A birthday party. What usually is the happiest day of the year for somepony happens to land on the saddest day for a dragon librarian. But when he learns who the lucky mare is, he can't help but be upset with his sister who was nowhere when their caretaker left them for good as he stood by her bed.
To make matters worse, he has to deal with his niece and the rest of his old friends' grandchildren as life wishes them to live happy and normal lives.
But when the last breath of Kindness fades away; evil will once again be unleashed onto Equestria. It is up to this new group of friends to find the elements within themselves. It's also up to Spike and his Sister to come to terms with one another if any pony wants to keep harmony across the land.
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This is most likely not the best way to describe this story but does make a good summary.
I do advise reading Past Sins by Pen Stroke and Batty Gloom before starting this story. It does involve Nyx so, LET THE FLOODGATES OF UNPLEASANTNESS OPEN! HAHAHAHAHA! Cause i expect to get hate for writing this.
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Will add anypony's image if to this if i feel it needs to. The same goes for themes.

Spectrum Skies always wanted his eldest, but also adopted son, Soarin Skies, to follow traditions. His family's legacy.

Following through all but one, Soarin fails to stop himself from falling for an ordinary village mare, Rainbow Dash.

The two fall instantly in love, but Spectrum has other plans. He wants his son to marry Spitfire, a promising Wonderbolt.

How will Spectrum react to Soarin going behind his back and marrying Dash? How will Dash react to her father's death and mother's disappearance?

What will the couple do, when Spectrum threatens to kick them out of the house?

And most importantly, what will Soarin's younger brother, Speedy, do when he comes back from college to find his entire family ripped apart?

After all, if you want happiness, you'll have to sit by a few tears as well.

Based on KJ's "K3G"~

All art in this story by NorthernLights8.

There's nothing that makes a parent prouder than watching their children accomplish so much in their lives. For Night Light and Twilight Velvet, they look at how their destinies had molded two of Equestria's finest ponies into who they are and where they're at today as they look at memorable pictures, and watching wherever life will guide the Sparkle family next.

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This story was inspired by a comic strip called Parents' Destinies by Thunderhawk03, who gave me permission to use it and give it my own interpretation. Alternate Universe tag for connection with Taismo: Discovering Equestria.

Nyx belongs to Pen Stroke and the story Past Sins.

For one so young to be alone such as her would be to throw a child over a cliff. Darkness would surely take her and in the end starvation end her. She was alone in the world, nobody to care for her anymore, and just weeks after a tragedy that led her to this state. She was lost in the world, awaiting a fate she had no concept of.

She was wild when she found her, a little girl in rags, afraid of contact with strangers, with people who had showed her mistreatment since she had come to be homeless and in poverty. Still she took her in, and cared for her. They formed a bond that could be unbroken. A home provided, a person to count on, talk to, and care for her. Somebody to love her for who she is.

This is NOT supposed to be a rewrite or copy of Past Sins, some events in the first few chapters may be similar, or have some elements that mirror some of the events. Later chapters will be very different. Please be open minded.

Cover art by - shelbythehedgehog112
Second cover by - Bluest-Ayemel
Preread and edited by Word Worthy (Chapter 01 - Chapter 06)
Rewrites assisted by MixMassBasher.
Nyx, Gray Gale and Spell Nexus were created by Pen Stroke.
Phobos was created by JusSonic

Amazing new cover art drawn by Droll3 on Deviantart.com! Drop him a favorite and a comment!

Four days after the marriage of Shining Armor and Princess Cadence, as well as the defeat of Queen Chrysalis, Fluttershy receives a visit by Twilight. Twilight tells her that if she sees any changelings, she needs to tell her immediately, on Celestia's orders. Fluttershy, not wishing to do so, begins thinking about it, and the things she thinks of makes her anxious and uneasy. In doing so, she decides to take a walk into the Everfree Forest to calm her mind and enjoy the view. While admiring the scenery, she trips on something. Looking back, she finds something she feared having to find, for the risk of being shunned by her society-a hurt changeling. Because of the nature of Celestia's instructions, Fluttershy must make a tough decision: Whether to turn this changeling in or to bring it into her home to make it better.

The real question is will Fluttershy fall to the peer pressure of society, or will she do what her heart tells her is right?

I do not own the cover image, nor any of the characters displayed in this story (except for the changeling.)

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After adventuring around Equestria with her best friends, Fluttershy gets separated and ends up in Changeling territory. As Rainbow goes to find her, she finds a hurt Changeling.

It's Nyx's birthday and her parents and their friends want to throw the most special party for the little alicorn. Ben also goes looking for a gift for his daughter as well.

The cover art is a fanart courtesy of sgtgarand. http://sgtgarand.deviantart.com/art/Nyx-s-Birthday-257308809

One very stormy night at midnight, Twilight gets an unexpected visitor with a dark past. She enrolls the filly into school and watches her, but the filly never tells her the past that she had severed till one day....

Nyx belongs to Pen Stroke, and is from his amazing story, Past Sins.

Please note: I'm not going by Princess Twilight Sparkle's year thing for season 1, 2 and 3

Nightmare Moon.
True Queen of Equestria. Ruler of an eternal night.
But once upon a time Nightmare Moon had been Nyx. A small filly, who was loved by Twilight Sparkle and the Cutiemark Cursaders. That filly is still in here. And due to it Nightmare lies in conflict with herself.

AN: This monologue is a tribute to Pen Stroke's awesome story Past Sins, where Nyx is the main character.
Inspiration songs: (spoiler alert!) Past Sins by The Snatcher and Who I am by The L-Train (Cover Doc Dycer)

Michael Wilson lived for seven years as a normal, happy boy, until he had to go to the hospital for an operation to save his life. After falling asleep in the operating room, he wakes up in the ruins of a castle. But his location is not the only thing that has changed. He is now a strange horse-like creature with a mane and tail that seem to be made of stars. Just what kind of dream is that sleeping gas giving him?

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Or is it not a dream at all?

Dark and gore tag for certain chapters. There will be warnings at the beginning of these chapters to let you know which.

Cover art from HERE by ClassicsAreDead

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Also with audio reading by Tarot Duelwield