What If...

by Wolfieclaw1312

Rating: teen
Tags: Human, Alternate Universe, Sad, Romance, Tragedy, Adventure
Length: 2452

What if the most important events in the history of Equestria never happened? What would the world be like?

What if the real Cadence didn't show up at her wedding in time?
What if Rainbow Dash never saved Rarity and the Wonderbolts at the flyers competition?
What if Twilight never stopped Tirek?
What if Luna was never banished to the moon?

These are only some of the questions and answers to some of the biggest events in Equestria's history. What would the magical land of ponies be like if these events never happened?

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WARNING: These are short stories. Please do not take hate of hardly any work. I have many chapters lined up for this!

PLEASE NOTE: I have not got all of the characters listed in the characters section. As of FiMFiction rules, you can only have five of them.

REMEMBER: Because of the 'certain events' that happen, SPOILER: Twilight gets knocked out by Tirek, Rarity falls to her death. These stories DO NOT happen in order, okay? Hopefully I've made that CLEAR.

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2014-07-10 12:10:04 UTC

What If... Cadence didn't show up at her wedding in time?

"Twilight! We can make it in time, don't worry!" Princess Cadence exclaimed as the two ponies tried to push a minecart onto the track in front of them.

"I know we can, just a little push will do it!" Twilight replied, pushing the minecart with all her might to get it going. The two mares were about to give up when the cart began to move.

"Quick, get in!" Cadence said, as the minecart began to roll away from the unicorn. Twilight grabbed onto the princesse's hooves as she got pulled up to the safety of the cart.

"Hold on!" Twilight shouted, as the minecart went zooming down the mine. The two mares held on with all their might as the cart went down a giant drop and into a mineshaft.

The cart went up, down, past sharp crystals and under hot springs of lava. All the way to the exit, which was guarded by three ponies dressed like bridesmaids. Their eyes were green and glowing, and were advancing towards the girls as the got out the minecart.

"You're not going anywhere..." The ponies said, getting closer to Twilight and Cadence. But while this was all going on below. The wedding was about to begin..

"Oww! My wing," Princess Cadence said as a rock fell from the cavern cealing.

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"Fillies and Gentlecolts.." Princess Celestia announced in the great hall of Canterlot Castle, were all the ponies stood in waiting of the bride for the beginning of the wedding. Celestia looked at her sister before she continued.

"I welcome you all to the royal wedding of Princess Mi Amore Ecedensa and Shining Armour," The Princess continued, as all the ponies stood watching their ruler.

Celestia nodded in the direction of Luna as she continued the introduction.

"Now, without any further ado. Let us celebrate this remarkable wedding as one of the most important events in Equestria!" Luna exclaimed, nodding to her sister who then signalled the guards to open the doors.

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"Oh no! It's started, we need to hurry!" Twilight exclaimed, dodging one of the bridesponies as they pounced at her. Cadence nodded at the purple unicorn and they both bounced out the way.

The mares began to run, but got cornered at the edge of a cliff stretching down to the bottom of the fifty-foot mine...

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Back up in the castle, the wedding had just begun. The pony band began playing and Princess Cadence began walking down the isle. Shining Armour was still under the spell and couldn't do anything. All there was left to do was for each of them to say the two words:

I do.

Celestia began saying the words that would make a mark in pony history.

"We have gathered here today for this remarkable wedding. Princess Mi Amore Ecedensa, do accept Shining Armour as your lawfully wedded Stallion?"

I do.

"And Shining Armour, do you take Princess Mi Amore Ecedensa as your lawfully wedded mare?"

I do.

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"I'm sorry Twilight, we won't get out of this - my wing's broken," Cadence said, filling up with tears.

"It's fine.. As long as we go together," Twilight replied, hugging Cadence tightly.

"Any wedding wishes for the Bride before you go?" One of the Bridesponies asked before Cadence and Twilight fell to their death. Twilight looked at Cadance before they had to go.

"Take care of him... Fake one.." Cadance said, as she fell off the cliff with Twilight...

What if... Rainbow Dash never saved Rarity and the Wonderbolts at the Young Flyers Competiton?

Rainbow Dash waited for her turn to fly in the annual Young Flyers competition. And Rarity was too, she came strutting out the dressing room in a brightly coloured dress and a really awkward pink mane style. Rarity blinked her eyes rapidly at Rainbow Dash and walked over.

"Well? What do you think of it?" Rarity asked Rainbow Dash, as she stretched her wings. Rainbow Dash looked at the announcer that was about to call the next contestant.

