For their heroic victory over Discord, Celestia and Luna have been crowned princesses by the Crystal Emperor and have been given the backwater territory of Equestria, their homeland, as their domain. This step-up in life has made them few friends, as the Imperial court sees the move as a blatant power grab, while the settlers of Equestria have no love for the Empire and no respect for their new overlords.

It won't easy for the Princesses to bring peace to the realm and carve out a place in the world. They'll have to both maneuver through courtly intrigue and the field of battle to get out this mess with their lives.

And just to make matters more complicated, Luna has received romantic advances from the most unlikely of places, and her decision may change the face of Equestria forever.

I'd like to thank Alex Nuage and TheDarkAngel for proofreading and ~Vectorshy for the cover art.

A mysterious portal appears in the Everfree Forest one afternoon, and Twilight Sparkle and her friends are sent to investigate. The portal transports them to another Equestria, one full of darkness and strife, where they struggle to survive while trying to make their way home, making new friends along the way and combating dangers as they go, all while under the watchful eye of a manipulative overlord who wants to use them for some nefarious purpose.

Hang on, that all sounds awfully familiar, doesn't it? That's the basic premise of the entire CRISIS-verse, right?

But something is different this time around, something which influences everything in ways you might not expect.

This story takes place as an alternate retelling of CRISIS: Equestria, but you do not need to be familiar with that story to enjoy this one. But for those familiar with the original, you might just get a kick out of the new situations you'll find your favorite characters in.

The events of CRISIS: A Royal Affair are still considered canon within this timeline, except for that story's epilogue. It is not required reading to enjoy this story.

This story takes place during Season Three, after Wonderbolts Academy but before Keep Calm and Flutter On.

Foreword by and edited/co-authored by Devnator. Cover art and character designs by Starlight Spark.

Shares a TVTropes page with the original story.

Twenty-seven hours until the start of the new year...

Pipp simply refuses to go into this year without an awe-inspiring, show-stopping, chart-topping video. If her channel doesn't have the absolute best start it can get day one, then what's even the point? She may as well go back to doing unboxing videos!

No. She's going to make the best video in all of human history, even if she breaks an arm doing it. Luckily, she has a loving sibling and worried friends nearby to both encourage her and keep the EMT on speed dial.

Twenty-three hours until the new year...

Art by Marenlicious.

Everypony strives for perfection, and the current de-Lis matriarch has it in abundance.

As an aristocrat, Fleur has everything anypony would ever want: money, stability and a wonderful family. Outside of basic court duties and mandatory meetings with other members of the nobility, her life is incredibly easy when viewed from the eyes of an outsider. Yet, as the time to renew her marriage vows draws closer, Fleur begins to feel existential disdain. A sense of dread fills her soul, and a melancholy settles over her-- not that anypony would know; after all, a vow-renewal is quite a stressful thing to plan.

She has never loved her husband, that much has always been clear. They both know why. At least they're friendly to each other. They have a child. Vows should be simple.

When Rarity comes to visit to help Fleur tailor her wedding dress, things come to a head as she realizes where her turmoil really lies.

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This story is a sequel to Sailing the Night Skies

The mane six are off on another adventure beyond equestria, as princess Celestia requested her most faithful student, Twilight Sparkle, with a mission to Saddle Arabia, a desert kingdom ruled by Pharaoh Northsands, and Queen Silverwing. Their mission: release the kingdom of the demonic curse set upon them by the rivaling ruler, King Apep! pack your bags, it's time to go to the desert!

Anonymous; the only human in Equestria, leads a mild-manner life as a simple grunt working for the Ponyville Natural History Museum. And boy, is he bored of it. The whimsy of living in Equestria has come and gone, and now it's just the same old-same old. But that all changes when the museum gets a hold of new exhibit: a draconequus statue. Surely nothing bad could possibly happen involving something like that. Right...?

Twenty years ago, a horrible infection -dubbed the Blight by those who saw it- swept over the world and decimated plant and wildlife. What land was not withered was cultivated and preserved by cloisters of civilization; Conclaves. The world outside the Conclaves is still ravaged by the Blight, threatening to always sweep in and kill what usable land remains.

In an effort to prevent the already limited food stocks from becoming strained further, people created machines to assist in the work force. Steam powered, Clockwork, coal burning; a multitude of different sorts of semi-intelligent machines. All of them built with Robot-Ethics built into them: The Three Laws of Robotics.

However, at a young age, one girl sought to grant the robots something greater. A freedom that they never knew they could have.

Humanized/Robotized characters.

This story is a sequel to The Birds and the Changelings

When a colt gets his answer to "where do babies come from?" he's fine. He doesn't need any more answers on the topic... Except when he gets pulled into another world. In that case, he wonders where human babies come from. But, by now the mom is burnt out on the question, and the dad didn't want to answer in the first place. So, it's up to someone native... The sister.

A companion piece to Know Your Mare.

The text is based upon the world crafted by the devs and writers of Equestria at War

The Overlord of Solemnace, member of the ancient Necron dynasty of the Nihilakh, self-proclaimed Archaeovist of the Solemnace Galleries, Preserver of Shattered Moments, and he-who-is-called-infinite, Trazyn the Infinite.

Particularly savvy and hell-bent on acquiring new artifacts for his collection and, according to him, for the righteous task of eternal preservation.

Unscrupulous, he goes to great lengths to ensure that everything he lays his eyes upon, but also likes to jest when it is possible.

In his quest to ever expand his collection, and annoyed by his rival and at times friend, Orikan the Diviner, intrusion in his Gallery, he went to more worlds exotic to discover and offer himself more precious trinkets. It was thus that he came across this world after obtaining a machine from Orikan’s sanctum.

Here is the account of the creatures he met in his voyage to that... "pebble".

This story is a sequel to Possession in the Crystal Empire

Private Iceland is recovering from his ordeal at the hooves of King Sombra, who possessed him and caused his current injuries. He still suffers nightmares and has trouble sleeping. He also longs for his favorite breakfast, pancakes. The dull tasting hospital food is not helping with that at all.

However, is he safe? Is he truly free from the pony that tormented him and his brother? He is in the middle of the Crystal Empire, with an active Crystal Heart, plenty of guards and an alicorn princess nearby. Is that enough to stop a very unscheduled, unexpected, unwanted visit? Especially if it's off hours?

A certain evil overlord doesn't think so.

This story is part of The Equestria Tales series.

Side-story in "Return of The Dark Ponies" story arc.

Story edited by Hail King Sombra.
Story title. additional ideas and suggestions by Tale Weaver

This one shot is marked as sequel to Possession in the Crystal Empire, as it is a direct follow up to that story.