Over the years, Equestria has faced many threats of all shapes and sizes. Perhaps it is unsurprising, then, that Princess Celestia would eventually reach the end of her rope and become one herself. If she is not stopped, it could mean the end of Equestria as we know it.

Thankfully, Twilight Sparkle has a plan.

Less thankfully, she didn't have much time to think about it.

Story takes place in Season 3-ish.

Cover art by the incredibly talented Butterscotch!

Life for her is hard enough without several different aspects of her mind combating for her attention. But having been blasted into a crater by rainbow lasers makes it a bit difficult for her to address interactions normally.

It'll be a long way for Sunset to build herself back up from scraps.

(This story is written in the style of the game Disco Elysium!)

Princess Twilight Sparkle put Equestria first.

She put it first once too often.

Human tag and Alternate universe tags are because this is humanized [a.k.a. everything is the same but they're magical humans].

Inspired by the song '7 minutes' by Dean Lewis.

Post "The Last Problem"

Two years ago, Equestria faced an unfathomable crisis: The Curse of Silence. No creature was able to speak anymore, and all sense of hearing was lost. Within months, as infighting and demands for answers as to who was to blame escalated, Equestrian society collapsed.
Now, the former Princess Twilight Sparkle, immortal thanks to Alicorn magic, wanders the broken kingdom endlessly, searching for a reason to go on. Today, her journey takes her some place familiar.

An entry in the No Dialogue Contest.

Sunset Shimmer has faced a lot, but now she returns to something that puts more butterflies in her stomach than everything else combined...returning home for a simple picnic with her mentor and Princess Cadence.

Can she reconcile with her loved ones and enjoy the day? Can she get over her nerves enough to actually ENJOY the day?

A commission by Alexwarlorn, who wanted a carefree, happy, lighthearted Slice of Life story I was glad to provide.

Hope you guys enjoy it!

My Little Pony belongs to Hasbro!

Thanks to otakuap for the cover pic! Pretend that you're looking at it from Sunset's POV!

One minute, I'm living life as normal. Reading Mlp fanfictions, watching horse videos ECT. The next, I'm suddenly the big bad bug queen herself and is trapped in Cadance's form about to get married to the captain! All I have to say, is to what ever Devine power that decided to play this cruel joke on my fragile mortal soul, IT ISN'T FUNNY.

Due to a mix-up in the pantry, the jasmine tea that Princess Celestia orders for consumption with her breakfast turns out to be made out of coca leaf, instead.

A period of overwhelming bureaucratic efficiency, aggressive platonic affection, and mild insanity follows.

EDIT: Featured (briefly) 6/13/17! Thank you all!
EDIT: Featured at #1 6/14/17! WOW! Awesome, thank you all!

Twilight is on the cusp of leading Equestria for a year. It's been an easy year with no major difficulties. No wars. No natural disasters. No villains.

At least until a villain from the far, far future appears in Twilight's throne room. She's escaping defeat at Twilight's hooves, with one thought in mind: she won't be stopped if Twilight doesn't exist in the future. And here's Twilight's past self, right in front of her. Easy.

Unfortunately, she's not the only villain with this idea.

A letter arrives in Twilight’s hooves without explanation. The sender is unknown. The deeper she looks, the stranger everything becomes.

And then the music starts playing.

Written for the No Dialogue Contest.

Special thanks to the contest organizer, Perfectly Insane. Without them, this story wouldn’t exist.

Magic is something to be shared.

Magic helps ponies achieve great feats.

Magic is powerful and she is the master of magic.

Magic never goes wrong...

This is a story about Twilight and quite possibility the cruel nature of chance and circumstance.