Before the tales of alicorn sisters, before the Elements of Harmony, and before Equestria itself… there was a tower.

In a distant age, the world stands divided—its foundations fractured, its skies uneasy, and its magic stretched thin. Atop a lonely hill, the legendary archmage Starswirl the Bearded seeks to teach those who might shape the future. Among them is a strange young human named Many Roads, sharp of mind and stranger still for having no magic of his own.

When two noble sisters—Celestia and Luna—arrive at the tower as Starswirl’s newest pupils, misunderstandings quickly spark conflict. Yet beneath awkward first meetings and smoldering tempers lies a shared truth: all three are outsiders, burdened by expectation, longing for a place to belong.

Together, they will uncover forgotten truths, face ancient tensions, and take the first steps toward something far greater than themselves. But before legends can be born, they must learn to understand one another… and survive their own growing pains.

Three souls. One tower. And a world waiting to be changed.

Mayor Mare, grayish amber mare, age fifty-three, uncontested mayor of Ponyville ever since she got her cutie mark, learns a horrifying and unbelievable truth about her origins from an enigmatic but allegedly brilliant grayish amber stallion.

She couldn’t believe it.

No, seriously; she literally could not believe it.

Crossposted on Archive Of Our Own: https://archiveofourown.org/works/68277136

A Royal guard attempts the only thing he can think of to save his sister that's trapped on the moon with Nightmare Moon.

A simple homework assignment can make a creature think about a lot. From the shifting cultural landscape of her home, to the way her head works. For Ocellus, reconciling identity means a lot of uncomfortable questions. In order for her to really grow into herself, she'll need more than just writing a paper and a few trips to the guidance counselor's office.
(Cover by pastacrylic <3)

It was almost unfair how a single storm could come along, and wash away everything your family had ever built.
Young Clark Kent already had the weight of the world on his shoulders, but now he'd have to say goodbye to Smallville, the only home he'd ever known. The Kents were moving to Canterlot.

Clark spent his whole life trying to hide into the background, but he finds himself forced into the spotlight when he gets on the bad side of Canterlot High School's own "Queen of Mean." A peculiar girl named Sunset Shimmer...

With his powers growing by the day, strange green meteor rocks popping up, and even MAGIC becoming real, Clark's dwindling dream of a normal life is becoming more fantastical than unicorns.

But he's not gonna sit on the sidelines like he did in Smallville. He has these gifts for reason. For when it feels like the world is crashing down around you, there's ALWAYS hope.
As an old friend put it, you're either man... or Superman.

Cover art by @thegiftedfire

This story is a sequel to Pressed Powders, Pink Pouts

"Oh, and don't forget to oil the tray, sweetie, or the potatoes won't come off once they're cooked." Velvet reminded as she chopped up mushrooms. It was the first time in years she had taught anyone how to cook. And Cadance was the best student she had ever had. A lot better than her own son atleast, who invented more shortcuts than he learnt cooking methods. She swore, if she ever again saw a pony teleport the entire seasoning bottles into the pot instead of sprinkling them in like a normal pony -

Well, the point was that Velvet's kids were terrible at cooking.

Well, atleast one of them was.

She knew Shiny wouldn't last a week without the castle chefs. But Twily - she hadn't the faintest clue? And she wasn't sure she would ever learn the answer to that. Once - close to seven years ago - Velvet had dreamed of teaching her only daughter the recipes that her Maredrasian grandmare and Bucklynite mother had taught her when she was a little filly herself. She had dreamed of teaching Twily of all the wonderful meals she ate growing up in the Lower Manehattan market street and in a student apartment in Vanhoover.

But that wouldn't be. It had been three years since she had seen her daughter. Three years in which she wondered how much Twily had grown up. And as she wished she was teaching her daughter instead of a mare who might become her daughter-in-law, she couldn't help but wonder if Princess Celestia ever taught her daughter how to make a mushroom bake.

Drinking through a straw in a full wing-and-hoof cast wasn't included in Lightning Dust's initial plans to start the day. She had been warned and had nopony to put the blame on, but herself.

But just as her life crumbled to nothing but failure, old foes and rivals were there to help bring her what she needed...

Hope.

Edit: featured on the 30th of July! 🎉

Trixie thought this to be a simple question.
Trixie couldn't be further from the truth.

Inspiration from: Twilight Sparkle Bot

He walks, walking throughout the land. He may have nothing with him left, and he may be weak, but he still walks. He is finally excited to start his life proper, now moving out of his parent's home to start his own life...he may be hungry, tired, his hooves hurt, everything hurts. But he can't stop now despite all the days that have passed, he may be alone, but he needs to find a new place to start his independent life...

Twilight can't stand this, seeing a little, young colt in this weak state. His world is full of lies, he was forced to leave home at this age, yet his child innocence is blocking him from the true world. She needs to tell him the truth, it may hurt a lot, but he can't go back home. Even if her care of this little colt may be temporary, she will let him know about the true reason why he had to leave home.

"I'm a big colt now....I can start life on my own.... Mom and d-dad didn't lie....right?

For Queen Phacelia, building her hive right under a pony settlement didn't seem like such a bad idea at the time. Really, if anything, it was convenient!

It wasn't exactly ideal that it turned out the Elements of Harmony were living right upstairs, but she could cope.

And the constant crises Ponyville kept finding itself in ever since were annoying, but hiding deep underground, she was spared most of it.

...And then her sister just *had* to go and reveal the changelings' existence to all of Equestria.

My first proper attempt at a longer story. Hopefully it'll turn out good! Tags will be updated as new chapters are posted.
Cover art by me