Twilight discovers the true purpose for the Canterlot Royal gardens, much to Princess Celestia's annoyance. Knowing her student will seek answers with or without her permission, the Princess gives Twilight a new subject to study, the story of five of the garden's occupants, their connection to Nightmare Moon, and the dark days of the War of Night.

Warning: Comments are encouraged, but spoilers are present in the comments.

Fic is currently undergoing a very slow revision. Revised chapters will have a (R) in the title.
I've also added chapter numbers for a bit more ease of navigation. Mostly on my part.
This is a project that I will slowly be working on Bringing my first major story up to snuff. I shall also be fixing plot holes and clearing up some issues that certain parts have that may contradict the lore later on.
This will only be worked on sporadically unfortunately as I need to be in certain mind sets to do this.

Original story was posted in 2011.

Tags: Action, Historical, Sad, Humor, Roller Coaster, Violence, Singing, Some Romance

Part 2 is here.

http://www.fimfiction.net/story/71261/stories-in-stone-memories-of-twilight

WOOOT featured on Jan 5th 2015 at 2:47 am, 4 years after it's initial publishing!

There comes a time when the light must go out; but how do you know if you've burned brightly enough?

After an unknown accident Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash awake to find themselves sharing the same body! Now they must struggle to hold themselves together as their world is turned upside down. How long can two ponies exist in a single mind? It’s a race against time as they search for answers before it’s too late. When all is said and done, you’ll never look at Twilight Dash the same way again.

Twilight and her friends are over worked and desperately need a vacation. So the mane six, Spike, and the Cutie Mark Crusaders rent a beach house for the weekend.

Miss Cheerilee informs Applejack that she never passed elementary mathematics. Since every pony in Equestria is legally required to understand rudimentary math, Applejack must retake and pass a basic exam in order to avoid going back to school.

Sounds simple enough, right?

In an alternate Equestria, Discord rules 12 districts of Equestria, each one of which must send two tributes each year to fight to the death in an arena for the amusement of Canterlot citizens. Octavia was just a simple mare who lived in District 12, never imagining herself as one to go and fight there...

An abridgment of the Hunger Games. I thought I might as well go and do one...

Thanks to 13foxywolf666 for letting me use your art as a cover pic!
EDIT: The new art is by Ghostwriter35 over on DA. Go check out 13foxywolf666 over on DA if you wanna see the old art.

On a dark night filled with even darker magics, an insane cult attempts to give Nightmare Moon a body and life of her own, utterly separate from Princess Luna. But, when the spell is interrupted by Celestia, something unexpected is created.

Now, a little black alicorn filly named Nyx finds herself living under the care of Twilight Sparkle, only to be haunted by memories and emotions from her past. Is she Nightmare Moon reborn or is she simply a doppelganger with a soul and mind of her own? Can Twilight Sparkle protect Nyx from those who refuse to see past her dragon eyes and black coat?

Or, will Nyx be forced to inherit the sins that may not even be hers and become the greatest evil Equestria has ever known?

UPDATE!!!!:
This is a reading of this story :)

Rainbow Dash is tired. She had been training all day for the Wonderbolts and missed lunch! She just wants to eat a peanut butter and zap apple sandwhich, but sadly she can't get the jar open! Will she eat something else? NOOOO! That's not the Rainbow Way! Follow Dash on her journey to get the jar open!

In a poorly informed bout of revenge, Trixie has returned to Ponyville to make Big Macintosh and Rarity fall in love, because she's convinced this will prove she is the Best Showpony in all Equestria.
But Rarity's going to the spa with Fluttershy, Big Mac has chores to do, and Twilight hasn't the faintest as to why her best friend and best friend's brother are having an episode of freaky Friday...

This story will not be completed by its original author, though if one is interested, they can adopt the story and finish it as they see fit. Unpublicized story resources exist.

The Cutie Mark Crusaders go around Ponyville digging for treasure after hearing about a story about a pirate who may have buried something valuable in the area.