Sunset remained seated while hugging her knees with her face hidden behind them, she was over a small patch of land and grass surrounded by an interminable body of shallow water, the sky above still a gloom gray were nothing could be seen beyond the roof of clouds.

Dressed in nothing but a thin pink robe, she felt cold and alone despite the unwanted company. A good three meters away from her stood the same man from last time, watching her with a mix of feelings Sunset couldn't and didn't wanted to know.

" Are you willing to listen now? To set things right? ". Asked the unknown man, he watched her uninterrupted with a scowl, his cyan eyes just remained on her making her skin crawl. " As long as you continue with this stubbornness you'll never get out of here! ".

Sunset looked up from her position. " Shut up, I don't know who you are or why are you in my mind, but if you are related to whoever took Mac from me then you're my enemy ".

The man remained silent, his eyes still cold and judging, his mouth set in a line. As much as Sunset put her mind to work she couldn't recognize him or anyone similar, nor human or pony or any other creature, yet watching him give Sunset a sense of familiarity. " Remember my words child, you have to help my daughter! This is as much your fault as it is hers! ". The man slowly disappeared.

" Who is HER? Who are you talking about? ". She asked but got not answer back, the last of the man vanished leaving Sunset once again alone within the confines of her mind, still trapped inside the void of her own shattered being.

Now alone she tried to think in a new way to get back out. Her previous intents included using magic, shout out for help, trash the place and even try to ran away in any direction possible but so far nothing she did helped. Yet somehow she knew something was going on outside of her prison. She could feel it as an away feeling coming to her bit by bit, little fragments of images and thoughts that showed her whY was going on in the real world.

She saw her awakening and reawakening. First as her persona from before she was confronted by Princess Twilight and later as her post arrival in the human world, each awakening brought a different Sunset, a Sunset with different personality and different mindset and different amount of memories.

" I need to get out of here! I need to go out and find Mac! I can't stand this place, what's keeping me here? Why can I get out? ". Sunset screamed the questions one after the other somehow to get an answer from the isolated place within her. Despite the emptiness of the place there was not even echo his time, nothing that would vaguely come as a reply, desperate and crying now Sunset felt truly lost, she felt worse that the place were she was kept when Adagio defeated her.

That time both Big Mac and Luna have saved her but now with Mac missing and the Tantabus gone there was no one who could help her.

Her sobbing suddenly stopped when she felt something on her shoulders. " Ah! ". She quickly scrambled to her feet in fear that something had come to harm her, what she saw made her gasp in shock.

REGAL'S RESIDENCE...

Sunset woke up startled, her heart pounding despite not remembering what just happened. Her eyes came first to the form of Celestia who was seating next to her, just behind was Luna and coming from the other side Starlight Glimmer. All three of them stopped the moment they saw Sunset awake.

Celestia, the closest one moved to comfort her but restrained herself, she didn't want to upset her even more and waited as Sunset got her hearing, she was resting on the center couch, the one in the sister's living room. She shifted her body and sat properly.

" I'm... fine, I'm fine now ".

" Do you need water? Anything? ". Asked Celestia.

" A bit of water please ". Luna left the living room and went to fetch water from the kitchen, meanwhile Sunset massaged her shoulders, not only did to the stiffness of them but also because if the sensation that something was missing over them.

Soon Luna came back with a glass of water, she handed the glass to her sister who immediately passed it to her adopted daughter. " Thanks Miss Luna, thanks Miss Celestia ". Sunset said while accepting and drinking from the glass, the others noticed when Celestia flinched, the fact that Sunset didn't freak out and that she called Celestia 'Miss' instead of Mother was the sign that she was the same Sunset from before fainting.

" Do you feel better Sunset? ". Starlight asked but soon she fixed her question when she realized she was stepping on a landline. " I mean physically ".

" Yes, I'm feeling better, physically ". She confirmed and drank some more water. Then placed the glass down on the coffee table with a slight bang. " Can I know the specifics of what's going on? ".

" I don't know, wouldn't that affect you somehow? ". Luna asked.

" I think she deserves to know Luna, but it will take some time to cover everything, for what we talked before you are missing around 3 years of events ". Celestia said.

" It may be a good idea, and if you accept I can use a spell to scan you while you listen, that way we can detect if something of what you heard triggers a magic response ".

" No offense, Starlight was it? But I don't trust you enough to let you use magic on me".

" Ah?! I-I see, I, I understand, I'll give you some space then ". Starlight couldn't hide her hurt feelings as she received that blow from her friend, it somehow opened old sounds.

" Hold on kid, let's go to my room, help me out with something will ya? ". Without giving Starlight time to answer Luna took her to the stairs and then to her room.

" Don't you think that was a little too much Sunset ? Even if you don't remember been friends that doesn't mean she isn't, at least in her part ". Reproached Celestia.

" I know, but, until I know more of what happened, I can't afford to trust people so easily, that's... That's how I got trick in the first place ". Sunset responded.

" Trick? You mean by the other Sunset? The human? ".

