Apple Bloom attended one of Twilight's talks about magical constructs that emulate creature's intelligence. But why limit that to magic, when good ol' Earth Pony ingenuity can do the trick?

Many thanks to Alumx for the cover art!

Now with a Russian translation, courtesy of CuTiE_PoNY-JacKie!

This story is a sequel to What if: Rarity from The Three Sisters met with Chrysalis

Choosing whether or not to visit Chrysalis has been bugging Rarity for a week since receiving an invitation to do so. But there seems to be trouble brewing in the Hive and Rarity now has little time to act. Either way, her family's future rests in her hooves.

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This story is a sequel to The Three Sisters

What if... After "The Three Sisters" Rarity managed to find Chrysalis and talk to her?

A definite sequel.

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Anon was isekai'd to Equestria. He was so excited, he immediately fell down a flight of stairs and died.

Sucks to be him.

Fluttershy is not quite feeling back to normal yet. She goes to Twilight to confirm her worst fears.

Written for the EqD writers training ground back when the bats episode first aired. Finally posting it here.

Shining Armor and Cadence's spell reveals something completely unexpected as it expels Chrysalis and her changelings out of Canterlot: A secret kept from everypony for several years...

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The first Sonic Rainboom was a surprising, unexpected event. A moment of confusion, disruption....Chaos.

Discord finds an early escape from his statue, but in doing so, unknowingly drags with him six fillies from across Equestria. All of them having lost their memories, with nowhere to go and no one to turn to. Besides him.

Discord thus becomes the reluctant father figure to the six mares that will one day become Harmony's champions. Well, best enjoy the good times while they last.

Your attempts to save all of the multiverse from being torn apart by poor Fizzy Glitch is thirsty work. It’s important to stay hydrated when you’re adventuring! You stop in somewhere to get something to drink, and just when you think you're taking a break you meet a particular purple mare.

Spike's seen his fair share of the world. It'd truly felt like each passing year had taken with it a little more of Twilight's sanity, until all that was left was a husk of the mare-turned-alicorn.

Twilight, in the end, couldn't comprehend the life of an immortal.

Couldn't fathom the idea of living for thousands of years.

But Spike can.

Because Spike has.

And it's destroying him.

Russian translation by Mordaneus!

Chinese translation by forgivenlove!

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Equestria was not always covered in darkness and shadow; at least if the legends are to be believed. Link not only believes the legends, he has decided to become the hero that they call for and bring Harmony back to Equestria.