“Weapons of untold power. The might of an Alicorn—concentrated into a single squad of ponies. Look at our glory, brother! Your inventions put to mass production, with my leadership and bold tenacity. Together, we will push Equestria into new heights of prowess!”

Through a sudden surge in technical inventions stemming from the ability to hold and store magical energy, the ponies of Equestria find themselves no longer dependent on the princesses to rule and protect them. The Canterlot Observatory houses the ability to raise the sun and moon, and new weaponry has given the ponies the strength needed to take matters into their own hooves.

The age of "might makes right" is now an old shadow of the setting sun. And with their reign coming to a close, the princesses must make a wise decision fast as their enemies close in. With the political pressure on them, the fellowship of Twilight's friends is breaking, and it could be that a Sonic Rainboom that tied them together in the beginning will now be a signal for the end.

This is the prequel to the unfolding events of the three-part story series Princess.

Ponies have lived underground for countless years. Their ceiling of confinement is broken by six mares, each an embodiment of harmony, further fighting to allow freedom to those who dare to rise to the surface.

Then, abruptly through their rebellion, the six mares die, sacrificing themselves for a cowardice of a dragon.

The remaining resistance rebel again the Black Beast, knowing they cannot win now, unless...

What would you do if you woke up in a stone box? What would you do if the stone box was over a pool of lava? What would you do if you were part of a ritual sacrifice to the elder gods? Where does your lap go when you stand up? Not all of these have any bearing on the story, I just want to know.

There was once a temple, and there was once a fair. I wanted to go to fair, but the temple was where I wound up. Now I'm surrounded by ponies who all expect me to do something about something I have nothing to do with and want no part of.

A displaced story revolving around the concept of being displaced and attempting to make it better and more original.

Rated teen for some inappropriate conversations, language, innuendos, and vague descriptions of inappropriate stuff.

WARNING: some people will be offended. We don't care.

This story is a sequel to Beethoven's Tenth

It is a fact that the Classical Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Moztrot, had died of a failed kidney and Influenza on December 5th, 791 A.B.N.M. There was no doubt about it for on that date, he ceased to exist as a pony. However, as much of a tragedy, it was for a stallion to leave behind some of the greatest masterpieces and an unfinished Requiem - it was not the end for the composer himself. Thanks to an accidental spell cast by Sunburst, the master of music is given a second life in modern Equestria.

A tremendous thank you to Bitpull for going out of his/her way for editing this monster of a story.

And since this story is going to include Mozart’s music, I’m going to let you all see what kind of his pieces I’m planning to incorporate into the story. As well as this list too of all the what if the music he might have written. So if there are any other pieces that you think should be in this story, let me know.

A special thanks to
Starlight Serenade for creating the cover art.

Music in this fic in chronological order:

