Sunset Shimmer's Hearth's Warming Eve celebration is cut short when she spots a suspicious figure lurking outside. After a festive costume makeover, she sets out as the Mysterious Mare-Do-Well to investigate.
The original story “Lessons in the Dark” was not written by me, but was never completed and the last written chapter ended on a cliffhanger. I figured I’d write my own ending. Read the original if you haven’t.
What if Discord didn’t corrupt Rainbow Dash by forcing her to choose between Cloudsdale or all of Equestria, what if he showed her a certain… later episode?
Rainbow Dash decides she wants a turn being Mare Do Well, but quickly discovers that Ponyville is nothing like the places depicted in comic books. If only there was some bad flank villain for her to fight.
