Sunshine rested on a branch of Harpy Eagle Castle, continuing to cry. Harper slowly approach the white wolf as she carried an empty basket, and said to her, "Um... Hey, I know you're kind of sad and all, but would you like to go to the bazaar with me?"
The white wolf suddenly stopped crying to raise an eyebrow and ask the harpy eagle, "Why are you going to a bazaar? Don't you have minions and servants to do that for you? You're the queen of the harpy eagles, right?"
"Yeah, but it's nice to get out of the castle once in a while and there might be cool stuff at there that my servants might not realize is cool." Harper said, placing her wing on her chest.
"Why do you want me to come?" Sunshine ask.
"I'm trying to get you to forget those bad things that happened to you. I know I said that I don't want anything from you, but I hate to see someone like you to cry over the fact my pray abandoned you..." Harper slowly downed her words once she realized what she said.
Before Sunshine could cry once more, Harper shouted, "Stop! You're going to shop with me and I'll try to make you feel better! I'll get you anything you want from the bazaar! I have money!"
Harper quickly pick up the wolf with her talons and fly away to this bazaar.
At the bazaar, Sunshine look at each stand she pass by with Harper by her side. The white wolf could hear Harper saying how an object looks amazing every time she sees something random or odd or at least shiny. Sunshine let out a sad sigh at the things she believes Hope did until her blueish-black eyes notice something.
It was a jewelry stand run by a young woman with long, curly, black hair and small, dark brown eyes, and wore a dark pink sweater with a vivid red floral pattern, a pair of indigo shorts, and a pair of black dress shoes. Sunshine notice a certain piece of jewelry that caught her interest. It was a gold necklace with a blue gem in the shape of a diamond. It had a pretty simple design, but Sunshine was drawn to it.
"How much is this necklace?" Sunshine ask the woman.
"It would cost a lot of gold since it belonged to an old friend of my father." The woman said.
Yet you're willing to sell it? Oh, never mind. Sunshine thought.
Sunshine look at Harper and said, "Pay the lady in gold, Harper."
"Okay." Harper said, taking out a bag of gold coins from her basket and gave it to the lady.
Sunshine quickly swipe the necklace from the stand once she did and walk away with it. Harper slightly smiled and thought, I think she gotten better about this Hope thing. Although, I can't really imagine Hope just abandoning someone like that. From all those times I may have 'stalked' her, Hope seemed to be pretty nice with her Big Green friends. Is she just mean to others outside of Big Green or something like that?
"Do you want to put it on now?" Harper ask the wolf, taking the necklace from her.
"Not right now." Sunshine said, shaking her head. "I want to wear it on a special occasion."
"Do you think you'll going to stay at my castle for that long?"
"K-Kind of. You did took me in."
"That doesn't mean you're going to stay for long. I'm not a caretaker for abandoned wolves and other animals. You can stay for like a week or so, but you can't stay for a long time. I'm sorry for doing that."
"I-It's okay. You are a queen..."
Sunshine's ears dropped sadly as Harper frowned a little. Harper sighed and said, "Maybe we can have a big party before you go, like a goodbye party."
"I'm not sure. I don't really want the party to catch Hope's attention. I would like to try to forget about her or at least get some kind of closure." Sunshine said, looking at some of the passing stands.
"I still say we should have a party to make you feel better."
"I guess so..."
"We can even have a sleepover tonight!"
Sunshine sweatdropped and thought, I thought you wanted nothing from me. Or is she just trying to be nice since well...?
In one of the bedrooms in Harpy Eagle Castle at night, Sunshine said, "I'm pretty shocked that you have normal bedrooms since harpy eagles are birds, and birds sleep in nests."
"Yeah, but I must at least have a few normal rooms just in case Master Highroller or anyone else who normally sleeps in beds have to come over for something. I would hate it if anyone would just complain to me that nests aren't comfortable a lot." Harper said with a bit of a frown.
"I guess that makes sense." Sunshine said.
As Sunshine lay down on the bed, Harper said, "You should try on that necklace. Just to see if you look nice in it."
"Sure." Sunshine said as Harper grab the blue gem necklace from the basket.
