Lemon Hearts, Lemon Zest, and Lemony Gem are all not-particularly-distant cousins. However, in both Equestria and the human world, they have not met and are at most vaguely aware of each other’s existence.
I can’t remember if I’ve said something like this before, but… Back when she was Special Agent Sweetie Drops, Bon Bon often crossed paths with Ahuizotl, and in fact was his most frequent foe other than Daring Do herself. Eventually, the agency was shut down, and it was years before he tracked his old foe down to Ponyville, intent on finding out where the things she had confiscated from him had been sent. Unfortunately for him, Bon Bon wasn’t home. More unfortunately for him, Lyra was. He barely escaped with what little dignity he had left, and to this day, high-pitched fangirl squealing noises make him very, very nervous.
Since the Fall Formal all the way up to (and past) the Friendship Games, Sunset Shimmer has given many reasons for not returning to Equestria, some better than others. These include,but are by no means limited to, the following, in approximate chronological order:
- “I don’t deserve to.”
- “No point talking about the portal when it’s closed, right?”
- “What if turning back into a pony undoes how much I’ve changed as a human?”
- “Remember that crown I stole? They might still want to arrest me.”
- “I don’t feel safe without you guys.”
- “If Star Swirl used the portal and the sirens just showed up recently, what if I come back and you’re all gone and I’m alone in a world full of cyborgs or something?”
- “I’d miss you all too much! …Yes, Pinkie Pie, even if I was only gone for a week.”
- “I can’t figure out what clothes to bring with me and Rarity’s too busy making costumes for the school play to help. Yes, she is. You are, Rarity.”
- “It wouldn’t be going home. Going home is here where the people I care about are.”
- “I don’t think there’s any safety measures in case it stops working.”
- “I’d just spend the whole time worried about Twilight. Our Twilight, I mean, not Princess Twilight.”