The Little Sun and The Ancient Moon

Written for [Prompt Challenge] Round 27: September 2021 over on r/fanfiction
Prompt: Kansas City Shuffle

Sunset Shimmer seeks to learn the secrets of alicorn magic, she firmly believes that Luna will never teach her such powerful magics and takes it upon herself to pry the knowledge out of the old trunk beneath the alicorn's bed.

Sunset doesn't find what she wanted, but finds what she needed.

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Martydi

Martydi #1 · Sep 16th, 2021 · 3 · ·

I liked it. You've done a great job of writing both Luna and Sunset. But I'm not sure how does this relate to the prompt? Unless I'm missing something, it's supposed to be about a con game, but there isn't any.

The Voice in the Water

The Voice in the Water #2 · Sep 16th, 2021 · 1 · ·

For want of a nail indeed. That was quite touching. Well done.

Dragonfire2lm

Dragonfire2lm #3 · Sep 16th, 2021 · · ·

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The con game was Sunset thinking that Luna wouldn't teach her magic, when in fact Luna wanted to convince her to stay and provide her a home. I know it isn't immediately obvious, as I've never written a prompt fic before, but this was the best I could do with the time and word count allotted, as I don't really have the energy for anything like a hero vs villain type scenario.

Dragonfire2lm

Dragonfire2lm #4 · Sep 16th, 2021 · · ·

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Thank you.

Minus_Tempo

Minus_Tempo #5 · Sep 17th, 2021 · 6 · ·

Man, this was such an interesting way for them to connect. A hilarious sequel would be a well-adjusted, empathetic Sunset to just waltz into Canterlot as an alicorn one day. Goes to Donut Joe's, gets some new books for Luna as a present, Celestia has no idea what's going on.

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