What is it about Sunset and that mirror?

Living in Celestia's palace, does Sunset Shimmer have even one real friend? Or only somepony who LOOKS like one?

(Tragicomic might be be the proper tag, if fimfiction.net had it.)

_{(Cover image: I made the cover image by editing show art.)}

Spike and Scootaloo seemed to come from different worlds.

Why did Spike feel they had something in common, from long ago?

For "Reunions: A Swapped Roles Contest."

Starlight Glimmer wants to rescue Trixie Lulamoon from a world-spanning catastrophe. Trixie wants to see the catastrophe first.

The author's note talks about where one of this story's ideas came from.

Probably not eligible for the current 1000 words contest...for reasons.

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"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.

In an angry swordfight, Sunset and Adagio cut off each other's right hands.

Twilight sees this as an opportunity.

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With thanks to Carlos S. for a bit of helpful feedback about something.

#custom-story-commission #commission (see author's note for details)

"Traditional changeling family values are different," King Thorax remarked.

When hundreds of angry changelings attacked Twilight after dinner, she wished she'd asked for a better explanation.

For SockPuppet's Father's Day not-a-contest. Happy Father's Day!

Aria Blaze wakes up in Twilight's lab one morning, and wonders how she got there.

Will the other Aria be able to tell her?

(Because entering a T-rated sex comedy into a clopfic contest is exactly the sort of thing I would do.)

Content Warning: sex (implied), crude language, and maybe an implied hangover I guess?

Also an entry into Bicyclette's Self-Shipping Contest, because why not?

Prereaders: RDT. You have my thanks!

Late one night, Twilight finds out about a secret shipper.

A shipper with a deliciously naughty voice and cute little fangs, who doesn't want to take no for an answer.

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Author's Note elaborates a bit on how parts of this story aren't really good wooing technique for real life.