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TInexcusable
MLP: FiM
Drama
Sad
Princess Nightmare Moon had tried to keep it secret. She had feigned ignorance, but the charade could not last. She nocked the arrow. Tirek was a large target; he would fall easily. Then the true challenge would come: explaining herself to Celestia.
Violence
Death
Alt. Universe
Celestia
Luna
Discord
Nightmare Moon
Cadance
cleverpun · 6.2k words · 1,947 24 · 22k views
TYou Too Will Deteriorate
MLP: FiM
Dark
Drama
Slice of Life
She looked just like Princess Celestia, except marred and broken. Her ceremonial barding had rusted slightly. Black streaks ran through her mane. Worst was the scar across her chest. The tarnished Celestia smiled at Luna. "H-hello, monster."
Violence
Suicide / Self Harm
Alt. Universe
Twilight
Celestia
Luna
Nightmare Moon
Cadance
cleverpun · 9.9k words · 1,800 22 · 20k views
TIf You Came to Conquer
MLP: FiM
Dark
Drama
Nightmare Moon won. She defeated Celestia, broke the Elements, banished the sun. This all happened a very long time ago. So long ago, that she has had plenty of time to change her mind. Not that fixing it will be simple.
Death
Violence
Alt. Universe
Celestia
Luna
Discord
Nightmare Moon
cleverpun · 5.8k words · 2,176 30 · 31k views
EQue Sera, Sera
MLP: FiM
Sad
Equestria's past is Twilight's future
Twilight
Spike
Celestia
Luna
Main 6
Ponydora Prancypants · 15k words · 3,362 55 · 46k views
EThe Life You're Given
MLP: FiM
Sad
Slice of Life
Following the Apple Family Reunion, Applejack finally has some time to reflect on her life and the many lessons she's learned about friendship, family, perseverance, etc. However, perhaps the most important lesson of all takes a little more...
Applejack
neutralmilk · 4.6k words · 528 4 · 6.5k views
TThe Writing on the Wall
MLP: FiM
Adventure
Horror
Mystery
Beneath the earth rests something beyond equine understanding.
OC
Other
Daring Do
Horse Voice · 5.7k words · 1,751 28 · 59k views
TCan't Choose Your Family
MLP: FiM
Slice of Life
Celestia is visited by her estranged grandmother before the Summit of the Gods to discuss a family matter.
Crossover
Celestia
Luna
Other
CyborgSamurai · 3.9k words · 813 10 · 12k views
TThe Watcher
MLP: FiM
Dark
Sad
A creature of old has been present in Equestria since the beginning of the rule of the alicorns, watching, waiting. He saw their fall and the sisters' rise to power. Now, for the first time in eons, he steps from watching and takes action.
Human
Celestia
Luna
OC
Main 6
GnollReader · 35k words · 2,062 41 · 33k views
EI Look Into The Flames And See
MLP: FiM
Slice of Life
Twilight Sparkle uses a teleport spell and goes into the future. It works.
Twilight
Spike
Tramper · 3.6k words · 1,430 26 · 14k views
TThe Watcher: Rise of the Purveyor
MLP: FiM
Dark
Sad
After two hundred years of absence, the purveyor returns to Equestria. For the better, or for worse.
Human
Twilight
Celestia
Luna
OC
Other
GnollReader · 41k words · 1,425 27 · 15k views
TAwakening
MLP: FiM
Adventure
Sad
Sci-Fi
Lumina embarks on a journey of exploration and self-discovery after crashing on an uncharted world.
Twilight
OC
solocitizen · 53k words · 1,028 21 · 10k views
TThe Powers of Harmony
MLP: FiM
Adventure
The Mane Six develop the powers of the Elements of Harmony and must use them to stop a new villain.
Alt. Universe
Celestia
Luna
OC
Nightmare Moon
Main 6
CyborgSamurai · 326k words · 1,855 46 · 32k views
EThunder Struck
MLP: FiM
Comedy
Slice of Life
Stephanie's greatest home invention is named Sweetie Belle. It's a very advanced piece of machinery, as well as adorable. And it thinks it's alive!?
Human
Sweetie Belle
Other
MerlosTheMad · 76k words · 2,365 65 · 272k views
ETherapist Visit
MLP: FiM
Sad
Slice of Life
Luna summons a therapist to her room after King Sombra's defeat. Psychological Second-Person story that analyzes Princess Luna.
Luna
OC
ABagOVicodin · 36k words · 841 18 · 12k views
TA Song of Storms: Of Skies Long Forgotten
MLP: FiM
Dark
Adventure
Tragedy
The pegasi that founded Equestria have a dark past, a past steeped in war and a fight for the survival of their very race, and one that Commander Hurricane played a key role in.
Gore
Twilight
OC
Commander Hurricane
Private Pansy
The 24th Pegasus · 108k words · 491 8 · 8k views
TOrder and Chaos
MLP: FiM
Dark
Comedy
Night and day. Creation and destruction. Everything has an opposite, and Chaos is no exception.
Alt. Universe
Twilight
Celestia
Luna
Discord
psychicscubadiver · 29k words · 615 12 · 22k views
TA Mother's Love Never Dies
MLP: FiM
Dark
Sad
The bittersweet triumph of a mother's love, an unforgiving reality, and the unsung loss of a queen.
Death
Chrysalis
Changelings
ocalhoun · 6.6k words · 478 8 · 7.3k views
TEmpty Horizons
MLP: FiM
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Twilight wakes up, alone in the dark. And she's drowning.
Violence
Gore
Alt. Universe
OC
Main 6
Bat Pony
Griffons
Goldenwing · 186k words · 1,375 37 · 20k views
TThe Games We Play
MLP: FiM
Romance
Dark
Sad
Slice of Life
Somepony is once again masquerading as Mare Do Well, and it's up to Rainbow Dash to figure out who.
Rainbow Dash
Mare Do Well
Main 6
AbsoluteAnonymous · 138k words · 1,992 59 · 33k views
TTo Be Misguided
MLP: FiM
Dark
Adventure
Celestia investigates the dead ruins of a forgotten city's bio-lab hidden in the Badlands hoping to learn more of its creators.
Gore
Human
Celestia
MrSpartan · 13k words · 350 5 · 19k views
THonesty Lost
MLP: FiM
Romance
Sad
Tragedy
When Applejack falls gravely ill, her special somepony Anonymous deals with the consequences.
Human
Applejack
Apple Bloom
Fillydelphian · 19k words · 238 3 · 6.6k views
EThe Savage Way
MLP: FiM
Adventure
Thriller
You're a whole different pony when you're scared.
Human
Alt. Universe
OC
Caramel
Horse Voice · 4.9k words · 462 11 · 7k views
TScotchtavia
MLP: FiM
Romance
Slice of Life
Octavia gets very drunk, and spills a very big secret.
Profanity
DJ P0N-3
Octavia
8_Bit · 3.7k words · 947 32 · 13k views
TSolitary Locust
MLP: FiM
Dark
Thriller
Twilight casts a spell that leaves her in an alien body, facing a mob of angry ponies...
Gore
Twilight
nodamnbrakes · 110k words · 2,973 127 · 41k views

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