- Sonata No.8 in A Minor K.310 2nd Mov (Chapter 2).
- Twelve Variations on “Ah vous dirai-je, Maman” (Chapter 4).
- Rondo Alla Turca
- “Raindrop” Prelude, Op 28, No. 15 by Chopin
- Chopin’s “Raindrop Prelude in the Style of Mozart, improvised by Richard Grayson (Chapter 6).
- Fantasy in D Minor K. 397 (Chapter 8).
- Adagio in C for Glass Harmonica, K. 356 / K. 617a (Chapter 9).
- Wiegenlied (Lullaby), K. 350. (Chapter 11.)
- Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor. K. 466 (Chapter 12).
- Sonata Op 106 "Hammerklavier," 1st Movement by Beethoven.
- Master Oogway Suite (Theme) by Hans Zimmer and John Powell. (Chapter 13)
- Caprice No. 10 by Paganini
- Dubstep Cello | Prelude from Suite No. 1 for Cello by J.S. Bach (DUBSTEP VERSION WITH CELLO) by J. S. Bach and Emberz
- Bach Prelude Romosel Trance remix by J. S. Bach and Roman (Chapter 15)
- Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen (Chapter 16)
- Serenade No. 10, Adagio (Chapter 17)
- 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky (Chapter 17)
- Notturno in G minor by Fanny Mendelssohn (Chapter 18)
- Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, 2nd movement Andante. K. 545 (Chapter 18)
- Requiem Mass: Introitus/Kyrie K. 626 (Chapter 19)
- Requiem Mass: Dies Ira K. 626 (Chapter 19)
- Requiem Mass: Tuba Mirum (Chapter 20)
- Requiem Mass: Rex Temendae (Chapter 20)
- Requiem Mass: Recordare (Chapter 20)
- Requiem Mass: Confutatis (Chapter 20)
- Requiem Mass: Lacrymosa and Amen Fugue (Chapter 20)
- Sonatina for Violin and Piano ("Indian Lament"), B. 183 (Op. 100) Second movement - Larghetto by Dvorak (Chapter 22)
- Serenade for Strings by Schubert (Chapter 22)
- “Un Bel Di” for violin and piano by Puccini (Chapter 22)
- Ode To Joy To The World (With Choir & Bell Ringers) by The Piano Guys (Chapter 23).
- Salieri's March Turned Into Non Piu Andrai From The Marriage of Figaro by an unknown author (Chapter 25).
- Violin Concerto No 3, 3rd movement from the “Master and Commander” soundtrack (Chapter 25).
- A Variation Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Sonata No 11 in A major, K 331(Chapter 25).
- Great Mass in C minor - Kyrie (Chapter 25).
- Improvising according to W.A.Mozart style by Chr.Lekkas piano (Chapter 26).
- Toy Symphony by Leopold Mozart (Chapter 27).
- Violin & Harpsichord Sonata No.1 (K.6) by Wolfgang Amadeus & Maria-Anna Mozart (Chapter 27).
- Piano Concerto No.2 in E-flat major, Op.25 (1818) by Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (Chapter 27).
- Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 3: No. 1 by Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georg (Chapter 28).
- Piano Concerto in C Major by Antonio Salieri (Chapter 28).
- Piano Concerto in F Major, "Rerun" (in the style of Mozart) (D. Fraser) : I. Hill Street Blues by Grant Gershon (Chapter 28).
- Piano Concerto in F Major, "Rerun" (in the style of Mozart) (D. Fraser) : II. Suicide is Painless (M-A-S-H) by Grant Gershon (Chapter 28).
- Piano Concerto in F Major, “Rerun” (in the style of Mozart) (D. Fraser) : III. The Brady Bunch by Grant Gershon (Chapter 28).
- The Chipmunk Song, performed by The Northern Lights Orchestra by Unknown (Chapter 28).
- Canon for 3 Voices in B-flat major, "Leck mir den Arsch fein recht schön sauber." K.233 (Chapter 30).
- Prelude (Fantasy) and Fugue in C Major. KV 394. (Chapter 30).
- Bellman's Lullaby - Arrangement by Beethoven (Chapter 31).
- Für Elise for clavichord by Beethoven, arranged by Gerard van Reenen (Chapter 31).
- Overture from "The Marriage of Figaro" (Chapter 32).
– “Se vuol ballare, singnor Contino" for "The Marriage of Figaro" (Chapter 32).
- "Non piu Andrai" from "The Marriage of Figaro" (Chapter 32).
- “Porgi amor” from "The Marriage of Figaro" (Chapter 33).
- "Voi che sapete" from "The Marriage of Figaro" (Chapter 33).
- "E Susanna non vien!...Dove sono i bei momenti" from "The Marriage of Figaro" (Chapter 34).
- "Canzonetta Sull’aria" from "The Marriage of Figaro" (Chapter 34).
- "Ecco la Marcia” Amanti costanti” (Chapter 34).
- "L’ho Perduta… Me Meschina!" from "The Marriage of Figaro" (Chapter 35).
- “Contessa, perdono!” from "The Marriage of Figaro" (Chapter 35).
- Violin Sonata No 26 in B-flat major, K 378 (Andantino sostenuto e cantabile) (Chapter 36).
- Scarborough Fair, cover by Paul Dwyer (Chapter 39).
- "Moonlight" Sonata, 1st Movement for Orchestra by Beethoven. Arranged by Stokowski (Chapter 40).
- Scheherazade Symphonic Poem, 1st Movement. by N. Rimsky-Korsakov (Chapter 40).
- Scheherazade Symphonic Poem, 2nd Movement. by N. Rimsky-Korsakov (Chapter 40).
- Scheherazade Symphonic Poem 3rd Movement. by N. Rimsky-Korsakov (Chapter 40).
- Scheherazade Symphonic Poem 4th Movement. by N. Rimsky-Korsakov (Chapter 40).
- Clarinet Concerto, 1st Movement (Chapter 42).
- Clarinet Concerto, 2nd Movement (Chapter 42).
- Clarinet Concerto, 3rd Movement (Chapter 42).
- The Magic Flute, Overture (Chapter 43).
- The Magic Flute, "Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja" (Chapter 43).
- The Magic Flute, "O Zittre Nicht, Mein Lieber Sohn" (Chapter 43).
- The Magic Flute, "Bei Mannern" (Chapter 43).
- The Magic Flute, "Das Klinget" (Chapter 43).
- The Magic Flute, "Der Holle Rache Kocht in Meinem Herzen" (Chapter 44).
- The Magic Flute, "In diesen heil'gen Hallen" (Chapter 44).
- The Magic Flute, "Ein Madchen oder Weibchen" (Chapter 44).
- The Magic Flute, "Der welcher wandert diese Strashe voll veschwerden" (Chapter 44).
- The Magic Flute, "Papagena/Papageno!" (Chapter 44).
- The Magic Flute, "Finale" (Chapter 44).
- Violin Concerto #5, 1st Movement for Unaccompanied Solo Violin (Chapter 46).

