed to walk on while ignoring anyone's attention to them.

They kept walking on the street until Carver was wondering how much the distance to the destination. "How much further?"

"A few blocks and we reached there," Kurt replied. "But there's a good cafe here, Sugarcube Corner. Want to have a bit snack first?"

"Hang on, that's where Pinkie Pie is working? Carver asked, which surprised Kurt about it.

"Yeah, how did you know that?" Kurt asked in amazement.

"I just met her in CHS," Carver replied, and not telling what's odd from Pinkie.

"Oh, no wonder why," Kurt commented. "So, have a snack first?"

"Yeah, sounds good," Carver said back, and they both headed for Sugarcube Corner.

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Sunset, after her school days, was walking out on the streets with the Rainbooms along with Twilight, Wallflower, and Juniper on the way. They were walking and just stay silent on the way, not sure what to talk what with Sunset around. Because for sure they know, Sunset would be uninterested, doesn't know or doesn't care about the topics they will be talking about. They were walking past the park, which halted Sunset and the rest eventually. Because Sunset was basically staring her eyes at the park next to them.

They do know that the park had a beautiful view of nature, for Sunset, however, was feeling nostalgic from seeing trees once more. Especially the pretty grown up trees around the park. Sunset then turns around towards the park and walks down the dirt path with the rest of the group suit following behind. Once they were now in the park, Sunset walked over to one of the more significant trees in the park, like the others around it it was big, sturdy, had a beautiful shape of a tree unlike the apple trees back in AJ's house, and the tree had decorated itself with purple flowers. Sunset stares the tree in frozen while the rest stood still, wondering what is Sunset doing.

"Why is Sunset staring at that tree?" Wallflower whispered. "It's not like that tree is special or something."

"When she was in the future, she never had the chance to see a tree for the whole time she was there," Twilight answered as everyone except Sunset glared at her. "When she's in the 25th century, Sunset was always off world and trees didn't exist anywhere else but on Earth and even then, tree's were a rare commodity to the point of extinction."

"What?!" everyone except AJ and Sunset shouted in unison and shock.

"Its true," Applejack added in agreement of fact. "Isaac, Randall, and Carver had never been able to see a real tree in their life 'till last week."

They all looked back to Sunset, to see she was staring at the tree. But then Sunset slowly stepped forward, approaching the tree at its trunk. She then stopped, looked up at the tree's leaves and flowers, before bowed her head down and, gently putting her forehead on the tree in front of her. She then closed her eyes and sighed in a mix of relief and sorrow. It had been a long time to see a real tree, this magnificent beside those apple trees and not seeing any trees during her time in the future. But in her heart, she wasn't sure if dealing with her problems with CHS and staying in Canterlot City would be good for her or not. She was still in her frozen pose until Fluttershy walked over to her and softly hold her by the right shoulder, making Sunset turned her head towards Fluttershy.

"Are you okay?" Shy asked with a soft smile.

"I'm..... fine," Sunset replied doubted as she looked away from the butterscotch girl. "Nothing to worry about."

"Fine then," Pinkie added. "Why don't we go to Sugarcube Corner? Get you a nice pastry that will cheer you up."

They all were actually waiting for Sunset's answer when none of them were talking, then Sunset gave the call. "Sure, I need something snack for a moment."

"Are you sure?" Rainbow asked worriedly. "It's not like we hate you right now, but that place could be filled with the students from both CHS and Crystal Prep, who also hate you."

"Wait, I didn't know the Anon-A-Miss gets so far to the Crystal Preps," Sunset stated as she looked at the rainbow-haired girl, it was the first time she heard of Anon-A-Miss going after other schools. Who would anyone think that she knew anything of the rivaled school? What made them think she'd had any reason for spilling secrets of any of the Crystal Preps students? She didn't even know any of them. Another thing to look forward when she finds out who the real Anon-A-Miss. That pile of shit had just been doubled.

"Well, you hearing it now," Sci-Twi added flatly. "Makes that it twice the problem."

"Do they even know what I looked like?" Sunset asked, her eyes going back to the tree.

"Yeah, some student from CHS sent a post with a picture of you on the social media site and told them that you're the Anon-A-Miss," Rarity answered.

"Well then, I have 5 words for that," Sunset then turned around to the group and gave a stern face. "I don't give a fuck."

