Into the Shimmerverse · 9:19pm Apr 30th, 2020
Inspired by a story title in PaulAsaran's latest review blog.
"Okay people, let's do this one last time. My name is Sunset Shimmer..."
"Ten years ago I was chosen to be Princess Celestia's personal student, and since then I've been crowned the Princess of Friendship. Being a Princess is pretty cool. Nice group of friends, get to guest star at events, get to live in a tacky but very roomy castle. Could do without the paperwork and having to save the world every three or four months, but it usually works out. And the wings are pretty sweet too."
"Last year I was chosen to be Princess Twilight's personal student, and since then I've been rooming with the Princess of Friendship. It's a major drag. Friendship speeches every morning, friendship reports every night, dealing with hanger-on friends in-between. But I get to live in a castle at least. And I get some peace and quiet every few months when she has to go save the world, and I get the castle all to myself, heh heh."
"Last year I was chosen to be Principal Celestia's Number 1 student, and since then I've been on top of the world at Canterlot High. It's pretty rad. Students wave to me in the halls, sit in on student council meetings, get a double-wide locker. Gotta keep my grades above a certain level to keep my status, but that's no worries. All in all, I've got it good at CHS. And having a cute girlfriend is pretty sweet, too."
"Five years ago I was chosen to be Queen Daybreaker's heir apparent, and since then I've been crowned the Princess of Equestria. Pretty nice gig, get to order ponies around, invite myself to every event, banish anypony I want to the moon. And I even got my own castle. It's a fixer-upper, and the Everfree Wasteland isn't the best location, but still, my own castle. I mean, it's not like I'm the one who has to repair it, right? That's what the servants are for."
"Thirty years ago I was hatched by Dragonlord Celestia and raised as her daughter. Being a dragon princess is pretty sweet. I get to boss other dragons around, I have all the gems I can eat, nice comfy cave, and I'm working on getting Mom to open up to the idea of raiding dumb pony villages. Um, no offense. Plus, Mom's term is coming to an end in just a few decades, and then it's Gauntlet of Fire time."
"Three years ago, I started playing this MMO called Equestria Online. I maxed out all my socialization scores, but the Celestia AI running the thing was smart enough to tell I was only doing it to make my numbers go up. She reworked things to give me a more suitable challenge. She even made my avatar into Sunset to make a point about how I was learning all the wrong lessons. Um, no offense. One thing led to another, and the last thing I remember before this meeting, I was telling Celestia I wanted to emigrate to Equestria."
"Five years ago, the great Niv-Mizzet recognized my brilliance and invited me into the inner circle of the Nivmagi, a gathering of the greatest minds on Ravnica, where only the greatest works of magical and scientific research takes place. So, you know, whatever thoughts happen to cross Lord Niv-Mizzet's mind that day. Also he has a telepathic connection to me that he can use to cook my brain in its own juices if I step out of line. But I get first dibs on any supplies, personnel, energy requirements, anything really. Plus, I'm objectively one of the smartest beings in the world. Um, no offense."
"In the first age, in the first battle, when the shadows first lengthened... No offense..."
There’s so much more variation across the Shimmerverse on the hero-villain spectrum.
Okay, let’s do this one last time. My name is Sunset Shimmer. And three years ago I became the embodiment of Harmony. It’s kind of a drag, to be honest. Saved the world, saved the world some more, became a goddess, held the universe together, made everyone part ponies in the process...the church is a bit much. *cut to the Church Of The Divine Bacon Horse* But I’ve got a summer job, an awesome girlfriend, and the best friends in the universe. Things may be crazy, but together I know we can take on anything. *disaster strikes, setting off the plot*
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You got one of our flyers!
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I approve of 1 and 2, don't quite get 3.
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This is me we're talking about. When in doubt, assume it's a Magic: the Gathering crossover.
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Well, now I'm glad I resisted the urge to bring Oversaturated!Sunset into this. Otherwise one of us would have to change.
Now you gotta do the Phoenix Empire and Freeport Venture Sunsets, though you'd probably need Chengar Qordath to give you the thumbs up.
"Okay people, let's do this one last time. My name is Sunset Shimmer..."
"Ten years ago I was chosen to be the Most Radiant's acolyte, and donned the ceremonial Tunic of Obedience with joy in my heart. Yea, for that day I didst pass from the hordes of the common unto the highest of the high, posted by Her will into the Sacred Vestibule and permitted to venture beyond the Veil of Forbidden. Mysteries unseen by mortal eyes were to be revealed unto me, and my destiny among the Radiant was assured.
Or so I thought.
The longer I studied the scriptures of Her Blessed Wisdom, the more I could see the cracks in the throne, the darkness that lurked beneath the Light. For although I had been granted access to the Most Radiant beyond any in mortal memory, there were still secrets she kept close to Her breast, and I chafed at her lack of trust. Even her own flesh and blood, the Second Radiant Cadance, Blessed of the Heart, confided to me that she too was kept from the full flow of knowledge from the Most Radiant. I became convinced that the flaw lay not in myself, but in Her. She was blind to the damage her lack of trust caused, but as I threw myself into my studies of the Blessed Wisdom, I found a solution. The ancient Hierophant Swirler of Stars had made an artefact of great power that could pierce the barriers of the Void and carry one to different worlds. With it, I could travel to a place where another Most Radiant resided. I could learn from her, even the secrets that our Most Radiant refused to tell, and when I returned with the knowledge, even She would recognize my talent and elevate me to the Throne of Radiance.
I was right, and oh so wrong..."