Sunset Prime
Chapter 1: Gone for a while
*RRRIIIINGGGG!* The students of Canterlot High burst through their class doors, cheering for the weekend to come. A lone student packed up her things as others said good-bye. "See ya Sunset. "Have a good weekend Sunset." "Thanks for the help Sunset." They'd say. Sunset Shimmer, a popular friend to have, strapped her bag over her shoulder and left the room. She went outside of school and met with her friends, the Dazzlings. Though they had a rough past, Sunset Shimmer decided to give them a second chance, just like the chance she was given thanks to Twilight. The three girls wore their hoodies since they didn't want to draw attention. Adagio, the yellow and orange one, smiled and slightly waved to Sunset. Aria, the purple one, kept her head low, arms crossed and face unamused. Sonata, the bright blue one, simply looked at the clouds as she waited.
Sunset Smiled and went up to them, "Hey girls, got everything packed for the trip?" She asked
Adagio nodded, "Yep, everything's ready. Only, now we have to tell the others, right?"
Sunset sighed, "Yeah. I told them to meet me out here."
On cue, five friends came outside; Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie. "Hello girls," Rarity politely greeted, "What did you want to see us for?"
Sunset looked at the Dazzlings then back to the five friends. "The Dazzlings and I got a letter in the mail about a school that wants to accept us so we can improve on our band skills."
"Why that's just great!" Applejack said proudly.
Sunset looked even more upset after that comment, "But the only problem is that the school isn't in this area. So… the Dazzlings and I are… moving."
"WHAT?!" Pinkie exclaimed, "You can't leave! The Rainbooms need you! The school needs you! We need you!"
"I know, but this is our only chance at getting into a much more advanced school system." Sunset explained, looking as though she was about to cry.
The five friends looked at each other, then all smiled, "Well, if this is what you wanna do," Rainbow started, "Then we'll totally back you up!"
Every one nodded in agreement, "But could we at least see you off?" Rarity asked.
"Sure, but we better hurry, our flight leaves in about two hours, and the moving truck is already on its way to the airport!" Sunset explained.
"Then let's go!" Rainbow smiled, and with that the group of friend hopped on a bus straight to the airport.
The plane was already set to go and the movers already loaded all the things onto the plane. All that was left was to say good bye. They were able to get to the airport just as the sun started to set. Over their experience of being friends with the main five, the Dazzlings bonded with specific friends. Sonata and Pinkie hit it off very quickly, Aria and Fluttershy somehow found similar interests, and Adagio actually found Rarity to be one who could help her.
As they all said good bye, Sunset Shimmer remembered something. "Oh! I almost forgot!" she reached in her backpack and pulled out two different books. One had the Rainbooms' symbol on it, the other had Twilight's cutiemark. "I want you guys to have these, so that you can contact both me and Princess Twilight." She said bringing her two books up for them to see. The friends smiled and gave her one final group hug, "Just don't over use it, magic can't last forever ya' know." She smiled.
"Flight 237 is now boarding. Destination: Jasper, Nevada." A speaker said.
The Dazzlings grabbed the bags they had with them and went down the hall. Sunset Shimmer did so as well, taking one last look at her friends.
Once on the plane, Aria and Sonata sat in a row, one seat between them, and Sunset and Adagio sat in another row and had the same situation. Sunset sat next to the window, her backpack at her feet in case she wanted to write. Surprisingly, just as the plane started to go down the run way, something in her backpack started to vibrate. She reached in and picked out her Rainbooms' magic book. In it, the words 'Look out the window.' were written on the front page. She looked, and saw the main five next to a giant window area of the building holding up banners.
Applejack's said "Good luck Sunset!" and had different colored Apple designs.
Rarity's was "Show them what you're made of!" and hers was covered in real gems.
Rainbow's had "You're as awesome as you want to be! So be 20% cooler!" written in big letters.
Fluttershy held hers with the help of four birds and it said, "You rock!" it had real flowers and live butterflies on it (tamed of course).
And Pinkie's was covered in glitter and had in giant words, "DON'T FORGET TO WRITE!"
Sunset Shimmer felt tears of happiness force themselves out of her eyes. She let them fall as she wrote in the Rainbooms' magic book, "Thank you." Sunset watched as her old home, along with the school and the portal to Equestria left her view as they disappeared behind the clouds.
"You okay?" Adagio asked, resting a hand on her friend's shoulder.
Sunset wiped the tears away, "Yeah, I'm just … I'll miss them so much."
Adagio smiled, "Don't worry, we'll visit them in the summer. Besides, it's just like you said, the new school will be able to help up with our future."
Sunset smiled back but froze when she heard someone behind her, "Sonata! Keep your stuff to yourside!"
The two yellow skinned females looked behind them to see the purple and blue friends arguing again. "My things are on my side Aria! You just can't keep your hands to yourself!"
Sunset chuckled, this was going to be a long journey.