Star Swirl the Bearded is one of The most influential ponies of all time. So why is it that behind all the myths and legends of the pony, none seem to know where he came from, and none know what happened to him? Who was Star Swirl? Twilight Sparkle will learn, from the stallion's own journal, filled with his memories (literally), who he was.

As Twilight revisits Star Swirl's time spells she finds herself stuck in ancient Equestria.

Additional tags: Star Swirl

Twilight for a time. Twilight for a spell. Twilight for a time spell. A story about Twilight stuck in ancient Equestria.

Everypony who knows and puts up with Pinkie Pie and her antics is used to her spontaneous behavior, and her Pinkie Sense. Twilight herself had come to assume that was simply who the pink pony was. But one day, she discovers the true source of Pinkie's abilities. And unfortunately for her, a secret like this can only be revealed in one way... death.

Inspired by the Death Hole glitch in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, and all of the crazy things you can do there.

This story is a collaboration between myself and Shadowflame. The author of each chapter will be made clear in the author's notes.

Pinkie doesn't tell ponies about Pinkamena and Surprise. The doctors said that they were bad for her, that they were a disease, but she disagrees. Sure, Pinkamena's a bit of a grumpy-pants, but she's still a great friend! She's often the voice of reason to counter-act some of the other two's crazier ideas, after all. Surprise, on the other hand, is a great prank-player, and always up for some fun. She's more like Pinkie, only more hyper. Both are great fun to be around, and they get on well.

Thing is, she knows that if she told ponies about them, then they would be dragged back to the hospital. And then be 'treated' again. None of them want that. Because of this, not even her best not-in-head friends know about them. The three of them have, for years now, been careful enough to keep the existence of Pinkamena and Surprise secret.

This has, of course, gone out the window now that Twilight is hammering on the door after overhearing one third of a conversation, with no sign of anyone else talking.

Hints of F/F shipping inside. Nothing will actually come of it here, though. Maybe in a future story.

Cover art can be found here: http://killryde.deviantart.com/art/Smile-338206490

Ooooooh, I know how I should start the story! I do I do! It should start with 'once upon a time'! Right?

No?

Awwww, I guess you're right, Cola. Everyone likes it the way it is now!

(Oh, and it's a story about when I was a little filly and my friends were all colored rocks! She said it needs that or else nobody'll know what it's about when they click it -- whatever that means! Cola also wants me to tell you it placed second in the TWG Contest and got on Equestria Daily!

Oh, oh, oh, oh! It even won this! I didn't even know Twilight kept a library of stories about all of us!

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How did our world begin? Was it some all-powerful, all-knowing deity? Perhaps a giant explosion in the depths of space? Well no, actually. In simplest terms it was a bag of oatmeal.

Hey, there's no reason to call me crazy, our world really did begin with a bag of oatmeal. Just allow me a few minutes to elaborate...

Special thanks to neilthenerd (http://www.fimfiction.net/user/neilthenerd) and Sabre (http://www.fimfiction.net/user/Sabre) for being such great proofreaders! If it weren't for them, this fanfic would be utterly devoid of commas. Read their stuff, they're both better writers than me.

Actually, the thanks have been doubled for Sabre since he also helped with the description.