What is the value of a secret? What knowledge lurks forgotten in Equestria's past?

After chasing a thief from Canterlot to the desert mountains south of Equestria, Twilight and her friends are beset by tragedy. To save her friend, Twilight will have to delve Equestria's greatest secrets, and discover a truth that even she will wish she hadn't learned. When the thief's full plans come to light, will Twilight be able to save Equestria's secrets, her friend, or even herself?

Written for the July 2014 Pre-Reader Battle, based on the prompt "The Canterlot Archives hold a dark secret." Contains a reimagining of a G1 villain, but does not require knowledge of G1.

New Laws. Something that rarely happens in Equestria. Not for the lack of needing them, there are plenty of issues that could be solved with the right kinds of laws in place, but for the simple fact that a lot of times they just don't work out as intended and get revoked. It can be a challenge to find the right kind of balance between a law, the rules of the law, the enforcement of it, and the punishment that comes with breaking it.

A challenge that Equestria's newest Princess, Twilight Sparkle, feels she is up to the task for.

Twilight has seen and heard about many issues, both in Ponyville and other parts of Equestria, that could be handled with the right kinds of laws in place. However, due to there having been several times in the past where new laws being passed have been less than ideal, she is going to be taking it slow. To do this, any new laws she passes will first be given a trial run in Ponyville to see how they work out before either letting them be applied to Equestria due to being successful or being dropped due to not working as intended.

Cover art by Hybridance.

A few days after the Nightmare Moon Incident, Spike awakens to find Twilight acting a little...odd. Or odder than usual anyway. All of a sudden she's being all motherly, sure of herself in ways she's never been before, and even more outgoing.

But…it’s kind of creepy how she just seems to know everypony’s name, or their habits, and even some stuff nopony else should know.

But she's still good old Twilight...right?

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Twilight has developed a device that can detect strange signals coming from outer space; signals from aliens! She gathers her friends so that they can all listen in.

But they may not like what they hear...

cover image courtesy of DocWario

I'd appreciate if everyone could keep the YouTube embeds in the comments to a minimum. The sheer number of them is putting a bit more strain on my connection than I'd like. I'm going to start deleting any comments with 2 or more embeds in them.

One night, just like that, Celestia realizes she's going to die in less than twenty-four hours.

Proofread by:

• Selbi
• Neko Majin C

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Polish translation made by Dolar84

When evil cultists are out kidnapping innocent ponies to summon their dark god, it's up to Princess Celestia and Twilight Sparkle to stop them! Armed with guns, sharp pointy things, magic up the wazoo, and plenty of ammo, the two are ready to kick some flank and chew bubblegum!

And guess who just ran out of bubblegum?

Collaboration with the great and quite handsome alexmagnet, who you all should go check out and stuff.

In this alternate take on the ending to Season 2, Chrysalis actually triumphs, defeating everypony and turning Princess Celestia into a Changeling. However, almost immediately, Chrysalis's plans begin to go awry. For Changelings feed on love. And who is more beloved in Equestria than Princess Celestia?

An accident leaves Scootaloo fighting for her life, and while everypony tries to offer what help or comfort they can, a few may just learn something new: exactly what it means to be a sister.

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Thanks to a number of people who helped review this, including Logician, Ion-Sturm, Vimbert the Unimpressive, samurai anon, Present Perfect, and Chris.

Fluttershy has always been a shy and quiet mare; everypony know that! But her friends become worried when it all gets worse. After she has stopped talking to them, never leaving her house and not eating, her friends see no other option but to take her to a mental hospital, where she can be cared for and helped. But can Fluttershy and her friends handle this? Fluttershy only has one question; Why did Equestria shrink?

Cover art provided by the wonderful Denial

When something from Fluttershy's past comes back to haunt her, she ends up running away, and it's up to the others to figure out what happened. Will Rainbow open up about what she knows? Will Fluttershy solve her problems? Will Twilight succumb to the temptations of dark magic?

First "book" of The Saga of The Beast.

To those of you wondering who the "bad guys" or "good guys" are, there are none. When I write, I try to make sure everyone is doing the right thing (in their own eyes, at least), because there are no people who think of themselves as evil, except in hindsight. That's one of the things I try to reflect in my stories, so please, don't say "But I thought they were supposed to be evil", because they aren't. Not even the main antagonist is evil in this, and she even gets highlighted as a good person many times.
Just remember, evil is never a state of mind, but a difference of opinion.

Special thanks to RazedRainbow, Destructio23, and TyrellTheDragon for editing. And more thanks to MegaRainbowRoses for the cover art.