A/N: I have noticed that Derpy has been called Muffins, Ditzy, etc. So for the sake of this story let's just go with Derpy as a nickname everyone calls her because at this point I am not sure what she is supposed to be is called.

Sunset splashed water on her face as she stood in the bathroom. Her makeup and hair was a mess, her eyes were bloodshot from crying so much for the past few days and she couldn't stop sniffling. Sighing she closed her eyes, trying to scrub away the remains of her makeup, though she almost fell backward when she looked up only to see a flash of red in the mirror.

What the hell? I'm going crazy! It's not possible that that thing is a part of me, is it?

Sunset wondered, though her reflection had changed back to its normal appearance though it had left her shaken.

What if everyone is right? What if that blast didn't completely destroy the demon? What if I am still a monster? What if Princess Celestia sensed it inside me and that's why she wouldn't make me an alicorn? What if I end up hurting everyone again?

Suddenly she couldn't breathe, her chest seeming to implode on itself causing her to sink to the ground. She suddenly felt cold and her mouth went dry. Am I having a heart attack? Am I gonna die here in the bathroom? Talk about a bad way to go. She thought, a sudden sob ripping through her chest. Wrapping her arms around herself she felt her heart hammering as if trying to break out of her ribs.

What is going on with me? She thought, bile rising in her throat as she glanced around, everything suddenly seeming like she was seeing through a fisheye lens.

She was so absorbed in her own thoughts and feelings that she didn't notice anyone entering the bathroom until she felt a hand touch her shoulder, causing her to whirl around and grab the person's wrist only to see that it was a girl that she hadn't ever really learned the name of though the nickname everyone had taken to calling her was Derpy.

"Are you okay?"

She asked, not seeming even vaguely afraid of Sunset despite how many times the bacon haired teen had shoved her or otherwise treated her like garbage.

"I don't know. I just….feel weird and it's hard to breathe." Sunset answered, releasing the other girl's wrist and returning to her balled-up position.

"I'll go get someone to help. Just try to focus on your breathing and count backward from one hundred, it always helps me when I'm overwhelmed."

And with that Sunset was left alone once again, though the solitude didn't last long.

"Sunset Shimmer? Jeez, are you alright?"

Looking up she was surprised to see Rainbow Dash standing there covered in sweat.

"Rainbow Dash? What are you doing here?"

The prism haired girl just shrugged and knelt beside of her.

"Soccer practice. We're facing our schools biggest rival after all." Rainbow answered simply before asking again "what's wrong?"

Sunset didn't know why she was suddenly so emotional but the question made anger surge through her.

"Do you think if I knew I'd be sitting on the bathroom floor?" she snapped, wincing at her own voice before adding in a softer, almost meek tone: "I think I'm dying."

Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes at this and began to rub circles against Sunset's middle back, careful of the injuries.

"You ain't dying, dork. if anything you're having a panic attack. Fluttershy used to have them a lot. Just focus on what you can physically feel, see, hear and smell." She replied carefully, not wanting to make things worse.

When Derpy returned with Principal Celestia following close behind Sunset's sobbing had turned to sniffles and she wasn't breathing so hard.

"What happened?"

Rainbow Dash looked up at the principal and sighed before answering: "She had a panic attack for some reason." then, turning back to Sunset the athlete added "I'll go get you some water, okay? You'll be safe here with Celestia."

Sunset glanced at the aurora haired woman, though she quickly averted her gaze because the woman's concerned look reminded her too much of her.

"Can you help me go somewhere besides the dirty floor? Please?" She asked, trying to change the topic.


"I don't know what happened. I suddenly saw that….thing in my reflection and I suddenly felt weird!" Sunset said as she sat on the bench in the hall, Rainbow Dash on one side and Principal Celestia on the other.

"You know that rainbow light show we hit you with destroyed that thing right? Besides that, you were mean before and pushed people around but you never tried to actually physically hurt anyone." Rainbow Dash reminded her, earning a look

"I shoved people around or Don't you remember how I locked Trixie into that closet? Or how I literally pinned Fluttershy to the wall like….a thousand times? Just because I didn't beat people up constantly doesn't mean I didn't get physical." Sunset retorted, not daring to make eye contact with either of them.

"Oh come on! Trixie is such a blowhard! Who hasn't wanted to shove her inside a locker or something just once? And you didn't lock her in! You put a table in front of the door! As for Fluttershy, She forgave you so stop worrying about it though I still am mad about that. Sorta."

Rainbow responded though it was far easier to be angry when the target for your anger hadn't just been crying her eyes out not even ten minutes before.

Do I even want to know just what these two are talking about? You know what? I'm just going to ignore that they are talking about shutting another student into a locker.

"Whatever, I know you're no demon though. A jerk, possibly but not a demon."

Leave it to Rainbow Dash to be blunt about things. Then again, I guess I was pretty awful to everyone.

"Thanks...I think. I guess I should get back to detention. Um...Thanks again Rainbow Dash."

"Excuse me for saying this but what the heck was that? Was that the same Sunset Shimmer that was trying to fight with us last week?" Rainbow Dash asked, earning a sigh from Celestia.

"I am sure she'll tell somebody when she's ready."