Chapter 25: Sunset Sneezer
It was a good morning in Maretime Bay as the sun went up. At the Crystal Brighthouse, Sunny was preparing breakfast for her friends as Zipp, Pipp, Misty, Izzy, and Twilight gathered around the table as Sunny placed some breakfast down. "Ah, nothing better than having a good breakfast in the morning." Twilight said with a smile as she took a bite of a toast.
"And who doesn't love pancakes?" Izzy asked as she took a bite out of a stack of pancakes. "They're the best."
Sunny giggled. "That's what I do for my friends, Izzy." She said as she placed a bowl of fruits and some waffles on the table. "Us together, having a nice breakfast." She said before she then did a headcount of her friends before she realized something. "Hey, wait. Aren't we missing a pony?"
They all looked around and noticed one of them was missing. "Hey, yeah. Where's Sunset?" Zipp asked in confusion and a brow. "Shouldn't she be here by now?"
"Maybe she went off on another one of her Society missions?" Pipp guessed with a shrug while on her phone.
"But shouldn't she leave a note if something like that happened?" Misty asked in confusion.
"Misty is right. Sunset would've let us know." Twilight said in thought.
"Oh, I think I saw her still in bed." Izzy said naturally as she ate an apple. "She must be still sleeping."
"Still?" Twilight asked in wonders. "She usually be up at this time by now."
"Well, let's go wake her up. She wouldn't miss the whole day." Sunny suggested with a smile, which her friends nodded in agreement as they stood up from their table and walked upstairs.
The mares entered the bedroom where they saw Sunset covered in her blanket on her bed. "Rise and shine sleepy head!" Izzy cheered out as the mares walked around Sunset's bed.
"Wakey wakey, unicorn flakes and pancakes!" Misty said with a smile.
Sunset moaned as she moved around in her bed a bit. "Sunset?" Twilight asked in confusion.
"Mmm, mom, it's a saturday. I can sleep in," Sunset muttered in her sleep.
Sunny giggled. "Come on, Sunset. It's time to get up." She said as she grabbed Sunset's blanket and got it off her.
Sunset yelped and covered her eyes against the light before she saw her friends smiling at her, "Girls? Do you have any idea what time it is?" She asked them in irritability with bags under her eyes.
"It's morning, sleepy head." Zipp said with a smirk. "Did you sleep in last night?"
Sunset groaned as she stretched on her bed. "After finding out Allura's hideout and a bit of Society work we did last time, you try getting a full night of rest." She muttered as she rubbed her eyes.
"Well, time to get up! We have a full day of fun just for you!" Pipp said, "First we head to Mane Melody for some lovely hooficures."
"A little planning to stop Allura afterwards now we discovered her hiding spot." Zipp added with a playful rolled eyes.
"Selling my new Jungle Rumble Blast Smoothies," Sunny said eagerly, clapping her hooves.
"And then, fun on the Boardtrot!" Izzy declared.
"Yeah, seems like a full day of fun to me." Misty said with a small smile as Sunset groaned a bit before she gave a weak smile.
"Okay, ponies. Just let me freshen up real quick." Sunset said as she got out of bed, a bit wobbly but kept her balance as she walked up to the door. "I'll meet you girls downstairs." She said while rubbing her eyes as she exited the room.
"Huh, Sunset must've been tired." Sunny commented, noticing Sunset's behavior. "I guess working on two jobs and stopping Allura can be a bit stressful to her."
"Eh, that's Sunset for ya." Twilight said with a sigh. "I can understand how she feels. I used to be like that." She added with a shrug as they walked out of the bedroom.
In the bathroom, Sunset went to the mirror and reached for her tooth brush before she suddenly felt a tickle in her nose. "Ah-Ah… AAHHCCHOO!" Sunset sneezed as a bright flash appeared briefly as Sunset wiped her nose. "Ah. That stings a bit." She muttered as she grabbed her toothbrush, but then she felt something off as she noticed her toothbrush was replaced with a candy cane. "Huh, that's weird? Who put a candy cane in a bathroom cabinet?" She questioned before giving a soft smile. "Izzy." She muttered before opening the drawer. "Good thing I have a spare." She said as she then started brushing her teeth, not seeing the candy cane had some red and orange glitter sparkles on it as it shifted from a real toothbrush and a candy cane briefly.
