There are guns, and ammo. No wings above the treeline. No teleportation. Other than that, it's no rules, no limits. Last pony standing gets to enter the throne room. Last pony standing gets the prize.

These are the rules that every subject in Equestria learns as Princess Celestia decides to host an all-out, all-Equestrian paintball brawl in the Everfree Forest. Everypony makes their own plans and soon enough, factions create in the race for the promise of “whatever their heart desires”.

For some, it’s just a game of friendly competition. For others, the stakes are much higher, and in the Everfree Forest where everything and anything goes, it isn’t long before a series of strange events makes our six heroes wonder if they’re playing paintball... or if there’s something much bigger at play here.

Friendship. Power. Trust. Glory. All these elements and much more clash together in Ponyville Paintball, starring Jodie Foster as Applejack.

AUTHOR'S NOTES:

In this fic you will find that a few things don't exactly make sense when compared to the canon universe of mlp. This is because this story was stared way back in 2012, and a few things that might have made sense when written at the time are now canon-contradictory because of advancements in the FiM series' story arcs. For example, Twilight does not use her wings in this fic, because she became an alicorn long after this story actually began curse you MA Larson. If you're sensitive to this sort of thing, please bear with it. I should also stress that such details are few in this story.

To the next person who says this story is like the hunger games, I will come to your house and stab you in the eye with a spork. seeing as how I've run out of sporks due to the insolence of your comrades, I will funnel elephant shit in your ear through a vuvuzela, wearing a Pinkie Pie mask while Winter Wrap-Up plays in the back at full volume.

Edited by DeathRiseRobo for chapters 1 to 6, Brony_Fife for chapter 7, and Dr Bob for chapters 8 to 10. Big thanks to them!

Artwork belongs to vombavr on DeviantArt. I used it without his permission, and this I recognize. On his/her own request only will I remove it.

Enjoy!

Celestia said it herself, that Twilight Sparkle is no longer her student. While wandering around in the city of Canterlot one day, Her Highness stumbles upon Trixie's local stage show. To Her Highness, there seemed to be much potential behind the mere performer's act, and soon found it hard to resist taking Trixie under her wing.

Would Trixie even be up to the challenge?

Slightly edited by NemoSpecific.

Now with an audio reading by Skijarama!

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A purple Alicorn shows up one night and then vanishes into thin air. Many wouldn't think anything of it besides how strange it was.

Not Rainbow Dash.

Rainbow Dash has met that Alicorn before.

The implication it brings and the guilt that follows leaves Rainbow Dash with questions weighing on her mind.

Luckily, in the crushing pain of reality, she still has friends.

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Cover art created by the extremely talented invertigo and paid for by the amazingly awesome Shipmun. Oh my gosh it's just so cool.

[Set in an Anthro Science Fiction AU called Mythic!Equestria]

Magic in its five forms, Technology in its infinite permutations, and Spirits both Greater and Lesser, all cohabiting the same world. A nascent Republic expanding beyond its skies. Beings from lost histories and from ancient legends lurking in the periphery. The Ponies of the planet Equestria are enjoying the fruits of a unified planet with a boom of technology and discovery. And though no war threatens, a united world is not without conflict. Cults and criminals, cutthroat business and tangled politics all have risen to replace the specter of war.

Somewhere on this blooming world, a young mare named Eos is about to get the most jarring wake-up call of her life, tumbling into a world familiar, yet strange, and thrust into events not even the Greater Spirits could have foreseen. Or could they?

[Note: This is not Future!Equestria. There is no historical continuity with the canon of the show.]

In the magical land of Equestria, two sisters controlled both the sun and the moon. The elder sister known as Celestia shone the sun upon the land. Ponies would play and bask in the sunlight. The younger sister, Luna, raised the moon and painted the sky to become a gorgeous night. While most ponies would sleep and gather their rest, some would look up to the stars and watch in awe.

On one faithful day, the elder sister became corrupt with power and threatened to bring sunlight upon Equestria forever. But the younger one could not reason with her, for she had become a powerful mare of darkness: Nightmare Star. With no other choice, the young Luna gathered the most powerful magic in all of ponydom: the Elements of Harmony. Using the power of the Elements, Luna reluctantly banished her sister into the sun.

Shortly after her older sister's banishment, the ponies of her kingdom rose up in resistance and waged a terrible civil war. The war ultimately ended in a ravaged land that was inhospitable to ponykind. They were forced to live underground ever since.

Now, nearly 1000 years later, Luna has foreseen the end of her sister's banishment is coming to and end. When that day finally comes, the fate of the world will hang in the balance. It is up to her faithful student, Twilight Sparkle, to help save Equestria from the end of all things.

Have Spike take the C.M.C.'s on a tour of Canterlot so that they don't interrupt Braeburn's ceremony? It was such a simple solution, but even the best laid plans can go awry. Now, Luna and Applejack must contend with some unfinished business from the princess's past as Twilight deals with the fears and concerns of two little fillies... and two little dragons.

Sunset Shimmer's world is flipped upside down by a spell that hurls her centuries downstream into a time unlike her own. Alone in the new age, Shimmer must find her purpose among a technologically advanced Equestria all the while trying to make sense of a recent discovery: Twilight Sparkle, ruler of Equestria.

Special thanks to my editors: Sandcroft, and Chaotic Note

Also to proof reader: DarkPinkie, for their help with this story.

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'To whoever gets this message, we're in desperate need of help.'

'Equestria...Equestria is on the brink of being destroyed. Sombra, Tirek and many other villains are taking over our world. The Ambassadors of Harmony are nowhere to be found and Celestia and Luna...Faust, Celestia and Luna. I don't know who you are and I don't care, just as long as you can save us. And if you can't do that, then at the very least...'

'Avenge us.'

Humans.

Truth or myth? Ancient lost civilization or just an old pony's tale?

No pony has ever seen one, and most haven't even heard of them. But Lyra knows that these wonderful creatures are more than just old legends, and she's going to find out... and possibly drive her roommate insane in the process.

Twilight is invited to Canterlot to compete with some of the greatest magicians in the world for the Moonstone Cup, a prestigious award for the most powerful and skillful magicians, unicorn and otherwise. Can she win? What sort of competition will she face?

Awesome cover image was taken from NoOneBahtim