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Being sucked out of your own world by a magic spell that can’t be safely reversed is one thing. It happens all the time in fantasy novels. It was only a matter of time before one of those spells hit my world, and someone has to win the lottery.

Arriving in a world where, not only are humans not the dominant species, but there aren’t any other humans at all, is rather more difficult. Still, the dominant species, the ponies, seem to be a nice enough bunch that they’ll accept a stranger in their midst. I think.

The fact that they don’t speak English, or even any kind of analogue of English, is inevitable, I guess. In another universe entirely, it’s only natural that they wouldn’t speak English. Though, the one who brought me here used her magic to learn it, so I can at least talk to someone.

Surviving all of these is potentially doable. But all those problems, plus uptight nobles, overenthusiastic princesses, a griffon with a superiority/inferiority complex, homesickness and insomnia might be one too many problems to handle. And the insomnia isn’t going away any time soon, so I’d better get comfortable with Twilight and all the rest.
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Note: This is based on my own personal experience with chronic insomnia, which may vary to your experience with chronic insomnia or what you’ve heard about it from Fight Club.

Takes place a few days after Twilight’s coronation at the end of Season 3. Season 4 is not canon to this story (because I still haven’t seen it yet). It's only a mild AU, so no tag.

Rated Teen for swearing and possible heavy topics later. (Sorry about that, everyone who thought this would be appropriate for their kids.)

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Seventy-odd years have passed since Pinkie Pie first met Twilight Sparkle and became close friends with the other Elements of Harmony. Now, their time has all passed, and only Pinkie Pie remains, with a box of memories and messages from the afterlife.

A/N: My pre-reader declined to read this, as she's not particularly fond of sadfics, so the only proof-reading it got was by me. Which means... it really hasn't been pre-read at all.

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Scootaloo believed that it would be all over. She thought she has faced her fears, and that's it. But, Scootaloo doesn't realize there's another fear about to be born in her subconscious mind, waiting in the depths of the Everfree Forests...

Author's Note: Happy Nightmare Night everypony!

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Octavia has questioned many times about why Vinyl enjoys being a DJ and how she could stand the music she plays. But never once had it ever crossed her mind to ask Vinyl a very important question, of all the instruments that were available, why did she choose the turntable?

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Twilight Sparkle continues to write letters to Princess Celestia & Princess Luna after becoming a princess herself, but this time as a friend rather than a student.

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1 part episode analysis, 1 part character analysis, a dash of comedy, and a sprinkling of feels. I hope these are fun and relaxing to read, if that makes any sense. They have been fun to write, so far.

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Bitter Harvest always though himself a sensible pony but when he encounters a pair of crazed ponies telling tall tales of the fall of Canterlot at the hooves of Corona he can't help but believe them.

But what might Corona do to those who choose to slander her good name in this way?

My entry to the October Lunaverse writing challenge on the topic of Scary Stories.

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A mysterious enemy casts a dark spell, leaving the main six and Discord trapped in bodies which are not their own. With Twilight and Discord left as powerless earth ponies, it's up to Pinkie Pie the alicorn and Fluttershy the draconequus to save the day.

Edit: on hiatus for now due to a mixture of mental block and other projects, may come back to it eventually though :pinkiesmile:

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For the longest time Spike has had a crush on Pipsqueak, but, unfortunately, his brain betrays him, and he has no solid plan to get his tongue inside his mouth. But what? If he bumps into him, and plays it cool and then....that could work! Maybe

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Spike's feeling grouchy. Twilight and the rest of his friends set out to cheer him up.

Based on PaperDrop's image, the first chapter was inspired by the July 2014 The Writeoff Association prompt, "History Repeats," the second chapter by the September 2014 prompt, "There is Magic in Everything," and the third chapter by the June 2014 prompt, "Long Way Home." The original version was written as a stand-alone story for the Equestria Daily 2014 Friend Off.

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It's Nightmare Night once again, and Diamond Tiara is feeling mischievous. She remembers an old story about this abandoned train station that was closed down due to a massive accident long ago.

She finds the mysterious station and the tunnel leading up to it, and persuades the Cutie Mark Crusaders to join her on her journey into the pony-made cavern.

This story was inspired by the urban legend simply known as the Silverpilen Ghost Train. It supposedly haunts the Metro stations of Stockholm, Sweden, appearing late at night. A very interesting tale, if I do say so myself.

The cover art in particular is a picture of the abandoned Kymlinge station. The station is linked to the legendary train's story as being where the passengers of Silverpilen "get off".

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