There are several characteristics that most heroes have. They come from underdog positions. They fight not for themselves, but for others. They believe in unity and fairness.

There are several characteristics that most villains have. They have all the cards. They destroy what others have built. They take pride in vanquishing their enemies.

Starlight Glimmer was supposed to be the hero. Twilight Sparkle was supposed to be the villain.

And yet, sitting in the Princess' guest room, Starlight wonders if she was wrong.

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During an attack on the Princess of the Sun, in a moment of pure desperation, Captain Vigilant Shield received a portion of Celestia's strength. The attack was repelled, the enemies driven back, and the Princess was protected.

But no pony was meant to hold that much power.

(Gore tag is only for one short scene in ch2 due to description of blood in T story)
(It tickles me every time people erroneously think this is a self-insert)

Tobias has lived in Ponyville for almost two years now. He's been holding onto his secret, even though his friends keep worrying more about him every day. He focuses on the different jobs he does around town, trying to get by one week at a time.

He's become a welcome resident of the town, even if a few ponies still shout insults now and then because of his appearance.

Not a single one of them knows he's only been a diamond dog for two years and he's been trying to find a way home.

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What the crap am I doing in the feature box?!

That's like

And the top of the feature box the day after?!

I'm kind of glad I intended this to only be five or less chapters.

Second chapter given a great boost by feedback and proofreading with the help of:
FreedomFiend
Timetraveling Pony
m2pt5

Third chapter editing and feedback help from:
FreedomFiend
JimboTex

After Nightmare Moon’s banishment, a mother struggles to cope with the death of her daughter and the lies being told about Princess Luna. In her despair, she is driven to a desperate attempt to find closure.

She will visit the moon in the Dreaming, and bring back her Princess of the Night.

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Finalist and 11th place finisher in the Writeoff.me Great Expectations event.

Thanks to my editors: Alicorn Priest, Tek and Seether00

When the light dims and the flame burns out, the magic inside us all will forever endure.

The concept of reality can be quite puzzling, in special when you start asking yourself about what belongs to this world, and what does not.

Although Luna may have tried to find the answers, some things can't be unveiled - only accepted the way they are.

Discord has lived for quite a long time. Centuries as a ruler, a millennium as a rock, years as a reformed draconequus, it all gets very tiring. A nap is exactly what he needs. But when you live forever, time loses its meaning, years pass in the blink of an eye, mortals come and go like mayflies. And that's fine.
After all, any being that is truly important will live forever. Discord would never associate with anything less.

Water.

It was all Pinkie had felt for such a long time. For such an exhaustingly long time, unable to see or hear or breathe...

What was it that led to this? So hard to remember...it was a contest, designed to find who the "real" Pinkie was. The real Pinkie...was that her? She couldn't remember anymore. All she could was hang on the last shreds of that golden life she used to enjoy...

Cover art from Posey on Derpibooru.

Also, we now have two fantastic readings done by Shadowlaw010 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFiGo6JMXNo) and TheDizzyDan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ocU-BfXLDI)

Fluttershy has never been happier. She is happily married, and feels she is surely living the good life. She waits each night for the return of her husband, ever so patiently...

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I know this story won't be everyone's cup of tea. I worte it, and it's the kind of story I wouldn't normally touch with a ten foot pole. However, once it entered my head, I knew I had to write it.

If you hate this concept, feel free to tell me. If you hate the story, or how it made you feel. Feel free to tell me. I won't even bother to have a flame shield up for this one, I deserve the burns.

Read at your own risk. And I'm sorry for making this.

...excuse me while I have a good cry, now.

Alone, a young timberwolf must try to survive in the wilderness. Survival above all else. That was what his mother taught him. But when he encounters 'monsters' that could apparently 'gobble him up in mere seconds', he begins to doubt everything he knows about the world.