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Full Circle

by Sotharan
A story of Sunset Shimmer's long journey from crater to sky.
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A retelling of Sunset Shimmer's redemption, starting from the night of the Fall Formal and going through the events immediately following the Friendship Games.

Disclaimer: I own none of this source material. MLP: FIM and Equestria Girls belong to Hasbro, and I will not profit from this fanfic financially in any way.

Sex tag is only for brief discussions of sexuality and issues of modesty. There is no actual sexual content.

Author's notes: I've been working on this story for over a year. I'll admit it contains a lot of elements that appear commonly in other Sunset stories -- this is just my take on it. I'll try to give credit where credit is due -- although nearly every idea in this story occurred to me independently, others have actually published stories using many of them first.

The thrust of the story is to take material written for ages say 10-13 (i.e. the EQG movies/shorts/specials) and age it up to make it more dramatic and meaningful. Probably my favorite thing to write was the conversations that must have taken place, both in the human world and in Equestria, but that aren't depicted in any movie or book.

Full Disclosure: Sunset's friends play their usual crucial roles in her redemption and growth, but this is a Momlestia/Lunauntia story too. And there is no shipping. Romance isn't Sunset's priority as she crawls out of the darkness of her former life. Yet.

I had to add the AU tag after Forgotten Friendship came out. Up until then, this story was fairly canon-compatible. Now, it diverges a bit.

Good-natured warning: Feels. Lots of feels.

Teen
Complete
Sad
Sex
Drama

207,403 words: Estimated 13 Hours, 50 Minutes to read: [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]

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50 Chapters:

  1. Part I: Moon of Remorse || Chapter 1: The First Night [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 10th, 2019
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  2. Part I: Moon of Remorse || Chapter 2: In Good Hands [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    3,257
  3. Part I: Moon of Remorse || Chapter 3: The First Day (The Guardian) [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    4,351
  4. Part I: Moon of Remorse || Chapter 4: The First Day (A New Home) [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    6,996
  5. Part I: Moon of Remorse || Chapter 5: The Second Night [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jun 30th, 2018
    4,442
  6. Part I: Moon of Remorse || Chapter 6: The Second Day (Equine Persuasion) [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    4,236
  7. Part I: Moon of Remorse || Chapter 7: First Steps [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Aug 4th, 2020
    2,813
  8. Part I: Moon of Remorse || Chapter 8: Revelations [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    7,848
  9. Part I: Moon of Remorse || Chapter 9: A Kindred Heart [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    2,497
  10. Part I: Moon of Remorse || Chapter 10: Laughter is Good Medicine [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 6th, 2018
    2,621
  11. Part I: Moon of Remorse || Chapter 11: Two Shy Girls [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 2nd, 2018
    2,390
  12. Part I: Moon of Remorse || Chapter 12: Inaugural Sleepover [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    1,700
  13. Part I: Moon of Remorse || Chapter 13: The Second Week [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    2,539
  14. Part I: Moon of Remorse || Chapter 14: Love and Consequences [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    4,389
  15. Part I: Moon of Remorse || Chapter 15: To Taste One's Own Medicine [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    6,205
  16. Part I: Moon of Remorse || Chapter 16: The Wall of Friendship [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Sep 17th, 2019
    2,936
  17. Part I: Moon of Remorse || Chapter 17: The Fourth Week [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Sep 5th, 2019
    3,334
  18. Part II: The Seedling of Redemption || Chapter 18: With Apologies (Applejack) [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 26th, 2020
    3,979
  19. Part II: The Seedling of Redemption || Chapter 19: Embrace of the Rainbow Wave (Rarity) [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jun 1st, 2018
    3,476
  20. Part II: The Seedling of Redemption || Chapter 20: Pinkamena (Pinkie Pie) [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    1,158
  21. Part II: The Seedling of Redemption || Chapter 21: At the Speed of Friendship (Rainbow Dash) [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    1,316
  22. Part II: The Seedling of Redemption || Chapter 22: I Always Wanted (Fluttershy) [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    2,255
  23. Part II: The Seedling of Redemption || Chapter 23: Sirens' Call [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    3,539
  24. Part III: Redemption's Flower || Chapter 24: THAT Kind of Off [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    3,741
  25. Part III: Redmption's Flower || Chapter 25: Uncertainty and Anxiety [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    1,225
  26. Part III: Redemption's Flower || Chapter 26: The Princess of Friendship [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    2,382
  27. Part III: Redemption's Flower || Chapter 27: Trust But Verify [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    2,161
  28. Part III: Redemption's Flower || Chapter 28: Reconcilliation (Twilight Sparkle) [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    3,100
  29. Part III: Redemption's Flower || Chapter 29: The Road To Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    5,882
  30. Part III: Redemption's Flower || Chapter 30: Learn Your Lessons Well [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    1,637
  31. Part III: Redemption's Flower || Chapter 31: The Circle Made Whole [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    6,669
  32. Part IV: I'll Stand By You || Chapter 32: The Students of the Sun [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    3,557
  33. Part IV: I'll Stand By You || Chapter 33: Regret From An Ancient Time [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 17th, 2021
    4,054
  34. Part IV: I'll Stand By You || Chapter 34: Better Than Ever [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    1,762
  35. Part IV: I'll Stand By You || Chapter 35: From Student to Teacher [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 10th, 2019
    4,462
  36. Part IV: I'll Stand By You || Chapter 36: New Seedlings [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 16th, 2018
    8,081
  37. Part IV: I'll Stand By You || Chapter 37: Disturbing Conclusions [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    3,766
  38. Part IV: I'll Stand By You || Chapter 38: The Heart of the High Princess [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Dec 24th, 2018
    6,072
  39. Part IV: I'll Stand By You || Chapter 39: Pursuit of Love [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    3,708
  40. Part IV: I'll Stand By You || Chapter 40: Solar Compassion [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    2,539
  41. Part IV: I'll Stand By You || Chapter 41: Partings For A Time [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Apr 11th, 2018
    3,944
  42. Part V: Daughter of the Sun || Chapter 42: Return of the Prodigal [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Dec 14th, 2018
    7,591
  43. Part V: Daughter of the Sun || Chapter 43: Origins [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Jan 10th, 2019
    5,618
  44. Part V: Daughter of the Sun || Chapter 44: Hail and Farewell [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Mar 4th, 2018
    2,008
  45. Part V: Daughter of the Sun || Chapter 45: Family and Fate [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    4,749
  46. Part V: Daughter of the Sun || Chapter 46: Sisters in Loss [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    1,272
  47. Part VI: Full Circle || Chapter 47: Emergencies False and True [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 28th, 2018
    2,074
  48. Part VI: Full Circle || Chapter 48: Wondercolts Forever [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] May 5th, 2018
    14,644
  49. Part VI: Full Circle || Chapter 49: Daydream of Glory [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Oct 5th, 2019
    5,038
  50. Part VI: Full Circle || Chapter 50: Valor and Honor [Fimfiction.net] [Cache] Feb 22nd, 2021
    7,647
Published Feb 28th, 2018

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