Over the Rainbow

Sunset Shimmer was soon very busy at Canterlot High. She tried out for the soccer team and joined the school newspaper. She volunteered at Fluttershy’s animal shelter and began offering free math tutoring on the weekends. But most of all, she was busy with her friends. She had discovered that her special talent was being helpful.

There were photos to share and movies to go to and pizza parties and band practices and talking on the phone and texting all day long and gossiping at their lockers. The days flew by, and sometimes in the midst of giggling with Pinkie Pie or baking with Applejack, Sunset Shimmer would see a momentary cascade of the same rainbows that had filled the auditorium during the fashion show.

As a former student of magic, she couldn’t help feeling just a little curious about them. One night at a slumber party, the girls were all working on a new song together. Pinkie Pie was experimenting with a syncopated beat. Rainbow Dash was trying out a melody, and Rarity and Applejack were singing harmony. Sunset Shimmer’s voice joined theirs, and she lost herself in the music. There it was. A little rainbow. Just for a second. Sometimes she wondered if she was the only one who saw them. Maybe they were just a reminder to her of how the Magic of Friendship really happened.

“What are you thinking?” Fluttershy asked Sunset Shimmer.

Sunset Shimmer smiled. “I’m thinking that I’m lucky to have such good friends.”

“Me too,” said Applejack.

But later that night when all the girls had settled down, Sunset Shimmer took out her journal. Dear Twilight Sparkle, she wrote. A lot has changed in my life because, when it comes to friendship, there’s a lot to learn and a lot to practice. Every day I discover something new about what it means to be a good friend. I have been wondering, however, about these little rainbows that appear sometimes. Sometimes they happen when we are singing and sometimes they happen when we are having a good time together. What kind of magic are they? Are they the same kind of magic as ponying up? Is there anything I should know about them? Just curious.

In an instant, the journal began glowing and Twilight Sparkle’s response appeared.

Dear Sunset Shimmer, Sometimes the magic really does happen, but you don’t have to understand everything. Just be grateful for it, as I’m sure you are. Your friend, Twilight Sparkle

Sunset Shimmer put down her journal. She was grateful for the magic, for the friendship, for everything that had happened to her. Still. There’s nothing wrong with being curious, is there? she wrote back.

The words materialized on the page. Careful, Sunset Shimmer! Careful!

Back in Equestria, Twilight Sparkle shook her head and laughed a little. “I’ll just have to hope those girls keep Sunset Shimmer busy. Very busy.”

 

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