Many are the tales of otherworldly beings coming to mortal peoples to offer their powers in exchange for something precious. Twilight never gave those stories much attention, until one such being arrived in her home one day, offering her one of those infamous contracts. Unfortunately, the demon might have wanted to choose his clients more carefully.

With the once-fabled Nightmare Moon vanquished, all of Ponyville is abuzz with talk over the grand adventure Twilight and her friends had in saving them all. And Twilight too is pleased at how things turned out. But as she joins her newest friends for some quality time, she discovers that there is one among them who has more than a few worries about where such excitement might lead to.

The most wicked alliance to ever threaten Equestria has been vanquished, ushering in an era of peace for all. But one pony in particular feels that, with so many enemies-turned-friends under their belts, they should at least try with their latest defeated foes. With a little help from her chaotic bestie of course.

This story is a sequel to Night Train to New York

[Written for the May 2021 Pairing Contest, and edited with the invaluable help of Admiral Biscuit.]

New York City, January 1983

Princess Luna is in New York City for a diplomatic visit, but there's always time to go sightseeing and shopping.

As her bodyguard, Bon Bon is obligated to come along.

Fun is had by all.

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Deep in the catacombs beneath the Crystal Castle, Cadence and Shining Armour discover something that brings Luna running. When the moon fails to rise, Celestia follows to investigate.

Tracy Maxwell is in a desperate situation: find somewhere to live, or lose the internship he needs to survive. After exhausting every property in the city, one last option appears the day before his deadline. Sure the agent selling the place is a little weird, and more than a little overeager to get the property signed off. At the worst, maybe there's a little mold in the bathroom somewhere, and he has to make do until the lease is up.

But then he steps inside and discovers things can be much worse. The property is in another universe, and while he's there he'll have to play by its rules. He's free to continue working his dream job, so long as he keeps to the contract. Even worse, he's got a roommate who has no intention of leaving him alone.

If he ever wants to escape, he'll have to read the Fine Print.

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Kirins have a reputation for starting fires in Equestria.

Sweet Inferno has a job putting out fires on Earth.

Inspired by Admiral Biscuit's writing challenge.

This story is a sequel to The Restless Princess

Canterlot's foundations are literally shaking. Even Celestia doesn't know why. Fortunately, Twilight and her Advanced Projects team are on the case... if only it was the same case...

For more of this series, see: Meet the Sparkles.

And also check out the entire series, beginning with Not Exactly Friends.

Time passes quickly in a beautiful world, and Twilight Sparkle knows it all too well: the sun is warm, the skies are bright, and Ponyville a richness of wonder and opportunity. The friends, the roads, the food and drink are all in their place, little dramas come and go, and her reports to Celestia proceed apace.

It’s imperfect perfection, and all things proceed exactly as usual until exactly the moment they don’t anymore.

With special thanks to my pre-readers: Luna Farrowe, Thornquill, and Sunicathorsis.

Featured, to my surprise.

Humans from another world have been appearing in Ponyville. Calling themselves the Displaced, they each had taken on the form and abilities of a fictional character when they arrived. At first, this development greatly excited Twilight Sparkle. Now, two years later, she's at her wit's end. There were just so many of them she needed to deal with popping up almost every week. Then, she had an epiphany. Why not cut them off at the source? And so unfolds her master plan, known as Operation: Replace. But can five Displaced - and one pony - really take down the Merchant?