Silver had not intended to get along with Sunny Side, nevertheless actually talk to her. She knew the last place the Feds would look was the apartment directly next to her old one, and Sunny being the only pony she remotely had a history with was her only option.

Perhaps it was the way Sunny had fought back was the reason she had a newfound respect for her. Silver had not expected the white filly that was obsessed with her hair to fight back, let alone give Silver a bloody lip. Sunny seemed to eventually see that there was no way she could escape or call help, so she simply trotted into the living room and began to watch the news feed on the com.

"I know why you're here," she had said with disdain.

This had caught Silver by surprise. Sunny usually couldn't see past the mirror she was obsessing in, and only passed her classes by flirting with the professors. She wasn't the smartest pony, and she wasn't the most perceptive either.

"Oh?" Silver raised an eyebrow and leaned against the arch, folding her lip into her mouth and wincing as her split lip met her teeth.

Sunny's expression had changed from a tired, annoyed expression to a pale, ghostly face. "You're here about Ms. Downy, aren't you?" she said quietly.

Sunny had stood up and trotted to her com. "I was taking an Advanced Placement Law class first semester," the white filly said, opening the home screen on her com with a tap and slide of her hoof. Silver remained in a confused silence.

"We had a project, kinda like what we're doing in Psych. It was on famous law cases in the past twenty years and I was assigned the Downy v. Cake Case," Sunny tapped furiously at the com's screen and maximized a link, selecting it and waiting for it to load. "Now, I don't know if it was coincidence or simple luck, but she was my kindergarten teacher," Sunny eyes Silver, who flattened her ears against her skull. "as she was your's," Sunny sighed and shook her head, her focus back on the screen. "I am so getting arrested," she mumbled.

Silver frowned as Sunny scrolled down the screen, and she moved next to the white filly silently. Sunny's eyes remained on the screen, and with one swift motion of her hoof, she projected the image into the air. "Downy was a Kindergarten teacher obviously. She broke the Learner's Rights Law on October 24th fifteen years ago by teaching a small class of foals about the conspiracies surrounding the Rebellion," Sunny said quickly, scrolling down the screen.

Silver remained silent, her eyes on Sunny. The white filly was no longer the over obsessed, selfish and mean pony she had grown up with. She seemed to have matured, almost, in those few moments that she had pulled up the link. It was a relief to Silver that the moral and physical struggle was over between them was over. What lingered between them was disappointment and confusion.

The Feds knew Silver was at Sunny's house. They probably had started ground-tracking her as soon as her chip was cut out.

What Silver had frowned deeper at was the fact that Sunny had begun to shake. Tears were forming in her eyes and her blue eyes were wide and panicked with each passing minute. Every word that came out of her mouth caused her eyes to overflow with tears, eventually allowing them to cascade down her pale cheeks. Sunny knew just as well as Silver; she could never go out in public after this. Sunny would forever be a traitor and forever be hunted by the state. Silver suddenly realized what she had done.

She had just ruined this pony's life.

"Now, she was stunned in class, not killed. A few days later, after her stay in county jail, she was moved to the regional penitentiary in Manehattan. She was-"

"Sunny."

Sunny stopped and took a deep, shaky breath. Tears were running down her cheeks and onto the floor. She wasn't sobbing, just shaking and standing silently. "What?" she hissed, her straight, perfect teeth clamped together.

Silver bowed her head slightly and looked Sunny straight in the eyes. "I'm sorry," Silver crooned softly, bumping her hoof against Sunny's. "I didn't think about what... this would do to you," Silver backed her ears as Sunny turned and faced her, her blue eyes boring into Silver's.

"And you couldn't have thought of that sooner?" Sunny sniffed, her miserable, morose eyes amost to much for Silver to bear. Sunny may have not been a friend, but this was cruel; too cruel. "I suppose I have to become a Troop now? Hide from everypony for the rest of my life and live in warehouses?" Sunny sighed and hung her head.

Silver reached out for Sunny as the white filly trudged slowly over to her couch, but stopped herself. "You know, Silver," she said quietly. "You have an advantage over me here. You blend in just fine, what with your gray coat and almost normal hair," Sunny chuckled sourly. "But me? I stick out like a sore hoof. I mean, come on; I have bright blond hair and a white coat. I'm not the most inconspicuous of ponies," Sunny hung her head and rubbed her eyes. "Even if I were to go into hiding, I wouldn't be hiding for long. I stick out too much."

Silver bit her lip. "I..." she trailed off and lowered her gaze. Sunny would never be able to live a normal life again after this. And it was all Silver's fault.

"If you have an idea, now would be a great time to share," Sunny whispered, leaning her head back and sighing.

"Hats?" Silver suggested weakly, sitting in the desk's chair and laughing softly, shaking her head. "I don't know, Sunny. Honestly, I didn't think this through whatsoever. I just didn't want to spend all night behind a dumpster," Silver laughed at Sunny's disgusted face that practically said: 'you spent a night in the dumpster?'.

"You don't say," Sunny couldn't help but chuckle either. "You were always such an idiot, Silver, she said, shaking her head as well. She stood up and trotted over to Silver, a determined look on her face. "Well? I'm guessing you don't have the chip in your ear?"

Silver pulled off her hat, revealing her chopped ear. Sunny raised an eyebrow. "Well," Sunny sighed and trotted back to the bathroom, Silver close behind her. "I suppose I shouldn't either, then," Sunny leaned down and rutted through her drawers, coming up with a pair of scissors. "Man, am I stupid," Sunny mumbled as she eyes the blade for a moment.

Silver gasped, her eyes widening. "No, wait-!" she choked as Sunny raised the blade to her ear and chopped it off with a snap. Sunny choked and let out a muffled scream. With a rush, Silver shoved a hoof towel into Sunny's mouth, which Sunny promptly bit down onto and scrunched her eyes shut, moaning behind the towel.

"That was totally stupid! You could have bit your tongue off!" Silver growled, smacking her hoof over Sunny's bangs. "At least I wasn't standing up!" Silver snapped as Sunny wobbled slightly. With a shove, Silver set Sunny on the toilet seat so she wouldn't pass out.

Sunny mumbled something around the towel, and Silver took it out and raised and eyebrow. "I said; get me some gauss," Sunny snapped roughly. Silver was taken aback by her sudden harsh tone; she had been so surprisingly lighthearted for the past few minutes. Seeing her confused face, Sunny rolled her eyes and scoffed. "I just cut off my ear, idiot. Don't be so surprised if I'm a little bit unfriendly at the moment. Gauss?" Sunny demanded, holding out an expecting hoof.

I'm going to apologize in advance; I've been really busy with work and band, so I'm not going to be uploading as much chapters as I used to. I know it's going slowly, but I've been having a serious case of writers block for the past few weeks. If you have any ideas of what you want to happen, PM me or whatever it's called. I'd love to hear your ideas! Thanks for the great feedback! (By the way, this is the first story I've ever written that is more than five chapters, so I'm slightly overwhelmed. I'm not used to committing, if you haven't noticed with Wilding and What Waits in the Shadows...)