Twilight Sparkle has a secret: her mind is not hers alone.

King Sombra, tyrant of the Crystal Empire, was spared from his destruction. Twilight Sparkle welcomed his severed consciousness into her own, and began to learn from and hopefully teach the fallen unicorn. No one knows what she has done, and now fate has thrown a wrench into her plans.

Back in Ponyville after her coronation as Equestria's newest princess, Sombra refuses to ignore Twilight's new station in life.

One hundred percent approved by Twilight's Library.

After conquering yet another ancient evil, Twilight returns to her library. There, she encounters the ghost of King Sombra, who delivers a terrible warning about the dangers of helping emopones.

A touching, heartfelt tragedy, except it was written by Fiddlebottoms, so it is not.

Magic isn’t real. Twilight Sparkle abandoned that fantasy in her childhood, along with nonsense like pony princesses and myths of a monster in the moon. The only thing worth believing in is that which can be proved—scientifically, of course.

But then a series of un-scientific phenomena starts happening at Canterlot High. The magic-obsessed transfer student won’t leave her alone, a vivid nightmare haunts her dreams with increasing intensity, and her benevolent mentor-slash-principal is clearly hiding something big. Everywhere she turns there’s talk and sight of magic; rumours of a thousand-year old prophecy and a monster returning to seek revenge. And worst of all? Twilight finds herself almost willing to believe it.

Almost. Good thing she’s smart enough not to, right?

An EQG-adjacent retelling of the season one opener. Sciset. Animated trailer. Reviewed by PaulAsaran. Art by me!

"Learning to trust your instincts is a valuable lesson to learn."

Mere months after the events of "A Canterlot Wedding," the memories of cold shoulders and dismissals remain fresh in Twilight Sparkle's mind, which causes her to question her ability to face the next task that Princess Celestia bestows upon her.

Alone, she must find a way to protect an entire empire. She's afraid and unprepared, but when a mysterious stallion lends a hoof to her success, she soon discovers a friendship that threatens to blossom into something much greater.

(6/9/2016): Made it to the "Featured" page again! You're so awesome, guys!

(( "Of Magic and Masquerades" is the first story in the Crucibles of Harmony series. It is an alternate take on "The Crystal Empire," with some alternate events from Season 3 and minor Twilight/Sombra shipping. ))

This story is a sequel to Twilight's Final Salvo

The School of Explosions was co-founded by Twilight and Discord, owing to their shared love of explosions. Gathering teachers from all over Equestria, shenanigans will happen as they try to teach creatures the art of explosions.

The chapters are not in chronological order, but I will leave a date before every chapter to try and leave a coherent timeline. Chapters will update whenever I get an idea, so updates will be irregular.

This story is a sequel to Twilight Discovers Nuclear Explosions

Grogar has returned to take his rightful place as King once more, along with the other villains. No, he's not Discord. Also, Starlight was there.

However, Twilight gets informed by Discord and decides to make this the greatest explosion ever, even if it gets her the largest reconstruction bill she'll ever need to pay.

Set in "The Ending of the End, Part Two". Not to be taken seriously.

This is the final in the series. Thank you all for your continuous support!

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This story is a sequel to Twilight Discovers Nuclear Explosions

Twilight is staying in the Crystal Empire, when a hooded pony comes into her room and steals her crown.

Celestia reveals that it is her old student, Sunset Shimmer. Twilight immediately goes after the thief.

What happens next involves chemicals and a lot of science.

Set in: "MLP: Equestria Girls". Not to be taken seriously.

An entry in the Sci-Fi contest

This story is a sequel to Twilight Challenges the Lord of Chaos

Tirek has escaped Tartarus, and managed to gain Discord's magic through unknown means.

Twilight faces off to him with the magic of four alicorns, knowing that this could very well be her last fight.

However, she intends to finish this with a bang.

Set in "Twilight's Kingdom; Part Two". Not to be taken seriously.

Big thanks to all the friends who motivated me to push past burnout!

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This story is a sequel to Twilight Causes the Demise of King Sombra

Discord has finally escaped his stone prison a year after Celestia and Luna thought he would. Explaining why, he gives an ultimatum to Celestia, Twilight and her friends.

But he offers a proposition. One that will either see him reformed or as the ruler of a Equestria dissolved into chaos. A very....explosive proposition.

This story is meant as a joke. Not to be taken seriously.

Context from prequels is not needed, although it would be more enjoyable if you read the previous three.

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This story is a sequel to Twilight Becomes a Bug Exterminator

The Crystal Empire has returned.

But that's not the only thing that's back.

The tyrant of the Crystal Empire, King Sombra, is back, and he wants to reclaim the Crystal Ponies as his slaves. Twilight will not allow that to happen, and she prepares to face him.

Except, she has a plan up her metaphorical sleeve. An explosive one.

Set in "The Return of the Crystal Empire; Part Two". Not to be taken seriously.

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