What if Starlight's backstory had a more sympathetic backstory? Even if it's only 1% more sympathetic than what we got.

After a magical taco made her jump into a portal back to Equestria, Sonata finds a new friend in Tempest. After a long trot in the deserts of Saddle Arabia, of course.

A disillusioned human-turned-unicorn tells Twilight and the other princesses why and how he became Equestria's new equine overlord.

Magic being drained from Equestria once again. Equestria on the brink of another civil war. And with her friends dead, is it any wonder Twilight is having a massive panic attack/mental collapse?

Today, I learnt why spying on Princess Cadence was a bad idea. Though, if you have a better idea on how to spend Hearts and Hooves Day, then by all means enlighten me.

The first three Captain Goodking stories rewritten and wrapped up in one neat little package.

So she just tells them to eat it. Especially since it turns out ponies would stage coups against her regardless of her tax policy.

And you will find out soon enough that those red tags are there for a reason.

Luster's attempts at falling asleep are interrupted when Flurry celebrates Hearth's Warming a tad too early.

No, really. The Great and Powerful Trrrixie has better things to focus on than being angry at lesser magicians for upstaging her.

Apparently, Celestia spent so much time training Twilight to wield the unlimited power of friendship, she had forgotten to teach her how to effectively run Equestria. Such as proposing a new tax policy.

What if Twilight and Sunset became friends way before they went down the paths they did in canon?

Bread from outer space attacks Equestria! And with her friends kidnapped and negotiations going south, it is up to Twilight, Doctor Whooves, and a ragtag bunch of secret agents to stop this wheaty invasion!

During a trip to the bookshop, Luster Dawn encounters a pony that was hoping to keep her identity a secret. Key word being "hoping".

Twilight experiments on a monkey. It goes horribly wrong. Oh, and there's some alien invaders too.