Day Roark is used to odd things happening to him, but he never expected that he'd wake up in the middle of a forest on an alien planet doomed to destruction. He also never expected to witness the death of a goddess who names herself Celestia. In the final hour before her death, Celestia makes the choice to send him back to the Equestria of her youth, back billions of years to when magic still called Equus home and she could care for her subjects. But why does he have such a strong link to the Everfree? And why does she send him, an unknown human, back to her youth - before ponykind outgrew their home and left for the stars?

The Everfree holds many secrets and Day just received the keys.

Things you should know:
Previously named To Witness the Death of a God, a semi-serious oneshot.
Character and Genre tags will be added as needed.
This is AU until or unless I feel like retconning this to be inline with Season 3 and 4.
I'm prone to change story mood on a whim, mind the emotional whiplash.

Six years before Luna's return, Ponyville lost an important citizen - Seeking Song, its first librarian. No pony knew why she had left so abruptly but now after a decade she has returned. On her first day back, she finds the one thing she never expected to - an opportunity for closure. In the months left to her, Seeking Song imparts some of her adventures and knowledge in the hope that she will live on in memories and accomplishments of the ponies around her.

After all, our legacies are written by those that survive us.

(A companion story to Aria of the Abandoned)

[On Hiatus for Plot Re-work] Harmonic Magic is thought to be a lost art in Equestria - lost to a time before the Migration and the Windigo Blizzards. However, there are those with the potential to learn it again. Sweetie Belle knows she can sing. But can she sing for others after her disfigurement? Can she still harness magic? And is she capable of controlling her own talents?

Abandoned by her friends and family, Sweetie will be forced to grow up on her own and find the answers to her deepest questions.

Will Sweetie earn her redemption in the secrets of Harmonic Magic? Or will the knowledge only cause her more pain and suffering?