Celestia was a mortal once. She had dreams and hopes. Like any other mortal being but has long since forgotten what it was like to be a unicorn.

As the generations have passed, she has grown to hate what she is. She has grown to hate the sun who made her immortal. She hated the voice she buried deep down, clawing its way up with dreams of blood-red infernos and fire.

She hates she listening to it.

While exploring the decrepit remains of the Castle of Friendship, Sunny Starscout and her friends discover a strange book that might have belonged to Princess Twilight Sparkle herself. The book's contents resemble a series of letters that were apparently sent back and forth between Twilight and an unknown party.

At some point, Twilight stopped responding.

In an Equestria where Princess Luna was never possessed by the Nightmare the world thrived under both Celestia and Luna's rule. As such, the timeline diverted. After rigorous evaluations, Sunset Shimmer was chosen by Princess Celestia to be her student. Twilight Sparkle, having been glossed over by the Sun Princess, was selected by Princess Luna to be her pupil. One day, the Immortal Sisters send their protégés on a mission to a small town. When the villain named Starlight Glimmer appears all of their lives will be changed forever.

Many years after sending her beloved protege to Ponyville, unease sits heavily on Princess Celestia's heart as her relationship with Twilight Sparkle seems to have cooled despite all they've accomplished together. On the advice of her sister, Celestia sets out to investigate and resolve the lost connection with her most faithful student. What does it mean to be a Faithful Student...or a Princess of the Sun?

Earned a six-star rating on Equestria Daily and featured on its very own TVTropes page!.

It's the aftermath of what could have been a cataclysmic event. The Sun, however, was defeated successful, and now slowly sinks beyond the distant skyline, never to be seen again. Moving forward, Equestria will be powered by artificial light. Surveying the aftermath, Twilight, Celestia, and Sunset have a short conversation about it.

Of course, since these ponies already know what happened, no further context is necessary.

Written for Bean's Writing Group. Art with NovelAI.

Princess Celestia writes a report to her teacher on what she has learned about mortality.

On EQD Sept. 7, 2012.
Hungarian translation by Shidotoku
Spanish translation by SPANIARD KIWI

It had seemed like a great and foolproof plan. Set up a fake Snow Day and get school cancelled so they wouldn't have to take the dreaded test they all were afraid they would fail. They hadn't counted on getting caught so easily. Principal Celestia is far from amused by the group's antics. Now they're all in trouble and it seems thier good idea wasn't so good after all...

Note: Based off the Equestria Girls' short "Holiday Unwrapped". This story was also a collaberative effort between SundropStriker and Wysteria on an old FIMfiction account belonging to SundropStriker.

Extra Note: Contains nonsexual disciplinary spanking of teenagers. Don't like, don't read.

Overwhelmed by her new duties as a princess, a newly-crowned Twilight Sparkle seeks solace within the quiet confines of Canterlot Castle's royal archives, where she discovers a book she'd never seen before. Within its pages was a story about both Princess Celestia and Starswirl the Bearded, as well as a mare that Twilight had never heard of.

Details of their lives, their history, and their relationships puzzle, intrigue, and even worry Twilight. The more she read, the more curious she became and the more questions that arose. But there was only one question to which she truly sought the answer:

Who was Sunset Shimmer?

Twilight drinks coffee in the shower, everypony else is appalled. It has to be horrible! Right?

Thanks to 6-D Pegasus for proofreading.

Princess Luna has raised the moon countless times in her life, but tonight was the first time she received a gift and an invitation to Celestia's chambers after doing so. While she accepts, she can't understand why the offer was made. There was nothing special about the day.

But she's wrong. Today was the day the newest letter from Ponyville arrived.

Cover art: My Sis by averagedraw.