Ending the Day
"Okay...here goes nothing."
High above the world of mortals, standing at the edge of a massive cloud, Sunset Shimmer readied herself. This Goddess, whose youthful appearance hid her true immortal age, looked the very model of divinity. Clad in red and yellow, her garb was of the finest make, truly the work of godly craft. Her stance was professional, one foot in front of the other, her hands stretching out towards the sun that hung just above the horizon. With a deep breath, she began her great work, and with only a slow lowering of her hands, that great and fiery orb started to descend. With every moment, the skies grew darker, and before long, the sun was at last descended. Day had ended, and night had begun. Opening her eyes, Sunset smiled at what she had accomplished, complete with a long sigh.
"Well...at least this one went okay."
A giggle was heard behind her.
"Oh, Sunset, your last attempt wasn't that bad!"
Smirking, Sunset turned to look upon the face of her friend, Twilight, who was similarly dressed in ornate godly clothing.
"Twilight, my last attempt to make a proper sun-down caused the thing to veer off in every direction! Celestia had to step in to finish it herself! There's a good reason why this is usually her job!"
Twilight, considering that, shrugged her shoulders.
"Well, it got down eventually, right? And hey, Celestia wasn't mad at you. It was your first try, remember?"
Sunset's head hung.
"Yeah, but I still messed up. Everyone down below took it as some evil omen. The priests all fasted for a month."
Twilight stifled a second giggle.
"Yeah, I remember how funny Pinkie found it."
Sunset couldn't help but smile at her fellow Goddess' attempt to cheer her up, but her gaze soon turned to the now sunless skies above. Already the stars were out, and a bright full moon was hanging in the heavens, illuminating the world below.
"Luna's made a nice one tonight."
Walking beside her, Twilight smiled and nodded in agreement.
"She always does. And hey, I hear she's even going to try and put up a new constellation tonight. Well, after her appointment with you-know-who."
That prompted Sunset to look back at her, her face breaking out into a massive smile.
"Really? Oh, it'll be nice to see what she comes up with."
Then, a more knowing look came to her, and she nudged Twilight slightly with her elbow.
"So, how did things go with your family?"
Here, it was Twilight's turn to start beaming, and she looked like she could barely contain herself.
"Oh, everything went wonderfully! Her name is Flurry, and my brother and Cadence are just the happiest I've ever seen them!"
Folding her arms, Sunset smiled sweetly to her.
"I'm happy for them. And for you. I imagine you're looking forward to acting the Aunt?"
Twilight was as giddy as Pinkie Pie right now.
"Oh, you have no idea! I am going to spoil that girl rotten as soon as I get the chance! Maybe I'll go down and start forming a cult for her? Oooh! And I'll need to have someone making shrines and temples to her. And then maybe..."
But she was halted by a swift finger to her lips by Sunset.
"Er, Twilight? I think we can wait until she's at least started to talk before we think about all that stuff."
Realising that she was going just a touch overboard, Twilight blushed, scratching the back of her head and nervously laughing.
"Right...sorry."
The two shared a laugh, then again took to looking out at the beautiful night sky.
"Well...it's been quite a day, hasn't it?" Sunset asked.
Twilight gave a firm nod.
"I'll say! I swear, Applejack and Rarity can't go one year without having their cities go to war with one another!"
"What was it this time?" Sunset enquired.
Twilight shrugged her shoulders.
"Oh, some king said something blasphemous, Rarity took offence, and Applejack stepped in and...you know...all the usual stuff."
The two shared another laugh, and when things again calmed down, Sunset took a moment to look down at her ornate outfit.
"You know, given that our official duties are over for the day..."
But Twilight already understood, raising a single hand.
"Way ahead of you, Sunset!"
With that raised hand, the young Goddess gave a quick snap of her fingers, and Sunset likewise followed suit. There was a brief flash of light, and when it died down, both of them were now dressed completely differently. Gone were their more elaborate and fancy garbs, and instead they were dressed far more casually, barefoot and wearing a simple knee-length dress. The only difference between their outfits now were their colours, with Sunset's being a bright red while Twilight bore a dark purple.
"Ah, much better!" Twilight exclaimed, allowing herself a quick stretch.
Sunset chuckled briefly.
"I know. Rarity's stuff is all perfect and beautiful for doing our jobs, but for a really comfortable wear, going simple is way more my style."
But it wasn't long before Sunset soon noted something in particular about her friend, and so soon pointed to Twilight's face.
"Say, Twilight? I don't mean to sound rude, but what's with the...you know?"
The redhead gestured to her own eyes, and Twilight quickly understood, taking off her glasses and smiling down to them.
"Oh, that. I was going for a new look today. What do you think? I mean, I obviously don't need it, but..."
Looking to her, with her glasses and her hair tied up into a ponytail, Sunset smiled.
"It looks good on you."
Twilight blushed, and leaned forward, giving Sunset a quick hug, which was of course reciprocated. Before long though, the two Goddess took to moving in unison, walking to the edge of the cloud. They sat down, their legs dangling over, and they held hands as they gazed down to the mortal world below.
"I love this time of day, looking down at that realm," Twilight declared.
Sunset smiled to her before looking down herself.
"I know what you mean. The torch-lights being lit in the cities...the vast ocean...the green fields lit up by the glow of the moon...even that volcano island out in the sea there."
