Princess Celestia was there before the oldest mortal pony was born; she will be there when the youngest foal dies of old age. She is as much a fixture of Equestria as the sun, the land, and the sky. She is also the rock that keeps Twilight Sparkle's hooves on the ground. No matter how bad things get, they will always be there for each other.

Princess Luna is a newcomer to modern Equestria: a stranger in a strange land. She is a pony out of her time and out of her place, struggling to escape the shackles of her mistakes. When a spectre from the past manifests in the present and incapacitates Rarity, the two cross paths for the first time since Luna's return and something unexpected happens: they see something they need in each other.

Struggling with self-doubt and haunted by a magical malady, Rarity reaches out to the princess and learns more about Luna than most ponies ever will. While Twilight throws herself at unravelling a magical mystery, Luna and Rarity, with the help of a few of Celestia's hoof-picked elite guards, must fight to make peace with themselves before they can make peace with the past. Luna seeks to reconcile her relationship with Celestia, and Rarity must learn to overcome the harshest, most bitter, most devious enemy she has ever faced: herself.

Completed in it's entirety for the second time, Shades of Grey version 3 is the culmination out many hundreds of hours or work, both mine and that of the editors, teachers, pre-readers, and readers. It is the first story I conceived, and it's taken over two years to bring it to this final revision that I am happy with. This is a story I am proud to have written. For better or worse, it will always be a piece of me and vice versa.

Special thanks go to Chris, without whom my ability to write at all would never have gotten off the ground.
Huge appreciation goes to ReplayMasterOfTime for the cover art that I have come to love so dearly in those two years.
Additional thanks go to: Pascoite, who has helped me grow through his reviewing; Mystic, the one-time EqD pre-reader who also helped with early editing and learning; and InsertAuthorHere, just for being an established name who gave me a shout out and filled me with the will to keep going.

There are dozens more to whom I owe the existence of this story. They know who they are, and I love them all.

Please enjoy this legacy of mine.

-Scott

A human baby, weak and fragile, is found by queen Gaia, the ruler of Equestria.Together with king Solaris, the two adopt you as their son.
Join our little prince in his times of joy and in his times of strife. With friends by his side and his little sisters, our prince will understand that friendship is magic. For he is, after all, the elder brother.

Insipred loosley onThe monster of Canterlot and (very loosley on...) The love of the sun (can't add a link because it's against FimFiction rules, go figure)
A little something I wanted to share, hope you enjoy...

Hello Stranger, you have traveled far from many different worlds and heard many different tales. Before you venture onto your next journey, shall I entertain you with a tale? A tale as to how the world you call Equestria came to be? I wish my tale was one where all came to be without trouble or wrought. But, we live in a dark world, behind the sunshine and rainbows lies a tale of darkness. Of hate, of lies and intolerance. But, out of all that, love can bloom. So, sit down, and let me tell you the tale...of Faust.

(This story is set in the Noirverse, a prequel to Equestria Noir as part of the Origins series)

History is written by the victors and the Equestrians excel at winning. Far to the south of Equestria in the Badlands, the region that separates the Equestrian frontier and the unknown lands of the long forgotten Humans, lies an ancient citadel of knowledge. Generations of magic, both well versed and obscure, holy and ghastly. Its reinforced walls still stand though the tomes and coveted secrets were purged after years of warfare, degradation and abandonment. Despite the armies, bands and packs who tried to finish what the Equestrians started none were able to breach the gates of the Lost Archive. None aside from the few faithful to the old ruler and Lord Hierophant have ever entered. His reign was cut short because of the same people who gave it to him and his followers, though misguided and few in number, would see fit to restoring his former glory even if it's more myth then legend.

Current cover art by Echira Sorin.

Cadance and Shining's world comes to a screeching halt when they are visited by a specter from their past.

My entry for the Dialogue Only Contest.

It’s been so long since that day. Since I’ve had to live a lie. Of course, living a lie is what changelings are all about aren’t we? But this lie is different. 

I’m different. I want to change but I can’t. 

And everyone will hate me if they find out. 

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Written for the second Quills and Sofas Anonymous Contest!

Many thanks to Mushroom for proofreading the final draft for me and for everyone in Quills who commented!

Cover art by me! If you are a writer and would like cover art, send me a PM!

After the events of Boast Buster, Trixie finds herself fleeing from the town of Ponyville. Feelings of anger and revenge have long left her mind. Instead, only despair and sadness are left. Out on the roads of Equestria, however, she soon runs into an odd acting stallion with a hourglass cutie mark who strikes up a conversation against her will. She soon finds herself stuck with a companion who soon proves himself a thrill-seeking lunatic...and that he is the only pony who has a chance of helping her regain her lost confidence.

First Story of the "Time Turner's Adventures" 'verse.

This story is a sequel to A New Friend

It has been more than a month since the events in the changeling hive took place in the last story, "A New Friend". Chrysalis, now left without her changing ability and magic, has gathered her changeling swarm with the help of her daughter, Princess Naractia. Now she plans to get revenge on the ponies that caused her to lose her power.

However, Naractia hears her plans and flees to Ponyville to warn everypony about Chrysalis. But once she leaves the hive, Queen Chrysalis sends a group of changelings to kill her daughter. Now the only one who can help Naractia is Rowan, a unicorn from a different world, student to Princess Luna, and wielder of the Element of Courage.

Book Two of the Shadow Magic Series. Book One is in the link above.

Cover art was done by TartarusWolf on DeviantArt. I'm sure that he doesn't mind if I use this image.

It is a warm spring day, and the heroes of Canterlot High are gathering their families for the spring picnic. In the course of the day, one of the children asks how their parents met.

So of course, they all decide to spill the beans of special moments, remembering what had happened in that special moment of alone time.

Continuity: Homecoming

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Princess Twilight Sparkle is far more than just a household name. She's defeated countless villains, brought the magic of friendship to Equestria, and traveled across dimensions to make her mark on more than one universe.

Twilight Sparkle's daughter knows all of this, and when the time comes for her to take the next step in her own life, she begins to worry what legacy she'll leave behind.

Rated T for mild profanity and proofread by the awesome AShadowOfCygnus.

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