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Magic

For stories that deal with the concept of magical spells having serious consequences, though not necessarily grim ones. All tones are welcome, as long as magic is handled seriously and in-depth.

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TBig Mac Goes to Therapy
MLP: FiM
Drama
Sad
Sometimes even the most closed and stoic of ponies needs to get things off his chest.
Sex
Big Mac
Daedalus Aegle · 8.3k words · 484 15 · 5.8k views
TEnemy of Mine
MLP: FiM
Romance
Dark
Mystery
A few years after Luna's return it seems that Equestria will finally know an era of peace and appears to be on the verge of a new renaissance. Ponies are happy. Luna is recovering. Celestia is miserable.
Narcotics
Non-con
Celestia
Luna
OC
Discord
King Sombra
Ice Star · 280k words · 115 14 · 6.6k views
TIchor
MLP: FiM
Dark
Drama
Horror
[TEEN VERSION] There are two things the elite care about: blood and coin. Young Marigold desires both... and with a strange amulet, maybe she can have such things.
Sex
Gore
Non-con
Narcotics
Violence
Suicide / Self Harm
Death
Profanity
Celestia
OC
Griffons
Royal Guard
Deer
Ice Star · 44k words · 8 2 · 484 views
TThe Encore of Clover the Clever
MLP: FiM
Adventure
Drama
Clover the Clever is dead. Or at least she should be. The black void she had expected just didn't seem to come, but an unexpected opportunity for redemption did. She is given a challenge unlike any other: confront the gods, her past, and a future.
Sex
Non-con
Death
OC
Clover the Clever
Starswirl
Ice Star · 14k words · 26 3 · 871 views
TA Meat Lover’s Agony
MLP: FiM
Comedy
A guide on how to (not)eat meat in Equestria.
Violence
Human
Fluttershy
Twilight
MrPip42 · 4.6k words · 437 5 · 5.7k views
TOctavia's Last Night
MLP: FiM
Adventure
Drama
Sad
With Discord by her side, Octavia Melody must confront her past to save her soul.
Death
Alt. Universe
DJ P0N-3
Octavia
Discord
Tirek
Rune Soldier Dan · 24k words · 62 4 · 714 views
TThe Apple and the Fox
MLP: FiM
Slice of Life
Apple Bloom undergoes her final trial to become a shaman; capturing a spirit on her own.
Alt. Universe
Apple Bloom
Zecora
Tundara · 4.4k words · 210 7 · 3.4k views
TBack and Forth
MLP: FiM
Dark
Tragedy
Cadance gets a letter which was never written and never delivered. It mentions things that can't be real, and now she has to find two fillies who never lived.
Gore
OC
Cadance
adcoon · 29k words · 67 4 · 1.2k views
EThe Glass Blower
MLP: FiM
Romance
Dark
A young artist in love will do whatever it takes to satisfy his heart.
Rarity
OC
Cold in Gardez · 10k words · 1,184 27 · 21k views
TThese Flowers Never Bloom
MLP: FiM
Tragedy
The Lord of Woe laments his undying existence as the shade guardian of forest Everfree. Here, his tale of creation, love, betrayal and sorrow will be shared: The Chronicles of Woe.
Alt. Universe
Celestia
Luna
OC
Discord
Other
Cerulean Voice · 16k words · 125 6 · 2.8k views
TTo Try For the Sun
MLP: FiM
Drama
Slice of Life
Facing starvation in an endless winter, the young filly Celestia attempts to raise the sun... and finds a wonder that her cynical mind had never conceived.
Celestia
Luna
Rune Soldier Dan · 5k words · 1,798 19 · 18k views
ERandom
MLP: FiM
Sad
Slice of Life
Pinkie Pie's grandmother is a draconequus. Pinkie Pie's mother is not. This causes some arguments as to how the newborn Pinkie should be raised...
