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We've got another round of Twilight fanfics for you all to read today! This is a new list different from the ones last year, so go over to the 2022 post if you want loads more Twi.
Go get this year's set below, and thanks to Whisper Key for digging them up!
Slice of Life
Alicorn training... with Applejack? by Alank2 [2k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Becoming an alicorn, Twilight Sparkle had much to learn. Her unicorn magic increased, but she had a lots of experience controlling it, and while flying proved harder then expected she had no doubt she'll master it sooner or later. And that's on top of her learning more about her role as a Princess. She has no time for interruptions.
However, when stressed Twilight is faced with her newfound strength, Applejack is there to help with an unexpected problem; being physically stronger then any unicorn.
A Tree in the Park by Lingo [3k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
It is a beautiful day! The birds are singing, the sun is shining, and the weather is nice and comfortable to be outside. To top it off, Twilight Sparkle has absolutely nothing to do. Nothing, besides settling down in the park with a good book.
But, as things usually go in Ponyville, things won't stay "normal" for long. It starts with a tree, and a sneeze.
The Sky Is Your Bed! by 6-D Pegasus [5k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
With Twilight Sparkle's recent ascension comes not just a new pair of wings, but access to all the added perks of a pegasus pony. Rainbow Dash decides to show Twilight her favorite one of them all.
A Winter Walk by Scribblestick [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Spike and Twilight go for a morning walk through the snow-covered hills near Ponyville.
An Expensive Mistake by CommissarVulpin [3k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
After an unintentional disassembly of the amulet capable of controlling the sun and moon, Twilight takes it to a Canterlot clockmaker in hopes he can fix it - and fast.
Foreign Thoughts by GaPJaxie [2k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Celestia has an important lesson to teach Twilight -- she cannot bring harmony into the world until she finds it inside herself.
Comedy
The Joke No One Got by Zarmflamekin [3k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
It's April Fools Day and Twilight Sparkle is weary of the days pranks. Yet, throughout the day, she can't shake that there's a joke she's just not getting.
The Alarming Agrume Amphibians Of Froggy Bottom Bogg by Estee [6k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
It really isn't Twilight's fault. She certainly didn't intend those exact results and given everything else which was happening at the time, there was no chance to fix it! Besides, it was just reasonable to expect that Ponyville's natural tendencies would solve things on their own. Probably without even noticing, and most likely with a squish.
But that clearly didn't happen. Because when it comes to that particular experiment's aftermath, the worst-case scenario just came through.
Fluttershy knows about the frog.
The Castle's What!? by RB_ [4k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Right Angle, Ponyville's resident building inspector, has seen a lot of strange domiciles in his life. Twilight Sparkle's castle, however, just might be the strangest.
The castle seems to think so, too.
Operation I'M NOT GAY by Dubs Rewatcher [7k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
In a ploy to convince her parents that she’s straight, Twilight asks Microchips to become her pretend boyfriend. Without telling her real girlfriend, Sunset.
Microchips calculates a 99% chance that he dies tonight.
Pumpkin Talk by Heavy Mole [3k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Twilight discovers that Celestia and Luna have decided to spend their retirement roleplaying as powerful enchantresses in the forests of Ponyville.
Not That, Twilight! by Galaxy Night [3k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
The time has come for Celestia to have a one-to-one lesson with her personal protege, Twilight Sparkle. She is, no doubt, a bright young unicorn and it doesn't take her long to understand the overall concept of the teleportation and transfiguration spell. That is not to say the lesson went perfectly well as Twilight's magic takes a haywire spin and does things unimaginable coming from a foal.
Fly-Thru Library Service by Estee [9k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Twilight hasn't been living in the tree for very long. She's still trying to figure out how to be both a good friend and a decent librarian. So if there's something going on where the local pegasi have to stay in the air as much as possible and Rainbow just needs her to bring a book up to the balcony, where everypony can see Twilight turn it over... that's really not so much to ask, is it?
A minor act done for one mare is a friendly favor.
Two is a trend.
When you reach the third, herd mentality is already out of the starting gate and galloping.
Four through fifty inclusive is 'Welcome to Ponyville'.
Friendship = Evil by PaulAsaran [2k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
All the castle staff of Canterlot know that when seven-year-old Twilight Sparkle has a problem, the correct answer is always "Let Celestia handle it." But this time? Celestia's student has come up with a theory that she wasn't quite expecting.
Yeah, this needs fixing.
Sad/Dark
Out of Light Cometh Darkness by Loganberry [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Twilight lies alone in her bedroom, but she does not sleep. She will not sleep again. Still, she stays in that old, familiar room. There is nowhere else.
