Looks like I need to rework large chunks of this story :>
Added tags: Sad
(The sequel is here)
Youtube reads by Spore Harvest start here.

Sometimes, your inventions can bring about great good for humanity. And sometimes, they do the opposite. However, a single man actually did BOTH with his creations, and is one of the few survivors left on Earth after the "Ash fall". He decides, with his breakthrough in spatial rendering, to leave the destroyed Earth behind and go for a new world. He aims to go to a fresh Earth, where everything is as it should be, without his existence.

Unfortunately, he goes slightly off-course, and ends up in the wrong world. How will his technology get him through this?

If any of you don't like a little pseudo steam-punk, then you shouldn't read this, because the main character's technology is heavily influenced on its style...except for three certain things.

The beginning of the story was inspired by "Techno-Babble in Equestria" made by N64Fan. You should go check it out. It's pretty good.

That work of art is "Steampunk Wanderer" by amlaidgh. I only found the name of the artist, so I don't know where it could have been originally posted. The original version of this art seems to be "Wanderer above the sea fog" by Caspar David Friedrich.

Rainstorm loves his family, and all life has to offer, but as the curses of realism, lust and life slowly transform innocence to maturity, he must find his consolation in friends, family, and love.

(Set 5 years after the epilogue of Winter's Howl)

When you two have nothing in common, it's always hard for someone to see you as someone to be admired, but that won't stop you from trying.

Equestria Daily post

It's been a hundred years since Princess Celestia and Princess Luna were overthrown, and the Equestrian Republic was founded, a hundred years since anyone has gotten a cutie mark. So what happens when a completely ordinary pony living in the Republican Capital City of Ponyville woke up one morning and discovered that one has appeared on her flank?

For almost a thousand years, the immortal Nightmare Moon has reigned over Equestria as Empress. To the average pony, Nightmare Moon is an overarching enigma whose rule is absolute and whose wrath is terrible. But to Twilight Sparkle, who as an orphan has never known her parents, the Empress is something else entirely. When the young unicorn is brought under the royal wing as an apprentice, she learns a great deal more about the supposed tyrant than she ever knew. But as Twilight is introduced to life with her new mentor, she is thrust into a world of political intrigue, conspiracies and secrets. Secrets that were never meant to be revealed. As allies and enemies plot against the very peace of the nation, will Twilight fall prey to the perils of her new position? Or will she prosper and find in Nightmare Moon the mother she never had?

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My eternal gratitude to my editor, LordOfTheWrongs, without whom Night's Favoured Child would not be the story it is today.

Now with added TVtropes!

A coming of age story for my favorite blindbag mare.

Life and it's lessons can be hard sometimes, but with courage, friendship, and a little hot sauce, a young mare can overcome any challenge.

Credit and thanks for the image goes to Durpy on DeviantArt!

In the clearing of an unnamed forest between Canterlot and Ponyville, the bodies of Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie were found, along with the wreckage of a flying machine. The Royal Guard are claiming it was a tragic accident, but Twilight Sparkle suspects that there is more to it. Will she find an answer to a question that nopony asked, or is she just trying to distract herself from her own grief?

The equestrians have forgotten us, forgotten of those they once fought side by side with, lived and coexisted with. Those who they had once called brothers and sisters. I am here to remedy that, to bring back the forgotten histories of Equestria.

Part one: First contact

EDIT: The story has undergone a rewrite and I added a few new elements to the existing chapters. You may want to reread them ^^

A light blue colt named Eagle Eye found himself close to death after a brutal fight with timberwolves in the Everfree Forest. While desperately trying to find Ponyville to start a new life and forget about his past, he ended up being rescued by a helpful, yet shy, pegasus. Seeing he was given a second chance of living, he felt he was under a huge debt to the shy pegasus.

Trixie returns to Ponyville seeking to put things right between herself and the townsfolk. But when Twilight receives a letter from the Princess, Trixie gets the chance to live up to her previous boasting. Can she do it alone, or will she need the help of a certain purple unicorn?

Disclaimer: My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is copyright Hasbro and was created by Lauren Faust. The Mane 6, the Great and Powerful Trixie, Spike, the Cutie Mark Crusaders, and every other creature featured in canonical episodes are part of that copyright. All ponies not featured in canonical episodes, such as the Great Lapis Lazuli and the Powerful Pyrite, are original characters from the author's imagination. This is a non-profit fan work made in celebration of a great show and the absolutely amazing fandom that follows it.