One thousand years have passed. One thousand years since Princess Celestia banished her sister to the moon. Now, after one thousand years, Princess Luna has returned. But even after all this time, Celestia is troubled by what she did to Luna. Celestia accepted Luna's forgiveness, but can she return the gesture after what she did?

**Author's Note: Originally inspired by the song "Lullaby for a Princess" by ponyphonic. If you haven't heard it, go listen to it right now! Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4tyvJJzSDk
Seriously, you won't regret it.**

***EDIT: sorry, the cover art doesn't seem to be working. Here's the link to the picture if you want to see it. Yup, i drew it myself. http://caelusstorm.deviantart.com/art/After-All-These-Years-381461365 ***

It is two weeks after Princess Luna's transformation into Nightmare Moon and her subsequent banishment, and Princess Celestia isn't doing so well. Her actions weigh heavily upon her, and every day she sinks deeper and deeper into her sadness and regrets. The worst part for her, however, is the loneliness. Her sister was the only one who understood her, and without her constant presence the Solar Princess is beginning to lose her hold on reality. In the midst of all this, Celestia decides to do the unthinkable.

Unfortunately, not everyone agrees with her...but isn't love the most powerful type of magic?

Inspired by the amazing song "Lullaby for a Princess." Cover art by InuHoshi-to-DarkPen.

Stargazing. Nowadays it's a great pasttime. Thousands of years ago? Not so much.

And Luna doesn't like that.

Amazing what my muse comes up with on the fly.

Enjoy.

Princess Luna, who wants to be accepted by the ponies of Equestria, has an idea: she'll buy and deliver presents to the foals in her nation. Does she make it?

Cover art by RouletteObsidian

Princess Celestia is the Princess of Equestria, and has brought peace to the Renaissance-era country, but what almost nobody knows is that she has a sister.
Luna finds her way back to Equestria after the passing of her caretaker and honors her father's dying words, to make a name for herself. She never expected to meet such amazing individuals in a place like Ponyville, especially the town's 'celebrity noble'
slightly based off of 'A Knight's Tale'

In the beginning, the world was void and without form—and boring as well, since nothing lived on it and there wasn't all that much to do. For a long time the new world lay dark.

Then Celestia chose to walk it alone, and at last there was light.

Memories hurt; she knows this. A thousand years on the moon with nothing but your own thoughts is torture upon a level no pony could ever achieve. Sometimes, the easiest thing to do is hope, and pretend they never existed. But nothing can change the past.

And sometimes, those memories don't want to be forgotten.

It's Luna's first winter back home, and her work is weighing her down. She goes flying to clear her mind, but soon she wonders if anything has changed at all after her time on the moon. Soon she has to face her hatred in the form of windigos, but she doesn't know how to stop her own hatred. Can she find the solution in her dreams?

Written for this contest
Thanks to RaylanKrios, Bad Dragon, and Glocky for editing and prereading. You guys are awesome.
The amazing art can be found here: http://horseapparatus.deviantart.com/art/First-Winter-Back-479381886

Love changes relationships, though not to the point where they are no longer recognisable. Twilight loves to go flying with her marefriend, but sometimes... sometimes her marefriend can still be her teacher.

This story is a sequel to Mother of the Moon

After learning that her sister is actually her mother, and her father is Celestia's captain of the guard, Luna learns to adjust to this change. She finds that many things have not changed, nor can they. Other things have, and not always for the better.

As Luna is nearly nine, Celestia feels its time to start teaching her the more difficult lessons about being royalty, and that the world is not always fluffy and kind.

Cover art by Melon Drop, used with permission.

Proofreading by the wonderful, and patient Mind's Eye.