Berry Punch has taken to the hobby of pulling out the old lawn chair and watching Ponyville explode. It seemed a little too common at this point to be honest. How many times could a town explode before it got old?

Everything was going the way it usually did. Her on a lawn chair, bottle of wine in hoof, and a catastrophic event playing out in front of her that would no doubt be written in the history books. A usual afternoon in Ponyville.

Then a certain dragonequus shows up, drained of his magic, down on his luck, and in need of some mortal wisdom.

The fate of Equestria rests in her hooves, and Berry Punch doesn't even know it.

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-Inspired by that one lawn chair meme.

With Maud settling down in Ponyville, Marble studying in the Crystal Empire, and her parents finally deciding to retire, Pinkie Pie wonders if Limestone is going to be okay running the Pie Family Farm all by herself. She's never done well on her own, and her cold demeanor probably isn't going to get her a boyfriend anytime soon.

Luckily, she knows an equally lonely human who is perfect for the job!

After purchasing a pin-up calender for a nature fundraiser, Fluttershy develops a crush on one of its subjects. They're just so subdued, so elegant, and yet still so confident and charismatic... They're everything Fluttershy is and everything she is not in one beautiful package.

When Twilight "offers" to introduce the two, it seems like a dream come true. After all, this is destiny; they're a perfect match, meant to be together.

What could possibly go wrong?

Inspired by "Pictures of Lily" by The Who.

Editing and prereading by Adjudicator, MidnightRambler, Sereg, and MetaFour, all of whom are awesome.

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ObabScribbler has done a dramatic reading of this story! Find it right over here.

That's right. This story has the infamous tag-trifecta of pony blasphemy. We're shipping humans with ponies over here.

But what's this? Something's gone wrong. Our bipedal hero doesn't want to lose his heart to an equine!

Poor, broken-hearted Carrot Top! She just can't understand it. Who wouldn't want to be shipped with a pony?

Cover art to 'The Faith of Carrot Top' is brought to you by the totally chill Inu-Hoshi

Starlight Glimmer has a secret. She's been traveling to an alternate timeline for years now, using the utter desolation and apocalyptic emptiness to get a bit of alone time. It's a constant reminder of her past failings and a way to help keep herself on the straight and narrow.

She can't let herself falter anymore.

Drama entry for 1,000 words story contest.

Instead of being defeated and turned to stone, Discord made peace with Equestria, opting to rule a land where condemn criminals and outcasts are banished to.

But of course, all things are relative. After all, Discord's tyranny is benevolent compared to the warring Queens, Daybreaker and Nightmare Moon

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The world around Roseluck is slipping away piece by piece. Color drains away, fear creeps in, and an empty town hides a secret she is afraid to face.

When all that remains are memories of family, friends, and fleeting moments, a friend tries to help her hold onto them before they fade away.

Before she fades away.

Cover art by secret-pony used with permission.

This story wouldn't be where it is today without the help of Minds Eye. Editor, pre-reader, idea wall, friend.

I also had a ton of help and encouragement from these fine folks acting as pre-readers and/or editors:
Between Lines, Evilhumour, Smaug the Golden, CogWing,Cerulean Voice, Adda le Blue, SirTruffles, wYvern, Syeekoh

Ponyville is a special town. Its ambulance requires special equipment.

A collaboration between Samey90 and Sockpuppet!

Authors' notes.

Audio reading (quite excellent).

Equestria has been partying harder than ever before! Why? A new alicorn has been crowned a Princess of Equestria! Who? Why it's the Ponyville town booze hound, Berry Punch! What? Exactly what I just said! How? Now THAT'S the question, isn't it!? Thus begins the telling of a tale! The Tale... of the Berricorn!

Thanks to the artist sourced through the image! They're brilliant, inspiring this fic. They are just starting a little comic based on the same thing (albeit, different origin story), and I may have borrowed their idea for Berry's alternate Princess name.

Berry Punch spends Hearth's Warming Eve the traditional way: kicking ass and taking names. No matter if it's a timberwolf or another ancient evil threatening her friends – she's there to the rescue.

Preread by Cinder Vel, ChudoJogurt, and Dragonborne Fox

Translation by repitter:
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Cover credits: Roseluck by Yanoda, Lily and Berry by DashieSparkle, background by Quasdar.