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Avery Day


Hundreds of costumes, not one disguise.

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This story is a sequel to Chromatic Aberration


Nearly half a year after the Fall Formal, things are looking up for Sunset. She doesn't feel as lonely, the CHS student body doesn't hate her (as much), and she's finally getting along with her friends.

But tension stirs beneath the surface. Thankfully for Sunset, it's not between her and them, but among the girls themselves. When they all start confiding in Sunset instead of each other, she worries this might spell bad news for the whole group. But what can she do about it?


Edited by EileenSaysHi and NudistSquid

This story takes place some time before the events of the second Equestria Girls movie Rainbow Rocks. This also takes place after the events of Chromatic Aberration, and while this will probably make sense without reading the prequel, there are some details and bits of continuity you'll miss out on if you don't read the previous story.

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Certain words mean certain things depending on the sentence.

Oh Sunset. You silly pony.

For the most part, my eyes darted from one person to the next, but sometimes certain people or groups would grab my attention. A group of old ladies doing a lap around the entire length of the mall. Two boys I recognized from school walking incredibly close to one another; one with a bushy hairdo and another with a bowl cut.

I think I know who those two are boys but I forgot their names. I think the one with the bowl cut was named wizz kid, but I can't remember the other ones name. :twilightsheepish:

“Sorry ‘bout that! Dash challenged that one to chug an energy drink. We’re all up here.”

Sure explains why she was hanging out of the window upside down. :duck:

Heh. I finished Chromatic Aberration this morning.
Nice.

Oh no... Oh noooooooo...

Somepony's gonna pass Kentucky on the left hand side, if you know what I mean.

I wanted to know how that was any different than any other type of cupcakes she made. Did that mean she made ones you couldn’t eat? What would you even do with those?

She would make some out of sunscreen which were just absolutely gross imo. :fluttershbad:

Except I wasn’t really involved in the process at all. I was just kind of sitting there, watching her bounce around the kitchen, grabbing a bowl of something and dumping it into another bowl, then putting that bowl under some loud machine that mixed the contents inside into some beige and brown goop.

So much for asking her to join but to not do anything except watch. :ajbemused:

She began to explain, her voice somehow louder than the mixer. “Well, cupcakes are one of my specialties, and because I’m making these special for someone, I have to be reeeeally precise! But the reason I asked for your help is mostly just because I wanted an excuse to spend some time with you!”

Uh huh... :trollestia:

“Us,” she answered. “Not just you and me, but the girls too. Maybe the whole school. Maybe everyone .”

I think she's referring to the battle of the bands seeing it takes place after this story. :applejackunsure:

“I’ve been through this kind of thing before. Most people don’t take me very seriously because they think I don’t take them very seriously. But I do, just in my own way! After some time, you’ll see what I mean, and once you do, I know we’re gonna be the bestest of friends!”

She's not wrong, kinda gives me a new perspective for their hangout. :rainbowdetermined2:

Pinkie giggled. “No matter how it looks, I know I’m gonna love it.”

I hope she keep her promise. :fluttershysad:

“Of course it is!” She picked it up, holding it close to her face. “The frosting dripping off the sides, the fact that you accidentally made the frosting look like poop, the way-too-many sprinkles you used to hide the fact that you accidentally made the frosting look like poop; It’s so cute! I love it!”

Sometimes I'll never understand how Pinkie works, but knowing she's trying to spend time and bond with Sunset is what matters. :twilightsmile:

It wasn’t until she started nuzzling the frosting and smearing it all over her face that I could believe she was completely sincere. It was kind of endearing, at least up to the point when she slipped the entire cake portion of the cupcake into her mouth like a snake would a rat, swallowing it down, paper cup and all. Then it was just kind of weird, but still endearing in its own way.

I'm not even gonna wonder why she ate the paper cup. :twilightoops:

Certain words mean certain things depending on the sentence.

Yep. :applecry:

"No one ever said this friendship thing was going to be easy,” I muttered.

Not again...

Oh no! Hahahaha, Sunset 😂

Bueno... Eso paso.👀

Aww hell yeah Scitwi mention on the prologue no less :twilightsmile:

PINKIE THIS ISN'T WEED :pinkiegasp:

I appreciate the silly and whimsy of talking to pinkie at any given moment. it's entertaining enough.

