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Equestria's mafia is run by the most unlikely of gangsters.

Edited by: p0n00b.

The history of Equestria spans dozens of centuries, and many terrible foes have risen up from the past to threaten the future once more, only to be defeated.

When a vicious and powerful enemy older than any Twilight, her friends, or even the Princesses have faced before returns, they will have to reach out to an ally just as ancient for help... but is she still the heroine she once was?

This story takes place after the end of Season 3.

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Princess Celestia always knew that Twilight Sparkle was destined for great things, but she never revealed the source of that knowledge, not even to those closest to her. When the day of Twilight's true destiny finally arrives, can Celestia fulfill an ancient promise to save Equestia's past, present, and future, even it means saying goodbye to Twilight forever? How can Celestia refuse her mother's last wish?

Art by the inimitable Harwick

The Great and Powerful Trixie may be a traveling magician, but she lives and breathes on the stage. She loves the lights, the acoustics, the opulence, and the knowledge that the ponies present came to see her rather than the other way around. But what if two of the ponies who came to see her didn't like her show? What if they just showed up to heckle her? During her two-night performance in Hoofington, Trixie finds herself being the butt of every joke from two of the oldest trolls in the business.

Waldorf and Statler are copyright The Walt Disney Company, ponified as they are.

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In which Twist does her homework and finds a new friend.

Done in (roughly) an hour as a speedfic challenge under the requirements Twist, Luna, Sweet Apple Acres

Reader, in ancient days, the old lords of the world numbered in thousands. Then hundreds. Then even less.

Now, they are found only in tapestries and fanciful ballads.

The creatures are all vanished. All but one.

Rumors say there are more of him, somewhere far away. A young and supposedly gifted mage called Star Swirl, and Heartstrings, a gentle spinster have joined him on a journey to find the rest.

Ponies write hilarious, silly, sexy fan fictions about each other! FREAKING Ponies! (Each chapter is a 60-minute writing challenge train wreck. You've been warned!)

(...I am so, so sorry. XD)

Vinyl Scratch visits her father.

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After a mishap with a falling star, Princess Luna crashes into Ponyville, only to be saved by Big Macintosh. Overly grateful, Luna calls upon an ancient contract which binds her to the draft pony as his personal servant. Can Big Macintosh co-exist with an overzealous moon goddess, her creepy assistant, and an army of evil looking guards long enough for Twilight to find a loophole to get him out of the pact?

Featured on 9/5/2012

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Sometimes, all we need are a few stats to shed some light on a subject.