It is the year 1013 ALB and the resurgent Griffonian Empire has finally dislodged the invasion force of the Second Aquilian Republic and fought them into their own lands. The Empire was able to push deep into their countryside.

And then Summer came.

The first day of summer brought with it the strongest heatwave in Aquilian history stopping both sides in their tracks.

Major High Note is serving under Field Marshall Bronzetail, in an office safe behind the lines, but this does not spare him from the heat.

Fortunately one of his trusted friends informed him that the quartermaster was hoarding a truckload of air conditioners.

So High Note and his friends decide to liberate them for their fellow soldiers, hopefully the heat doesn't get them first.

(I did this for a contest in around 48 hours and made most of it up as I went along, I know it's not great.)

The Dread League's forces in the Far North of Griffonia have wavered, and intelligent undead have escaped their thralldom. One such case is a Dracolich, whose attempts at ending himself or finding a cure have thus far proved unsuccessful or illusive at best.

Though, maybe he could learn to be less miserable about himself. There's not exactly a source that does 20 radiant damage, after all.

An entry for the Ponies at War contest.

Months after Stalliongrad joined forces with Equestria to push back against the Changelings, Captain Winter Loch and his crew are sailing north alongside a fleet of other submarines to prevent Changeling Convoy's from supplying their forces in the land war.
In an ironic twist, they encounter a Changeling Raiding Fleet attacking an Equestrian Convoy and rush to their aid.

Captain Winter will bring his crew as deep into Tartarus as he must to ensure the safety of his Equestrian Allies.
And if he and his crew survive? There's no better time to celebrate living than under the shining Summer sun.

Not everypony can handle the idea of living under a changeling regime.

Some ponies are willing to take risks to avoid that sort of fate. Some try to sneak out of whatever city they're living in that happens to be under Queen Chrysalis' hoof. Some turn to professionals to help smuggle them out of the city.

And sometimes they succeed.

My entry into Perfectly Insane's dialogue only contest.

Knowledge of Equestria at War is useful, but hopefully not necessary.

Huge thanks to FanOfMostEverything for giving this a look-over.

Equestrian culture in the 1030s got far-out, dude. It was the height of counter-culture, the try-everything times. Friendship, the magic preached by the older generations, hadn't stopped wars. Not on Equus, and not anywhere else. It was like, totally bogus.

It was a time all about... "finding yourself, dude". For some, that meant a bit of substance you wouldn't wanna show Celestia. For others, that meant involving yourself in movements, groups, all kinds of things to explore who you were. For very few, however, it meant a plane trip to the Evi valley and a crack at this whole "revolution" thing.

But, even the greatest of guerrillas need breaks, especially in this weather. It's too damn hot to revolutionize.

With the Great War finished, and life returning to normal, Slow Coach Jr. decides, on a Friday night with his Mother, to go play at the park.
Unfortunately for the Colt, things don't go as planned.

In the summer of 1016 at the tail end of a long, bloody war between Equestria and the Changeling Hives, the tides have turned in ponykind's favor. Changeling forces have been pushed back to Vesapolis, and every element of Changeling society has been mobilized against Equestria. Every passing day, the prospect of invasion becomes bloodier and bloodier while peace remains as far away as it has ever been.

Forced into making a hard decision, Celestia sits in her office and awaits the end of the war.

When King Sombra returned and sought to conquer Equestria, the Imperial Lunar Army stood in his path. Under the stalwart leadership of Warmaster Saturn Hawkrich, a mighty counteroffensive was launched to tear Sombra down before he knew what hit him. The war would be over before anyone knew it!

That was months ago. The war carries on and continues to take a bloody toll on Equestria. Now questions are beginning to mount regarding the conduct of the war and Hawkrich's capability. Questions from soldiers, from civilian officials, and most vocally by the young General Selenite and Empress Nightmare Moon herself.

Warmaster Hawkrich wants the job done. General Selenite wants it done right. The soldiers are getting weary. But perhaps most importantly of all, Empress Nightmare Moon demands results.

Takes place in my New Lunar Millennium alternate universe. More information can be found here, but no prior knowledge of my AU beyond the general concept is required to read this story.

Proofread and edited by Izzy Incraft. Additional proofreading and consultation provided by Dice, Danielle and Kalashnikitty.

It is the eleventh century and world is at war with faction's across vying with one another in conflict, for dominance, ideology, greed or want. It is a time of ruin, of tragedy, and the forging of the world's fate to come in blood and iron. All the while Equestria faces its darkest hour as it is set to be nearly annihilated by the changeling menace. The rallying cry to defend one's country for home and hearts has been sounded and the few that can are called up to fight, whether they are willing to or not.
It is also during this time that Zephyr Breeze, the younger brother of Fluttershy, has decided to run away from the conflict to anywhere he can. Where? —Anywhere that isn’t going to get him killed or forced into being a soldier of course.
So armed with nothing more than the clothes on his back, a suitcase, the emergency funds he acquired during his many depression naps following an incident he refuses to talk about, and a dubious magical blessing along with a compass from Discord, he embarks on his journey to get to someplace safe smuggling himself on a ship bound for The Draconic Isles. Hopefully nothing will go wrong, but with a tendency towards curiosity and a willingness to push past social boundaries something will surely will come out of the first stop on his trip, The Isles.
Art by: @SOUPERiORart, and original concept of art made by Sleepydraw
Lightly proofreaded'd by my good friend Detailaz and my other friends in the MLP community and not, thank you for the help! (Special mention to Buckweiser and Sleepydraw for helping me!)

The Great War that ravaged the countryside between Equestria and the Changeling Hegemony resulted in the fall of ponykind. The changeling banner now flies over all of Equus, and its pony population have become second class citizens in their own land while the changelings harvest them for love. The evil Queen Chrysalis rules over the newly proclaimed Greater Changelingia with an iron hoof, declaring an age of Pax Chrysalia. To the ponies of Equestria, hope for freedom seems like a distant dream. But even in these dire circumstances, Harmony endures.

This is the story of Nyceris, a changeling garrison officer stationed in Manehatten, and Orchid, an earthpony barista who is just trying to survive in the new order, as they struggle to mend the barrier between pony and changeling in a world becoming increasingly divided.

This fic is set in the world of Equestria at War, a mod for the game Hearts of Iron IV.