So what does one do upon finding out that their best friend (and lately a bit more than that) has been hiding something from them? Namely, the fact that, once a month, they transform into the body of a destructive dark angel and spend the night hiding in their room?

Well, if you're Sunset Shimmer, you ask Twilight a magiphysiological question.

An entry into the Dialogue-Only Contest and the Sunset X Villain "Monster-shipping" Contest. Pre-read by Dewdrops on the Grass and The Sleepless Beholder.

"What?" Everyone shouted and I winced. I really should have seen that coming.

How the topic of everyone's relationship statuses got brought up, I blame Rarity. I really should have known she would have been the most annoyed at me keeping the fact I wasn't single hidden from her.

Shortly before extracting the Pillars of Equestria and the Pony of Shadows from Limbo, the Bearers of Harmony faced off against a stallion trying to erase all records of an ancient evil, lest that knowledge fall into the wrong hooves.

Nopony ever considered that the two incidents might have been related. Not until Stygian's first novel hit store shelves.

An entry in the 2024 May Pairings Contest for the Original Pairings group. Last minute best minute.
Rated Teen for implied concepts a bit more grim than what the show could get away with.

Cover from the Friendship is Magic mainline comics, Issue #53

Starlight Glimmer has a secret project researching a totally new way to use magic, but she needs help. Twilight's help. Except, what if the princess doesn't approve? What if she can't see the potential? This is too important. Starlight must convince her, because the results will help ponies everywhere.

Written for the Dialogue-Only Contest III.

Thanks to Airy Words and Nines for proofreading.

All I did was wish for my life to be more interesting. And now I'm in a magical land where it's inhabitants think I'm probably evil. Plus, I'm getting armor of my favorite superhero, and am looking for the princess's protege, why? To convince everyone I'm her cousin of course! ... I think I bit off more than I could chew.

(First fic. Let's see how it goes! Criticism is welcome.)
This story was inspired by I Am Not a Charlatan! I Am Mysterio, Master of the Arcane Arts!

"Zecora? As the Mayor of Ponyville, I owe you an apology."

A double entry in the May 2024 Pairings Contest and the Dialogue-Only Contest.

Can Starlight, Sunburst, and Trixie work together to successfully write a story for a dialogue only writing contest? Maybe.

Is this too meta a plot for my own entry into a dialogue only writing contest? Also maybe.

Will anybody reading this recognize the song that the title is a play on? Almost certainly not.

Anyway, this is my entry for The Dialogue Only Contest, so be aware that it, you know, only has dialogue. Unless I screwed something up and disqualified myself accidentally. What do you expect me to do, proofread this mess? No thanks.

Once again, Zephyr Breeze is feeling lost. The breeze is calling him towards a new destiny, a new purpose! If only he knew what that was supposed to be… 

After a chance encounter with the only changeling student at the School of Friendship, he decides to try and find himself at the changeling hive under Thorax’s guidance. 

There, a new danger roaming around the hive has him setting off on a new quest to try his hoof as a Monster Hunter… With Thorax’s grumpy older brother Pharynx. 

Even in these trying circumstances, these two may be able to find an unlikely friendship. And maybe, that friendship could even turn into an even more unlikely love. 

Written for the 2024 May Pairings Contest.

Rated T for mild descriptions of violence/fighting/blood/injuries and an offscreen death.

Cover art by me. If you are an author and would like cover art, send me a dm!

(This story is a semi-sequel to Sun and Flurries, and its related semi-sequels. Familiarity with those works is not required to understand this one. Based on a request from Yaakov Lubin.)

Spike has accepted the request that he become the next dragon lord, even though it means he'll have to leave Twilight and leave behind his position of royal advisor. But Spike has reluctantly decided that it's just what he'll have to do.

As Spike prepares to transition to his new title and his new life, he is surprised to be receive a visit from a princess. Not just any princess, but Princess Flurry Heart, herself a relatively new ruler of the Crystal Empire.

Shocked by the news of Spike's change, Flurry Heart opts to have a conversation with her unofficial "Uncle". In particular, she has her own worries and fears related to her job title that she hopes he'll be able to help her with.

Flash Sentry is the assigned Personal Royal Guard of Prince Blueblood, a fact which causes the latter much annoyance. To the point where if Flash steps out of line just once more, it could lose him his position. And Flash happens to be very good at stepping out of line.

Rated T for offhand mention of very mild innuendo.

This is an entry into the 2024 May Pairings Contest!