There are some questions that have baffled Equestrians for centuries.
What is the meaning of life? Does Heaven exist? Is Derpy sexy?
Okay. Maybe not that last one.
An Artist's purpose is find what's best relevant to what you goal is, experiment, originate new ideas, and rinse and repeat
There are some questions that have baffled Equestrians for centuries.
What is the meaning of life? Does Heaven exist? Is Derpy sexy?
Okay. Maybe not that last one.
Twinkleshine had barely started kindergarten when she first met the universe. Like most first meetings, it had been awkward, not under the best of circumstances, and a single instant that ignited a lifelong passion, which would inevitably end with late nights and concerned parents.
XCOM Record: Operation: Rising Star
11:52 am, 18th Febuary, 2016
Northwestern Territories, Canada.
Summary: Witness reports contact with extra-terrestrial creature. X-ray is unconcious and unresponsive. X-ray does not match description of previously observed species.
Response: Strike-One dispatched on high alert, orders are to recover X-ray alive. Alien Containment prepared for the new arrival.
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The war ended. They were beaten back, their mothership destroyed, their command structure in ruins. Lost ships and soldiers continued in vain, but thanks to XCOM, humanity won, and the world was saved. The Volunteer saw to that - everything changed because of one man.
And then suddenly, everything changed again. Only this time, it's not a man's doing - it's a mare's.
Proofreading by the aweome Setokaiva, entirely without me asking!
Tagged Dark and rated Teen: Gore, because there is going to be some blood shed by the end of this.
This story is a sequel to Aunthood Issues
Pop-cultural investigative reporter Coranto has heard some pretty out-there excuses for rumors. Some were even true. But when castle gossip says Luna has had a baby, and she claims she's created an entity to patrol dreams called the Tantabus, Coranto knows she's smelling a load of hogwash. The idea is absurd. Patently. Never one to let the truth hide, Coranto decides she will get to the bottom of these rumors, and nothing will dissuade her. Not anything Luna says. Not even the Tantabus itself taking an interest in her crusade.
...Wait...
Tonight, Celestia will talk to Shining Armor. With just one conversation, she needs to save Equestria.
A homage to Pearple Prose, written in her style. Cover art by LoloPan. Proofread by Queuefka Palazzo, Lucky Roll, Selbi, Mr Numbers, Magello, and Pearple Prose herself.
As seen on EQD and the RCL interview.
Reading by Illya Leonov.
Reading by VocalNoctis
Chinese translation by Dreams Set Free.
When your life is as dull a gray as the world that surrounds you, the mundanities can make it all seem meaningless. Sometimes all we need is a little color -- or six -- to reintroduce us to what truly makes life worth living.
*6-16-2017 Edit, added Rainbow Dash tag because it triggered knighty.*
Pinkie Pie has an existential crisis while painting her room. This self-parody is dedicated to Professor Piggy, who once told me that I could write a story about Pinkie watching paint dry and weave it into an incredible psychological journey. Let's see if he was right.
Dramatic reading by MicTheMicrophoneZero.
Cover art by chaosdrop.
Sunset Shimmer weathered the storm. She returned from the darkest depths, and now she has good friends. People like her.
If I haven't sunk too far myself… maybe she'll help me. Then I can help Sonata and Aria.
Please, Sunset.
Thanks to Present Perfect for his help.
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Applejack has always had a secret dream, one that some ponies would find strange for the tomboyish farmer. She's always wanted somepony to treat her to a special romantic night, while being treated like a real lady. Turns out all she had to do was have a certain rainbow-maned pegasus catch her in a dress. Such an awkward moment will lead them to a night neither will ever forget.
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