" Correct, she make me believe that Princess Celestia needed me back in Equestria, she told me she was a friend of her and that I needed to help her get back into her life as human, and I tried, only for her to betray me and attack the school ".

" I see, fine. From how far back do you want to hear, keep in mind that we do have holes too in our memories, but I'll try to patch as much as I can from what I know, your fri... the other girls may be able to share more information than me though, you spend more time with them than me after all, it was only after you and Big Mac started dating than we became closer ".

Sunset thought about it but then she shook her head. " No, I want to her from you as first, back then you and Miss Luna were the closest thing I have to a parent figure, I want you to be the one to tell me how did I acted after... Start after I was defeated by the princess new apprentice ".

Celestia felt a bit of happiness hearing her of her importance in Sunset's life. " Ok then,
after she went back through the portal you... ". Celestia retold the painful part of her redemption.

Up in Luna's room, Starlight waited seated on her bed while Luna searched for something. " Thanks for not letting me alone, although I understand her situation it still hurt to have someone calling you untrustworthy, it seems even after all this time the past stills lumber over one's back ".

" Well, as someone who has been almost her entire life judged by the actions of her almost perfect older sister, I can see where you're coming from, the past weights more the older you get kiddo, but that doesn't mean you have to take shit from anyone just because they think they have the right to put you down, if someone is been an ass to you for no good reason, wherever is a douchebag police captain or a pretty pony princess ".

Luna managed her purpose as Starlight started giggling about her comments. " You seem to have more in common with my niece that I thought, she still feels guilty for her last actions and that somehow put a dent on her relationship with Big Mac for a time, not that it lasted much I'll tell you, once those two passed the fears of sex they became worst that rabbits! ".

" Hahaha seriously! Now I'm hope even more that the real Sunset comes back to tease her ". Starlight's mood suddenly deflated. " I really do hope she gets her memory back, I don't have much in the real friend department, my best friend must be mad at me for leaving her behind right about now ".

" Don't worry about it, you'll see her soon enough and will make up with her, I'm sure of it, now, this is what I asked you to come with me, I want you to tell me if it can be fixed ". Luna passed a jewelry box to Starlight, she open the lid and found the magic necklace.

Starlight saw the gem imbedded in the necklace with curiosity wondering what she was seen, then she remembered Princess Twilight commenting something about Princess Luna giving Sunset and Macintosh help to deal with the Tantanites.

" Is this, what I think it is? ". Starlight asked almost knowing the answer.

" A magic gem from another world which have a mysterious creature inside that can swim from dream to dream and give it's wearer unlimited power? Then yes, yes it is, but like to call it Tony! So, can it be fixed? ".

Starlight took the necklace and watched it with caution, even if it wasn't active by what human Luna told her, it was a magic artifact currently residing in another world so there was no sure way to tampering with it. " You said that it allowed you to enter the Dreamscape? ".

" Sure did, it did the same for Sunset too but with me it also gave me powers and a cool looking suit ". Starlight remembered her own time when she was in the Dreamscape. But it seemed to operate different in this world just like she thought.

" Ok, I'll try something but I'm not sure how the gem may react, it will be better if you stay back a bit, just in case ". Luna nodded and took a few steps back, watching as Starlight started chanting in that weird language of her, at first nothing happened but little by little a dim light emanated from the gem.

REBEL'S HIDEOUT...

Abigail returned to the chamber where her allies were still watching the invasion unfold. As soon as he saw her Rawhorn ran to her. " My lady! The situation is turning against the the Empress and her hive, come and see! ". It took a few seconds but soon Abigail followed suit and saw what he meant, indeed, allied forces of the food changelings were arriving to assist. First a full wave of Wonderbolts by the looks of it and several pops of magic brought out Royal guards from the Canterlot, taking command of the main force and the battlefield was non other that the moon princess, Luna.

Abigail couldn't hide a scowl from forming, this was starting to look like the worst case scenario she predicted. With one of the original princess coming to the aid of Neonbugg while the Empress and her sister were still within the city it seemed that non of them would come back, of course they still had the little tool Abigail provided with but it wasn't know how effective would they be and for how long would it last.

" Hmm, the murky smell is back! ". One of Chomper's dog guards growled. Abigail flinched, with the incident of the stallion in her personal bathroom she forgot to take her shower and now that she was back the sensible noses of the diamond dogs could pick up her scent.

" Are you?! Insulting?! My lady?! ". Apparently, Rawhorn came to a similar conclusion as he roared threateningly at the dogs. Then thought of having his leader and savior insulted in his presence drove him mad.

The dogs were shocked first but true to their job of guards for Chomper they soon growled back. The dof kind didn't made any move to stop them, his attention still in the orb showing the invasion, maybe thinking that she wouldn't mind the interruption.

