Hey everypony!

I got a new short story for you!

Now like about a month ago, I finally decided to give the Equestria Girls thing a chance and I'm glad I did, because I actually like it now!

Now, ever since than, I have always wondered one thing… Would Sunset Shimmer ever go back to Equestria and visit her old mentor, Princess Celestia? And she's certainly capable of that because the new portal that Twilight built and we did see her actually go back to Equestria and bring back Starlight Glimmer with her!

However… Does Sunset have the courage to finally see Celestia again? That question will be answered now!


Chapter 1: Terrible Memory


It was nighttime in the human dimension of Equestria and in one of the many houses of the suburbs of this world, slept a light amber skin colored girl, in her bed wearing her pajamas, having a hard time to sleep. Her name is Sunset Shimmer and she was having a bad dream, well not exactly a dream, more like remembering the past…

"No, no, don't do it…" Sunset spoke in her sleep as she remembered a very fateful day back in the pony dimension of Equestria…

The day she left Princess Celestia, refusing her guidance and going on her own path, a path that would lead her to becoming evil and stealing Princess Twilight's crown…

A few years ago…

It was just another day in the pony dimension of Equestria, in the royal city of Canterlot and in one of the rooms of the large royal castle where Princess Celestia lived, a bright amber colored unicorn pony was quickly packing her saddle bag to leave forever and never return to Canterlot. Her name was Sunset Shimmer (again) and she was a student of Princess Celestia, the alicorn princess teaching Sunset many things, but when Sunset didn't get what she wanted, which was more power and responsibility than she couldn't handle, she eventually decided to go on her own path to gain that power.

Celestia knew this and rightly guessed that Sunset would try to go on her own path, to leave Canterlot and refuse her guidance. The alicorn princess knew she couldn't convince Sunset to stay and keep learning from her, Celestia knew that she would have to let Sunset go and be hopeful that the young unicorn would go on the right path.

Sunset was almost about to finish up packing the few things she would take with her before she would go when the door to her room opened up slowly. Sunset turned around to see who it was and saw the one pony she didn't want to see.

"Sunset?" Celestia said in a sad tone. "What are you doing?"

"I'm leaving, no matter what you say I'm going." Sunset said back, no regret in her voice as she didn't even look at her mentor.

"Sunset, I know you're upset, but please stay…" Celestia pleaded as she trotted up and put her hoof on Sunset's chin, turning the young unicorn to look at her. "Please."

"No, my decision is final and there's nothing you can say to make me stay." Sunset replied, in her resenting tone.

Celestia sighed as she knew she failed and looked at Sunset's room and when Celestia' eyes fell upon Sunset's desk, she trotted over to the desk and picked up something before returning to Sunset.

"At least take this with you, so you have a way to talk to me if you ever need my help." Celestia said as she held out the object.

The object was a journal, decorated specially with Sunset's cutie mark on the cover. Celestia gave the journal to Sunset on her birthday so she can keep track of all the things she learned and any other things she wants to write down about her life.

Sunset looked at it and deep down inside she knew she should take it, deep down inside she knew she was making a mistake. And that she still wanted a way to speak with the princess that helped her so much in her life.

"Fine, I'll take it." Sunset said, trying her hardest not to show any tears as she took her journal and put it in her saddle bag.

Celestia then came froward to Sunset's level and gave her a goodbye hug, Sunset not returning it, only wanting to leave already, but she did hear Celestia's tears come out. And again, deep down inside Sunset felt sorry for Celestia, but those feelings stayed bottled up inside her.

Finally Celestia let go and Sunset could finally leave. As she left, Celestia didn't try to stop her and only watched her go, the tears falling down from the alicorn's eyes as she wished that Sunset would come back.

Sunset left and trotted on through the castle, to come to a certain room where a magic mirror stood. Activating the mirror with her unicorn magic, she stepped up to the mirror, but stopped and sighed. Again, those deep feelings she had told her that this was a bad idea, but Sunset has gone so far already, she felt it was too late to turn back now. So Sunset did it…

She stepped inside the mirror and so began her path to the dark side…

Back to the present…

Sunset, in her bed, (assuming Sunset lives with her parents of this world) woke up, panting and finding herself sweating as she calmed down and made sense of her flashbacks. After she managed to calm down enough, she turned to look at her bedside where she kept her journal, the moonlight coming from her window shining upon it, the same journal that Princess Celestia gave her…

Turning on the lamp next to her bed, she opened her journal and grabbed a pen as she took a breath and began writing on a new page…

"Dear Princess Twilight,

How's everything in Equestria so far? Listen, I been having these dreams, no, memories, terrible memories. The day when I left Princess Celestia to go on my own path, I'm still feeling very bad about it all. I really miss her and want to see her, but I don't know if I have the courage or strength to see her again. But I need to see her, to tell her how sorry I am and to ask for her forgiveness, but I'm not hoping for much. I would love to see what you think of this and if it's possible for me to see Princess Celestia again.

Truly yours, Sunset Shimmer"

When Sunset finished her letter to Princess Twilight, she read over what she wrote and again sighed and took a breath as she closed the journal and, along with the pen, returned them to her bedside. Getting under her covers, she then turned off the bedside lamp and before settling down to try to sleep for the rest of the night, looked at the bright full moon. And then Sunset closed her eyes to sleep, hopeful to get an answer from Princess Twilight when she wakes up.


And first chapter is done!

Let me know what you think of this and I'll see everypony in the next chapter!