WARNING: THIS STORY HAS BEEN DEEMED AN OLD SHAME. IT DOES NOT REFLECT THE AUTHOR'S CURRENT WORK, AND IN FACT SUCKS ASS. FOR PRESERVATION PURPOSES IT WILL REMAIN.

Twilight foils Chrysalis's plan yet again, and there is absolutely nothing more to this story.

Because when birthdays no longer are a joyous occasion but some kind of achievement, who wouldn't worry about one's kin and who wouldn't wonder how they will be remembered? Because life is fleeting and death can take you in barely a breath, or in your sleep.

Written for the NALU Writing Competition.

Prompt: Sleep doesn't help if it's your soul that's tired.

This story got the first place in the Contest!

This story is a sequel to Past Sins

In the wake of the battle with Tirek, Twilight Sparkle becomes fixated on restoring Golden Oaks Library. After all, it was home for her little family of three. But as her attempts to repair the books and tree continuously fail, her friends must take matters into their own hooves. Discord, as the good friend he is, tosses Twilight and her extended family into an unexpected adventure while Twilight's other friends get to work on the new crystal palace.

All together, they'll do everything to ensure Twilight and her family have a place to call home when they reach the end of the road.

This story is a sequel to Past Sins

When pursuing Starlight, Twilight and Spike experienced variances of Equestria, and saw how the river of time could have been different. Now, Starlight has moved in with Twilight, Nyx, and Spike and has begun her studies in friendship. To thank those who have helped her embrace friendship once more, Starlight has created an enchantment that allows the castle’s map table to let anyone glimpse other variances of reality.

The power to ask “what if,” can be a source of great amusement… but for some, the hypotheticals are haunting reminders of what could have been.

Twilight learns what comes after life ends.

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In the episode "A Canterlot Wedding", we see everyone treat Twilight Sparkle rather shabbily, and when she's proven to be right, no one apologizes to her - not even Princess Celestia. How might this have affected Twilight?

After Chrysalis gets defeated and Shining Armor and Cadance return to normal, Celestia tells Twilight that she has real wedding to put together. But after all they did to her earlier makes this chance to lose her temper and snap at them.

(This is going through one final set of changes to make it better, because I suddenly realized that Celestia did defend her subjects, so she has no need to be arrested.)

There is something not everypony knows about Alicorns.
It is that they, too, have a time where life leaves them.
Now, exactly one hundred millennia have passed. One hundred millennia since the beloved rulers of Equestria first stepped hoof in their world.
Now, Princess Celestia and Luna have to step down from that oh-so-high position.
As hard as it may be, to give their final wishes to the land they love like a child,
it is time for them to say:
Farewell.

For someone special. You really are something.

For more than a millennium, it was believed that the princesses were immortal. But as time marched ever forward, it become clear that even the alicorns won't live forever.

Princess Celestia is at the end of her life.

While Equestria must find a way to cope with this new reality, those that are truly suffering are those closest to her. None are struggling as much as her sister, Princess Luna. Not only is she forced to handle the duties of ruling Equestria and taking care of the transition, she must also cope with the imminent death of her beloved sister.

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Twilight Sparkle has been the princess of Friendship for over three hundred years. She has watched countless ponies die. She has helped more than she cares to admit through the pain of loss. She has watched as time marched on and even the most important are forgotten to time.

Twilight is ready to move on.