The Rainbooms are greeted with the disheartened Shadowbolts as they sit down on the couch opposed to the one their former rivals sat at. You walked inside and sat next to your harem and looked up at the five emotionally damaged girls in front of you.

(Y/N): So... how did it go down?

Sunny Flare: ** Well, I was at home just watching some tv when I suddenly heard a knock at my door. I opened it to see Shadow standing there with a serious expression. I asked him what was up and he told me that he needed to talk to me. I invited him in and we got to talking. One thing led to another and... and...

She trailed off when her tears returned to her eyes. You put a comforting hand on her shoulder.

(Y/N): If it's too much for you, Sunny, you don't have to continue.

You reassured her, but she wipes away her tears and shakes her head.

Sunny Flare: No, you need to hear the whole thing. He... he said that... that it was better off if we were just friends.

Indigo Zap: He did the same thing with the rest of us.

She added as the rest of the Shadowbolts nodded. You run your hand through your hair in frustration.

(Y/N): ** I'm really sorry he did that, girls. I really tried stopping him, but he wouldn't listen.

Lemon Zest: I just wanna know why he did it. Were... were we not good enough to him or something?

(Y/N): No, no, of course not. You girls were more than good enough. He's... he's just going through somewhat of an internal crisis right now.

Sour Sweet: Does he... not love us anymore? Because if that's the case, I'll beat the crap out of him until he does!

You put up a hand to halt her.

(Y/N): Sour, calm down! He loves you girls more than anything in the world. Like I said, he feels a little lost right now and it's causing him to do a lot of regrettable things. It's got nothing to do with all of you, I promise.

Sugarcoat: Then please tell us, Y/N... what's happened to our Shadow?

She asked in a pleading voice which was a stark contrast to her usual blunt attitude. You sighed once again and sat down just in front of them.

(Y/N): Girls... it's partially my fault for why he's acting like this.

Sunny Flare: Did... did something happen between you two?

(Y/N): Yeah, kinda. Do you all remember what happened to me at the Starswirled Music Festival involving the time loop possibly?

Indigo Zap: You said that you kept trying to see PostCrush, but couldn't for some reason.

(Y/N): Yeah. Here's what happened. PostCrush was using this device called the Time Twirler which allowed them to loop the same day over and over again in order to perfect their performance. I was outside of its range, so I wasn't affected by it, but the rest of you were. Every time I tried seeing them, Shadow always did something to screw up my chances at seeing them perform and because of it, I massively took him for granted and got overly angry at him. I made things right with him on the final repeat and we managed to convince PostCrush to stop using the Time Twirler by destroying it. What we didn't know was that one of the Disharmony Stones was sealed inside it and Shadow happened to find it. It showed him all the repeats including... all the times I snapped at him and took him for granted. And so, as a result, he got so saddened by him supposedly being the one mainly at fault that he felt that it was necessary to change the timeline itself in order to make it up to me by giving me... well, you girls.

Sunny Flare: He... he gave us away?

You nodded in confirmation.

(Y/N): Yes. He became a recluse in his own home and he never experienced friendship. I eventually got a hold of the Time Stone and went back to stop him from changing the timeline. He agreed reluctantly under the condition that when V/N's finally defeated that... he'd still alter time.

Lemon Zest: You mean he... he still wants to give us to you?

(Y/N): ** Yeah. I'm really sorry that you're going through this, girls. This whole thing is my fault. If I hadn't been so mean to him, he wouldn't have wanted to go back in time and he'd still probably be his old self.

Sugarcoat is the first to react as she glared daggers at you.

Sugarcoat: You're a terrible friend, Y/N.

slump even more at her choice of words.

(Y/N): I... I know. I realize that I was awful to him, but... I'm trying to set things right.

Sour Sweet: You are? Well, you're not doing a good job at it!

Rainbow Dash: Hey, lay off him, will ya?! It's not like he asked for any of this to happen!

Rainbow stepped in.

Sour Sweet: Oh, I'm sorry. Is your boyfriend giving you up to some other guy who has enough girls already?!

Pinkie Pie: Y/N would never do that! He loves us way too much for that to happen!

Sour Sweet: Exactly!

Indigo Zap: How are you even defending him after hearing what he did to Shadow?!

