A Cozy Glow-hating brony is fooled by the nefarious filly herself into switching bodies, now he's the one locked in Tartarus while she's causing havoc in his world. Uh-oh. Also, nopony believes him... because he's Cozy Glow. Makes perfect sense.

Get ready for a wild, weird ride.

Featured from 9/11/18 to 12/11/18

This story is a sequel to The Grey Factor

After Twilight gave birth, she began to have two strange dreams. In the first, her child was a son, the destined son to fulfill the prophecy of the Grey Factor. In the other dream, her child is a filly. Which reality is true, and which is false? Follow her story as she searches for the truth.
Sequel to the fic "The Grey Factor" by my good friend Japko, with concept bare-facedly stolen from Awake.

Just days after the events of the wedding Twilight and friends are called back to the palace. Celestia has taken ill and now it is a race against time to find a cure. Will they succeed? Or will tragedy strike so soon after a happy event? And how will Twilight handle the challenges to come?

Twilight Sparkle and friends have noticed that they are no longer aging. Everypony except Twilight's brother Shining Armor is aging. They hope that princess Celestia can provide some answers, but a sadder truth is revealed.

When Twilight Sparkle slipped beneath the covers last night, everything had been fine. She had friends whom she loved, a teacher she adored, and a bright future ahead of her. But when she woke up, her blankets and quilts had been replaced by hospital gowns and padded restraints.

Everything is wrong and nothing makes sense; even her friends have changed. The doctors keep telling her that she is sick, that none of it was real and that it was all in her head. Yet she remembers a life far beyond the hospital walls. She couldn't have made it all up on her own. They must be lying… right?

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A special thanks to Breath of Plagues, Rex Ivan,
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It had been a simple, simple question. A natural one, even. One she was surprised she'd never asked before. So naturally, once she'd realised that she'd never asked it, Twilight Sparkle had to do the most logical thing and ask.

In her, relatively speaking, not too short life, she'd always thought that no question wasn't meant to be asked. No answer, no matter how life changing it could be, should have not been given. Truth was a principle above the needs of the individuals, and it was always the right thing to know more of it.

It was in those spirits that she went to Celestia and asked that questions. And once she received her answer she realised she'd been wrong. Very, very, very wrong.

The residents of Ponyville know that the Ponyville Millionaire's Club exists. Who its members are, where they meet, and what they do when they meet are some of the best kept secrets in the history of this small village. It seems the only way to find out what secrets the Club possesses is to join their ranks. And the only way to do that is to become a millionaire. Now, having just earned the very last bit that pushes her net worth into seven figures, Rarity has been invited to join the cloaked cabal of capitalists. She's been looking forward to this for a long time, and now, she'll finally learn the truth.

Against all knowledge, possibility and explenation, there exists a hotel. A three story building of luxurious design, it's halls are filled with kitchens that never run out of food, an indoor waterpark that always functions, an arcade full to bursting with state of the art game machines and several rooms with the finest quality of beds one can imagine. It seems like a paradise, a place for a perfect dream vacation. But there is a catch...

Nopony who has entered has ever left. They are trapped within the walls. Windows are unbreakable, the fire escapes lead back to the lobby, the front entrance is sealed and cannot be opened. To make matters worse, nopony even knows how they got here...

And Twilight Sparkle is the newest arrival.

EDIT: This got featured the same morning I posted it. What a wonderful surprise to wake up to!

Though most view them as simply immortal powerful rulers, some ponies worship the Princesses as actual Goddesses. Some families with deep Earth Pony roots worship the old Nature Spirits of their ancestors.
But some ponies turn to darker forces. They worship monsters and demons, praying for plagues and misfortunes upon those they despise.

One day, Discord finds out that in his "extended absence", a cult formed with him as the Central Deity. Unfortunately, it's not exactly what he would want. These ponies will soon find out it's a bad idea to anger your god.

Edit 5/18/18: New cover art courtesy of the illustrious Mix-up. Check out the original here.

A different take on alicorn ascension. Sixteen years after arriving in Ponyville, Twilight Sparkle is excited to have invented a brand-new kind of spell, but it will come with consequences she cannot possibly anticipate. Meanwhile, threats in shadows around the world conspire to overthrow the Solar Throne. With her world turned upside down, she will have to come to terms with the role that fate has dealt her while straining to keep Celestia in power.

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(Please Note: This story was started before any season three information was available. All episodes in season three and later are non-canon for this story, which also means there's no Crystal Empire in this one. In addition, the promotional map released close to the beginning of season three was also not available and is not compatible with this story. While the OC tag is active because there are OCs in the story, they're really just supporting characters. The focus is on Twilight.)

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The Book Two cover art was created by the amazing Silfoe! The original cover art can still be found at Violet Squiggle's deviantArt page.

Author's Notes, including proofreader's credits, can be found here!

"This is 100% Approved by Twilight's Library!"