Cadence is the most popular girl in school. Shining isn't really popular at all. But when Cadence shows an interest in watching his sister, their worlds collide and suddenly they realize they aren't so different after all -with Twilight stuck in the middle of it.

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.

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The world was literally falling apart around them. Mountains drifted off into the sky, rivers tied themselves into knots, and hideous monsters ravaged the scattered remains of ponykind. At least the unicorn named Twilight Sparkle had her friends, right? Well, no. You see, they all were separated while they were sleeping when the ground split, carrying each them thousands of miles apart in a single night.

A week after losing her friends, Twilight Sparkle woke up with a strange affliction: she was hearing voices in her head. At first, they were merely having idle conversation; they didn't talk to her and didn't acknowledge her, and thus were easy to ignore. But then, as Twilight searched for her friends, she realized that if enough of the voices agreed upon something, they could alter reality itself to get what they wanted.

Then YOU came along and spoke to Twilight. YOU are the collective voices that have recognized her and decided to aid Twilight Sparkle in her journey to rescue her friends and save the world. But beware, the powerful THEM seeks to destroy the world and see Twilight suffer for all eternity.

Are YOU ready?

Inspired by "Twitch Plays Pokemon."

After being abandoned by his friends, Gohan makes a wish with the areas to go far, far away. Little does he know his desire leads him to the world of Equestria. How Gohan deal with his life in a new world?