The Royal Guard wouldn't be the Royal Guard without ponies working in Recruitment, yet for one recruiter it's not the most fun and exciting job in the world.

However, this recruiter's day is about to get pretty interesting when someone turns up wanting to apply for the Royal Guard Academy, someone the recruiter was never prepared for.

Fanfic Reading by StraightToThePoint

Rarity disappeared years ago. Rainbow never got the full story. No one wanted to talk about it. Painful memories, bits and pieces of half-remembered interactions, none of it told her anything. So she started looking on her own, and at long last, she found Rarity.

On a different continent, under a different name, with a different life.

Rainbow would like to know why.

In a magical land of Equestria nothing bad could happen to a foal.

Starlight Glimmer didn't just believe it. She knew it, as well as many other colts and fillies across the land.

She still remembers as it had been. Before. Always. And never more.

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Cover art by inowiseei

Proofread by awesome Koekelbag.

There were two more people who helped me with the story. Both of them prefer not to be linked here. Still, thanks. You know that without you this story would be worse.

Three years ago, an alien spacecraft was discovered buried deep beneath the Everfree Forest. Without delay, it was excavated and thoroughly studied to the best of Equestria's capabilities. All signs pointed it being completely defunct, never to fly again.

Though unfortunately for creatures visiting it during its first day as a museum, the truth was the exact opposite.

A three hour tour of the ship has now turned into a grand tour of the galaxy. Will homesickness overtake these new explorers, or will they learn to love going where no pony has gone before?

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In Part I of their tale, the ponies arrive in a star system at the edge of the galaxy. Immediately, Luna is voted as 'captain', and the race is on to find out how to operate the museum turned starship before they run out of food. Will our intrepid night princess be able to lead her ponies to this goal, or will her self-doubts put an end to her captaining days?

And why can't her new Red Dwarf friend be less cryptic if there's danger nearby?

Cozy Glow ventures into the caverns beneath the School of Friendship, looking for the Tree of Harmony. All alone. Completely alone. At least, she's pretty sure she is...

Follow-on to the episode What Lies Beneath, exploring why Cozy Glow suddenly takes a very hard left...

Luna was raised in the shadow that Celestia cast. That was ok, she really didn't mind at first. Slowly, over the years the light got brighter and the shadow longer. Until, it all became too much.

For the quills and sofas speedwriting theme: a final dream. It had to involve Luna.

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This story is a sequel to Sunbeam

Whisked away by a voice in her head calling herself "Starlight Glimmer", Emily Ashton finds herself in a land far different from anything she'd ever expected.

If only getting back was going to be as easy.

Reading the prequel is not necessary to understand this story.
Chapter format: Major arc | minor arc ◈ Themed chapter title

Based partially on lore hinted in The Old Collector. This is the first story taking place within the Splintershard Continuity.

This story is a cumulation of many, many previous works and tropes of mine.

Cover art by JodTheCod. Preread by Thunderous, ScopingLandscape, Babroniedad, Darksoul85, and last but not least, the Write On! community.

Formerly preread by AnObliviousAuthor.

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Reviewed by SwordTune!

Your Twilight Sparkle ran into a problem and needs to restart. We’re just collecting some error info, and then we’ll restart for you. 

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With special thanks to Georg for beta testing and debugging services.

Quality Control team:
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Chinese localization provided by Miracle_
Korean localization provided by Ad Hoc
Russian localization provided by GrandCat

Trixie Lulamoon is already Great and Powerful, but a mare can stand to be greater and powerful... er.

She finds Starlight far too busy with running the School of Friendship to be much help, so she seeks out a pony to be her mentor as she becomes a true wizard.

This story is all SockPuppet's fault. Blame him.

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After reading about the opening of a museum in Canterlot, Twilight decides that the magical watch being displayed there is too dangerous to be kept out of royal hooves. Or maybe she just really wants that watch?

Either way, it goes about as well as you expect when it comes to the life of Twilight Sparkle.