Discord has gone evil again thanks to Tirek and now the only way to prevent him spreading chaos and havoc on Equestria, somepony must marry him. It's either he chooses the mare or she comes out of her own free will. What happens when a certain purple alicorn accepts the deal?

The Great and Powerful Trixie will stop at nothing to obtain a royal position and the power that comes with it, even if it means courting the newest member of the royal family.

Twilight Sparkle's entire life started off simple, then it got a little complex with the arrival of her ascension, with time, she adjusted to her title and she couldn't be happier living her life as royalty (despite some minor problems). Celestia was proud of how far her student had come and she wished that no secrets were to be kept from her... but that also meant one of Equestria's oldest known secrets.

"The pieces are set, and the dice are in play. But does every pony have the heart for this day?"

Nearly two hundred years have passed since Rarity Belle merged with the Crystal Heart and took the throne of the Crystal Empire. Since then, through her care, determination, and vision, the Empire has flourished like never before. Now Empress Rarity stands as not a ruler of a providence, but the monarch of a rising superpower.

Today though, is the Empress' Birthday, and Lady Merry Sapphire, seneschal to the Empress, is determined to make this the best birthday Rarity has ever had. Little does she know that not everypony shares her enthusiasm for today...

Notes:
This is an official prequel to the Princess Twilight Sparkle's Birthday stories, created by Autumnschild. This story will develop and expand much of the world we made, but taking place 250 years before PTS500 and its sequel, PTS505. Due to its time gap and status as a prequel, you do not need to read the stories created by Autumnschild, and I have done my best to help that. However, knowing what happened in them will help you be a bit more aware of what is going on, and I encourage you to go read them for they are very enjoyable.

We now have our own group! Come check out the Birthdayverse!

Credit goes to Autumnschild for the proofreading for this story.
Razalon The Lizardman is credited for the grammatical overhaul.

Great thanks goes to these two, for this story would not be as good without them.

A long time has passed since Twilight and her friends first discovered the Elements of Harmony, and she has since become a full-fledged alicorn princess. In that time, she's done many great things.

But the one thing she hasn't done is tested herself. She's never seen the full extent of her powers.

Growing bored of Equestria, and seeking the ultimate challenge, Twilight decides to see just how powerful she really is by attempting the impossible.

Creating her own world.

Idea taken from a brainstorming thread and used with permission from Kapuchu.

Special thanks to Conicer for the epic cover art!

Having returned from her experience in the mirror world, Princess Twilight Sparkle wondered what misadventures her title would bring her next. She never expected that she would be told to travel to the place where reality began and create eternal harmony for the future of Equestria through an ancient being that no one really understood. With the stakes higher than ever, the Bearers of Harmony embark on an adventure to change their lives for better or for worse. And maybe find some answers about themselves and the universe along the way.

Twilight has spent the last two decades fighting against the dark forces which threaten the peaceful kingdom of Equestria. As a Royal Alicorn Princess, she has no choice in the matter. She is the greatest magician Equestria has ever known, but it has all come at a cost, both physically and mentally. She resents her friends for the happy, carefree lives they've been able to lead. Somepony will have to breach her walls of isolation and sorrow before she does something foolish.

[Note - I've moved Blackbird to the next story. These two stand on their own. It should be linked at the sequel]Clover the Clever gets ripped from her simple life in the little village where she'd settled after the founding of Equestira when her mentor, Starswirl The Bearded offers her the chance to help care for two tiny abandoned foals. But before he allows her to see them he warns her that the moment she saw them she would set things in motion that would take her away from her life, would destroy her plans and dreams and would forever put her life in great peril. It frightened her enough to say no. Still, one day she secretly followed the old unicorn into the cave that led into the side of the mountain, just to get one little look...

Have you ever heard of a mare named Faust? She's an Alicorn, just like the Princesses, but not a princess herself. Some say she's a queen, some say she's their mother. The truth, well... she's really overworked. And with her duty as The Equestrian Archivist she has a pretty demanding job. But what happens when this overworked alicorn decides that she wants to take a vacation in Ponyville? Furthermore, what'll happen when she skips out on her job to take that vacation?

(My first story! A different take on Fausticorn, I've seen her given a general persona that just doesn't seem like what I saw in the original art. So here's my idea of what she might be like. Tags will be added as the story continues.)

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Twilight's day hasn't gone well. Her night is about to get a WHOLE lot worse. Starting with being banished to the Moon...

After a series of unfortunate events conspire to trap Twilight within her own nightmares, Twilight's friends - along with the with aid of Princess Luna - become Twilight's only hope of rescue. Time and Twilight's fears are already against them, but they must also come to terms with how Twilight got there in the first place...