A nurse has seen it all. A combat medic has seen even more.

Princess Celestia sends her elite Household Battalion—"Celestia's Own"—south, far beyond the borders of Equestria, to break the slave trade and to free the oppressed. Medic Redheart, a young rookie among the Guard's hardened veterans, is with her Battalion every step of the way.

She's never told anypony her story. Until now.

A side story/prequel to my The Ponies in the Caves and A Story to Relate To, but reads independently.

This story is fantastic. There wasn't a single chapter that didn't give me chills or bring a tear to my eye. The way you describe the selflessness of the soldiers, and Redheart's unrelenting drive to save them, no matter the personal cost, was exemplary. I look forward to more of your work.

-SGTBRONY

Has a Black Company feel to it with the medic POV. Great story so far!

-Lerris

Cover art by Pabbles, by commission. Thanks!

With massive thanks to the folks in the Discord for comments and advice, and Totallynotabrony, Raleigh, Sledge115, and ChudoJogurt for detailed pre-reading, in whole or in part. Any remaining errors are fully my own.

Author's notes and commentary blog, with big spoilers.

What if everything you believed about Twilight Sparkle was actually a lie?

A new revelation to the Equestrian saga... and its ancient prophecies.

Second edition:
Edited by Alicorn Priest

In an alternate timeline, Twilight Sparkle never became an alicorn princess. Instead, Star-Swirl the Bearded's spell and the Elements of Harmony brought about the end of her life. Two months later, her friends and loved ones are still in mourning from her passing. But just because Twilight's dead it doesn't mean her friends don't see her anymore...

Twenty-five years after the death of Twilight Sparkle in battle a legend begins to spread. As sailors gather in a port tavern they recount stories. And one such story is an encounter with the avenging ghost of Twilight Sparkle and her vessel, the Friendship.

Ever since she was a little girl, Fluttershy wanted to be a vampire. Strong, independent, majestic and graceful. For years, she kept her wish a secret, drowning herself in vampire lore; books, movies, and cosplaying. But deep down, she still wished that all the costumes and tales were real, and that one day... She'd become one with her dream.

But when she accidentily blurts out her secret at a sleep-over, to everyones dismay or gloating, the whole idea seems to vanish into thin air. And in that moment, when everything hit rock bottom... opportunity seems to knock on her door.

But maybe, just maybe, there are some wishes that is best kept unfulfilled...

Takes place in the EqG-universe, some six months after Rainbow Rocks.

The poor thing that has to deal with my bad spelling and non-existing grammar is Nopony Important, Proofreader and multi-instrumentalist.

Cover pic by Quizia. A bit misleading I know, no fruit bats in this one! But I just loved that picture.

This story is a sequel to Dead/Light

Twilight's life definitely took a strange turn when she died. Of course, this won't stop her from living it to the fullest, whatever that entails.
Equestria will never be the same.

After the first, chapters will alternate between serious ( - ) and silly ( ~ ), because I didn't want the story to be limited to just one. Most will be standalone, and in no kind of chronological order; expect little correlation between chapters and occasional verb tense changes from one to the next.

This story should be considered in perpetual hiatus, as it will rarely be the focus of my attention. Do not expect regular updates.

Rated teen just to be sure. Cover art made by this butt.

A normal day was all it took.
A simple failed prototype, a missed experiment.
There was an explosion, and I woke up. I don't really know what happened between those two events, but I'm fairly certain I shouldn't have awoken in a small, dark box.

I'm scared.

Cover art by the amazing Avatar of Madness!