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?

Sequel to Moonbeam. Follow along and learn how Princess Luna fares in reintegrating herself back into Equestrian society, and how her friends from Ponyville cope with the changes to their lives that being close to royalty brings.

"Love is a force of nature."

In the Swayback Mountains, a violent storm and its aftermath force Rarity and Applejack to reappraise their feelings for each other.

Illustration by the awesome JakNeurotic.

Celestia makes sure to surround herself with the most competent staff
in all of Equestria, but when they go too far in her service, she takes
things into her own hooves.

Twilight Sparkle is called away to tend to Luna when she falls ill. As Luna grows sicker and Twilight more determined to help the younger princess, she begins to uncover dark secrets about the elements, the alicorns, and her own past.

Sometimes, getting your cutie mark doesn't mean you have all the answers.

====Originally Written June 2011=====EQD Link====
There is a shadow to all of existence, a place that all worlds are shielded from by a thin veil. A Dark Place, where a single presence plots and struggles to consume all creation with its darkness. The author Alan Wake is one who has defeated this Dark Presence, but to save his wife and his world Alan had to remain trapped in the darkness.

Now, through his struggles to return to his wife, Alan has unintentionally released the Darkness and an old villain upon Equestria. To fix the mistake, Alan starts a new story with Twilight Sparkle as the protagonist. Can the unicorn find the strength to face the darkness, or is all of Equestria doomed to be the victim in the dreadful horror story?

Note: Story assumes no preceding knowledge of the game Alan Wake. Written for any MLP:FiM fan to enjoy.

How long can it take to learn a simple lesson? A day, a week, a year? What if you are an immortal goddess, charged with the well-being of an entire realm? How difficult can a simple lesson be? Well, how many grains of sand are there in all the beaches in all the world, or how many stars?

Some simple lessons take an age to learn.

Seriously, a lot.

(Now with a Spanish translation by the generous SPANIARD KIWI!)

Twilight can't stand all the incessant, nagging comments that pop up on her pPad, constantly seeing notices from off the Ponynet, and she clicks through to upgrade both Chrome and Firefox. After the programs crash in the oddest way, Twilight feels that she's truly had enough. She enacts a spell that transports her into the electronic world inside of her device. She enjoys exploring the special place for a short while, but she then gets a shocking surprise that forever changes what she thought of those two browsers.

I got this idea from loyal readers Sir Lionheart Angel and Dragon Emperor Geon. Many things to my great pal MuzzledElk for making this all possible. This story is currently rated 'teen' for 'not yet', and I plan some tasteful consummation of love later on. I also hope that people don't mind my gratuitous references to the Eurovision Song Contest. Thanks for reading.