No one ever wants to fight for the Rebels during reenactments of battles from the Equestrian Civil War; they're the bad guys, and they always lose. When Spike is placed on the Rebel side yet again so that Twilight can continue to win, he enlists the help of Starlight Glimmer and several thousand other ponies in launching a protracted reenactment conflict which will finally allow him to prove his worth and triumph over Twilight and the rest of his friends. This story is complete with enough Civil War humor to make Fredricksburg look like Sharpsburg.

A soft Teen rating for tobacco/alcohol use.

Inspired by a wallpaper commission I got from the very talented mourning-dreams (mourning-dreams.deviantart.com).

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This story is a sequel to A Shadow Hangs Overhead

Nightmare Moon won.

The efforts of Twilight and her friends to stop Nightmare Moon in the Everfree Forest failed. Nightmare Moon took Rarity from the forest, leaving the other five to their fate. Now she rules Equestria with Rarity at her side, forcing her to take care of any threats to her rule.

And Rarity endures, for if she does not, it will not be her that suffers the consequences.

AU to A Shadow Hangs Overhead.

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Celestia pays Twilight and her friends a visit.

It has been a very long time since she saw them last.

Luna thought that she had banished the evil within her once the elements had defeated her. She will come to realize that she was deadly wrong as the evil within her comes back with more power than she could have ever imagined.

Celestia could take her moon and her land, but she could never take Nightmare Moon from the realm of dreams. Every night, every dream of Celestia's is plagued by her forgotten sister, who could never forget the past. But underneath Nightmare Moon's cold exterior is Luna, ready to emerge.

Princess Luna was not the sole reason for the initial appearance of Nightmare Moon. It was Celestia who had not shown her sister love and did not care even after numerous cries for help. The moon princess finally decides after raising the moon for the final time to set herself free from this sadness.

An uncertain Luna must again take up the responsibility of dispelling nightmares, but what if those dreams feature herself as Nightmare Moon? Would she be up to the task of confronting her past as well? Or is there more to a particular foal's nightmare than meets the eye?

It only took sixty days to take everything Equestria was, and raze it to the ground. It only took sixty days for Fillydelphia, Ponyville, even Canterlot, to fall. It only took sixty days for my life to take a turn for the worst.

My name is Gala Hat, I was a designer of nature inspired formal wear. Now I repair the clothes of my comrades before the winter chills them to the bone....
My name is Keen Eyes, I was one of the first students to obtain a degree in Arcane Engineering. Now I must maintain what remains of Ponyville's infrastructure...
My name is Nurse Toxin, and I had snake bites and bee stings relieved within the hour. No pony got sick on my watch. But now all I can do is keep every pony breathing...

We are the survivors of the Second Changeling Invasion, and our legacy resides in the pages of this journal.

Over a thousand years ago, Princess Luna let her darker nature overtake her and became Nightmare Moon. Just before she changed, she gave a warning. What was this warning? How did it affect those who it was meant for?

This story was written as a birthday gift for Unbridled Dolly.
Proofread by Gizpegahoof.

Changelings are a hated presence in Equestria, even years after the invasion of Canterlot. Following an incident she can't remember, a girl from our world finds herself as a new member of this despised species. Can she survive, or will her world crumble around her?