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Twilight and Fanfics is a match made in poni, This is a new list different from the ones last year, so go over to the 2022 post if you want loads more Twi.
Go get this year's set below, and thanks to Whisper Key for digging them up!
Slice of Life
Twilight Sparkle is Moving Back to Ponyville by RB_ [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
It's been a thousand years since Twilight Sparkle left Ponyville to rule over Equestria. A thousand years of progress, guided by determination and her gentle hoof.
It's as good a time as any to disappear for a while.
A Quick Question by EileenSaysHi [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
So what does one do upon finding out that their best friend (and lately a bit more than that) has been hiding something from them? Namely, the fact that, once a month, they transform into the body of a destructive dark angel and spend the night hiding in their room?
Well, if you're Sunset Shimmer, you ask Twilight a magiphysiological question.
The Keeper of the Dead by Jarvy Jared [10k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
There are things older than princesses, than castles, than names, and than time. Some of them live in remote corners of the world, shuttered away in an inaccessible crevasse. Some take refuge below the sea, in cities older than minds can comprehend. Some sift among the stars and dance maddeningly against the backdrop of the crawling chaos.
Twilight Sparkle met one such thing in a small cottage outside of Canterlot.
Now, two hundred seventy-three years after the fact, she vividly recalls how that meeting went.
Adopted Traditions by TheDriderPony [3k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Ponyville is not Canterlot, and a Ponyville Hearth's Warming is a far cry from a Canterlot Hearth's Warming.
Twilight thought she understood this when her first holiday season in the village rolled around, but the physical reality of it still hit her harder than expected.
It'll take discovering someone with an even greater gap in holiday expectations to break her out of her weltschmerz.
Another Me in the Mirror by Ekarial [3k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Through a mirror capable of connecting to other worlds, I saw countless versions of myself, each shaped by my choices. And out of all the different Twilights, this one struck me the most.
Her experiences are almost opposite to mine—she was mentored by Star Swirl, which was my childhood dream.
Can this Twilight fulfill the dream I once had? Or will she fall into despair? I’m worried about her...
Comedy
The Conference Call by Dafaddah [3k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
An IT manager with an embarrassing secret personal pastime (fanfic author) gets an unexpected video conference call from Equestria, and a strange request that he cannot refuse because:
1 - Twilight is asking, and
2 - Pinkie Pie won’t let him.
The Inspiration Machine by RB_ [3k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Twilight's run out of ideas for new inventions, so she invents something to fix that.
No one said the machine would produce good ideas.
In Lurid Detail by FanOfMostEverything [3k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
In every world, era, and species, adolescents think they're the first to invent or discover whatever they come across. It's not hard to see why. In the flower of youth, every experience is new and fresh and exciting, especially the ones previous generations won't discuss. Not in polite company, anyway. Certainly not with their children.
Well, "exciting" isn't always the best word to describe those discoveries. Sometimes it's "horrifying." Especially when it involves certain alicorn princesses.
Ask Not Why The Bell Tolls by Monochromatic [3k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Twilight Sparkle travels to the underworld in a desperate bid to bring her beloved back from the dead. All she has to do is follow the terms dictated by the underworld goddess.
Simple, right?
Cultlike Behavior (Princess Celestia vs. Modern Astronomy) by Mockingbirb [2k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
One day, Twilight Sparkle wakes up to the realization that she's in a religious cult, and Princess Celestia doesn't really raise the sun.
Sad/Dark
Unsent Letters, Unsung Failures by gloamish [3k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Making friends isn't easy. Twilight Sparkle thought friendship was supposed to be about picnics and songs, not fights and hurt feelings. Princess Celestia never warned her about those. But maybe what feel like detours are just another part of the path, and the 'friendship reports' written and abandoned in fits of rage and sorrow will lead to a genuine one...
How Does a God Die? by The Psychopath [2k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Twilight has had a long reign. She has watched ponies develop technologies that those of the past considered mere mythology. She has watched them scour the world and discover continents that were hidden from view or simply lost beneath the waves. Many creatures and tribes of ponies have come and gone, and the sea of stars is where they went last.
