Starlight struggles to come to terms with her past. How could somepony ever forgive her? Moreover, why is she receiving love and forgiveness when she doesn't deserve it? Why? In her mind, she deserves nothing but damnation and eternal hatred. So why does this magenta Alicorn continue to fight for her? Starlight is broken. And she does not want to be repaired. No, she doesn't deserve to be repaired. Love brings nothing but heartbreak, so why love at all?

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This short story explains what happened after the episode: The Cutie Remarking. It is directly related to my own universe, however, you do not need to read anything else to understand or enjoy this narrative.

Starlight writes her final farewell to Twilight.

She didn't expect this to be this hard.

But it's for the best.

She only hopes Twilight sees it this way too.

Inspired by Thought I'd Let You Know

This is my fault – the student who needed me the most was the one I couldn't help.

I can't stop coming back here, to ponder where I went wrong, and what that means for both of us.

The worst part? How easily it could have been me... and why it wasn't.

Silver medal winner in the Discrepancy event on writeoff.me! Thanks writeoff gang for your feedback, as always!

Starlight, anxious at her friends moving on with their lives, becomes insecure and confused. She turns to Trixie, and then to magic, to help herself find closure on the matter.

spoiler warning for season 8 episode 13!

Starlight Glimmer felt restless and uncertain,
after those strange events deep in the Everfree Forest.
Something did not feel right.
But when she wakes up,
she will find out
that things are far worse
than she ever imagined.

Starlight Glimmer hasn't completely gotten over her dark and troubled past.
Every so often, she still gets troubled dreams, whether asleep or awake.

Burdened by the guilt and uncertainty, she hurries to teacher Twilight Sparkle,
desperate for comfort and guidance.
But can such a wonderful pony as Twilight understand the old wickedness of Starlight?

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It's been a long time since I posted a story here, or since I wrote anything over 500 words.
This all came out at once in one night, but much of the concept has been in my mind for awhile,
so I'm glad I got it off my chest and into a story.

Twilight Sparkle had only spent a few days recovering from her visit to Our Town and the defeat their cult leader when she finds a letter from said unicorn dictator, stating her intentions of revenge that she definitely has already planned, and that she will keep an eye on her, not because she's living in the castle and has been stealing her food to survive.

Needless to say, Twilight is very confused.

A rip off of blatantly copied from inspired by: Strange Letters from a Queen Bug Horse which you should be reading instead of this.

Now translated to Russian by GrandCat: Translation

This story is a sequel to Glimmering Guidance

{ specifically, a sequel to the first self-contained chapter }

Starlight Glimmer hit it off well with Fizzlepop Berrytwist during their first counselling meeting,
but a specialized training program the dark unicorn has planned for the school,
accidentally reveals some unpleasant friction between the two ex-villains,
their futures entwined regardless, for the sake of Equestria.
And now Starlight's best friend Trixie wishes to confront Tempest too...

Spike the Dragon was curiously absent while the rest of his close pony friends were completely overrun by fans, haters, and critics of The Friendship Journal. Surely, some pony had to have commented on his written experiences, right?

Yes.

And that's the problem.
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This is a fan's interpretation of an event that takes place shortly after the episode "Fame and Misfortune" (allegedly written by M.A. Larson, though he's on record saying that he doesn't like it).
One-shot.

Starlight decides that Fiducia Compelus can help her in learning a friendship lesson.

Rainbow decides that mind control spells aren't her thing.

Twilight decides that leaving Starlight alone may have been a bad idea.

Featured: 6/26/17