A bit later after breakfast, the Mane 8, when Hitch just joined them, walked together to Mane Melody while Sunset still had bags under her eyes as they entered the salon. "Good morning, Jazz! Morning Rocky!" Pipp called out with a smile.
"Good morning, Ponies," Jazz said as she walked up to Sunset, who took a seat, "So Sunset, the usual or do you feel like something new?" She asked.
"Give me the usual, Jazz." Sunset said with a small smile. "I just don't feel like having something new today."
"Sure, Sunset. Just give me a sec," Jazz said with a smile as she gave the rest of the Mane 8 their usual hooficures with Sunset being the only one left, "Alright, sorry for the wait but now time for your hooves to Glam-taculour."
"Alright, then let ge-ge-ge," Sunset suddenly felt the tickle in her nose as Jazz looked confused, "Ah-Ah-AHHH-CHOO!" She then sneezed, releasing some magic sparkles from her horn that hit Jazz mane, turning it into purple tentacles as Jazz's eye twitched in terror.
"Aaah! MY HAIR!" Jazz screamed out in panic while the tentacles waved around as the others noticed and screamed.
Sunset gasped with her hooves to her mouth, "Oh my Celestia! I am so sorry, Jazz!" She apologized with a cringe.
"How did it happen?!" Jazz screamed out as she ran around in a panic as the others watched her.
"J-Jazz! Calm down! We may have a solution!" Pipp said as she then picked up Sparky. "Sparky, give it to her." She said as Sparky nodded and then released a dragon fire, which hit Jazz as her mane returned to normal as she sighed in relief.
"Oh, thank goodness." Jazz said in relief as she checked her mane.
"Now there's the mane I know and love," Rocky said with a smile, walking up to Jazz, who blushed with a smile as she gave a giggle.
"Sunset, what happened?" Twilight asked with a brow. "Jazz mane suddenly went, tentacle thing, the second you sneezed."
"I honestly don't know how that happened." Sunset said while rubbing her eyes. "I guess Sparky must've grown another hair and dump it into her manespray product?" She guessed.
"Actually, I made sure Sparky stays clear from that the last time that happened." Hitch said while having Sparky on his back.
"And I double checked and tested out my products, three times after certain incidents," Pipp added while giving Izzy a brow, who gave a sheepish chuckle. "To make sure that doesn't happen again."
"Huh, must've been one of them then." Sunset said, not noticing her horn bulging slightly as she stood up from her chair. "I think I'll skip my hooficure, Jazz. Maybe later?" She suggested.
"Sure. Because I still need to wrap my head around what just happened." Jazz said while touching her mane to make sure it's okay."
"Okay. See ya later." Sunset said with a smile as she walked up to the door. "Come on, ponies. Let's start our Anti-Allura Defense Plan," She said as she exited the salon as the rest of the Mane 8 looked on in concern.
"Huh, that was strange." Zipp said with a brow.
"Why do I feel like I've seen this before?" Twilight asked while rubbing her chin after what she just saw.
A bit later back at the Brighthouse, Sunset was looking at a board she set up about Allura and Twitch about their skills, Starlight Ridge, the Nova Charm, and her secret hideout by the beach while also having a list of skills and abilities they saw from her. "Okay, Allura. We know where you are, we saw how skilled and powerful you are, but the question is, what is your game?" Sunset muttered while giving a straight look at Allura, her vision being a bit blurred before she rubbed her eyes and kept her focus. "Y-You think you have anything on me? I've defeated Sirens, magic infected humans, stopped a time loop from two girls, brought back magic, brought my friend Twilight back, defeated a fire alicorn, and another fire alicorn in a multiverse crisis, and dealt with interdimensional anomalies. So me and m-my friends can beat you." She said, giving a sniffle as she saw Allura smirking at her, "Keep smiling, Tabby, you won't be so happy when I come for you." She warned.
By the door, the others saw Sunset talking to and glaring at the board. "Wow, Sunset is pretty determined to stop Allura so badly." Hitch commented.
"Heh, no wonder Sunset was Celestia's first pupil before me." Twilight said with a slight chuckle. "I sometimes go through that as well."
"Should we be helping her?" Zipp asked in concern. "Because I may have been a bit strong in my detective work, but seeing Sunset worked out, it's a bit much for her standards."
