Twilight Sparkle has a secret: her mind is not hers alone.

King Sombra, tyrant of the Crystal Empire, was spared from his destruction. Twilight Sparkle welcomed his severed consciousness into her own, and began to learn from and hopefully teach the fallen unicorn. No one knows what she has done, and now fate has thrown a wrench into her plans.

Back in Ponyville after her coronation as Equestria's newest princess, Sombra refuses to ignore Twilight's new station in life.

One hundred percent approved by Twilight's Library.

Sometimes, it's very quiet in the castle...

Set before the events of the show. Now has a review (with spoilers) by the Reviewer's Cafe! There are four readings of the old version of this story too, one here, another here, here, and here! Cover art by MagnaLuna.

Now readable in Russian here, and here thanks to Doof Ex Machina! Also has a spoiler-y review you can check out here.

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For the first time in over a year, Princess Flurry Heart is left alone, creating the perfect opportunity for any ol' villain to come and take her away.

Those poor bastards.

After the performance, Twilight couldn’t resist asking Trixie about one of her acts.
Precisely the one both of them can relate to.

Author's weird kinks: I was inevitable that some weirdo writer would write about that one part in that episode.

I just didn't expect it would be me.

Fluttershy had finally reached the end of her days, her life perhaps extended by Discord as she's the last of her non-immortal friends to die, but the first thing she sees aren't the green pastures where her friends and the animals she cared for await her. Instead, she sees her friend Discord staring at her cheerfully, but something feels...off...

Image by Marking. Source on the image.
Psychological Horror
Youtube read here by Dusky Novel

This story is a sequel to Sleepless

Looking for forgiveness is hard, especially when you can't forgive yourself; Diamond Tiara knows about it well. After spending ten years in an asylum, she comes back to Ponyville to deal with her past. She doesn't expect to find an old friend there... And she certainly doesn't expect that her friend also has to deal with the consequences of her actions.

Pre-read by Bootsy Slickmane.

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Russian translation by repitter
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Strange things happen in Ponyville. Foals start to disappear; their parents and siblings, struck by grief, will resort to every mean to find the cause. Some of them blame timberwolves; some blame the zebra living in the forest. Some of them even blame their fellow ponies. None of them, however, suspects a little filly suffering from insomnia...

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Inspired by Bootsy Slickmane's Insomnia.
Preread by Bootsy Slickmane
Translated to Russian by repitter:
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Chinese translation by MLM
Russian reading by Demicorn Masterrace

After finding Discord hiding out in his closet, Twilight Sparkle soon learns the most horrible of truths about herself and the world surrounding her.

And then she learns another truth.

And another. And another. And...

Princess Celestia has a problem. Or perhaps it's Twilight Sparkle that has one.

Every few weeks, an intoxicated Twilight Sparkle will randomly teleport into Celestia's castle in search of snacks or simply for a place to crash.

So what could this all have to do with Celestia in particular?

Now with a reading! HERE!

There are rules for surviving in the Crystal Empire. Shining Facet knows them well, and only hopes her daughter can learn quickly. After all, they say that things are different now—but sometimes it takes more than flugelhorns and crystal-berries to heal old wounds.

Placed 2nd at the Write-Off round The Morning After

Edited by Dubs Rewatcher