This is a realistic view on how shipping would actually happen in the show.  Almost every pony has been shipped with everypony else, but this is what would actually happen if two ponies ever attempted at a relationship.

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No offense to any shippers, even though you shouldn't take any.  If anypony would like to see any other shippings done on this fic, just leave a comment.  Maybe I'll write it if I feel like it.

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In a world of peace, magic and harmony, a flawed human presence may not seem necessary. When Simon returns from outer space to find his world inhabited by creatures with an almost innate perfection, he certainly suspects this to be true. As Simon discovers and documents the fate of his species, and learns how Equestria was built on the ruins of man, he fears that he will prove himself irrelevant. But things are not always what they seem, and the life of the last human may still have meaning.

Originally intended to be one scene set in one room in which the question, "Why would a human need to be in Equestria?" was answered, my theory to address the question has expanded to the scale of a small epic. I hope it works.

A lot of the concepts and facts introduced here are so vast and academic, they really can't be expressed in dialogue. Instead a number of scenes are in "written document" format to give the reader a thorough information-dump. This is a world-building fic.

I also omit a lot of the Slice-of-life, getting-to-know-you scenes you see a lot in HiE because the focus is on concepts rather than actions.

I wish to achieve the following with this fanfiction:

Create a  character whose strengths and weaknesses are clear, or become clear as the story progresses.

Give the human character a compelling reason to be in Equestria based on an interpretation of the themes of the show.

Present a theory about the character of Twilight Sparkle and her intended role in the future of Equestria

Accurately portray existing characters from the show

Sources of Inspiration (This will be very long, some sources will be missed):

"The Stars Will Aid in Her Escape (Cosmic Love)" - PMV by mmmandarinorange

"Rorschach in Equestria" by Ex-Nihilos

"The Planet of the Apes" (1968)

"Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

"World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War" by Max Brooks (Stylistic influence)

"The Stand" by Stephen King

"Pet Sematary" by Stephen King

"Moon" (2009)

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway (Stylistic Influence)

"The Wizard of Oz" (1939)

"King and Lionheart", song and music video by Of Monsters and Men

For some inexplicable reason, this song.

My Little Pony : Friendship is Magic, created by Lauren Faust, property of Hasbro, Inc.

Sources that DID NOT inspire this work:

Arrow 18 Mission Logs: Lone Ranger by Admiraltigerclaw

Feel free to take this premise and make it better.

I feel that this story is either going to be my "Citizen Kane" or my "Plan 9 from Outer Space". Either way it's my masterpiece.

This story is dedicated to Abby, my dog of 14 years who passed away on February 26, 2013

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Forever here. Forever faithful. Forever my friend.

(Featured in The Pony Fiction Vault on 11/9/12)

(Fan reading- link)

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In a universe full of infinite possibilities, Nightmare Moon has ruled Equestria in Eternal Night for one-thousand years. But when she is shown a vision of a world where ponies live happily in sunlight and where Celestia still holds dominion, she begins to fear for her crown and with the aid of powerful magic, lays siege to the other world. With a tear in the fabric of reality, and a missing baby dragon, Twilight Sparkle and the Bearers of Harmony must cross to the world of darkness and find themselves to help close the portal linking the two worlds together.

But in this new world, not everyone is who they seem....

Awesome Image found here: http://huussii.deviantart.com/gallery/?catpath=/&offset=48#/d47936c

Princess Cadence has lived her royal life in the lap of her majestic aunt, Princess Celestia. For years, the young filly has known nothing but complete comfort and luxury, reveling in the high class royal life that being a Princess brings. All that is about to turn upside down however, when a young colt named Shining Armour is appointed as her trainee bodyguard.

While battling with each other's headstrong attitudes, a mysterious turn of events flings the two ponies into a dark and disturbing journey into the dark heart of Canterlot's Royal Palace. What they discover could change their lives- and those of everypony in Canterlot- forever  

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Whether by the sword or the slow decay of time, Shining Armor will die.

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Celestia wakes up in human form and at an insane asylum where similarities between the world she is in now and the world of Equestria cause her to wonder if Equestria even exists or if she simply made it up to escape her human life. Does she try to hold on to her memories of her Canterlot life or does she let them go and accept them as nothing more than stories? Who is she going to trust? Who is she anyway?

This is only the beginning...

Cover Art by blahblahaha123 (with some altering by me.)

Reading by Phantom Brony

Editors:

Csquared08, DarkPheonix, Gweat and Powaful Twixie, HenryAnthonyCourtler, Kaidan, KartalTheWriter,ZeroOmega

Original Version: Google Doc

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Twilight Sparkle had been looking forward to a quiet, relaxing day with a friend, and at first it seemed that Fluttershy could provide just that. But when Twilight makes a rather unsettling discovery about the pegasus – and her unusually sanguine appetite – the knowledge proves to be anything but relaxing...

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The royal court of Canterlot welcomes its newest member with open forelegs: the human philosopher Voltaire, from Earth.

On Earth, Voltaire is known as the greatest enemy of tyranny in the history of literature, and a legend in his own mind.

On Equestria, the court betting pool is giving him a week before the Princess banishes him to the Moon.

TV Tropes page.

Three hundred years ago, Equestria almost invaded the peaceful and idyllic nation of Cavallia, the homeland of Princess Mi Amore Cadenza.

The invasion would have been accidental.

It was quite awkward.