Adorable art by Melody Libris!

This is a story about my own OC and the first friend he makes upon moving to Ponyville. It was originally intended as an intro chapter to a completely different story before it morphed into it's own thing, but I'll save that for the author's notes.
This one, while still a tickle fic, is more focused on the emotional feels then the physical, ticklish ones. It's a wholesome, emotional little story, and I really hope you enjoy it.

Also I like the title I came up with but can't look at it without In Bloom by Nirvana playing my head. One second, gonna go jam out to that.

A normal end to a normal day -- at least, that's what it was supposed to be.

But it wasn't.

Luna went to raise the moon as usual, but something went wrong. Terribly wrong. She felt it, but she couldn't stop it.

None of us could.

It appeared too suddenly -- acted too quickly.

The only warning we received was a roar and a bright flash of light, then everything was gone. No more Canterlot, no more ponies, no more anything.

Nothing survived.

Nothing... except for us and whatever 'it' is.

We may be immortal beings, but that doesn't make things any better -- if anything, it makes the pain all that much worse. The only thing we can really do now is try to avenge those dear to us. Our subjects... our families... my friends...

Everything.

I don't care how long it takes, and I don't care if it's a pointless battle. All I care about now is making sure we put that thing down for good.

After that?

Well...

Cover art done by Little Tigress. Check out her other stuff on deviantart if you wanna see more!

Sweetie Belle's job at the national radio station, Equestria Public Radio, had been a major success. Working her way up from newbie audio technician to host in just a few months, every show she did every weekend was just another joyous radio where she could share her interests with the world. Every weekend night, she would come on and serenade the world with her personal jazzy picks and talk to so many people about whatever interests or idiosyncrasies they had. The only thing was, no one knew it was Sweetie behind the mic. All they knew was Lady Luxury was more than willing to listen to each and every one of her viewers.

Spike was lonely after he came to terms with Rarity's lack of affection. Months and years pining after her and barely a hint of reciprocated affection. While on a year long trip around Equestria, Spike had a lot of time to think and after days and days of soul searching and consideration, he realized the affection he held for Rarity's little sister just bubbling under the surface. A long time friend and companion, he was conflicted, so he called in to his favourite radio show to ask for advice.

A sweet wholesome fic about Radio host Sweetie Belle and Lonely Listener Spike. A web of love and pseudonyms inevitably to be unraveled. Will love withstand the deception?

Rated T for innuendo, crude humor, and mild profanity.

Cozy Glow is rightfully confused. Cozy does not understand how time has not passed after being in stone for 15 years. Cozy does not understand why she is a filly again. Cozy does not understand why her new little sister dragged her to the Crystal Empire. Cozy does not understand why her escape did not lead to world domination. Cozy does not understand why she cannot best this puny little foal. And above all, Cozy cannot figure out for the life of her; why she is whizzing around across time and space with freakishly powerful babies.

Cover art! (Permission was given on the page of this artwork – which is good considering the artist is absent right now and this was the best picture of a young Cozy with a baby Flurry Heart! Phew!)

Written for this contest! Prompt: Any genre, any category: - Cozy makes an unusual friend.

I was not able to finish the other two stories I was going to write for the contest, but here is the second of Cozy Glow fics I made in the series since it was the fastest to make! The other two will be uploaded soon! Enjoy! Thanks for reading! Here are a couple of pictures of what Corpora and Somber Hope look like at this point! (Enjoy - other pictures coming on or before December 31st!)

Set in a time when all three pony kinds became friends without magic returning, Pipp is happily engaged to a famous unicorn pop singer named Presto Tetrachord. Ponies all over Equestria come together to watch the royal wedding. But seconds before the ceremony, Pipp, and Zipp find out via social media that Presto is having an affair. In her distress, Pipp sees earth pony, Sheriff Hitch holding a sign reading "Marry Me" and impulsively decides to marry him. Hitch is put on the spot with ponies watching in person or online, and so he goes onstage and marries Pipp.

Based on the 2022 rom com Marry Me.

The cover is my own artwork: Pitch Flirting by HAKDurbin on DeviantArt