Being seniors at Canterlot High has some advantages. For the fall semester, Sunset Shimmer, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Twilight Sparkle won't actually be at CHS. Instead, the girls made it into a competitive foreign exchange program, which is sending them to Tokyo for the semester! Having taken Japanese as their foreign language credits, the girls joined the exchange program to open themselves up to a broader world.

Among the many experiences the exchange program exposed the girls to is the newest and hottest technology, the NerveGear, which brings virtual reality to a whole new level. Sword Art Online, also known as SAO, is the premier game soon to be released for the NerveGear. With their new friend, Ota Natsuki, they scored limited copies and get to be some of the 10,000 players to first experience Aincrad, but SAO is more than a game.

The girls are trapped, along with the other 10,000 players, by Akihiko Kayaba, the developer of the NerveGear and SAO. To get out, they must conquer Aincrad, floor by floor, until they beat the final boss in the Ruby Palace at it's summit. Then they all will be freed, however, if you die in the game, you die in real life.

The girls must band together with their new friend and face Aincrad, not just for themselves, but for all of the other players who can't take on such a challenge. After all they have been through, beating demons and sirens, a game should be easy, right?

EQG: Sword Art Online - Ruby Palace is not a sequel to EQG:SAO - Aincrad and, likewise, Ruby Palace is not a "rewrite". I chose to follow SOA Canon in Aincrad, placing the girls inside those events. Ruby Palace is a full crossover and Alt-U between EQG and SAO.

The Vignette Arcs are not required reading to follow the story, but they are recommended. The Pilot Episodes are the official start of the story.

Special Thanks to my editor, Void Runner and my beta reader, Cotton Sweet.
Artwork - Wing banners and page breaks are by Drytil.

Sword Art Online is created by Reki Kawahara.
My Little Pony is owned by Hasbro.

Izzy Moonbow has always felt alone. Bridlewood was quiet, and its people quieter still.

Then one day, she comes across a moonlit garden, hidden deep amongst the trees. Its caretaker is a strange mare who speaks of the days of old when friends were plentiful and the nights were beautiful.

Her name is Luna.

Received an Honourable Mention / Judge's Pick for the 2022 May Pairings Contest.

Rated Excellent by Ghost Mike!

5/5 Stars from Loganberry's Louder Yay!

Now with an audio reading by StraightToThePointStudio. Stay tuned!

Now translated into Chinese!

Edited by VoxAdam, proofread by The Sleepless Beholder, SockPuppet, Bicyclette, and skysayl. Thanks, everyone

Cover by Plainoasis.

Featured on 25/05/22-31/05/22, reaching the #1 spot in the Featured Box on the first day.

A week ago, Appleoosa Station suffered a critical reactor failure that resulted in the station's complete destruction. By absolute miracle, a single tramp freighter piloted by a brave young pegasus escaped the destruction - and carried two hundred of the station's residents to safety in its hold.

Young Scootaloo has been widely celebrated for her bravery, ingenuity and talent in saving so many lives.

Problem is, the version of the story she insists on isn't the same as the official accounts.

Written for the Science Fiction contest.

Proper credit for the inspiration/original form/etc to the legendary Leslie Fish and her work on the nearly-lost filk album Carmen Miranda's Ghost. In particular the song which inspired this fic, Some Kind Of Hero.

Featured 11/30/2021 - 12/3/2021!

Featured in 25 of the Best Fanfics to Read for Cutie Mark Crusader Day on 11/20/2022!

Star Swirl never did write a time travel spell.

To keep history intact, Princess Twilight and Luster Dawn must go back in time to place a scroll in the Canterlot archives where it can be found by the younger Twilight Sparkle. But when they run into other ponies in the past, will they do more harm than good?

An entry in the Most Delightful Ponidox.

Thanks to Solstice Shimmer, MitchH and Oliver for editing and assistance.

Cover sources: this + this + this.

Believing it to be an easy job, two thieves broke into Princess Twilight Sparkle's castle. With no Royal Guards protecting the castle and Twilight herself gone, her valuable possessions were as good as theirs.

Or so they thought.

Last but far from least, special thanks to Little Tigress for drawing the great cover art.

EDIT: Featured through 09/09/20--09/14/20!!
#1 story with mature mode enabled on 09/09/20
#1 story w/o mature mode through 09/09/20--09/11/20

EDIT on 10/19/20: Has an audio reading done by the youtuber Enharmonic!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vWs46--nTo

This story is a sequel to Continue?

After learning the shocking secret that a highly helpful "Continue Screen" exists beyond death, Twilight Sparkle is even more surprised to discover it comes with the ability to relive and explore her past adventures.

It even comes with an added difficulty option. But is Twilight Sparkle truly ready for her life's greatest battles on Hard Mode?

This story is a sequel to The Cat in the Crystal Empire

The day after Princess Celestia and Princess Luna returned to Canterlot from their extended vacation, both of the Royal Sisters are in need of rest before they can make any further preparations for their retirement. There's a lot of things that they need to do after all.

Unfortunately, what they were not expecting was for an unexpected visitor to arrive in the throne room. One particular magical cat that Celestia happened to hear about before from Princess Twilight. It's fine though... surely there isn't anything that they can't handle.

... Hold on... what do you mean that she brought a few friends with her?

Well, here we go again. A third story involving the shenanigans of Yuumi, the Magical Cat from League of Legends. Only this time, she's not quite alone.

I kind of thought of this up randomly on the fly, so expect for some things to... get weird.

This takes place after Season 9's 'Between Dark and Dawn', but also references the comics too. Particularly, Issue 65 of the Friendship is Magic comics. Of course, like with its predecessor, there may be a couple of things that differentiate itself from the show. Because a talking cat is one thing... though, once you throw in a few other champions, it kind of goes off the rails.

Credits to everything shown
League of Legends belongs to Riot Games
Cover art belongs to Blaedic on Artstation

Big thanks again to Viper Pit for helping me with ideas and sorting out all the jumbled thoughts that emerge in my brain when I'm thinking of ideas.

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Vice-Principal Luna is flung into Equestria. Her arrival was less than ideal, but perhaps her search back home could be easier than expected? Maybe. Maybe not.

But after running into a familiar face and a new friend in an unfamiliar land of magic, strange creatures, and even stranger things, some issues remain the same.

Contest entry for the Season 10 Bingo Writing Contest!

Cover art by tetrapony!

Charlie, local human, has made a discovery about how things work around these parts as opposed to the home turf. Or at least has decided he's made a discovery.

Twilight happens upon him just as he's about to test this.

Lunch is involved.

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Now with reading from Straight To The Point Studio

And also some guy who wrote it I guess.

Sunset Shimmer had a tradition. It was one of those she made up herself, and she was looking forward to it. What she didn't expect was to not be alone at the school on the night of Heart's Warming Eve.

From one of the offices, a light still shines...

A gift for Posh (go check out his stories) for a Secret Santa.

Editing courtesy of Mr.Numbers (check his stories too) and Cherry Bell. I'm grateful to both of them.