They were a little taken back on what she said, but Rainbow added nervously. "That means..... you're fine about it?"

"Yep, let them believe in whatever stupidity they want," Sunset replied with an emotionless, flat smile. "Let's us go there."

As they left the park and headed for the Sugarcube Corner on foot. Sunset was walking ahead of them with Twilight, Juniper, and Wallflower on her side. The rest of them were behind them, talking to each other, all of them neither happy or angry. Except for Twilight, Juniper, Applejack, and Wallflower, they felt nervous about talking with Sunset around on particular topics. Sunset was silent actually while on their way to that cafe, she popped out her screen hologram in front of her, and frankly, that screen was her records & logs screen.

When Sunset was inspecting her records, they three noticed that Sunset was picking one of the audio logs, one of Isaac's message. She played it on, but they couldn't hear what was the log was saying because Sunset set the audio log to a private channel. They just kept walking on, and they three heard Sunset just sighed. Twilight could say, that audio log must have been the one that she didn't have time to listen.

The audio log played for around 4 minutes before the audio hologram automatically turned off and vanished.
"Oh, Isaac," they heard Sunset says, which can Twilight concludes that Sunset has some melancholy to Isaac on what she was suffering on alongside him. Sunset never told Twilight or anyone else about what the problems she had in mind because they were very personal to her. Twilight could only imagine what Sunset had in those records and logs from the distant future, unfortunately, with the advanced technology Sunset possessed, she didn't know how to use it. Applejack, however, felt the same as Twilight but at least she knew how to use those logs and records because Sunset taught her how because of the moon fight. Which she was debating on showing the others later if Sunset doesn't open up to them.

'But,' Applejack thought. Sunset hadn't forgiven them for what we'd did to her about their spilling secrets to the school. Heck, now that she thought about it more the less we deserve her forgiveness.

"Soooo, how are you holding up, Sunset?" Wallflower asked nervously, hoping she didn't get a negative reply from Sunset.

"Been better," Sunset replied in a neutral tone, not bothering to look at Wallflower.

"You don't sound happy," Juniper stated, which was true.

"Yeah, I'm quite pissed," Sunset replied with a headache. "Goddammit, Wallflower."

"Hey, there's no need for bad language," Applejack added while she was taken back a little.

"Really? A year ago you were all throwing all kinds of bad words at me while also treating me like shit," Sunset shot back, which halted them for a moment. "Fucking 'friends.'"

"Look, I'm sorry, Sunset," Wallflower apologized, she was sounded begging to her. "I didn't really mean it to-"

"Didn't really mean it?!" Sunset retorted angrily, halting their walk again, Sunset then poked her chest with her index finger hard. "You wished me dead earlier today! You erasing everyone's memory of me is telling me otherwise, dammit! You just want me to go and be done, and now that I'm back and you wanted me gone again. You may be right about what you say about ignoring you for being a friend, but you didn't think twice about me as the Anon-A-Miss, none of y'all did!" Sunset said to the other students making them winch." You didn't even think if I just could die out there, I would rather fucking put a bullet in my goddamned head right now than fucking gone bites the dust through the portal!"

The group stood still frozen on what Sunset had said to Wallflower, never seen her angry like this. "You full of shit, Wallflower. And what's make it pitiful is that you know it."

Sunset then quickly walked on forward ahead of the group, before the group following up behind her while thinking of a way to recoup their losses. Twilight promptly went over to Sunset's side, try to cool her down from the stress that Sunset had from her world. Applejack and Juniper decided to stay back from her for a moment because knowing how pissed she was. Wallflower, however, came over to Sunset again trying to apologize to her.

"Sunset, please!" Wallflower said to her beggingly. "I'm sorry!"

They stopped again, Sunset closed her eyes and sighed slowly. Before opening her eyes and looked over to Wallflower. "I can't... not now...."

Sunset walked on ahead before her group followed up behind her. She can't? Not now? Wallflower and Twilight were both confused on what she meant as they looked at each other. The rest of the group came over to Twilight and Wallflower and asked what was about it, they know for sure Sunset won't forgive Wallflower or them for now. Maybe she will after dealing with whoever the Anon-A-Miss.

