This story is a sequel to Innocent Until Proven Cozy

Sunset Shimmer knows the risks of blabbing about Equestria. Especially to people whose counterparts are... unsavory. The human counterpart of Cozy Glow was a gamble, but so far she's paid off. A troubled girl struggling to stay good. All Sunset has to do is keep her trust.

Something very hard to do after a nosy native Equestrian shows up.

First Place Winner

of the 4th Annual Cozy Glow Story Contest, using the prompt "Cozy's got a secret!"

An unknown force is lurking in the shadows of the city of Canterlot, granting it's residents supernatural powers. These powers are like nothing Sunset Shimmer and her friends have ever seen before as they use a bizarre type of magic, simply know as a "Stand".

The only way to fight these magical apparitions is by obtaining one of your own. The girls must find and learn how to use these Stand powers in order to defend themselves and their home, but just who is responsible for the sudden appearance of these powers and for what purpose?