Pinkie
OC
Other
Bugle · 6.6k words · 762 7 · 7.4k views
TThe Necromancer's Ambition
MLP: FiM
Dark
Adventure
Necromancers. The foulest of ponies. Those who would sacrifice their own kind to further their unholy powers. To meet one is certain doom. So why am I still here? Forget the bonds of legend and listen to the truth of my tale.
OC
KuroiTsubasaTenshi · 45k words · 757 18 · 11k views
EThe Stars Did Aid In Our Escape
MLP: FiM
Adventure
Tragedy
While browsing the Star Swirl the Bearded wing, Twilight Sparkle learns something tragic about the history of Equestria and the meaning of her cutie mark.
Twilight
OC
Starswirl
QueenMoriarty · 3.5k words · 142 5 · 3.1k views
ECrystal Legacy
MLP: FiM
Romance
Drama
While celebrating Hearts-and-Hooves Day, Princess Cadance reveals her past to Shining Armor, and what it means for their marriage and their crystal subjects.
Alt. Universe
Other
Cadance
Shining Armor
King Sombra
Cerulean Voice · 8.2k words · 150 6 · 2.9k views
TStatues
MLP: FiM
Dark
When is being brave...being yourself?
Celestia
OC
TypewriterError · 16k words · 75 2 · 2k views
EPrincess Twilight Sparkle's 505th Birthday
MLP: FiM
Adventure
The sequel to Princess Twilight Sparkle's 500th Birthday
Alt. Universe
Twilight
Rarity
OC
Other
Cadance
Autumnschild · 104k words · 1,296 21 · 14k views
TRumour Has It
MLP: FiM
Dark
Horror
Tragedy
Rumour has it, there's a monster listening in on you
Celestia
OC
Shining Armor
Royal Guard
daOtterGuy · 5.8k words · 72 2 · 714 views
TFeathers
MLP: FiM
Dark
Drama
When the pegasi lose their feathers, they also lose the ability to walk on clouds. The answer to 'why' is lost to time. The real question is... what happens to Cloudsdale?
Death
Suicide / Self Harm
Twilight
Windy Whistles
Bow Hothoof
Flutterpriest · 2.5k words · 218 11 · 3.2k views
THarry Potter and the Prancing of Ponies
MLP: FiM
Harry Potter
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Dumbledore doesn't reverse the trap he laid on the Mirror in time. The Mirror traps Harry and Voldemort outside of Time... and inside the MLP universe. MLPxHPMoR Crossover.
Crossover
Alt. Universe
The Guy Who Writes · 665k words · 203 34 · 5.9k views
TShears
MLP: FiM
Dark
Drama
Mystery
Magic has to make sense, and so must everything else. That's what Twilight Sparkle believes, and that's the cornerstone of her sanity.
Alt. Universe
Twilight
Spike
Celestia
OC
Main 6
Antikythera · 42k words · 107 3 · 13k views
EThe Art of Rainbow Engineering
MLP: FiM
Comedy
Slice of Life
Can you make a rainbow just with sunlight and water?
Twilight
Rainbow Dash
Zecora
Spitfire
Main 6
Pineta · 5.2k words · 675 12 · 9.7k views
ERainbooms and Rationality
MLP: FiM
Comedy
Slice of Life
Following Twilight Sparkle's explanation of the scientific method, Diamond Tiara says the sonic rainboom is a scientific phenomenon. Scootaloo insists it is magic. The Ponyville schoolhouse is the scene for an unprecedented intellectual dispute.
Twilight
Rainbow Dash
Scootaloo
Diamond Tiara
Cheerilee
Pineta · 6k words · 272 3 · 4.1k views
EFriendship is Signalling
MLP: FiM
Comedy
Nightmare Moon shatters the Elements of Harmony. An unlikely Twilight Sparkle saves the day with an unlikely alternative.
Alt. Universe
Twilight
Nightmare Moon
Main 6
cleversuggestion · 1.3k words · 28 5 · 1.1k views

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