"Next up is, number twenty-five," The announcer pony said to all the pegasi behind the entrance. Number twenty-five was Rarity. It was her turn.

"Wish me luck!" Rarity exclaimed, as she flew out to the racecourse. Rainbow Dash nodded and stepped closer to the door to watch her friend compete.

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Rarity sped through the course, doing a big finish up against the sun. The made a wonderful pose as her wings shone as she went in front of the spectators. All the pegasi watched as Rarity spread out her wings and made them light up like a rainbow.

But just when Rarity was beginning to get claps and cheers, her wings disintegrated, she began to fall down, down, down to the ground.

Luckily, the Wonderbolts were flying by and caught sight of Rarity falling from the stadium and began chasing after her. But with Rarity kicking and screaming, the Wonderbolts couldn't catch her.

"What's this? The Wonderbolts have came in and are going down to save contestant twenty-five!?" The commentator announced, as he stood up from his chair and looked down.

Rainbow Dash was watching the whole thing. She had to go and save her friend, before it was too late.

"Oh no! The Wonderbolts can't catch up with them!" The commentator shouted through his microphone, looking as shocked as Princes Celestia was, who was sitting and watching the whole thing.

"I've gotta go save Rarity!" Rainbow Dash said to herself as she walked forward to the racecourse entrance. But a hoof stopped her in her tracks.

"Sorry, you can't go until it's your turn," The contestant announcer said, standing in Rainbow Dash's way. The pegasus tried to push past the hoof, but she was too weak from all the fear of her friend.

"But, I need to save her!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed, trying to push through the mare's arm. Just them, two guards came up to Rainbow Dash to take her away from the stadium.

"Please, let me save her!" Rainbow Dash shouted, her eyes filling up with tears. She was now being dragged away from her friend that was close to having her life ended.

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Rarity and the Wonderbolts were still falling down to the ground. They could've stopped, but it was because of the speed they were falling. If one of them tried to use their wings to stop flying, they would easily break a wing from the force of the wind below them.

The only sound was Rarity screaming, the stadium was silent...

*THUD*

"Rarity... Wonderbolts....." Rainbow Dash began to cry, and she could hear the commentator talking to the crowd about this incident.

"Oh my gosh folks, that's it... They're gone..." Everyone in the stadium looked down and took a moment of silence from the horrific event. But Princess Celestia just stood there, she could see Rainbow Dash being held behind guards and crying her eyes out.

A great friend and and a great idol had fallen...

What if Luna was never banished to the moon?

"THERE WILL ONLY BE ONE PRINCESS IN EQUESTRIA!! AND THAT PRINCESS IS ME!!" Princess Luna shouted at her sister, who was standing in the throne room of the Two Sisters Castle.

"Luna, I cannot let you do this," Celestia said, looking worried at the sight of her sister. She slowly backed away and hid behind a pillar.

"I CAN STILL TAKE YOU OVER, CELESTIA!" Luna exclaimed, jumping onto her throne and looking at the pillar that had been occupied by her sister.

Celestia stood against the pillar and hid from, her sister. Luna looked around the room for her sister. She wasn't there.

"Tia?" Luna lowered her voice. She looked around, only to hear giggles from a pillar.

Luna slowly approached the giggling pillar, only to see that there was nothing there. Another pillar began giggling, Luna checked, there was no pony there. Then it was the throne that started giggling, then the curtains.

Almost everything was laughing at some point. Luna was confused and started to giggle too. Then Celestia appeared in front of Luna, and they both giggled walked out the throne room.

"Will you not have any more temper tantrums, Luna?" Celestia asked, the both giggled some more and walked out the room.

What if Celestia married Discord?

In Canterlot, another wedding was about to begin. But no pony knew who was getting married, but all they knew, Celestia wasn't present at the Great Hall.

"Ladies and Gentlecolts, we are gathered here today to celebrate the wedding of Princess Sunlean Celestia and Craosicta Discord Cre-luem," Princess Luna announced as the wedding had just begun.

Luna looked at Twilight who signalled the guards to open the doors. The castle band began playing music as Discord and Celestia walked down the isle.

Everypony who was at the wedding were looking down the isle to see Princess Celestia in a wonderflul golden gown, while Discord wore a shiny black suit and to hat.

After the two were up at the front, the wedding had begun.

"We are all gathered here today to celebrate a remarkable wedding which will make a mark in Equestrian history," Luna announced as she looked round the great hall to see happy faces.

"Princess Sunlean Celestia, do you take Craosicta Discord Cre-luem as you lawfully wedded husband?"

I do.