The Exchange by DrakeyC [6k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
With time short and a life on the line, Twilight goes to a forgotten corner of town seeking out an urban legend in the desperate hope it can help her. What she finds is all that she expected and more. A creature of darkness that offers favors for blood. But first it wants to know how Twilight found it, and why.
In the process, Twilight learns a valuable lesson. It's frightening enough to know that supernatural creatures actually exist, but what is truly terrifying is when those creatures know you exist. And one of them takes an interest in you.
After Glow by TheDriderPony [6k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
The worst part of a betrayal is often not the act itself, but everything that lingers after. Trying to piece together the motivations of someone you once trusted, sifting through memories for some sign you might have missed.
Wondering if, somehow, they had a good reason behind it all.
Seeking closure, Twilight tries to find answers in Cozy Glow's abandoned possessions, but the truth she discovers is one that will make her question everything.
Cold by Equimorto 5k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Twilight has had nightmares in the past. It's not something she isn't familiar with, and she's even done quite a bit of research on the topic. And she knows better than almost anypony else what a nightmare can and can't be, and how it can or can't hurt her. Still, sometimes, some dreams do feel different. The cold feels just a little more real on her skin than usual, the images a little more vivid. But it's just a dream, right?
Heavenly Sphere by Seer [16k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
There is little more exciting for Twilight than coming across a new problem. Especially when it's something she doesn't understand. And this...thing, that she's found out there... this is something she definitely doesn't understand.
Hypoesthesia by Flashgen [4k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
One night, Twilight notices something odd as she's nestled in bed with Rarity: her hair smells different, just slightly. The next morning, her tea tastes a little bit less sweet, and the flowers outside smell somewhat less fragrant. Out at a cafe together, the music doesn't sound as sharp and clear, and Rarity's new dress feels marginally less smooth against her coat.
Twilight just wants to know what's happening, so she can fix it. It has to be temporary, after all.
Shipping
The Elephant in the Relationship by Monochromatic [3k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Twilight Sparkle is sure that Rarity and Rainbow Dash are having relationship issues, primarily because they keep inviting her to join them on all their romantic dates.
Pancakes by fluttermoontree [4k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Twilight and Celestia have just begun a romantic relationship, staying together at Canterlot Castle, with Celestia enjoying her retirement while Twilight rules Equestria in her company.
Twilight is determined to make Celestia hers. And what better way to start that than surprise her with her favourite breakfast? It couldn’t possibly go wrong.
(Set years after Twilight’s ascension to the throne of Equestria)
A Beautiful Night by MrNumbers [78k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
The Elements of Harmony didn't work. Nightmare Moon won. Her beautiful night has been unending for over two years now, and her reign over Equestria is total.
Twilight and Pinkie Pie never gave up, even after everyone else did.
A Little Light Reading by Undome Tinwe [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Twilight likes to sneak books into Rarity's saddlebags, and Rarity likes to read them.
For a Love of the Arts by The Red Parade [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Twilight quickly learns that of all her talents, artistic expression is absolutely not one of them.
Stop kissing, this is serious.
Drama
To Lose & To Heal by Uz Naimat [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Dealing with loss is never easy.
Ponies can lose a lot of things - loved ones, pets, houses, jobs. For Twilight Sparkle, though, her biggest loss is a limb.
Her right wing is gone. Lost in battle, Twilight struggles with her changed body, confusing feelings and a crushing lack of hope.
And in the midst of it all, she wonders if sheʼll ever truly recover.
Atelophobia by Ice Star [2k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Twilight Sparkle searches for perfection. It's a horrible idea.
Friendmaker by Lets Do This [9k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
"I am Friendmaker!"
Twilight Sparkle is concerned that she may one day go insanely evil, as with Nightmare Moon or Daybreaker. So, knowing Twilight, do you really think for one moment she's just going to wait for it to happen?
Includes the charter members of the Reformed Villains Society, plus Celestia and Luna, and a brief magic-journal cameo from Sunset Shimmer.
Adventure
One Thin Dime by AugieDog [8k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Spike's a young man who works at the local library. Twilight's the parrot-sized dragon who lives on top of the bookcase in his apartment.
Twilight's made it quite clear that she'd rather not talk about where she came from, so Spike doesn't ask anymore. But when five dimes from Twilight's hoard disappear, Spike and Twilight will have to confront her past in order to save their present and the whole world's future.
80 Days 'Til the World's Farthest Shore by Cynewulf [11k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
When I first met Princess Twilight, she was confused, lost. Adrift in an alien world. I thought of her as a rich eccentric, certainly a foreigner. I humored her as much as I believed her, really. Even when she dragged me to the very ends of the world in her mad quest for a mythic well, I really did it all for her. I figured it would help her find some closure, and we could go home.
I was right, in a way.
