"Between the time when the oceans drank Marelantis and the rise of the Elements of Harmony there was an age undreamed of.  And unto this Celestia!  Destined to bear the jewelled crown of Equestria upon a troubled brow.  It is I, her chronicler, who alone can tell thee of her saga. Let me tell you of the days of high adventure!"

Celestia is many things to her little ponies: princess, leader, and teacher, to name a few.  Yet her past is unknown to her subjects, lost to the depths of time.  After she passes her crown to her student she descends into a place unvisited for over a thousand years, and there remembers a time before the Magic of Friendship, before Equestria, and before the Elements of Harmony -- the Hyponian Age.

It was an era of cruelty, violence, and hope.  Into this harsh world, Celestia the Cimmareian ventured out alone in search of gold, glory, and adventure.  The Tower of the Fallen Star and the horrors within await.

Cover art by EZTP, commissioned by Yours Truly.

Pre-read by SockPuppet, Steel Quill, and Sledge115. Thank you to all in the site's Discord who helped bring this idea to life.

We have many tales of Celestia the Princess, Celestia the Ruler, Celestia the Lover. This is a Celestia who can keep the pages turning all day long.

-Steel Quill

After years of being the runt of the litter (despite having no siblings), Spike finally comes into his own and starts to grow up and mature. The result is a unique bit of magic all his own, or so the theory goes: He awakens one morning to find words hanging overhead that call him [The Gamer], along with powers that let him 'live life as though it were a game'.

How he decides to handle all of this, and where things go from there? That would be a spoiler, and you all know how we feel about spoilers around here...

Frequently asked questions will be answered from time to time, and those answers linked here for the curious:
The First FAQ

the fate of Equestria is in danger and celestia finds out a secret that was kept from her and Luna about a brother that they had no idea existed. Now with the help of princess Twilight and her friends they must find him in order to fight off an old foe who was know to be dead. Celestia's long lost brother may be Equestria's last hope...

Three thousand years ago the alicorn swine of Equis destroyed the Human race. We helped them thrive and build up their empires but they turned on us. We were considered scum and too chaotic to be left alive. Unfortunately they won and slayed every last human but a young boy... The young boy was a last attempt at saving humanity. He was a normal orphan but humanity turned him into something greater. He became a human with psychokinesis and other telekinetic powers. He is named Alpha 302-X7Z but was originally known as Xavier...

These ponies wiped out his race and now they will pay with their lives along with everything else they hold dear!

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This story is a sequel to The Witch of Canterlot

Sunset Shimmer needs a vacation. She doesn't feel she can really match the accomplishments of the ponies around her, and even though she knows leaving Canterlot is just running away from her problems for a while, maybe it's what she needs to get her head back in the game.

Griffonstone needs someone to save it. The griffons won't ever admit that, but it isn't half the city it used to be. The birds still in town do everything they can to leave, and the whole place is ravaged by terrible gale-force winds.

The earth roars! The heaven howls! The crowds cry out for a hero! Can Sunset really end a curse that's lingered for generations?

Since Gallus moved back to Griffonstone after ending his career with the Royal Guard, he’s paved a decent life for himself. He’s been charged with spreading the message and lessons of friendship throughout the village, which usually amounts to beating the other griffons over the head with common sense. 

But one day, he snaps out of a haze. He realizes that griffons don't have as many problems with each other anymore, infrastructure is being built at an impossibly fast rate, and industry is flourishing on all sides.

And as good as that sounds, there's something malicious lurking behind this new age of prosperity.

Something bad is happening, and whatever it is, it’s affecting everyone else too. As Griffonstone grows, the other nations on the continent are getting worse, and it’s all connected.

Gallus, along with the rest of his old friends, are the only ones who can stop it, and considering that the last time they were all in the same place was three years ago, and it resulted in a bar fight and a lot of tears, none of them are in for a good time.

This story assumes that the epilogue at the end of the series takes place 10 years into the future.

Many of my chapters are edited by the wonderful Miller Minus and Jack of a Few Trades . I'm very grateful for them and I wouldn't be the same without them.

After the climatic battle between the two Legendary Pokémon who rule over Time and Space respectively. The Ruler of the Distortion World did not find this sight to be pleasing at all, forced to watch over the Distortion World as it is linked to the Pokémon World. Giratina couldn't do anything but watch, if he were to interfere in the conflict between his fellow brethren then the destruction that was already caused would've worsened if the representative of Ghosts-Types indulged in such matters.

The distress of worry soon turned into anger for the Dragon, to not only watch his World crumble, but as well for the World that they created together since birth.

With the battle destroying the Planet and every living creature on Earth. The Distortion World was no longer linked to the Universe of Pokémon.

Instead of dying with his now destroyed World, Giratina was instead transferred over to a new Realm filled with Dragons, Griffins, and.. Ponies?

For millennia, a mysterious figure of terrifying power has persisted across the plains of hell, bringing with him death and distruction. A beacon of good, of light, and of cold revenge. He is known by many names across the cosmos, the destroyer, the slayer, The doom marine. His original name has long since been forgotten, he is known to most simply as the Doomslayer. He once saved the earth from the demonic clutches of hell, this mysterious being now finds himself on a very different version of earth, with its own invaders...

(A Doom Eternal/ Conversion bureau crossover)

Badd, better known to the public by his hero alias Metal Bat, was enjoying a quiet evening with his little sister Zenko when a monster breaks into their home. Badd had the monster on the ropes when it used a strange technique.

In it's dying breaths, the mysterious being teleports Badd and his little sister to an unknown land. The worst part is that they've been turned into tiny colorful horses! Zenko is ecstatic, Badd is furious and humiliated beyond belief. How will the hotheaded S-Class hero deal with a world that's nothing but welcoming and friendly?

Sunset Shimmer ran through the mirror seeking two things: an escape from Celestia, and a way to get revenge. Meeting up with these strange creatures called "humans," she can say with confidence that she has accomplished the first of her tasks.

Now a student of Mahora Academy, Sunset, or Nichibotsu Hikaru as she's now called, must navigate the overly eccentric life of class 2-A, all the while keeping an eye out for any signs of magic. After all, how is she supposed to take her revenge without...

Wait, what do you mean their teacher is only ten years old!!!

(Familiarity with Mahou Sensei Negima is not required to understand this story, but it will definitely help.)
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