celestial

六十九

Last edited » August 8, 2023
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Referenced Movie(s) » Sunset's Backstage Pass (2019)
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DAY 1/2 — DAY 3
NIGHTTIME — CAMPGROUNDS

"There she is," Dash chuckled when you all noticed Sunset making her way back. Yesterday, you didn't realize she was implying seeing PostCrush alone.

"Lone Wolf," she howled with laughter.

since when could you howl, oh my god? —Your eyebrows furrowed as you turned to look at Dash. It was very realistic.

Sunset sat down on the ground with a blissful smile, completely ignoring Pinkie Pie waiting for her on the picnic bench.

that's cold —Applejack looked between Sunset and Pinkie Pie before coldly speaking, "Pinkie Pie's been actin mighty strange this evening. Any idea what might've happened to her?"

"We..." Sunset smiled with pure guilt, "lost track of each other."

"Me?!" Pinkie Pie intervened. "Lose track of Sunset?" She shortly laughed, pulling out a raggedy, look-alike doll made out of trash.

"She's been right here the whole time! Right, Actual Sunset Shimmer?" She lowered her voice as she made the doll answer her; pity-filled silence overtook the area until Rarity sneered.

"How was the show?"

Though, Sunset thought it was a genuine inquiry. "It was... perfect."

Rarity scoffed. "I was being judgmental, Darling. What is the point of throwing shade if no one's there to catch it?..."

Sunset shrugged, getting up. "Sorry. Too blissed out from the show to care right now. Talk tomorrow?"

she definitely was an absolutely ruthless bully —You could see why her redemption took six months. No offense, but Pinkie Pie was on the verge of tears and they were best friends. You couldn't imagine the treatment Sunset gave someone who meant absolutely nothing to her.

DAY 1/2 — DAY 18
NIGHTTIME — INSIDE THE RV

Sunset has fixed absolutely nothing.

Thus, you've taken the time to see how the universe corrects itself when there are disruptions. It was interesting to see how even when you guide Dash to a different activity, you found that she would eventually say and do the same things, completely in context.

Unlike the conspiracy theory of a time traveler being unable to interfere with past actions for changing something in the past will create chaos in the future, i.e. kicking a rock will cause World War III - alluding to the Butterfly Effect - you were beginning to find yourself believing in those who countered Einstein's theory of relativity and conspire that events that are supposed to happen will happen in due time, and nothing can change that.

However, to be fair, you were in a time loop, not performing time travel. Ultimately, you were just having fun until Sunset realized that the solution to this 'snag in the fabric of spacetime' required her and Pinkie Pie to have their simultaneous fun. There was absolutely nothing you could do.

who is driving —You suddenly woke up, sitting up and lifting Dash's arms wrapped around you in the process when the RV started moving. She woke up because of you, and the others, feeling themselves drifting in their sleep, followed suit.

oh, she's driving —Sunset wasn't in her bed. Twilight got up to confront her, realizing the same thing as you.

"Who even cares," Dash groaned, grabbing you again and holding you close to go back to sleep. "I have places to be tomorrow."

wait, does she think it's the morning of day 1 or the night of day 1 —This was new and interesting. You're pretty sure the day loops when it's midnight - every 24 hours exactly is due to repeat - but being stood corrected would give you something else to do. Sunset has been struggling for 2 weeks and 4 days as of yesterday, but you didn't know what time it was, so it could still technically be the night of day 1 and thus 2 weeks and 3 days.

Dash would groan when the RV suddenly rocked and threw everyone around, then rolling to a complete stop. Applejack asked that she check the back of the vehicle with her, seeing as the former would have to lift it with her super strength and couldn't do it herself.

"Hate it here." Still, she got up. You softly laughed as Dash put you on her shoulder. If she was this tired and annoyed, it was still the night of day 1, about to be midnight: 2 weeks and 3 days of struggle.

i'll be their light —Applejack request that everyone get off so she could lift the vehicle with no safety concerns. You started wagging your tail to make a kitsunebi. Dash looked over when she saw the light in her peripheral.

"Oh, thanks." You nod, jumping off of her shoulder and sitting down near the gas pipe.

bro, women in charge —You, on the other hand, knew nothing about changing tires, looking under hoods, or anything else vehicle maintenance related (not to brag. It was actually very sad how dependent you are), but Dash readily got down on the ground to look under the RV when Applejack lifted it off of its tire. You got up and walked closer so she could see better.

"Oh, it's the transmission." She didn't even get on her back yet. "The fluid's leaking."

Applejack sighed. "Great, we're stuck here." Dash picked you up as she started standing, putting you back on her shoulder.

"Rarity," Applejack called. The girl, Fluttershy, and Spike were huddled on the ground near Sunset, who was sulking but talking to Twilight and Pinkie Pie. Although the three former were sleeping, Rarity immediately woke up and looked over.

"Do you know the make and model, by any chance?"

"...It was a gift for my 13th birthday: 2013. I don't really do... camping and outdoors, so it's rather old."

"I just can't anymore," Dash muttered into her hands, wiping her face as she walked away to go find the right information. You laughed.

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13th birthday bit isn't canon lolol just thought it was funny