Unfortunately for him and the rest, she did, and more than that, she thought that maybe a demonstration of power was in order to remind him who was the leader, and she was equipped for the occasion. Drawing power from the Alicorn amulet, she put Everycreature under a paralysis spell, even Rawhorn. The first one to notice was Rock Chomper, his eyes moving to her as he wasn't able to even turn his neck at her direction, there was both indignation and fury on his gaze, but fear as well, lots of fear, here and now he was the most vulnerable he had ever been, open to be dispatched should Abigail wished to.

The rest of the dogs too growled in defiance but soon it was replaced with whimpers as she put pressure on their bodies, Rawhorn was the only one who didn't resist, maybe because he was her guardian or just the because he knew that struggling was useless. " Would you mind let me observe what happens? I don't like interruptions ".

The magic hold was released without warning leaving the affected move normally again. The dogs didn't wasted any time in showing their fear of her and moved back hiding behind their king who was just as scared as them but at least he could hide it pretty well. " Diamond dogs don't interrupt again ". It was all he could say without giving away his true situation.

Rawhorn took his place next to Abigail again, putting his attention back on the orb not expecting words of gratitude from the smaller mare, nor demanding them. " Hm, this may still turn to our advantage ". Abigail said catching Chomper's attention.

" You mean, Blue princess may die? ".

" No what I meant, but why would Luna be here rather than Celestia who is the one in charge of the day, or the friendship princess for that matter, we can exploit that, use it to demoralise her ponies, cause chaos and get her subjects the impression that she doesn't care for her allies, we may even be able to swell our thanks with ponies willing to change sides, this will be very important in case we lose the Changelings in this battle, and by the looks of it, that may be the case ".

Abigail continued observing as Luna and company took down the Invaders efficiently, she hoped that shot least, the sister duo managed their purpose of dealing with the king and his brother.

NEAR THE ROYAL CHAMBER, NEONBUGG...

With heavy breathing, Thorax managed to blast another evil Changeling before his legs gave up under him. Inside the room, the floor was gruesomely littered with the bodies of Changelings, both good and bad. From the defenders only he remained, from the Invaders only three, but that was enough, behind them walked the Changeling Empress, Ebony Spear, her nose high as she saw her brother kneeling before her. She could hardly contain her smirk.

" At last long, the moment has come to see that your stain gets wiped from Equestria! Thorax! My pitiful older brother! What does it feel to be kneeling before the real Queen? ".

As the Said this, her three children moved around and surrounded him, Thorax tried to move away but he didn't have the strength to do so, all three took a side, his back, his left and his right, the Queen about to become Empress was at his front. " Like... Like, like I took a nasty dumb, a hard you know, the kind that makes you cry went it comes ou-Aaarggh! ". His wisecrack comment was brutally cut down when the Changeling on the back stabbed him with its venomous barb.

" My oh my! I didn't know you were this foul-mouthed Thorax, is this how you think a king should speak? ". Ebony asked.

" Hhhhfff, hhhfff, sorry, hhhfff, seems, I copied a bad habit, from Pharynx, after all ".
Thorax struggled to breathe as the venom started circulating around his system.

" Ah, that explains it, good coincidence that you talk of your brother, because as we speak, my dear sister is hunting him down, I'm sure she will here soon with good news". Then the sound of approaching hooves made Ebony turn around, when her head turned back to Thorax a wide smile was on it. " And speaking of my sister, it seems she succeeded as I expected ". Thorax felt a cold claw grip his heart.

SURFACE, NEONBUGG...

The arrival of the Wonderbolts and a few minutes later, the Royal guard, was a sight Rainbow would never forget, added to that was the bonus of Princess Luna. As soon as she was done teleporting herself and at least 3 platoons of Lancers, the best unicorns in the Royal guard, tables turned faster that Applejack would throw a country themed reference. The evil Changelings did their best to react to the new threat, but under such overwhelming odds even their deadly venom was rendered useless since along the Royal guard came a special unit trained to heal the wounded and cure almost anything with their vast knowledge of magic and remedies, this unit was hoof picked and trained by non others that Royal wizard Sunburst and former pillar Mage Meadowbrook.

As the surface was cleared of enemies Princess Luna and Spitfire approached Rainbow Dash. " I'm glad to see you well Rainbow ". Luna said as she dispatched another Changeling like it was nothing.

" Well, I could been better if you guys had showed up an hour ago but meh, who's complaining, definitely not me ". Despite her bravado, Luna couldn't miss the hint of sadness and rage in Rainbow's tone, the city was littered with the innocent citizens that bravely tried to defend their homes and families, knowing she was in part responsible, even if indirectly, of their demise must be weighting heavily on the mare.

" My most sincere apologies Rainbow, but it took some time to assemble this force and then teleport everypony here safely, but now that we are here, I give you my word that we won't leave until any and all rebel scum have been dealt with, specially, Ebony Spear ". Luna's tone send chills down Rainbow's back.

" Then let's go! We have to find Applejack, Thorax and the others! I'll take you where the Royal room was, time is waisting! ". Even bruised and in pain, Rainbow took flight.

" I'll take charge here, you guys do what you have too ".

