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Congratulations on choosing this, the first edition of A Brief History of Equestria!

For far to long, the vitally important role of educating our foals of the history of our nation has been delegated to Folk Lore and word of mouth, while the realities of the past have been documented, stored and educated only to the elite. It is therefore the intent of myself, the Royal Historical Society, and the Royal Ministry of Education to provide the common pony with access to a document that offers as full a history of Equestria as can be practically provided, which is the tome you now hold in your hooves.

Keep in mind that no single book cannot replace a properly structured and scheduled classroom on the subject, and while an Encyclopedia format would give a much more comprehensive narrative, the copious amounts of information would render the exercise counter-productive. As such, this book can only give what amounts to a summary of an abridged version at best. It is my hope that everypony who reads this gains an insatiable thirst for more. Hopefully with further editions, more knowledge can be included, along with a collection of tie-in texts that focus more closely on specific areas of interest.

-Twilight Sparkle, M.B.A., on behalf of the Royal Ministry of Education.

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This is a fic based on the Time Loop Files, the format of which was first codified by Innortal on fanfiction.net.
Here's a brief guide.
The basic idea is, one character (the Anchor, usually the main character of a fictional setting) is looping back to the very first moments of their parent series every time either they die or some kind of time limit expires. They of course end up monumentally stir crazy given enough time.
Eventually others start to loop as well.
The reset is not always perfect. Sometimes a loop's history will be different to the "prime" loop, or canonical plot.
"Crossover" or "Fusion" loops also occur, randomly. These can involve the home loopers having a guest, or the anchor for one universe spending time in another, or replacements of one character by another.
Vacation Loops are where the Anchor (or others) decide/s "buck it" and lets off steam by doing whatever comes to mind. There's little or no attempt to maintain the original timeline.

In addition, and particularly more recently, it should be known that this story has a collaborative element to it - people may submit loop ideas or loops, ideally at the Spacebattles thread (a link to the current version of which is on the Trope page), and they may become included.

There's two page image options, thanks to Filraen - the current page image has been edited by the original creator from this work of theirs.. The other one is here:
http://hourglass-vectors.deviantart.com/art/MLP-Loops-466030169

Twilight gets help from her friends in learning how to fly. But rather than create a bunch of boring lessons, the newly-reformed Discord, who still enjoys being with his new pony friends, decides to handle teaching in a much more fun, chaos-filled way.

What you are reading is the world’s first (maybe) collaboratively written MLP Fan Fiction. It’s sort of like that campfire game where you tell a story one sentence at a time and the next person supplies the next sentence. This was written by many members of the /r/myliitlepony subreddit in Google Docs. As you can expect from something that was written by several people at the same time, it certainly isn’t the best Fan Fiction ever written (frankly, I’m surprised it even ended and didn’t just ramble on into infinity). Anyway, if you want to read these strange results of what was really more of a social experiment than an actual writing session, then you are in for a wild ride of Discord, hallucinations, Topiary shipping, Zecora, party cannons and all sorts of wild things awkwardly mish-mashed together. Enjoy!

Twilight had always been a diligent researcher. She would routinely pour over every book she had at her disposal in preparation for every royal assignment. Except, sometimes books can only teach one so much. With this heretical idea in mind, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash decide to take it upon themselves to make sure Twilight keeps her wings clean, and doesn't embarrass herself in the sky.

After becoming an alicorn princess, Twilight Sparkle needs to get used to having wings and learn how to fly. Fortunately, she's got the two best fliers in Ponyville to teach her!

Cover art by Archive-Alicorn.

The Changelings have been defeated and Shining Armor and Princess Cadence have said their vows, but that still leaves the Mane Six and others with the issue of the strain on their friendships. And among all the guests present at the reception, a few of them are going to be suprised with what new relationships are formed.

A live reading by Alchemystudent is available here.

Star Swirl is, quite literally, an earth pony among unicorns. One of the youngest members of Celestia's court, she struggles to find her place among the elite of Equestria. For years, she has questioned what it means to be a royal pony and whom she is actually descended from, with little to show for it. But now that Luna has returned to Equestria, Star Swirl will finally get some answers and make some great new friends along the way!

What started as a normal friendly visit ends up taking two ponies on a trip down memory lane that leads them both to realize their friendship began even before Rainbow Dash's first sonic rainboom.

When the Princess gives Twilight an opportunity to compete in the
Arcane Arts Competition, Twilight is thrilled. But when doubt creeps
in, and preparation turns into obsession, will she push away her
friends too far in the pursuit of success?

Six fates, tied into one. A single moment that transformed the world, and set six young fillies on a course that was to intertwine them forever. How strange the ways of friendship and magic, and how mysterious the handmaidens of fate that work behind the scenes to make miracles happen...