On the eve of being frozen in stone like her co-conspiritors in evil Tirek and Chrysalis, Cozy Glow gets an unexpected guest from her recent past who wants to plead her case. What follows is... surprising to say the least.

Set after No Second Prances.

After Starlight and Trixie become friends, Twilight sets up a get-together with the two of them and her friends. But Spike, who just returned from The Crystal Empire, has not forgotten the things Trixie has done and is not ready to accept her.

Cover art image by EMositeCC.

In the midst of another conflict with the Changeling Queen, fighting over the next macguffin with the potential to change the fate of the entire world, Twilight decides to propose a challenge of sort to Chrysalis.

Twilight believes that it is possible for Chrysalis to have a normal life, a good life, one where she doesn't have to worry about the hunger that have cost her so much, all without needing to change (too much) who she is.

Chrysalis is, understandably, skeptical about that, but nevertheless she take the challenge, even if it's just to prove how wrong Twilight is.

But... would it be that bad if Twilight was right? After all, a good life, a life without hunger, does sounds nice. But is that what Chrysalis truly wants? Would she be okay with just that? How much would she be willing to change for a good life? And at what point would she had changed so much that she has stopped being herself and has become someone completely different? Would she even be herself at that moment?

These are the questions that Chrysalis will have to face to obtain her answer.

The cover art was done by me.

This story is a sequel to Changeling Courtship Rituals

Queen Chrysalis attacked Canterlot, brainwashed Twilight Sparkle's brother, kidnapped her former foalsitter, defeated her mentor in combat, and conquered her kingdom. She kidnapped the sisters of Twilight's friends, turned them against one another, and tried to drain all of Twilight's magic. Queen Chrysalis has, at every opportunity, done her very best to utterly destroy Twilight Sparkle's life.

For some reason, this has not caused the pony to fall in love with her.

However, due to Twilight's misunderstanding of changeling customs, it does mean they are now married. Twilight eventually managed to tell the Queen the truth, but she forgot that whether it's a kingdom or a heart, changelings conquer.

And since the changeling way of conquest didn't work, Chrysalis is determined to try the pony way. The only problem is, of course, she has no idea what that is. But she knows someone who does: Princess Cadance.

Now, with the absolutely sincere help of her mortal enemy, the pony she once locked in the caves beneath Canterlot while trying to steal her husband on their very wedding day, Queen Chrysalis is going to woo the sister-in-law of that very pony.

Surely this is the most perfect plan ever devised.

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Proofread by ShutterflyYay.

Takes place roughly after season five (so Starlight Glimmer is running around occasionally)

This story is a sequel to An Apple Sleep Experiment

It’s been seven years since the great massacre, and ponies are still trying to cope in the aftermath. Twilight Sparkle, Princess of Friendship, and her friends (minus one obvious apple) are preparing for the annual memorial, when an unexpected castle guest threatens to disrupt the peace in Ponyville forever.

This is the OFFICIAL Sequel to my previous story "An Apple Sleep Experiment", both of which have audio/visual adaptations on Youtube! For the sequel, it will be in four parts, linked here:

Part 1:
https://youtu.be/E5RB92VTb-4

Part 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozjdx76WOjs

Part 3:
https://youtu.be/gcyds853F6Q?si=lnllIymkUUuBitd_

Part 4:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uZdFXoxI8M

Twilight thought she was coming into her own as Princess of Equestria.

With each passing day, she grew more confident in herself, her choices, and her ability to rule. She even began holding her own court these days, and enjoyed hearing out problems and working on solutions for her subjects.

Yes, she really felt like she was getting a handle on it all, and could deal with just about anything her subjects and the position of princess could throw at her.

Then a little green filly waltzed in and threw her one heck of a curve ball.

"I believe Cozy Glow should be freed."

Excuse me, what?

Twilight had no idea what she was in for, and all the aspirin in Equestria wouldn't be enough to sooth the headaches to come.

Was there something in the Equestrian water supply that was turning cute fillies into devious little monsters, or is she just that unlucky? Well, at least this one didn't seem bent on world domination. At least, Twilight hopes she isn't. This green nightmare might be even harder to stop than Cozy Glow if she ever put her mind to it.

This is not a "Cozy did nothing wrong and the main cast is evil," fic. Just a little filly who may or may not be more than they seem offering a different perspective on the whole situation involving an evil little villainess and what is the best thing to do with her.

Twilight releases Cozy Glow from her stone imprisonment, hoping to reform her, after she agrees to certain terms; no hurting anypony anymore or scheming to steal their power, no more conspiring with evil forces, apologizing to everypony she's hurt stuff like that. But the part of the deal Twilight is admittedly the most eager about is for Cozy to tell her about her past, how she got to the point she did, and help Twilight and everypony else understand her.

There's one catch to that last one though… Cozy Glow doesn't actually remember her past. More specifically, she took a potion that erased all her memories of her past, beyond her general objective of syphoning as much magic as she could and obtaining a position of power, shortly before arriving at Twilight's school. But she does have a list of possible origins for herself, that her past self left for her that all contain some motive for what she did. And Twilight's friends are willing to throw out their own theories.

No matter what the real answer, Cozy and Twilight's friends seem to have a good time with it. Much to Twilight's frustration.

Many of these parody other origin stories I've seen for Cozy Glow. Though not all of them. I'll give credit for the ideas other people came up with as best I can.

As the title states, this story was inspired by "The Many Secret Origins of Scootaloo" (great story by the way). But only loosely.

Realising the rest of her friends are selfishly aging without her, Twilight takes special measures to make sure this never happens again.

Written for the 1000 words contest. I don't really have much else to say, just... 'enjoy'.

And here's a reading by a movie fan by the name of Zachary for those who can't be bothered to take on the gargantuan task of physically reading a thousand words. I feel your pain. Linkie

After almost a year of imprisonment, the cunning, manipulative and resourceful filly known as Cozy Glow makes a daring escape from Tartarus, albeit getting injured in the process. The Mane 6 and Starlight Glimmer are quickly assigned to aid and apprehend her.

But as Twilight and her friends search for her, they encounter key figures of Cozy Glow's past and soon discover that she wasn't always the evil filly everypony has come to know her as. This leaves them contemplating if whether or not there is still good in Cozy Glow.

A Cozy Glow Redemption Fic

(Takes Place After Season 8)

Rainbow Dash, is the most awesome mare in Equestria. But what if she wants to be the most awesome stallion instead?

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