A promise fulfilled. · 8:45pm Feb 21st, 2016
I said that, when "The Sun Also Rises" got two thousand overall views, I'd post a preview for "A Shimmering New Year". It happened earlier today...so here's a preview for you!
“Nervous?”
“A little.” She took a deep breath, but it did little to steady her nerves. She looked at her reflection, as well as that of her friend, in the glass of the school trophy case. As weak as it was, she could see her concern in the image of her pale green eyes. “What if we mess this up?”
“You should’ve thought of that before you came along.” Her friend chuckled and gently clasped one pale magenta hand around hers. “There’s all sorts of ways that things could go wrong, I know. But we’ll get through this. Brave heart, huh?”
She turned to her friend and managed a nervous smile. “Brave heart.”
Approaching footsteps were their first warning that they weren’t alone, followed very shortly by a voice calling out “Hello!” They turned to find themselves addressed by a girl about their age, the same as was in two of the portraits near the trophy case but looking much friendlier. She gave them a genial smile and asked, “I guess the two of you are the new girls I’m supposed to show around.”
“You see anyone else standing around?” A grin. “Sorry, that came out a little snarky. First day jitters, I guess. You’re Sunset Shimmer, right?” The flame-haired girl nodded, and she gestured to her friend. “This is Roseluck. Don’t mind her too much if she seems skittish, that’s normal for her.” She then offered a hand. “And I’m Amethyst Star. Call me Sparkler.”
Sunset accepted the offered hand. “Nice to meet you.” She then turned to Roseluck and asked, “Any nicknames you prefer?”
A shrug. “I’m okay if you want to call me ‘Rose’.”
“Okay, Rose. Anyway, welcome to Canterlot High.” She gestured about and added, “Don’t let the size of this place get to you, this is a great school.” She nodded her head towards the third portrait and added, “A little better after recent events, but still, a great school. So, how about we get started?”
This is actually going to come towards the middle of the story, though how much the two characters depicted interact with the overall plot remains to be seen. I look forward to any and all speculation regarding them and their role going forward, however.
I have no solid theories on what their roles are going to be, major or minor. But if I had to guess as to their level of importance, because you said this is somewhere near the midle of the fic', I'd say they're more important than a background character/cameo but less important than one of the main characters. If their are five tiers to a characters importance and a main character is first tier and a background character is fifth tier, then I'd place those two at around a low second tier or a high third tier.
So, how close am I? Or did I miss the mark completely?
Interesting. Looking forward to seeing where this development leads.
3768813 You're very much on the nose, actually. Time will tell how much of a role they'll play in this story, but they'll both be a part of the Quiververse version of "Rainbow Rocks". Maybe even do a little beyond that.
3768850 You and me both.