Lauren Faust wakes up one day in Equestria and guess what? Celestia and Luna tell her that A: she's the queen and B: they're her daughters. How will she cope? Will she stay or try to find a way back? Oh and she's an alicorn, of course.
Final story in the Misconception Trilogy. Applejack tries to fix her broken bond with Rarity, Pinkie Pie plays matchmaker while pursuing her own love interest, and Spike loses himself in a perfect alternate reality he can visit in his dreams.
Through a miscommunication between herself and her mentor, Twilight accidentally starts a war with the Griffon Empire. Well, maybe calling it a "war" is too generous...
Twilight has developed a device that can detect strange signals coming from outer space; signals from aliens! She gathers her friends so that they can all listen in. But they may not like what they hear...