Rarity has put on some weight and must now consider the weightier issues of such gains. She will have to realize that she will not get rid of her gains without some pains.

P.S.-I had posted this story a few years back not knowing how to take it forward. I am putting it up again so it isn't simply sitting is a dusty storage area.

A thousand years prior Princess Luna in her sadness, hate, and bitterness attempted to wrest control of the Equesterian throne. Her attempt failed just like in the main timeline but unlike the main timeline it wasn't Nightmare Moon that was banished, she didn't exist in this timeline, just Princess Luna. Now 1000 years have passed and the stars have aided her in her escape from her prison. Yet little does Princess Luna know that 5 years prior something terrible occurred on the surface of the planet. What will she find and who will she find when she lands on the planet's surface?

Applejack finds herself captured by Griffion raiders who have somehow made their way deep into Equestrian territory. She is held under lock and key with no escape. As she thinks in her cell of hearth, home, and family her mind begins to lose hope. Will she be ransomed? Will help arrive? What horrors will reveal themselves?

Sunset Shimmer and Celestia find themselves near the portal mirror one fateful night. Tempers flare and as the Sun Goddesses' temper rises will Sunset Shimmer set as the evening sun? Will the fair hearts of ruler and student ever be the same again?

FYI-I had published a story with a chapter similar to this a few years back but had been unsatisfied with it. I hope this redo of that chapter, and what I hope to be a longer story, will be enjoyed by others.