The group soon reached Sugarcube Corner and took their seats inside. After they entered with Sunset, it was evident for them everyone inside the cafe started to talk about what Sunset was doing in Sugarcube Corner, both the Crystal Prep and CHS students alike. Despite that Sunset heard some swore calling her 'Sunset Shitter,' bitch, or other words, she just doesn't give a fuck about it. They were all old and unimaginative that Sunset didn't even spear a glance in their direction. After they took their seats, Mrs. Cake came over to them to take their orders. But quickly realized that Sunset, hiding her face under her hood jacket was with them.

"Girls...." Mrs. Cake called slowly. "Is that the Anon-A-Miss with you?"

"Well, kind of," Sci-Twi answered nervously. "Look this is just a misunderstanding."

"You're taking her side?" Mrs. Cake asked in an upset tone.

"No, we're not," Wallflower replied with a shook. "Don't worry about it, we handle this."

"I sure hope so," Mrs. Cake added in doubt as she looked at the other customers. "Because everyone else in here doesn't like to see her here."

"If they want me to get out from here," Sunset stated. "They have to kill me first."

Mrs. Cake wasn't sure if that was a joke or not, but for the group, they took it as a serious note. "Right..... so what will you have girls?"

They all go for an order of Onion Rings, Fruit Salad, Ice Cream, and Smoothies, while Sunset, however, orders for a medium black coffee. After that, Mrs. Cake left to make their orders. As they wait patiently, Fluttershy started up the conversation they were having a good talk with each other, except for Sunset. She just stayed quiet and looked around the cafe under her hoodie jacket, watching the students from both Crystal Prep and CHS are giving angry, and suspicion glares at her. Sunset only ignores those stares and continue to wait for her coffee.

Then a Crystal Prep student gets off from her seat and came over to them, someone Sci-Twi knows. Her bright white skin and her bright royal pink and light pink hair, with her hairpin with a picture of a La Fleur on the left upper side of her hair. Most of the girls recognized her as Fleur Dis Lee, one of Sci-Twi's god damn bullies from her days at Crystal prep. With an evil grin on her face, she reached them and leaned forward as she landed her hands on the table they're in. Then looking at each of the girls, and saw the girl who was the former of Crystal Prep.

"Well, well, well," Fleur said with a confident and evil smile. "If it isn't Twilight Sparkle and-"

But when she noticed there were two Twilight's in the cafe, Fleur's train of thought had been halted for a sec at the sight of the two and wonder if she was hallucinating.
"Something's wrong, kid?" Sunset asked, not intended as a joke when she called Fleur 'kid'.

"Wha- is that her twin sister?" Fleur asked quickly as she looked at her. "And did you just call me 'kid'?"

"First, kind of," Sunset answered, then she knocked the table with her right index finger. "And second, yeah, I just called you kid.

"Sunset, we're the same age," Rarity stated as she leaned forward at her. "You can't call someone 'kid' anytime you want."

"I have my own reasons to call someone 'kid,'" Sunset then looked over to Sci-Twi. "One of your old bully's, eh?"

Sci-Twi nodded. "Crystal Prep is full of them and wasn't a very good place for me, I had a lot of... bad things to me every day there. That's why I switched schools."

"And it was your fault that led the CHS wins at the friendship games!" Fleur added angrily. "We should have punished you when we got the chance back at school."

"Hey!" Sunset quickly stood up from her seat and confronts her. "You leave her alone."

"Oh, really? What are you going to do if I don't?" Fleur mocked as the Rainbooms surprised on what is Sunset doing. "And what are you wearing?"

"None of your damn business, that's what," Sunset replied sternly, wincing her eyes. "Back off."

"Oh, your that Anon-A-Miss, I wonder how you have made 'friends' with them," Fleur replied with a hint of sarcasm. "But you have unfinished business with me along with the other Crystal Preps here."

"Not only me and Twilight," Sunset stated, kept her eyes straight to her like a statue. "But the rest of CHS to, right?"

"Correct," Fleur replied with a nod. "We will be going to get our payback soon enough."

"You are not going to get that right here, right now," Sunset said as she shook. "So I will say again, back off, now."

"Oh, you're so scary, bitch!" Fleur replied, Sunset, however, didn't feel insulted as more of the Crystal Preps students stood up from their seats and walked over to Fleur, they were her back up. "Oh no, we're not going anywhere here, moron. You think you alone can beat all of us, huh? You're going down to the ground before you had a chance to fight us."