Sugarcoat: Because they love Y/N too much to see past their own biases, obviously.

Lemon Zest: In fact, really ask yourselves this! How do you all know that you truly love him?! For all you know, he could be using his magic to manipulate how you feel about him! Why else would he be a total chick magnet?!

Rarity: Well, I never! Y/N isn't a "chick magnet"! If that were true, then how is it that you five have fallen for Shadow instead of him?

Indigo Zap: To make it less obvious, of course! If he did it too much, then it'd be really suspicious!

Sunset Shimmer: How dare all of you!? Y/N saved me from a life of self loathing and endless hatred from others! There's no way a person with ulterior motives would ever do that much for a single person!

Sour Sweet: Only so that he could add you as a tally! He doesn't care how others feel, only about how much popularity he can score and what better way to do it than by having a harem of his own!

Lemon Zest: ** Sunny, tell them that they're so full of crap!

She asked her friend who hadn't said a word the whole time. The CPA fashionista turns back to her friend with an uncertain look on her face. She wanted to believe that you could still be trusted, but after really taking in everything her friends said, she was now at a loss for words.

Sunny Flare: W-Well... I... I don't think Y/N is a bad guy. He just made a mistake. Like Rainbow Dash said, it's not like he wanted this to happen, but... I don't know what to think. All I know is that... I want my Shadow back.

Indigo Zap: Seriously?! Aren't you the least bit pissed off at Y/N considering that you were the closest to Shadow?!

Sunny Flare: I won't lie, I am a little agitated at him for being the cause of this, but... I also am aware that it isn't entirely his fault. Shadow always had a hatred for himself, evidenced by how he behaves towards Shallow than the rest of us. On top of that, he's very loyal to Y/N, so I believe that having him find out that he caused a lot of problems for Y/N must have completely broken him.

She then turns to you.

Sunny Flare: I can also see in his eyes that he's really hurt by this. Believe me, girls, I feel just as frustrated as you do, but you can't pin all of this on Y/N. The last thing we want is to demonize him and turn him into another V/N.

She stands up and walks over to you before taking a seat next to you.

Sunny Flare: After the Friendship Games were over, we promised that we'd try to be better people and one of those factors is to stop being so pessimistic to people especially if it involves things that they didn't mean for to happen.

Indigo Zap: B-But... but Sun-

Sunny Flare: But nothing, Indigo! I've already made my decision. I'm taking Y/N's side and that's that. And if none of you like it, then tough!

She smiled at you when she said that leading to you smiling back.

Sunny Flare: Y/N... if it's not too much trouble, could you call Shadow? I... we need to talk to him.

You nod before pulling out your phone and dialing Shadow's number.

In Shadowlight's Void Realm, we find Shadow, Edge, Hollow, and O/N just relaxing on a couch watching some TV in silence. At least, it would've been silent until O/N broke the ice with a sigh.

(O/N): Is he gonna show up yet?

Shadow Moonlight: I don't know. He did say to meet up in the void realm I'm pretty sure.

Hollow Moonshine: He's probably giving his harem a pep talk or something.

Shadowlight: Yeah, that definitely sounds like a Y/N thing.

(O/N): You guys sure that he looks like me? Yeah, he's got my name, but my name isn't that distinctive, so finding someone else with my name isn't too surprising.

Shadow Moonlight: Trust me, O/N. I've known this guy for years and you and him look exactly alike.

(O/N): If he somehow has better looks than me, I will freak out.

Shadowlight: Twenty bucks says that'll happen?

Hollow Moonshine: Forty.

Shadow Moonlight: Sixty.

(O/N): You're on!

Suddenly, Shadow feels his phone vibrate in his pocket as he pulls it out and checks the caller ID, revealing it to be you.

Shadow Moonlight: Oh, that's him. I better take this.

He stood up from the couch and then pressed the green call button, right as the ringing stopped on the other end.

Shadow Moonlight: Hey, Y/N. You guys coming? We're all in the void waiting for you.

(Y/N) (Over Phone): Shad... we need to talk.

Shadow Moonlight: Um...

He looked over at the other three for a moment and then pressed the phone back up to his ear.

Shadow Moonlight: ...did something happen?

