Ponyville faced an ordinary day, but then night came, and with it a massive gateway into another world. It closes before any action can be taken, but now the Mane Six and Canterlot nobility are tasked with finding out what they can about the gateway. Who created it? Where did it lead to?

And most importantly, did anything come through?

Takes place after Season 2
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When Equestria accidentally opened a portal to another world, they discovered a new species: humans. Their arrival changed the world. For the Equestrian Ponies, it heralded a great cultural and technological jump needed from their stagnating way of life. For the Gryphons, however, they represented something baser: an opportunity to increase food stock and finally have a 'friendlier' predator species to ally themselves with.

For Gilda, one of the the humans was Ancestor-sent, a soul she would protect for bringing much joy to her life. And when a chain of events force her to accompany her human to Equestria, she recalls the circumstances of their meeting, the trials they pass through, the friendship forged through fire, and love born out of understanding under the harsh skies of the Kingdom.

This is her story.

"You are mine!"

~ Grizelda Behertz

Story set in The Gentlemanverse.

The Equestrian Critics Society gave this story the initial score of 8.5/10. (Full Review)

A one-shot story of the history of the Gryphon Kingdom can be found here.

OtterMatt's WRITE Review. Score:

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For almost a thousand years, the immortal Nightmare Moon has reigned over Equestria as Empress. To the average pony, Nightmare Moon is an overarching enigma whose rule is absolute and whose wrath is terrible. But to Twilight Sparkle, who as an orphan has never known her parents, the Empress is something else entirely. When the young unicorn is brought under the royal wing as an apprentice, she learns a great deal more about the supposed tyrant than she ever knew. But as Twilight is introduced to life with her new mentor, she is thrust into a world of political intrigue, conspiracies and secrets. Secrets that were never meant to be revealed. As allies and enemies plot against the very peace of the nation, will Twilight fall prey to the perils of her new position? Or will she prosper and find in Nightmare Moon the mother she never had?

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My eternal gratitude to my editor, LordOfTheWrongs, without whom Night's Favoured Child would not be the story it is today.

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Twilight becomes alicorn of the stars. This is sort of a problem, because Luna kind of already was alicorn of the stars. Oops!

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This story is a sequel to A Novice Swordsman in the Canterlot Court

"Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody."—Mark Twain

Alan Williams Goldenhoof, Pendragon of Equestria, now married to the love of his life, has taken a step back from the world to enjoy life.

Of course, this is quickly ruined as the world comes to get him. Now Alan must leave behind his peaceful home in Equestria to face the rebel forces of his old enemy General Ironclaw. But all is not as it seems, for the General has a trick up his sleeve that will force Alan and his friends to face their darkest secrets.

This will get ugly.

Book 2 of the Harmony for All Trilogy.

Fantastic, I finally get to visit my favorite cast of awesome talking ponies to have one small thing keeping me from enjoying it to its fullest. I CAN"T FREAKING INTERACT WITH ANYTHING. I guess being a ghost in Equestria isn't the worst thing that could have happened, at least I can shadow my favorite ponies and see what going on in their lives. Heh, I guess I've become the ultimate stalker, I do miss having someone to talk to that wasn't me, myself or I though.

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Set before the events of season three.

Rated teen for now for safety, rating may change later on based on where the story goes. Characters will be added later if they get added to the story.

This story is a sequel to The Wandering Physicist Adventures

FAQ for this story: FiM Fic version (updated two weeks after every new chapter) and GDoc version (constantly updated and edited)

Over a thousand years ago, Discord killed Princess Celestia before he was finally defeated. Five hundred years ago, Queen Luna was overthrown and had to lead a brutal rebellion to reunite Equestria and give birth to the New Lunar Republic. Twenty years ago, an alien invasion was repulsed at the expense of all but one of the Elements of Harmony. A year ago, Queen Luna's oldest daughter disappeared without a trace, possibly never to return.

The world has recovered from all of the tragedies of the past and is more prosperous, more advanced, and more peaceful than ever. Ponies, Griffins, Zebras, Dragons, Donkeys, Buffalo, and all of the other sentient species of the world love and tolerate one another but under the surface, tensions between nations are brewing.