"And Craosicta Discord Cre-luem, you you take Princess Sunlean Celestia as your lawfully wedded mare?

I do.

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Many years later, Discord and Celestia began to spread chaos throughout Equestria as they became more and more fond of doing this to their subjects. Luna had refused for this to happen, but being the younger sister.. She never gets what she wants...

What if Twilight never got her crown back?

"My crown! She's got my crown!" Twilight exclaimed as she jumped put of bed and chased after the pony thief. Down the corridors Twilight ram, past all of her friend's rooms and waking them up.

Finally, Twilight chased the thief to a room with a mirror.

"Thanks a lot, Princess,"'The thief said, as they stepped through a mirror and disappeared.

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"Sunset Shimmer had stolen your crown for no good," Princess Celestia said, when they were all sitting in the throne room at the Crystal Empire.

"Why does she want it? Why did she steal it?" Twilight asked.

"We have no idea why she did, but do you have any evidence?" Celestia replied.

"But, she replaced my crown with a look-a-like that was fake,"

"Hmmm, interesting,"

"How will I get crown back?"

"Follow me,"

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"This is a portal that sends any pony who goes through it, to a different dimension," Luna said, pointing to the mirror that Sunset Shimmer had passed through.

"Twilight, you must got in there and retrieve your crown," Princess Cadence said, as she handed Twilight her saddlebags.

Twilight nodded and walked through the portal. Spike stood there, nervously thinking about what might happen to Twilight.

Spike ran into the mirror to join Twilight. But Rainbow Dash and Pinkie tried to stop him.

"Spike, No!" The other mares exclaimed, trying to chase after him. But it was too late, he went in.

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Twilight looked around this placed and saw Sunset Shimmer, with her crown. Using it to control all the other kids to do her bidding.

"Give me my crown back!" Twilight exclaimed. Sunset Shimmer just laughed and used her magic to hit her.

"How about... NO WAY!" Sunset Shimmer replayed, as she shot Twilight and killed her...

What if Twilight never stopped Tirek?

Twilight flew as fast as she could through the forest to escape Tirek, who was looking for all of the Alicorn magic. Dodging rocks and ducking from trees, Twilight wasn't able to escape Tirek's sight, he could see everything that was around him.

"Princess Twilight! Give me your magic, NOW!" Tirek bellowed, stomping on the ground making a enormous earthquake around the area.

Twilight looked back at Tirek and kept on flying away, hoping to go and hide from this monster. But she knew that if her friends were here, life would be better.

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Back in Ponyville, Discord had Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Rarity locked up in cages and were watching them. Fluttershy was in tears, while hugging Applejack because of the pain she was going through of her good friend betraying her.

"Oh Shutterfly, clearly you saw this coming?" Discord asked the yellow pegasus, who was almost filling the cage to the brim with her tears.

"I didn't, I really didn't!" Fluttershy exclaimed, hugging Applejack even tighter. Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie and Rarity came over beside their friend and hugged her too.

"Discord, why would y'all do this to us?" Applejack asked, while almost being squeezed to death by Fluttershy. The other girls agreed and looked up at Discord.

"Well, Applejack. Good question" Discord replied, making a chair appear as he began to sit down.

"Aren't you going to answer, Discord?" Rainbow Dash said, going up the closest she could to Discord.

"Of course, Rainbow Crash!" Discord exclaimed as he jumped out his chair and moved closer to the cage.

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Twilight manage to hide in the crack of a rock so Tirek couldn't see her. All the princess could see was an angry overlord trying to steal Alicorn magic, all she could hear was the shouting of an angry overlord looking for a princess to steal Alicorn magic.

"Come out and fight, like a true Alicorn!" Tirek shouted in an empty forest, waiting for Twilight to emerge from hiding.

Tirek was looking around for Princess Twilight and at last, he could see her. Twilight was feeling confident in this, but only if her friends were here to help her out.

Tirek began to power up his magic and Twilight began to light her horn. Tirek shot first and Twilight managed to defend herself and she lifted him off the ground and the mare threw him Tirek away.

"HOW DID YOU DO THAT!?!?!" Tirek bellowed as he stood up to take another shot at her. But because of the echo from the rocks, Twilight thought that Tirek was on the other side. So she flew over to see if he was there.

But out of nowhere, Tirek shot his magic at Twilight and knocked her out. He slowly walked up to the Alicorn and stole all her magic. Tirek picked Twilight up and threw her in the direction of Ponyville.

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"Look! It's Twilight!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed, pointing in the direction that Twilight was falling. Her friends had no idea that she was knocked out, she wasn't moving...