Picking up after the episode "Jail Break" I deviate away from the main storyline to create an alternate one. Lots of Action, Romance, adventures, New Gems, returning old gems and more surprises.

In a different world, Esdeath tracks down a member of Night Raid's local team to Tatsumi's village three days before he was supposed to leave. Trapped in the clutches of the Queen of Ice, will he ever be able to find his true destiny? Betareading done by Pyromania101.

Celestia's plan to reform Discord had worked. But as he and his new pony bride began to settle into a quiet, peaceful life, a letter from a family member arrives. In 3 days the 1 being in all of Equestria that Discord fears will be coming for a visit. Discord is now forced to 'pony up' to his new friends, and share with them his origins, before his past finally catches up with him.

During their late teens, the Cutie Mark Crusaders fled from Ponyville in the middle of the night to escape their problems. Now adults, the trio rebuilt their lives in a deadbeat town, juggling work, their social lives (or lack thereof) and raising a young filly. The past, however, has a way of creeping back in ways someone least expects it to.