The Price of a Smile
Princess Twilight Sparkle has been losing her mind. She lives plagued by nightmares and hallucinations.
Discovering she's not alone, Twilight realizes Equestria may be in great danger. She seeks counsel with Princess Luna to discover the truth about her nightmares. However, Luna warns Twilight the knowledge she seeks will come at great personal cost.
Twilight Sparkle would give up anything to save Equestria, but how much will she sacrifice just to learn the truth?
Special thanks to Bradel for his editing advice.
This story won First Place in The Writeoff Association's "A Matter of Perspective" contest.
Now featured on Equestria Daily.
This story has been accepted to the Royal Guard archive.
This story has been accepted to the Nonpareil Fiction archive.
8 Chapters:
- Prologue 2015-07-13 18:53:29 UTC438
- The Society 2015-07-04 03:09:11 UTC4317
- Luna's Game 2015-07-04 03:09:13 UTC2785
- Table for One 2015-07-09 21:19:31 UTC895
- Records of Nothing 2015-07-05 23:35:19 UTC901
- A Nightmare 2015-07-04 03:09:17 UTC2581
- Farewell 2015-07-04 03:09:23 UTC2182
- The Price 2015-07-04 03:09:27 UTC620