"Well, how about we go in and talk-" Sunny tried to say before they heard Sunset about to sneeze.
"Ah-Ah-AAAHHHCCHOOO!" Sunset sneezed as her horn shot some magic out of her horn, and suddenly all of her research was flying around like crazy. "H-Hey! Get back here! Research! Get back here!" She called out as she didn't notice her horn swelled up a bit more as she tried to catch her research as they were flying around.
The rest of the Mane 8 looked shocked by this as they saw Sunset trying to catch her research. "No! No! Come back!" Sunset cried, chasing the flying papers.
"Well, you don't see that every day." Pipp said with a chuckle.
"Did this happened to you before, Twilight?" Sunny asked with a small giggle, finding this a bit funny.
"Uh, no. This is new." Twilight said, a bit surprised and concerned by what she saw.
"Oh no you don't!" Sunset called as she was about to grab her research, but she flopped onto the bed as she groaned. "What is going on today?" She questioned as she rubbed her nose again, which is a bit red as she gave a slight cough.
A bit later, after the others helped Sunset reclaimed her research, Sunset and Sunny were at the Smoothie Stand with the others standing before it, "Alright Guys, ready to taste my new Jungle Rumble Blast Smoothies?" Sunny asked as she held up seven trays of smoothies for her friends on the counter.
"You know it, Sunny!" Izzy cheered as she grabbed her cup while the others did the same.
"Alright everypony down the-" Hitch started before.
"AHCHOO! AHCHOO! AHCHOO!" Sunset sneezed again on their smoothies causing them to glow and shake before exploding as they all yelled in surprise. When the Smoke cleared, the Mane 8 were covered in colorful fruit juice.
"Wow, They call it 'Rumble Blast' for nothing." Misty said in surprise.
"Well, I'm just glad I'm not the only one covered in fruit this time." Hitch said with a chuckle as Sparky licked some smoothies off him.
"Impressive, Sunny." Zipp said with a smirk. "How did you do that?"
"I-It wasn't supposed to do that." Sunny said uncertainty. "I-I don't know what happened. It wasn't supposed to actually blast."
"Well it certainly did." Pipp said while rubbing her mane. "I need another manecondition for this."
"Yeah, that's your concern." Twilight said with a chuckle as she wiped some smoothie off her as Sunset blew her nose. "You okay, Sunset?"
"Yeah. I'm okay." Sunset said as she blew her nose again as her horn bulged again. "Just having a seasonal allergy. No biggie." She assured with a smile as Twilight frown, having a feeling that she had seen this kind of reaction before.
A bit later, the Mane 8 then arrived at the Boartrot as they were walking by the stands as Izzy hopped excitingly. "Where should we go first?! The Tinytrot?! The rollercoaster! Ooh! How about the ferris wheel?!" Izzy asked excitedly while hopping around her friends.
"Oh, Izzy, you just can't get enough of these rides, can you?" Zipp asked with a small smirk.
"They are just so great everytime we get on each one!" Izzy cheerfully said.
"She's not wrong. They always give us the thrills." Pipp said with a chuckle.
"Well, what do you think we should do first, Sunset?" Sunny asked with a smile, but got no response as Sunny then got concerned. "Sunset?" She asked again as she turned to Sunset.
Sunset's mane was very unkempt, her bags were much darker, her nose was red with snot dripping from it, wings hanging on her side and her horn seriously bulging and red. "Sunset?" Twilight asked as the others stopped and noticed Sunset's expression. "Sunset?" She repeated, but no response.
"SUNSET!" Pipp shouted in Sunset's ear, which made the Alicorn yelp and fell to her side with a groan.
"Really, Pipp?" Zipp questioned her sister with a brow.
"Uh, sorry, Misty," Sunset moaned, looking at Pipp. "I must've dozed off for a moment."
"Uh, Sunset, I'm Pipp." Pipp said with a brow as Sunset stood up.
"You are?" Sunset asked before she shook her head. "Oh, right. Sorry, Pipp."
"Okay, I'll bite. What is wrong with you today, Sunset?" Zipp questioned with a brow.
"Yeah, you haven't been yourself since this morning." Hitch added in concern.
"And I can see your sparkle is a bit whacked up right now." Izzy added while rubbing her chin.