When the Elements of Harmony start finding a new masters, the other nations start fearing that Equestria is planning military strikes. With their mentors guidance, the new Elements of Harmony have to unite and avert the collapse of the New Lunar Republic before it is too late.

Author's note: This is a side story to the universe introduced in The Wandering Physicist Adventures's Crossroads, Origins, and Letters from Home. Knowledge of that other series is not required, but those stories provide a good basis for extra information about this series.

Character References: On tumblr - On Deviant Art - Warning: Contains spoilers and peanut products.

Image source by ponyKillerX. I would love to have some unique art for this series, but my art skills are not that good nor do I have the funds to commission one. *sadface*

Long before his children Shining Armor and Twilight Sparkle were born, Night Light was a young Royal Guard working at the palace while studying practical magic at Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns.

One night, a changeling breaks into the palace. Night Light is hit with a spell while capturing the intruder and falls into a magic portal on the way back to the barracks. He wakes up in a strange new world in a strange new body being watched over by a strange young woman.

With the help of his new friend Tia, Night Light has to find a way home, but he ends up finding a lot more trouble than he was expecting. Can Night Light and Tia stand up to Mr Discord and Chryssy? Who will win the football match between Canterlot High and Downtown City? Will Lulu be able to beat Tubular?

Rated Teen with the Sex tag for some adult humor, implied sexual situations and one off-screen sexual encounter. Rating will be adjusted if needed.

This story is a sequel to The Wandering Physicist Adventures

FAQ for this story: FiM Fic version (updated two weeks after every new chapter) [In Production] and GDoc version (constantly updated and edited)

Starlight Sparkle is the son of Twilight Sparkle and her husband James. After the defeat of The Master, he stopped traveling with his parents to live in Ponyville as the new teacher at the Ponyville Schoolhouse. With his sisters Rei and Del, brother Satsuma, fillyfriend Apple Bloom and all their friends, they will live their lives, find new loves and experience all the joys life has to offer. Come join them.

Setting: Approximately a eight years after the end of the series and seven years after The Wandering Physicist Adventures. No backtracking required as referenced events are linked in chapter!

Character References: On tumblr - On Deviant Art - Warning: Contains spoilers and peanut products.

To new readers: These were written as an ongoing serial. The individual story does not necessarily carry chapter to chapter, but the continuing story and events carry over. Feel free to skip around the chapters without losing too much continuity.

As this is a serial, there is a cast list at the top of each chapter allowing the you to read only those with characters you are interested in. The main characters listed are those that appear in the majority of the chapters.

Sequel to The Wandering Physicist Adventures
Sequel to The Master Game

This story is a sequel to Stardust

Times are changing for Equestria as Twilight’s return brings with it news of people and cultures from beyond the peaceful world everypony knows. Aid and volunteers are freely offered to help the besieged humans of Earth because every Equestrian knows that’s what good friends do. Unfortunately, making friends can also have the unintended consequence of making enemies.

When the monsters besieging the humans strike at Equestria with a level of brutality not seen in over a thousand years, the cry for help is sent to all the kingdoms of the world. Honored allies step forth to fulfill ancient treaties and oaths. Enemies, old and new, bury their grievances. An alliance never before seen in Equestria will be created to combat the monsters from the void.

And because of these events, a grim but welcome sibling to the XCOM project is born.

(XCOM/FiM Crossover)
(Sequel to Stardust, which I recommend reading before starting this. Fortitude Amicitia and Broken aren't required reading but are supplemental to the storyline)
(Gore tag for blood and violence)
(Alternate Universe tag because of the divergence from canon that Stardust has caused)
(Uses elements of Season 4)
(Coverart produced by the amazing Carnelian!)
(Many thanks to Arzoo, BradTheBrony, Vandenbz and Setokaiva for prereading!)
(As of 03/07/2016, the prereading team consists of Arzoo, BradTheBrony, Noble Cause and Metallusionsismagic!)
(Complete with it's own TVTropes page as part of the Stardust continuity. Could use some updating!)
(Character tags will be added as chapters are added!)
(Featured 5/12/2014! Thanks folks!)
(Possible spoilers in the comments! BEWARE!)