You will READ! This compilation is different from last year, so go to the 2025 post if you want loads more.
Go get this year's set below, and thanks to Whisper Key for digging them up!
Slice of Life
Like You by stillwedding [4k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Fearing the active thunderstorm, Trixie needs her roof fixed. And in desperation, she accepts Twilight’s help. The two have a conversation, and eventually she grows a little fonder of Twilight Sparkle.
Wait, you use decimal too? by Joker_vD [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Ponies of Equestria use decimal system. But why would they?
Checklist Complete by ZeFanficWriter [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
"Come on, Spike. Let's run through our scheduled tasks and perform a final global check one more time, and that will be all for today." Twilight said.
It was their fourth last time.
As her Number One Assistant, Spike had no choice but to cooperate. This day would never end! Unbeknownst to him, however, Twilight had a rather pleasant surprise in store for him...
Perfect by RarityEQM [2k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Twilight has been waiting for-freaking-ever for her first edition, autographed hard cover edition of the newest Prancy Drew novel.
Three times- THREE times it's been improperly delivered, and Twilight has HAD IT with the town's mail system and the town's mail mare!!
Comedy
The Album by SigmasonicX [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Twilight hopes that her mother and Rarity will get along, and to her horror, they do.
Oblivious, Unaware, Unbothered by DapperLilArts [4k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Tempest Shadow has a very nice cushy position as captain of the royal guard after the events of the Storm King uprising. And the fact that she's hot has only a small reason as to why Twilight gave her the position.
And now Twilight wants to somehow seduce this hunk. She's going to need back up.
5 First Dates by Monochromatic [3k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
In order to win a bet with Discord, an amnesiac Twilight Sparkle needs to go on dates with five ponies she doesn’t remember and guess which is her significant other.
She's An Alien. by MiOnDoJi [9k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Wayward Way came to Ponyville for a quiet life. He got a welcome party, friendly neighbors, met really nice and respectful ponies... and one unshakable belief: the pink party pony who hosted it is an extraequestrial.
It's not malice, just simple logic. Appearing from nowhere? Alien. Precognition? Alien. Party cannon from the mane? Definitely alien.
Now, as Twilight mounts a campaign of reason, friendship, and irrefutable evidence, she faces a humbling truth: explaining Pinkie Pie is infinitely harder than just accepting she's from another world.
And she's not helping. At all.
Rainbow Is Hugged "Against Her Will" by varena04 [4k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Rainbow wants nothing more than to read the next Daring Do book, but the impertinent Twilight has other ideas. Turns out ignoring Twilight can backfire in very unexpected and awkward ways… like impromptu cuddling? All in the name of science, according to Twilight.
Rainbow is going to have to endure this if she wants to get back to reading. But is Daring Do really the most important thing in a mare's life? Or is it, like, communication? The magic of friendship?
It's definitely not hugs.
Who Did It? by AnOrdinaryWriter [5k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
There was Nightmare Moon. There was Discord. There was the Legion of Doom. But none of those threats compared to the one Twilight discovered on her bedroom pillow that morning. The cheesy terror itself.
A quesadilla.
Distraught, unraveled, and unwilling to let a crime of this magnitude slide, Twilight gathers her friends to find out which of them was responsible for such a despicable act.
Keys To The Kingdom by Faeforches [3k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Being a Princess of Equestria means you have to handle Responsibilities. Responsibilities means that sometimes you have to handle Agencies.
Agencies sometimes get up to Nonsense. Twilight's used to Nonsense.
Just... not on this scale. She should have probably brought her own key ring.
Getting a coffee by Late2TheGame [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
With no coffee in sight at her home, Twilight decides to drag herself to Sugarcube Corner.
Unfortunately, it's not that simple.
Friendship is Money Laundering by DapperLilArts [3k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
After much deliberation and gathering confidence, Twilight realizes how she is in a perfect position to confront Chancellor Neighsay about his attempts to destroy her school.
What better way to do so than to be utterly transparent?
'member when... by RarityEQM [2k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Twilight is home for the holidays, and she and her brothers have a special little tradition between them as they reflect on the events past.
The Worst Form of Government by Aquaman [3k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Did you know Equestria has a Constitution? Twilight knew that, obviously. Of course, she never actually read it all the way through, but it's a Constitution, y'know? It's pretty straightforward.
Her own life was pretty straightforward too, before a pair of wings and an ethereal montage made her a decidedly unconstitutional Princess. Fortunately, Equestria's founding legal document planned ahead for situations like this, just like how Princess Celestia planned ahead for Nightmare Moon escaping her magical prison, and Discord escaping his magical prison, and Sombra escaping his magical, uh...
Oh boy. This is gonna be a hell of a local election cycle.
Sad/Dark
Probably Not by Liquid Truth [4k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Twilight was; Twilight isn't.
