Nightmare Moon just wanted to rule in peace. Sure, the changelings weren't exactly the friendliest neighbors Equestria had, and the people of the east, from the griffons to the riverponies, were future threats to her reign that had to be dealt with, but she was confident that all would go well in the end. Unfortunately, a Daybreaker from an alternate universe was absolutely not a variable Nightmare Moon had accounted for.

(Mostly based on the world of Equestria at War, a My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic mod for the WW2 grand strategy game Hearts of Iron 4 by Paradox Interactive, and also a few headcanons that I thought would be fun.)

Twilight did her duty. She saved everypony she could, except herself. Now trapped by an evil cult, in more pain than she has even been in before, and dying on a sacrificial altar, she calls for help. The Nightmare answers.

Will Twilight become the next evil to threaten the world or will the Nightmare simply be glad to have some freedom? One thing is for certain, Twilight's life will never be the same again.

The Editors
Cander (CH 1-Current)
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Now with an excellent reading by StraightToThePointStudio (Currently only up to CH 30)

And we even have art!
[Warning Spoilers] Twilight's Nightmare Art

There exists a legend that few speak of outside of hushed whispers. A horror that strikes without warning and few have seen, and among those few even less have lived to tell others. A skilled user of darkness and wielder of the deadliest of weapons. Such was the methods and abilities of The Ninja. But this tale is of two families of Ninja, or rather the tale of their heirs. Of how cunning and seductive Rarity Belle, Heiress of the House of Iga, met the Deadly and Clever Spike Sparkle, Heir of the House of Fuuma, and how their love saved both of their families.

After being saved from a vampiric overlord at a party, Twilight Sparkle is put in danger by her savior, Sunset Shimmer, an ancient and beautiful vampire girl. Against all odds, Sunset vows to protect Twilight at all costs, and in this vow, a bond is forged between the two. A bond that may end up being unbreakable and eternal.

Full audiobook here: https://sparrow9642.bandcamp.com/album/savior-mlp-eqg-audiobook

Cover art done by Tomiku: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8hxsCzueF8N1aeguEfZfqA

This story is a sequel to Friendship Is Monsters

It’s been over month since Twilight first saved Sunset's life and began to make friends. She finds herself happy for the first time in a long time and breaking out of her shell. However, as she ventures out and expands her horizons, things are gonna get messy. Secrets will spill, faces from the past will return, and new threats lie around the corner.

Maybe friendship really isn't so scary, even if your new friends are monsters.

Maybe its all you have

Rainbow Dash is feeling down on her luck one night when she meets a vampire named Coco Pommel.

There’s no end to the monsters that lurk in the dark.

Ghosts, werewolves, mad scientists, cultists, mutants, zombies, vampires, aliens and more lie in wait in the dark corners of Equestria, terrorizing the night. But the most infamous and dangerous of them all is the legendary witch Twilight Sparkle, with a five hundred million bit bounty on her head.

Seeking fame and fortune, Rainbow Dash sets out to defeat the legendary witch and collect the massive reward. The one thing she wasn't counting on was Twilight being less evil than she expected.

More stories set in this AU can be found here.

Cover art is a work in progress by Abode_WTF

A dying Applejack is kept company by Twilight, but they receive a visitor who offers them an alternative they had yet to consider...

Written expressly for Equestria Daily's inaugural Writer's Training Grounds. Apologies in advance for the clipped, frenetic pacing of the story, but there was a hard limit of 1,500 words, and when you're as wordy as I am, that's very difficult to obey!

Now with an awesome audio adaptation by the talented Scribbler!

Cover art shamelessly swiped from Carnifex; modified version by Scribbler.

Pursued by packs of deadly Changeling troopers, Applejack and her family have journeyed through an Equestria shattered by the Changeling Invasion. Things look grim for ponies everywhere…until she gets a mission to pick up a very special package from Appleloosa. And that package holds the key to turning the tide and defeating the Changeling hordes once and for all!

It doesn't take Rainbow Dash long after her promotion to the upper Rainbow Factory to figure out just how tough the work really is. There's a lot to learn about weather manufacturing, a lot to learn about the culture of where she works, and a lot to learn about herself in the process. Her most important lesson, however, is the value of songs and those who sing them.

Much thanks to Holtinater (<3) and SunlightRays for editing, and Silent Whisper for inspiration and the cover art.

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