A mercenary who's been in the business for too long finally met his end, or so he thought. Instead of dying, he's sent to another world filled with magic and problems. The biggest problem being himself, as he now has the 'Shadow Mage' in his head.
Nightmare Moon won a thousand years ago, plunging Equestria into perpetual night. Now, as Princess Luna's student, Twilight Sparkle must contend with Celestia's unexpected return as a familiar group of ponies are thrown into conflict.
In an alternate timeline where magic has vanished together with Discord, six fillies from the city of Canterlot go to find its burial ground and reawaken the ancient powers.
A changeling is sent on a mission to infiltrate Equestria. However, away from The Hive, he learns a terrible truth about his own kind and their Queen. "Putting things right" will be far from easy.
Something strange is happening in Twilight's palace. The magic mirror has started acting strangely during a period of intense solar flares, leaving her worried about what complications might occur. The next thing she knows, through a sequence of even
The queen of blades has launched her newest weapon, a ship designed to infest an entire planet in secret. Unfortunatly for her, this ship vanished after launch and crash landed on a distant world filled with colorful ponies.
W-what," Pinkie swallowed nervously as she tried to speak, finding her throat was suddenly very dry. "Are you?" It seemed to stare at her for a few seconds, its dark eye sockets peering directly into her soul. "Death."
Trapped on the other side of the mirror, Twilight Sparkle has to adapt to a world without magic. Given the circumstances, that is the least of her worries.
Five years of cheap thrills in the big city has left Sweetie Belle in bad debt with dangerous ponies. Forced to pay up, she returns to Ponyville to seek money from an estranged sister she loathes with a passion.
Can Twilight Sparkle figure out how to deal with the aftermath of a magical accident before it's too late? Fourth place finalist in the "Out of Time" writeoff prompt.