Author's note: this story is still undergoing occasional editing as I figure out what the hay I'm doing. Some scenes may be added, modified, or removed.

Two months ago, a changeling posing as Rainbow Dash tried to abduct Twilight. Nopony was hurt, but Twilight became a bit paranoid--how could she make sure something like that wouldn't happen again? The best thing she could think of was to invent a spell, empowered with her full might as princess, that would forcibly remove the disguise of any changeling in the vicinity.

It's testing day, and Ponyville's about to get twenty percent buggier . . .

AU taking place between seasons 3 and 4. Trigger warning for one scene of implied dubcon.

This story is a sequel to Love's Light: The Dragon Wars: A Window to the Past

Sequel not needed to Read before hand.
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Twilight has been an Alicorn for 86 years.
Her life was perfect until 6 years ago.
6 years ago Twilight's life broke.
Distancing herself from everypony, including the princesses
Only one pony can help her through this descent she's
thrown herself into.

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After seeing the Season 3 Finale. I started thinking about what
would happen to Twilight after her friends had died. With that thought
was born this story.

Season 4 did NOT happen for this stories timeline.

Every chapter after the prologue will be set in first person. After the Chapter title will be the Pony's PoV.

I found this Cover Art on Google. I do not take Credit for it.

I hope you all enjoy this Story.

Edited by devas Prologue, Chapter 1-4
Edited by Tschloken Chapter 5 and beyond
Thanks for All the work your doing!

Twilight Sparkle is seen as a hero to all the ponies of Equestria. She not only stopped Nightmare Moon, but she also aided in sealing Discord and helped in preventing a changeling invasion. She however doesn't see herself as a hero, for all of her achievement she had to depend on the powers of others. Just once she would like to know that she can protect her friends herself, and not be the one that always needs saving.

During the first day of her one year leave to return to Canterlot, a strange meeting with Princess Luna opens the door to a great mystery, and a chance to gain the strength she desires. There's only one catch. This strength she can only attain with the help of Princess Luna, who also requires her help in protecting Equestria.

Twilight just has one question. Why does Luna keep calling her "Master"?

As Twilight deals with life as the head of a nation and the responsibility that comes with it , she must also deal with her secret relationship with a certain moon goddess. As they face various issues from the get go. Including intense media and public scrutiny, a commitment to her friends and family, the complexities of the Equestrian political system and Luna's struggle to find peace with herself and her faults.

With a political crisis brewing on the horizon, Twilight must come to terms with her position quickly while also coming facing a daunting task in the form of reconciling Luna and Celestia's damaged sisterly relationship. In the end she'll learn that being royalty isn't all what it is cut out to be.

I highly recommend reading the first story. It's not completely necessary but it will be easier to follow the plot.

Sequel to Learning curve

My second attempt at romance with Twilight and Luna. Starts off as fluff in the begining but develops a political side story as the chapters go by. The story mainly focuses on Twilight and Luna and the issues they deal with after Season 3. Written before season 4 so it may not conform fully to canon. May fix this in a later rewrite. Criticism is once again welcomed.

• Twilight Sparkle judges the annual Ponyville writing contest, and quietly wishes she was illiterate. A Christmas gift exchange for ThoriumIsBestActinid, and proofread by the amazing LonelyBrony ages ago.

When Luna first fell, and became Nightmare Moon, her mind split. Her memories shattered like glass, and were stitched back together. And when Nightmare Moon was defeated by the new bearers of Harmony, the fragile balance that had been crafted vanished, like a puff of smoke. While Luna, the pony everypony else knows and sees, may be fine, the rest of her, the majority of her, is still fractured, still broken.
It's going to take help from everypony who can help, both those closest to Luna, if they ever find out, and those trapped in her mind, if they can ever escape.

This is a total rewrite of my previous story by the same name. I've taken that one down and am separating this one so it can stand alone, and earn its own place. Stargazing Together was my most well known story, and I want this version of it, which hopefully you all will agree is better, to have a chance to be something else, not tied up by the expectations of the other story.

Cover art is by the wonderful TehJadeh on DeviantArt, used with permission.

This is a heart-warming story about key points in Twilight's and Luna's relationship. It's perspective is mostly the good side of the growing bond between these two, with a look at a plausible course of Twilight's destiny and an unusual reason for Luna's previous loneliness.

Spans across all seasons and goes into alternate universe territory just past the Season 3 ending.

Dedicated to 90Sigma, who is my editor, proofreader and most importantly... friend.
Story image drawn by Pwny³, a great artist.

Edit: Featured briefly on the 5th of June 2015, after an over year break.

Rainbow finally takes a chance with Twilight and her dreams come true as a result. But, enduring everything that happens in any relationship, both good and bad, can they create something truly permanent? Will their relationship weather the trials and tribulations or will it crash and burn all around them?

This is my first serious attempt at writing so all constructive criticism is greatly appreciated.

Big thanks to Fox-Sama for his help prereading/editing and also giving me the confidence to go through and post this in the first place. Go check out his story too.
Big shout out to shadowsreached as well for being an awesome prereader/editor.
Thanks goes to MajorWheat and Hellpony for choosing to help me out. I appreciate it guys.

Cover art used with permission and made by NyuuChanDiannePie on DeviantArt. Go check him out, he does AMAZING Twidash art.

Characters property of Hasbro. I own nothing.

In the far reaches of Canterlot Castle, high above in the towers lived the archmage. Everypony knew her, yet few had met her.

Twilight Sparkle sighed, having teleported away another noble seeking favors before reaching the top of the stairs for the second time today. They never learned. As the archmage, she already dealt with political squabbles far too often without inviting them into her home. Aside from personal favors for Celestia, she did what was required of her position and then returned to seclusion and research.

The nobility grumbled that no archmage should be a commoner, and Twilight’s disrespect toward them proved it. Each and every time they were forced to bow to her, they hated what they saw: the position, the status, the deference.

Was she not powerful? Was she not great?

Twilight, now reading through dusty scrolls and long forgotten tales, wrote in her notes — notes gathering dust of their own. A brief thought flashed through her mind.

Am I not powerful? Am I not great?

And then Twilight picked up The Tale of the Royal Pony Sisters.

Defunct side stories told in Across the Boundary. They can still provide a little context, but when in doubt, the main story here is canon.

Cover art provided by Lafiir

Just before leaving for her honeymoon, the newly-married Princess Cadance finds her old diary in her clothing dresser, filled with memories long forgotten, where she then recounts on those happy days as Twilight Sparkle's foalsitter. (Featured on EqD!)

Image credit goes to Bufko