A New Dawn for Sunset Ch. 01

Days after being confronted by her friends about the Anon-A-Miss posts, things got bad for Sunset Shimmer. Most of the school was already pointing fingers at her but since the Rainbooms decided to toss her away, that was the only confirmation that everyone needed that she was indeed guilty.

Principal Celestia and Vice-Principal Luna had been doing their best to help her out seeing that the former Unicorn was having a hard time. However, there's only so much the school can do with seemingly every student at each other's throats.

At the end of the school day, Sunset finds herself walking to the park alone and soon finds herself leaning over the bridge, staring at the freezing cold water below, contemplating something.

The girl then shakes the thoughts out of her head before walking down the path and off the bridge.

"Is it really that bad?" a voice asks.

Turning around, Sunset finds a little silver girl who could be no older than the CMC with bright blue eyes on a nearby bench wearing heavy blue coat, boats, black pants, and a grey stocking hat with a sliver of blue hair sticking out from underneath it.

"What?"

"Your life? Is it really that bad?" the girl asks again. "That look in your eyes. I've seen it once before."

Sunset stared at her for a moment before turning away. "It's nothing. You don't want a nobody to bother you," and starts walking away.

"Nobody is a nobody," comes the reply. "Why don't you take a seat and talk about what's going on? You just might feel better."

The yellow girl stops in her tracks to weigh in her decisions. She's never seen this girl before and it's not like she'll ever see her again.

With a sigh, Sunset relents and goes over to sit next to this mystery girl. "Are you sure? It's a long story."

With a shrug, the silver girl tells her. "I've got time."

.oOo.

Sunset is tearing up. "And they just left me. Before they became my friends, I wanted much more than what I deserved. When we became my friends, they were everything to me. I just don't understand why it was so easy for them to turn against me."

There was silence before the silver girl spoke up. "When someone gets hurt," and places a hand over her chest, "especially right here, it makes it easy for them to become blind to the truth. It was most likely that your friends couldn't make sense of it themselves. The few bits of the evidence they have points to you and despite the fact they know you, it made sense to them given your history," the younger girl then looks up at the older one. "Perhaps in time, they'll come around and ask for forgiveness."

The flame-haired girl blinks a couple times before smiling lightly. "That's a very mature way of thinking for someone obviously younger than me."

The girl looks down. "I had to grow up faster than most girls my age."

There was silence again before the silver girl took out her phone to check the time. "I better get going. Mayberry has probably noticed that I'm gone by now," she then reaches to her side to pick up a backpack to throw over her shoulders and pick up a crutch before standing up. "It was nice meeting you," and begins walking away.

Sunset stares at the crutch, wondering how she never noticed it before.

"Shouldn't you have someone with you?"

The little girl stops to turn back to the teen with a smirk. "Do I not look like I'm old enough to be out all by myself?"

"Uhhh… Now that you mention it."

She then snorts. "I'm only joking," and looks down at her crutch. "Putting my age aside. Since the accident I've been coddled, and I often get tired of it. So, sometimes I sneak out for a breather. I'll be fine," the girl then starts walking away once again. However! A few steps, her crutch slips on some ice, and she topples over with a yelp.

"Oh, my gosh!" Sunset runs over to her and kneels next to the girl. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine," the little girl pushes herself up and for some reason has one of her eyes covered. "I just need…" and starts looking around. "That!" and points past the former Equestrian.

Turning her head, Sunset finds a small orb next to her and picks it up and turns it around. That's when she catches the sight of the distinct appearance of an iris and a pupil.

The girl takes it out of the teen's hand. "How embarrassing," and pops in it back in place. "There was some mistake with getting this one fitted so it pops out easier than it should. Supposed to be getting a new one. But because of the holidays, it's hard getting it in before the New Year."

Sunset just stares at this little girl and is dumbfounded by how she has such a bright smile. "You have been through a lot. Haven't you?"

"How can you tell?" the girl just flashes yet another smile and reaches for her crutch only to realize one slight problem. "Drat!" and picks up the two halves of her crutch. "Guess I'll have to call for a ride."

The former Unicorn stares at the two halves for a moment. "If you want some more time away, you can come over to my place. It's not far from here. As for this?" Sunset takes away the pieces. "They don't look too bad. I can probably fix it."

It was the little girl's turn to stare in disbelief. "You'd do that? But you don't know me."

Sunset smiles. "I know that you're a good kid who was nice enough listen to some stranger's trouble. That's all I need to know. I think that's enough to make the two of us friends," she then turns around. "Here! I'll carry you."

The smile is returned as the girl wraps her arms around the teen's neck and is then lifted off the ground.

"By the way. I'm Sunset."

"My name's Dawn."

NOTE: Yet another experimental story. Not sure how far this one will go either.

NOTE 2: Partially expired by an Anon-A-Miss fanfic I started reading a long time ago, but it was unfinished at the time. It involved the fan character Snowdrop growing attached to Sunset Shimmer sometime after the Rainbooms abandoned her.

NOTE 3: The character, Dawn, is an OC of my own creation whom I'm taking inspiration from Kotoko Iwanaga from the anime In/Spectre.