Sunny's an alicorn now, living with a new unicorn roommate, and wondering why Izzy's so unique and why Izzy keeps saying weird things like, "I love you."

Izzy doesn't get why ponies don't want to be friends. Sunny doesn't get why the little purple unicorn makes her feel the way she does. Turns out there are a lot of things both of them just don't get.

Cheesy pick-up lines? Really? They're so dumb!
Who comes up with this stuff?
There's no way that actually works.

...Does it?

After hours of careful research keeps leading to dead-ends, Twilight finds she can't sleep. To try and clear her head, she decides to go for a midnight stroll. A chance encounter with a friend helps her realize the answer to her problem... and leads to something she never expected.

I'd like to give special thanks to my friends Graymane Shadow and clppy605 for their valuable feedback and editing.

Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash got to go to the Griffin Kingdom.

Rarity and Applejack got to go to Manehattan.

Stuck in Ponyville without any magical Friendship Quests to go on, Twilight can do little but try to unlock the secrets of the Cutie Map herself. Fluttershy tries to help.

It doesn't go well.

(Set in the same vague continuity as the rest of my fanfics- in particular, this takes place some time after I Am Trying to Break Your Heart)

Sunny Starscout struggles to live in a world without Harmony. A world where the magic of friendship can't save you anymore.

This story is in Sunny Starscout's first-person POV.

Entered into the MLP Renaissance Contest. If the judges feel this story is not in the spirit of the contest, I can voluntarily withdraw my entry.

This is a work of fiction that contains fairly dark themes. Use your discretion, and make the decision that's best for you. Just so we're clear, Sunny Starscout does NOT die in this story.

Featured 7/14/21 and 7/15/21

In theory, the Festival of Friendship will be Twilight’s official appearance on the world stage. Yes, she’s participated in diplomatic talks, hosted diplomatic parties, and interfered with a nonzero number of less-than-diplomatic Gauntlets of Fire, but she’s never been the main attraction of the political circus until now.

The issue isn't being part of that circus. The issue is that nocreature's buying tickets. And at least one's trying to sneak in.

Set between the end of Season 7 and the movie. Much expanded from an entry in the August 2016 Writeoff Competition. Prompt: *Princess Not Included. Thanks to Krack-Fic Kai and hawthornbunny for their help in prereading.

Luster Dawn asks Twilight what's in the center of the Canterlot Hedge Maze. In the end, she'll find out for herself. Everyone does.

Second-place winner in the Everfree Northwest Iron Author competition. Written in two hours, and unedited.

Everyone needs time to breathe now and again, and the princesses are no different. Cadence was happy to use a request to speak at the School of Friendship as an excuse to get in a relaxing mini-vacation in Ponyville.

The issue with that plan was using "relaxing" and "Ponyville" in the same sentence.

Set in Season 8, just before "On the Road to Friendship." Rated Teen for references to alcohol, violence, and certain biological functions.

Celestia awakens to find herself changed: she has, for reasons unknown, become an earth pony, waking in Fluttershy's living room. Something is immediately off about it though--namely, the fact that the pegasus is alive.

Luna, regressed to fillyhood, is surrounded by strangers who stroll about Canterlot Castle as if they own the place. Who is this Lord Winter, and where is her sister? And what's this about a war with the Dark Lord?

Cadance has suffered greatly for reasons she doesn't understand. Drawn south into a kingdom at once familiar and yet alien, she is offered sanctuary but comes face to face with the one who wronged her.

And between all three, one question remains unanswered: Where is Twilight Sparkle?

With Equestria turned upside down, ponies from past, present, and future intermingling, and with the ominous threat of a great danger set to befall the entire land, the three princesses must unravel the mystery of this altered world and uncover a way to return to their proper lives.

Preread, with my thanks, by Full Tome. While I'm fairly confident in my own grammar and mechanics skills, I appreciate any and all feedback. Feel free to point out my errors and inconsistencies.

Teen for language and violence. Dark tag for reference to overtly violent acts, though nothing explicit will be depicted.

Cover art by Kumkrum, used without permission. I'd like to source it better than that, but the artist's dA page doesn't seem to exist any more. If the image offends, I will gladly remove it.