
Just a Phase
Living as an outcast is hard. Living in fear of becoming an outcast is harder. A story based in an Equestria that upholds more traditional values in regards to social issues.
Living as an outcast is hard. Living in fear of becoming an outcast is harder. For Sweetie Belle, discovery would mean ostracization from society, family and friends. This story follows the life of Sweetie Belle and the ponies in it, in an alternate universe where Equestria upholds strict moral values.
Warning: contains the crushing of dreams.
There are quite a few plot spoilers in the comments below. I advise against reading them until you've finished the story. I don't delete comments except for blatant attempts to ruin the ending, spam or shitposting, so read at your own peril...




54179 words: Estimated about 5 hours to read
18 Chapters:
- Prologue - The Wedding of Cinnamon Star 2016-06-01 02:27:03 UTC1883
- Part 1, Chapter 1 - Crusaders 2016-06-03 00:32:10 UTC1764
- Part 1, Chapter 2 - Confidante 2016-06-03 13:41:14 UTC
- Part 1, Chapter 3 - Answers 2016-06-04 22:00:35 UTC1360
- Part 1, Chapter 4 - Questions 2016-06-06 00:02:15 UTC1564
- Part 1, Chapter 5 - Therapy 2016-06-06 15:30:52 UTC2842
- Part 1, Chapter 6 - Escape 2016-06-06 23:24:38 UTC
- Part 1, Chapter 7 - Note 2016-06-08 16:20:09 UTC2948
- Part 2, Chapter 1 - Fillydelphia 2016-06-12 13:02:43 UTC5442
- Part 2, Chapter 2 - Pseudonym 2016-07-03 01:38:47 UTC5820
- Part 2, Chapter 3 - Prisoner 2016-07-09 01:51:14 UTC5327
- Part 2, Chapter 4 - Phantoms I 2016-08-27 23:17:05 UTC5460
- Part 2, Chapter 5 - Phantoms II 2016-09-15 23:48:02 UTC4756
- Part 2, Chapter 6 - Phantoms III 2018-01-27 18:45:45 UTC4022
- Part 3, Chapter 1 - Geists 2018-03-23 21:40:21 UTC3326
- Part 3, Chapter 2 - Petite-Soeur 2019-04-22 20:56:05 UTC3596
- Part 3, Chapter 3 - Speech 2019-04-22 20:56:07 UTC3410
- Epilogue - The Memories of Sweetie Belle 2019-04-22 20:56:09 UTC659