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.

On a Flora Da beach, a dangerous storm approaches.

Meanwhile, Applejack makes a VERY friendly bet with her marefriend Rainbow Dash, staking a bridle-and-reins set.

This might be an entrant in FoME's Imposing Sovereigns IV contest, maybe? (I suppose for a relevant virtue from the list, I could mark either Courage or Unorthodoxy...since 'Harmony' really ISN'T quite the right choice here. You'll find this in the Unorthodoxy contest folder.)

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?

Spike the dog is dying. Sunset takes a desperate gamble to save him.

Flaws in the story are the fault of the author, not the fault of the prereaders: Cloud Ring, Anna-Flora, ninjadeadbeard

^{This story might be an entry in the "A Thousand Words Contest," but who really knows at this point? An author's entries are limited to a total of five, one story for each of the contest categories, and I've now written more than five eligible stories during the contest period.}

_{(#1000words 1000words 1000 words) (#portal-transformations portal-transformations)}

_{Art notes: I made the cover image by editing MLP comic panel and show art.}

Cozy Glow just wanted a nice Hearth's Warming gift. But that's how her entire life went wrong.

I thank Shilic for prereading.

^{For the 2021 Cozy Glow Short Story Contest.}

What does a college football player have in common with a nerdy physicist?

After one little 'accident' in the lab, the world would never be the same.

"Hondo Flanks, also known as Magnum, and Cookie Crumbles, also known as Betty Bouffant, are the married unicorn parents of Rarity and Sweetie Belle." -- the main MLP fan wiki, see included link. The most popular MLP fanart website agrees. (link) Why fimfiction.net doesn't seem to have a proper character tag for this guy, I have no idea. Now fimfiction.net has a tag for Hondo Flanks, thanks!

(This story happens to be part of the "Ancestral Tribute" contest/event.)

keywords: false vacuum decay, #false-vacuum-decay

Now that everyone knows about the Mirror Portal and the R63 genderchange ray, no one has to be without a soulmate, someone who understands them completely?

Except for Wallflower. Girl just can't catch a break.

Spoiler (Also a Content Warning, I Guess):
Wallflower DOESN'T die in this story.

Art credits:
Source art by
https://derpibooru.org/profiles/Gmaplay
https://www.deviantart.com/gmaplay