After Equestria faced a crippling tragedy, the dozens of petty lords, who until then all counted their remaining days, suddenly set their sights with renewed malice on how they could get rid of the one remaining pony who threatened their rule.

Some didn't shy away from even the most despicable of methods, changing a colt's life forever.

Proofread by Not That Anon and Equimorto. Thank you very much again!

Once every few billion years, a world comes into existence somewhere in the multiverse. Crafted for one purpose and one purpose only: to host the great Banquet of Beings, the Chaos Conundrum, the Great Gathering. There is bound to be a lot of senseless violence, crude jokes, cosmic horrors and a handful of universes drowned and burnt in the spirit of celebration.

What does it have to do with a small, magical world of Equus?

Well, the Gathering is, among other things, a chance for the Masters to disciple their Vassals.
And little Discord the Draconequus, Lord of Equus, has become unruly as of late.

If you're worried about your comic lore familiarity, don't! The story features a character from mlp comic series issues 75-78, but all you need to know about them and their story you can make out. I won't tell you anything more so to not spoil the fun. The action is situated around 10 years after the ending of season 9. Also, I do not include comic books season 10 as canon in this one, not simply because the story is already hermetic enough. Don't worry and just enjoy! <3

Cover art by me! (Took a lot of work.)
I'd like to thank my brother, Rastak-15, for support and pre-reading. <3

When the enigmatic Lyra Hoofstep arrives in Ponyville, nopony makes much of her. After she befriends Lyra Heartstrings however, strange events begin to unfold. Soon, Twilight Sparkle finds herself caught up in a quest for knowledge that may be better left in the dark.

And that's that. This is my first fanfiction, so I would definitely like some feedback. In particular, I was trying to imitate the style of H.P. Lovecraft, and I want to know if I succeeded. Other comments and suggestions are welcome, of course.

Hair magic is a fraught and dangerous field. Many a pony has gone mad seeking to understand its complexities.

But there is one book, one terrible arcane tome, which may hold all the answers.

And if you're a pony going bald, well, what are you gonna do?

After witnessing a series of strange events Twilight Sparkle and friends search for answers, only to find themselves entangled in a war between two ancient races and a plot that could end all existence. Luckily, our heroes find help in the form of an eccentric brown pony with an impossible blue box.

This story is a sequel to Cardboard Castles

Zipp was used to odd things happening to her. She had grown up with her sister in Zephyr Heights and Pipp was a drama queen who made the simplest task an impossible hurdle. She helped out at the Brighthouse nearly every day with her friends and they were odd. Magic coming back to Equestria shouldn't phase her since she finally got to fly around and finally use her wings like she always dreamed of doing.

Magic coming back should be a net positive. But waking up as a batpony when you didn't expect to would ruin anypony's day. And that was before she realized that the yearly Zephyr Heights Spooktacular was today. This was not her day and, for once, she was understanding why Pipp worried about the smallest of setbacks.

Celestia. Luna. Greensmith "Greenie" Apple. Discord. Sombra. Chrysalis. Tirek.

These seven students at Queen Twilight's Friendship University are the Elements of Magic -- Sun, Moon, Earth, Chaos, Order, Love and Self. A year ago, they first came together to stop the deadly Diamond Queen from turning all of Equestria to beautiful crystal, and turn her back to Good Queen Rarity of the Crystal Empire. Now, plants are growing out of control all over Equestria, and violent storms have trapped the Changelings and the pegasi of Canterlot. Queen Twilight Sparkle summons the Elements of Magic to combat the new threat.

Written for the "Swapped Roles" contest, but it's unlikely that I'll get it done within the deadline of the contest.

Note that there are way too many characters for the character box, so I can't include them all. Sorry.

A mammoth being of ancient metals and gears has awakened from the earth with the sole intention of destroying every villain in Equestria. Untouchable, unmovable, Discord remains as its last target of worth. Now the Spirit of Chaos must beg for Celestia's aid, even if things are so much more complicated than he would have ever wanted.

What if Discord never ate the reforming spell Twilight was going to use on him as a last resort? What would happen to the Spirit of Chaos when a spell forcibly changes him to what the ponies' morality consider good to be? Nothing good, that's for sure. Or rather, nothing bad, according to the new Discord the spell creates.

Although magic has been returned to Equestria, the Mane 5 are still curious about its origins. Discord tells them that if they want to know more, they have to look for someone who predates even Equestria itself. This leads them to discovering about Megan Williams, who had recently returned to Equestria not that long ago after her last time being there. Will this former savior be able to make friends with three generations of ponies or did she have enough? This is a crossover between G1 and G5

Cover Art: Squipy-Cheetah