For a thousand years, there was just Celestia. Then Cadance appeared, Luna returned -- and now Twilight has ascended. There are ponies who are very curious about just what happened, why -- and how. Especially the how. Twilight herself is on that list, a freshly-minted princess with far more questions than answers, about to face a brand new one: what truly makes an alicorn?

And what happens if it goes wrong?

(Part of the Triptych Continuum, which has its own TVTropes page and FIMFiction group. New members and trope edits welcome.)

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Cover art by Harwick.

Being a complete introvert, Octavia is very surprised when a strange looking girl in her music class calls her a peculiar nickname. Her name is Vinyl Scratch, and for some reason, she acts like Octavia is her best friend! Who in the world is this girl???

Edited and Proofread by the very talented Shutup868

This story is heavily inspired by my love of Dawnfade's Vinyl and Octavia: University Days and my endearing love of Japanese yuri manga.

Got featured a while back and somepony was nice enough to point that out.

Tirek is on the rampage, relentlessly stalking Princess Twilight Sparkle to complete his takeover of Equestria. Doctor Whooves manages to shelter several ponies, who decide to hide in Golden Oaks Library, only to find themselves within the tree moments before it is destroyed. This is where the Doctor has been hiding his T.A.R.D.I.S. all along, and the tree ship sends them back in time.

Now they have to find out what purpose they've been sent back for, and hopefully not change history in the process. Some ponies have different plans, however...

--You might like this story if you also like:--
Doctor Who
Time Travel stories
Alternate Re-imaginings of MLP:FiM episodes from seasons 1-4
Doctor Whooves with several companions all at once
Bon Bon secretly showing her Secret Agent abilities
Lite Lyrabon shipping
Princess Twilight and Unicorn Twilight...in the same time period!
A story which reads like both a Doctor Who episode and an MLP:FiM episode

Ballpoint Smudge has one job. It's not an easy one, but it's one he's determined to do to the best of his ability. The only problem is that as soon as he meets Twilight Sparkle, everything he's ever learned about princesses goes flying out of the window. He was expecting her to be regal, haughty and bossy. Instead she's warm, friendly and welcoming. Perhaps she's genuinely a nice pony? Nah. It's got to be a test.

Based on an idea by Ambrose Bierce, from his excellent Devil's Dictionary. Just look up 'Insurance'.

Featured at 12.30 GMT on 15/06/2016. I am very pleased indeed about that.

With the power of the sun, it was only obvious that Celestia was hot, but Pinkie Pie never realized just how true that was.

A special thanks goes out to DanMcIntosh for doing a reading of this story on youtube. Here's the link.

One day, after tearing apart dimensions, Discord stumbles across a small clay animal that seems to support plant life. He finds this amusing. Pranks ahoy!

Celestia wakes up to a very green morning...Wait, GREEN?

"DISCOOORD!"

Now featured on Las Pegasus Tribune! Feature!
Re-Feature! Thanks Cerulean Voice!
NOTE: These ARE broken links, but they will stay in memory of the site. Rest In Pony, LPT.

This fic is 100% approved by Twilight's Library!Woot!

My unicorn parents called me a worthless mud pony. They pushed me every day to overcome my lowly status. When I woke up one morning with my cutie mark, I thought they would love me. I couldn’t have been farther from the truth.

It was not destiny or enjoyment that led me to discover the cello and composing. My parents made that decision, deciding before I was born I would continue their family legacy of famous musicians.

They did not realize what that decision would cost them.

Special Thanks and Links:

Cover Art: Dreampaw. The inspiration for the story.
Dramatic reading of Act I-III by Malao567. June 2013
Reading with music by ObabScribbler. June 2014
Song: Hooks and Strings by Reverb Brony. May 2014

Style inspired by H.P. Lovecraft
TypeWriterError: Editor & Rating Board
Gage of Grandiloquence: Editor
The11thWonder: Pre-reader
Nharctic: Pre-reader
Breath of Plagues: My Pinch Editor.
ArgonMatrix: Bad Grammar Exterminator
Daemon of Decay: Advice, also inspired me to write fan fiction. Blame him!

I've never really had any imaginary friends when I was a foal. I guess I didn't really have time for them. I mean, I had my books and my BBBFF, so I didn't really feel like I needed to create one.

I guess that's why I found it so strange when Rarity came to me, asking for help with Sweetie Belle. Seems she had managed to pick up one of her own, and it was starting to cause some problems. Well, of course I'd be willing to help Rarity in any way I could. What are friends for?

Merry Christmas from PrimevalDinosaurBrony

It's the countdown to Hearth's Warming, and Party Favor's party is gathering more buzz than usual. But for Equestria's top skier Double Diamond, something feels missing. Sure some of the mares (and even a few stallions) have tried flirting with him out of drunken desire, but he rejected them. He was looking for true love, and when he ends up under some mistletoe with a certain pink unicorn he might just find it...

Cover by MlpLoveSong

It is a question Captain of the Guard Night Light asks cadets at the guard academy every year as a condition for graduating and becoming full fledged guards, but this year he will have to ask his own son Shining Armor this question.