Note: This was originally written between Seasons 1 and 2, and may ignore conflicting lore established by Season 2 or later. THIS IS REALLY OLD WHY ARE YOU STILL READING THIS
Twilight Sparkle and her friends are snowed into the library one evening, and they happen upon that rarest of specimens - a book Twilight doesn't recognise. However, the ancient tale of adventure and intrigue they find inside ends up shattering their worldview and sending them on an adventure of their own.
This is basically what came to my mind when I heard that Lauren Faust's original concept for the show was of a more arc-based, magical girl style (this turned out not to be true, but my mind ran with it anyway), but this story ended up a long way from magical girls and well into high fantasy by the time I started writing. Also draws on select Homestuck and Dungeons & Dragons themes, and plays with a lot of things the canon leaves unexplained.
Tag update: Reduced character tags to Mane 6, CMC, Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash. While the Mane 6 and CMC provide most of the ensemble cast, Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash are the primary viewpoint characters.
Additional Tags: Anthro, conspiracy, high fantasy, gryphons, war.
34 Chapters:
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How Equestria Was Made [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 10th, 2012
2,572
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Change of Plans [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 9th, 2012
1,950
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Or Forever Hold Your Peace [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 9th, 2012
2,314
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A Roll In The Hay [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 10th, 2012
2,335
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Diamond In The Rough [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 25th, 2011
2,102
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Boom [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 25th, 2011
2,078
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For The Price of One [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 25th, 2011
1,755
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One Does Not Simply Walk Into Canterlot [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 25th, 2011
2,496
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Fealty [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 9th, 2012
1,986
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Complication [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 25th, 2011
2,197
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Stranger Than Fiction [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 9th, 2012
2,862
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Baby Steps [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 26th, 2011
2,493
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Storm World [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 9th, 2012
2,550
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All For One [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 27th, 2011
2,886
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Sewer Rat [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 27th, 2011
2,469
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Flashback [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 28th, 2011
2,780
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Breakout [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 28th, 2011
1,936
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Elementary, Dear Trotson [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 28th, 2011
2,450
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Wild Goose Chase [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 29th, 2011
2,470
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Now You're Winking With Portals [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 29th, 2011
2,221
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Crying Out For An Answer [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Apr 21st, 2012
2,239
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Tick Tock [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 29th, 2011
3,026
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The Last Piece [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 29th, 2011
2,817
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Great and Powerful [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 9th, 2012
2,258
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What Do You Do With A Drunken Unicorn? [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 9th, 2012
2,090
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The Point Of No Return [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 30th, 2011
2,553
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Sacrifice [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 30th, 2011
2,222
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The Darkest Hour [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 30th, 2011
3,139
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Chain Reaction [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 30th, 2011
2,807
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No Quarter Griffon Or Asked [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 30th, 2011
2,427
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David and Goliath [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 30th, 2011
2,993
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Welcome To The Real World [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 30th, 2011
3,305
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The Jaws Of Defeat [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 30th, 2011
3,479
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Epilogue [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 10th, 2012
1,838
Other Titles in this Series:
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[OLD STORY] A strange book shatters Twilight and her friends' worldviews and sets them on their own adventure.
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Three days, two thousand years, and one angry pony. What does it all make? [Harmony's Wrath sequel, OLD STORY]