The end of an era

by The Hand of Pony
In the wake of Mareitania's liberation, a new threat emerges, threatening the end of a thousand years of peace in Equestria.

Six months have passed since Twilight and her companions returned from Mareitania, battered and broken, but sure that every scar, both physical and emotional was worth it after having successfully freed the country from the tyrannical rule of its Duchy. Although things hadn't gone entirely smoothly, the country could now enter a time of unprecedented peace, the likes of which it had never experienced before.

Or at least that was the hope.

Unsettling stirrings from within Mareitania suggest things aren't as tranquil as was hoped, and may in fact be a prelude to something far worse than anypony could have ever expected.

Highly recommend you read Fall of Mareitania: Operation FreeMare first (if you can stomach the earlier chapters) or you really won't know what's going on.

Character tags will be added during the story.

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49 Chapters:

  1. 1. Reunion 2017-05-10 14:35:20 UTC
    5675
  2. 2. Strange goings on 2017-05-10 14:35:06 UTC
    8342
  3. 3. She who would be queen 2017-05-10 15:29:49 UTC
    7957
  4. 4. Bold moves 2017-05-13 01:00:27 UTC
    6961
  5. 5. More importantly, how do we fix this? 2017-05-21 23:55:04 UTC
    7081
  6. 6. Old friends 2017-05-28 14:20:08 UTC
    8225
  7. 7. Stand together 2017-06-04 17:15:52 UTC
    7165
  8. 8. Special training 2017-06-11 17:44:28 UTC
    8185
  9. 9. Ponies with questionable intelligence 2017-06-18 16:34:23 UTC
    7617
  10. 10. First strike 2017-06-25 15:58:41 UTC
    10087
  11. 11. Hitting the road 2017-07-02 14:26:21 UTC
    8373
  12. 12. Semper Pie 2017-07-09 22:26:20 UTC
    8616
  13. 13. Not a place to bring your family 2017-07-16 23:31:53 UTC
    8975
  14. 14. The mild peevedness of the swarm 2017-07-30 20:36:58 UTC
    10290
  15. 15. Bon Bon voyage 2017-08-06 15:46:40 UTC
    8950
  16. 16. A Royal visit 2017-08-13 15:24:52 UTC
    7795
  17. 17. Dashed hopes 2017-08-20 23:10:24 UTC
    8629
  18. 18. Cleanup 2017-08-27 16:22:49 UTC
    9382
  19. 19. Pie family secrets are the weirdest 2017-09-03 15:56:36 UTC
    7219
  20. 20. In the jungle 2017-09-10 17:36:05 UTC
    8395
  21. 21. Nyctophobia 2017-09-24 16:49:02 UTC
    8921
  22. 22. It begins 2017-10-01 15:35:20 UTC
    9349
  23. 23. Crystal defence 2017-10-08 21:55:55 UTC
    9744
  24. 24. Vanhoover 2017-10-15 23:07:32 UTC
    12967
  25. 25. So now what? 2017-10-22 17:38:26 UTC
    7987
  26. 26. Industrial assassination 2017-10-29 18:02:11 UTC
    9320
  27. 27. Helpless to act 2017-11-05 18:51:24 UTC
    8522
  28. 28. Sunshine in Saddle Arabia 2017-11-12 18:05:54 UTC
    7738
  29. 29. Dumb times in the desert 2017-11-19 16:14:03 UTC
    8625
  30. 30. The distant rumble of thunder 2017-11-26 23:29:07 UTC
    11356
  31. 31. Good soldiers follow orders 2017-12-04 19:14:12 UTC
    7462
  32. 32. Not how we imagined it 2017-12-10 23:11:19 UTC
    8337
  33. 33. Opportunity 2017-12-18 23:20:30 UTC
    7263
  34. 34. Black 2017-12-24 00:20:29 UTC
    8117
  35. 35. Troubled waters 2018-01-07 17:21:21 UTC
    7737
  36. 36. Good news, bad news, and interesting news 2018-01-14 16:01:57 UTC
    7983
  37. 37. How the end began 2018-01-21 17:35:04 UTC
    11021
  38. 38. A peaceful distraction 2018-01-28 16:20:33 UTC
    10041
  39. 39. a change of plan 2018-02-04 17:09:48 UTC
    8936
  40. 40. Where's my support? 2018-02-11 18:27:11 UTC
    7915
  41. 41. Abandonment issues 2018-02-18 17:39:52 UTC
    8358
  42. 42. All coming together 2018-02-25 17:20:27 UTC
    7635
  43. 43. Final details 2018-03-04 18:05:21 UTC
    8029
  44. 44. She'll be coming round the mountain when she comes 2018-03-11 16:41:56 UTC
    12875
  45. 45. There's sand in my everything 2018-03-18 16:41:45 UTC
    8277
  46. 46. Not as you imagined it 2018-03-26 01:27:18 UTC
    9179
  47. 47. Whatever happens 2018-04-01 16:42:12 UTC
    9205
  48. Epilogue - We happy few 2018-04-08 23:37:24 UTC
    6854
  49. Sequel 2018-05-07 13:08:21 UTC
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