Twilight accompanies her friends on an outing. During the outing, she hears a voice that she shouldn't have heard.

And the voice hears her when it shouldn't have, either.

Written for the Rage Reviews: F*** this Prompt #16 (characters breaking the fourth wall)

When Princess Celestia makes an unthinkable choice to continue on as the ruler of her people, she is forced to confront the most painful question she has ever asked herself: What will her most faithful student think of the monster she has become?

Sometimes, bad things happen to good ponies. A year following a tragic incident, Twilight Sparkle returns to Ponyville to visit what she has been missing - her town, her memories, and most importantly, her friends. But will everything be as she remembers it?

This story has a sequel titled "In History, Maybe".

This story is a sequel to Eyes Open

Many years after escaping from the prison of teleportation, Twilight Sparkle tells the story to her faithful student, Shooting Star. But Shooting Star has never learned to accept things as they are and leave well enough alone. Left with more questions than answers, this stubborn unicorn only knows that she cannot choose not to act.