Rachel O'Connor is a brilliant college student with dreams of becoming a fashion designer. But she has never had a friend in the world. When perfection is simply not enough, she dreams that she is pony named Rarity. She is intimidated by her jealousy of a group of friends that reside in the courtyard of the school, lingering and never seeming to leave. What would you do if you had a chance to be happy when you never had been before?
Third story in the Happiness Saga
Credit for artwork goes to artist. http://fav.me/d4tlmvw
Inspired by the Cover Image. Credit for the image goes to the artist, whomever they may be.
Chapters (7)
This is great! Dark, but top notch.
Thanks, guys! I loved writing this one!
New prequels parts one and two here http://www.fimfiction.net/story/39020/Remembering and here http://www.fimfiction.net/story/39344/Redemption.
i LOVE IT!!!!!!
945314 Thanks!
946373 You're welcome!!!!
MOAR!!!!
970022 More will come eventually!
So, wait, I'm still a little confused here. She doesn't want to go back to the world where she's living out her dreams, has two living parents (and a sister) who love her and never try to stab her, and basically has everything she could have ever wanted, all earned through her own hard effort, much of which she's been near-suicidally miserable for the entire story without... even though she now knows that that's her reality and all the horrible things in her life have been one long lie?
I mean come on. Give us just ONE thing that connects her to this world now that you've taken away all her emotional ties to it, one reason she wouldn't jump at the chance to leave it behind and resume her real, happy and fulfilled life. As it stands, I have trouble sympathizing with her now, because even without considering that someone's life depends on it, not wanting to go back to Equestria seems like the most spitefully self-destructive reaction possible.
1099666 I appreciate the comment and will elaborate when the time comes, if you wish to stick around long enough to find out.
It just occurred to me. Happiness...
...is Rarity going to shoot somebody in this story?
1168687 If I answered I would ruin the story. Sorry!
For those interested in a theme song to Happiness, this song is one of the things that inspired it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvbuT6rlNgo Misery by Good Charlotte.
Idly wondering now if my Beatles reference went undetected.
1180584 It was, but I fixed that once you said it was a Beatles reference.
I just finished the last chapter before this one was posted.
You miss , have good timing.
1181249 Why thank you. But, I'm actually a lady, not a sir
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1181258
I guess I deserve these.
Sorry for the mix-up.
Prev. post was edited.
1181267 Not a problem. Happens a lot.