The war between Nightmare Moon and Princess Celestia has destroyed Equestria, leaving the few survivors to struggle to survive in a dying world of eternal twilight. Fluttershy, twisted by the war, now ekes out an existence in Everfree forest, but even that life is under threat. Twilight Sparkle is coming, leading the last army of Dawn, and she will let nothing stop her from retrieving the Elements of Harmony and saving the world; not even old friends.

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First Place in the Equestria Daily More Most Dangerous Game contest

With thanks to Luna-tic Scientist, Lord Of Dorkness, Nopony_Important and Monanniverse for their help in bringing this story to completion. Cover art is credit to 5kmoe.

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Hallo! Sorry I'm late. But then, it seems... so are you, Rainbow Dash.

And so the late Rainbow Dash comes face to face with Death himself! And he's... surprisingly cordial, actually.

But when Rainbow ends up in his debt, there's only one way to get back to the life she knew: take up the role of the Grim Reaper herself while Death takes a little holiday. Will Dashie be able to stay quick among the dead? Will she be the most awesome reaper ever... or will Death have to cut his vacation - and Rainbow's life - tragically short?

(Apologies and honors to the late Sir Terry Pratchett.)
Editors: Reese, GenerousGhibli, E3gner
Illustrations: Greenfinger

As if dying of embarrassment in the middle of a Crystal Empire celebratory dinner wasn’t bad enough, now Shining Armor has to entertain the worst guest imaginable. No, not Lemon Hearts. The one with the inexplicable agricultural tool. No, not Crazy Lace Agate. The one with the ominous powers and the unstoppable determination to – No, not Cadence. Look, Death, all right? It’s Death. Death’s the worst guest imaginable.

And when the spectre at the feast wants you dead and can’t die in turn, not even love and friendship are strong enough to stand in the way of grim destiny.

Not that this will stop them. Love and friendship are funny like that.

An entry in Imposing Sovereigns IV, using the prompt "Princess Cadence and Shining Armor/Harmony".

Shining Armor is... mostly aware of what his little sister's been up to since the Friendship Games. Cadence keeps him in the loop, but she refuses to talk about some topics, insisting that it isn't her place to discuss them. When his phone rang a few moments ago, he thought Twilight had finally decided the time was right.

He's not entirely wrong, but he'll soon wish he had been.

An entry in the Shining Armor is a Terrible Dad Competition.

Once upon a time, the School of Friendship was praised and accredited, after its lessons drove a little filly mad. Imprisoned in Tartarus with only an ancient monstrous centaur to keep her company, Cozy Glow was in the perfect place for Grogar to whisk away so that he could force her to do his bidding.

Twilight Sparkle's friends, bastions of Equestria's highest virtues, left Cozy Glow forgotten and alone, locked in that rusty cage deep underground. Nopony ever attempted to visit her, check up on her, care for her, reform her, or try to find out what was wrong with her.

This is not that story.

To my dearest friends in all the world,

I’m not certain that this letter will ever reach you. Even if it does, I doubt that any of you will believe a word it says. It all sounds quite impossible, but do bear with me. It is the tale of a time traveler, a monster, and the mare caught up in their struggle.

It is the tale of how I met The Doctor.

A Doctor Who Crossover, in case you were wondering.

The age of ponies is over.

For centuries, Princess Celestia has kept the peace in the world with the power to raise the sun and the moon. Now that she has been injured, the forces of darkness that have lain silent seize their opportunity to rise up and take total control.

When Canterlot falls, so too falls Equestria. The only hope for Equestria is the Elements of Harmony, but they have been scattered across the globe, and only a select few know how they can be found. Spike and the Cutie Mark Crusaders must set forth on a quest to gather the magical artifacts. Only with their full power can they hope to stand against the Unseelie Court of Fae.

Meanwhile in Equestria, Applejack and her allies must battle against the Sirens, an evil once thought defeated, who now rule over the land with devious intent. When the Sirens' song holds the power to control the very will of mortal creatures, how can she hope to stand against their might?

The final chapter in The Heart's Promise Continuity begins now...

Twilight Sparkle's exam at Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns is coming up, and she is bound and determined to ace it. Spike is, as always, willing to help.

Twilight refuses to fail. Spike won't give up on her.

Can they pull it off?

Luna forgot something on the moon. A magical artifact that even now threatens to destroy the entire lunar body! And Twilight only has a month to get there and stop it from doing just that!

Can our intrepid hero manage to create a whole space program from scratch? Perhaps with the help of her friends, the magic of friendship... and untold trillions of bits from the royal treasury... maybe she just might succeed!

Or the moon will explode. Maybe.

Story written as a prompt for Bean's Writing Group!

Cover art from this hilarious video.

This is a sequel to Midnight at the Crystal Library and Home Again.

Midnight Sparkle, once a figment of Twilight's imagination and her own personal demon, is now a normal human girl. And the latest member of the Sparkle family. Plagued by guilt and shame over her previous actions, insecurity at her origins as a part of another's mind, and uncertain over her place in the world, Midnight will have a long road ahead of her. But, with the love of family and friends, her sister Twilight, and even that of the Princesses across the mirror, perhaps she can find a place of normalcy, happiness, and acceptance in this strange new world.

Special Thanks to Stinium Ruide for Editing and Proofreading. You are awesomesauce.

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