After the Friendship Games, Sunset feels it's time to return home.

Only when she gets there, Twilight's castle is nowhere to be found, Cadance just got her horn, and Princess Celestia is still calling the bacon-haired pony her prized student rather than a failed one. And just reliving her past isn't on the table thanks to a pair of wings Sunset seems to have sprouted upon her return to Equestria.

With Sunset being back before she's supposed to, will the world stay as harmonious and on track, or will everything go down in flames as Sunset has to deal with allegations that she's really a changeling in disguise, a nerdy stallion with blue hair that wants to be her coltfriend, a pretty pink princess in need of remedial magic lessons, and an annoying purple pre-teen pony that will absolutely not go to bed without first being read Starswirl's Complete Mystical Mysteries Compendium?

Only time will tell

As she suddenly woke up as a tiny pony staring at two very familiar pairs of eyes, Ganondorf couldn’t really say she was surprised. Disgruntled and mildly annoyed, yes, but not surprised. She really should’ve remembered to put something to break the cycle of reincarnation when she made that ritual to escape from Hyrule all those years ago. So being reborn after the end of her last life was by no means a surprise.

Sure, being female this time around was odd. But at least it seemed that there wasn’t some destiny bullshit railroading her path in this life, so that was something. Not to mention that Link and Zelda were also here. That was another plus.

No curse, no meddling gods, no stupid destiny. Yes, things could definitely have been far worse. So she and her fellow Triforce Wielders just had to have an average childhood for a change. How hard could that be?

This is a non-canon sequel to my story The Power of Freedom, following the idea that after their first life in ancient Equestria the Triforce Trio gets reincarnated as the Cutie Mark Crusaders. (Yay!)

Reading TPoF is not necessary to read this, though it would make it more enjoyable in my opinion, all that is needed is to know that the Trio broke free from their original fate of endless reincarnation imposed on them by the gods of Hyrule, escaped to the pony-world and lived a full life as ponies in the early years of Equestria.

Also, since this is a non-canonical AU sequel, there will be no spoilers in regards to the end of TPoF here, so no worries in that regard.

Timeline-wise this story starts about two months before the return of Nightmare Moon.

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Featured for the first time! From 01/17/2021; to 01/20/2021

Nightmare Moon had finally broken free of her prison. It was time to get her revenge on Celestia and bring about night eternal. Six mortal ponies rose up to stop her, using the power of the Elements of Harmony.

When the dust had cleared Nightmare Moon was gone, but so was Luna.

Be warned, there may be spoilers in the comments.

Cadance always wanted a sister. She just didn't expect it to involve so many angry cultists with plans to get rid of her. The young princess must face her dark reflection. Could only one of them escape? There were better solutions...

Done for a dear patron. We'll start in the month of rushes! Then slow down to 1/week updates.

Alright, let's do this one last time. Hi, my name's Will, big fan of all things tanks and dinosaurs. An average working man, I decided to attend my first Comic-con with my best friend George as Decepticon Brawl (the movie version). Everything was normal until a strange man called me over, trying to sell me this weird cannon with a Decepticon logo to "complete the look". Naturally, being a random git, I chose the egg in his counter. Things went... horribly wrong afterwards and now I'm a radioactive iguana in a land called Equestria.

Which is funny because I don't know much about this place, and I don't know why there are a bunch of talking ponies. But hey, I get to be the most controversial radioactive lizard in existence.

A strange white thestral falls into Sweet Apple Acres barely alive. Nopony knows her, and no records of her exists. That is nothing compared to the strange devices that she brought with her from wherever she is from.

That is all Yolina Yvanova will allow them to know. She is aware she shouldn’t be here, and that this body isn’t her real body. What she does know is that some beast saw her dream walking as a danger and nearly killed her. It now bars her way home.

Thankfully, she has help. Not just in the form of friends from her home, but in the princess who guards the realm of dreams.

Cover art done by Little Tigress

You ever have one of those days where you've woken up after a great night drinking with your friends, and you discover you've been turned into a colourful talking horse with a tattoo on its rear end?

No?

Well I have, so shut up.

The name I've taken for myself is Sharp Sight. I won't bother telling you my real name, since it's not gonna be used that much and you probably won't remember it.

This will mostly account my figuring out why I'm a technicolor equine and getting used to having four legs and seeing purple and blue horses talking, flying and using magic like it's nobody's business.

I don't have a 'waifu' to chase down and use my improbable charisma to get her to fall in love with me within minutes, so don't expect any of this.

On the other hand - or hoof, whichever floats your particular tea set - if you want to watch a snarky pony fall over his own legs and be frightened by his own shadow from the possibility of it coming to life and trying to eat his face, then this is the read for you.

So fire away and enjoy yourself. Laugh if you can, and feel free to leave any feedback. Believe it or not, it's appreciated.

I just went to sleep and woke up in the body of a pony. I am not supposed to be in this body I am a human and my home is Earth, not here.

As I look into the crystal glass in front of me, a foreign face greets me yet the face has my voice. Have I lost my own humanity? Is my very being slipping out of my hands? That will not do.

David is bored. His life had grown samey, his daily routine a never-changing cycle, and due to his studies, he has no time for change.

And yet, the unexpected has a tendency to rear its head. In this occurrence, it took the form of a -somewhat illogical- trip between dimensions. Following another boring day, David had woken up, not in his home, but in a faraway land, filled with strange creatures who call themselves “Ponies”.

And wait a minute, why does he have yellow wings?

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Takes place during mid season 2, for plot reasons
Cover image by the impeccable artist DALL-E
Constructive criticism is appreciated!
Story is tagged teen just to be sure- there are only a few mild curse words.
And sorry Douglas Adams fans, but this story has nothing to do with any of his works; the title is but an homage.

You've heard the story before, right? The guy who wakes up as Twilight Sparkle one day in Ponyville and has to adapt. Well what about if his younger sister accompanied him as Spike, and he knows next-to-nothing about the show whilst she's a crazy fan?

All this, and they find themselves at the very START in S1 ep1, the very first scene. Sometimes knowing EXACTLY what's going to happen doesn't make things any easier... particularly when your entire reference for knowledge is a smart alec kid who you're not sure even wants to get home....

In other words... HELP!!

Picture credit JennieOo and mickeymonster

Featured from 3/9/23 to 6/9/23. Yup.