It's hot out, too damn hot, and JB - local human - regrets being outside.

Still, he does bump into someone who isn't strictly-speaking in need of help but would still appreciate some, at least. The only thing warmer than the searing heat of the sun is the warm fuzzy glow of helping someone out.

So it's not all bad.

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Has a reading, here! By, uh, Poniverse, I guess? And whoever the 'Show more' bit says did it. You know how YouTube works.

Rhys, the local human, is not particularly socialable. Indeed, he spends most of his time in house out towards the edge of Ponyville or else with Twilight working on how he is going to get home. He talks about home a lot.

One night, quite unexpectedly, Rarity finds him outside her door. He is very drunk.

She's annoyed by this, though less annoyed when she discovers the reason why.

After Fluttershy's first appearance on Shimmercode, her return became a highly anticipated event for the stream's audience. But no one anticipated what would actually happen.

Rated Teen for questionable dialogue in multiple senses and video game footage that might merit a stricter rating from the ESRB. No rating-escalating bodily fluids of any kind are shed by actual EqG characters.

Rainy days can sometimes be a real downer, even if they mean you get a legitimate excuse to stay inside. But this time, the rain is bringing not just a change of atmosphere, but a change in mood. Just when you think your feelings cannot drag you down any lower, however, in trots your favorite rainbow-haired pegasus.

You expected a dull day — but instead, you got a colorful one.

Jacob Klein, a science teacher from Connecticut, never expected to witness the arrival of extraterrestrial intelligence in his lifetime, let alone see it trying to eat his wife's flowers. Nor did he expect the being in question to be something out of his twin daughters' cartoons, preaching about friendship and eager to learn about human science.

After choosing to go to the government, Jacob went from being an Average Joe to an international celebrity. Within days, his picture appeared in papers around the world, he met numerous politicians, and numerous news stations have asked him for interviews.

As a teacher, Klein enjoys the company of a creature who loves science.

He doesn't enjoy his newfound fame, however. He is a somewhat cynical man who dreads becoming a pawn to the powers that be, and fears the changes both to his own world and his life.

However, when his new pony friend discovers a dark chapter in human history, Klein must become humanity's defender, arguing that humanity and ponykind aren't doomed to kill each other.

A difficult task, especially since his own family's history is marred by that dark chapter.

This fic is a slight AU. The Equestria Girls world doesn't exist.

Rated teen for slight language and discussions of World War II.

Featured on August 1, 2019

All is peaceful in locked-down Canterlot. Just a question of waiting for Commander Tempest to get back.

Not that the Storm Guard know the plan, of course. They just follow orders, trusting that the King knows best.

While following these orders and keeping an eye on everything, two Storm Guard have a conversation, just to pass the time.

The discovery of a tiny extraterrestrial object within our own solar system makes a strangely equine alien race aware that the Earth is inhabited by an intelligent species, and they're on their way to come visit.

But since space is a really, really, really big place, they aren't going to get here for about a thousand years. They do have FTL communication, though, so while we wait maybe we'd like to be pen pals...

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With nothing happening, no world-conquering villains or Crystal Hearts being shattered and so on, Twilight is bored. She has nothing to do, plainly. But while in the middle of a drab reading session, she notices something doesn't feel right. Not to her, but in the night sky. She can't see it, but she can sense it. Something not from this world has entered her world, and it could be the first ever message from aliens.

And perhaps those aliens are trying to say hello.

(Btw, look up "Pioneer Probe Plaque" if you want the image described here. I can't post the actual thing because of mild nudity in it, but you can search it for context.)

(Review by PaulAsaran!)

Alien biology is a fickle thing. Humans, of course, fit under this category. Turns out some parts of them are cause for concern.

The Crusaders are asking The Question... and they keep getting the same annoying answer. So in desperation, they go to the expert on the subject... Twilight Sparkle!

A legitimately E-rated story about the birds and the bees... because for ponies, there's nothing to be embarrassed about really. Well... almost nothing...