Wolves.

At one time, the world was filled with them, long before Equestria was formed. Terrifying and misunderstood, though deadly all the same, they ruled the woodlands of old. That was- until they disappeared.

Now, they are nothing but legendary, mythical creatures, only talked about in whispers around a crackling campfire, or on a dark and stormy night. Though these tales are just fiction, right? These creatures never existed...

But that's the thing about ghost stories. Sometimes, a title can have more meaning than one is used to.

Now, Twilight Sparkle and her friends will discover secrets long forgotten, as her and her friends, save for Rainbow Dash, literally become legends of claws and teeth. Loyalty will be tested, as will the notion of what's truly 'natural', and what it takes to survive.

And the only two princesses who can help them have fallen asleep on the job.

When Rainbow Dash was a young filly, she enjoyed a strange, but powerful connection to a supposedly legendary being from a distant land, one only achieved in slumber. Unfortunately, as time marched on and the two grew into stronger individuals, the link, in turn, began to grow weaker, eventually disappearing entirely. Of course though, nothing like that is truly lost forever. Now, with both fully grown and fighting on distant battlefields, the connection is reemerging when both need it most. With it, Rainbow Dash will soon learn of a dark conspiracy that will put her element to the test and the fate of everything in her hooves.

The changelings have always lived a hard, parasitical existence. They've been forced to appease others simply for food, and their Queen hasn't always shown them down the golden road.

With the annual United Neightions summit fast approaching, however, Chrysalis is determined to make a change in the world's opinion of them, and to make amends with herself. Unfortunately, a group of griffin religious fanatics backed by a sinister slave trading corporation may not make this easy. And with her old enemy, Twilight Sparkle, representing Equestria, the most powerful nation in the world, her task may yet be impossible.

With her home islands blockaded and the ability for her people to gather new food running low, Chrysalis' desperate quest to make peace is becoming all the more pressing. And how can she possibly manage to accomplish this when she barely believes it can be done herself?

With a few unexpected friends gained, and a bit of optimism she's long lost bound to return, Chrysalis is about to find out that the world isn't as dark as it seems, and that even someone like her can gain forgiveness. It all starts in Manehattan's breeze. And if it can be done there... it can be done anywhere.

The Nightmare Realm. An alternate dimension intermingled with the fibers of Equestria, inhabited solely by supernatural counterparts to those in the 'real' world. A land of horror and fright, those within it forever bonded to Nightmare Night. And now... wait- a land of reform?!

That's right! After Twilight's undead countpart's experience in Ponyville, change has forever come to the other side of the gates, it becoming dedicated to much more than just scaring. And one of the most profound happenings happens to be the reopening of the Bogmorts School of Synergy and Sorcery.

Now, how the heck would three fillies from the 'real' world ever end up being enrolled here? A place where ghouls and ghouls alone go to learn how to control their powers? Well, there'd be no way, really; unless a certain flightless bat's blood sucking past were to catch up with her, that is...

Will Scootaloo be able to learn to control her instincts and newfound powers, or will her heritage lead her to abandon her friends for a new life? And why is Horsehood, a shadowy government agency led by the mysterious Captain Jack Harness, so interested in her? Well, the answer to that may lie on both sides of the fence.

~~ The sequel to The Nightmare Before Nightmare Night.

Rainbow Dash and her father have always been close... yet distant, what with him being in the Wonderbolts, and her, of course, eventually following in his hoofsteps. And as with him, it will soon turn out that great ambition... comes with a great cost.

~ Based on a song by Harry Chaplin.