After four years in prison, human Sunset Shimmer comes back to reclaim her identity. For the pony who's been impersonating her, this might get complicated.

Also, we learn the secret TRUTH about Angry Gamer Sunset, and why so much computer software is buggy and annoying.

This is an authorized AU fanfic for C-L-Strife's story "Two Sunsets." Strife described his story as

Sunset's other self from the People Dimension is released from Jail but, The Criminal Life-Style is too hard for her to get past.

(I wanted my story to be at least partly original. That's why I carefully avoided reading most of Strife's story before composing my own fanfic of it! I only read Strife's story AFTER writing my fanfic, and I enjoyed Strife's tale even more than I had expected!)

Mildly AU.

I'm very lucky that Samey90 (fimfiction.net link) preread even part of this story. Thank you! As so often happens, I might not work out how to apply some of the more interesting and profound feedback until later stories, after this contest's deadline.

Thank you to Mykola (offprint, fimfiction.net) for advice on an obscure topic relating to science fairs! (Specifically, Mykola checked a Google translation of a Russian language line of dialog by Twilight Sparkle.)

This story might be an entry in a Sunset x Sunset story contest, idk.

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Faust and Godcat help me I'm writing an Arcane Shadow sidestory make it stop. Teen/dark for some themes congruent to Arcane, but not enough for a higher rating. Takes place during Arc VI of Arcane Shadow, and contains spoilers therein. Tagged with profanity for later chapters, coming from the Fantasian side of the fence. I will be updating in bursts; when I finish a whole day, and it's been combed through, all three parts of that day are gonna get uploaded simultaneously. Preread and edited by Samey90

Autumn break has come to the schoolchildren of Ponyville, and the foals are left scratching their heads and hooves as they stumble about mane over tail to find just the right place to make their brand new essay—that's due the first day after the break ends. The assignment? Find and gather the history of a given locale or country, summarised and with references all neat and tidy. The catch? Whoever does one on a Fantasian country or somesuch will receive extra credit; group projects are allowed, and even encouraged.

Naturally, given the fact that the barrier between the sister planets only recently broke, uh… oh, some months ago—who bothers to keep track of these things, and who expects a bored child to do that? Most adults certainly wouldn't, even outside of Ponyville's borders—there's no way to do the deed. Nu-uh, not in the grooves of Celestia's front left horseshoe and certainly not within Luna's front right. So how is it that mere schoolchildren are able to hitch a ride to and back between the planets, when they can't afford their own air vessel with the horsepower to take them to and fro within the span of a week?

With a little bit of chaotic magic from Discord, the CMC find themselves transported to the Fantasian militaristic city-state of Irongrey Aerie to complete their assignment—unwittingly, the same exact night Lance, the Bearers of Harmony and their combined cohorts return from an expedition to Greenwood gone catastrophically wrong. After receiving word of the project, its nature, and what exactly is needed to complete it, Lance complies… but whom does he assign to watch the CMC as they fill their papers with the necessary knowledge being stuffed into their ears?

Katie Rubywing, recently-conscripted ice wraithling that's also older than they are. May Godcat and Faust have mercy on her.

Rarity lives a good life. To the world, she's a beautiful fashionista, a paragon of grace and virtue, an exemplar of generosity and friendship. Furthermore, she has a girlfriend who loves her dearly - and buys her everything she wants. However, a lady can only keep up an act so long...

An argument spiraled out of control one day, and Sci-Twi came home with a bruise that day. Now Rarity's secret is in danger and Cadance is determined to uncover the truth about her and her charming facade. Seated in a trendy cafe, Rarity's carefully constructed life is about to come crashing down.

Edited by: Samey90 and Waxworks
Written for: ArtistFire's Disabled Character contest

Featured: July 26 2019

The sun.

Burning, hot, aegeus of eternal flame; the life blood of Equestria; the single most powerful, and very nearly heaviest object in the immediate universe. For years, ponies have pondered on the mysterious inner workings of this majestic beast but all have rout in defeat.

And now today, with the help of some generous prodding from Princess Twilight Sparkle, Celestia finally reveals her secret.

Kinda.

Based on a discussion about the mechanics of moving the sun on a cartoon horse fiction site about technicolor ponies.

Big thank you to Samey90 for help with editing.

This story is a sequel to The Adventures of Batsy Fluffentuft the Magnificent

Following the events of her last two stories and her—much un-warranted—incarceration, Batsy Fluftentuft the Magnificent devises her latest and most daring escape. Through the bathroom window and into town to, uh, I don’t know, get laid or something. I’m just making this up as I go along, all right?

Based on this magnificent beast by ocalhoun

Big thank you to Samey90, and Shardikku for help with editing.

Co-written by HPBudgecraft.
Edited by James Fire.
Pre-read by Samey90 and Majin Syeekoh.
Now with a reading by Zachmoviefan.

Sleep paralysis: a state in which one is aware, but incapable of movement or speech. It occurs when awakening or falling asleep. It is said that between eight to fifty percent of the population will experience it at some time in their life.

It is during this time that one may hear, feel, or see things that are not actually there. Beings of shadow or darkness that seem to wish to cause harm to the victim of the paralysis.

For Princess Luna, she's about to experience the horror of it all first hand.

I hate not being able to sleep. You lie there, staring at the inside of your own eyelids and waiting, but it seems like morning never comes. Nothing to do but stare at the walls or think about all the stuff you're usually too busy for. Just be alone in the dark and quiet with your thoughts, pondering existence and history.

All that pondering would be easier if it weren't for that air-headed twerp snoring next to me.

Pre-read by DragonShadow and Samey90

One night while hanging out with her boyfriend, Sunset Shimmer finds herself falling ill with the flu. Despite Sunset assuring him it's no problem, Flash insists on assisting.

Takes place before the events of the first Equestria Girls movie.
Pre-read by DragonShadow, Samey90, and Phoenix Frost

After three years apart, Sunshine Smiles visits her... odd 'soul' sister, Moonlight Raven. The broody mare, having taken an opportunistic trail into a cushy life at Canterlot, struggles to understand what she wants out of her life. Both welcome and unwelcome, her sister's big re-entrance into it sparks deep, meaningful and inscrutable soul searching.

...if Sunshine would give her some peace and quiet first.

*Thanks to Meridian Prime, Manaphy, Mudpony and Samey90.

Fluttershy has a philosophical - definitely philosophical - question for her best friend, Twilight Sparkle. She's certainly not testing any waters. None at all.

When you throw me, "Would It Matter...?", and "X Masturbates" in a blender, the result is... cute, apparently?
Prompted by a random conversation and pre-read by Samey90 and Cormac McCloppy.