The alicorn accompanied them and acted as a figurehead and council before retreating back to Equestria. Now she is crumbling apart in the final years of her life as her magic consumes her body and the ponies are on the verge of dying out. As she watches the sky, engulfed by a black hole crowned in light, Twilight is approached by a still young mare, unfortunately born in an age where she will be all that's left of her people in just a few years.
She asks Twilight a question not about herself or her future, but about the alicorn herself: How does a god die?
Haycartes' Method by pneu [7k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
You found my book in the library. Cracking the cover, you found me waiting for you inside.
My name is Princess Twilight Sparkle. I am trapped in my book and need your help to get out of here. I'd do anything to get out of here.
Please help me.
You have to help me.
Please.
Don't Leave by 6-D Pegasus [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Centuries later, Twilight sits atop a hill and remembers.
And They All Cheered My Name by RunicTreetops [4k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Princess Twilight Sparkle has been faced with a difficult decision. Unsure of what to do, she seeks advice from her old mentor, Celestia. The ex-ruler of Equestria may not have an answer for her, but she does have a story. A story about guilt. A story about the greater good.
A story about the day after the worst day of her life.
Dilettante by Perfectly Insane [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
There was one thing that always bugged Twilight about her student, even long after her passing. So much so, that she could not live without an answer.
Shipping
Can't Invite You Anywhere by Miller Minus [5k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
When Pinkie Pie misses Twilight's Hearth's Warming party to investigate her twitchy tail, Twilight ignores every one of her own defense mechanisms and investigates with her.
Cross My Heart And Hope To Fly by Undome Tinwe [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Twilight indulges Rarity in a silly superstition, and learns to believe in fairy tales.
Drama
Doll by TCC56 [2k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
The Golden Oaks has been destroyed and with it nearly all of Twilight's possessions.
But Big Mac has one of hers that she doesn't know about - a singular memento that escaped the flames.
Senescense by Aquaman [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Yesterday, Twilight and Discord had two things in common. Now, they just have one. Twilight wants to talk about it -- and to her surprise, Discord is willing to listen.
A Reunion of Mind and Heart by Undome Tinwe [4k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Once upon a time, in the magical land of Equestria, there was a royal couple who ruled together and created harmony for all the land...
A thousand years after banishing her beloved to the moon, Princess Twilight Sparkle will have to face the sins of her past as her student fights for their future.
SciFi
Artificial Sunlight by gloamish [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Her Majesty's Starship Philomena is a generational ship designed to save ponies from the devastation of Equus and ferry them to a new world. The trip will take 150 years: the first generation will carry on the memory of the old world, and the third will set hoof on the new world.
The second generation is ash and engine grease: those born in darkness and destined to die in darkness, who will never know the bounteous fruits of which the hydroponic gardens bear only echoes and promises. Twilight Sparkle is one such middle link, tasked with maintaining the hardware of the ship's onboard AI, Celestia.
Dyson Sphere by 6-D Pegasus [3k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Equestria has witnessed centuries of rapid technological advancement during Twilight's rule. Innovations in the production and integration of magic has led to countless improvements in the quality and efficiency of life in Equestria, and enabling ponies to finally touch the stars and new worlds. However, with the rise of more and more energy-heavy processes and a stagnation in development regarding the extraction of energy, Twilight turns to the biggest and final step in energy extraction: a dyson sphere: a massive device that would surround the sun and allow virtually all the energy released through nuclear fusion to be harnessed by Equestria.
Two former princesses have some concerns.
A Thousand Seconds to Save the World by Mockingbirb [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Receiving a message from the future, Twilight Sparkle learns the world will end in 1000 seconds. Is that enough time to save the world?
Adventure
White Sun by The Psychopath [99k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
After a display of dissatisfaction turns into a revolution, Celestia found herself meeting a most unfortunate end at the hands of the mob. Being powerless to stop them or even muster up the courage to sway their minds, Twilight flees Canterlot and vows to bring Celestia back to life.
Through this vow the young unicorn starts to venture into territories of magic either hidden, forgotten, or unknown. On this path she encounters creatures and ancient entities that boggle her mind and aid her in her quest, but Twilight fears she might be losing the grander picture. Is the end of her journey bringing her beloved mentor back to life or is she slowly being corrupted by the miasma she now wades through?
