The Changeling Hive is rigid, its ranks and rules unbending. There is one law that stands above all others; the Hive speaks with one voice.

But two changelings dare to speak with their own voices. They dare to defy the Hive in the most incredible way possible.

They crave freedom. Whatever comes next, live or die, they will do it as free changelings.

This story is a sequel to Arch of Shadows

Sunset Shimmer. A name respected by few, known by many. Months after returning to Equestria, Sunset is once again in trouble with her former mentor. This time however, the crime is less trivial, and much closer to home than the alicorn would have preferred.

Her actions have now stirred up a hornet's nest, and in an effort to better understand the events that preceded, Celestia offers Sunset the chance to explain not only herself, but the motives behind her supporters for aiding her in her crime.

However, Sunset Shimmer is not the only problem that Equestria has to deal with, and before the dust settles, it becomes clear that Sunset's actions are only a part of a much larger scheme.

When the Elements of Harmony were reactivated in order to defeat Nightmare Moon, the sudden power surge that followed ripped small holes in many universes. One unfortunate Time Lord happened to be too close to one of these holes and fell through while aimlessly floating around space in his TARDIS. After being thrown into the Equestrian universe, he crash-lands into Ponyville and finds himself stuck with the ponies due to his TARDIS suffering severe damages.

It's a normal day like any other day as Twilight Sparkle mastering her spells in the Everfree forest when she was attacked by several unknown beings surrounded Twilight Sparkle ready to defend herself when a mysterious stranger jumps in and saves her life. Its about a lone freedom fighter from mobius landing in equestria and observing the ponies for months now until that fateful day.

Twilight and Rainbow Dash both clash on the bloody battlefield of the Everfree Forest. This battle will be the defining point of the 2ed Equestrian civil war. Will the New Lunar Republic win? Or will the Solar Empire crush the rebellion? And during this battle can Twilight and Rainbow really do the unthinkable: To kill the one you love.

For almost a thousand years, the immortal Nightmare Moon has reigned over Equestria as Empress. To the average pony, Nightmare Moon is an overarching enigma whose rule is absolute and whose wrath is terrible. But to Twilight Sparkle, who as an orphan has never known her parents, the Empress is something else entirely. When the young unicorn is brought under the royal wing as an apprentice, she learns a great deal more about the supposed tyrant than she ever knew. But as Twilight is introduced to life with her new mentor, she is thrust into a world of political intrigue, conspiracies and secrets. Secrets that were never meant to be revealed. As allies and enemies plot against the very peace of the nation, will Twilight fall prey to the perils of her new position? Or will she prosper and find in Nightmare Moon the mother she never had?

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My eternal gratitude to my editor, LordOfTheWrongs, without whom Night's Favoured Child would not be the story it is today.

Now with added TVtropes!

Once upon a time, Spike went for a walk.

While on his walk, he was judged by an ancient alicorn, lodged with griffons, parlayed with air pirates, charmed a maiden of a mystical race, and dealt with the scourges of hate, fear, and racism while deliberately drawing the armies of myriad nations to the brink of global war.

Once upon a time, Spike went for a walk, and did all of this so that he could keep a promise to the one that meant the most to him... Twilight Sparkle.

In the first of three books, Pillars of the Sun (Chapters 1-15), Spike is devastated by Twilight's fate and grows more and more despondent as he attempts to understand what has happened to his dearest friend. A gentle nudge from a pony he trusts sends him looking for answers. When that nudge becomes a push he unravels ancient secrets... and risks losing himself before his attempt to rescue Twilight can even begin.

When Twilight plays with magic beyond her control, she finds herself and Rainbow stuck in a strange, horrible world. When they find out what happened, will they be able to get home? Will they even want to?

When Twilight gets a strange book, her and Rainbow Dash get cursed. That made it so that the're normal by day but ghost by night. Their hearts are no longer working. But they will soon realize that it was a good thing. Their friendship got stronger, every night they have the time of there lives.
Takes place before "Magical Mystery Cure"
Thanks to studentofdust for the cover.
Thanks to Rainbow87dash for ideas and support
Thanks to DaemoN67 and TheSnarkKnight30 for editing
Thanks to FreeFraQ for the art

"Twilight Sparkle, you are hereby sentenced to exile!" From those words her entire world changed. Is her happy life gone forever? Or can it only get worse? What will befall the dethroned princess and will she have to bare her fate alone?

My entry for This contest

And I officially have an editor! Much thanks to pinkiepie17 and Twilight Scratch