This story is a sequel to Crystal's Wishes

Love had finally happened to her. Crystal Wishes married the stallion of her dreams and couldn't be happier with her life... until she discovers why ponies treat military spouses with so much respect. Life after the happily ever after isn't as easy as she hoped it would be when married to a royal guard.

A head full of romance is what many Canterlot ponies would call a frivolous waste of time. Everypony was meant to play by the rules of high society: keep your nose in the air, laugh at important ponies' jokes, and attend all of the right parties. Upper Crust and Jet Set had been diligent in raising their daughter Crystal Wishes to be a pony everypony would know, but she wanted more out of life than that. She hoped she would someday meet a handsome prince and fall in love, just like in the stories she wrote.

Crystal knew life wasn't as easy as a foal's tale, but that didn't stop her from dreaming. All of the wishes, hopes, and dreams inside her heart escaped into her precious notebook as she wrote about princesses in power and dashing knights. So long as nopony found out her secret, she could continue to play the part of a dutiful daughter while waiting for her own love story to begin.

Being the Royal Advisor for Celestia and Luna, you've come up with solutions for many of the nation's problems.

Unfortunately you said a naughty word in front of a guard. Seeing as how these ponies are extremely sensitive, you lie your way out of it.

The events that follow could only be described as "completely stupid".

Rated Teen for naughty words being said.

Thanks to Zephyr for editing.

Featured within 1 hour and 30 minutes on Aug 12, 2015. Thank you guys so much!

Good thing I was reading this on the toilet, because this story made me lose my shit. -LeoneHaxor

Twilight asks Celestia for romantic advice.

You know, for a friend.

There is now a Spanish translation of this story, courtesy of Spaniard Kiwi

For years, Twilight Sparkle and Queen Chrysalis have been at each other's throats. Both have experienced victory over the other, and both have experienced defeat. Out of all the creatures in Equestria, none despise each other the way the pony Princess and changeling Queen do. They seemed destined to remain locked in battle forever, or at least until one is finally dead at the hooves of the other. The cruel insults, the vicious loathing, and the powerful spells that have passed back and forth between them at each meeting have become the stuff of legend.

Imagine Twilight's surprise when she finds out changelings consider this dating.

And now they're married.

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Sequel: Pony Courtship Rituals

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Some beautiful fanart of the end of chapter three was done by Dmann892; you can see it here.

More awesome fanart, this time from chapter one.

Now with a TvTropes page (obligatory TvTropes warning goes here).

If you want a Russian translation, you can find it here.

There is now a reading of the story on Youtube, which starts here.

Some actions of the military are kept highly confidential, and never spoken to outside of those who have the clearance for them. Others are so secret that only those ponies who absolutely need to know are told. Secrets are kept for the safety of those involved. One wrong word to caught by a clever ear could end lives and empires. Of course, some tales remain extra-secret due to the potential for embarrassment.

Thus, everypony knows about them. Such information is classified as FOR UNOFFICIAL USE ONLY.

Document controlled by Lieutenant 'red Sage
Coversheet is Form EBF0032, and can be found here if you need additional copies.

Princess Luna, returned to her sanity merely a fortnight ago, arises from her slumber to find herself an unwitting player in a national holiday...

...much to her displeasure.

She takes it into her hooves to remove the holiday from existence, and to set right the misconceptions surrounding her.

(My entry into a Fireworks-themed contest... sorry for the delay. Medical complications prevented this from dropping on the 4th!)
*Edit, now properly tagged tragicomedy!
**Edit #2: Actually won previously mentioned contest!
***Edit #3: Now with ART, courtesy of AzureDoodle!

For a long time, the concepts of reality and dreams have fascinated me.
I also love My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.

For me, this story is an escape, a way to vent my frustrations and my perceptions of the world in order to better understand the patterns of the humans around me.
For you, I'm hoping that this story can be a thrilling, humorous, and thought-provoking adventure....
Oh, buck it, if this story can make you fall asleep, that is a success in my book, as I wrote this thing primarily to try and fall asleep at 3:30 AM... it was a complete failure.

Anyways, this is my first story, anywhere, and I hope you enjoy it, and can criticize it fairly.

Silver Lining works as a Hunter, a freelance investigator and hired guard in Canterlot. Life has never been simple, but when what should have been a routine job throws him together with a newborn vampire, things quickly become much more complicated.

Warning! Contains straight shipping and original characters! :P

Coverart made in Krita. Editing by JBL. Pre-read by TheLetterJ to chapter four; Pre-read by Hat after.

Rainbow Dash has an unusual way of learning, and Twilight’s determined to take advantage of it. Before she knows it, Rainbow’s worst fears become reality and her life unravels before her eyes as she becomes the smartest pony alive.

The dark tag is for the implications of the story.

An entry for the April 2015 write-off event, with the prompt “Great Expectations.”