*First story, please bare with me*

Chrysalis' defeat by Shining Armour and Cadence has ruined her once-proud Hive. With most of her subjects either slain or scattered across Equestria and her Hive hopelessly low on provisions, the only way she can survive is to seek outside help.

Seeing no other choice, Chrysalis sends some of her remaining Changelings to appeal to Celestia for help, hoping for some measure of mercy from the alicorn.

But then, a new visitor appears in the Changeling Queen's darkest hour; one that offers both help and a chance at vengeance. But what is his grudge with Celestia, and why is he helping a Changeling?

No matter who Chrysalis ultimately chooses as her savior, there will be a price to pay.

When Princess Cadance and Shining Armor travel to Ponyville for their first anniversary, the Changelings launch an assault on the unprotected city of Canterlot. Taken without warning or without word, the city's defenses fall and Queen Chrysalis claims it for her own, killing Celestia as a token of her victory. With its grand ruler dead, and Princess Luna's whereabouts unknown, something that had been inconceivable in Equestria for over 5000 years now begins to tear it apart--war. (Pre-read and edited by w_o and Lochon)

After growing up alone and discarded a young Chrysalis tries to fit into Canterlot society. Whilst growing up alone, she admires from a far a young colt, who she falls hard for after first sight. She tries more and more to see the colt, changing her form each time to get closer to him. When the time comes that they finally meet, she is too ashamed to reveal her true form, and hides herself away from him.

When a young mare walks into his life, Chrysalis is heartbroken, simply devastated. She makes up her mind, she needs to make sure he knows her, and steal the colt of her dreams away from this new threat. By. Any. Means. Necessary.

After the disastrous invasion of Canterlot, an injured changeling wakes up near a small cottage and is quickly discovered by two of the last ponies she ever wanted to see. Now, with the help of her new "friends," she has to remain undetected in a town high on changeling hysteria that would not hesitate to throw her in the Canterlot dungeons should her true nature be revealed.

Simple, right?

Too bad she couldn't have picked a worse form to stay inconspicuous...

Many thanks to ZuTheSkunk for the cover image!

Twilight has a dream involving her adopting Trixie's twin foals. After waking in the middle of the night from said dream, she hears a knock at the door, and opens it to find none other than Trixie.

Note: This story will be updated on a part-by-part basis, and is planned not to have more than 5 parts.

The Mayor of Ponyville welcomes a new, glorious day in Ponyville. Her clerk deals with the day-to-day business of the town. After a thousand years, ponies will join together to welcome Luna's night. The celebration, and after. Bring muffins!

Picking up where A Canterlot Wedding ends, this story follows Cadence and Shining Armor on their honeymoon to the Gallop'agos Islands. When Shining Armor goes out into the jungle to rescue a filly, Cadence must enlist the help of Twilight and her friends to save her husband and protect Equestria from a forgotten evil.

Princess Cadence is a lonely filly who has been shielded and protected all her life as a princess and member of the dwindling race of Sacred Alicorns. She longs for a friend her age to play with, and as a young teen she is sent to stay in Canterlot where her Aunt Celestia would personally mentor her in developing her magic. There she hopes to finally have the freedom she longs for and find somepony to be her friend. Instead, she is asked to foal sit for one of her aunt's royal adviser's fillies who may just be as lonely and reclusive as she.

This is the story of how Princess Cadence learns that the ability to give love cannot be complete without finding love for yourself, and sometimes it is found when you least expect it.

After the battle against the invading changelings is won, Twilight believes that everything is fine. A dose of reality proves her wrong, and she must now come to terms with thoughts that plague her mind regarding the fake Princess Cadence and the one she remembers from long ago.

Nightmare Moon visits Twilight in the night, and things get biblical.

Featured on Equestria Daily, 1 May 2012.