It was dark.
So dark.
Why was it so dark?
And wet.
Very wet.
Why was it so wet?
It was cold.
Really cold.
Why was it so cold?
She didn't know.

POV of Pinkie Pie, in an Alternate Universe where she was sent back to the mirror pool by accident.

French translation available here thanks to the talents of Blaxbone!
Now has a reading by TheDizzyDan, and has another reading by Crafty Arts!

Ever since the Mirror Pool incident, Twilight Sparkle has been dying to learn it's power. Little did she know just how odd the magic in the pool really was.
Bringing her friends, was a good idea. Placing a sound and magic proof shield around the area, was a decent one. Doing all this during the first planned Solar Eclipse in a thousand years, not such a good idea. After one of Pinkie's many hidden party cannons goes off while the eclipse is active, the group falls into the pool. What happens then can be described as frightening, shocking, evil, confusing, and dangerous all at once. The group will have to face the darkness that hides in their pasts to escape, and should they fall, the darkness will claim them. All the while, another darkness may be rising, for better or worse.

Two questions remain, though
-Is what the six end up seeing just their minds, or is reality present as well.
-What truly brought this about, Chaos or Harmony

-I'll try to keep the OOC characters to a minimum
-Title, Description, and Tags may change over time
-Let me know why you like/dislike this story
-AU for their pasts and some minor alterations to the events of the show, these changes may not be obvious
-I don't know if the 'Slice of Life' tag should be present for this story, please tell me if you think it should

Pinkie's other Pinkies have just created more Pinkies out of the Magic Mirror pool. When she panics about what everyone will think once they see what happened, a dark part of her emerges. Will this solve the problem?
Follow the link to hear my reading of it on youtube: https://youtu.be/vgyoFoR76Fw

After the rescue of Rainbow Dash from Pinkamena's basement, Twilight Sparkle starts to act strange, she knows she's dead but how does the element of laughter keep finding her and talking to her, at least she's safe from Pinkamena in the hospital right?

[Psychological Grimdark]

This story was directly based off 'Awoken': Wooden Toaster and H8 seed's spirited successor to the Rainbow Factory.

Food for thought, folks. I wrote this story on my own time and Obab later added extra material, three years later, when she converted the story into her audio production. She did not participate in the original production (if that was not clear already). If you read the story below you'll see the original, untampered text!

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The decline into darkness had been easy enough... but when a high ranking Rainbow Factory employee begins to loose faith in the program and attempts to leave, things get out of hoof.

Having lived the majority of his life in the twisted building known as the Rainbow Factory-climbing up the brutal ladder and eventually becoming an Orchestrator-a lone colt finds the atrocity's he's committed in his past coming back to haunt him in his waking hours.

Driven by the need to return to normal society and the thought of redemption, he devises a risky plan that will ultimately decide the very fate of the Rainbow Factory as it's come to be known.

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A long list of special thanks and mentions...

Thanks to Aurora Dawn for essentially creating the world I based this story in.

Thanks to Wooden Toaster and H8 Seed for the awesome song
Thanks to Fiasko0 on Deviant art for making the picture for the song (which I snatched)
Thanks to xzenocrimzie (Starlight Sparkle) for working with me to get the story out and into public
Thanks to wandered D for the tech support (he knows what I'm talking about)
Thanks to SrPeachFuzz on YouTube for accidentally bringing the story to everyone's attention
Thanks to my brony friend Josh for helping me get the story from my head, and into an outline
Thanks to both Truesoul116 and OhOhJackarias on YouTube for their excellent readings
Most importantly, every brony out there that has read, liked, faved or commented! Without you all, this would of never happened!

*Audio books are up!

Another really great dramatic reading!

If you're looking for a dramatic reading

If you're looking for a clear and professional reading

All three of these readers were totally awesome! Thanks guys.

Now translated into:
Polish by Dolar84
Spanish by Moonlight Fan

This story is a sequel to Rainbow Factory

Cloudsdale Weather Corporation has been running without incident for over twenty years. That is, until two foals manage to avoid being processed and find themselves in the haunted bowels of the massive facility. Can they make it out of the abandoned factory with their sanity intact? Will they uncover the secrets even a company as dark as the CWC is ashamed to keep? And what of the workers who help ensure that, in the end, not a single soul gets through...

Love the series? Buy the book!

—[TVTropes Article]—[Plagen Shiki's Reading]—[The Song Inspired by the Story]—

Twilight and company are getting a new game: Blade Shield Online. Created by Assateague, the game is on the cutting edge of full-dive virtual reality. What everypony doesn't know, can't hurt them, right?

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Big thanks to Twidashforever for editing and prereading!
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This IS a crossover between the anime Sword Art Online, and MLP. This is also my first multi-chapter fic, so if there are any recommendations with pacing, themes of either show, etc, feel free to mention them. Also, the first chapter takes place in canon Equestria. Only when they get in-game do they become anthro. The style of anthro can be found here.

On her latest visit to the human world, Twilight decides that she likes having a smartphone too much. So she steals one and takes it back to Ponyville with her.

Sunset does not approve.

This story was Featured on February 3, 2016.

A Group of friends journey to their beloved friend's house turns morbid as they unwillingly uncover the darkest secret of Equestria. After they find out what this secret is, they learn they aren't the only ones who know. Can they escape an unknown town before what ever is following them brings their story to an abrupt end?

Note: i mention Cupcakes and Rainbow Factory in this story, I do not own either of them.

I will try my best to have a chapter up every week or so!

Major Update: I'm rewriting this entire story from beginning to end, because of some inconsistencies. If you'd like to help me edit this story, please IM me.

On a beautiful Summer day, Twilight tries to help Spike realize that some fanfics would be pretty ridiculous if they were realistic.

Author's Note: Yes, this is based on the "If _____ Were Real" series that was originally created by Smosh. Please support their stuff. I did not make any of the fanfics that are mentioned in the story below and NO I do not dislike any of them!! (Except for "Cupcakes" and "Rainbow Factory".)

Smosh.com

If Movies Were Real: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QinQAhMxHtg

If Video Games Were Real: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bKoahtmcHY&feature=relmfu

If Cartoons Were Real: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APV5LnQvqFw&feature=relmfu

If Scary Movies Were Real:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxMHWP7I8os&feature=channel&list=UL

If Kids Shows Were Real: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUYPEhFTdkA&feature=channel&list=UL

If Superheroes Were Real: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz45c3vNuIs&feature=channel&list=UL

If The Internet Was Real: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2P11pU3yo0&feature=channel&list=UL

If Movies Were Real 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D_xPnq6onE&feature=relmfu

If Holidays Were Real: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO2DSl6opEg&feature=channel&list=UL

If Video Games Were Real 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-xiNaTXZV8&feature=channel&list=UL