This story is a sequel to Playing with Fire
How does one recover from falling below rock bottom?
That’s what the former queen bee of Canterlot High will have to answer, ever since the events of her Junior year Fall Formal. In under an hour, Sunset Shimmer had fallen from the most feared girl in school to the most reviled. Now, nobody is afraid of her, and they’re going to let her know every day till they graduate.
Sunset however seems, surprisingly, regretful of who she was, and she’s desperate to make up for everything she did. It’d too bad no one will ever giver her the light of day, especially after she turned into a demon. How does one live that down?
And these girls, the ones who caused all of this in the first place, why are they making the effort to reach out to her? She broke apart their friendship. She bullied them all relentlessly. She nearly killed them.
They should hate her the most!
Yet... they provide her with something she’s desperately lacking: hope.
Actually there are plenty of stories where Fluttershy helps Sunset first after the fall formal and fics where they were shipped (mine included).
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further reasons for Sunset to hate Shy for not doing ANYTHING to even be there for her at her lowest point during the anon a miss mess
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Oh yeah, I forgot this a prequel. Oh well,I'm just here to see how sunset fares after fall formal.
.__. ...so is this the origin story for why Sunset hates Fluttershy's guts "In the wake of Anon-A-Miss"?
Oh, a prequel to In the Wake of Anon-A-Miss, eh? And Sunset is staying with Fluttershy?
I really like your other story, so I'll definitely be following this one!
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I usually only see Celestia adopting Sunset, I don’t even see the two shipped often
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Nah, that’d be the Anon-A-Miss incident that takes place in this universe.
I wanna make Sunsets hatred of Flutters more tragic.
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Tragic huh.
Short, but good chapter.
Nothing much to say in this chapter except we're seeing Princess Twilight's and Fluttershy's perspectives from the previous chapter, but it's interesting to hear their side about Sunset.
I kinda figured (and understandable) that Rainbow Dash didn't want to associate with Sunset for a few days, especially after what Sunset did to her and her friends. Despite that fact, I just hope that Rainbow Dash didn't try to be openly hostile or too much of a jerk towards Sunset like how she acted in other Sunset redemption stories. But then again, since your other story implied how Rainbow Dash treated her during Anon, I wouldn't be surprised we'll get to see some of Rainbow's hostility here in this story due to her grudge. Not looking forward to that.
And now Fluttershy is taking Sunset home for the night... and then explaining the situation about taking the girl in who bullied her to her parents. Oh boy...
And now I know why your version of Sunset was so angry at Fluttershy in your Anon-a-Miss story. Fluttershy was the first one to show Sunset kindness and accepted her as a friend, but then Anon shows up and everything Fluttershy's done for Sunset just went down the crapper. I'm pretty sure I would be the same way if that happened to me.
kinda like germs.
off to a mining colony then!
I was reading this and went back to reading your anon A Miss fic, and well this bothers me.
What Apple Jack said here.
In the other other fic when Sunset ask Apple Jack why she dumped her so easily, AppleJack said some stuff, then said she do her best to prove herself to Sunset and never lie to her again.
but she sort of lying, she made some excuses but never told her the real truth.
that she and Rainbow had been looking for a reason to dump her, even after she proven herself.
Honestly this is horrible and makes me want to take back my hopes Sunset is able to forgive them again.
Well then...
I get why Luna was being too hard on Sunset, but I hope she won't go too far in punishing Sunset.
While Fluttershy was still unsure with Sunset, at least she was kind enough to reach out to Sunset and let her stay over for the night.
Flutters lost her v-card!? With who!?
While I understand why they're skeptical and still upset about Sunset, but it seems both AJ and Rainbow Dash doesn't believe that she changed. And it is concerning that Dash wanted to get back at her and AJ willing to drop her (which foreshadowed Anon) if Sunset betrayed them. I hope they don't do anything mean towards her.
Looking forward to the next chapter!
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To be fair to AJ here, she and Rainbow don’t think Sunset is either sorry or actually wants to be redeemed.
