Automaton [aw-tom-uh-ton, -tn]
noun (plural: Automatons, Automata)
1; a mechanical artifact built by ancient Equestrians for an unknown purpose, usually built to resemble ponies. they are comprised from brass, bronze, iron, nickel, and more. it is unknown if they were ever operable or if they will ever be operable.

Daring Do has helped excavate an ancient Equestrian Temple in the Amarezon Rain Forest.
She's discovered one of dozens of Automata. The strange metal pony, however, is ticking. Like an alarm clock. Except, the ticks go "ticktick-ticktick-ticktick". Like a heartbeat.

When Twilight Sparkle manages to do the unthinkable, to wake it up, it proves itself to be more than just a walking statue.

This is Scrappy.

The theme song for this story is:
Makkon - The Little Toy Shop

Alternate Theme:
Virtual Riot - Rise of The Robots ft. Messinian

On the fifth anniversary of Hot Brass and Rose Bud's wedding, the unimaginable happened. Bailfire bombs fell and the couple was separated by the great, gear-like door of a Stable. With Brass trapped outside, he did the only thing he could, he waited.

Written for the Febuary 2016 Fallout: Equestria group collection with the prompt "true love never dies.".

It's Twilight's fifteenth birthday, and her parents have taken her out to dinner at her favorite Mexicolt restaurant. Princess Celestia is even here to celebrate with her! It would be perfect, except for one thing: she has the hiccups. Can she overcome them before Celestia loses her patience and exiles her from Equestria forever? Probably.

Lilly Blossom threw the bottle, and it struck true.

https://www.fimfiction.net/story/395988/prey-and-a-lamb
read prey and a lamb ^^^^ please. please i am begging you

3rd paal fanfiction in existence. i may be obsessed.
starts from chapter 45.3
prey and a lamb is written by fimfiction user lambs prey

Prey can hardly catch a break. He’s barely eaten, drank, or slept in the past 48 hours. He is covered in splinters, grime, and dried blood. He only narrowly escaped the storm, the traitors, and the sham trial. Crimson was injured, Gloom was gone, and Strange Happenstance had a smug smile on his face. And now, worst of all, Prey finds himself in the clutches of his most feared enemy. The Sun Wolf.

One-shot fan interpretation of Ch. 98.7 from the story Prey and a Lamb by the kindly Lambs Prey.
(To be clear I accept the cannon ending. This is just a one-shot alternate timeline where Prey is a bit luckier.)

MLP franchise belongs to Hasbro.

PaaL characters created by Lambs Prey.

Stupid ponies, never knowing when to leave well enough alone. They're always sticking their muzzles where they aren't welcome....

It would seem.. that some other forces don't recognize when they're not wanted either.

..or they do know and just chose to ignore it.
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Before this, there is another... seriously, this is a fan work and in no way officially connected to Prey and a Lamb. PaaL is a read I will recommend always and to everyone. So go. Shoo. Go read it before you read this. Go on. It will still be here when you're done.

Shady Fortune is an ambitious stallion. The old manor outside of town is an ancient eyesore. Where most ponies would see a tear-down job long-gone undone, Shady instead sees potential and beauty in the decrepit old house.

But he's not the only thing living in Buckwheat Manor, and Shady will soon learn that not all spirits remain at rest.

This story has a dramatic reading by Skijarama, which you can listen to here. Thanks!

This story is a sequel to Prey and a Lamb

'Little lamb, Little lamb, where have you been?~ I've sown the fields and reaped the corn~'

Ups and downs, triumphs and setbacks. This story(s) mainly draws from the characters after the end of 'Prey and a Lamb'. These individual story-chapters are both about what came afterwards, and their owners involvement in the wider events of Equestria.

You don't necessarily have to have read the marathon long previous story, (its really long, I know) as the characters can stand alone to an extent, but it might help. Or not? You can do as you please.

Now, as a word of how I plan to do this, first off: There is no release schedule! Sorry, no bi-weekly update grindstone writing. However, each chapter will be a small self contained story in itself. I will maybe use certain characters more than once, and interweave these min-stories Time Lines, but this will at least mean there are no cliff-hangers at the end of each chapter.

(Disclaimer: I own nothing and have no say in FiM and associated industries. The cover image came from a suggestion from earth)

A hundred years after the balefire, two snipers face off in a ruined city.

Thanks to Slotos, Malicious Muse, Ana Mizuki, Snipehamster, and Integral Archer for their help prereading and editing this.

Horilous, a changeling spy, had been living in Equestria for years before the mega-spells hit. He had wormed his way into the Equestian Hierarchy. He had even gotten hired at the ministry of image. He fell asleep one night, ready for a promotion to manager in his local branch and the brand new pip-buck that came with it. He didn't wake up to that day. He awoke to pillars of radioactive fire, death, and destruction. His chitin was bleached, his body irradiated. However, the world didn't have the decency to let him die. He burrowed his way deep underground. He forced himself into hibernation, hoping the world he would wake up to would be the same he dreamt of days ago.

He would not…

Credit for the original idea goes to Tracer, a reddit friend of mine, who gave me the opportunity to continue his story.