I'm starting to forget their faces. by A bad writer [10k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Hundreds of years have passed, hundreds of memories have flooded Twilight's mind, hundreds of the dead have known the princess. Now she will have to grapple with something heavier than death.
Don't Let Me Go Home by varena04 [4k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
"Sometimes, it's like nopony is there at all if I don't hear them."
Just minutes ago, Twilight had thought everything was fine. She felt stupid for not noticing sooner.
She could only try her best to comfort Pinkie when a surprise visit from her went south. Hugs and reassurances would do the trick, right? They always did.
Mystic Void by Muggonny [3k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
A group of aliens invade and conduct an experiment that puts the planet on the course of extinction. With no way to fight it, the ponies are forced to live out the rest of their days knowing that it will all end soon.
That said, Twilight would like to see tonight's talent show. She also hears that the art gallery is having its grand opening. It will be fun.
999 Told Twice Over by Ice Star [4k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
The biggest mistake of Twilight Sparkle's adolescence and the best day of Moondancer's life are one in the same.
Ashes In Her Wake by ObabScribbler [23k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Equestria has fallen. A strange substance called the Rot has consumed everyone and everything. A single touch is enough to infect a creature. Having failed to save her friends or family, Twilight tries her best to honour her last promise to Applejack and ensure Apple Bloom survives and gets out of Equestria. However, with enemies on every side and threats they cannot even imagine waiting in the shadows, all that may be left at the end of their struggles are the ashes of ponykind.
Blue as the Midwinter Moon by Shaslan [4k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
She looks up at me, and her pale eyes are luminous in the dark. Blue as the midwinter moon. "It has to be done," she whispers, that voice soft as it ever was, a velvet whisper in the night. "You see that, don't you, Twilight? It has to be done."
Shipping
Spaghetti by _Moonshot [2k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Twilight and Rarity, on their third date together, muse about the sentient properties of spaghetti, and a little more.
Let Me Lead by RarityEQM [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Twilight is super worried about attending the Grand Formal Ball in Canterlot.
Smart, brave, and powerful, there is only one thing Twilight Sparkle cannot do: Dance.
But she's about to learn.
Drama
If I Should Fall Again... by Boltstrike58 [4k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Starlight Glimmer, alongside Trixie, Thorax, and Discord, has just saved Equestria! However, the next morning, Starlight comes to Twilight with a request. A request Twilight isn't sure she can honor.
The Ghost in the Arboretum by applezombi [3k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Like all old castles, Canterlot Castle has its share of mysteries. And Twilight, as the new ruler of Equestria, now has an opportunity to explore them.
In one of the castle gardens, Twilight discovers something that, on its surface, shouldn't be possible: a ghost, haunting the arboretum.
Of course ghosts aren't real. Twilight has always been certain of that. But... whatever this is, it certainly matches those kinds of stories. But Twilight was never one to shy away from a mystery. If she is so certain of what it is not, she should be able to discover what it is.
Cornered Animal by a kobold [4k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
The Golden Oaks Library has a new owner, apparently. Yeah, the Beast of Canterlot Castle. Who knows what Princess Celestia was thinking, shipping her off to Ponyville. I've heard plenty about what that monster is capable of. Of course, it didn't seem so bad at that birthday party, not until it freaked out and clawed up poor Fluttershy.
Did you hear she went back all on her own, last night? I'm surprised she came out alive.
This was heavily inspired by bigfatbreak's wonderful draconequus Twilight AU so please check that out it's really really great.
Sci-Fi
The Oldest Man of the Mountain by Styxanon [6k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
It's long been a myth in far northern Yakistan. A being living on the tall Mount Stillekulde, occasionally helping travellers survive its dangerous slopes. But Twilight has heard that Celestia and Luna met this being over a thousand years ago. There are documents saying somepony met him five thousand years ago. There's archaeological evidence suggesting he's been here even longer.
Twilight Sparkle is determined to get to the bottom of all this.
Adventure
Epilogue and a Prologue by SigmasonicX [1k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
Centuries later, Twilight Sparkle embarks on another journey. A positive look at the Immortal Twilight concept.
A Clash of Magic and Steam by law abiding pony [404k words]
https://www.fimfiction.net/
The Fire of Friendship has all but faded. One thousand years ago, Equestria fractured... those who disagreed with Celestia's rule left under the leadership of Princess Luna to found their own nation, their own way of life. Seventy years later, Celestia and Luna both disappeared during the first war, leaving the battered nations leaderless in their absence.
Over the last nine hundred years wars have frequently waged between Equestria and Lunaria, each seeking to unite ponykind under their own ideals. Equestria's mastery of magic often gave it the edge in battle, but never enough for a decisive victory. Peace reigns for now, but recent developments in Lunaria signal a shift in the balance between the two divided nations...
