Midnight Sparkle, consumed by the Magic of Friendship, barely escapes Daydream Shimmer at the conclusion of the Friendship Games. She flees to Equestria, desiring more than anything to learn about this 'Friendship' and the power it possesses. And what better place to study than at a School of Friendship? But when she plunges Equestria into an apathetic purgatory to prove the power of Friendship, threatening to unleash ancient horrors upon everypony? It's up to Rarity and Mayor Sunny Skies to save the day!

Written for the Season 10 Bingo Contest

Cutie Marks are an everyday, but extremely important aspect of pony life. They showed a pony’s greatest skills and talents, interests and aspirations, some would go so far as to say that they allowed a glimpse at a pony’s very soul itself.

If you could interpret the darned things, that is. Something that, more often than not, was easier said than done, especially when one considers the myriad of ways even the simplest of symbols can be interpreted and analyzed, and the many, many meanings even the most basic of marks could have.

As such, upon making three strange new friends with very similar and unique-looking Cutie Marks, young Singing Blossom couldn’t help but wonder: What did their Cutie Marks mean?

This is a Canon-Compliant Omake for my story The Power of Freedom, meaning that basically what happens here happened off-screen in the main story.

In this, we see Singing finally getting her answer to the question she first tried to ask Ganondorf during chapter V, about what his Cutie Mark means.

Timeline wise this tale took place around chapters XI to XII of the main story.

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Sunset struggles against the chains around her. Bound by Princess Celestia's will, her flames, and her degrading morality. Seeking powers to reclaim what was promised, turning away from the ever-watching sun.

Cadance seeks purpose and answers to questions that had been long left unanswered. Entering into a new and unforgiving world. With every pony seeking to use the newest Princess to their end, she must find her path through the shadows and light.

Two sisters begin their cycle anew. The shadows start to dance once more as the darkness swallows the light. Ponies long since thought lost, return. Those shrouded by shade wait with bated breath for their plans to come to fruition. As ancient powers find new hosts, relics lost to the ages beg to resurface.

"Beware pony for you walk the blade's edge between Love and War. Ensure that you do not lose more than you bargained for." -author unknown

"When one peers into a mirror you see your reflection. However upon glimpsing into a broken mirror, you see your heart." -author unknown

"One pony can grow a plant, cast a spell, control a cloud, it is only together that we can change the reality around us." - Princess Celestia

"The light smothers and burns all those that it rejects. Darkness embraces all for it knows that rejection all too well." -author unkown

Sunset, after becoming the victim of one of Twilight's experiments gone awry, sits down and has a long conversation with the mare she secretly hates the most. Herself.

There are many who dislike Sunset Shimmer. Recent happenings have brought that to a head which has resulted in her death. But that's hardly the end for her.

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Inspired by reading WAY too many Isekai LN's and Manga.

This started as an experiment to try shorter chapters. I gave up on that later on.

There are an innumerable amount of worlds Sunset could have been sent to. Fewer where she kept her magic. Even fewer that have others with powers. In fact there's full teams of heroes and villains in this world. But Sunset's never really been much of a team player. She stayed on her own, under the radar as she built herself up from nothing.

One night though, things go wrong and she starts attracting attention.

Stories where the main character ends up in another world has been gaining a lot of popularity recently and Sunset's not a big fan. She's already gone through exactly that once. No reincarnation or "cheat powers" of course. But still.

So of course it's exactly what happens to her.

Just a silly little idea that I wanted to get out of my head.

Sunset Shimmer makes an urgent and impromptu visit to Princess Twilight's castle. It does not go as expected.

This story is a sequel to Sunset Shimmer is not an Alicorn

During the events of Between Dusk and Dawn Twilight delegated some monster-busting to the EUP. The EUP, not equipped for the job, delegated further. Now, Sunset Shimmer has been drafted into Equestria's forces to deal with the prophesied return of a dread monster. She's going to need to bring everything she's got to fight off the latest threat to Equestria, and the keys may lie in the ponies she hurt before she left.

A pony Sunset Shimmer wronged before leaving Equestria is back for revenge, and is insisting Sunset come to confront her alone. Can Sunset help the wayward mare? Can Sunset use the magic of friendship without any friends around? Is Sunset an alicorn? Well, do you see any wings?

Preread by FanOfMostEverything.