Canterlot lies steeped in chaos, a virulent and deadly plague still boiling away after a decade of suffering. The city, and the ponies in it, still feel the effects, still feel the bite of the times. The lower city, cursed as it is, is mostly partitioned off, leaving each and every pony left stranded and without help. Ponies struggle day by day just to stay alive.
Even as the ponies suffer, politicians toil away, plotting and scheming, machinations rumbling just below the surface. The city is fevered, sick and bloated, ready to pop at any moment. A single pony may be enough to make it all erupt.
And make it erupt Twilight Sparkle shall.
One small step, one lucky break is all she needs to turn the city on its head and take her rightful place by the Queen's side. But even she may not be prepared for the shark tank that is Luna's court.
25 Chapters:
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A Trip to the Library [E] [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Dec 10th, 2016
6,458
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Calm Before [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 24th, 2016
8,705
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The Storm [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 24th, 2016
9,684
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The Exam [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 24th, 2016
8,511
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Welcome Home [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Dec 10th, 2016
9,484
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Castle Life [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 23rd, 2016
7,654
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Interlude: A Sick Little Student [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Aug 26th, 2016
1,198
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Castle Life II [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Aug 12th, 2018
7,870
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A Return [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 15th, 2017
5,848
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Beginnings and Ends [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 15th, 2017
8,568
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Politics and Ponies [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 15th, 2017
8,205
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Meetings [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 15th, 2017
7,667
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Cadance Interlude: A Matter of Love [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Dec 25th, 2016
3,592
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End of an Era [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Aug 12th, 2018
7,679
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Opening Moves [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 15th, 2017
7,500
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Throwing the Gauntlet [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 15th, 2017
8,463
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Closed Circle [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 10th, 2017
8,305
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Restoration [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 29th, 2017
7,561
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Unexpected Intelligence [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Apr 26th, 2017
6,182
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Fluid Dynamics [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 31st, 2017
6,833
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Compulsory Conversations [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 20th, 2017
8,444
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Gathering Strength [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 24th, 2018
7,328
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Things That Linger [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 29th, 2018
6,554
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Betrayals Over Brunch [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Oct 22nd, 2018
6,885
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Night and Day [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Oct 22nd, 2018
6,567