Harper put the necklace around Sunshine's neck and the white wolf said, "You seem to have a lot of time for a queen. Why do you-"
Sunshine stopped talking when she heard a sudden frighten gasp from Harper. The wolf's eyes widen as she felt much more different than her usual self. Looking down, Sunshine nearly screamed when she realized that she didn't have paws and instead, she have hands. As she try to move the fingers, Sunshine said, "Am I a human now?"
"Well, just look in the mirror yourself." Harper said, pointing to the full body mirror in the corner of the room.
Sunshine crawl towards the mirror on her hands and knees. Once she got to the front of the mirror, Harper helped her stand up more easily. In the mirror's reflection, Sunshine could see she's really is a human. She have black, shoulder-length hair, kept her blueish-black eyes, and wore a knee-length, blue dress, light blue and white striped stockings, black mary janes, and the blue ribbon loosely tied around her neck. At the same time, Sunshine could see Harper smirking behind her.
"What?" Sunshine said.
"And you said I was a copycat when you have a necklace that turns you into a human like Hope!" Harper lightly chuckled.
Sunshine narrowed her eyes angrily, remembering one of the promises Hope made. Harper gently pats Sunshine's back with her smirk still on her face as she said, "Remember that party idea we talked about earlier?"
"Yeah?" Sunshine said, wondering what Harper's plan.
"What do you think about having some revenge on Hope and Second Squad?" Harper said, slowly taking the ribbon off of Sunshine's neck.
"Revenge?"
"Yeah. You want to get Hope for forgetting you and abandoning, and Second Squad for being the reason why she forgotten about you, right?"
"Y-Yeah..."
"With that magic necklace, they will never know that you're even you, Sunshine. The party will be a disguise for our plan."
"What do you mean?"
"We'll try to make think we invited them to be nice and while they're all alone... BAM! Our plan to destroy them will be set in place!"
"I don't know. Why do you want to do this for my sake?"
"It's not only that. I want to capture Hope and eat her, so this might be a very good chance to do that. Destroying Second Squad would be just be a nice bonus."
"Hm... I guess that's okay."
"Good. Well, while I try to think of a way to kill them, you sleep."
"Alright."
"Oh yeah! If we succeed in this plan and this news spread around, maybe Master Highroller would make you a member of his army, and allow you to live at any of the royal animal's castles on our side. At least you wouldn't be homeless, right?"
"Yeah..."
"Well, good night, Sunshine."
"Good night."
Sunshine watch as Harper left the room excitedly to think up the plan. Once the harpy eagle did, Sunshine lay on the bed and close her eyes, thinking, This might be the only way I could feel better. I think anyway.
The young wolf try to reason herself that Hope wouldn't do this to her, trying to convince herself that maybe this was just a huge misunderstanding, and yet, Sunshine kept on remembering the video of Hope hanging out with Second Squad. She knows she doesn't have the full context of this, but deep inside her was a thought of Hope actually abandoning her. This little thought slowly grown a little stronger as Sunshine think of some theories to this until she was stuck onto this one theory.
Maybe... Maybe... Maybe Hope did got tired of me. I mean, we do have some similar interests, like we both love to sing and have interests in things outside the Hidden Kingdom, and she got bored because of that? Did she forgot about me because she started to hang out with Second Squad? Sunshine thought to herself, trying her best to fall asleep until she suddenly felt bitter about this theory. Fine! If Hope actually did this to me, then she deserve her fate! Along with Second Squad!
With that final thought, the young wolf was finally been able to fall asleep, dreaming of her desire.
Sunshine's Dream.
Sunshine stood on top of a tree that seems to look like it was made out of ice and crystals. The gold necklace with the blue, diamond-shaped gem was around her neck, meaning she was a human now. She wore a long, flowing, dark blue dress with a purple snowflake pattern along the edges of her dress, a pair of dark purple earrings, and blue ballet flats with dark gray ribbons. In her short, black hair was a black hairband with a few blue diamonds decorating it.
Sunshine: The world is a place
Where the villains wear
A smile on their face
Stolen moments gone forever!
She jumped down from branch to branch, getting closer to the ground. Once she landed on the ground safely, Sunshine smirked when she saw Second Squad and Hope talking with big smiles on their faces.
