Everyone has done it at some time. Made that wish upon a falling star, or otherwise gazed longingly with hope into the night sky. Though maybe, we've just been doing it at the wrong time.

Maxwell is a physicist, on his way to finally having his Ph.D, and getting tired of the seemingly minimal impact his work will have in the field as a whole.

That is, until he makes his wish.

Now he's in a bright world full of bright ponies. Also they can talk. And do magic. And fly.

Having hooves is going to take some getting used to.

Many have wondered what life was like before the Elements of Harmony were forged. The Hearth's Warming Eve's pageant was close to the time, but no cigar. I shall tell you the true story of life before the Elements of Harmony and how they were forged.

The land of Equestria was ruled over by Queen Artemis. She ruled over the land alone after her husband passed away. And she was left to raise her two children, Celestia and Luna. But after hearing of a threat from a mysterious group. Queen Artemis sends a soldier to find the mysterious group and discover a way to protect the land for centuries to come.
That soldier is a recruit named Sharpened Edge. He journeys away from his home in the newly founded city of Canterlot on his mission to protect his home. He is joined by many friends that aid him on his journey to save the world they know. They face many obstacles along their path, each of which testing their strengths and exploiting their weaknesses. But, they face through it all and learn about trusting each other.
Journey along with them and discover how the Elements of Harmony were created to defend Equestria today.

This is a big project for me. I asked for OC's from many people on this site and got so many results.
All chapters will have a list of characters at the end and who created them with links to their page. While main characters list will be placed here once the characters are introduced.

- Sharpened Edge- created by me

Twilight's relentless study of Pinkie's strange abilities leads to a horrifying revelation.

This site really needs an existential horror tag.

Out on the frontier, the only friend a pony can really trust is the gun in her hoof. Out where the land is wild and the buffalo roam, more than a few ponies have foregone scratching out a living on the farms or mines to seek riches and glory on the wrong side of the law. As a particularly mysterious and valuable cargo heads west on a long train journey, six mares follow with trouble in their wake, each intending to claim the prize for her own.

Also, a lot of ponies get shot.

Edited by: Exuno
Preread by: barbeque
Inspired by the art of: Coin-Trip39
(Make sure you take a look at the cover image full-size! It's fantastic!)

The party is over, and everypony is going their separate ways. Pinkie at first falls into a deep depression, but through the help of the Cake family, gains a new perspective about the true meaning of friendship.

Sad tag for the beginning, but gets better as the story goes on.

If only there was a 'Heartwarming' tag...

Oh, great, another peculiar and perilous pony plague! This time, the outbreak in Ponyville is so bad that it was quarantined from the rest of Equestria. Nopony knows what this mysterious disease is, or how to cure it. The only thing that anypony knows is A) There is no known cure. B) It is extremely contagious. C) If you come down with it, you will die within five days. D) The only way to spot it is an unnatural craving for canned tomato soup. E) It is spread by a single touch.
When Twilight's friend Lyra comes down with the disease, the race is on to find a cure, before Lyra spreads the disease to anypony else.

(Cover art by BurritoMilk)

"And so you rise to this challenge expecting that revolution will be simple?" Obsidian snarled, his incredulity clear in his voice. "I suppose it would be, had you not spent your entire life fighting for the wrong side. The Elements of Harmony, my ponies, are not peacekeepers—you are war-enders, and you're going up against another set of the same. And I feel there's no better time than now to welcome you into history's latest horrendous repetition."