Before the Bearers cleansed Nightmare Moon, before Twilight met her friends, the defense of Equestria was the responsibility of SECT. They imprisoned the monsters locked in Tartarus. They stopped threats from the shadows before ponies even knew they existed. They fought a war so ponies could live in peace.

And then the Elements were reawoken, and SECT was abandoned, disavowed. All records destroyed. Heroes were cut loose. Not all of them handled the change of profession well.

Bon-Bon, formerly Agent Sweetie Drops of SECT, was one of the best of the best. Now she's leading a quiet life with her Best Friend and making the best candy in Ponyville. If the past just has the decency to stay buried, maybe that life can go on forever...

AU tag because while the lore about SMILE is only sort of secondary canon, this is definitely taking it in a different direction. It's one of those 'let's just slap an AU tag on it to avoid arguments'. No crossover tag because it might take elements from Kamen Rider, it's all in-universe. Themes and ideas instead of actual crossing over.

This is one of the (very) old fics I've dug out of my archive of unfinished works. The first draft of the first chapter dates back to 2014! I've got a few other older works I'm trying to polish up and finish.

Thank you to all my readers. I appreciate each and every one of you!