The Changeling General, war hero, driven to win at any cost. The Moon Princess, Equestria's guiding light, seeking to protect her ponies from an unseen threat.
Between these two, a secret war was waged. Between these two, stood a young changeling princess: Chrysalis
Born of a different color from her mother's hive, Chrysalis finds herself being drawn towards the center of the conflict. With those she holds dear backing her, she'll march into the heart of this war, changing the fate of her race. For better, or worse...

Set in the Trio-verse, an AU where Celestia was banished, instead of Luna. No prior reading required.
Want to give my most sincere thanks to Seiya, Llyrisviel, and docontra for their help editing this tale.

Luna's life since the banishment of the Nightmare has been better than the past thousands of years. Ponies respect her, they don't run in fear, and she has....friends.

But when she fears the Nightmare is resurfacing, she dives into her mind to find out what is going on.
Luna wasn't expecting herself.

Cover art taken from This page, who I hope is the rightful owner.

In another timeline, created by the meddling of Starlight Glimmer, Nightmare Moon's plot to return and overthrow Princess Celestia has succeeded. Now Rarity is at her mercy, and finds that the lonely banished princess has taken a liking to her beauty and fighting spirit. Rarity must fight with every ounce of her mental prowess to retain her independence and her sanity.

Rated T for torture and suggestive dialogue

Born blind, Snowdrop has always lived a life of limitation. Two years since the glorious event that changed her life and unearthed the blessings of winter, she has again fallen into a rut.
An unexpected visit from her favourite Princess and best friend is about to change that.
After the Princess insists that only Snowdrop can perform a certain dangerous task, she heads into the Everfree Forest to confront a mysterious, previously unknown creature. But how can a helpless blind filly possibly succeed where elite members of the Royal Guard have failed?

Sometimes it takes the blind to see what everyone else cannot.

The extended version of my entry in the Writeoff Association's April event, the prompt being Great Expectations.

Preread by BlazzingInferno, Foxy E, Comet Burst, Quill Scratch, Thornwing, Horizon, Not_A_Hat, PaulAsaran, and NightWolf289. Edited by BlazzingInferno, Foxy E, and PaulAsaran. Proofread and finalised by PresentPerfect and Cold in Gardez.
Thanks to Obselescence for letting me pick his brain in regards to the title.

Cover art by Cold in Gardez.

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Princess Luna has grown disillusioned with the elite of Canterlot. With the politics of the Night Court, dealing with keeping an eye on the hidden underworld of the aristocrats, and the lack of magical accomplishments in the last few years that weren't associated with Princess Twiilight, Luna wonders if it would be possible to have a student of her own to train in the lunar and darker aspects of the arcane. She's well familiar with the stories of Sunset Shimmer and Twilight Sparkle's training.

Unlike her sister, however, Luna has no interest in training a prodigy. What's the point in teaching somepony who learns everything so easily? She's set her sights a bit higher and opens her applications to anypony in all of Equestria, no matter their race. With her trusty aid, Night Shade and her "nephew" Blueblood helping her, it'll be a prospect to find the one that will be her first student in the years to come.