Princess Luna....younger sister to Celestia, raiser of the moon and the voice of the night finds herself overshadowed by the sun..but it will get better right? She can take a few days of being ignored....

Only these days turn to weeks..then months..and now a year. Something is clawing at the back of her mind, something dark and twisted. It tells her she deserves better...and doesn't she?

A night time fly to clear her head ends up with a surprise, now Princess Luna finds herself taking care of what appears to be a little foal bat-pony who may be just what Luna needs...and Luna may just be what Flutterbat needs as well

{Complete AU fic. 1000 years in the past. Main six do not know each other. Different back stories, all will be explained}

This story is a sequel to Dark Sunset

How is Fluttershy holding up after Sunset's death?

Made the Popular Stories list on 11/18/17.

Rewrite completed on 5/31/19.

Not required but recommended that original be read first.

Based off of this comic by bronybyexception and written with their permission

Comic Dub here

Coinsides in the same world as this comic dub

Cover art from HERE

Apple Bloom always wanted her Cutie Mark. It was the one thing she wanted most in the world and her family fully supported her, encouraging her to keep going until she finds it.

However, she never expected that getting her Cutie Mark would come at such a high price. Apples always have something to do with apples in their Cutie Mark, but Apple Bloom does not.

Now, exiled from the only family she's ever known, Apple Bloom has nowhere to go. Heartbroken and unsure what to do, Apple Bloom goes to the only pony she trusted more than her big sister, in the hopes that she might help the now familyless filly.

In Popular Stories 24-26/7/2015 and then again 31/7/2015. Featured box 26/7/2015.

Holy- In the Featured Box 10/8/2018? Huh?

Sunset Shimmer did many things in her life she wasn't proud of. Things that made her feel ashamed of her past and herself. She helped fight off the Sirens, "The Dazzlings", as they were known during the Battle of the Bands. Perhaps the former Unicorn could finally find happiness... right?

Anon-a-Miss happened. An unknown user of MyStable started posting secrets about every student at CHS. Sunset received the blame. Punished for a crime she didn't commit.

Nobody believed her, not even the Rainbooms. The group of friends she thought of as exactly that... her best friends. Her family. Princess Twilight couldn't be reached, either.

Was she destined to be alone? The Magic of Friendship nothing more than a mere lie?

It hurt; the pain of betrayal ran deep.

But, no matter how dark it is, there will always be a new dawn on the horizon.

This beautiful piece of art, also known as my story cover, was made by ChanceyB. You will find this picture on Deviantart.

Javarod is responsible for prereading, proofreading, editing, contributing, and especially everything that's wrong.

After being abandoned by her friends during christmas, Sunset Shimmer wanders the cold streets of town, alone, and with nowhere to go. After walking for hours, she eventually gives into the elements around her, only to be saved at the last second by the last ones she ever thought would help her.

Meanwhile, the truth about Anon-A-Miss has come out, and her five friends are desperately trying to find her so they can apologize for what they have done.

Growing up in an orphanage is hard for Sunset Shimmer. Though she looks like a unicorn, she has some striking differences. The foals bully and harass her because of her looks.

One day Sunset has an "incident" that destroys the orphanage. This catches the attention of Princess Celestia who takes her in and adopts her as a daughter.

While living as the princess' adoptive daughter, Sunset encounters another strange pony named Twilight Sparkle who looks strikingly different from herself. The two bond over their unusual natures

On the longest day of the longest year, Nightmare Moon attacks.

The two strange flee the only place they know to an odd town on the edge of the Everfree Forest known as Ponyville where they meet others as strange as them. They must work together to find a way to defeat Nightmare Moon and save Princess Celestia.

This story is an AU from the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic timeline.

Sunset Shimmer: kirin
Twilight Sparkle: naga(unicorn-cobra hybrid creature)
Pinkie Pie: draconequis
Rarity: normal unicorn married to an adult Spike the dragon
Spike: an adult dragon married to Rarity
Sweetie Belle: half-dragon hybrid daughter of Rarity and Spike
Fluttershy: otter selkie(a magical creature that can turn into an otter)
Applejack: dryad stallion married to Rainbow Dash (pony that has the traits of a bush, shrub or small tree)
Rainbow Dash: normal pegasus married to Applejack
Apple Bloom and Scootaloo: half-dryad daughters of Applejack and Rainbow Dash
Cadance: crystal pegasus

This is a T-rated story. The sex tag is for some brief mentions of sex, but nothing explicit. The violence tag is for some mild violence, but nothing gratuitous.

Angus Is a Scottish-American who lived most of his life alone and fending for himself. Then one day he accidentally finds himself in Equestria and there he becomes friends with a Pegasus named Derpy.

It started off simply enough, Applejack's embarrassing childhood nickname. Everyone had one, Sunset's was Little Firestarter. The group ignored it, even when students take it a step forward and start teasing the farmer about it.

However the next day, after a sleepover at Rarity's involved all of them dressing up in silly costumes the fashionista had made, things got worse. Those pictures were posted online, and the poster, Anon-A-Miss, also left derogatory comments.

Those pictures came from Sunset's phone, but she doesn't remember posting them. What's going on?

Starlight succeeded in her plan for revenge against Twilight Sparkle. She prevented the pivotal sonic rainboom from ever happening, effectively destroying the timeline that lead Twilight on the path to befriending the rest of the Six. Which also kills the three of them. Because Starlight is an idiot blinded by a quest for vengeance. But before Twilight fades away, she tells a slightly younger Princess Celestia and Sunset Shimmer several things they will need to know to have any hopes of keeping Equestria safe from the many countless terrors that await it in the near future.

The story of Celestia and Sunset picking up the pieces of a mirror yet to shatter. Destinies will change. Fates will intertwine. Hearts will break. And forbidden knowledge will eventually come back to bite the Princess in the... Plot adaptation prequel of the original series.

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Tags:
Death: Spike (sad), Starlight (violent), Twilight (eh sorta) but their story counterparts are still alive
Profanity: nothing you won't see on tv
Violence: one particularly brutal scene near the beginning but everything else is pretty mild

Genres:
AU: takes place in universe with with no sonic rainboom
Drama: focus is on the dramatic dynamics of Celestia and Sunset
Sad: melancholic themes concerning main characters throughout
Tragedy: major canon character deaths at the beginning ONLY
Romance: possibly a romantic subplot or two that isn't the main focus

Characters:
Primary: Celestia and Sunset
Secondary: Luna and Twilight/Spike
Tertiary: Rainbow Dash and Starlight Glimmer
Supporting Cast: Pinkie/Rarity/Fluttershy, Wind Rider, The Oranges, Maud Pie, Stormy Flare, Firelight/Stellar Flare/Sunburst

Anon-A-Miss strikes, leaving Sunset completely alone. Thinking of ending it all, she encounters a friend turned enemy, and together they try to find out just who Anon-A-Miss really is. Will Sunset be saved, or will she Fall from Grace.

Tagged AU because it is not canon with my Struggles Timeline.

Rated T for Suicide/self harm, profanity and violence in later chapters.

Contains SweetieBloom and SunsetDash ships in later chapters. Happy Pride Month everypony.

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Proofread and edited by my good friends JimmyHook19 and Mr-Astounding.

Cover art by BiggerNate91.

Written for Prompted Works group by Omega Wolf LT5. Prompt topic was Forgiveness.

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