"I'm fine." Sunset assured them while wiping her nose again. "It's just a spring allergy."
"Wait, spring allergy?" Twilight muttered, feeling like she has seen this before.
"Uh, Sunset, have you even noticed that your horn is a bit bulge right now?" Sunny asked in concern, pointing at Sunset's red bulge horn.
"Oh that, I-I-I'm sure that's just part of the Ala-ala-la-la-la…" Sunset started wheezing as the others realized what was gonna happen.
"She's gonna blow!" Zipp yelled in panic.
"Everypony, get down!" Twilight shouted as they all duck in cover behind some stands.
"AAAACCCCHOOOO!" Sunset sneezed out, which shot magic out of her horn as it hit Posey, which made her vanish for a bit before reappearing, icy blue and covered in snow.
"C-C-Cold. I h-h-hate the c-c-cold." Posey grumbled as she shivered.
The rest of the Mane 8 saw this as Twilight slapped her forehead. "Oh, Celestia! Now I remember!" She said.
"What is it, Twilight?" Misty asked Twilight as they got out of hiding.
"I know what happened to Sunset." Twilight said with a frown as they walked up to her. "The random magic burst from her horn, the strange effects, the sneezing, her horn swelling, she's having a similar allergy I had back in my time!"
"Wait, you mean she's sick?" Pipp asked in wonders, as were the others.
"Not sick, it's more like an allergy in her horn," Twilight corrected.
"Huh, I never had a horn allergy," Izzy commented, rubbing her horn.
"Me neither." Misty said as she rubbed her horn as well.
"Probably because it's an Alicorn thing." Zipp shrugged with a frown.
"You are correct, Zipp." Twilight nodded. "Seasonal allergies have a different reaction affect to us Alicorns."
"But if it's an allergy, it should go away, right?" Hitch asked hopefully.
"Unfortunately, a Horn Allergy is really stubborn," Twilight said with a frown. "And the effects with each sneeze can-"
"Ah-ah-ah, Oh no," Sunset feared trying to cover her nose, "No more, no more sne-AAAACHOOO!" She sneezed as her horn blasted out while she suddenly took flight.
The rest of the Mane 8 saw her go as she crashed into a bench as they cringed. "Unpredictable." Twilight finished with a cringed look as they all rushed up to Sunset as she groaned while on the bench.
"AACHOO!" Sunset sneezed again, blasting the ponycorn stand while caused ponycorn erupted out of it like a Volcano, "AACHOO!" She sneezed again, blasting off like a rocket while her laser the bumber-orbs, turning them into bouncing bubbles while the ponies inside all screamed as they were bouncing around.
"Oh dear," Pipp feared as the Mane 7 and Sparky gave nervous expressions at the results of Sunset's allergy.
"G-G-Guys, run! I, I can't stop AH-AH-AHHHCHHOOO!" Sunset sneezed, blasting the Zipper Coaster, turning it into a Giant Snake.
"Okay, this is like the time when Sparky kept hiccup-burping." Hitch muttered while holding Sparky as Misty shuddered.
"Don't remind me." Misty said as the giant snake then ran rampage across the Boardtrot as the ponies all screamed in panic.
Sunset then began sneezing like crazy, hitting ponies and Broadtrot attractions, causing crazy effects as the entire Boardtrot was in chaos. "Okay, this is a new level then when I have it." Twilight said in a panicked look, as were the others.
At the Dragonlands, Discord and Spike were playing their favorite roleplaying game before Discord then gave a shudder, which confused Spike. "Discord?" Spike asked as Discord rubbed his chin.
"That was odd." Discord said in wonder. "It feels like a chaotic mischief is happening, and it's not me this time." He said.
"What are you talking about?" Spike asked in confusion as Discord just shrugged.
"ACHOO! ACHOO! ACHOOACHOOACHOOACHOOACHOOACHOOACHOOACHOOACHOO!" Sunset sneezed rapidly, shooting magic lasers and flying around like a deflating balloon as ponies were running in fear, enduring the effects of Sunset's magic, or were running from or trapped in the crazed attractions.
The Mane 7 and Sparky were hiding in the Hall of Mirrors as they watched the panic, "Okay, this is getting out of hoof!" Zipp exclaimed, turning to the others, "We gotta figure out how to fix Sunset's crazy sneezing!" She stated.