" Thanks Captain Spitfire, we'll leave things in your hooves ". With that out of the way the two mares left, followed by a few Lancers.

NEAR THE ROYAL CHAMBER, NEONBUGG...

Crimson Javelin moved next to her sister, or more like tumbled, the female changeling was badly hurt, along her chitin ran scars, burn marks and cuts, a makeshift patch was placed on her neck were green blood seemed to be barely contained. Still, her tail was kept tall and ready to deliver a powerful stab, just like the one Thorax was given.

" I assume the other problem is dealt with ". Ebony asked after scanning her sister.

" He is, no more, he put up a good fight but at the end I was simply superior, like it should be ". Crimson said, her eyes piercing down on the kneeling king.

" You, you're lying! Pharynx can't be... He Can't! ".

" Oh, I'm so sorry dear Thorax but my sister is well know for her honesty, soon your entire kind will be just a memory, dust on the wind! It will be after we are done with you. My children, prepare to pierce this imposter with your stingers! ".

" Wait! ". Crimson called.

" What? ".

" This magot have been eluding us for too long just to end it so quickly, let us enjoy his suffering a bit more sister ". Crimson said as she walked away from her sister to stop in front of Thorax.

" Crimson, as much as I wish to extend his end, time is against us, we need to leave before reinforcements arrive, with those two dead, the changelings allies of Celestia swill crumble, there's no need to risk the invasion further ".

" Then let me deliver the killing blow at least, I deserve it after the trouble his brother caused me ".

" Fine! But be brief ". Ebony conceded and the guards moved back a little to give space for their second in command.

Crimson came close, her tail swinging above her shoulder, Thorax for his part, his face a mix of both pain and rage, he tried to move and avenge his fallen brother but all he managed was tumble down, not even kneeling now.

" This is so pathetic, is this supposed to be the great Changeling leader? ".

" I'll, huff, I'll kill, you! ". Thorax tried in vain once more to reach Crimson and hurt her in some way, maybe tore the bandage from her neck and cause her to bleed to dead or so that an infection can enter her body and kill her slowly and painfully.

" You could, but if you do that, how can I pass his last message to you? ". Thorax lost his will to fight with that question.

" Sister? ".

" He gave me his last words to deliver to you Thorax, you want to know what he said? Do you? ". Thorax was confused now, was she going to further torture him with this?

" Sister! Hurry up! ".

" His last words for you were... STOP HITTING YOURSELF! ". Crimson shouted out loud, not only confusing the others but shocking them as well.

" Sister, what are you-?! ". What happened next was a blur, with a smile on both their faces and renewed strength both Thorax and Crimson transformed into beasts, Crimson into a slim and fast serpent like creature, Thorax into a huge Ursa mayor.
The shock prevented either evil Changeling to move, even the would be Empress was stunt that her sister would do something like this until the idea that this wasn't her sister tore through her like the giant bear was about to tore at her literally.

Thorax went for her directly while the serpent circled to go for the side. Her indecision to decide which enemy to stop cost her precious time and when she finally moved her assailants were on here already. The serpent coiled itself around her legs while the giant bear clawed at her head to kill her in one hit.

It was by instinct that Ebony used her tail not as a mean to attack but of defense, the extra limb came to interpose itself between the giant claw and the head of the Queen,
the claw did a nasty cut with each of his sharp nails while the serpent prevented any chance of escaping.

" Aaagh! ". The scream if their queen got the other three Changelings out of their dazzle and like if their own lives depended on they attacked, tails ready to stab at the traitor and the false king but before they could do anything with it the two escapees used the Queen's own body like a shield to prevent them from using the stingers without the risk of harming her, the fake serpent used it's position to coil around the base of the tail and score a bite in there , while the bite didn't have poison like the target's barb it caused a good amount of damage and put the Queen further into a lock, now disabling her greatest weapon.

Meanwhile, the giant Ursa continued lashing at Ebony but her hard chitin saved her from mayor damage. Finally, the queen had enough and transformed into a small fox that easily escaped from her two attackers, as soon as she was behind the safety of her children. " You! You aren't Crimson! ".

Thorax and his ally reverted back to the original form revealing Pharynx as the fake Crimson Javelin. " Your bitch of a sister is rotting in the floor of this city, and no, I'm not sorry for that ".

" YOU! ". Ebony's face morphed without even meaning, a sign that she was losing control mentally, the wounds the brothers inflicted on her may have also played a part.

The three guards hissed, ready to enter in action the moment their mother command them, but otherwise remained in place, tails high and ready. " Got a plan Pharynx? Do we attack? ".

" Buck no, I'm almost a goner and you got a a dosis of venom already, we fight and we are as good as dead ".

" So, run away? ".

" Like any guy that hits on Trixie after five minutes of knowing her ".

" Got it ". At once they charged they antlers to shoot.

Finally coming out of her short grieving Ebony yelled. " KILL THEM! ". The Changelings moved at once but a double salvo of magic blasts made them jump back, that was the space the brother duo needed to turn tail and ran like mad bugs, their hooves and legs making miracles to carry the battered bodies against certain dead.