Even though Fleur's men were with her, Sunset didn't even flinch by that except she continued to stare sharply at Fleur with silent. "Back Off, Last Warning" look.

"Hah! What you're going to do to me, idiot?" Fleur asked, which Sunset already reached the peak of her tolerance.

Fleur was about to hit her in the face, but that didn't happen. Instead, Sunset suddenly grabbed Fleur's head, unexpectedly pulled her down and bash her head on the table where the Rainbooms sat, very hard. So hard, until Fleur's head bounces off from the table before falling back, hitting the ground hard enough to produce a *THUD* sound before Fleur flopped to the ground. The action and scene managed to freak out everyone in Sugarcube Corner, especially the students from both schools. Sunset nearly made Fleur in a near unconscious state as her face was bruised and blood running down her nose. A girl and a boy of Crystal Preps quickly get Fleur back on her feet as she's starting to aware to her surroundings.

After getting back on her feet, Fleur slowly inspect her own face as she felt the pain on her face. Everyone in the cafe only looked at her in worried, Sunset was included. However, she just gave a cold look. Fleur checked her nose and mouth, and for sure she was terrified to see her own blood. The Crystal Preps that were with Fleur started to back off from Sunset after her action.

"What? Are you going to stand there? I thought were going to fight," Sunset taunted the students to which no one made a move.

Fleur only gave a little scare look at Sunset. "Did you-?"
"Yeah, Fleur," Sunset replied a bit angry. "I bashed your head with a fucking table."

Fleur and anyone else in the cafe except The Rainbooms knew that what Sunset did was not look like something that Anon-A-Miss would do, it's not her MO. Fleur backing off much more Sunset, catching up with the retreating Crystal Preps. Fleur and the Crystal Preps looked freak out by Sunset.

"You.... we're not done here, you know?" Fleur stated in the question.

"You want to send someone to deal with me?" Sunset asked coldly with a nod, but then she raised her voice. "Go ahead and send them, I'll just arrange their fucking funerals for them for when they come."

That is something that you wouldn't hear from Sunset herself, which made the Crystal Prep teens start backing off, much due to the fear of Sunset and The Rainbooms. That was when two new people walked into the cafe, fortunately for everyone they were both cops. Sunset quickly recognized Sergeant Kurt. The other one was the man in Riot Security, Sergeant Carver. The two officers were surprised to see that Sunset was confronted with the Crystal Preps group inside. When Kurt and Carver saw Fleur's face was injured, Carver knew that Sunset was involved.

"What happened here?" Kurt asked the group as the pair came over to the Crystal Preps and Sunset that was with The Rainbooms next to her.

"She grabbed me and slammed my head into the table, officer!" Fleur stated quickly. "Will you arrest her already?!"

"Hey, Sunset, what the hell happened here?" Carver asked, which surprised everyone who is Crystal Prep and the owner of the cafe.

"What, you know her?!" Fleur said quickly in disbelieve as she looked towards him.

"Carver, Fleur and her goon steam tried to gang up on me and the girls here," Sunset stated the fact as she watches closely on the Crystal Preps, while the Crystal Preps were also surprised by Sunset's acknowledgment of the officer. "Tried to make a mess of everything here with me and I had enough, bashed her fucking head with a table here." Sunset pointed which the table she used to bash her head by pointing her thumb behind her.

"At least you didn't kill anyone," Carver added.

"What's your name, Miss?" Kurt asked towards Fleur.

"Fleur Dis Lee, officer," Fleur replied in agitation.

"Miss Lee, I'm going to have to ask you to back off from Sunset," Kurt stated, which surprised everyone for that.

"What, why?!" Fleur asked in an upset tone. "She's the one that hurt me, officer."

"Applejack, Sunset give any warning to back off didn't she?" Kurt asked as he turned towards her.

"Yessir, she did," AJ replied honestly.

"Good, and you're the one who would find trouble first before Sunset had to warn you. Plus Sunset is involved in certain matters involved with certain cases." Kurt said as he turned at Fleur and puts his index finger on her chest. "So now, I'm telling you to back off."

"And anyone else who fucks with Sunset, I'm going to arrange a fucking funeral for them, you all understand that?!" Carver asked with a shout, besides the look of his odd police armor, his voice was much more scary to them, everyone can do nothing but to obey the officer's statement with the nods. "Good."

