Almost a week has passed since all three pony tribes were reunited and the magic returned, and Sunny Starscout's mind is consumed by a question: what happened? The question in itself is simple, but the answer isn't so. And after discovering a hidden page in her dad's journal, Sunny finds a clue that begins a long train of investigating that takes her and her friends across Equestria and beyond, to find out what happened all those years ago, to finally find the answers Sunny's been wanting about the Fall of Equestria.

WARNING: Contains no relation to My Little Pony: Make Your Mark or My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale. This is strictly related to events that happened after My Little Pony: A New Generation.

Princess Celestia has fallen victim to an unknown illness, and she has one final test for Twilight Sparkle: to bring Sunset Shimmer home. And who better to get Sunset back on her hooves than Twilight's new student, Starlight Glimmer?

A story containing themes of grief, regret, and growth. Beloved characters will have their dark or flawed qualities emphasized as they struggle with grief and trust.

Also containing themes of friendship, romance, and drama --- and also some much needed humor here and there! PLEASE do not leave a nasty review if you hate the idea of romantic chemistry between Sunset Shimmer and Starlight Glimmer, or implied feelings between other characters.

(Story takes place just after the events of EG: Friendship Games and the Season Six premiere, and before the Season Six finale)

This story is a sequel to Playing with Fire

How does one recover from falling below rock bottom?

That’s what the former queen bee of Canterlot High will have to answer, ever since the events of her Junior year Fall Formal. In under an hour, Sunset Shimmer had fallen from the most feared girl in school to the most reviled. Now, nobody is afraid of her, and they’re going to let her know every day till they graduate.

Sunset however seems, surprisingly, regretful of who she was, and she’s desperate to make up for everything she did. It’d too bad no one will ever giver her the light of day, especially after she turned into a demon. How does one live that down?

And these girls, the ones who caused all of this in the first place, why are they making the effort to reach out to her? She broke apart their friendship. She bullied them all relentlessly. She nearly killed them.
They should hate her the most!

Yet... they provide her with something she’s desperately lacking: hope.

Hello, everypony! Twilight Sparkle here.

Things have been pretty quiet since me and my friends rainbow-lasered Tirek, Chrysalis, and Cozy Glow to stone, and even though I'm the ruler of Equestria, I don't have much to do. So I decided to start a guide on how to reform villains, because, why not?

Also, my friends and I won't be around forever, and somepony might need this in the future so they can have some pointers for reforming their own villains.

And so, I present: Princess Twilight's Guide to Reforming Villains.

Sunset Shimmer, personal student of Princess Celestia, is the most gifted Unicorn in Equestria. She has long-neglected personal connections in favor of studying and ambition. Celestia, concerned by her student's behavior, searches for a way to help her student grow as a pony. As a last resort, her thoughts turn to Starswirl's Magic Mirror, that it could show Sunset a new way, or to a path of darkness, but then something or rather somepony comes as her solution. Sunset now finds herself teaching her own student, a bookish and anti-social young Unicorn named Twilight Sparkle. Can the two form an actual connection, or will their anti-social tendencies lead to disaster?

(A What if scenario where instead of showing Sunset Shimmer the Magic Mirror Celestia brings Twilight Sparkle to her to teach)

Co-Author: alphasteel.

In the most crime ridden city of Mare-Tropolis, a young boy makes an astonishing discovery of six alien girls, who have all crash landed in the park. Each with unique superpowers, all dedicating their lives to fight against the forces of evil.

The boy's life was forever changed, after he became the sidekick to his new friends, the Power Princesses.

Rated sex for potential fan services.

Featured: July 1, 2021.

Co-exists with Wildcard25's The Girls Of My Life and in response to his challenge.

(Takes place during Season 2.)

Princess Luna has slowly readjusted to the changing times and changing world of Equestria that she has returned to. There is still much she has to learn and she's made peace with that fact.

But then the princess of the night receives a bombshell of a surprise: She has a niece. And not just any niece, this niece is an alicorn princess just like Luna.

What will it be like for Luna when she meets her niece for the first time? And what is this "Cadence" like?

(Featured from 3/03/2022 to 3/05/2022.)

CANCELLED AND BEING REWRITTEN HERE: REWRITE

Sunset, instead of fleeing to another dimension, talked it out with Celestia and decided to stay in Equestria. As she continues her studies, Celestia gets a new student.

A young purple prodigy, Twilight Sparkle!

Celestia tasks her with taking care of the young filly, which she is not too keen about. All Sunset wants to do is study magic with Celestia. What kind of scenarios are these two young unicorns going to get into?

Rated "Teen" because of themes, language, and a bit of violence. Sex tag because of raunchy/steamy innuendos. Violence tag because of light descriptions of violence and injuries.

Twilight Sparkle succeeds in finishing Starswirl's mysterious spell, but just as her friends have rediscovered their true callings Celestia informs her of a new great purpose. Twilight and the other Element Bearers are to travel far beyond Equestria's borders, perform a spell together, and once again seal away an ancient evil that threatens not only Equestria, but all of Equis. Of course Twilight and her friends have vanquished many a foe in the past, so this seems simple enough.

But it's not. Celestia isn't telling the entire story. There is more to Starswirl's spell - and Twilight's destiny - than the six bearers have been told.

Thrust deep into an unknown world with little direction, Twilight and her friends will soon find that there's more to Celestia and Luna's shared past than they could have ever thought possible... and that the Equestria they call home may already be far beyond saving.

Just how, exactly, was Equestria really made?

An alternate universe diverging at the very end of "Magical Mystery Cure". Ignores comic canon. An attempt was made to stick to canon geography, but considering the world hasn't been mapped out in full there will be headcanon thrown in as well.

Flurry Heart has grown up with the legends of King Sombra's evil deeds. Crystal ponies fear him. Her parents despise him. Even Twilight Sparkle, the Princess of Friendship, considers him a lost cause after thrice thwarting his attacks on Equestria and the Crystal Empire.

Any one of these factors would cause a reasonable pony to avoid him at all cost. But Flurry Heart isn't always a reasonable pony. And so, one fateful day, she decides to call on the king of shadows himself to answer a few questions.

Cover art by me!

Thanks to Gnarlwood and Pantone Burst for prereading!

Entry for Bicyclette's Crackship Contest.