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“Don't walk in front of me — I may not follow; don't walk behind — I may not lead; walk beside me and just be my friend.” - Albert Camus

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As a young orphaned foal of Sombra’s University, Twilight foiled an attempt on the life of Princess Celestia, the immortal ruler of the great nation of Celestine. In gratitude, Celestia took Twilight Sparkle under her wing as her personal protégée.

Years later, a new conspiracy is spreading across the nation, and centuries old legends are coming back to life. When a pony from beyond the Heavenly Barrier appears, Twilight is swept into a plot that not even the Barriers themselves can stop. The fall of Celestine looks to be only the beginning.

And there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight.


Many thanks to my editor Destella Morningdew for helping me with this endeavour! The beautiful cover art belongs to WhiteDiamondsItd. Seriously, go check both of them out. Some character tags are not shown for the maximum satisfaction of the reader (spoilers).

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Two hundred years before the reunification of the three pony tribes, it was a curse to be born an Earth Pony. The Unicorn nobility ruthlessly taxes and subjugate them, while Pegasus marauders mercilessly raid towns and villages under the 'protection' of Pegasopolis. However, when a mysterious creature wielding ungodly powers saves a village from a Pegasus raid, the Earth Ponies finally see a way to break free of the vicious cycle and earn their freedom and equality.

Else where, a young man finds himself cast into a foreign world after an encounter with the spirit of chaos, armed with nothing but his newly bought handgun along with two magazines' worth of ammunition. However, he realized that the world he found himself in is far more complicated than he could ever imagine and that he must act to help the oppressed or forever live with a guilty conscience.


An experimental story trying to train my pacing a little, and hoping to create a HiE story with a more meaningful theme than just 'Find Mane 6 and live in Ponyville'. Big thanks to Garzeel_ for prereading! Hope you guys enjoy it! :twilightsmile:

Warning: contains a fair amount of swearing.

Edit: Featured 4/08/17! Thank you all very much! :pinkiehappy:

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Time. It's the thing that makes everything tick. When Astral Spark, a student at the University of Canterlot, experiences brief glitches, stops in time, is it a sign that time itself is breaking down?


Written as a result of a recent writer's block.

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Designation ManeFrame, an experimental construct created by the Equalists, has only one purpose – to crush the remaining resistance that struggles against the mighty Empire. However, when the construct gains conscience in a bloody, unmerciful battle, it is thrust into one last, titanic struggle that would decide the fate of Equestria.

Information is scarce to come by, and every clue reveals three more questions. What happened to the Princesses of the Old? How did the Equalists seize power? And just why does the name Twilight Sparkle sound so familiar?


Featured 28/01/2017. Thank you so much, everyone!

Massive thanks go out to my editors and proofreaders: Garzeel_, Flicka Ravenhide and Destella Morningdew.

Character tags maybe updated in the future. The cover art is edited from the original artwork by zolombo, which you find here. If you don't like the story, please tell me why in the comments description. It would be greatly appreciated!

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As the Pre-Equestrian Era approaches its end, a new society surfaces. Corruption prowls the land and the encroaching Gryphon army seeks to lay waste to the three pony tribes. However, a much more dangerous threat is dwelling within, a threat that could destroy everything that ever existed and will exist.

Two millennia into the future, Equestria is entering a new, prosperous age. When the researchers of the Canterlot research branch initiates a project that will allow ponies to peer into history, a secret sealed since before the Hearth Warming is unveiled. An experiment with recreating tangible virtue history goes wrong, possibly changing the very history of Equestria... for better or worse.


ON HIATUS INDEFINITELY
Beware of spoilers in the comments section. Artist is here though the image source can no longer be found (removed from deviantart).

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Bandits, thieves and highway robbers plague the southern frontier of Equestria. The hardy, honest ponies that live there fight inch by hoof to survive. But that doesn't matter, because as long as you have 'high noon', you have hope and salvation.

Guess what time it is now?

Silly crossover with Overwatch.
Rated Teen for the use of language and violence.

Big thanks to my proofreader atra116 for his helping to edit some of this junk!

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