[quote]Ummmmm…Hi, I guess? I found this book buzzing in the back of my wardrobe. It’s been keeping me up all night. I think it’s a magic communication device, so hello, whoever’s reading this.          —Starlight Glimmer[/quote] [quote]Hello, Starlight; I am Sunset Shimmer. Yes, this is a magic book that I use to communicate with Twilight Sparkle. I don’t recognize your name, so I hope you aren’t the latest villain who’s shown up and taken over Equestria or anything. Assuming you’re not, can you please give this book to Twilight? I really need to speak with her. Thanks.          —Sunset Shimmer[/quote] [quote]Sorry, Sunset, I can’t help you there. And I’m not saying that because I’m a villain who’s trying to take over Equestria, because I’m not. Anymore. [s]I’m also not trying to ruin Twilight’s life and inadvertently destroy Equestria along the way anymore either.[/s] What I mean is, I’m a good pony now. I’m Twilight’s student. I just can’t give this book to Twilight because she’s on a cruise with her friends for the next two weeks. But she did say that I’m in charge of dealing with any Equestria-shattering emergencies that pop up while she’s gone. So maybe I can still help?          —Starlight[/quote] [quote]Don’t worry, Starlight. I’ve been there too. We’ll have to swap stories some day. And this isn’t an Equestria-shattering (or rather, Alternate-Dimension-Version-of-Equestria-Without-a-Clearly-Established-Name-shattering) emergency; I just wanted some advice. So unless you know anything about accidental mind rapes, you probably can’t help much. But now I’m more curious about you being Twilight’s student. She’s never mentioned having any students before. Is this a new thing?          —Sunset[/quote] [quote]To be honest, I have a bit more experience with friendly mind rapes than I’d like to admit. And to answer your question, no, I’ve been Twilight’s student for over a year now. She’s taught me tons of friendship lessons, and I even saved Equestria once. How could she not have mentioned me? More importantly, how could she not have mentioned you? I had no idea that alternate dimensions even existed, let alone that she had a friend in one of them! What’s up with that?          —Starlight[/quote] [quote]Actually, it has been a while since I last talked with Twilight. She hasn’t replied to any of my messages in months. But you still would have been around when I last heard from her. But she really hasn’t told you about this place? She’s come here several times to help save the day, and even rescued me from my dark side and helped teach me about the magic of friendship. And there’s the whole “different dimension with alternate versions of her and her friends” thing, which is pretty cool. I don’t suppose you have any idea why she seems to be ignoring us?          —Sunset[/quote] [quote]Well, I hope you don’t think I’ve been keeping her too busy to write to you. She spends half her time these days going on vacations with her friends. Unless…Oh no, I think I might have replaced you. Maybe since I was here and you weren’t really around, I took the role of “defeated former villain who needs to be reformed and taught about friendship” for her. I’m so sorry. I’m sure she didn’t mean to ignore you like this.          —Starlight[/quote] [quote]Then again, you did say that you found that book shoved in the back of your wardrobe…But don’t worry. I don’t blame you or Twilight. And I’m not about to return to my evil ways without Twilight to teach me about friendship. I’ve made other friends who have helped me out a lot and taught me a ton, including this world’s version of Twilight. You know, just because Twilight hasn’t visited lately doesn’t mean that you can’t. There should be a magic mirror somewhere in the castle that your book can turn into a portal. I’m sure the girls here would love to meet you.          —Sunset[/quote] [quote]I suppose that if Twilight can take all these vacations, I should be able to too. In fact, I could go now and be back before she is. She won’t even know I was gone. And I’ll just leave Trixie and Discord in charge of Equestria’s safety while I’m gone. I’m sure they can handle anything that comes up. See you soon!          —Starlight[/quote] [quote]I am suddenly very worried about Equestria.[/quote]