Today, Applejack hosts another poker game in her cellar after a healthy amount of reviewing rules, hands, and such of Hoofington Hold 'Em with her friends. With everyone having 1,000 bits each, who will walk away with them all at the end of this nail-biting tournament?

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First shot at a comedy. Constructive criticism is wanted.

Also, it has been awhile since I've played poker. Sorry if I screw anything up about the rules even after re-re-reading them.

It's the middle of World War II and somewhere in Manehattan, a certain grey pony steps into a small little bar that will change her life forever...

Fluffy Octavia X Spike fic that I've been wanting to finish for a long time now.

(Set in an alternate universe for obvious reasons.)

Author's note: With regards to Spike's age in this universe, he is older than he is in the show, yet still looks like he's on the younger side.

Cover Art by: http://yikomega.deviantart.com/

When Rainbow Dash needs to learn cooking, she's surprised to find who is the best chef in ponyville!

This is a story made for Cereal's 2-hour story submission. It is a rushed fic, but I think it deserves a place on this site!

Since birth, Spike had been a deep cover operative for the dragon kingdom. His egg was infused with ancient dragon magic to allow secret transmissions between him the dragon kingdom, as well as siphonize pony magic. His egg was planted in Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns in order gain access to the highest of powers, and he has succeeded in his mission. that is, until Luna caught wind of his plans. . .

Spike has always felt helpless.....weak.
He couldn't face the teenage dragons....
he always ran away from danger.

However, instincts awaken that start forcing him to change...to grow.

The Earth Dragons....descendants of stranded Sangheili....

Maybe he can grow stronger to protect his friends....

Spike finds a comic in a donation box, which happens to contain the Spirit of Awesomeness. In its eternal wisdom, it bestows Spike with the unlimited power of Awesome Manliness.

This is a story of explosions, mindless violence, fire and awesomeness. It's so manly that you'll grow beard and chest hair after reading it! Even if you're a mare! (The author is not responsible for mares becoming unattractively hairy after reading this comic)

Twilight Sparkle's drinking problem leads her friends to organise an intervention at Sugar Cube Corner. But things get out of control when Twilight decides the time has come to tell them some home truths about themselves.

Spike doesn't attend this years Gala, seeing that it was just to boring and uptight for his taste. However, the boredom at a rather deserted Ponyville proves to just as boring as the Gala. A whisper coaxes Spike into attending the Gala to create mischief.

After Rarity falls for a new prince, Spike is infuriated for wasting five years of his life trying to please her. So Twilight, being the good friend she is, decides to calm him down as much as she can. However, she may have been a little too nice to him, because later that night Spike begins to have romantic dreams about her. At first they horrify him, but eventually he begins to like them. Then he finally begins to understand why he keeps having these dreams; he's beginning to fall in love with his best friend, but will she return his affection or leave him out in the cold like Rarity?

[Image is made by jenasu on Deviantart.]

Growing up is never an easy thing... Especially for dragons. But when Twilight asks Spike to run some errands for her, the maturing dragon feels that, this time, the mare crossed the line.

[Cover image by Limearts]