INSIDE SUNSET'S MIND...

Sunset's mouth moved like a fish trying to breathe, in front of her was what could only be described as an older version of herself, with some keys differences of course, her hair was somehow molded different, she thanked Rarity for the know how, the other two main discrepancies were the color of her hair which was an amber tone and the eyes which were brown colored.

The woman stood there waiting, she didn't move away or closer, probably to not startle Sunset further, her eyes watched her up and down, while her hands were gently pressed against her chest, almost like containing herself from reaching Sunset. " Who? Who are you? ". Sunset asked, not knowing if understanding why a total stranger, even one that kind of looked like her would be inside her head but remembering the other person made her wary of the new figure. " Are you here to bother me like the other one? Are you with him? ".

Sunset's questions echoed through the empty space, carrying her frustration for not been able to wake up and search for her boyfriend.

The woman shook her head in deny, she then looked around the empty space, maybe looking for the man but not finding him she focused back on Sunset. " I am sorry, terribly sorry, for him, for me, and... for her ". The woman said ominously. The woman's eyes turned glassy and tears soon closed down her face. " Do you... Do you know who we are? ". Sunset shook her head. " But you have an idea, don't you? ".

" Yes, I had some suspicious but your resemblance kind of confirm my guess ". Now it was Sunset's turn to let her word hang. " You are, were her parents, right? ".

The woman smiled, rather sadly, it would have been an odd contrast to smile pinky style under the circumstances. " We still are her parents, as you can see even after dead, we are still watching over her, although not directly as we would like ".

" How? And why only know have you appeared, why to me? ". Asked Sunset coldly.

" The how is quiet complicated, the best I can explain it is, this is how it works in the human world ". The woman saw the reaction in Sunset and quickly continued. " Our souls do linger on this place for a while after our dead, the closer we are to the place were out souls passed on becomes like the center of our sphere of influence. We can see our loved ones, even visit their dreams and interact very slightly with them, but that's about it, after some time pass we simply become one with the flow of life again, our souls are stripped down of memories, experiences and feelings leaving the core clean anew, then rebirth comes next ".

" However, here, in this very town, there's something influencing the very mechanics of this whole process, you can guess what it is, don't you? ". The game of suspense continued on.

Sunset only took a few seconds to figure it out. " Magic, the portal to Equestria let magic flow into this world and that magic is messing things up! ".

" Very smart! ".

" In how is this affecting it, and more importantly, how do you know all this? ".

The woman smiled again and tapped the side of her head with a finger. " The moment my husband and I passed on we found ourselves in a void, kind of like this one. Then as if this information was always part of ourselves, we knew it, we knew everything about how things work here ".

" We were happy to discover that our daughter was alive since she wasn't with us, so we reached out to her but to our horror we couldn't find her, no matter how much we extended our influence we couldn't find any trace of our Sunset, then a few week after the incident, you came in ".

" That must have been when I first came through the portal! ". Sunset said understanding.

" We thought you were our Sunset, so we tried to reach out to you, but we couldn't, we couldn't understand what was going on, then, some time later Abigail did came back ".

" My memories aren't clear about that, but my bo-! ". Sunset chocked a little remembering Mac. " My boyfriend told me that he somehow got some of his memories about that time, and that Abigail tried to do something to me and everyone in school, she came to confront me! ".

The woman turned sad again. " Yes, we are aware of her behavior after she came back.
Through her dreams we got a glance to her life previous to coming back, she was in your world, lost and looking for a way back here, she wasn't alone, the was someone who nursed her when she found her and took her in like an adoptive mother, but things were still tough for her, things just got worse when she came back, she wanted to take her life back, but instead she found someone looking like her living in her name, needless to say, she couldn't take the shock. She thought she didn't belong anywhere anymore, she lost her parents, she lost her life and her own identity, so she turned all her thoughts into taking revenge ".

" But, but I didn't hurt her I... Did I hurt her? I, I just can't remember anything! ". Sunset said drowning herself again in anguish, but the woman reassured her.

" Sunset Shimmer, while my daughter's actions can be understandable in some way, they can't be taken to condole her revenge and cause harm to Innocents. Including you and your friends ". The mother said. " You have your own set of mistakes, but you have done your best to atone for them, if anything, while my Abby grew darkness in her heart you filled your with love and friendship ". The woman teared up again.

" And that Darkness is just growing, her actions have grown from a simply erase memories to violence and kidnapping, for the good of her soul, she must be stopped!".

The two women felt into a silence, Sunset thought about all the information she just received, a few things still hugged her but many things came to light. " I want to do it, I want to stop her, but I can do anything from here, is your husband the one keeping me here? ".

The woman became thoughtful, then answered. " No, neither of us is capable of such thing, so far we could only observe what we could through you, and when our daughter crossed to this world we weren't able to appear in her dreams ".

" Then how come you are doing it now? What has changed since then? ".

