Ponies have asked Princess Celestia one question above all others over the generations. It has taken many forms, many directions, but the true question is always the same. "What does a Goddess fear?" It is not a question any of them expect to truly be answered, and none thus far have understood her answer.

She is Princess Celestia Arc De La Equestria, The Undimmed Monarch of Equestria, and she only fears three things.

She fears each day for the safety and happiness of her little ponies. She fears for the loss of those she loves, consumed by time's eternal march. Most of all, she fears a small purple unicorn. Brilliant as her own sun, curious, inquisitive, and bearing a charisma to rise all Equestria to her side. A mare that Celestia fears accepting as much if not more than denying. A mare that was standing outside the door to Celestia's private chambers, with a question upon her lips that could topple an empire.

This story takes place in the down time between season 1 and 2. As such Twilight Sparkle is not yet an alicorn and has only been living in ponyville for roughly a year.

Co-Written by:
* Chosen Heart
Cover Art:
Once more by the lovey and super awesome Manifest Harmony
Editors:
* Fuzzy Fabricator
Contains:
Cuddles, Cuteness, romance, no sex

Twilight wants to experiance what it is like to be able to do the things Pinkie Pie can do. Pinkie thinks that this is a VERY bad idea as do a few other people

Anger, rage, jealousy…
Something that ponies do not usually feel inside of themselves…
When Luna views upon a sight in ponyville,
she can’t help but wonder about it…

Collab with The Abyss (Chapters 1 and 2)

Proofread by Neko Majin C and edited by The Abyss (Chapters 3 onwards)

Twilight Sparkle has always ignored Hearts and Hooves Day, seeing it as just another normal day with extra chocolate and the occasional broken-hearted friend to comfort. But when Rarity convinces her that not having a date during the holiday is contrary to proper princess protocol, Twilight rushes to do everything in her power to live up to the expectations presented to her.

There’s just one problem, though: Twilight has never been on a proper date before.

After a few rather disastrous attempts to find a date in Ponyville, Twilight goes to her mentor in Canterlot in a last ditch effort in the hopes of finding the answers she seeks. Princess Celestia, however, may have something more for her than either of them had anticipated.

On her way to her parent's house one cold Hearth's Warming Eve Twilight Sparkle disappears. From Canterlot, from Ponyville and from the looks of it, Equestria. Her friends and family are worried for her but unknown to them she has been thrown back almost a thousand years for unknown reasons. As she tries to figure out how and why she sent there her time in the past begins to change and shape the future.

Twilight and her friends will have to work together to get her home.

This was planned almost completely at the end of season 3 so lots of newer canon history is ignored. Thus the beginning of this fic also set soon after season 3.

Slow burn Twilight/Celestia and background slow burn Pinkie/Luna. Other ships are as of right now undecided.

After falling foul of Twilight's machinations in their last encounter, Spoiled Rich concocts what some may regard as a drastic plan to set things right. Dare you read on? I think you do.

A direct sequel to "I Wish To Register... A COMPLAINT!!" . Probably a good idea to read that first. Hey, just a suggestion.

Celestia called Twilight to the palace, to help her sister Luna who is lonely... Well that's what she wanted her to think.

School life has been going well for Sunset Shimmer, who has recently befriended the human world's version of Twilight Sparkle.
Unfortunately for Sunset, her girlfriend, the pony world's Princess Twilight, has stopped responding to the messages she's been leaving in the journal that she uses to communicate with the pony world.
Sunset begins to panic, worrying that she's done something wrong and that Princess Twilight doesn't care about her anymore. After a talk with Rarity, she decides to do something about it.

Written in first person from Sunset Shimmer's perspective. Set after Legend of Everfree but before the Dance Magic special.

Edit: Thank you for featuring my fic on the homepage 😊

Although it's been almost a week since Twilight changed into an alicorn, she can still feel the consequences of her decision echoing. Strange things begin to happen around her, and it may be up to Spike to figure out just what's happening, and what Celestia failed to explain to Twilight the very first time they met.

Meanwhile, Twilight struggles against her developing darker self, trapped in in her own mind until her antithesis is banished, or she is.

Picture credit goes out to turbosolid on deviantArt.

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When Luna gifts Twilight the town of Ponyville and its surrounding countryside as her demesne she's initially confused. Then, after double checking her dictionary, more than a little concerned.

All her friends are, legally, her possessions. The town that took her in is her plaything, if she so wishes. She has been given responsibility.

Can Twilight's vision for a modern renaissance outrun the harsh realities of the shadowy figures pulling strings behind the scenes, nobles jockeying for her attention, and an irritatingly metaphorical love triangle?

Special thanks to the insatiable Blue_Paladin42, the incorrigible Maskedferret, the intuitive Southpaw and the indestructible newbiedoodle for all their hard work, past, present and future.