This story is a sequel to Petriculture

It's been several months since Pinkie Pie made a stunning admission about her past that permanently changed her relationship with her friends, particularly Twilight Sparkle, but life seems to have settled back to normal (well, normal by Pinkie Pie's standards, at least). However, when an old nemesis returns and ensnares Twilight in her influence, it's up to Pinkie to make things right.

This is the second story in The Petriculture Cycle. There is a TV Tropes Page for the entire Cycle here.

Cover image by Page Turner; "Princess Twilight" vector by Nianara.

Every week, in secrecy, Scootaloo goes to her parent's house. She's afraid of other ponies finding out because her parents are rather... strange. But maybe things aren't as they seem, as her parents are about to tell her something that can turn her entire world upside down...

"Would you tell anypony if you knew the world was going to end, Twilight Sparkle?"

Twilight Sparkle prides herself on following and sticking to her plans, but she isn't as organized as everypony thinks. Her master list, the plan for her life, has an item that she has never been able to check off; and the time has come to fix that. How hard can it be? All she needs to do is go on a date and get a kiss.

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2022 REWRITE IN PROGRESS

After being rudely awoken from Cryo-sleep, John-117 finds that the Forward Unto Dawn has been sucked into a gravity well, causing it to fall towards an unknown planet. In the crash, he is separated from Cortana and falls alone into the Everfree forest. In addition to this new complication, old memories from a scarred and tragic past haunt his dreams, putting his remaining sanity on edge.

However, he has little time to ponder these thoughts, as he encounters the planet's... peculiar... inhabitants.

First 19 Chapters proofread by Bravo 539 and Shadownamesto.
Credit for the intro sequence goes to Blaze Spectrum.

Current rewrite will not necessarily follow the old story but certain events and details may be reused.

There comes a time when the light must go out; but how do you know if you've burned brightly enough?

The equestrians have forgotten us, forgotten of those they once fought side by side with, lived and coexisted with. Those who they had once called brothers and sisters. I am here to remedy that, to bring back the forgotten histories of Equestria.

Part one: First contact

EDIT: The story has undergone a rewrite and I added a few new elements to the existing chapters. You may want to reread them ^^

Nightmare Moon is back once more and wreaking havoc on Equestria, leaving its towns in total ruin. When the Elements of Harmony have failed in defeating this powerful foe and her army of Diamond Dogs,who could possibly have enough raw power to save all of Equestria and restore it to its harmonious state?
The answer is pretty obvious.

Dramatic Reading: Here!

Nine humans. Nine Mares. Normal Lives. That's all about to change!

This has nothing to do with Ponyfall. Please, don't confuse our story with that. This is just something we're doing for fun.

This is a collaboration between nine authors:
Marcus: Sartarus
Isaac: Inoeitall
Doug: Gyrofest96
Kasper: Glassed
Coal: Coal Buck
Ryan: RaiderRy4n
Benjamin: The Producer
Camron: Frostbite
Kyle: k12314

Applejack and Pinkie Pie get into a huge fight about the better fruit, so Twilight mediates the only way she knows how: through an intellectual debate!

(This is what happens when you let your brain decide on ideas after staying up to all hours of the morning. Cover image was amusing to me, so I decided to use it.)