It has been ten years since Twilight Sparkle first came to Ponyville. Things have been more or less the same... but not for long.

A stranger, an alicorn like the Princesses, drifts into town. Then something happens.... Blank flanks and old ghosts of the past come to light. Many die, and many live. And a prophecy will be revealed... one that could spell the doom of everyone, not just Equestria.

Cover art by OrcaCookie:

http://orcacookie.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=24#/d4e9zo4

NOTE: Story not yet finished; romance will come later in the story. I put this in those categories as a pre-emptive move. Also, it was hard to pick only ten characters, because this fic will be akin to a sprawling epic that involves a LOT of characters. I picked the ones that mattered the most now, but just be aware that there will be more that are central to the story.