I loved the Magnus Archive and was totally distraught when the podcast ended in March. The idea that Sunset records all of the Equestrian objects will be a fun one to look into, as well as raises two questions:

1) How many artifacts did Starswirls dump on Earth?

2) Why the heck is it set in Virginia of all places. Most people use California, owning to the large, clear beaches you see in Forgotten Friendship and the shorts. Here in the Atlantic, all you see are dreary skies and driftwood on the beaches

Interesting, if a bit grimdark for my Pony tastes. I've sometimes imagined the EQ Girls discovering that the human world does have magic of it's own, only it's Lovecraftian type magic. (I even thought of writing a short story about the latest odd transfer student being Keziah Mason's great-great-great granddaughter, complete with Brown Jenkin-equivalent hidden in her backpack, but never got around to it, and nowadays my fan energy levels are no longer up to it).

"Statement of Sunset Shimmer, regarding her search for the origin of the artifacts known as ‘the Geodes of Harmony’. Statement taken direct from subject, August 11th, 2021. Statement begins."

Is that a name you came up with?

I guess the first thing you should know about me is that I’ve always been kind of a risk-taker. “Incorrigible,” Princess Celestia used to call me. When I snuck into the kitchen to steal out of the cookie jar. When I tricked some noble colts into painting the garden trellises white. When I uncovered an embezzlement scheme that led to the heads of three of the most powerful families in Canterlot being sent to jail. She would always just shake her head at me and murmur, “incorrigible,” and she was always smiling just a little when she said it.

Did they get out?

The geodes, I should mention, are the Geodes of Harmony, seven superpower-granting stones with suspected ties to the Elements of Harmony. They were first discovered in a cave on the property known as ‘Camp Everfree,’ located at 22 1250 East Road, outside of Canterlot, Virginia, on the human side of the mirror portal.

Honestly, I’ve been interested in the geodes for awhile.

The shadows shifted, and I felt my blood run cold. I could see only darkness. But I was certain, absolutely positive, that I should not have drawn more attention to myself. The shadows rippled, like a pond disturbed by a swimmer. I tried to draw back, back into the prison that now seemed so secure, but I couldn’t pull back my arm. Somehow, the hole in the rock had fallen around it, crushing my shoulder like a boa constrictor as the thing in the dark drew slowly nearer.

It was at this moment she knew she f*cked up.

Here’s one last lesson for you, listener. If you see a light in the dark, don’t just fucking grab it with your bare, bloody hand.

Is she gonna give the recording to someone else?

Shaking her head, Sunset let out a soft sigh. “My final thoughts on this incident… I really hope that removing the geodes from that cave didn’t cause all of that to happen, but I certainly can’t rule it out as a possibility. Aside from that, I’m afraid the investigation was a total dead end, and as I said, I’m not about to go back there again.”

I feel like she will.

I've only heard of the Magnus Archives but never actually listened. What I like a ot this story is I didn't have to to understand what's going on.

Looking forward to more.

Hmm. I only know of the Archives through your own work. This isn't my usual genre of choice, but with you at the helm, I'm certainly willing to give it a try. Let's see where this goes.

Hmmmm, I spot....The Web, The Eye, The Buried, and The Dark.

But where does the crystal fit in? Hmmm....
Theory: the larger Empathy Crystal grounded Sunset's mind, dispelling the illusion she was trapped within and bringing her back to the real world.

This is going in my Favorites either way

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Love the Magnus Archives. Love this story.

Hopefully this is a glimpse of things to come, the world of Magnus Archives didn't have any magic/supernatural systems to fight against The Fears, but this one does. If there is any hope of a happy ending, it's going to have to rely on the power of Love and the Magic of Friendship. It couldn't save Jon and co, but maybe it can save Sunset and her friends.