After the events of the fall formal Sunset is alone and most of the school against her. Will she accept her new friendships are real and will she realize that there is someone who wants to make her family?
Applejack asks Sunset if she ever misses an aspect of her home. Specifically, one aspect that can possibly be filled in a big way this side of the portal.
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.
Canterlot is experiencing the coldest winter it's had in years. After school, Sunset Shimmer stumbles across one of the Dazzlings, homeless and barely surviving in the frigid weather.
Sunset Shimmer invites Twilight over to spend the night at her home in the wake of the Friendship Games fiasco, and Twilight learns that they have a lot more in common than she expected.
Alone and afraid, Sunset Shimmer has been living off of the streets in Canterlot ever since she ran away from home. On a particularly cold night, she's out searching for something to eat when she bumps into the last pony she expects to see.