"You probably thought the pain would disappear with you, but it didn't. It just passed on to someone else." — Twilight Sparkle returns to the human world following her conversation with Sunset. Sequel to Last Light.

After saving Wallflower from an abusive home, Sunset figures the best way to help with her girlfriend's years of trauma is challenging the restrictions she's lived with all her life, like with saying curse words. Turns out, Wally's very good at that.

Unable to handle her anxiety without the memory stone, Wallflower Blush tries to end her life. The attempt leaves her too injured to recover, and with just hours left to live, she expects to die all alone—until Sunset Shimmer appears, asking, “Why?"

When confronted by Sunset, Wallflower Blush realizes that absolutely nothing she does matters. Rather than lash out at Sunset's friends, she turns the Memory Stone on herself and completely erases her own mind.

Wallflower Blush has a bad habit, but it's really not a big deal. After all, it's her choice.

Trixie visits her credit union to calmly and rationally dispute a charge on her account. Starlight is there too.

When Sunset and Wallflower first started dating, Wallflower asked that they take it slow. A few months later, Sunset really just wants to kiss her already.

Eighteen days ago, Wallflower promised Sunset that she would stop hurting herself. She's never regretted anything more.

Despite an awful past, Wallflower loves her life with Sunset and has for many years. Then she finds a secret Sunset's been hiding. Now Wallflower is determined to stop Sunset from making the biggest mistake of her life—asking Wallflower to marry her.

Wallflower knows she doesn't deserve all the patience, understanding and compassion Sunset gives her. If only Sunset understood that too.

More than anything, Wallflower wanted to say yes. But she knows she's not good enough for Sunset. Not then, and not now.

When Wallflower tries to take her own life, Sunset does the only thing she can think of to save her. But now, having seen and inherited every memory and trauma that led to Wallflower's suicide, Sunset isn't sure if she's even the same person anymore.

The only reason Wallflower made it this far is because Sunset was always there when she needed her. How can she possibly win a fight against herself when Sunset's away?

When a crowd of mouth-breathing alt-right goons interrupts her beach date with Sunset Shimmer, Wallflower Blush calmly and rationally quiets them down. With a baseball bat. With nails stuck through it.

Late at night, when Wallflower is all alone with herself, the bad thoughts in the corners of her mind get harder to ignore.