This story is a sequel to Celebration at Twilight's

Discord wants to enjoy the Summer Sun celebration with the rest of Ponyville.

Sure, everybody's already dead by the time he arrives, but it's not like that's going to stop him.

Thanks to RH5, Aragón, Cerulean Voice, and Petrichord for the help getting this ready. Seriously, you guys are pretty awesome.

After a messy break-up, Thunderlane is feeling less than enthusiastic about life. It's up to his three friends (and Caramel) to cheer him up.

Unfortunately, when Caramel's around, things don't tend to end well.

many thanks to Aragon, Pearple Prose, and R5H for their help.

Story idea originally from General Liberator.

The Great Crystal War has raged for a year now. In that time, it has already claimed immeasurable lives, reduced parts of Equestria to ruin, and brought nothing but misery to everyone. In the middle of this conflict, two best friends are reunited under the worst possible circumstances.

This is their story of Survival, Sacrifice, and Friendship.

Made it to the Feature Box on 2/4/17 for about two hours. Not bad, if I do say so myself. Heh.

A short story once written in 2012, reworked and remastered for present audiences, now set in the Crystal War timeline shown in the Season Five finale.

Special thanks to: Prak, Pearple Prose, Skeeter, Majin Syeekoh, and R5H for helping me get this story ready.

Every night, it came to try and claim the young princess, and every night it ultimately failed. Yet, it is eternal, unknowable, unfathomable. It will never tire, and never stop.

All that changes tonight.

One final stand against it, the fate of every sentient being at stake. One guardian against incomprehensible evil. If she’s unsuccessful… no one will have a future.

Written rather quickly for my current worshop. I decided to clean it up and expand on it. It's something I had to put out before my greed got it it and it expanded beyond my grasp.

Hope you enjoy it! Like, comment, and follow.

Or don't. Up to you.

Six years after her ascension to princesshood, Twilight and Spike have started to grow apart. Spike starts to fear what age will do to him, and he comes to the realization that he must tell Twilight a shocking truth before it's too late.

What he doesn't know is that his decision will change everything.

Pre-read by: Skeeter the Lurker, Alexmagnet, Flint Sparks.

Edited by: SpaceCommie, Abcron, Prak

Whoo! Featured on 3/31/14. Thank you all so much for reading and giving me my first ever story feature on this site.
Story has been updated as of 4/7/14

NOTE: THE STORY IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING HEAVY CHANGES. ONCE COMPLETED, NEW CHAPTERS WILL SUPPLANT OLD ONES. ONCE THE NEW CHAPTERS ARE UP, OLD CHAPTERS WILL BE MOVED OVER TO THE STORY "PONY NOIR: WHERE IT ALL STARTED" FOR FUTURE POTENTIAL READING.

UNTIL THEN, ENJOY THE STORY CURRENTLY WRITTEN WHILE THE NEW REDUX TAKES SHAPE.

While investigating a string of violent crimes in Canterlot, detective Gro'gar—a pony of sordid past and uncertain future—stumbles upon a conspiracy that reveals one of the nation's oldest evils is raising once again.

Now, together with a young Shining Armor and a former cultist filly much like himself, he'll have to uncover the terrible truth before the shadowy cabal makes its next deadly move in their bid for control. What he uncovers—and the battles he subsequently wages—will test his resolve, integrity, and very nature. After all, monsters are not born. Monsters are made. Not even Gro'gar is safe from this fate

A project that can give mobility to those who cannot move; that's the goal of a young Arcane Science student named Dawn. it is a project that has garnered the aid of Twilight Sparkle, Equestria's newest princess. With her help, Dawn might just see the project become a reality.

As Dawn moves ahead with the project however, strange dreams begin to arise; dreams that may hold a closer connection to reality than Dawn is willing to accept. Soon, Dawn begins to wonder what's real and what isn't. The discovery that follows will shape not just Dawn, but another's life as well.

Expedition No. 5
Begin report:

Ventured into Ponyville today. Not much left of town. Most locals remain docile, but ran into a few hostiles. Had to take necessary precautions to avoid contamination. Checked locations of interest as ordered. Found nothing new. There was no sign of the subject. Disturbing news to take back to Canterlot.

Followed trail to just outside of the old Apple’s farm. Found signs of a struggle and pieces of a destroyed MKII hazmat suit. Tracks lead to the Everfree Forest. Recommending a larger expedition force to search for the subject. Diary found near location of the struggle. Looks to be mostly undamaged. There are a lot of fresh hoofprints on the ground.

The following is the full extent of the written material found. Perhaps it can shed light on what transpired here, and what became of the subject.

End Report

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Hey folks, let me know what you think of this story. Comment, and let me know if you want me to continue it, because I have some ideas on how to do so.

Once upon a time, there were two ponies. One was Rainbow Dash, best self appointed flyer and promising cadet for the Wonderbolts Academy.
The other was Pinkie Pie, one of the greatest bakers to ever live in Equestria (and a great party planner to booth.) Both were good friends and shared many adventures together.

One day, Rainbow Dash asked Pinkie to show her a skill that wasn't related to flying. Pinkie Pie happily agreed.

It didn't end well.

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This story was written without much worry for editing and/or multiple drafts. What you see here is what you get: a story that's as pure to the original written format as possible.

Enjoy my little experiment on "posting fresh off the press."