This story is a sequel to Predator

(The prequel story is Mature/Gore, but isn't required reading to understand the plot, just an early introduction to an antagonist.)

So, what do you do when your life takes a sudden turn for the worse due to someone else's asinine behavior? Well, if you already paid for that convention ticket and have your costume together, why not go ahead and enjoy yourself. And when your convention trip is interrupted by suddenly waking up in the world of magical talking ponies, in the humanized body of one of the most evil beings they've ever known?

Why not try convincing them you're not a bad guy and then having an adventure? What's a convention compared to that? Of course, it's not like wielding dark magic will make anything go terribly wrong...

Thanks to Asilin, Proper Noun, Exelzior, and Rocinante for their help and input.

Spike is a dragon with mare troubles, and one of those mares just happens to be his mother. When he meets Lyra, who has troubles of her own, he hatches a plot that they think will be mutually beneficial.

Special thanks to Setokaiva for his proofing work.
Spanish translation by SPANIARD KIWI can be found here

When Twilight Sparkle slipped beneath the covers last night, everything had been fine. She had friends whom she loved, a teacher she adored, and a bright future ahead of her. But when she woke up, her blankets and quilts had been replaced by hospital gowns and padded restraints.

Everything is wrong and nothing makes sense; even her friends have changed. The doctors keep telling her that she is sick, that none of it was real and that it was all in her head. Yet she remembers a life far beyond the hospital walls. She couldn't have made it all up on her own. They must be lying… right?

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Twilight and Twilight Smiles by dreamingnoctis
Mirror Twilight and Plague Doctor by Jaestring / BloodGoldWings
Twilight Smiles and Doctor AJ by conicer
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Twilight Waking Up by Dombrus
Fan Art by toxicdemon10
Asylum Twilight by Madness-With-Reason
Asylum Fluttershy and Asylum Ch 26 by Downburst-Backspace
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Sanctuary by Kaidan
Broadhoof Files: Dr. Humors by TypewriterError
Broadhoof Files: Corporal Phalanx Spear (Ret.) by Phalanx Spear
A Hearth's Warming Tragedy by Seven Fates

A special thanks to Breath of Plagues, Rex Ivan,
ChudoJogurt, Cynewulf, Death the Kid, Selbi, PrinceDolph, Blahman2816, Queue, and Gage!

Axan Zenith - Dr. Dreamer
Dratini4 - Way Finder
psychicscubadiver - Bright Mind
Velkaden - Dream Chaser
Reese - Silver Glow
Viola Heartstrings - Clover
Archonix - Spinney Whiteacre

Throughout her life, Twilight Sparkle has learned many things.

Love and friendship are two sides of a coin.

Being alone can be the worst feeling ever.

And whenever she falls, Rainbow Dash will be there to pick her up.

Based on the song by Molly's Yes. Cover image by SoulSpade, colored by Felynea. Written for Surry's Eggcellent Egghead Competition. Please be sure to read the introduction.

Audiobook by Cherax Destructor!

Spike and Rarity have been together for some time, and things seemed to be going perfect. But life had other plans for the duo.

Time and circumstance can break a lot of things, but true love isn't one of them. The two of them learn this powerful lesson together.

Prereaders: Gidget_TheGear and LightningBass94
Editor: Avox

Many a great artist has sacrificed their time and their life to contribute to the arts, to creation, but is it worth it when your relationships with others slowly dwindle and you find yourself comfortably alone?

{Bonus points to anypony that can explain the significance of the title}
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"My father's stories were, at times, so vivacious, but at others, solemn, as if they were frozen to the touch. He acted as if he owned them. He tucked them neatly away in his mind, capturing every last detail, until he could release them. Always unto me. It was though he lived through her life stories. Through his memories of her. Through his love, which seemed to never die, for a pony who had died long ago."

Grief strangled Fluttershy from birth, as death tackled her loved ones violently. Her mother had died, and her father had forgotten how to live.

When Scootaloo comes to visit Rainbow Dash for a sleepover, she catches her hero having a nightmare about losing her. Will this sleepover bring them closer, make their bond stronger?

Special thanks to Music Within Us, CogWing, and Fantasia Archsage for the help.

Sophie Osmo learns through osmosis. Put a book on her head, let her sleep, and she will wake up knowing everything in the book. Falling asleep next to a bookshelf of strange books may decide her fate....
(It does.[well sorta])

Art by ThunderStreak64

Written for EQD WTG #015

It's Twilight's first date with her new marefriend. After consulting Dating for Dummies, she decides it would be best if she personally cooked them dinner.

There's just one problem: Twilight can't cook. At all. But a cookbook and a bit of improvisation should be enough to make up for that, right?

A personal thank you to Flint Sparks for pre-reading, as well as to the people on the Twilight's Library Skype chat. A few discussions were had about culinary failings, which inspired the dishes in this story.

Now part of Twilight's Library!