(Y/N): (Over Phone) Dude... I think you definitely know what happened.

Shadow Moonlight: Um, no, dude, I don't. I've been with O/N, Hollow, and Edge this whole time waiting for you.

(Y/N): (Over Phone) Well, then how do you explain Sunny and the other Shadowbolts coming to my doorstep with tears in their eyes?

A moment of silence is shared between the both of you before...

Shadow Moonlight: Wait... WHAT?!

(Y/N): (Over Phone) Your "girlfriends" came to my house bawling their eyes out because apparently you ended things with them.

Shadow Moonlight: Dude, I haven't even seen them. I was with O/N the whole time while getting ahold of Edge and Hollow. Isn't that what you said we needed to do?

(Y/N): (Over Phone) Seriously? Then how can they... wait a minute. Have you been keeping an eye on Shallow by any chance?

Shadow Moonlight: I thought you were in charge of that.

(Y/N): (Over Phone) I left him with you, remember?

Shadow Moonlight: Hold on a moment...

He looks over at Edge, Hollow, and O/N.

Shadow Moonlight: Hey, guys? Do you know where Shallow is?

(O/N): Oh yeah. He's right over-

He looked off to the side to where a big cage was placed and saw that it was empty. He sweat drops before chuckling nervously.

(O/N): I uh... I think we have a bit of a problem.

Shadow Moonlight: Okay.

He then holds the phone up to his ear.

Shadow Moonlight: Yeah, he's not here, dude.

(Y/N): (Over Phone) Oh come on! Seriously?! First the Shadowbolts come crying at my house and now this?! We needed him! ** Do you know where he could have potentially gone?

Shadow Moonlight: Well, if he's posing as me, he might just be trying to completely destroy all of my friendships right now. Wait... is Wallflower there with you?

(Y/N): (Over Phone) No, just the Shadowbolts.

Shadow Moonlight: Are... are they mad at me?

(Y/N): (Over Phone) ** No... it's quite the opposite really.

Shadow Moonlight: I'm sure... I'm sure they don't wanna talk to me though. I'm sure whatever Shallow told them must've completely destroyed them.

(Y/N): (Over Phone) Shad, they weren't angry at you. In fact, they were angry at me.

Shadow Moonlight: Wh-WHAT?! Oh, no! No, no, no, no, no, no, no! I'm heading over there, Y/N! We have to settle this!

(Y/N): (Over Phone) Shadow, don't! Stay there with Edge and the others.

Shadow Moonlight: No, Y/N! I have to fix Shallow's mess. I won't let you take the brunt for anything! Especially, not for a problem he caused! I'm going over there right now!

(Y/N): (Over Phone) Shadow, as team leader, I forbid you from doing this!

Shadow Moonlight: But, Y/N-

(Y/N): (Over Phone) Shadow, just listen to me, okay?! You need to stay there with Edge and the others. I'll see if I can go find Shallow and get him under control.

Sunny Flare: (Over Phone) Y/N? Is that him?

Sunny's voice can be heard in the background making Shadow sweat a little.

(Y/N): (Over Phone) Yeah, it is. You wanna talk to him?

Sunny Flare: (Over Phone) Yes... please?

The sounds of you handing the phone over to her can be heard until her voice came through loud and clear.

Sunny Flare: (Over Phone) S-Shadow?

Shadow Moonlight: O-Oh, uh... heeeey, Sunny.

He answered uneasily.

Sunny Flare: (Over Phone) Shadow, Y/N told me everything. About... about why you're doing this. Is... Is what he said true? Do you really plan to change the past?

Shadow Moonlight: I... I know it must be difficult for you, Sunny, but... this is what I need to do. I'm... I'm not allowed to have you.

Sunny Flare: (Over Phone) Says who? Isn't... isn't what you and I had special?

Shadow Moonlight: It was and I'm happy it turned out the way it did, but... everyone wants you five to be with Y/N.

Sunny Flare: (Over Phone) Everyone? But CPA was fine with us being together, Shadow.

Shadow Moonlight: I don't mean everyone at CPA, Sunny, I mean... ** look, it's not important. I was never meant to be with you to begin with. There was even a time where we were adoptive siblings, so that's basically incest which is highly frowned upon by society!