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I just couldn't help myself! Glad you noticed, figured you would :raritywink:

Absolutely loving this so far. You really captured both characters so intensely well, Pinkie especially!! I can't wait to see more about this chapter in Sunsets life!!

Cupcakes for Treehugger. Opps.

WE'RE SO BACK

I had forgotten what a complete joy your stuff is to read <3:heart:

Ok I am... V emotional tonight about unrelated things and I am going to.. restrain myself from gushing too much but.

when I think of Sunset Shimmer, I think of the version that you write. When I am watching the various specials and shows .... This is the one I see. And it makes me fall in love with her all over again.

jsjsbdbdb apologies if im being overly sentimental or sappy I just. Bleuuagshdhdhc horse woman

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This is one of my absolute most favorite things to hear, thank you so much :heart:

Then again, it’s not like they ask nicely all the time. One time, Rainbow Dash invited me over to her house. Within the first twenty minutes of being there, she continually dropped hints about how her room needed to be cleaned, but that she didn’t know where to start. She was clearly taking advantage of our situation to make me clean her room.

Really Dash, I mean, really? :ajbemused:

“Think about it,” she said, circling me again. “Your wardrobe hasn’t changed a bit since before we were friends. Of course, we—me and the girls—know that you’ve changed on the inside, but to everyone else, all they have to go by is what’s outside.”

It's a good thing that wish Rarity had would eventually come true. :ajsmug:

“Unless what you’re wearing is as thin as tissue paper, that would make any measurement I took inaccurate,” she answered. “When it comes to sizing, there are no half measures. It’s best to be precise first, then guess if you need to later on.”

No arguing there. :applejackunsure:

As Rarity shuffled through a few more of her things, I stood there wondering what to do. On one hand, I really liked the idea of having a custom-fitted jacket, and who was I to say no to a gift like that? Had I known earlier it would involve stripping down, though, I might not have said yes.

That last part is something not even I saw coming in the slightest. :twilightsheepish:

The girls made comments like that all the time, and I had the same stock response every single time.

Which would sadly become a recurring thing til after the BOTB. :unsuresweetie:

Eventually, Rarity got impatient. I tried and failed to suppress a shudder as I felt her fingers against my skin, her hands deftly . Once it was unfastened, it fell to the floor.

her hands deftly.*

I really liked how you're acknowledging the set-up of conflict between the Rainbooms and adding layers to that.

Also, I appreciate the callback to the prequel of a certain plot point while acknowledging people can make the wrong call.

Rarity gets flashbanged by Sunsets boobs lol. Very nice. I can see nudstsquid's influences here heh.

I find it very funny how Sunset is consistently annoyed at people bringing up her past actions. Like girl it was this year. You turned into a raging she-demon this year. You're not out of the woods yet, you did the crime, you'll pay the time, and there are a few hundred 'none takens' still to come, lol. I don't fault any of the rainbooms for bringing it up, and any outburst Sunset has seems pretty accurate to her mental state as well.

Also her wearing a bra all wrong seems pretty damn accurate to a pony being faced with annoying ass pieces of clothing, fr. Accurate!!

So, did Rarity actually explain to Sunset how to properly pick out a fitted bra so she doesn't keep torturing herself? Seems like a simple thing to mention that would go a long way.

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She did! Just off-screen (or off-page) so to speak.

You know it's going to be a good fic when it opens with Pinkie feeding Sunset a weed cupcake. Between this and the forever weed brownie she sure has a habit of getting her friends unexpectedly high.

i know sciset is truth, but this chapter made me put on my pieset goggles x3

That made me wonder what her situation was like. Maybe she was going through the same thing I did: being part of a friend group that ultimately doesn’t treat you like one. Was she reluctant to try to fit in? Or did everyone around her make it more difficult? Was she following that far behind because she wanted to, or because if she tried to wedge herself up front with everyone else, they’d squeeze her out? Maybe they’d already done that, and that’s why she didn’t try to catch up.

Congrats Sunny! You just spotted your wife! Now go mak on her!

Hi there, I hope all is well and I was just wondering when the next chapter of this story will be released.

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Soonish! I had several major life events happen in a row some months ago which has thrown me off considerably, but things look to be clearing up soon. Thanks for asking!

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