AU fic to Chengar Qordath's Winningverse.

When the changeling invasion raged through Canterlot, Cloud Kicker was cut off from most of her friends and trapped in the Kicker compound with her watchponies. It was only her leadership that saved them from the fate of the rest of Canterlot...

Desperate, she ventured into the heart of the Kicker compound to attempt to don the armor of the great Shadow Kicker, but when she stood before the memory of her ancestor, she was denied...

...but what if Cloud were a little more persistent?

Following the realignment of the Elements of Harmony, Princess Celestia ponders the destiny of her loyal student Dusk Shine. As she recollects all his successes and failures on the path he chose for himself without her guiding hoof, the great question does not become any easier to answer...

Can she really hand the future of Equestria and perhaps all ponykind to such a cold, solitary, and faithless stallion?

Rule 63 Twilight fic, alternate universe and moonlit contemplation. What more could fans ask for?!

The Mane Six discover an injured mare beside the Ponyville river in the dead of winter. Clinging to life, she is carted to hospital to recover. However, all is not what it seems. Nopony recognizes the mare, and more and more mysteries begin to appear as to who she is, where she came from, and why...