After a Great War ravages Equestria leaving only two ponies alive, Equestria lies empty, deserted and the two ponies find themselves alone.

Between them, they spend their years searching for survivors, to no success.

However, one of them has a plan to change and fix everything.

When Discord returns to Ponyville, the ponies think they already know all of his tricks. But when Twilight Sparkle gets sent to another dimension, where Pegasi dwell on Butterfly Island and Unicorns make rainbows in Unicornia, there seems to be no way to reunite the ponies! The Elements will have to find new hosts, and Twilight some new friends, as the ponies of this new world will have to learn true danger and bravery, and Twilight true friendship.

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This is my first pony fanfic. I just felt like letting you know.
If you're too lazy to read, there are very fine Youtube readings of this story by this fine fellow and this fine fellow. I do revise my story a lot, though, so they might be outdated. Sorry about that! ^^;

Time is a fickle thing, is it not? Travelling through it is something else entirely. That's just what Twilight and Spike find out when they find themselves back at the beginning.

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A world of unending water has something lurking in its depths. It’s up to Twilight Sparkle to submerge herself and her rag-tag group of friends into the mystery that lies below the sea.

Takes place in the break between Season 2 and Season 3.

Artwork is by the ever so lovely Pashapup!

Special thanks to the venerable MasterFrasca99 of Overly Extensive Editors, and to Tranquillite for pre-reading!

It's been eighty-nine days since the Day of Darkness, and Twilight Sparkle is still on her own. Eighty-nine days since she talked to anyone other than herself. Regardless of how lonely she feels, she prefers the company of herself to the vicious "lurkers", as she calls them, roaming around outside of her library. Whatever friendly, loving creatures they were before the Day of Darkness, something changed them. Something created these insane creatures, and nothing, not even Twilight, can stop them. All Twilight can do is live — live to fight another day.

Twilight has always been the best there is at magic. She's won dozens of scholarly competitions and tests of skill in Canterlot. But when it comes to the more violent uses for magic, she is essentially clueless.

When she meets a strange unicorn in a seedy bar, he introduces her to a little known sport that will test her knowledge of magic in different ways. That is, of course, if Twilight can't resist its primal lure.

The asylum is abuzz with the whispers of the sick and mentally impaired, as it has been for hundreds of years. "Protect the prince," they whispered. "Find the magic," they whispered. "Use the Elements," they whispered.

When a new, especially unusual phrase is added to the list of centuries old delusions, the genius prodigy of the Queen, Twilight Sparkle, takes it upon herself to investigate. However, the Queen's response to her findings send her reeling across half the country, hiding from her mentor's rage by following the vague instructions from the dreams of crazy ponies. Confusing answers only reveal more twisted questions as Twilight tries to save herself, four special ponies, and-- to her sanity's shame-- a dragon that somehow breathes green flames. The only thing keeping her going is her original quest, an insane command that she'd die to fulfill.

"Return the gentle Moon on the night of the scorching Sun."

Basis of the Sky-Verse.

Each of the Mane Six will be present, but Twilight Sparkle is still the main character. Rainbow Dash is also a very important character, and I will not go into specifics as to which Wonderbolts will be present. There is, after all, a limit to the amount of character tags. They may be subject to change, but it'll probably stay the same.

I have no clue where this idea came from, and it's probably ridiculously overdone on this site, but I hope you enjoy it anyways. As always, if you find anything you dislike or like, please let me know through a comment or a PM. All constructive criticism is welcome!

Beautiful new cover art drawn by the lovely Eztp (2135D on here). A billion thanks to you!

Please note that I will be modeling the asylum mostly off seventeenth century lunatic asylums.

This story is going to have twilight sparkle matchmaking other ponies and her friends to learn lessons about love using her potential powers as an Alicorn, and the other princesses help along the way. It will include multiple parings that I like. May get a sequel if it get a lot of readers attention.

Once upon a time, Spike went for a walk.

While on his walk, he was judged by an ancient alicorn, lodged with griffons, parlayed with air pirates, charmed a maiden of a mystical race, and dealt with the scourges of hate, fear, and racism while deliberately drawing the armies of myriad nations to the brink of global war.

Once upon a time, Spike went for a walk, and did all of this so that he could keep a promise to the one that meant the most to him... Twilight Sparkle.

In the first of three books, Pillars of the Sun (Chapters 1-15), Spike is devastated by Twilight's fate and grows more and more despondent as he attempts to understand what has happened to his dearest friend. A gentle nudge from a pony he trusts sends him looking for answers. When that nudge becomes a push he unravels ancient secrets... and risks losing himself before his attempt to rescue Twilight can even begin.

Twilight Sparkle left Equestria willingly one day, leaving only a note explaining not to look for her. Her friends did regardless, causing themselves unfathomable pain. After a decade, they had nearly forgotten about her, moving on; one day, however, a mysterious mare enters Celestia's court seeking an audience. Celestia recognizes the mare under the cloak; it was her most faithful student! She had returned, but how have the sands of time changed her? Is she still the book-loving unicorn they once knew? And how will her friends react to her return from the grave?

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6/7/14: This story, after reviewing my own work, I deemed a mess and decided to put this on hiatus a few weeks ago. It's not the writing itself but the story, its not constructed that well, my biggest problem being my AU Twilight is just a poorly thought out, she's suppose to be broken yet I basically portrayed her as OP. I may eventually continue this, but most likely If I did I would just rewrite it.