" I'm not sure, while I know the things I know the moment we died, we have little to no understanding of 'magic' , what I can tell you is this, the first time we were able to enter your dreams was when you touched Abigail's arm almost three year ago ,when you tried to stop her from erasing everyone's memories of you, the moment you did contact with her you said that you saw her memories, you did a connection with her and that allowed us to see your mind, that's how you knew she was lying bout her real intension, you tried to stop her but in the end-! ".

" I failed, I failed and my memories and everyone were deleted! She used the memory stone in me and Mac, in everyone in the school! ". Sunset said wailing.

" Close enough, she did used that magic rock on you and the rest, but she didn't deleted your memories, she altered them ".

" What?! Altered? ". Sunset stopped, something that she never asked before came to her mind, why did she became such a witch with everyone after she came to the human world? She thought that it was her discontent with Celestia and her silly plan of taking over the school but now she was seen things more clearly. Her friends did have old altercations to be angry at her but what was her motive? It was now more crazy to think that a single 15 year old girl would institute such fear on a school with many students older than her, except if everyone was made to believe that she was unstoppable, even her mother, Principal Celestia never tried to put a stop to her, it all made sense now.

Realization hit her like a truck. " All this time, from so far back, my actions have never been my own, I never had any control over who I was or what did I wanted ".

Suddenly, the surface started to shake violently, Sunset almost fell from the small patch of land but the woman took her by the shoulders before this could happen. The clouds turned dark and the water level rose.

" What? What happened? ".

" You are doubting your own existence that's something dangerous to do while you are here ". Abigail's mother told her while helping stabilize. " Listen, I can't do much for you but I'll help you, all I ask is that if the chance appears, please stop Abigail, stop her from causing more harm and condemn her soul further, otherwise, she won't be allow here, please Sunset Shimmer, from a mother to a Daughter, please promise me that you at least will try ".

Sunset contemplated the request and while she did wanted to Pommel her face for the things she have done, she couldn't deny that right now she needed to go back to the surface and take control of her life once more and search for Mac. Thinking it over, she took her decision.

" As long as my friends and family are ok, and that I can save Big Mac, then fine, I'll do what I can, but only by those conditions ".

The woman looked at Sunset, both of their faces showing their bare feelings. Finally, the woman nodded in acceptance. " Very well, thank you ".

The woman walked to the edge of the earth patch and looked beyond while Sunset watched her carefully. Then she simply flicked her hand in the air, like an illusion been dispelled Sunset saw the scenario change, the patch of earth and grass expanded further and rapidly, soon it was beyond what she could see and kept going.

The woman turned back to Sunset, her face calm and collected. " First off, you need to remember, do not under any circumstances repeat the mistake of doubting you and yours purpose, do that and this whole thing will crumble with you in it, follow the path ahead, it seems long but you'll reach the end soon enough, there you will find the entrance to the next level of your existence. What follows next is up to your own mind,
You will find some kind of test that you have to solve in order to regain control, remember the things that make you happy and keep them close to your heart ".

Sunset nodded, she the took a look at the long road ahead, maybe wondering for one second if this was just an elaborated trap for her, but then she opted for trusting the woman, she didn't gained anything from trapping her in her own head, that and the woman felt honest to her.

" I'll be going then, I'll keep my promise, as long as Mac is ok, I'll forgive her, but-! ".

" I understand, I do. One more thing before you be on your way, if you see my husband again, be careful, he love Abigail just as me, but he has taken a different approach to help her, one that will go through anything or anyone that get in the way, be on your guard, and good luck, the rest is up to you ".

Sunset nodded again after a few last look at the path ahead, she ventured forward. Abigail's mother watched her go until she was beyond sight. " Be on guard Sunset Shimmer, this is just the beginning of a treacherous path, you'll need all the help and power you can get before confronting the real enemy ". After her ominous monologue she disappeared.

FARSIDE HOTEL...

Emerald prepared for her little hunt. Thanks to her little informant Trixie, she knew that the room her intended target used was still under her name, meaning she was going to come back giving Emerald the chance to snatch her this time.

Since the police now had a clue about her she needed to a t discreetly, so she couldn't waltz around the city without a disguise or by using her magic to be unnoticeable or change her appearance.

Attacking at the peak of night was the best way, sneaking in her room and taking her out and her brother before they could rise the alarm, using her song magic to hypnotize them and drag them out of the city and through the portal. Giving the girl to Abigail so that she can become another pseudo Alicorn amulet like the poor siren Sonata. Finally she would take the brother as a bonus for a good executed mission and torture him to her heart content until he was dry and clean, for Emerald that last part was just to compensate for her failure to take the blond farmer, the little bastard did a good number on her with that last minute stunt, he hurt her, her pride and body, which in turn made her more wanted him more. " Too bad he's nothing but ashes scattered through the road, oh well ". She said to herself.

