It's been a long, long time since Spike was stolen from her, but Twilight hasn't forgotten nor forgiven. After a long and arduous journey, she has finally found him and his kidnapper.

She will save him.

No matter the cost.

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Side story: A Dragon Whispers Her Name

Set in the future, after an unspecified amount of time has passed. Accurate to the canon set before 31/01/2013.
Inspired and loosely based on the short film 'Sintel'.
Elements of the story taken from the 'Where the World Ends' universe (by hlissner).

Image is fanart by NCMares.
Pre-read by ThoseRemainingSilent and Bleeding Rain.
Story formerly known as 'Twintel'.

Twilight breaks Celestia's doors.

But then, you'd be mad too, if your stupid brother got drunk and told you that you were adopted...

In a freak accident from the Cloudsdale weather control team, Twilight is struck down by an errant lightning bolt. But the veil of death is relatively thin...

It's over. She's been with Celestia for years. She's absolved Luna of her crimes. She's been instrumental in defeating Sombra, and has revealed a Changeling invasion. She's even helped in reforming Discord. And now, her time is over. In the time that she's had, she's tried to do her best. She's tried so hard to live up to what other ponies expect of her.

And they were happy with how she was shaping up.

They wanted her to succeed.

Now all they want is to see her dead.

Story has been pre-read or otherwise edited by these fantastic ponies people:
Blood Lord
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After a spell misfires, Twilight and Big Macintosh find themselves trapped in a world like none they've ever seen before. Together, they will face adventure, hardship, loss and longing, as their shared experience brings them closer together.

After several bloody years of war, we are about to defeat King Sombra. I almost wish we would have lost.

Twilight's an Alicorn now.

What have I done?

Equestria just encountered it's most powerful enemy ever. After leaving a path of destruction in it's wake, the Elements of Harmony and Discord fought brave against it, but failed.
Now everything that is left for Twilight is to recap the events.
How could it come so far? Why was no one able to stop the monster?
Why didn't friendship help?

Inspired by Aviators' song "Friendship" and this PMV:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YTiT46Yc_c

Cover picture by Ventious on Deviantart.

May 11th 2015, 04:00 PM (CET): Surpassed 100 views in record time! Thanks for the read, everypony!

October 2nd 2016: Now with a reading done by Eighth Flame! Check it out here.

November 9th 2016: Now with another reading, this time done by Dusky Novel! Check it out here.

August 1st 2018: Another reading joins the first two! "The End" now has three readings, check out the new one, done by The Shadow Reader, here.

After a long and productive career, Apple Bloom reflects on what it really means to have a super special talent like her own. Not all of it is sunshine and rainbows though. In fact, come to think on it, none of it is sunshine and rainbows. Whoops.

There is a house unlike most.

A house that holds a curse few know even exists.

If four ponies enter within its walls, only three may leave.

That house is me. And today I want to pass on that curse.

Now with a reading! HERE!