As the end of high school approaches, everyone's paths seem to be all laid out, except for Sunset Shimmer. While plunged into doubt and insecurity, she struggles to define her future and find her place, leading her to ask herself, "What am I?"

The days are numbered before graduation, and each of the Mane 7 is now getting ready to shape their future, with adulthood now closer than ever.

After Princess Celestia denies her destiny, Sunset Shimmer defies her former mentor and flees to the human world, intending to create an army to invade Equestria with, however, that changes when she becomes friends with Trixie Lulamoon, who takes an interest in Sunset.

Now with a friend by her side, will she invade her former home or does she open up to friendship?

Remember the amazing heroines who defeated evil thanks to the magic of friendship?

Well forget them.

In this story there will be no friendship, it will not be all roses and flowers.

Sci-Twilight is a student at Canterlot High. Finally the last year has arrived.

What will happen? Will it be like the past few years? Or will this year be different?

And what will happen when Sci-Twilight learns about the existence of magic through an experiment? Who could ever believe her? How is he going to handle this huge discovery?

Learning how to be human, in the sense of both her physical body and her new outlook on life, has been an interesting process for Sunset Shimmer. Just as she starts to think she's figured things out through and through, something else comes to shake things up completely.

The latest such instance being when she learned her best friend had begun to think about their relationship in a whole new way.

And as Twilight and Sunset begin to explore what it means to care for one another the way they do, encounters with Twilight's family bring back moments in Sunset's life she'd long tried to lock away in shame. Resolving to confront some of the ghosts of her past in person -- albeit not quite in person -- the pair embark on a journey that brings Twilight to a brand new world, and Sunset to one she struggles to recognize, as both find themselves laying their souls bare before each other.

Cover art by Avery Day, who is pre-reading the story alongside Dewdrops on the Grass and The Sleepless Beholder.

While this story is not specifically a sequel, it is in continuity with two other fics: The Final Conversation and Milkshakes, Marionettes, and Midnight. The story begins late during the events of Legend of Everfree and diverges further from the canon timeline during "Dance Magic".

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This story is a sequel to Long Road to Friendship

It is a new year for Sunset Shimmer; a fresh chance at real happiness with her five best friends and her girlfriend. But Sunset is constantly troubled by her uncertain future, and haunted by the consequences of her past.

For her battle against Princess Twilight has drawn forth ancient forces with eyes on the last bastion of magic: Canterlot City.

As darkness closes in, Sunset must find her light and guide her friends to defend their world against old rivals and legends best left forgotten, all while dealing with their ever-looming futures.

But when graduation comes, what will Sunset Shimmer do? For she is still a stranger in this world, with or without her friends, and the road before her guarantees nothing.

Of course, with the universe conspiring against her, it'll be a miracle if she even makes it that far...

Story plot edited by HenryAnthonyCourtler
Pre-read by DrakeyC
Wonderful cover art designed by HanasakiYunarin!
Text added by Amber Spark!
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Presenting the French translation!

This story is a sequel to Aria Learns How to Blow

Wallflower has been friends with Aria for a whole month, and then some, for a while now. They like the same music, hobbies, food, and each other. Their friendship, while unlikely, has quickly become the perfect friendship Wallflower has always dreamed of.

But when Wallflower realizes her emotions are something else entirely, everything changes. They're the kind of emotions that are bad, misguided, wrong, and likely unreciprocated.

It's not normal to love your best friend, not when you're both girls.

Right?

A sequel to Aria Learns How to Blow. Not entirely required reading, but I do recommend it.