When the Cutie Mark Crusaders read the latest Daring Do novel, their imaginations go wild at the possibility of a treasure hunting cutie mark. With the right equipment, know-how, and directions, they're sure to make their way through the Everfree Forest unscathed. At least, that's the plan.

Adventure awaits the fillies, and they will not go forth alone. They'll need all the help they can get to find the one artifact that Daring Do could never get her hooves on: the Architect's Birthstone!

The Reign of Discord, The History of the Crystal Ponies, and The Legend of Nightmare Moon; all of these stories tell an interwoven tale about the birth of Equestria. Each story is connected, and all you know about them is true.

But you have not heard all there is to tell.

Twilight Sparkle is sent on a mission to investigate ancient ruins that lay just outside the Crystal Empire's protective barrier. Inside these ruins, she will discover a relic from time immemorial.

But there are those who remember that time, and those who crave the relic.

Sombra needs it, Luna seeks it, and Twilight is caught in the middle as magical forces from across Equestria converge on Canterlot. The six Elements of Harmony may be the only power that can save the kingdom from the coming darkness.

Nopony quite knows the breadth of their history, but one thing is certain...

Nothing will ever be the same.

This story is a musical, as seen in the Sonata de Equestria Original Soundtrack:

Sombra's Villain Song from Sombra in G Minor

Diamond Dog's Creed from Steady Beating

More songs to come!

Prequel/Side Story: Fathers

When Prince Blueblood crafts a new magical spell, he is transported to a mystical plane of existence. There, he is informed that he is to become a full-fledged alicorn prince.

He takes it rather well, all things being considered.

Equestria as a whole takes it a small bit less enthusiastically.

Also features robots of a sort.

The mighty Griffon Empire is no more.

Centaurs rule the land.

Many face death, but some have a reason to live.

Created for the World-Building Alliance's May Writing Prompt.

Prequel to Sonata de Equestria

Dr. Zeus is a Zebra who lives in Chartreuse, and it's as a masseur that he comes to good use.  One day a dragon comes to steal and to crush, turning the entire town into piles of mush.  When Twilight Sparkle comes to save the day, will the dragon just send her on her way?