Today is the 984th Summer Sun Celebration. Through incessant whining and an unbreakable will, Sunset Shimmer has finally convinced Princess Celestia to find a way to take the day off and spend it with her. The problem is, with so little to distract her now that she's free of the constant duties of Princess for a day, she has far, far too much time to think...

This story takes place in the same timeline and three years before It's Always Such a Pleasure

This story was inspired by Buttercup by Jack Stauber