Sunset Shimmer comes out of the portal and lands in front of Canterlot High School. She observes her surroundings. She is having a difficult time moving with the new body that is given to her.

"So, this is the world the mirror led to. How interesting," Sunset tries channeling her magic; however, she is having a difficult time conjuring any. "Hmm," she groans. "This world is weak. No magic whatsoever. I might as well try to adjust and take over this pathetic world."

Unbeknown to Sunset Shimmer, there are cameras all around. Someone, in particular, watch Sunset Shimmer and her movements. Another claims that there is someone out there that looks exactly like her. An idea comes to play within the organization. They have decided to follow through with a new project.

Several years later

Twilight Sparkle (Sci-Twi) is having her BBQ with her family at the beach. She can't wait to see her friend, Sunset Shimmer, coming to the beach to have a great time since her friends are busy with their lives. It's been a few hours since Twilight called Sunset Shimmer. It's 2:30 in the afternoon.

"Twily, is that friend of yours coming?" Shining Armor asks while grilling some burgers and veggie burgers.

"She should be here anytime now, Big Brother," Twilight replies. She looks at her phone for any messages.

A few minutes turn into two hours of waiting. It's unlike Sunset not to call back to let Twilight know about her status. Something is amiss, and it worries Twilight. She calls Sunset Shimmer but, it goes straight to voicemail. She leaves a voicemail and sends a few texts. After an hour, Twilight's worry skyrockets. While her family is enjoying the waters of the beach, Twilight tells her family she'll watch the grill. Twilight calls Applejack to see if she picks up.

"Howdy, Twilight. Is there something I can help you with?" Applejack has paint on her clothing. She and her sister Apple Bloom repainted the barn house together.

"I'm having a hard time getting in contact with Sunset Shimmer. She told me a while ago about coming to my family BBQ and, she hasn't shown up. She's three hours late. I feel something is horribly wrong and, I don't know why. Can you check on Sunset for me?"

"I'll give her a call and pass by to check on her. I'll call you back if I receive word from her, Twilight," Applejack responds.

"Thank you," Twilight sighs in relief.

"What are friends for?" Applejack hangs up on Twilight and calls Sunset Shimmer on her phone. Like Twilight's call, Applejack's call goes straight to voicemail. "Hey, Sunset. I'm going to drop on by. Twilight is worried about you. Please call back, Applejack," Applejack hangs up the phone.

"What's wrong, Applejack?" Apple Bloom asks.

"Something doesn't seem right. I'll be back later, Apple Bloom."

"You're not going alone. You promised me a day we spend time together as sisters. I'm going with you to Sunset's house," Apple Bloom claims.

Applejack sighs. "Very well, let's get ready, and I'll drive to Sunset's apartment."

Applejack and Apple Bloom head back to the house to get cleaned up. After half an hour, the two get in the family truck and head off to Sunset Shimmer's apartment. When the two arrive, they see the front door wide open. Applejack grabs a shovel from the back of the truck and leads the way in case someone were to burglarize Sunset's house. Normally, Applejack would tap into her pony transformation to clobber the guy but, she's in front of Apple Bloom, who doesn't have that ability and needs to show how to use ingenuity. To Applejack and Apple Bloom's surprise, the apartment isn't ransacked. Applejack and Apple Bloom decide to search the apartment for any signs of struggle.

"What happened here?" Applejack wants to know what went down hours ago.

"I found her phone," Apple Bloom picks up Sunset's broken phone.

"Whoa," Applejack walks up to Apple Bloom. "How did this happened?" Applejack observes the phone's condition.

Apple Bloom has an answer that'll make Applejack freak out. She gulps a little. "Applejack, I know a way we can find out..," Apple Bloom starts sweating.

"How and why are you sweating?" Applejack asks. She looks at her younger sister with suspicion.

Apple Bloom takes a deep breath. She takes out her laptop and goes onto a website she bookmarked. It puzzles Applejack to think a website exists. Apple Bloom is on a dark website where she sees different active camera angles.