A new coffee shop opens up in Ponyville.

It's so simple, isn't it? Owning land is cut and dry because once it's owned, it's always going to be the same, never changing. That's what the Apples may have believed but the day Apple Bloom sees for her own eyes a forgotten truth, it becomes apparent that more ponies might have claims to the land than they do. And owning land becomes the most uncertain thing ever.

(Author's note: This piece was written in a short amount of time. If it helps, look at Chi and Canary as a metaphor for the nature of wanting to own land and the idea that more than one group can claim to own the same territory. The story doesn't focus on them because there's no changing the past, making them important side characters to a greater issue. There's no ongoing villain or anything suspenseful to stop. The story begins and ends with a question like the question of whether the Apples and the Pies share ancestry. It might not come to a conclusion but it's not really meant to. I want people to come up with their own thoughts on how things would turn out for everyone involved. In this case, the two opposing forces are families who have the same kind of history. )

(Author's note 2: This is written for the Poniverse Summerpalooza 3.0 contest. The theme is about family. I choose to expand on one family's personal history. Pixel and Buffy are characters owned by Poniverse but make a cameo for story purposes. )

Rarity's article on fashion, which she dedicated countless hours into, wasn't featured in her favorite magazine! Of course, this leads her to do what any other rational mare would when faced with rejection: pick up a typewriter and threaten to smash it.

Spike tries to explain that there's more to writing.

A mall filled with undead. Missing friends found insane. A truth to be exposed in seven days.

Not even scales can prevent a zombie bite.

This story is a sequel to Sketched to life

Applejack prefers the simple things in life: working on the farm, helping her family, and hanging out with her friends. Of course, now that she is one of the protecters of Equestria and the Element of Honesty, things are changing, and she's not sure she likes it. Applejack would rather leave behind all the fancy titles and attention and go back to what she had before. But when an accident leaves the others incapacitated, she'll have to dig deep inside herself and find the strength to continue.

Meanwhile, more about the Elements of Harmony are revealed, could this be used to help save the day?

Spike is starting to learn the hard way that the ponies don't treat him better than any slave. What will he do, leave them behind or stay with them and endure more abuse? After all, it was Twilight who hatched him and the ponies who have raised him since then. Should he go back to the Dragon Lands? This is going to be the hardest decision of his life.