An odd request from Princess Celestia stirs up a new hurdle in the life of the mane six.
With one month until the next Gala, Twilight, Pinkie Pie, and the rest of the gang are given extra tickets. Why? Simply so that they may ask their special stallions to attend with them. But with one month until the Gala comes one month to choose who to bring.

Celestia and Luna were born as unassuming foals in troubled times. But already marked for greatness, the simple earth ponies stand to face a world set against them, full of danger, fear, and sadness. A world they will change forever.

A sweeping epic taking place before Equestria was made, where Celestia and Luna must rise from normal foals to become the Princesses we know them as, beset from all sides by monsters, other ponies, and even the forces that govern nature. Their tale is as tragic as it is triumphant.

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(Cover and internal art by Madmax)
(Editing credit predominantly Lightside Luc)

Things between Celestia and Luna are getting worse than ever, with both Princesses unable to reconcile their guilt over the events surrounding Luna's banishment. With the leadership of Equestria fraying, outside forces long forgotten by the subjects of the sun and moon take the opportunity to settle an old score.

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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Ten years into the future, Pound and Pumpkin Cake, along with a new friend, form a new team of Cutie Mark Crusaders.

It has been quite an adventure for the Cutie Mark Crusaders. Even after earning their cutie marks and leaving to live the rest of their lives, they always knew they would have an inseparable bond as Crusaders and as friends. But all good things must come to an end, and on this night, seven years later on the day it was formed, they finally decided to put the CMC to rest. But fate has a different plan, and the title of Cutie Mark Crusader may just pass from one generation, to the next.

Humans.

Truth or myth? Ancient lost civilization or just an old pony's tale?

No pony has ever seen one, and most haven't even heard of them. But Lyra knows that these wonderful creatures are more than just old legends, and she's going to find out... and possibly drive her roommate insane in the process.

What would you do, if you met a pony who was at once your brother, and yet not? Applebuck wishes to reunite with his 'Cousin JayJay', and braves the dimensional divide to reach his goal. But being a small foal, how will he deal with a world in which everything is flipped? His friends, his family, and even... himself?

Equestria is locked in a three way tie. The Earth ponies pay tribute to the Pegasi so that they will control the weather and the Unicorn's receive tribute to raise the sun and moon. All three factions distrust and even openly hate the others to a point where anypony found outside of their realm is persecuted. A series of events brings six young fillies from all three different worlds together, and as they spend more time together, they realize that not everything grown ups say is true. But how can they be friends in a world on the brink of all out war?

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Being a creator means creating your own world, where you pour your love and heart into it.

In a stormy night, after a strange event in her office, Lauren Faust gets teleported into the magical land of Equestria. The land... that she created. What will she do now? How will she return to the reality from her own imagination? Will she even be willing to leave?