"What the hell is this, Apple Bloom? Since when you were into this shit?"

"Well, since my friends are busy after school while you hang out with your friends more than me, I needed some way to feel that I'm involved with your life so, I go to this website to follow wherever you go and pretend that I'm with you..," Apple Bloom admits her guilty secret.

"No wonder why you guessed so accurately whenever I tell you about my day. Apple Bloom, this is wrong," Applejack is appalled.

"Spend more time with me so I can break this habit!" Apple Bloom barks at her sister.

Applejack sighs. "Don't worry; I will. Sorry that I chose to spend more of my time with my friends than you, Apple Bloom. I didn't know it would lead you into this nasty habit. So, is there a camera that we can look at?"

"There's a hidden camera in Sunset's apartment. It's behind the corner of the shelf," Apple Bloom waves at the camera. Applejack sees Apple Bloom's hand waving from the laptop.

"This is some freaky shit, Apple Bloom."

"Be glad I only watched you whenever you are with your friends. Be glad I'm not using the site for other sick ideas," Apple Bloom retorts.

"Can we rewind what happened earlier?" Applejack asks.

"Yes. One of the key elements the site has is being able to watch something that happened hours ago," Apple Bloom rewinds a few hours ago on the website. Applejack and Apple Bloom see Sunset Shimmer talking on the phone.

"Play it there, Apple Bloom," Applejack commands.

Apple Bloom plays the video. Sunset Shimmer is reading her journal when her eyes widen in shock. Applejack and Apple Bloom sees how devastated Sunset Shimmer is after reading the message. At times Princess Twilight Sparkle would send Sunset some messages to check on her. The two speculate that something dire happened, and Sunset feels so sad. Apple Bloom fasts forward an hour and sees Sunset Shimmer answering her door.

"Turn the volume up, Apple Bloom," Applejack wants to hear the conversation.

Apple Bloom turns the volume to the max setting. At times for thorough conversations, the website instructs to have headphones or turn the volume to the max to hear in-depth. Applejack and Apple Bloom start hearing the discussion from Princess Twilight Sparkle.

"It's time to go," Princess Twilight says.

That one command made Applejack's heart sink. Apple Bloom notices her sister's demeanor change from that one command from Princess Twilight Sparkle. She understands how dire the situation could be in the Equestria world.

"Not until you tell me what the hay is going on! Why am I'm needed in Equestria so drastically?" Sunset asks, sounding highly upset.

Applejack is now confused; her first intake from the beginning made her heart sink. Now, it's completely different. Apple Bloom is confused but, she'll keep listening to the whole story.

Princess Twilight enters Sunset's apartment. "I'll tell you why," Princess Twilight Sparkle grabs a chair and sits on it.

Sunset Shimmer sits on her couch facing Twilight. "Why is it important for me to come back to Equestria?"

"You remember Spike, right?" Twilight looks at Sunset Shimmer.

"Yea, your number one assistant. The baby dragon. What about him?"

"He no longer resides in Equestria," Twilight said, going straight to the point.

"What do you mean he no longer resides in Equestria?" Sunset is confused.

"Discord teleported Spike into another world after granting a wish. A world Discord doesn't even know what it features."

"Why would Discord do that? That makes no sense whatsoever."

"Here's the kicker. My friends and I botched our friendship with Spike that he felt unhappy."

"Unhappy? How? What was the cause for Spike to become unhappy?"

Twilight sadly sighs. "It's a long story."

"Apparently, I have all day since you're here," Sunset crosses her arms. "Might as well tell me the whole story."

"What the hell did that Twilight and her friends do to their Spike?" Applejack wants to know how the Princess of Friendship and her counterparts did to Spike.

"Must be pretty bad for Twilight to grab Sunset Shimmer," Apple Bloom responds.

"Play the damn video," Applejack commands.

