Princess Twilight Sparkle has a problem: she's possessed by a question. It came from a silly little book. Now, after a week of poor sleep, Twilight relents. She has to answer this question, even if it kills her.

Okay, so it won't kill her, but Twilight is going to have to violate one of the biggest pony taboos in existence to do so. That's okay. It's for science!

original author wille179

After a thousand long years, Princess Luna was finally freed from Nightmare Moon and welcomed back to Equestria. But she became Nightmare Moon for a reason, didn't she? What if Luna wanted to take over Equestria even before she succumbed to jealousy?

Having returned from the moon, she secretly writes her efforts to seize the throne and notes the challenges that stand in her way. But if there's one thing that hasn't changed over the last millennium, it's the fact that she can't recognize a losing battle when she sees one.

(Thanks to SpaceCommie for editing!)

Twilight and Luna set out to dig up some old records in the Castle of the Royal Pony Sisters. As they are doing this a plot by Chrysalis, hinging on the two alicorns being out of her way, begins to move on Canterlot through unexpected means. Will the two alicorns even realize there is trouble in time and even if they do, can they get to Canterlot in time to save it? The Princesses might even have bigger issues besides. One has a crush on the other and the one being crushed on is probably the most romantically oblivious pony to have ever existed.

Becoming a princess means you get a lot of power. However, what happens when the power you have was obtained through dark means? Twilight battles with an inner force, driving her to a goal.
The question is... Which voice is best to follow?
Her Mentor's? Or the one that has led her this far?

Twilight Sparkle is a normal pony.

As normal as a pony can get as Princess Celestia's personal protogé, The Element of Magic and being the Savior of Equestria twice over that is.

She lives in Ponyville and is the librarian of Golden Oaks Library, she is the best of friends with five of the greatest mares in Equestria.

She is not some extremely powerful unicorn who has to closely monitor how much magic she has so as not to destroy anything by accident, she is not somepony who has infinite arcane knowledge at her disposal.

And she most certainly does not have Runes covering her entire body from horn to hoof.

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This idea just randomly popped into my head when I saw the cover art, I have gotten permission to use it so YAY FOR ME~!
Tell me what you think of it! =^~^=

While trying to get their cutie marks near the border of the Everfree Forest, the Cutie Mark Crusaders encounter a strange creature. It follows them back to Ponyville where the other residents of Ponyville each get to encounter this gelatinous blob. How will these encounters turn out?
Lets find out.

Takes place between seasons 3 and 4.
Warning: May contain moments of extreme D'aww.
Learn more about SCP-999 by clicking on its name.
This is my first story; sorry if it isn't that good.

Featured on 6/7/2014
Squee.

Luna returns to the moon to recover a tool she made to de-throne Celestia hundreds of years ago, but it's her sister that provides her with a better solution than simply destroying it.

Twilight Sparkle has always admired Princess Celestia. Her fortitude, her wisdom, her eternal grace and love for all her subjects. Twilight has often fantasized about what it would be like to be in Princess Celestia's horseshoes. She never imagined those fantasies would come true.

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Events take place a short time after the Crystal Empire's return (early S3).
Proofreading from chapter three-onward provided by Daemon of Decay.
Cover image used with permission from TexasUberAlles, thanks!
Inspiration for Sunny Skies from PhantomFox.

Luna, the princess of the night, struggles with loneliness and the weight of her past mistakes. Seeking solace in the stars and the silence of her library, she stumbles upon Twilight Sparkle, a young and curious student of magic and with a passion for astronomy.

This is a what if Nightmare night never happened and Twilight meets Luna in a completely different way.

Celestia wants Twilight and her friends to loosen up a little bit around her. Luna just wants to try the hard cider. During a surprise visit to Sweet Apple Acres at the tail end of cider season, Princess Luna has just a bit too much to drink, and when she makes a rather inappropriate joke, Twilight comes to the very uncomfortable realization that she has never seen Celestia excuse herself to use the restroom.