[This story has been rewritten, link to it is here ]
Canterlot is getting ready for the wedding of the century, Princess Mi Amore Cadenza is marrying the Captain of the Royal Guard and part of the draconic royal family will be in attendance. In addition to helping prepare the most high profile wedding Equestria has seen in living memory, Celestia has tasked Sunset Shimmer and the rest of the Elements of Harmony with befriending the future queen of the Dragon Empire and her entourage, the first Sorcerer the Empire has ever had. One thing is certain, this will be a wedding that nobody ever forgets.
(New description has be made by none other than DoomManta)

(Story has been inspired by This picture) Go check out the person who did it Zig-Word

New cover art is drawn by http://akerabronzpaw.deviantart.com/ It may say a different name but same person.

Note to all: This story has been made before the season 6 ep 5 "Gauntlet of Fire" was made but may have some details about it. ;)

Also this story got Featured, a lot... thanks everyone xD

Music Stand has no idea where he is and what he was doing before he found himself in the Everfree forest but he needs help and plans on finding it. The place that he goes to get it... Ponyville.

(currently in revision process as of 3/20/17)

After a particularly rough day, Twilight Sparkle is weary from all her responsibilities as princess and the unofficial leader of her five friends. She absentmindedly wishes she'd never been born, which activates a spell she read earlier but didn't understand, and she notices something is wrong when she wakes up the next morning in total darkness, the library a complete mess. Her only chance is to find Princess Celestia to return Equestria to how it is supposed to be.

This story was originally posted on Archive of Our Own between October 2014 and March 2015.

Long ago, Celestia sealed her sister into the moon. Her subjects, however, began to fear her and the elements she wielded, seeing they could be used on anypony. Heart broken, she fled her kingdom, leaving it to the ponies who inhabited it.

A thousand years later, Equestria is predominantly under the control of Earth Ponies. Industry thrives and magic is considered a thing of fantasy; Big Macintosh always thought this himself. However, his life is soon to turn around, and he will find himself on an adventure like no other.

(The main picture might be subject to change; just trying to paint a portrait of what kind of era the ponies are in in this alternate world)

(REBOOTED FOR GREAT JUSTICE)
(Proof-read by Sage-Wolf)

(Made the feature box. Awww riiight!)
(Well that was certainly short lived!)

Are you feeling that MLP: Season Six is taking forever to come? Well you may not have to worry! I have made a little something that MIGHT help stall the stress of the hiatus. Most of these episode names came from the fake 4chan list before it was taken down, so I decided to take advantage over it. This isn't much. I'm not trying to become famous over this story. I want to help out the fandom by giving them a fanmade season six to help them get through the hiatus - or it's a little something to do if you're bored.

For those of you that read my other stories, let me let you know that this story is beyond anything I've ever written. I don't put any of the humor or ANY content from my other stories in here. I want to keep this story as realistic to MLP as possible. Some events might cause characters to be OOC by accident, but that's not my intention. I'm really trying to entertain you with my theories of season six. I don't expect much to come outta this. Just your entertainment.

So mainly this story is about where we left off in season five where Starlight Glimmer becomes Twilight's new student. If you like Starlight, she'll be appearing alot in here! And alot of your favorite characters are in here! All of the main characters will have at least two episodes starring them, Starswirl the Bearded will be playing a major role in this story, new characters, a ton of returning fan-favorites, and my personal favorite: alot of character development for my little buddy Spike! Probably a little too much character development for him.

So please, enjoy the story! Also, I did not take any content from Hasbro or DHX that's relevant to the new season! So if there's a slight possibility of the events of the story appearing in season six, it would just be a coincidence. If teasers or sneak peeks get released while this story is being made, they will not be in here, because this is my season 6 with content I made, not content the writers made for the new season. So that's pretty much it! Just enjoy it, and if you have any questions whatsoever, feel free to PM me! Brohoof! /)

A new chapter will be released every Saturday, just like the show! That way if you so happened to enjoy this, you can enjoy it slowly and surely! ^_^ Story will be on hiatus after chapter 13, the halfway point, because I'm still making the chapters, but alot of chapters were already made ahead of time.

When a young earth pony from Stableworth travels to the capital on an errand for his mentor, his life will be forever changed.

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Takes place in pre-unified (feudal) Equestria.

[An older project from the early days. Revised/updated April 2022.]

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Image by Hawk9mm (deviantart)

For almost a thousand years, the immortal Nightmare Moon has reigned over Equestria as Empress. To the average pony, Nightmare Moon is an overarching enigma whose rule is absolute and whose wrath is terrible. But to Twilight Sparkle, who as an orphan has never known her parents, the Empress is something else entirely. When the young unicorn is brought under the royal wing as an apprentice, she learns a great deal more about the supposed tyrant than she ever knew. But as Twilight is introduced to life with her new mentor, she is thrust into a world of political intrigue, conspiracies and secrets. Secrets that were never meant to be revealed. As allies and enemies plot against the very peace of the nation, will Twilight fall prey to the perils of her new position? Or will she prosper and find in Nightmare Moon the mother she never had?

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My eternal gratitude to my editor, LordOfTheWrongs, without whom Night's Favoured Child would not be the story it is today.

Now with added TVtropes!

This story is a sequel to When The Wind Changes

When somepony loses their nature and their element which makes them special, how far can one go to reobtain what was lost?

Discord was once a feared creature, only spoken of in whispers but now he's in the public eye as a father. But through changes, he realizes what was lost and is desperate to be found in time. But will he have enough time?

Sequel to When The Wind Changes. I strongly suggest that you read it before this one. Spoilers of both the stories can be in the comments.

Discord managed to free himself from his stone prison, but some difficulties occured and gave him a new perspective as a pony. How will he adapt to these changes? And will his plan work this time?

Comments are filled with spoilers.

When Canterlot pays the price for one of Twilight Sparkle's greatest mistakes, hundreds of refugees from the ruined city are stranded in Ponyville. Can the princesses maintain order in the overcrowded town, or will the combination of clashing cultures, Discord's antics, the machinations of a criminal mastermind, and outrageously bad luck send it spiraling into chaos?

Edited by ZealousHeretic.
Cover art by IJAB.