For two hours straight, Applejack and Apple Bloom couldn't believe what the Princess of Friendship and their counterparts had done to their Spike; Using, abusing, abandoning, and neglecting Spike for many years. All the atrocities, mockery, and enslavement that the Princess and their counterparts did make Apple Bloom cry in horror. As for Applejack, she wants to wrangle their throats with her lasso. The supposed Elements of Harmony brought disharmony on a baby dragon.

"How the fuck did they got away with such crimes like this?" Apple Bloom is appalled by the stories.

"Language, Apple Bloom. Second, I have no idea. If anyone were to do that in our world, that's a life sentence with no parole. Easy."

Apple Bloom and Applejack continue to watch the video. They want to see Sunset's reaction to all this.

"So, let me get this straight. You want me to give up my happiness for your happiness?" Sunset is livid.

"It's not my fault that you were thrown into the fray like that, Sunset. It was Discord that brought it up. He's good at making ponies suffer from consequences."

"It doesn't matter whose fault it was. What you did is vile, unforgivable. How dare you, the Princess of Friendship, put a baby dragon through all that trauma while preaching what friendship is supposed to be. How dare you!?" Sunset yells at Twilight. "How dare you watch idly while your baby dragon was nearly drowning in a freezing lake!? How dare you make him clean an entire castle all by himself without any help!? HOW DARE YOU REDUCE SPIKE'S LIFE INTO SLAVERY!? WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU, PRINCESS OF FRIENDSHIP?!"

"I'm surprised that she didn't curse her out," Apple Bloom said.

"I agree. If that were me in that situation, I would have told Twilight to fuck off," Applejack said. She's pissed at Princess Twilight Sparkle.

"Language, Applejack," Apple Bloom said.

Applejack rolls her eyes. She and Apple Bloom continue to watch the video.

"I know. What my friends and I did is morbid. That's why we have a chance to fix everything. You are vital for Equestria."

"No! Screw you!" Sunset said. She covers her face in disgust.

"You don't belong here, Sunset. There's a Sunset Shimmer living in this world, and you are robbing her of her life. There's probably a lot of confusion, especially with her age. Have you considered thinking about that?"

Applejack and Apple Bloom's jaws drop to the floor after hearing that statement. They couldn't believe that the Princess threw Sunset Shimmer under the bus like that. The possibility of another Sunset Shimmer didn't hit them but, they haven't seen their world's Sunset Shimmer. As a matter of fact, they wonder where she could be.

"No! Don't do that! Don't guilt-trip me about someone else's life. I made my decision to live here."

"You decided to live someone else's life by coming here. Ruining that Sunset Shimmer on achieving her goals and dreams because someone here is exactly like her. The truth hurts, Sunset. It's time to come home."

Applejack and Apple Bloom watch Sunset gripping her phone. The thought of impersonating someone's life never came across. Thanks to Twilight's claim, Applejack and Apple Bloom sees Sunset thinking a lot of what-ifs scenarios. Sunset's hand couldn't stop shaking while her guilty conscience got the better of her. Sunset sheds a tear out of her right eye.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaah!" Sunset angrily throws her phone against the wall. It shatters upon impact. She falls to her knees and cries a little.

"That fucking bitch," Applejack and Apple Bloom said in unison. They couldn't believe that Princess Twilight Sparkle gave Sunset Shimmer a guilty conscience for her to go back to Equestria. They watch Sunset cry her eyes out.

"Twilight," Sunset gets up.

"Yes, Sunset?" Twilight approaches Sunset.

Sunset has her eyes closed. "I'll return to Equestria. However, you are not my friend. Neither are those who used and abused Spike so severely."

"I understand. Thank you for making the right decision," Twilight formally says.

"However," Sunset noted.

"What do you mean, however?" Twilight doesn't understand.

"I'm not the only one that originated from Equestria. Three sirens originally came from Equestria that reside here. You need to gather Adagio Dazzle, Aria Blaze, and Sonata Dusk as well."

"Of course. That's the plan."

"If you're wondering where the Sirens are at, they live in a van, traveling around town to sing and find a purpose."

