Sunset Shimmer is a girl with problems. For instance, there's the students of Canterlot High getting bewitched by magic from an unknown source. Then there are her attempts to enter a band in the Battle of the Bands, only one of whom can actually play her instrument! Not to mention she still hasn't gotten over her feelings for Flash Sentry. Oh, and let's not forget her massive inferiority complex in regards to Twilight Sparkle. Yeah, like that's not constantly hanging over her.

It's almost more than a girl can take and still keep sane.

Written a week prior to the Rainbow Rocks release. Has nothing to do with the movie... Outside the six or seven things I predicted!

"You're like an American version of Blueshift~" -RainbowBob

Filly Twilight is teleported far, far away from Celestia. Now Chrysalis has her, and she's fully intent on keeping her.

But maybe the powerful, loving filly is more than Chrysalis expected?

Spike is finally with Rarity! It's taken him years, but he's finally won her heart. Or...has he?

Cloudchaser has finally gotten her one and only, Thunderlane! Things couldn't be better. Or...could they?

Will these two find what they're really looking for in somepony else?

Twilight and Big Macintosh have been sneaking out of home and are usually gone all day.

Just what the hay are they up to anyhow?

Well Applejack and Spike are on the case, but is it really what they expect?

Written on a whim, pre-read by the amazing Cerulean Voice.

Sunset's had enough. All the hate aimed at her on a daily bases for a crime she never even committed finally pushed her to the breaking point. When she finally decides to end the pain, a former victim of her cruelty becomes her savior. Now the battle to gather what little remains of Sunset's heart has begun, and with her new friends at her sides, will she be victorious or will Anon-a-miss finally break what's left of her?

When Rainbow and Rarity visit Canterlot, the last thing they expected to see was Fluttershy heading to a secret meeting. With a colt, no less. What else are a pair of curious girls to do but relentlessly stalk their shy friend for the rest of the day in the hope of seeing something a little less innocent than a mere date?

Nothing. They will do nothing else.

Cover art by the great dbkit on deviantart.

As Celestia's personal student, there was no doubt in Sunset Shimmer's mind that she was the most powerful Unicorn in Equestria. There was no spell she couldn't master, no lesson she couldn't learn...save for one.

Hoping to rectify the situation, Princess Celestia broke one of her own rules and unearthed Starswirl's Mirror, hoping that, by gazing into it, Sunset would see what she always wanted. Unfortunately, the plan worked a little TOO well, but not in the manner she hoped.

Cast out and believing herself betrayed by Celestia, a desperate Sunset decides to seek out her 'Hearts Desire' on the other side of the Mirror...to a place where she will learn the lessons Celestia so desperately wished for her to learn: that Friendship is Magic.

Because of Anon-A-Miss Sunset's life has been ruined. Now she just wants to start anew. After she pawns off everything she owns, she takes to the streets to travel and find a family that actually cares about her.

This story is meant to be something to get me back into writing. I will use this to practice and relax. That means that there won't be a steady update schedule. Still, ill try. Sorta. No promises though.

Oh, and I won't be getting a proofreader for this one. I want to see how well I can do without personal help.

A collab with Curify!

Trixie and Starlight are best friends. There's not doubt about that. So, when Starlight gets a boyfriend, Trixie isn't sure how to take the news. In fact, she's quite distraught by it.

So, in an effort to show Starlight that she's just as capable at finding love as she is, Trixie decides to take the most logical course of action and get her very own boyfriend. A foolproof plan, to be sure.

However, the real reason behind her actions is quite a different story.

Preread by TheWraithWriter
Cover art by Doctor Disco!

The beach is a wonderful place. More than anything else, it's the getaway to end all getaways: a chance to drink in the sun and the surf and lose track of the outside world. And for two ponies looking to get away from different things, it's a nice little pocket of paradise. For a time, anyway.

It's a shame that paradise isn't perfect. It's a shame that paradise doesn't last forever.

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All of my thanks to Flashgen for going over this story for me. And while I can thank Alex Pall and Andrew Taggart for inspiration, it's more for the following quote than anything else:

Paris \`pa-res\ n
1. A sentimental yearning for a reality that isn't genuine
2. An irrecoverable condition for fantasy that evokes nostalgia or day dreams.

Here's to the lies that are beautiful, everyone.