Why is art so precious? Because is beautiful, silly!

It makes you want to stare at it whenever you can. It can make you find feelings you didn’t know you could feel. Even if you can’t understand it, it’s comforting to have it close. Maybe that was the reason why Pinkie couldn’t stop painting that same face over and over again, it was the very definition of art!

A spiritual successor to: You Know You Want to
[Based on the Art of Friendship short]

Special thanks to:
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It had been a rough week for Sunset after the whole Anon A Miss fiasco left a painful scar on Sunset's soul. Can she get over her pain though and find a little bit of Heaven on Christmas Eve?

Written for the Sunset Shipping Contest: Changing Seasons.

'I believe I may have gained a friend.' Octavia had written that night. 'An unexpected one at that.'

Four seasons in the life of Octavia Melody. Four seasons that include Sunset Shimmer; musician, unexpected friend and certainly unexpected crush.

For the Changing Seasons contest

This story is a sequel to The Consequences of Good Intentions

Sunset Shimmer has been here before and will be here again. It's almost becoming a habit.

The mind altering substances and carnal relations during an event in Equestria got out of hand, and now Celestia is extremely pissed off at her.

But this time it's Principal Celestia, and maybe that will make all the difference. Maybe this time she can come out on top. Sure, she's in the principal's office with her six closest friends and their inter-dimensional duplicates, sure this time there were five people, three humans and two ponies, left pregnant, sure all of these bombs are being dropped one week away from graduation, but this time is Sunset Shimmers moment to shine.

I really truly didn't expect my first story here to be something like this, but PrincessColumbia suggested posting it as a story and apparently it got Sporktacles stamp of hilarity as well.

The DSP universe doesn't have a canon as such, so this can't be considered canonical, but here's a list of current works and their chronological order:

Bad Decisions Make Better Stories
- Founding Story, takes place in Equestria, by Sporktacles

Sunset Shimmer's Very Respectable Class Reunion
- Second Main Story, takes place in Equestria, by Sporktacles

The Consequences of Good Intentions
- Side Story, takes place in the human world, by PrincessColumbia
This Story
- Picks up the line after the previous story leaves off, in the human world

Sunset Shimmer's Sexy Sapphic Sacrilege Surprise
- Most Recent Main Story, takes place in Equestria, by Sporktacles

Sunset decides that having Pinkie teach her how to cook wouldn't be so bad. Maybe she'll even get something else out of it.

Written for Oroboro's Changing Season's contest.

After the Dazzlings were defeated at the Battle of the Bands, Princess Twilight went back to Equestria, leaving Sunset Shimmer as a new singer for the Rainbooms. It's been a long time since she did anything musical, so she's getting back into practice. However, they couldn't have won without the help of Vinyl Scratch. Yet, she has no clue why she helped them. For that matter, she doesn't know ANYTHING about her! Will a chance meeting in the school's music room help Sunset learn who Vinyl really is?

Sunset has to look at her past mistakes when someone puts them in front of her again. Takes place in between EQG and RR.

Now with a reading by Wubcake! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN_ex7IuhjQ&t=4s

Interdimensional travel can be a dangerous thing. Especially when there’s a jumpy wedding planner just beyond the event horizon.

Entry in Jake's Horse Word Extravaganza "Obscure Shipping" Contest.
Finalist in June 2017's "Under the Sun" WriteOff - Winner of Best New Entrant!

Historian’s Note: Unexpected Hazards of Interdimensional Transit occurs a month or two after the events of Legend of Everfree, when those contractors finally get around to fixing the Wondercolt Statue.

Cast: Sunset Shimmer & Amethyst Star
Co-Starring: Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Honey Blossom, Cranky Doodle & Matilda

Cover Design and Section Breaks by Novel Idea
Sunset Shimmer Vector: Xebck
Amethyst Star Vector (Recolored by Novel Idea): Punzil504
Amethyst Star Cutie Mark Vector: The-Smiling-Pony
Daisy Cutie Mark Vector: The-Smiling-Pony
Starflower Vector: KibbieTheGreat

Beta Reader & Editor Credits
Ebon Quill - Audio Director & Quest Designer on The Manehattan Project
Little Tinker - Master of Systems at Poniverse & Scripting Engineer on The Manehattan Project
Beltorn - Commenter-at-Large on FimFiction
Cursori: Reader of Many a Pony Word
Oroboro: General Conspirator of Sunset Madness (and helped inspire the original story)

Word Count: 12,000 Words
Version: 2.9

On a cold winter's night, two ponies find themselves trapped in a kingdom of eternal summer.

Written for Oroboro's Sunset Shipping Contest: Changing Seasons

Edited by Pearple Prose.

(2019-06-17) Featured by Seattle's Angels!

Life is looking up for Sunset Shimmer.

With her grandstanding at the Battle of the Bands, Canterlot High has taken a new approach to her. Amends have been made, friendships have been restored, and Sunset is on the fast track to becoming a better person.

But even now, there are still apologies that have to be said.

For her Spring Break, Sunset returns to Equestria to make up with her estranged family: the parents that raised and provided for her, and the sister she left behind. But a lot has changed since then, and some wounds won't heal by just saying 'I'm sorry.'

Fixing friendships is one thing. Sunset will be put through her hardest test yet when she tries to bring her family back together.

Another one edited by Cerulean Voice.

Stunningly amazing cover art drawn by Ayemel!

Featured on Equestria Daily.

Listen to the audio book here!