Focusing on her magic, Emerald sucked air and then released it in the form is a low song, humming and singing she let her magic flow through her room and invade the walls and roof of her room, then when the magic was too much for the room to contain it moved through the cracks, orifices and holes of the room, moving silently and reaching out to every room in the form of a greenish mist, the mist was undetectable to the naked eye despite it's color. Up and down, left and right traveled the mist, entering without permission to each and every room, then absorbing the bad emotions of all the tenants and bringing it to fuel Emerald and fill the power of her stone. " Not enough pain! Damn it! This will have to do for now ". Emerald relented.

Her power was full now but her gem was way below full. " Maybe I'll have to play a little with the best to fuel my gem even more ". Smiling, Emerald continued absorbing what negative emotion she could from the hotel.

CENTER OF THE CITY, CANTERLOT...

Inside a modest yet elegant restaurant girlfriend and boyfriend enjoyed the night and dinner as they chat. There was no denying the nervousness that hanged between the two but surprisingly to both of them, the excitement of what was going on o happen surpassed the fear of the unknown.

" I didn't know you used contact lens, not that I don't like your glasses but it's really nice to see your eyes in full display, I love them ".

" Thanks ". Said Twilight trying to hide the blush in her face by hiding behind the menu card. So far the night with Timber had been perfect despite a few setbacks, those were few and little compared to the blast of fun Twilight was enjoying.

' Oh no! What if I'm the only one having a good time? What if Timber is pushing himself to enjoy this for my sake? How can I know if that's the case? Should I ask him?
I probably should! ".

" Twilight? You ok? ". Timber asked catching Twilight off.

" Ye-heah? I'm fine! I'm excellent in fact! How, how have you found the night so far Timber? ". ' Smart Twilight, smart! You went for the frontal approach, surely you're not putting him on the spot by asking that right now are you? '.

" It had been nice! Very nice! The walk in the park was soothing, and talking while holding hands was also nice! Even the stop at the convenience store to the get the, to get the, you know the what, was nice, even that! So, yeah! Nice! ". ' Oh for the love of! Only nice? God damnit man! Couldn't have picked a better word? This is Twilight we are talking about, you have to choose your damn words carefully man! And mentioning the convenience store? Genius! Just fucking genius! No wonder you took this long to finally deal the deal you loser! '.

" Hehehe! Yeah, I like nice, it felt nice did it? Hmm, I hope the food is also nice, I mean tasty! Yes tasty! ". ' Oh no! He used nice, not excellent or perfect or any other positive reviewing word better than Nice! Why? Was it bad? That bad? And why would he mention the freaking Store! I wanted to die when I picked Magnum size condoms and the clerk almost laughed when he saw Timber with me! How embarrassing! Why? '.

The two hormone fueled semi adults went silent, feeling more awkward with every second until the waitress came to take their order. After ordering something adequate, they tried to continue where they let off.

" So, hm nice, was it? ". Asked Twilight trying desperately not to cringe at her own dorkness and inexperience. Suddenly she felt a tingle running in her entire body.

" Yeah, hm, listen Twilight, I'm really sorry if I trip over my tongue all the time, I really want this to be as memorable as possible, I, l love you Twilight, with all my heart and to be this nervous in a day so special is... just, overwhelming! ". Timber threw his hands up for effects. As the young man explained how he felt with his face down a sudden pink glow appeared around the girl making her feel aroused and in terrible need of male contact.

Timber looked like he was about to burst until he felt the worm touch of his girlfriend across the table. He looked up and found the blushing girl eye him with love as strong as his for her and burning desire to finally give in to carnal experience. " Twilight? ".

" Sorry, i too felt like that, and I love you too Timber. And, I feel like I need you, like really need you, like, right now! ". Timber's jaw dropped and his pants got tight around the crotch.

NEONBUGG...

Thorax and his brother slowed their runs as their bodies reached the limits, injuries and blood lost making the simple task of lifting a legs three times harder, flying was out of the question since that would make them easier targets and even if that wasn't the case it would take more energy out of them, energy they didn't have.

Panting and huffing, the two brothers reached an open area in one of the tunnels, a huge hole allowed the brothers to see the sky for the first time since the invasion began. The sky was almost dark now and no sight of battle was present.

" Quick, while I hold them up, you run, hurry! ". Pharynx ordered.

Instead of obeying, Thorax simply prepared himself for combat. " Did you listened? ".

" I did and I'm ignoring you, you know we don't have time for that, get ready brother, here thy come ". As he said that, the three Changelings came barreling down on them, Ebony was just behind.

Two magic shots went flying toward them, the fist evil Changeling jumped out of the way but the second one got scored, one on the head and other in the leg, it fell to the ground and made the third one jump over. The Changeling hit didn't last long out of action and soon was joining the rest.

" Nowhere left to run bastards! Confront the inevitable like real Changelings! ". Yelled one of the Changelings. Before long they were surrounded once more, tails ready to strike at their Queen's command.

" Your gonna kill us now? Don't you want to make us beg or something? Listen to your victory laugh? Ramble about your evil plans afterwards? Maybe listen to some repressed desire to get bu-! ". Pharynx jumped back as a stinger tried to impale his face.

