Part of the MADVerse.
Tired of Sunburst hitting it off with all her friends, Starlight brings in expert of social interaction Sunset Shimmer to coach her through the difficult process of getting him to sit down and just play tons and tons of Dragon Pit. It goes about as well as you’d expect.
Thanks to Nova Quill/Firimil, and
Steel Resolve for their edits and suggestions! And a big special thanks to Nova for the cover art!
Also thanks to Somber Star and nuclearcore for some more edits and Jarkes for the story prompt.
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DAT face doe
Starlight used glare!
It's not very effective.
I maintain that was 10/10 projection Starlight, you should be ready for theatres soon! That whole diatribe was probably filmed in 4k.
It's a good thing Sunset has the endurance of an earth pony and the regenerative powers of a pegasus now.
This fic is utter insanity and I love it.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Sunburst and Moondancer OTP.
Sunburst and Starlight is like that guy with the Stanford Prison Experiment and his cognitive dissonance when his girlfriend came to visit and didn't immediately recognize how great everything was.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Maslach
Dare I ask?
A fair point.
That isn't how it works.
Of course.
I can't really blame you.
That's about how it works.
Oh boy.
Projecting real hard.
Oh wow.
He isn't.
Pot, kettle.
*sigh*
She has proficiency in newspapers.
I gotta hear this.
I get that.
Weirdo.
I love Spike so much.
Yeah, this would hurt.
*sigh* For a genius, you are an IDIOT:
What about Celestia's disappointment?
Didn't take long.
She has a point.
For fuck's sake.
Sounds about right.
You worship the ground Celestia walks on more than Deku does All Might's.
DAMMIT STARLIGHT!
Oh boy.
She would make a TERRIFYING Barbarian.
In any case, some lovely insanity on display. In hindsight, Celestia probably isn't the best person to call on when it comes to lost childhoods.
Also, I'm mildly disappointed we didn't get to see Sunburst and Sci-Twi interact. The adorkability could've gone off the charts. Still, thank you for this.
Las Pegasus. As in Las Vegas, not Los Angeles.
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Got this! Thanks!
What's this supposed to be? I'm guessing Ugh, or Uh?
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D'awww, poor Sunset. But at least she got to lay the smack down on them. But now we need to see some momma Twilight.
Still seeing Spike having the same reaction to pure stupidity is awesome.
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Fixed! Thanks!
This is going right to the top of my list.
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Learn something new every day, thanks!
Glorious.
And frankly, they had it coming. Good job Sunset and Spike.
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If the dreadful dragon costumes are speciesally insenstive, it raises and interesting question what Spike was doing when he dressed up in a dragon costume that one time for Nightmare Night...
If, for rare occasion, I may offer a constructive suggestion that I have?
You might want to consider spelling her name out in full there, for the simple reason that this is the first time Maud is mentioned in the story and if you had forgotten - like I had - (or did not know) she was there in the episode, it is slightly confusing. It wasn't until a bit further down I realised that it was supposed to be referring to Maud.
(So instead just go with "and Maud..." I don't believe it would detract from the joke you were going for.)
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Glad you liked and thanks for the input. Change made.
After seeing this and the other stories based on episodes, I'm eager to see how you do the stuff in Season 8 whenever you get to it.
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*tips helmet*
Just pleased to be able to offer something more than just (not even entirely metaphorically) shouting "huzzah!" as commentaty occasionally...!
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You're welcome
Starlight's pain brings me joy. Like in general, not just from these fics. Though the best of her pain comes from these fics, so they win.
Righteously pissed Celestia is super amazing. But giant newspaper is super super amazing!
I Bucking love these!!!
.....what did I just read?
This was confusing, yet hilarious. Good job.
Spike has learned how to get aneurysms. Neat.
Dat Starlight face
And in the end Sunset outstarlighted Starlight in her own thing
You would think Spike living with those two would be used to this kind of thing, but I guess he has his limits.
and it's already featured.
Why isn't Starlight in Tartarus yet? D: C'mon Sunset, you know you want to.
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She might have been punched through the crust of the Earth and sent to Tartarus with that last smack of the newspaper. It was a whopper.
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I think it's because they don't suppress the magic of their magical threats (Tirek and monsters, the Princesses when they landed there etc.), And Starlight plus magic equals too much a threat for Tartarus.
Of course there is the fact that past Sunset Shimmer, no Princess or pony wants to discipline her, or outright enables her. I'm sure that doesn't cause problems for a pony whose answer to all problems is magic devoid of moral quandaries.
I like the art cover XD Look at Starlight! She looks a bit MAD!
(a tome stone is in place with a body under it)
I will admit, I never thought about what would have happened if the Vegeta and Nappa argument kept going but this works.
This was really funny. I hope to read the continuation of the main story arc soon. Good work!
I believe you meant Ponyville Castle.
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Fixed! Thanks!
This was pure insanity and I loved it.
When did Starlight become Baldrick from Blackadder?
That's it, I'm expecting your take on Father know beast after this.
Your compliance is no longer a factor.
Is compliance even the right word?
Moral of the story, DON'T FUCK WITH SUNSET AND SPIKE (SunSpike)!
Love all of this!
Sad thing is a can only like and fav. it once!
I wonder how MADverse Sunset would handle the Season 8 finale... Cozy Glow would likely be a smear on the pavement surrounded by expended newspapers. :3 MADverse Sunset is best Sunset. Kudos on once again melting my brain with insanity and splitting my sides with hysterical laughter.
Seemed pretty standard until Sunset's aneurysm. Was the rest of the story just in her head, like "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"? Or did she really just pound her friends and omnipotent princess with a newspaper?
Dreadnought
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Of course she pwned Celestia with a giant newspaper, that Spike then lit on fire.
And Celestia isn't omnipotent. Like at all. I mean sure, she's as powerful as an entire group of unicorns put together (same as her sister). And has a literal buck ton of power when it comes to her cutie mark. But she's been defeated, and near defeated numerous times. Lost in two magic battles we know of. And has plenty of limits to what she can do. Much like the other Alicorns.
Which does put her at Nigh Omnipotence limited to her Cutie Mark, and just a Higher level of Enhanced Power Potential mixed with Immortality. Makes it so that our favorite princesses are beyond what 99.999% of any mortal could ever accomplish. But unfortunately not omnipotent.
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You’re asking what would happen if Cozy Glow met Sunset, the pony who has a sun Cutie Mark and has the ability to move the sun, second only to her “adopted” mother?
Yeah....
Can you say smear on the floor before you can blink.
No bloody contest on that one.
I pray that they incorporate MADverse Sunset into future MLP: FIM and MLP: EQG episodes
I really hope MADverse Sunset appears in a season 8 finale fic
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We'll definitely get there eventually. Fingers crossed.
The scary part is Sunburst might end up Celestias after all this.
And I was waiting for Luna to show up. Just to go as crazy as Sunset was.
Starlight should become an alicorn long before Sunset. She's done more to earn it.
The second half of this is pretty silly
How does this make sense and don't make sense at the same time!?