The Crystal Preps retreated back to their original seats, then both officers turned around at Sunset. "Do you really had to do that?"

"Sorry, sir," Sunset replied to Kurt with a confused look. "I got carried away."

"It's alright, just don't try to make big trouble," Kurt added.

"Understood officer Kurt, I didn't know you'll be here with Carver," Sunset added.

"Well, I want to get some snacks first before going back to doing work," Carver replied then give a thumbs up to her. "You're here with girls also getting snacks right?"

"Yep," Sunset replied simply. "Besides that, I haven't found any job. What's going on your end, along with Isaac and Randall?"

"Kurt and I were doing some investigations into the criminal activity at a specific location in this part of town," Carver replied giving the details. "Randall is with Copper on patrol from Hooves St. to Grape St.. Isaac got a job working on large servers fixing back in the station. So, what are you going to do next after this?"

"Going to check out my old apartment after this, see what's still there and what not," Sunset replied while raised her hand in front of her.

"Sounds like a plan," Carver agreed with a nod and a smile. "I'll come by later when I'm done for the day. Uhm, I'll be eating with Kurt if you don't mind."

"Sure, go ahead," Sunset added with a flat smile, wave her right hand wide to her side. "I'll be here."

After Sunset sat back with the Rainbooms and Carver and Kurt sat down on a two-chairs table, Mrs. Cake has served the orders they asked and enjoy their snacks. Sunset and Carver were the ones who enjoyed their coffees much more. The Rainbooms have been silent with Sunset near them. But Sci-Twi felt glad that she defend her, Twilight and Applejack on the other worried of what Sunset's becoming now despite she just protected Sci-Twi.

"Hey, Sunset," Sci-Twi called in doubt. "Thanks for defending me."

Sunset then puts down her coffee and looked over to Sci-Twi with a sad look. "No problem, Twi. I do what I had to do."

"That was pretty badass, Sunset," Rainbow commented with a grin and quickly notices some of the girls flat stares. "But that was a little much you know?"

"Did you have to bash her head against the table?" Juniper asked worriedly. "You could have put her end up in the hospital with how hard it was."

"Well, better that than losing any limbs," Sunset replied back, but then receive nervous glares from the girls in front of her including Twilight.

"Okay," Wallflower commented in agitated. "That sounded scary."

They then spend half of their time to finish off their snacks. The good thing was they won't be disturbed anymore by any students in the cafe from CHS and Crystal Prep alike. With the presence of Carver and Kurt inside, they can handle the situation if things go south. Sunset still enjoying her coffee, but then scratch her eye for a moment. She's pretty rarely feeling an itch in the eye, literally in the eye she got injected.

Nothing else concerns her by reminding herself that her eye is not bleeding. She continues to enjoy her coffee as she should. But then she was called by Rarity. From the looks of it, Rarity was curious about something. Sunset put down her coffee and asked her emotionless.

"You want to ask me something?"

"Yes," Rarity nods. "I'm curious about this man we've heard about, Stross. Who is he?"

Sunset winced her eyes immediately, it was susceptible for her to hear. "Watermelody talked about it, didn't she?"

"Yeah, she did," Wallflower added. "We were wondering if you would tell us about him?"

"I rather not talk about it," Sunset replied coldly with a shook, letting her hand off her coffee.

"Why? We're just talking about this one guy?" Rainbow asked. "Whats really troubling you only that? Well, except we heard you've killed him."

"I had to," Sunset replied with a tone of mad. "There's no other choice, and he didn't give me one."

"I think there's more than just he's a psycho," Applejack added. "Are you hiding something from us?"

"Only something that you don't want to know and I hate to talk about," Sunset replied coldly, gave her angry look at them. "Look, I just don't want to talk about this unless you want me to fuck off from here."

They went silent after that, Sunset was serious about the threat, and they don't want to make her angry. They only decided to stop talking about it and just enjoy their day with her. After their day in the Sugarcube Corner, Carver and Kurt headed out to the specific location of the criminal activity while Sunset, Twilight, and the rest of the group headed out to Sunset's old apartment. It was a pretty silent walk though because they might have pissed Sunset for now.

