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 princesses have a mother. This fact isn't recorded in any traditional sort of history book, but she is very much real. She wasn't grandiose, or even a big deal really. Not many ponies knew about her, thus why she's often left out of history. But the princesses knew her. Very well in fact,and they remember her fondly. After all, where do you think they got their personalities? This is the story of Juniper Jewel, and how she raised two goddesses.

Presenting Princess Celestia, fair and beloved ruler of Equestria, and her daughters, Luna and Twilight, heirs to the Equestrian throne.

Wait, what was that last bit?

Due to an unknown spell, Princess Celestia must take care of her new young daughters as she fights her stronger-than-ever motherly instincts while finding a way to return everything back to normal.

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This was adopted from TheFaceOfMercy

This story is a sequel to Luna's Protégé

Growing up is an adventure. Especially when it takes place under the tutelage of Princess Luna! Under her care, Twilight, Trixie, and Sunset are now friends. However, they're not quite PBFFs, yet. And since they've barely begun being Luna's Protégées, there's still a great deal left for them to learn.

Naturally, since they're still fillies, there will be some missteps, mistakes, and even the odd problem or two along the way. But, it's nothing they can't handle, as long as they have each other!

Direct sequel to Luna's Protégé
Set in the Trio-verse.

A few years have passed since Princess Luna was purged of the evil known as Nightmare Moon by the Elements of Harmony. She took back her rightful place on the throne of Equestria at her sisters side.
On a sunny day, a couple of seemingly mundane events trigger memories long forgotten. Memories of a secret Luna hast kept to herself for far too long. Facing Celestia won't be easy. But she has no choice. It is her duty to care for her subjects, and she has to retake the responsibility she could not fulfill while banished to the moon.

In terms of full disclosure, the story got a review by TheifofZ.

What has happened since her disappearance? What will she find? A joyful reunion or devastation? What happened to her Children of the Night?

Inspired by Children of the Night. Cover art is a screenshot from the video. I do not know if there is an "official" story for the Children of the Night and I do not claim mine to be "canon" in the context of the video. These are just my thoughts on what might have happened back in the days.

This story takes place right before the season 4 finale.

When Twilight is awake, Celestia is her teacher, and she a faithful student. But when Twilight shuts her eyes, another mare approaches, who teaches her a very different lesson.

An experimental fic, written to play around with alternative perspectives. Be warned, ye who enter here.

(I realize that Star Wars crossovers aren't exactly new, though this was just an idea I had on a whim. I might continue it, depends if you guys want me to or not.)

Sweet Night a maid working in the royal castle, is stuck with being the personal maid of Princess Luna for the night. Even if its for a single night Sweet Night still fears for her job, rumors floating around the castle tell of how many ponies lost their job to Luna. In truth little is known about Princess Luna, and perhaps Sweet Night will be the first to learn about the real Princess of the night.

Edited by: Twilight Scratch

Cover Picture From: Lunaa29

*Edit: 26 Nov. 2014. Changed tags to 'Teen' and added 'Dark'. But it's a light-dark.
Luna wakes in a cavern, blindfolded, gagged and bound by magic runes. Her captors are exultant. They have captured the co-regent and sister to the highest power in all Equestria. They can name their price!
Or can they?
Luna won't cooperate, Celestia hasn't answered the ransom demand, and Canterlot is acting like nothing is amiss. The moon rises and sets just like it always has.
If they have Princess Luna, why doesn't anypony seem to care?

Set in and after the story of Disney’s Frozen, this story follows Elsa as she takes in and cares for the filly known as Snowdrop after she mysteriously wandered into her world. In the process, the two form a powerful bond that will be put to the test time and time again. But if Elsa has learned anything from her sister's bravery on the frozen fjord, love can overcome anything.

Cover art done by Engrishman, edited by my good friends Bad_Seed_72, PizzemaForte, HenkiPie, onlyanorthernsong, Forthwith MariusIoannesP Nomad_Sigma and Spike120812 for making this story readable. Go check out their own stories when you're done with this one.

I do not own Disney's Frozen of Hasbro's My Little Pony, but I do thank them for making both so I could write this story.
Also, big thanks to Silly Filly Studio's for all their great animation projects.