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Roserado


I'm Rose. I write long-form fanfiction that I try my best to actually finish.

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Twilight Sparkle's coronation as the sole ruler of Equestria is right around the corner. To not disappoint her, Sunset Shimmer decides to come back to Equestria for the first time since her theft of the Princess's crown to attend.

Said Princess's student, Starlight, is there to greet her, but the two of them are surprised to find that Sunset is a princess herself - or at least an alicorn, and her arrival may have unintended consequences for a trio of recently imprisoned villains.

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Comments ( 153 )

I can’t put my finger on it, but this whole chapter feels super janky

I like the premise and your version of glim glam.

But it’ doesn’t fell like the story or dialogue flows. The only time it does is when starlight confronts sunset about her nervous habit and getting off the train.

That said, can’t wait to read the next chapter and see what conflict two of the most combat magic users in mlp run into

Love everything so far! Few authors have done Sunset ascension well and I am very excited to see more.

I suppose this could work had Sunset not already visited and met Starlight a few times before. Nevertheless, I like the story

She could always ask Discord to temporarily remove the wings as that’s something he’s capable of doing

And here I was thinking this would just be another slice of life shortie. This looks DOPE!

I thinking you’re Twilighting both too hard but I can’t wait to see more.

Dan

decides to come back to Equestria for the first time since her theft of the Princess's crown

You're leaving out Forgotten Friendship?

I'll pass.

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Forgotten Friendship is actually one of the things that got me to write this fic. The premise wouldn't work if it had happened, which is why this is tagged as an au, but I really liked seeing Sunset back in Equestria and her pony form. I also liked seeing her and Starlight pal around in Mirror Magic, which was another inspiration for this fic. I thought if I had to shuffle around some things in order for the fic to work, it would be a good enough compromise.

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Starlight confronting Sunset about her worries was pulled one-for-one from Mirror Magic, just replace 'made an alicorn' with 'given this power'.

This is great so far and I can't wait for the next chapter!

Bad Sunset Shimmer. Lying to your friends. I'm sure it will work out tho

From the previous chapter:

Almost a minute passes by before Sunset spots another pony. She only sees a speck of movement for a moment before they walk behind a house and out of her sight.

I thought that was going to be Chrysalys, but apparently not? Did that even mean anything?

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She is, at least, cleaning up after herself.

"And, Sunset?"

I thought Celestia was going to ask about Sunset's wings becuase she used a spell to detect them.

calling it now. Luna and Celestia already realize Sunset is an Alicorn. or at the very least Luna has when she linked Sunset to the stone

The weird tenses make the writing flow oddly, but I like the concept.

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taking inspiration from Mirror Magic would certainly explain this:

"Hm. That is a toughie…" Starlight responds, pondering her words. "Guess my advice would be to just trust things will work themselves out in the end. If you spend too much time worrying about the bad things that might happen, you'll miss out on all the good things that are happening."

Sunset slouches forward in her seat, a smile creeping onto her face. "Heh. Like how Princess Twilight's student is teaching me a lesson right now?"

"Yep! Like that." she says, a self assured grin making its way into her voice.

which is practically (if not exactly) word-for-word from Mirror Magic.

So this is an AU where Sunset never met Starlight or made up with Celestia yet. Got it!

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eh, given she doesn't want her mysterious ascension tied to the villains, can't say I blame her.

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You are exactly right. Add on that Sunset is an alicorn now, and thats all the AU-ness of this fic accounted for.

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I mean, the end of season 9 might've been a good place for Sunset to become an alicorn if Equestria Girls hadn't been canceled so...

Yeah, Sunset and Starlight! The dynamic duo, the reformed unicorns team, on their way to petrify/vanquish/subdue?(I don't know!) Chrysalis!

Congratulations, Sunset. You just found Cozy Glow.

You didn't find Chrysalis, but at least you found Cozy Glow. So that's a plus!

"Whaaat?" asks Sunset, still smiling. "I'm just keeping you humble!"

I half-expected Starlight to reply with "and I keep saving your ass you dumb alicorn, so shut it"

STARLIGHT: (soft voice] "Discord, when we reach into these bags, will we find what we're searching for first rather than last, or random, especially in an emergency?"
DISCORD: "Would I do that to you when helping a friend?"
PINKIE [Translation]: "Yeppers ..."

Look, an escaped Cozy in front of them, what to do ...

Guessing Sunset saw Cozy Glows entire life with that last bit.

So her geode's powers work in Equestria. could come in handy when sniffing out changelings.

And this is where Sunset shocks Starlight by taking Cozy's side.

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I don't think so, but she'll probably try to have Cozy not put in stone again

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Honestly, I half expect the title of the next chapter to be "Adopted (Whether You Like It Or Not)".

not gonna lie, if Cozy is just instantly redeemd I will be disappointed. She is a great manipulative villain.

Uh oh, Sunset is going to find out what they did to that child (lock her in Tartarus) and I doubt she will be pleased.

Finally turning to her, Starlight states, "It would be much faster for us to fly down there and directly chase after Chrysalis than taking the long way around on land. If you're as smart as Twilight said you were, I'm sure you'll see it's true."

Or… you could both teleport.

How are you buying this? Twilight said you were smart!

Because stupid pony (which is normal pony) that buys any lie at face value without any evidence to the contrary.

though since you are looking for a shapeshifter there is even less excuse… has anyone checked on the tracker?

Interesting story. Added to my read list. :twilightsmile:

Those two are probably the best ponies possible for Cozy Glow to come across. For one thing, Sunset now knows everything important. For another, they have both been villains before, so they know the point of view. Also, assuming it is partially the cutie mark that is the issue with Cozy, Glimmer is the perfect pony for dealing with a bad cutie mark.

It was absolutely wrong to turn those three into stone in the first place. Cruel and unusual. It was also wrong to send the minor Cozy Glow to Tartarus. There were better ways of dealing with this.

Huh, Cozy Glow still has that innocent thought that teammates won't betray each other(teammates with villains no less). Considering what she had done in the past, I thought she was way beyond most fillies innocent thought process.


Well, turns out her filly mindset is still there, albeit suppressed by the thoughts of power and payback.

Man, I hate the void.... I had the same/similar self-contradictory experience in a dream, when I should have been far too young to be worrying about such concepts as death.

Good chapter.

Chapter makes perfect sense to me :rainbowhuh:

I do wish it continued; like a good book you don’t want to put down…

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i don't think it was a filly mindset. just one type of planner mindset.

harsh feeling doesn't last long. emotional attachment kept minimal. upbeat optimistic reduce stress and mistakes.

Sunset shimmer Cozy + Glow together !!!!

Sooo Sunsets learning just how Psycho Cozy is. Good to know lol!

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Name one that would actually work, AND keep the populous of the ENTIRE world safe from Cozy Glow, who almost removed all magic from the world, which would have doomed it

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