It's 10,000 years into the future and Equestria is nothing more than a deserted wasteland of destroyed cities and towns. Princess Celestia walks through the wasteland alone deep in her own thoughts.

Have you ever wondered why Derpy Hooves seems to always be around? Always hiding in the background, watching, spying, almost as if she has another purpose.

Almost as if, Derpy Hooves is just an alter ego...

A delivery pony with a sense of adventure about him, is about to find out the truth behind those yellow eyes. An adventure that will take them beyond the lands on Equestria, and to a perilous conclusion.

This story contains adventure, humor, action, lessons of friendship and peril. And of course bad ass Derpy.

This story is a sequel to The Stars of Darkness

By all accounts, Wild Wings should be very happy with how things in his life have turned out. He and his friends Shooting Star and Morninglight have been freed from any influence of the Elements of Destruction, thanks mostly to the Elements of Harmony blasting them (almost) into oblivion. He's got his old job back as one of Luna's Generals, and even some new friends to be around- especially Rainbow Dash, against whom he races almost constantly. He survived something that should have claimed his life, and is ready to get this whole "second chance" thing well and truly started...

...but something's bothering him. Something that is nestled so deep in his heart that he can't shake it, something that is frustrating him to the point of everypony around him asking if they can help.

But can he find the courage to admit his fears... to tell them all that despite being given this second chance, he may have already destroyed what he wanted the most out of it? Or the courage to admit to himself that the beautiful mare he can't stop thinking about may want nothing to do with him... and that the family he so longs for may have already slipped through his hooves?

Luckily for Wild Wings, he has some very good friends- from an excitable filly to the Moon Princess herself- who are more than willing to help him in his time of need. But will they be enough to get him to confront the one pony in Equestria who he most desires to see again?

[Ponies on cover were drawn by this lovely and talented artist .]

Derpy comes across a stallion on a daily basis and without any information on him, other then that he's odd...it leaves her thinking it's just a coincidence . He remains a stranger, until one mail delivery that changes her outlook on the stallion and conjures a whole different, and stronger feeling.

Princess Luna was surprised at how different she appeared when she was freed from Nightmare Moon. But it has surprised her even more how similar things continue to be between she and everypony else, especially her sister. With a child's body and a child's mood, she struggles to feel secure in an environment she thought she would always be sure of. In this swirl of emotions, Luna finds solace in the pages of an old romance. Its words, however, inspire a truly mad idea. And Shining Armor, bound by his oaths, must see through this madness 'till the very end.

Princess Luna has been through a tough life. A thousand years ago she could not control her jealousy, envy and rage and became the infamous Nightmare Moon. Then, she spent a thousand years on the moon, only to return, still as Nightmare Moon.

However, despite everything she has been through, her return to Equestria was warmly celebrated. Princess Luna is a pony that everypony loves, and she is completely forgiven for everything that's happened.

So, when Princess Luna is suddenly and unexpectedly killed, the entire nation of Equestria is thrown into grief and despair. Ponies everywhere find themselves unable to deal with the tragedy.

But the worst hit is Princess Celestia herself...

One thousand years later, the mortality-defying guardspony, Warden, has returned to his place at Luna's side. He has traveled a rough path, but he has barely glimpsed the lengths of the longest journey that awaits them...

It has been almost a year since Luna is back.
And Celestia doesn't have a clue,
that she is planning a surprise attack.
What daft situations could ensue?

Cover image credit goes to 'Yamino
http://yamino.deviantart.com/

After a thousand years, Luna finds herself finally freed from the form of Night Mare Moon - the ordeal has left her weakened, though, and she is ordered to spend the next year regaining her strength and getting herself up to speed on what has transpired during her thousand-year absence. Finding ways to spend that time? That... might be troublesome.

Sequel to 'Hiatus': 'Stuck In The Middle With You' (Slice of Life)
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As proud as she was of her royal duties, the nights in Canterlot often left Luna bored and lonely - remembering her troubled past as Night Mare Moon made it no easier. Determined to clear her head, the Princess of the Night decides to take a night-time stroll - making new friends and discovering things about herself in the process.

The cover image is from the wonderful John Joseco, on Deviant Art. I take no credit for it.