By now, everypony knows the story of Nightmare Moon, of how Princess Luna found herself banished for a thousand years. But how many have considered what happened next? "Oh, Celestia was very sad," they'll say, "and it made her move the capital to Canterlot," they might add. But surely there must have been more.

A thousand years before the rise of Twilight Sparkle and her friends, the Lunar Guard and the thestrals found themselves without their lunar protector in a land filled with hate and fear, ruled by a princess stricken with grief. This is the story of these ponies, and how they struggled for survival in one of Equestria's darkest periods.

This story is a sequel to Blink Again

The truth of teleportation has been discovered; the full knowledge of its horrors known by a select few while the rest are given vague warnings of mortal peril. All use of teleportation is banned, all texts on it under lock and key, and all research into the subject placed strictly under government oversight.

As for those rescued from the pocket dimension, they must determine what comes next. Other versions of them already exist, filling their roles. Perhaps a new direction is in order. After all, the truth behind what created the spell remains a mystery. For now.

_{Part of the Blinkverse, by ocalhoun and many others. A timeline was created by Cocoa Bittersweet to keep track of these stories.}

Years after King Sombra conquered the Crystal Empire, republican revolutionaries rose up against him. But what of his family? Surely, they can't be held accountable . . .

_{Image is of Icy Snow, a Crystal Empire general in Equestria at War. She had no personality in EaW, having only the Cautious and Winter Specialist traits, so I decided to flesh her out and use her here.}

This story is a sequel to Blink

Teleportation is a mysterious thing. Is it as simple as it looks, or is it really just some copy that appears to take your place? The latter, it's definitely the latter. Too bad there is no way to know without trying it yourself. Now, stuck in a death-filled place with no magic and only her double for company, Twilight faces starvation and worse unless she can escape. But how does one escape without magic? Most would say you can’t.

_{Unofficial sequel to Blink by ocalhoun and one of its prequels, Not The First, by Flash Notion. A timeline was created by Cocoa Bittersweet to keep track of all stories within the Blinkverse.}