Story Updates October 20th (Evening)

Story update time!

As always, toss broken links or misplaced numbers to [email protected] if any.

And remember to check the update tag, found in the "categories" box on the side bar, or at the bottom of this post, for past story update posts. 

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Story: Giving Love a Helping Hoof (Update Part 4!) 

4 Star

[Shipping][Normal]

Author: Kroqgar

Description: Since the creation of the Elements themselves, the bearers of Harmony have never found true happiness. After seeing so many generations of unfulfilled ponies, Princess Celestia decides to do something about it.

Giving Love a Helping Hoof

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Story: Night's Favored Child (Update Part 4!) 

6 Star

[Normal]

Author: Municipal Engines

Description: For almost a thousand years, the immortal Nightmare Moon has reigned over Equestria as Empress. To the average pony, Nightmare Moon is an overarching enigma whose rule is absolute and whose wrath is terrible. But to Twilight Sparkle, who as an orphan has never known her parents, the Empress is something else entirely. When the young unicorn is brought under the royal wing as an apprentice, she learns a great deal more about the supposed tyrant than she ever knew. But as Twilight is introduced to life with her new mentor, she is thrust into a world of political intrigue, conspiracies and secrets. Secrets that were never meant to be revealed. As allies and enemies plot against the very peace of the nation, will Twilight fall prey to the perils of her new position? Or will she prosper and find in Nightmare Moon the mother she never had?

Night's Favored Child

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Story: Upheaval: Breaking Point (Update Part 16!) 

4 Star

[Grimdark] [Adventure]

Author: Visiden Visidane

Description: A coincidence and a magical accident leads Twilight Sparkle to a grim world hidden by Equestria's peaceful existence.

Upheaval: The Breaking Point

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Story: Transcendence (Update Part 8!) 

6 Star

[Normal][Sad]

Author: Corejo

Description: When Scootaloo moves to Ponyville, she meets a certain cyan pegasus who becomes her idol. Things go well for the filly until a pivotal moment in her life causes her hopes and dreams to come crashing down around her. Broken and betrayed, Scootaloo must learn to accept her reality and embrace her inner strength with the help of her father and two best friends.

Transcendence

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Story: Fillystata (Update Story 2 Part 7!) 

4 Star

[Grimdark][Shipping] I usually avoid Grimdark like the plague, but due to reasons completely out of my control, I gave it a shot anyway.  I was completely hooked after just two chapters, and the nightly roundup ended up an hour late because of it! This story is just straight up awesome. Anyway have a pre-reader quote too!

"A terrifying suspenseful and gripping tale, portraying the sinister side of magic" - Pre-reader with a WoW name.

Author: Adcoon

Description: During the festivities of the Fabulous Fabled Filly Fair held in the village of Dappleshore, Twilight Sparkle stumbles upon something from her family's past and is drawn to investigate its dark ties to her. Will she succumb to its sinister power, and will Trixie and Luna be able to set their differences aside to help her when her friends are gone?

Fillystata

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