Sunset Shimmer has never needed anyone or anything - she had her magic, she had her ambition, and she had intellect. Others just stood in her way or held her down. So what do you do when your plans for world domination fall through?

Now she's about to discover that the only thing harder than hitting rock bottom is climbing your way out of that crater. Good thing she has some new friends to help her along, but its tough to seek forgiveness from others when you can't forgive yourself...

Special thanks to KiltedKey (Chapters 1/2) and SolidFire for their editing work.

Twilight finds a young pegasus filly in the Everfree Forest after a visit to Zecora one night. When the filly disguise is finally dropped, what is revealed is a wingless changeling. After hearing the changelings story, Twilight decides to take pity on her and, unofficially, adopt her as a daughter.

How far is the princess of friendship willing to go to keep her new daughters true identity a secret?
What is she willing to risk to give her new daughter the best life possible?
What would she be willing to do if the truth should ever get out?

Inspired by Past Sins, written by Pen Stroke

In the frozen north, a few species of animals are still yet to be befriended by ponies. Following some light research, Fluttershy makes her way up to the Crystal Mountains to observe and make friends with the frost bears in the mountainous region, but she finds more than just bears in the snowy region of the north. When she returns to Ponyville with her discovery, the mare must make decisions that are not only best for her, but for the foal she now claims as her own. With a big heart, she gains more than a new friend, she gains a family that struggles to be normal when the little filly is anything but normal. Fluttershy will learn what it means to love unconditionally and teach a young filly just what it means to be family.

Nightmare Moon spends a thousand years banished to the Moon, fighting herself and the Shadows both within and without. She watches civilization rise and spread, a quarter-million miles away.

Can she reclaim her power? Can she overcome the six champions her sister has sent to defeat her?

Why do three of the champions look terribly familiar to the renegade Moon Princess? Why does the sight of one, in particular, break her heart?

And why, as the battle continues, does she increasingly hope that she does not win?

This is an expanded version of the two-part Series Opener. From Nightmare Moon's point of view.

Now with its own TVTropes page!

If you want to find out what the Great and Powerful Trixie was doing in Manehattan, and what happened in some other parts of Equestria during the Longest Night, read An Extended Performance. The direct sequel, however, is All the Way Back.

Sphinxes. Creatures from ancient Anugypt, shrouded in mystery, myth, and superstition.

When an archaeology caravan passes through Ponyville carrying the find of the century--four mummified sphinxes--an ancient Anugyptian curse awakens and regenerates the Sphinx Queen Neferkitti and her retainers.

Now, four mysterious creatures from another place and time are on the loose...and mildly annoying the citizens of Ponyville.

(Cover art by zimvader42, used with permission.)

This is the story of Sour Grapes, a literate, snarky, anti-social unicorn who lives on a Vineyard close to Sweet Apple Acres. Her life, times, interactions with various cast members, and eventually falling head-over-hooves for someone.

Alternate Universe, because this was started well before the whole: "All three seasons happened in one year" thing. Honestly I don't believe that all of that could have happened in the course of a single year, anyway. Though it would explain how the ponies be crazy, sometimes.

When a small filly calling herself Sonata Dusk emerged from the mysterious portal within the castle, Princess Luna expected many things. What she didn't expect was for the filly to claim that she was actually a siren, banished from Equestria a thousand years ago. Despite her initial surprise, Luna makes an unexpected decision, and takes the filly under her wing.

Several years later, with the impending return of an ancient evil, Luna sends Sonata off to the humble little town of Ponyville, in the hopes that she will be able to learn the true value of the magic of friendship.

But Sonata isn't quite keen on interacting with other ponies. After all, ponies would never accept a singing sea monster as a true friend... right?

First story of the Sonataverse.

Edited by Retirw-Tsitra. Cover art done by Violise.

Sunset Shimmer has just graduated from Canterlot High School, and while that would normally be cause for celebration, it fills her only with a nameless dread as her friends begin to scatter to the winds to pursue their futures. With the latent magic of the human world contained and categorized and the Rainboom's idyllic days of schoolwork over, she finds herself without aim and listless, as though something important is missing from her life.

Fortunately for her, Princess Twilight Sparkle might know what ails her.
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So. First time posting on the site after a VERY long period of lurking and reading and enjoying the tales this fandom can produce. To my surprise, I found a dearth of a certain subset of story that I wanted to read, and so I have done this, to put my thoughts to words. After all, it is said that one should write the story they want to read, yes? I've been inspired by a variety of stories like it that came before, and I hope to equal their quality.

I'll try to update roughly once every couple of weeks; please be patient with me and I hope you give this tale a once-over. Pre-emptively tagging with AU, that I might diverge freely from what may come if needed.

Rainbow Dash here all you awesome pony readers. So yea, big reveal, I’m a mom now. No, wouldn’t give it up for the world… still… anypony want a filly… I got one… I’m pretty sure I screwed something up here… help!

(This story is going to be somewhat episodic following the lives of Scootaloo and Rainbow Dash learning to become a family.)

Sequel story here: https://www.fimfiction.net/story/297472/youre-wanted-ill-always-protect-you (Warning, tonal shift.)

Mark Stevens was just a normal, single, unemployed guy living in Columbus Ohio. He was living a dull life of consumerism, until one day, he finds a strange crystal outside in the park.
Now, he finds himself in world of talking ponies and magical creatures, with himself turned into a pony.
Now, with the help of his new equine friends in Ponyville, Mark must try to adjust to his new life as one of them. All while dealing with monsters of every type, ranging from timberwolfs to even a draconequess of chaos! But as he tries to find away back home, he feels the presence of something dark watching him.