The Princess that Equestria Always Had
Although this fic is listed as a sequel, you won't be missing anything if you read this fic without reading Never Had.
After traveling through time to stop Starlight Glimmer from changing the course of history, Princesses Celestia and Luna give Twilight Sparkle the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to study under Star Swirl the Bearded himself! Nothing can go wrong with such a powerful time travel spell in such capable hooves. Twilight knew there was something familiar about Clover the Clever when she read the Journal of the Two Sisters, but she never knew exactly how familiar.
Based off a theory developed by DRWolf001 and written with his permission, with additional hypotheses developed by The Brony Notion.
Featured on Aug 14, 2016
Featured on Nov 9, 2016
Featured on Aug 20, 2018
7/4/20 UPDATE: After attending a panel from my friend Vivid Syntax I've decided to mark this story as "complete" and start a new story for the rest of Twilight's time as Clover the Clever. More details in a blogpost.
16 Chapters:
- 01: Opportunity Awaits 2015-11-30 02:02:51 UTC2191
- 02: Under Star Swirl 2015-12-06 13:59:57 UTC2248
- 03: A Sparkle in Time 2015-12-13 15:09:56 UTC1716
- 04: Meeting Her Pre-Classical Idol 2015-12-20 14:00:01 UTC2110
- 05: Choices of Future Past 2015-12-27 14:59:54 UTC1880
- 06: Platinum and Bullion 2016-01-03 15:11:31 UTC2122
- 07: The Bearded, the Clever, and the Smart 2016-01-10 16:06:18 UTC1800
- 08: Diplomacy 2016-01-17 15:35:35 UTC2640
- 09: Return to Castle Bullion 2016-01-24 15:00:33 UTC2633
- 10: The Summit of Pieces 2016-01-31 16:01:32 UTC3255
- 11: Spacious Plans For a New World 2016-02-07 16:59:54 UTC2381
- 12: Confessions 2016-02-21 15:24:03 UTC4498
- 13: Strings of Tension 2016-05-15 13:59:58 UTC2158
- 14: Kindling and a Spark 2016-08-14 17:40:58 UTC4874
- 15: Equestria 2016-11-09 07:31:10 UTC3147
- 16: Mandate to the Masses 2018-08-20 19:33:35 UTC3176