What if anypony could become an alicorn...whether they really wanted to or not?

What if they couldn't make the changes stop?

This story features Sunset Shimmer x Starlight Glimmer (shipping contest!), but not in the usual way.

Art credit: a cropped, smaller version of an image by spellboundcanvas, used by permission.

^{Thanks for suggesting Caneighdian placenames when they didn't know why I was asking should go to...oh, a lot of people, but I guess I don't even get to name some of them.}

Did you think gravity JUST HAPPENS?

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"You're extra safe, y'all," Applejack reassured her friends. "The gravity here is the best cared for, most regular-like in all of Equestria."

^{Inspirational(?) credits and acknowledgements in the Author's Notes}

Who or what has changed more: Anon's old home world, or Anon himself?

This story might or might not be an entry in Science Fiction Writing Contest (Mk III).

Twilight Sparkle has an ingenious and possibly very bad idea, to use siren powers to fight world hunger.

"An unofficial strategy guide to Equestria Online: Original Version Simulator.
Get as good as you can at the most important computer game in history!"

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An FiO side story, and an entry in the latest Optimalverse story contest. Notes on canon compliance are in this story's Author's Note.

Cover image is an edited version of d.w.h.cn's https://derpibooru.org/images/2409991, used by permission.

As the only living person on Earth after a robot apocalypse, Sunset Shimmer really needs a hug.

But when Sunset finds a fellow survivor, will trust become a fatal mistake?

For prereading I thank Shilic (on fimfiction), and Roxylalolcat (on fimfiction, on offprint) and someone who prefers not to be named.

Where Did This Idea Come From?

Dinky didn't like to think about Father's Day. How could it be true that she'd never had a father?

Rated S for SCIENCE!

At the end of the story I provide some links to articles about related science.

This story is a good excuse to donate to COVID-19 relief in India!

You can also learn about some other worthy charities through this year's Pride and Positivity 2021 event, celebrating Pride Month. Gender AND sex come up partway through this story in an unusual way. Also, there's some LGBTQ shipping.

I thank Sockpuppet for a helpful prereading.

(Sockpuppet, part of this story wanted to be T rated, so to add it to your 2021 Father's Day event, I guess I should wait until you officially relax the E-rated restriction to permit T-rated stories. )

Why does this story have the "Death" tag? Every true story in biology, if you follow it for long enough, includes a part that goes, 'and then some organisms died,' and that's always an important part of the story.