This story is a sequel to Duelists of the Autumn Crown

It's been three months since Sunset Shimmer lost the Autumn Crown Tournament to Twilight Sparkle and found her ambitions of invading Equestria thwarted. She's since begun to reform as the school turns itself around from the bitterness of the tournaments, and with a new deck in hand she's even made friends.

However, a rival school is soon to arrive for their annual cross-school tournament, and among the ranks of their elite duelists is a familiar face who's been investigating Sunset's mysterious deck. Sunset isn't the only duelist out there with knowledge of magic, and she'll soon find herself facing a dark duelist who seeks to use her cards and powers for their own purposes.

Together with her friends, Sunset is going to have to put the duelists of Crystal Prep in their place and stop the plans of her new enemy. It's time to duel!

Pre-read by Brony-wan-kenobi, RTStephens , and The Albinocorn.

Cover art by SamRose

Reading by Alchemystudent

View Sunset's deck here. View other original cards used here

This story is a sequel to Changeling Space Program

Twilight Sparkle's experimental interplanetary drive has malfunctioned, stranding Starlight Glimmer, Spitfire, Cherry Berry, a changeling and a dragon on a hostile planet in another universe. With limited food supplies, very little magic, no communications with home, and no way to leave the planet, they must survive until somepony rescues them.

Fortunately they crashed right next door to another creature with the exact same problem- a creature named Mark Watney.

They're going to science the buck out of everything- and do whatever it takes to survive Mars and get everybody home.

TVTropes page here! Thanks to GymQuirk for making it!

Commissioned art and fan works from the readers! Thanks, everybody!

This experiment in an updates-daily story was made possible by a generous grant from Canary in the Coal Mine and viewers like you.

(Sex tag for crude talk about sex, but no actual sex in the story.)

Two magical prodigies cast in Twilight's shadow stumble about in somepony else's story and try to find meaning in their lives.

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An affectionate parody of Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
Which is in itself an absurdist and existentialist parody of Hamlet.

Russian Translation
Chinese Translation

Things have been a little rough for the trio that once got everything they needed by brain-washing people. Talking on the phone with Rarity one night, Sunset hears the latest gossip on the once-feared singers, learning that Adagio Dazzle is working a job that may cost her her life.

Her first shift starts tonight.

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Story inspired by the cover pic! Any understanding whatsoever of Five Nights at Freddy's not required.

Part of an ongoing series.
>You Are Here
>Fluff and Kidnapping
>Dazzle Robs a Bank
>Fluffy Fever
>Dungeons and Dazzles