Twilight Sparkle was banished from Equestria a long time ago for a crime she didn't commit. The rest of the Mane 6 have been searching for her to tell her that she can return. When they do find Twilight, they realize that the trials of surviving outside Equestria have changed their old friend. Not all the changes are necessarily good.

As they return to Equestria, they must figure out who is opposing them. Shadows lurk in every corner, enemies watching for a single misstep. Not to mention, Twilight's shadows are creeping up on her. But even if they do manage to face the trials and troubles, do they have what it takes to face what awaits them back home?

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With Twilight now ruled Equestria, technology in Equestria has started to evolve, and now many of the ponies and creatures have iPhones. Twilight still needs to get used to this new generation. But thankfully she has Luster to help her explain better what these devices are for, and even show the advantage of having one.

[Rationalfic Deconstruction / Subversion of Displaced]
You’ve read the stories of people from Earth being “Displaced”: Their bodies are changed, their minds are warped, and they’re thrown across the multiverse, to whatever world and timeline their supernal "Displacers" decide upon.  Well, this story isn’t one of them...

...because when they tried to remake me, I didn’t let them.

A Rationalist Horror story, in which an Occultist from some version of Earth (implied to be the World of Darkness) undermines her own Displacement and ends up as a Self-Modifying Construct. Scientific Inquiry, Philosophical Debate, Rational Discussion, Body Horror, and Existential Hijinks ensue. Themes, Concepts, and Style inspired by HP Lovecraft, Elizer Yudkowsky, Gordon R Dickson, Edgar Allen Poe, Modern Prometheus (Frankenstein), Dresden Codak, World of Darkness, and Friendship is Optimal.
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Your story breaks the shitty norm that most displaced stories have in common by being an 'actually interesting story' instead of a powertrip for a horny teen.

This is like brain porn. My head hurts but in a good way.

Author’s Notes

I often find Displaced fics to be more often Miss than Hit with me. Often, they're generic, poorly written, or just do not do anything worth reading with the concept.  This is an experiment to trt out a few other concepts which aren’t used often, even by me, including some which directly subvert Displaced as a genre, and maybe even come up with some advice for those authors. This is also a crossover with the upcoming Dragon: The Oroboroi Chronicles, a World of Darkness rulebook which I lead the development team for.

I hope you all enjoy this, and I implore you to leave some feedback in the comments section: I'll experimenting with a few uncommon concepts here, and I'd like to know how people feel about how they're coming across. :3

FAQ

Because people keep bringing these things up...

Horror/Dark Tags

I've had multiple people ask "how bad does it get?" Note the lack of the "gore", "sad", or "mature" tags or anything like that. Yes, there is blood and death at some point in this story, but the real horror of this story comes from the philosophical and scientific quandaries the characters go through: this is "intellectual horror", not "visceral horror".

Length

In the interest of this NOT becoming one of those long, sprawling fics, I plan to keep this limited to a manageable 10 chapter limit, not counting Prologue and Epilogue. No one wants to read something that long, and I'd rather not be stressing over this 6 months from now.

Sequel

The Sequel is already in the works, with scenes already written. It will be a more episodic story revolving around world optimization and interplanar hijinks.

Crossovers

To be clear, I do plan on having the main character make one of those "Token" things, but as they often get in the way of actual stories, that won't happen until the end of the story. The Sequel will be crossover-heavy.

Anon takes over Spike’s job of transcribing Twilight’s friendship reports. He does exactly what you’d expect.

Companion fic containing Celestia’s replies up to Letter 120 - To: Anon, From HRH Sunbutt written by Snow

She really, really is.

And Twilight has to deal with it.

Sunset Shimmer, after all this time, finally decides to ask Twilight Sparkle on a date. Yes, the Sunset, has a crush on the same Twilight she rescued at the Friendship Games. The question is... how is she going to do it? It also doesn't help that a bunch of things get in the way of her perfect plan!

Does Twilight like Sunset back? Can Sunset man-up and get her date?

-Occurs currently in the Equestria Girls Timeline right after: The Rollercoaster Of Friendship

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Note: This is NOT connected to my other stories :)

It's been a long road for Sunset Shimmer. She was the student of Princess Celestia, but her hubris cost her the trust of her mentor. She devised a plan of revenge, only for it to go up in smoke. She suffered self-doubt in the face of uncertainty during the Battle of the Bands, but in the end finally proved herself.

Now that Sunset has been forgiven, she has to get used to her new status at Canterlot High...

Book One of Prelude to Anon-A-Miss.

Takes place shortly after Rainbow Rocks.

(Note: the Main 7 tag is there for simplicity, since Sci-Twi isn't in this story)

Part of "Not Just Any Old Continuity", which includes
Not Just Any Old Trilogy
The Crystal Prep Chronicles
TimberTwi Tales

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This story is a sequel to Prelude to Anon-A-Miss: Catalyst

Anon-A-Miss have made their move! Pictures have been taken and secrets have been revealed. Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity and Applejack all gather together to speak to Sunset Shimmer. Will their friendship survive once the dust settles?

An Anon-A-Miss One-shot.

The Main 7 tag is up for simplicity, as Sci-Twi does not appear in this story.

Part of "Not Just Any Old Continuity", which includes
Not Just Any Old Trilogy
The Crystal Prep Chronicles
TimberTwi Tales

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This story is a sequel to Prelude to Anon-A-Miss: Wallflower's Weekend

Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo begin to feel frustrations over their sisters' constant hangouts with Sunset Shimmer. They're feeling ignored, and they recall an offer from a while back...but will all of the Crusaders readily accept it?

A one-shot finale for Prelude to Anon-A-Miss.

Part of "Not Just Any Old Continuity", which includes
Not Just Any Old Trilogy
The Crystal Prep Chronicles
TimberTwi Tales

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This story is a sequel to Prelude to Anon-A-Miss: Sunset's Redemption

Wallflower Blush has been wronged by Sunset Shimmer, and she vehemently denies that she's changed. To that end, she spends the weekend planning ways to exact her revenge.

Book Two of Prelude to Anon-A-Miss.

Part of "Not Just Any Old Continuity", which includes
Not Just Any Old Trilogy
The Crystal Prep Chronicles
TimberTwi Tales

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