"Usually, the allergy goes away after a while and once it does, the effects of the Horn Allergy hits reverse!" Twilight said to them. "Trust me, my old friends went through a similar effect!"
"No offense Twi, but I don't think these ponies have that kind of time!" Sunny gestured to the panicking ponies outside.
"I can see that!" Twilight screamed as she looked out before she moved back in to avoid Sunset's magic blast. "But if you have a special remedy for the allergy, it could cure you! Had that before, but my friend Zecora left off a small side effect of turning into a foal temporarily!"
"Well, that's good to hear." Izzy said with a smile.
"But, um, did you forget that your friend Zecora isn't around this era anymore?" Pipp reminded Twilight with a brow. "So how do we make a remedy for Sunset?!"
"Zecora taught me the recipe, I just need to mix the ingredients in the right pattern," Twilight explained with a smile, "Misty, I'll need your help to make the potion, the rest of you try and limit the chaos Sunset's making,"
"AAACHOOO!" Sunset sneezed again, which made the funhouse turn into a bounce house as it floated up in the sky.
"That might be an issue." Hitch said in worry as they barely avoided another sneeze shot.
"Okay, no time for a jog! Let's go, Misty!" Twilight said as she grabbed Misty as they teleported away.
"Let's hope they make the remedy soon!" Sunny said as they all avoided another sneeze shot from Sunset. "Sunset ain't looking so good!"
"And neither is Boardtrot or anypony else!" Zipp added as they avoided another shot.
At the Brighthouse, Twilight and Misty appeared in the kitchen as Misty felt dizzy. "Oh, warn me next time you do that." Misty muttered as her eyes spun.
"No time, quick!" Twilight said, bringing out a list, "Get me all the ingredients here," She instructed.
"O-Okay." Misty said as she looked at the list and then quickly went to the cabinets as she brought out each one as Twilight then heated up a pot and poured some water in as Misty then started giving her the ingredients as Twilight quickly started stirring as fast as she could while making sure it was right.
"Oh, I hope Zecora's lessons paid off." Twilight muttered as she looked at the mixture. "And gotta make sure we don't turn Sunset into a filly again."
"Seriously, did that happen to you?" Misty asked as she gave Twilight the last of the ingredients.
"Yeah, trust me. It was a tough 48 hours of being a filly." Twilight said as she then poured in the last of the ingredients and mixed it together as the green continent steamed up. "Okay, I think that should do it."
"Then we better get this to Sunset! Because I don't think the others could hold out much longer in that mess." Misty said in concern as Twilight nodded.
Back at the Boartrot, Sunset was still sneezing off a storm as her horn kept firing magic as the rest of the Mane 8 were hiding behind some stands as some magic shots nearly hit them. "Okay, this is definitely like the time with Sparky!" Pipp exclaimed.
"I hope they finished that potion," Hitch said in worried as he then screamed as he avoided a magic blast while holding Sparky tightly.
"We need to find a way to get Sunset down so that her shots won't go through all over Boardtrot!" Sunny said as she avoided another sneeze shot.
"And how do we do that!" Zipp exclaimed as they dodged another magic shot.
"Why not use this ponysize flypaper?" Izzy asked as she held up said flypaper, which made the others look at her in surprise.
"W-Why would you have something like that?" Pipp questioned.
"What? After that giant bunny incident, I came prepared." Izzy said with a cheerful smile. "With this, we should get Sunset to stay in one place."
"Okay, fair point." Sunny said.
"AACHOO!" Sunset sneezed as the ponies avoided her blast again. "A LITTLE HELP P-P-AACHOO!" She sends another sneeze blast.
"Well if there was ever a time to use your giant Flypaper, it's now, Iz!" Zipp told the Purple unicorn.
"Okie-dokie!" Izzy saluted as Sunset kept sneezing around as Izzy rushed up to her.
"I-Izzy! Get back! AAACHOO!" Sunset sneezed as she fired a another laser, "Or I'll sneeze you into something-AAACHOO!" She sneezed again.
Izzy dodged the lasers and kept running, "I sparkle like the stars, 'cause I'm always super glittery. When my cutie mark comes to life, watch this brilliant creativity!" She called as her Cutie Mark glowed as well as her as she dodged each shot and then used her magic to create a shield to block Sunset's sneeze attacks as she drew closer. "Sunset! Time to take your hankie!" She called out.
