Celestia brought the storm to heal the land.

Daybreaker came too.

Cover art from the gallery of NCMares.

Spanish translation, by SPANIARD-KIWI. Russian translation, by oranzinispegasas.

This story is a sequel to Daybreaker vs Chrysalis

In the aftermath of the battle with the Changelings, everypony is feeling guilty for not heeding Twilight's warnings and hopes for a chance at redemption. But when Daybreaker suddenly returns and kidnaps Twilight, they're going to get a chance much sooner than they thought.

The days are hot, and the nights are short. Daybreaker rules Equestria with an iron hoof. Nopony dares rebel.

Nopony but one, anyway.

Written for the Season 10 Bingo Writing Contest

It has been many years since the war started...

Chrysalis and her armies rolled over our defenses, overwhelming our forces with sheer numbers. We fought a fighting retreat, always on the run from the swarm. We thought it would be over, that this would be the end of Equestria, and the end of Harmony...

But it was not so. We gathered our strength and held our ground, at last. Desperately our soldiers fought on and held the swarm off. Ponies took up arms to bolster our ranks or grabbed a tool to aid the war industry.

And now, after all these years, we remain in a stalemate. The Changelings adopted their own variant of total warfare. They launch raids on defensive positions at night, send bomber squadrons to destroy civilian centers all across Equestria and sink civilian cruisers out on the sea.

The war drags on, and my ponies grow tired of grieving the loss of their homes and loved ones. It is time for Equestria to commit to this war and leave behind our outdated principles of pacifism and harmony.

This war has brought upon us a new age. And with it, a new Equestria must rise!

This story takes place in the 'Equestria at War' universe. Further knowledge of this universe is not required, but it's good to know. Link to the official EaW group can be found here.

Twilight has a few questions for a certain someone. Will that someone play along though?

Celestia started to raise the sun in the morning, and it just fell. She hates interruption, especially from a mare she already met.
Kinda.

[Cover art by Lavandeer.]

Flurry is a great Alicorn. She’s cute and she seems to be pretty powerful even as a little toddler and filly.

Once, when she visits the dream world in her sleep, she runs into two very familiar ponies as she was waiting for her dream companion back in the human world. And given by her Characteristics, she knew she’s getting herself into nothing but trouble.

More specifically, being the focus of a fight between the evil royal sisters.

Sunset Shimmer has a foolproof plan. She's going to go through the portal for more than just a peak for the first time in years in order to obtain some magic artifact that will cement her role as overseer of the student populace of Canterlot High School. Then, she'll march these... carnivorous pony imitations through the portal and conquer Celestia's realm. Maybe then, she will finally get the wings she deserves from her old mentor.

The only problem is, it's not Celestia's realm...

A special thanks to EverfreePony for the gorgeous cover art.

Oh sweet Luna. Thank you guys. Really, thanks everypony!
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Princess Luna and Princess Celestia rule Equestria ; Luna brings the night and Celestia the day. But what if Celestia turned Daybreaker and was banished, instead of Luna?

Art by TomoCreations

"Do not speak to us of flame or wrath! Lest we show thee what the words truly mean!"

Twilight, Starlight, and Trixie go back in time to answer two questions: why did Celestia become Daybreaker, and how did Equestria survive?

Note: This story assumes the events of Friendmaker, but can also be read on its own.