"In sameness, there is peace. Exceptionalism is a lie. Free yourself from your cutie mark. Choose equality as your special talent..."

An AU where Fluttershy's the first to go, starting to slowly believe Starlight's beliefs while her friends stay stuck trying to think up a plan.

What do you mean the season premier was over a month ago.

Welcome to Ponyville, the most equal and joyous town in all of Equestria. We pride ourselves in our unity, in our conformity to the one true harmony. Discover why your heart aches and why hostility thrives around you. We welcome all guests to visit us and explore the truths they so yearn to find. You'll find we're all smiles here.

Join us today and feel your free thoughts whisk away. We do not express uniqueness here, thus, no conflict has or will ever come to our town. Come one, come all, and join the hundreds who have given up their cutie marks to bond in the joy of sameness.

After all, we're all equal here.

- Your gracious and benevolent overseer, Starlight Glimmer

"Sometimes somepony needs to be superior."

In a freak accident from the Cloudsdale weather control team, Twilight is struck down by an errant lightning bolt. But the veil of death is relatively thin...

What if Starlight Glimmer saw through the Mane 6's ruse? After all, she had dealt with such plots before, and she's absolutely confident that she can reach out to the yellow mare that her friends are using for their insidious means.

(Author's note: this is my attempt at a more subtle, realistic kind of mind control/hypnosis. Tell me how it is in the comments! All criticism helps me get better. Also, I intended this as a one-shot, but I set this story to incomplete in case I may want to continue it.)

ACT One: (Chapters 1-10)
After a fatal tragedy, Twilight wakes up in a situation unlike anything she had experienced before. How is she supposed to react when she finds herself reincarnated as the daughter of Queen Chrysalis, the very one who orchestrated her assassination? Does she give into the rage and loss of her former self, or does she hold true to the magic of friendship?

ACT Two: Synopsis incoming

Starlight Glimmer had a painful fall, but she is more than determined to finish what she started. The message of Equality needs to spread across Equestria, and she knows just the mares who can help her...no matter how many years it takes.

But she soon finds out that raising six fillies that still represent the Elements of Harmony is easier said than done.