"Where will they be right now?" Twilight asks.

"At a bar where people get drunk to forget their depression. Follow me," Sunset gathers her belongings and puts them in a duffle bag. She gets ready and takes Twilight to the bar.

The footage ends after Sunset Shimmer and Princess Twilight leaving the apartment. Applejack and Apple Bloom are infuriated at Princess Twilight Sparkle. Applejack receives a call from Twilight Sparkle (Sci-Twi) and answers it.

"Hey, it's getting dark. My family is heading back home. What happened to Sunset Shimmer? Where is she?"

"You're counterpart came and took her back to Equestria. As to why is a long story. One that you and the others won't like," Applejack said. She doesn't sound like herself, which worries Twilight more. "I want you and the girls to come over to my house tomorrow. Message the girls that it's important."

"I.., I will..," Twilight is afraid that something horrid has happened to Sunset Shimmer. Twilight text messages her friends to meet up at Applejack's home for an emergency meeting.

The next day. It's 10:30 in the morning. Applejack and Apple Bloom are in Applejack's room for the emergency meeting. Big Mac opens Applejack's door, allowing Twilight, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy in. Each of Applejack's friends takes a seat. They are worried about the status of Sunset Shimmer.

"Thank you for coming on short notice," Applejack says.

"AJ, what is going on?" Rainbow asks. She wants to know what's going on with Sunset Shimmer and her disappearing act.

"Do please tell us. Today, I was planning on a sister-bonding day with Sweetie Belle," Rarity said while doing her nails.

"What I'm about to show you is quite disturbing. I can't say what it is. It's too painful. Apple Bloom, play the video."

Apple Bloom nods and plays the video of what happened with Sunset Shimmer yesterday. Apple Bloom shows the important parts of the video to Applejack's friends. They are appalled, angry, and sad at the same time. Twilight imagines her dog, Spike going through with that and swears in her name that she'll never do what her counterpart did. Rainbow Dash wants to give her counterpart the beating she deserves. As for everyone else, they lower their heads in sadness that they lost a friend to a conniving Princess of Friendship.

"So, what are going to do?" Rainbow gets up. "Go to Equestria and bring our friend back?" Rainbow does her boxing punches, imagining bringing a fight to their counterparts.

"There's nothing we can do about it, Rainbow Dash. All we can do now is move on and remember her legacy with us as friends," Applejack sadly says.

"You think she may come back to us, someday?" Rarity asks Applejack.

"For a visit?" Twilight looks at Applejack.

"All we can do is hope that she comes to visit us. Until then, we have to stay strong and united. Someday, we will see Sunset Shimmer again. I know it in my heart," Applejack said, placing her hand on her heart.

"I believe in it!" Pinkie places her hand on her heart.

"I know one day, she'll come back to us," Fluttershy places her hand on her heart.

"We will be united once more," Rarity places her hand on her heart.

"Maybe we can go with Sunset to teach our counterparts a life lesson about true friendship," Rainbow places her hand on her heart. "Sunset will always be our friend. Our paths will cross again. Who knows? Maybe one last adventure."

"Or many more to come. There are no goodbyes, just see you later," Twilight places her hand on her heart. "Thank you for informing us about Sunset Shimmer, Applejack."

"Thank Apple Bloom for her disturbing habit. Otherwise, we wouldn't know what went down. Girls, we need to include the Career Making Crusaders during our time to hang out. We can't leave them hanging after hearing what Princess Twilight and her friends did to their Spike."

Apple Bloom nervously chuckles when Applejack mentions her disturbing habit of spying on her sister. The girls in the room thank Apple Bloom for bringing solace instead of having to go through weeks of heartache and sorrow without any knowledge of Sunset's disappearance.

Two months later.

Canterlot High is back in session as summer break comes to an end. Sunset Shimmer comes out of the portal happier than ever. However, they have eyes on this Sunset and decides to initiate their plans.

If you ask who's they or what they are? It'll all be explained.