7 days later
"Well… that plan sucked." Jack said as Twilight paced back and forth. "State the obvious much?" Rainbow said while resting her head on her hand. Clay looked at her and nodded before he heard a voice he hadn't heard in 2 years. "yes, he does." Clay's eyes widened as he saw Kyra come into view sitting on the opposite side of the railing which sunset was sitting. "you guys used that move when you defeated me. maybe you need a different kind of magic. Maybe we have to fight them on their own terms?" sunset said as Kyra grinned. "I like her." She said. Clay mentally chuckled but refrained from smirking.
"Sunset, I think you're on to something." Twilight said. "Fight fire with fire? That could work." Clay said before seeing the confused looks Twilight, sunset, and the Rainbooms (Kyra and Jack rolled their eyes) he quickly added. "Fighting them with music I mean." The girls smiled at the simplified answer. "Let's head to Applejack's farm to practice." They all nodded in agreement.
As they began to depart, clay glanced to Kyra. His eyes widened she was no longer sitting, but had disappeared entirely. "just a hallucination. I hate those things." he mumbled. Sunset glanced behind her to see clay lagging behind working on the spare jump watch. "you coming?" she asked. Clay looked at her. "go on ahead. I'll see you at your place. Sunset nodded and left, but not before giving him one last glance.
Clay got up and headed to sugar cube corner. His feelings for sunset had gotten a bit stronger since he could relate to her situation. However, the memory of Kyra left him conflicted. He pulled out a necklace he gave Kyra before the fateful mission that cost her life. He felt a hand on his shoulder. Turning he saw Kyra smiling sadly. "you like that sunset girl don't you?" clay averted his gaze. "you have to move on. You know it's what I want. And I can tell that she's a lot like you. Sisi ni sawa." She said. "You're saying she and I are the same?" Kyra chuckled and nodded before fading from existence. Clay tilted his head downwards as the necklace swung loosely in his hands.
(Meanwhile at sweet apple acres)
The Rainbooms had just finished practicing as jack grimaced. "I don't know what's worse. Rainbow being a jerk and not doing a song Fluttershy said she wrote, off key music, or the lack of a cheesy sarcastic comment from clay." He said. The girls looked at each other while rainbow fumed. Twilight noticed Sunset deep in thought "Something on your mind sunset?" she asked. Sunset nodded. "It's more about clay than the Dazzlings though." Jack overheard this. "Do you like him darling?" rarity asked as sunset's cheeks gained a red tint. She nodded. "I wouldn't go after his heart sunset if I were you." Jack said suddenly.
The Rainbooms looked at him with raised eyebrows. "And why shouldn't she?" Rainbow said placing her hands on her hips. There was no way she was going to let Harkness dissuade her friend from confessing. "He was in a relationship with his partner and one mission went wrong. Clay was hurt pretty bad. His partner…" Jack paused at that point. "I think its best you hear the full story from him. It's not my place to tell." jack said with a grim expression. The girls glanced worriedly at Sunset who furrowed her eyebrows. 'What happened to Clay's partner to make jack say that.' She thought. Sunset got up to leave. "Where are you going?" Rainbow asked. "to talk with Clay. I'm not going to confess, but to understand him better." Jack scoffed. "Good luck. You're going to need it." Sunset glared at him before leaving.
A/N: there you have it. Chapter 4 in the bag. Now chapter 5 will be sort of like a filler chapter regarding sunset and clay.
