Desert Mirage lives in a world full of guns, lasers, explosives and people competing to be the best of the best. There she excels at what she does: hunting. She started as a nobody, and yet became one of the most sought-after gunslingers.

Sunset Shimmer was practically born the best of the best. Selected by none other than Princess Celestia to be her prized student... until she ran away to another world in search of power. Through trials and suffering she was eventually taught humility and friendship.

At first blush, they don't have much in common. But their connection runs deep, and sooner or later it will change their worlds forever.

This story is a sequel to Changeling Courtship Rituals

Queen Chrysalis attacked Canterlot, brainwashed Twilight Sparkle's brother, kidnapped her former foalsitter, defeated her mentor in combat, and conquered her kingdom. She kidnapped the sisters of Twilight's friends, turned them against one another, and tried to drain all of Twilight's magic. Queen Chrysalis has, at every opportunity, done her very best to utterly destroy Twilight Sparkle's life.

For some reason, this has not caused the pony to fall in love with her.

However, due to Twilight's misunderstanding of changeling customs, it does mean they are now married. Twilight eventually managed to tell the Queen the truth, but she forgot that whether it's a kingdom or a heart, changelings conquer.

And since the changeling way of conquest didn't work, Chrysalis is determined to try the pony way. The only problem is, of course, she has no idea what that is. But she knows someone who does: Princess Cadance.

Now, with the absolutely sincere help of her mortal enemy, the pony she once locked in the caves beneath Canterlot while trying to steal her husband on their very wedding day, Queen Chrysalis is going to woo the sister-in-law of that very pony.

Surely this is the most perfect plan ever devised.

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Proofread by ShutterflyYay.

Takes place roughly after season five (so Starlight Glimmer is running around occasionally)

For years, Twilight Sparkle and Queen Chrysalis have been at each other's throats. Both have experienced victory over the other, and both have experienced defeat. Out of all the creatures in Equestria, none despise each other the way the pony Princess and changeling Queen do. They seemed destined to remain locked in battle forever, or at least until one is finally dead at the hooves of the other. The cruel insults, the vicious loathing, and the powerful spells that have passed back and forth between them at each meeting have become the stuff of legend.

Imagine Twilight's surprise when she finds out changelings consider this dating.

And now they're married.

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Sequel: Pony Courtship Rituals

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Some beautiful fanart of the end of chapter three was done by Dmann892; you can see it here.

More awesome fanart, this time from chapter one.

Now with a TvTropes page (obligatory TvTropes warning goes here).

If you want a Russian translation, you can find it here.

There is now a reading of the story on Youtube, which starts here.

This story is a sequel to Running Out Of Air

With the end of their High School days approaching, Sunset Shimmer is forced to face the fact that she has more feelings for Wallflower Blush than simple fondness and friendship. The prospect of asking Wallflower out, though, is a daunting one.

Meanwhile, Wallflower is faced with the loss of the one good thing she's found once the end of high school comes and everyone goes their separate ways.

Written for Scampy. Cover Art by the incredible Countess Rose. Find her Twitter @CountessMRose
This is a prequel to Love Deeply and its proceeding canon.
Find the collected works for the SunFlower Saga here.

Wallflower has been living a difficult life since the destruction of the Memory Stone, but no one else knows and she's gone to great lengths to keep it that way. The last thing she needs is to be even more of a burden, after all.

Written for Scampy. Cover Art by the wonderful Countess Rose. Find her Twitter @CountessMRose
Prequel to Love Deeply and First Day.
Find the collected works for the SunFlower Saga here.

This story is a sequel to First Day Of My Life

Wallflower Blush doesn't have a lot of ways to spend the evening after work, but more often than not she finds herself walking the streets of Canterlot just to pass the time.

Written for Scampy
Prequel to Love Deeply
Find the collected works for the SunFlower Saga here.
Featured 9/5/2020

This story is a sequel to Morning Rain

There is nothing quite so bright and lovely as a field of sunflowers in the high spring sun, and nothing so pure as tested love.

Written for Scampy.
Find the collected works for the SunFlower Saga here.

This story is a sequel to First Day Of My Life

It's Christmas Eve and Sunset Shimmer is spending her very first Christmas with Wallflower Blush as her girlfriend, but no matter what she does, Sunset can't make money appear out of thin air, and as much as she wants to get Wallflower something nice, all she can do is hope that she'll be happy with something thoughtful.

Not a Jinglemas gift, but still written for Scampy.
A Happy Hearth's Warming to you.

A Sunflower Christmas Special set between First Day Of My Life and Something Vague.

One in the morning is a time when you visit the people you need the most. Sunset Shimmer is that to Wallflower Blush, as Wallflower is to Sunset.

It rains hard in Canterlot, and cold.

This was done over the space of about three hours of compulsive writing. After a twelve hour shift. Give it a little grace. Written for Scampy.
Cover art also by Scampy.
Featured on 08/15/2020 for some reason

Prequel to this story is First Day Of My Life
Find the collected works for the SunFlower Saga here.

This story is a sequel to Promises To Keep

Wallflower left her home very good reason, and when that reason rears its head in the form of an unknowing acquaintance from her past crossing her path, they bring with them a revelation that shakes the foundations of Wallflower's new home, leaving her with a choice to make.

Written for, and with, Scampy.
Find the collected works for the SunFlower Saga here.
Featured on 08/19/2020