Storm Breaker attacks Equestria wielding absolute power over the weather, seemingly unstoppable, everyone falls before her, but Rainbow Dash escapes and seeks the power she needs to fight back and save her friends. She journeys far to a strange land to learn to harness the ancient and profound connection she and her kind has with the sky itself.

Twilight and Rainbow Dash decide to enjoy a quiet, romantic date before Nightmare Night, little do they know, their Nightmare Night will be starting early.

There is no shortage of problems in the world, few know this better than Galya and Mishka, two orphaned sisters now living as wards of Equestria. Fleeing from the oppressive regime of their homeland, they lost everything but each other. Two years have passed and they are now living as close to normal as they can, but for one of them, everything is about to change. When the greatest power is bestowed on a once powerless filly, she will learn the painful lesson that the cost of living with power, is living with yourself.

I am Shining Armor, captain of the Royal Guard, older brother of Princess Twilight Sparkle. I am prince to the Crystal Empire's Princess Cadance, my wife. At her Royal Highness Princess Celestia's word, I command legions of soldiers that stand ready to defend Equestria and it's citizens. I am strong, I am respected, I am looked up to as a paragon of accomplishment. Today, a new recruit asked me; What did I do right? how did I get to where I am today? This is my answer, this is my story.

Princess Celestia, the governess of the sun since time immemorial, has been slain in cold blood by the darkest of magics. Binding her very life to the sun as she was assassinated not only ended her life, but caused the very sun to perish along side her. With the world now cast in eternal, freezing darkness and their very planet speeding out of it's orbit, Twilight and Rainbow Dash must reignite the fire that sustains all life, or die. As they traverse their dying world, they learn of the suns capacity to give life and of it's history with it's fallen vessel. They will learn of wondrous magic and strange technology that the remaining souls are using to sustain them through the endless winter. This is the tale of light and dark, life and death, loss and rebirth. All in a quest to leave a fire for tomorrow.

The bow, the chariot, the hammer, the torch, the spear, the sword and the scythe. As prophesied by Star Swirl the Bearded ages ago, these seven powerful relics are being hunted by a malevolent force. It is foretold that the releasing the scythe, the symbol death, will end all life as it is known. Only the six remaining relics will be able stop the dark armies from unleashing it. Twilight and her friends must fight for their lives and each other to save their world from calamity.

This story is a sequel to Our Hearts That Summer Morning

Twilight and Rainbow Dash are on their first date. What unexpected things will they learn about each other, and how will it affect this new level of their relationship? How will one simple event change their lives forever?

Twilight and Rainbow Dash have both been set up on blind dates by their friends. What could go wrong? What might go right?

My entry for this competition

Three mares living in the big City of Manehattan. Honeybun, an aspiring pastry chef with a loving and supportive family. Morning Rose, a smart young mare who wishes to study to become a botanist. And Cloud drift who has lived in the city her whole life, who just wants to get by. Even in a city as large as Manehattan, fate can bring those together who need each other. What does fate have in store for these young souls? Can they achieve their ambitions in the city where dreams come true? Or will they fall into a nightmare? The only certainty they may have, lies with one another.

(Cover art by Midnight Sonare)

I would also like to thank my pre-reader Bassline and Melody

"Twilight Sparkle, you are hereby sentenced to exile!" From those words her entire world changed. Is her happy life gone forever? Or can it only get worse? What will befall the dethroned princess and will she have to bare her fate alone?

My entry for This contest

And I officially have an editor! Much thanks to pinkiepie17 and Twilight Scratch