It was a bit of a 20 minutes walk, the group reached Sunset's old apartment. Looking from the outside of the apartment, it has changed into its original condition like a year ago, clean, neat, and beautiful colors. They all looked at it and were smiling to see the apartment is back in its excellent condition. Sunset however still felt content about it, honestly, for her to have this instead of the Earthrise Apartments style was a bit of a change, but this one might be better for her. Sunset walked upstairs to the front entrance and pull out the key she got from Mayor Mare and opened the door, entering her old home with the follow up by the rest of her group.

They all looked around the apartment, exploring around before heading up to the apartments second floor. Everything on the second is nothing but neat and clean, guess the mayor had called in a lot of maid house to deal with this house.

Everything that belongs to her was still in there, her couch, her cabinet, her bed upstairs above her old computers, her old Xbox, everything that are belongings of Sunset was still there safe and sound. After a moment of good look around her apartment, Sunset put down a music-audio log on the table where the computers were and left it on. Honestly, they never knew that Sunset has her own taste of songs like this.

Crossfire - Breathe - Believer - One More Light - Dark On Me

Sunset then headed to her bathroom to take a shower but after she put down an audio log on the table next to her tv. The girls only waited at the couch and the stairs that lead to Sunset's bed upstairs.

"I thought it was still sealed by the police," Wallflower commented in doubt.

"What the police said that time when Sunset disappeared?" Rainbow asked, don't remember that event. "I don't recall to remember anything about it."

"Not sure, something about someone else using this apartment," Applejack replied doubt. "But Ah' think that's because they're trying to not say what happened to Sunset."

"At least we know what happened to Sunset," Twilight added in agreement, she stood up from the couch and looked towards them, then raised her voice in anger. "I can't believe it's been for a year since she disappeared because you don't care for her anymore because blaming that she is the Anon-A-Miss which she isn't!"

"We know, we know! We're sorry, Twilight," Pinkie replied as she quickly stood up from the stairs and face Twilight. "I took away her smile. I'm sorry."

"I don't need any apology," Twilight shot back. "The only person the apology here is only Sunset."

"But she-" Fluttershy then halted. "She won't accept it."

"I don't know what to say about that anymore," Twilight replied with a sad sigh. "I shoulda came here sooner, but I was up with my family at the time and didn't have the journal with me, so I didn't know what was happening here 'till I was too late."

The air then filled with silence. Only Twilight and Applejack knew it must have been a really a hard day for Sunset to adapt back to this time change. They just waited in silence for Sunset to finish her shower and come out from her bathroom. Applejack just looked around her and found something on the table next to the TV. It was the audio log of what Sunset has left.
"Hey, girls?" Applejack called as she stares at the audio log, receiving everyone's attention to her. "Sunset left her log there."

They all quickly looked at what Applejack was staring. They then got off from the couch and stairs and came over to the audio log. Sci-Twi was the first to pick it up before handing it to Juniper. Twilight then took it off from Juniper to see what the log looks like. She was a little bit impressed to see the log she left would be something in a metal-sheet like a shaping device.
"How do we open this.. thing?" Twilight asked, perplexed on how to use it as she looked at every side of the device.

"Let me do it," Applejack said, Twilight gave the audio log to her. "I think I know how this thing works."

"You sure?" Rarity asked in uncertainty. "We never heard and use this thing."

"Actually Sunset taught me how to use it," Applejack replied as her fingers trying to use the damn thing, everyone was surprised to hear that. "Let's see if I can get this audio log working..."

After a few seconds of trying to use the device, a small screen of audio hologram popped out in front of them. They were surprised to know Applejack to know how to use it despite being a farm girl, they were actually more surprised to hear the audio log representing a voice of a man. He was sounded scared, worried, and traumatized. They listened to the audio log said:

"Alexis, if you get this, I love you. I would never do anything to hurt you or our son. After the sessions, I keep seeing you, but... you're so mad, so... angry. You're scaring me. I want you to stop. What's happening to me? Please come to get me..."

And after that, the audio log went off, and the hologram vanished. They were questioning themselves on a couple of questions.

One. Was that Stross?
Two. Why Sunset have his audio log?
Three. Why is Stross sounded pretty scared?

While they were busy questioning themselves about it, they were frightened to hear a voice.

"You shouldn't have heard that," they quickly turned around to their backs and found out Sunset was standing right behind them already in her other hacker suit. Her jacket was that of her actual original leather jacket with RIG-mods, black T-shirt with the words 'New Horizons, New Hope', plus with her blue padded-protection trousers.

