In the dark future of Equestria, a ponykind that has turned its back on the ideals of friendship and love faces the threat of extinction. Their land is corrupted by twisted dark magic, and scarred by countless wars.

But when a mysterious race of aliens armed with amazing technology arrives in Equestria, ponykind is given another chance at survival. Will they take it?

[a reimagining and reversal of Blaze's "The Conversion Bureau".]

Pronoia: believing the world is conspiring in your favor
Paranoia: believing the world is conspiring against you

As a former member of Canterlot's elite law enforcement team, Twilight Sparkle is used to a certain level of responsibility. However, her years of experience are rendered useless by her sudden and unwanted transfer to the sleepy little town of Ponyville. With no other option, she chooses to give into the monotony.

But this all changes when a grisly murder shocks the entire town. As the only member of Ponyville's police force equipped to deal with this sort of thing, Twilight welcomes her first real case in over two years. But she quickly realizes that there is more to this murder than meets the eye. It seems Twilight's past has followed her to Ponyville.

With the help of her loyal assistant Spike, a series of strange clues, and some cryptic notes, Twilight tries to figure out the identity of the pony or ponies who have wrapped her up in their bizarre game.

Following an incident on the border of the Everfree Forest, Twilight and Rainbow set out to discover the cause of the pegasus' amnesia and restore her memory. Yet the nature of her affliction is linked not only to their past, but to an ancient magic, lost to the world a thousand years ago.

// Exists within Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere.
// Continued in The Moon Also Rises

Stuck in a time not her own, with two mysterious ponies she's never met or heard of before, and Discord and Sombra at the full height of their power, will Twilight be able to prevent the mutual destruction of past and present Equestria?

This is a collab between two authors, Default and Nerobot

Also, huge thanks to our editor/pre-reader Stanku!

In the Ponyville Railyard, towards the back, in a old siding by themselves, sit 6 old hopper cars filled with gray gravel. The cars are rusty, the letters on them having faded long ago. The cars have not been touched in ages, and seemingly serve no purpose. Scootaloo aims to find out why the cars are there, and what purpose they serve. Now she wishes that she'd left well enough alone, because when something has been abandoned, there's always a reason behind why it was........

(This is my first foray into the world of MLP horror stories, so hopefully this goes well)

Featured as of 5/4/22?! Holy cow. Thank you everypony!

The house has existed for eons. It hungers. Now it has set its undying eyes on Twilight. And it will keep her forever.

Twilight, on the other hand, has been troubled by her feelings for Applejack for some time now, but has kept them to herself since Applejack is happily dating Rainbow Dash. But on a travel to one of Applejack’s relatives, as they come into the area of influence of the house, Twilight can’t keep her feelings to herself anymore. Applejack on the other hand finds herself being drawn closer and closer to Twilight, despite her relationship with Rainbow. Meeting Rainbow at their destination, both Twilight and Applejack know they will have to find a solution.

The house waits. The house is patient. It wants Twilight. It delights in her emotions. It is up to Applejack and Rainbow Dash to save her.

Written for the AppleDashLight contest. Contains F/F/F polyamory (duh).

Rated Teen for some mild gore, make-outs, and references to sex.

Thanks to Tchernobog for coercing me into writing this.

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Equestria. Peaceful country of about seven million ponies, all contributing to the operations of the whole. It is also the place where a maniacal government is running a deadly factory in Cloudsdale, a rather strange holiday is hosted every year in Ponyville and beyond, and where numerous other happenings occur.

Regular events to the numerous ponies all caught in the play, but for the Princess of the Night, it is only one performance after another, written by scriptwright after scriptwright. Something she fights to stop, though the battle simply continues, stealing away her home and replacing it with a mockery.

With the arrival of a servant, however, one against the world becomes two, and a battle to restore Equestria to its former glory begins anew. Now, if only the spirit in the cloak wasn't so snarky...

On Nightmare Night Granny Smith tells Apple Bloom a scary story about an immortal pony and how she gained her immortality.

Luna finds a glitch in her new game, and has perhaps one of the most messed up reactions in history.

I wrote this to help deal with some of the horrendous writers block I've been experiencing and to satisfy my unhealthy cravings for violence. Enjoy.