Sunset Shimmer had everything. Personal protégé of the Sun Princess herself, top marks in the School for Gifted Unicorns, and the honor of being dubbed the greatest arcanist since Starswirl the Bearded.

Until she threw it all away.

In the last moments before leaving Equestria forever, her destiny is snatched away right before her eyes. Once upon a time the story of the lives of herself, Twilight Sparkle, and the path of Equestrian History went one way, a story that we all know well. But in every stand of woods there is a path untrotted, one with a different story and new experiences.

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Arc One, Filly Steps: Complete.
Arc Two, What Twilight Learned Today: In Progress.

For a thousand years, the continent of Equus, divided between the kingdoms of unicorns, pegasi, and earth ponies, has existed in relative harmony. Within the enchanted land of Lumen, Twilight Sparkle has become the newest member of Class Zero, the kingdom’s best and brightest students.

A series of disastrous events leads to the threat of an all-out war between the races with Class Zero at its heart. And with the conflict comes a bitter chill not even the sun can warm. Twilight and her new friends will have to give it their all to defend not just their land, but the entire world.

But it'll take more than just unicorns to stop the coming storm. Because if the three kingdoms can't work together to find harmony, there may not be a home left to fight for...

Amazing cover art by Multiversecruise!
Gloriously edited by Novel Idea, DrakeyC, Cyrano, and Corejo!
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Sunset Shimmer did many things in her life she wasn't proud of. Things that made her feel ashamed of her past and herself. She helped fight off the Sirens, "The Dazzlings", as they were known during the Battle of the Bands. Perhaps the former Unicorn could finally find happiness... right?

Anon-a-Miss happened. An unknown user of MyStable started posting secrets about every student at CHS. Sunset received the blame. Punished for a crime she didn't commit.

Nobody believed her, not even the Rainbooms. The group of friends she thought of as exactly that... her best friends. Her family. Princess Twilight couldn't be reached, either.

Was she destined to be alone? The Magic of Friendship nothing more than a mere lie?

It hurt; the pain of betrayal ran deep.

But, no matter how dark it is, there will always be a new dawn on the horizon.

This beautiful piece of art, also known as my story cover, was made by ChanceyB. You will find this picture on Deviantart.

Javarod is responsible for prereading, proofreading, editing, contributing, and especially everything that's wrong.

Discord has failed to break the friendship between the bearers of the Elements of Harmony. Desperate and with a rainbow of friendship blasting towards him, he teleports himself to a future where the Elements of Harmony are no more so that he could trade places with his future counterpart.

What he didn't know was that in this future, he has been reformed and the ponies there think he's somehow lost his memory and are determined to refriend him. Gag!

Meanwhile, the reformed Discord is teleported to the past, facing very hostile ponies and a world of Chaos his past counterpart had created. Chaos is a wonderful thing and he was all up for having some fun but what was the point if he had nopony to share it with?

This story is a sequel to The Twilight Before the Sunset

There is one month left until Sunset Shimmer's birthday. One month until Princess Celestia must confess that they are family. Luna and Twilight are anxious to hear Sunset's response when she hears about who her mother is, but Twilight is burdened with the duty to persuade Sunset to visit Equestria and Luna must try to reassure her sister that everything will be fine. The odds of her coming are slim, but they're determined to bring Sunset Shimmer back with her mother, to reunite mother and daughter.

That is, if Sunset will accept the truth.

The Map calls Sunset Shimmer and Princess Twilight Sparkle to a small settlement near the crystal empire. The settlement seems to have garnered a reputation of sorts and as soon as Sunset sees who the settlers are, She realizes why she specifically was called.

Sunset Shimmer, Prized student of Princess Celestia, Finds a prophecy that will ruin the 1000th Summer Sun festival.

Now not only tasked with organizing the festival, but making friends, The owner of the sharpest tongue in equestria must find a way to save the day, For the night will last forever.

The Ponies travel to Appleoosa to cheer on Big Mac in a competition of strength. His efforts are both awesome and inspiring, earning him high honors and regards. But when disaster strikes is his strength the answer? A story of knowing your limits, and when to listen to the voice of reason, even if it's very quiet.

Featuring fan art by: Starfirenova (Her dev art page) and fia94

This story has not been fully edited yet, i apologize for anything sloppy.

She didn't think. She just jumped through the portal.

Then it closed behind her.

Stuck in the body of a human teenager, Princess Celestia finds herself trapped in the same world as her bitter student. Even as she and Sunset Shimmer both work to adapt to their new environment and bodies, Celestia is faced with an additional challenge: Sunset Shimmer is attempting to become the queen of Canterlot High, and the only way Celestia can fight back is...

...by becoming more popular.

(Book One preread by DrakeyC and Zef.)

It was a day that changed Equestria forever. The day the terrible Lord Tirek descended upon Maretropolis from the depths of Tartarus, destroying everything in his path. If not for the Power Ponies and their bravery, Maretropolis, and possibly Equestria itself, would no longer exist.
A year has passed since that terrible day and while peace has returned, ponies have become divided over the world they see now. The Power Ponies are seen as a beacon of hope, but are they more a threat to civilization than they are a service? One pony believes that justice should be in the hands of the common ponies, as she takes justice into her own hooves. Another has more sinister thoughts in mind, seeing the Power Ponies as an obstacle in his way and will go to diabolical lengths to get rid of them for good. This is their story…