They think she’ll make a big deal out of being all remorseful, which would probably be just an act. After all, Sunset played the victim card before.
She and Rainbow were on the lookout for any signs that Sunset was slipping until the Sirens, which they stopped when they finally believed her remorse was genuine and actually tried being her friend.
Then Anon happened, Sunset was the most likely suspect, the two of them thought they had been right all along, felt stupid for trusting Sunset and hurt by her betrayal, remembered their meeting here, then got with the other girls to throw her out.
They were looking for an excuse to drop her at first, but not after the sirens. But yes, them remembering this meeting was what convinced them.
I’m sure it’ll come out at some point, hopefully AJ will tell sunset before she finds out herself.
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Depends on how you define ‘punish’
She is the element of kindness after all.
It may or may not have been Big Mac pre Sugar Belle... and maybe Tree Hugger.
Not set in stone though, I just thought it’d be hilarious to do the thing people wouldn’t expect.
https://youtu.be/wcinzmfZeCc
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Let me rephrase that: I hope Luna won't be too harsh on Sunset throughout her punishment. She is supposed to be a professional Vice-Principal after all.
Oh dear...
Luna's anger is understandable, but as a school administrator you gotta maintain a professional attitude in these situations. I hope she keeps that in mind.
As for Applejack and Rainbow, yeah them being hesitant to give Sunset a chance is understandable but Rainbow's desire for revenge and them just wanting to dump her at the first sign of her slipping up is concerning and an ominous foreshadowing to Anon-A-Miss. I sure hope one of them comes clean to Sunset about this little meeting.
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No less painful or horrible either way....maybe that's another why Rainbow is so against seeing Scoota, it's a painful fact they thought that way and even after they thought she was in the clear they reverted back to it so easily
Huh, apparently the old testaments books are roughly 59~60% of the Bible. Today I Learned, *tHe mOrE YoU KnOw*🌠
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Makes sense. It’s thousands more history and writing. The New Testament was written in like 50 years or so.
Why does that sound so familiar?
Assertive Shy - even when it's out of love - is one of her best forms. ...can't imagine what she'd have to lie to her parents about besides something animal-related.
Figured that Fluttershy’s mom won't be so happy to see someone who constantly bullied her daughter, but at least Fluttershy got Sunset’s back.
I'm actually surprised that Fluttershy lied to her parents more than once. I wonder what kind of lies have she told them?
It's very sweet of Fluttershy of helping Sunset and considered her a friend.
SOMEONE SAID IT! SOMEONE FINALLY FUCKING SAID IT! THAT SUNSET DID NOT TRY TO KILL THE HUMAN 5, ONLY TWILIGHT, THEY JUST TOSSED THEMSELVES IN THE WAY! Seen WAYYYYY Tooo many fics where people just say Sunset tried killing all of them
MORE SOON PLEASE 🙏🥰 This was pretty awesome so far the pace is not too rushed but not too slow too and the World Building is good so far keep up the great work😍
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for now
https://youtu.be/D0EBBqbeqIM
She is a teenager. Teenagers lie to their parents, but who knows.
for now
https://youtu.be/D0EBBqbeqIM
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She probably would’ve tried after failing to kill Twi, but she didn’t get the chance too.
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Little shoutout to all those who have seen a lot of fics where that’s the case.
Seriously, you’re like the only one I’ve seen to write her living out of the library instead of a warehouse, factory, or even a cardboard box.
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Thank you, I try.
My main project gets a lot more attention due to it being the most popular and what most of my fans are here for, but this’ll definitely get updates.
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I'm surprised that no one on this site has done it before (in Anon-a-Miss stories at least), especially with that one panel in the comic with her sitting on her book-made bed in the library; implying that's where she'd been sleeping during the event.
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Probably because it was like two throwaway panels, I’d look it over and just move on.
It also doesn’t make a whole heck of a lot of sense. What, has she been sleeping there since she left Equestria? How did she and Twilight not run into eachother? Does she use the school showers? Does she have more then one pair of clothes? How does she wash said clothes? How is she paying for phone service? We can assume she’s charging it in the library’s outlet. How has nobody come across her and her space for however long it’s been?