" Silence you muk! Do not insult our mother! ". The one who tried to stab Pharynx growled.

" At ease my children, focus. Now, let's finish this, together ". The four evil Changelings surrounded them once more, ready to finish this once and for all. The tension was broken when five shots of magic crashed into the Invaders, one in particular was strong enough to pierce through two of the Changelings.

" Attack! In the name of Equestria! Attack! ". Luna yelled and her four Lancers did so, their magic shots bouncing and other penetrating the chitin fo the invaders. The smell of burned carapace and flesh soon filled the room, even the mighty Queen couldn't dodge every shot, her precious dark chitin was stained with burn marks and green blood, her own and her children's.

At the end of the barrage only she and one of her children remained standing, the odds turned against them once more. " This madness is over Ebony! You and your kind had crossed the line many times. Then sins you have committed are beyond redemption! For you there's only one punishment fitting enough ". Luna charged her horn as the four unicorns did.

" Mother run! ". The last remaining Changeling yelled as he launched itself in the path of the projectiles. Despite it best effort to cover the Queen she was still hit by two of the blast, one coming from Princess Luna. The guard simply burst open by the magic shots entering it body, Ebony resisted the blasts but before she could even escape, transform, evade or attack a second round of shots got her. The queen screamed as the magic that entered her body violently tried to cook her alive, her blood boiling from the overload of energy.

" Halt your fire Lancers! If possible, I'll like to take her alive ". Luna commanded. The Lancers did as instructed but kept their horns ready and charged, Luna approached with caution, she inspected the body, she saw no movement, the eyes of the queen looked vacant, blood sizzling from the wounds and smoke coming from her mouth all but indicated her sure dead. " Long live the queen ". Luna said with a straight face but there was no way of missing the sarcastic tone she used. Luna turned around, just missing the sudden turn on Ebony's eyes coming back to life just barely.

As slowly as she could, with her tongue she reached to one of the plates of her chitin near her face and pulled from it a black small stone that Abigail had given her, it was the same kind she gave to Rawhorn when he went to the human world, the stone was infused with magic that would give her a burst of power and heal her wounds at the same time, a powerful magic tool only given to the leaders of the rebellion as a sign of confidence by Abigail.

The queen pulled the stone to her mouth ready to absorb its power. " Oh no you
don't! ".

The sudden yell startled her enough to prevent her from fully swallow the stone. She felt a sharp pain as Rainbow came crashing hard on her chest, the stone slipped out of her tongue and landed next to her head, her eyes lost life little by little as her tongue tried to reach the stone only to be beat to it once more by the cyan mare who passed the stone to the Princess, the queen was dead for real a second later.

Her body was surrounded by the Lancers once more in case she was pretending her dead again. Luna approached and used her magic to lift the stone that Ebony tried desperately to reach, she felt some a strange yet familiar sensation coming from it.

" It will seemed she's dead for real this time your highness ". One of the unicorn informed as he reached with his magic and felt no pulse from the Changeling body.

" Buck! Don't tell me... Buck! ". Pharynx turned around and tried to run but his injuries finally put him down. His brother ran next to him.

" Pharynx! What happened? Where were you going? ". Thorax asked worried as he came to his brother.

" The, the other one! Crimson! She could have been pretending to, to be dead like this bugger here, I have to make sure she's... that she's, dead ". Pharynx lost consciousness before he could say more.

Luna came from behind after listening. " Guards! Inform the rest of the troops to be in high alert until Crimson Javelin can be found and confirmed dead. Go! ". Luna turned to the Lancers.

The unicorns nodded and left to spread the message while Luna joined the brothers, the stone floating near her. " This seems far more complicated that I thought ". Luna said mostly to herself.

FARSIDE HOTEL...

The door to the room was opened with a kick, Twilight and Timber went inside soon after not even caring that the door was left close but not locked, too distracted as they hungrily devoured each other with kisses that became more bold and intimate as they went on, ta once they separated their bodies but only to admire for the last time each other's form while dressed, after what felt like an hour the two collided again in kisses while trying to wrestle their clothes off.

Finally, Twilight was left sprawled over the bed in nothing but her purple panties, her perky breasts exposed and her nipples hard and ready. Timber remained on top of her, his eyes drinking all the female glory she could offer without removing the last garment. " How do I look? ". Asked the girl with a shy expression.

" Beautiful Twilight, just beautiful ". Twilight giggled at him. She then brought down his face to meet hers and start kissing again.

Just a floor above them, Emerald Breeze smiled when she sensed the magic on the girl bellow, she then released her song one more time to take the girl by surprise, her smile growing wider as the magic mist found her target.

" Let the fun begin ".

END OF CHAPTER.

Author's Notes:

Thanks for reading the story so far, always happy to see someone is keeping up with it, hope you like it so far, anyway, working on a new movie, it gonna be the second part for the ' My Little Pony the movie'. Will have images soon.

Thanks again and until next time.