When your life is as dull a gray as the world that surrounds you, the mundanities can make it all seem meaningless. Sometimes all we need is a little color -- or six -- to reintroduce us to what truly makes life worth living.

*6-16-2017 Edit, added Rainbow Dash tag because it triggered knighty.*

Tall Tales didn't intend to be in Ponyville for long. It was supposed to be a brief stop on the way to the storytellers' gathering in Connemara, and nothing more. How was he to know he'd be offered the opportunity to show southerners real storytelling? More to the point, how was he supposed to refuse? And just what does this pink pony want with him, anyway?
Now he's shanghaied himself into performing, and must use all his skill to stay on stage, on target, and within the bounds of sanity. So gather round, pull up a bollard, and listen to some proper Equestrian folk tales.
Or watch one stallion go slowly mad in public. Either way, you're in for a treat.

I'd heard about the TV show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic from my college roommate who is way too into the show. Disturbingly so, actually, but good gravy I would never watch the darned thing! What am I, five? I've got better things to do with my time than watch a silly little girl's show. However, that didn't stop... something from transporting me into the world of the show, so here I am... in Equestria... trying to get home. This is gonna be interesting.

Special thanks to GuyFace, Jack Kellar, Storm Shaker, Spiffy McSquee, and Goober Trooper for helping me with this one!

I'm a spiteful old man. I've spent my entire life trying to fulfill my wish. The same thing every one of us wants.

The year is 2070. I'm the last brony alive, 82 years old. But I did it. I created the portal. And I'm jumping through. No regrets.

I've actually finished writing this story! Can you believe it? It's also available in book form, Click Here to go to lulu.com

For a long time, I thought I was an oddity. One dragon living with a bunch of ponies, in a whole kingdom of ponies, no less. I was emasculated, a shadow of what I thought I was supposed to be. What I expected of myself, and what I thought was expected of me, drove me to follow the great dragon migration. I thought it would wake up my inner dragon, and finally allow me to realize what I'm meant to be in this world. But it didn't. All it showed me was that other members of my species only care about size, strength and brute force. I left there, glad that I had such good friends, but still just as lost as ever on the inside. That is, until she showed up.

A crossover-ish type story involving a certain black lady dragon from a video game series.

A MLP Legend of Spyro crossover, though no knowledge of the games is needed to read the fic.

Luke runs the alleyways of his derelict town, scrounging up anything remotely edible or drinkable from the rank dumpsters and manky puddles that infest this town. Luke, along with everyone else that lacks money or a job, is regulated to a Poverty Zone. Where all the low lives of society struggle for survival and a twisted form of prosperity. Ignored by the government and upper classes but where do the ponies come in?

Celestia has watched this planet. Watched it slowly begin to fade into the depressing dismal thing it is today, for years she has contemplated various solutions but only one reoccurs to her. She quickly writes a letter to her student Twilight, summoning her and her friends to Canterlot to assist her in dealing with a "pressing concern".

Rated Teen for: Cursing and Violence.

Dark Tag for "Light" Dark themes. (Violence, Swearing, Atmosphere, etc.)

Twilight Sparkle is not an Alicorn in this fiction. An explanation is given in the seventh chapter.

Goals
My main goal when writing this story is to tell the same tale from two completely different perspectives, and to have those perspectives directly and indirectly be effected by events they see, cause, or participate in. Oh yeah, this is my first fan fiction, but you didn't care about that in the first place, right?

Disclaimer
This story is not in it's final state and changes will occur to previous chapters as seen fit. It is also riddled with several references. They are merely references for my enjoyment and hopefully yours. Of course, I wouldn't take credit from the incredibly witty (or not) people that created them in the first place.

Tags
Due to the Human perspective in this story it allows for the Slice of Life tag, as his actions are apart of his daily life. Along with the Mane Six going on an a "quest" the Adventure Tag is required. The Dark tag is in place due to violence involving humans with humans. The ponies will not be seriously harmed in any way.

Corner of Appreciation
Much appreciation goes to Ozpakko for Pre-Reading and Icrus for Suggestions.