S: As my enemies will soon learn
I will strike a match
And then watch them burn
On the pyre of obsession!
A large ring of ice spikes came up from the ground, surrounding Golden Eye Husky like a cage. The rest of Second Squad and Hope ran away as Husky was trapped no matter how many times he breathes fire onto them or hit them.
S: You run 'til you drop,
Chasing on advantage
You'll pay any price
If you think it's free
Hurricane and Archer try to run away until they stumble across piles of arrows, axes, and bows made out of precious metals like platinum, gold, and silver. They suddenly feel fear in themselves when they notice Sunshine sitting on top of the pile. The Lee brothers back away until they trip onto their backs. Looking back, they notice a cliff behind them.
Sunshine let out a growl, walking towards them with two, long pieces of rope in her hands.
S: I will carry hell to your doorsteps!
I will make you pay!
You will reap the hate you've sown
On my judgement day!
Sunshine tied each rope around their necks,and push them right off the cliff.
S: Sleepless nights and days of damnation
Soon and evermore
I will bring hell
Knocking upon your door!
For down below, Sunshine could see Hurricane and Archer hanged by the ropes she tied around their necks. Looking behind her, she could see Hope with a smirk on the monkey's face.
Sunshine's hands turn into fists as she grit her teeth in anger. Yet a small tear came out oh her eye.
S: And friendship is a lie swearing
That no matter what it won't die
Disappearing like a star in the sky
In the hot light of morning
Soon, an evil grin appear on Sunshine's face as Hope disappear like smoke. Looking at her side, the black-haired girl could see the members from Highroller's army, and yet Sunshine walk away from them.
S: But what do I care?
There are allies to be had everywhere
First, there's retribution I must prepare
Mighty vengeance is mine!
On top of a cliff, Sunshine could see Alpha Girl trying to escape this place as Sunshine evilly grins. The short-haired girl grinned as Alpha Girl notice a rather large statue not too far away from her.
The gold statue was of Alpha Girl in such a heroic pose, holding up her spiky club in the air. The real Alpha Girl ran towards the statue, with a big smile on her face, feeling it could be the greatest gift she ever gotten.
A shocked look appeared on her face when the statue of gold turn into rock and snow.
S: I have a nice show
That will tempt you onward
And just when you're sure
That the prize is yours
Sunshine jump off the cliff and use her feet to crush the statue into nothing. Alpha Girl could see the big, evil grin on her face as Sunshine slowly walk towards her as if nothing was wrong.
S: I'll deliver hell to your doorstep
Dressed in rich facade
Then, I'll burn you to the ground
Like an angry god!
Alpha Girl let out a gasp when she notice the ground under her was cracking like ice. The ground open up and she fell into the pool of freezing water. The last thing she saw before the ground close up was Sunshine looking down at her, grinning.
S: Once you're in a shining cathedral
Heed the tolling bell
It's the final sound you hear
As you descend to hell!
Everywhere he looked, Kowloon couldn't find his teammates. The warrior froze in place at the sound of footsteps behind him. Looking behind him, he could see Sunshine right behind him.
Sunshine grabbed onto his shoulders, making scratches onto his shoulders and back. Kowloon quickly ran away from her.
S: Fall down on your knees
Fall down and let me hear you pray!
Fall down on your knees
'Til I hear you
Bargaining, scheming, begging, screaming
To me!
Kowloon looked back and stopped in horror for a moment. Towering over him was a large wolf made out of ice and snow. Sitting on top of its head was Sunshine, looking down upon him.
S: I will carry hell to your doorstep!
You will rue the day!
You will reap the hate you've sown
No matter how hard you pray!
The warrior try to run away as fast as he could. The paws of the giant wolf nearly crushed him as Kowloon try to dodge them.
He ran into a wall made out of stone. Looking around, he could see stone walls rising from the ground, trapping him in.
S: It's a place without any mercy,
Fashioned in cold blood!
Kowloon gulped, looking at the wolf towering over him.
S: Stone of fear and stone of doubt!
No forgiveness, no way out!
Only justice!
Say amen!
The wolf made out of ice and snow pick up Kowloon in its mouth, and ate him in one gulp. Sunshine let out a laugh, smiling widely.