Immediately, she tilted her head.
"Huh...you know, I don't actually remember there being a volcano there before."
Twilight giggled again.
"Oh, it's not a volcano. It's just a regular old mountain. Or was anyway. The smoke is because of Rainbow. She was bored today, so..."
Sunset sighed, shaking her head.
"Let me guess, she 'borrowed' Tempest's lightning bolts for target practice again?"
Twilight shrugged her shoulders.
"You'd think she'd have learned not to do that by now."
Letting out another long exhale, Sunset leaned back, resting upon the soft fluffiness of the cloud. Twilight did the same, and as the two looked up to the gorgeous night sky, they couldn't help but smile.
"It's good, being what we are, isn't it?" Sunset asked.
Twilight looked over to her, smiling softly.
"I know. If nothing else, at least we get an eternity with each other."
Chortling at her friend's romantic sentiment, Sunset looked back to her.
"That...and it can't be denied that tinkering with humans every once in a while is pretty fun too."
Twilight lifted her hand and waggled her finger to her.
"Now, now, Sunset, you know we have to be more responsible than that."
A pause, and as Twilight mulled over her own words, she soon cracked a knowing smirk.
"Well...most of the time anyway."
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The human 7 are goddesses, and they're going to use their infinite power to cause insane shenanigans for their own amusement?
Yeah, I am DEFINITELY tracking this...
I wanna ask for some clarification please
1: I am assuming Sunset and her HUMAN friends are goddesses of teh human world?
2: Did Celestia from Equestria come to the human world to help Sunset with the sun?
3: is Luna helping with the Human world, or was Twilight Talking about Princess Luna doing something back in Equestria?
4: I am assuming the Twilight here is Princess Twilight from Equestria?
This story sounds really neat but also I am a little confused XD
I am guessing this is going to be shown like the Greek gods? Because it kind reads like that.
9422002
I think this is pure AU where the Human 7 are goddesses, and most likely never mortal or were ascended, as are Celestia and Luna, without any involvement from Equestria at all. In fact, I don't think Equestria "exists" in this story, or at least that's the set-up so far.
So no, that's not Princess Twilight.
I second 9422002's request for more clarification. I also second 9421978's expression of approval. Let the shenanigans commence!
Wow! I can understand Twilight being a goddess, seeing as how her pony counterpart is the Princess of Friendship. But, Sunset too? Nice job.
9422054
I think it's supposed to be implied that there is no "Pony world" in this AU.
I have to say that this looks like a really entertaining AU piece. Just visualizing the girls as goddesses (complete with the powers and immortality that comes with that) has all sorts of comic potential. To say nothing of the potential upgrades on their PETS (Obviously their pets would all be immortal too and probably have a certain degree of increased intelligence, but I could easily see Sunset giving Ray the flame breath and strength of an adult dragon, Rarity giving Opal whatever boosted abilities her creativity sees fit, Rainbow giving Tank temporary abilities to allow him to better take part in and enjoy whatever games she has in mind, Owlicious's intelligence being increased to the point of him having the abilities to read minds and see the future, etc.)
As for Spike, well, it would be easy to visualize HIM as a young god who not only has ALL of the abilities of an adult dragon, but is also such an adept shape-shifter that he can make himself look like any animal (he just goes for the "cute puppy" form most often because, well, dogs are his favorite animal AND he kind of likes having his enemies underestimating him) AND alter his size at will
And, yeah, it's not hard to visualize Fluttershy having even more of a calming influence on Discord than her canon self (as Fluttershy IS immortal here AND powerful enough to properly enjoy most of Discord's games) with the two of them sharing a relationship quite similar to that of the two deities in "Book of Life"
Okay. Sorry about that. Got caught up in my thoughts. (sheepish grin)
I will very certainly be looking forward to more of this.
This is a very interesting reality on the Humane 7 & their powers. Can't wait for more.
9422002
9422054
This is basically an alternate reality where Twilight, Sunset and the other girls, (as well as other characters who I'll get to later) are the deities of this world. There is no connection to Equestria or the ponies.
9422646
Unless I have a specific look for them in a given situation, then yes, that will indeed be the default attire for the girls
If there's one thing that certain Greek Gods-- whom I shall not name-- are famous for, it's screwing everyone over.
9422673
So bascily 100% AU?
9422691
...I want to bet either Pinkie or Rainbow.
9422741
Yep.
9423328
got it lol
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9422962
I second Rainbow.
This did not go the way I expected. I kinda went in thinking the girls from eqg turned into God's and had to figure it out.
I think it could be more interesting if they were ponies, but I'm game, let's see where this goes. The shipping might or might not have influenced that decision
9430295 My dear, sweet sister. You know I'd never do anything as saucy as that...
...
...more than once 
So the girls basically replaced the Greek pantheon?
Interesting.
well, i can't be the only one who expected a "Uhh, what happened?"
"I don't know. Last thing I remember is Sunset saving that there not a pony princess Twilight."
"I'm a what now?"
*insert Pinkie here*
"Hey?"
"What?"
"Why are we still ponied up? And why are they still glowy?"
"Uhhhhhh?"
9423328
Too bad. I'd have enjoyed interaction between goddess Princess Twilight, and goddess Sci-Twi, rather than just goddess Sci-Twi, since they end up being very different characters.