In an alternate universe where Sunset Shimmer has made the difficult decision to return to her home world, the young unicorn must face a past she has been avoiding and learn a lesson in friendship that she won't soon forget. It hasn't been easy, but her time in Equestria has produce a positive rate of progress towards an eventual goal of self integration back into Pony Society. And although others might have forgiven her for what she has done- has she the strength to forgive herself and move on?

On the one hoof, she has Twilight Sparkle, Princess of Friendship and her most current confidant. On the other, her old mentor, Princess Celestia and ruler of all Equestria. Although she cares for both, she finds herself conflicted by her past actions and unable to chose whom she should resume her lessons with...and whether or not she deserves a second chance at a brighter tomorrow."

---Cover for a story I'm currently working on over on my FIMFiction account. Likely something I'm going to link to my nextgen, but for now just my headcanon view as to how Sunset Shimmer came to be back in her original universe.Sunny is one of my favorites, so I have a lot to say about her personality and how she developed over the years before and after the events of the EQG movies and this fic is kind of just me getting it all down in one place. I've seen all three of the movies multiple times, but I've yet to see, as of this submission, the newest one- Legend of Everfree. I'll likely watch it soon, but for now I just don't consider it as part of this AU or fic.Once I've got the first chapter finished I'll add the link!Here we go, the prologue chapter is finished so I'm posting this here! www.fimfiction.net/story/35307… A few things have changed where the direction of this fic is going to go, but it's definitly going to be the starting point of my nextgen and explain a lot of the reasoning behind my eventual ships. I don't think it needs to really be said, especially if you read this first chapter, but I'm a huge SunsetSparkle fan. I had wanted the two to be the main ship of the Zenithverse, but the more I thought about it the more I thought things would be a bit more interesting if they went their separate ways as time went on and they met different ponies. So this is going to explain all that!Enjoy!---Sunset Shimmer, Twilight Sparkle, Princess Celestia © Hasbro, MLP:FiM"The Unforgiving Flame", Cover art © me