Five Nights at Equestria Girls

Night 12: Sweet Secrets add up to Bitter Lies

"I-I don't know," said Twilight. "But maybe his friends would know how to find him?"

Sunset Shimmer nodded. That was the only suggestion anyone had managed to come up with in the last five minutes. It was a good plan, at least for how to find Gabriel. But Sunset Shimmer knew that even when they found him, there was the problem of securing him. Each of the kids had been very hard to keep restrained, with Susie being the hardest.

"Could Twilight use her magic to secure Gabriel?" thought Sunset, staring off into space. "Or would that just complicate matters?"

If Twilight Sparkle had to use her magic to hold him down, she wasn't sure that was going to end well. Twilight's recent power changes presented a challenge for the girls. One wrong move, and they could end up blasting Gabriel to shrapnel. Yet, that was their only option. Applejack was still waiting on her new lasso to replace the one Fritz had destroyed. And using anything from school was out of the question, especially since they nearly got into trouble for doing that.

"Uh, Sunset?" asked Jeremy, poking Sunset's arm with the side of his hook.

Feeling something against her arm, Sunset Shimmer blinked and looked at Jeremy. "Huh, what?"

"You were kind of staring off into space," replied Jeremy as he moved his hook away from Sunset.

"Oh, sorry. I was thinking," said Sunset, her gaze shifting to Twilight. "But, to continue with what Twilight said, you guys know him pretty well, right?"

All three of the kids looked at each other, not expecting that question. None of them had mentioned Gabriel since the girls had rescued them. They were too afraid to after what happened a few after they were all murdered. Unlike Jeremy and Fritz, Susie didn't know Gabriel as well. She was still new to their group when William Afton had decided to kill them. Sitting there, something came to Susie.

"Hey Fritz, you remember that small lake near the town? The one Gabriel always dragged us to visit?" Susie looked at Fritz, waiting for his answer.

Fritz nodded. "Yeah, I remember that lake. He often would spend hours there when we were five."

Jeremy laughed, sounding like nails on a chalkboard. "Yep. He would always get us covered in mud and in trouble for that."

"The one time I went there with you guys, he ruined my favorite skirt," added Susie. "I learned never to wear skirts when hanging out there after that."

Sunset Shimmer looked at her friends. A happy smile made its way onto her face as she recalled the various sleepovers they had at each other's houses. The memories and moments they had were special, not just to her, but to the girls as well. The thought of ever losing or forgetting them made Sunset Shimmer shudder. Rubbing her arms a little, she glanced at Twilight Sparkle. Something made her decide to sit next to Twilight. A strong desire to hold her hand made Sunset reach and grab Twilight's good one. She felt her grip back, making warmth envelop her body for a few seconds.

"You okay, Twilight? I saw the bruises..."

"They are from the students...kicking me at lunch," replied Twilight Sparkle as she felt the sensations return, making her cringe and squeeze Sunset's hand.

Sunset Shimmer looked away, regretting that she had brought up the bruises. "Oh, I didn't realize how bad they were. I hope I didn't hurt you when I hugged you."

"You didn't, Sunset," said Twilight, reassuring the redhead. "If anything, I was grateful for that hug."

Sunset Shimmer smiled and looked away, sheepishly, saying, "You're welcome, Sparky."