Too many questions of the logistics of how this works. Abandoned factories somehow seem more plausible.
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Well to be fair, at the time when this comic was made, we don't know where Sunset lives during the events of Equestria Girls to Friendship Games and many fans (including myself) were wondering where she was staying during all this time. It was why so many fanfics theorized that Sunset lives in homeless shelters, the school, staying with one of her friends, living with Principal Celestia/Vice-Principal Luna, and yes, even abandoned factories.
It was until the Equestria Girls short/music video "Monday Blues" that we see as an audience for the first time that Sunset lives in an apartment complex.
While that solves one mystery, several more pops up: how did she manage to rent an apartment with no money when she first arrived in the human world? When did she first rent her apartment? How long was she living there? And how the heck can she afford it? I doubt her sushi job could cover her living expenses, along with food, clothes, video games, cable, and phone services.
Too many questions indeed...
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The easiest way to answer the question of how can she afford that apartment is to just say she had Equestrian gold on her when she went through the portal.
A rampage is a rampage is a rampage. Yes, there are laws against it. Rampaging that is. The only thing protecting Sunset is the fact that no one would believe it.
I'm really enjoying this story. I hope it continues I clicked like on it.
Despite their "history", it's sweet of Fluttershy to comfort Sunset after her nightmare.
And oh boy! After seeing Lyra and Bon Bon scene, I feared for Sunset’s safety when she comes back to school on Monday.
Why do I feel like that's the wrong order for these descriptors... I feel like it should be Satanic Unicorn Aliens. Creed>race>status I think flows better.... this is the Belgian old red wooden rocking chair question again. Idkc is 12:34 I need sleep. Keep up the good writing. Less than three :p.
Then why didn't you go back?
Before and after🙁
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Well she literally couldn’t before cause the portal was closed and afterwards she was exiled and the portal was closed again. After there was a permanent connection she was just too ashamed to go back.
Rainbow Dash is Jewish? Like I mean I also have this head Cannon but I thought I was the only one, Jewish white because that's the only religion that I know of that doesn't follow the works of the New testament , correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure Judaism is the only one
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I mean, just in Equestria Girls, and only if you think the alternate world is Earth but with humanized ponies. To reference this, I may have Pony Rainbow follow a different religion in Equestria.
I just had her be Jewish spcause I thought it’d be fun.
I mean, no, most religions out in the world don’t follow the New Testament, most don’t follow the Bible.
If by religions you mean Abrahamic religions specifically then still no. Islam doesn’t even have the Bible.
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Honestly I feel the same about it only being in Equestria girls, I don't think Equestria I would have the same types of religions, they might believe in the same deities as us but because of equestria's history the fact that Equestria is a world full of magic the religions that go with those cities would look very different in that type of world
Interesting story so far.
this great
there is evidence that fluttershy is vegetarian- mirror magic first scene. Seen eating vegetarian stuff
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She also ate a salad with Twi in the first EQG movie.
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I have seen Sunset staying in the school library before in a few other stories, although not necessarily in conjunction with Anon-a-Miss.
I am mostly enjoying this story, even if it is in a time period of Sunset's life I find painful to read.
I do find myself incredibly annoyed with Twlight's sentence in chapter two. Yes, she's a Princess of Equestria with the authority to make such commandments. But I believe she let herself, Celestia, Sunset, and Sunset's family down with what is at best thoughtlessness and acting on petty emotions. Because at worse, she's deliberately ensuring that Sunset will never come back to Equestria. If Sunset achieves those conditions, she won't want to come back. And if she fails and actually needs help, the banishment stands. Is Twlight that jealous of others who Celestia might care about?
Maybe. But that's more a gripe at canon than anything. It does help set the stage for what happens next in your stories. And good stories do often provoke strong emotions in the reader--both positive and negative. Keep on writing!
wait doesn't that mean Celestia was replacing her or something?
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