Arriving through the portal, coughing up blood with runes engraved into her flesh, Sunset Shimmer has a plan. As a human, no less.

One thing is for sure. She is not after some sparkle crown.

Authors Note: This fiction runs on staggered timelines.

One following Sunset Shimmer on her arrival to Equastria and onwards. Marked THEN

The second is running slightly later with Twilight and Spike at the helm. Marked NOW

Eventually...they will meet.

But strangeness lingers...

What happened to the tree of harmony?

The answer is in that other pov. Their will be a point where is there is no diversion and as this author hopes...adds a amount tension. As Twilight wonders about the bodys and that same strangness