Sunny Flare: (Over Phone) B-But... we're not anymore, so... we were finally able to be together.

Shadow Moonlight: It still doesn't change the fact that we shared a childhood together, Sunny! I'm technically still your brother, so by definition, I am a disgusting degenerate that should've never been given birth!

Shadow stopped and breathed in slowly before exhaling to calm himself.

Shadow Moonlight: But... I don't want to leave you all on a bad note.

Sunny Flare: (Over Phone) What... what are you getting at, Shadow?

Shadow Moonlight: Look, even though I'm gonna change the past, I don't want you or the others to be miserable because in all honesty, I don't think anyone really "dies" from altering the past. They just get sent to their own alternate universe and I don't want you to live in said universe with a broken heart, so I'm still your boyfriend, and until you say otherwise, I'll always be yours.

Silence overtook the scene as Shadow waited for her reply. Eventually, she gives one.

Sunny Flare: (Over Phone) W-Well, as long as you still love me, then... that's fine by me.

Shadow smiled a little.

Shadow Moonlight: Good. We'll talk later, Sunny. Could you please put Y/N back on?

Sunny Flare: (Over Phone) O-Okay.

The phone being passed again can be heard before Sunny's voice was replaced with yours.

(Y/N): (Over Phone) So, what'd you say to her?

Shadow Moonlight: Well, I reminded her that I still love her and that seemed to brighten her spirits up.

(Y/N): (Over Phone) I can tell by the look on her face that you brightened her spirits.

Shadow Moonlight: Yeah, but anyways, Y/N, listen carefully. If I'm not mistaken, Shallow will be going after Wallflower next, probably to say that he hasn't forgiven her for erasing memories. You have to find her because I'm certain she's where he's headed to.

(Y/N): (Over Phone) ** Okay. I'll see if I can find him. I'll call you if I need backup.

Shadow Moonlight: Alright. Talk to you then, dude.

He hangs up and turns to the rest of the group.

Shadow Moonlight: Okay... we might actually be screwed now. Unless Y/N can track him down, we'll be unable to beat V/N when he strikes.

Hollow Moonshine: You think we should just go and help him anyways? I know he said that he'd call in case he needs help, but this is Shallow we're talking about. If he's accidentally set off, he could make Y/N's life a living hell.

Shadow Moonlight: Yeah, probably a good idea. Let's go.

Shadow snaps his fingers and creates a red colored portal before he and the others step through it.

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When we cut back to you, you could be seen hurriedly walking through Canterlot towards Wallflower's home in order to warn her of what's coming to her. It didn't take too long for you to make it to her front door and you knocked on it, hoping that Shallow hadn't arrived before you did. A few seconds passed before she answered it.

Wallflower Blush: Oh, hi Y/N.

She greets you with a smile. You sigh in relief at Shallow not being here first before addressing her.

(Y/N): Hey, Wall. Do you mind if I come in?

Wallflower Blush: Not at all. Come in.

She steps aside allowing you to enter.

Wallflower Blush: What brings you here, Y/N?

(Y/N): ** Okay, look, I need to ask you something. Has Shadow paid you a visit lately?

Wallflower tilted her head in confusion before shaking it.

Wallflower Blush: I don't think so. Why?

(Y/N): Well, let's just say that-

Your sentence is stopped by a knock at Wallflower's door.

Wallflower Blush: Oh, let me get that.

(Y/N): Wall, wait!

You stop her dead in her tracks. You go over to the door and gaze through the peephole and see Shadow standing on the other side. However, you knew better that he wasn't really your best friend. You turn your head back to Wallflower and give her a serious look.

(Y/N): Wallflower, go to your room and don't come out until I say so.

Wallflower Blush: Am I being robbed?

(Y/N): In a sense, yes. You'll be robbed of your heart if you hear what they have to say.

Wallflower Blush: Uhh... okay then.

She raised an eyebrow as she walked upstairs. Once she was completely upstairs, you turned back to the door where "Shadow" was. You open it and glare at him through the gap.

(Y/N): Hello, "Shadow." What brings you here?

Shadow Moonlight?: Hey, bud. Is Wallflower here? I need to see her.

You narrow your eyes at him.