After four years in prison, human Sunset Shimmer comes back to reclaim her identity. For the pony who's been impersonating her, this might get complicated.

Also, we learn the secret TRUTH about Angry Gamer Sunset, and why so much computer software is buggy and annoying.

This is an authorized AU fanfic for C-L-Strife's story "Two Sunsets." Strife described his story as

Sunset's other self from the People Dimension is released from Jail but, The Criminal Life-Style is too hard for her to get past.

(I wanted my story to be at least partly original. That's why I carefully avoided reading most of Strife's story before composing my own fanfic of it! I only read Strife's story AFTER writing my fanfic, and I enjoyed Strife's tale even more than I had expected!)

Mildly AU.

I'm very lucky that Samey90 (fimfiction.net link) preread even part of this story. Thank you! As so often happens, I might not work out how to apply some of the more interesting and profound feedback until later stories, after this contest's deadline.

Thank you to Mykola (offprint, fimfiction.net) for advice on an obscure topic relating to science fairs! (Specifically, Mykola checked a Google translation of a Russian language line of dialog by Twilight Sparkle.)

This story might be an entry in a Sunset x Sunset story contest, idk.

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"Time travel?" Sunset Shimmer echoed the words spoken a moment ago by the beautiful, leather-clad redhead sitting in front of her. "THAT'S what I'm supposed to assume?"

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Sunset think's it's deeply unfair that her human counterpart is better looking than her. On top of that, all her friends assume that she wants to date herself. They might be right about that.

Winner of Third Place in the Sunset x Sunset Competition

This story is an entry in Imposing Sovereigns III, using the prompt Sunset Shimmer (but which one?)/DETERMINATION (spoilers in author's note.)

You might think this Sunset x Sunset story obviously panders to Bicyclette's and (Imspooky)Reactception's contest. And you'd be a little bit right, I guess? But what really happened was, Shilic said:

10/09/2021
[...] Like, it would be cool if Sunset went to the human world only to find it destroyed by a robot apocalypse and Human Sunset is a survivior who finds her. [...] I couldn't tell you what happens in any of those stories

and

10/10/2021
go ahead, the more stories I can form into existence through other people liking my ideas the better

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When Sunset Shimmer first came to the human world, she met a very special girl. This girl would go on to become her guide to the world, as well as her girlfriend. This pairing didn't last, however, as Sunset's selfish and destructive nature drove a wedge between them.

Now, years after their breakup, Sunset gets an invite from her former lover to meet up again. No longer the manipulative bully she once was, Sunset takes the opportunity to make amends with the one girl she never got a chance to, and repair their broken relationship.

An entry for the Sunset x Sunset contest. Also my first story published to FimFiction!

Edit 30/10/21: What the crap, I won?

Goldenrod Gleam is starting at Canterlot High soon, today she has come for a tour and Sunset Shimmer is still signed up to show newbies around.

It becomes very clear very quickly that they are too alike.

Something Sunset has to admit is very attractive.

SAT. GMAT. LSAT. FAFSA.

The other universe had many strange words, but these had to be the strangest that Sunset Shimmer had ever seen! Consumed with panic, she knows she only has one way to solve this problem and pass this test:

She's going to have to kidnap Sunset Shimmer.

Written for the Sunset Shimmer x Sunset Shimmer Contest!

OFFICIAL ENTRY FOR THE SUNSET X SUNSET (OCTOBER 2021) SHIPPING CONTEST)

Ever since discovering the magic of friendship in this new human world, Sunset Shimmer has had everything going beyond well in life.

Everything except perhaps the most important thing to anyone of any species. Love.

Everyone else seems to be too busy with their own successes to even notice, and this leads our hero into a hopeless question. "Who really can love someone like me?"

The answer comes from the most unlikeliest source. Herself?!?

Even after helping the Rainbooms beat the Dazzlings, most of the students kept their distance from Sunset Shimmer not believing that she is capable of being good. What nobody knows is that there is someone who knows otherwise and that she has come back to return the favor.

*Profanity tag added just in case for safety reasons.

Sunset knows that her human self, Sunset Blundetto is in jail for commiting Criminal Activity's, however Sunset Blundetto is now out of jail and, Sunset wants to help her get started on her new life. However will a life of crime be too Tempting for Blundetto to avoid?

Written for Bicycle's Sunset and Sunset Contest