[Please read the author's notes after the expansion before reading. Thank you]
Welcome to the new Equestria, Twilight Sparkle. See your friends at each other's throats? You have to choose between them now, to stop the heartache of war with decisive victory. For the nation lies bleeding, its harmony shattered into a million pieces. Black and white and right and wrong have blurred together.
You must choose wisely, or all shall die.
~Image by JohnJoseco~ If anyone can find a fitting, unique image for this story, please do not hesitate to link in the comments.
[Author's Note]
The following stories should be read in order to get a good grasp on references to previous works.
- Sunset (Mandatory)*
- My Little Muffin (Optional)
- Clash of the Heavenly Titans (Optional)*
- Blood is Thicker / The Reluctant Reunion of the Redoubtable Rabble-Rouser (Strongly Recommended)
All can be found on my Deviant Art account: http://ciroton.deviantart.com/
Those with * can be found here on FIMFiction.
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Oh man it's finally here... Now I can finally continue reading this.
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You're watching this TOO!!! Freak out time.
Also, Ciroton, will this be getting updated as quickly as your DeviantArt page?
537549 dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/Twilight_Sparkle_lolface.png
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Now I get the feeling this could quickly turn into a reply spam, that could last for hours (or till AT&T decides to throw a hissy fit).
Oh great I love this story. Thanks for posting it here.
537576 Better end it now, then dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/misc_TwilightWut.png
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Possibly before poor Ciroton wakes up to 130 new posts, though I am starting to think we both have a habit of being the last person to reply.
537598 It's impolite to ignore people dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/discord.png
Oh dear Celestia, now I have another story with stories before this one that I must read.
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But after so much posting, I think we would be able to come to a mutual agreement on when to cease.
537628 Perhaps... perhaps...
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Ciro is gonna be happy about the number of comments, that is until he sees it was only two people who couldn't stop.
537650 Yeah
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).
So how about we give Ciro a break and reduce the number of comments (you don't have to reply, I won't be hurt if you don't
537666 Okay, I suppose I can stop... wait, dammit
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Three a week, Monday, Wednesday and Friday until It has either caught up to Deviant Art, and/or I have finished all of the First Drafts. From there, it will progress at the same time, with Deviant Art being first as the coding for that has to be done manually. Then, I can copy/paste over here and adjust as needed. It's the perfect plan!
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Simple and time efficient, I like it. Though I still get the feeling I will be checking DA out of habit.
I guess I'll watch this fic, though I read it on Deviant Art so I kind of know what will happen for a good many chapters.
It's here! It's here!
yes...
sqeee...
Oh, words can not describe how much I love this story. I am fav'ing this so hard, I might break the button. Sorry if the rest of you guys can't favorite this after.
YES.
It has begun.
Ciroton! Ciroton!
Might as well re read it here to remember the finer details i forgot over time.
i dont know why i never got around to reading this...well; perfect opportunity i guess...
For Want of a Dawn is here
Buck yes. DW is very happy. Easily one of true best fics ever.
537533>>537549 Here, allow me to join you gentlemen in freaking out.
ITS HERE!! 
FOR WANT OF A DAWN IS HERE!!
*ahem*
Now I dont have to go site hopping and try to track down Cirotonin or attempt to read EVERY update on EqD.
Now I wait until shortly after Twi buys a hat.
537731 Part of me wants to put a picture of Eccelston and say "Just this once, everybody lives just this once!" but I already know thats not quite the case...
"I told you not to, you silly filly."
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Oh sweet Celestia. Another awesome fic on Fimfiction. Glad you finally hosted it here!
Yay, can't wait for all chapters to be uploaded and that you start updating here alongside updates on deviantart.
woah, i didnt expect THAT to happen...
Just spend the past two days reading all your stories, and the further chapters on deviant art, really hope your continuing as i love the story and has become one of my favority fan fics can't wait to see what happens!!!!
Congratulations, Spike, you're the new Rainbow Dash!
YUUUUUUUSSS!!! Been following Ciroton since My Little Muffin, and this one is here too *faves
Love the story
Keep it up! Oh and how many chapters will this be?
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25 Chapters.
See picture.
think it's my story that got featured
realization sets in
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I'm sorry if I deceived you.
it was a strange feeling: to want fluttershy to just go and die...
Well she IS pretty much a bitch at this point in the fic, Mossflower. It's not only understandable, it's actually less than I imagined. I actually imagined going to the world of this fic as a Spawn and really just delivering her a fate worse than death, that would take her sudden obsession with 'nature' and turn it inside out.
S-so d-dashies d-d-dead?
Damn i think now she'll trust Eos (considering she's the only one who'll speak to her without lying).
baka desu nee! spike you foolish child in betraying twilight in this way you've just doomed first the shaky dragon alliance and afterward the whole of equestria to a desparing twilight the only requittal i see is if somehow the ghosts of celly and luna come and help twi with her mental break down. which i doubt will help save spike from her second more vicious breakdown. poor twi and all she wants is to be loved and accepted and what does she get in return full betrayal from every pony she knew and cared about and now spikes gonna be the last straw. i just know it.
Edit: How the bu@% did i get FIRST?
Anyway good job lad you should be proud of this masterpiece.
And just for kickss1.static.gotsmile.net/images/2012/05/04/epic-win-meme_133614103669.jpg is just EPIC
It was never very clear that Twilight came to a different dimension. I believed until just last chapter that Twilight was simply in stasis for ten years and that Eos had somehow split off her because of her touching the pool. I had no idea that Eos is simply twilight from this dimension. Can you clarify?
IT
IS
HERE
YEAH
Luve it !!!!
heh, it's a miracle Twilight's still relatively sane...
ok everythings well now twi tho is not going to be happie when she wakes up
especially not towards spike. and now i see the rebels are screwed completely out of their plans now that twi is completely learned and taught not to trust them. the dragons will be in even more hot water now because both twi's are angry at them.now all i have to say is twi's going to have to talk to eos since she's the only one besides tentatively trixie she can trust anymore.
spike i'll say this again you bucking screwed up worse than you could possibly imagine.
anyway keep up the awsome chapters bro cheers.
629550 Eos as explaned in the chapter redemption of the first story sunset she is basically twilights inner deity, in for want of dawn twilight is forced by the waters in the pool of midnight to live a waking vision/dream that sets her within a world where she as Eos didn't listen to luna and became the pony queen. they are both twilight and eos. hope this helps
Edit1: what you stated above is also what twilight was thinking until she found the cmc headquarters then she realized the full truth of her situation and now spike just went and botched up the only chance of having twi actually fight Eos she might even go to her just to spite those who betrayed her.