In a world ruled by the night, it makes sense that a passionate romance can bloom invisibly in the shadows. A sly, flirtatious touch or a whisper laden with hidden meaning can go unnoticed by the keen, gossip-hungry eyes and ears of the Night Court. But how long can such an affair stay subtle, especially when one of the participants is Rainbow Dash?

NOTE: contains one slightly crass implication

This story was written for prompt one of the RariDash Contest found at http://raridashdoodles.tumblr.com. Thank you to PresentPerfect (https://www.fimfiction.net/user/923/PresentPerfect) and Chudojogurt (
https://www.fimfiction.net/user/248047/ChudoJogurt) for editing and to http://raridashdoodles.tumblr.com for the cover art! And last but not least, thank you to my good friend Multiversecruise (https://www.fimfiction.net/user/222592/Multiversecruise) for inspiring me to write this story, helping out with it a ton, and being an all-around source of good vibes :3

An alternate ending to the evil ending to Kiss of the Dark by Soothing Stone. King Sombra survived the attack from princesses and fled his castle with the Queen of Shadows, his wife Twilight Sparkle. This is the story of how they rebuild their empire and overthrow Celestia and Luna.

Princess Luna falls comatose and is revived by the love-sick kiss of one of Celestia's guards. As a reward, she leads him to the ancient hidden barracks of her long forgotten guardian force. Their slowly blossoming romance gives birth to a breed of royal guard not seen in 1,000 years. The Lunar Stallions!

1,000 years ago, the shadow demon Eclipse possessed Princess Luna in a bid to seize control of both the sun and the moon. Eclipse was banished when Princess Celestia wielded the Elements of Harmony, but Luna fell into an eternal coma.

Waking Night, the festival of dreams, is held in honor of Princess Luna and the anniversary of Eclipse's banishment. In the dark corners of Equestria, though, sinister forces conspire to make their move and free Eclipse from its prison.

When the forces of evil strike, six mares from vastly different walks of life find themselves thrown into a quest to retrieve the Elements of Harmony, the only magic strong enough to end the threat of Eclipse and its followers once and for all. In order to find the Elements, they will have to venture deep into the secret resting place of Princess Luna, but Eclipse also seeks the sleeping Princess of the Night.

Chronologically, this is the series premier of the Eclipse-verse series.

Cover art by My Little Sheepy

[Bittersweet]
Dear Luna,

I was your hero.

And I failed you.

Is that why you haunt me?

Princess Celestia, after hundreds of years since Nightmare Moon was exiled, writes a letter to Princess Luna, in hopes of getting though to her, in bringing her little sister home. But it's rather hard to send a letter to the moon…

*Hit the top charts on the 7th of July, 2014!*

After a thousand years of banishment to the moon, Luna returns to find that not many ponies remember her. She has spent much of her time since her return hiding from the world, not even taking control of her night sky back from her elder sister. One night, she is convinced to slowly take command of her realm by Celestia. Luna once again learns what it means to be a princess, and to be loved by her subjects when they send her their thanks and love in the most humble of manners, in written form.

This is the story of her return to grace, and of her subjects' love and affection for both Luna and her night sky.

This story is a sequel to Stardust

Everyone knows the story of Hearths Warming Eve. They know the tales of the three pony tribes and how their strife brought the Windigoes upon them, and how the Fires of Friendship saved them from their frozen fates. For countless generations the tale has been told, but how has it changed over those years?

Or is any of it true in the first place?

Only one pony knows, and Celestia would prefer that the past stay forgotten.

(Based on a 'What If' line of thought that was born from the Stardust storyline. While some familiarity with Stardust and Mente Materia doesn't hurt, this story can be enjoyed on its own)
(Coverart available soon from the amazing FoxInShadow!)
(Many thanks to Arzoo, BradTheBrony, Vandenbz, and Setokaiva for prereading!)
(Complete with it's own TVTropes page as part of the Stardust continuity)
(Character tags will be added as chapters are added!)
(Possible spoilers in the comments! BEWARE!)

After a thousand years, Luna finds herself finally freed from the form of Night Mare Moon - the ordeal has left her weakened, though, and she is ordered to spend the next year regaining her strength and getting herself up to speed on what has transpired during her thousand-year absence. Finding ways to spend that time? That... might be troublesome.

Sequel to 'Hiatus': 'Stuck In The Middle With You' (Slice of Life)
Featured on Equestria Daily and FiM Fiction! Thanks to everyone who has read, reviewed, and commented!

It's Luna's first morning in Canterlot, and she's having trouble getting sleep. Maybe her sister has something to help...?

This was inspired by a picture by C4tspajamas, available here.

At first glance, Princess Luna's charioteers might appear to be little more than Royal Guards dressed in festive apparel for Nightmare Night. However, there is far more to the story than that - the Night Guards once played a pivotal role in the history of Equestria, and have sacrificed more for their beloved princess than most ponies are even aware of.