It is the middle of the night. Sweetie Belle cannot sleep. She thirsts for a glass of water.

There’s no end to the monsters that lurk in the dark.

Ghosts, werewolves, mad scientists, cultists, mutants, zombies, vampires, aliens and more lie in wait in the dark corners of Equestria, terrorizing the night. But the most infamous and dangerous of them all is the legendary witch Twilight Sparkle, with a five hundred million bit bounty on her head.

Seeking fame and fortune, Rainbow Dash sets out to defeat the legendary witch and collect the massive reward. The one thing she wasn't counting on was Twilight being less evil than she expected.

More stories set in this AU can be found here.

Cover art is a work in progress by Abode_WTF

==Originally written spring 2011== Equestria Daily Post==
GLaDOS is free of Chell, free to continue testing, when she discovers a portal gun Wheatley tried to repair with duct tape. When the portal gun catastrophically fails, the enrichment center, GLaDOS, and Chell are literally dropped in the middle of Equestria. The mute test subject soon finds the world of ponies far more welcoming than the human world. But GLaDOS sees possibilities. Let the testing begin... for science.

Before the Princess of the Night forsook,
She watcht o'er ev'rypony's dream, and shook
Away the terrors that would plague us all.
But in the heads of all she ne'er did look.

But why? you ask, why does she make that call?
Am I not vital? Is my fright too small?
But nay, young foal, your fears are not the case,
For in some wicked dreams, she too may fall.

She'd realize this trap once: into a place
Fell Princess Luna, after one such grace
Of fright, in which e'en she'd just scarcely wade;
She soon was whiskt away without a trace.

By luck, in vex and silence she'd not staid;
Before returning home, this quest she made.

Coverart by flamevulture17. Preread by Shinzakura.

This story is a sequel to The Thief and the Thorn

After being assigned to the maverick Jedi Master, Tempest Shadow, Rose finds herself thrown head first into a planetary conflict as her first assignment. Things will only get worse as several stories will intertwine on this world. Alliances will be made, trusts betrayed and wills tested as a confrontation, years in the making, is the inevitable result.

All the thanks and credit to Amante Animation.

Cover art provided by https://www.deviantart.com/3d4d

Life's tough when you're the most-wanted mare in the galaxy...

Half the world wants you dead. The other half is afraid of your help.

Flurry Heart has turned her back on her family, friends and society, but when a desperate call for help arrives, she is reminded that some things still matter. Now, she must battle her demons from the past to save those she loves - but they have demons of their own they must deal with as well.

Co-writer: Recon777

Many heartfelt thanks go out to my editors:

Developmental Editing: Recon777, BernardDK, Pawz
Line Editing: Recon777
Copy Editing: TranquilClaws
Proofreading: Oberth Effect

Without their encouragement and support, this fic wouldn't have been possible.

Check out BernardDK's other awesome art here!

Prereaders: Word Worthy, Flutterfinar. Orionwolf, Plonkett

A special nod to Pen Stoke for inspiring the character of Nyx.

Now with a review! https://issuu.com/equestriatimes/docs/040/s/10947601

Canterlot has strict princess preening protocols that all professional preeners must follow, and this booklet will ensure you learn to apply them properly. Written and published by the Equestrian Royal Society.

Now with a reading by StraightToThePointStudio!

Herin lies the tale of the STARK WEATHER - MARE EXPEDITION to the CLOUDBREAK ISLANDS, in 1365 YD. The mysterious floating islands are the stuff of legend, said to exist within the massive, eternal storm wall, far off in the wilds beyond the north-west borders of Equestria. A few fringe historians claim they are the origin of dragons, griffons, even magic itself, but only a few fragmentary, contradictory accounts exist from those who entered the storm and returned to tell the tale.

Fifteen years after Princess Twilight took the throne, the time has come for the secrets of the Cloudbreaks to be revealed. Two great airships of the Storm Fleet have been slumbering, mothballed since their capture in the Sixth Battle of Canterlot. Now the EAS Friendship and the EAS Harmony have been refitted for the task ahead: equipped with experimental devices to cut through the storm. Nearly two hundred ponies and allies are assembled: the finest explorers, researchers, aircrew and engineers Equestria has to offer. Together they will be the first to pierce the veil and fly to the Cloudbreak Islands.

High adventure awaits in these 'sky lands', populated by strange creatures and filled with unknown magic. What caused a piece of another realm to seemingly break away and become part of Equus? What happened to the long-vanished guardians, villains and great spirits of the realm? What designs do the remaining population have on Equus and how will they greet its ambassadors?

Set around the time of 'The Last Problem', and based on a four-player online RP with Ferret, Patashu and Spearmint. Note: the action takes a while to get rolling; the early chapters focus on character interaction. If you want to skip the prologue, try Chapter 4: Crossing the Storm, or Chapter 18: Exploring the Cloudbreaks.

H̵͖̋̂ͅể̶̜ḻ̷̦̤̉̀p̶̫̿̏ ̴̼̺̠̂̃m̷̖̲̪̋̌͗e̸̦͒̆̎,̴̛̙̽͜͜ ̸̗̓ȟ̴̺̩̭̽ȅ̸̐̽ͅl̷̮̅͆͋ͅp̶̜̗̚ ̷̧̤̥͒̔m̶̬͚̘̈́̍̚ë̴̹̺́́,̷͓̋͌ ̸̳͔̉ͅh̷̯̓̀͗e̶̖̾̓͋l̴͔̹̅̑p̸̜̱͒ ̸̲̝͘m̵̽ͅe̵̠͛̀,̴̪̱̳͋͒͝ ̷̧̼͖͆̀͝h̵̠̅̀̌e̷̡̡̿̿̉l̷̞̞̓͂p̶̱̰̉̀ͅ ̴̢̦̏͒͐m̴̰͑͠e̴͇̠̲͌̈́̎!̴̙͓̐̎ͅ ̵̙̞̕͝͝Ǐ̸̬̖̋̓t̸͚̎̏̈́ ̵̱͓͘h̴̨̟̀͒̌û̴̬̈́̕ȑ̵̢t̸͍̅s̴͈̭̄ ̴̯̥͗́s̵͍͐͒͗o̴̙̓ ̸̛̠͊m̷̻͕̀̚u̶̻͋̈͋͜c̵̩̫̜̅h̴̭̎ ̸͖̘̃́I̴͎͕͗̋͌ ̵͈͗

> Data Flow Disrupted_
> Attempting Resyncchronization_

Help me, Help me, Help me, Help me!

> System unable to resynchronize with Data Flow

It Hurts so much! I want to Forget but I can't! Please someone Help me forget!

> Terminating Data_

I Hurt, it's so cold... I'm so tired...
Nothing... there is left, no one left.

> Reformatting Data_
> Memory Alteration Initiated_

No... nothing left to protect... is my duty done...?

No it's not done We must save them, I must bring them back I must PROTECT THEM!

This is an Elsword Displaced story and despite how creepy the description is the story will not really be too bad. Now on that note the dark tag is there for a reason and there will be some adult themes going on. It's not bad enough for a teen rating but there will be some points involving depression and other things along those lines.

We are all familiar with the story of the Canterlot Wedding, where the queen of the changelings foalnaps and impersonates Princess Cadance during her wedding as a ploy to invade the city with her army. Yet there is another Equestria out there where the roles of the impersonated and the impersonator are a little different.

We enter at the wedding ceremony; the nobles, the friends and family, the bride and groom have gathered, but the best mare hasn't been seen since her outburst at the rehearsal...