Wallflower stepped forward, come closer to Sunset. "Was that Stross talking out of that device?"

Instead of answering, Sunset walked over to Applejack, and she handed back her audio log before slowly putting it on the table next to the TV again. "Yep, that was Stross. I should have told you to not touch anything in here."

"Why did you have his audio log?" Applejack asked.

"Remembrance of him," Sunset replied, before turning around to them. "Look, I don't want to talk about it, okay?"

"Sunset, you don't have to hold all this in-" Twilight then quickly got cut by Sunset.

"I said fucking enough!" Sunset retorted in outburst as she leaned towards them, startling them. "You do know I'm fucking sick and tired of talking about it and you kept insist on talking about it!"

Sunset then slowly turned again, looking at the audio log on the table as her hand softly rub it. "At least I finally heard what he said in the audio log," Sunset added softly, which surprised them for her sudden change of emotion. "Thanks for playing it.... never gotten around to listening to it and wondered what it said."
"Erm.... your welcome?" Applejack replied awkwardly.

Sunset then lingered past them and hanging out around her room. She looked around the room again, as if she wants to inspect back something she missed. Then, she just stood there thinking in her own mind. Rainbow then come over to her to ask something.

"Uh, something's wrong, Sunset?"

"Nothing, I was thinking on how I 'm going to renovate this apartment," Sunset replied, which gave them interest about it.

"What are you going to add to your apartment?" Juniper asked.

"Some stuff from the future with future-advance modifications," Sunset replied while looking around. "Maybe there is some way I can build a suit kiosk over here in the corner, and the possibility for BENCH over there."

"Um, excuse me? a bench?" Fluttershy asked, confusing the 'bench' with the similarity to a chair.

"Tools and weapons bench, need to find a place to store them all." Sunset corrected, which gave them a little fright about it.

After silence filled in again, Applejack asked her. "Hey, Sugarcube. Ah' was wondering... If I..."

"Yes?" Sunset asked back, wondering what is she asking.

"If you don't mind for me to stay here for the night with you," Applejack finishes. "Along with Princess Twilight."

Sunset looked away from them in annoyance and sorrow. They knew Sunset didn't like that. But then Sunset looked back at them with no emotion.

"I just wanted to be alone for the night," Sunset said back with a tone of threat. "But I let you stay if you want to."

"Hey, we're going to fix this," Applejack replied as she stepped forward once to her. "We'll be alright."

Sunset only hung in silence about what Applejack said, before replying. "We'll see about it."

"By the way, there's something I want to know about," Sunset asked the girls, gaining their undivided attention.

"Yes?" Fluttershy answered.

"When did the Dazzling appeared back at school? The last time I saw them was back at the battle of the bands. They never showed back after that."
"Umm, it might have to do with Wallflower's memory stone thingy." Applejack answered. Making everyone attention turn to the green hair teen.

"Me?!" Wallflower said in surprise.

"It makes sense, I think you used that thing just at the end of summer right? That was after we met Juniper here before the start of the school year so when you took our memories of Sunset you also took our memories of them too and ended up befriending them instead of hating them." Applejack explained.

Sunset surprised everyone she let out a sharp laugh, "Well that must be the only GOOD thing that came out of that fucking thing, everyone forgets about what they tried to do during the battle of the bands and all the good times I spent trying to redeem my own actions. Ha, typical." she said making Wallflower flinch.

'I remember them saying they had no memory of their past. So what has been going on with them?"

"They were just going on with life just like us. Going to school, doing homework, hanging out after school, that sort of thing." Sci-Twi answered. "They did keep to themselves about their past that must have explained why they never spoke about where they came from. otherwise, they are very outgoing with us."

"Eating with us, slumber parties, after school clubs that sort of thing." Rainbow Dash said.

"So they invited you over to there place before? I've wondered what their living situation is like." Sunset said. The girls looked at each other with uncertain looks. "None of you have been to their place, have you?"

"We offered but they never let us over, I wonder why?" Sci-Twi said as she ponders about the new information.

"What gives? We let them over at our places." Rainbow Dash said.

"They must have a good reason," said Fluttershy.

"We'll find out later. For now, I've got work to do." Sunset said as she looked over her place.

"With what?" Juniper asked.

"Redecorating," Sunset answered.

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