Charlie is dead. He is still dealing with this fact, but he's on the road to recovery. Of course, being in a land of talking ponies doesn't really help a man accept his own death, or in this case, undeath. Being a ghost is not easy, it's quite a bit of boring nothingness. At least, that was true, until one pony was suddenly able to see him.

Now he's got a new friend, but the whole ghost thing is still a pain.

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Apple Bloom was starting to get suspicious. No pictures of her with her parents, no stories about it, no flashbacks where she appeared together with them. So she took matters into her own hooves, and had some tests done in secret, with Twilight's help, to determine her actual relation with her supposed family.

The results were... certainly unexpected. Interesting, to say the least. Absolutely devoid of any logical sense, more appropriately.

Twilight realises something shocking.

And maybe she shouldn't question it.

A pony walks into a bar. A very royal pony. She proceeds to drink far more than she should. She also cheats at ping pong.

Written as a next step for This story, with ROB's encouragement and help.

The artist of the pic is Nobody

Hang in there, S͙̬͉̙͉̗̍ͭ̏́̀c͕̩̠̒̅͒͂̎̆o̯̪ͭ̓̓̒͆̑ͩ̇͋ǒ̗̯̩͙̯̺̩̯̋͑ͦ͗̊͞ţ͓̼̱͓͙̝͙̥́ͥ̍̈́͠ͅa̛͙͚̘̞̻ͭ͆͂ͪ̉̈ͥͨͩl̶̗̮̻͎͔̣ͩ̒ơ̶͕̰̿͆͗̏ó̷̫̰̠̲̝̩!

(Cover art by Zaponator.)
(Also based on this pic by DocWario.)

You've read this scene before.

Now has a sequel! Celestia Does Stuff in Ponyville While Other Things Happen Elsewhere

"Your Majesty!" "Your highness!" "My princess!" "My Sweet Goddess!"

These are all titles that Celestia has heard her little ponies call her. They hold her in the highest esteem, praising her for every little complement she gives them, and they look for her approval above all else.
Even her student Twilight treats her very highly, although that could be chalked up to a mother/daughter relationship. In fact, the only ones that don't treat her as a high and mighty, so-far-above-from-the-world-you-would-not-understand ruler were those not under her, and her sister.

Yes, everypony worships the very ground she treads upon.
And she is sick and tired of it.

With the help of her dear sister, Twilight and her friends, our beloved princess will seek out a way to put an end to the high level of praise that she has, Luna is jealous of, and Twilight is worried about receiving because of her status-- no matter how humble her subjects are to her.

The picture here seemed to get the premise of the story right. yes, sue me, I picked a picture to fit with the story, not a story for the picture. Please give the artist your full appreciation!

If you want to read the old and rejected chapters, consult this link [Clickey!]

Shining and Cadance aren't sure if Flurry Heart is immortal. They decide to test it.

After a newspaper article declares Sunburst "The Crystal Empire's Sexiest Eligible Bachelor", the shell-shocked wizard is now left with one very important question:

Why?

Hopefully Princess Cadence and Rarity can help him understand just that.

Artwork by Cayfie.

IRS Scammers. We all hate them, and in Equestria, it's no different. Once technology advanced to the point of phones and computers, scamming came with it.

Unfortunately, not everypony is as gullible as some other nasty people would like.

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Featured on EQD 11/26/18!