"Sunset Shimmer is not beyond saving," Applejack said firmly. "She's in a really bad place now, but so were some others we knew, and look how they turned out. Heck, look at that Trixie - went from a braggin' showmare who got herself blamed for bringin' that Ursa Minor to Ponyville, to somepony who vowed to honor the mare that saved her life once. And look at what her descendents have done!" She grinned. "One of them's commandin' the guards named after that same mare!"