"W-What?!" Sunset questioned as she was about to give another sneeze, but then Izzy jumped in and quickly wrapped Sunset in the pony-size fly paper as she also quickly covered up her horn to prevent any more shots from happening.
"There we are." Izzy said with a smile as Sunset looked at herself with a brow as she sniffled.
"Was this the best idea, Izzy?" Sunset asked in confusion.
"Hey, it blocked your horn, doesn't it. And it's keeping you in one place." Izzy said with a cheerful smile.
The rest of the Mane 5 then came over, "Izzy, that was amazing!" Sunny cheered, "When did you learn shield spells?"
"Eh, Sunset and Twilight gave me a bit of practice." Izzy said with a casual smile. "If I can levitate myself, they taught me a bit of protection magic."
"And it pays off, that's for sure." Sunset said with a stuffy smile as she sniffed.
Twilight and Misty then teleported in, "Good news, ponies! The potion is rea-" Twilight cheered before she saw Sunset, "Um, what's with the flypaper?" She asked with a brow.
"Don't ask." Sunset muttered. "Give me that potion before my sniffles come back up."
"Oh, right. Here, Sunset." Misty said as she gave the potion to Sunset, who quickly snatched it as she got free from the fly paper as she drank the potion quickly before giving a slight hiccup.
Soon, her horn unswelled as it went back to normal as her nose cleared as she sighed in relief. "Oh, that's better." Sunset said as the Mane 8 looked around and saw all the chaos that Sunset caused being reversed as the damage was being undone as everypony noticed this as they all cheered in joy that the chaos was over.
"Wow, it really does reverse when the allergy goes away." Zipp commented with a smile.
Sunset sighed in relief, "Finally, no more of that crazy sneezing," She said happily.
"So glad you're feeling better now, Sunset." Sunny said as she gave Sunset a small nuzzle. "And wow, now I learned what would happen if my Alicorn form gets an allergy." She said with giggles, which Sunset returned.
"Be grateful you're only an Alicorn half the time." Sunset joked with a small laugh. "I never want to go through that again." She added.
"Well, we better make extra batches for emergencies, Sunset." Twilight said with a smile before she leaned in. "And don't worry, I modified the potions so that you don't turn into a filly like how I did once." She whispered.
Sunset gave a chuckle. "Well, thanks, Twilight." She said as she stood up.
"Okay, that was a much more dangerous magical allergy sickness then when Sparky had the hiccup-burps." Hitch commented. "And I thought Sparky's dragon fire was dangerous."
"Oh yeah, that reminds me," Izzy said, remembering something as she turned to Misty, "Misty, how did you know about Sparky's Hiccup Burps?" She asked how the Blue unicorn knew about that incident.
Misty gave an uncomfortable look. "Well, you ponies remember how I was spying for Opaline before I spied on her?" She asked.
"Yeah?" Pipp nodded with a brow.
"Well, Opaline and I noticed the giant foods that Sparky made with his dragon fire, and thought it was a perfect time to catch him in the chaos, but…" Misty said while giving a shuddered look. "Apparently, Sparky's fire went through the basement and I got the full brunt of it." She added as she gagged in disgust.
"Wait, you mean…" Zipp trailed off as they all understood and gagged in disgust.
"O.M.P, that is just horrible." Pipp said with her Tongue out.
"I had to take a tomato bath with extra shampoo. Even then Opaline didn't let me in the Castle for a week." Misty said with a shudder while Izzy patted her in comfort.
"Then, it's a good thing that didn't happen with Sunset." Sunny said optimistically as the others groaned in disgust.
"Sunny, that's a gross thought." Twilight said with a disgusted look.
"Yeah, that made sense in my head." Sunny said with a sheepish look.
"Let's just go and enjoy the rest of the day before anything else happens. Because I get the feeling we could all use it." Sunset suggested with a smile.
"Sounds like a good idea." Sunny said with a smile as the others nodded in agreement. "Come on, ponies. Let's go try out the Zipp Coaster." She said as they all rushed off to enjoy the rest of their day at the Boartrot after having to deal with Sunset's magical sneeze attacks as they went off to enjoy their day.
End of Chapter 25.