In the cover of the night, Luna makes her usual journey to the Castle of the Two Sisters, infiltrating the location to honor her fallen sister. However, things to all go according to plan when she is confronted by an unexpected visitor. As it turns out, this visitor is no stranger to Luna...

Heavily inspired by the Overwatch "Dragons" animation. A recommended watch if you haven't seen it already!

Every day, more people upload themselves into Equestria Online, to live forever as ponies. Even in their final minutes before uploading, they struggle with the pains and joys of being human, and remember the world they leave behind.

Oh yeah, this story DOES have something to do with Friendship Is Optimal, the Optimalverse, and the April 2021 Friendship is Optimal Writing Contest.

Thanks For My Prereaders

I've been writing drafts of different story ideas for the April 2021 FiO story contest. Bananachips and Bicyclette have both been very helpful prereaders! They might not have expected that my reaction to their feedback would be to write THIS ALMOST COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY, though.

Request by ShadowPony300: “What about twilight sacrifice herself when queen chrysalis and the other two villains came through the castle doors with a big explosion.”

pyrrhic: adjective, (of a victory) won at too great a cost to have been worthwhile for the victor.

Twilight Sparkle isn't about to abandon her friends to the whims of three horrible villains. She just needs a solution. Unfortunately the only solution she can think of is rather dangerous.

Everything was meant to turn out great.

But it didn't, and now Twilight wants to know why.

Chrysalis queen of the changelings tried to take Canterlot and then Equestria however she failed at the cost of Twilight's life. All who knew her mourn her loss long after she's gone most of all her brother Shining Armor who can't stop blaming himself for it. While others try to help he thinks he's doomed to fall into despair until one day a mysterious stallion appears telling of a way to bring her back.

Edit: Special thanks to Goldminer23 for editing the story.

The city of Canterlot is split into 14. 13 districts and the head. When Scootaloo’s name is picked out, Sunset Shimmer volunteers. Her other tribute, Flash Sentry is chosen, her ex boyfriend. Together, they must compete against their old friends, and new friends, and find out who will live... and who will die.

MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOUR

Grdar has been selected to be a guide for the Griffin Empire's commanders of the naval landing the solar Empire, he was chosen for the fact he had spent most of his youth in equestria. little does he know that something is brewing in his future.

(I was making this for a contest but changed my plans to write something else)

Twilight and Anon are in a relationship for quite some time now, When Twilight went blind she's starting to feel that she was becoming a burden to her friends and especially to Anon. So Anon tried his best to prove that she will never be a burden and that he will always be by her side no matter what.

Will their love pierce through to such a challenge?

Equestria has been empty for centuries. The cities are abandoned, inhabited only by rats and birds. The ponies, or what's left of them, are scattered, isolated, and generally disagreeable.

Twilight tries to remain optimistic despite it all. Stories have taught her the fate of most immortals, forever resigned to be bitter and unproductive, and she will have no truck with it.

She reminds herself who she is. The Princess of Friendship. The Element of Magic. Personal student of Princess Celestia. Such accomplishments, deserving of pride, a reason to keep her chin held high.

She practices gratitude for what she still has: her ever-faithful companion, Spike, her full range of faculties, and her books.

She doesn't think about the Exodus. She doesn't think about Ponyville. She doesn't think about Spike's deteriorating health.

For the past one thousand, ninety eight years, Twilight's told herself things are going to get better. She's still waiting.

(My eternal gratitude to Pizza Pony for the cover. You can find their DeviantArt here: --> https://www.deviantart.com/provolonepone)

In a time of war and loss, the survivors try to forget their troubles for a night and celebrate. The birthday colt gets to share a few dances with the mare of his dreams.